Chapter 22: The Chong'an Palace Change (1)
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The torrential rain had stopped at this time, but there were some people gathered around Su Lan, congratulating her on being the deputy commander now, and even more trying to get some words out of her mouth. Su Lan was already impatient, and saw that Nalan Rui seemed to be waiting for her intentionally, so she gave Zheng Yu a look, Zheng Yu walked straight by her shoulder, and said loudly: "Yes, I have been promoted to Shangguan today, and I am also invited to serve wine by the Hou Ye." He didn't even look at others, so he dragged Su Lan out, leaving the others looking at each other, and once again refreshed their understanding of Zheng Yu.
"Lord Wang. "Out of the Taihe Palace, I saw Nalan Rui standing on the stone fence in front of the hall, followed by a few attendants. Su Lan didn't see it, and stepped forward to salute.
"I wanted to give you good news. Nalan Rui was also upright and peaceful, and his demeanor was still warm, "I congratulate you on your double happiness." Yesterday, I got a letter that Concubine Su was pregnant for more than two months. I was sick in the palace and hadn't gone to see it yet, but the doctor reported that the diagnosis was correct. The princess has been ordered, and today she will send someone to your house to report the good news. β
Su Lan was really beaming with joy, and said, "Really congratulations to the prince!" Zheng Yu here also smiled and said hello to the two of them.
"Tongxi. Nalan Rui patted Su Lan's shoulder, a moment of complicated emotions flashed in his eyes, seeing Su Lan nodding, but he smiled gently, returned to his peaceful appearance, smiled, and turned around and walked towards the inner palace.
Su Lan had a bright and terrifying smile on her face, and regardless of the stagnant water under her feet, she strode towards Chong'an Gate, and didn't care about Zheng Yu behind her, until she stopped at the Thirteen Courtyards on the east side of Chong'an Gate.
At noon, Su Lan came out of the soldiers and horses in front of the palace, but left Li Yuan here to tidy up the class room for her.
"The commander told the squad not to move. Su Lan instructed Li Yuan as she walked, "I'm just afraid that I will have some time." I was in the Red House at noon, and called a few other masters for me and had a few glasses of wine. β
After Su Lan said this, Zheng Yu smiled and said, "Tut, you may not have seen your confidante for a long time, but you can't bear it?"
Su Lan only glanced at him, but he took the horsewhip, went out of the courtyard, and went straight to the horse.
After beating the horse and passing the Chong'an Gate, Zheng Yu walked side by side with her, swept back with a smile and waved his whip, and said: "Look, this has only been promoted to deputy commander for a few hours, and the entry and exit are the forbidden army, and you can be regarded as a rising tide." β
"When the wind and rain are shaking, the tide rises and the boat rises, and it is most likely to be overturned by the waves. Su Lan smiled, "Just flip it."
In the evening, when I returned home, it was already dark.
Su Lan was the only one in the room at the moment, she stood in front of the half-person-high mirror platform, and slowly withdrew the coat on her body one by one. Due to the limitations of this era and the pragmatic national style, the aristocratic clothes at this time are not as heavy and luxurious as the "twelve Tang clothes" of the previous dynasty. But having said that, Su Lan's home clothes are as many as five. Wearing only a white silk shirt, Su Lan took out a brocade box from the bookshelf and unfolded the lump inside, but it was an extremely finely woven gold silk soft armor. Su Lan put the soft armor on top of the middle coat, put on the long undergarment, and put on a wide robe outside, looked around carefully until she was sure that there was no trace of the soft armor, hid the dagger in the cuffs, put on a brown coat, and walked along the corridor of the courtyard to the study, still holding her white jade fan that never left her body.
After the third watch, the door of the study was pushed open, but Su Lan, who was frowning and staring at the candle flame in front of her, stood up suddenly, holding the white jade fan tightly with one hand.
Su Jun, who had just entered the door, sighed amusefully when he saw the appearance of his little sister. Su Lan saw that it was him, and sat back in his position, but he said a little angrily: "Brother, it's so late, you just came like this, are you scared?"
