Overwhelming mountains and rivers

November [-]th, Xingqing Palace, palace banquet.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair, with a phoenix seat on the side, and Concubine Miao sat there.

This can be said to be very messy, Concubine Miao is not a queen, but this treatment vaguely regards her as a queen.

But it was the emperor who made such an arrangement, and who would dare to say otherwise.

The emperor glanced at everyone, relaxed his body and leaned lazily on the back seat, and smiled, "It's just a family banquet, you don't need to be formal."

"Thank you, Your Majesty/Father."

It is said to be a family banquet, but who dares to be really informal?

The harem concubines and the princes and concubines sat on both sides, each at a single table. On the left side, Chu Xuanqing was at the top, and Liu Feng stood beside him.There are three small tables behind him, which are his main concubine and two side concubines.Naturally, he didn't only have these three wives and concubines, but of course those below the side concubine were not eligible to participate in the palace banquet.

At the bottom of Chu Xuanqing was Chu Xuanzhao, with Mo Yi standing by his side, and at the bottom was Chu Xuanxin, with no one behind him.

Chu Xuanzhao turned his head sideways, and he could see Lan Cairen behind the opposite concubine.Lan Cairen bowed her head as usual, with a peaceful appearance, but her face was a little thin and yellow, which showed that she was not very good after Princess Jiazhen came out of the cabinet.

Chu Xuanzhao thought about Princess Jiazhen, and didn't dare to think about what would happen if Lancai knew about it one day.He had no choice but to turn his head and stop looking at her.

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Although everyone knew that the palace banquet was actually to celebrate Concubine Miao's pregnancy, but Emperor Yuan naturally wouldn't say so clearly, it was just a feast for the writers.

After the dance and music, Emperor Yuan put down the cup in his hand, glanced to the left, looked at Chu Xuanqing, then at Chu Xuanzhao, and suddenly said, "Zhaoer, are you 23 too?"

Chu Xuanzhao suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Emperor Yuan went on to say, "It's time to point out a concubine for you, and I blame the father, the queen was negligent when she was here, and no one reminded her, so the father ignored it."

Not only Chu Xuanzhao, but even Chu Xuanqing and Chu Xuanxin were stunned, obviously they didn't expect that Emperor Yuan would suddenly mention this matter.

Chu Xuanzhao got up in a hurry, "Report to my father, my son... and I have no intention of getting married."

Emperor Yuan smiled, "Men should be married when they are college students, and girls should be married if they are college students. There is no reason not to get married. What's so embarrassing about it?"

Chu Xuanqing raised her eyebrows and looked at Chu Xuanzhao, with interest and inquiry in her eyes.

Father couldn't see that he was not blind, Chu Xuanzhao was not embarrassed, he was clearly rejecting him sincerely.

In the approaching winter weather, Chu Xuanzhao's forehead was sweating a little, and he didn't dare to wipe it off, allowing his forehead to become wet and shiny, "Father, to tell you the truth, I already have a sweetheart, and in this life, it's not him." No."

Mo Yi and Chu Xuanxin had already started pretending to be dead people, and they didn't dare to breathe.

"Oh? Which girl is it? It's worth it for you? You say it, as long as it's not those prostitutes, the emperor will be the master for you."

"That's right, third brother, as long as the father orders a marriage, no matter whether she is a fairy in the sky or a heroic woman in the mountains, won't she all enter your palace?" Chu Xuanqing saw his embarrassment and couldn't help but add insult to injury.

"No, no," Chu Xuanzhao stabilized, "I am grateful for the kindness of my father, but I only want to be consensual, and I don't want to force each other. I also hope that my father will fulfill my heart and my feelings." .”

The words have come to this point, Emperor Yuan can't say anything more, but it is obvious that he is not happy to be brushed off, "You can do whatever you want."

Chu Xuanzhao breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Father."

Not only him, even Chu Xuanxin and Mo Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

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After three rounds of drinking, Gong'e brought the tray up to pour the wine again.

"Ah~, my lord, forgive me!"

Gong'e, who was pouring wine for Chu Xuanzhao, hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowing her head non-stop.

Emperor Yuan heard the sound and looked over, "What's going on?"

Gong'e quickly turned to the emperor and kowtowed three more times, "The emperor forgives the sin, the prince forgives the sin! The servant did not mean it!"

Emperor Yuan opened his eyes to look, only to find that Chu Xuanzhao's chest was wet, and he immediately realized that it was Gong'e who had knocked over the wine glass, and scolded, "What a frizzy maidservant! It's embarrassing to come to the palace banquet, who told you that?" According to your rules, don't go to receive the punishment."

