In the palace, he didn't even look at the mansion, and he didn't dare to inquire rashly into political affairs.

She didn't hear about the disturbances outside the palace, and she didn't even know about Jin Xiang's "recovery" and return to the court, let alone that Yu Feng had become a frequent visitor to the Xiangfu and was approved as a "fast son-in-law who rode the dragon".

In the Ninefold Palace, as a "special existence" that is neither a clan nor a concubine, the amount of information about the beautiful scenery has been greatly reduced, and in just a few days, it has become out of touch with the world.

Fortunately, ten days later, it was time for the Queen Mother.

There is no feast, and there is no publicity.

In the early morning, all the princes came to Ci'an Palace to bow to the Queen Mother to celebrate her birthday, and they were all sent away by the Queen Mother, leaving only a few princesses and concubines to talk to them.

Yijing was not detained by the Queen Mother to entertain in front of her, only in the Qianhuazhai of Xiyuan, watching the Son of Heaven busy, and also ordered Gonggong Zhan to find the history of the Dongming Kingdom to relieve her boredom from the imperial study - this set of annals, but the Taishi of the Emperor Li Shaoqing made it, only the palace memory, rare in the world, is really commendable, Yijing since holding the volume, I can't put it down, read it day and night, if it is not too much handwriting, I just can't copy it again and again.

In fact, she had already copied it by hand, but she was discovered by the Son of Heaven and joked with a smile: "Jing Yatou and Yuanyang have a temperament, they love books like life, but you don't have to waste pen and ink, Yuanyang has already copied a set back to the palace, you can ask him to borrow it." ”

When Yi Jing heard this, he didn't have to waste things by himself, but he didn't realize the meaning of the Son of Heaven's words - the borrowed book must be returned, and the pen must be wasted upside down.

Speaking of the day of the Queen Mother, I told Yijing not to be there too early, so Yijing was really no longer polite, and read until noon, if my aunt came to invite, she followed her to the side hall.

The queen mother's birthday this year is not a whole birthday, she has already said that there will be no Qianqiu banquet, only the queen and the four concubines, as well as the princess and concubine headed by the crown princess, just like ordinary nobles, the family of children sit around two tables, and have a lively lunch.

And because the saint was busy with government affairs, the queen mother had already instructed the saint not to be distracted, and rejected the saint's proposal to accompany him to eat and fulfill his filial piety.

"It's just a family reunion, and today I am not formal, and I also learn from those who have been in the same house for several generations, and it is interesting to talk and laugh openly." The queen mother's words led to the time when she was seated, and she really didn't sit according to the palace rules, and the queen mother sat on the left side of the queen, followed by the four concubines, and the first place on the right hand side was Yijing, and next to Yijing was the crown princess, the princess Fu, and the four princesses.

Yi Jing felt that her position was "overtaking" the crown princess, which was very embarrassing, but she couldn't bear the queen mother's insistence on letting her sit beside her.

At another round table, there are several princes' side concubines, such as Concubine Yang, Concubine Wei, and Concubine Zhuo of the East Palace; Concubine Kong and Concubine Ning in the Three Princes' Mansion; Of course, there are also two side concubines of the Four Princes' Mansion.

Under the four concubines in the palace, including the concubine who had a prince, they were not invited.

Yijing occupies a good position, and it is very convenient to look around - the crown princess beside her, dressed in a red peony placket today, looks very jubilant, under the red gauze skirt, the waist is still slender, and it is not pregnant, but according to the imperial doctor, the happy pulse has been determined, and the princess is nearly two months pregnant.

Therefore, the queen is also in a happy mood, the concubine is a little forced to smile, Concubine De is still gentle and serious as usual, the virtuous concubine and the concubine are both clever people, seeing that the queen mother is very interested today, and she is very flattering.

The arrogant Fourth Imperial Concubine was obviously a little out of place with the pleasant and brisk atmosphere, and sat quietly with her eyes down, glaring at Chen Guifei several times.

What especially made Yijing pay attention to that table, Concubine Yang, who was usually plain and elegant, was obviously dressed up carefully today, although she did not meet the source left and right, she was still silent, but it was eye-catching enough.

