Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 48 Fang Yan reveals her true feelings (3)

 It’s no wonder that he was vague and casual in dealing with his poisoning and assassination. When a person faces an emotional test, there are very few people who are willing to face it.

　　Even if he is willing to give a lot of love to any woman, she still doesn't have that sense of security in her heart.

Yunqing only hopes that his love can really stand the test of time and never deteriorate.

It's a pity that if one person succeeds, how can all the women of your highness rely on them? It's just that he threw himself into the deep palace gate, and he was sad from then on.

Hearing that she did not understand his metaphor, Xuanyuan Ze sighed secretly, looked at the beautiful woman silently, and said nothing for a while.

One day, he will let her understand his heart, and he will also make her willing to accept his love!

Your Highness, He Ruowan, who had been paying close attention to the two of them, had a cold look in her eyes. The hand holding the jade chopsticks was tightly squeezed. The food in front of her was not touched, but the food on the plate was messed up by her.

Just like her unable to calm heart at the moment, it will be twisted into thousands of threads in an unknown dark place.

She just wanted to sweep away the dishes in front of her, and she could have a happy attack, and she would not hesitate to upset him.

 At the end of the song, all the women who were distracted from their meals put down their bowls and chopsticks, elegantly picked up the wet handkerchief to wipe the corners of their lips, and then quietly watched the dancers in the palace exit gracefully.

Following Ling Ge's instructions, the palace maids and eunuchs who had been waiting in the palace early in the morning hurriedly came forward and removed the dishes in front of everyone in an orderly manner, replacing them with fresh fruit plates and exquisite snacks.

Yun Qing clapped his hands lightly, and Xiao Taohong stepped forward and handed over the list of beautiful ladies. Yun Qing took it and opened it while saying to Xuanyuan Ze: "Tonight, hundreds of flowers are blooming in Fangyi Hall, and the scenery is really intoxicating! Haha, this is the roster for everyone. The emperor can choose anyone to show off his skills at will."

As she spoke, she handed the roster to Xuanyuan Ze with a smile, her expression happy and calm.

His Highness immediately fell silent, and everyone looked at the emperor reaching out to take the booklet with their names on it, with more or less nervousness and expectation on his face.

Xuanyuan Ze had no idea that a casual tap of his fingertips would cause the heartbeats of many people below to accelerate. He just looked at the beautiful handwriting written by Yun Qing in silence, his handsome eyes slightly deep.

"Yun Ya!" Ben's heart just moved when he saw the word "Yun". His deep voice had already penetrated the eardrums of everyone below, and they all turned to look at the arrogant woman who had unexpectedly won the emperor's favor.

Yunya! Everyone's thoughts changed and they couldn't help but secretly guess.

It seems that the emperor is indeed very partial to Concubine Hua, because everyone saw that day that Concubine Hua personally recommended Yunya to stay in the palace.

Yun Qing raised his eyebrows. Unexpectedly, the first person he mentioned was Yun Ya.

I thought he would not care so much about other women except Concubine Hua, but for Yunya, he clearly had no intention of accepting her into the palace last time. How could he be the first to choose her tonight?

And when Yunya heard the emperor gently pronouncing her name, the deep voice made her heart tremble. She stood up quickly in surprise, smiled brightly at the tall and handsome man, walked towards the front of the palace, and said softly : "Your Majesty, Yun Ya, has met the Emperor! May the Emperor be blessed!"

Xuanyuan Ze heard the sound and looked over, and saw a beautiful woman Tingting in a gorgeous oriole skirt standing under His Highness, with three noble hairpins on her head, a emerald pendant around her waist, and a jade body with pearls intertwined. .

Her body exuded three parts of agility and seven parts of brilliance. At this moment, she stood alone, standing out from the crowd of women, making people dazzled.

"Well, no courtesy!" Looking at her half-covered beauty with a trace of blush, Xuanyuan Ze's handsome eyes showed a trace of unnoticeable boredom, and he just waved his hands casually and said: "I heard that the prime minister's daughter Yun The Fourth Miss is known as a talented girl in Tiancheng. Today I ask Yun Jieyu to show her skills for me so that I can see Jieyu's talents. "

"Yes, Yunya obeys the order!" Yunya was overjoyed. Hearing the emperor's praise, Yunya couldn't help but smile and opened her eyes. She smiled at him, and then happily raised her hands to the two palace maids behind her. One person quickly brought the guqin in his arms, while the other person had already moved a light round stool to Yun Ya's side.

