Chapter 470 The concubine is wronged
In the Qiankun Hall, as usual, men and women sit in the same hall on separate seats. Men and women sit on the east and west sides, facing each other.
Almost all the guests have arrived, only the big names are missing.
The fifth prince and several underage princes have already taken their seats. The tenth prince is sitting next to Shangguan Ruoli as usual. The elder sister-in-law and the elder sister-in-law are talking about interesting things they think.
Of course, even though he is only four years old, he still knows basic etiquette. He doesn't speak too loudly, but he doesn't sound too quiet either to sound petty.
This made Shangguan Ruoli like him even more. Such a beautiful and sensible child is really lovable.
Dongming Ziyu and several officials came in and saw the tenth prince sitting next to Shangguan Ruoli, eating snacks obediently. Shangguan Ruoli looked at him with gentle eyes, peeled grapes for him, and fed the little guy
in the mouth!
Dongming Ziyu suddenly felt so sad that he had the urge to rush over, pick up the little thing and throw it out of the hall.
This tenderness should belong to him!
The grapes she peeled should be fed only to him!
"His Royal Highness King Xuan is here!" As the eunuch sang, everyone stood up and saluted.
"No gifts." Dongming Ziyu said two words lightly, glanced at the tenth prince's little bun with a warning look, and then walked towards his seat.
The tenth prince blinked his beautiful big eyes, leaned into Shangguan Ruoli's ear and whispered: "The eldest brother seems to be unhappy."
Shangguan Ruoli raised his eyebrows, "How did you tell?"
If someone hadn't been around Dongming Ziyu for many years, it would be difficult to discern the change in expression on his iceberg face.
The tenth prince pouted and thought seriously for a moment, then said: "I don't know, I feel."
Shangguan Ruoli smiled and scratched his little nose, "Little guy, you still know how it feels."
The tenth prince's face turned red and he was a little embarrassed.
Princess Li next to her smiled and said, "The tenth prince and the eldest emperor's sister-in-law are very close to each other."
Shangguan Ruoli said seriously: "Because I am beautiful, kind and virtuous."
Uh! The smile on Princess Li's lips froze.
The expressions of the people around who heard Shangguan Ruoli's words also looked strange for a moment.
The tenth prince was quite cooperative. He nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, the eldest emperor's sister-in-law is a fairy sister."
Shangguan Ruoli smiled and touched the horns on his head and said, "Yes, children are the most discerning."
Okay, as long as you are happy. Everyone around them turned their faces and couldn't look directly.
Shangguan Ruoli felt someone looking at her from the opposite side, looked up and saw Dongming Ziyu looking at her with a little smile in his eyes.
Obviously, he has high internal strength, and he heard her and Xiao Baozi complimenting each other.
Shangguan Ruoli blinked at him, a look of endearment and helplessness flashed in his eyes.
At this time, Eunuch Zheng's voice came: "The Emperor has arrived! The Queen has arrived! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived, Prince Li and His Highness the King of Qin have arrived! Imperial Concubine Rou has arrived..."
Everyone stood up, knelt down and saluted, respectfully welcoming the holy driver.
The emperor, surrounded by his concubines and attendants, climbed up the jade steps and sat on the dragon chair.
The Queen and Concubine Rou were on the left and right, sitting at the lower end of the Emperor's desk.
The emperor raised his hand slightly, "Without courtesy, please take your seat."
Everyone thanked the emperor for his kindness, stood up, and returned to their seats.
The emperor smiled lightly and said: "Today, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, all the ministers gather together to admire the moon and taste tea. I am very happy..."
The emperor made some opening remarks, then raised his glass and rejoiced with everyone.
The queen's beautiful eyebrows furrowed. In the past, the emperor always asked her to say a few words after finishing his toast. Why did he forget her today?
Or is it that the emperor deliberately skipped this procedure?
Most of the people in His Highness were also aware of this problem and looked at the Queen intentionally or unintentionally.
The queen and the prince are almost empty frames now. If the emperor doesn't even give the queen the dignity on the table, does that mean anything?
No matter what everyone thinks in their hearts, they all look happy.
After three cups of congratulatory wine, Shao music started, and two teams of dancers came dancing in their sleeves like fairies descending to earth.
The prince stood up, raised his glass and said to the emperor: "Congratulations on your father's good health, long live, long live."
A strange color flashed across the emperor's eyes, he raised his glass and said with a smile: "The prince is interested."
He put the wine glass to his lips and dipped it in, but did not drink.
The queen saw this and gently advised: "Your Majesty is in good health, don't drink too much."
As he spoke, he reached for the soup spoon, filled half a bowl of soup for the emperor, and handed it to the emperor with both hands, "Your Majesty, drink some soup to slow down the alcohol, and don't hurt your stomach."
The emperor stretched out his hand, but did not take the bowl. He directly grabbed her wrist with a look of solemnity in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?" The queen's face turned pale, her hands loosened, and the soup spilled onto the table.
Concubine Rou exclaimed, taking a handkerchief to wipe the soup splashed on the emperor's body, "Oh, what's going on? Is the emperor burned?"
The emperor pushed Concubine Rou away with one hand, and grabbed the queen's hand with the other hand, as if if he let go, the queen would turn into a demon wind and run away.
All the ministers were shocked, staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes, not knowing why.
The music stopped and the dancers were so frightened that they ran out.
There was silence in the palace for a while, everyone looked at the emperor and queen as if they were under a restraining spell.
The queen's face was as white as a sheet of paper, her eyes were full of fear, and she asked with trembling lips: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what are you doing? It hurts my concubine."
"Haha, what did the queen say I was going to do?" The emperor sneered, used force on his hands, turned the queen's hand upwards, and said in a deep voice: "Imperial doctor!"
The imperial doctor hurriedly ran over with his waist bent, and was about to kneel down to salute, but was stopped by the emperor, "Come here! See what's in here!"
The imperial doctor hurriedly stepped forward, "Your Majesty..."
Where are you looking? There are so many things on the table.
The emperor looked at his confused look and said, "Idiot, check the queen's armor sheath! I just saw something in her armor sheath fall into my soup bowl."
The queen closed her eyes in despair, "Your Majesty, you are wronged!"
Eunuch Zheng hurriedly stepped forward, took off the queen's two armor sets, and handed them to the imperial doctor.
The imperial doctor took the armor cover with a veil, examined it carefully, and reported: "Your Majesty, there is a mechanism on the Queen's armor cover, which contains the highly poisonous Crane's Crown Red, which seals the throat when blood is seen."
"I was wronged. I didn't know about it. The servants brought it over. I just chose one at random. Please see it clearly!" The queen knelt on the ground, her face full of tears.
The prince hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down in the tunnel and said: "Father, please take a closer look. The queen must not know about it, and someone must be causing trouble!"
Concubine Rou also said softly: "Yes, Your Majesty, this matter is very important. It is better to be aware of it and not to wrongly accuse the Queen."
King Li frowned, "Father, can you ask the imperial doctor to see if there is any poison in the soup bowl?"
The queen breathed a sigh of relief. She sprinkled the medicinal powder into the soup bowl, and then sprinkled the soup bowl. It should not have melted yet.
The soup has soaked into the tablecloth, so it might not be that easy to check.
Chapter completed!