Shoko Gaomen (42)

It's approaching the New Year, and the atmosphere in the palace is getting weirder and weirder. Although there are lights everywhere, the huge palace has not heard the slightest laughter.

"Lan Guiren is dead. Guo Yi stood in front of the emperor and replied in a low voice.

"Dead?" the voice in the emperor's mouth slurred, "How did she die?"

Guo Yi shook his head: "It looks like he hanged himself." ”

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Guo Yi never spoke ambiguously. At this time, he said such words, which shows that the death of this Lan nobleman is indeed strange.

Is it because Prince Duan killed people and killed his mouth? Or is it that Prince Heng was sweeping up the tail after he succeeded in marrying the trouble?

The emperor understood the subtext of Guo Yi's words, so he felt more and more tired. In the past six months, his face has suddenly become shriveled, his eyes have become cloudy on his wrinkled face, the corners of his mouth are slightly crooked, and there are still some transparent liquids hanging from time to time. He hadn't seen a courtier for a long time.

"Who do you think it is?" the emperor looked at Guo Yi, "You tell me, who is the deepest person in this place?"

No matter who it is, it's the same son. What does it matter if you know what you don't know?

Guo Yi looked at the emperor, took out a handkerchief and wiped the saliva from the corner of the emperor's mouth: "Your Majesty, you ...... Raise it in peace and let them go. ”

These words are confused, and they are making trouble, and they are afraid that they will not end well.

But this is not confused, I am afraid that he also feels that he is a little powerless as an emperor now.

The emperor laughed, somewhat sad. But then, he waved his hand: "You told me to accept my fate, my companion...... If I am really a fateful character, I will not be able to sit in this seat back then. From the flawed king who was disgusted by the previous emperor, the honor of the Ninth Five. You can see how hard I walked. From the moment I sat in this position, I knew that the things in this world could really only be advanced and could not retreat. As he spoke, he took Guo Yi's hand and sat up, "A tiger is a tiger, it looks like a sick cat, and it wants to eat people if it's urgent." You go...... Let's prepare for the purpose. ”

Guo Yi was stunned: "Your Majesty, what do you want to ......?"

"Don't say it, don't say it. There was a coldness in the emperor's eyes, and with the distorted face, it made people look at it, and it was a little weird for no reason.

Guo Yi retreated silently, and the emperor took out the fold handed by the secret guard in his sleeve, and tears fell down at once, "Ugly child...... "Why did you leave first! Tell me to send a white-haired person to a black-haired person, you are not filial!"

Ming'er is Chinese New Year's Eve, Lin Yutong picks radishes, cuts cabbage, this year's New Year, the day is a little unlucky, so I can only eat vegetarian dumplings. After all, no matter what, this Jin Jiaba can be regarded as having an intersection with his own family, and nothing else is enough, and it is also appropriate to be vegetarian for him for forty-nine days.

"Do you want to wrap some eggs?" Lin Yutong saw that the fourth master looked at the radish with a toothache, so he asked tentatively. This man was wounded by eating turnips.

The fourth master hurriedly said: "Then let's have eggs." ”

Lin Yutong looked at a large pot of radish filling, "This is also included." Turn around and give it away. "There are so many people in this mountain, it is estimated that even if you eat dumplings, you can't tell a few.

When she was done with what she was doing, she took out the dried cowpeas and soaked them. This dried bean is mixed with eggs, so it should be fine. She really hasn't tried this simple egg filling.

was busy with work in his hands, but his mouth was not idle at all, "handed the emperor's fold?"

The fourth master responded, "At this point, I'm afraid he also knows the importance of his ugly son." If this son lives, he will have enough confidence. Now that there is no such person who can be absolutely trusted, he is guilty of falsehood in his heart. ”

That's just as well. Even if the fourth master is a person recognized by Jin Jiaba, the emperor may not be able to trust it. In particular, Jin Jiaba was calculated and died. The emperor must be suspicious of the dark guard now. And now that time is pressing, he has not been given any time for inquiry and temptation. Therefore, he is more wary than trusting the fourth master.

