Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 47 Fang Yan reveals her true feelings (2)

 After rearranging her clothes and hair, she took a deep breath, adjusted her mood slightly, and went out to see him again.

Xuanyuan Ze in the imperial study room had already sat upright in front of the case and was carefully reviewing the memorial. When passing by him, Yun Qing saw a slight coldness in his resolute handsome face.

"Since the queen has already come, let's talk if you have anything to say before returning!" Just when Yun Qing gave him a slight salute and was about to leave, Xuanyuan Ze's cold voice reached Yun Qing's ears at the right time.

She paused and turned around to see that he didn't even raise his head, as if he was just asking a casual question.

“Back to the Emperor, the Queen Mother plans to go to Huangjue Temple to offer incense and worship the Buddha in the near future. She asked Yun Qing to come and consult the Emperor. Can the Fang Selection Banquet be held as soon as possible?” Yun Qing lowered his head slightly and answered respectfully.

 The air in the study became a little depressing for a while, and the attitude between the two was so alienated that even Yun Qing was uncomfortable with it. Their interactions these days seemed extremely awkward.

Xuanyuan Ze glanced at her indifferently, then continued to review the memorial in his hand, and said casually: "Since the Queen and the Queen Mother are so enthusiastic, let's choose the day after tomorrow."

“The day after tomorrow?” Yun Qing frowned and raised her head.

 “What, does the queen think it’s inappropriate?” Xuanyuan Ze didn’t even raise his head in response to Yun Qing’s question, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice. The veins in the hand holding the pen were swollen, and it was clear that he was suppressing his unhappiness.

She was the one who proposed to host banquets by herself several times, and she was the one who didn't bother to sleep with him. Now that he has complied with her request, she is not satisfied!

 Does she really have to force him to go crazy like before to be satisfied?

Yun Qing also heard the dissatisfaction in his tone, and hurriedly explained, "I'm afraid that time will be tight in the future, so why not set it on the 28th of this month! After the selection, Yun Qing can also start making arrangements for the first grade of junior high school. That day’s incense ceremony.”

"Then twenty-eight. The queen will handle everything carefully, so I can rest assured. As long as the queen remembers to send someone to remind me, I will go directly there."

 It turned out to be just because of this!

Xuanyuan Ze secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing the sound, he waved his hand lightly and said, "Okay, if the queen has nothing else to do, please leave first!"

Although he was immersed in grading just now, he couldn't read a single word. He thought that if she continued to stay here, she wouldn't be able to finish reading all these excerpts tomorrow.

"Yes, Yun Qing excuses himself!" After bowing, Yun Qing suddenly felt a little depressed when he turned to leave.

This strange feeling did not come from what had just happened between the two of them, but from the business-like brief dialogue between her and the person inside.

 She suddenly sighed, it turns out that people's hearts are so changeable! One moment, he looked gloomy, but the next moment, he was as cold as ice.

 After the incident in the imperial study room the day before yesterday, Yun Qing and Xuanyuan Ze never saw each other again.

 Firstly, Yunqing deliberately avoided him, and also because good news came back from Feige from the southeast in the past two days, saying that after burning the corpses, the spread of the plague had been controlled. Although some seriously ill patients have died one after another, no one else has been newly infected. It is believed that the plague will be completely controlled soon.

 The imperial physician and some famous local doctors worked day and night and finally found the best prescription to completely cure the plague.

The person who sent the message was Li Qinglan, requesting the emperor to send medicine and reinforcements, and reassured the emperor that the plague would be completely eliminated in about half a month, and there would be no such plagues to worry about again.

Today is the day when the emperor holds the Fang Selection Banquet, and Yunqing has been busy these past two days.

When she came out of Concubine Hua's palace in the morning, she happened to meet Yun Ya and Zhao Cairen who came to visit. Although the two of them greeted Yun Qing, Yun Qing saw that Yun Ya's face was full of emotions. Hatred of self.

Yunqing ignored this and simply asked the two of them to excuse themselves and left Zhuhua Palace.

 After lunch, Yunqing had no time to relax at all. She had to look over everything from the seat selection to the dishes at the banquet, and then sent Xiao Taohong and the **** in charge of the imperial dining room to go and check it carefully.

