[Frost Flower] Inertial Betrayal

1.

The envoys sent by the Yuan Dynasty arrived soon, and Wang Qi led a hundred officials to welcome them.

The one who came this time was the younger brother of the queen, Goryeo's "uncle of the country", with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a beard, a strong physique with a voice like Hong Zhong, and a flushed face.

Behind him was a group of people, all with their hands in front of them, their chins raised slightly, looking down on the crowd below. The uncle of the country stood on the high platform, with a big hat covering his forehead, glanced at the officials below, and began to read The order brought from the Yuan Dynasty——

"...children are in the way, so Lord Qingyuan was established as the heir, in order to maintain the friendship between the two countries, the king of Koryo must..."

Wang Qi, who was kneeling at the front with the queen, was wearing a golden formal suit and a golden crown. He lowered his head and listened to the voice of the uncle on the stage, with no expression on his face.

Behind.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites drooped his eyelids, while others were not paying attention, he quietly tugged at the sleeves of the Lord Zhongtang in front of him, and glanced at Wang Qi who was at the front with his eyes, his face was full of hesitation: "My lord..."

Master Zhongtang frowned in dissatisfaction, but still followed his gaze, and immediately understood the other party's worries, then he squinted his eyes and revealed a meaningful smile, and lowered his voice back to him.

"What are you worried about, Lord Shangshu? The queen has not yet conceived a king's heir, and the patience of the Yuan Dynasty is almost exhausted. As long as we support Lord Qingyuan to ascend to the throne as soon as possible, with the care of the emperor, the status of an adult will be different from the past. .”

The expression on Lord Shangshu's face kept changing, and he gritted his teeth for a while and made a decision, staring at Zhongtang with burning eyes: "Your official is willing to follow in the footsteps of Your Excellency, and I will leave everything to Lord Zhongtang."

Zhongtang stroked the beard on his chin, smiled without saying a word.

2.

The banquet specially organized for the envoys of the Yuan Dynasty was held as scheduled.

The musicians knelt in the corner and tried their best to play the instruments in their hands, and the maids shuttled around the table in front of the officials to refill the drinks for the adults.

Some officials got too drunk, so they couldn't help pulling the maids at the side to the open space in the middle and started dancing. More and more people joined in with drunken faces. After a while, the open space in the middle was full of people.

Accompanied by the sound of musical instruments, everyone seemed to forget all their troubles and sorrows at this moment, and their faces were full of laughter and fascination.

Paper drunk.

On the high platform, Wang Qi sat on the seat, quietly looking at the people below who had forgotten everything.

The old eunuch stood behind him, lowering his eyebrows.

The queen came late under the service of the maid, but Wang Qi didn't have the slightest blame on his face. Instead, he asked worriedly: "Is the queen feeling better?"

Yesterday the queen caught a cold and asked the imperial doctor to prescribe medicine, but it didn't get better. Wang Qi was about to send someone to check again, when someone reported that Mr. Hong from Jianlongwei had personally sent the fried honeysuckle to the queen.

Although Jianlongwei has an imperial order to freely enter and leave the harem, but secretly delivering medicine to the queen who is the mother of the country like this is a bit out of bounds.

Wang Qi frowned secretly, but soon thought of the relationship between Hong Lin and the queen, his eyes were difficult to distinguish, and finally returned to normal, pretending that he didn't know. ——Whether it was due to the plan at the beginning or the guilt of losing, in such a special period, he can only pretend that he doesn't know.

The queen was a little preoccupied today, and she smiled a little after hearing that her mind was gone for a while, polite but distant: "It's almost ready, please worry about it, Your Highness."

Wang Qi nodded and said "hmm", the two stopped talking, and each stared at the person below thinking about something.

Today was a big day, but Yan Xuan was not in the palace, so naturally he couldn't be with Wang Qi. Since discussing the Yuan Dynasty issue with Yan Xuan, the other party seems to have become busy recently.

Yan Xuan didn't say anything, and Wang Qi didn't ask, but he was a little curious and worried. Even though he was sitting on the high platform and stared at by countless eyes, he couldn't help but get distracted.

Among the hundreds of officials below.

Minister of the Ministry of War clinked wine glasses with Master Zhongtang, and with the movement of drinking, Master Zhongtang's voice sounded faintly next to his ears: "Mr. Qingyuan has already prepared almost everything, and we only need to add this last fire."

Minister of the Ministry of War was startled, the wine glass in his hand shook, and a few drops of wine spilled out.He secretly glanced at the calm Wang on the stage in surprise, and his voice trembled imperceptibly: "What does Master Zhongtang mean?"

Master Zhongtang was playing with the small and exquisite cup in his hand, and his eyes swam over the crowd dancing in the open space in front of him, and finally fell on the face of Uncle Guo, who was smiling and stretching his arms to learn Goryeo dance with the Minister of Rites——

"The joint letter signed by all the officials is ready. When the time comes, we just need to submit it to the king. When the time comes... hmph... even if he doesn't want to abdicate, there is no other way. As for the others, if we have the support of the uncle ...the plan is even more foolproof."

