Chapter Eighty-Three: Why Bother
These words provoked their heads, and the atmosphere in the banquet finally relaxed a lot, and when Cui Wanxi came in again, the three of them were already talking and laughing and talking happily.
If it was said that King Ning still had a pimple in Xue Ji's heart a few days ago, and there was an estrangement because of the relationship between Chen Yu and him, as soon as the two met today, they didn't say anything, so they let go.
After thinking about it in his heart, King Ning remembered something, and suddenly put down his wine glass: "I almost forgot, I added a child to my house, and I can't calm down at all on weekdays, Mr. always praises Xue Chen's high understanding, and I'm afraid that it will delay his studies, just when you come back, come to my house to pick him up later."
"Thank you Lord for taking care of me all these years, it should be Xue Chen who has bothered the princess." When Xue Ji heard this, he hurriedly thanked him, he couldn't tell what kind of emotion it was, King Ning took care of his son for so many years, and he was naturally grateful in his heart, but Xue Chen was involved in the intertwined imperial court at such a young age, and the road ahead will only be more complicated, and it is unknown whether it will be a blessing or a curse.
King Ning didn't take this to heart, and after a few drinks with him, it didn't matter. The two of them talked about the wine, the more they talked, the more they were interested, the more they talked, the more they talked, and they didn't forget to raise their glasses to drink, but fortunately, the wine was not strong, and they didn't feel drunk after drinking the small half of the jar.
Xu Yan put down the cup first, he has always been delicate, at this time, King Ning and Xue Ji are talking more and more partially, and they are almost unrelated to the affairs of the court, and if they don't drag it back, I'm afraid these two people can really forget to talk about business.
"Lord Wang, you summoned Qingzhi here today to have something to do, how can you forget it."
"Yes, yes, if you don't say it, you really forgot about it." Referring to this, King Ning put down the wine jug in his hand, stopped pouring wine, and instead held the folding fan on the side and clicked on the table. "You know, something happened to this king two years ago."
Seeing this, Xue Ji also put away his wine, and his face became more serious. Although he has been in Qianzhou for a long time, the news of the capital has never been interrupted, and he knows these things more or less, which is the most important part...... It's hard to say.
King Ning didn't wait for Xue Ji to speak, he understood from his expression, so he continued: "This king doesn't hide it from you, the mother concubine died suddenly at the end of last year, it was the father who gave the wine with his own hands, and it was the son who left the mother behind."
This is also what Xue Ji guessed, if King Ning avoided it and refused to say it, it would be fine, he said it so clearly, he didn't know how to continue. "Your ......, Lord Wang"
This one opened his mouth and hesitated, and hesitated for a long time without saying the second half of the mourning. To be honest, leaving the son to go to the mother is to give King Ning a chance, and it may not be sad to talk about it.
King Ning guessed what he was thinking, but he didn't get angry. The heart of the heir of the heavenly family is a little colder, he is used to seeing things like cannibalism, when the mother concubine died, he felt sad at first, and he was really buried in the funeral, and in retrospect, he still thought about the little things in the Jinluan Palace.
"Don't be taboo about anything, just take the facts." King Ning's voice sank, and then he said, "Since Father Emperor made this choice, he must have his considerations." After that, he stopped his gaze on Xue Ji again.
Xue Ji understood what he meant, and took his words and said, "Your Majesty intends to give the prince a chance."
"Yes."
There was a hint of solemnity in Xue Ji's voice: "But Your Majesty also gave King An a chance."
King Ning raised his eyebrows and looked at him, noncommittal.
Xue Ji lowered his gaze and stared at the wine glass in his hand that was neither put nor placed: "What does the prince mean?"
"I asked the imperial doctor, even if the root cause is stopped, my father will not have much time, and others will not know about this matter." King Ning was inexplicably calm when he said this, and he felt like stagnant water in his heart.
Xue Ji had heard a little about what Concubine Qi had done, and naturally understood what King Ning meant when he said this, time was running out, so prepare early.
It can't be said that he is indifferent and ruthless, if he values love and righteousness, maybe tomorrow it will be King An who will be sitting in the Zichen Palace.
"The Terracotta Division is under your control, not to mention that you still have your own soldiers and horses, this shouldn't be a difficult thing." Xue Ji glanced at him as he spoke.