Later, Ling Ge presented the selected singers, dancers and all the songs to Yunqing for his choice. Finally, Yunqing also presented the pure gold waist that had been specially made by someone earlier and engraved with the names and status of the show girls. The cards were given out one by one for them to show off their talents at the dinner party and then the emperor took them.

It wasn't until the lanterns came on that Yun Qing finally had some free time. After taking a bath, she, accompanied by Bi Tao and others, set off for the banquet at Liang Yi Palace.

The most attractive thing about the palace at night is the beautiful and colorful lights, which are so colorful that it makes people dazzling.

Especially when banquets are held in the palace, the entire palace is filled with flowers, making it even more charming than the palace in the daytime.

"The Queen has arrived!" As Yun Qing stepped onto the palace steps, the eunuchs on both sides of the palace also shouted their greetings, and the slightly warm atmosphere in the palace quickly fell silent.

"I am waiting to see you, the Queen, who is a thousand years old!" As soon as the Queen entered the palace, everyone bowed to her at the same time, and then after she smiled and asked everyone to stand down, all the women in the palace shook slightly. Blessed, and then return to their respective places.

After everyone looked up and saw the queen who was wearing light makeup tonight, they were shocked. Their eyes were suddenly filled with a look of astonishment. Everyone couldn't help but look at Yun Qing and then at the makeup of themselves and others. Suddenly, they discovered that, My dressing up tonight was really bad.

It turned out that although Yunqing was wearing the queen's red dress, except for wearing a phoenix hairpin representing the queen, she only had a few exquisite jade-beaded flowers pierced on her temples, and then tied the pine hair. Two strands of hair hang down the side of her neck. The whole outfit is extremely simple, but it makes people look dignified and elegant.

Such a queen made all the women in the palace secretly annoyed, especially Yun Ya. When she saw the beautiful Yun Qing, her beautiful eyes immediately turned cold.

She did not expect that Yun Qing could easily become the focus of everyone's envy with such a simple make-up. As a result, even though she had put so much thought into her dress, it could not compare to her casually tied hairdo.

Sure enough, after three days of separation, Shi Yunqing looked at her with admiration. She was no longer the incompetent young lady in Yun Mansion who she easily trampled on.

Yun Qing, however, had a calm expression and ignored Yun Ya's jealous gaze. He just glanced at the group of gorgeous women one by one with his beautiful eyes and smiled calmly. Finally, her eyes fell on Bai Zixian, who was the only one wearing simple makeup tonight.

She found that tonight, when all the women were vying for beauty, she was the only one wearing a light blue dress, with only a gold hairpin in her head that she had given her earlier.

With only a light layer of makeup on her face, her whole person looked very pleasing to the eye despite being clear against the backdrop of a group of beautiful women. Yun Qing discovered that although her appearance was only pretty, her gentle and gentle temperament made people feel comfortable.

Bai Zixian, who had been sitting quietly alone, was also looking at the queen who had just entered the palace. Their eyes met. The queen smiled at her and nodded with satisfaction; but she was slightly startled, and then she smiled slightly, Thoughtful.

"Your Majesty has arrived, Concubine Hua has arrived!" The eunuch's voice came from outside the palace again. Yun Qing stood up calmly, and waited quietly with all the ladies of His Highness to enter the palace, facing Xuanyuan Ze who was walking towards her. He said: "I have seen it before, long live the emperor!"

"The Queen is excused." Xuanyuan Ze stretched out his hand to gently support Yun Qing, then lifted up the hem of his clothes and sat upright on the throne in front of him. With a wave of his hand, he said loudly to the people below: "All the ministers are on the same level."

 “Thank you, Your Majesty!” All the girls expressed their thanks in unison, and at this moment, Concubine Hua also looked at Yunqing Yingying and said softly: “My sister, Concubine Hua, sends my regards to the queen and sister, and I wish my sister long blessings!”

"My sister is pregnant. There is no need to do this kind of etiquette in the future!" Yun Qing did not reach out to stop her, but calmly watched Concubine Hua give herself a complete blessing, and then raised her hand to give way.

 Everyone also saw that although the queen's voice was gentle, she had no intention of exempting herself from the concubine's gift.

From this point of view, it is impossible to figure out who is more honored and favored today, the Queen or the Concubine Hua.

