Eight-year-old Princess: Phoenix Reborn

When Yunshang woke up again, it was already dark, and King Jing was sitting on a chair reading a book. The fire in the room was brighter, but it didn't feel cold, so Yunshang took a piece of clothing at random and got up, "The Prince has left?"

Prince Jing nodded, seemingly absent-minded, causing Yun Chang to take a few extra glances.

As if aware of Yunshang's gaze, King Jing put down his book and stood up, "I asked Qianyin to keep the food warm. If you are hungry, eat first." After saying that, he walked to Yunshang He helped Yunshang gather her clothes, and took a big cloak to put on her, "Although there is a stove burning in the house, don't wear too little clothes, or you will catch cold easily."

Yun Chang responded softly, and raised her eyes to look at Prince Jing several times, "What did Wang Jinhuan say? Look at your complexion is not very good."

King Jing frowned, pulled Yunshang to the table and sat down, "Wang Jinhuan said that after the emperor's conferment next month, Emperor Xia will come to the imperial city in person to negotiate peace. But I suspect that his purpose of coming is... I……"

"En." Yunshang nodded. In fact, when she was in Jingyang, she knew that if Emperor Xia knew of the existence of Prince Jing, no matter what, he would definitely come to confirm it in person. "What are you going to do?"

A flash of thought flashed in Prince Jing's eyes, and he shook his head, "I don't have any plans yet, let everything take its course."

Yun Chang didn't open her mouth, she knew that Prince Jing was a serious person, although she let nature take its course, she was probably already fully prepared, so there was nothing to worry about.

Li Yiran is dead now. As for Huajing, Yunshang squinted her eyes, but Ning Huajing is quite interesting. She is not in a hurry, let's take it easy.

Waiting to settle Jing Wenxi and pave the way for the mother concubine and Chen Xi, she will not have much to worry about in Ningguo, and she will naturally be willing to follow Prince Jing after marrying her husband and obeying her husband.

Yun Chang brushed the hair on her head, smiled, "It's okay, no matter what you choose in the end, I will support you."

King Jing raised his eyes to look at Yun Shang, only to feel that under the dim light, the woman in front of him was so beautiful that she couldn't hide the astonishment in her eyes. King Jing smiled and raised his hand to help Yun Shang hug her She brushed her hair, lowered her voice, squinted her eyes, and said softly, "Let me think about it. What I want most now is that you give me a baby. Do you support it?"

Yun Chang was stunned, raised her eyebrows and looked at King Jing, raised her foot under the table slightly, and then stepped on King Jing's foot, "My concubine is talking to you about business, can you be more serious! Knowing what you look like, I will never choose to marry you!"

"Oh? What does it look like? Who else can you marry if you don't want to marry me?" Prince Jing smiled slightly, as if he didn't care about Yun Shang's little gestures, with a complacent look, "You see you are so barbaric, except for this king. Who can stand you? Huh?"

OK, she's savage? Yun Shang snorted. In the previous life, there were many people who said she was wild and willful, but in this life, everyone praised her for being gentle and quiet. Even on the battlefield, those soldiers mostly said that she was brave, resourceful and barbaric? Yun Shang glared at Prince Jing, "Although my concubine is barbaric, she has many suitors, and she was married at the age of fifteen. Prince Jing is handsome and handsome, and he is the god of war that everyone admires. He is an old man in his early twenties, but he still doesn't even have a woman, only this concubine sees you as pitiful, so she reluctantly accepts you, shouldn't the prince thank me?"

Prince Jing couldn't help laughing, but the girl was not willing to let her down when she murmured, "Yes, yes, this king should thank the concubine for her profound understanding and righteousness. Well, this king has nothing in me, so I can only promise you with my body." Now, this king is yours tonight."

Pfft... Yun Chang almost choked on his saliva, this Prince Jing was really shameless when he acted shamelessly. Just as she was thinking about it, she heard Qian Yin's soft voice from outside, "Is the princess awake? The servant has brought you food."

Yun Chang responded, "Send it in."

Qianyin led a few servant girls in, put the food on the table, and then asked those servant girls to retreat, before saying with a smile, "Princess, the emperor's hidden guards haven't been withdrawn yet. The imperial edict It has to be changed every day, and now the common people are spreading it more and more violently, and I am afraid that it will soon be unstoppable."

