Volume 1 The Orphan Girl in the Imperial Capital Chapter 16 Catching Darts with Bare Hands
Yue Jingxuan hooked the corners of his lips and smiled, and said softly with his head sideways: "Drinking too much? β
The magnetic voice flowed past her ears, and Mu Yunlan felt that her ears were numb, so she quickly tilted her head and rubbed it on her shoulder, and said seriously: "No." β
"That's good, your fiancΓ© is watching from the other side."
Mu Yunlan blinked, glanced at Yue Xiaohan opposite with fixed eyes, her curled eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings, and nodded obediently: "Hmm." β
Yue Jingxuan was stunned, looked at her eyes shining and sitting straight, and confirmed again: "Are you sure you haven't drunk too much?" β
Mu Yunlan put her hands in fists on the edge of the table, and nodded again when she heard this: "Hmm." β
"You ......" Yue Jingxuan wanted to say something, and the emperor on the throne opened his mouth.
"Today is the New Year's banquet, I have a drink with all the kings, in the hope that the wind and rain will be smooth and the people will be peaceful in the coming year."
Everyone hurriedly got up: "Thank you, Lord Longen, long live the emperor, long live, long live." β
Mu Yunlan also wanted to get up, but just as she wanted to stand up, she felt her shoulder being held down, and turned her head to look at Yue Jingxuan, her eyes full of doubts.
Yue Jingxuan smiled slightly: "It's okay." β
Everyone had already gotten up, and the two people who were sitting alone stood out.
"King Ning'an, how can you be so rude to the emperor?" Yu Shi Qi Min was the first to speak, "As a prince, but he does not respect the emperor and does not abide by the etiquette law, he should be punished." β
Yue Jingxuan put down the wine cup leisurely: "Who are you?" β
"The minister is the imperial historian Qi Min."
"The surname is Qi, this king has beheaded many people with the surname Qi before."
Qi Min's face turned red, and he knelt down angrily: "Your Majesty, King Ning'an has openly threatened the courtiers in front of you, please make the decision for Weichen." β
The third prince, Yue Xiaohan, looked at Yue Xiaohan on the side: "Second brother, that Qi Min is your person, don't you save him?" β
The second prince, Yue Xiaojiao, frowned: "The third brother should not talk nonsense, the imperial history itself has the right to participate, he is not used to King Ning'an, and it is normal to participate." said this in his mouth, but in his heart, he scolded Qi Min half to death, and he was idle and had nothing to look for!
Yue Xiaohan smiled, and looked at Qi Min as if he was looking at a dead man: When he entered Beijing, he didn't face the saint, he didn't go to the banquet on time, his father didn't pursue it, and he must have some scruples when he thought about it, Qi Min openly shouted at this time, and if he didn't deal with it, he would lose the emperor's face, and he couldn't deal with it, didn't he embarrass his father?
The emperor's expression was dark, and there was no joy or anger on his face, but he just pinched the fingers of the wine glass and kept exerting force: "Qi Min, you are so bold, I and King Ning'an are brothers, he is not in good health, and it is understandable that he does not get up to toast, you actually provoke our brotherhood, come to someone, and drive him out!" β
Qi Min raised his head and shouted in disbelief: "Your Majesty, Wechen didn't provoke, what Wechen said is the truth......"
"Take it down!" The Emperor waved his hand impatiently and asked the Imperial Guards to drag the man away.
Qi Min is the second prince's person, and he has always played his mouthpiece, and he secretly listened to him and participated in many people, but he never thought that he would be abolished today because of a few words.
The second prince, Yue Xiaojiao, looked bad, turned his head to look at Yue Xiaohan's low eyebrows and smiled lightly, and snorted secretly: "Third brother, Concubine Jin Niangniang has been removed from the right to manage palace affairs, why can you still sit still like this?" β
"Could it be that the second brother has doubts about his father's order?" Yue Xiaohan's smile remained unchanged.
"I don't dare, I want to come to the third brother's sincere acceptance of his father's order, too, you and Concubine Jin have always had a gentle temperament, and your father has also praised it!"
The second prince glanced at him mockingly, this third brother was so gentle and gentle at all times, which attracted many courtiers to pursue him. He still doesn't believe it, Concubine Jin was dismissed from palace affairs, so he is not in a hurry at all? It's so well disguised!
The eldest prince, Yue Xiaoqing, buried his head in eating the dishes and snacks on the table, turning a deaf ear to the-for-tat confrontation between the two brothers.
Emperor Yue Jingyun's harem is full of beauties, but there are not many heirs. There are only four adult princes, and the four princes also have disabilities in their feet, and they have no inheritance rights at birth.
The eldest prince, the second prince, and the third prince are not much different in age, and their backgrounds are also quite equal.
The eldest prince Yue Xiaoqing's mother, Concubine Lan, is the daughter of Li Jing, the prime minister of Zuo. The Li family has a high prestige in the army, Yue Xiaoqing led the army at the age of fourteen, and continued to make military achievements for many years, and was crowned king of England at the age of sixteen.
