Fengming Tianxia's Concubine Empress

Chapter 137
Qinghe Hall.

Jiao Jingyao sat on the main seat with a bad face, and there was a cup of steaming hot tea by his hand, and this hot tea was already the third cup.

Ziyan lowered her head and stood aside with some fear. It was the first time she saw Jiao Jingyao angry, and she never expected that the seventh prince, who has always been heroic and gentle, would be so terrifying when angry. Look at his dark and dark face. The complexion, as well as the tightly pursed lips, are not inferior to the emperor, and there is even a tendency that blue is better than blue.

Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps outside the door, and Zi Yan subconsciously turned her head to look, just in time to see Su Mei walking towards this side, and there was still a faint smile on the corner of her lips.

Zi Yan hurried over and whispered: "Princess, you are back, the Seventh Prince has been waiting for you in the room for more than half an hour."

"Oh?" Su Mei looked up into the room, and sure enough, she saw Jiao Jingyao with a bad complexion.

"I see, go get busy." Su Mei smiled and patted Zi Yan's hand. She could see that Zi Yan was a little scared.

Hearing what Su Mei said, Zi Yan said as if she had received an amnesty: "Princess, this servant is going to make you a cup of hot tea." Immediately afterwards, she walked away like a breeze.

Su Mei smiled lightly and shook her head. She knew that Zi Yan was not really afraid of the Seventh Prince, but the Seventh Prince today, which really made people uncomfortable.

"Brother, you are here!" Su Mei walked in with a smile and said.

"En." Jiao Jingyao nodded lightly. In fact, when Zi Yan ran out just now, he had already seen it. He was not angry, but worried that Su Mei had too much dissatisfaction with the things in the palace. I understand, and if he guessed correctly, Su Mei must have gone to see the emperor just now, and now that she has returned safely, he is relieved.

"Brother, have you eaten breakfast yet? If not, I will ask Ziyan to heat up some food for you again."

"No need, brother is not hungry." Jiao Jingyao's tone was still a little stiff, but it was obvious that his tone was much better than before.

"Meer, where did you go just now?"

Su Mei didn't intend to lie to him, but yesterday, she waited for him all afternoon, but he didn't come, so today, she had to go to thank him first.

"Brother, yesterday, not long after you and the emperor left, I received the imperial decree to be named princess, and I just went to Jingtai Hall to thank you."

"Well, elder brother knows that elder brother also planned to come over yesterday, but he was entangled in some trivial matters and couldn't get away. He didn't come back until late at night, but at that time you had already fallen asleep. Eldest brother wanted to come today. After the morning court, I will take you to thank you."

"Brother, I'm sorry."

"No, Meier, it's the big brother who is wrong. It's the big brother who brought you to a place of wrongdoing. If it wasn't for the big brother, I'm afraid you would still be living a free life."

Su Mei could see the gloomy look in his eyes. She knew that Jiao Jingyao didn't like this kind of life either, but he was born in the emperor's family and couldn't help himself.What Su Mei didn't know was that Jiao Jingyao sacrificed his ideals and freedom in exchange for everything today, and his gloomy look was not because of Su Mei's self-assertion.

"Brother, Su Mei has lived in the palace for a long time, and now the emperor has granted her the residence of the princess mansion, and I don't know much about the palace, so Mei Er thinks that she will move out of the palace tomorrow." Su Mei said more and more The lower she was, she felt that she was doing it like a donkey.

Who knew that her words hit Jiao Jingyao's mind, he thought the same way, once entering the palace gate is as deep as the sea, let alone Su Mei with a pure heart?If Su Mei is allowed to stay in the palace, even if Su Mei is willing, he will not agree.

"Okay, big brother will help you clean up tomorrow, and then send you out of the palace."

"Meier, thank you, brother."

"You and my brothers and sisters, why do you want to say thank you? Besides, you are not the only one who will move out tomorrow, your elder brother and I will also move out!" Jiao Jingyao blinked at Su Mei, and then revealed happy smile.

Su Mei was taken aback, she didn't quite understand what Jiao Jingyao meant. What did it mean that she was not the only one who wanted to move out? Could it be that he, as the prince, also wanted to move out?But, that's not right, isn't it that only married adult princes can open another mansion?Could it be that the eldest brother is getting married?

It was too late to say it, but Su Mei accidentally uttered the question in her heart: "Brother, are you getting married?"

Hearing this, Jiao Jingyao, who was holding a teacup and drinking the tea in it, suddenly spewed out a mouthful of tea, looking very embarrassed.

"Cough, cough, cough." Jiao Jingyao choked on water without any surprise, and couldn't help coughing in a low voice.

Seeing this, Su Mei hurried over and patted him on the back, "Brother, are you alright?"

Su Mei felt a little apologetic, if she hadn't been outspoken, he wouldn't have choked on the tea, but he suddenly moved out of the palace, which really puzzled her.

"No, it's okay, don't worry." Jiao Jingyao quickly waved his hand and smiled brightly at her.

Jiao Jingyao thought about it for a second, and then he understood. After he calmed down, he looked at Su Mei again, and looked at her with an apologetic face. I don't know, in our Dijiao country, not only only married princes can open another mansion, but there is actually another possibility."

"Is there another kind?" Su Mei then asked.

"Yes, that's Feng Wang!" Jiao Jingyao's face became a little gloomy as he said that, he knew that in a person's life, it is impossible to do what one likes to do as one likes, but there are too many helplessness and responsibilities , especially as the prince, he is under heavy pressure.