Yun Chang squinted her eyes and smiled, picked up the bowl, but saw Qianyin set the bowl and chopsticks in front of King Jing, raised her eyebrows and said, "Why hasn't the prince eaten all this time?"

Qian Yin giggled and said, "Earlier, the servants asked the prince if he wanted to eat first, and the prince said he would wait for the princess to be with him. The relationship between the prince and the concubine is really good."

Hearing this, Yunshang raised her eyes and stared at Qianyin. This servant girl indulged herself too much, so she was only joking in front of her. Now that Prince Jing seems not to be as indifferent as rumored these days, she then He also began to have no scruples in front of Prince Jing.

Qianyin stuck out her tongue, but didn't speak again.

On the contrary, Prince Jing was aroused a bit of interest, "I have been thinking about it for the past two days. There are so many imperial guards and hidden guards protecting the notice board every day. How did the edict be tampered with?" of?"

Yun Shang chuckled, "It's just some tricks. Father was misled by the moment when the edict turned red. If the prince thinks about it carefully, he will naturally understand the mystery."

"Oh?" King Jing heard the words, thought for a while, and said, "Could it be that someone tampered with it when writing the imperial edict, and it should be that a special potion was used, and it would take a while for it to show up?"

With a little appreciation in Yunshang's eyes, she smiled and said, "It will be earlier. The paper used to write the imperial edict is provided by a fixed imperial merchant. There are not many things recently, and this is the only one that needs to write an edict, so I When I found out that Jing Wenxi was going to be a queen, I asked someone to send the questionable paper over..."

"Your calculations are very deep. No wonder the emperor can't find out. Even if the emperor figured out that the edict didn't come out after it was posted, at most he thought it was tampered with while writing the edict. Never I will think about that paper further." Prince Jing looked at Yun Shang with a smile, "This prince married a very remarkable concubine."

Yun Chang smiled slightly, buried her head in her meal, and said nothing.

The imperial edict incident continued to ferment, and because the imperial edicts sent to various places had accidents, the rumors became more and more popular, but it was difficult to suppress them. Even though Emperor Ning and Jing's father and daughter didn't say anything, they became more and more uneasy in their hearts. They hurriedly brought Master Wuna and Ling Xuzi to the imperial city, and chose the day of February 15th , on the altar to worship the heavens and pray for blessings, and let Ling Xuzi and Master Wuna do divination on the altar that day to calculate the fate of Ningguo.

Abbot Wu Na was arranged to live in the post station in the imperial city, together with Ling Xuzi, but that day, the two fought hard, and their kung fu could be regarded as the best of the best. It was seedling.

On the second day, Emperor Ning arranged for Master Wuna to live in Prince Jing's Mansion, and Ling Xuzi to live in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yun Chang pinched the chess piece and looked at the monk opposite, sighed, "I was still counting on Ling Xuzi to help me talk, but it turned out that you were lucky and started fighting as soon as you came. I heard that he was beaten to a broken arm by you?"

Abbot Wu Na snorted, "That damn bull-nosed man, I told him to drink Nurhong, but he insisted on drinking Burning Knife, which is irreconcilable!"

Yun Shang's hand paused slightly, and the corners of her mouth twitched, "Just for this?"

Abbot Wu Na nodded, "Naturally, this is a matter of principle. I never drink wine that is as rough as burning a knife."

"..." Yun Chang frowned, a little speechless.

Qian Yin on the side also almost fell to the ground, tremblingly said, "Why don't you buy the two wines together, the master drinks the master's daughter red, the Taoist priest drinks the Taoist priest's burning knife..."

"Well, I didn't think of it at the time." Master Wu Na's expression remained unchanged, and he gave a light sigh.

"..." This time, even Qianyin didn't know what to say.

On the fifteenth day of the second lunar month, all civil and military officials had been waiting under the altar early in the morning, because it was just an ordinary sacrifice to heaven, and there were many people around the periphery. Abbot Wuna and Ling Xuzi were sitting on the altar. Sitting in meditation on both sides, the mouth is constantly moving.

