Chen's court banquet was managed by Concubine Wu.

The new favorite Xu Guiren was blushing and thin, accidentally fell into the liquid pool during a flower appreciation, and was rescued up, he was dying, although Emperor Chen felt sorry for Xu Guiren, and ordered the death of the Tai Bao to protect her life, helplessly, she was frightened, and cold, she couldn't afford to be sick, after three months, the flower was discolored, and her temperament became irritable and irritable.

Emperor Chen would visit at first, but later he only sent people to inquire, and the people in the hospital were all human spirits, and they knew Emperor Chen's thoughts, so they began to slack off.

Within half a year, Xu Guiren returned to heaven. Concubine Wu was favored again, and Wu Chengfeng was able to wait, which shows that Concubine Wu is becoming more and more powerful in the palace.

Lin Guifei remained silent on the Xu Guiren incident, and after Wu Guifei was favored again, she was indeed a little panicked, although Chen Huang was the crown prince and the prince of Chen State, but Emperor Chen was in good health, and I am afraid that he would be able to consume the young prince to his twilight years. It is not known how many things happened during this period.

And Concubine Wu changed her humility when she fell out of favor, and only maintained superficial etiquette. And the three princes no longer revolve around Chen Huang, sticking to Chen Huang as before, but are more estranged.

After Wu Chengfeng returned to the helm of the Imperial Forest Army, she really panicked, the Imperial Forest Army guarded the safety of the palace, and it was too easy for them to create trouble in the palace.

She was not without suspicion about the cause of Xu Guiren's death, but she took a posture of not caring about the matter. In fact, he also wanted to find a flaw and bring down Wu Guifei in one fell swoop.

Lin Xiang controlled the government and brought down Concubine Wu. But once Lin Xiang returns to heaven or loses his phase, she and Chen Huang are in a worrying situation.

After Lin Xiang was critically ill, Emperor Chen transferred back to Wu Chengfeng, and also sealed the town for a long time, what does this mean, Lin Guifei knew too well in her heart.

"Auntie, do you like this bun?" Lin Yanran looked at Lin Guifei in the mirror and asked.

"Oh, that's good." Concubine Lin came back to her senses and stroked her temples with her hand and said.

Although Concubine Lin is old, she is well maintained, and she still retains a few of her youthful beauty. Now Lin Yanran combed her horse bun and a few strands of forehead hair, covering the vicissitudes of life at the corners of her eyes, adding a little leisure, which is very suitable for her age and status, and praised her with satisfaction.

"Auntie, you are still so beautiful, the years have given you more precipitation, this kind of wisdom temperament formed by the years, with your graceful and luxurious identity, those who eat by your face can't compare with you at all." Lin Yanran saw the resentment between Concubine Lin's eyebrows. It is a strong sense of beauty twilight.

"It's sweet in your mouth. In the future, if I have nothing to do, I often come to the palace to talk to my aunt. Concubine Lin got up and said to Lin Yanran.

"Obey the will of the mother." Lin Yanran said.

"Let's go, the banquet is about to begin." Concubine Lin dressed neatly and took the palace maid out. Lin Yanran walked among the palace maids and walked in the direction of the banquet.

Concubine Lin stepped on it, Emperor Chen and Concubine Wu were already sitting, Li Taishi had also arrived, and Wen Qingning had already taken people to sit.

Concubine Lin took a seat. She didn't mind that she came later than Emperor Chen, Emperor Chen saw her saluting and sitting down, although her eyebrows moved, but she still said with a pleasant face: "Concubine Ai is here, have a banquet." ”

Emperor Chen said this, as if this banquet was for Concubine Lin.

"My sister is old and gets tired easily. I see that my sister is not good-looking, if she doesn't have the energy, she won't come reluctantly, and the family banquet will continue. Wu Guifei said.

"Thank you sister for your concern, but the spirit of this palace is very good, the banquet is handled by my sister, and this palace comes on time, there is nothing wrong." A smile tugged at the corner of Concubine Lin's mouth, although she didn't come to the banquet, it was nothing.

But this precedent must not be set. With the first time, there are N many times. In the future, at important banquets, Concubine Wu will also ask Emperor Chen for permission in the name of understanding her tiredness, and will not let her attend again, so that the signal released to the outside world is that she has lost power in the palace. How can the son of a noble concubine who has lost power sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince.

"Alright." Chen Huang listened to the two pinching each other, his brows furrowed again, and he said in annoyance.

