The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(218)

For example, her mother, after decades, still has some light brown spots on her belly. Concubine Han gave birth to Sheng Ge'er only a year ago. If she had given birth, some clues could still be seen.

"But why did she do this? Could she not get pregnant?"

The only question left is Concubine Han herself, but unfortunately she is already dead.

As for how Concubine Han hid the truth and brought Sheng Ge'er from outside, perhaps this matter should be blamed on the chief steward Fuxi. This is probably because Sheng Ge'er is obviously not her own, but Concubine Han cares so much about him. Maybe it's because they always feel emotional after getting along for a long time, or maybe it's because of something else.

But who knows the specific truth.

It's just that Prince Qing is probably miserable. If he knows that the son he has raised for more than a year is not his own, it will be another heavy blow. Yao Niang thought of Princess Qing, Zhuzhu, and Yan Ge'er, and immediately stopped feeling sorry for Prince Qing. If he hadn't been confused and bewildered, how could so many things have happened.

Let's not talk about this. The court quickly gave a fair verdict on the case of cheating in the imperial examination.

Xiao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, was demoted to a commoner, his property was confiscated and he was exiled to serve as a warning to others. Other people involved in the case were also dealt with one by one, and countless officials were dismissed. The most eye-catching thing was that two princes were involved. Prince An was dismissed and returned to his mansion to reflect on his mistakes, while Prince Qing was exiled to guard the imperial mausoleum.

It seems that the punishment was light, but the princes were guilty of the same crime as the common people. That was just the wishful thinking of the common people. There are "Eight Discussions" in the "Daqian Laws and Regulations", which means that people of eight identities have no right to judge in various ministries and can only be handed over to the emperor for punishment, and have certain immunity.

The royal family is just one of them, and the prince is the royal family among the royal family. In terms of emotion, reason and law, this kind of treatment can be justified.

As for the imperial examination, it was re-examined on a chosen day, which was also a happy ending for everyone. After all, when the commotion broke out, everyone was in a desperate mood, so this result was considered good.

As for the Xiao family, Mr. Xiao, as a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, had known about this matter for a long time, but he had kept it secret from Princess Qing. She didn't know about it until the eve of Prince Qing being exiled to guard the imperial mausoleum.

Princess Qing went to the Jin Palace, and Yao Niang didn't hide it from her, and told her everything she knew.

After listening, Princess Qing fell into silence, and after a long time she showed a smile that was hard to tell whether it was bitter or bitter.

"If you feel bad, just cry, I won't persuade you."

Seeing Yao Niang like this, Princess Qing's pain faded.

"I don't want to cry, I just feel that fate is playing tricks on me. The person who has troubled me for so long turned out to be fake, and the child was not my own. So what do you think of all the things I've experienced? What does it count for?"

Princess Qing laughed, and then she cried again.

She silently shed tears for a while, then wiped her face and asked, "Where is the child?"

Yao Niang hesitated for a moment: "I heard from my prince that the emperor ordered someone to take him away." In fact, Emperor Hongjing's reaction was no slower than that of King Jin. As soon as he learned that Sheng Ge'er's identity was problematic, Sheng Ge'er was taken away by people in the palace.

As for Sheng Ge'er's whereabouts, no one cared or asked.

But he went back to where he came from.

"I want to see him." Princess Qing said.

The couple who had been separated for a long time met again, and there was a feeling that things had changed.

Princess Qing was okay, but she was a little thinner than before, but King Qing was completely different. In just over half a month, he was so thin that he was a little scary. He used to be tall and strong, and now he is still tall, but he is skinny and bare under his clothes.

Especially his temples, which were actually white. You know, King Qing is only a little over 20 this year, but even his hair is white. I don't know what kind of mental journey he has gone through these days to become like this.

His eyes were filled with deep sorrow that was almost dead black. It was not until he saw Princess Qing appear in front of him that he saw some light in his eyes.

"Are you okay?" Seeing King Qing like this, Princess Qing's heart was tugged, and she felt that she didn't dare to step forward.

"I'm fine, I made you worried."

Princess Qing wanted to say that she just knew about this, but for some reason the reason was stuck in her throat.

King Qing stood up with a faint smile on his face. There was a smile on his face and in his eyes, but these smiles were just superficial, making people feel that they would break if poked.

Princess Qing didn't dare to look at him. Suddenly, she didn't know why she came here, and her heart was empty.

"In fact, during the time you were away, I thought a lot. After all, I am sorry for you. I can't say sorry and ask you to forgive me. I am away this time, and I don't know when I will return. I promised what you said before."

The tone was flat, as if he was just talking about something ordinary. When he said "I promised", the king of Qing tightened his fist under his sleeve.

He held his breath to shut the words of pleading in his throat, and slowly took out a piece of paper folded into four from his sleeve.