Near noon, Emperor Ning walked in from the side wearing sacrificial attire, and the crowd quickly knelt down to greet him, only watching Emperor Ning slowly climb up the steps and walk to the center of the altar.

Abbot Wuna and Ling Xuzi stood up, and both saluted Emperor Ning. Manager Zheng at the side hurriedly ordered the sacrifices to be placed on the altar, and handed the burning incense to Emperor Ning. Emperor Ning knelt down and bowed three times towards the altar, "May the fortune of Ning be prosperous..."

All the civil and military officials at the bottom bowed three times, and then said, "May the fortune of Ningguo be prosperous."

Then Emperor Ning raised his voice and said, "Today's sacrifice to the heavens is to pray for blessings, and I would like to invite Abbot Shang Wuna and Daoist Ling Xuzi to guide the will of heaven..."

Abbot Wuna and Lingxuzi stood up, saluted, and walked to the center of the altar. Master Wuna was holding a stick in his hand, and Lingxuzi was holding two horns in his hand. They each performed divination and took the servant The pen and paper handed over, wrote the results of the divination on the paper, and handed them to the servants at the side.

General Manager Zheng took it over and read aloud, "Monsters who confuse the country should not be the heirs. If we can deal with it, Ning Kingdom will be prosperous for a hundred years."

Emperor Ning on the altar was shocked when he heard the words, and looked at Mr. Zheng. Mr. Zheng also trembled, took out another piece of paper, and said after a moment of silence, "The other piece of paper is also the same. The content, word for word..."

Emperor Ning secretly clenched his fists in his sleeves, and the officials under the altar were whispering, although he couldn't hear what they were saying, he knew that they must be talking about this matter.

Emperor Ning suppressed the anger in his heart, and raised his voice again, "Monsters are not suitable to be empresses, but a country cannot live without empresses. May I ask you two, who is worthy of empress?"

Master Wuna and Ling Xuzi started divination again, and after a while, they wrote down the results on paper and handed them to Mr. Zheng. Mr. Zheng trembled slightly, took a look, but was stunned for a moment, " The new empress should be born on the seventeenth day of the fifth month of the Eighteenth Century, and is now located in the southwest of the palace." After speaking, he picked up another piece of paper, "The other one is the same."

Emperor Ning was stunned for a moment, he couldn't tell what kind of emotion was surging in his heart. He originally thought that it would be Concubine Jin, but it turned out not to be. He remembered Concubine Jin's birthday very clearly, it should be in July...

The result of this prayer was completely different from what Emperor Ning had in mind, so he had to end it in a hurry, sighing in his heart. He originally wanted to use this prayer to clear Jing Wenxi of the crime of seducing the country, but he didn't want to be convinced in the end , and the girl who was born on the seventeenth day of the fifth month of the Eighteenth Century, no matter who she is, I am afraid that she must be made a queen.

Not long after returning to the palace, I heard Mr. Zheng coming to report, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Jing is asking Miss Jing to see you."

Emperor Ning frowned, "Let's declare."

Both Jing Kui and Jing Wenxi looked very bad. As soon as they walked into the hall, they hurriedly knelt down. Jing Kui hurriedly kowtowed to Emperor Ning, "Your Majesty, someone must be framing this matter." My servant, I beg the emperor to be the master..."

Jing Wenxi also opened his mouth quickly, with a bit of urgency in his voice, "Your Majesty, my servant is definitely not a person who will harm the country, please don't listen to the nonsense of that bald donkey and that bull-nosed Taoist."

Emperor Ning's gaze fell on the two of them quietly, and he opened his mouth after a while, his voice was indifferent, almost without any waves, "Jing Aiqing, that Ling Xuzi, you personally invited, everything has been done Prepare, why did such a thing happen? Master Wu Na and Daoist Ling Xuzi are like gods in the hearts of the people. Today's sacrifices and prayers did not avoid the people. I am afraid that within half a day, in the imperial city Then everyone will know. The people are the foundation of the country, even if someone framed it today, I can't offend all the people in the world for my own selfishness."

Jing Kui was silent for a while, and then said in a deep voice, "Weichen, I understand."

