Chapter 42: Even if I got on the dragon bed, nine lives would not be enough

Chapter 42: Even if I got on the dragon bed, nine lives would not be enough

"Even if the princess is the emperor's biological sister, how do you know what the emperor is like in private?"

Yuchi Lianping was once a powerful general under Emperor Wu Su.

These trusted aides had followed him into battle, slept in the open air together, eaten together, and slept together, so there was no secret for them.

He said with a hint of meaning: "Princess, you are wrong. If you ask me, that person is not something that ordinary people can stand."

Yuchi Lianping thought about it and gave a very simple example.

"For example, the girl who came to check my pulse just now had a waist so thin that it could be broken with a single grip. If she were to get on the dragon bed, nine lives would not be enough to compensate for it."

Princess Huachang threw the teapot over and gritted her teeth.

"Get out of here!"

Ji Qingwu and the prince consort who was driven out just stood at the door, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Just now, her pen fell on the table in the living room.

The doctor doesn't want to change his pen once he gets used to it, so when she reached the door she remembered that she forgot to bring the pen, so she turned back.

I didn't want to hear this.

Then, accompanied by the woman's angry roar, Yuchi Lianping pushed open the door and came out.

Ji Qingwu had no time to dodge.

Even though Yuchi Lianping was careless, he could sense the embarrassment, and the more he explained, the worse it got.

"I was just giving an example, and what I said was the truth, not exaggerating."

What is the truth...

Once you get on the dragon bed, nine lives won't be enough...

Ji Qingwu didn't know how to react, so he lowered his head and hummed shyly.

"Don't disbelieve it, you will know once you try it."

Yuchi Lianping left this sentence and strode away.

Ji Qingwu closed his eyes, then opened them again. In the end, he didn't have the courage to go in and take the pen in front of the princess. He left with red ears.

*

The Queen Mother’s birthday banquet.

All the members of the Ji family, the mother's family, were present.

Ji Qingwu held Jiujiu in his arms and sat in the corner of the table, admonishing her, "Jiujiu, don't talk nonsense later, and don't eat too loudly. Let's be little ladies."

Lin'an City's water nourishes people. In just a few months, the little girl has grown into a more beautiful girl with rosy cheeks and fair skin. She is so adorable.

Jiujiu shook his head and said, "The orioles are singing on the island in the river. They are chirping gracefully. I hope you will find a good match for me."

Slim and chirping?

Ji Qingwu gently pinched the flesh on her belly and laughed out loud.

After a while, someone sat down at the seat opposite, causing a few suppressed exclamations.

Who caused the commotion...

Ji Qingwu also looked over and immediately raised his eyebrows in surprise. It turned out to be Li Chengxun. He actually came to attend the Queen Mother's birthday banquet.

With such a handsome appearance, he still stands out in the palace full of outstanding people.

However, this is just a small-scale family dinner. Li Chengxun has not yet taken the palace examination and does not hold any official position. With what identity does he appear here?

Ji Qingwu was confused. She looked at him from afar through several rows of people. When she met his smiling eyes and the gazes of the people around her, she turned her head away first. It was not good to be too presumptuous at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet.

Jiujiu nestled in her arms and said in a childish voice, "Mother, that young man is so handsome."

Ji Qingwu curved his lips and asked, "Does Jiujiu like him?"

"I like it. I want to marry this handsome man when I grow up."

Ji Qingwu touched her little head and said with a smile: "Okay, you can go and ask him in person later to see if he agrees."

Prince Yong and Princess Yong entered the palace.

Not long after, Princess Huachang also took a seat.

After all, it was the Queen Mother's birthday, so even if the Princess disliked crowds, she had to attend.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived!" the eunuch announced in a long voice, and everyone stood up and knelt.

The Queen Mother wore a purple phoenix robe with auspicious designs such as phoenixes and auspicious clouds embroidered with gold thread on the skirt. Today was her birthday, so she dressed solemnly and gorgeously.