Yun Ya sat lightly on the round stool, holding the gorgeous guqin shaped like a Tibetan bow in her arms with one hand, gently lifting the strings with the other hand, and smiled at the emperor: "Yun Ya is showing off!"

 Then I saw her rolling up her sleeves and showing her bare hands, her bright wrists about to be covered with jade rings. The slender fingertips began to play gently and slowly on the strings, and the crisp sound of the piano immediately filled the hall.

Yun Qing looked at the beautiful and smiling woman calmly, and suddenly felt a little sad for her.

Her thoughts have been completely revealed by the sound of her piano. Every frown, smile, and finger are all revealing the girl's beautiful yearning for love; all of them indicate that she hopes to get that through tonight's piano music. People's special favor.

"Okay! Yun Jieyu is indeed very talented. The song "Moonlit Night on the Spring River" was really eye-opening for me. It is so exquisite." After the song ended, Xuanyuanze clapped his hands lightly, and the shy Yunya immediately stood up and thanked her, His voice became softer and softer: "Thank you for your compliments, Your Majesty, I'm so elegant and talented, I'm afraid I might miss the audience!"

"Well, I think it's very good. What does the queen think?" Xuanyuan Ze raised his lips and smiled, turned to look at Yun Qing, who was smiling silently, and asked suddenly.

"Even the emperor is full of praises, let alone this palace. My sister is very good at playing the piano. This piano has a unique shape and extraordinary sound quality. It is really a combination of human and piano. It is wonderful! Haha, my sister is a wonderful person tonight. The sound of the musical instrument shocked the entire palace, what a joy!" Yun Qing nodded and smiled at Yun Ya. This compliment was not meant to be flattering, but at least eight points of appreciation.

"Thank you for your kind words, Queen. Yun Ya is so talented that I made my sister laugh!" The corner of her lips raised, Yun Ya's eyes showed obvious pride, and then she retired happily after the emperor ordered someone to reward her.

The next woman to perform was directly named by Yun Qing based on the title given by the emperor that day, and among the many women, the first one was Tang Ninghen from Yiyang.

As a minister, Tang Ninghen dressed up in a unique style tonight. She wore a gorgeous gauze feather coat with strong Yiyang characteristics. The purple and red clothes were as light as thin wings, and the light gold embroidered shoes were dancing with her. The dancing movements shook the eyes of everyone in the palace.

Yunqing looked at the beautiful woman in the hall, his beautiful eyes lit up, and he was amazed by her graceful dancing posture.

It seems that Tang Chongyi lived up to the emperor's highest title for her. Not only was she beautiful in life, but she was also so beautiful in dance that even a woman herself was moved.

What about him?

Thinking about it, she couldn't help but turn her head to look at Xuanyuan Ze beside her, but she was surprised to see him turn his head in response. She was slightly startled, and saw him suddenly spreading his lips and smiling at her.

His smile revealed an indescribable ambiguity, as if Xiao Yunqing was actually looking at His Highness the dancer instead of looking at him.

Yun Qing's face felt hot and he quickly looked away, not daring to meet his playful eyes again.

"The Queen has something to say to me, but it's not convenient for her to say it in public?" Xuanyuan Ze didn't let her go. Suddenly, he gently put one hand around Yun Qing's body on one side of his body, and chuckled, "Still, Queen Do you want to show me that I should not be fooled by the beauty in front of me and should choose the situation soberly? "

His movement is very eye-catching. Although everyone is watching Tang Chongyi's dance, privately, he admires Emperor Junyi very much and will always occasionally cast a soft and affectionate glance.

His movement of reaching out to hold Yun Qing was clearly visible in everyone's eyes, making everyone's eyes fixed on him. They stared at him in surprise and forgot to look away again.

Tang Ninghen, who was dancing gracefully, also froze, and her dance movements could not be coherent naturally. In an instant, the tender and affectionate smile on her face froze into a look of stunned frustration.

Concubine Hua had already turned pale with anger. Seeing that the emperor was so intimate with Yun Qing in public, she was so angry that she almost lost her mind. She could only tighten her sleeves tightly, and the originally soft and smooth cuffs were wrinkled.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. Yun Qing did not mean this." Yun Qing's face turned as red as a ripe apple at the moment when many pairs of eyes shot at her at the same time. She wanted to break away at first, but found that his arms did not allow her to break away at all. .

The moist and hot breath of his breath reached her ears, and she smelled the faint aroma of ambergris on his body. Her heart moved, and she turned her head away uneasily, suppressing the irregular and rapid heartbeat, trying to get rid of this inexplicable feeling he brought to her. Throbbing.

