Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

The news that Zhen Yingqing and Wang Zhongming were kept in the palace by the Emperor for lunch soon reached the ears of all the adults, including Prince Yun, of course.

At this time in the Yun Mansion——

"master."

A man in a black suit with dark flying fish patterns walked quickly into the front hall, walked around the screen, and handed a small bamboo tube to the man leaning on the couch with both hands.

The man was wearing a blue robe with silver-embroidered cloud-patterned edges on the collar and cuffs, and a thin white shirt underneath, with the collar half-open and half-closed, revealing his fair collarbone. His black hair was casually draped behind his neck, and his lips were a strange shade of red from eating the cherries on the table.

The so-called skin is as white as fat and lips are as red as blood, which is just like this. He is Yun Wang Xiao Zuochen - the only prince in Tai'an in the past 300 years who was given a title based on his mother's surname, which shows how much the current emperor likes Concubine Yun.

The man who just walked in was his personal bodyguard, Yun Wei.

Xiao Zuochen was originally resting with his eyes closed. When he heard someone coming in, his eyelashes twitched slightly, and then he opened his eyes.

Those were a pair of dark eyes as deep as the abyss, as if they could see through everything with just one glance.

Even Yun Wei, who had been following King Yun, couldn't help but be distracted for half a second.

"master..."

Yun Wei spoke respectfully, and handed a small bamboo tube to Xiao Zuochen with both hands.

King Yun picked up the exquisite bamboo tube he handed over with one hand, untied the thin string tied to it, took out the rolled note inside, looked at it carefully, and then threw it into the bowl beside him and burned it. Then he propped it up on the small square table on the couch, closed his eyes and rested while asking questions.

"Did the emperor send anyone to deliver the message?"

"My Lord, not yet."

"Have you sent anyone to monitor Prince Yun's Mansion?"

"nor."

"Ok?"

Xiao Zuochen opened his eyes again, with an inquiring look on his face.

"According to the news, the prince should arrive in Tai'an City tonight. The queen was able to sit still after learning about it. It seems that she has made progress in the past few years."

After Xiao Zuochen finished speaking, he stood up and the long robe he had been wearing slid down.

"master!"

Yun Wei saw his master's robe slip onto the couch, and fearing that he would catch a cold, he hurried forward to pick it up and try to put it on him.

"It doesn't matter. The feng shui of Tai'an City forces people to be strong and healthy. Since the Queen intends to keep her troops in place, we should use courtesy first and then force. Change your clothes and we will set off immediately!"

"Yes!"

At the same time, in the side hall of Fengluan Palace——

A slender woman wearing a phoenix crown was taking off her cumbersome clothes with the help of four maids, and then her white jade-like legs stepped into a pool of hot water that had been prepared long ago. After the woman leaned against the pool and closed her eyes to rest, the maids began to sprinkle the freshly picked and fragrant petals into the pool.

This woman is the current queen mother of the country - Queen Baiyu. Queen Baiyu looks very young, and some people believe that she is only in her early twenties, but in fact, she is already forty years old and gave birth to two princes for the emperor, the third prince and the seventh prince.

Queen Baiyu's real name was Bai Qingning. When the emperor first saw her, he felt that this woman was as flawless as white jade, and later he canonized her as Queen Baiyu.

"Tell me~"

After a while, the queen suddenly spoke. Her lazy voice had a charm that was different from her pure appearance.

Hearing the queen's words, the maids who had been serving her knelt in a row in front of her.

Although these women entered Fengluan Palace as maids, they were actually all from the Little Red Building in the palace.

The Little Red Building was built at the suggestion of the Queen to the Emperor. It was filled with talented women who were good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Unlike ordinary dancers and musicians in the palace, there were only women in the Little Red Building. They were pretty and smart, and were specifically responsible for gathering intelligence for the Queen.

The first maid spoke first.

"After the morning court today, the emperor kept Lord Zhen and General Wang in the South Study for a full hour to discuss the five recent murders in Tai'an City. Lord Zhen believed that the Shenyin Pavilion had reappeared in the martial arts world and was provoking the court, and the emperor did not deny this view. General Wang said that with the murderer's skills, ordinary soldiers might not be his opponents, and the emperor's attitude is still unclear. The news from Eunuch Mu Yi is that the emperor intends to hand this case over to a certain prince to investigate."

The queen frowned slightly and scooped some water from the pond with her bare hands.

"The Dali Temple has not been able to investigate this case for so long. If we hand it over to the prince to investigate, won't it be bad luck for whoever fails?"

