Chapter Ninety-Seven: Strife in the Court
"If Concubine Jing really wants to eat the dishes I cooked, then please wait first, after all, it will take half an hour to do it well."
Li Chuxia also knew that Concubine Jing in front of her came over to please herself and ease the relationship with herself, so she must have no good intentions for the person who suddenly came to the door.
There is an old saying that the weasel gives a New Year's greeting to the chicken, and it is not good.
Concubine Jing looked at Li Chuxia in front of her and eased her face a little, and then she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, with a gentle smile on her face: "Since Miss Li is busy, then the palace will wait next to her." ”
"Then the lady waits."
Li Chuxia didn't put his face up at this time, and saw that Concubine Jing next to her was already sitting in the courtyard, and it was not easy to drive people away, so she turned around and went back to her kitchen.
"Isn't Miss Li angry?" The little palace maid looked at Li Chuxia in front of her with an ignorant look.
Li Chuxia looked at the palace maid beside him with a puzzled look, but laughed.
"In this palace, I am the person who is least qualified to be angry, after all, everyone's status is higher than mine, and the person in front of me is Concubine Jing Niangniang, who favors the sixth palace, and I am even less qualified to be angry with her."
Although Li Chuxia said so, he didn't think so in his heart, after all, a person who wished you to die before, and now he stood in front of you with a flattering face.
In his heart, he said that he knew what kind of idea Concubine Jing was fighting, but Li Chuxia didn't plan to expose it now, after all, no one had reached the step of tearing his face, so he had to wear a mask and continue to disguise.
After grinding in the kitchen for a long time, I finally made the pastries I was going to make, I originally wanted to make a macaron for myself to eat, but now that Concubine Jing is here, I can't refuse, after all, I have promised the person in front of me to let her stay and eat.
"Please also ask Concubine Jing to try the pastry I just made first." Li Chuxia put the things he had just made on the table and let Concubine Jing in front of him take a look.
Concubine Jing looked at the small pastries on this plate, which were very delicate, and the color was something she had never seen before, and she was slightly surprised by Li Chuxia's craftsmanship in front of her.
"This pastry is really strange in shape, but this color is very pleasing, so that Hongu also likes it deeply in my heart."
Concubine Jing looked at this color very cutely, one by one the colors were different, but they were so exquisitely made.
"This thing is very sweet, but if the mother likes it, it will naturally taste just right."
Li Chuxia looked at Concubine Jing at this time, and her eyes were almost inseparable from the pastries on the plate, so she also opened her mouth and motioned for the person in front of her to taste it.
Concubine Jing looked at the pastries on the plate very cute, so she also asked the maid next to her to test the poison with a silver needle, and then picked it up with chopsticks and ate it.
After discovering this entrance, the taste was simply sweet, so after eating, I couldn't help but praise Li Chuxia a few more words.
"Thank you for the compliment, if you like it, take this plate away."
Li Chuxia also knew that the things he had finished were naturally going to be taken away, so he was not polite, and directly took the initiative to give them to Concubine Jing.
Concubine Jing was very happy, thinking that she had nothing to give to Li Chuxia, so she gave Li Chuxia a hairpin with exquisite workmanship on her head.
The two of them were hypocritical, and they each said a bunch of flattering words to each other before leaving.
Li Chuxia walked into his yard, looked at the hairpin and didn't know what to do with it, stared at the delicate patterns on it thoughtfully, and thought carefully that he couldn't use this grade hairpin now, so he directly stuffed it into his arms and put it.
This kind of thing used by concubines, civilians like themselves have no chance to use it, and if they use it, they are also committing a big crime, and they also know that Concubine Jing deliberately kept the hairpin for herself.
Thinking about it, when the time comes, I can take advantage of what opportunity I can return to Concubine Jing.
After thinking about it like this, Li Chuxia finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and continued to work in the kitchen.
There are no more rumors in the harem that Baili Yunzheng forced the palace before, but the previous dynasty is not necessarily.
Recently, it can be said that there has been a lot of rumors in this court, and many people have opinions on Baili Yunzheng, even if everyone has appreciated Baili Yunzheng before, but now this important minister in the court is holding a military order to threaten the emperor, which makes everyone surprised.
Originally, Baili Yunzheng had a slightly average relationship with the emperor, but Baili Yunzheng has always been loyal to the emperor, so everyone has no opinions, but now Baili Yunzheng has become more and more arrogant because of his heavy fists, and everyone has gradually begun to have other opinions.
In the past few days, the emperor and Baili Yunzheng have been in the court, and no one has spoken to anyone, and even if Baili Yunzheng has something to report, he will directly let others play for him.
Therefore, the emperor sitting on the dragon chair and the Baili Yunzheng standing at the head of the military attache can be said to be full of contradictions, and no one spoke first to ease the relationship between the two.
