Originally, I thought that I had no fate with this Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet that was calm on the surface but secretly but in the dark, but I didn't expect Ruotang, who was finally driven to the shelves and had to enter the palace to directly participate in this banquet, was very helpless.

The hall was full of women waiting for the dinner to begin, and Ruotang, who was the last to arrive, naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Ruotang calmly entered the hall and saw the crown princess and Princess Duan sitting together, the two of them talking with a smile and a smile, without any estrangement. Thinking that tonight, the crown prince and King Duan don't know how to tear each other apart. Ruotang praised this pair of concubines who couldn't see anything on the surface, no matter what, the surface work was still very good.

After meeting Princess Duan with the crown princess, the crown princess took her hand distressedly and said, "I said that I was sick and it was not easy to enter the palace, why did I come again?" ”

"I couldn't get up at first, but thinking about such an important day as today, it's always bad to be absent, and Concubine Cheng sent someone to Xiangwangfu to ask for warmth, and it's even worse not to come." Ruotang smiled shyly at the crown princess very "weakly", and her pale face was unobstructed.

The crown princess's face really changed slightly. Concubine Cheng excused herself for an excuse, the queen was grounded by the emperor, and all the palace affairs of the harem were taken care of by Concubine Cheng, although it was only temporary, but this was still very unpleasant.

"Concubine Cheng doesn't forget to care about her juniors in her busy schedule, which is really touching." The crown princess lifted her lips, but there was no smile in her eyes. "However, the palace thinks that the younger brother and sister are not well, but they want to invite their younger brothers and sisters into the palace to come to the banquet, which is inevitably difficult for some strong people."

Thinking of Concubine Cheng's ascendancy, the prince and his wife were really annoyed, and on such an occasion, the princess bluntly said that Concubine Cheng's reluctant actions were out of the demeanor of the elders. It can be said that it is extremely shameless to give Concubine Cheng.

When all the women heard this, they all bowed their heads with their noses and noses, after all, this is a royal internal affair, no matter what they say, it is beyond the norm, and if they are not careful, they will bring the danger of destruction to their own family, so if they hear such words, they should not hear anything.

In this matter. The most popular thing is Princess Duan. The more the East Palace of the Middle Palace and the King of Concubine Jin fight, the better, it is best to lose both, they just picked up a big bargain quietly in the Duanwang Mansion.

In the end, the crown princess still has to take into account the overall situation, and after saying such a sentence as if venting her anger, she returned to her usual peaceful and approachable attitude, "Sit down, you too." It's so cold outside, and I don't know how to bring a hand stove, look at your cold hands, use the hand stove in the main palace to warm your hands first. ”

Ruotang hurriedly excused himself: "This hall is very warm, and I am not cold, but you, although the queen lady is sick and can't get up, but this is the first time that the concubine and the mother are holding the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, I am afraid that there will be a place that you can't take care of, you have followed the queen lady in previous years to manage a lot of such palace banquets, maybe you will need your help when the time comes." ”

No matter what. Concubine Cheng is already an enemy, and Ruotang is not afraid of offending her again. She always felt that Concubine Cheng's purpose of ordering someone to forcibly force her into the palace in such a way that could almost be regarded as coercion was not simple, but no matter what Concubine Cheng's purpose was, letting the princess get involved in stirring up Concubine Cheng's situation might be able to peek out a little bit of her intentions.

When the crown princess heard this, she felt that it was reasonable, and no matter what Ruotang's intention was to provoke her to fight with Concubine Cheng, but the queen was already showing signs of losing power, if Concubine Cheng and King Jin were allowed to press the East Palace again, how would the prince and her meet people in the future?

Although the former dynasty and the harem do not interfere, how can it really be irrelevant? The crown princess deeply understood this truth, and immediately got up and said: "It's still the seventh brother and sister, you mentioned the palace, the first time Concubine Cheng is in charge of such a feast, there will inevitably be that inconsiderate place, this palace will go over and take a look, to see if there is anything that can help." ”

It is important to let everyone know that although the queen of the main palace has temporarily lost power, the East Palace is still the East Palace!

Ruotang said respectfully, "It's really hard for the princess and sister-in-law." ”

Unexpectedly, the crown princess couldn't leave this hall at all.

After a while, she walked back with a calm face and annoyance, and everyone looked at her, not understanding how the crown princess, who was still full of ambition and wanted to do a big job, turned her head and came back with a black face.

But no one had the courage to ask.

Ruotang and Princess Duan glanced at each other, and they both saw doubts in each other's eyes.

Or Princess Duan asked first: "Sister-in-law of the crown princess, who are you?" "Macro Retirement.

