A Clash of Gods - Chapter 911

[Chapter 901 Fengyi Soft Fragrance]

Qi Ning waited for a long time, and when he was a little upset, Fan Dehai finally came back, with a hint of joy in his eyebrows: “Master Hou, the emperor has summoned, please Lord Hou to come and meet.”

Qi Ning’s mood improved slightly, thinking that the little emperor did not lose sight of his ministers because of the voice of Mi Mi, and immediately followed Fan Dehai to the harem.

This was the second time that Qi Ning went to the harem. Naturally, the harem was not something that outsiders could easily enter. Without the permission of the emperor, any outsider entering or leaving the harem was equivalent to disobedience.

Fan Dehai took Qi Ning directly to the Fengyi Palace, and asked Qi Ning to stay outside for a while before entering the palace. After a while, he saw a slender old eunuch come out with a smile on his face, and salute Qi Ning: ” Lord Hou, the emperor has a decree to summon Lord Hou for an audience.”

Qi Ning cupped his hands and followed the eunuch into the palace. He had never seen this old eunuch before, and asked, “Dare to ask your father-in-law’s surname?”

“The old slave’s surname is Liu, and he is the head of the ceremonial and music supervisor.” The old eunuch smiled and said, “The emperor and the empress are watching the song and dance, and the prince has been summoned to watch it together.”

Qi Ning let out an “oh”, and only then did he know that the old eunuch in front of him was Liu Yun, the chief supervisor of ritual and music.

Although Fan Dehai was very dissatisfied with Liu Yun in his words, Qi Ning never really had contact with Liu Yun, and he never easily made a conclusion in his mind before contacting a person, so he had preconceived ideas. Because of this, it is very likely to mislead their judgment on the other party.

Qi Ning didn’t know what kind of person Liu Yun was, so at this time he was neither dissatisfied with Liu Yun, let alone liked.

Stepping into Fengyi Palace, the first thing that came to Qi Ning’s mind was Chi Danmei. Chi Danmei pretended to be a palace maid of Dong Qi and mixed in the harem, and she personally admitted that she wanted to find something in the Great Chu Palace. Ning didn’t know what Chi Danmei wanted to find, but in the deep palace, it was not easy to hide her identity from the guard of the palace masters.

Qi Ning has never forgotten the existence of the court swordsman Xiang Tianbei. Although he has seen Xiang Tianbei several times and knows that Xiang Tianbei is a master guard beside the little emperor, what is his status in the palace? He was unable to make an accurate judgment, and he had entered the palace several times, but rarely saw the existence of Xiangtian Compassion.

There is no doubt about Xiang Tianbei’s loyalty to the little emperor. When the little emperor rushed back to Jianye from the Eastern Qi to inherit the throne, he was the guardian of Xiang Tianbei. Naturally, such a person does not need to doubt his loyalty to the emperor.

In the previous episode on the Qinhuai River, the little emperor secretly met Jiuxi Poison King Qiu Qianyi, and also let Qi Ning know that when the little emperor sent himself to Xichuan to investigate the black rock cave rebel case, it was just a bait on the surface, but the real investigation behind the scenes was not. It was Xiang Tianbei. Although the situation required it, Qi Ning also knew that Xiang Tianbei’s position in the little emperor’s heart was irreplaceable, and that incident also proved that there was indeed a hidden power in Xiang Tianbei’s hands.

Since the tentacles of this strength can reach Xichuan, it is enough to prove that its strength is not weak.

The primary task of this royal shadow force is naturally to protect the safety of the emperor, and its main force is of course deployed in the palace.

If there is any trouble in the palace, it is of course under the supervision of Xiang Tianbei, so if Chi Danmei wants to act alone in the palace, she must face the power of Xiang Tianbei, Chi Danmei. He is a disciple of Baiyun Island Master in the East China Sea, and his martial arts and resourcefulness are naturally extraordinary, but in the face of Xiang Tianbei’s group of people, it is unknown whether they can successfully achieve their goals.

Although there are still many secrets about Chi Danmei that Qi Ning does not know, Qi Ning is very clear about Chi Danmei’s life experience, and the two already have skin-to-skin relationship as husband and wife, which cannot help Qi Ning. Don’t worry about Chi Danmei’s safety in the palace.

Liu Yun led Qi Ning into the palace. Before he could see the emperor, he heard the sound of the violin, which was pleasant to the ear. When he got to the door, Qi Ning saw Fan Dehai standing in front of the door, but Liu Yun was Leading Qi Ning in, Qi Ning first saw six dancers dancing in the hall.

On the side are two women playing the piano.

The little emperor and the queen were sitting on the couch, looking at the dancing girls with interest. Qi Ning approached the past lightly, and Xiao Longtai had already noticed Qi Ning’s arrival, so he made a gesture without waiting for Qi Ning to salute. , motioning for Qi Ning to watch from the side, not to speak for the time being.

Qi Ning could only stand aside and turn to watch the dance.

The six dancers are all carefully selected beauties, with soft waists, graceful dancing postures, and soft dancing styles, which make people think of nephrite jade and warm fragrance.

After a long time, the dance ended, but the six dancers did not retreat. The queen first looked at Qi Ning, nodded, and then looked at the emperor with a sweet smile, and asked softly, “The emperor thought this How’s the dance?”

“It’s choreographed by the queen herself, of course it’s excellent.” Longtai said with a smile: “It seems a little different from yesterday’s dance.”

The queen smiled and said, “The state of Qi is near the sea, and there are many fishermen. Every year, the fishermen will worship the sea god. When they worship the sea god, they will select the most beautiful girls from the local area to offer a dance to the sea god. So I incorporated the dance of those fisherwomen and made a slight change.”

