Chapter 334: There is a second man in the palace
Nangong Jin, who was hanging in the pavilion, still looked confused, and her hand in the air was still extended......
King's Landing and Chu Xun are crazy and crazy, such a proposal and such a condition, can both of them agree to it so calmly?
On the summer solstice, the capital of Chu is about to fall into the night, and the sky is still very bright.
After dusk, Chu Jin wanted to walk to the harem from the direction of the Xuanzheng Palace, and today as always, he wanted to go to Mu Qingyan.
However, before he could get out of the Xuanzheng Palace, he was stopped at the door.
"Your Majesty, you can't be fooled by that demon girl......"
When several elderly ministers saw Chu Jin, they knelt on the ground on the spot, and the old tears were all over the place, as if Chu Jin was really confused by the demon girl to the point that he didn't know whether it was right or wrong, and he didn't know what was going on.
Father-in-law Qin, the chief eunuch beside Chu Jin, was taken aback when he saw this situation, and then secretly glanced at the color of Chu Jin's side cheek in front of him, and hurriedly stepped forward and cautiously reminded: "Ministers, the emperor has been dealing with the government all day, and he is already tired, so don't mention your affairs if they are not important." ”
"Your Majesty, that woman is the princess of the fourth prince of the Daduan Dynasty, you have missed the opportunity to annihilate Daduan in one fell swoop for her to retreat, and now you are going to be confused by her to become the imperial concubine, such a demon girl is really not suitable to keep and mess up the national discipline......"
Those old ministers relied on the old and sold the old man and ignored the kind reminder of Gonggong Qin, and held their hands and wept.
Father-in-law Qin also saw Lord Wang, the father of a concubine in the harem, kneeling on the side, pretending to wipe the tears that were not in the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.
"So, what do you mean is that I am a faint king?" Chu Jin looked at the courtiers who were kneeling in one place at the moment, and said coldly.
As soon as these words came out, all the old ministers who were kneeling on the ground hurriedly said: "The ministers don't dare!!"
Hearing this, a sneer rose at the corner of Chu Jin's mouth, and the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes, and he said coldly: "Since you don't dare, do what I do need you to teach how to do it? Is this Chu country mine, or yours?"
The old minister who was kneeling on the ground heard Chu Jin's cold voice, and he was shocked and shouted: "The state of Chu belongs to His Majesty, the minister...... Ministers......"
"Humph!"
Chu Jin snorted coldly, his eyes flashed with a cold light, swept past the courtiers who were kneeling in front of him and blocked the way, and said coldly: "Remember, what I want to do doesn't need you to dictate, do your own duty, don't be nosy." ”
The evil aura all over his body was unconcealed, and his tearful eyes scanned the obstacles in front of him.
"Yes...... Yes, the minister knows!!"
The old minister, who was kneeling on the ground, heard the killing intent in Chu Jin's mouth, and hurriedly responded.
Chu Jin condescendingly despised them and said, "Got it, what are you doing kneeling here?"
Originally, the old minister who was still relying on the old man and selling the old man thought that he could threaten Chu Jin in this way, but he didn't expect that Chu Jin would be so cold and hard, and he wouldn't eat soft and hard.
Some timid ministers were not able to leave until Gonggong Qin's kindness, and the old ministers who stood in the way dispersed.
Looking at the back of the fleeing old minister, Chu Jin's eyes were full of gloom, his face was not ordinary ugly, and the desire to go to Mu Qingyan was gone.
"Your Majesty, the old slave will go to the quasi-imperial concubine and order the imperial dining room to prepare a meal. As the chief eunuch beside the emperor, what Gonggong Qin had to do was to make the emperor happy, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said softly.
Chu Jin didn't say a word, nor did he move, just stared straight at the direction of those old ministers leaving.
Seeing this, Gonggong Qin didn't dare to speak anymore, took a step back and stood and waited, waiting for the dispatch.
At this moment, he lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to his eyes, and he couldn't help but slander in his heart, these old ministers are really full and have nothing to do, relying on the old man to come to the emperor and pretend to be crazy and stupid, saying what is for the emperor and for the Chu country.
