The court banquet was held in a strange atmosphere of "harmony between the monarch and the minister" and "keeping his mouth shut about state affairs", and some ministers of the court faction, especially those who took Confucianism as their courtiers, began to sing praises for Yang Rui, and there were all those who wrote poems. Yang Rui smiled and occasionally praised a few words, while Han Jian sat there silent.

A palace banquet, the good ones also turned into a dinner party of praise for merit, and some ministers actually proposed to meet the little princess born to Yang Rui. This made Han Jian feel that these people's motives were not pure.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't want to disturb your Yaxing more, so I will go back to the dormitory first, and let the East King accompany you to have a few more drinks."

Yang Rui wanted to leave at the right time, but he wanted to leave Han Jian behind. Han Jian didn't want to deal more with these officials who were kind on the surface, but had evil intentions in their hearts, and when he heard Yang Rui's words, he looked at Yang Rui as if he was asking her what she meant. Yang Rui smiled at Han Jian, but got up and left the Wenwu Hall with the help of the palace maid.

As soon as the people left, the entire Wenwu Hall was honored by Han Jian, and the scene was quite embarrassing, and some officials didn't even know what to say. Especially those officials who were still singing praises for Yang Rui just now, they looked strange in the face of Han Jian. Han Jian also felt that the scene of singing praises for Yang Rui just now was like a farce, in order to show it to him, or this was a way for the courtiers to put pressure on the Dongwangfu to return the military and political power.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since Your Majesty has asked this king to drink with you, let's drink together." Han Jian poured himself a glass of wine, but stood up with a wine glass.

At this time, the atmosphere in the Wenwu Hall was even more weird, and I saw Han Jian taking the wine glass around the Wenwu Palace, but he didn't stop in front of anyone. Finally, he looked at the vacant seat in front of him and said, "Bento is to pay tribute to Lin Shilang, who is still in the north to help His Majesty quell the local troubles." ”

Many people looked at each other. Han Jian and Lin Ke disagreed, and Lin Ke was repeatedly suppressed and excluded, which was almost known to everyone in the court. Now that Han Jian wants to toast, he actually toasts Lin Ke first, no matter how you say it, it feels a little respectful.

But the officials did not dare to raise objections, and some acquaintances drank with Han Jian, and those who did not know each other simply did not even pick up their wine glasses. Han Jian didn't care too much. When he drank this glass of wine and walked back to the throne, he didn't even turn around, and sighed: "The prince has also been unwell recently, and I am afraid that the major affairs of the court and the central government will have to bother the ministers and ministers." As he spoke, Han Jian poured another glass of wine and was about to pick it up, when suddenly a person stood up and walked over to Han Jian, but it was Gu Weipan, who was old and serious.

"His Royal Highness the East King should be drunk." Gu Wei Pan said. "You might as well go back to rest as soon as possible, and leave it to the old minister here."

Han Jian glanced at Gu Weipan, no matter what Gu Weipan said, he was also his father-in-law, and he was also the position of the first assistant in the court, and at today's palace banquet, although he was in the name of the court faction, the generals in the Eastern Palace's mansion were also convinced of Gu Weipan, and it was better than him to let Gu Weipan preside over the banquet.

"Thank you, Master Gu." Han Jian finally changed his words and called Gu Weipan "Taishi". In the past, even if Yang Rui called him "Taishi", Han Jian would also call him "Taifu". Although it's just a word difference. But it represents Gu Weipan's status in the court and whether it has been recognized by the Eastern Palace. In fact, Han Jian occasionally just called Shunzui and called him Taifu, after all, Gu Weipan was in retreat, in fact, there was no Juelu in the court, and he could call him anything.

Gu Weipan nodded and took Han Jian's wine glass, but helped Han Jian put it down.

Han Jian said to everyone: "Everyone, please." ”

After that, he left the Wenwu Hall with the support of the little eunuch. When he came out, Han Jian was also a little more energetic, his alcohol consumption was like a wine vat, where would he get drunk? Just now, he was just put on a stand by Yang Rui, and now it's time to go in and ask Yang Rui what he wants to do.

Han Jian just came out of the Wenwu Palace. A large number of guards came, and before Han Jian entered the palace, Han Song specially told the guards to protect Han Jian's safety. Because there were ministers of the Wenwu Palace who wanted to take the opportunity to be unfavorable to Han Jian before, although some of those people were killed and some were exiled afterwards, but after all, not everyone was traced, and this kind of public occasion was also a weak link in defense.

"Your Highness is leaving the palace?" When the little eunuch saw the guards coming, he asked with some trepidation.

"No, stand down. This king will not return to the East King's Mansion tonight. Han Jian gave an order, and the guards got out of the way, so that Han Jian could walk in the direction of the inner courtyard of the palace.