Jing Wenxi heard the words, she fell to the side like an eggplant beaten by frost, her eyes showed a bit of fear, she must be regarded as a waste chess by the emperor and her father, she must die, in order to comfort the hearts of the people in the world Even if she is not dead, if the people know that she is Jing Wenxi, it will be difficult for them to move forward in Ningguo in the future.

"Aiqing should step down first." Emperor Ning said calmly, he knew that Jing Kui would not oppose him because of Jing Wenxi, once this power was in his hands, it would be difficult to let go.

Jing Kui kowtowed again, "Resignation, my minister." Then he stood up and pulled Jing Wenxi away, but Jing Wenxi refused to leave, and hurriedly shouted at Emperor Ning, "It's Princess Jing, definitely It was Princess Jing who framed me, Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."

Emperor Ning frowned slightly, looked at Jing Wenxi without a trace of pity, "Pull it down."

The guard at the door hurried in, pulled Jing Wenxi who kept screaming, and retreated. After dealing with the father and daughter of the Jing family, Emperor Ning turned around and looked at Mr. Zheng, "Among the concubines in the palace, who was born on the seventeenth day of the fifth lunar month in the Eighth Year of the Eighteenth Century?"

Director Zheng hurriedly bent over and said, "The slave just checked the birthdays of the concubines in the palace, only the concubine Ya was born on the seventeenth day of the fifth month of the Eighteenth Century, and the Qilan Palace where the concubine Ya lives is exactly in the palace. Midwest."

"Concubine Ya?" Emperor Ning was taken aback for a moment, but he never expected such a result, but a faint suspicion arose in his heart. It's the Minister of Rites, why is this such a coincidence, could it be Liu Qiyan's doing?

Emperor Ning thought about it, but shook his head and denied his own thoughts. He had investigated Liu Qiyan's identity before, but he was just an ordinary farmer's son. Because his father was a scholar, he studied and obtained his honor. Now there are only two of them, brother and sister, and since Liu Qiyan entered the court, Emperor Ning has been observing secretly for a long time. He is an upright person, does not understand the twists and turns in the officialdom, and the relationship with other colleagues in the court is not harmonious. Even in the lucrative Ministry of Rites, they never secretly reaped any benefits for themselves. Such a person does not have such a bent of mind, and cannot and cannot do it. That Ling Xuzi was invited by Jing Kui, and Liu Qiyan was incapable of persuading Ling Xuzi to help him anyway.

Could it be Yun Shang? Emperor Ning frowned, but if it was Yunshang, why didn't she let Concubine Jin be the queen? After all, judging from Yunshang's reaction in Jinxiu Palace that day, she hoped that she would make Concubine Jin the queen, and if Concubine Jin was the queen... , Chen Xi can be a justifiable prince.

After thinking about it but still not understanding the trick, Emperor Ning shook his head secretly, "Let Concubine Ya and Liu Qiyan enter the palace."

Director Zheng nodded, walked to the entrance of the hall and opened the door, and was about to order the servants to do it, but saw Liu Qiyan standing in front of the Qinzheng Hall, with a look of anxiety on his face, "Director Zheng, I have something to see Your Majesty, I wonder if your Majesty is free to summon you?"

Manager Zheng smiled, "The servant was just saying to ask someone to call Mr. Liu, but Mr. Liu came by himself, so it's easy." Saying that, he let Liu Qiyan enter the door.

"Your Majesty, just as I opened the door, I saw Master Liu standing at the door asking to see him, so I brought him in." Mr. Zheng said with a smile.

Emperor Ning nodded, and saw Liu Qiyan knelt down as soon as he walked into the hall, "Your Majesty, my sister's birthday was on the seventeenth day of the fifth lunar month in the year of 1898, but my sister is just a mere peasant girl. I can read and write, but it is difficult to be a queen. For a queen, she should be virtuous, virtuous, dignified and dignified, but none of her younger sisters match. I hope the emperor will not make my younger sister a queen. There are so many people, there must be someone who can take on this important task."

A trace of surprise flashed in Emperor Ning's eyes, Liu Qiyan is Yapin's elder brother, so he knows about Yapin's birthday, and he was present at the ceremony earlier, perhaps Wuna Abbot and Ling Xuzi would know it was when they mentioned the date of birth. Yapin, so I have this request. It's just that ordinary people should be very happy when they hear that their sister can become a queen? why...

