Sensing this, Sihan's pupils shrank, and his face sank almost imperceptibly, but he didn't show it too much, he just walked forward slowly, and after slowly sitting down on the main seat, he once again swept his gaze towards the ministers below without saying a word, but the more he looked at it, the more indifferent and cold his heart became.

After a little careful counting this time, there were only about a dozen young men who came with them, and these ten or so people were all timid, and their heads hung very low, for fear of being targeted by her Yan Sihan.

The huge court, hundreds of officials gathered, and now after the official palace in Kyoto, only a dozen or so people came! She also remembered that some time ago, when the princess of Tanglin Situ Lingyan came to Tanglin, at the reception banquet that night, the hundred officials also came with their relatives, at that time, there were many young heirs around the hundred officials, and the number of people must be more than fifty people, and now she Yan Sihan is going to be elected, and she is going to set up a special banquet to personally select the horses, but now after these hundred officials, there are only about a dozen people, so, these people, isn't it too deceitful?

His thoughts flipped over, and for a while, the coldness in his heart spread, and a little evil air gradually spread out in his pupils.

Sihan didn't make a sound, and the people present also bent over one after another, maintaining the worship ceremony, and didn't dare to move for a while.

In just a moment, the legs of the rather old Ministry of Rites Shangshu trembled, and his body stumbled slightly, but the whole person looked particularly abrupt in this silent atmosphere.

Sihan's pupils shrank, and his cold gaze fell on the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and then swept towards his empty sides, and said in a low voice: "Lord Yang is tired of standing?" ”

The indifferent voice, the blurted out words are extremely slow, and the majesty is full.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that he was suddenly named, and for a while, when he saw that everyone around him was cautiously glancing at him, he was also a little nervous in his heart, and then he hurriedly stood firm, raised his eyes and looked at Sihan, and said respectfully: "Return, back to the eldest princess, Weichen is not tired, not tired." ”

The nervous voice was full of respect, and the deliberate flattery in the tone could not be concealed slightly.

Sihan's face was cold, and he was not relieved by his words, but his pupils became more and more calm, and he glanced at his empty sides, and said indifferently: "It's good not to be tired." The palace thought that it was just to let Lord Yang stand up for a while, but it was actually tired of Lord Yang, such a frail courtier, if he was still working for Tanglin, the palace couldn't bear to see it, and he also wanted to plan whether to let Lord Yang resign and retire earlier. ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was stunned, and immediately lowered his eyes, and said in fear: "The eldest princess misunderstood, Weichen's body is quite tough, and this time she resigned and went into hiding. ”

Si Han said lightly: "That's fine, if Lord Yang has any discomfort or has the intention of resigning, he can propose to this palace at any time, and this palace will naturally allow it." ”

As he spoke, his voice raised slightly, and he continued: "Speaking of which, today's banquet should have been happily gathered, and you don't have to care too much about the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, but even so, the purpose of today's banquet cannot be abolished. I don't know, can Lord Yang know the purpose of the banquet for hundreds of officials in this palace? ”

Seeing that this topic once again fell on him very directly, he frowned, his face was helpless, and he was really embarrassed in his heart.

After Wu Zi was silent for a moment, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately said cautiously: "The eldest princess held a banquet in the palace today for the general election. ”

Sihan's eyes sank, "Since Lord Yang knows, why don't you bring your heir into the palace?" The palace remembers that the last time at Princess Tanglin's reception banquet, Lord Yang was surrounded by heirs, and there were several young heirs of the right age, why didn't any heir enter the palace with you today? ”

The deep and cold voice has no waves, but it is also full of anger and majesty, and there is no temperature.

As soon as these words came out, the face of the Ministry of Rites changed suddenly, and he immediately knelt down, and hurriedly said in a tight voice: "The eldest princess is angry, although there are several children of appropriate age in Weichen's family, but those children are all engaged or married, so it is really inconvenient to enter the palace to participate in the election." ”

He was extremely nervous, and his voice trembled slightly.

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the surrounding ministers all came to their senses, and they hurriedly knelt down one after another, and were busy: "Eldest princess, those children of Weichen are also engaged to be married, and those who are married are married, there is really no suitable heir who can enter the palace to participate in the election." ”

"Yes, the eldest princess, the rebel son of the minister, only got married yesterday."