Su Jun was not annoyed, the appearance of the eldest son of the Su family on weekdays was naturally not good at this time, but he handed Su Lan a food box with some flattery, and said, "I saw that the light was still on in the courtyard of your study, so I asked the small kitchen to make some supper and brought it to you." β
Su Lan took the food box when she heard this, and saw that it was almond paste and a few small snacks, all of which were sweet, easy to restrain and taste very good, so she also smiled and subconsciously stroked her eyebrows.
"What's wrong?" Su Jun sat down under her, "Today, you are about to become the deputy commander, but what is the difficulty?"
"It's fine over there. Su Lan shook her head, "Zhang Peng's move is alive." β
"Don't talk about him. Su Jun looked at her appearance, and said with a smile, "The third master sent an envoy to report the good news, look at it for a few days, how can you grasp it?"
"Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. Su Lan nodded and said, "Now the east wind is blowing." β
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This is the East Palace in the middle of the night on the sixth day of the second lunar month.
Nalan Yu's eyes were red, and he was pacing back and forth in the main hall of the East Palace. He walked a few steps, turned around again, pointed to the kneeling man on the ground, and said fiercely: "How did you promise me in the first place? Now that Jiang Yuan is still alive, you yourself have been dragged down!"
"Your Highness. The kneeling man on the ground looked sad and indignant, "This time it really wasn't arranged by me. After the Kang family went to the Yuan, they lost their traces, how did I know about him, he would act like this?"
"Why don't you tell me if you have lost your trace?" Nalan Yu was so angry that his fingertips were trembling, and he suddenly sat down on the chair next to him, and didn't look at Li Chenghao who was kneeling on the ground, "It's not who did it that matters now. You are my cousin, and what you have done will be remembered by the world. What's more, my father has already decided that I instructed you. I'm trapped in this East Palace, and it's precarious. The third child is now serving in front of the emperor, and the advantages and disadvantages of the two of us are immediately apparent. β
"Your Highness, you can't just be arrested!" Li Chenghao walked to him on his knees, with a haggard look on his face, "In such a situation, if you don't do it, you will sit and wait to die!"
"Do it?" Nalan Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, pointed to the chair beside him, and said, "Come and sit down." β
"Your Highness, now that I have been confined to my home, entering the palace once is already a great risk. Li Chenghao's face was sincere, "The Li family is suspicious of today, and it has even affected His Highness." There is the Su family standing behind it, and it is even more famous. But Your Highness, these are things on the surface. You're at a disadvantage, but you're not losing your strength. β
"The crown princess and Zhang Peng are on the same team, and Zhang Peng now holds the Jingying in his hands. With the help of Xuanxi, controlling the capital is not vain. Li Chenghao saw that the prince's expression was relaxed, so he continued, "The third prince is now in the palace, and it is actually more suitable for us to do it." As long as he can control the palace, he will fall into your applause, even if the Su family has the heart to save him, he will be caught off guard. Father expected that once the dust settled, the Su family would not resist for Nalan Rui, and the family would be the best at judging the situation. β
"My father has affection for me now, and most of them are still the old feelings of the queen mother, and I am afraid that this idea is about to be exhausted. Nalan Yu looked sad, leaned back in the chair and sighed, "It's just such a big thing, I still can't make up my mind." β
"Why doesn't Your Highness ask Xuanxi?" Li Chenghao sighed, "Xuanlang is the most important thing for you." β
The night has been three watches, the East Palace is still brightly lit, Xuanxi's whole body is wrapped in black, and he enters the East Palace in the night. Nalan Yu was originally sitting in the chair with a sad face, and when he saw him entering, he also looked at him.
Xuanxi took off his cloak, and his face became more and more jade-like under the black background. He only smiled slightly when he saw Nalan Yu, and said, "I have already sent Li Gongzi back, Your Highness can rest assured, no one will see it." β
"What do you think?"
"The key to this matter lies with Shen Qi. Xuan Xi straightened his expression and said, "If Shen Qi is not removed, His Royal Highness will not wait to raise troops, and he will be trapped and killed in the capital by him, the admiral." β
"Moreover, this person can't be co-opted, and he can only be clean if he kills him. β