little wife

Chapter 123

Among the various halls of the imperial palace, the Zichen Hall has always been the place to entertain foreign envoys and courtiers. General, fight to fame.

This year's birthday banquet can only be regarded as a private banquet, and the banquet is for the children of the clan, so it is not grand, but it can still be seen everywhere that the organizers have carefully prepared it.The main hall is decorated with lanterns and festoons, drums and music are playing together, the sound of the piano is melodious in the ceremony and music workshop, and there are even dancers in the venue to add to the fun in advance, which is full of joy.

Before Emperor Shenghe arrived, the two stewards of the imperial court welcomed the guests and invited them into the hall one by one.The eldest princess did not attend because of her age, but kindly asked her grandson and grandson-in-law to attend with birthday gifts. The clan's children gathered together, but there were 80 people in one place.

There are many elders in the clan, and Jing Yun and Ning Luo can only be regarded as juniors in terms of seniority, and they are arranged in the left rear of the main hall.As soon as Jing Yun entered the hall, before he sat down, he was called over by several elders and asked him about the details of the Northwest War. Ning Luo was a little bored sitting there, seeing that it was still early, he walked slowly outside the hall.

The line of sight outside the main hall is very good, the martial arts arena at the front is unobstructed, there are several figures in the south, and they are leading a pony, and a child sitting on the pony is talking about something, Ning Luo can't help it. Rubbing his eyes for a while, he almost suspected that he had misread it. Isn't this Young Highness Yang Ting?What is he doing?
She couldn't help but took two steps to the side to get a better view, but she saw Yang Ting dismounted from the horse, raised his head and said a few words to the people beside him, then walked into the side hall with the servant and disappeared.

Ning Luo was a little worried, but she also knew that due to Chen's prejudice against her and Jing Yun, she must not interfere in this kind of nosy matter, and if something happened, it would be entirely her fault, so let's wait Tell Jing Yun, let him inquire from the side.

She was about to walk in, when she glanced out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw two well-dressed ladies talking by the bushes on the eaves of the corridor in the distance, one was Zhao Daiyun who she knew even after turning into ashes, and the other was the former prince Concubine Chen.

Ning Luo's heart moved, she looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she took a few steps towards the bush under the cover of the pillar.Faint voices could be heard, she was just one floor higher than Zhao Daiyun and the others, and the pillar was as thick as two people hugging each other, just covering her figure.

"Daiyun, fourth brother is so highly valued by His Majesty now, can't you say something for me?" Chen's voice was pleading, "Ting'er is still young, how can he not have a mother to take care of him?"

"Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong," Zhao Daiyun said with a light smile, "Your lord, he has so many things to deal with today, how can he bother father for a mere matter? When sister-in-law's health is better, father will naturally let Ting'er re- Back to your side, why rush for a while?"

"You...you don't even want to help me with this?" Chen Shi was anxious, and grabbed Zhao Daiyun's sleeve, "When you were a good sister, how did the Crown Prince and I take care of you?"

"Sister-in-law, you are really sick and confused," Zhao Daiyun's voice cooled down, "Ting'er is temporarily under the care of the second princess, and it is the imperial father's personal order. How can we disobey the imperial father's thoughts? You are so unfilial, you can't blame your father. The emperor is angry. Let go quickly, I'm going in, or I will lose my body, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

Seeing that there was something wrong, Yun Xiang on the side rushed forward, pulled Zhao Daiyun's sleeve from Chen Shi's hand forcefully, and pushed Chen Shi casually, the maidservant beside Chen Shi cried out in surprise and stepped forward Going to help, the two staggered and hit their backs against the tree trunk.

"Bad maid!" Chen shivered angrily, "How dare you be so rude to me!"

Zhao Daiyun brushed off her sleeves, and said in a soft voice: "Sister-in-law, why don't we go to the imperial court to judge the case together, you do it first, my maidservant is eager to protect the lord, and I missed it for a while, I will beat her as an apology to the emperor's sister-in-law. .”

She raised her hand and patted Yun Xiang's face lightly, Yun Xiang let out a chuckle, and immediately covered her mouth and said softly: "Your maidservant realizes my mistake, please forgive me, Princess Concubine."

"You...Zhao Daiyun...you..."

