Chu Nian glanced at him meaningfully, then withdrew his gaze, and pulled the charcoal basin in front of him with a wooden stick under his hand boringly: "You say yes, what kind of thing to sell." ”

Tao Jinyan saw Chu Nian's somewhat pale little face, and pushed the charcoal basin to her side with his foot, and when the firelight was completely reflected on her pale little face, he withdrew his gaze and said slowly: "There is something big in the martial arts, do you know that the Wang family hooked up with a big family in the martial arts a few days ago?" ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian raised her eyebrows and looked at him, she had also heard a thing or two about this, but she didn't have much contact with the Wang family, and now it was the first time she heard that the Wang family had such ambitions, and even hooked up with a family in the martial arts, but the Wang family wanted to extend its tentacles into the martial arts?

But obviously Tao Jinyan would not let the Wang family run rampant, seeing that Chu Nian didn't speak, Tao Jinyan swept her somewhat messy sideburns with a pair of peach blossom eyes, coughed lightly, and said: "That family is a newly rising family, led by a scattered person named Heilong, their family's exercises are extremely bad, but they are also better than surprises, and many martial arts families are very jealous of the people of this family." ”

Chu Nian frowned: "The strength of their family is comparable to your Tao family?" ”

There was a bit of fire in Tao Jinyan's eyes, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, before he shook his head slowly: "My Tao family's century-old foundation, can it be so easily surpassed by a junior?" It's just that they've learned some strange warlocks by opportunism. ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian quickly thought of something, she raised her head, and a pair of willow eyebrows were tightly tangled: "What kind of warlock is it?" Can this warlock fight with illusion? ”

Chu Nian also knows some of the exercises in the martial arts, and now her strength has returned to the peak state of her previous life, and she has become more and more sophisticated because of her practice these days, but she also doesn't know much about the affairs in the martial arts, and more information has to rely on Tao Jinyan.

Seeing Tao Jinyan smiled meaningfully, "If I say that the warlocks used by their family are no different from illusions, can you believe it?" ”

Chu Nian glanced at him strangely: "Then why don't you just say it's an illusion?" ”

Tao Jinyan's face froze, and then he picked up the teacup to hide his embarrassment and said, "It's not an illusion, but it's also a kind of illusion." ”

As he spoke, his eyes sank slightly: "I suspect that it is not the Wang family that has extended its tentacles into the martial arts, but Qinghe who has extended its tentacles into the martial arts." ”

Chu Nian frowned, he didn't expect Qinghe's ambition to be so big, just eyeing the three major powers, and even coveting martial arts?

Tao Jinyan pondered for a long time and continued: "But that family has been wiped out by me, and I also learned from this that they originally planned to come to you through the Wang family. ”

Chu Nian saw Tao Jinyan's indifferent appearance of drinking tea, and his eyes were a little shocked, what kind of strength does the Tao family have? Tao Jinyan said so much, it turns out that he has already destroyed that illusion family?

seemed to notice Chu Nian's gaze, a pair of peach blossom eyes faintly flashed a little proud, Tao Jinyan smiled and put down the teacup in his hand: "You don't ask, why did they come to you?" ”

Chu Nian glanced at him with a complicated face: "Why?" ”

"Because of that token, of course." Tao Jinyan looked at Chu Nian sideways and said, "I'll tell them that the token is still in your hand." ”

Chu Nian's face froze, this token naturally refers to the token that was in the hands of the Ming clan before, which can command the entire martial arts.

After a while, she suddenly got up: "Tao Jinyan, are you using me as a shield?" ”

Tao Jinyan smiled awkwardly: "Don't worry, don't worry, aren't you okay?" Besides, if people know that the token is in my hands but not destroyed, can you tell me, those things in the martial arts haven't taken this opportunity to pull my Tao family down in one fell swoop? As for you......"

Seeing the anger brewing between Chu Nian's eyebrows, he coughed lightly, and took a few steps back: "You are now a popular figure in the court, and they don't dare to touch you now." ”

Chu Nian glared at him angrily, and then sat back down, and the charcoal fire under his hands crackled: "They don't dare to touch me?" Didn't any of the families almost shoot at me? ”

Tao Jinyan smiled awkwardly: "Didn't you destroy me?" ”

Chu Nian glanced at him indifferently, and a faint light flickered in his eyes: "If you were really completely destroyed, you wouldn't have come to me today?" ”

When he was told about the central matter, Tao Jinyan's face suddenly froze, and after a while, he smiled before saying, "Should I say that the one who knows me is the unequaled county lord?" ”

Chu Nian ignored him, pulled the brazier for a while, and after a while, she got up, put on her big velvet and walked towards the door, saying as she walked: "I don't care, but you have to protect the people around me, otherwise no matter which one of them is injured, I will ask you!" ”

Tao Jinyan watched her turn around and leave with a bitter face behind her, and at the end, he sighed: "It's just a small fish that slipped through the net, you just guard against it...... Bah! This tea is so bad! ”

……

In order to save people's hearts, the Wang family could not sit still, so a month after Shen Twilight's disappearance, on Chinese New Year's Eve, the Wang family simply opened the door of their home, and invited hundreds of civil and military officials and their family members to a family banquet, even the princes were also invited.

Chu Nian was also on the list of invitees, but because he received an invitation from the emperor at the same time, he pushed down the Wang family's banquet, and only said that there was one person in the family to go, so he let Chu Yuanlang go to the Wang family alone to go to the banquet and went to the palace by himself.

