Chapter 218: Chinese New Year's Eve
Even though the atmosphere of the New Year has swept the entire capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, the palace is unexpectedly lifeless, and it is not even comparable to ordinary days. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been a medicine stone since he was seriously injured last time, but he has picked up a life because of the personal diagnosis and treatment of the Jinling Holy Hand Xia Xiaoshen, but even if his life is saved, he can only be a waste in the rest of his life. This means that the position of the crown prince is bound to be unkempt, the queen is ten years old overnight, and she still stands in the name of the queen, but now she is chanting and praying in the Buddhist hall day and night, looking at the move to give up the throne.
As usual, the queen's move will not be viewed in advance for the time being, at least the harem has already been messed up. The nobles also hope that they can sit in this position, after all, the mother of a country means the most noble woman in the world. But now no one cares, just because the emperor is angry because of Xuanhua. The five princes attempted to murder the crown prince and were beheaded, and Concubine De, who had been the most secure in her actions, also became a monk. The new concubines who were promoted, Jiang Dan was killed by a cane, Wang Lian'er was suddenly infected with a vicious disease, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that something was wrong, thinking that something must have happened in the harem, who would dare to find bad luck at this juncture, even if there was a big temptation, it was discouraged at the moment. Moreover, the emperor was in a really bad mood.
It's just that the sons who were able to win the heir were thrown away from the prince who was not favored before, and Xuanhua suddenly fell from the horse, which had a great impact on the previous dynasty. The courtiers have been secretly, no, it should be said that Mingli is divided into two factions, one faction supports Xuanli, and the other faction suddenly rises to the power of Xuanpei's supporters, among them, because the former subordinates of Xuanhua are indistinguishable from Xuanli, and even faintly have the potential to catch up.
But no matter what, Chinese New Year's Eve and New Year still have to be celebrated, but it is not so lively, it is really a bit sluggish.
In Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Yide looked at the list in her hand, nodded, and said slowly: "Just do as above, and add another agarwood red jade Ruyi." โ
Aunt Yang bowed her head and said yes, and after handing over the list to the palace maid on the side, she went around behind the Empress Dowager Yide, carefully slapped her shoulder, and said: "The Empress Dowager asked people to give New Year's gifts to Jinying Palace, if you teach people to see it......" These New Year's gifts are sent to Jinying Palace, in the past few years, since knowing Xiao Shao's life experience, Empress Dowager Yide has always adhered to the idea of protecting Xiao Shao, except for secretly caring, these suspicious things have never been done, and now it is the first time that people have been given gifts to Jinying Mansion with great fanfare in the New Year.
"Do you think that if you don't send it, those people won't know what to do?" Empress Dowager Yide glanced at Aunt Yang with a smile and said, "The mourning family has long wanted to do this, and they have been cowering for so many years, and now if they don't do it again, I'm afraid that they won't have this opportunity in the future." โ
This is a tact, but there is a shocking meaning in it. Aunt Yang was startled, and she couldn't care about anything else, so she hurriedly crossed over to the Empress Dowager Yide, knelt down in front of her, and said, "Niangniang, don't say that." โ
"That's it." Empress Dowager Yide waved her hand, there was no one else in the hall at this moment, Empress Dowager Yide's eyelids seemed to be slightly closed, but her voice was clear: "It's going to change the sky, the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, Wan Niang, the mourning family has lived with you for most of your life, and you haven't seen anything, and you will be blinded by this little limelight." She let out a long sigh: "It's just that the mourning family still has a number of wishes that have not been fulfilled." I originally thought that time was still long, and I didn't want to blink an eye, and most of my life would pass. โ
Aunt Yang lowered her head and listened quietly, only to hear the Empress Dowager Yide say: "The emperor's body has improved?" โ
"Listening to Gonggong Li's words, it seems to be aggravated." Aunt Yang is embarrassed. The emperor was seriously ill, and except for a few cronies and the Empress Dowager Yide, no one else knew about it. These days, everyone in the palace thinks that the emperor is in a bad mood because of Xuanhua's affairs, so he is extremely gloomy, and even the palace rarely goes out. In fact, it is because the emperor's body has become more and more decayed, and the illness comes like a mountain, and the disease goes like a thread, even if he is the king of a country, he cannot avoid being forgiven in the face of the years. Now that Xuanhua is dead, the situation in the court is in turmoil, and the news that the emperor is seriously ill has come out, and I don't know how much harm it will cause, so I have to hide the news.