Li Taishi sat opposite Wen Shi'an. He was not interested in the conversation of the imperial concubine, he was interested in Wen Qingning.

It is true that there are cultivators in the guards around Wen Qingning, and he can't be sure whether Wen Qingning is a cultivator or not. If it is, Wen Qingning's cultivation is above him, and he has such an achievement at a young age, Li Taishi can't help but guard against it.

"The envoy is here, the boat is tired, and today the special family banquet is prepared for the envoy to wash the dust and catch the wind." Chen Huang was polite.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. This envoy came for the peace of the two countries, and he did not dare to say that he was tired, but he was willing to complete the mission of our emperor. Wen Qingning raised his glass in thanks.

"The letter of state from Emperor Wei to me has been received, and I am deeply gratified after reading it."

"Your Majesty, only the upper part will be sent to Beijing first, and the lower part is still with me." Wen Qingning said.

"Oh." Chen Huang Yiyi.

"This journey has been quite dangerous. In order to ensure that the national book is delivered safely, so I sent someone to send the upper half first, and if the upper half falls into the hands of the gangsters, it will not matter, and the lower half is what my emperor wants to say to His Majesty. If it hadn't been sent to the upper half first, I'm afraid the road would not have been so peaceful. ”

"Oh, where's the bottom half?" Chen Huang asked.

"Here." Wen Qingning said, took out the silk book from his arms, and handed it to the regular attendant to give it to the imperial reader.

Chen Huang took it, looked at it for a while, and his face changed several times.

Concubine Lin ate the dishes and didn't seem to care, but she still saw that Emperor Chen's brows were already frowning.

Concubine Wu didn't seem to care about it, but the chopsticks in her hand didn't catch the dish a few times, and once she dropped the dish on the table.

"How could this be?" Emperor Chen closed the silk book and said.

"If it weren't for that, my emperor wouldn't have sent his ministers to come here." Wen Qingning said.

"Today's family banquet, don't talk about state affairs, state affairs will be discussed in the court. Another drink. Emperor Chen handed the book to the regular attendant to put away, and raised his glass to drink.

"Your Majesty, please." Wen Qingning raised his glass and drank it slowly.

"Your Majesty, it's not good." The banquet is in progress, and the guards have come to report.

"What?" Emperor Chen asked the guard with a flustered expression.

"There is a fire in the palace, please move Your Majesty and the envoy to a safe place."

"Where did the fire start?" Li Taishi asked.

"It's in the side hall of the banquet court." As soon as the guards finished reporting, thick smoke rushed in. Apparently the fire is nearby, and the fire is not small.

"Your Majesty, please evacuate." Li Taishi helped Emperor Chen to retreat, Wen Qingning raised his eyebrows and followed behind, and Wu Guifei and Lin Guifei also hurriedly walked out. For a while, there was chaos in the palace.

"Auntie, you follow Your Majesty closely. It's going to be fine. Lin Yanran scanned the scene of the fire, where many people were fighting the fire.

Li Taishi helped Chen Huang to a safe place, looking at the smoke in the distance, and there was no expression in his eyes.

Concubine Wu was on the left side of Emperor Chen, and behind her was Wen Qingning. Concubine Lin was on Emperor Chen's right. There were no less than a dozen guards and palace maids and eunuchs following.

Everyone gasped, and the chief of the guard of the Royal Forest Army escorted one person forward: "Your Majesty, the palace guards have caught the arsonist, please send it down." ”

"Handed over to the Criminal Department for strict interrogation." Chen Huang gasped and said.

"Your Majesty, can you let the old minister ask first?" Li Taishi looked at the person in front of him, this person is not like a person in the palace, how did he enter the palace? My heart moved, and I played.

"Exactly." Emperor Chen glanced at the arsonist, not dressed as a palace person.

"Who are you and why did you come to the palace to set fire?" Li Taishi said in a deep voice.

"My name is Xiaoliu, and people call me a thief. The envoy of Wei came and brought the secret edict of the Wei Emperor. This envoy is hateful, and he uses a false edict to hide from the world. But what he didn't know was that the magic was one foot high, and the Tao was one foot high. How can he hide this little trick from me! The master had already found out that the envoy would present the real secret edict at the banquet, so I specially came to take a look at what kind of secret edict it was, which made the envoy so painstaking. ”

"You came to the palace to set fire to the palace out of curiosity?" Li Taishi snorted coldly.

"Otherwise, the master is not in the mood to come, what is good about this palace, it is all some shady deeds." called Xiaoliu snorted coldly, he hummed more imposing than Li Taishi.