 Ever since he almost favored her in the Imperial Study Room, her body's heartbeat would involuntarily speed up at a certain distance from him, making her always want to avoid him.

"Oh, it seems that I misunderstood the Queen!" Xuanyuan Ze seemed to have noticed her reaction. He smiled softly and deliberately kissed her soft earlobe with the corner of his lips, making Yun Qing's whole body stiffen, but he was already Satisfied, he let her go.

"Pop!" A harsh cracking sound woke up everyone in the hall, especially Yun Qing, who had just relaxed from being extremely nervous. After hearing the sound, his heart skipped a beat and he quickly turned his head to look at the place where the sound came from.

Xuanyuan Ze's handsome eyebrows furrowed, he gently pulled Yun Qing's wrist, patted it comfortingly, and then turned to look at Concubine Hua, who had knocked over the tea set in front of her, with slightly dark eyes.

The palace maid had already run quickly, but she saw Concubine Hua quickly touching her chest with one hand and covering her mouth tightly with the other, looking extremely ugly.

"What's wrong with Sister Concubine Hua?" Yun Qing knew the clue and glanced at her lightly. He couldn't help but cast a cold glance at the man who was so calm and calm at this time, and then forcefully pulled out of his hand. Hands, voice extremely calm.

She knew that Concubine Hua was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable after seeing the ambiguous attitude between Xuanyuan Ze and her, so she deliberately knocked over the tea cup. She was not angry with her for her intentional behavior, but was angry with the man who teased her in public.

He had said with a serious face before that he only wanted to be infatuated with Concubine Hua in this life, but now when he saw her uncomfortable expression, he didn't even express the concern that he should have; even the look in his eyes There is no tension as it should have been.

Whether he saw through Concubine Hua's poor acting skills or not, there was one thing that Concubine Hua did not pretend to be, and that was the jealousy and pain in her eyes that were clearly revealed.

How could he know her thoughts and still be willing to make her sad?

With his palms empty, Xuanyuan Ze noticed Yun Qing's slightly angry look, but he couldn't figure out whether she was angry with him for teasing him just now, or angry with Wan'er for deliberately causing trouble.

Looking at her cold expression, he felt slightly flustered, as if her whole body suddenly exuded an air current that was extremely alienated from him, expelling him from her heart unconsciously.

He Ruowan bit her silver teeth and looked at the woman who had caused her to stay away from the emperor with some hatred. She half-covered her mouth and stood up gently. She said in a dull voice: "I am rude, please forgive me, but I suddenly... Sudden desire...vomiting..."

Before she finished speaking, she quickly covered her lips tightly again, letting everyone immediately understand what was going on with her.

"If Wan'er feels uncomfortable, go back and rest early. Ning'er, take good care of your mistress and send her back to the palace to rest!" Xuanyuan Ze looked at He Ruowan who seemed to be vomiting, sighed in his heart, and raised his hand to order Hua The concubine's personal maid quickly helped her back to the palace.

"My sister is pregnant, so there is no room for sloppiness. The Emperor is busy with something, so it is better for Yun Qing to send Concubine Hua's sister back to the palace. Doctor Xuan will come and have a look!" Yun Qing stood up immediately, without waiting for Xuanyuan Ze's reply, Then he walked to He Ruowan, reached out to help her up, and said with a smile: "Come on, sister, I will take you back to the palace.

"Then, thank you, sister! Your Majesty, I'll take my leave first!" He Ruowan didn't expect that Yun Qing would take the initiative to see her off. Although she couldn't figure out what her purpose was, she felt much better after being able to get her away from the emperor. .

Even if she has other thoughts, she is not afraid at all. She had already done everything she needed to do properly. Even if she had doubts, there was absolutely nothing wrong with her.

Just like that, Xuanyuan Ze watched with some astonishment as Yun Qing left him behind and sent Wan'er away alone.

The extremely indifferent look on her face when she left made him finally realize that she seemed to be angry with him.

Suddenly he felt a little bored. He didn't expect that his random actions would cause her to completely escape from him.

Damn it, without her selection banquet, how could he have the patience to stay here for a long time!

"Thank you, sister, for sending me in person. In fact, I just had a sudden nausea. I guess tonight's royal banquet was too good for my taste, so I couldn't help but take a few more bites. I'm really sorry for making my sister worry." Lying on the large carved bed in the Nuanxiang Pavilion Above, He Ruowan's complexion was rosy, indeed much calmer than the red and white complexion just now.

"Since my sister is fine, I can rest assured! Have a good rest, sister, and I will come see you tomorrow!" After Ning'er invited the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat Concubine Hua, Yun Qing heard from him that Concubine Hua was experiencing morning sickness. , nothing serious happened, and then he left.