"It's all fate." Empress Dowager Yide's voice couldn't hear joy or anger, and only said: "The new prince will be established sooner or later, and the cow ghosts, snakes, and gods below will also start to move." โ
Aunt Yang has followed the Empress Dowager Yide for many years, and the Empress Dowager Yide does not shy away from her in many things. There are almost no secrets between the master and servant. Hearing this, Aunt Yang said: "The Queen Mother wants to kiss the court?" โ
If the emperor's illness drags on like this, he will always be unable to hide it, how many pairs of eyes in the palace are staring, and many of them are shrewd, once they are stabbed, not to mention the chaos in the world, at least they will cause a lot of trouble. Empress Dowager Yide acted vigorously and resolutely when she was young, and she did not listen to politics without a curtain. It was only later that the Dajin Dynasty gradually stabilized the throne and began to fade out of the court's vision, and now if it really comes to that point, it is understandable that the Empress Dowager Yide came out to control the government.
"What do the mourning family do in the court?" The smile on Empress Dowager Yide's lips was a little cold, and the silver threads on her head also glowed with some cold light against the light of the golden hairpin. She played with her ruby armor and said, "If you don't muddy this pool, how can you catch it." The mourning family also wants to see who is coveting the world's rivers and mountains. She slowly lowered her head: "I thought that the mourning family was trapped in the harem and there was no way, but it was really a clown." โ
Aunt Yang said tentatively: "But what Your Majesty means is that you want to ......."
The mourning family originally thought that this position was prepared for him, and he received the name of the Great Jin Dynasty. It's just that now it seems that he has no intention of this position. He and his father have the same temperament, even more stubborn than his father, the mourning family can't help him, no, the mourning family is afraid. "The older stern woman rarely showed a little tired look, this woman looked at the scenery on the outside, and the means were resolute, but the husband suspected earlier that the mother's family had collapsed, and the middle-aged lost her son and daughter, and some of the pain could never be for outsiders, even if she covered it up well, the pain in her heart was only known to herself. She thought that she owed Prince Hongxi, and naturally she would not embarrass her son, I have to say that the ending of Prince Hongxi after the most embarrassing ending also has her reasons. If you don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past, you can only go backwards. She sighed deeply: "The emperor wants to be his own temperament, but there are also things that the emperors in the world can't do." Both the mourning family and the emperor owe him, no matter what the emperor thinks, the mourning family wants to help him. โ
"But if he doesn't want to," Aunt Yang was a little embarrassed, and cautiously tested: "According to the Queen Mother's wishes, who should she help?" "This country is always the country of the Xuan family, if that person doesn't pick up, Xuanli and Xuanpei will always have one of them to be the prince of the future Great Jin Dynasty. The Empress Dowager Yide did not show much enthusiasm for these two grandsons, but the attitude of the Empress Dowager Yide is indeed very important.
"Wan Niang, don't you understand?" Empress Dowager Yide smiled, but the smile fell a little strangely in Aunt Yang's eyes, and she said: "The mourning family has been delayed in making an attitude, just to watch the movements of the two. The rivers and mountains of the Great Jin Dynasty are always the rivers and mountains of the Xuanjia. But now in this country, there are people with foreign surnames who want to get a piece of the pie. The stage has been set up, and the mourning family also wants to see who is singing in this play. โ
Aunt Yang's body was shocked, and she instinctively raised her eyes to look at the Empress Dowager Yide. I saw that this old woman, who had experienced the ups and downs of the Dajin Dynasty and witnessed the turmoil of the country and the people from the wind and rain to the present day, suddenly burst out with a sharp glint in the eyes of some self-cultivation and self-cultivation and did not care about the world. It was an instant back to the days of those golden iron horses, as if Huafa had not yet been born, and the young man was not yet twilight, and the sword was unsheathed, and it was
Ruthless.