"The eldest princess, the heirs of Weichen are still in infancy."

"The eldest princess, the minister's two dogs, are studying in Bianjing and can't come back to Kyoto for a while."

The voices one after another are tight and heavy, but they are all trying to explain.

In the huge hall, half of the ministers had already knelt down, and most of the remaining ministers were tense, and they still had a tendency to kneel down and explain.

It's full of scattered sand, and none of it works.

At this moment, Sihan is indifferent and helpless at the bottom of his heart.

She sat upright on the main seat, without saying a word, and her eyes quietly looked indifferently at the ministers who were taking care of themselves, and the expression on her face was extremely complicated.

This is her Tanglin court, and these are the so-called officials of Tanglin.

Monarchs and ministers can't work together, can't get through the difficulties together, how can such a Tanglin really prosper.

The more I thought about it, the more I thought about it, and the hands in my sleeves gradually clenched into fists.

But at this moment, Qingshan suddenly turned around, looked at the kneeling courtier beside him, and asked provocatively: "Lord Zhao's third son, Zhao Yin, this marquis met him the day before yesterday, and he also talked twice, knowing that he is not married, why did Lord Zhao say that your heirs have all been married?" Lord Zhao said this, but he wanted to deceive the eldest princess? ”

When these words came into his ears, Lord Zhao on Qingshan's side trembled slightly, and then quickly raised his eyes and glanced at Sihan, and then fell back towards Qingshan again, and said hurriedly: "Hou Ye is right, Weichen's three sons, they were indeed unmarried the day before yesterday, but yesterday they were engaged to the daughter of Liu Yuan's family, if Hou Ye doesn't believe it, he can send someone to investigate." ”

Qingshan frowned, his face changed slightly, and his eyes glared fiercely, but he didn't say anything again.

The ministers of the palace are coy.

Sihan watched indifferently, and after a while, he finally couldn't stand it anymore.

In a moment, she finally collected her mind a little, and her indifferent and warm gaze swept towards the people present, and said coldly and distantly: "This palace has always been willing to spend time together with the monarchs and ministers." Whether you are loyal ministers, or you are a nobleman, a person with extraordinary ability, or a mediocre minister, this palace is kind and lenient, and has never really cleaned the door to the Tanglin court. But now, your lords' actions have undoubtedly made the palace troublesome, so it is okay, since you have no intention of spending the crisis with the palace, and you have no intention of giving advice to my Tanglin, and now your lords stay here, it seems that there is no need for this. ”

As soon as these words came out, the people present changed color.

Sihan's voice was slightly raised, and he said indifferently: "Today, the ministers who have not brought their heirs into the palace can go out of the palace at this time." ”

A cold voice, indifferent and abnormal.

It's just that as soon as these words came out, no one dared to move half a little.

For a while, the atmosphere in the hall was silent and depressing, and in the silence, there was a little coldness and coldness that could not be concealed.

The ministers also looked at each other, not knowing how to react.

Sihan swept towards them with cold eyes, and seeing that the ministers were not moving, her brows furrowed slightly, and her complexion sank almost imperceptibly again.

After a while, her pupils shrank, and she was about to say it again patiently, but before the words could be spoken, Lan Yeyu, who was standing lazily and standing casually, said leisurely, "You don't have long ears, haven't you heard the words of the eldest princess?" ”

The lazy and soft voice is warm, but there is a little undisguised majesty and questioning.

As soon as these words came out, the ministers present suddenly nodded nervously, and then bowed respectfully to Sihan, and turned around and walked towards the temple door in fear and anxiety.

The ministers moved one after another, and the formation was huge, and in just a moment, the people in the hall suddenly decreased by half. And most of the remaining courtiers were also tight-faced, and the young men sitting beside the courtiers had more and more complex, and their slightly tight pupils were slightly rippling with a little contempt and resistance, as if they were extremely resistant and afraid of Sihan.

Sihan looked at them indifferently, and took in all the expressions of the people present.

In a moment, she came back to her senses, asked the ministers to sit down, and then began to order the palace slaves to pass the meal.

