Chapter 221: Night in the Palace
Although Shen Qianmo's response was gentle and shallow, it also made Yin Shuo unable to answer for a while, so he had to snort, looking a little surprised.
Princess Yongle said with a smile on the side: "That's right, at least this palace is very envious of Princess Xuan, and this palace thinks that all women in the world should be envious of Princess Xuan." ”
Noble status, Tianzhong genius such as Xuan Wang Meng Yuanheng, for so many years, except for Princess Xuan, there has never been any other woman around him, I heard that he also promised the Xie family in public that Shen Qianmo is the only one in this life, there will be no two marriages, and he will never accept concubines. This dedication, I don't know how many women in the world are envious.
Meng Yuanheng listened to Shen Qianmo's words, the displeasure in his heart had long since ceased to exist, he turned his head to look at the woman beside him, the two of them held hands and looked at each other and smiled, and there was a faint and warm affection between the two of them, completely beside him.
"So you are Princess Xuan?" Suddenly, a hearty and neat voice interrupted the warm eye contact between the two.
Shen Qianmo turned around and looked, only to see two dressed women walking behind Yin Shuo.
The woman who walked in front was tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, quite sassy and heroic. She strode to Yin Shuo's side, looked at Shen Qianmo directly, her eyes were a little scrutinizing, but there was no twisting at all, and after a while, she smiled calmly: "I have long heard of Princess Xuan's name, I really didn't expect that the strange woman in the world's mouth is actually such a delicate appearance." ”
This was said very directly, but it did not seem abrupt when it came out of this woman's mouth, nor did it sound as uncomfortable as Yin Shuo's flattering words just now. Shen Qianmo smiled lightly, and responded generously: "It's just a rumor, naturally it can't be true, and compared with Queen Yuan's woman's posture, it naturally pales in comparison." ”
If she didn't guess wrong, the heroic woman in front of her was the king of Dongyue, Hou Yuan Shaozheng.
Yuan Shaozheng also laughed heartily. She is straightforward by nature and quick to talk, seeing that although Shen Qianmo has a delicate appearance, her words are sincere and her eyes are calm, and she has a good impression of her immediately.
After Shen Qianmo and Yuan Shaozheng finished greeting, her eyes turned to another woman who was following her and walked up to her. But when she saw the person clearly, she was slightly stunned.
Not only her, but even Meng Yuanheng frowned slightly, and Yun Fei and the others behind him were like this, Baili smiled even more with his mouth open, if he didn't make a sound for the time being, he would probably be shocked.
There is no other reason, just because this woman is Jiang Xiaolian, who was once known as the first beauty in the Northwest.
This "was" used here for a reason. Because Jiang Xiaolian has claimed that since her father Jiang Tianyu died of illness three years ago, she claimed that she could not survive due to her difficult situation, so she took her mother and two younger siblings and moved her family out of Mocheng to go to other places to join relatives.
Unexpectedly, the person she took refuge in was actually Yin Shuo, the king of Dongyue!
I haven't seen her for a long time, Jiang Xiaolian's appearance has become more and more standard, her posture is delicate, her eyes are rippling, she walked to Yin Shuo's side and stood still, looking at Shen Qianmo and the others with a faint arrogance in her eyes, as if she didn't know them.
Yuan Shaozheng glanced back at her, and said with a little ill will: "I heard that Concubine Yi is from the northwest, why did I see Princess Xuan Wang Xuan, don't you need to see her?" ”
Yifei? In this way, Jiang Xiaolian has become Yin Shuo's concubine!
Jiang Xiaolian raised her head lightly, and a pair of beautiful eyes swept a glance at Meng Yuanheng, her eyes flashed slightly, and then she smiled, her exquisite and delicate face was as bright as a spring flower.
"The queen laughed, the concubine is now a king, Dongyue and the northwest have no subordination, and the concubine thinks that she doesn't need to pay tribute to Princess Xuan Wang Xuan anymore."
Shen Qianmo raised her eyebrows, it seemed that this Jiang Xiaolian seemed to be very hostile to Xuanwangfu. Could it be that after being humiliated by Meng Yuanheng in the palace last time, he held a grudge?
"Hmph, just a side concubine, she dares to speak so without words, and her tone is not small!" Yuan Shaozheng's face sank, and he was about to scold her again, but was interrupted by Yin Shuo.
"Shut up, what kind of system is it to do a battle of words and tongues in front of the public!"
Yuan Shaozheng swallowed what he was about to say, glared at Jiang Xiaolian, and his face was very angry. Jiang Xiaolian moved closer to Yin Shuo, and her smile became softer.
It seems that this Dongyue King seems to be more protective of Jiang Xiaolian, Shen Qianmo's mind turned slightly, and she was a little puzzled for a while.
The Yuan family is the most famous family in the Dongyue Kingdom, I heard that the wealth is rivaling the country, Yin Shuo can sit in the position of the king of Dongyue, and it is inseparable from the support of the Yuan family behind it, which is an advantage that Jiang Xiaolian can't compare.
So why does Yin Shuo love Jiang Xiaolian so much? Is it just because of beauty?
Shen Qianmo immediately denied this speculation. She intuitively believed that Yin Shuo was not such a superficial person. Although this person is handsome and looks harmless, he should actually be a scheming and very city person.
After Yin Shuo shouted, he turned his head and smiled apologetically at everyone, looking very sincere. "I'm sorry, the women don't understand the rules, so I made you laugh."
