Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 427 A Kind of Compensation

Sometimes, the change of a person's fate may be just because of an inconspicuous little thing.

The stunningly talented Shen Yuqing was once the most famous woman in Chang'an.

With poetry in one hand and medical skills in the other, at that time, she was like a wild goose flying into the sky, her ambition was Qingyun.

But all the good things were ruined by a palace banquet.

Shen Yuqing doesn't like socializing, and even more hates socializing.But the queen named this palace banquet, and Shen Yuqing should paint on the spot.

One is that Shen Yuqing has a good relationship with the queen, the other is that she is the most outstanding noble daughter in the capital, and the third is that her father, Shen Muben, is in charge of palace banquet etiquette, so no matter from which point of view, the queen's request is reasonable.

This is the most aloof Shen Yuqing!

She is excellent in poetry and painting, but it is rarely rumored, and it is hard to find a daughter!
For a time, almost everyone maintained their highest expectations for this banquet.

Men want to see a generation of talented women painting on the spot, and women want to see how weird people in their boudoirs show their ugly face.

Just when everyone stretched their necks and waited for her to appear, Shen Yuqing disappeared directly.

The servant chanted several times with a shrill voice, and only then did a palace official hurried in from behind the screen and quietly told the queen that Miss Shen's family had left the banquet early.

The empress's expression froze, and before she could speak, the empress dowager next to her spoke slowly: "You are an empress, but you can't even arrange a small palace banquet, is it inappropriate?"

The queen and the queen mother have always been at odds, how can they admit defeat at this time?Enduring the discomfort of his body, he personally presented a piece of piano art.

Regarding Shen Yuqing's willful behavior, the queen was not angry at first.

After all, she also knew how aloof and arrogant Shen Yuqing's personality was. When she arranged with Shen Yuqing in private, she was rejected outright.

But the queen has no choice.

The palace banquet seems to be a banquet for the emperor's family, but it is actually a contest between the former dynasty and the harem, as well as the major families.

The queen was born in a famous family, but she was just a concubine. She was disliked by the family, suppressed by the queen mother, and favored by God, which made the courtiers very dissatisfied.

And Shen Yuqing is arrogant and free and easy, never bound by these worldly prejudices, what about the concubine?What about the queen?In this case, she still firmly regards the queen as a good friend.

Maybe the queen was too assertive, or maybe Shen Yuqing was too selfish. In short, Shen Yuqing completely slapped the queen in the face with this arrangement of painting.

Because a servant came to report after a while, Shen Yuqing rode out of the palace gate to enjoy the moon by the Qujiang Pool...

The queen thought she was as close as a sister to her, but she didn't expect her to be so indulgent, so she dispatched guards to intercept her.It's cutting, not picking.

When twenty flying riders brought the man back, the queen was surprised to find that the person who made Shen Yuqing leave early was actually a man.

Handsome in white, unparalleled in talent.

Standing with the peerless Shen Yuqing, they are really a match made in heaven.

This person is Zhao Ziyi.

I don't know if this incident made the queen prejudiced or what, in short, the queen is very disgusted with the two being together.

Later, he repeatedly persuaded him, saying that although Zhao Ziyi is talented and knowledgeable, it is difficult to see through the depths of the city, and you are used to being free and unrestrained, so he cannot be your good match.

"If he really cares about you, he won't let you leave the banquet halfway to enjoy the moon. If he is really responsible, he won't let you bear the consequences when I dispatch the guards. Isn't the moon appreciation with him? Together? Aren’t you two just in love? He’s a big man, why did he really let the guards intercept you?”

Shen Yuqing was also angry: "You sent twenty flying cavalry to surround the entire bridge. What can we do if we don't come back? Do you want him to stand up and disobey the Queen's order?"

The queen smiled coldly: "You, a woman, dared to disobey my orders just to play with him, why wouldn't he dare?"

"When you are in danger, the man's on-the-spot reaction is his true thoughts. There are only twenty guards, not twenty killers. Why doesn't he dare to defy? It's not that he doesn't dare, it's that he doesn't want to! In his heart, he would rather let you be hurt than offend me, the queen! How can he be your beloved with such a cold heart?"

"Now you are dazzled by emotions, so naturally you can't find these problems, but Yuqing, I dare to bet my life that if you encounter danger in the future, he will be the first to abandon you!"

The queen's words can be said to be heart-pounding, and so are the sisters who are close relatives.

But Shen Yuqing was only 16 years old at that time, and she was a talented girl held in the hands of her family. She was lonely, innocent, noble and elegant. She had never experienced the complexity of life, so she couldn't understand the hard work.

"Empress, I don't like this!" The immature girl frowned and said frankly, "I don't like being interfered in my private affairs, and I don't like being controlled by others! Who I like and who I don't like, don't say you don't care , even my father has no right to intervene!"

"If you treat me as a friend, you should respect my choice instead of asking me to obey your ideas."

After this incident, the relationship between Shen Yuqing and the queen took a sharp turn for the worse.

Talented people are always overconfident.

She never doubted her choice, even if the Shen family lost power in the end, and she took her daughter to live in the countryside, she still kept the aloofness and innocence in her bones.

From the beginning to the end, she never complained or regretted her lover when she was young.

But compared to the no complaints and no regrets of the parties involved, the emperor has always had a troubled conscience.

After he demoted Shen Mu's official position, the Shen family completely lost power, so the marriage contract between Shen Yuqing and Zhao Ziyi could not be implemented for a long time-outsiders have rumored that it was caused by the queen's objection, but in fact it was mainly the Zhao family who, in order to protect themselves wisely, Drag is selected.

The Zhao family could afford it, but Shen Yuqing couldn't.

In fact, it's not that she can't afford it. She doesn't care about the eyes of others, but she can't help but care about her own dignity.

How could such a lonely person like her live like a beggar just to beg for a marriage contract?
So, on a night that no one knew about, she quietly left Chang'an.

She walked decisively and thoroughly, as if she had never been to this world, and all traces of her existence were completely erased.

The emperor withdrew from the memories, and smiled a little helplessly: "Shen Mu is a rare pure minister. He has been loyal all his life and has done his best to me, but I was forced to demote his official position, which made him depressed. And finally..."

He sighed lowly, and looked eagerly at his son in front of him: "It's a kind of compensation for me to let his granddaughter be your concubine... I believe that if your mother is still alive, she will do the same."

(End of this chapter)