After the heavy snowfall, the pickaxe capital city has been covered with sunshine for several days, clear and clean. The sky is clear, and there are large white clouds floating in them. The golden sunlight shone on the walls and eaves, and the ground was dappled with light and shadow.

The sun-drenched Qiongtai Hall also had some warmth, and Bao Xi turned to look at Father Yu Shi, waiting for him to continue, his expression was full of lofty posture, not at all like the frightened woman who wanted to bow down under Father Yu Shi to seek protection.

"Can you take a step to speak?" Father Yu Shi asked a little embarrassed, today's Bao Xi is definitely not the Bao Xi of the past, he has begun to feel that his heart is slowly sinking, I am afraid that Uncle Zhao and Bao Hongde's power is also from Bao Xi's instructions.

Bao Xi raised her hand, Xiuxiu immediately nodded, and gave each of the several women in the hall a look, and the people retreated, leaving an empty room. The north wind is blowing, and this winter is still a little cold, Bao Xi looked at Father Yu Shi and walked a few steps, "Can you talk about it now?" ”

"Niangniang, please forgive the old minister's bluntness," Yu Shi's father's voice was a little low, "I have received many courtiers' documents to impeach the doctor these days, and I have blocked them all!" ”

"Impeachment of my brother?" Bao Xi asked softly, Father Yu Shi nodded, and then she continued to ask, "What are the impeachments about?" ”

"It is said that Dr. Bao first entered the capital as an official, relying on the fact that he is your cousin, suppressing the important ministers of the court. He insisted on going his own way, could not listen to the opinions of others, and was even more greedy for power, taking advantage of his position to form a party with officials in the DPRK and China to expand his power. Father Yu Shi said, his teeth itching with hatred when he said every word.

"Brother...... Is that really the case? Bao Xi looked at Father Yu Shi and asked, Father Yu Shi paused for a moment, and found that he was being wound in, at this time, it was not someone else who participated in the book, it was simply he who came to complain, but the matter had come to this point, and he could only take a deep breath and say in a dissatisfied tone, "Naturally, it is exaggerated!" ”

"That's fine," Bao Xi nodded slightly, gasping lightly.

"It's just that if the minister of the DPRK and China says so, it will definitely not be completely unreasonable, and Dr. Bao has not been in office for a long time, and he is inevitably too arrogant, but I am afraid that there is something inappropriate." Father Yu Shi seemed to be kind to persuade him, but Bao Xi only looked at Father Yu Shi with a suspicious expression, "Yu Shangqing, I don't understand the affairs of the court, the Zhou Dynasty etiquette system has never allowed harem women to exceed the rules, for fear of repeating the mistakes of the previous dynasty." What did my brother do inappropriately, Bao Xi thought that it might be better for the two lords to decide, if he felt that his brother's behavior was in the way of being an official, it would be impeached, and it was okay. ”

This matter was pushed out by Bao Xi in a few words, and Yu Shi's father also understood the meaning of Bao Xi's words.

Although Bao Xi seems to be retreating again and again, but when she dealt with the departure of the harem woman, Bao Xi earned enough reputation, and now this retreat is not a retreat, but a retreat as an advance, which makes people feel that Bao Xi is broad-minded and not greedy for power. On the contrary, after Shen, at this time, every time a decision is made, everyone always has to take it behind their backs to evaluate it, and then speculate on how to behave if it is a compliment, and finally they can always put forward one or two opinions.

The harem without a king is like this, the more you do, the more wrong you will be, no one can see your good, you can only think about your mistakes. It was only at this time that Empress Shen realized her embarrassing situation, and she had to admire Bao Xi's cleverness.

Stepping out of the Qiongtai Palace, Father Yu Shi snorted coldly, his hands clenched tightly, his neck was extremely stiff, and he muttered to himself in a very angry voice, "What a fool who pretends to be stupid!" At the beginning, he entered the palace with the favor of the old man, but now that he wants to kick the old man out, he can't blame the old man for being ruthless in protecting himself! He muttered in his mouth, couldn't swallow this breath, and walked straight towards Youyang Palace closer and closer.

Xiuxiu followed behind Yu Shi's father, until she saw Yu Shi's father walking into Youyang Palace from a distance, and then turned around and ran back to the back hall of Qiongtai Palace. She held a hundred pieces in one hand and a sunspot in the other, slowly falling on the chessboard, and carefully referring to the endgame in front of her.

"Sure enough, as Niangniang expected, Yu Shangqing went to Youyang Palace!" Xiuxiu replied, Bao Xi nodded slightly, "It must be because I have not benefited here, and I plan to unite with Mrs. Qin and compete with my uncle and brother." ”

Xiuxiu looked at Bao Xi with some concern, "Is it okay for Niangniang to collide with Yu Shangqing like this at this time?" In the end, Yu Shangqing has a lot of power in the court, if he and Mrs. Qin join forces, coupled with what Qin Hou has done recently, Xiuxiu is afraid that they will not let go of Niangniang easily. ”

"I don't know," Bao Xi shook her head, and the chess pieces in her hand fell.

"Don't know?" Xiuxiu asked in surprise, she thought that Bao Xi's move was always after careful consideration.