Chen's face was pale, she was gasping for breath, she couldn't speak, the maid kept massaging her chest, and shouted anxiously, "Your Majesty...you should be careful...don't make yourself mad It's..."

Zhao Daiyun was taken aback, and took a step back calmly: "I don't care about you as a patient, no wonder Father doesn't let Ting'er by your side."

"Your Majesty, let's go," Yun Xiang softly chimed in from the side, "You have a lot of adults, don't care about her and hurt the child in your stomach."

Tears finally flowed from Chen's eyes, and he hissed: "Zhao Daiyun...I really shouldn't have listened to your instigation that day...to beat and scold Mrs. Dingyunhou...you are a wolf...you will have retribution one day ..."

"Really?" Zhao Daiyun smiled sweetly, "I don't believe in retribution, you are stupid, so who is to blame?"

Chen looked at her back as she swaggered away, fell on the maidservant and began to cry, and the maidservant also choked up, and persuaded: "Mother, don't cry anymore, your body is important, and you have to think about it for your highness." what……"

Ning Luo hid behind the pillars to watch this good show, and felt extremely embarrassed. If she left now, she would be discovered by Mrs. Chen, but if she didn't leave, Emperor Shenghe would arrive soon. It would be disrespectful for her not to be present of.

She was in a dilemma, when someone slapped her on the back, she screamed out in shock, and when she looked back, it was Jing Yun.

"It's fine, what are you doing hiding here?" Jing Yun asked wonderingly, "I've been looking for you for a long time."

Shy and embarrassed, Ning Luo pinched his arm calmly and blinked desperately: "I just arrived too."

Jing Yun didn't understand, so he raised his hand to touch her eyelids: "What's the matter? Did you get sand in your eyes?"

Ning Luo wanted to cry, but quickly grabbed his hand and walked forward: "Let's go, Your Majesty is coming soon."

"Your Majesty! What's wrong with you, Your Majesty?" The maidservant below cried out, Jing Yun suddenly stopped and looked back, and was stunned.

Ning Luo was taken aback, and no longer cared about putting on a show, she ran down like a fly, and together with the maid helped Mrs. Chen to the next step and sat down, pinching Mrs. Chen's people vigorously: " Empress, are you okay? Do you want to ask the imperial physician..."

Chen shi took a breath, stared blankly at Ning Luo for a long while, and murmured, "You...you heard everything?"

Ning Luo smiled awkwardly.

Chen suddenly laughed loudly: "Have you relieved your anger now? I have fallen into this situation, you must be laughing out loud in your heart, right?"

Jing Yun pulled Ning Luo behind him at once, looked at her vigilantly, and said in a cold voice, "Mother, you have a villainous heart, but Luo'er and I can only repay you with a gentleman's belly. For the sake of His Royal Highness, I will always do my best to help, and I hope that the empress will stop being prejudiced against Luo'er and make things difficult."

Chen's laughter stopped abruptly, tears rolled down her eyes, Jing Yun stopped looking at her, and pulled Ning Luo to turn around and leave.

Sitting on the seat all the time, Ning Luo has not recovered from the scene just now.

The Chen family is indeed pitiful, but it is their own fault. The most hateful thing is Zhao Daiyun, who instigates everywhere, lest the world will not be chaotic.

Seeing that the time was approaching, Mrs. Chen finally entered the main hall at the last moment, and sat on the lower right side of the main seat with a pale face.

Emperor Shenghe entered the hall amidst the sound of bells and drums, and everyone stood up to welcome the holy driver, and wished him a long live and future.One birthday gift after another, some are rare treasures, some are calligraphy and painting scrolls, and some are all kinds of ingenious new gadgets collected from various places. Bosheng and Di Yixiao, the son of King An even presented a strangely shaped meteor hammer It is said to be a kind of fruit obtained from Siam and Champa, and the nuts taken out can be eaten.

In addition to presenting a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum collected from the snow-capped mountains, Yang Yan personally arranged an excerpt of "The Fairy's Birthday" for Emperor Shenghe. Suddenly, the singing in the hall was very moving. .

Princess Dachang prepared a coral tree as tall as half a person for Emperor Shenghe, and when Jing Yun presented it, Emperor Shenghe looked at him thoughtfully: "Thank you, Aunt Huang, for me, is that the same? "

Jing Yun's eyes flickered for a moment, and he lowered his head and replied, "It's all here."