Wan Yankang also came to play the round at this time, "You are tired of traveling, you might as well go to the nearby post house to rest for a while, my brother has prepared a reception dinner in the palace, and I invite you to come at that time." ”
Shen Qianmo smiled indifferently, and was picked up by Meng Yuanheng and walked away. Of course, they won't embarrass Jiang Xiaolian for her outrageous words, no matter what Jiang Xiaolian says, it won't affect their mood, and worrying with her will only lose their value. So Yin Shuo doesn't have to be so anxious to excuse Jiang Xiaolian.
When they arrived at the inn, everyone went back to their rooms to rest. In the room, Shen Qianmo poured a glass of water for Meng Yuanheng, sat down opposite him and asked, "Ah Heng, what is the reason why Yin Shuo defends Jiang Xiaolian so much?" ”
"Yin Shuo is not a small person, and the person he will stay with must be someone who is useful to him." Meng Yuanheng picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said lightly.
"He claims to be an orphan of the royal family of the Yin family in the previous dynasty, I don't know what the relationship with Yin Zhan is?" Shen Qianmo thought of the demon sect leader of the Wuji Sect, and said in her heart, is there more than one orphan of the royal family of the previous dynasty?
Meng Yuanheng smiled meaninglessly, "How many years have the previous dynasty been extinguished, as long as a person surnamed Yin can say that he is an orphan of the previous dynasty, no one can verify it, according to me, his surname Yin is not necessarily true." However, this person has some means, so let's wait and see what he will do next. ”
"Hmm." Shen Qianmo nodded, "Listen to you." ”
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The new king succeeded to the throne, the enthronement ceremony was imminent, and the Beidi Palace was full of lights and beams. That night, Yan Ping took Queen Murong Yan to a banquet in the palace hall to entertain envoys from all over the world.
I have long heard that Murong Yan is a famous beauty in Xiliang Kingdom, and when I see it today, it is really worthy of her reputation. Dressed in gorgeous clothes, under the extremely luxurious makeup, I still see snow muscles and jade bones, flowers and moon appearance, sitting next to the majestic and rugged Wan Yanping, it seems that the birds are still pity.
It's just that in Shen Qianmo's opinion, Murong Yanmei is beautiful, but she lacks a little aura. And as the new queen, her performance seems to be a little abnormal, her face is expressionless like a marionette from beginning to end, and her beautiful and delicate Danfeng eyes are also lifeless.
During the banquet, Shen Qianmo put vegetables into Meng Yuanheng's bowl from time to time, Meng Yuanheng ate all of them without saying a word, sometimes he ran out of vegetables in the bowl, and he was also eating white rice, and he would never clip it himself, as if it had become a habit to wait for Shen Qianmo to pick up vegetables for him.
Princess Changle, who was sitting at a table next to her, couldn't help but sigh again: "Princess Xuan is really affectionate, which is enviable. ”
"Yes, yes, I used to think that my father and queen mother were loving enough, but I still couldn't compare to Princess Xuan Wang Xuan, isn't it, Sister Wang?" Princess Changle blinked her big eyes, looking innocent and lively.
Shen Qianmo was stunned for a moment, and when she realized what Princess Yongle was referring to, she couldn't help but smile at Meng Yuanheng.
In fact, the two of them really didn't mean to show affection by doing this, just because Meng Yuanheng had not cleared up the poison over the years, and he was very particular about his diet, and this guy was an extremely picky eater, so Shen Qianmo had no choice but to form a habit of picking up vegetables for him. Because only the dishes she gave him, whether he liked it or not, he would eat it all. Over time, it has become what it is now, if it weren't for Shen Qianmo to pick up vegetables for him, Meng Yuanheng probably wouldn't be able to eat.
Wanyanping did his best to meet the friendship of the landlord, and the reception dinner was held very grandly, and the banquet was staggered, lively and extraordinary, and the sound of silk and bamboo singing and dancing was endless. Meng Yuanheng liked to be quiet and didn't like such an occasion, so he and Shen Qianmo left the table halfway without waiting for the dinner to end.
Shen Qianmo naturally couldn't ask for it. Not to mention that the infatuated gaze of the county lord of Anping from time to time made her upset, and the squinting eyes of Rong Teng who always glanced over also made her sick to her stomach. She couldn't sit still.
There was a small garden that looked relatively quiet near the outside of the hall, and the two of them paced slowly along the stone path in the garden, chatting with each other, and walked away unconsciously.
It was night, the bright moon was hanging high, the sky was full of stars, under the night, the whole Beidi Palace was brightly lit, and the small garden here became a rare quiet place.
In front of him was a rockery, with mountains and mountains, dark shadows and longing, Shen Qianmo was walking slowly, but was suddenly pulled to a hidden place by Meng Yuanheng.
She turned her head and was about to ask him what had happened, but she heard a deliberately low female voice faintly coming from the back of the rockery.
"Did you find any news?" There seemed to be a bit of eagerness and anticipation in his tone.
"Is it Murong Yan?" Shen Qianmo silently asked Meng Yuanheng with her mouth.
Meng Yuanheng nodded slightly.
In fact, they are not people who like to peep and peep, but if they go out now, it is likely to arouse Murong Yan's suspicions, so the two decided to continue to hide here and wait until Murong Yan left.
In response to Murong Yan's question, it was a low male voice, which was also extremely low and almost inaudible. "The subordinates are incompetent, and there is no news for the time being."
There was a moment of silence, and then Murong Yan's somewhat low voice. "Got it, stand down."
"Yes, the subordinates retired."
Silence returned. Shen Qianmo asked Meng Yuanheng with her eyes, "Is she gone?" ”
Meng Yuanheng shook his head, but hugged her tighter.
Immediately, Shen Qianmo heard Murong Yan shouting softly on the back of the rockery: "Who?" ”