PNB Chapter 254 Escape intact
Chapter 254 Escape intact
"Today's palace banquet will be cancelled. All ministers may leave on their own accord." Emperor Jing Zhao's complexion had returned to normal, but it still made people tremble with fear. After all, the emperor's mind was unpredictable.
No one can guess who Emperor Jing Zhao will attack in his rage.
The prince's party, who were originally planning to cause trouble at the palace banquet, dared not bring bad luck upon themselves in such a situation? Even the ministers who had secretly sided with the fifth prince did not dare to speak out to plead for Concubine Shu.
After Emperor Jing Zhao finished speaking, he didn't even look at the people in the audience, and left with a flick of his sleeves.
Eunuch De, holding a whisk, hurriedly chased after them, and the concubines in the harem began to retreat like a tide.
The ministers looked at each other, and at the same time, they all bid farewell to Emperor Jing Zhao as if they had been pardoned.
Only when Emperor Jing Zhao disappeared from view did everyone stand up from the ground one after another.
Old Madam Xie slowly stood up from her chair, looked in the direction where Emperor Jing Zhao left, and shook her head silently.
She took Qin Ruo and Old Lady Qin and her grandchildren and walked out of the hall first. Si Heng pushed the Seventh Prince and followed closely behind.
The ministers present exchanged looks, no one dared to communicate further, and they hurriedly left with their families.
When Si Heng passed by the Sixth Prince's seat, he suddenly stopped when he saw the Sixth Prince still sitting at the table, drinking cup after cup of wine.
Si Heng bent down and unexpectedly took the wine glass from the Sixth Prince's hand.
"Sixth brother, drinking too much is harmful to your health, so you'd better take it easy."
"Who asked you to meddle in other people's business? I don't know you well, so don't come so close to me." The Sixth Prince had a cold expression and reached out to snatch the wine glass back.
"Hey, Sixth Brother, don't I just care about you? By the way, tonight's show was really exciting. Sixth Brother is really good at it." Si Heng lowered his voice and bowed to the Sixth Prince.
The "I get it" expression on his face made him look like he deserved a beating.
The Sixth Prince's forehead was throbbing. He stared at the grinning Si Heng with gloomy eyes, then tilted his head back and drank the wine in the glass.
"Don't make trouble for no reason! I don't understand what you are talking about. Don't think that just because your father dotes on you, you can do whatever you want. Don't mess with me! Today's matter has nothing to do with me."
The Sixth Prince suppressed his anger, stood up, snorted coldly, and left the table.
"Oh, Sixth Brother, are you angry? Although we are not born from the same mother, we are still brothers after all..."
Si Heng shouted exaggeratedly at the Sixth Prince, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
The Sixth Prince seemed not to have heard anything and walked faster and faster, disappearing in the hall in the blink of an eye.
"Xiaojiu, stop messing around." Si Cheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw this scene.
Si Heng looked up and saw that Madam Xie and Qin Ruo and their group had already walked far away, so he quickly responded and pushed Si Cheng to catch up with them.
The fifth prince was the last one to stand up. He walked out of the palace in a daze, seemingly unaware of the strange looks cast upon him.
The Fifth Princess lowered her head and followed silently behind him.
When I entered the palace today, I was surrounded by ladies of honor and noble ladies, but now those people are hiding as far away from me as possible.
Qin Ruo and her party had already arrived at the gate of the palace. When they were about to get on the carriage, the Fourth Princess walked towards her with a smile on her face.
"Princess Ning'an, you are really a wonderful person. I feel particularly close to you when I see you. It's a pity that I didn't have time to prepare any gift today. You have to wear this bracelet. If you have time someday, you may come to the Fourth Prince's Mansion for tea." After the Fourth Prince's wife said this, she took off a emerald green bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Qin Ruo.
Qin Ruo smiled and waved to the Fourth Princess.
"Thank you, Princess. This bracelet is too valuable. Ning An is unworthy of it. Ning An just arrived in Beijing today and is busy with affairs in the government. I will definitely visit you another day."
Seeing this, the Fourth Princess did not force it and continued to smile.
"In that case, I won't bother Princess Ning'an anymore. Let's make an appointment another day." After saying that, the Fourth Princess put the bracelet back on her wrist, and only turned and left with her maid after watching Qin Ruo get on the carriage.
After Qin Ruo and his party returned to the Princess's Mansion, Xun Dong and the others immediately started preparing some midnight snacks.
Tonight in the palace, the masters only ate a little, which was not enough to fill their stomachs. Fortunately, she had the foresight to buy some food when she went out to buy pastries this afternoon.
It was designed to prevent situations like tonight, and it actually came in handy.
In the room, Old Lady Qin and her grandchildren looked at each other, and finally turned their gaze to Qin Ruo.
What happened in the palace tonight still makes Old Lady Qin feel frightened.
First, it was the mother and son of the Shen family who came to provoke, and then it was that Shufei. Although Old Lady Qin didn't understand the twists and turns here.
Putting aside the old grudges of the Shen family, it was obvious that Concubine Shu had come with ill intentions.
Fortunately, although some problems occurred, I was able to leave the palace safely.
However, it will take several days before Ruoer's enthronement ceremony will take place. Everything went wrong on the first day in Beijing, and no one knows what will happen during this period.
In the past, Old Lady Qin dreamed of going to the capital, but now she can't wait to return to Changhe Village tomorrow.
She was really scared, and all she could think about was when she could go back.
"Why are you all looking at me? You don't have to think too much about what happened in the palace today. The matter of Concubine Shu has nothing to do with us. As for the Shen family, you don't have to worry about the mother and son. They are just some clowns and can't cause any trouble."
Qin Ruo took a sip of tea, looking relaxed.
"Sister, please don't hide anything from us. We are a family, and we should work together to solve any problem. After tonight, I feel that the emperor summoned us to Beijing for other intentions. The emperor has promoted my sister and our Qin family in such a high-profile manner, I'm afraid it is not just to reward my sister. A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Sister, we still have to be careful." Qin Ziyan looked solemn.
"No matter what the emperor's intention is, we have come to the capital, so just let it go. After the enthronement ceremony is over, the Chinese New Year will not be far away. This year's Chinese New Year will be spent in the capital anyway. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, eat and drink as you should, and adapt to the life in the capital as soon as possible."
Qin Ruo gave a few more instructions to Old Lady Qin and her grandchildren. When the family had almost finished talking, Xundong and Yiqiu had already prepared some simple noodles.
After a whole day of hard work, Old Lady Qin and the Qin Ziyan brothers all looked a little tired.
After eating the noodles, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
After Qin Ruo returned to the room, she flashed into the villa in the space, and Qin Tiaotiao followed her.
Before entering the palace, Qin Ruo was ready for battle.
According to the original judgment, it would not be so easy to escape unscathed from tonight's palace banquet.
The Shen family is just the "appetizer", the emperor's side is the highlight.
At the critical moment, because of a concubine in the harem, the emperor's overall plan was disrupted and he couldn't take care of himself at all. I guess Emperor Jing Zhao must be very angry now.
"Sister, the Seventh Prince we met in the palace today seemed like he didn't recognize us. Could he really not be your senior brother? They look exactly the same, but this Seventh Prince looks younger." Qin Tiaotiao's little face was full of questions.
"No, he is." Qin Ruo nodded affirmatively.