Dai Luo hooked the green eyebrows like willows, the rouge contains a double dye xia, more and more showing the complexion like jade, clear and moist, the green silk combed into a flying fairy bun, a coral tear hanging in the center of the eyebrows, embroidered with five-color begonias on the placket, dark purple big sleeves brocade, all different from the last Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet plain and elegant and beautiful, but she is so gorgeous, but she does not hide the innate cold temperament, Ren Na Yin purple and red, are just the foil of jade and ice.

Yijing couldn't take his eyes off it for a while, and was engrossed in a frown of the beauty, or the corners of his lips curled slightly.

And this banquet has already begun to be staggered, and even Yichen, who used to be dignified and dignified, took the initiative to raise a lamp to toast the Queen Mother.

Although Chen Guifei said that she was forced to smile, she was still full of festivity on the surface, and she respected the queen mother and the queen, and her words were gentle and tactful, without half a point of cynicism.

Not to mention the two clever people, Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu, who kept talking funny.

The crown princess couldn't drink alcohol because she was pregnant, but she didn't say less flattery, and she raised her lamp frequently with the bewitching scene, and even saluted one by one.

"Okay, okay, Jing Yatou is a serious guest today, don't bully her young." The Queen Mother interceded for Yijing.

"Niangniang's words are wrong, where is Ah Jing a guest." The crown princess smiled skillfully, and when she saw the queen pursing her lips and smiling, she said the second half of the sentence: "Ah Jing is the granddaughter of Niangniang, how many of us don't have her blessings, even the second brother and sister can't compare to Ah Jing." ”

"I used to hurt you less, so I became jealous." Since the crown princess is pregnant, the queen mother's attitude towards her has improved greatly, and she also joked with a smile.

Yijing drank a few cups in a row, his face was very hot, he didn't notice the meaning of the princess's words, he was humble for a few words, and suddenly saw Concubine Yang on the table over there, smiling and beautiful, soft and beautiful, and his eyes were slow everywhere, only to feel that Fang Fei was quietly blooming, and she had never seen it before.

But there is an indescribable weirdness, which makes Yijing slightly stunned.

Concubine Yang today is really like two people in the past.

Concubine Yang is here to toast.

Although there was already a lot of staggering and laughter on this side, the side concubines may have finally restrained their identities, and even Concubine Zhuo, who usually acted a little boldly, did not dare to provoke her head, but she didn't want to be the taciturn Concubine Yang who took the lead in toasting the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was really happy today, and she did not treat Concubine Yang coldly.

Concubine Wei and Concubine Zhuo glanced at each other, both of them were a little unwilling, they didn't dare to go too far, and only glared angrily from afar.

Concubine Yang saluted the Queen Mother, but did not return to the table, and poured another glass of wine, but she saluted the Crown Princess: "Thank you Niangniang for taking care of her over the years, Niangniang is now pregnant, it is for great joy, and the concubine wishes Niangniang a smooth birth of the emperor's eldest grandson." ”

When she said this, Concubine Yang smiled beautifully, and the endless charm of the eyebrows and corners of her eyes made Yijing feel a little weird, but she heard the Queen Mother say: "Ah Lian can't drink wine, so she uses tea as a substitute." ”

Concubine Yang said politely: "Exactly, the mother replaces the wine with tea, but the concubine wants to drink this cup in one go." ”

Seeing the depths of her eyes, Yijing suddenly slipped through a trace of unsettling sadness.

Raising the lamp, the wine is exhausted, and there seem to be tears in his eyes.

"Crown princess, thank you for being a concubine."

As soon as these words came out, everyone noticed that the situation was wrong, but they didn't have time to react, they only listened to the sound of the cup falling to the ground, and they didn't see how Concubine Yang acted, only to see her pounce on the crown princess, followed by a tragic scream-

The beautiful scenery is next to the crown princess, and she can see it more clearly than others.

The screams did not stop, the crown princess and Yang fell to the ground together, Yang Concubine was still holding a knife handle in her hand, and the blade had penetrated deep into the crown princess's lower abdomen, and the blood was stained, and the water lines were distributed on the light red gauze skirt.

Also witnessing the danger was Yichen, who had already stood up at this time, and subconsciously wanted to step forward to stop it.

Yijing heard the queen scolding angrily behind him: "Yang! How dare you run into the crown princess! "Obviously, the queen did not know that the crown princess had been assassinated.