The Queen was talking to herself. The maids were only responsible for telling the information and were not qualified to discuss the matter with the Queen.

"But Shenyin Pavilion... does need to conduct an investigation. Send a message to the Sixth Prince, asking him to come to Fengluan Palace for dinner to accompany me."

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the first maid left immediately.

"Next~"

As if she was a little bored, the queen kept stirring the water with her hands.

"This morning, Concubine Yun sent her personal maid out of the palace, saying that she wanted to eat cakes from a shop outside the palace. Later, Concubine Yue found out and sent her own maid to buy cakes, but she was stopped by the guards at the palace gate. They said that Concubine Yun's maid could only leave the palace with a written order. So Concubine Yue went to ask for the emperor's written order, but was scolded by the emperor."

"Heh~ That ignorant girl Yue Fei wants the same treatment as Yun Shu. She is so stupid. I am not even treated as well as Yun Shu. Why does she deserve that?!"

When it comes to Concubine Yun, the Queen's jealousy is nowhere to be hidden, but what she is jealous of is neither the Emperor's favor towards Concubine Yun nor her appearance. As for Concubine Yue, she sneered.

"Find someone with good foot speed to follow Yunshu's maid and see where she has been. Also find a few unfamiliar and smart ones to go to other courtyards and say bad things about Yunshu in the name of Concubine Yue~"

"Yes!"

The second maid also left the room.

"The old woman who went out to buy things this morning said she met Murong Xue on the street. She was originally sitting in a carriage, but the wind blew open the curtains of the carriage, and she saw Murong Xue's face. This old woman had served Murong Xue for a month before, so she wouldn't be wrong."

"Oh? This is interesting. The Murong family told the emperor that they would not be able to return to Tai'an City until next month, but Murong Xue has already arrived in the city? Send someone to tell the emperor about this. I want to see how the emperor will deal with it."

"Yes!"

"The last one~"

The queen covered her mouth with her hand and yawned slightly.

"Le Ji, who performed at the Prime Minister's residence last night, came back today to report that the Prime Minister has teamed up with several ministers to force the Emperor to appoint a crown prince. As for the candidate, it seems that it is not the Third Prince."

"Seemingly? What does "seemingly" mean? My elder brother fought for Tai'an, but they didn't make my eldest son their heir. Who else are they going to make him? Prince Yun, who is just as arrogant as his mother? Are they, a bunch of ministers, going to suck up to Yun Shu, who never leaves his house?"

The queen was so surprised that she suddenly stood up from the water.

The maid bowed her head and said nothing, letting the queen angrily punch the water. The queen also knew that it would be useless to vent her anger on the maid, so she slapped the water twice more and forced herself to calm down.

"Wait outside my room and pass a letter for me!"

"Yes!"

The last maid also retreated, and the queen also showed a ferocious expression at this time.

A bastard's son wants to surpass my son. What wishful thinking!

Just as the Queen was cursing Concubine Yun in her heart, a charming voice was heard.

"Is the Queen too immersed in the role?"

"Brother Tenson!"

Before the visitor showed up, the queen had already changed her face. That innocent look and the expression of surprise were what the current emperor loved most.

"Meet the Queen~"

The man was wearing a dark green gauze shirt with a straight collar and a dark belt loosely draped around his waist. His waistline was faintly visible with every movement.

The queen looked at that face. Her skin was white, her eyebrows were like ink paintings, her face was like peach petals, and she was evil and charming. They were both beautiful, but Yun Wang was like a snow lotus, and Teng Sen was like a peony.

Teng Sen pursed his thin lips, stared at the queen with his golden eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly inadvertently.

"Brother Teng Sen hasn't come to see Ning'er for a long time. Ning'er thought you didn't miss me at all~"

Teng Sen stood up and walked straight to the pool. The queen did not shy away either. She stood up and walked over from one end of the pool, naked towards the man in front of her. It seemed that the two of them often had an affair.

Teng Sen walked to the edge of the pool, and his clothes, which were not tied to begin with, slipped and fell to the ground. He walked slowly into the water step by step.

"I came to see you. You know, it's very hard for me to travel back and forth between the two places and avoid the emperor's eyes and ears."

"Ning'er knows that Brother Teng Sen has worked hard, so let Ning'er serve you this time!"

Soon, there were bursts of joyful sounds coming from the side hall. However, the maids standing guard outside had blank expressions on their faces, as if they were used to it.