The Minister of the Ministry of War raised his eyes, and saw Master Zhongtang squinting his eyes and looking at the unaware uncle who was not far away, and the king on the high platform glanced at them lightly for some reason.

As if they knew their plan.

He shook his head and subconsciously lowered his head, avoiding that line of sight.

Picking up the glass and taking a sip of wine, Lord Zhongtang suddenly stood up and walked towards Uncle Guo, with a lingering smile on his lips, but it made him tremble all over.

3.

Hong Lin stood in a corner in a daze.

Suddenly someone pulled his sleeve, he raised his head, and saw the maid standing next to the queen in front of him, with an unnatural expression for some reason, she lowered her voice and said to him: "The empress has something to see your lord."

He was a little confused, turned his head to look at the high platform, but saw that there was only Wang sitting on it, and in front of him were the smiling Master Zhongtang and the uncle, who didn't know what to say to the king, but next to him was the queen. empty.

Having vaguely guessed what the other party meant, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the king, and the maid in front of him urged in a low voice anxiously.

Hong Lin's hand holding the sword was a little sweaty, swallowed his saliva involuntarily, hesitated for a while, and still couldn't help but followed the other party out of the banquet venue quietly.

……

Tonight's Zangshu Pavilion was especially quiet, and the laughter of the banquet hall could be faintly heard.

Hong Lin opened the door and walked in, bypassing countless tall bookshelves, and a slender figure stood inside.

He couldn't help calling out: "Your Majesty..."

The black figure moved and turned around, a beam of moonlight hit her face, her facial features were beautiful, it was the queen who lost her face.

Shili watched Hong Lin approaching, and the tall body of the other party was approaching. The familiar and strong man's smell made her a little dizzy, and her face flushed——she played back the memories of that night again in her mind. Scenes.

The two watched silently for a while, and Hong Lin's breathing became a little unsteady, and there was a little sweat on his forehead, and there was a sweet smell quietly flowing in the air.

Most importantly, they all know it.

Hong Lin was very confused. The education he had received since he was a child told him that he must be loyal to the king in this life, and the queen standing in front of him at this time was the king's woman. The only person is himself...

There seemed to be another low groan in his ear, Hong Lin's face became a little hot, and his eyes began to wander. He thought, this is not right. If something really happened tonight, he would have betrayed the king. , If it is discovered, the queen may be fine, but I... the king will not let go of the promiscuous | people in the harem!

Thinking of this, he couldn't stand anymore, a trace of remorse arose in his heart, why did he follow me so obsessively?He turned his feet and planned to walk towards the door.Before anyone finds out, I will return now when I go back——

He stopped suddenly.

The soft body attached to his back fascinated him instantly. He knew how horrible the other person's body was, and he wished to melt himself in it forever—with Jianlong Weili's brother or other palace servants giving him The feelings are different, if the other party is willing, they may, perhaps...

Hong Lin didn't think about it, because a pair of slender jade hands behind him caressed his cheeks and slowly turned his body around.

The queen looked at him, and there was one person focused in her eyes, which was himself. Those beautiful eyes seemed to be overflowing with spring water, gentle and nostalgic, and filled with some inexplicable invitations.

invite?

There was a bang in Hong Lin's head, and he couldn't think about anything else. His eyes were red, and his breathing became heavier. He stretched out his hand and pulled the queen into his arms, clasped her petite chin with his hand, and slowly bowed his lips...

4.

at the banquet.

Wang Qi was a little impatient, and his gaze was a little uncertain. Although his body was still very upright, his fingers covered under the sleeves were curled up, and he tapped the legs underneath again and again.

Where is Yan Xuan now...?doing what?Who are you meeting? ...or is it back?

A little joy rose in his heart, and his somewhat careless eyes fell behind the pillar not far away, carefully scanning around the place where the other party might be staying, but soon, that little hope was extinguished with a pop.

He found no one.

However, Zhongtang's flattering voice rang out again inappropriately: "Your Highness, in order to make everyone happy for a while, can Your Highness help the subjects?"

There was a smile on the corner of Wang Qi's mouth, but there was no warmth in his eyes. He glanced at the uncle Guo who was already showing impatience next to Mr. Zhongtang, and then looked at Zhongtang, and said with some guilt: "How can this be good? I'm not good at skills, or I will not disturb your elegant mood."

The smile on Zhongtang's face grew even bigger: "Your Highness, it's all right! With His Highness's support, the subjects will only be happier. It's a rare opportunity, and His Highness will be angry if he postpones it any longer!"

Wang Qi put down the hand beside him and tightened it tightly.I really couldn't refuse, so I got up and took the piano handed over by the palace man behind me, and said helplessly with a smile: "Forget it, I'll follow Master Zhongtang's wishes."

The author has something to say: Well...the plot of the next chapter is about to speed up...try to update every day on weekends _(:_」∠)_