The palace slaves did not dare to carry it, and hurriedly ran to pass the meal, only for a moment, the low table of the people present was full of dishes and wine, for a while, the fragrance was overflowing, and the silk and bamboo also followed, which was originally a depressing atmosphere, but also suddenly eased a lot.

"This palace has invited you here tonight, and it is indeed for the general election. Tanglin deceives people too much, I, Yan Sihan, can't fall for Tanglin's plan and give up Tanglin. Therefore, to hold a feast here today, it is indeed necessary to choose a colt. Sihan's eyes were distant, and he said his purpose in a straightforward manner without waves.

As soon as these words came out, the ministers did not speak, and Zhan Wenyi, who had been sitting in the corner, frowned slightly, except for Lan Yeyu, who was lazy and quiet, played with the wine cup in his hand, and asked gently: "The eldest prince will take the initiative to marry, which is the blessing of my Tanglin courtiers." ”

The corners of Sihan's eyes were slightly raised, and he subconsciously turned his eyes to look at Lan Yeyu, but he happened to meet his lazy and warm pupils.

In an instant, Lan Yeyu hooked his lips and smiled at her, and then naturally lowered his eyes.

But at this moment, the uncle on the side snorted coldly and said provocatively: "Tanglin is just asking the eldest princess to be with him, why did he want me to give up the Donglin country?" The eldest princess didn't want to go to Tanglin for Tanglin to make peace, and now she said so, but it's a bit too much? ”

Sihan's expression moved slightly, and his eyes looked towards Uncle Guo.

At this time, Mrs. Song, who was on the side, coughed twice, and said hoarsely and helplessly: "Uncle Guo's words are wrong. The eldest princess is now the princess of my Tanglin Supervision Country, and it is related to the fortunes of my Tanglin Country. That Tanglin let the eldest princess and relatives will definitely cause my Tanglin dragons to be leaderless and shake the foundation of my Tanglin country. ”

Mrs. Song's words are a bit alarmist. The eldest princess went to kiss, and my Tanglin was just the only one missing the eldest princess, but Donglin still had hundreds of courtiers to support, and the regent also supported, why did Tanglin have no leader? ”

Uncle Guo immediately retorted, said, raised his voice, and continued: "On the contrary, the eldest princess, once she does not go to the marriage and wantonly chooses to marry her husband in the Tanglin election, this move will also be easy to provoke Tanglin. ”

Mrs. Song's face was slightly angry, "What are you talking about!" You ......"

Before the words came out, Lan Yeyu, who was sitting lazily on the side, spoke slowly, "Donglin is aggressive, I, Dongling, I can see the move." Moreover, it is Tanglin who is angry, and he has to weigh his Donglin's national strength. Today's Tanglin is not the head of the dragons as before, but embattled. Tanglin himself is a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, why dare to move my Donglin? ”

The lazy and easy-going voice is full of gentleness, but it is also inexplicably full of majesty.

Seeing that Lan Yeyu had already spoken in person, Uncle Guo frowned, that is, there were thousands of contradictions and refutations in his heart, but he was also taboo, and he didn't dare to say a few more words, but forcibly pressed his heart, nodded at Lan Yeyu, and said against his will: "The regent is reasonable." ”

Lan Yeyu rolled his eyes, looked at Uncle Guo with a gloomy gaze, and opened his thin lips, "The national teacher is a smart person, and you can understand this king." ”

Uncle Guo's eyes twitched, and he said politely, and then pretended to be natural and lowered his eyes, not daring to say more.

Sihan sat upright, took in the whole process without saying a word, and then glanced at Lan Yeyu with complicated eyes, and then didn't delay any longer, looked at the young man present, and said in a low voice: "I am in the Tanglin, and there are many men. If there is a person who is willing to be an aventurine horse, he will take the initiative to step forward, report his family and talent, and then accept a few inquiries from the palace. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was silence all around, no one answered, and no one stepped forward.

After the atmosphere around him was silent for a long time, a young man slowly stepped forward and reported his home.

The man, full of trimness, was just nervous and frightened, his voice trembled, and his eyes didn't dare to look at Sihan.

Sihan looked at the man slightly, his pupils were slightly dark, and after asking a few random questions, he gave up and let the man retreat.

