Nanfei

A sudden exclamation from the hall made everyone's hearts jump wildly. Due to the occasion of the state banquet, they had to suppress their curiosity and secretly aimed their eyes at the direction of the sound.

Those who were close were terrified by the dazzling bright red in front of their eyes.

Concubine Kang suddenly lay down on the table silently, clutching her stomach, her fingers propped on the edge with blue veins protruding, very ferocious and shocking.

What made the faces of the people sitting next to her change drastically was the blood with a strong smell of rust spreading out from her clothes. The ground around her feet was covered with a thick layer of dark red, which was so red that it penetrated people.

The people sitting next to each other looked at each other in astonishment with uneasy looks in their eyes.

Concubine Kang had a miscarriage at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet?

They didn't understand how it happened at all, but they knew that it was not a small matter, and they were so close to each other. If the higher authorities pursued it, they would definitely bear the brunt of suspicion.

For a moment, he looked at Concubine Kang with complicated eyes, sympathetic and regretful with guard.

Fortunately, the commotion here was quickly stopped, and the people who were far away hadn't understood what was going on, and soon someone brought Princess Kang out with a chariot.

The people next to Concubine Kang were all affected, everyone sat more upright, and the atmosphere became solemn.

Even the atmosphere in the hall became tense.

The prince bent over and walked quickly to Queen Mother Qiao's ear, and whispered something softly, after which Queen Mother Qiao's expression changed drastically.

Queen Mother Qiao asked: "Can you keep the fetus?"

Wang Gonggong looked a little strange, and said softly: "The fetal movement is very unstable, it is less than a month old, and Concubine Kang's body is relatively weak, I am afraid it will be difficult to keep it."

Empress Dowager Qiao closed her eyes tightly, with sadness flashing across her face, she opened her eyes and said, "Go pass the sentence to the Imperial Physician Tang Court, you must keep the fetus."

Seeing Qi Zhan looking at her worriedly, Queen Mother Qiao raised her hand and patted the back of his hand: "It's nothing serious, the courtiers are watching."

Qi Zhan sat at the head as usual, and Queen Mother Qiao asked Queen Zhou to go to the side hall to see Princess Kang.

The courtiers and envoys in the main hall who could not figure out the situation suppressed their doubts, and were quickly attracted by the dance music in the center of the hall.

King Kang Qiyan was caught off guard by the scene in front of him, only then did he come back to his senses, slowly got up from his seat, apologized upwards, left the seat in a hurry, followed the palace attendants to the side hall with some unsteady footsteps walk quickly.

The Empress Dowager Qiao's face was a bit ugly, seeing Concubine Wei Shu leading the second prince to stand under His Majesty Dan, she raised her hand exhaustedly to let them back down, under such a big commotion, she was not in the mood to accept the congratulations.

Concubine Wei Shu led the second prince back with a embarrassed expression.

At this moment, her heart was overwhelmed, and she unconsciously took a look at the seat where Concubine Kang was sitting with hatred in her eyes. The damn bitch thought she was an honest person, but she didn't expect to be a traitor.

Not only did she and the second prince lose the opportunity to show off in front of the queen mother and the emperor, but it also made her lose face in front of everyone.

Thinking of the empress dowager's flat attitude, like dismissing a slave, her face became even more flustered.

She resented even more that bitch used some means to climb Kang Wang's bed, and made Kang Wang look anxious at the grand state banquet, and Kang Wang's worried expression made her feel even more resentful.

Take all precautions, unexpectedly, this woman who is seriously injured has once again seduced Kang Wang shamelessly and despicably.

Concubine Wei Shu wished that the people in the hall would die twice, so they would die directly.

She lowered her voice, and told the palace servants behind her worriedly: "If there is any movement in the side hall, come and report it as soon as possible."

Concubine Wei Shu sneered, after all, she and Concubine Kang were cousins, and came from the Wei family, so she had to be concerned on the surface.

Even if he wished that the woman would die early in his heart, he still had to put on a worried look on his face.

Concubine Qiao Xian raised her eyebrows, stirred the eight-treasure osmanthus soup in the bowl with a jade spoon, and said with a smile: "I never thought that my sister Concubine Shu and Concubine Kang are so close."

Concubine Wei Shu was in a very unhappy mood. Seeing Concubine Xian sneered at her, she didn't seem to provoke this crazy crazy woman recently, so she actually looked at her with such eyes.

But at this moment, she was furious, she had no time to fight with Concubine Xian, she snorted coldly, turned her face away, and said coldly: "Concubine Kang and us are all relatives, it is only natural for me to care about a few words."

A crazy woman who meddles in other people's business, she doesn't know how the Qiao family raised such a daughter with a treacherous temper.

Since entering the palace, relying on their status as cousins ​​with Qi Zhan, they have not stopped for a moment.

You say she competes for favor, but that's not the case.

Whenever a concubine in the harem is favored for a while, she will go up and say some flattering words, but within a few days, she quickly turns her face and confronts her.

It has to be said that Concubine Qiao Xian is a unique existence in the harem, a troublemaker.

Concubine Wei Shu was very upset. If Concubine Qiao Xian didn't have that kind of family background, without the support of Queen Mother Qiao, and the emperor was not his cousin, it would be hard to say whether she would be able to enter the harem based on her arrogant temper.

Concubine Qiao Xian didn't seem to see her cold face, she moved the bowl in her hand to the side, and said softly to the second prince, "Do you want to eat the eight-treasure sweet-scented osmanthus soup?"