"Hongu just walked to the door, and he was invited back." The crown princess said angrily: "This palace is in this palace, it is the first time to encounter such a thing, Concubine Cheng is really courageous!" ”

When everyone heard this, they were all surprised and couldn't help themselves, Concubine Cheng was too bold to give face to the East Palace like this. After all, the queen is still the queen, and she was not abolished by the emperor because of the ban, and the East Palace is naturally still the East Palace. Concubine Cheng did this, she really offended the main palace and the east palace - but everyone thought about it, how could Concubine Cheng not know the consequences of doing this, it is estimated that this is tearing her face, and she can't take care of it much.

"Is there such a thing?" Princess Duan gasped in surprise, "What did they say?" ”

"Say that everything in the palace has its own concubines to worry about, so don't work hard in the palace." The crown princess sneered, "The palace wants to see what Concubine Cheng will do this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet this year." ”

Ruotang became more and more sure of his guess. Before she came, she found that there seemed to be more guards in this Qingyue Hall than usual, and those guards were all bright-eyed, very similar to a skilled Lian Jiazi like Ruyi. The crown princess, who deliberately spoke aggressively just now, wanted to go out, but was blocked back.

These people say that they are keeping them safe, but it is more like they were ordered to put them under house arrest here.

What is certain is that the king of Jin rebelled in the previous dynasty, and in this harem, Concubine Cheng naturally had to cooperate with her son inside and outside, and restrain the wives and daughters of the prince or the ministers of the court, so that the officials of the previous dynasty would obediently submit to the rats.

It's a good move.

Obviously, the crown princess and Princess Duan have not yet understood the intention of Concubine Cheng's move. Presumably they never dreamed that Concubine Cheng's mother and son would dare to seek to usurp the throne.

Ruotang couldn't help but be a little panicked in his heart, he didn't know that Chu Qianlan's arrangements were leaky, and he knew everything about the situation in the harem? She didn't dare to act rashly at this time, not only for fear of attracting the attention of Concubine Cheng and King Jin's mother and son, but also for fear that she would accidentally mess up the situation that Chu Qianlan had worked so hard to set up.

In such a situation, she can only respond to changes with no change.

……

Fortunately, the dinner in the harem began at the same time as the banquet of the emperor's former court to invite hundreds of officials.

This time, the banquet was not placed in the palace where Princess Guoan was received last time, but in another place. When Ruotang followed the mermaid into the hall, he looked at the surrounding situation with the corner of his eye, and all the way over, it was the group of forbidden soldiers who "guarded" them outside the Qingyue Hall before, saying that they were escorting them, and this situation was no different from escorting.

The crown princess was furious, but Ruotang was frightened step by step.

Before this, Ruotang did not have a deep impression of Concubine Cheng, and only concluded from Mama Zhao's words that she was a woman with a lot of means and scheming, but she never imagined that "Princess Jin died violently" was only two days, and the queen had just been grounded, and she had the ability to take the forbidden army of the harem for her own use, and her wrist should not be underestimated.

Or, for today's sake, Concubine Cheng has already made plans and arrangements in all aspects.

At this time, Ruotang looked at the audience, and the women, who were more sensitive than others, naturally smelled out the unusualness of this palace banquet, and they couldn't help but show a look of panic on their faces.

The crown princess was only angry, obviously not thinking much about it, but Princess Duan's face showed a touch of deep thought.

She looked at the crown princess, and then at Ruotang.

Ruotang's seat happened to be opposite her, and after receiving Princess Duan's gaze, Ruotang only lowered his head slightly.

At this time, the ladies of the harem also came one after another with the singing of the chamberlain.

However, until the door of the palace was closed, the Queen Mother and her old man were nowhere to be seen.

Although Concubine Cheng's position is not as high as Concubine Li, she is an old man in the palace, and she is the person who the emperor explicitly ordered her to organize the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet.

Concubine Li didn't dare to disagree, after all, Concubine Cheng's son could seek to usurp the throne, but she didn't even have a man and a half woman under her knees, so naturally she didn't have any complaints about Concubine Cheng, who was on an equal footing with her.

Everyone thought so. In addition to Ruotang, who had been looking at the two high-ranking women in brocade clothes above the high hall from the corner of her eye, she saw Concubine Cheng holding a handful of Concubine Li, and Concubine Li, who had always had no one in her eyes, looked at Concubine Cheng and smiled. Ruotang knew that these two women, who were almost impossible to fight together, had formed an alliance!

No matter how Concubine Cheng persuaded Concubine Li to join the rebellion, there was one thing Ruotang couldn't understand, Concubine Li had no children and no daughters, what kind of excitement was this! Could it be that the King of Jin succeeded in his rebellion, and could he still make her the queen mother of the West Palace?

What kind of dreams do you have, people with a little bit of brains don't think so. So, Concubine Li doesn't look like a stupid and ignorant person, why did she form an alliance with Concubine Cheng? The benefits that Concubine Cheng can give her......