Lin Yutong's heart suddenly jumped, if you want to say so, this future development may be completely different from everything Lin Yuzhi has experienced.

If he hadn't come here with the fourth master, would what happened to Jin Jiaba be known to others? Then, the one who is outside should always be a fake Jin Jiaba, and the person who manipulates all this is Luo Guo, or Jin Chengan. And the emperor didn't know until he died, but he didn't know that his ugly son had been calculated.

Based on his trust in the secret guard, the arrangement made by the emperor is definitely different from the arrangement he made for distrust of the dark guard at the moment.

Thinking so, she told the fourth master her thoughts: "You say, what will this emperor do now?"

The fourth master chuckled: "What is the temperament of this person, we don't know." However, in this position, an emperor wants to protect himself and maintain supreme power...... It's not difficult. It's just that the next situation is really hard to say. As he spoke, he waved his hand, "We shouldn't worry about this." ”

But let's only go back when the situation stabilizes. Lin Yutong sighed, but now, the fourth master still has something to deal with on the side of the secret guard, and it is convenient to act if he does not go back for the time being. At the very least, we'll have to straighten out the Dark Guard Camp.

Anyway, there is nothing to do, and the two of them are in the house and keep making dumplings. There are so many dumpling fillings prepared, so you can't waste it.

By the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, from lunch, she began to make dumplings, and she placed dumplings on her side, and the fourth master burned the fire in front of the stove. Lin Yutong called Xiao Pi to come and scattered all the extra dumplings. He specially divided the egg dumplings into three points and sent them to Jin Shouren and sent them over.

They were busy chattering until it was dark, and the two of them had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Dumplings filled with dried beans and eggs, this taste is a bit special.

"Is it delicious?" Lin Yutong tasted one and asked the fourth master.

The fourth master sandwiched one, and the food was quite fragrant, "As long as it's not a radish, any stuffed dumplings will do." ”

Actually, it tastes okay. I've heard people make dumplings with potato stuffing and dumplings with tomatoes and eggs. There are more green tea fillings.

These are all things that Lin Yutong has not tried. Potatoes for filling, I always feel that it may be too powdery. As for the tomato egg filling, I am afraid that I can't wrap it together because of too much water, and I don't have the courage to try it. The dumplings filled with tea leaves are completely dark dishes in Lin Yutong's opinion.

She crossed her fingers with the fourth master and counted: "Tender pumpkin, we have eaten it." There are those that can be eaten spicy, and they are specially filled with green peppers, and I have seen them. Not to mention eggplant, shiitake mushrooms, have all been tried. I also think that the taste is still lively. It's this green tea, I think I want to die. I don't even have the courage to try this thing, why don't we try it in the summer?"

The fourth master hurriedly shook his head: "I'm old and nostalgic." I think the traditional taste is good. Let's not toss. "Failures have to go into their stomachs, and they can't think about it before they are willing to ask her to try.

Unlike the quiet New Year in the mountains, today's palace is brightly lit and lively.

In the main hall, Gan sat on the table behind Prince Heng and Li Xiangjun, and there were a few steamed dishes on the table that looked exquisite, but were actually cold, and the oil on them had already formed a hard lump, and they couldn't be eaten at all. However, there are two cold dishes next to it, a shredded radish and a sweet and sour lotus root, which are refreshing and refreshing, and they can also be eaten. The dumplings that came up were supposed to be dumpling wrappers made of spinach and noodles, and they were placed on the plate one by one, and the green ones were also pleasing.

The maid who was waiting on the side picked up the wine jug and poured her a glass, pale yellow, with a little fruity aroma, and the maid drank all the fruit bars. Seeing that many of the ladies had already picked up the cups, Gan still didn't move.

Since entering the main hall, her heart has been carried.

