Chapter 250 Provocation
Flower feast.
All high-ranking officials in Kyoto are invited.
Of course, Zhou Huaishan and Zhou Qing were not present on this occasion.
The banquet was held in the main hall next to the Imperial Garden in the palace. It was spring, flowers were in full bloom, and the Imperial Garden was filled with brilliant purples and reds.
Even more beautiful than flowers, there are people.
The ladies were gathered together in small groups, blooming freely in this bright spring light.
Shi Yuexin was wearing a crimson dress, sitting lazily at the table, holding fruit in her hand, nibbling at it, with a gloomy look on her face.
Princess Minghe sat next to Shi Yuexin and poked her shoulder, "I said you're almost done, but as for that, you've been silent for how long."
Shi Yuexin glanced at her sideways and said hatefully: "My youth was fed to the dog!"
Minghe yelled, "If you are really upset, just tell Shen Li clearly in person, and that will put your worries behind you!"
“There’s nothing I can do about my worries!
Doesn't Shen Li know that I like him? Everyone in the capital knows!
Moreover, what is even more annoying is that he is going to marry Zhou Qing now, but I can’t take it out on Zhou Qing! "
When Shi Yuexin mentioned Zhou Qing, Minghe immediately covered his mouth and smiled narrowly.
"You can't vent your anger on Zhou Qing, you can act coquettishly! I'm going to give you jewels and honor." After a pause, Minghe imitated Zhou Qing's tone and said, "I'll give you my life!"
Shi Yuexin turned her head towards Minghe and punched her arm, "You still said that I was going to be depressed to death."
If Shen Li was a normal person and Zhou Qing was a normal person, and Shen Li married Zhou Qing, she would definitely torture Zhou Qing to death.
But now, Shen Li loves men, and Zhou Qingyue loves women.
She had nowhere to vent her anger.
While the two were talking, Shen Mingzhu stepped forward with a smile on his face.
Chao Ming and Duan Duan bowed solemnly, and Shen Mingzhu took a seat next to Shi Yuexin because she had a good relationship with Shi Yuexin.
"I just came here, and I seem to see Master Shen coming too. Sister Xin'er, I really don't feel sorry for you. That Zhou Qing is so vulgar, I don't know what Master Shen sees in her!"
With a complaint of the same enemy, Shen Mingzhu looked at the faces of Shi Yuexin and Princess Minghe and said carefully.
Before she could finish her words, Shi Yuexin said angrily: "What Master Shen? Your father? Why didn't I hear that your father also likes Zhou Qing? I just thought that Prince Ning was the only one who was confused!"
Shen Mingzhu's father, the minister of Dali Temple, was also named Shen.
Shi Yuexin was so angry that she had nowhere to vent her anger. Finally, she had a chance to say something as harsh as possible.
Of course she knew that Shen Mingzhu liked the eldest son of Prince Ning.
Shen Mingzhu suddenly looked ugly.
His eyelashes quivered slightly, and tears gathered in his eyes.
"Sister Xin'er."
Shi Yuexin raised her chin angrily, "Why, you want to see my excitement too?"
Shen Mingzhu looked aggrieved.
"What did Sister Xin'er say? You and I are so emotional, how could I see your excitement? I just don't deserve it for you. Then Zhou Qing is just a village barbarian. Why does Shen Li love her so much?"
As she spoke, she stopped talking and glanced at Princess Minghe.
Minghe didn't bother to pay attention to her pretentious manner, "Speak directly if you have something to say."
Shen Mingzhu pinched the handkerchief in her hand and said, "Yesterday, I heard from the third lady of Duan Kangbo Mansion that Zhou Qing ordered 200 dowry boxes, all of which are made of the best golden nanmu."
Shi Yuexin had heard about this news a long time ago and raised her eyelids, "What does it have to do with you?"
Shen Mingzhu's chest tightened. She looked at Shi Yuexin and really wondered why Shi Yuexin's reaction was different from what she thought.
Doesn't Shi Yuexin like Shen Li crazily?
Everyone in the capital who was pursuing Shen Li was aware of it. Now, Shen Li was getting married, but she reacted like this?
For a moment, she couldn't figure out what Shi Yuexin was thinking, and Shen Mingzhu said: "How could Zhou Qing have so much money! All the things she squandered must have been given by Shen Li!"
Although Shi Yuexin was angry that Shen Li wanted to marry Zhou Qing, she still couldn't tolerate others saying anything bad about Shen Li.
His eyebrows suddenly stood up, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Seeing Shi Yuexin finally reacting excitedly, Shen Mingzhu was secretly happy for a moment.
"Why am I talking nonsense? Think about it for yourself, how could Zhou Qing have money to squander in the Jinlou, money to squander in antique shops, and money to order two hundred dowry boxes made of golden nanmu, and they are still here I bought two houses in Xinghua Lane in one go!
Calculate how much it costs!
Not to mention Zhou Qing, it’s just you and me. Is this something you can take out if you can! "
Minghe looked at Shen Mingzhu and was about to speak when he suddenly thought of something. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, I suddenly remembered that there is still soup simmering in my bedroom. It should be ready at this time. Can you accompany me to drink?" "
Shi Yuexin just came directly from Minghe's dormitory. Of course she knew that nothing was stewed in her dormitory.
After giving Minghe a suspicious look, Shi Yuexin stood up and said, "Okay, I just want to drink."
Neither of them invited Shen Mingzhu and turned to leave.
Shen Mingzhu felt as if someone had slapped her face twice, and tears of pain almost fell down.
His clenched fist slammed on the table, his face turned pale.
Shen Xin was sitting diagonally across from Shen Mingzhu. Although she couldn't hear their conversation just now, she could tell by looking at Shen Mingzhu's face that this person was humiliated.
Shen Mingzhu and Shi Yuexin have always had a good relationship. They were fine, so why did they lose face to her?
However, Shen Xin remembered that day in front of Madam Huang of Dali Temple in Deyuelou, the nanny came to act like a monster.
While chewing the fruit, Shen Xin rolled his eyes at Shen Mingzhu's face and stood up to walk towards the flower corridor.
The fruit over there seemed to be tastier.
After leaving Shen Mingzhu, Princess Minghe and Shi Yuexin did not really return to Minghe's palace. They walked into the flower corridor arm in arm and found a deserted spot. Shi Yuexin asked, "What's wrong?"
Minghe looked around and said in a low voice, "What Shen Mingzhu said just now was not in vain."
"What do you mean?"
"Let me ask you, what is the point of her words?"
"Shen Li gave Zhou Qing money to spend."
"Wrong, her point is that Shen Li has a lot of money!"
Shi Yuexin's eyes widened, and it seemed that she was a little slow to react for a while.
Minghe said patiently: "Shen Li is just the leader of the shadows, and his family is only the Earl's Mansion. Logically, he should not have so much money for Zhou Qing to squander.
However, the meaning of Shen Mingzhu's words just now is clear. The money Zhou Qing squandered came from Shen Li.
Where did Shen Li's money come from?
That is embezzlement and bribery.
And Shen Mingzhu, a lady in the boudoir, why would she tell us this?
On the surface, she is with you and scolds Zhou Qing and Shen Li.
But in reality, I don't think so, she is saying it to me."
No matter how stupid Shi Yuexin was, she understood it, and immediately had a look of eating shit on her face.
"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, and the Prince Brother are all of the same lineage as the Zhenguogong Mansion, but Shen Li is investigating the Zhenshuo Army.
Shen Mingzhu wants to use your mouth to pass this message to the Queen Mother and others."