Shen Bi chased in from outside, stomping her feet and reprimanding: "Yuebai, celebrate the New Year well, don't say bad words, what's wrong is nothing more than the people of Beiliang trying to sow trust between the empress and the emperor! Please speak up .”
When Shen Dingzhu heard the word "Beiliang", her eyebrows jumped suddenly. She sat on the edge of the bed wrapped in a quilt, her little feet resting on the fine embroidered shoes, and she frowned with a pair of green eyebrows.
"Beiliang? Today, their envoys are having a banquet with the emperor in the previous court. How dare they make trouble?"
Yuebai knelt on the ground and said in an anxious tone: "Originally, there was nothing wrong with the banquet. It's just that the Northern Liang envoy Manhua actually talked nonsense when he was drunk. He said... that ten years ago, the second son of their Northern Liang King Changsheng I came to visit the Jin Dynasty, but unfortunately I was injured and was rescued by Mr. Shen."
Shen Dingzhu opened her beautiful eyes: "What?!"
Yuebai: "Everyone was shocked. Manhua also said that although their second son kept his name anonymously and never told Mr. Shen his identity, after he returned to Beiliang, he always wanted to personally thank Mr. Shen for saving his life. Well, and he also left a feather token of his in the Shen Mansion. Manhua said that the second young master asked him to bring a message to Mr. Shen. If the old Mr. Shen needs help one day, he is willing to help even if he is in Beiliang. Working tirelessly to help.”
Before Shen Dingzhu spoke, Shen Bi was already furious: "That's unreasonable! All civil and military officials are present tonight, including envoys from the vassal countries. In front of more than three hundred people, he dares to say this, isn't he just thinking? Throw the dirty water of collaboration with the enemy and treason on our master again!"
Yuebai trembled and lowered his head: "The emperor was also furious and ordered people to kill the envoys. The ministers were trying to persuade him, but the emperor Long Ting was furious, so Eunuch Xu Shou sent people to find the slave and asked the slave to come to find the empress. , if there is any Feiyu token, ask Mr. Shen to bring it out as soon as possible."
Shen Dingzhu stood up suddenly, her pretty and charming face was full of sullenness, her red lips were cold: "The Shen family was accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason. The late emperor ordered the house to be searched for questioning, and the valuable soil in the house was turned over by the Imperial Army. Six times, the insects and ants have nowhere to hide, let alone the so-called evidence of Ling Yu’s crime!”
If there really was one, it would have been discovered long ago, so why are we mentioning it now? It was clear that Beiliang was deliberately causing trouble.
Shen Bi's face turned pale, remembering the sudden nightmare of confiscating the house that year: "Mother, what should we do? How can Yue Bai tell the emperor? Why not follow the emperor's wishes and kill the Beiliang envoy directly!"
"No." Shen Dingzhu refused decisively.
Her beautiful, crystal-black eyes were closed, and her mind was racing.
Beiliang probably wants to start a war with the Jin Dynasty. After all, the Jin Dynasty has just ended its battle with Changliu Kingdom and needs to regroup and recuperate. If Beiliang launches an attack at this time and attacks Changliu Kingdom in front and back, they will definitely be able to tear them apart. Drop a piece of meat from the Jin Dynasty.
Therefore, Beiliang wanted to challenge Xiao Langyan's authority in public and use the events of the Shen family to arouse his dissatisfaction. In the end, the envoy died, and Beiliang had a legitimate reason to send troops to the Jin Dynasty.
Xiao Langyan had just ascended the throne, and the court was not stable. There were internal and external troubles. Moreover, this matter involved the Shen family. Shen Dingzhu could not ignore it. Otherwise, there was no telling what kind of disturbance would be caused in the court.
Yuebai raised her head and said with some fear: "So, Madam, ten years ago, did the Shen family save the second son of the so-called Changsheng King of Beiliang?"
Shen Dingzhu looked down at the memory.
Ten years ago, when she was only eight or nine years old, she was innocent and lived her own life every day. Not to mention the addition of a stranger to the family, she would not even care if there was one less maid around her.
but……
Shen Dingzhu remembered that one day she held a flower banquet at home and invited many ladies to attend. During this period, when she went to the back garden alone to find her mother, she accidentally entered a remote courtyard shaded by hanging flowers.
