Yanmenchun

Chapter 193

There was no trace of Cheng Guogong. No matter how he checked, the area around the camp was fine, as if the two beasts appeared out of thin air.

Shen Tuchan seemed to have entered a deadlock.

But time waited for no one. After many days of hunting, the emperor was ready to leave camp and return to Beijing.

Princess Tai'an always felt that Shen Tuchan after Li Jingshu's death was like an unsheathed sword. Her eyebrows and eyes were colder than before. People who saw the royal family of the Great Zhou outside looked respectful and polite. At most, she regretted the tragic death of her cousin. , and accepted everyone's comfort, but when the person left, her eyes seemed to be poisoned.

On the return trip, Shentuchan did not share the carriage with Princess Taian, she wanted to be quiet.

When getting into the car, Princess Tai'an stretched out her hand to hold her hand, and said worriedly: "Shentu,...you still have Feng Yingru and Baoqing."

Shen Tuchan hooked her lips to comfort her and said, "Don't worry, I know."

After speaking, he took out his hand and got into the carriage.

Princess Tai'an used to think that Shen Tuchan was a very sensible person, but after getting along with her all the way, she realized that she was the most sensible person. She was born as a concubine princess, and she knew how to endure grievances and flattery, but Shen Tuchan is not, she is unscrupulous all the way, gods block and kill gods, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas. The key is that she has the ability. perish together.

Princess Tai'an can't control these anymore, she is now rushing back to the Eastern Capital with all her heart, and Concubine Bai is about to give birth, this is her most important bargaining chip.

The whole journey back was safe and sound, and Princess Taian couldn't help but let out a little sigh of relief.

Concubine Bai's stomach is already very big, but she is a lucky one. The doctor said that she is a baby of twins.

Shen Tuchan accompanied Princess Tai'an to see Concubine Bai, and on the way back, Princess Tai'an couldn't help but sigh: "Concubine Bai's life is really good, although her background is mediocre, but she was spoiled when she was a girl, and she married her. The person I like, the husband is so high and powerful but always considers her, and now she is pregnant, which is also an auspicious state of the dragon and the phoenix."

These words sounded a little envious.

Shen Tuchan looked back at Concubine Bai's courtyard calmly, and finally said with a sneer, "It's still not good enough, otherwise how would we meet us?"

These words made Princess Tai'an a little speechless.

Seeing Concubine Yun coming from a distance, Shen Tuchan first smiled and said, "Is the concubine side here to see Concubine Bai?"

Concubine Yun side bowed to Princess Tai'an, nodded embarrassedly and said: "Yes, sister Bai is about to give birth, and she said that her belly is too big to go out recently, so I will come to accompany her to relieve her boredom."

She doesn't have the airs of a side concubine, and has a humble attitude.

Shen Tuchan smiled at her and made way for her.

Qin Yunxiang is a concubine, so Princess Tai'an had checked her before she got her up. She is soft-tempered, has a certain degree of advance and retreat, and is also a little bit smart, otherwise she wouldn't be able to go out with Qin Shuyi.

In the court hall, the hunting was over, and all kinds of political affairs were thrown over, Yuwen was so busy that he didn't even have much time to go back home.

Autumn is here, and the emperor's birthday is just around the corner.

This year is the first year of the empress dowager's funeral. Although it is almost the end of the year, the emperor does not plan to hold a birthday banquet for himself, only the royal family and relatives are invited.

Princess Tai'an is the crown princess, so naturally she is going to the palace to attend the banquet.

Since the last time Cheng Guogong betrothed his second daughter to the newly promoted No. [-] because of a marriage gift from the palace, he has been trying every means to show his loyalty to His Majesty. The time he was disrupted by Jiang Lan on the hunting ground, and in the end, Cheng Guogong still had bruises on his face. Scars, this time the emperor's birthday, Shen Tuchan could almost imagine that the Duke of the Kingdom wanted to give the emperor a big gift in the name of birthday.