"Yes, yes, the servant girl is leaving." Gong'e got the words and scrambled out of the hall.

Chu Xuanzhao stood up, cupped his hands towards the emperor, and said, "Father, it is my son's disrespect. Please allow me to go to the side hall to change clothes."

The emperor waved his hand, "Go."

Chu Xuanzhao left the table, and Mo Yi naturally followed closely behind, so neither of them noticed Chu Xuanqing's somewhat sinister smile hidden behind the wine glass.

Not long after Chu Xuanzhao left, Concubine Miao stood up, leaned close to the emperor, and whispered, "Your Majesty, the concubine, if..., come as you go."

The emperor knew that she was going to go to the toilet, so he rubbed her thigh with the hand under the case, but smiled tenderly on his face, "Go, come back soon."

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"Feng Er."

"Sir?"

"Where's your prince?" Shen Qingjun walked around in the garden, only to realize that he didn't seem to see Chu Xuanzhao today.

Qingzhu still remained silent, following Shen Qingjun three steps away.

"Reporting to my son, the family banquet in the palace, the prince has gone to the banquet."

Shen Qingjun turned his head, "Going to the banquet?"

"Exactly. Concubine Miao is pregnant, the emperor is happy, and ordered the concubines and princes to attend the family banquet and get together."

Concubine Miao is pregnant?The concubine is only pregnant, and she is not giving birth to a prince or princess. How could the emperor hold a family banquet?

What's more, let's not talk about Emperor Yuan's age, but Concubine Miao has only entered the palace for more than a month. Is there really such luck?

There is also Chu Xuanqing who has been calm and a little too much during this time...

Shen Qingjun frowned, not good.

"How long has he been in the palace? Did he bring anyone with him?"

Feng Er was slightly taken aback by his hasty question, and quickly replied, "My lord, the prince has entered the palace for almost an hour, and he only brought Mo Yi with him."

Seeing his frown getting worse, Feng Er called softly, "Master?"

"Ok?"

"My lord, what's wrong?"

Shen Qingjun sighed, "It's hard to say. I hope I think too much."

Feng Er didn't ask any more questions.

In the following time, Feng Er obviously felt that Shen Qingjun was restless.

An hour passed, Shen Qingjun opened the door of Yazhuxuan, and couldn't help asking, "Feng Er, are your lords back yet?"

"Not yet. Young master, don't worry about it. It's just a palace banquet, and it happens often in the past. What can happen?"

"...Well, it's okay, you can go down."

Feng Er didn't understand, he was so worried, why he always spoke coldly when they met each other.

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When Chu Xuanzhao came back, he had already entered the watch.

He got out of the carriage, and without waiting for Mo Yi to put on his cloak, he hastily wrapped himself into the gate of the mansion.

A person stood not far away, and the figure was blurred.

Chu Xuanzhao was startled at first, then delighted, and hurried forward, subconsciously wanting to hug him, but seeing him take a step back, he resentfully stopped.

Chu Xuanzhao casually untied the cloak that was not fully fastened and buckled it on his shoulders, "Are you waiting for me? Why don't you wear it thicker."

Mo Yi lowered his head, really wanted to find a hole in the ground to drill, what should he do?

Seeing that he was safe and sound, Shen Qingjun heaved a sigh of relief, could it be that he really thought too much?

But this faint uneasiness has not completely disappeared from the bottom of my heart.

That feeling... how should I put it?

Everything is calm, but there will be palpitations for a moment.

Shen Qingjun didn't refuse his action of putting on his clothes, because he relaxed and felt a little chill on his body, "Since the prince is fine, I'll go back."

After finishing speaking, before Chu Xuanzhao could speak, he turned around.

Chu Xuanzhao hurriedly said, "I have something to do."

Shen Qingjun turned his head when he heard the sound, "What's the matter?"

Chu Xuanzhao took a few steps forward, walked across to him, and stared at his face, which could not be seen clearly in the night, "At the palace banquet today, Father said that it is time to point out a real princess for me."

After a few breaths of silence, Chu Xuanzhao heard Shen Qingjun's extremely steady voice, "Congratulations, my lord."

Even if Chu Xuanzhao couldn't see whether his eyelashes were trembling, he could feel that his breath was not as steady as his speech.

"And I declined," he continued.

"..."

Mo Yi hid his figure in the darkness, pretending to be air.