When Su Mei heard this, she was startled. She had never thought about what it would be like for him, who had no interest in politics, to be busy among the courtiers one day. She only knew that he was definitely unwilling in his heart. When she looked up at Jiao Jingyao, she indeed saw the shadow of melancholy and helplessness in his clear eyes.

Big brother, what is the reason why you, big brother, stay in the capital as king?What made you give up wandering in the rivers and lakes and live a life of poverty and freedom?

Jiao Jingyao is also a person with a keen mind, so he naturally noticed the faint sadness emanating from Su Mei, but at this moment, he didn't know what to say.

"Brother, no matter what, my younger sister wants to congratulate my elder brother for establishing a mansion, but my younger sister still doesn't know what kind of king my elder brother was named?" Su Mei said with a light smile.

She knew that Jiao Jingyao didn't like these things, but since it was a foregone conclusion that couldn't be changed, she could only face it calmly.

Jiao Jingyao could hear the comfort in her tone, and said a few words softly: "Prince Yong."

"The imperial decree is here!" At this moment, Eunuch Lin's shout came from outside the house.

The two looked at each other, then got up and walked out the door.

Seeing the two of them walking out of the hall together, Eunuch Lin was obviously stunned for a moment, but soon recovered his normal expression, and said as usual: "Princess Xiangrui accepts the order!"

"Xiangrui is here." Said Su Mei slowly knelt down on the ground, and Jiao Jingyao, who was standing beside her, also knelt on the ground, quietly waiting for Eunuch Lin to announce the decree.

"By God's blessing, the emperor ordered that there have been many happy events in the palace recently, and I am very pleased. I will hold a banquet this evening. Princess Xiangrui must attend at that time. I respect you!"

"Xiangrui thank you, Majesty Long En." Said Su Mei kowtowed to the ground, then stood up and accepted the imperial edict from Eunuch Lin.

"The princess is really lucky!" Eunuch Lin said with a smile.

"Thank you, Eunuch Lin, for your compliment."

Eunuch Lin nodded, then turned his head to look at Jiao Jingyao, and saluted respectfully, "Seventh prince, the emperor confessed that the seventh prince will also be invited to participate, saying that this is the first time you have participated in the harem of the ministers since you were promoted to the prince." feast."

"Eunuch Lin, please tell my father, my son will definitely attend on time." He will go, because his father will announce the news of him being crowned king, and even if he is not crowned king, he will go, He didn't want Su Mei to face those wolves, especially the queen, alone.

Su Mei watched Jiao Jingyao's face gradually becoming a little dark, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

In the evening, the Dijiao Palace gradually became lively, and all civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty brought their families into the front hall of Jingtai Palace.

The front hall of Jingtai Palace has always been a place to entertain officials. The scale is the largest that Su Mei has ever seen in his life. Looking around, it is as big as a football field.But the throne of the emperor is in the very center of the front. In other words, the courtiers at the end can only see the emperor's blurred figure, and they can't see the emperor's appearance clearly at all. This is why in ancient times , even if the emperor went on tour in micro-clothes, too many officials didn't know what he looked like when he was born.

When Su Mei arrived at the front hall, most of the officials and their family members had already been seated. When she stepped into the front hall side by side with the Seventh Prince, it did attract the attention of many people, and everyone speculated about her In terms of identity, some say she is the newly appointed Princess Xiangrui by the emperor, while others say she is the bride-to-be of the Seventh Prince, otherwise how could the Seventh Prince build another mansion?

It is not the first time for Su Mei to attend such a banquet. She has long been used to such attention. No matter what the reason is, she will automatically ignore these gazes. Even so, Jiao Jingyao still feels her subtle changes.

"Brother knows you don't like this, bear with it, the banquet will end soon." Jiao Jingyao turned his head and looked at her with a light smile and said.

"Yeah." Su Mei nodded lightly, with a smile on her face.

However, in the eyes of those people with ulterior motives, this subtle communication between the two is so unusual.

I don't know if it was a deliberate arrangement or what, but the seats of the two are next to each other, they really look like a couple.

As soon as the two of them walked to their seats, before they were seated, they saw the prince Jiao Sedum walking over with a smile.

"Brother Huang!" Jiao Jingyao said respectfully.

"Seventh brother, don't be too polite." Jiao Jingtian then turned his head to look at Su Mei, and asked, "I think this is the princess Xiangrui who was conferred by my father not long ago?"

Although it is an interrogative sentence, it is an affirmative tone.

When Su Mei saw Jiao Jingtian, she turned her head to look at her, and hurriedly saluted respectfully, "Xiangrui has met the prince!"

"The princess doesn't need to be too polite. Since you are the younger sister of the seventh brother, you are also my sister. You can follow the seventh brother and call me the emperor." Jiao Jingtian said straightforwardly.

"Yes, Brother Huang." Su Mei said calmly.

Jiao Jingtian suddenly felt that Su Mei's appearance just now was very funny, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Su Mei was a little puzzled, she didn't understand why she was fine just now, but why she burst into laughter all of a sudden, because there were a lot of people at the banquet, and they were all busy with their social circles, so they didn't notice the laughter here .

Jiao Jingyao looked at the puzzlement in Su Mei's eyes, and said with a smile, "You don't have to take offense, little sister, it's because the emperor likes you, the emperor's sister, that's why he laughed."

Su Mei nodded knowingly.

At this time, Jiao Jingtian also looked at her with a smile and said: "Princess, you and my seventh brother are really ordinary people, and you really deserve to be sworn brothers and sisters outside the palace. It reminds me of an old friend I met in Longyu Kingdom, but unfortunately, she has passed away." As he spoke, Jiao Jingtian showed a regretful expression on his face, as if the person he mentioned had a close relationship with her of.

(End of this chapter)