[R18] The stars are brilliant, so lucky even (The stars are brilliant, the moon rises over the sea) – Chapter 161 of “The Stars Are Brilliant, How Lucky They Are (The Stars Are Brilliant·The Moon Rising Over the Sea)” [English]

Chapter 161

There was a lot of commotion outside, but Shaoshang was still leisurely in Yong’an Palace. The deep palace was like a solid protective wall, blocking all the good and malicious rumors outside.Zhai Yu still refuses to forgive Huo Bujie, and is very excited to reinforce several gates of Yong’an Palace. Shao Shang kindly tells her that if Huo Bujie really wants to break in, you can arrange the Tiangang Big Dipper Formation and eat it with the Tathagata Palm, but it will still be ineffective.

Zhai Yu waited in excitement for two or three days. Unfortunately, Huo Buyi was busy with government affairs and never had time to kick the door. Instead, Liangzhou Mu finally returned to the capital to report on his duties. By the way, he could also report to the emperor the gratifying progress of his tenure in the prefecture and county.

Queen Yue was overjoyed when she heard that Qu Lingjun had also come back.

It’s sad to say that Qu Lingjun’s biological mother had a good relationship with the Queen of Yue when she was young. After her youth faded early, the Queen of Yue often announced that Qu Lingjun would come to the palace to take care of her.According to Shao Shang, if it weren’t for the inappropriate age, the Empress of Yue might not have wanted Qu Lingjun as her daughter-in-law (the third prince sneezed). Later, she also considered the young prince of her elder brother’s family, who died young. Who knew that Qu Lingjun fell in love with the King of Donghai, which led to a series of regrets.

Shao Shang heard Huo Buyi say that that year, Qu Lingjun was suspected of killing her husband, and the Queen of Yue had a quarrel with the emperor. She bluntly said that Liang Shang was a wimp, and that even if Qu Lingjun accidentally killed the emperor by mistake, she could not be punished.Fortunately, the husband’s murder case came to light within two days, and the Empress Yue’s quarrel was not given a chance to escalate, and the old man Huang’s beard was able to continue to be thick and lush.

Now that things have changed and Lord Qu Ling finally has a home, Queen Yue is making preparations to help her.

These young businessmen only listened to gossip, but the Empress of Yue sent someone to invite her to a banquet.After living in the palace for so many years, Shao Shang knew that it was okay for the Emperor to refuse from time to time, but once the Queen of Yue opened her mouth, you had better be obedient.

On the day of the banquet, Shao Shang squeezed his time and arrived at the Changqiu Palace before the banquet. He stepped into the main hall and found that the third princess and the fifth princess were fighting fiercely and bickering. Several tables of royal ladies were sitting around them, enjoying the show.

The fifth princess glared and said in a sharp voice: “…I don’t mean to be negligent. My mother only gave birth to two daughters, me and the eldest sister. Why is the eldest sister not at the banquet today?”

The third princess supported her round waist and peeled the orange slowly: “You have to ask your father about this. It was your father who didn’t let the eldest sister into the palace. Why did you ask my mother? Are you not picking the weakest persimmons… Oh, by the way, you were there when my father reprimanded the eldest sister, and now you are asking what you are doing. You are so forgetful at such a young age, you need to use your brain…”

In the past few years, for some reason, the Yue Queen’s poisonous tongue genes seemed to have awakened in the third princess, and the words she spoke were so spicy and tricky that the fifth princess was indeed trembling with anger. The second princess pushed the third princess and said softly: “You should stop saying a few words. Why do sisters have to have this verbal quarrel?”

The third princess smiled sweetly and said: “This is not my fault. The fifth emperor sister is in a bad mood today. Sometimes she looks disrespectful at the seating arrangement, and sometimes she looks displeased at the arrangement of flowers and food on the plate. As a sister, I cannot tell her the difference.”

The second princess sighed, she suddenly missed the third princess who was so scolded by her that she couldn’t hold her head up.

The fifth princess sneered: “Don’t sound so nice. If the queen had wanted to intercede for the eldest sister, my father would have agreed long ago! When the third emperor’s sister was punished by her father, the mother had always begged for mercy. Now that the queen deliberately does not intercede for the eldest sister, she is clearly jealous and treats children who are not her own children!”

Mrs. Xuanhou waved her hands tremblingly: “Fifth Princess, you can’t talk nonsense. Your Majesty and your empress could not be more generous to us. Last year, on the anniversary of your eldest mother’s death, your Majesty came to the Xuan family to pay homage in person!”