The fireworks on Chinese New Year's Eve faintly came from outside, and it should be the concubines in the harem who were waiting for a lively colorful head. After all, no one knew the news of the emperor's serious illness, and thought that the emperor was in a bad mood so he did not have a Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, and these women could only have fun when they were lonely. Empress Dowager Yide closed her eyes and seemed to be asleep on the soft couch. Aunt Yang gently took the blanket on the side and carefully covered it for the Empress Dowager Yide, cut the lamps in the candlestick, and then quietly exited the dormitory.
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On this day, King Jinying's mansion was extremely lively.
Jiang Ruan took Xiao Shao back to the General's Mansion to meet Zhao Guang's family a few days ago, and although the men of the Zhao family were very dissatisfied with Xiao Shao's abduction of their daughter without making a sound, the women of the Zhao family were very satisfied with Xiao Shao. Just because Xiao Shao was born with a good appearance, although his temperament is cold and stable, he doesn't even have a connecting room around him, which is the most satisfying for the women of the Zhao family. If there is anything bad, it is that the reputation is worse, and it can be seen that Xiao Shao takes careful care of Jiang Ruan, so he also feels that this is not important.
Although Xiao Shao's face is light, the etiquette is also thorough, and he can't find any mistakes in teaching people, plus Jiang Xinzhi and Jiang Ruan are used to being good people, and they can maneuver one or two from it, which also unravels the knot in the Zhao family. Straight down, Xiao Shao is a legitimate son-in-law. Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, to spend in the Jinying Palace, Jiang Ruan originally thought that it was two people, because Xiao Shao had no other relatives. Who knew that there were no relatives, but the brothers came.
Guan Lianghan accompanied his parents over, but Mo Cong Xia Qing and Qi Feng came uninvited, Mo Congxu was also forced by his family to talk about family affairs recently, and he escaped on Chinese New Year's Eve, thinking about it, there was probably no place to hide, and he went to the door of the royal mansion.
Xiao Shao will not say anything, Jiang Ruan will not drive people out of the city, butler Lin thinks it is good, the more people there are, the more popular and prosperous the royal mansion, as soon as he is happy, Jiang Ruan secretly added a few more precious dishes to the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and actually took his own private money. However, the private money in the hands of the subordinates of the palace has always been abundant, and as a big housekeeper, he will not take this money in his eyes. It's just that after Mo Cong came, he saw the dishes and shouted exaggeratedly, and said: "I think the food in the imperial dining room is nothing more than that, third brother, you are too arrogant and lascivious!" โ
"It's extravagant!" Xia Qing nodded in agreement while desperately stuffing vegetables into his mouth.
Mo Cong glanced at him and said with disgust: "Pay attention to your appearance, you are also from a teacher, you are also a celebrity, how can you eat as rude as a countryman." โ
"You know what?" Xia Qing was unrestrained, frowned, and said: "The best thing in the world is to return to the heart, what do you care about all those complicated things?" It's all vain! โ
"That's naturally-" Mo Cong looked at him with a smile, and when it came to talking, Xia Qing naturally didn't have a problem, he deliberately dragged out his voice and shook his head: "I heard that the eldest lady of the Lin Changshi family is a nerd, and the scholarly family pays the most attention to rules and etiquette." โ
"Y-You." Xia Qing was stunned for a moment, and said with a little emptiness: "Miss Lin is not such a pedantic person. โ
"Oh, if you don't believe it, the people in our circle in Beijing are all clear about what kind of character Miss Lin is, if you don't believe it, okay, tomorrow I will ask my third sister to mention you when she sees Miss Lin, saying that you are not bound by foreign etiquette, and you pay attention to freedom and casualness when eating, and you are the most free ......and easy."
Half of the crystal shrimp dumplings in Xia Qing's mouth fell down, and in desperation, he had to ask Xiao Shao for help: "Third brother, ......." โ
Qi Feng stuffed a bun into his mouth, and scolded with a smile: "What a fool." โ
Dew was building a snowman outside, Forsythia was squatting on the ground to set off fireworks, and Tianzhu was looking at the two of them with her shoulders crossed. I used to think that these women's things were scornful, but now they are not so disdainful in their eyes, and the corners of Tianzhu's mouth are slightly upturned. The dewdrops of the snowman were so messed up that they could barely make out their human shapes, but their heads were bigger than their stomachs. Just as he was muttering and resting, Jinji on the side came over and laughed with a snort: "Yo, how about playing by yourself?" โ
"What's the matter with you?" As soon as Dew saw Jin Er, it was as if he had lit a cannon fight, especially when he heard that Jin Er had recently carried out a mission and always ran to the land of fireworks, and he felt a little suspicious at first, but later he personally saw Jin Er coaxing a top sister in the green building, who was a veteran of the love field, and the dew who saw it was angry and sad, so he simply ignored Jin Er these days.
