Chapter 399 Breaking News
Privately, his family and the Jiang family have already communicated.
His mother said that Master Jiang agreed to take their horoscopes to Qintian Prison for comparison in a few days. If there are no problems, they will choose a day to get engaged.
What could be the problem?
He has already trampled through the threshold of Qintian Prison. He and the fourth girl Jiang must be a match made in heaven.
The cold and bitter fragrance of pine and cypress came over. Jiang Xinyan blushed and pushed him, but the man did not move at all, but stuck closer. He
used his wide sleeves to entangle Jiang Xinyan's sleeves, as if to claim sovereignty.
The young men around who wanted to chat up Jiang Xinyan were all surprised, but when they saw the warning in Yan Sanlang's eyes, they all looked away.
My goodness...
Yan Sanlang has taken a fancy to Jiang Si Niang, what a powerful combination!
When the Crown Prince grows up, he will have Master Jing and Master Jiang to help him with literature, and General Piaoqi to help him with martial arts. Who dares not to obey?
The Emperor wants to pave the way for the Crown Prince while he is still young, and cut off all the thorns. After
the song of Yu Huayuan was over, the actors came forward to accept the reward and thank him.
It happened that the emperor came over after finishing his court affairs. Jiang Xinyue led everyone to see the emperor: "How did the emperor have time to come?"
The emperor helped her up, carefully supporting her bulging belly, his eyes full of gentle light: "Princess Yunyang has come from afar, of course I have to come to see her in person."
After all, this old princess is the only one who lived to such an old age during the reign of the previous emperor.
What's more, his daughter is about to marry into the princess's mansion. In order to show his importance to this daughter, he has to come.
Lest the Shi family think that he doesn't care about this daughter and will bully her in the future.
Mingzhu is not as sensible as Mingyu. Sometimes she offends people without knowing it. If her father, the emperor, doesn't support her, who will give in to her and obey her?
When everyone stood up, the people from Rongsheng Opera Troupe were still kneeling on the ground waiting to be awarded.
Concubine Tong suddenly said "Yeh" and pointed at Lan Xiaolou who was lying on the ground with his head down and said: "Huh? I didn't recognize you when I saw you just now! Isn't this the Cuidajia who was famous in Cuili Garden? I heard that you were going back to your hometown to get married. Didn't you quit opera? Why are you going back to your old business? Aren't you married?"
Lan Xiaolou knelt in front of Jiang Xinyue with a graceful posture and refused to raise his head: "Your Highness, the former Cuiyulou is dead. What you see now is only Lan Xiaolou from Rongsheng Opera Troupe. My wife passed away three years ago. I don't want to say more. Please don't make it difficult for me, Your Highness."
"Humph!"
Concubine Tong laughed: "Are you unwilling to say more or are you afraid to say more? The Queen is standing in front of you, and you don't even dare to raise your head to let her see you?"
What do you mean?
Jiang Xinyue was about to speak when many chaotic fragments flashed through her mind.
There were footsteps everywhere in the jungle, the sound of rapid breathing, and someone pushing her: "Go, go... the farther the better."
"They're here again, I can't drag you down anymore, don't worry about me, just go! I beg you, just go!"
"I'll take you away, and we'll be together forever."
"Bla!"
The sound of dishes falling to the ground: "Did you go to gamble again? Did you go to gamble again?"
"You're a rotten person, you're a hopeless case, I don't want to care about you anymore."
"Xiaolou, I'm going to enter the palace to select beauties, from now on... you should live well on your own!"
In the eyes of outsiders, the moment Lan Xiaolou raised her head, the Empress' body shook and she almost fainted.
"Yuer!"
The emperor quickly supported her. Lan Xiaolou quickly retracted his outstretched hand and put it behind his back.
He had heavy makeup on his face so that people wouldn't see the worry on his face.
Concubine Tong seemed to have caught her weakness, and she shouted exaggeratedly: "I remember that before the Empress entered the palace, she seemed to have a close relationship with Cui Dajia. There are still rumors in Cui Liyuan that Cui Dajia quit the opera industry because of a young lady from an official family. Empress, do you know who that young lady from an official family is? You must know, right?"
Concubine Shu looked quickly between Lan Xiaolou and Jiang Xinyue, and said in a sneer: "Concubine Tong, are you crazy? How dare you question the Empress?"
Jiang Xinyue stood up from the emperor's arms and smiled weakly: "If Concubine Tong hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that I had such an old friend. Back then, I was a fan of Xiaolou's boss's opera, and I was obsessed with him for a while! Now I can see that you, Xiaolou, have returned to the arena, and I am really happy for you."
"You are obviously..."
"What?"
Jiang Xinyue's eyes fixed, murderous aura leaking out. Concubine Tong was frightened by that look and took two steps back, not daring to say anything.
But who among those present is not a shrewd person?
Combined with what Concubine Tong said before, that is to say, Concubine Tong revealed that the Empress had already had an affair with this low-class actor before entering the palace?
Not only that, the two originally planned to get married, but for some unknown reason, the Empress still entered the palace.
And Lan Xiaolou, who announced that he would quit the opera industry for his wife, made a comeback in the Rongsheng Opera Troupe for some reason?
For a moment, the eyes of those in Yu Garden looking at Jiang Xinyue became strange.
Lan Xiaolou clenched his fists and unclenched them, kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to her three times: "Thanks to the help of the Empress, Xiaolou was able to overcome the difficulties. I am here to thank the Empress for her great kindness."
When Lan Xiaolou said this, it had a different meaning.
"You are talking nonsense!"
Concubine Tong didn't want to miss this great opportunity. She rushed up and pointed at Lan Xiaolou: "The person you almost married, do you dare to swear that she is not the Empress?"
"Wow——"
It really happened!
This news is too explosive!
"What are you talking about, Your Majesty?"
Lan Xiaolou laughed to himself. "Your Majesty and I have always been kind to each other. When I was framed and became addicted to gambling, it was Your Majesty who saved me and helped me pay off my debts. I was so frightened that I decided to quit the opera business and return to my hometown to marry my childhood sweetheart, my cousin. But my cousin died of illness, and I was invited by the owner of the Rongsheng Opera Troupe to return to the capital to perform."
His eyes were clear and upright, completely different from his charming and romantic look just now: "If I had any private relationship with the Empress, I would not dare to accept the invitation to enter the palace to sing opera today. Am I going to die?"
Impossible!
Concubine Tong had investigated everything clearly. Jiang Xinyue had an affair with this opera singer before entering the palace.
"But the people in Cuiyu Tower didn't say that before."
Concubine Tong clapped her hands, and two men and two women came out from behind the archway. They looked young, about 17 or 18 years old.
There were several familiar and unfamiliar faces again.