Every year, the winter banquet in the palace is grand, and the emperor is never a greedy person, but after An Ruofei appeared tonight, the emperor couldn't drink a lot by himself.

By the time it was over, the emperor was already slightly drunk.

The cold wind of the winter night is easy to wake up, and the emperor lifted the curtain of the warm sedan chair and raised his eyes to see the surface of the lake full of frost.

"Stop the car."

The eunuch carrying the sedan chair stopped and respectfully lifted the sedan curtain.

The emperor stood facing Pinghu with his hands in his hands, with no joy or sorrow in his eyes, and calmly looked at the island in the middle of the lake.

Many years ago, there was also a magnificent palace on the island. But now, the island has long been overgrown with weeds and full of barrenness. The blackened marks of the fire can be faintly seen in the ruins.

"Arthur," the Emperor murmured softly, "I was in a trance tonight, but in the end it was real... There is no woman in this world who can match you. It's just that... If she is more like you, I'm afraid I really won't be able to hold it..."

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Jing Family

Jing Xian's face was very ugly, and his father, Jing Yuheng, the head of the Jing family, also had a cloudy and uncertain face. In the end, it was Jing Yuheng who took the lead in speaking, "This matter is indeed something you didn't do well, and my Jing family is the weakest among the four majors." You make your own decisions without consulting your father! In this way, not only is there no one in the Jing family in the palace, but you also uncovered Your Majesty's scars in public. In the future, we will only be more passive than the other three. ”

Jing Xian said helplessly: "The child didn't expect An Ruofei to be so forbearing, until he entered the hall, he disrupted my plan, tore up his dress, and changed the empty court dance without permission..."

"Alright." Jing Yuheng interrupted Jing Xian's words, "Don't mention this matter again in the future." Tell everyone in the family to be careful, and don't let anyone find anything wrong. Your Majesty was scarred in public, and I am afraid that I will find it back on my Jing family's head..."

Jing Xian clenched her fists and said hatefully: "But I still don't believe it, An Ruofei is just a dancer, and she definitely won't know the mystery between Kongting Dance and Concubine Shu, someone must have leaked the news to her." This person not only ruined the Jing family's plan, but also made the child lose face in the palace. The child is going to find out about this person! ”

Jing Yuheng couldn't help but be furious: "Why are you so ungrown, there are not many people who know about this past, and you dare to reveal the news to her, how can you be an ordinary person?" Are you still too busy to take care of yourself, and you still want to build another strong enemy? Leave your business to your brother first. ”

Jing Xian closed his eyes helplessly, he really couldn't bear to see the fruits of his hard work taken away by his eldest brother Jing Yuan overnight, he only had anger and resentment in his heart now.

Jing Yuheng said leisurely: "I think how sad Your Majesty was when Concubine Shu was buried in the fire... I didn't expect to be so restrained tonight, Your Majesty... It's old after all. ”

Situ family

As the first gate of Da Zhao, the head of the family, Situ He's eyes also fell on An Ruofei tonight, and he said to his son Situ Yi with great interest: "What do you think of today's An Sile?" ”

Even when Situ Yizheng faced his father, he was still personable and magnificent.

After recalling for a while, he spoke: "When I was a child, I followed the concubine, and I saw the concubine. The old man Your Majesty said tonight must be the concubine. An Ruofei and Concubine Shu are not similar in appearance, but in godlikeness. But I don't understand, why didn't Jing Xian directly send An Ruofei to the palace as a concubine, but only became a female official? ”

Situ He snorted coldly, "What do you know." The Jing family's abacus has long been clear, Concubine Gong died of illness half a year ago, and the Jing family has no one else in the palace. Jing Xian got An Ruofei from somewhere, and wanted to let her enter the palace for the Jing family. Have you forgotten what Jing Xian said in the palace? is obviously persuading His Majesty to include An Ruofei in the harem, but An Ruofei seems to be planning to get rid of the Jing family, I don't know what method to use, not only did he not enter the palace, but he made the Jing family lose face. ”

Situ Yizheng reacted for a moment, and then said, "Yes, I'll sit down and fly closer to An Ruo. Recall carefully, the hairpin on her hair is wax plum, fresh wax plum... It is indeed impossible to stay glamorous for several hours. Seemingly... This Sealman does have some meaning. ”

Situ Yizheng's eyes were sharp, "But it's not so easy for her to get rid of the Jing family, if our Situ family can intervene, maybe we can get some benefits from her." ”

Situ He still has a calm face, and he has always been very cautious about the low-hanging fruit.