My lord, is there anyone who speaks out of breath like you?

Shen Qingjun walked around him sideways, "I'm going back."

Chu Xuanzhao followed one step at a time.

Shen Qingjun didn't look back, "Is there something else for the lord?"

Chu Xuanzhao touched his nose and coughed, "Well, Jinxi Pavilion is also over there."

Shen Qingjun paused, then quickened his pace.

Chu Xuanzhao didn't chase after him any more, only turned around when he saw Shen Qingjun entered the Yazhu Pavilion.

"Feng Er."

"My lord?" Feng Er rushed out from the side door of Yazhuxuan.

Chu Xuanzhao looked a little bad, and there was a sense of blame in his words, "Why did you let the young master stand alone in the night wind? Why didn't you know how to add clothes for the young master? What did I tell you before?"

"This... is the subordinate's dereliction of duty." Of course Feng Er dare not say that Shen Qingjun ordered not to let anyone follow.

"If there is a next time, I don't care if you are the chief executive of the palace."

"Yes, my subordinates remember it."

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Inside the gate of Yazhuxuan.

"Green Bamboo."

"Sir?"

Shen Qingjun took off the cloak on his body, "Go and return the prince."

"Yes."

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In the middle of the night, the inner garden of the imperial palace.

"Ah!" A cry of pain resounded through the hall, especially in the silent night.

Emperor Yuan, who was sleeping, was suddenly awakened, and suddenly became angry.

When he opened his eyes and woke up for a while, he saw Concubine Miao who was dripping with cold sweat beside him, so he forgot to get angry, and hurriedly held her in his arms, "Ai Concubine, what's wrong with you?!"

Concubine Miao tightly grabbed his skirt with one hand, and covered his lower abdomen with the other, "Your Majesty, it hurts~, my concubine hurts so much!"

Emperor Yuan touched it with his hand, and his hand felt sticky, and shouted outside the tent, "Come here, hold the lamp!"

The eunuch hurried in and lit the gauze lamp outside the couch.

Emperor Yuan raised his hand and saw that it was covered with blood.

"Miao'er! How are you?" Seeing that she didn't respond, Emperor Yuan shouted anxiously, the little eunuch who lit the lamp, "What are you still doing in a daze! Hurry up and tell the imperial physician!"

"Yes, yes, the slave will go right away!"

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When Concubine Miao woke up, beside the bed was the gloomy emperor.

She reached out and grabbed Emperor Yuan's arm, "Your Majesty? What's wrong with me? I had a dream. I dreamed that our child was gone..."

Emperor Yuan pursed his lips and did not speak.

Concubine Miao struggled to get up, and said suddenly, "Me? What about my stomach?" She covered her stomach with one hand, her face full of disbelief.

She shook Emperor Yuan's arm, tears couldn't stop streaming down, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's going on? Am I still in a dream?"

"The child is gone..." Emperor Yuan stuffed her hands back into the quilt, "The imperial doctor said it was caused by the collision of lily pollen and purple jacquard pollen. Think carefully, did you eat something by mistake?"

Concubine Miao had tears on her face, "Eating by mistake? Ever since the concubine had this child, she has been very careful, how could she eat by mistake? If you talk about lily flower pollen, did your Majesty forget that there was lily osmanthus at the palace banquet today?" Cake!"

"Imperial physician?" Emperor Yuan looked at the imperial physician.

"Returning to Your Majesty, lily pollen alone will not cause harm. I can be sure that it is caused by the conflict between lily pollen and purple tibi pollen, and the time of taking it will not exceed three hours according to my mother's miscarriage."

"Think about it again, besides the things at the banquet, what else did you eat?" During the time when Concubine Miao was unconscious, Emperor Yuan had asked people to check all the food and utensils at the palace banquet, even the incense in the palace. I checked everything, and there was nothing that contained jacaranda pollen at all.

Concubine Miao was silent for a long time, and suddenly her pupils opened, "Your Majesty!"

"What do you remember?" Emperor Yuan asked anxiously.

"During the palace banquet today, the concubine got up to go to the toilet. I think His Majesty remembered it. When the concubine came back and passed by the side hall, she happened to meet King Xin and his servant who had gone to change clothes."

"and after?"

"Later, when I passed by King Xin, I smelled a strange fragrance, and couldn't help but sneezed immediately. I didn't think much about it at the time, but just wanted to go back to His Majesty. Now that I think about it, it's very strange. Pollen may have been inhaled at that time."

Emperor Yuan's face has turned livid.