The king was wrong

"The Empress has a decree, please enter the palace immediately to tell Concubine Yong."

It was an old eunuch who came to deliver the message, and there were two rows of young eunuchs behind him, which was impressive.Although Qi Yaoqing didn't have much impression of him, but judging by his attire, he presumably was the chief eunuch from Qi Songjin's place, so his words were still polite.

"My father-in-law came here, but father-in-law knows, what is the empress looking for me for?" Qi Yaoqing took the purse from Menghan, handed it to the old eunuch calmly, and asked tentatively.

I really don't blame him for being careless, Qi Songjin suddenly called him into the palace to meet him, and even deliberately picked a time when Wei Yanxi was not around, the meaning of this is really incomprehensible.

The old eunuch shrank his sleeves, weighed the weight of the purse in his hand, grinned at the corners of his mouth, curved his eyebrows, and said to Qiyao more kindly: "The princess is worrying too much, the empress is just because she misses you, so she sent the old minister to call you Let's talk about entering the palace. The princess please, it's not good to keep the empress waiting for a long time."

He has said so much, Qi Yaoqing naturally has no room to refuse.Enter the palace for a talk?It's really a good reason, but why doesn't he think that Qi Songjin has something to say to him...

Sister in name, but actually... Qi Yaoqing sneered in his heart, he didn't think Qi Songjin would stage any touching drama of sister-brother love with him.

But the queen's will must be obeyed, Qi Yaoqing sighed softly, had to take Meng Han with her, leaving Meng Qi to guard in the mansion, followed the old eunuch on the road to the palace.

"Princess, Empress Empress and several other empresses are waiting for you over there, and this old slave will send you here, and will not lead you there."

After finally entering the palace, it was very strange that the old eunuch did not bring Qi Yaoqing to Fenglai Palace, but led him all the way to the Imperial Garden, then stopped by the Imperial Lake, and pointed to a small pavilion not far away Show Qi Yaoqing and let him pass by himself.

"How many other ladies?"

Qi Yaoqing raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and looked over, and sure enough, besides Qi Songjin, there were two other people in the small pavilion not far away, all dressed in elegant and luxurious clothes, talking and laughing happily with Qi Songjin.

"That's right, the empress invited empress Li and beauty Yan to visit the lake in the Imperial Garden today, and specially sent servants to Prince Yong's mansion to invite the concubine to come."

Perhaps because the purse that Qi Yaoqing just gave was not small, the old eunuch seemed enthusiastic at the moment, pointing to Qi Yaoqing, a woman in the pavilion wearing a royal blue dress and a bun on her head, and said: "Wangfei, look, then The first lady is Concubine Li, and her mother's family is the residence of the Marquis of Lingwei, she has a graceful appearance, when she was named concubine, the word 'Li' was bestowed by the sage."

"As for Concubine Li, the one wearing the lotus-colored long dress is Beauty Yan. Although the princess doesn't think she is a high-ranking lady, the father of Beauty Beauty Yan is the current Dingyuan General Yu Shengliang. General Yu followed Yong Yong before. The prince fought together in the Northwest, and now he is pacifying the pirates along the coast of southern Fujian. It can be said that he has made great military achievements, so even the Yanmei people have risen. There were rumors in the palace before that they would be named Zhaoyi in the near future."

After a pause, the old eunuch narrowed his eyes slightly, and said again as if talking to himself: "Besides, this Yanmeiren's dance is amazing. Recently, the grace is in full bloom, so it's better to offer some."

After he finished muttering, he suddenly remembered that there was still Qi Yaoqing by his side, and quickly turned his head to accompany him with a smile: "Hehe, the old slave made a slip of the tongue for a while, and said so much, which delayed the princess. Please hurry up, the princess, I want to let the empress for a long time Just wait."

Although he said so, Qi Yaoqing knew that it was not easy for him to tell himself this far, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"Is there any delay in talking about it, there is Mr. Lao on the way."

Qi Yaoqing just nodded slightly to the old eunuch to show respect, and then walked towards Xiaoting without looking back.

Although he still doesn't know what Qi Songjin's plan is for calling him here today, but based on the fact that she called all Concubine Li and Yan Mei over, it should be a bad person.

"Yeah, Yaoqing is here."

Inside the pavilion, Qi Songjin was talking to the two of them, when he saw Qi Yaoqing walking along the stone road, with a smile on his face, he stood up to greet them with rare interest.

"Oh, empress, please slow down, you have dragon veins in your belly, which are precious, so don't bump into them."

Seeing Qi Songjin get up, Yan Zhaoyi also stood up immediately, holding Qi Songjin's elbow carefully to prevent her from knocking, and said softly.

On the other hand, Concubine Li beside her was still sitting there calmly, covering her mouth and chuckling lightly when she saw this, shaking her head.Concubine Yong is the younger brother of the Empress Empress, and the sister and brother love each other deeply. It is rare for the empress to see her and she is naturally happy.

Sure enough, the Queen's smile narrowed when she heard this, and she gently broke away from Yan Meiren's hand, caressed her still flat belly, with a gentle smile on her face, and said in a low voice: "This is the first time this child It's natural to be happy when I see my little uncle, if I can't bear this little suffering, how can I be worthy of being my child."

