Chapter Ninety-Four: Joy
Jiang Yibai soon set off with 30,000 horses again, and this time they were escorting boxes of medicinal herbs. It is inevitable to be injured in war, and one more medicinal herb is one more hope for life.
Before leaving, Jiang Yibai looked at the figure wearing a thick cloak on the city wall, and the corners of his mouth raised the spirit of a young man when he first saw him. When Jiang Ziyu turned around and went back, he couldn't help but think - maybe this is the best destination for the second brother.
Baili Lin followed Jiang Yibai away, and when he left, he told everything to him, and the person who invited him to the capital was King Rui, the purpose was not only to assassinate, but the later task was due to Bai Lilian's defection, and King Rui did not reveal anything to him.
Jiang Ziyu didn't care about this at all, the soldiers would block the water and cover the earth, if King Rui really made any moves, it would not be too late to talk about it then. And she noticed that it seemed like an ability had changed, and her speed and reflexes were much faster than before. That's a good thing for her, though she's using abilities very little now.
And right now, the Forbidden Palace's Mansion is preparing for the New Year.
On the night of the thirtieth day, it was snowing thickly, and the outside was exceptionally bright. There are few masters in the forbidden palace, Nan Huaifeng released Su Li, but she was not allowed to stay in the palace for the New Year, but sent her back to her parents' house.
Su Li is grateful for this, and once envied the place where she had to marry in, but now it is a cage for her. She did not go to her mother Zhang, but went back to Zhang's house directly. At the beginning, she didn't believe that her mother didn't know what the consequences would be for her once this matter was exposed, but her mother still deceived her and used her to frame the palace.
Su Li thought a lot during the lockdown, and suddenly grew up. She knew better that if she hadn't insisted on entering the palace at the beginning, her life would not be so difficult now. And persuaded her to ban the palace, her mother, is it for her own good, or for her own selfish desires? She was resentful in her heart, and she didn't go to see her mother as if she was angry.
There are some things that Su Li can't understand, but she doesn't plan to think about it, this time she went home to ask her mother's family for help, she didn't want to continue to live in the palace.
Nan Huaifeng and Jiang Ziyu didn't know about these things, they were busy preparing things for the New Year.
"This red jacket looks good." Nan Huaifeng looked at Jiang Ziyu who had just changed into new clothes with an appreciative expression, she looked good in whatever clothes she was wearing, her temperament and appearance were there, so she naturally didn't pick clothes.
Jiang Ziyu went to the bronze mirror to take a look, she didn't think it looked good, but since Nan Huaifeng said okay, then she didn't bother to change it.
"Uncle Huang, how about allowing them to bring their families to the banquet tomorrow?"
Every year on the first day of the new year, a banquet is held in the palace to invite hundreds of officials, and Nan Qian'an is selfish again, wanting to take this opportunity to meet Sissi. Jiang Ziyu didn't intend to puncture his careful thoughts, and Nan Huaifeng was also willing to let him be willful, so that Morning Star added another sentence to the post.
Nan Qian'an watched Morning Star add the words of bringing his family with his own eyes, and then went to Xingyu to eat with a smile. Today's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is made by Xingyu and a few skilled cooks, Xingyu also prepared some croquettes and other tooth-beating food in advance, her fried meatballs are very tender and crispy, the taste is even more wafted out, and several shadow guards came to eat.
"Princess, when I went back to my house during the day, my mother specially asked me to bring a jar of sour pears." Xingyu put the sliced pickled pears on the square table in front of Jiang Ziyu, and inserted a few silver skewers for her to eat.
Jiang Ziyu squinted his eyes and tasted it, it was sweet and sour with a hint of crispness, it was really delicious. Seeing her smiling and squinting, Nan Huaifeng knew that this thing suited her taste, and she was thinking about spending a large amount of money for Xingyu tomorrow.
Nanchenqing is the only master in his house, and in previous years, the New Year was just a symbolic meal with Qu Yan, and he lived his own way. This year, Qu Yan was no longer in the palace, and he was worried about Yuna again, so he simply came to the palace with good wine to eat.
Nan Huaifeng was not surprised that he came over this time, Jiang Ziyu and Yuna went to pick out clothes together, and the two brothers simply sat outside and talked.
"I thought I would have to go to the border this time." Nan Chenqing hadn't worried about this matter at the beginning, with his understanding of the third brother, he would definitely do it.
Nan Huaifeng glanced at him lightly, stretched out his hand and touched his chin - he thought about it like this, in fact, Lao Qi's going must be better than Jiang Yibai's, at least he can suppress those generals whose hearts are higher than the sky.
But Jiang Yibai came to beg for it, and he also brought a hundred miles of silence, which is equivalent to a buy one get one free deal, how can he think it is cost-effective. So he helped persuade Jiang Ziyu to let the two of them pass.
But looking at Lao Qi's happy appearance, Nan Huaifeng suddenly felt that he still had to arrange something for him.
"After the year, the governors of all places will go to inspect, so don't be idle." Nan Chenqing said lightly, which made the Seventh Prince unable to laugh at all: "Huh? Which province am I going to? ”
Nan Huaifeng chuckled, with a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes: "You don't have to go anywhere for the time being after the New Year, and when the governor hands over the inspection notes, you run from place to place to see if what they say is true." ”
Nan Chenqing was completely stunned, every place? Didn't he want him to run all over the Chu Kingdom?
"Three, third brother...... There's no need. Nan Chenqing cried and felt that he was happy and sad, let him go for such a tiring job, isn't this fatal? Besides, he hasn't done it yet.
