Longdang's room was filled with wine and food, and the two elders were really eating.
"A city is a trivial matter. If we take it in the name of the two of us, who dares to have any objection?" Duke Wei showed his domineering attitude, "Have you not noticed that the topic of the prince has been mentioned many times recently?"
"The king will only turn fifty next year, and he is already a fearless knight in the later period. Isn't it a little early to talk about the prince?" Jiang Li picked up a yellow lobster, and after hearing Long Dang's words, he put the shrimp back on the plate.
Long Dang narrowed his eyes and said, "I heard that the queen is pregnant."
"real?"
A drop of wine slipped from the cup in Jiang Li's hand.
"It should be true. Tang Jun came to the capital one month earlier than usual to celebrate the New Year, and the younger members of the Tang family are following him." Long Dang picked up the wine pot and helped Jiang Liman.
The two princes did not let their entourage serve them during the meal.
"Princess Tantai has fallen out of favor for no reason. The number of times the king has stayed in the palace of the queen and Princess Nangong has increased, so the position of the prince will be more variable. The people who are raising the topic of the prince now have bad intentions." Jiang Li suddenly reacted.
"Some of them are from the Tang family, and some are from the indigenous nobles. It's hard to say who has more bad intentions." Long Dang put down his chopsticks and leaned back.
"We cannot get involved in this kind of thing. Your Majesty is more sensitive than anyone else. Let the younger generation have a headache in twenty or thirty years. Why should we bother ourselves?" Jiang Li made it clear.
"You should keep it in mind if you don't want to participate. It would be better if you show some interest. After all, the meeting of nobles is about to begin."
"As expected of a senior, I'll go back and think about it." Jiang Li came to his senses.
Expressing neutrality is also a way of taking sides. Those who do not take sides will be taken seriously by more people. People at the level of the top ten elders generally do not express their opinions on their own, and usually let the small nobles who are attached to them come forward. Jiang Li has to consider who to let the Jiang family wait and see.
attitude, this requires skill.
Shao Dianluan left the palace today and visited the Protector's Mansion. It was the last visit to her future home before the year. It was a way to promote royal etiquette to the outside world, and it showed the princess's concern for her fiancé's family.
"The princess has invited the eldest princess." A palace maid stopped Shaodian Luan who was about to return to the palace.
Shaodian Luan changed his route to visit his mother.
After saying hello, Princess Tantai asked: "Luan'er, why haven't you gone to play with your brother recently?"
"Back to my mother and concubine, Luan'er was preparing for the New Year under the orders of the father and the king. I couldn't spare the time to find Young Dianfeng. When I find time in a few days, Luan'er will definitely go and see him."
Shao Dianluan is getting married next year, and Shao Diandan is afraid that she will marry into the Ding family without knowing anything, so she arranges for her to prepare for the New Year at the palace and gain some experience.
"Oh, Your Majesty, it has been a long time since I came to this palace, yet I have to listen to you for such a thing." Tantai Yue showed a sad expression.
"Mother and concubine, my father specially warned Luan'er not to ask more about the affairs of the harem." Shao Dian Luan looked troubled.
"Okay, I won't tell you this. There is one thing that mother wants to get rid of you." Tantai Yue even changed her title.
"If you have anything to do, my mother and concubine, just give me your orders. I can't afford to get rid of you." Shao Dianluan quickly knelt in front of her mother.
"Get up, get up." Tantai Yue helped her daughter up with her own hands, "Feng'er will be seven years old after the New Year. When he reaches the age of a knight's apprentice, can you go and talk to the ancestor? Please give him some guidance." After that, he said.
Looking at her daughter hopefully.
The concubines in the harem were not allowed to inquire about the exact identity of Shao Dianhuan, but Tantai Yue knew that a very high-status ancestor was teaching her daughter, and of course she hoped that her biological son could also receive the guidance of this ancestor.
"This." Shaodian Luan was very embarrassed.
She has been practicing with Shaodianhuan for so long, but she has never seen a third person present. Both her ancestor and her father have repeatedly emphasized that they cannot talk about their ancestors with anyone, not anyone, including her mother Dan.
Taiyue.
thump.
Now it was Tantai Yue's turn to kneel in front of Shao Dian Luan and said: "My good daughter, please help your biological brother!"
Shao Dian Luan was so frightened by the scene in front of her that she burst into tears. She quickly knelt down and supported Tai Yue, "My mother and concubine can't help it. The family law will kill Luan'er! I promise you, I promise! If you have anything to say, just say it."
, please don’t do this again.”
No child can bear the kneeling of his mother, and the royal family's etiquette is even more severe.
Princess Tantai was pushed back to the chair by her daughter, and she cried while holding her daughter's head.
Everyone in the princess's bedroom covered their ears and knelt down, not daring to see or hear what the mother and daughter did or said.
"Luan'er, you will get married next year, and only your lonely mother and your young and helpless brother are left in the palace. Your Majesty hates me more and more, and is becoming more and more indifferent to your brother. What should we do?
How about the future?" Tantai Yue didn't care about her princess' dignity at all.
"Don't scare the child. The child doesn't understand anything but he will definitely be filial to his father and mother." Shao Dianluan also started crying.
"I know you are a good boy, but it is a pity that you married a useless consort, otherwise your mother and brother would not have been bullied." Tantai Yue still doesn't like Ding Kui.
Ding Kui must have been very unhappy when he heard these words, and he simply looked down upon him.
"No matter who the husband is, the child will not let others bully the mother and concubine as long as the child is around!" Shao Dianluan is a person with a temper, and his temper has been getting worse recently.
