Yan Shao's death was something that Emperor Tianlong had been expecting for many years.

But this matter, Emperor Tianlong does not plan to make it public for the time being.

I don't know how many people there are in the court, but I still think about his imperial brother who has been dead for I don't know how many years, and he wants to take the opportunity to fish out these people and see who else there are, who are in Cao Ying's heart in Han.

Emperor Tianlong remained silent and continued the birthday banquet, but it was inevitable that there were some people with bright hearts, and from the emperor's subtle demeanor, it could be seen that his mood seemed to be much better than in the morning.

Emperor Tianlong and Yin Ren, the monarchs and ministers know each other, how to stab each other in the back, then another thing, at least they have just joined forces to do a big thing, and they look at each other very well.

If it weren't for the news of Princess Jinhua coming back at the right time, Emperor Tianlong's good mood might have been maintained until the end.

Princess Jinhua was unwilling to marry. Since I went to Rongguo, I have been even more unwilling. She's a know-how. knows that she is a princess who is close to her, and she should share her father's worries and fulfill her obligations as a princess for her hometown.

But someone anonymously sent her a letter and told her that Emperor Tianlong intended to conquer the Rong Kingdom twice. Princess Jinhua, who knew and verified the news, was still willing to wronged herself and serve King Rong.

King Rong sent a letter of state, blaming himself for not treating Jinhua well enough, so that Jinhua was too homesick and ran away privately.

Right now, it is said that even King Rong doesn't know where she is.

The timing of King Rong's choice to send the national letter is also very ingenious, it is the day of Emperor Tianlong's 40th birthday. Under the throne, there were many envoys from the vassal countries watching.

Emperor Tianlong was given such a gift, how could he be happy.

The envoy of the Rong State seemed to not know that he had put his head on the belt of his trousers on this trip, and he was still talking there and saying cool things and being extremely provocative. The Rong State is the trouble of the confidants of the Great Shang, and Emperor Tianlong has set foot on it in his heart. It's a pity that although Rong is small, it has geographical advantages, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The guests who were close to the bottom also heard the conversation between them, and the seats that were still lively just now immediately took Emperor Tianlong as the center, and the radius of one zhang immediately fell silent.

Yin Ren poured himself a glass of wine, as if he hadn't heard the bold words of the envoy of Rongguo. It didn't seem surprising that the other person would say these words.

The princess who was close to her relatives actually fled back to her homeland, which was a great shame. The people of Rong were arrogant as if they had found an excuse to discuss benefits with the big ones. This matter is a big deal, but the Celestial Empire does not talk about trust.

Lin Qiantan sat far away and could hardly hear anything, and next to her ears was the sound of other ladies talking and chatting at the banquet. Wang Yuanzhao sat close, and Lin Qiantan thought that he should be able to ask him.

Wang Yuanzhao did listen to the conversation from the beginning, and the expressions of everyone during the banquet also entered his eyes.

There are some things that he sees in books or teachers teach him, but it is not as good as practicing and applying them himself. The teacher is right, the undercurrent between this person is really interesting.

Unlike in that small fishing village, everyone is simple and simple, and he claims to be proficient in eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, but in fact, he is just a person who is not bad in nature.

The son of the Qi family saw that he was distracted and urged him to drink, he smiled when he heard the words, and drank the whole cup, because of the fine texture on the neck exposed by the uplift, the proportions were even, and the lines were beautiful.

This is the perfect proof of the diligence of the teenagers to exercise their bodies.

Lin Qiantan unintentionally looked at him a little intracted, and was also awakened by the person who came over next to him. On such occasions, the people who meet are acquaintances. Lin Qiantan turned her head and saw that it was the one from the Gu family.

Everyone is the daughter of the Son of Heaven's close ministers, and they are naturally close to each other. Gu Qingxuan pulled her up and walked to the side to a remote corner to speak alone. After a while, Wei Jiayin also came over.

Of course, Wei Jiayin also saw Wang Yuanzhao. In all fairness, Wang Yuanzhao's appearance did attract her. But she didn't like the other party's cynical demeanor, and always felt that it was not serious.