Jinji touched his nose, he really didn't know where he annoyed this aunt, and when he saw that Dew Drop had finished speaking, he really ignored him, and he built a snowman by himself, and suddenly he was a little weak, and after thinking about it, he also squatted down beside Lu Zhu, wanting to help her build it together. Dew Drop didn't laugh at him as before, just lowered his head and silently piled up the snow, Jin Er felt a little strange, suddenly felt that his hand was hot, he was stunned for a moment, and saw that there was an extra drop of crystal clear dew on the back of his hand, he suddenly noticed something, and hurriedly reached out to hold Dewdrop's shoulder and pulled her towards himself, sure enough, Dewdrop's shoulder was swaying, he reached out and lifted Dewdrop's chin, and saw a pear blossom with a small face with rain, so pitiful.
"What's wrong with you?" Jin Er was a little panicked, and hurriedly used his sleeve to wipe his tears for the dewdrops, and said, "I was wrong, hey, don't cry, if I make you angry, or if you hit me a few times, I'll give you a breath?" โ
Jin Er is used to coaxing women.,On weekdays, when I see a woman crying, I can tell people to laugh.,It's just that when I face the crying dewdrops, I'm a little at a loss.,I don't know what to say.ใ
When Dew Drop heard this, she cried even more sadly, and said while crying, "What are you doing here to coax me?" What do you do to provoke me? Go to your sweetheart, and stay away from me. โ
Jin Er was stunned, but he didn't know what the sweetheart in Dewdrop's mouth meant, and what was more anxious in front of him was how Dew Drop couldn't cry, and said hurriedly: "When did I provoke you, how did the good one become mine again, hey, don't cry, I don't know what to do if you cry." โ
Dew Drop ignored him, turned her head and left, she was born in the market, but she was not as cowardly as other women, innocent and a little arrogant, crying and saying: "Provoked this and provoked that, really not a good person, disciple!" Master Flowey! โ
Jin Er finally heard something, and hurriedly followed, while wiping her tears, he said, "You said it clearly, who did I provoke again?" Why did I become a young master again, I haven't married a wife yet, and I ruined my reputation for no reason, so be careful to be responsible. โ
Dew Zhu glared at him, still with tears, and said viciously: "That Fengjiaolou's top sister, you dare to say that you haven't provoked it." Seeing Nishikiji's stunned appearance, Dew Stamped her feet again, turned her head and ran away. Jin Er was stunned for a moment, until Tianzhu on the side threw out a sentence coolly: "If you don't chase after it, people will go to provoke the top brother of the small pavilion." โ
Looking at the back of Jinji running out of the ground, Forsythia was overjoyed, but she forgot that she still had the fireworks burning in her hand, but she didn't want her hand to be held and pulled to the side, the fireworks flew into the sky violently, she came back to her senses, looked at the ashes on the ground and was a little afraid, and the man whispered in her ears: "Be careful." โ
Forsythia looked up, Ye Feng was also looking at her, and the two of them glanced at each other, and they both had their own shocks. Forsythia hurriedly withdrew his hand, and Ye Feng also coughed lightly, and went to see the fireworks in the sky as if nothing happened. Steward Lin walked by with a lantern, and happened to see this scene, and when he saw another burst of old tears, he folded his hands and closed his eyes and prayed: "The sky has eyes, and I finally ensure that the people of Jinying Wangfu are prosperous, and the peach blossoms are ten miles." โ
"I wonder when this old peach blossom will bloom?" Jin Si jumped off the wall with a grass in his mouth, and teased Steward Lin with a smile.