She also wants to send a big gift to Cheng Guogong.

On the day of the emperor's birthday banquet, Shen Tuchan got up early and followed Princess Tai'an into the palace. The gift presented by the Prince's Mansion was Yu Wenji, who specially built a Taoist temple for the emperor in the suburbs of the eastern capital for the emperor's cultivation. There were countless believers in the temple, who were devout day and night. Praying for the emperor, this method has been strongly endorsed by the real person Yudi, and the Tao is of great benefit to the emperor's practice.

Shen Tuchan scoffed at this matter, if one could cultivate the technique of immortality through cultivation, which one of Taoism and Buddhism hadn't practiced for decades, the emperor might have grown a spiritual root longer than others.

Yu Wenji originally wanted to bring the white side concubine to this banquet, and the prosperity of the dragon and the phoenix is ​​a good omen, and it will surely make the emperor happy.

But Side Concubine Bai was about to give birth, and if it was mobilized at the emperor's birthday banquet, good things would turn into bad things, so he had no choice but to leave Concubine Bai in the mansion and only bring Concubine Yun along.

Yuwenji and Princess Tai'an came early, so they went to greet the queen first, and after Yuwenji greeted him, they went to see the emperor, and Princess Tai'an accompanied the queen.

As soon as Yu Wenji left, the queen looked at Shen Tuchan and said, "There are no outsiders in this palace, you can sit too."

As he spoke, he beckoned the maid to bring Shen Tuchan a stool.

Shentuchan thanked En and sat down.

The queen then sighed and said to Princess Tai'an: "The prince is growing up, and it's a good thing that he can talk endlessly with his father."

It is not a good thing to say a good thing.

Princess Tai'an smiled and said: "I have a daughter-in-law to accompany the mother."

The queen nodded and said: "The crown prince is a good boy, and so are you. It's just that the crown prince has something that he doesn't do well. Since he's grown up, I can't teach him any more. You are the crown princess, and this matter is still not right." I need your advice."

Shen Tuchan sat on the sidelines watching his nose and heart.

I only heard Princess Tai'an carefully said: "Mother, are you talking about... the real Yudi?"

The queen saw her sense of humor and said, "What do you think?"

Princess Tai'an smiled and said sincerely: "His Royal Highness needs you to teach him, it is good, but he is really young, those old people in the court who see His Highness is tender and encourage him to do some outrageous things, after all, we still have to count on you teaching."

With a smile in the queen's eyes, Princess Tai'an said again: "The courtiers are not as good as you. They are not as close to him as the Qin family. How can outsiders compare to our own family? The real Yudi is just a weak woman. I'm afraid the hateful thing is to put her Recommended to the people of His Royal Highness."

After she finished speaking, the queen gave her a very appreciative look and said, "Then who do you think recommended him to the crown prince?"

Princess Tai'an seemed not to know whether she should say it or not, and hesitated very cautiously.

The queen picked up the teacup and scraped off the foam: "Boldly say, there are no outsiders in this palace."

Only then did Princess Tai'an softly say: "Mother, let's see who dances the most."

It was Cheng Guogong who bumped into the queen's face once or twice.

The queen took a sip of tea and said, "Mrs. Cheng Guogong is not bad, but this Cheng Guogong is always jumping up and down. He is everywhere. He is also pushy in the hunting ground. If it weren't for the little general Qin to escort him in time." , must have frightened His Majesty, and he is annoying enough."

General Qin is the queen's nephew, the eldest son of her eldest brother, and the future head of the Qin family.

Shen Tuchan smiled and raised her head, she said softly: "Duke Cheng is old after all, and the new heir is weak, I'm afraid he is anxious about this, so he wants to attract the attention of His Majesty and Empress, but he is useless after all, If you really have that kind of heart, why don't you try the pill for His Majesty every day, it's still not sincere enough."

The queen smiled as if she thought the words were very interesting: "You are right."

(End of this chapter)