The second prince, Yue Xiaojiao, and his mother, Concubine Li, is the daughter of the right prime minister Ningzhou. Ningzhou is highly regarded as the head of the civil ministers. Although Yue Xiaojiao is not familiar with government affairs and is not good at strategy, under the planning of this maternal grandfather, he is still thriving, and there are many supporters in the DPRK and China.
The third prince, Yue Xiaohan's mother, Concubine Jin, was slightly lower than the previous two, and her biological father was a university scholar Qi Yunnian. He was born in a poor family, and became famous in one fell swoop by relying on the imperial examination, starting from the county and entering Kyoto step by step to become a university scholar, which is quite legendary. Because of his unique experience, he was deeply trusted by the emperor, and correspondingly, Concubine Jin, who was proficient in poetry and songs, was also quite favored.
The three princes were established, and the forces of the DPRK and China were also divided. As the prince came of age and rushed to pay attention to the Neutral Party, the DPRK and China seemed to be calm, but in fact they were secretly turbulent.
Yu Shi Qi Min, who had just been dragged down, was a supporter of the second prince.
Yue Xiaohan got up and raised his glass, and saluted Yue Jingxuan: "Uncle Fifteen, my mother and Concubine Lan and Concubine Li jointly manage the palace affairs. β
Concubine Jin's pale face softened a little, and she glanced at the complacent Concubine Lan and Concubine Li, and secretly hated in her heart: she was not in charge of palace affairs alone, and she did not use the palace maids in her palace to murder Mu Yunlan, even if she wanted to be investigated, she could not be held accountable alone.
Yue Jingxuan raised his eyes to look at Yue Xiaohan, and responded lightly: "It's more sensible than your mother." β
Seeing that Yue Jingxuan had no intention of raising a glass, Yue Xiaohan still smiled, without any embarrassment, and sat back in his seat after drinking the wine in his hand.
The second prince secretly sneered: his mother had just been slapped in the face, and he sent it again, it was really shameless!
"Third brother, didn't you say before that the fifteenth emperor uncle was proficient in martial arts, and he would definitely ask him for advice after meeting? Today's New Year's banquet, my father is on top, and the ministers are also there, isn't it a great opportunity? β
Yue Xiaohan looked at the ill-intentioned Yue Xiaojiao: "My martial arts are sparse, and I can't compare with my eldest brother and second brother." β
Yue Xiaojiao got up and pulled him up and pushed him to the center of the hall: "Third brother, don't be modest, second brother, my martial arts are really sparse and ordinary, you usually study hard and practice hard, even the eldest brother has praised you many times, you can't miss this great opportunity." β
Yue Xiaohan was defenseless, he didn't expect Yue Xiaojiao to use such a rogue method, at this time, he naturally couldn't say that he hadn't said anything to ask for advice: "Uncle Fifteen Emperor is in poor health, I don't dare to disturb, today I will present a piece of martial arts to cheer up my father, and I wish my father's spirit to reach a higher level." β
Many courtiers nodded secretly, the words of the third prince were really leaky, which not only solved the embarrassing situation created by the second prince, but also took the opportunity to curry favor with the emperor.
"Okay, then let my father see if you've made progress." Yue Jingyun nodded in agreement, and waved his hand to let the inner servant give him a long sword.
The second prince, Yue Xiaojiao, was not disappointed, but sat up straight with interest, waiting for Yue Xiaohan's performance.
Yue Xiaohan took the long sword, made a gesture of starting his hand, and then turned over and jumped up, the long sword in his hand was shining, and it was like a dragon in the roar. The instant transition from extreme static to extremely dynamic makes people can't help but applaud!
Yue Jingxuan took a sip of the wine cup and looked at Mu Yunlan who had shining-eyed eyes on the side: "What do you think?" β
Mu Yunlan blinked, looked carefully and then nodded: "The performance is good." β
Isn't it just a good "performance", such a complex and gorgeous move, the most suitable for performance, if you want to use it against the enemy, you need to hone a lot.
Hearing the sound of her words, Yue Jingxuan hooked the corners of his lips, and the smile in his eyes faded a little, like a twinkling star.
In the main hall, Yue Xiaohan's performance was almost over, he jumped high, and the long sword in his hand slashed down with the momentum of thunder!
Everyone only felt that the cold light flashed in front of them, and a sound of breaking the air whistled through, and two darts came out of the edge of the long sword, shooting towards Yue Jingxuan.
"Ahh
Everyone was shocked for a moment, and immediately looked intently, only to see one dart nailed to the pillar behind King Ning'an, and the other was tightly grasped by one hand.
The five fingers of the hand were slender and white jade, but they held the dart firmly in the palm of their hand, and there were blood stains dripping down the fingers, with a strong contrast between red and white.
Yue Xiaohan was stunned the moment the accident appeared, and he stumbled two steps before he stood firm, and he was in a cold sweat after returning to his senses. He was calculated! If King Ning'an is injured by him, even if he breaks a hair, he will rarely be good.
There was silence in the hall, and many people were so frightened that they even held their breaths, and it took a while for someone to exclaim.
Yue Jingxuan slowly narrowed his eyes, the white jade wine cup in his hand was instantly pinched and shattered, and an oppressive momentum burst out, and the atmosphere in the hall froze instantly.
"Brother Huang, should you explain?"