noffsinger Chapter 678: Is the ghost mask Shen Lanzhi? Or Shen Chuan?
Chapter 678: Is the ghost mask Shen Lanzhi? Or Shen Chuan?
In the quiet courtyard, everyone's attention was drawn to the angry voice.
When they turned around, they saw two princes of Beidi and several guards.
Among them, Prince Yong Shen Yao walked in front, his face full of cold anger.
He strode forward with great speed and kicked away the servants who were escorting the eldest princess.
The servants in Prince Zhao's mansion all knew Shen Yao. After all, the princess who married Prince Zhao was from Northern Di, and they had seen Shen Yao more than once.
Faced with Prince Yong's noble status, they looked at Baili Moqi with embarrassment.
Baili Moqi waved his hand, and they immediately understood and stepped aside.
"Are you, the princes of Tianqi, so disrespectful to your elders? And what is the crime for those servants who committed treason against the eldest princess?!"
"It's said that Tianqi values courtesy. It turns out that you Tianqi value courtesy just like this!"
He stood in front of the eldest princess, his face showing both sarcasm and anger, and even a hint of murderous intent burning in his cold eyes.
Baili Moqing and Shu He didn't care about Shen Yao. Their eyes fell on the man with a ghost mask behind Shen Yao.
Shen Chuan?
Is this Shen Chuan the real Shen Chuan, or the Shen Lanzhi who came from Beidi?
Shen Chuan, wearing a mask, was also looking at Shu He and the others. Behind her deep eyes were bottomless ones.
"Prince Yong has misunderstood. I simply noticed that my aunt was unwell, so I asked someone to support her to prevent any accidents."
"Hold on a little longer?" Shen Yao snorted coldly, "If I had come any later, you would have pinned the princess to the ground, right?"
Baili Moqi frowned. This hat was a bit too big. Even if he was a jerk, he would never treat his own aunt like that!
"Yong..."
"Your Highness, Prince Zhao!" Shen Yao interrupted him and said coldly, "Although Princess Zhaoming is the eldest princess of your Tianqi, don't forget that she is also the Ming Imperial Concubine of our Beidi! Even though she has returned to Tianqi now, I will not allow anyone to disrespect the former Beidi Imperial Concubine!"
Baili Moqi couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he heard this.
He was wondering what Shen Yao’s expression would be if he knew that the “imperial concubine” he mentioned became pregnant five years after leaving Beidi?
Just as the few people were confronting each other, Yier suddenly ran towards "Shen Chuan" excitedly.
"Uncle Ghost Face!!"
Yi'er had seen Shen Chuan wearing a mask before, and he had given her a fiery red Bifang bird mask.
Yi'er likes that mask very much and carries it with her wherever she goes. It is still in Prince Li's mansion, and is carefully kept in the jewelry box in her room!
Shen Chuan lowered her head and looked at the little girl who ran towards her. There was a gleam in her eyes, but it was hard to catch.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Yi'er asked somewhat disappointedly, "Uncle Ghost Face, don't you recognize Yi'er?"
Hearing this, Shen Chuan glanced at Shu He and Baili Moqing and gently stroked her head.
"Long time no see. You've grown taller. Uncle didn't recognize you at first."
Hearing this voice, Shu He knew that he was Shen Lanzhi, not Shen Chuan.
Although their voices were extremely similar, after she confirmed their different identities, she was able to distinguish the subtle differences between Shen Chuan and Shen Lanzhi's voices.
"Uncle Ghost Face, why are you here? I love the Bifang bird mask you gave me! How about we wear the masks and go to the Lantern Festival together some other time?"
I heard there's a lantern festival in Tianqi, which will be held on the evening of the Qiqiao Festival in a few days. Brother Ziyi said that the lantern festival is really beautiful!
Looking at the girl's innocent smile, a strange light flickered in his eyes, and he whispered, "Okay, thank you."
Yier looked at him and always felt that his attitude was a little different from that of the "ghost-faced uncle" she met last time.
It feels like it has become a lot colder.
Doesn’t he like Yi’er anymore?
Shu He saw Yi'er tilting her head to look at him with a puzzled look on her face, and immediately pulled Yi'er back.
Shen Lanzhi looked at Shu He, her eyes showing a bit of alienation and indifference.
Did she see his true identity?
"Marshal Shen came all the way to Kyoto just to attend the Fifth Princess's wedding. He truly has a deep brotherly and sisterly bond."
Baili Moqing spoke with a smile on his face, but his eyes were full of coldness.
Since when did Lian Yier like him so much?
"Your Highness Prince Li is too kind. Actually, the reason I came to Tianqi this time, besides attending my sister's wedding, is mainly to meet Your Highness. Unfortunately, Your Highness has been busy and unwilling to accept my request for an audience."
Shu He looked at Baili Moqing in surprise. Did Shen Lanzhi look for him?
"This prince is indeed busy with official duties, and it is not that he is unwilling to meet you on purpose. However, didn't the Marshal see you today?"
Shen Lanzhi's lips curled slightly beneath her ghostly mask, her eyes dark and unfathomable. "Since that's the case, why don't we find a place to discuss future cooperation?"
"Cooperate?"
Baili Moqing spoke lightly, with the corners of his mouth raised, it was unclear whether it was a smile or sarcasm.
"We'll discuss cooperation later. Today is the wedding of King Zhao, so Marshal, please have some wedding wine first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yao snorted coldly, "Humph, drinking wedding wine? The wedding wine at your Zhao Wang Mansion isn't this delicious, is it?"
Baili Moqi stared at Shen Yao. It seemed that he was determined to hold on to what had just happened.
"Prince Yong, since my aunt Zhaoming has left Beidi, she is just the eldest princess of our Tianqi. There are some things that you should not interfere too much in!"
After all, Princess Zhaoming was pregnant with a bastard. If this matter were to get out, neither Tianqi nor Beidi would be able to look good.
Thinking of this, his face turned cold and he said to the people in the hall: "Everyone, come to the banquet!"
Everyone's faces were slightly confused, and they were about to hesitate whether to leave when they heard King Zhao speak again, "Also, regarding today's matter, I hope you all know what you should and shouldn't say."
"Some things haven't been clarified yet. If I find out someone is spreading rumors, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The cold air chilled everyone's heart. They shrank their pupils and lowered their heads.
King Zhao said this so clearly that even a fool could understand what he meant.
However, when he said "some things have not been clarified yet", did he doubt the medical skills of Princess Li?
Or did he say this on purpose to save the face of the royal family and the eldest princess?
No matter what, this matter must be covered up. Tianqi cannot be allowed to lose face in front of the Northern Di people.
As everyone left, pairs of eyes, whose specific emotions were hard to discern, swept across Zhaoming, making her feel like a thorn in her back and a fishbone stuck in her throat.
She stared at Shu He with resentful eyes, as if she wanted to tear her apart on the spot!
She actually revealed that she was pregnant!
good good!
Since she is not having a good life, no one else can have an easy life!