Phew, what is said is better than what is done, but it is for their own selfishness, which of the people who came did not have a daughter as a concubine in the palace, and which one did not have an inseparable interest relationship with those courtiers who came?
No wonder the emperor is so angry, there is no woman in the harem that the emperor likes.
Every woman is the daughter of the minister's family set by the emperor early in order to balance the court, and the emperor can't even choose the queen by herself, as the big eunuch and confidant around the emperor, she knows even more that when the emperor first ascended the throne, there was that kind of helplessness.
And it was those ministers who used their own abilities to go against the emperor's will everywhere, disobey the yang and the yin, and secretly compete for power and profit.
These people didn't expect that the emperor would be able to integrate all the forces in Chu in a short period of time, and also swept away the chaos of the Chu court for many years.
I don't know how long it took, but the night was approaching, and the palace lights in the palace were also hung high and lit.
"Say, is she really magical?"
Chu Jin suddenly opened his mouth and said lightly, his voice was very light, so that people couldn't hear the joy and anger.
I have to say that he doesn't know why he is so obsessed with Mu Qingyan, since he met Mu Qingyan, he mistook Qingqing, it seems that whenever Mu Qingyan can come out, everything looks like Mu Qingyan, and the shadow is ......
Hearing this, Gonggong Qin bowed his head, stepped forward, and said: "How can the person the emperor fancy be a demon, besides, the quasi-imperial concubine does not have the habits of a woman in the palace at all, let alone the mediocrity of a mortal woman, how can it have anything to do with a demon? The old slave has never seen such a woman with such a heavenly appearance!"
As a confidant eunuch beside Chu Jin, he naturally knew who he was referring to when he said her.
What to say and what not to say, he, the chief eunuch, also knows, otherwise, he would have already split up his family.
The emperor really responded to that sentence: what you can't get is always the best!
Hearing this, Chu Jin smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, the frost in his eyes dissipated a lot, and he remembered Mu Qingyan's little face, his chest seemed to be burned by something, and his whole body was filled with warmth.
"That's right, how can she be what those old things say, she is the most beautiful existence!" Chu Jin said, and then, walking on the long corridor of the palace with long legs.
However, at this time, Mu Qingyan, who had broken up the butterfly, was secretly leaving the palace where she was.
Looking at the sky, she didn't know why Chu Jin hadn't arrived at this time today, and because Chu Jin hadn't arrived yet, she was hungry because of him.
Thinking of this, her dissatisfaction with Chu Jin reached a high point, and then, at the moment when Die'er turned around, she sneaked away, anyway, she didn't want to see Chu Jin tonight.
Walking on the corridor of the palace that had been walked many times, Mu Qingyan was full of emotions that she didn't want to go back, and began to wander aimlessly in the palace of Chu State, so hungry that her stomach stuck to the back.
"Goo-goo-goo......"
The stomach had already begun to protest unbearably, Mu Qingyan had to walk to a nearby palace, quickly dodged and walked in, a pair of eyes scanned the palace, where was the kitchen?
Mu Qingyan looked at the brightly lit palace, it was big and bright, because she had never been here, she didn't know where the kitchen was, so she could only look for it like a headless fly.
At this time, there were occasionally a few eunuchs and palace maids walking through the palace corridor with things, Mu Qingyan could only quickly hide in the shadows, and when people were not aware, she dodged and jumped on the beams of the palace corridor.
Looking at the direction of the palace maid, the eunuch carrying trays of things, she was very happy.
"Looks like the kitchen is over there! It's not too bad!"
Looking at the ever-bright palace corridor, Mu Qingyan waited for those palace people to finish walking, before falling from the beam, a pair of eyes flashed with a cunning light left and right, and then walked briskly towards the place where the palace people brought food out.
After walking for a while, as she thought, there was the kitchen of the palace in front of her.
Why?
Because, before she even walked in the door, she smelled a burst of aroma, which came to her nose, and her stomach was attracted by the smell of food.
