Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 333 She is truly a peerless beauty

This year in Daqi can be described as a year of natural disasters. In the spring, a nationwide drought caused no harvest in many places. In the summer, floods occurred in the south, which caused many people to lose their homes and become homeless. In the winter, there were continuous snowstorms in the north. Typhoid fever was prevalent, and people died of cold and illness. There are countless poor people.

The lives of the common people are simply miserable, but this does not affect the bright lights in the imperial city.

This year is the year of tribute. As the winter solstice approaches, vassal kings from all walks of life come to the capital in an endless stream to pay their respects. There is a big banquet in the palace every three days and a small banquet every five days. Before the tributes from various vassal dynasties left the capital, the dignitaries in the capital, officials of second rank and above, and wives of the imperial family were ordered to enter the palace for the banquet. The huge banquet hall of the palace was filled with people drinking and drinking, and it was very lively.

Li Lingjingshu was naturally invited to be the first in line. The palace banquet would not end until the full moon rose into the sky. Li Ling and Jing Shu left the banquet hall and walked along the palace road. They happened to meet the prince Zhao Bi who had just returned from the palace.

 Zhao Bi was not present at the palace banquet today, and no one knew why. However, because the prince had always behaved erratically, no one took it to heart. Now he met Zhao Bi, and Li Ling stepped forward to salute him respectfully.

Zhao Bi helped Li Ling up with his own hands and said politely: "We are all one family, cousin, there is no need to be polite." However, his eyes involuntarily glanced at Jing Shu who was standing behind Li Ling.

Although it was night, the moonlight was bright. In this hazy night, the Jingshu that fell in Zhao Bi's eyes was even brighter than the pearls at night.

When Li Ling saw Zhao Bi glancing at his wife unscrupulously, his expression suddenly darkened, he moved his steps to block her in front of his wife, and said in a calm tone: "It's getting late, I will leave the palace now, Your Highness, please walk slowly .”

It wasn't until he heard Li Ling's displeased tone that Zhao Bi came back to his senses. He quickly replied: "Cousin, walk slowly."

Li Ling turned around and pulled his wife over, striding out of the palace.

Until the two figures disappeared into the hazy night, Zhao Bi still stood there stupidly, looking around in confusion.

The attendant beside him saw this and cautiously stepped forward to remind him: "Your Highness, it's getting late. It's time to go back."

Zhao Bi turned around after hearing the attendant's reminder. He looked at the attendant and asked, "Is that woman the wife of the heir apparent of the Li family?"

Although the attendants only knew Mrs. Li Ling's surname and did not recognize Jingshu, they knew that only the old lady and the Crown Prince's wife were in charge of the Duke's Palace. Even if they made a guess, they would know that this young woman must be the Crown Prince's wife. .

The attendant respectfully replied: "When I return to Your Highness, the person following the Li family's heir apparent is his wife Shen."

Hearing this, Zhao Bi murmured: "I am still a prince in vain. Even if I have seen countless women, I have never been lucky enough to see such a peerless beauty."

Zhao Bi stroked his palm and said, "Wonderful man! You are truly a wonderful man!"

Zhao Bi was losing his composure here when a **** came towards him. When he saw Zhao Bi, he bowed and saluted and said: "Your Highness, you have finally returned. The Queen has been waiting for you all night and is announcing your passage."

As soon as Zhao Bi heard that it was the Queen's mother who announced him, his face suddenly darkened and he walked helplessly towards Jiaofang Hall.

Today, there is a banquet in the palace. All the vassal princes and high-ranking civil and military ministers are there. In full view, the prince is absent without any reason. Empress Cao is angry and anxious, and the people waiting in Jiaofang Hall are restless. Zhao Bi entered the main hall, gave a symbolic salute to his mother, and said with a dull face: "Why did the queen call the orphan here?"

When Empress Cao saw her son, she waved away the female officials and maids in the palace. She frowned and asked, "Where did you go during the banquet in the palace today?"

Zhao Bi replied with a dull face: "What can I do? I just want to go out of the palace to take a walk when I feel unwell."

Seeing her son's attitude, Empress Cao was so angry that she picked up the tea cup beside her and threw it at his feet. She said sternly: "Can you please have some snacks? We are having a banquet in the palace. King Gelu and other important officials are here. On such an important day, you Why don't you show up at the banquet and go wandering outside the palace? Did you get some unknown girl in the palace again? How long has it been? You let the queen tell you what to do."

Seeing that his mother was angry, Zhao Bi lost his temper, frowned, and replied angrily: "What does it matter if I show up or not? If I go, will my father be happy with me? Those old immortals Can your ministers stop thinking about Yi Chu?"

The more he spoke, the angrier he became. His hands under his broad sleeves were clenched into fists, and the veins on his forehead were even more bulging. He said bitterly: "Father wishes I didn't go. I'm not in front of him. Haha, he The elderly can be happier."

Emperor Ming loved the king of Jin who was born from Concubine Meng more, and he even wanted to pass the throne to the king of Jin. Although the Cao family was very powerful in the court, he couldn't help but Emperor Ming always harbored Yi Chu's thoughts. Now the courtiers The forces supporting King Jin in China are also getting stronger and stronger.

 Empress Cao, her son and the entire princeling party have reached a precarious situation.

When Empress Cao saw that her son was so angry that he even ignored her honorific title, she felt so sad that she couldn't help but shed tears and said: "As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. If you are just an ordinary prince, King Jin will finally gain power." , with the power of the Cao family in this palace, even if the new king ascends the throne, he can't do anything to us, but you are the crown prince, if you are pulled down, we will be doomed."

As she spoke, Empress Cao, who had always been strong and decisive, couldn't help but burst into tears: "My son, you said that if you give up now, there will be no way for you to survive in the future. With Concubine Meng and Prince Jin, The mother and son have such vicious tempers that they can’t help but eat our mother and son alive.”

Seeing that his mother was so sad, Zhao Bi not only had no compassion for his son, but turned his head to the side and replied angrily: "Even so, what can the queen do to the orphan? Humph! What will happen in the end? It all depends on the emperor’s will. Concubine Meng Guifei and her son are the ones the emperor likes. Who wants us to be displeased with the emperor?”

How could Empress Cao not know that the root cause of such an embarrassing and crisis situation between mother and son was that she was not more popular with Emperor Ming than Concubine Meng. In fact, as a wife, she hated and resented her more than anyone else. Empress Cao felt even more sad and desolate when she said it from her biological son.

She sighed deeply and glanced at her son with great disappointment: "You are not young now. If you insist on not seeking to make progress, then there is nothing I can do about it. You can just take care of yourself."

As she spoke, she waved her hand towards her son and said, "Just go."

Hearing this, Zhao Bi did not even say a word to comfort his mother, Queen Cao. He turned around and left the hall neatly.

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