After a while, Tan Taiyue stopped crying and said, "It doesn't matter if I suffer a little, the key is your brother. If Feng'er worships his ancestor as his teacher, no one will dare to bully him."
"My ancestors and my father have strict orders. They are not allowed to mention my ancestors to anyone, and they are not allowed to help anyone bring messages to my ancestors. If they violate the rules, they will be severely punished. This time, even if they are punished, the children will also ask questions for their younger brothers.
, it’s the child’s own intention anyway, and it doesn’t count as helping others.” Shao Dianluan made up his mind.
"Yes, this is because you care about your younger brother. It's not an exaggeration to beg your ancestor. After all, Feng'er is also the eldest son of the emperor and a direct descendant of the Shaodian family."
It's not that Tantai Yue doesn't consider her daughter, she values her son more than her daughter. Shao Dian Luan is about to get married, and Shao Dian Feng may inherit the throne in the future. Her partiality is understandable.
After leaving the princess's palace, Shao Dianluan returned to his own palace to sort out his emotions, put on a set of training clothes, picked up his beloved "Bathing Phoenix", and walked out alone to the small courtyard deep in the palace.
Arriving in front of the small courtyard, before Shao Dian Luan could call out, he could only hear the sound of "hissing" breathing.
Bang.
The courtyard door opened by itself.
A fire dragon with an arm more than ten meters long was hanging on the tree opposite the door of the house. It was lowering its head, and it was it that opened the courtyard door.
Shao Dianhuan was not in the yard. Shao Dianluan came in and shouted: "Ancestor, are you there?"
When the fire dragon is in the yard, Shao Dianhuan will not be too far away. Even if he walks away for a while, he will come back soon.
Sure enough, Shao Dianhuan's voice came from the room, "Practice by yourself."
Shaodian Luan did not go to the corner of the small courtyard to practice as usual. Instead, he walked to the small house and knelt down on the ground, saying, "Luan'er has something to ask of our ancestors."
"It's not your own business, so there's no need to talk about it." Shao Dianhuan didn't even bother to open the door.
Shaodian Luan said bravely: "Well, it has something to do with Luan'er. Luan'er has a younger brother who will be seven years old next year."
"Shut up!" Shao Dianhuan didn't want to hear anymore, "Mie Gui, hang her upside down for three days!"
Migui is the name he gave to the fire dragon. As the name suggests, he wants to destroy Gui Jing, which shows how dissatisfied he is with the number one worshiper in the kingdom.
"Roar!" The fire dragon flicked its tail and threw out a line of fire.
The line of fire curled directly around Shaodianluan's legs.
Shaodian Luan knelt on the ground and did not move, nor did he ask for mercy.
She knew that resisting and begging for mercy was meaningless. She had to accept the punishment of hanging upside down for the next three days. Her ancestors said that one is one and no one can change it, not even Shaodian Dan.
The line of fire picked up Shaodian Luan and pulled it to hang under the tail of the fire dragon.
The fire line looked very hot, and the space nearby was burned and distorted, but it did not harm Shaodian Luan in the slightest.
"The king has arrived."
Tantai Yue ran out of the palace in surprise and came to greet her outside the palace gate.
Shao Diandan, whose face was as dark as water, walked directly into the palace gate without looking at Princess Tantai.
"What did you say to Luan'er?" Shao Diandan asked from the yard without entering the room.
"No, Luan'er just came here to say hello to me." Tantai Yue showed a trace of panic on her face.
"If you bully the king and ignore me, I'll slap you ten times." Shaodian Dan's face turned cold.
Immediately, a chamberlain came forward, holding a jade plaque in his hand, "Your Highness, I'm sorry."
Tantai Yue knelt down straight facing Shaodian Dan, closing her eyes and lips tightly.
Bang, bang...
The chamberlain knelt beside the princess to execute the execution. He could execute the punishment but could not stand.
"Say!" Shao Diandan didn't want to say a word to Tantai Yue now.
"I just want Luan'er's master to teach Feng'er." Tantai Yue held back tears of humiliation.
"No wonder, you caused the eldest princess to be tortured for three days, and now you are satisfied! Shao Dianfeng has his own arrangements for training. If you have any ideas, you can come to Gu. Who asked you to make your own decision and let Luan'er ask for help?" Shao Shao
Dian Dan said in a voice that was almost a roar.
"I am aware of my guilt." Tantai Yue lowered her head and couldn't help but shed tears on the ground.
"Every time you don't listen to the warning, you have to wait until you get into trouble before you know your crime. It seems that Gu Qiang spoiled you too much. From today on, Princess Tantai will sit in retreat for a hundred days and is not allowed to leave the palace at any time except to worship her ancestors.
Half a step."
The king imposed the most severe punishment on Tantai Yue in history, and the matter caused an uproar in Zhenjing City.
Three days later, the line of fire on the fire dragon's tail suddenly disappeared, and the weak and exhausted Shaodian Luan fell to the ground.
When she was very close to the ground, she clapped her palms.
Bang.
With the help of the reaction force of the ground, she turned over and stepped on the ground with her feet.
After landing, her waist and legs were weak. She swayed a few times and almost lost her balance.
"Humph, it has only been three days and it has turned out like this. You disappoint me so much." Shao Dianhuan was still in the room and did not come out.
Shao Dian Luan knelt in front of the house again and said, "Luan'er realizes his mistake and will definitely strengthen his training in the future."
"Fighting Qi needs to be alive in the body, which can drive the flow of blood. If the fighting Qi is not constant, we won't be like you. Go eat something first, and then come back after eating. I have something to tell you." Shao Dianhuan knew what was going on outside without looking.