Chapter 15 Autumn Banquet
Concubine Hua found a place to sit down and did not rush to participate in them. In order to prove her innocence, Xu Qingqian did not want to hide it anymore. She rolled up her sleeves, and the dazzling red dot on her smooth arms attracted everyone's attention. "Can this prove Qingqian's innocence?"
The queen stared at Chu Heng, but said to Xu Qingqian, "The proof of the gongsha is certainly possible."
Concubine Chen and Concubine Yin Shu didn't expect that Concubine Xu, who served His Highness every night, would still be a virgin?
"I heard that Concubine Xu was favored by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, how could he still be a virgin?"
Chu Heng could not answer this question, and the atmosphere fell into a dullness again. "I wonder if you sisters can listen to me?" Hua Fei broke the silence and the queen nodded.
"I heard that Concubine Xu was born in Jiangnan and was in the same hometown as me?" Xu Qingqian nodded, and Concubine Hua continued, "Concubine Xu sold her body to bury her father half a year ago and met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. In fact, there is a rule not only in Jiangnan, but also in Nanchu. Many people have forgotten it after a long time," Concubine Hua smiled slightly, "Women need to be filial during the three years of losing their parents, and they cannot get married. Concubine Xu sells herself to bury her father, but it is not appropriate to have sex. The Crown Prince should be thinking about Concubine Xu, so that Concubine Xu can maintain her virginity, right, Prince." Concubine Hua saved the scene, leaving Concubine Chen and Concubine Yin Shu speechless.
"Okay, since the matter has been found out, I am short of it. Madam Xu, send Concubine Xu back to Yilan Palace." The queen said to drive people away. Concubine Chen and Concubine Yin Shu left when they saw that there was no good show. Concubine Hua had achieved her goal, so she naturally would not stay in Zhengyang Palace for a long time.
"Crown Prince, stay." Chu Heng was about to leave, but the queen stopped him.
After the queen stepped back from all the palace servants in Zhengyang Palace, she stood up from the main seat, walked to Chu Heng, and slapped him. This was his second time hitting Chu Heng, or because of the same thing.
"You are really my good son, and I am almost deceived by you." The queen is very disappointed with Chu Heng now. "Concubine Hua's words can be hidden from Concubine Chen and Concubine Shu, but she can't deceive me! How many times have the mother told you, Heng'er, you are the prince, and you will inherit the throne of the 95th in the future, and the harem cannot be favored. What's more, Lin Qingwan has died in that fire, what's the point of defending her for you?"
Chu Heng's eyes were full of pain, "Mother, my son-in-law really can't forget Qingqing. My son-in-law has loved her for 19 years and what these mother-in-law know best is that she is my son-in-law's belief..."
"But she is dead!" The queen knew that saying this was cruel to Chu Heng, but she had to do so. She could not let her son be influenced by the love of her children. "If you really want to do something for her, then the queen of the mother tells you, do you think it is so simple to destroy the Lin family? The Lin family is a veteran of the dynasty, a century-old family, and prime ministers of all dynasties. Isn't it easy to move the Lin family? Only by sitting in that supreme position can you have the opportunity to avenge her. If you are buried in this battle for the throne, what face do you have to meet her? Why can't you understand such a simple truth?"
The queen's words were deeply engraved in Chu Heng's heart, "My son will not disappoint her mother, but the family affairs of her son, please forgive me for being unfilial..."
After receiving the news that Xu Qingqian was safe from Linglong, Yun Wange breathed a sigh of relief. She saved Xu Qingqian not because she was familiar with her or liked her, but because of Qiu Banquet. If something happened to Xu Qingqian, this Qiu Banquet would definitely not be held. How could she enter the East Palace and get the Yu Ling back?
The days were quite calm. After six days, the autumn banquet came. After six days of medicine application, Xu Qingqian's face had a lot of redness and swelling, but there were still some red marks left, so Xu Qingqian had to cover it with a veil.
When Chu Yu brought Yun Wange to the East Palace, the autumn banquet had just begun, and there were many people coming, most of them knew Yun Wange. Chu Yu brought Yun Wange to Chu Heng, "Fourth Brother, this is the zither master specially invited by the Ninth Brother today."
When Chu Heng first saw Yun Wange, he felt that she was familiar with her face. Her veiled look was too similar to Xu Qingqian. To be precise, she looked like Qingqing.
"The young lady Yun Wange met His Royal Highness."
After hearing Yun Wange's voice, Chu Heng felt more and more that she looked like Qingqing, "Miss Yun doesn't have to be too polite. I wonder why the girl covered her appearance with a veil?"
"Elegy just doesn't want everyone to pay attention to Elegy's appearance more than Elegy's piano music."
When Chu Yu heard Yun Wange's answer to Chu Heng's words, he couldn't help but chuckled. She really gave different answers to different people.
Yun Wange walked around the East Palace alone. She was looking for Chu Nian. She only lived in the East Palace for two days four years ago. After so long, the road that was not familiar with became even stranger. However, she vaguely remembered that there was a quiet scene beside the Shuanglan Palace, so she decided to go there to try her luck. Unexpectedly, she really met Chu Nian who was leading the child, and the maid beside them was Linglong.
"There is a beauty who is as gentle as Qingyang." Nowadays, her appearance has changed drastically. Apart from this sentence, she seems to have nothing to prove like Chu Nian that she is Lin Qingwan.
When Chu Nian heard a woman read that sentence, she immediately looked at the place where the sound came. A woman in white walked towards her. Chu Nian's intuition told her that this person was Lin Qingwan, "Qingqing... are you still alive? Why haven't you come back over the years..."
"Sister-in-law, Qingqing is here this time and I have something to ask for, so I hope my sister-in-law will help."
Chu Nian looked at Linglong. Although she was her personal maid, it would be better to be careful. Linglong also saw Chu Nian's meaning and spoke directly, "Don't worry, Your Highness, Princess, I am the master of the sect."
"Sister-in-law, don't worry about Linglong. This time Qingqing hopes that her sister-in-law can go into the Shuanglan Palace to help Qingqing retrieve the token in the dressing box. Qingqing has painted the method on the silk cloth." Yun Wange put the silk cloth in Chu Nian's hand. "Linglong will slowly tell her sister-in-law about the past few years. It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. Qingqing left first."
Chu Nian believed that Yun Wange would not harm her no matter what she did, and the time is indeed not allowed to say more. If someone discovers, it will probably cause more trouble.
The time for lunch came, Yun Lingge began to play the piano, and she only played one song, and everyone present was amazed.
"This kind of piano skills is probably not as good as Qingqing was alive..." Chu Nian spoke, which evoked the memories of Chu Heng and Chu Yu.
"Your Highness the Princess praised him, how can a civilian girl be compared with the Crown Princess back then?"
A palace maid approached Chu Nian with the vegetables. Linglong secretly tried hard, and the palace maid fell down and sprinkled the vegetables on Chu Nian. The palace maid knew that she had caused trouble and hurriedly begged for mercy, "Princess forgives the crime."
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