"Wow, the kitchen is also so luxurious, Chu Guo is really rich. ”
What caught my eye was the floor, pillars, tables, and stools inlaid with white jade......
It's still shining with gold, this is gold inlaid with jade!
Hey, that's not right, it's not a kitchen, absolutely not!
Mu Qingyan was puzzled in her heart, and walked into the empty hall, there was no one around, and when she walked in again, she found that the super large jade table in the center was full of delicious food.
"It's still steaming, and no one eats it, it's too wasteful!" Mu Qingyan said as she looked at the empty palace.
The moment the words fell, his eyes fell on the table full of delicious food.
Her eyes were fixed on the food for a moment, and she began to ask and answer herself.
"It turns out that the palace people may still serve food out of the palace, if you don't eat this dish, do you have to pour it out?"
"What a pity!"
"Well, in order not to waste it, I reluctantly ate your ......"
"Master here, if you don't speak, I'll take you as a promise!"
Mu Qingyan's eyes rolled slightly, and she looked around, no one had appeared for so long, so she walked to the table very cutely, picked up the chopsticks and ate them.
However, after eating so happily, after a while, she was suddenly tapped on the shoulder.
She involuntarily froze, ate the last bite of the dish on the chopsticks, looked at the shadow reflected on the ground, and slowly turned her head away.
"Hey, what a coincidence?"
When the person she saw was Chu Jin, Mu Qingyan relaxed and greeted her with some embarrassment.
Fortunately, it was not discovered by the owner of this palace, and she stole food here.
Otherwise, the face is really embarrassing!
Chu Jin was beside her, watching her sit at the table, frowning and saying, "Why are you here?"
"I, just passing by on a walk, the owner of this palace was very hospitable, and invited me to have dinner with me. Mu Qingyan opened her eyes and said nonsense, and she didn't take a draft when she lied.
Chu Jin listened, his eyes darkened, his eyes fell not far ahead, he was silent, and he didn't know what he was looking at.
Mu Qingyan looked at him like this, and hurriedly said, "I've been disturbing here for a while, and I'm embarrassed to continue to bother at such a late hour." I'll go first!"
Chu Jin turned his eyes back to look at her, and said in a very serious and stern tone, "You are not allowed to come here again in the future, do you know?"
Mu Qingyan was stunned for a moment, thinking to herself, did she run to the bedroom of someone else's concubine and make Chu Jin unhappy?
I had never seen Chu Jin speak to himself so angrily, and at this moment, I was afraid that I had hit his hornet's nest.
Don't say anything, say too much wrong, or bow your head and apologize is the right way.
This eaves belong to people's Chu Jin, and people have to bow their heads under the eaves!
"Yes, yes, I promise, I will never come again, this time by accident, not on purpose!" she quickly replied.
Chu Jin looked at Mu Qingyan's somewhat nervous little face, frowned, and couldn't bear to blame anymore, and said, "You go back first!"
"Uh-huh!" Mu Qingyan nodded obediently, and when she heard this, her feet were like oil, and she slipped out of the door.
Just as she stepped out of the door with two feet, her ears were sensitive to hear another deep male voice in the hall.
Faintly heard: "...... She's ...... I didn't expect it, but it really looks like ......."
"Imperial Concubine, please come here!"
Just when Mu Qingyan wanted to hear more clearly, Gonggong Qin stepped forward and said respectfully.
Mu Qingyan's mind lingered with the male voice she had just heard, as if a string suddenly rang out, and her heart moved, and she suddenly became a little curious, wanting to turn around and walk back to take a closer look.
Gonggong Qin stepped forward to block her way, and said: "Imperial concubine, don't embarrass the slave, the emperor means, the old slave will lose his head if he doesn't do it well." ”
Mu Qingyan looked at Gonggong Qin, who was blocking the way and bowing his head, neither humble nor arrogant, so that people couldn't refuse.
"Father-in-law Qin, it's serious! I just forgot to thank the master of the palace!"