Ruotang felt the strong hateful eyes from Concubine Li on the top of her head, and suddenly realized that if Concubine Cheng opened the bargaining chip, it was the one who gave Chu Qianlan to Concubine Li after the matter was completed, and whatever she played, why worry that Concubine Li would not be tempted?

At this time, I could hear Concubine Cheng's soft voice, "Everyone is very puzzled, why didn't the Queen Mother and her old man attend today?" How could this palace send these forbidden troops to protect everyone's safety? ”

She said, sighed, and said very worriedly, "It's not a secret, last night the assassin broke into the palace, was pursued by the forbidden army, and fled to the Empress Dowager's Yongshou Palace, and Sheng Sheng scared the Empress Dowager and her old man into bedridden, so her old man could not attend this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner today." The palace is also for everyone's safety, for fear that there will be outlaws like yesterday who will sneak into the palace, which will increase the defense of the harem. Didn't scare everyone, did you? ”

As soon as she said this, some worried wives really dispelled their doubts, and some people who were used to patting sycophants also took the opportunity to slap Concubine Cheng's sycophants.

"I think everyone knows that a lot of things have happened in the palace this year, and this palace is the first time to hold such an important palace banquet, for fear that there will be a little unsatisfactory. If there is anything overlooked, please bear with me. Concubine Cheng continued.

Her approachable appearance, compared with the majesty of the queen, is naturally easier to get closer to people, and it instantly makes people feel good about her.

Ruotang looked at the princess's flushed face and sighed silently, compared with Concubine Cheng, the princess was really a little tender.

She raised her head and said with some anxiety and worry: "Concubine Cheng, I don't know how seriously the old man is sick with the imperial grandmother?" I was so worried that I wanted to go and see her first. ”

Concubine Cheng didn't have any color on her face, and still said gently: "I have already seen the Queen Mother before this palace comes, she just took the soothing soup and fell asleep, and when she wakes up in a while, this palace will let people lead you over, okay?" ”

She said this, Ruotang naturally couldn't insist on going to see the Queen Mother now, so she had to say, "Yes." ”

She lowered her head again, naturally not noticing the meaningful look that Concubine Cheng exchanged with Concubine Li after she finished speaking.

The music began to announce the official start of the dinner.

……

At this time, the former dynasty was also a happy and peaceful scene of singing and dancing.

Although the emperor lost his eldest grandson, but in the end, he has not yet given birth to a child, and how can the emperor, who is busy with government affairs and has the world in his heart, have too much time to be sentimental? What's more, this annual Chinese New Year's Eve banquet is also extremely important, so there is no sadness on the emperor's face.

What has attracted much attention tonight is naturally His Royal Highness King Jin, who has not appeared in front of people for a long time. It stands to reason that his princess had just died violently, and he should not have appeared on such an occasion, but the emperor himself sent a message allowing him not to be afraid of attending the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. Thinking of this, Concubine Cheng made great contributions, after a good pillow wind, the emperor also felt in his heart that this son disappointed him again, but in the end it was still his own son, and three women died in a row, I don't know how depressed it was, calling him over to listen to music and watch the dance, it was better than him spending this Chinese New Year's Eve alone in the Jin King's Mansion.

Although the King of Jin came, the attention was also high, but he himself seemed to have no feelings, he had been sitting there very depressed and kept drinking, and did not talk to the brothers beside him, even his brothers were given a cold reception, and the courtiers naturally did not dare to step forward to touch the mold.

As for the others, they all seem to be very normal. The prince with a face full of spring breeze was indulging in music, originally because of his body, the morning sacrifice was supposed to be handed over to King Duan, but God really favored him, after using the medicine to forget worries, his illness quickly improved, and this sacrifice to heaven naturally did not need to be done by King Duan.

Squinting at King Duan's seemingly casual face, the prince felt that his mood was becoming more and more comfortable, and raised his glass to Shen Anbang, who was at the head of the courtiers.

The change happened suddenly in this harmonious situation.

When he saw one of the courtiers who was drinking wine fall to the ground, he gasped as if he had difficulty breathing, and his hands went straight to his throat, and he burst into tears, foaming at the mouth, and after a while, his whole body convulsed, and he kept hitting his head on the ground, which looked extremely terrifying.

This sudden change immediately interrupted the joyful and peaceful atmosphere in the hall. When everyone looked sideways, they all moved away from the minister. As soon as everyone flashed away, the emperor in the high position naturally saw it clearly, "Xiao Aiqing, what's going on?" Come on, come over to Doctor Xuan! ”

The emperor is very unhappy, so many unpleasant things have happened these days, and he is about to take advantage of this Chinese New Year's Eve party to relax and relax. The emperor decided that after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month had passed, and the court had opened, he would definitely demote this disappointing courtier to a higher level before he could relieve his anger.