Princess Qing kept her head down, watching a big hand enter her sight. Suddenly, her vision blurred, and at the moment when something was about to drip out, she suddenly reached out and took the paper.

"I hope you are well and worry-free for the rest of your life."

Princess Qing staggered and turned around, stumbling out.

The voice of the king of Qing sounded again behind him: "Ji Rou, if there is a next life, I will definitely..."

Prince Qing was sent away, with only one person and one carriage.

Guarding the imperial mausoleum was undoubtedly bitter and cold. Although he had no worries about food and clothing, he could no longer return to the former servants and the luxurious food.

Before leaving, only Prince Jin went to see him off, bringing Yao Niang and Xiao Bao with him.

Prince Jin was a man who could not say anything nice. He just nodded to him from a distance. Prince Qing also nodded to Prince Jin. He looked around again and then entered the carriage disappointedly.

The wheels turned quickly, making a faint creaking sound, and slowly ran forward.

On a hillside in the distance, the voice of Master Xiao came from the carriage.

"Since you're here, why don't you go out and see them off?"

"No."

"What are you going to do then?"

"I want to go back to the palace."

"Go back to the palace?"

"Although he gave me the divorce letter, outsiders don't know about it. Now that he's gone, if I leave, the two children can only be raised in the palace. It will be very difficult for me to see them again in the future. Besides, the servants in the palace flatter and bully the weak, and the two children will suffer a lot. I begged His Royal Highness Prince Jin to talk to the palace. I will stay with the children and take care of them first. When he comes back one day, I will leave."

"You..."

"Anyway, the divorce letter is in my hand, and I can leave at any time. Second brother, don't worry about me..."...

Chapter 166

In May, the weather gradually began to get hot.

Yao Niang came back from Prince Qing's palace with a strange look on her face.

Prince Jin had just finished his duty at the Ministry of Works. He had just washed and changed into his casual clothes and was sitting on the big kang by the window reading a few files.

As soon as I saw her face, I knew she was in a bad mood.

Xiaobao and Yueyue greeted the King of Jin obediently and sensibly, and then went back to the east wing hand in hand. Even the two children knew that Yao Niang's mood was very strange recently, with changes from sunny to cloudy.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Yao Niang replied.

The weather was hot, and she came back from the King of Qing's mansion in the hottest afternoon, so she was sweating. Yao Niang has always been afraid of heat, and she feels irritated when it's hot.

She took a bath and came out with freshly washed hair. There was an ice pot in the back room, which was cool and pleasant. Yao Niang exhaled and felt much more comfortable.

She came to the kang and sat cross-legged. Yuchan stood under the kang and wiped her wet hair. On the kang table, in addition to several volumes of King Jin's files, there was also a fruit plate. In summer, there are many seasonal fruits, and you won't get tired of eating them in different ways.

Yao Niang ate a few purple jade grapes before letting Yuchan take the "Thousands of Poems" to read.

After looking at it for a long time, she didn't understand. She looked at the King of Jin, and the more she looked, the more angry she became.

Yao Niang has been acting strange these days, as if someone has a grudge against her. In fact, that someone is mainly the King of Jin. Yao Niang is not like this when she looks at others.

King of Jin waved his hand, and Yu Chan went down. King of Jin threw the file aside and said, "Come here."

Yao Niang didn't want to pay attention to him and pretended to read again.

"Don't let me say it again."

She wanted to make a scene, but for some reason she backed off. She endured the anger for a while in exchange for a peaceful night. Yao Niang comforted herself in this way and passed by slowly.

"What's wrong with this?" King of Jin pulled her to sit on his knees and stroked her wet hair with one hand.

"Nothing."

Pretend! King of Jin didn't say anything, but this was what he meant in his eyes.

Finally, Yao Niang couldn't hold on any longer and took the initiative to say, "I think the world is really unfair to us women. I'm obviously not wrong, it's your fault, and we're the ones who got hurt, but you just patted your butts and left, leaving women in a dilemma. You don't know that Zhuzhu asked Jirou where her father was today. Jirou smiled and coaxed her, saying that her father went to the border to fight. I wanted to cry when I heard it. I feel sorry for Jirou..."

Okay, King Jin knew it was this.

Since King Qing went to the imperial mausoleum and left two children behind, Xiao Jirou did not return to her parents' home, but continued to stay in the Qing Palace to take care of the two children. Yao Niang would be cloudy for a few days after going to the Qing Palace.

The key is that she still loves to go, running to the Qing Palace whenever she has nothing to do, as if the Qing Princess is a child, and she is afraid that she will suffer losses or grievances. And she is particularly easy to be indignant, and everything can be attributed to men. As a man, King Jin has received a lot of cold eyes for this.