Chapter 072: And Soft
Mt. Rou is a mountain in the northwest of Ningyue Country, 100 miles away from Ningyue Kyoto.
It is different from the strange rocks of the night crying mountain, strange and strange, and the scenery of Roushan is unique, beautiful and soft, the vegetation is luxuriant, the terrain is flat, and there are many birds and beasts passing through in the forest, it is indeed a good place for spring hunting, it is in March every year, the Emperor of Ningyue will come and carry out spring enclosure in Roushan.
Xiao Ling appointed Xiao Jun, the younger brother of the first emperor, that is, Xiao Ling's thirteenth emperor's uncle, to supervise the country, and Zhang Jing, the commander of the forbidden army, was responsible for the security of the palace.
The queen mother stayed in the palace because she was unwell, and the harem concubines except Concubine An were all accompanied by her, and Xiao Yi also took Shen Bining early in the morning, took the carriage of King Yi's mansion, and followed Xiao Ling to Herou Mountain.
The team walked for three full days before they arrived at the place where they were hunting.
"Mother, slow down. Aunt Fang got out of the carriage first, helped Shen Bihuan down from the carriage, and said in her mouth.
"I didn't expect to come to Roushan so tossed, Concubine An chose to accompany the Queen Mother in the palace, which is really smart. Shen Bihuan frowned, pinched his somewhat sour arm, and said with slight displeasure.
"But it's only been three days, Concubine De Niangniang can't stand it? Gu Yan got out of the carriage, but just heard Shen Bihuan's words, so she said so.
She knows some kung fu with fists and feet, and her body is tougher than the average lady, and she is naturally not afraid of the bumps of the carriage and horses for three days. And the purpose of her saying this is naturally not really for the sake of the soldiers of Ning Yue Kingdom, but just because Xiao Ling likes to listen to such general words.
"Concubine Ai is right, she really deserves to be the sister of General Gu, who was born in a family of generals, and can better understand the hardships of the military. Xiao Ling's voice came from not far away, saying this, looking at Gu Yanru's eyes with a slight approval.
"Your Majesty, although the concubines are not from a family of generals, they also read poetry and books, so they naturally know the hardships of this army. The concubine's words were not complaints, but they just sighed that the concubine's daughter was not as good as the emperor after all, and the emperor's dragon was in good health, which was the blessing of my moon. Shen Bihuan saw that Gu Yanru had snatched Xiao Ling's gaze, so she said so flatteringly.
Before leaving the palace, the Queen Mother had told her a thousand times that when she went out, she must not make Xiao Ling angry, if she was just reprimanded for a few words, but if she was sent back to the palace halfway, it would be a joke of the entire Ningyue Court and even Ningyue Kyoto, and it was also a joke of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Concubine Ai is just an ordinary woman in the boudoir, how can she be compared with the many years of fighting on the battlefield?" women in the world are probably only Allure or can ......" Shen Bihuan's sycophants were just right, Xiao Ling's displeasure with her was a little lighter, and she said so, halfway through the conversation, she suddenly stopped.
Yang Zhaoyi, Su Cairen and Yu Meiren, who followed behind, got out of the carriage one after another, and just heard Xiao Ling's words, they all bowed their heads slightly, covering the different colors on their faces, and they didn't know the clues.
Ye Chengcheng! It's Ye Chengcheng again!
The resentment in Gu Yanru's eyes flashed, this was the second time, Xiao Ling inadvertently mentioned Ye Tingcheng's name, just a dead man, or Xiao Ling personally ordered the death, what qualifications did Xiao Ling have to make him so obsessed?
Thinking of this, Gu Yanru looked towards Shen Bihuan, but saw that the same look in Shen Bihuan's eyes flashed, and the unwillingness on her face disappeared in an instant, turning into calm, and she suddenly understood in her heart that even if Ye Qingcheng was dead, she was still the most unique existence in Xiao Ling's heart.
And she, Gu Yanru, as well as Shen Bihuan, and even Concubine An, Yang Zhaoyi, all the women in the harem are just dispensable foils, and they are not even Ye Chengcheng's substitutes.
"Your Majesty, the tent has been set up, and the emperor is asked to move. Qin Xi came over at this time and said to Xiao Ling.
Xiao Ling turned around coldly, ignoring the concubines behind him, and only asked Qin Xi to dismantle someone to help those female dependents set up a tent for them to live in.
"Concubine Shu is really a good skill, so embarrassed in front of the emperor. It's just that...... Concubine Shu puts a sharp sword by her side every day, and she is not afraid that one day, she will poke her heart!" Shen Bihuan saw Xiao Ling leaving, so he said viciously to Gu Yanru, and then glanced at Ye Xi behind Gu Yanru, with undisguised hatred in his eyes.
"Concubine De also said, it is a sharp sword, and if you don't use it well, it will poke your heart, and if you use it well, it is the best weapon to deal with the enemy. Gu Yanru smiled, her expression remained unchanged, "Whether she can become a sharp sword is her value, and whether she can use this sword well is the ability of this palace, so I don't have to worry about Concubine Laode." ”
"You ......" Shen Bihuan was so angry by Gu Yanru's snatching that she was almost speechless, "Gu Yanru, don't be complacent, this palace is waiting to see the day when you cocoon yourself." ”
"Who is cocooning and self-restraint, it is not yet known, Concubine De, take care of yourself, Shen family...... You're not the only daughter. Gu Yanru smiled, snorted coldly, and left with Ye Xi and Wen Qin, leaving Shen Bihuan standing alone and sulking.