The man was so relieved that he trotted back to his seat, but he was so anxious that he almost kicked the stool and fell.

Sihan didn't say a word, he saw everything in his eyes, but after the man returned to his seat, next, no one wanted to step forward and report home.

For a while, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more awkward and silent.

Sihan's complexion became more and more mixed.

Mrs. Song was a little anxious, and began to urge in a hoarse voice.

As soon as these words fell, several men got up one after another to report to their homes.

Sihan didn't want to pay any more attention, and just asked a few random questions to ask them to retreat.

Seeing that the atmosphere was cold again, Mrs. Song was very worried, and was about to urge and remind him again, but before the words came out, Lan Yeyu on the side had already raised the wine cup and said to the people around him: "Today's banquet, although it is set up for the election of the eldest princess, but it is also a banquet, you should not be too restrained, just drink and eat at will." ”

As soon as these words fell, he ignored the complicated and nervous gaze of the ministers who fell towards him, he had already raised his head to look at Sihan, raised the cup in his hand slightly, and said slowly to Sihan: "Eldest princess, Weichen respects you a cup." ”

Sihan's eyes were cold, his face was distant, and he didn't speak.

After a while, she raised her glass slightly, glanced at Lan Yeyu, and then drank it all.

The wine is in the belly, and it is hot.

Sihan forcibly suppressed it, did not say a word, and did not show any discomfort on his face.

For a while, the surrounding atmosphere was silent again, Taifu Song was extremely worried, and the gaze that fell on Sihan's face was also a little helpless and distressed, and then he turned his eyes to look at the ministers again, and was about to speak, Sihan's pupils shrank, and he said in a timely manner: "Taifu, this is the end of today, the rest of the words, don't say much, let's eat." ”

Song Taifu was stunned for a moment, then sighed, nodded helplessly towards Sihan, and said no more.

The ministers also lowered their eyes one after another and began to eat carefully, and the atmosphere in the hall was depressing and heavy, and it was cold.

After a long time, Sihan took the lead in leaving the palace under the congratulations of the ministers, and when he got out of the palace gate, the cold wind came to his face, and for a while, the cold and hard air all over his body completely turned into heavy tiredness and weakness.

Once upon a time, the dignified golden branches and jade leaves would be so resisted and disliked by others, and even the princess getting married was not a happy thing, but like a moldy head, no one wanted to be contaminated.

Although I didn't want to care about fame, but now that I see the reaction of the people of the Manchu Dynasty, this heart has more or less increased a little self-deprecation and melancholy.

After all, it is still the daughter's body, those so-called women's feelings, thoughts, and hearts are a little remnant after all, yes, and now they have been neglected and resisted, only to feel that the depths of their hearts are not as light as imagined.

Thoughts were churning, and the gaze that fell on the front was also extremely distant and distracted.

All the way forward, probably knowing that she was not in a good mood, Shan Zhongze and the palace slave did not dare to make a sound, and after a long time, a distant and warm voice suddenly came from behind her, "If the eldest princess goes further, she will enter the cold palace." ”

These words were in the ears, warm as usual, and vaguely, there were also a few undisguised ridicules.

Si Han's pupils shrank, and then he saw that he had done the wrong way, and not far ahead, the palace stood horizontally, the lights were sparse, and it was indeed a cold palace.

She immediately stopped, subconsciously looked back, looked straight at Lan Yeyu, who was standing leisurely, and said in a low voice, "Why are you here?" ”

Lan Yeyu looked at her quietly, and said calmly and gently, "Can the eldest princess speak further?" This cold palace is not far away, there is a small lake, there is a pavilion on the lake, quiet and lonely, no one disturbs, the eldest princess and Weichen, you can go there to chat. ”

Sihan said lightly: "The regent has something to say, so I will say it here." ”

He watched her quietly, curled his lips and smiled, but did not say a word.

Sihan frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "Where is the pavilion?" ”

She finally relented.

Lan Yeyu chuckled, his face was casual and warm, but even so, those deep pupils were faintly smooth, and he only said, "Eldest princess, please come with Weichen." ”

As soon as these words fell, without waiting for Sihan to react, he had already turned around and led the way in front, and his feet were also stable and appropriate, and he was not as stumbling and funny as a few days ago.