The layout of the courtyard in the palace is already very familiar to Han Jian, he went to the inner courtyard of the palace alone, and the palace guards were still patrolling. The palace guards were also from the Eastern Palace, and Han Jian wanted to return the authority of the palace guards to Yang Rui, but Yang Rui moved out of Lu Shaokun, and in the end it didn't work out.

Han Jian was thinking about the matter outside Yang Rui's dormitory, and he heard laughter inside, Yang Li'er didn't know what was going on at all, plus Yang Rui also brought his daughter over, and the two were talking. Han Xi is older after all, and this can be regarded as a "meeting" between brother and sister in the palace.

"Husband is back?" Han Jian entered the curtain, but Yang Rui smiled first, "Come and see, the two children seem to have known each other since their last life." ”

Han Jian looked over, to be precise, Han Xi, as an elder brother, was "teasing" his sister, but after all, they were just two babies, and they didn't have the ability to think, but it was the two mothers who were there to help the trouble, as if they were interested.

"Let the nurse carry the baby down first." Han Jian said.

Yang Li'er got up and took Han Jian's big coat, and said with a slightly shy face: "Yiqiqi obeys the will of Xianggong and sister." ”

Yang Rui smiled, but waved his hand at Hui'er, and Hui'er went immediately. Not long after, the nurse who was waiting in the side hall came in and went out with Han Jian's pair of children in her arms, and even Hui'er withdrew from the door.

"Husband, rest in peace sooner." Yang Rui came over to dress Han Jian.

Han Jian signaled no, and looked at Yang Rui coldly: "But I don't know what you mean at the palace banquet before, Rui'er?" ”

The smile on Yang Rui's face suddenly stiffened, and said, "What the husband said, the concubine doesn't seem to understand. The husband is a strange concubine who left first, and let the husband greet the civil and military officials? ”

Han Jian smiled and was noncommittal, but Yang Li'er on the side noticed that Han Jian seemed to be angry.

After all, I have been with Han Jian for a long time. Yang Li'er knows Han Jian's character very well, she knows that Han Jian usually doesn't get angry with the women around him on weekdays, but if she is really angry, she doesn't say anything, but lets the people around her guess like a dumb riddle.

Yang Li'er didn't dare to say much, but just came up to support Han Jian. stared at Han Jian and wanted Han Jian to calm down his anger earlier. Han Jian sat down and said, "Rui'er, do you think I don't know that the minister who sang praises for you in the court before was found by you?" ”

Yang Rui's face suddenly became a little ugly, and he said, "So what?" Hundreds of officials take advantage of the joy of the festival to write poems for the emperor, which is understandable in itself, do they want to sing praises for their concubines, and I still have to refuse them in person? Or the husband thinks that these people are obviously showing favor to the concubine. But behind your back, you want to put pressure on your husband, can't you? ”

Han Jian didn't expect Yang Rui to say it so clearly, as if he was cross-examining, but in fact, whether there was such a meaning or not, Yang Rui was also very clear in his heart.

Han Jian sighed: "If Rui'er, you think that I am in power now, so that you, the emperor, do not have the prestige of being an emperor, I will gradually return the power to you." It's like what I promised you at the beginning, I just want the family to live in harmony, and I don't need to intrigue behind my back. But you refuse. Now they are up and down in the middle of the court, and everyone regards me as a thorn in their side. Is this the result you want to see? ”

Yang Rui didn't say anything, when it came to the affairs of the court, there was a disagreement between them. Originally, it was a contradiction in power, Yang Rui did not accept Han Jian's return to politics, not because she didn't want to, but because she felt that even if Han Jian returned to politics. In the end, it was Han Jian who really presided over the overall situation in the DPRK, she no longer had the energy to preside over the government, and Yang Xi couldn't help her. And if she accepted it, it would make Han Jian resentful, which was the result she didn't want to see. So she would rather keep the power in Han Jian's hands. But this would make Han Jian feel the pressure on him from the ministers of the imperial court.

"Xianggong, sister, today the concubine is in the palace to accompany my sister, and to visit the little princess. Xianggong and sister still don't quarrel because of some trivial things......" Yang Li'er saw that although Han Jian and Yang Rui did not quarrel openly, they were actually angry with each other, and hurriedly wanted to speak as peacemakers.

Yang Rui said with a smile: "What did my sister say, this palace is also my sister's home, and when my sister returns to her own home, it makes my sister feel nostalgic in her heart, and it is my sister who is not doing well." ”

For buying people's hearts, Yang Rui will do it more than anyone. She can make Yang Li'er, who has always disliked dealing with the living, think of her as a confidant and sister, and she has no suspicion or suspicion of her, you can see how clever Yang Rui's methods are. You must know that in the entire Dongwang Mansion, Yang Li'er has never been so close to anyone, this is an independent and withdrawn character that Yang Li'er has cultivated since she was a child, Han Jian can open her heart because she is the person she wants, but Yang Rui can succeed, it can only be said that Yang Rui will be close.