After all, everyone is also the emperor's courtiers, but they don't dare to be as disrespectful as Baili Yunzheng.
Just above today's early dynasty, the emperor and Baili Yunzheng, who were in a stalemate, did not speak first, but the news that Baili Yunzheng was going to rebel spread more and more, and it was boiling above the court, and it was finally mentioned.
The left attendant of the Ministry of Industry stood up indignantly, "Your Majesty, now the court is up and down, and the general Baili has entered the palace with a military order to hold the emperor hostage, and this matter has been known to the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty!" ”
"What do you mean by that?" Shangshu of the Criminal Department sneered at this time and stood up from the ranks of the hundred officials.
"The minister doesn't mean anything, but he just wants the emperor to give everyone a clear idea of how to punish General Baili!" The left waiter of the Ministry of Industry looked at Baili Yunzheng standing next to the military attache with a look of unwillingness to admit defeat on his face at this time.
At this time, the military department Shangshu said with a leisurely expression: "Zuo Shilang seems to be a little excited?" ”
"Humph! Now the courtiers with heavy fists in their hands dare to go to the palace to force the palace against the emperor, which is really disrespectful! The left waiter of the Ministry of Industry looked at the military department Shangshu who was standing next to him and talking with an ugly face at this time.
Guanglu Siqing watched these people arguing, so he also said out loud at this time, "The truth of the matter is still inconclusive, although it is rumored to be rumored, but now General Baili has not done such a disrespectful thing." ”
At this time, Guanglu Siqing, who was speaking at this time, naturally became the object of everyone's scolding, and he said a slightly neutral sentence without showing his position.
"You speak lightly, and those who should be condemned will be condemned!" The left waiter of the Ministry of Works' face turned red with anger at this time.
"Then I would like to ask what kind of culpability does Zuo Shilang want General Baili to convict? Kill him? The Shangshu of the Criminal Department looked at the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry with disdain.
The people who speak for Baili Yunzheng in the court are naturally those who believe in and follow Baili Yunzheng, but those who want to convict Baili Yunzheng are naturally the people around the emperor.
Originally, the emperor's prestige in the court was not much, after all, most of the things were decided by the prime minister and the major prison states and military aircraft departments, and the emperor's decision-making was not much.
"I'm ......" Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Engineering was suddenly asked at this time, and he was choked by these words for a while, and he didn't know how to speak.
Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Industry straightened his clothes and reluctantly straightened his expression: "Weichen didn't mean to offend General Baili, but he just wanted to let the civil and military officials in this court know that the emperor is the lord of the world, and the imperial power is the prestige of a country that cannot be challenged." ”
"If the emperor wants to convict General Baili of responsibility, then it will naturally be dealt with impartially."
After finishing speaking, the others quarreled again, but the two parties never spoke, and the person sitting on the dragon chair also restrained the coldness in his eyes, and did not pay attention to what kind of face Baili Yunzheng was in the audience.
Baili Yunzheng's hand in his sleeve had already been clenched at this time, and he also knew that Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Works was the emperor's person, and he was thinking about holding a military order and blackmailing the emperor at that time, but he didn't regret it at all.
However, standing on top of the court, the second prince and the third prince did not speak, after all, if they intervened in this kind of matter, it might affect themselves.
The second prince was a little worried that Baili Yunzheng, who was standing in front, would be implicated, after all, the matter of forcing the palace had been spread to everyone, and he also understood in his heart that the person standing at the front was just trying to save Li Chuxia.
However, although Li Chuxia was exempted from death, Baili Yunzheng got into trouble because of the matter of holding the military order, and this matter was really difficult to deal with.
"Looking at the old decay, everyone in the court is arguing fiercely." Because of his poor health recently, the prime minister sat on top of the court and watched everyone arguing about this matter, so he decided to speak.
Suddenly hearing the prime minister speak, everyone quieted down, after all, the prime minister was the most majestic person in the entire court except for the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the old minister wants to say two words for General Baili, the three generations of loyal and virtuous people of the Baili family have all made contributions to the Yong Dynasty and made great contributions to my Yong Dynasty, and General Baili has heard about it a few days ago, but he is young and vigorous, and he is anxious to take responsibility for his beloved woman for a while."
After saying so many words, the prime minister felt that he was a little thirsty, so he paused and continued: "The old general has been cultivating in the general's mansion for many years, and he has not asked about the affairs of the court for many years. ”
After the emperor heard the old prime minister say this, although he had some doubts in his heart, he gradually dissipated a lot, and he also wanted to give the old prime minister a face, so he said: "Some things are also based on the young and vigorous general Baili, and I don't care about it, but the state has national laws, and the family has family rules. ”
"Thank you for your grace!" Baili Yunzheng looked indifferent and knelt on the ground to thank him.