Emperor Ning glanced at Liu Qiyan, and said, "Although your sister is not a lady, she is also a sensible person, and she keeps her own place in the palace. Why don't you want her to be a queen?"

Liu Qiyan gave a wry smile, "Ms. Yapin is Weichen's younger sister. Weichen naturally knows what kind of person she is. Besides, Weichen is a little arrogant and has no friends in court. It is difficult for me to even keep her name. I only wish that my sister will be safe for the rest of my life, and I don't pray that she will be rich."

Emperor Ning was silent for a moment, thinking in his heart, this Liu Qiyan is a sober person.

Just as he was thinking, he heard Mr. Zheng come in, "Your Majesty, Concubine Ya is here."

Emperor Ning nodded, "Let's pass it on."

The door was opened, and Yapin came in, wearing a blue palace dress and a blue cloak, very elegant, she was taken aback when she saw Liu Qiyan kneeling in the hall, and then left Kneeling down behind Liu Qiyan, "Your Majesty..."

Emperor Ning responded, thinking that the sacrifice had just ended, and Yabi might not know about it, so he said, "Today's sacrifice, Master Wu Na and Ling Xuzi divination said that the new queen should be born on the seventeenth day of the fifth month of the 1898 year. person, and in the southwest of the palace."

Yapin was shocked when she heard the words, she raised her head, her eyes were full of fear, and then quickly fell to the ground, "Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to take back my life, this concubine has no morals and incompetence, it is embarrassing for me to do this job."

"Oh?" Emperor Ning raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard the words. Liu Qiyan said the same, and Yabi also said the same. The two brothers and sisters have the same temperament. "Tell me, why is it so difficult to take this job? Who's the best candidate?"

Yapin pondered for a moment before saying again, "The concubine is just a peasant woman, if people in the world know that the emperor married a peasant woman to be the queen, they will definitely be offended, and the concubine knows when the millet is planted, the wheat When will I accept it, but I don’t know how to be a queen, please ask the emperor to check it out.” After a pause, he said again, “As for the choice of queen, the concubine dare not speak rashly, but among the concubines in the palace, Concubine Jin is gentle and gentle. A virtuous person who treats the concubines in the palace with gentleness, and Concubine Jin is the daughter of the former Grand Tutor, born in a famous family, and now has a little prince, so she should be the first choice."

Emperor Ning slightly tapped his hand on the table, and his smile became brighter, "Oh? Aifei thinks so..." Then he looked at the two brothers and sisters kneeling below, but there was something in his heart. A little thought.

What Liu Qiyan and Liu Qingya said is not untrue, Yapin's birth is indeed a bit low, but this kind of birth also has certain advantages, at least, there is no need to worry about the monopoly of foreign relatives, and it is precisely because there is no support from a prominent family background , I'm afraid these two people will be more attentive. Liu Qiyan is quite capable, but he doesn't know how to be flexible, but because of his temperament, he won't worry about him forming a private party.

And Liu Qingya...

Emperor Ning looked at the woman kneeling down, Liu Qingya's appearance was not eye-catching among concubines in the harem, she could be considered very ordinary, but she was gentle and considerate, always able to make him feel relaxed, It can be regarded as the only one in the palace. And he has a docile temperament, and has a good relationship with the concubines in the palace, so he can be regarded as an intelligent person.

Concubine Jin... Emperor Ning paused for a moment. Although Concubine Jin was his favorite in the harem, Concubine Jin was by no means a good candidate for a queen. The twists and turns of the struggle, and now Yunshang and Prince Jing are always a heartache in his heart... He can keep her prosperous and long-lasting, but he can't let her be the queen.

Thinking of this, Emperor Ning hooked the corners of his mouth and said with a smile, "Liu Aiqing and Concubine Ai are embarrassing for me. This time the sacrifice was on the altar, and all civil and military officials knew about it. The common people are also watching, if I don't respect the will of heaven, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain, and I don't have to shirk my concubine, I will issue an edict later to make my concubine the empress..."\u003c