She had drafted these words in her mind in advance. Based on Yuan Xingzhou's desire for destructive revenge, she had to open the "warning line" in advance and let him only jump within a safe range. She could not cross the line with her and the four others. Xiangjun's bottom line.
yuan He doesn't have a rosy and shiny complexion like normal people.
"You are the first to come to Shengjing. I'm afraid you haven't seen what the so-called powerful people are like." He frowned and thought for a moment, then a hint of excitement and perverted urgency appeared on his face: "Today's night banquet will definitely be There are many ministers from the DPRK, so you should open your eyes and take a closer look."
Damn it, his sudden change of expression and the fact that he spoke in such a joking and weird tone made her a little scared.
Just like at tonight's banquet, she might see a scene of demons dancing around and demons and demons gathering...
Zheng Quchi straightened his neck and said stiffly: "I, I am not a completely ignorant person, so please stop being alarmist here."
Yuan Xingzhou didn't mean to scare her. He immediately returned to his usual world-weary and gloomy look, and said calmly: "All the demands you made are restricting the treaty of this palace. Can we also make one?"
"Of course." She answered quickly, but also quickly added: "But it must be reasonable, legal and compliant."
In this way, she has more space to maneuver, and she can advance, attack, retreat, or defend.
Yuan Xingzhou glanced at her lazily: "No matter what the occasion, our position is your position, and you will always stand with us." After saying that, he saw Zheng Quchi falling into thinking, He added: "Of course, as long as it doesn't violate your principles."
Zheng Quchi looked at him in surprise. Compared with her conditions, he really had no desires and demands, and it was just a promise that he wanted his companions to stay together for warmth.
"I agree, let's give it a high five."
Although verbal promises are unreliable, there should still be a sense of ceremony.
Look at her raised white hands, with pointed fingers like lotus flowers, shining with pink.
His eyes darkened slightly for a second, and he stretched out his hand. His slightly curled fingers were filled with the coolness of ice crystals. They were fair and slender, with protruding joints.
Snapped--
Snapped--
Snapped!
After three high-fives, Yuan Xingzhou's fingertips slipped across her palm, and then he clasped her little hand into his palm to stop her retreating.
"I have something that needs your help right now."
He looked extremely serious. Zheng Quchi stopped his movements and entered the state for a second: "What's the matter?"
It must be a particularly important matter for her to be prepared for.
"For this palace, the night banquet is just a Hongmen banquet. I have no power and no one to help me. I will definitely be questioned and embarrassed by the queen's party and envoys from several countries. You will always stay with me. I'm here to help me out, right?"
There was some invisible tension on his pale face, and his jade-like bright face was embedded with a pair of rippling red phoenix eyes. He looked into her eyes, which were sad, euphemistic, and touching.
Zheng Quchi's breath tightened. It sounded like he was indeed a little bit pitiful... Moreover, his appeal at the moment was completely reasonable. When it came to that unknown night party, he and her naturally wanted to help each other, and she had no need to refuse. .
"certainly."
But as soon as she finished answering, she had a strange feeling in her heart, as if she had overlooked something.
"Then you have to remember that you will never leave me."
Yuan Xingzhou gave her an unclear smile. When she looked into her suspicions, he put away his suspicious expression again, looking lonely and desolate.
——
Yanchun Palace
"Mother, you don't believe what I said?" Yuan Chuhua, who had just returned to the palace, said angrily: "He really does look similar to the portrait of the eldest son painted by his father, especially his facial features."
She said it anxiously and with a pale face
It was clear, but the queen kept calmly teasing the parrot with a reed.
"Did the queen say she didn't believe it?"
Queen Bo Ji has a very beautiful face, the kind of face that blurs the boundaries of time as she gets older. She put down her bird-teasing stick, turned around, and gently touched her finger with the kodan. Point Yuan Chuhua's forehead.
The force was not light, like a punishment for her stupidity.
"It started chirping as soon as I came back. It was noisier than a bird."
Chu Yuanhua stood still, and she said aggrievedly: "Then why didn't the queen mother react at all?"
"My mother has been waiting for this day to come for so many years. How do you think my mother should react?" Bo Ji asked back.
After hearing this, Chu Yuanhua said somewhat unconfidently: "But, but he may not be..."
Bo Ji laughed: "Just now someone from Shengyuan Palace came with news that the king not only met Yuwen Zheng, but also specially called the attendant into the palace. Later, when he came out of the palace, he was personally escorted to Baidu by the chief eunuch. You have already reached this level, do you think you still can’t confirm his identity?”