“So it is.” Longtai clapped his hands and smiled: “The queen is talented and smart, and can sing and dance well. No one can compare to the dance you taught.”

“The emperor has made fun of his concubine.” The queen smiled sweetly and reached out to hold Longtai’s hand: “I think there are still some things that can be changed. After the changes are made, I will ask the emperor to taste it.”

“Okay!” Longtai nodded and said, “I’m waiting for the queen to train me.”

It’s not that Qi Ning doesn’t like singing and dancing, but at this time, he doesn’t have the slightest interest in singing and dancing. He coughed deliberately. Longtai turned his head, looked at Qi Ning, and asked with a smile, “Jinyi Hou, what do you think?”

Qi Ning cupped his hands and said, “I don’t know what the emperor is referring to?”

“Of course it was the dance choreographed by the Queen herself.” Long Tai said, “It took the Queen several days of thought.”

Qi Ning smiled lightly and said, “Reporting to the emperor, this minister has little knowledge, and I really don’t know anything about singing and dancing, so I don’t dare to comment.”

“Oh?” Longtai asked with a faint expression, “You entered the palace today, but have something important to report?”

Qi Ning took out the dossier from his sleeve, took two steps forward, and said, “Reporting to the emperor, Da Xichong, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, cheated for personal gain, transferred flowers and trees, and released prisoners privately, two years ago…!”

Before he could finish speaking, Longtai frowned and said, “Is it the case of the Ministry of Punishment?”

“The case was a major case two years ago, but this time it was because that case was implicated in a case involving an official of the Ministry of Punishment.” Qi Ning said sternly: “Because the case involves the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, the minister… !”

“Since it’s a case of the Ministry of Justice, you can handle it yourself.” Long Tai said: “I will hand over the Ministry of Justice to you, and you will naturally preside over all matters, big or small. .”

Qi Ning was stunned, thinking that since you said so, I will decide this case by myself.

“Anything else?” Seeing that Qi Ning didn’t speak, Longtai raised the teacup in his hand and asked, “If you have anything to do, please come here. I have to accompany the queen to watch the song and dance in the past few days, so I may not have time to call you again. ”

Qi Ning frowned, but still said: “Your Majesty, I’m sorry to say that three days have passed since the big wedding, and there are many affairs in the court. If you don’t deal with it in time, I’m afraid things will pile up more and more…!”

Longtai put down the teacup and asked back: “There are so many affairs in the court? Aren’t Duke Zhen and you and the officials in the DPRK all dealing with the affairs of the Chao Dynasty? Could it be that I rested for a few days and let the affairs of the court pile up like a mountain?”

“The emperor has just got married, so it’s okay to rest for a few days.” Qi Ning said: “But if the emperor abandons state affairs and puts his mind on singing and dancing, this…!”

“Bold!” Long Tai said coldly, “Qining, do you want to say that I am indulging in pleasure and disregarding state affairs?”

Qi Ning shook his head and said: “I didn’t say that, but if the emperor has always been like this, then the emperor is doing this…!”

Long Tai stared at Qi Ning’s eyes, Qi Ning was not afraid, and looked at Long Tai’s eyes, the atmosphere in the hall cooled down for a while, but the queen had already whispered: “Your Majesty, Jin Yi Hou speaks out and persuades him bluntly, but he is an honest and loyal minister. Your Majesty, please calm down!”

Longtai snorted coldly, and then said: “Qining, the queen married from Qi country to our country of Chu, the journey is long, except for me, she has no other relatives in Chu country, if I don’t accompany her well, who can accompany her? I know you are unintentional, so I won’t care about it this time.”

Liu Yun had been bowing to the side, but at this time he had already stepped forward and knelt down: “Your Majesty, I just watched the dance choreographed by the Queen. It was like a dance performed by fairies in the heavenly palace. The servants are bold, and they dare not say a word!”

“Oh?” Longtai looked at Liu Yun: “What?”

“Minions… The slaves think that the song and dance just now is quite lacking. If it can be improved, it must be a song and dance that has been passed down for hundreds of years.” Liu Yun lowered his head and said.

Longtai’s face sank, and he said angrily: “You son of a bitch, you are so bold, you dare to say that the song and dance choreographed by the queen is lacking, come here, take this son of a dog…!”

But the queen stopped him in time: “Your Majesty, no one is perfect, and the dance of the courtier and concubine is indeed flawed. Eunuch Liu is the director of the ceremonial and music supervisor and has a lot of knowledge. Since he said this, he must have an opinion. It is better to listen to him. .”

Longtai held the Queen’s soft weed and said softly, “Whatever the Queen says, Liu Yun, what’s wrong with this dance?”

“Qi playing the emperor, the old slave is not saying that this dance is flawed.” Liu Yun said anxiously: “This dance choreographed by the empress, with the knowledge of the old slave, can’t see any flaws at all, what the old slave said. What is lacking is the music for the dance.”

“Oh?”

“This is the negligence of the old slave. The queen choreographed this dance, and the old slave used the two musicians with the highest skills in the liyue supervisor.” Liu Yun said, “I thought that with the skills of the two of them, I would be able to match this dance, but Now it seems that the queen’s dance is too wonderful, and the two of them’s music is not as good as in case!”

Longtai’s expression softened and he asked, “You taught this song?”

“It’s the negligence of the old slave, and please ask the emperor to convict him!” Liu Yun lay on the ground: “The old slave asks the emperor to give him a chance, and let the old slave make up for it!”