King Ning was not satisfied, shook his head and sighed and said, "No matter how hard the knife is, I am afraid of this leisurely mouth, if it can be logical, why do you want to usurp power and seize the throne?"
If you want to be logical, firstly, to announce to the world the crown prince in Qin Heng's lifetime, and secondly, to make an edict before his death. Now it seems that Qin Heng has no intention of establishing a prince at all, and the only thing he can look forward to is the second one.
Xue Ji frowned: "Zhang Fu, is it possible to be shaken?"
"Impossible." King Ning vetoed it without thinking. "Zhang Xiang only obeys his father's orders, and he will never be accommodating without his father's will."
"Then what if Your Majesty doesn't make a decision in the end?" Xue Ji tried to ask.
King Ning's face sank slightly. "Establish a successor, establish a long, establish a virtuous, and make meritorious service."
Liyan, Qin Heng's only son-in-law, that is, the abolished prince, has been paralyzed. And then there is the long, that is the king of Li'an.
It must not fall to this point, the three people present looked at each other, obviously thinking so.
Xu Yan never said anything, and I don't know if he really had no idea or refused to speak.
If Prime Minister Zhang Fu is unshakable, even if the article on human evidence does not work, then we can only hope for physical evidence, that is, the edict.
If it was placed a few years ago, when Huang Sheng's incident had not yet broken out, the cheapness of this physical evidence must have been picked up by King An, and now it is a good thing that he has finally cut off his way. But the door of King An is broken, and King Ning is not easy to do, with the experience of the past, now the people who serve in front of the palace are cautious, and no one dares to touch this kind of thing that may lose their lives at any time.
Xue Ji pondered for a long time, and suddenly raised his head and looked at King Ning: "Lord Wang, if it can't be done logically, it will be like it is logical on the surface."
King Ning didn't say anything, but obviously there was no other choice.
Xue Ji didn't even notice it, he didn't recognize King Ning clearly, but he had already placed a bet on this gambling game.
King Ning asked Xu Yan to go to Zhongshu Province to deliver the news to Jiang Yan, and Xue Ji followed him back to the house to pick up Xue Chen, about dusk, Xue Ji took Xue Chen into the carriage, and he looked back again, just as King Ning also looked at him, and there was something more in his eyes than before.
Maybe after today...... He's not an outsider.
Chen Yu postponed it for a few days as Xue Ji said, but the location did not change, and he was still 'drunk for a thousand years'.
When the messenger arrived at the house, Xue Ji was stunned, he thought that Chen Yu would not invite him again if he refused once, but who knew that he was really determined to set up this banquet, and he really changed his day and invited him again. This time, Xue Ji was embarrassed to refuse, so he responded with a polite smile.
In just a few days, the wind direction in the court swayed from side to side, Chen Yu and Xue Ji looked embarrassed when they met in the court, and on the day of the banquet, Xue Ji almost had no intention of retreating.
Shen Yurong changed his clothes and tied his hair for him, and he didn't forget to urge him while waiting: "You can be in a hurry, you can't let people wait, it's your own relatives, and you can still be hurt by the ups and downs in the court?"
"It's a relative, but where is the inextricable relationship where this brother can fight over the wall? Brother Ziliang and me, King Ning knows what to think about it."
Xue Ji was annoyed by the chatter, he was helpless, he looked at the sky, and it was too late to go out again, so he had to finally roll up his sleeves, sighed, walked out of the door, and let Wang Qu lead the horse.
The plaque on the top of "A Drunk Thousand Autumns" is plated with a layer of gold, which is even more dazzling in the night, Xue Ji stood under this restaurant, but what he unconsciously remembered in his mind was old things...... If he hadn't gotten on King An's boat at that time, maybe he wouldn't have been so embarrassed today.
I didn't have time to think about it, so I entered the restaurant and called someone to ask, "Where is Lord Chen Yuchen?"
That person was also clever, and when he heard this name, he became much more respectful, and guided towards the second floor with a smile on his face: "Your Excellency, please on the second floor, Lord Chen is in the private room on the second floor, you can see it when you go up."
Xue Ji went up to the second floor in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, someone immediately stepped forward to greet him and led him into the private room, Chen Yu was not the only one in the private room, and at a glance, he knew not a few.
"Brother Ziliang." Xue Ji restrained the twists and turns in his heart, and clasped his fists and waved at the person.