"Since she doesn't want to be controlled by the Jing family, she naturally won't be willing to be attached to you. Besides, she is now a Si Le appointed by the emperor, although the official rank is not high, but after all, she was personally appointed by His Majesty, and it is not difficult to gain a firm foothold. ”

Situ Yizheng snorted coldly, "What about Your Majesty's hand-picking?" In my opinion, what moved His Majesty was just the scene just now, not necessarily her. If someone else wears this outfit and dances this dance, maybe it will have the same effect..."

Situ He nodded, he was still very satisfied with this only son, at least in terms of trade-offs, Situ He thought that Situ Yizheng was very similar to himself.

"You go ahead and do it, there aren't many opportunities like this, so you should design it well. But you should also pay attention to other people's movements, don't be busy until the end, but make wedding dresses for others. ”

Situ Yizheng's voice was cold, "I understand. If she is not of use to me, she will be punished by me. I really can't, I have a thousand ways to make her sad. ”

……

Xi family, Xi Qing, Qi family, Qi family, and Qi An also issued exactly the same instructions to the Situ family and the Jing family at almost the same time: to find out An Ruofei's origin, no details must be omitted.

Tonight, the topic of Concubine Shu, which has been sealed for a long time and makes the emperor's heart ache, was invariably mentioned in the study rooms of major families.

Xi Yan stood by the bookcase, listening to the news that Xi Yun had come back to report, and said softly: "Even Xi Qing thought of going to investigate An Ruofei's life experience, so I'm afraid the other three families would have already taken action." I'm also curious, what is the relationship between An Ruofei and Concubine Shu? ”

Xi Yun seemed puzzled, "Relevance? Didn't Miss An know all the news you told her, young master, why is it still related? ”

Xi Yan smiled: "Xi Yun, you haven't seen Concubine Shu, and you haven't seen An Ruofei dancing. Although she temporarily changed this empty court dance, she was not prepared enough. The dance she danced tonight was completely different from what she had danced before. It's exactly the same as the charm of the old concubine when she danced, and if there is no relationship between them, I will never believe it. ”

Speaking of this, Xi Yan hesitated a little, "It's just that maybe An Ruofei himself doesn't know this connection." Before this connection was discovered, An Ruofei was eyed by the four major gates at the same time, and if she found this connection, I was afraid that she would be in the whirlpool at that time. Xi Yan chuckled, "It's really interesting." ”

Xi Yun couldn't help but agree: "Yes, Concubine Shu is the deepest and softest place in Your Majesty's heart, as long as anyone masters this, he can take the opportunity to obtain supreme benefits." ”

Xi Yan paced to the window and slightly refuted Xi Yun's words, "Not all of them, our majesty, although he is a benevolent monarch." But have you forgotten that you bloodbathed the Xie clan sixteen years ago? Since then, there have been only four of the five gates left. Now the same is true, if anyone dares to use him too much, he will still not hesitate to swing the butcher's knife. ”

Xi Yun couldn't help but nod his head and expressed his deep agreement, and then he asked again: "But young master, why do you want to help her?" ”

In fact, Xi Yan didn't know why he would help her, but he still said: "I help her, although there is an old acquaintance." But I don't want to see Jing Xian's plan succeed, I helped her to make this clear in front of His Majesty, and His Majesty naturally wondered if the Jing Clan's gate valve wanted to influence him through the harem. ”

Xi Yan paced in the room, "The way to be a king lies in checks and balances, and our Majesty is convinced of this. In the coming days, Jing's life will not be too stable. It is not possible to dare to make an idea on the head of the tiger without paying a price. And in the end, I can't bear to see her fall into a place like the harem, the harem is full of ghosts, if such a beautiful woman also becomes a ghost... That would be a shame. ”

Speaking of this, Xi Yan paused slightly, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, "And I still suspect that Jing Xian didn't discuss this matter with his father at all." The purpose is too obvious, not like Jing Yuheng's usual style. Now that the power grabs between the eldest and fourth sons of the Jing family is hot, Jing Xian is doing this, I am afraid that he also wants to be in a hurry to perform, so as to suppress his brother Jing Yuan. ”

Xi Yun gloated, "Then this time he stole chickens and didn't make a mistake in defeating rice, and he cheated himself and the whole Jing clan." ”

Xi Yan nodded in agreement.

Tonight, both inside and outside the palace shook a slight ripple because of An Ruofei's sudden appearance. But who knows how much of a ripple this ripple will cause.

The torrent falls, often because of the most inconspicuous drop...