lcionline Chapter 274 Something is wrong
Chapter 274 Something is wrong
The Prince of Jin, who was sitting on Hou Xiaoxiao's right, was greeting several other princes. This man had a pair of peach blossom eyes, drooping eyebrows, and fair skin.
There was a wheelchair behind him. I heard that he fell while walking at night and now cannot walk independently.
Jiang Lili looked at the live broadcast screen, but couldn't find a man with the temperament of a prince. She asked curiously: [What about the third prince? ]
【@薛蔚: The one behind the second prince is the third prince! 】
Jiang Lili was surprised when she saw the face of the Third Prince. She found that after she had seen this face once, she would forget what he looked like as soon as she turned around: [How come this person has no memorable points? He looks like a lot of people. I am a little face-blind. I can't tell that he looks like a prince at all. ]
Xue Wei explained: [The third prince Chu Lin is a very plain and ordinary person. His mother, Concubine Lin, was a daughter of a general. However, she was overthrown because of the involvement of the court and the harem. Chu Lin was not liked by Emperor Qingning.]
In fact, Emperor Qingning had three daughters, but he cared more about the prince and never cared about the princesses.
The only daughter of Emperor Qingning who was given the title of princess was his youngest daughter, Princess Roujia. She was only 20 years old, and her husband was the top three in the previous palace examination.
Princess Roujia's seat was at the very back, so Xue Wei and others did not introduce her.
Before the incident in Marquis Zhaoping's Mansion, Concubine Ying Xin Yingshu was the most beautiful concubine in the harem, but she had never given birth to a child. Now it seems that there were signs of this a long time ago.
At this time, Xin Yingshu, who was the Imperial Noble Consort, sat down in her seat. She touched the fox fur scarf around her neck, and a rare smile appeared on her face.
At 5 p.m., a sharp and familiar voice rang out in the live broadcast screens of everyone at the same time: "The Emperor has arrived!"
Then everyone saw Emperor Qingning appear at the entrance of the hall, and Zhou Jushan followed behind him like a servile boy.
Emperor Qingning was wearing a dragon robe with his crown tassels swaying gently. He was followed by a sparse group of people and had a masked smile on his face.
All the guests present stood up and bowed deeply to Emperor Qingning.
"Long live my emperor!"
Emperor Qingning walked all the way to his throne amid the people's worship.
After he sat firmly on the dragon throne, he asked everyone to sit down, and then everyone dared to sit down.
Although there were many people in the hall at this time, the atmosphere was much more serious than before.
Also coming with Emperor Qingning was Wen Jiyue, the palace maid who Xin Yingshu and Zhou Jushan arranged to be by the emperor's side and serve him refreshing latte.
In just a few months, she has been promoted from a beauty to Concubine Wen, which makes all the concubines in the harem very angry.
Emperor Qingning brought her to the banquet and let her sit in the seat closest to him, which made the beauties so angry that their eyes turned red.
The emperor sat down and exchanged pleasantries with his ministers. He then looked at his princes, and his eyes fell on the prominent Prince Jin: "Second brother, how is your leg? What did the imperial physician say?"
"Thank you for your concern, Father!"
Prince Jin quickly asked the eunuch beside him to help him stand up: "The imperial physician said that it will take another two months before I can move freely."
Emperor Qingning consoled him, "You have suffered so much. When the banquet is over, I will ask Zhou Jushan to pick some supplements for you to take back."
"Thank you, Father."
The King of Jin bowed and said, "I have suffered an unexpected disaster this time. I have been reflecting on what I have not done well enough. God is reminding me that I need to learn more from my brothers and sisters."
He said with great emotion: "There is no such thing as suffering. If God wants to give a man a great mission, he must first make his heart suffer, his muscles and bones tired, and his body hungry."
When these words came out, many officials were surprised! They didn't expect that the King of Jin would have such an opinion.
When everyone in the group heard King Jin say this, they all became alert: [Who taught him this? Was it the student council? ]
Hou Xiaoxiao frowned: [I said this when I was advising a concubine. Could it be that he has been sending people to monitor me? Or did the concubine tell him everything I said to him? ]
Hou Xiaoxiao thought that the former was more likely. The concubine was her right-hand man, and she had observed her for a long time and found that she had good character, so she dared to treat her as her own.
[@侯潇潇: As expected, even if the character of the Prince of Jin is bad, he grew up in the royal family and should not be underestimated. He is such a pretentious person, he even stole my words and acted pretentiously in front of the dog emperor.]
Hou Xiaoxiao complained in the group, "The King of Jin is now inhumane and his legs are broken so he can't go out, but he can't hold back his emotions and has invited a troupe to come to his house to sing."
【@江麗麗: Isn't it true that he has less and less money to spend? Where does the money come from? 】
【@侯潇潇: It’s because he has a good elder brother. The Prince of Jin has always been on good terms with the eldest prince, Prince of An. Prince of An is extremely wealthy and has won over the Yu family, the most powerful imperial merchant family in the capital. The money that the Prince of Jin used to listen to the music was all paid by Prince of An.】
[@周居善: Prince Jin’s mother, Concubine De, was a member of Empress Feng’s party. Before the incident at Marquis Zhaoping’s mansion, Marquis Zhaoping’s sister, Xin Yingshu, had always been favored and honored. Emperor Qingning treated her the most specially, and the other concubines ganged up to isolate her.
Concubine De is Empress Feng's number one military advisor in dealing with Xin Yingshu. 】
After listening to Prince Jin's opinion on the "great mission bestowed upon him by heaven", Emperor Qingning nodded with satisfaction and approval: "Chen'er is quite sensible. You have inherited the intelligence of me and your mother."
The eldest prince looked at Prince Jin with surprise, and his expression became more secretive: "My second brother has made a lot of progress in these days of recuperation in the mansion."
The eldest prince of the Jin Dynasty raised his glass, with a somewhat ostentatious smile on his face: "Thank you for your kindness, big brother."
【@江麗麗: Wait, what does the eldest prince mean? There seems to be tension between the two of them. Has this happened before?】
Everyone in the Beijing team unanimously said: [This has never happened before. Prince Jin has always been an obedient and good brother in front of Prince An.
【@周居善: Something is not right today, everyone please be careful. 】
After the false greetings, the ritual and music performance began. Everyone could finally take a breath, no longer having to deal with social interactions, and take a few bites of the delicious food on the table.
The musicians played music and the dancers danced to the music, which was extremely entertaining.
After three singing and dancing performances, in order to avoid aesthetic fatigue, the most lively show, the lion dance, came.
The clear sounds of stringed instruments turned into the lively sounds of gongs and drums. In an instant, the spacious hall was filled with the atmosphere of the New Year and did not seem so cold anymore.
Two red and gold lions pranced in the banquet hall to the beat of the band's drums, looking lively and agile, and very festive.
The lion dancers are obviously very skilled. The heavy and exquisite lion costumes are extremely agile under their control, just like real lions, full of vitality.
[@李销冠: This live broadcast is great. If the nobles in the palace can watch this show, then we should also like it!]
However, Sheng Zhixing, who possessed a pair of sharp eagle eyes, discovered something was wrong.
【@盛执星: Wait, these two lions are a little weird. 】