Chapter 662 Why are you everywhere?

"Empress, you are not feeling well right now. Mingyi can send your nanny to take care of him. Mingyi has caught a cold. What will you do if he gets well?" Emperor Jiazheng was very worried and insisted that the imperial physician prescribe a soup to drive away the cold for Empress Nie.

Queen Nie shook her head and said, "I am fine. Your Majesty, I was negligent with Ming Yi. Please punish me."

Emperor Jiazheng showed some heartache in his eyes: "You are weak to begin with, how can you take care of all these mundane matters?"

Queen Nie let out a sigh, "No matter what, it all comes down to my failure to take care of the affairs of the six palaces. I also want to have a good rest for a while."

Emperor Jiazheng patted Empress Nie's shoulders with pity: "Okay, whatever the Empress says is what it is... Today is Ayu's birthday, let's not talk about this for now. You stay with Ayu first, I'm going to Yu's study."

Empress Nie nodded and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please go and do your work first. It is still early and the banquet will have to wait a while."

Emperor Jiazheng hugged Empress Nie again before leaving.

After coming out of Zhaoyang Palace, the smile on Emperor Jiazheng's face immediately faded a little.

He asked Eunuch Hong beside him: "Have all those who mistreat Ming Yi been arrested?"

Eunuch Hong nodded: "The Queen has already sent them all to the Ministry of Punishment."

Emperor Jiazheng looked a little cold. He paused for a moment at the fork in the road of Yu Garden, and finally looked in a certain direction:

"Go to Changning Palace."

"Swing, Changning Palace!"

When Emperor Jiazheng arrived at Changning Palace, Concubine De was already waiting at the palace gate with the fifth prince.

As usual, Concubine De smiled and saluted: "Greetings to His Majesty."

The fifth prince followed Concubine De and saluted with admiration: "Your son has seen the emperor."

Emperor Jiazheng looked indifferent, raised his hand and said, "Everyone, get up."

The two of them got up together.

Emperor Jiazheng's eyes fell on the fifth prince: "Why are you here with your mother?"

The fifth prince smiled and said, "To answer Father's words, today is Third Brother's birthday. Mother specially made a pair of cloud boots for Third Brother and asked me to bring them to him."

Emperor Jiazheng did not comment, but said, "Okay, it's almost time now, go and send it to your third brother."

The fifth prince couldn't help but glance at Concubine De, who smiled as usual and ordered, "Go slowly on the road."

"yes."

After entering the Changning Palace, Concubine De carefully observed the expression of Emperor Jiazheng and said, "Your Majesty, how come you have time to come to my place at this hour?"

Emperor Jiazheng looked at Concubine De and asked, "My beloved concubine, do you really not know?"

Concubine De's expression was just right with a hint of confusion: "Your Majesty, where do you get this from? I really don't know."

Emperor Jiazheng sneered: "I didn't know before, my beloved concubine is really scheming!"

When these words came out, Concubine De was startled and almost knelt down immediately: "Your Majesty, I don't understand what you said."

Emperor Jiazheng stared at Concubine De coldly: "Since the Empress was assassinated, all matters in the six palaces have been managed by you. How did you manage Mingyi? You actually let the people below despise me and act like a princess who has violated my rule!"

De Fei was so frightened that her face turned pale. She tried to defend herself: "Your Majesty, I have never seen such a situation happen during my time as the head of the six palaces. I really don't know what happened. Princess Mingyi, isn't she under house arrest? ... Your Majesty, I am confused by what you said!"

Emperor Jiazheng sneered and looked at Concubine De coldly: "Today, the Queen was thinking about Mingyi. When she went to see him, she found out that Mingyi had been treated harshly these days!"

Concubine De even cried out for herself: "Your Majesty, but, but I have already handed over the power of the six palaces to the Empress..."

When Emperor Jiazheng saw that Concubine De was still trying to argue, he threw a teacup at her feet!

"Do you really think I'm stupid?! If you hadn't deliberately indulged the palace maids and let those petty people who flatter the powerful think that Mingyi had fallen out of favor, how could those palace maids dare to suddenly withhold Mingyi's winter allowance!"

Emperor Jiazheng shouted coldly.

He didn't want Empress Nie to worry about this matter anymore, so he didn't say it in Zhaoyang Palace just now. He just came directly to settle the score with Concubine De.

However, Concubine De refused to admit anything and started to complain: "Your Majesty, how could you think of me so viciously! I have no grudge against Princess Mingyi, and she is a princess, how could I deliberately let others neglect her!"

Emperor Jiazheng said coldly: "What you said makes some sense. So, you deliberately want to frame my queen?"