When passing by the entrance of the courtyard, he glanced inside curiously. It seemed that there was a young man in white clothes standing on the corridor with his hand outstretched to catch flowers. The two glanced at each other hastily, and Shen Dingzhu didn't take it seriously and turned away. go.
After all, the Shen family was a noble family at that time, and Prime Minister Shen had many followers. As the apple of Prime Minister Shen's eye, Shen Dingzhu never paid attention to these people, so she did not explore the identity of the other party.
Seeing Shen Dingzhu's unpredictable expression, Yue Bai understood in her heart: "Your Majesty, I can't argue now!"
Black and white, aren't the people of Beiliang free to say whatever they want? The moonlight is a bit shaky.
Shen Dingzhu came back to her senses and turned to look at Yuebai. She decisively walked to the carved bronze mirror: "Shen Bi, dress up!"
Shen Bi's heart skipped a beat and she quickly followed the instructions. Yue Bai was also surprised and said, "Your Majesty, you actually want to question it yourself?"
Shen Dingzhu looked at her beautiful face in the bronze mirror: "It doesn't matter whether the second young master has appeared or not. Those people's plan has always been to use the Shen family to bring the emperor into control. In the end, I must go."
After a while, a small sedan chair made of purple cloud tapestry was carried and stopped in front of the Yaoyuan Hall where the banquet was held.
Inside the palace.
Xiao Langyan was furious and had the imperial army tie up the envoys from Beiliang in Manhua.
"Emperor Jin! You are so majestic. Xiaguan came here with the flag of diplomatic relations. Beiliang and Jin Dynasty have been diplomatic for decades. If you kill Xiaguan today, it is equivalent to tearing down the flag and treating the peace between the two countries as nothing. Xiaguan If your Majesty knew, he would definitely not let it go!"
Manhua drank wine and was pinned to the ground by the imperial guards. He kept raising his head and roaring, his disk-like face turned red and purple, and his veins were exposed.
Xiao Langyan sneered. He was wearing a golden and red dragon robe, sitting high on a dragon chair, looking proud and stern, with handsome features and eyes filled with contempt and coldness.
"The person I killed was the villain who tried to instigate peace between the two countries. The envoy spoke rudely. Why did I tolerate you? The Emperor of Northern Liang should thank me for killing the sycophant for him and dragging him to execution!"
Manhua's face turned red and he roared unwillingly. The round table next to him was filled with people from Beiliang. At this moment, a tall and thin official stood up and became Manhua's deputy envoy.
He couldn't help but frown and said: "Emperor Jin, although what Lord Manchu said is inappropriate, it is the truth. We have no intention of provocation. We just know that the daughter of the Shen clan is now your noble concubine, and we want to please you." That’s all, if you don’t like it, you can reprimand me, but killing the envoy really goes against the original intention of the peace talks between the two countries.”
"Besides, why should you be afraid of these two words? Could it be that Concubine Shen has a guilty conscience and does not dare to bring up the past again, so, Your Majesty, are you also afraid?"
Xiao Langyan frowned, a deep fire igniting in his thin dark eyes.
Before he could say anything, the famous General Shen Hanshan took the lead and attacked the case: "How outrageous! Using fabricated past events to provoke your Majesty in front of me and slandering the imperial concubine, it is really a villain's behavior and extremely evil!"
Immediately afterwards, the famous generals of the Jin Dynasty who were sitting at the table with him stood up one after another. They represented the powerful military strength of the Jin Dynasty. The ministers with eyes were keenly aware that the emperor had unknowingly transferred all the military power to him. He took it back into his own hands.
The two sides looked at each other angrily, and the situation was about to break down.
At this moment, the eunuch outside shouted——
"The royal concubine has arrived."
The noisy sounds in the hall suddenly fell silent.
The high door was pushed open by the eunuch, and the strong wind swept in outside, carrying a refreshing fragrance. Before everyone could see the face of the most beautiful woman in the legend, they first saw her hair that was slightly flying in the wind.
Soft as silk, black as sparkling.
Everyone was already secretly praising him, but when they saw the picturesque and delicate eyebrows again, they suddenly became mute. The scene was silent, except for the amazement in his eyes.
The Beiliang envoys who had just made a noise were also stunned in place. Unlike others, they felt a little inexplicable surprise after seeing Shen Dingzhu's face clearly.
