The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

In Taichen Palace, the time is almost up.

Many court officials and their wives were already seated. At the top was His Majesty's throne, with two seats below it, and further down were the seats for the princes and nobles. Prince Chen and several other princes had already arrived, and Prince Ling was sitting at the side, so Su Jingning saw him at a glance.

The Su family was located at the upper right, opposite the princes. Su Jingning happened to be facing Mu Ling. She felt her heart churning and nauseous, and her face became much paler.

Most of the people at the banquet did not know Su Jingning. Su Jingning was already extremely beautiful, and today she was carefully dressed up by the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. She looked even more exquisite and cool, with an extraordinary temperament, like an orchid blooming in the underworld, which made people unable to take their eyes off her.

"I guess this beauty is your precious daughter whom you have hidden for many years!" The wife of the Minister of Revenue's voice was so loud that it could be heard from far away. She looked at Su Jingning and smiled as if she had seen a treasure, and asked the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo.

"Look at what you said. What do you mean by hidden for many years? It's just that our child has been in poor health since childhood and is difficult to bring out." The wife of the Minister of Revenue has a free and easy personality. She can chat with the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo very well. The two are very familiar with each other.

"Ning'er, this is the wife of the Minister of Revenue. Come and meet your Aunt Lu."

"Ning'er greets Aunt Lu." Su Jingning was well-behaved and polite, and she was pretty and pleasing to the eye. She was completely different from the rumors in the capital.

"Oh, you are so well behaved. Come to our house often to play in the future." Mrs. Lu looked happy, as if she liked Su Jingning very much.

Su Jingning was dragged to meet many officials and their wives, and her smiling face froze. The banquet was finally over when it was about to begin.

Since Su Jingning came in, Mu Ling has been looking at her. Mu Ling looked at the woman who was wearing a blue dress and had a gentle and cold temperament like before, with a sinister look. Thinking about what Chen Ruofu gave him today, there was a dark calculation in his eyes.

"Your Majesty is here!"

"His Royal Highness is here!"

"Princess Xuyang is here!"

When the eunuch in charge of presenting gifts spoke, the noisy voices in the hall suddenly quieted down. Everyone knelt down in response.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Su Jingning knelt behind the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and glanced at the middle-aged man walking towards the throne in the center of the hall.

The man was wearing a black dragon robe with cloud patterns, embroidered with a domineering golden dragon, his black hair stood up high in a jade crown, his posture was upright, majestic and domineering. His deep eyes made people dare not look directly at him, and his whole body was full of the aura of a king who looked down on the world.

The second emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the favorite prince of the previous emperor, was famous for his talent and fame. When he was young, he already had the domineering spirit and ruthlessness of an emperor. When he was 18 years old, he led his army to capture the capital of Nanji Kingdom, a maritime kingdom that had repeatedly invaded the southern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and turned Nanji Kingdom into a vassal state of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Since he succeeded to the throne, he has made many achievements and was praised by the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Thinking about the past life, Emperor Zhou was in his prime, but his health deteriorated in the next few years. He often coughed up blood and fell into a coma. The coma lasted longer and longer, and he never woke up again. It was during this period that the princes began to fight overtly and covertly, eyeing the throne covetously. The fight became more and more intense. In the end, Mu Ling ascended the throne with the secret help of himself and the Su family.

Su Jingning recalled that during those years, riots broke out repeatedly in various parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty because of disputes between the imperial court and the party. The enemy countries in the northern and southern borders often provoked the soldiers and civilians on the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The people suffered terribly, and the entire Great Zhou Dynasty was in a precarious situation. Su Jingning thought that if the Great Zhou emperor who loved his people like his own children was still sober at that time, he would not have let the Great Zhou Dynasty fall into such a situation.

"Everyone loves you!"

"Everyone, there's no need to be so polite. Today is a wedding banquet, so don't be restrained!" Emperor Zhou looked cheerful, lifted up his dragon robe and sat down.

"Sheng Fu, serve the banquet!" He turned and said to Eunuch Sheng.

The music started, and beautiful dancers danced to the music. The hall was bustling with people toasting and chatting.

Su Jingning looked at the two people under the throne. On the left sat the Crown Prince Mu Feng of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Crown Prince was born to Consort Xian and was the eldest son of His Majesty. Consort Xian was not of good origin and was not as favored as Consort Shu. But His Majesty conferred the title on Mu Feng, the eldest son of Prince Chen, whose talent and ability were not as strong as Consort Shu's son. The Crown Prince had regular features and did not inherit His Majesty's handsomeness. I think he looked like his biological mother, Consort Xian. But it was said that the Crown Prince was upright and modest, and had many supporters in the court.