Nan Huaifeng raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at Jiang Ziyu and Yuna who were walking from the other direction of the corridor, and added: "You are allowed to bring Yuna with you." ”
In fact, Nan Huaifeng also wanted Yuna to leave the capital temporarily, and I heard the shadow guard who was secretly guarding the palace say that there are always people sneaking around outside the palace these days, and it doesn't look like they are going to the princess, so their target can only be Yuna.
Take Yuna away from the capital and let her follow Nanchen Qing Tiannan Haibei, he doesn't believe that the hands of the Queen Mother and King Rui are so long, and they can still hunt and kill them everywhere.
However, Nan Chenqing didn't know the reason, she just thought that the third brother was kind enough to help the poor brother chase his daughter-in-law, so he immediately patted his chest and said happily: "The third brother can rest assured that he will hand over the errand to me." ”
Jiang Ziyu looked at them lightly when he walked over, and then asked, "What errand?" ”
"Well, it's nothing, arrange something to do in seven years." Nan Huaifeng dealt with the matter vaguely, Jiang Ziyu would not ask about these things, and some words were not easy to say clearly in front of Yuna.
Jiang Ziyuguo didn't continue to ask, just nodded and continued to walk into the house, Nan Qian'an was sitting cross-legged on the chaise longue, Xingyu put a string of meatballs on him with chopsticks, and he was eating slowly.
Nan Qian'an's eating appearance doesn't know who he is with, he eats slowly and leisurely, not at all like Nan Huaifeng and Jiang Ziyu, these two can be described as windswept clouds.
Now Jiang Ziyu's eating appearance is a little better, but it is still very fast.
"Auntie, I want to put on window grilles." He saw that Sister Xingyu cut a lot of beautiful window paper during the day, and she wanted to stick it on the window.
Jiang Ziyu took out the window paper cut by Xingyu and handed it to the little emperor, and said softly: "Wash your hands and then know?" ”
Nan Qian'an put down the meatballs and happily washed his hands, while Nan Huaifeng leaned on the soft couch and looked at the snow outside. Nan Chenqing wanted to get close to Yuna alone, so she found a reason to build a snowman and tricked Yuna out.
Jiang Ziyu yawned and took an apple and ate it, "King Rui doesn't seem to have moved for a long time. ”
"Now the daughters of civil and military officials don't dare to marry him, he wants to rely on nepotism to win over the power, I'm afraid it won't work, the original forces have been broken up so much by you, how can he have the ability to make any waves?" Nan Huaifeng poured her a cup of tea and sweet tea, which is indispensable to Ziyu's credit.
Jiang Ziyu narrowed his eyes, took a sip of tea for his face, and said lightly: "The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, the king of Rui is indeed not a climate, I am worried about the queen mother." ”
Nan Huaifeng leaned over with a smile, reached out and stuffed a meatball with chopsticks in front of her mouth, and said, "Are you still afraid of the Queen Mother?" Isn't she the first person you deal with? ”
Jiang Ziyu thought that when she first came, she and Nan Huaifeng were still restraining each other and using each other, because she was soft-hearted for a while, she went back to save Nan Huaifeng who was trapped in the palace, surrounded the imperial city and threatened the queen mother.
"No matter what she calculates, she can't stop the seemingly reckless rampage."
Jiang Ziyu only chuckled when he heard this, and said slowly with his face on his face: "Do you know why I dared to do those things in the first place? ”
Nan Huaifeng didn't think about this question carefully, and listened quietly.
"I'm going to leave when you're awake." She had always had the idea of leaving, even later. But the life in this palace gradually made her reluctant to go, and she really responded to that sentence - from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift.
Nan Huaifeng's heart trembled, he stretched out his hand to hold her, looked at Yuna and Nan Chenqing having a snowball fight outside, and said in a low voice: "This is the first year we have spent together, no matter how busy I am in the future, I will come back to accompany you for the New Year." ”
Jiang Ziyu heard that there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, although the corners of her eyes were still indifferent, but Nan Huaifeng knew that she was very happy.
"I'd rather have a child of our own in two years." Nan Huaifeng held his face and bit the meatballs, Xingyu's craftsmanship was really good.
Jiang Ziyu raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at the two children who were whispering and seemed to be discussing how to have new ideas to paste window paper, and said, "I don't care, but you can take care of it?" ”
Nan Huaifeng's body stiffened, he glanced back at the two children who were technically very mature, and sighed silently - forget it, let's first assist An'er to ascend the throne and then consider my own children.
Anyway, Ziyu is young, so I'm waiting. When he thought of his own age, he was only twenty, so he naturally had to wait......
Jiang Ziyu looked at him with a snicker, and couldn't help but tease: "Maybe in the future, others will say that you are old and have children, and you love children the most." ”
Nan Huaifeng looked at Jiang Ziyu aggrievedly, and saw that the smile on her face was more obvious, so he could only bite the meatball with hatred - isn't it just that she is six years old, is it necessary to say that it is the same as being sixty years old?
He glanced out the window again, and the grievances in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a small calculation - in fact, there was no need to wait for him to assist An'er to ascend the throne, there was no ready-made person to help him now.
Nan Chenqing, who was happily playing snowballs with Yuna outside the door, only felt a chill behind him, and before he could finish feeling it, he was hit in the face by Yuna's snowball, he reached out and touched his face, and smiled at Yuna without being angry at all, he couldn't take care of the chill just now, and continued to accompany Yuna to have fun in the snow.