The entire hall, the emperor's seat, is on the nine dragon steps at the upper end, and now there is no queen, and there is no queen mother, so the seats next to the emperor are also the concubines of the harem. At this time, they were dressed up and sat with smiles on their faces.

The seats of the two princes are set on either side of the emperor, and the two sit opposite each other. Further down are the royal families. and the ministers who were specially summoned by the emperor to attend the annual banquet. It is a rare honor to be able to celebrate the New Year with the emperor.

On the side of Prince Duan, it is the most lively. From time to time, people came over to toast Prince Duan, even those concubines in the harem, and also sent the dishes on the table to Prince Duan's side concubines. The meaning of marriage is very obvious.

On the other hand, Prince Heng's side is just the opposite, everyone laughs politely, but there is no one to make up. And the gazes of some female relatives are also very uncomfortable. Li Xiangjun, Prince Heng, accepted the baptism of everyone's sympathy. Gan, on the other hand, must learn to be calm under the disgust of women and the fiery gaze of men from time to time.

Gan's eyes became colder and colder, and a wave of anger suddenly rose in her heart, and she had an urge to gouge out the eyeballs of these people.

Prince Heng glanced back at Gan and said softly, "Do you think this king still needs to endure?"

Gan's eyes didn't lift: "Will you bear it?"

Both of them were asking each other, but the meaning released in it made the cold sweat on Li Xiangjun's body on the side come out in an instant. She couldn't help but look at the two of them, the prince still looked honest and elegant, looking at Gan's eyes as soft as a puddle of water, and the smile on his face was still a little embarrassed. Those who watched from the side must not have imagined how terrifying words were being said from his mouth at this moment. And Ganquan still looked calm as water, as if he really just said an ordinary homely thing that could no longer be ordinary.

Her heart pounded, and the glass in her hand grew tighter and tighter, and she felt like she couldn't breathe the next moment.

Such an expression fell in the eyes of the people around him, but they all thought that it was because Prince Heng looked at Gan differently, so that the princess's face could not go up and down.

The eldest princess was just about to speak, but was stopped by Jing'an Hou: "Your Highness, think about the children...... Don't always want to meddle in everything." The emperor is no longer good, and when he changes his nephew, it will be different from when his younger brother was the emperor.

"You ......" The eldest princess looked at her husband with a little annoyance on her face. She wanted to reprimand her husband for being disrespectful, but she couldn't say anything when the words came to her lips. In front of her husband, her waist has never been straight. Back then, his younger brother took advantage of the man's exploits in front of him, and the biggest reward he received was to marry him to himself. A man who was supposed to gallop on the field, but he has been in the capital for 30 years. Looking at her husband's stubborn face, the corners of her mouth moved, and then she nodded, "You try this fried milk melon, it tastes good." In previous years, there were also hot springs in our house, but this year it can only be seen in the palace. Give it a try. ”

On the other side, Prince Yu took in all the situation in the hall, and then his eyes slowly became confused, wiping his tears with a handkerchief from time to time, and his body swayed left and right.

A smile appeared in Prince Duan's eyes, he looked a little more heroic than Prince Heng, and at this time he raised his cup and gestured to Prince Heng opposite. Some of them mean complacent.

Prince Heng looked panicked, and when he was in a hurry to pick up the wine glass, he almost spilled the wine. This fear of the opposite prince made many people in the hall chuckle.

Prince Duan raised his cup to the side and said to Prince Heng and Gan, "Aren't the two younger siblings together?"

This tone is really a bit frivolous.

Prince Duan's face changed, and she said softly: "Lord, you are drunk." As he spoke, he took the initiative to raise his wine glass, and then glanced at Concubine Qi, and then raised his voice and said to Li Xiangjun: "Brother and sister, we respect you." ”

Only then did Li Xiangjun put away the shame on his face, gently raised his wine glass, and then took a shallow sip.