"Okay, let's not talk about it." Han Jian didn't want Yang Li'er to have a rare trip to the palace, seeing him quarreling with Yang Rui, he and Yang Rui often quarreled over something, this kind of thing will not be reflected in other women around him, even if other women have opinions about him in their hearts, they will be stuffy in their hearts, and the result of arguing with him is likely to be falling out of favor.

Yang Rui sighed and didn't say much. But she knew that since Han Jian had a shadow in his heart, this matter was not over, and the ministers of the court and the central government saw that the Dongwang Mansion was now even peaceful in Guanzhong, and now they had to mobilize the entire Wei Dynasty to resist the invasion of the Xianbei barbarians, and their prestige would be even more incomparable in the future, so they would want to take the opportunity to praise Yang Rui's exploits and make the world remember that the world is the world of the Yang family, not the Han family. Originally, there was nothing to blame, but after all, the matter was also acquiesced by Yang Rui, even if she denied it, Han Jian knew that the matter must be related to her.

Once the suspicion comes out, it is difficult to remedy it. Yang Rui was-for-tat with Han Jian, but he still felt a little sorry for Han Jian in his heart.

On the dragon couch, Han Jian is still the master, but this time there is another "newcomer" who is happy with Yang Li'er. After all, Yang Li'er has not been in the palace for a long time, and she and Yang Rui have been pregnant until they gave birth, so they no longer have the harmonious atmosphere when they first came to the palace, but to her, they are like carefree little palace maids. And Han Jian and Yang Rui, although they respect each other on the surface, they actually have thorns in their hearts.

The red candle rippled, and in the dead of night, Yang Li'er was the first to sleep. Although she came to the palace as a guest, she was the most scheming and slept the fastest. And Han Jian and Yang Rui, although their bodies were leaning together, Yang Rui deliberately left her back to Han Jian, her breath was not so even, and Han Jian could also feel that she was also thinking about things.

The two were silent, and when Han Jian was really sleepy, he fell asleep. It was just dawn after waking up, Yang Rui also fell asleep, Han Jian pushed Yang Li'er's body, Yang Li'er fell asleep in a daze, opened her eyes and glanced at Han Jian, but turned her head and continued to sleep.

"Slaves and maidservants serve His Highness." Hui'er walked in tremblingly, but it was carrying a basin of hot water.

Maybe it was because she knew that Han Jian had the habit of getting up early and leaving the palace, so Hui'er got up very early and asked someone to prepare hot water and bring it over. Originally, when Han Jian entered the palace, Yang Rui was pregnant and physically inconvenient, and Hui'er still had a lot of joy, but now that Yang Rui has recovered almost, even if she is good to Hui'er, the "person around her", she will no longer give Hui'er a chance.

"Didn't sleep last night?" Han Jian asked as he dressed under Hui'er's service.

"Sleep...... Didn't sleep. Hui'er blushed and lowered her head, she originally wanted to hide it, but she didn't dare to lie in the face of Han Jian.

Every time Han Jian came to the palace, she was the only one on duty in the entire dormitory, and she had to be dispatched at any time, how could she sleep? Hui'er herself also has to reverse black and white, and the day is the time when she really has the water.

"What's the matter, I just got up and heard some nonsense. Hui'er, but you want to be punished? Yang Rui sat up and squinted at Hui'er who was dressing Han Jian.

"Slave, slave, slave......" Hui'er didn't know where she had done something wrong. She didn't know that it was her biggest mistake that Han Jian treated her better. Although she did not "seduce" Han Jian, as long as she fell to Han Jian's good, Yang Rui would have some dislike for her.

Han Jian put on his clothes, but he put on his boots and said, "If you are angry with a little girl, you will inevitably lose your status as an emperor." ”

Hui'er stood to the side, not daring to get too close to Han Jian.

"Say she's a little girl, but in my heart I think she's a confidante, right?" Yang Rui said a sentence like a sour stomach, and Yang Li'er was also hazy, but she didn't know what was going on.

"Get up, get dressed and leave the palace." Han Jian urged.

Yang Li'er looked unwilling, she slept very late last night, and now she suddenly has to get up early to leave the palace, she can't help but feel a little bit in bed. If she was in the East Palace, she would have fallen into the pit before she got up three poles a day. After giving birth to a child, she became more and more slack, and she no longer had the habit of getting up early to practice martial arts. (To be continued......)