jdhmnovel Chapter 631 Where is the Queen?
Chapter 631 Where is the Queen?
Everyone's attention was attracted by her.
She was wearing a light green pleated skirt, with sachets and jade pendants tied on both sides of the belt. Two small braids were left under her double buns, draped over her chest and down to her waist. She wore a golden flower-shaped longevity hairpin with silver feet and a pair of golden butterfly pecking needles. Whenever she moved, the butterflies swayed with her, as if a real butterfly had landed on her head.
Seeing this, Qiu Minjing quickly took the snack, blushed, and whispered, "Miss Yang, the Queen is here, why don't you pay your respects quickly."
The one called Miss Yang was Yang Zhitao, the daughter of Yang Liuliang, the Minister of Rites.
She smiled and leaned forward, her voice sweet and clear: "Zhi Tao greets the Queen."
Nian Susu couldn't help but be infected by her brilliant smile, feeling happy, and raised his hand to call out.
"I see that you two have a good relationship. Have you known each other for a long time?" she asked tentatively.
It was a comfort to have a good friend by her side, but she had not yet discovered any two young ladies who were close to each other.
The fact that Yang Zhitao knew what kind of snacks Qiu Minjing liked to eat was enough to show that they had a close relationship.
Qiu Minjing smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty, Miss Yang's father is the Minister of Rites. Although his position is equal to that of my father, this is the second time I've met Miss Yang here, and we didn't have any friendship before."
Nian Susu felt a little disappointed, but she was very curious. Since it was only the second time they met, why did Yang Zhitao know Qiu Minjing so well?
Just as she was wondering, Yang Zhitao couldn't help but speak out: "I ran into Sister Qiu on the way here. Her carriage and horses were frightened and couldn't move forward, so I gave her a ride. That was the first time we met."
Hearing this, Nian Susu seemed to be thinking about something. How could the horse be suddenly frightened? The Qiu family is a noble family after all, so they shouldn't make such a mistake. Could it be...
Her eyes narrowed and she looked up at the girls around her. Her fiery, inquiring gaze made them all lower their heads, except for one person who glared at Qiu Minjing fiercely.
The person was wearing a bright red skirt and her hair was decorated with jewels and jadeite. The piles of jewelry did not make her look noble. Instead, they made her look like a nouveau riche, tacky and ugly.
Nian Susu retracted her gaze and the smile on her face gradually faded. It seemed that Qiu Minjing's horse being frightened was not an accident. Fortunately, she met Yang Zhitao, who was simple and kind, otherwise she might not be able to enter the palace today.
Yang Zhitao, Qiu Minjing... The question that Qin Junyu had asked her not long ago flashed through Nian Susu's mind, and she suddenly had an epiphany. It turned out that one of these two girls was the daughter of the Minister of Rites, and the other was the daughter of the Minister of Personnel!
Their father was arguing fiercely in the court, but unexpectedly, their daughters got along so harmoniously in private.
Maybe this is because the real people have a good relationship, but the fans of both sides started the Third World War.
Yang Zhitao is one year younger than Qiu Minjing, but his character is far less mature than her. He is still as greedy and playful as a child. He would listen to a few people talking one second and disappear in the next.
Nian Susu soon became the object of flattery and approach by many young ladies, and was surrounded by three layers of people inside and outside.
A bright red figure was squeezed out to the outermost edge.
She was the one who had just glared at Qiu Minjing hatefully. Her name was Shen Xinran, and her father's name was Shen Qiyuan. He was a fourth-rank lecturer in the Hanlin Academy and one of the most active officials in proposing the selection of concubines.
Shen Xinran's eyes were extremely unfriendly, and no one dared to approach her, otherwise they would be looked down upon.
"The Emperor has arrived--" A shrill, piercing voice, difficult to distinguish between male and female, came into everyone's ears.
The evil birds in the imperial garden suddenly fell silent.
The young ladies were nervous, excited and expectant. They all turned to face the source of the sound, and their eyes fell on the tall and majestic figure and could not be moved away.
He has a face as handsome as a jade and a personality as strong as a pine tree, and he carries a sense of oppression.
Qin Junyu put his hands behind his back and walked towards the crowd with square steps. Many eyes fell on him, but there was only one person in his eyes from beginning to end.
"Your Highness." The young ladies did not forget the etiquette after seeing the emperor's face.
When Qin Junyu approached, everyone lowered their eyes and brows, not daring to look directly at him.
When Nian Susu thought Qin Junyu would come directly to her, he stood still in the crowd.
The ladies immediately forgot about the queen and only thought about attracting the emperor's attention. After all, the only way to get favor in the palace was to be favored. What was the point of having a good relationship with the queen? Some of the more ambitious ones even thought about replacing Nian Su Su before they even entered the palace.
Qin Junyu was soon surrounded, but due to the emperor's majesty and overwhelming aura, the girls did not dare to get too close to him or make loud noises. They wanted to talk to him but wanted to act reserved. When they saw others talking to Qin Junyu, they felt unwilling to be left behind.
Qin Junyu had a dull expression and was mostly the listener, rarely speaking.
After a while, his eyes inadvertently swept towards the pavilion and found that there was no one there.
He frowned, and suddenly turned to ask Lin Shoude behind him, with a very unhappy tone: "Where is the queen?"
Lin Shoude was confused. He didn't know why he suddenly asked about the queen. He didn't go over to the queen when she was in the pavilion just now. Now that she had left, he...
Lin Shoude lowered his eyes, "I will go right away..."
"No need, I'll go myself."
Qin Junyu shook his sleeves and left, and the guard of honor followed him in a mighty manner, leaving the girls with a confused look on their faces.
Because Qin Junyu was running too fast and the guard of honor was too large to catch up with him, Lin Shoude ran to the front breathlessly, only to find that he had lost him. He was anxious and annoyed.
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Zhongling Palace.
Because the Imperial Garden was hosting a Hundred Flowers Banquet, most of the palace servants were transferred there to serve. Since the master was not there, those who stayed behind were lazy. Qin Junyu went straight to his destination. There was not even a guard guarding the gate. As soon as he entered the door, he ran into Zhihua who was coming out of the bedroom.
"Your Majesty?" Zhihua was holding a copper basin in her arms, with white clothes in the basin.
When Qin Junyu approached, she felt a little guilty and deliberately covered her clothes with her wide sleeves, blocking most of the basin.
Qin Junyu didn't care much at first, but this behavior was too deliberate and caught his attention.
"Is the Queen in there?" he asked with a serious face.
Zhihua panicked: "Just now in the Imperial Garden, the Queen said that her stomach was uncomfortable, so she came back to rest. Now she has fallen asleep. Your Majesty, why don't you come later?"
Qin Junyu sneered, "Really?"
This strong sense of oppression almost made Zhihua kneel down, and she cried, "I dare not lie to the emperor, everything I said is true!"
Nian Susu has been feeling a dull pain in her lower abdomen these past few days. She even said she was uncomfortable before going out this morning, but not to the point where she couldn't bear it. Just now in the Imperial Garden, not long after Qin Junyu came, her abdominal pain worsened, so she had to quietly return to Zhongling Palace.
She thought that since everyone was surrounding Qin Junyu, no one would notice that she was gone. Unexpectedly, Qin Junyu was the first to notice that she had left and even chased after her.