On the other side was a beautiful girl of about fifteen or sixteen. She was wearing a lavender dress with silver butterfly patterns, her black hair was tied up lightly, and she wore a lavender crystal hairpin. She looked 50% similar to Emperor Zhou, with delicate and deep facial features, and a bit of heroic spirit between her eyebrows. Although the girl was young, she had the same majesty and pride as Emperor Zhou, which made people dare not ignore her.

She is the only child of Emperor Zhou and the late Empress, the only legitimate child of the Great Zhou imperial family, Princess Xuyang - Mu Xi. The Empress died young, and Emperor Zhou never appointed another empress. Princess Xuyang was brought up by Emperor Zhou himself since she was young, and was deeply loved by Emperor Zhou. As soon as she was born, Emperor Zhou made an exception and conferred her the title of "Xuyang", a first-rank princess in power. Later, because of her intelligence, she married Mo Linyuan, and is now the only princess of the Great Zhou imperial family who married Mo Linyuan. Although she is a princess, her status is higher than all other princes and is second only to the crown prince. It can be seen how much His Majesty loves this princess.

Princess Xuyang had been holding her chin up, watching the singing and dancing in the palace with some boredom, with a hint of impatience between her brows. From time to time, she looked at the empty seat below her. If she guessed correctly, that was the seat of the Beiyang Palace.

Just as Su Jingning was about to look away, he saw the visible joy in Princess Xuyang's round eyes. Su Jingning followed her gaze and looked in that direction. Sure enough, Gu Yan'an, wearing a dark blue precious satin brocade robe, with a tall figure, sat down lazily and elegantly. He held a cup of tea and leaned against the chair, watching the singing and dancing in the palace nonchalantly.

Su Jingning discovered that not only Princess Xuyang, but many noble ladies in the palace were secretly looking at him. Even the girl who had looked at Prince Chen before couldn't help but be attracted to him. There was no way but to admit that Gu Yan'an was indeed extremely beautiful and promising at a young age, so it was hard not to attract attention.

Su Jingning curled his lips and looked away. He was so welcome.

Just when the banquet was halfway through, Su Jingning couldn't stand the noise anymore. The banquet hall was stuffy and hot, making people uncomfortable. She picked up the silver cup on the table and gulped down the wine without even looking at it.

Su Jingmo, who was standing by, noticed that her face looked a little bad. Just when he was about to ask something, he saw his sister holding a glass of wine and gulping it down. He didn't have time to stop her.

The moment he discovered it was wine, Su Jingning froze.

"liquor!"

She looked at the empty wine glass in her hand, then at the full cup of tea beside her, regret flashing in her eyes.

This is fruit wine, it should be fine, she comforted herself.

"Second brother, this is so boring. I'm going out for some fresh air and will be back soon." Su Jingning put down the silver cup in his hand, stood up and said to Su Jingmo.

"I'll go with you. I'm bored here anyway." Su Jingmo was a little worried about Su Jingning going out alone.

"Um... okay."

The brother and sister stood up and quietly walked out through the side door.

As soon as she left the hall, the cold wind blew along Su Jingning's fair and beautiful neck and into her clothes, making her instantly much more sober.

"Wow, it's still more comfortable outside." She couldn't help but sigh.

"Put on your cloak, or you'll catch a cold. I'm worried that your cold will come back again." Su Jingmo put the snow fox cloak that she had just dropped on her, his movements gentle and doting.

Su Jingning stood where she was and obediently let Su Jingmo put the cloak on her.

"Let's just go for a while. I know you don't like staying inside, but you can't be impolite." Su Jingmo coaxed softly.

"it is good."

The Taichen Hall was close to the palace wall. There was a long corridor from the side door. The brother and sister talked as they walked. Turning the corner, there was a large balcony. Standing on it, you could see the night view of the entire imperial capital.

The huge and prosperous imperial capital can be seen clearly here, with its colorful lights, mysterious and stunning!

"Wow! So beautiful!" Su Jingning looked at the night view with amazement in his eyes. He stood on tiptoe, supported his chin with both hands and looked towards the Imperial Capital City.

Su Jingmo folded his arms across his chest, leaned against the wall, and stood silently behind her.