There was an inexplicable feeling in her heart that she wanted to know who the man with this voice was.
Gonggong Qin, with low eyebrows, said with a smile: "Imperial concubine, this is not for the old slave to be the master, otherwise, you go back first." When the emperor passes, will you tell the emperor again?"
Mu Qingyan stood there, looking at the door of the palace that had been closed not far away, and said, "I'm here now, why do you have to go far?
"Imperial concubine, the emperor has been looking for you for a night, and he is angry. At this time, the old slave really didn't dare to go to touch the mold, and please atone for your sins!" Father-in-law Qin bowed his head and said: "Moreover, the emperor said that he would not let you be here again if you go back, and please don't embarrass the old slave." ”
Mu Qingyan looked at Gonggong Qin who didn't give in at all, so she could only turn around and walk back, saying as she walked, "How do you walk back here?" I just wandered around, and I don't know how I got here. ”
Gonggong Qin led the way on the side and said, "Imperial concubine, just follow the old slave." ”
The voice fell, and he looked serious about leading the way.
Mu Qingyan looked at him holding a lantern, walking alone two or three steps ahead, couldn't help but praise a big step to narrow the distance between each other, and said: "Father-in-law Qin, you seem to be very reluctant to talk about the owner of the palace just now, how can there be a palace in the palace where men live? Isn't Chu Jin the only man in the palace?"
"Imperial Concubine, are you mistaken, how can there be men other than Your Majesty in the backyard of this palace, have you seen palace people like old slaves?"
"Don't keep calling me the imperial concubine, it's not!" Mu Qingyan didn't generally resist this title, she was a little annoyed, she was most afraid of these palace eunuchs, shrewd to death, slippery and unsparing.
It's really hard to know what they want to know from their mouths, and of course, it's not impossible, what they want is to get some silver.
As the saying goes, money makes ghosts grind, and it is good to be able to grind with money, however, it is really a headache to encounter a rich and powerful person like Gonggong Qin, who may not be able to push it.
Hearing this, Gonggong Qin said very agreeably: "Yes, the old slave knows!
Mu Qingyan was answered like this, and instantly had a breath blocked in her chest, not up or down, staring at his head full of white hair, gritting her teeth, and walking forward quickly.
Seeing this, Gonggong Qin hurriedly chased after him with a lantern and said, "Quasi-imperial concubine, slow down, the road is not easy to walk this night......
"How far is it from the palace where I live?" Mu Qingyan suddenly asked.
Gonggong Qin caught up and said, "It's not far, and then you will arrive after the Imperial Garden." ”
When Mu Qingyan heard it, she said, "Give me the lantern, and I'll go back by myself!"
"This ...... It's not very good......" Father-in-law Qin held the lantern and said a little reluctantly.
Seeing this, Mu Qingyan frowned, looked at him, and said, "I won't go back to a person as big as me?" Are you afraid that I will walk around the palace if you don't let me go alone, is it difficult, you want to spy on me?"
"No, don't get me wrong, the emperor is worried that you will bump into each other at night, and no one will be around to take care of you. The old slave sent you back in person, everyone in the palace knew that the old slave only waited for the emperor. Father-in-law Qin hurriedly said.
When Mu Qingyan heard this, she said seriously: "Since this is the case, you should go back to serve Chu Jin, I don't need you here!"
Seeing her such serious and resolute eyes, Gonggong Qin knew that he couldn't change her mind, and said: "If the quasi-imperial concubine doesn't like to see the old slave, the old slave will call a clever one to show you the way!"
Mu Qingyan knew that this was already the biggest concession of Gonggong Qin, and said, "Well, I'll stand here and wait, can the lantern be given to me?"
Gonggong Qin didn't argue, handed over the lantern, and she took the lantern he handed over casually.
Hearing this, Gonggong Qin took out a pin-like thing from his sleeve and blew it into his mouth, making a crisp sound.
After a while, a little eunuch dressed in blue appeared in front of him.
