Chapter 44: The Man Is Gone
"Brother Huang, let's go to Zhanghua Palace! Concubine Yan asked people to prepare songs and dances, let's go and see it together? Yue Ling stepped forward and took Xiao Junyan's hand, and the brother and sister were very close.
Xiao Junyan did not reject her sister's closeness, on the contrary, she was still happy in her heart: "Have you been to Zhanghua Palace?" ”
Nodding, Yue Ling looked helpless: "I've been there, but the imperial brother is not here, it's so boring." ”
This sentence coaxed Xiao Junyan's brows to stretch, although he didn't see a smile, he could feel his happiness: "I'll go with you!" It's almost an hour. ”
The brother and sister went to Zhanghua Palace slowly, and found that there were many male guests, but few female guests. Yue Ling smiled and said, "What about the ladies and misses?" Is there anything fun that you didn't bring with you? ”
The ministers on the table hurriedly explained that it was Yan Guifei who proposed that before the banquet, she would go to the imperial garden to enjoy the red plums.
"I see!" Yue Ling thought that Yan Qingyu was afraid that he had already let the play open in advance, but it was a pity that he didn't catch up.
As he was talking, Empress Dowager Zhou and Yan Qingyu came back with a large circle of people, but the faces of Empress Dowager Zhou and Yan Qingyu were not very good.
Empress Dowager Zhou had a thin anger on her face, and Zhou Ping'er carefully served her. Look at the clothes on Zhou Ping'er's body anymore, they are no longer the one before.
And Yan Qingyu smiled on his face, not knowing what he was talking to the Empress Dowager Zhou. The ladies who followed them pretended to be calm.
Yue Ling couldn't help but think that this was a bad performance?
"Brother Huang, my cousin is here, I want to be with my cousin." Yue Ling was ready to leave Xiao Junyan behind.
Tianzi smiled a little helplessly, but he still let his sister play by herself, after all, this is a palace banquet, and he can't let Yue Ling be his side.
With permission, Yue Ling ran to Zhou Ping'er's side as soon as she slipped away, and the two of them sent the Empress Dowager Zhou to the position together, and then found a place to sit hand in hand.
"Sister Ping, what's going on?" Yue Ling's face was full of care.
Zhou Ping'er pursed her thin lips, as if there was something unspeakable.
Resisting the urge to ask, Yue Ling hurriedly held Zhou Ping'er's hand: "It's okay, I won't ask." But if my sister is unhappy, you must tell me, I will accompany you! ”
Thinking of her cousin's concern for her all along, Zhou Ping'er still told the bad thing: "It's the concubine Niangniang, she insists on saying that I met a foreign man privately." I ......"
"How could Sister Ping be like that? I was the first to disbelieve. And what foreign man dares to come to the palace to see you, are those Praetorian Guards all decorations! Without waiting for Zhou Ping'er to finish speaking, Yue Ling resolutely expressed her trust in her cousin.
"But the concubine has to hold on to me, if it weren't for my aunt, I don't know how to explain." Zhou Ping'er thought about the scene at that time, and was still a little afraid.
She was very glad that she persuaded Shen Zhinan to leave first, otherwise she would just fall into Yan Qingyu's trap.
"Sister Yan, this is too much, although she is in charge of the six palaces, she can't slander you in vain! If my sister doesn't want to enter the palace, where can I ......" Yue Ling was angry for a while, and she didn't choose what to say, Zhou Ping'er was afraid that she would say something unpleasant, so she quickly covered her mouth.
Yue Ling was not angry, but looked at Zhou Ping'er and laughed, and to outsiders, the two seemed to be chatting happily.
Yan Qingyu has also been paying attention to the two of them, she is really angry today, she originally wanted to design Zhou Ping'er, but she didn't expect to let Zhou Ping'er dodge. I wanted to find someone to hook up with Yue Ling, but I didn't find a suitable person at home.
Yue Ling didn't care how ugly Yan Qingyu's face was, and continued to chat with Zhou Ping'er, "But how did Sister Ping's clothes change?" ”
"I just accidentally fell and went back to change my clothes." Zhou Ping'er was a little weak-hearted, she was not as simple as falling at all, but Shen Zhinan told her that she couldn't talk to anyone about that strange man.
"It's all right! Be careful in the future, the snow is slippery in winter, but don't fall and hurt. Yue Ling said this to Zhou Ping'er while secretly looking at the ministers attending the palace banquet.
There are only six or seven ministers and their families who came today, but Yue Ling can see that the most powerful of them are the Zhou family and the Yan family, but there is a little difference between the two families.
The Zhou family relied on the identity of the imperial family, and many people came, but Taishi Yan was in a high position, and only brought Mrs. Yan and two young ladies of the Yan family. I don't know if it's really low-key, or if it's pretending to be cautious.
Zhou Ping'er and Yue Ling talked about Yan Qingyu's desire to frame themselves, and then moved on to other topics, not wanting Yan Qingyu to affect the interest of the two of them.
The palace banquet was going on lively, and suddenly Yue Ling found that Mrs. Yan didn't know what to say in Yan Qingyu's ear, and Yan Qingyu's whole face changed.
Yue Ling saw that the others present did not move, and guessed seven or eight points in his heart, but he was not sure. If that man is really from the Yan family, it is really a coincidence.
The Yan family and the Zhou family may soon be dog-eat-dog!
Just as she was happy, Yue Ling saw Yan Qingyu's personal palace maid Red Sleeves running out, and she didn't know what Yan Qingyu told her.
Happy to have a good show, Yue Ling waited. After a long time, before Red Sleeves came back, he saw a small commander of the Praetorian Guard running in in a hurry: "I have something important to report to the emperor!" ”
This episode appeared at the banquet, and everyone's joy was interrupted, and the eyes of the audience focused on the little commander.
"If it's not a big deal, let's talk about it tomorrow!" Xiao Junyan looked at the excitement of the palace, and didn't have much thought about other things.
"Returning to the emperor is a matter of urgency! It's just that it's hard to speak. The little commander knew that this matter was not trivial, but he couldn't say it directly at the banquet, and his face was entangled.
Xiao Junyan gave Sanquan a look and asked Sanquan to go up and pass the word.
Sanquan walked up to the little commander of the Praetorian Guard, and asked the little commander to tell him.
Yue Ling saw Sanquan's face change in shock, and then looked at Sanquan and hurriedly returned to Xiao Junyan's side to report. I couldn't help but wonder if I found that the person was drowning.
Xiao Junyan's face couldn't see anything, and the Son of Heaven's joy and anger would not be easily revealed.
The atmosphere became weird for a while, Xiao Junyan lowered his eyes, and did not speak after listening to Sanquan. The ministers sitting below also have their own doubts in their hearts, but they are all old foxes, and they still seem to be as stable as Mount Tai on the surface.
Just when everyone was uneasy and didn't dare to act rashly, Red Sleeves ran in crying, and knelt at Yan Qingyu's feet: "Niangniang, the strict young master is gone, you have to make the decision for him!" ”
"What?" Yan Qingyu almost couldn't believe what he heard in his ears, obviously he had seen rigorous not long ago, although he hated him, but when he heard the news at first glance, Yan Qingyu was still stunned.