The small courtyard of pepper is located in the southeast corner of the imperial capital, and the name is different, it is certainly not a place to grow pepper. It is not a place for buying and selling peppercorns, it is a place for trading, it is a greenhouse.

In the Lanhe Empire, there is no special insulation measures, except for relying on the high wall to resist the cold wind, the protagonist in winter is this kind of wall made of mashed peppercorns mixed into pepper puree, and with soft felt, all kinds of carpets can play a very good thermal insulation, cold effect. It's not winter now, and the weather is far from being cold, but on this day, the small courtyard of peppercorns is crowded with people.

The originally dusty pepper courtyard will at least wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival to welcome the arrival of the host again, but now it is only the end of summer, but it is rare to become the host's hospitality in advance.

It was a silent extravaganza where all the participants were silently partying. Those who could appear here were all dared, but at the moment they all lowered their cheeks, and they didn't even dare to look at their companions.

Everyone maintained the same tacit understanding, silently waiting for the host of this banquet to speak.

Finally, behind the black but luxurious curtain remembered the sound of footsteps, and the heavy footsteps brought infinite courage and strength to the people present, and they raised their heads for that footstep.

The curtain was very black, but it was made of precious royal fabric, although it was only a plain black cloth, but it was cut to the right size by the best craftsmen in the imperial capital, and the best tailors embroidered the black cloth with the same black lines.

It was a beautiful, durable, graceful black curtain. But it is not the reason for attracting the attention of the guests present at the moment, because of the footsteps behind the door curtain.

Behind the curtain, a hand stretched out, about to lift the curtain, and also provoked the breath of everyone present.

"Forget it, here it is." A woman's voice came from behind the curtain, and she didn't want to meet you, so she planned to announce the news through the curtain.

Everyone present was not dissatisfied with the behavior of the owner of the small courtyard, and they all waited respectfully. And the hand that had picked up the curtain was also retracted at this moment, and the dark curtain became smooth again. The people behind the curtain didn't want to show their heads, but the people in front of the curtain breathed a sigh of relief.

As the cough sound of "cough cough" sounded, everyone in the room stood solemnly.

"Thank you for being here." The woman's voice rang out behind the curtain, her voice graceful and elegant.

"You're welcome." Some people habitually responded, but they were immediately surrounded by the eyes of the room.

There was another coughing sound from behind the curtain, and everyone withdrew their gaze and listened quietly.

"So without further ado, all of you here are leaders in our country, so we are fortunate to be part of this great change." Behind the curtain, the woman's voice grew louder, and the faces of everyone present turned red with excitement.

"This is a war to defend the country, a war to take back our rights! Take back the throne that originally belonged to our Lin family and continue the bloodline of our Lin family! The woman's voice behind the curtain was even more agitated.

"My ancient family is dedicated to the country, and I respect the dispatch of the Queen Mother!" As soon as Empress Dowager Mei's words fell, someone couldn't wait to come out to show her loyalty.

"Ahem." This time, it was Empress Dowager Mei who coughed herself, and she was still a little dissatisfied with the eager attitude of the Gu family, not to mention that since she appeared here, she was not Empress Dowager Mei.

Empress Dowager Mei paused, this time no one dared to make any more noise, so she continued with satisfaction: "I naturally remember your contributions to the country, and I have already recorded them one by one, and it is impossible to forget everyone's contributions." Here I promise you that whether it is the empire or our Lin family, this kindness will always be remembered! ”

Empress Dowager Mei's words are still so tricky, she has in her hands a list of everyone present and the family and forces behind that person. Indeed, these people can receive rewards that are unimaginable to ordinary people. But correspondingly, the role of that list is of course not only to count the merits in the future and reward the merits. The biggest role of the list is to deter some people on both sides of the rat, and the list has a record of all the family forces involved in this matter, once someone dares to betray, it is a great crime for the nine clans. The list brings these people together and makes it impossible for them to turn back.

Indeed, this kind of thing cannot be done by timid and repetitive people.

Even if some of the people present were indeed timid, the sound of footsteps in front of the hospital made them panic.

The authority of the small courtyard of Huajiao in the empire is extremely high, and the people who can come here are not ordinary people, and the people who can come here for security and inspection are not ordinary people, they are all night wolves on duty in the imperial capital.

It's just that the night wolf, who is usually invincible and omnipotent, suddenly lost its effect, and its footsteps just sounded chaotically outside the courtyard, and then quickly disappeared.

I don't know if the scope of the night wolf's review does not include this courtyard, or if the three old men standing in front of the courtyard are too heavy, so that the night wolf, who has a famous reputation on weekdays, does not dare to approach.

"Queen Mother, they are gone." After successfully driving away the night wolves who came to inspect, an old man went to inform.

Empress Dowager Mei nodded, which was also expected. The three old men are all old-timers who have retired from the night wolf, and they are all living fossil-level characters, not to mention that the owner of this courtyard is her.

The night wolf has never been the night wolf of the empire, not the night wolf of Lin Haoyan, not the night wolf of Lin Hanyu, the real owner of the night wolf is the Lin family, the royal family of the Lin family. In a sense, the night wolf is the private property of the Lin family.

"Hmm." Empress Dowager Mei was very satisfied with the result, and she raised her head, looking for the arrogance of her youth.

"Look, the so-called night wolf is nothing more than a dog we raised." Empress Dowager Mei laughed: "You don't have to worry at all, you are a guest of my Lin family, guests, of course, you will not be bitten by the guard dog." ”

The people in the room were embarrassed by the gaffe they had shown earlier, and had to smile bitterly at each other. How could they not be afraid of night wolves, and who could be the people in this yard who were clean? Who doesn't have something dirty in his heart?

Empress Dowager Mei's words did not care about the old night wolf, and the old man was also accustomed to Empress Dowager Mei's words, and did not show any special emotions.

"What to do, you all know it, and the old body will no longer emphasize it one by one, I just hope that when the time comes, you can help the old body and help my Lin family!" Empress Dowager Mei said.

The people in the room naturally agreed repeatedly, of course they would not give up this kind of dragon work.

(End of chapter)