Emperor Shenghe was a little disappointed, so he asked Eunuch Tian to put the coral tree behind him.

Jing Yun returned to his seat, Ning Luo asked curiously, "Where's the seal?"

"What seal..." Jing Yun pretended to be confused.

"If you don't tell me, I'll tell His Majesty that you've been secretly engraving for half a month, and you've broken two pieces of stone." Ning Luo gave him a sharp look.

Jing Yun said in a muffled voice, "It's hidden in the tied red silk."

Ning Luo covered her mouth and smiled: "You, you are really boring."

I don't know if Emperor Shenghe discovered the secret of the red silk, but the birthday banquet went on as usual. Everyone's birthday presents were almost finished, and the banquet started. At first glance, it was a scene of joy and harmony.

Zhao Daiyun was pregnant, so she naturally received special attention from Emperor Shenghe, and someone specially prepared goat milk for her, and asked a few questions about her daily diet. Zhao Daiyun smiled like a flower, and answered each one. Considerate, a couple and the United States look.

"Grandfather!" A crisp voice sounded, "I also want to give you a birthday present."

The second princess was originally sitting beside Yang Ting, and just turned to talk to someone else, but she didn't expect Yang Ting to stand up suddenly.

She quickly grabbed Yang Ting's sleeve and whispered a reproach, but Yang Ting was very stubborn and refused to sit down: "Grandfather, I can ride a pony and shoot arrows. I will wish you a happy birthday for you." not good?"

Although Emperor Shenghe didn't like the hysterical Chen family, he liked this grandson very much, and looked at him with interest: "Does Ting'er also like horseback riding and archery? Who is teaching you?"

Yang Ting nodded vigorously: "Mother concubine hired several masters to teach her before. Grandfather, if I shoot well, can you let me go back to my mother concubine? I miss my mother concubine."

The smile on Emperor Shenghe's mouth disappeared little by little, and the second princess became anxious, and couldn't help scolding: "Ting'er, don't talk nonsense, which slave is chewing your tongue in front of you?"

Sitting opposite, Mrs. Chen covered her mouth and suppressed sobbing, shaking her head repeatedly at Yang Ting.

Yang Ting was a little confused, and said aggrievedly: "Grandfather, don't you like Ting'er's archery?"

Emperor Shenghe was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "I like it, since Ting'er is willing, then show me your hand."

After all, Yang Ting was still a child, and he couldn't see what adults liked in his heart. When he heard Sheng and Di Yun, he immediately jumped up. An attendant beside him led him out. After a while, he changed into his riding clothes. Carrying a special small bow on his back, he walked to the middle of the martial arts arena energetically riding on a pony, apparently well prepared.

Several princes and concubines sitting under Emperor Shenghe all praised her, and even Yang Yan said with a smile: "Father, Ting'er is really majestic."

The main hall is two floors higher than the Martial arts arena. From Ning Luo's position, Yang Ting's clear figure can just be seen. Ning Luo looked back, and Yang Yan was staring at the front with piercing eyes. A layer of faint uneasiness rose from the bottom of her heart, she endured it for a while, and then asked in a low voice: "Brother Jing, who taught this to your Highness? Your Highness is still young after all, will you..."

Jing Yun frowned and pondered for a moment, pressed her fingertips on her palm, and then quietly left the seat from behind, walking towards the outside of the hall without a trace.

Ning Luo was a little relieved, and looked at Yang Ting intently, only to see that he was a big kid, and he was not afraid to control the little pony to run around the martial arts arena, then bent his bow and set an arrow in the middle, The arrow shot towards the archery target standing a few feet away, and the arrow "fluttered" and pierced only an inch away from the red heart.

Although the archery targets were deliberately placed very close to each other, Yang Ting was only under seven years old after all, so his achievements were not bad.

The guards next to him cheered loudly, but Yang Ting was a little dissatisfied. He turned his horse's head and ran around the martial arts field again. Qu, suddenly hit a sudden.

Yang Ting let out a cry, and desperately tried to rein in the horse. The little pony suddenly seemed to go crazy, and suddenly accelerated and ran forward. About to fall off the horse and be trampled to pieces by the crazy horse!
(End of this chapter)