The birthday feast is actually coming to an end. The sun on the horizon gradually sank to the west. After all, Princess Jinhua's matter is big news, and she didn't need Lin Qiantan to deliberately inquire about it, and she ran into her ears by herself. Running away with the princess is indeed a novelty, Lin Qiantan smiled.

It seems that this should not have happened so early.

Don't look at the people of Rong Guo who look "very hurt" at this time, in fact, I am afraid that King Rong himself will not want to have a noble woman from the Heavenly Empire as his queen to stay by his side and monitor him. Jinhua fled, he should ...... It would be nice to see that happen.

Wei Jiayin smiled with her: "If I were the king of Rong, maybe I would deliberately pretend to be stupid and secretly let her escape, and I was afraid that she would not be able to escape, and I would give her the green light to let her go all the way."

Lin Qiantan also smiled. I have to say that Wei Jiayin has told the truth in a sense.

However, Lin Qiantan looked at the envoy of Rong Guo who was drinking with the people next to him in the field, and thought to himself, if Rong Guo knew that Emperor Tianlong wanted to launch a second personal expedition regardless of his daughter's life and death, would he not be so happy to let the hostages go so easily. I don't believe it when she is killed, a princess who does not go out of the gate and does not step out of the second door is really so powerful that tens of thousands of troops in the Rong Kingdom cannot be caught.

Before the end of the birthday banquet, Lin Qiantan was called by Concubine Xiao to go to the inner palace to talk alone. When Concubine Xiao was young, she was also in a circle with the five golden flowers at that time, and she also had a lot of contact with Chu Ling.

This is not a young woman, and Lin Qiantan doesn't know whether she should be said to be a thin face or a rich and unparalleled person. Although she had a bad reputation, and in the end she didn't keep her and her concubine's children, but she was "spoiled" by many men to enter the harem of the first emperor, even when the queen mother was there, she had to give her three points.

This princess of the Xia Dynasty is still considered beautiful, compared to the third princess of the Xia Dynasty who gave up her life for dignity, who is smart and who is stupid?

Concubine Xiao has a good impression of Lin Qiantan because of Chu Ling. The third princess of the year looked down on her because she was favored, but Chu Ling got along with her sincerely, and did not follow Xiao Chen to trample on her because she was not high and was not favored.

Concubine Xiao wanted to ask Lin Qiantan if she was doing well, and if anyone bullied her in the Dongshan Hou Mansion?

Lin Qiantan was grateful, so she agreed to visit Concubine Xiao in her bedroom next time.

As he was talking, Emperor Tianlong, the protagonist of the birthday banquet over there, suddenly walked in. Seeing that there were guests, he unceremoniously ordered people to be evicted. Lin Qiantan knew each other very well and went out immediately.

As soon as Lin Qiantan left, Emperor Tianlong's hand was honestly on Concubine Xiao's waist, and the room full of people, none of them were surprised, all of them were surprised.

Concubine Xiao's eyebrows suppressed the look of disgust and anger, and the happiness she had just spent with her juniors was gone.

She sent people under the fence and relied on Emperor Tianlong to eat, and she had endured him for many years. Although the two are in the name of mother-in-law and sister-in-law, they are the same age. Besides, Concubine Xiao is very well maintained, and some people believe that she is in her early twenties. Emperor Tianlong was so bold that even his father's concubines dared to worry about it.

Lin Qiantan's ears, which shouldn't be sensitive, heard Emperor Tianlong calling Concubine Xiao's name, and said: "Next time you are born, you will do it again."

What Concubine Xiao said again, Lin Qiantan couldn't hear it.

One of the reasons why the world opposes Emperor Tianlong is that he seduced the concubines of the first emperor and lost his morality. There is even a saying that the first emperor simply discovered the immorality of Emperor Tianlong and was angry to death.

Lin Qiantan walked on the palace road, looking at the already dim sunset on the horizon, and felt a little emotional.

There is a reason why she will feel that Concubine Xiao makes her kind.

After all, her experience is similar to Concubine Xiao in several ways.

*

At the end of the palace road, the tall young man who had been waiting there since I didn't know when he started smiled brightly at her, his eyes were pure, and he said to her: "What a coincidence." He also wanted to come over and report to her the inside gossip of Princess Jinhua as soon as possible.