The minister surnamed Xiao on the ground became more and more restless, and at first he slammed his head on the ground with restraint, but now he didn't care about it at all, his face was pale and covered in cold sweat, and he was trembling and rampage through the hall, and his appearance was no different from crazy, "Please, give me a little more anxiety medicine, let me suck again, please, give it to me, give it to me!" ”

While shouting loudly, he grabbed a nearby unlucky minister who couldn't run away and pulled it into his official uniform, and with great strength pressed the poor minister directly to the ground, rode on him and began to pull his clothes, and continued to tear tears and snot while pulling, and incoherently said things like giving him anxiety medicine.

The emperor's face turned green, "Come on, don't you pull him away from me!" ”

The prince finally realized the seriousness of the matter at this time, he glanced at Shen Anbang, who was also panicked, with a calm face, and gave an order to the eunuch behind him, and the eunuch hurriedly bowed and retreated, and after a while, came in with a smoking gun. The minister surnamed Xiao, who was still frantically asking for the medicine on the ground, smelled the smell, immediately stumbled up, snatched the cigarette gun, took a hard breath, and showed a look of ecstasy and satisfaction on his face.

The hall of hundreds of people was silent, and the falling needles could be heard.

They all stared blankly at the minister's bewildered clouds and mist, revealing a look of disbelief that had been struck by lightning.

In the silence of this hall, an old imperial historian of the Imperial History Terrace knelt down tremblingly at the emperor, "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to play." ”

"Quasi-play!" The emperor's gloomy eyes almost erupted with fire, staring at the forgetful minister, and then, that Ling Chi-like gaze fell on the crown prince!

The prince was agitated and knelt down in a panic.

As soon as the prince knelt, some ministers who didn't know what was going on hurriedly followed suit.

I heard the old Yushi reprimand in a deep voice in his old and discouraged voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen is guilty. These days, Wechen has not heard of this anxiety forgetting medicine, and Weichen also knows that many adults in the court have taken the anxiety forgetting medicine, and he has more or less heard people mention it, this forgetting medicine seems to have the disadvantage of causing people to be addicted. As the imperial historian, Weichen did not report this matter to the heavens in time, which caused this anxiety medicine to flood among the courtiers, causing the court officials to show such an indecent and unbearable state in public. This anxiety medicine can control people so far, it can be seen that it is not a good thing, Weichen implores the emperor to immediately issue an order to destroy this harmful thing, in order to return my Great Chu Qing Dynasty and Ming Dynasty! ”

Naturally, the loyal courtiers immediately pleaded in unison: "Wechen implores the emperor to investigate and destroy such poisons and purge the court." ”

Emperor Rao is emperor has experienced so many ups and downs, and he was also trembling with anger at this time. Before he could speak, King Duan couldn't wait to speak, "Father, my sons heard a few days ago that there is an unknown village in this capital, which is the favorite place of many ministers in the court. Father, son, please immediately seize the nameless village. Erchen thought that starting with the ministers of the court and the central government, this must be a despicable means by that hateful person who wanted to destroy the foundation of my Great Chu, and begged his father to find out about this matter, and see who dared to act like this, and it was necessary to divide this person's body to relieve his hatred! ”

The emperor gritted his teeth and spat out a word, "Quasi!" ”

Obviously, the emperor also saw the power and horror of the anxiety forgetting medicine. can make people so out of control, completely out of consciousness, if they really use this as a threat, what are these pillars of the court to become? What's even more odious is that the prince is deeply involved in it, and even he has taken the anxiety-forgetting medicine!

Thinking that he might lose his mind like the minister surnamed Xiao and beg others to give him the medicine without dignity, the emperor's high and bulging temples jumped even faster and faster, and when the time came, what kind of king would he be!

Thinking of this, the emperor overturned the desk in front of him, and the wine and pastries suddenly rolled to the ground, "Check!" Find out to the end! I want to see what kind of person is so bold that if you don't give me a clear investigation, you will all come to see you! ”

After shouting these words, the angry and anxious emperor let out a "poof" and spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body!" There was a sudden mourning in the main hall.

The red-eyed and angry emperor pushed away his father-in-law Shun, who came to help him, staggered down the hall, and kicked the trembling prince who was kneeling on the ground to the ground.

The prince didn't care about the pain, and hurriedly crawled back and knelt at his feet, crying loudly: "Father, the child doesn't know anything, father!" The child really didn't know that this anxiety medicine was so powerful, if the child had known, the child would have preferred to die of illness than ......"

"Shut up!" The Emperor viciously stopped him and said, "Get out of the way for me, and I'll clean you up later!" ”

The crown prince hugged the emperor's leg, and cried out with a handful of snot and tears, "It's Lord Shen!" Father, the medicine is dedicated to his sons by Lord Shen! ”

Shen Anbang, who had already been six gods and no owner, heard this, and he had the heart to die on the spot!