Before the wine glasses on both sides could be put down, I heard a voice of 'The emperor has arrived'.

The people in the entire hall moved, stood up one after another, and then all stood up from behind the desk, knelt down, and shouted 'Welcome to the Emperor', but no one dared to raise their heads.

When the emperor sat down, he heard Guo Yi's voice shouting 'Ping', and then they all got up.

I wanted to say a few auspicious words, but as soon as I looked up, the voice in the hall suddenly disappeared.

Is it really the emperor who is sitting on it? The whole person shrunk, not to mention, his hands were still trembling, and the corners of his mouth were even more crooked. Is the emperor already so sick? Why hasn't anyone received the news?

Prince Duan was stunned at first, and then overjoyed. At that moment, his originally bowed back suddenly felt straight. I just wanted to say a few words of concern to express my heart for my father. Suddenly I heard a choked voice.

He looked at the voice in amazement, but saw that Prince Heng didn't know when, and he was already kneeling on the ground. He did not kneel on the ground straight, but collapsed on the ground as if he was too weak to stand up. His head was lowered and he let out a muffled choking sound.

What does this mean? You're a dutiful son!

Prince Duan just wanted to scold the other party for being unceremonious, but he saw that the other party didn't care about his face at all and crawled towards the emperor.

"Daddy...... Daddy...... The son is not filial...... Prince Heng hugged the emperor's leg, buried his head in the emperor's leg, and muttered in his mouth.

The emperor's body stiffened, although he knew that there was a bit of drama in it, but he still couldn't stop tears from raining down. When the child was young, when he was not the emperor, they called him that. He also made them ride around his neck, and he gave them horses to ride. At that time, as long as I saw their smiling faces, my heart seemed to be full of flowers. When did it start to change? He couldn't remember it anymore.

Sighing softly, he reached out and touched the child's head. Then he glanced at Guo Yi and nodded slightly.

Before everyone could recover from this series of changes, they saw Guo Yi waving to the back. Immediately after that, a eunuch with a tray came out. On the tray was a bright yellow decree.

What does this do?

Where can Prince Duan still take care of Prince Heng, just looking at the holy decree and hating to stare out of a hole.

Prince Heng's face was against the emperor's legs, and there were tears on his face, but his eyes kept rolling. Originally, everything was planned, but he thought that the emperor would never come out to meet people now. But he came out, so can the old plan still work? Besides, what does this holy decree say?

When Guo Yi picked up the holy decree, everyone knelt down in an uproar. Only Prince Duan was distracted, and he didn't react for a while. Guo Yi glanced over, and the only one knelt down after realizing it.

Everyone thought that it was time for the emperor to ask Guo Yi to read out the will, but there was a somewhat indistinct voice from the emperor in their ears: "You can also see my body...... Therefore, I am going to make a prince. The crown prince is the foundation of the country, the foundation of the court, and the foundation of the world......

Before he could finish speaking, there was a 'buzz' in the hall.

Establish a prince?

Everyone couldn't help but look at Prince Duan.

But the emperor touched Prince Heng's head: "...... Prince Heng is benevolent and kind, and I want to be the crown prince......"

The hall was quiet all of a sudden, what does this mean? Your old man plans to establish Prince Heng, why do you have to ask Prince Duan to supervise the country? Everyone who should stand in line has already stood in line, and Prince Heng has offended a little, even if he is not offended, this estrangement is definitely there. That's it, you told us that Prince Heng is the crown prince. Are you kidding?

"Father!" Prince Heng was really stunned at this moment. The people outside are ready to do it at any time, and you tell me now that you want to make me the crown prince. If I had known this, what would I have tossed!

"Father" Prince Duan stood up all of a sudden, he thought he was going to become the crown prince, he was honest and did his duty, this time, you always told me that you didn't plan to canonize me. How can I feel embarrassed by this?

A gleam flashed in Gan's eyes. This is the real turning of hands for clouds and hands for rain!