Lin Qiantan thought about it, this was not the place to talk, so she asked him to see him later.

Lin Qiantan has an unmarried husband, and that person is also waiting for her. But the man was not as cheeky as he was, but glanced at her from a distance and then turned away.

The Lin family and the Chu family are close to each other, and others more or less know that along the way, Lin Qiantan has already heard several words of discussion that he thought were obscure.

Chu Jiang was recommended by Gu Ping at a young age to sit firmly in the position of the squire of the military department, and everyone saw that he had a good future and was more willing to make friends.

The palace banquet officially ended, and the emperor did not come out again, but instead sent an order to everyone to disperse on their own. The imperial concubine Yin Qiang smiled very reluctantly, but she still entertained everyone on behalf of Emperor Tianlong.

She can't win her husband's heart, and maybe the desire for power can comfort her.

Yin Qiang gave birth to two sons for Emperor Tianlong. Both sons have also grown up well. Among them, the second prince is particularly favored and is considered a strong candidate for succession.

There was once a great prince in the palace, who died young, and his biological mother is unknown. The queen also died early, so naturally there was no prince who could participate in the competition for the crown prince. If it weren't for the changes of the big businessmen, the second prince would indeed have a good chance of ascending to the crown prince.

Coincidentally, Lin Qiantan just came out of the palace gate, and heard from her own intelligence network that she had added another place to make trouble.

A Tianlong Grand Canal has dragged down many low-level families who were originally from average backgrounds. Emperor Tianlong is so happy again. His own ability is indeed outstanding, and on the basis of the first emperor, he has faintly brought prosperity to the great merchants. But he is also the one who buries the hidden dangers.

It's only been a few years, a small hole here, a small hole there, no matter how powerful the court is, it can't stand the exhaustion.

But what does that have to do with her?

The birthday party, which was supposed to have gone wrong, seemed to end smoothly. Of course, Lin Qiantan had to be puzzled.

Wang Yuanzhao obviously had a clearer idea of Yan Shao's actions, and as soon as he got out of the palace, he ran to the place he had agreed with General Cai before.

Wang Shanya looked at her son's back, whispered to a few subordinates, and ordered them: "Follow up."

These Wang Shanya's cronies know the old rules. Their grandfather was so good that he had nothing to say about this recovered son, knowing that he had contact with the king of Dongping County, which might bring risks to the family, but he still chose to connive, and secretly helped......

But they also admire this second son. He had encountered several dangerous situations before, and he had always relied on one person to resolve them. There is no place for these people.

General Cai was killed outside the city wall, Wang Yuanzhao has heard about it one after another along the way in the past, he estimates that there may be an ambush outside the city wall at this time, he should be careful!

However, he overestimated Yin Huai's ability, Yin Huai was in a hurry to make a move, and General Cai died too early-

On the other side, in the car of the Yin family.

Yin Ren was pointing out to his son: "What are you doing when he has nothing to do outside the city?"

Yin Huai is also smart but was mistaken by cleverness, I just thought that General Cai's single position was a good opportunity to do it, but I didn't know that I picked the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon.

Yin Ren didn't care much about his son's mess, so he gave an order to the side of the car window, and someone immediately listened to the order and rushed out of the city. But it was too late, Wang Yuanzhao had already taken out the talisman buried there and took it away.

Yin Huai naturally knew that the waste prince Yan Yong had such a thing as a soldier and horse.

But if this army wants to move, either Yan Shao himself will appear, or, it depends on whether there are military talismans. Thinking about his mistakes, Yin Huai couldn't help but choke.

Yin Ren said lightly: "General Cai didn't get it, he died in your hands, then someone will always take it." Think about it, if you were Yan Shao, who would you give the talisman to. ”

Yan Shao has a lot of contacts in the court, and when Yin Huai heard this, his mind shook one by one, and Wang Yuanzhao was impressively listed. But that's just one possibility!

You don't need to explain the yin tenacity, and the yin huai will know to investigate.

Wang Yuanzhao took the talisman and was also investigating.