"Since it's a game of chess, you can't hold it in your hand and not fall down. The dead game is still a live game, and the master can only spy on the opportunity of five steps, and if he falls right, he may not necessarily win, and if he falls wrong, he will not necessarily lose, only take one step at a time to see one step! Bao Xi explained, she pushed a step and let Father Yu Shi and Mrs. Qin join forces, and it was not a matter of freezing at the moment. This is an attempt to use this plan to prevent the princes faction in the DPRK and China from continuing to form a party with the Qin State, after all, the contradictions between the princes' faction and the ruling faction of Yu Shifu have been in conflict for a long time, and it is impossible to turn hostility into a war overnight.

But after all, Yu Shi's father is in power after all, and his influence in the court is not shallow, and he has a group of upstarts in the capital. In the long run, whether it will be a blessing or a curse, no one can predict.

"Youzi may not lose," Xiuxiu looked at the chessboard and smiled, Bao Xi nodded, and dropped another chess, her mind is very chaotic now, and she is also very nervous, her palms are full of fine and dense sweat, and now Qi * love is all covered up by Uncle Zhao, but it is not a way in the long run, once the world knows that Ji Gongyan's first battle is unfavorable, no one knows how to deal with the ministers and officials?

On the day of the 100-year-old banquet, the Huachen Hall ushered in the long-lost liveliness, in addition to more than 100 women in the palace, there are still the wives of prominent officials in the court to enter the palace to share the feast. The crowds of people are surging, coming and going, and it is a lively and extraordinary scene.

Bao Xi hugged Nian'er, he twisted in her arms, looking at so many people felt very uncomfortable, his eyes turned tired and he lay on Bao Xi's shoulder, drooping his head, his two little hands were tightly pinched together, and he didn't dare to close his eyes and fall asleep, as if he knew that he still had a task today.

Shen Hou and Bao Xi are in a high position, and the women who come in have to bow to them, and then wrap a red envelope to Nian'er, which is considered a lottery, Shen Hou turned his face several times to look at Bao Xi, Bao Xi is returning the salute to the woman who worshipped, and what Shen Hou's mind thinks of is what Yi Jiu said to himself that day, I don't know if there will be a day when Bao Xi turns his head to deal with himself and wants to force himself to a dead end.

Thinking of this, Shen couldn't help but shake her head, if Bao Xi wants to attack herself, she has a chance, so why wait until later? After returning the salute, she raised her head and met Empress Shen's gaze, she looked at Empress Shen suspiciously, Empress Shen smiled awkwardly, "I haven't seen you for a few days, I feel that Nian'er has grown up again." ”

"Yes, this kid changes day by day, and when his father comes back, I'm afraid he won't recognize him." Bao Xi whispered.

Empress Shen smiled very stiffly, and turned to the women in the audience. Bao Xi also turned her gaze and swept at the people in this room. Mrs. Qin and Mrs. Shi whispered a few words, and Mrs. Shi Shi's wife walked to the side, asking her to go somewhere else to talk to the other ladies first, and she walked towards the main hall, congratulating Bao Xi, her face was full of smiles, and the people who watched were a little tired.

Bao Xi's return gift was a little lighter, with a calm tone and solemn expression, a majestic appearance, Mrs. Qin was not in a hurry to come down after congratulating, with her identity and status, although she would not be on an equal footing with Empress Shen, but at least it would not be under Bao Xi, not to mention that she had Ji Gongyan's edict in her hand, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before she wanted to bring down Bao Xi, "The palace has not been so lively for many years, and the prince's 100th birthday banquet was not so grand back then." She glanced at Empress Shen with a deep meaning, "It seems that Bao Niangniang is not only favored by the king, but also by the officials of the court and the women of the harem!" ”

This is not bad, the 100-year-old banquet of the prince Yijiu, Ji Gongyan is just a prince of Zhou, and it is impossible to make the scene so grand in terms of etiquette, but now it is different, everything is recorded in accordance with the etiquette, but Mrs. Qin said this, and it makes people feel that her words are also quite reasonable, Bao Xi looked at Mrs. Qin and said softly, "Everyone is selling the face of Empress Shen, but any prince naturally wants to call Empress Shen Niangniang, not to mention that Nian'er's mother left early, everyone has a lot of pity for him, but it is also the nature of people's hearts." ”

"Bao Niangniang seems to have forgotten that you are Nian'er's mother, how can you say that his mother left early?" Mrs. Qin reminded.

"Nian'er's biological mother is Mrs. Zheng, this will never change, and I won't hide it from Nian'er," Bao Xi looked at Mrs. Qin and said, this made the faces of several ladies present change, and Shen Hou knew about Bao Xi's decision before, so she didn't seem too surprised, but just asked, "I'm afraid it's so inappropriate, right?" ”

Bao Xi looked at Empress Shen and pursed her lips, "People should still know where they came from, otherwise how can they know where they are going?" After she said this, she no longer gave the few people present a chance to speak, but looked at Mrs. Qin and asked, "I see that Mrs. Qin has a very good relationship with the women of the officials in the court, and if there is a suitable woman to be married, I will also ask Mrs. Qin to tell my brother about her family." ”

When Empress Shen heard this, she looked at the entire hall and found that Mrs. Qin and the wives of the officials in the court and the central government were indeed very close, which made Mrs. Qin slightly embarrassed, but she still reluctantly smiled and nodded, "It's easy to say...... It's easy to say, I'm afraid that Dr. Bao's vision is too high, and he can't look down on these ordinary women, so he is not married at the moment! ”

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