Chapter 81: The Dark Tide is Surging
It has entered a small cold, and the goose-feather-like snow is fluttering.
Inside and outside the palace, it is covered in silver, like a fairyland.
On the surface, it looks calm, but the dark tide is turbulent.
Uncle Guo's Mansion.
A group of ministers gathered in the lobby, and before Uncle Qifu could speak, everyone was discussing what was the matter with them summoned this time.
Qifu picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"I heard that Mr. Zhang's family has added a new ding, congratulations!" Qifu was polite first.
Master Zhang was a little flattered and smiled sideways.
"This is all the blessing of Uncle Tuoguo!"
Lord Zhang's concubine recently gave birth to a male baby, and this concubine is still from the uncle's mansion, so Lord Zhang should really thank her.
"And Lord Wu, I heard that Mrs. has opened an inn, and the business is doing well!"
"Small business, small business ......"
"It seems that there are also happy events in Lord Hao's mansion......"
"Uncle back to China, Xiao'er just married a daughter-in-law......"
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After some greetings, the atmosphere slowly became familiar, and everyone greeted each other one by one, which was very lively.
But these meaningless greetings should not be today's topic.
"Uncle Guo, just say it! Why did you summon us here this time? Mrs. Li opened his mouth first.
Li Taifu's official residence is the second grade, and he is the largest official among those here, and he is also a high-ranking official who has always supported Qifu. As soon as he spoke, the inner hall fell silent.
Qi Fu took a sip of the teacup and smiled, and everyone's eyes shifted to him.
"Now that the emperor is in power, he not only established the queen, but also recruited the concubine, and the most important thing is that the concubine is also pregnant with the dragon seed. The situation is not optimistic at all! After Qi Fu finished speaking, he sighed slightly.
"Uncle Guo can't be discouraged!" Master Zhang opened his mouth first.
"The emperor doesn't need an old man, and the old man naturally can't force it!"
"If Uncle Guo gives up now, won't all his previous efforts be in vain?" Lord Wu interjected.
"That's right! If the skin does not have hair, will it be attached? If Uncle Guo gives up, we will have no place to stand. Master Hao echoed.
"I heard that the concubine was born recklessly, and she didn't understand the rules at all, and some time ago, she burned down the imperial dining room." Master Zhang took a sip of tea and continued, "According to Weichen, whether the concubine has a dragon seed in her stomach remains to be investigated. ”
"Lord Zhang is right, the emperor was good at Longyang before, this is something that everyone in the world knows, so how can it be possible to get a maid pregnant overnight for no reason?" Lord Wu should be reconciled.
"What does Imperial Physician Huang think about this?" Qifu turned his face to look at Imperial Physician Huang, who was sitting on the far left but had not spoken.
"The pulse of the concubine, the old minister has also personally diagnosed, and there is no doubt that it is a happy pulse, but whether it is the emperor's bloodline or not, this will not be known until the child lands." Imperial Physician Huang stroked his beard with a solemn face.
Qifu couldn't help but fall into contemplation, I heard Qitai say before, this person named Luo Xiaozhu is a little unusual, this girl, for a while she was a maid by Ziqin's side, and then she went to the imperial horse supervisor as a horse supervisor, and also went to the Prime Minister's Mansion as a maid, this time she actually became a concubine all of a sudden, no matter how you look at it, things are not so simple.
There are so many puzzling places.
"If the concubine is not the breakthrough, then we can find other places......" Mrs. Li said, attracting everyone's attention again.
"Jiangnan has recently suffered a series of disasters, the dealer has no harvest, there are refugees everywhere, not to mention the plague, and some places have even been infected with the plague."
"Why did you suddenly advance the Jiangnan disaster?" Mr. Zhang was puzzled.
"The emperor will personally tour ......the south this time," Qifu added on the side.
The eyes of the crowd couldn't help but light up.
The emperor personally toured the south? Isn't it much easier to deal with this emperor who is out of the palace?
Maybe you accidentally die on the road? Or because of encountering bandits and robbers, or encountering some natural factors, or contracting the plague, or accidentally being ...... by an enemy
"Why did the emperor personally tour the south?" Lord Hao asked.
"That's the problem!" Qifu sighed and looked at Qitai, who was sitting next to him.
Qi Tai clenched his fist and slammed it on the table, the teacup on the table was shaken, and the tea flowed down the table.
"The imperial court had already allocated disaster relief funds before, and the reason why the emperor personally went to the front line was probably to investigate this amount......," Li Taifu explained.
Hearing this, several officials looked at each other, and their expressions were self-evident. Suddenly, the inner hall was dumbfounded.
"Dad, don't worry, I will definitely make it impossible for Qianxian to reach Jiangnan......" Qitai's expression was distorted, and he was about to crush his teeth.
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The Imperial Study.
Although there is goose feather snow outside, it is always warm here, and people can't help but be lazy for a while.
There are two people sitting on both sides of the chessboard, looking at the chess situation, it is obvious that one person is attacking and one is defending, stretching for most of the chessboard.
Finally, someone couldn't help it anymore and threw away the chess pieces.
"No more playing!" Yan Sheng picked up the folding fan and stood up.
"If the emperor's brother really wants to play chess, he will declare his brother and enter the palace again."
Only defend but not attack, but never break, this chess will be played until the year of the monkey?
"Has the prince seen the concubine?" Xian Xian raised the corners of his mouth, looked lazy, and walked to the dragon chair and sat down.
"What did you say to my concubine?"
"What can this king say? The concubine said that she didn't want to be a concubine, and asked the king if there was a way! Yan Sheng turned to sit on the chair on the side, his eyes a little wandering.
"Then what did the prince say?"
"I said, if you don't want to be a concubine, you can be the princess of this king......"
Before he finished speaking, a teacup flew over in the air, but fortunately he dodged in time and was not hit by the teacup.
"Even my women dare to rob it?" Xianxian's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a danger signal.
"What happened to the princess of this king? This king will not treat her badly! After Jian Sheng finished speaking, he dodged neatly again, and there was really no way to chat happily.
"But seriously, Brother Huang, your taste is too heavy!" He opened the folding fan and continued, "However, this king doesn't like to eat light ...... Just like the concubine, it's just right! ”
Qian Sheng deliberately stimulated Jian Xian, you know, this is the first time I have seen him jealous of a woman.
If his eyes could kill, he didn't know how many times he would die. It seems that he really cares, thinking of this, Qian Sheng couldn't help but shake his head, put away the hippie smile just now, and became a little serious.
"Brother Huang, you can't keep Luo Xiaozhu by your side."
The teacup that Xian Xian was about to throw out was put back again, his expression was also retracted, his half-squinted eyes were not shining, and his whole face looked very cold.
Although I don't want to admit it, what Qiansheng said is not unreasonable, now the political situation is turbulent, and it is only a little better, if Luo Xiaozhu is here, it will become Qianxian's weakness, not only putting her in danger of all evil, but also losing many supporters because of this, which is undoubtedly the biggest roadblock set up on his future road, and it is very likely that all the previous efforts will be in vain.