Helian Jue is indeed a man who does great things quietly.
Qin Yanning once tentatively asked him how he wanted to deal with King Liang.
After all, if Helian Jue killed King Liang, although it would fulfill the original owner's wish, it would not be enough for Qin Yanning.
Helian Jue only said that he would spare King Liang's life and said nothing else. He didn't want to alarm Qin Yanning with the fighting in the previous dynasty.
Therefore, Qin Yanning never expected that the group of generals in the northern border would return to Beijing to report on their work in July.
In fact, he had already secretly bypassed Zhongzhou and fought with the guards sent by Helian Jue, and stripped King Liang of his military power without bloodshed.
Now General Zhuang and his entourage are heading south with King Liang and his family, and will arrive in the capital soon.
However, in order to maintain the face of the clan members, they only told the outside world that the Queen Mother's 70th birthday was approaching and that Prince Liang and his family had returned to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday.
But this is just a fig leaf. Prince Liang and Helian Jue are half-brothers, and Prince Liang's mother and the Queen Mother have no relationship. Where does Prince Liang get this filial piety from?
Helian Jue was very happy that he could successfully seize the military power from King Liang, so he talked a few more words with Qin Yanning.
"By the way, General Zhuang wrote to say that Prince Liang has lost dozens of pounds and looks a bit dazed."
"I heard that he had a nightmare one night, and in his dream he cursed me and a female ghost."
Helian Jue told this story to Qin Yanning with a certain amusement. The King of Liang was once a skilled commander of armies, but somehow, in his middle age, he had become a believer in ghosts and gods.
Helian Jue felt that the old man Prince Liang must have become addicted to opium or pills, but he did not dare to tell Qin Yanning about this speculation. Opium is like a ferocious tiger, and he was afraid of scaring his Ning'er.
Qin Yanning laughed inwardly when he heard this. The fact that King Liang had become like this was of course the work of the system props.
Some time ago, she secretly inquired about King Liang's birth date and wrote the information on the nightmare doll, and then burned the nightmare doll.
The props produced by the Birth System can be used in various ways, but the effects are all good.
Under A Lian's guidance, Qin Yanning set himself and Helian Jue as the beings he feared most in King Liang's nightmare.
Roughly speaking, the nightmare doll had been in effect for over a month. Although Qin Yanning couldn't see King Liang, he could still guess at his sleepless nights.
Helian Jue's words also indirectly confirmed Qin Yanning's guess. The King of Liang in the original owner's memory was a fat man with a kind face and heart. He lost dozens of pounds, which must be the result of the nightmare doll that kept him awake at night.
You know, mental attacks are the most deadly.
Three days later, the generals who had returned from the northern border to report on their work and the Liang Wang family arrived in the capital as scheduled.
In order to maintain his good looks, Helian Jue held a family dinner to welcome Prince Liang's family.
As for the generals in the northern border, Helian Jue released them so they could return home to their wives and children. He had led troops in battle in the northern border and had a life-and-death friendship with those generals, so he didn't need to care about the formalities of eating and drinking.
Concubine Zhuang, who had been waiting for General Zhuang for a long time, finally waited for her father to return to Beijing and happily went home to visit her relatives.
Helian Jue originally did not plan to let Qin Yanning attend this family dinner, but Qin Yanning was really curious and wanted to meet the current King of Liang.
Unable to resist Qin Yanning's coquettishness, Helian Jue agreed to take her to the family dinner.
That night, the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace was brightly lit, and the entire palace was bustling with activity that had not been seen for a long time.
Before Helian Jue ascended the throne, the late emperor had eleven princes and nine princesses. After Helian Jue ascended the throne, the late emperor's descendants were only the Prince of Liang, the Prince of Cheng, and seven princesses.
Unlike the ambitious Prince Liang, Prince Cheng had been Helian Jue's follower since he was a child. After Helian Jue succeeded to the throne, Prince Cheng was left in the capital to be in charge of the Ministry of Works.
Most of the seven princesses were married in the provinces, and only Jiahui and Jiaping had their mansions built in the capital. These two princesses were not born to the empress dowager.
Therefore, in the past ten years, the Cining Palace has not held such a grand family banquet.
Everyone had taken their seats, leaving only the main seat vacant. Prince Liang and Princess Liang sat below the main seat, their eyelids drooping, not knowing what they were thinking about.
Your Majesty has arrived——
Only the high-pitched voice of the young eunuch was heard, and everyone stood up and waited for Helian Jue's arrival.
Helian Jue changed into casual clothes, held Qin Yanning's hand gently with his right hand, and the two of them walked slowly towards him.
Qin Yanning wore a light pink pomegranate pleated skirt with a beige gown over it. Even with her bulging belly, everyone could still see her slender waist.
It was the first time for everyone present to see this rumored favorite concubine, and they couldn't hide the amazement in their eyes.
Prince Cheng had the best relationship with Helian Jue, so he was not so restrained when talking to him.
He smiled and said, "I was wondering what kind of woman could win the Emperor's favor. Today, after seeing Lady Ning, I can see that she is truly a beauty of national beauty."
Helian Jue smiled and ignored King Cheng's teasing.
The empress dowager was originally sitting at the head of the main seat. When she saw Qin Yanning coming, she hurriedly stood up from her seat, snatched Qin Yanning from Helian Jue's hands, and asked Ruixue to help Qin Yanning sit down.
The Queen Mother glanced at Helian Jue unhappily, "Ning'er is in a heavy condition, why do you have to torment her?"
Helian Jue has become accustomed to taking the blame now, so he quickly begs for forgiveness and admits his mistake.
Qin Yanning smiled and said, "Don't blame Your Majesty, Mother. It's because Ning'er has never met the princes and princesses that I begged Your Majesty to bring Ning'er here."
After hearing what Qin Yanning said, the empress dowager stopped blaming Helian Jue.
Seeing that the Queen Mother and Helian Jue were so cautious towards Qin Yanning, everyone thought that the favor of this Concubine Ning was indeed well-deserved.
But it's normal to think about it, because Concubine Ning is pregnant with His Majesty's first child in all these years.
Helian Jue gestured for everyone to take a seat, and after he sat down, he handed the Ruyi milk roll on the table to Qin Yanning.
Seeing this scene, envy flashed in Princess Liang's eyes. His Majesty treated her concubine very gently, unlike her husband, Prince Liang.
Princess Liang looked at Prince Liang calmly, only to see Prince Liang staring blankly at Qin Yanning.
Princess Liang was furious. No matter how beautiful Prince Liang was, he shouldn't stare at the emperor's favorite concubine in this situation.
He didn't even think about what situation they were in now!
Princess Liang reached out and tugged at Prince Liang's sleeve, and Prince Liang sat down as if awakened from a dream.
Qin Yanning was also secretly observing King Liang at this time. It was impossible to tell that the King Liang had ever been fat.
His eye sockets were sunken, his eyes were bulging, and his whole face was gray and dull. It was obvious that he had not had a good rest for a long time.
Qin Yanning originally wanted to take advantage of tonight's family dinner to bring some bad luck to King Liang, but when she saw his current appearance, she felt that there was no need to do so.
Because Qin Yanning was present and King Cheng was there to make jokes, Helian Jue smiled more.
After the family dinner, except for Prince Liang's family, it can be said that both the host and the guests had a great time.
Just when Helian Jue was about to take Qin Yanning away, Prince Liang overturned the table and rushed towards Qin Yanning.
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