"Thank you for your concern, sister! Haha, my sister is not pregnant yet, so how can she be so fragile?" He Ruowan felt hatred in her heart, but she smiled calmly on her face.

Her beautiful eyes glanced at the only seat next to the emperor. She tightened her fingertips and did not take a step. She just smiled and asked: "I don't know where my sister should sit at this moment. Please give me some advice."

She originally thought that as the concubine second only to the queen, she should sit with the emperor at the banquet.

But she didn't expect that this woman Yun Qing would be so insidious. She just squeezed out her seat, leaving only the seat where the emperor and empress shared the table.

 Hmph, did she think that she could squeeze herself away from the emperor with such small tricks?

"Because my sister is pregnant, I am worried that my sister's taste may conflict with the emperor's, so I ordered someone to prepare a special meal for pregnant women. Do you think it suits your taste?" Yun Qing sat next to Xuanyuan Ze. , looked at He Ruowan standing in front of him indifferently, smiled and raised his sleeves to point to an independent empty seat not far away, indicating that He Ruowan should sit there.

"Concubine, thank you for taking so much trouble for my sister. In fact, my sister has a good appetite recently and has no nausea for the time being. It seems that my sister is interested." He Ruowan snorted lightly and looked at the several exquisite dishes on the banquet table, her eyes filled with excitement. Disdainful.

Although I felt a little unwilling, I still thanked Yun Qing Fu Shen, and then sat on my seat alone.

Xuanyuan Ze didn't interrupt, he just glanced at the decoration in the hall, turning a blind eye to the woman below who was flirting with him intentionally or unintentionally. A pair of charming handsome eyes are slightly deep. Compared with the smiling emperor during the draft that day, he looks very cold and charming today.

He saw that Yun Qing had really put a lot of thought into today's selection banquet. It seemed that she was not only interested in choosing a woman for herself, but also seemed to be very enthusiastic about it!

 Ever since what happened in their room in the royal study a few days ago, she has not seen him at all in the past few days. Even when notifying herself of the banquet, she only asked a **** from her palace to come.

He was thinking, if it weren't for these boring things, she would have been able to stay away from him, or even never see him!

"Since everyone has arrived, the queen will announce the banquet!" Xuanyuan Ze's voice couldn't help but be dull as he turned to look at the pretty woman next to him.

It is said that a woman's appearance pleases her, but she never bothers to dress up every time she sees him. However, she is so beautiful that he can't take his eyes away, and he can no longer tolerate anyone else except her.

"Yun Qing obeys the order!" Yun Qing responded respectfully, and immediately asked Ling Ge to announce the opening of the banquet. Then, under Ling Ge's arrangement, the instrumental music and songs and dances that had been prepared came on stage.

So, everyone here ate the delicacies carefully prepared in the imperial dining room, accompanied by the melodious orchestral sounds, and admired the graceful dancing beauties. Today's selection feast officially began.

"Why didn't the Queen wait for me today?" Amidst the sound of the orchestra, Yun Qing heard the person next to her suddenly speak, and the tone was unpleasant, which made her raise her head inexplicably.

She saw that the man was looking directly at her, with a pair of handsome eyes hiding a hint of dissatisfaction, and he was sternly accusing her.

"Uh, your Majesty, are you referring to coming to Fangyi Hall tonight?" Yun Qing was slightly stunned, not knowing what he meant.

 If it was because of this, then she would be confused. Didn't he go with Concubine Hua just now? Why are you saying now that you won't wait for him?

"The queen is well-educated and prudent in her work. Why doesn't she know that on such an important occasion, she can be the emperor and empress together?" He looked unhappy. Looking at Yun Qing's clear and beautiful eyes, his anger increased little by little.

She looked so innocent. Yun Qing didn't expect him to blame her for this. He intuitively felt that he was dissatisfied with himself and deliberately made things difficult for her.

With a faint smile, she looked straight into those suddenly deep eyes, with a mocking arc raised at the corner of her lips: "Then Yunqing, may I ask the emperor, is the wedding of the emperor and the empress considered an important occasion?"

She has always tried her best to do what a queen should do, but as for him, he has violated this rule from the beginning, and now he suddenly has to restrain himself. It is really incredible.