Following behind the empress dowager was a young woman wearing a golden crown and a pink skirt embroidered with hundreds of butterflies. She looked both noble and playful. She must be the most favored Princess Qingyun.

Princess Qingyun said in a tender voice: "Mother, I wish you a long life as long as the heavens, blessings as vast as the East Sea, and everlasting youth and eternal youth."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Seeing you grow older day by day, you are almost old enough to choose a husband. How can I not grow old?"

Princess Qingyun clapped her hands, and the young eunuch immediately presented her with a black lacquered and gold-painted floral incense table in the shape of a ruyi with gold-lacquered round beads underneath that could house an incense burner.

Prince Yong stood up, walked closer, took a closer look and said, "Only my younger sister could find such an exquisite incense table. It makes me, as her brother, ashamed."

"Third brother, what birthday gift did you prepare for mother? Take it out and let me see it."

Princess Yong also stepped forward, presented something with both hands, and said calmly: "Your Highness and I have prepared a set of colorful embroidered Tibetan Buddhist scriptures for your mother."

Princess Yong is the daughter of a cabinet minister and a famous talented woman. This gift must be good coming from her.

"I know that you are all filial and the gifts you gave are all pleasing to the eye." The empress dowager, with a look of joy on her face, ordered Shixi to put them away.

Princess Qingyun looked at the empty seat next to the Queen Mother and asked, "Mother, why hasn't my brother come yet?"

"There were a lot of things going on in the past. I think I was tripped up for a while."

People attending the banquet presented birthday gifts one after another. Ji Qingyuan presented a glass incense ash bracelet that had been blessed by a senior monk, and received praise for it.

Soon, it was Ji Qingwu's turn. She asked Jiujiu to sit down obediently and walked into the hall holding up her skirt.

"Your Highness, I heard that you occasionally have headaches at night, so I made a prescription for you to relieve the pain."

In her white hands, there was a thin prescription.

Others gave things to admire and play with, but this child gave something that could actually relieve pain, and the empress dowager's eyes became more loving.

The Queen Mother was pleased and said, "Qingwu is thoughtful. My headache is still an old problem I got when I gave birth to Qingyun."

Shixi walked down the steps and took it.

Ji Qingwu stood up and was about to return to his seat when he heard a man's cold voice behind him.

"Miss Ji, are you sending this prescription because you are dissatisfied with the Queen Mother?"

Before Ji Qingwu turned around, the sound of "Long live the emperor" rang in her ears.

She could only kneel down again.

Emperor Wu Su strode to the front of the hall, wearing brocade felt boots with cloud patterns on his feet, and passed by Ji Qingwu.

As she walked, the dragon robe brought up a strong breeze, blowing a few strands of her hair.

Although she didn't look up, she knew that His Majesty the Emperor was not in a good mood.

Emperor Wu Su sat down, his posture was handsome, and he said, "There is military information in the northern border that needs to be dealt with. I am late, please forgive me, mother."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "It is a blessing for the common people that the Emperor is busy with government affairs. How can I not be happy?"

However, the words she said as soon as she entered the room seemed to express dissatisfaction with Ji Qingwu. At the palace banquet that day, everyone wondered whether the emperor had any other thoughts about this woman.

But today, he reprimanded her in public again.

Seeing Ji Qingwu still kneeling in the palace, the Queen Mother's eyes flickered and she advised, "Your Majesty, let Qingwu return to his seat."

"Bring the prescription here so I can see it."

Shixi handed it over respectfully.

After reading it, Emperor Wu Su said coldly: "The Queen Mother is in good health, but you sent her a prescription on her birthday. What does that mean? The Queen Mother has taken good care of Ji, and this is how you repay her."

Now that the emperor had said this, all the people of the Ji family came out in fear and trepidation.

Kneeling in the hall with Ji Qingwu.

She didn't expect that there was a "meaning" behind it. She raised her eyes quietly and saw the expression of Emperor Wu Su clearly.

His face is dark, as if he is here to collect debts...

She lowered her head and immediately admitted her mistake.

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