Yuan Chuhua looked shocked: "S-really it's Yuan Xingzhou, our eldest prince is back?"
"Yes, he is back." Bo Ji smiled with flaming red lips, bright and attractive, but also extremely dangerous: "I have been preparing for this day for more than ten years. It is too late for him to come back now. .”
"Mother, what will you do to him?"
Bo Ji's eyes slowly turned to her: "What do you think?"
Yuan Chuhua shuddered under her murderous eyes.
"Queen mother, can you... spare his life in the end? No matter what, his mother is also her biological sister, and he is my eldest brother. I..."
"Shut up." Bo Ji suddenly had sharp eyes. She pinched Yuan Chuhua's cheeks and dug her fingertips into her flesh: "You asked me to let him go? But will he let us go? What happened back then was not only Bo Rui knows the truth, and he must also know the truth about how his mother and his mother-in-law suffered together. Under such circumstances, he and us have a deep hatred. Do you think that when he comes back this time, he will act out a brother-sister relationship with you? , or revenge?"
"Mother... I, I know I was wrong." Yuan Chuhua did not dare to resist, so he could only shout for mercy.
Bo Ji let go of her with a flick, and raised her slender eyebrows: "If your brother hadn't been born weak and sick, what kind of threat do you think a mere Yuan Xingzhou could be? That old guy might have set his sights on him. Well, he didn't want to think about it. No, he had always been full of sins and committed many evil deeds. Would his son not know what kind of virtue he was? It didn't matter whether he wanted to lure the wolf into the house or watch the fire from the other side. Anyway, he had been planning for a long time. , just waiting..."
After all, she still had reservations. Bo Ji was a smart person, and she understood that when things were completely settled, they were full of uncertain variables.
Today, Yuan Xingzhou is a variable, and Yuwen Zheng is also a variable.
In order to prevent the variables from becoming a certain number, she had no choice but to find a way to eradicate them completely.
"Tonight you and the Ai family will attend the banquet together."
Bo Ji flicked her phoenix robe, turned around and walked towards the room.
"What about Brother Wang?"
Mentioning Yuan Xinglin, a look of distress flashed across Bo Ji's usually unsympathetic face: "He's sick again. Don't disturb him for the next two days and let him rest."
Yuan Chuhua lowered his eyes: "I understand."
Bo Ji paused and turned her head to look at her sideways: "I asked you to find a way to marry Yu Wen Sheng, but it was of no use to you. Now that he is dead, other women have taken a big advantage. If she is really pregnant with Yu Wen Sheng, Sheng's child, even if the old man didn't approve the marriage contract, the laws of the Ye Kingdom were on her side. No matter how unwilling the people of the Yuwen family were, they could only recognize her. Her status as the general's wife was It’s a done deal.”
Seeing that Bo Ji's air pressure was getting lower and lower the more she talked, Yuan Chuhua pursed his lips and immediately said: "She's not pregnant..."
"What did you say?" Bo Ji looked at her sharply.
According to the information from Bo Ji's spies, Zheng Quchi was suspected of being pregnant and went to claim the Yuwen Sheng-related inheritance.
Return without success.
"I was riding in a carriage with her. During the bumps on the road, she looked and moved naturally. She didn't have any behavior to protect her pregnant belly. She didn't look like the unstable period of the first trimester, so I suspected that she was lying. Yes." Yuan Chuhua's words are well-founded.
Hearing this, Bo Ji finally showed a cheerful smile: "If this is really the case, then Yuan Xingzhou has just found a useless ally."
When Yuan Chuhua heard this, he actually had a different idea in his heart.
She had come into contact with Zheng Quchi himself and knew something about him. Zheng Quchi always gave her a feeling of being as wise as a fool. This kind of person was far more terrifying than a sharp-edged person. She also knew that Zheng Quchi was a man of Wei Yao and Wang Zebang. They have multiple statuses there.
She is not "useless".
Countless thoughts went through his mind, but Yuan Chuhua remained silent in the end and said nothing more.
"That's what the queen said."
——
Baibu Hall
The palace people sent several sets of brand-new clothes, saying that they were specially prepared for Zheng Quchi in the palace. The dazzling array of gold, silver and bibao plus the gorgeous dresses specially made for the palace were enough to enchant a little girl who came to the city from the countryside. With all kinds of meat and vegetables, you lose yourself.