"Are you blaming me?" Xuanyuan Ze tightened his palms, and his original anger suddenly collapsed because she suddenly mentioned the situation on the wedding day. With a soft voice, his handsome eyes locked on hers also disappeared. I couldn't help but feel a hint of self-blame and light joy.

He thought that she would always ignore any of his indifference and difficulties; he thought that he would never have any fluctuations in her heart; he thought that only she could easily make him angry to the point of chest tightness, and she would be forever The wind is clear and the clouds are light.

 But she suddenly blames herself. Is it because she is no longer the same in her heart as before?

Looking at the complicated expression that suddenly overflowed from his eyes, Yun Qing was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but think about the reason for the sarcastic words he just blurted out.

 Is she blaming him?

 It seems that from the beginning, she didn't care about his ruthless behavior during the wedding; she has never paid attention to any of his troubles, but why did she suddenly feel uncontrollable and want to retort?

"Yunqing doesn't blame the emperor. The emperor is deeply affectionate and a rare infatuated man. How could Yunqing blame the emperor for being infatuated with a woman he loves?" After thinking about it, she couldn't figure it out. He could only shake his head in denial.

Unexpectedly, her words sounded even more resentful to others.

She could feel that Xuanyuan Ze's eyes became a little meaningless after hearing her words. The anger just now was gone forever, and even the corners of his lips, which had never been raised since entering the palace, were immediately slightly raised.

With his face feeling hot, Yun Qing suddenly realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing again. And his smile made her suddenly panic, feeling a little embarrassed that she was saying more and more wrong things at this time.

“I also hope that my infatuation can only be given to one person!” And that person is you!

He stared at her deeply, and the tenderness in his eyes made Yun Qing a little surprised and a little flustered.

 The last sentence was something he kept deep in his heart! The reason why he didn't say it out loud was that he knew that with her nature, she would never agree with his sudden love for her.

 In her eyes, she had always loved Wan'er deeply, but that love now made him confused.

 He has indeed been infatuated with Wan'er for many years, and has always had her in his heart, and is willing to continue doting on her for the rest of his life. But the appearance of Yun Qing made him gradually realize that the gentle and virtuous Wan'er in his eyes was actually full of dark schemes, so strange that he didn't want to recognize her.

Yunqing, however, was so unique, like a Tianshan snow lotus isolated from the world, standing proudly and independently on the top of an unreachable cliff. He could only feel his heart beat, but could not reach it.

Her cold and indifferent attitude could always easily make him angry; her clear and bright eyes could always inadvertently make him fall in love with her; her beauty and elegance could always make him want to follow her. The figure lingers...

I thought that her indifferent attitude towards me was a way to attract his attention; I thought that when I saw the emperor's brother and Yidi's detached concern for her, I was just angry with her for being unruly and seductive. Three and four; I thought that the reason she risked her life to block him that time was just because she had intentions for him...

 However, when her shadow had unknowingly reflected in his heart, he discovered that she was thinking about someone else. It was the mysterious man who openly went to court to ask for her because of her.

Yun Qing, did she know how angry he must be at that moment?

He even had a crazy impulse to let her truly become his woman from now on; let her only have one self in her heart!

 However, her sad tears and indifferent expression could easily awaken his impulse, making him just want to truly enter her heart in his own way.

He thought too much that he could see even a little affection for him in her eyes, but he failed.

Her beautiful eyes as clear as a mirror are always filled with disdain for herself and a disregard for herself.

Yunqing, oh Yunqing, does she know how much effort he put into reading the tenderness he wanted to see in her eyes?

"What does a beloved want? He just hopes to stay with her for the rest of his life. Yun Qing is really happy for Concubine Hua. It is her blessing in this life to have such deep love from the emperor. Although the emperor may have thousands of harems, he can only have three thousand favors. Being together is the greatest blessing in her life. Yunqing hopes that she can live up to the emperor's love and grow old together with him!" Yunqing smiled softly and wished them sincerely.

 She knew that the one he loved was Concubine Hua. As an emperor, he was rarely infatuated with love.

 Just because he is an emperor, the love between Concubine Hua and him has unknowingly changed. The overt and covert provocations to her again and again made her feel a little sympathetic to Xuanyuan Ze.

 How would he be shocked if he saw He Ruowan like that?

 (End of this chapter)