He also specially added: "It's very sweet."

The second prince nodded obediently, and said to Concubine Qiao Xian in a childish voice, "Thank you, Concubine Xian."

Concubine Wei Shu turned the second prince around and said to Concubine Xian with a sneer: "Don't bother Concubine Xian to worry, the emperor doesn't like sweets."

Concubine Wei Shu felt that Concubine Xian had malicious intentions and prevented the second prince from getting close to her.

Concubine Qiao Xian is who she is, she has to stir up three feet of waves without reason, seeing that Concubine Wei Shu doesn't show her face, naturally she won't face each other warmly, and immediately put on a straight face: "I like to eat or not."

Turning around to talk to Concubine Feng De, said softly: "The taste of the second prince is very similar to the same one, they don't like sweet things."

Concubine Feng De smiled without saying a word. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Concubine Wei Shu giving the eight-treasure osmanthus soup on the table to Fu Jieyu beside her.

The second prince licked his lips, his big watery eyes kept looking at the bowl that was taken away.

Concubine Feng De looked away. Anyone who looked at this soft little life would find it cute and feel sorry for her. However, this young life in the backyard of the palace should not be too close. Who knows when it will be recorded as a mess , even ten thousand mouths can't explain clearly.

The Empress Dowager Qiao didn't seem to be in good spirits, she didn't take a few bites of the food in front of her, and looked at the side hall from time to time.

Qi Zhan said a few words of consolation, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, and he glanced at the people in the hall, seeing Qiao Zizhao listlessly resting his chin on his hand, resting his arms on the table, staring in the direction of the hall entrance in a daze.

It just so happened that the Empress Dowager followed his gaze and saw Qiao Zizhao's absent-minded appearance, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with Zhao'er?"

Qi Zhan said with a smile, "Mother, don't worry." He ordered the people around him to summon Qiao Zizhao.

Qiao Zizhao was stunned for a moment when he heard the call before he recovered, and followed the palace servants to the first place.

Qiao Zizhao and the Empress Dowager had a very close relationship. The Empress Dowager Qiao took his hand and asked with concern: "Zhaoer, is the food not to your liking? Tell me what you want to eat, and I will ask the Imperial Dining Room to make it for you."

Others would have been terrified when they heard the Queen Mother's question, but Qiao Zizhao said softly, "I want to eat the sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by my sister."

Empress Dowager Qiao raised her hand and tapped his forehead: "You child, that's all you can do. When you enter the palace tomorrow, I'll cook for you myself." The tone was very intimate.

Qiao Zizhao glanced at Qi Zhan, who was calm, and deliberately winked and joked: "If your majesty is jealous of the minister, sister must help the minister."

Qi Zhan pursed the corners of his lips: "I'm afraid that Ming'er took advantage of my little uncle, so I was lucky enough to eat the sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by my mother."

Empress Dowager Qiao was amused by the two of them, she held Qiao Zizhao's hand and asked someone to add a chair under Majesty Dan.

The courtiers and clan in the hall were extremely jealous.

It's fine that this kid looks good, but his fate is so good that it makes people jealous.

Qiao Zizhao quietly asked Qi Zhan: "What happened to Concubine Kang?"

Qi Zhan frowned: "The child probably won't be able to keep it."

Qiao Zizhao sighed. During the state banquet, it is not a trivial matter for the princess to have a miscarriage. Who knows who is plotting secretly, dares to tamper with the state banquet.

I don't know if he has eaten the courage of the ambitious leopard and acted recklessly.

He sighed again for a while, and there was another person who was also bold and reckless.

Damn Huainan King.

There is a war in the south of the Yangtze River, what is he doing in the capital at this juncture.

The vassal king Wuzhao is not allowed to leave the capital without permission, and the fate of those who violate it will range from loss of title to death in severe cases.

Qiao Zizhao carefully glanced at Qi Zhan, the corners of his mouth curled up in a fawning arc, and he took a piece of osmanthus cake from the plate and handed it to Qi Zhan's bowl: "The osmanthus cake made by the imperial dining room is also delicious, please have a taste, Your Majesty." .”

Qi Zhan said in a deep voice: "Didn't my little uncle just dislike the cakes made by the imperial dining room as unappetizing, and now I'm giving you something you don't like. This kind of thought is really precious."

Qiao Zizhao stared, very surprised: "What's the matter, just now I ate four or five pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake in one go." He refused to admit it, and bribed the emperor with sugar-coated shells.

Queen Mother Qiao helped Qiao Zizhao to say good things.

This room was enjoyable, but something happened to the female guest.

Once again, a sharp exclamation broke the joy in the room.

Everyone's heart skipped a beat, and they looked in the direction of the sound again.

Everyone's face suddenly turned pale, as if struck by lightning, extremely terrified.

I saw Fu Jieyu hugging the Eldest Prince, the face of the Eldest Prince lost all color, bright red blood overflowed from the corners of his lips, and his arms were hanging limply in mid-air.

Fu Jieyu was so startled that she collapsed on the ground, her face turned paler than a sheet of paper, she burst into tears for a while, hugged the eldest prince tightly, and cried, "Prince, prince...".

Empress Dowager Qiao and Di Wang stood up from their seats at once, their sharp gaze made everyone tremble with fear.

......

First, an accident happened to a princess, and then another accident happened to a prince.

It is conceivable that Queen Mother Qiao and the Emperor are in a bad mood at this time.

Chaos happened one after another in the Chaoyang Palace, which made everyone present feel uneasy.