Mu Qingyan's surprise appeared in the eyes of Gonggong Qin, he lowered his eyebrows and smiled, stepped forward to salute her respectfully, and said, "This is the little eunuch who is familiar with the road here, please give him the lantern!"
Well, she was wrong! I thought it would take him a while to find a eunuch or something, but I didn't expect that it was just a time to whistle.
The little eunuch is very good at observing words and feelings, and at this moment, he stepped forward and knelt down in front of Mu Qingyan, presented it with both hands, and said, "Please give the master a lamp!"
Mu Qingyan looked at the two respectful eunuchs in front of her, and felt an indescribable weird grievance in her heart, took a deep breath, and gave the lantern to the little eunuch in front of her.
"Lead the way!"
"Slaves obey!"
The little eunuch replied in a tight voice, then stood up and led the way with a lantern.
Seeing Mu Qingyan following the little eunuch, Gonggong Qin turned around and walked towards the palace where Chu Jin was......
Mu Qingyan glanced back at the moment when Gonggong Qin turned to leave, and recalled the male voice repeatedly in her head, obviously that male voice was strong and not like a shrill voice that only eunuchs would have, what did Gonggong Qin want to hide?
No, it should be said that Chu Jin doesn't know anything like her?
Although, I have repeatedly warned myself in my heart not to act recklessly here, after all, this is not the big end of the Chu State, the concubine of the palace of the Chu State, and the ministers of the Chu State must have hated her as an invasive alien species.
There are dangers everywhere here, stop meddling in your head, what if there are other men in the palace?
This has nothing to do with my own half a dime, and there is no point in doing this kind of dime now.
Isn't it that Chu Jin has been trapped in this palace for too long?
Therefore, she needs to do something to pass the time and use it to express her feelings!
Otherwise, if it goes on like this, it will really be driven crazy by Chu Jin......
While walking, I thought about how to make trouble for Chu Jin, and thought about what I met and saw in the palace of Chu in the past few days......
At this time, her ups and downs gradually eased, and it was also with these thoughts that she was able to return to Yanyan Pavilion to sleep.
After Gonggong Qin left Mu Qingyan, he did not go back to the palace where Mu Qingyan went, but went directly to Chu Jin's dormitory.
"Your Majesty, the quasi-imperial concubine, has gone back to Yanyan Pavilion. ”
Chu Jin looked at Gonggong Qin, who saluted in an orderly manner, and then bowed his head and waited for Gonggong Qin.
"Did she ask anything?"
He knew that her martial arts were good, so he walked out of the door, and the person appeared......
Father-in-law Qin bowed his head and said, "If you go back to the emperor, you asked, and the old slave also answered according to what the emperor said." ”
Chu Jin raised his eyebrows and asked, "She believes it?"
"I don't seem to believe it, and when I leave, I still have reluctance. Father-in-law Qin said truthfully, telling everything he saw.
"Well, I've sealed all the way to that palace, don't let her go there again. Chu Jin listened, his eyes moved slightly, and said.
He knew that, with her cunning nature, how could he be persuaded by such a rhetoric!
Hearing this, Gonggong Qin said: "Since the emperor doesn't want her to see that person, why does he still allow her to walk around the palace at will......?
When Chu Jin heard this, his eyes were full of gloom, and he said in a deep voice: "I don't want her to feel like she is trapped in prison!"
Next.
Mu Qingyan woke up, as bored as ever, after last night's incident, she learned to be obedient and did not walk out of Yanyan Pavilion.
In order not to cause trouble to herself, she sat in the courtyard of Yanyan Pavilion and took shade under the tree.
Suddenly, a large bird flew through the sky and landed on a branch.
Mu Qingyan saw it, her eyes lit up, and she said softly: "This bird, it should be good to roast and eat......"
The silver needle in his hand flashed, and then a silver light flew towards the big bird on the branch.
"Poof!", the big bird fell from the tree.
Mu Qingyan happily walked to the place where the bird had fallen, reached out and picked up the bird on the ground, but found that there was a secret tube hanging from the leg of the bird that was shot and injured.