Chapter 184: The Dinner Party
After Zhao Shishi heard this, his face was like ashes.
After Zhao Shishi left the imperial platform, Gu Banqin secretly glanced at Helian Hongyi, and Helian Hongyi also turned around and glanced at her.
Gu Banqin seemed to have been found out of something embarrassing, and hurriedly turned his gaze, Helian Hongyi hooked his lips, and whispered to Gu Banqin while drinking:
"I don't care about Concubine De's matter, but I'm very curious, Concubine De is obviously calculating you, why was you countercalculated in the end?"
Gu Banqin blinked his eyes twice, then put down the pastry in his hand, turned his head to Helian Hongyi, and showed a mysterious smile: "I said because I know demon law, do you believe it?" ”
Helian Hongyi knows everything about what is happening in the harem, and nothing can be hidden from him, and Gu Banqin never thought of disposing of Concubine De to hide it from Helian Hongyi, and after disposing of it, Helian Hongyi was calculated and transformed by Lin Yuxiu and King Yu, and he didn't have time to talk about it to him until today.
Regarding Gu Banqin's unreliable answer, Helian Hongyi did not speak immediately, but drank it all in the cup.
"Believe. Even if you tell me that you will go to heaven, there is nothing I don't believe in your current ability. However, you have also seen that the Zhao family will not give up, they dare not do anything to me, but they ...... to you"
What will happen to Gu Banqin, Helian Hongyi didn't say anything, but Gu Banqin can also understand what he wants to say next, Concubine Zhao Defei is a chess piece planted by the Zhao family in the harem, and she is contributing to the Zhao family in the palace.
Now that she has been revoked by her for such a high-sounding reason, it is conceivable how much the Zhao family hates her. Gu Banqin fell on Helian Hongyi's side face, leaned over and asked Helian Hongyi softly:
"The emperor actually wished that Concubine De would kill her, right?"
Gu Banqin's words made Helian Hongyi couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth, and instead of giving a positive answer, he turned his head and handed Gu Banqin an ambiguous look of unknown meaning, which was enough to explain his answer.
Gu Banqin took a deep breath, sat up straight, and shook her head helplessly for her sluggishness, she should have known that if Helian Hongyi really didn't want her to move Concubine De, how could she tolerate her counterattacking Concubine De in this way?
Now Concubine De is now locked in the cold palace because of the failure of the battle with Gu Banqin, not so much that Gu Banqin won, in fact, the biggest winner behind it is Helian Hongyi.
It's a shame that she still thinks Helian Hongyi is interesting just now, thinking that his attitude towards Zhao Shishi is to support her......
After the Zhao family took the throne, he also specially gave Concubine De to Helian Hongyi as the prince's side concubine, and after Helian Bai's death, Concubine De was named Concubine De because of the relationship between the Zhao family.
In the harem, the Zhao family has lived for several generations, unless everyone in the palace is replaced, otherwise, there will always be servants loyal to the Zhao family.
If it weren't for Gu Banqin's appearance, Concubine De would definitely be able to do it in the harem, secretly in charge of everything, no matter whether there is a queen in the future or not, Concubine De will control the vast majority of resources in the palace, this is for sure.
Therefore, in order to make the harem harmonious and unified, Helian Hongyi first praised Gu Banqin, and then supported by Gu Banqin's reform.
In fact, at that time, Helian Hongyi expected that Concubine De would attack Gu Banqin, but he still didn't ask, but waited for Gu Banqin to have no choice but to take action and solve Concubine De.
It's really a big game of chess, Gu Banqin suddenly has a kind of melancholy as a chess piece, although she has long known Helian Hongyi's nature, but she has always been very confident in what she does.
felt that he could have today, all of which was the result of his own efforts, but it was only seen through Helian Hongyi's words to Zhao Shishi today.
Gu Banqin knew that he was being used by Helian Hongyi again.
Helian Hongyi saw that Gu Banqin stopped talking, the expression on his face was a little sluggish, and he took the initiative to reach out and pour her a cup of fruit brew and send it to her.
"For the Zhao family, isn't the emperor a little worried? Concubine De was beaten into the cold palace, and the Zhao family would have a problem with the emperor even if it was for Concubine De, right? ”
Gu Banqin felt that at this time, if she still wanted to figure out the strength of her potential opponents, she had to know what the situation of the Zhao family was before she could react accordingly.
Helian Hongyi was silent for a moment before he replied to Gu Banqin: "King Zhao is a spineless person, and his lineage is almost the same as that of Zhao Shishi, and he can't become a climate, but there is a more powerful one in the side lineage." ”
Gu Banqin's eyes lit up, and seeing that Helian Hongyi was still willing to tell her this, he hurriedly asked, "Oh, is it?" The side line is the concubine, and there are more powerful children of the Zhao family? ”
This relatively powerful Zhao family's son must be very powerful, so he will give Helian Hongyi such an evaluation.
I saw Helian Hongyi's eyes narrow, as if he had thought of something, and his voice sounded a little colder: "Yes, it's amazing." The 30,000 Restoration Army assembled in the Jianghuai area was led by him. ”
"The Restoration Army?" Gu Banqin was full of question marks, she had never understood anything about the army, and naturally she didn't understand these things. Guessed: "It's a rebellion?" ”
Helian Hongyi didn't speak, but he didn't deny it, and Gu Banqin understood that this Restoration Army should be an organization similar to 'anti-Qing and Restoration of Vision'.
