Chapter 300: The Highlights
From the princess almost being assassinated, to Cui Jiao's arrest, to the beginning of the night banquet, there was no news from the Taiji Palace.
The crown prince originally wanted to use the princess's birthday banquet to ease the relationship with His Majesty, but he didn't expect His Majesty to be so ruthless.
Even if the queen abolished the old rules, she still rewarded a lot of dishes at the night banquet.
But the prince's face became more and more gloomy, and even the princess was not very interested, I thought that His Majesty, like the queen, had great expectations for the emperor and grandson in her womb, but now it seems that His Majesty not only snubbed the prince, but also took the child in her womb was snubbed.
In the afternoon, many of the civil and military officials surrounded the three princes to pay their respects.
At this meeting, many people talked with him about changing cups and lamps.
Seeing this, the prince's face became more and more ugly.
Gu Nanzhi saw this scene in his eyes, and a smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, after being proud of the Son of Heaven for a long time, it was inevitable that he would naively think that he was the only proud son of Heaven in this world, and what he was most afraid of was that someone would pull him down from this position.
Adults are really smart, as long as they shoot, they will leave traces, so it's better to watch the fire from the other side.
Sensing a gaze falling on her, she turned her head to look at Mu Ci and saw that Mu Ci was looking at her, and her eyebrows curled back and smiled.
Mu Ci also smiled lightly, then naturally looked away, pretending to look at Xie Yi casually, until this moment she still couldn't digest the scene she had just seen.
No wonder Princess Zhaohua, as well as Cui Yao, is crazy, wanting to kill the county lord of Huayang.
It's just that who would believe them if they didn't see it with their own eyes?
Mu Ci was a little distracted, she absentmindedly picked up the fruit wine on the table and drank it, and when a cup was down, people were a little dizzy, she was shocked to realize that what she was drinking was not tea, it was wine, she drank shallowly, she had never drunk a drop of wine, she only felt a little headache on the wine, and her eyes were a little blurry, so she couldn't help but shake her head.
The prince took in this scene quietly, and a deep smile flashed at the corner of his thin lips.
The third child! The third child, you are a lowly concubine, what qualifications do you have to fight with Lone?
Even if your father holds you, you don't see if you are worthy?
Gu Nanzhi saw Mu Ci get up, and couldn't help but take a few more looks, only to see that her cheeks were red, and her eyes were a little blurry, as if she was drunk, the two maidservants helped her, presumably to change clothes, her eyes fell on the fruit wine in front of her, and she picked it up and smelled it with doubts, the fruity aroma was rich, the wine smell was very light, almost negligible, can such wine also be intoxicating?
At first she didn't take it to heart.
Until half an hour later, Mu Ci did not return.
That's when she became suspicious.
In their previous lives, the crown prince and Cui Yao got together at the princess's birthday banquet.
If it weren't for Xie Yi's poisoning, her original plan was to set things right and let Cui Yao continue to plague the prince, in this life, she forcibly changed Cui Yao's ending, what would things look like?
The crown prince will definitely make a move against the third prince.
If she were to be replaced, how would she deal with the three princes?
Her eyes inadvertently fell on the three princes opposite, if the first thing she wanted to break was the marriage contract between the three princes and Mu Ci, without the help of the hussar general, the three princes would not be afraid.
If it is directly against the third prince, it will definitely arouse His Majesty's suspicion, but if it is against Mu Ci, it will be different.
Gu Nanzhi was shocked.
Mu Ci is afraid that something will happen to him.
Thinking of that heroic woman, her heart hurt slightly.
Imperial power has always been a struggle between men, so what does it have to do with women? Why do you always have to sacrifice them?
Her eyes have passed several times, and her heart is certain.
"Smack!" The hand holding the wine bottle shook, and the red fruit wine was sprinkled on her dress.
Xie Yi cast a glance at her, didn't stop long, and quickly looked away.
There was a lot of commotion on her side, even the crown princess looked at her, she smiled apologetically, got up and followed Bai Lu and Frost to change clothes.
And a handmaid was before them to guide them.
Soon Gu Nanzhi came to the guest room.
The moment the door was closed, Gu Nanzhi immediately called out Linglong, "Go and check, where is this Mu Ci?" ”
Linglong dodged and left.
"Miss, what are you doing here? What does Miss Mu have to do with us? Bai Lu and Frost looked at her puzzled.
Gu Nanzhi didn't explain much, hoping that she was thinking too much.
The guest rooms in the East Palace are lined up in a row, and it is not difficult for Linglong to find someone.
"Girl, the person has already found ......" Soon Linglong came back, she wanted to speak and stopped looking at Gu Nanzhi.
Gu Nanzhi frowned, "What the hell happened?" ”
Linglong glanced at Bai Lu and Frost Fall, "Miss Mu was plotted by someone, and she was poisoned, she would be the only one in the guest room, and those people were afraid that if they had a trick, they would definitely get an adulterer!" ”
Gu Nanzhi's eyes were cold, "But someone is guarding her?" ”
Linglong nodded, "There are a lot of people in the dark, and they are good." ”
Gu Nanzhi thought for a while, "Can you lead away?" ”
There is a sentence that Linglong didn't say, the important thing is that most of them are their own people, "Naturally, you can!" "It's just a matter of words.
After Linglong lured those people away, Gu Nanzhi successfully saw Mu Ci, the room was burning with fascinated laughter, coupled with the strength of the wine, Mu Ci fell unconscious on the couch, the whole person burned red, and his hands subconsciously pulled his dress.
"Mu Ci, Mu Ci, wake up!" Gu Nanzhi called her several times, but she didn't react at all, and the maidservants around her didn't know where she went.
Gu Nanzhi's thoughts turned quickly, if he took Mu Ci away like this, wouldn't he miss this great opportunity.
She called Linglong in and whispered a few words in her ear.
"Don't worry, girl, I promise to do this properly." Linglong laughed when she heard it, the girl is really a good helper to adults.
The third prince was drinking, and suddenly a chamberlain didn't know what was more in his ear, and he got up and left with a calm face.
After the banquet, the prince specially asked people to set off fireworks to celebrate the princess's birthday.
The fireworks bloomed brightly in the sky, stealing everyone's attention, and no one noticed it.
Before the third prince left, Gu Nanzhi came back, and with the help of the fireworks in the sky as a cover, she and Xie Yiyao glanced at each other, revealing a smile with a little smugness.
By the time the crown prince found out that the third prince was missing, it had already passed for a long time.
"Tell someone to check immediately, where did the third child go? Don't let him spoil Lonely's good deeds. The prince turned his head and ordered.
The entire sky over the East Palace is covered in brilliant fireworks.
Emperor Zhaoming stood outside the Taiji Palace, looking at this scene condescendingly, with a sneer on his face, "The prince is really a big hand!" The 300,000 taels of gold were all in his pocket.
Looking at the fireworks in the sky, the crown princess's mood improved.
"Boom ......" Everyone was watching with relish, and suddenly they didn't know what was wrong with this batch of fireworks, the fireworks that should have dispersed did not disperse, and a huge fireball flashed red and fell from the sky.
Gu Nanzhi fixed her eyes and saw that it was the direction of the guest room, and a sneer flashed under her eyes, sure enough, this was the highlight of the day.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the mother is not good, the guest room is on fire." Soon a guard came to tell him.