She had already lost a child, so she naturally had high expectations for this unexpected child.She is the queen, the head of the harem, and the most noble woman in the entire Lan Dynasty, so her child is born noble, and will succeed his father in the future as the supreme ruler of the Lan Dynasty.

She wants this child to land safely, grow up smoothly, and take over Wei Chengtian's throne properly.

This is Qi Songjin's confidence as the mother of the country.

"I have seen the queen, the queen is a thousand years old."

While speaking, Qi Yaoqing had already stepped into the small pavilion, raised his robe and knelt down, bowed to Qi Songjin in a regular manner, and asked for peace.

Seeing this half-brother humbly kneeling in front of him to say hello, Qi Songjin raised the corners of his lips in satisfaction.

Mother didn't like Wen's family, and even more didn't like Qi Yaoqing who had been given the title of the eldest son of Duke Sheng since he was a child, so even she and Qi Haoyuan didn't like to see this younger brother.It's just that in the past, my mother's status was low, and she couldn't speak in front of his wife, Wen Shi, and could only be scolded, so even she and Qi Haoyuan had always been submissive, and Qi Yaoqing had always stepped on her feet and couldn't get her head around.

Thinking about it this way, it's fortunate that I insisted on entering the palace to be the third prince's side concubine, otherwise... Qi Songjin's lips raised a sneer, otherwise she would have no chance to show her talents, I am afraid that her mother and Qi Haoyuan will stay obediently at the Duke The mansion looked at Qi Yaoqing's face.

Thinking of this, Qi Songjin stretched out his hand to support the ruby ​​tassel on his forehead, then Shi Shiran raised his hand and said: "Yaoqing, get up quickly, what are you doing with your sister so politely?"

Although she showed such a friendly look now, how could Qi Yaoqing, who had been kneeling on the cold brick floor for so long, fail to notice the alienation in her words?

"Thank you, Queen."

Since you want to put on an airs between the queen and the courtiers, then simply do it to the end.Qi Yaoqing didn't look at Qi Songjin, still lowered his eyes and thanked respectfully, then slowly got up.

Seeing that he didn't buy her account, the queen didn't care.After all, where is the way the two have been getting along for so many years, and expect Qi Yaoqing to be as close to her as Qi Haoyuan?Oh, how is it possible.

What's more, Qi Songjin didn't want to see Qi Yaoqing doing too well, making troubles everywhere with her and Sheng Guogong's two backers.

"Yaoqing, you are welcome, sit down, try the dim sum in this palace, and see how it compares with the ones in Yongwang's Mansion." Qi Songjin raised his jaw slightly, pointed to the stone bench opposite him, and then pointed to the stone table on which the cakes were placed. With a plate of exquisite dim sum, said with a smile.

Qi Yaoqing glanced at the bare stone bench not far away, and sighed silently in his heart.

It's almost late autumn, and the beginning of winter is approaching, the wind blowing on the face has already brought a coolness, which is slightly biting.

Usually in the palace, because his health has never been in good shape, and recently he was dragged down by those medicines and poisons, Wei Yanxi never allowed him to stay outside for a long time, and whenever he wanted to go to the courtyard to bask in the sun The sun, Wei Yanxi had to ask Menghan to put a thick layer of cotton pads on the recliner for him in advance, and then put a thin blanket on him after he lay on it, so that he was reluctantly allowed to stay in the courtyard for two or three minutes bell.

The clouds in the sky are thick today, there is no sunshine, the wind is not weak, and it is by the lake, the stone bench must be very cold after sitting there for so long, because Concubine Li and Yan Mei knew the queen's intentions in advance, so the maids who accompanied them were all worried. They prepared thick wool pads, and even brought a hand warmer and a cape, but because he came in a hurry, he didn't bring anything, so he could only bite the bullet and sit down.

"Hey, why doesn't the princess sit down?"

Seeing Qi Yaoqing standing there without any movement, Yan Meiren, who has always been good at things, couldn't help but teased, "Could it be that you are scared seeing that there are only women here?"

It's against her status to say this from a palace concubine, but because Yan Meiren's father is a generation of military generals, she doesn't pay attention to those four books and five classics and poems and songs, so she has always been straightforward, thinking of where to say Where, it doesn't matter whether it should be said or not.

Hearing this, Qi Yaoqing glanced at her lightly, there was no emotion in those delicate phoenix eyes, and successfully made Yan Meiren's smile froze on her face.

"The beauty is joking, I thank the queen for giving me a seat."

He withdrew his gaze, nodded slightly to Qi Songjin, and then took two steps forward to sit down.

"Master..."

Meng Han followed behind him, seeing the young master standing upright and planning to sit on the cold stone bench, couldn't help but let out a low voice.

Ordinary people would feel cold on this stool after sitting for a long time, not to mention the young master was sick in bed a few days ago!

"No problem."

Knowing that Meng Han was worried about herself, Qi Yaoqing turned her head slightly, shook her head calmly at her, made a silent mouth gesture to signal her not to speak too much, and then sat down decisively without any hesitation.

Now he is alone in the palace, this is Qi Songjin's territory, naturally he will do whatever she wants him to do.

And the stone bench underneath, as expected, was heart-warmingly cool.