Concubine De was simply stunned!

No, she has indeed been thinking about this these days and wants to pave the way for her son, but she hasn't started yet? !

Emperor Jiazheng's expression became colder and colder, and he said angrily: "Defei, I used to think you were a law-abiding person, but I never thought that you were so dirty-minded!"

Defei was really at a loss for words. If she didn't have the self-respect for her position as a concubine, she would have wanted to kowtow to Emperor Jiazheng and say that she was wronged!

"I didn't..." Defei had thousands of words to say, but they all turned into this sentence mixed with tears.

Emperor Jiazheng was very angry with Concubine De. After reprimanding her, he stripped her of her title and only kept her original surname "Meng".

Concubine Meng struggled to see Emperor Jiazheng off, and fell ill when she returned.

After the Fifth Prince sent a birthday gift to Wei Shiyu, he came back to hear that his mother had been demoted from Concubine De to Concubine Meng. It was like a bolt from the blue!

No, he was just going out to deliver a gift, how come his mother was suddenly demoted from the fourth concubine to an ordinary concubine? !

In the Changning Palace, Concubine Meng drove all the palace maids and eunuchs out, hugged the Fifth Prince and cried bitterly, "My son, I can see that your father only cares about the two sons born to Empress Nie!... Empress Nie is in charge of the affairs of the six palaces now, Ming Yi is being treated harshly by the palace people, shouldn't your father have rebuked Empress Nie?! He couldn't bear to rebuke Empress Nie, so he came to me and blamed me!"

The fifth prince clenched his fists: "Mother..."

When Concubine Meng thought about these years, she cried even more aggrievedly: "Your father is so cruel! He obviously only has Empress Nie in his heart, but at least I have been with him for so many years, and gave birth to such a good child like Qi'er for him! In his eyes, there is no mother and son for us at all! ... Qi'er, your mother is so sad!"

Concubine Meng hugged the fifth prince and cried for a long time.

But after crying, Concubine Meng calmed down.

She is no longer one of the four concubines. Compared with other concubines, her only advantage is that she has a raised prince.

There is nothing else.

Concubine Meng made up her mind and took the fifth prince's hand, saying sadly: "... This may be a good thing. I have seen your father clearly now. All these years of companionship are nothing compared to the empress. Qi'er, you should give up too. We don't have much chance of winning. When you are crowned and become a prince and set up a palace, your mother will follow you to the palace and become an old princess to enjoy a peaceful life..."

The fifth prince was even more stunned when he heard this.

He just had a glimmer of competitive spirit, and it was extinguished?

But seeing his mother, Concubine Meng, looking distraught and without any fighting spirit, the Fifth Prince knew that he would not be able to achieve anything on his own.

He could only let out a long sigh and hid his desire for the supreme position deep in his heart.

…

Wei Shiyu's birthday party was a small one, and only some of Wei Shiyu's playmates of similar age were invited. Queen Nie was also very tactful and did not show up, so as not to make the children feel awkward.

Even the Crown Prince Wei Shiqing was tactful enough to accompany him and drink a few glasses of wine before leaving.

With his mother and elder brother away, Wei Shiyu was obviously much more relaxed, and he was almost jumping up and down and tearing off the tiles.

He would drink with his playmate, then come over to clink glasses with Xingxing using tea instead of wine, then happily perform a sword dance to entertain everyone, looking as happy as a god.

Nie Yuke's eyes flickered slightly, and she also toasted Wei Shiyu a few times.

Wei Shiyu was very happy. Nie Yuke spoke very nicely and said things that Wei Shiyu liked to hear. This made Wei Shiyu very happy and he drank one glass of wine after another.

Nie Luming was still a little hesitant.

The Third Prince has drunk so much. Will his cousin the Crown Prince be happy when he sees him?

Nie Yuke whispered to Nie Luming, "Fifth brother, don't you understand? If the Crown Prince cousin really cared about this, he would have given instructions before leaving. The Crown Prince left on purpose because he wanted the Third Prince to have a good time... Now that he has palace servants to serve him, and the Third Prince is not young anymore, maybe the Crown Prince cousin wanted the Third Prince to have a taste of what it feels like to be drunk?"

When Nie Luming heard this, he also felt that it made some sense.

He simply poured himself some wine and went to clink glasses with Wei Shiyu: "Third Prince, I toast you."

Wei Shiyu turned around and happily had a drink with Nie Luming.

Just then, Wei Shiyu's playmate called him, but Wei Shiyu ran off to drink with other friends.

Nie Luming looked at Xing Xing who was sitting behind the director's table not far away.

Xingxing was eating slowly and chewing her food.