The fourth princess helped Mrs. Xuanhou and said coldly: “Young lady, please don’t pay attention to her. The fifth emperor sister loves to talk nonsense! My father has cut off her estate, but he has rewarded the Xuan family with so much wealth and money. To say she is jealous, I think she is the one who is jealous.”

The fifth princess was furious: “My father deposed my eldest brother, my mother, my queen, and I didn’t care at all about the righteousness between husband and wife for many years. You still keep saying you are grateful. No wonder people outside say that my uncle and aunt are spineless!”

“Fifth sister!” The second princess, despite her good temper, darkened her face, stood up and said angrily, “How dare you say anything wrong about my father? You are simply without a king and a father, and you are rebellious and rebellious! I think you think your life is too comfortable!”

The fifth princess stood there with her neck stiffened and refused to give in at all. When Shao Shang saw this, he silently followed the wall into the hall and quietly found a place to sit down.

The third princess comforted the second princess and sat down softly: “Hey, my good second sister, why are you angry with her? You are so angry that you are so angry. Usually when a prince or princess makes a mistake, they are either punished with a title or cut off the land. They can’t be beaten or reprimanded, and they are not allowed to enter the palace. But the fifth princess is a daughter’s family. Can the father beat her or punish her with a title? She doesn’t have a title.”

The second princess sat down angrily, and the third princess continued: “Back then, my father could ban me from entering the palace for many years and cut my land to pieces, but for the sake of the Queen Mother of Huai’an, my father could not do this to the fifth sister no matter what! Especially now that the eldest sister has just been punished, we can’t punish the fifth sister! So, second sister, you understand now, I have nothing to fear, aunt, am I right?”

Mrs. Dayue Hou said coldly: “What the third princess said is absolutely right. Recently, my third brother and his wife are angry again, and the good Tingwei’s house comes to demand prisoners. It is simply a shame to the family!”

“What’s going on?” Princess Ruyang asked with a smile.

Mrs. Dayue Marquis relied on her status and kept silent. The third princess answered with a smile: “He is the riding slave raised by the fifth sister. He violated the law and killed people outside. The defendant is here!”

“What happened next?” Princess Ruyang asked.

“Who is Tingwei Ji Zun? Back then, my aunt’s slave killed someone and was brought to justice by Dong Xuan. My father didn’t say a word. Master Ji can’t lose. He, no, the slave knight was beheaded in public a while ago – you didn’t see it. He was such a handsome man. When he took off his clothes for execution, tsk tsk, his body and bones were so strong and strong…”

Most of the people present were married women. Everyone knew this and looked at the fifth princess and chuckled meaningfully. Only Mrs. Zhongyue Marquis brought her little daughter here today. While covering her daughter’s ears, she laughed and scolded: “The third princess is too ungrateful in her words. There is a little girl here!”

Shao Shang rubbed his ears. She couldn’t stand it now that the third princess would talk and drive away whenever she disagreed.

“Okay, okay, let me tell you something specific. Sister Wuhuang, the third sister advises you not to be too sad for the slave. I heard that he bullied men and women, killed people, and took two concubines. Obviously, he didn’t take you to heart.” The third princess tore off a piece of fragrant sauce-red meat and slowly put it into her mouth.

“You…” The fifth princess was so angry that her face turned livid, “You are a bunch of villains who are following the influence of others. Seeing that most of the people in the country are busy trying to flatter you, what should I be afraid of? At the worst, I will live in confinement in Yong’an Palace with my mother. Even the torrential rain can’t extinguish the resentment of our mother and daughter!”

At this point, it was hard for anyone else to interrupt. The third princess picked up the last piece of meat on the plate and said casually: “Don’t scare people with these words. It’s not up to you to decide whether the Queen Mother of Huai’an is resentful or not. Young Shang, do you think Empress Xuan is resentful now?”

Everyone turned their attention to Shao Shang, who was sitting in a corner. The fifth princess’ eyes turned cold: “You, you’re here too!”

Today’s young Shang has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he said without changing his expression: “The Queen has announced that I am coming to the banquet.”

Then he smiled gently at the ladies present and said, “To you princesses and ladies, firstly, the Queen Mother of Huai’an is not under house arrest in Yong’an Palace. Empress Xuan can come in when she wants and go out when she wants. In the past five or six years, unless the empress is unwell, we have to go to the manor outside the palace several times a year to enjoy the bustling scenery in spring and the snow in winter, and to escape the hot summer heat.”

Everyone laughed when they heard what she said was interesting.

“Moreover, the Queen Mother of Huai’an is not resentful at all. She is planning to live for a hundred or two hundred years, and now she is too busy recuperating her body. She has no time to resent this and that.” Young Shang has faced a lot of malice these days, and has long been able to cope with it.