General Cai died, and the Cai family, who had just entered the palace happily to attend the birthday banquet, was naturally overjoyed and sad. What Wang Yuanzhao wanted to know was where Yan Shao went.

Wang Yuanzhao wasn't sure if Yan Shao was hiding his whereabouts, and he had never waited for him to contact him in the past, but he never contacted him himself.

But Yan Shao can't move anymore, so how can he still ask someone to contact him?

*

On Emperor Tianlong's birthday, everyone thought that the curtain came to an end peacefully, but only that night, another major event happened.

Emperor Tianlong was assassinated.

In the inner courtyard of the palace, there were hundreds of dead soldiers who mixed in like they did in the Mulan paddock, and pierced their chests with a sword. The emperor is said not to have died, but he was seriously wounded.

As soon as the news came out, the families who were still immersed in the joy of the birthday celebration during the day were like the lake that had been smashed by a boulder, and the waves exploded.

It's really a wave of unevenness.

Lin Yangde, father and son, cleaned up and entered the palace overnight, and the middle hall of the Dongshan Hou Mansion was also bright, and there were probably only a few young children sleeping in the dark and carefree in the mansion.

Lin Qiantan stood on the second floor of her own boudoir, and as far as she could see, the neighbors next door were in a similar situation. The men in the family all entered the palace in a hurry.

I don't know if Wang Ergou has followed his father into the palace now?

The Wang family of the Yan State Mansion is an important minister of the Son of Heaven, such a big event...... I think I'll get in.

*

Just as Lin Qiantan thought, the father and son of the Wang family did enter the palace.

Except for Wang Qun, the grandfather of the old country, who has retreated into the background, Wang Shanya brought all her sons into the palace, and the family was taken care of by the female dependents.

Wang Yuanzhao happened to meet Chu Jiang outside the palace gate. The two have been back and forth many times, and they can be regarded as friends who can talk to each other, nodding to each other and walking to the palace.

The bustle of the daytime seems to have left traces in the air, but in just a few hours, the smell in the air is completely different.

Outside the emperor's dormitory, the ministers and concubines surrounded the inside. But no one is qualified to get in.

Except, Concubine Xiao.

The imperial concubine stood there with a gloomy face, looking at it that people did not dare to approach, and the eunuchs and palace maids who came and went around came and went, all carrying copper basins, and the copper basins were full of blood and water......

When the ministers saw this, their expressions were different. The imperial physician also hinted that the emperor might not be good, and the ministers' demeanor was even more exciting.

Some people are a little more impetuous, and they jump out as soon as possible, as if asking Emperor Tianlong to establish a prince or something. As for the candidate for the crown prince, there is no doubt that he points to several of the most prestigious princes.

The ministers argued for a long time, but there was still no movement of Emperor Tianlong inside. The ministers were not sure what the situation was, and they even whispered to each other.

What the situation is in the palace, the people outside the palace really don't know. At the gate of the palace, there are also small housekeepers sent by the ladies of various families to inquire about the news.

What they care about is naturally not how the government is doing, but the safety of the men in their families......

You know, the more sensitive it is, the more dangerous it is......

When they found out something, they spread it to ten, and hundred, and then they each ran back to their master's house to report it......

Lin family.

The Shen family was old, couldn't stand the toss, and was persuaded by the juniors to go to sleep, Shen Ning and Yin Wei were rare not to snort, but to stay in the hall calmly and wait for news......

One night passed, and there was no bad news from the palace, and neither did the men of the families come out of the palace.

By the next day, some people couldn't sit still.

Yin Wei probably only didn't calm down in the matter of Lin Quan. She simply handed a sign to the palace early in the morning, and entered the palace in the name of looking for the imperial concubine.

The people of Yinping Pavilion are inevitably a little affected.

Especially the younger girl, there is a nervous look on her face that is not easy to hide.

Lin Qiantan seemed to be fine, although she didn't sleep very well, but early in the morning, Yin Wei went out, and she also went out.

Everyone else cares about the emperor in the palace, but what Lin Qiantan pays attention to is the case of General Cai's murder that almost no one pays attention to.