Xingxing has learned etiquette very well. Even when she is eating, her every move is very beautiful, like a fairy in a painting. Nie Luming's eyes turn slightly red when he sees her.

He couldn't help it, so he stood up, raised his glass, and toasted Xingxing from a distance.

Xingxing always drank tea instead of wine, which was fine with her. When she saw Nie Luming raising his glass to her, she also raised it generously and drank a glass with Nie Luming.

As a result, when Wei Shiyu turned around, he saw Nie Luming and Xing Xing drinking.

Wei Shiyu ran back and hooked his arm around Nie Luming's neck: "Cousin Ming, what's the point of drinking with a little girl? She only drinks tea. Why don't you drink wine with me?"

Nie Luming was afraid that Wei Shiyu would see through his thoughts, so his face turned red, but he did not refuse. He drank the glass in a hurry and almost choked.

When Wei Shiyu saw that his cousin was so generous, he couldn't lose, so he immediately filled himself another glass and drank it in one gulp.

Wei Shiyu even tipped over the wine cup and showed the bottom of the cup to Nie Luming. He drank it all up, without cheating!

When Nie Luming saw this, he silently poured himself another cup, drank it, and then showed the bottom of the cup to Wei Shiyu.

Wei Shiyu's competitive spirit suddenly came up!

Nie Luming and I drank five or six cups in turn before we were persuaded to stop by the palace maid.

Nie Yuke's eyes flickered slightly.

The followers around Nie Luming were getting a little anxious and wanted to persuade him, but Nie Yuke said slowly: "Fifth brother looks very happy. If he wants to drink, let him drink."

Wei Shiyu heard that Cousin Ming was so happy? No, he couldn't spoil Cousin Ming's fun.

Wei Shiyu pushed away the hand of the palace maid who came over to persuade him, and drank three or four more cups with Nie Luming before stopping.

After drinking this much, both of them were a little drunk.

Nie Yuke's whole body was trembling slightly.

She knew that there was a great opportunity in front of her - as long as Wei Shiyu got drunk and did something to her, then the position of the Third Prince's Consort would belong to her!

Nie Yuke had even planned it out.

At the moment, they were having a banquet and drinking in the side hall of Zhaoyang Palace. There was a small tea room on the side of the side hall of Zhaoyang Palace, where she had taken a nap before. If Wei Shiyu was drunk, the palace servants would most likely help him to rest there.

Then, she only needs to do a little trick to make her and Wei Shiyu appear in the small tea room at the same time; then, she can just drag her clothes a little bit and say that it was the drunk Wei Shiyu who did it; and then let her maid lure any of the senior maids in her aunt's palace to come over and catch them...

Nie Yuke's whole body was trembling slightly, and her face was a little red with excitement.

In her eyes, this was a piece of cake.

She wants her cousin the Crown Prince to be able to see her often in the future!

She wants to make her cousin the Crown Prince regret it!

I regret not marrying her into the East Palace, and I regret not being able to stay with her for the rest of my life!

Just when Nie Yuke's cheeks were reddening from thinking about it, she heard Xingxing's voice again: "...Third Prince? Third Prince, you are drunk."

Nie Yuke looked carefully and saw Wei Shiyu, who was a little drunk, with his hands on the small table in front of Xingxing. Although his eyes were blurry, he said to Xingxing seriously, "...You, just call me brother!... From now on, brother will protect you!"

Nie Yuke's face, which had originally turned red due to excitement, turned slightly cold.

The look she gave Xing Xing became colder.

Nie Yuke also stood up and said to the palace maids beside Wei Shiyu, "Didn't you see that the Third Prince is drunk? Why don't you help him down to rest?"

The palace maid was about to help him up, but Wei Shiyu waved her hand and brushed her away. She was drunk and very stubborn: "Call me, call me brother!"

Xing Xing was helpless. She reached into the sachet at her waist and took out a pill. She handed it to the palace maid: "This is a hangover pill. It's very effective. Please help the Third Prince take it."

The palace maid coaxed Wei Shiyu to take the pill as instructed, and then helped Wei Shiyu walk to the small tea room: "…Third Prince, I will help you to rest. Only when you have rested well can you be a big brother."

Wei Shiyu uttered “hmm” in response, and was obediently supported by the palace maids as he walked.

Nie Yuke is so dizzy!

The good news is that Wei Shiyu went to the small tea room to rest!

The bad news is that he took a hangover pill!

I can only hope that this hangover pill doesn’t work too quickly!

Nie Yuke took a deep breath and cursed Xing Xing fiercely in his heart.

Why are there such little bastards everywhere!

Here to ruin her business again!