Zheng (a little girl from the countryside who came to the city) took a look at Quchi, but she didn't show any joy or obsession with money. Instead, she fell into deep thought.
This is completely different from what the palace people expected. The palace people's originally vague and disdainful eyes for watching a good show now turned into doubts.
A palace maid came forward, maintaining a superficial respect, and asked with a smile: "General's wife, what's wrong?"
"These clothes..."
"Um?"
"It's too ugly."
"..."
As if he was afraid that she wouldn't believe it, Zheng Quchi gave evidence and said: "Look at this set, and this set, and this set, this red plus black, yellow plus green, purple plus red color scheme, I really can't appreciate it. I’d better wear this outfit.”
Although what she said was true, they did bring the ugliest clothes in the palace to humiliate this country girl, but if she dared to refuse, it would be equivalent to giving them an excuse.
When the eldest maid heard this, she immediately became emotional and planned to make a move: "The general's wife may not know that these are all rewards from the queen..."
Oh, the queen rewarded it, so it can’t be worn, Zheng Quchi thought, but on the surface she was surprised and said: "The queen rewarded it? Then I will definitely accept it."
She walked over and took the things over and placed them in the room, but she saw that they were still standing there.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else you can do?"
Her doubts were so genuine.
The corner of the eldest palace maid's mouth twitched: "The general's wife won't change?"
"Did the queen say that I have to replace it as soon as the reward is given?" Zheng Quchi asked curiously.
That's definitely not the case, but isn't that the obvious meaning?
The eldest maid clenched her back teeth and was about to reply when she heard an indescribable cold voice outside the door asking: "What's wrong?"
When he turned around, he saw Yuan Xingzhou coming.
The maids of honor all knew Yuan Xingzhou's identity, but since King Ye had not yet officially announced his identity, they did not pay a grand ceremony, but gave him blessings as usual.
Zheng Quchi was the first to reply: "It's okay, it's just that the queen saw that I was wearing shabby clothes, so she specially sent some palace servants to give me some outfits for the night banquet. I am thanking them back."
She spoke so naturally and sincerely that even the palace officials were a little doubtful whether they had misheard what she had said just now, which was both treacherous and treacherous.
After Yuan Xingzhou heard this, he looked at the eldest palace maid. His bone-crushing gloomy and cold eyes were inexplicably filled with a smile: "If the queen is so interested, why not also give me the clothes of this palace?"
The eldest palace maid hurriedly said in fear: "I don't dare. The master's clothes will be arranged by the chief steward. Since the general's wife's things have been delivered, the servants will leave first."
After they were all scared away by Yuan Xingzhou,
After that, Zheng Quchi buried his head in the pile of clothes and tried to look through it.
Yuan Xingzhou came over: "What are you looking for?"
Zheng Quchi didn't even look back: "Poison needle, or whether poison powder was sprinkled on the clothes, or there is a slight movement, the thread will slip and be broken, or..."
Yuan Xingzhou: "..." She really regarded the palace as a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.
"She doesn't dare to harm people so blatantly. She sends these things just to make you uncomfortable and to make you understand the gap between ordinary people and the palace. She wants to make you intimidated, fearful, and ashamed of yourself. .”
Zheng Quchi's movements stagnated.
is that so?
She seemed to be thinking a little too much, but she didn't think about anything right.
If he entered the Gongdou Theater with her, she would definitely be a naive concubine who could only survive one episode, while he would be a female godlike concubine who could make it to the finale.
——
It was nearly midnight, and a palace banquet was being held in the palace. The palace lanterns were hung high, and the red candles were swaying. There were many people at the luxurious palace banquet, but there was no noise.
Just because every invited guest was seated solemnly, and although the palace people were busy wandering around, they were well-trained and orderly in the chaos, which did not make the banquet feel messy.
There was a grand banquet for the officials in the palace, and the scene was very grand. Everyone here was dressed well and gorgeously, but the people in the palace were so strict and self-controlled in every move they made, but they did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Zheng Quchi and Yuan Xingzhou were not as late as the protagonists in the book. They had already sat down at the table. Their positions were neither up nor down, neither forward nor backward. Yuan Xingzhou's demeanor was very aristocratic, sitting beside her and around her. There is no sense of contradiction in the environment, as if he was born to be the king of this kind of situation, and he is familiar with it.
But she couldn't. She was dazzled and felt that everything in the palace night banquet was very novel.