General Cai died at an inopportune time, so coincidentally he died at the juncture when Yan Shao was going to do something, so Lin Qiantan couldn't help but think about it more.

General Cai died, and only one person died. At the mouth of another alley in the city gate tower, a strange thing happened. Just because they died in a few low-status families, under the cover of the emperor's assassination, no one cared at all.

Some of the bloodstains that were too late to be eliminated can still be seen, and under inquiry, it can be known that those families provoked the enemy, and then they were destroyed.

Lin Qiantan went out for a day, and passed by her own shop halfway to take a look. Tian Xiaoxiang is a master of making money, and the original capital left by Chu Ling has doubled in her hands.

She handed over such results, and the people who were not convinced that she was a woman as the top boss gradually fell silent.

When Lin Qiantan passed, Lin Qingsong was already sitting there having lunch with Tian Xiaoxiang. Lin Qingsong didn't think anything of it: "Sister Tian will leave me to eat."

However, Tian Xiaoxiang was a thief, and Lin Qiantan couldn't help but feel a little hot on her face.

The assassination of the emperor is a major event, and the envoys of many countries are still in Beijing, so they can't just go over perfunctorily. The gossip was flying outside. But without exception, most of the accusations and suspicions are directed at the Rong people.

Princess Jinhua just made Emperor Tianlong lose face, how could the people of Rong be so stupid and assassinate in the imperial capital of the Great Shang Dynasty? The envoy is not a fool!

Unless this envoy of the Rong State has a fearless spirit of sacrifice and is willing to sacrifice his life for the Rong State.

Lin Qiantan was funny: This is in line with the arrogant performance of the Rong people at the birthday banquet.

Emperor Tianlong was seriously injured, but the affairs of the imperial court could not be delayed because of this. The ministers went to the palace for a night and a day, and finally came out, and the ladies of each family were also relieved because of this.

Except for Concubine Xiao, no one really saw the emperor with their own eyes. Concubine Xiao is not a person who can easily be seen in her inner thoughts, and everyone can't spy on the emperor's situation from her.

Except for ...... Tell me about the fact that Emperor Tianlong is still alive. Lin Qiantan was also thinking about such a thing in her heart. This incident never appeared in her memory.

Emperor Tianlong was injured strangely, and after working day by night, the cow ghosts, snakes, and gods also came out. Lin Qiantan looked at the unbearable people from all walks of life moving violently, and felt as if she had caught something.

As soon as Lin Yangde came out of the palace, he only slept for two hours, and he went out without dawn regardless of his age.

The forces of all parties are more or less moving, and the Dongshan Marquis Mansion is in the game, and it cannot be moved.

Lin Qiantan was afraid that if Lin Yangde couldn't think clearly in his mind and got on the boat randomly, he would trap her when he turned around, so he called Bishu's brother to follow. Not to mention knowing what he was doing, at least to know where her grandfather had gone......

Zheng Hao came back and told Lin Qiantan that Lin Yangde went to the Second Prince's Mansion.

Lin Qiantan frowned, her grandfather was also a person who had gone through a lifetime of ups and downs, how could he end up being so unbreathable when he encountered a subtle place?

Not to mention what happened to Emperor Tianlong's side. If Emperor Tianlong is really gone today, he will get on the boat too early!

Not to mention...... Emperor Tianlong may not be able to die.

Lin Qiantan was originally practicing calligraphy, calming down, but after Zheng Hao left, Lin Qiantan wrote and thought of a question.

Emperor Tianlong's temperament is not a reckless person, the same thing, maybe it will work for him once, and it won't work the second time.

It is said outside that the emperor was pierced through the heart by a sword, but Lin Qiantan knew that these should be the script stories that should have happened when Mulan was in the paddock......

She had suspicions, but she couldn't confirm them. Soon, the man who came to confirm it for her came.

At night, everyone else slept, and some people didn't sleep, and came to climb trees in the middle of the night. The eldest boy smiled heartily, and his straight to the point was: "Emperor, it should be fine."

Lin Qiantan looked at him.

Wang Yuanzhao smiled again: "Have you ever seen someone who has so much blood and goes out like a basin of money without money, but is not dead?"