"Slut, sooner or later, this palace will let you kneel and beg me!" Shen Bihuan stared at Gu Yanru's back, a trace of resentment flashed in her eyes, and she gritted her teeth and said this sentence in her mouth.
"Niangniang, don't worry too much about her, you forgot ......" Aunt Fang stood beside Shen Bihuan and whispered something in her ear.
I saw that the gloom on Shen Bihuan's face was immediately swept away, became sunny, and nodded and sneered: "That's right, she would never have thought that she would capsize in the gutter." Hmph!"
After saying this, Shen Bihuan also took Aunt Fang and Cuizhu back to their tent, and Yang Zhaoyi and the others behind him also went to their own place under the leadership of the guards, and asked the girls under them to move their belongings in.
Shen Bining's tent was also in the women's area, not very close to Xiao Yi's residence, and by the time she told Nuan Xia and Nuan Dong to pack up the tent, it was already almost evening.
"The prince is really right, seeing that the princess is a weak woman, he doesn't send someone to help. Nuan Xia finally packed up the camp tent and spoke.
Shen Bining is a concubine and a side concubine, so naturally she doesn't have a lot of maids around her, so she relies on Nuan Xia and Nuan Dong to clean up the entire camp, which is really tiring.
"Sister Nuan Xia, you don't know, when you were in the palace, the prince hadn't come to the Qing Nuan Pavilion for a long time, and they all said......" Nuan Dong heard Nuan Xia's words, and seemed to hesitate to speak.
"What are you talking about? Say I'm out of favor, right?" Shen Bining sneered, "That's right, I'm a concubine, how can I compare to the noble Princess Jade Hook? Not to mention that in terms of appearance and talent, she is also better than me." ”
"What is the Jade Hook Princess? It's just a sick seedling!" Nuan Xia said as always, "The slave only hopes that she will be sick all the time, and when the prince doesn't come, we have to find a way to let the prince come." ”
"Sister Nuan Xia, do you have any good ideas?" asked Nuan Dong.
Although Nuan Dong is not the maid brought by Shen Bining from the Shen family, Shen Bining's private personality is also good, although she is a little childish and suspicious, but she is quite kind to the two of them, and she is not like the previous master, who beats and scolds at every turn, so Nuan Dong still likes Shen Bining's master very much, and doesn't want Shen Bining to fall out of favor, so she cares.
"There are solutions, but it depends on the opportunity. Nuan Xia said, "Miss, please rest assured, the princess did not come with Roushan, which is the biggest opportunity, and the slave maid will meet the opportunity to act." ”
Shen Bining looked at Nuan Xia, her mind moved slightly, she always knew that Nuan Xia was the person put by the Shen family beside her, and her every move had to be told to the Queen Mother or Shen Bihuan, so she had to pretend to be jealous of Mu Qingchen.
Last time in the palace, the Queen Mother had already said that she wanted to help her, but she didn't say how to help her, and now Nuan Xia said that she wanted to act at the opportunity, could it be what the Queen Mother said?
The Queen Mother has always wanted her to conceive Xiao Yi's heir, and push her child to the position of the prince of Yi Wang, so as to control Xiao Yat, and then control the Xiao royal family, in order to achieve the Queen Mother's desire to control power. She originally wanted to take her mother out of the Prime Minister's Mansion on the grounds that she needed her mother's care for her pregnancy, but Xiao Yi just refused to give in.
No one would know that since she became the concubine of King Yi, she is still perfect, even if Xiao Yi lingered in the Qingnuan Pavilion in the first few days, he never touched her at all.
At this time, Xiao Yi, who was enjoying the beautiful scenery, did not notice the danger lurking in the shadows, but saw that he was holding a wine jug in his left hand and a wine glass in his right hand, ignoring the busy crowd around him, drinking while walking, and heading towards the depths of the dense forest in front of him.
"The Nine Emperor Brothers are still so chic, if I can be like the Nine Emperor Brothers, I can have half a day of floating and leisure, I will be satisfied. Xiao Ling's voice sounded behind Xiao Yi, and his tone was inexplicable, as if he was slightly probing.
Xiao Yi grinned, and then spoke: "Brother Huang is laughing again, isn't it? Brother Huang is the king of a country, with the moon on his body, and the people are alive, how can he be as idle as his brother?"
"Why don't you change identities with me and the Nine Emperor Brothers?" How about the Nine Emperor Brothers sit on this Ninety-Five throne and let me be an idle prince with beautiful wine, beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery?" Xiao Ling asked casually.
"Ha, the royal brother is making fun of his brother again. The younger brother doesn't know anything about governing the country, if he really ascends to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the younger brother is only afraid that his father will come out of the ground and settle accounts with the imperial brother, and the imperial brother is not human!" Xiao Yi shook his head again and again, and took a sip of wine very uninhibitedly, still looking so cynical, without the slightest restraint.
Xiao Ling couldn't see any clues on Xiao Yi's face, so he had to give up the temptation and speak again: "Concubine Shen is also a rare beauty, the Nine Emperor Brothers are not warm and warm with beauties, but they drink here alone, but I don't know what the reason is?"
"Eh, brother Huang, I don't understand, beauty is the same as wine, it will be tired, if you drink too much wine, you don't want to drink it anymore, and if you look at it for a long time, you will naturally get tired of it. Xiao Yi said, "If it weren't for the fear of the emperor's brother's blame, the courtier's brother would really want to bring the little peach with the light smoke and green willows and the rhyme girl who picked the star building......"