In the imperial study, the emperor still held the portrait of the queen and was silent for a long time, until the princesses came separately, the emperor put away the portrait and instructed Gonggong An to prepare the meal.

Not long after, Chu Nian also arrived, and seeing the princess and concubine who had never met in the entire hall, Chu Nian decisively chose Mingyue and Mingqiao's side.

When the emperor at the top saw Chu Nian's figure, he beckoned, and after Chu Nian asked for peace, the emperor attached himself to Chu Nian's ear and said, "What about Ming Xiu?" ”

Chu Nian frowned and looked around, and found that there was really no Ming Xiu, so he shook his head and said, "The courtiers haven't seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for more than five days. ”

Hearing this, the emperor glanced at Chu Nian inquiringly, and then withdrew his gaze, his eyes were full of doubts, but he also waved his hand, and Chu Nian retreated.

At this stall, Concubine Liang was also seated in her place, but I don't know if anyone did it intentionally, the position on the emperor's side that was supposed to be the queen's seat has been empty, even if the concubines under the head want to go to the emperor, no one is close to the queen's position.

Seeing this, the emperor's eyes flashed slightly, his gaze swept over Concubine Liang and Concubine Ling, who were separated from him by an empty seat, and let out a long sigh.

After the commotion passed, the emperor raised his glass and said: "Concubines, imperial heirs, it has been a close in recent years, too many things happened last year, I really lack skills, and it is really a dereliction of duty to ignore you a little." ”

Seeing the emperor say this, the concubines immediately looked at the emperor with moved faces, and at this point, Concubine Liang said indifferently: "The emperor said that he laughed, as long as the emperor is healthy, the sisters will be happy." ”

The emperor glanced at her gratefully, and drank all the wine in the cup, and Concubine Liang glanced at Concubine Ling, who was sitting next to her, and drank the wine in the cup as well.

Concubine Ling sat in place without caring about herself, and the light blue robe on her body was still indifferent.

The next Chu Nian took this scene into his eyes, didn't speak, and shook his head gently.

At this time, Ming Xiu was late, he asked for peace, and was arranged to sit down beside the emperor, and when he sat down, his narrow eyes stared closely at the people sitting in the corner of the hall.

Sensing Ming Xiu's blazing gaze, Chu Nian's face turned slightly red, she pretended not to notice Ming Xiu, and took a sip of the wine cup to hide her embarrassment.

Mingyue on the side saw it, so she looked at each other and smiled, Mingqiao stretched out her hand and slapped Chu Nian's arm: "Hey, now that the Wang family has been hit hard by you, it's time to consider your marriage with the crown prince's brother, right?" ”

Chu Nian glared at her: "Don't you have to think about your Mr. Wu first?" ”

Ming Qiao's face stiffened when he was ridiculed by Chu Nian, but then his face showed a look of loss: "My mother didn't ask me to see Wu Liang, saying that my identity was different, and told me to be more self-respecting, otherwise it would affect Wu Liang." ”

Concubine Ling? Chu Nian frowned, did not speak, at this stall, he saw the first concubine lifting wine, everyone picked up the wine cup in response, and then drank the wine in the cup.

At this time, a concubine who was not afraid of death got up with the strength of wine and said: "Your Majesty, now that this queen is empty, why don't you re-establish the queen?" ”

Concubine Liang saw that the concubine stood up and wanted to stop it, but she didn't have time, as soon as these words came out, the air pressure around the emperor's body suddenly became lower, but the concubine couldn't see the good or bad, and said again and again: "Now that Concubine Liang has been helping to take care of the harem for so long, there is no merit and hard work, even if the emperor misses the queen, he shouldn't let down Concubine Liang, right?" No matter how bad it is, the concubine is a ......"

"Shut up!" Before the concubine's words fell, she saw Concubine Liang get up suddenly and glared at the concubine angrily, "What does the emperor do, where is your place to speak?" Have you forgotten who you are? ”

The concubine was frightened by Concubine Liang's anger, and suddenly woke up, only then did she feel the low pressure on the emperor's body, and immediately knelt on the ground: "It's the concubine who has no mouth, the emperor is not strange, and the concubine is not strange." ”

Chu Nian looked at the farce in front of him with a slight expression, and then saw Mingyue on the side and said angrily: "This woman obviously wants to push my mother into the abyss, who doesn't know that now my father misses the queen and will not be the queen, whoever mentions the matter of the queen is plotting in front of my father, this is good, after her words, my mother must have become a scheming woman in the eyes of my father." ”

It was rare for Mingyue to see it so clearly, and Chu Nian glanced at her meaningfully: "Then tell me, will your father blame your mother and concubine?" ”

Mingyue's face froze, and then her eyes turned to the emperor, her eyes flashed with a little uncertainty but she still said: "No, my mother has helped my father take care of the harem for so long, and there is no merit and hard work, my father will not fail to see my mother's contribution, not to mention, from beginning to end, my mother has never hooked up with my father once for the throne, and my father must be clear in his heart." ”

It seems that the emperor really ignored the emperor's heirs other than Ming Xiu, otherwise how could Mingyue be so distrustful of the emperor's character?

Chu Nian picked up the wine cup and didn't speak, and at this stall, he saw the emperor at the top slowly shift his gaze to look at Concubine Liang: "Do you want to be the queen?" ”