Chapter 106: It's hard to meet Prince Guo

Plotting against the Queen?

Killing the son would be fine, but with Yue Bin's personality, how could he steal someone's daughter and plot against the queen?

How many secrets are there in the harem that I don't know?

The emperor was originally worried that if Concubine Duan stood any longer, Concubine Hua would not be able to resist hitting her, so he wanted her to go back first. But now it seems that Concubine Duan really needs to stay.

He raised his hand and said:

"Sit down."

At banquets like this, seats are reserved in advance. If she wanted to come, she should have come earlier. However, Nian Shilan knew that she would be late and wanted to embarrass her, so she informed Huang Guiquan in advance and did not reserve a seat for her.

Now the emperor asked her to sit down, and the palace maid could only move a table temporarily.

The seat is right in front of Concubine Qi.

According to Concubine Duan's personality, seeing this blatant and undisguised exclusion, she should take the initiative to leave and not cause trouble for anyone.

But! But!

She seemed to be able to hear what was in Nian Shilan's heart.

This is so weird.

Concubine Duan decided to stay. She bowed again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Not only did she stay, but she also got closer to Concubine Hua.

Concubine Hua is very angry!

The emperor seemed to hear the sound of teeth grinding beside him.

Cao Qinmo was a thoughtful person. When she heard Concubine Duan mention Wen Yi, she should have asked the wet nurse to take the princess to Concubine Duan to see her, but she said nothing.

Not only did he not say anything, he also held the princess in his arms.

Zhenzhen'er was on guard against fire, theft and Concubine Duan, fearing that if she was not careful, the pearl in her palm would be snatched away.

"The last time I saw the princess was when the moon was full."

Seeing that the dishes on the table had not yet been arranged, Concubine Duan walked over to Cao Qinmo and wanted to take a look at the child.

This action caused Cao Qinmo to subconsciously hold the child tighter.

Little Wen Yi had just recovered from an illness and the weather was hot, so she was inevitably a little volatile. She felt uncomfortable being held and was about to cry as soon as she opened her mouth.

"The princess is young and weak, and cannot stand the shock of illness."

Nian Shilan's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the people on this side to hear clearly. After she finished speaking, she picked up her chopsticks as if nothing had happened.

The hand that Concubine Duan stretched out was awkwardly stopped in mid-air.

Cao Qinmo took the opportunity to say, "Please forgive me, Concubine Duan. Wen Yi is timid and shy. It was not intentional."

"It's my fault."

[Of course it’s your fault! It’s okay if you’re sick, but if you’re blinded by it, you’re committing a sin.]

Concubine Duan turned around and wanted to ask Jixiang to bring the birthday gift she had prepared to Wen Yi.

[Humph, everyone else's birthday gifts to Wen Yi were given by the emperor, but you are so thoughtful that you want to give it in front of the emperor.]

[What's so good about showing off a broken collar? ]

Concubine Duan: “…” How did she know that what she brought was a collar?

"lucky……"

"Songzhi!" Nian Shilan's voice was louder than Concubine Duan's, "Bring me the birthday gift I prepared for Princess Wen Yi."

She glanced at Concubine Duan, her eyebrows slightly raised, full of provocation.

[Hmph~]

Songzhi brought out a brocade box with a brocade carp and lotus flowers on it, walked up to Cao Qinmo, and took out the contents of the box.

It was a pure gold auspicious cloud necklace with a red gold longevity lock hanging on it. It was finely carved and the sound of a small bell was crisp and pleasing to the ear.

Even if you are blind and cannot tell that it is a top-quality product, you can still tell at a glance that it is worth a lot of money.

Although the thought behind a gift is important, it would seem too shabby for Concubine Duan to take the same silver necklace at this time.

Concubine Duan silently took back her words.

Cao Qinmo was overjoyed and hugged the princess to express her gratitude repeatedly.

Concubine Duan knew that she was redundant, so she walked silently to her seat and sat down.

【Old stuff! 】

Emperor: “?” She is scolding Concubine Duan, right?

[You can remember the broken silver necklace that the vicious Concubine Duan brought as a dowry decades ago, but you have no recollection of my gold necklace? ]

The emperor's eyes flickered and a trace of loneliness crossed his face.

He obviously recognized it.