Because the Helian clan occupied the country, the Zhao family was ousted from the imperial platform, but no one in the lineage appeared, and if there were no new characters in the concubine, then the Zhao family would be completely finished.
But now it doesn't seem that simple. The person who can make Helian Hongyi jealous must have two brushes.
"Didn't the emperor send troops to suppress it? Gathering by them is not conducive to the stability of the country. "Naturally, it doesn't look like Helian Hongyi's handwriting.
"Troops were sent, but to no avail. The Restoration Army is just a name, they claim to have 30,000 people, but none of these people will gather in a large area, the court can't find their lair, even if they send troops, they will only catch a few innocuous little leaders, and the court officers and soldiers have broken a lot. ”
Helian Hongyi's words made Gu Banqin even more sure, this 'Restoration Army' established by the Zhao family's descendants seems to be unorganized, but all the people gathered are some stragglers, they are in groups of three or five, there is no major movement, and they specialize in robbing the rich and helping the poor.
I can't help but ask, "...... them Good at assassination? ”
Gu Banqin's question made Helian Hongyi look at her again, and asked with interest: "Do you know all these things?" ”
Turning his head, while watching the song and dance, he continued to Gu Banqin: "Yes, they are good at assassination, I sent eight generals before and after, led troops to suppress them, seven died, one was disabled, and the overseers under my command, deputy generals, etc., also broke a lot. ”
Sure enough, as Gu Banqin thought, the person who can do these things and make Helian Hongyi very jealous, then it is really a bit capable, Gu Banqin couldn't help but be curious about him, and asked, "What's his name?" ”
Helian Hongyi's eyes were deep, and he replied coldly: "Zhao Yucheng." The second son of the former Jade King. ”
The former Jade King is talking about the prince of the Zhao family in the previous dynasty, and this Zhao Yu became the second son of the Jade King, don't think about it, use the name of his son of the Jade King to gather forces.
Seeing that Gu Banqin didn't react anymore, and seemed to be in deep thought, Helian Hongyi couldn't help but hook his lips, picked up the pot of fruit brewing with his own hands, filled the cup in Gu Banqin's hand, and smiled very strangely, so that Gu Banqin couldn't wait to punch his handsome face, only to hear Helian Hongyi say to Gu Banqin:
"Do you know why Zhao Yucheng gathered troops in the first place, intending to subvert the Helian clan?"
Where did Gu Banqin know, but vaguely felt that what came out of Helian Hongyi's mouth would definitely not be a good thing, sure enough, Helian Hongyi took a deep breath, put the fruit brewing pot in his hand on the dragon case, and said neatly:
"Zhao Yucheng and Zhao Nan Zhen are cousins, the two grew up together, he has a very good relationship with Zhao Nan Zhen, a cousin, when Zhao Nan Zhen sent the Zhao family into the palace, he tried his best to stop it, but it didn't work."
"Since then, he has been resentful of me, and after he traveled, he set up the Restoration Army in the Jianghuai area, and the original purpose may be to snatch his cousin back."
Gu Banqin: ......
I didn't expect there to be this layer of allusions in it. Then looking at the demonic smile on the corner of Helian Hongyi's mouth, Gu Banqin suddenly felt cold all over, and stared at Helian Hongyi in shock.
It was obvious that he had deliberately told her this.
If Zhao Yu became his cousin who snatched him back, and he could actually exert such a great potential to gather a force like the Restoration Army, then if he knew, now that Concubine De had stepped down Gu Banqin for that reason, it would be difficult to guarantee that Zhao Yucheng would not stand up and avenge Concubine Zhao De.
And it just so happens that the Restoration Army is good at assassination......
Gu Banqin felt that his whole person was not good, but Helian Hongyi was calm and calm, patted the back of Gu Banqin's hand in a matter-of-fact manner, and said:
"Think so much about what to do. Rest assured, I won't watch you die. ”
Gu Banqin: ...... didn't want to speak, and sent him a super invincible big eye.
Yes, you won't watch me die, but if I really cripple the play, can you afford to pay for it?
Gu Banqin wailed weakly in her heart.
Gu Banqin's birthday banquet was well received, and everyone was especially shocked by the dishes, desserts and utensils in the banquet.
Most of them are still the styles of the previous dynasty, the artistic value is very high, complete sets, not to mention anything else, just the jade bowl used in the dessert later, the sharp-eyed can be recognized from the congratulatory message at the bottom of the bowl.
The jade bowl is a hundred years ago, when the Zhao family just entered the Central Plains, the southern Xinjiang tribute came to the former dynasty to congratulate the empress dowager on her birthday.
The key is that there are so many that almost half of the jade in southern Xinjiang was used up before thousands of longevity bowls were sent, and it is estimated that they have a history of hundreds of years.
This bowl has been sealed in the treasury and has not been used, and a lot of manpower will be paid for maintenance every year, but I didn't expect that this time it actually appeared collectively in the emperor's birthday banquet, which can be called a big deal.