In a moment, Concubine Yang had already pulled out the sharp blade, and as the crown princess let out another terrible scream, the blood in the lower abdomen gushed out like a spring, oozing out from the fingertips of the crown princess clutching her abdomen.

Screams rang out all around!

There was the sound of cups falling to the ground, there were cries, and someone shouted "assassin"! It's a mess.

Because today is just a "family banquet", the queen mother did not allow the eunuchs to enter, but there are still many palace attendants with martial arts in the palace.

Yijing felt that someone pulled her, as if she wanted her to retreat to a safe place, but she saw Concubine Yang turn around neatly and attack Yichen.

Not good!

Yijing raised his arm, first got rid of the pull of the palace attendant, picked up a gilded pot on the table, smashed it at Concubine Yang, and shouted: "Sister dodge." While bullying forward, his mind quickly flashed through the close-quarters attack method taught by Shark Zhu, and he reached out to grab Concubine Yang's wrist.

All this happened between lightning and flint, and the palace attendants took the queen mother as the priority, and they didn't have time to react.

Concubine Yang was blocked by this, but she simply let go of Yi Chen, turned sideways, and blocked Yi Jing's "grasp" with her empty hand, but instead twisted her arm and blocked her in front of her, followed by the blood-stained dagger in her hand, which was across Yi Jing's throat.

Concubine Yang practices martial arts! Yijing's mind quickly crossed such a cognition, and her mind gave up resistance before her hands and feet, allowing her to coerce her to take a few steps back, her back to the sandalwood pillar in the hall, and stand facing the disgraced people in the hall.

"Don't act rashly, otherwise, Wu Niang will be buried with me." The ears were slightly warm, the cold fragrance was fragrant, and Concubine Yang still gave a gentle warning, but it calmed down Yijing.

The most touching thing is the last gorgeous before the destruction, and it was only then that Yijing finally understood why Concubine Yang was so eye-catching today.

She had already had the heart to break the boat, and although she used such a ruthless and sudden method, it was obviously not impulsive.

Yijing looked at the crown princess who was cowering on the ground a few steps away, at this time she could only let out a low moan, and her eyes were already scattered, not only in her abdomen, but also under her body There were blood stains gushing out, so that the light red gauze skirt had been soaked with blood, and it was difficult to see the original color.

"Don't do it yet, take that slut down!" It was the queen who raised her voice to give the order, targeting the seven or eight chamberlains who heard the news.

The queen, who has always been dignified and noble, serious and cold, actually said such rude words as "slut" under this great change, and didn't care about the life or death of the crown princess and Yijing, she just wanted to get rid of the "threat" first and protect herself - people often reflect the truest mentality at a critical moment, and this is really an iron law.

Yijing is strange that she is in crisis, but she is still in the mood to figure out human nature and truth, which seems to show that she is not nervous? Or was he not aware of the killing intent emanating from Concubine Yang at all?

But in the next breath, she suddenly felt a cold in her throat, and the blade was cold, stabbing her skin sharply.

"Niangniang, you can't move lightly, the fifth sister is still in danger!" The most anxious person is Yichen, seeing that Yijing is restrained, she almost wants to rush forward, but she is afraid that impulsiveness will harm Yijing, when she heard the queen's order, she actually blocked in front of the chamberlains.

"Stand down!" Almost at the same time, the Queen Mother had already ordered, and her gloomy gaze looked directly at Concubine Yang.

"Queen Mother, your safety is at ...... stake," the queen comforted with worry.

"Shut up!" The queen mother scolded angrily, and glanced at the helpless attendants in the hall: "Wait for the mourning family to act, and retreat quickly!" ”

Yijing lowered his eyes and saw that the crown princess had completely fainted in a pool of blood, and the hand covering her lower abdomen slid down weakly, and her palms were red.

"Niangniang, please stop the bleeding for the crown princess immediately."

The girl's calm voice murmured out, making everyone's eyes focus for a moment.

Yi Jing looked at Yi Chen's anxious eyes and smiled comfortingly: "Don't worry, Concubine Yang won't hurt me, and she won't hurt you." ”

She heard Concubine Yang's laughter close to her ear, gentle as usual.

And the cold blade is still close to the measure.