Steward Lin's old face turned red and said: "What does the little girl know, when the old man was in the capital, many girls threw sachets of flowers, and it was also a ...... full of red sleeves." โ
"Ahh Jin San sneezed, pulled Jin Si and walked out: "It's really an old-fashioned story, why is it still here, what is there to hear about the story of the bad old man." โ
"Who's the bad old man!" Steward Lin jumped violently: "The old man is a beautiful man, a beautiful man!" โ
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On Chinese New Year's Eve, individuals have their own ways, some people live warmly, and some people live cold. For example, in the Eight Princes' Mansion, although it is also a song and dance, wine and food, it seems to owe something. The man on the main seat had a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was bathing in a spring breeze, holding a white jade cup in his hand, and clinking glasses with the person opposite him with a smile.
The person on the other side was also dressed in gray, and his long hat almost covered most of his face, it was none other than Yuan Chuan. He drank all the wine in his hand and sighed: "The wine of the Great Jin Dynasty is really mellow, and His Royal Highness's mansion is especially mellow. โ
"It's just something outside the body," Xuan Li smiled slightly, sincerely, as if he was facing his best friend from childhood to adulthood: "If Your Excellency likes it, I am willing to share this thing with Your Excellency." This thing refers not only to the wine in front of them, but the meaning of the words is for the two of them to guess for themselves.
Yuan Chuan put down the wine glass in his hand, hooked his red lips, and said: "Speaking of which, now that His Royal Highness is not here, the prince is embarrassed, and the major event of changing the prince is imminent, and His Royal Highness's great cause is close at hand, which is gratifying and should be congratulated." With that, he arched his hand and made a Jin Dynasty salute.
Xuanli watched quietly, not stopping him, but he didn't return the salute, and his smile didn't change at all, as if this was not something worth talking about.
Yuan Chuan's eyes narrowed slightly, this young man is not stupid, at least this endurance should not be underestimated. Hearing this, there was no trace of pride on his face, nor did he have any worries, and he seemed to know that he had something to say next. There is no need to hide it when dealing with smart people, but Yi Yuanchuan was not prepared to hide it, so he smiled and said: "It's just that Yuanchuan thinks that His Highness still has some troubles." โ
Xuanli smiled and said nothing, Yuanchuan said: "Rong Yuanchuan is brave, the rivers and mountains of the Great Jin Dynasty are all owned by His Royal Highness, but now among the princes, in addition to His Royal Highness, there are thirteen princes." His Royal Highness is a dragon and a phoenix, and he is talented, which is an impeccable thing. Even if the thirteen princes come from behind, they are not afraid of just relying on the strength of the new ones to keep up, but they are just ....... He paused, and his tone was a little regretful: "I just followed a Jinying Palace." โ
Xuanli's fingers were almost invisible movements, even small movements, they were captured by Yuan Chuan, he hooked his lips and smiled: "The Jinying Palace's worth 300,000 military power, and the unshakable foundation is even more unfathomable, there is a saying - those who win the Jinwei win the world, maybe it is not unreasonable." โ
Xuanli sighed, and there was just the right amount of embarrassment on his face: "I tried to make friends with Xiao Shao, the king of Jinying, but unfortunately it was difficult to impress no matter what. I don't know how the thirteenth brother got his blue eyes, but he secretly protected each other, maybe it was the will of heaven. โ
"Your Highness is wrong." Yuan Chuan smiled mysteriously: "There is no providence in the world, and the heavenly opportunities glimpsed in it cannot be changed overnight. This world should have been His Highness. In fact, it was not His Highness the Thirteenth who got the eyes of King Jinying, but His Royal Highness the Thirteenth who got the eyes of Princess Jinying. โ
"Can Yuan Chuan solve my doubts?" Xuanli asked with a smile.
Yuan Chuan lowered his head and said respectfully: "This is nature. The court was in turmoil, the thirteen princes were protected quite well and it was not easy to move, and the Jinying Palace, which was more like an iron wall, and the only exit could only be Princess Jinying. โ
"Oh?" Xuan Li smiled deeper.
"Woman, the heart is the first." Motokawa also smiled.
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Suddenly I fell in love with Steward Lin and Jinsi's CP_ (:ะท"โ )_ My taste is too heavy...... Suddenly the one million mark~