He Ruowan spoke delicately, looking at Yun Qing who didn't have much doubt on her face, she sneered in her heart.

When Yun Qing left, the smile on her face immediately disappeared, replaced by a cold look that was familiar to Imperial Physician Liu Quan: "Liu Quan, I have indeed experienced drowsiness and nausea in the past two days. I would like to know , can I still get pregnant while taking the medicine?”

"Back to the empress, a few days ago, the officials were worried that other doctors would diagnose and treat the empress again, so they prescribed a lot of medicine. So now, not only does the empress have a very real pulse, but she also has the reaction that all pregnant people should have. The whole meeting will show it one by one. However, unless the lady takes this medicine to induce menstruation as soon as possible, the longer it takes, the more detrimental it will be to her body if the menstrual blood is not forced out for more than six months, and it will also be harmful to her future fertility. Extremely disadvantageous.”

Liu Quan bowed slightly and looked at Concubine Hua, whose face became more and more serious after listening to his words, and his heart pounded.

Now he has an arrow on the string and has no choice but to fire it. Ever since He Shenling approached him privately last time, his life has gone back to the old path again.

He originally thought that the matter could be buried in the memory of the crazy Concubine Mei forever, but unexpectedly, He Xiuzhu unexpectedly caught his weak point, and he had to refuse his request.

He originally thought that Concubine Hua was so favored by the Holy Spirit that she would never resort to such deceitful tactics; but he did not expect that she was even better than Concubine Mei back then and was willing to risk her own body, which made him secretly think. shock.

But what happened now made him even more frightened. Now he and her were tied to the same boat. If everything goes well for her, that's okay. But if her affair is exposed, as the emperor's beloved concubine, no matter how she is punished, she will be dejected at most. Cold palace.

 And he will be like the guard who protected Concubine Zhen back then, with only one way to die.

"That means that while I am taking the medicine, there is no possibility of pregnancy?" He Ruowan frowned, grabbing the brocade quilt on her body with one hand, and her heart sank a little.

Due to the urgency of the assassination incident at that time, she took this strategy to dispel the emperor's suspicion about herself and win back the emperor's heart.

 Now even the Queen Mother is taking great care of her pregnancy, but she is getting more and more troubled day by day.

Now is not the best time to induce menstruation. Although the emperor has shelved Chen Jingzhi's matter for the time being, it does not mean that the woman will no longer stare at the emperor and demand that the matter be investigated after she becomes pregnant.

Also, if you lose your child rashly, the Queen Mother’s shrewdness will be extremely detrimental to you. Now, she can only make other plans after the Queen Mother leaves the palace to clean up her health.

"That's not entirely true. As long as the empress avoids taking this medicine before every blessing, and takes the palace-warming prescription prepared by Xianguan within half an hour before, there may be a possibility of continued pregnancy. It's just that Xianguan diagnosed it. Your Majesty's body is weak and cold, so she needs to take good care of herself before she can become pregnant!" Liu Quan pondered for a moment, then truthfully told the truth that He Ruowan would not be pregnant in the short term.

Her beautiful eyes darkened, and He Ruowan's face was slightly gloomy. She already understood what Liu Quan meant: "Well, I know about it, and then I will trouble Doctor Liu. It's getting late, Doctor, please come back! Ning'er, please come back for me The palace rewards Imperial Doctor Liu!"

"Yes, I will resign!" Looking at Concubine Hua with an unkind expression, Liu Quan leaned over knowingly and exited Nuanxiang Pavilion under the leadership of Ning'er.

He Ruowan looked at the empty bedroom, thinking about the previous scene in Fangyi Hall where the emperor embraced Yun Qing in public, and her heart was piercing like a sharp knife.

 But she didn't expect that she was the one who caused this false pregnancy, but the emperor still didn't treat her lightly.

She casually pulled out the beaded hairpin that she had carefully dressed before leaving the palace. Her arms trembled with anger and she threw it all over the floor. Finally, she looked straight at the dazzling and exquisite golden hairpin that represented the concubine's identity, and hated it. Desperately trying to break it off.

"Bu Yao Bu Yao! Why can she wear a phoenix hairpin but I can only wear such ordinary things? Why can she sit next to the emperor but let me watch them from a distance... Yunqing, I can't If I lose to you, I will never lose to you!”

Well, as she pulled hard, the chic pecket bell above the steps also rolled down, and she could no longer send out the pleasing sound of the eloquent step by step.

 (End of this chapter)