The Queen also sat up straight, took a careful look, and there was a slight smile of approval in her eyes: Concubine Hua is becoming more and more intelligent.

"This was specially made and sent to me by my brother when I was pregnant. Since I was not blessed with it, I gave it to Wen Yi."

No matter how much Concubine Duan hated Nian Shilan, she could not deny that the death of Nian Shilan's child was related to her.

Cao Qinmo was overwhelmed by the favor, "Wen Yi is still a child, how dare he accept such a great gift from the Queen?"

“No matter how good a piece of jewelry is, it must be worn by the right person to show its value. Otherwise, it will just gather dust at the bottom of a box, and what difference is there between it and the cheap goods sold at a temple fair that no one wants?”

This sentence was said very cruelly.

It is clearly stated that Concubine Duan is waste, garbage, and a slut.

The emperor felt guilty but couldn't speak out, so he could only pretend not to understand.

Concubine Duan's mood was even more complicated. Sometimes she was thinking about the bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine, and sometimes she was thinking about the pot of safflower soup. She was filled with anger.

When Cao Qinmo thought about Sun Miaoqing offering her daughter to Concubine Duan, she felt that both of them were not good people. She glanced at them and said loudly while hugging Wen Yi:

"Your Majesty is right. I thank you on behalf of Wen Yi."

Su Peisheng noticed that the atmosphere was not right and immediately signaled that the singing and dancing should continue.

The sound of stringed instruments could be heard, and there was an eerie solemnity in the hall.

Sun Miaoqing said to Fang Jiachun, who was not affected by the atmosphere and was concentrating on eating and drinking:

"Sister Chun, I want to go out for a walk. If the emperor asks, just say I will be back soon."

Fang Jiachun nodded repeatedly, "Sister must be feeling suffocated in the palace again and wants to go out to vent her anger. Go ahead."

When the palace maids served the dishes, someone whispered something in Zhen Huan's ear, saying that someone had invited her to go to the lake, and then left.

When Shen Meizhuang saw her leaving, she asked, "Are you going out?"

Zhen Huan shook her head. She just wanted to take a look at Sun Miaoqing. "Someone just invited me out."

Then he turned around and said to Shen Meizhuang: "I suspect that today is the day when I met Prince Guo in my previous life."

"You went even though you knew that?"

Although Huanbi's poetry writing has not been very good recently, at least she is not as clueless as before. As long as she is more restrained, she can also have the gentle temperament of a lady.

She is an ambitious and opinionated person. With her own guidance, she will definitely know what to do.

Zhen Huan sincerely helps Huanbi and Prince Guo to be together. If she were to go out at this time and accidentally get involved with him again, Huanbi would misunderstand and think that everything she has done recently is a prelude to her having an affair.

Moreover, the palace lady’s inexplicable invitation could only be made by someone who knew the situation well.

Concubine Hua has an outspoken personality. She would do many things openly rather than covertly. She would not do such a thing, so only Sun Miaoqing was left.

The trap was clearly there, but Zhen Huan still stepped on it. Isn't that stupid?

"No."

Outside the hall, Sun Miaoqing held Han Ying's arm and walked around the lake.

I don’t know why it is so hard to meet Prince Guo today.

Maybe it’s because I came out too early.

She chose to wait in that destined position.

A faint aroma of wine wafted in the wind, and Sun Miaoqing immediately realized someone was behind her.

This is the Western Region Rose Drunk, right?

She stood by the lake and stretched her body. While talking to Hanying, she took off her shoes and socks to wade in the water.

"My lady, if someone sees you and your family in broad daylight, it's against palace rules."

Han Ying was alert to what was happening in front of her, and was extremely worried.

"Everyone is at the party right now, how could there be anyone here?"

That's what Zhen Green Tea did, isn't she safe and sound?

Sun Miaoqing originally wanted to pretend to slip, but there was moss on the rocks by the lake, so she really slipped and fell uncontrollably.

"ah--"

The stone seemed to really hurt her.

Sun Miaoqing managed her facial expression reluctantly.

A green figure jumped down from a height, grabbed her hand and pulled her up.

Sun Miaoqing held her arm and used the force to climb up, then as if out of inertia, fell into her arms. The moment their bodies touched, she quickly pushed her away.

"Who are you?"

Without even looking at it, she asked knowingly while backing away in panic.

Oh, not really knowingly.