Everyone knew that the Queen Mother of Huai’an was getting worse and worse, and they all laughed with satisfaction when they heard that Shao Shang was perfect.

The fifth princess said sharply: “You are so sharp-tongued, why do you speak for my queen! You are just a clinging villain with a humble background, coaxing my queen to dote on you and pretending to be powerful!”

“Fifth Princess, no matter how humble my background is, I am still serving your mother. I am the Yong’an Palace Order personally appointed by His Majesty.” Shao Shang looked as usual, “I have the official rank of the imperial court and the trust of Empress Xuan. I don’t need the pretentiousness of a fox or a tiger.” Her eyes were cold, and every word was spoken loudly.

The women thought to themselves, what a powerful little girl.

The fifth princess was stopped and said angrily: “You have a despicable character and are not worthy of serving my queen mother!”

“Where is my despicable character?” Shaoshang asked.

“You are fastidious and reckless, causing trouble in the city and ruining the reputation of my mother. If you still feel ashamed, you should get out of the palace!” The fifth princess finally grasped the handle and started to express her anger.

Shao Shang smiled faintly: “Let’s talk about the turmoil first. The first time I broke off the engagement, it was to fulfill the last wishes of General He, who is full of loyal people. The second time I broke off the engagement, it was because Huo Hou was acting recklessly, and I cannot tolerate his behavior. Your Highness, Princess, do you mean that women should not remarry? If even remarriage is common, there is nothing objectionable about my changing marriage.”

To put it bluntly, Mrs. Zhongyue Marquis was a widow who remarried, and the prince’s concubine of Ruyang Prince also entered into a marriage contract. After breaking off the engagement for some reason, she married into the Ruyang Prince’s Palace. However, they all sneaked into the village to shoot guns, and the business was in a mess, which was also extremely unlucky.

“Let’s talk about being flirtatious. Although I have been married three times, I have always maintained my etiquette and never exceeded the rules. What do you think, Fifth Princess?” Shaoshang looked at the Fifth Princess sarcastically, with a clear meaning in his eyes, “What right do you have to say anything about others, you, a little slut who raised a lot of ugly people before marriage?”

Mrs. Dayue Hou sneered in a cooperative manner, and the fifth princess became angry and yelled: “You little bitch…”

“I think what Shao Shang said is right.” The third princess interrupted, “She didn’t do anything wrong. As for why there is such a fuss outside, fifth sister should ask the men outside, what kind of heroes do they think they are when they attack women?”

The Fifth Princess laughed angrily: “Okay, you guys are working together to bully me, make fun of me, and laugh at my jokes! Okay, if you tell me that I am not careful in my words and deeds, I will do something to show you…”

“What are you going to do?” Suddenly a familiar cold female voice came, and all the women stood up and bowed down.

The fifth princess was stunned for a moment, and then quickly turned over and prostrated – she was not really generous, she had been reprimanded and punished by the Queen of Yue many times over the years, and if her beloved riding slave had not died tragically this time, she would not have had another manic attack.

As the small yellow gate announced “The Empress has arrived”, Qu Lingjun arrived supporting the Queen of Yue.

The Queen of Yue stood in the middle of the room, looking at the Fifth Princess with dignity and indifference: “I think you have been comfortable for too long, and you have returned to your old ways, and you don’t know whether to live or die!”

“No, no, Queen, it was she who provoked…” The fifth princess was eager to shirk.

“I heard a little bit of what you just said, so you don’t have to deny it.” The Queen of Yue stared at her coldly, “Your father has a good reputation, and I am not afraid of others saying that I am mean. If you dare to rely on His Majesty’s respect for the Queen Mother of Huai’an, talk nonsense, and be unscrupulous, I will keep you from becoming a princess!”

The fifth princess pressed her forehead to the ground, sweating constantly.

Young Shang caught a glimpse of her from the corner of his eye and cursed in his heart for being spineless. He really had to bear it to the end. She still respected the fifth princess as a man, but now it seems that she is just a coward with a fierce look and a soft heart.

Queen Yue said: “Lingjun has been through all the hardships, and today everyone is happy to help her. If you are not happy, don’t hold on here, go back and think about it.”

The fifth princess gnashed her teeth in hatred, but did not dare to attack the Queen of Yue. She hung her head and left in shame.

Shao Shang was very gloating about the villain’s misfortune. When he stood up and sat down, he saw the Queen of Yue glance over quickly, and her eyes seemed to stay on him for a while.

She was shocked, what happened.