On this day, after Hui Qiu came to ridicule her again, Ru Liu couldn't help but said to Shu Mulu: "Master, are you going to continue to indulge her like this?"
Mrs. Shumulus was passing the embroidery needle through the tight brocade, and threaded a peacock blue silk thread at the end of the needle. She said without raising her head: "So what if I don't condone it? She is now the person next to the concubine. A dog still has to look after its owner."
"But she really went too far." Yushan is a good-natured person, and even she couldn't help it. You can imagine how much Huiqiu went too far.
"I know." After embroidering a few stitches, Mrs. Shumulus put down her needle, wiped her hands and raised her eyes and said, "The cycle of nature means retribution will not be pleasant. She will be punished one day if she goes too far. Just watch."
After entering December, good news continued to come from Qinghai. Nian Gengyao led the army to retake the occupied cities one after another. Regarding his reports of military exploits, Yinzhen used a red pen to mark each of his letters, filled with praise and praise. At the same time, Yue Zhongqi's secret records were submitted to the imperial court through hidden channels, which recorded Nian Gengyao's movements and specific combat situations in detail.
It is undeniable that after suffering a big loss from Luobu Zangdanjin, Nian Gengyao became much more cautious in his actions, but he still could not escape the eight words of being willful and self-willed.
After a detailed analysis of Nian Gengyao's battles and the current situation, Yinzhen and Yunxiang worked together to formulate strategies and operational arrangements to eliminate Nian Gengyao without anyone noticing in the final battle. The purpose. If everything goes well, next spring, Nian Gengyao will return to the dust forever. As long as this serious problem is eliminated, the Nian family will naturally be able to uproot its roots.
Because a new girl entered the palace this year, the New Year's Eve banquet was even more lively than the previous year. The Qianqing Palace was full of nine tables. In addition to the concubines in the palace, the princes and princes, Beile, also went to the palace to enjoy the fireworks, sing and dance, and it was so lively. .
During the entire night banquet, Yinzhen ignored Ling Ruo, as if he was transparent, and instead kept talking to the queen and Nian.
Ling Ruo remained silent and just lowered her head to drink. Guarjia touched her lightly and said, "The knot between you and the emperor has not been resolved yet?" Seeing Ling Ruo's acquiescence, she shook her head and said, "Are you prepared to just do this? Forget it?" Wen Ruyan did not attend this night banquet because she was feeling unwell.
"The Emperor doesn't want to see me, so what can I do?" Ling Ruo drank down the wine in the glass in despair. The wine that fell down her throat was like fire in her belly, making her eyes tinge with wakefulness.
"Sister Wen is already like this. If you do it again, we will be completely defeated." Guarjia pursed her lips towards the smiling Nala and said softly: "Once she finds out the truth, she won't be polite to us. .”
Ling Ruo picked up the wine glass that the palace servant had refilled, and shook it gently in his hand: "Sister, do you feel that everything we do is in vain? The emperor can favor me today, and he can also destroy me tomorrow, and I have nothing to do with him. It has no special meaning."
Guarjia shook his head and said: "I don't know about others, but you are definitely not the same. In all these years, this is the first time I have seen the emperor put so much thought into a woman. And this time, I think the emperor did it on purpose. Ignore you."
"Sister, you praise me too much." In these words, another glass of wine fell down. Ling Ruo, who was immersed in the wine, did not notice that Yinzhen's peripheral vision was always falling on her body, and that it became more and more unsightly. face.
"No, you believe me." As soon as Guarjia finished speaking, he heard Yinzhen's voice from in front of him, but he ordered Sixi to pass a portion of the dish in front of him to Wen Zhen as usual.
On Ruqing's table, the dishes on each table are roughly the same, but there are a few special dishes on Yinzhen's and Nala's tables that are not available on other tables, such as this dragon and phoenix dish.
However, according to the custom of New Year's Eve in the past, the emperor and empress may appreciate the dishes, so at least two portions of each dish are prepared in the imperial kitchen. Within a moment of Yinzhen's instructions, a palace official carefully brought a small portion of Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Xiang
Put it in front of Wen Ruqing's table.
It is a great honor to be rewarded by the emperor and empress. If it falls on a concubine, it can be used to measure the extent of his favor. On New Year's Eve this year, except for me, the Nian family, Wen Ruqing is the first to receive this favor.
One, she was flattered and quickly stood up to thank him.
"Sit down and try the food. It may suit your taste." Yinzhen said pleasantly.
"Your Majesty's reward will naturally suit your concubine's taste." After Wen Ruqing said this, she tasted the food. Almost as soon as the chopsticks entered her mouth, her brows furrowed. Although she let go quickly, she was moved by Nian.
Shi took a look, covered his mouth and chuckled, "Look at the frown on Mr. Wen's face, it seems that he doesn't mean what he said."
"No." Wen Ruyan quickly denied it, then looked at Yinzhen hesitantly and said, "I just don't like sour food, so I frown a little, but this dish is really delicious."
"Yes, I also remembered it. If that's the case, don't eat anymore." When he said this, Yinzhen was a little absent-minded. He kept glancing in the direction of Ling Ruo from the corner of his eye. He saw that Ling Ruo was just lowering his head to drink.
I didn't look over, so I couldn't help but feel angry secretly, but it was inconvenient to show off in public.
He deliberately showed the scene just now to Ling Ruo, but Ling Ruo didn't care at all, as if everything had nothing to do with her.
It's hateful. She obviously ignored herself first and only thought about Concubine Hui. She just ignored her for a while to let her reflect and figure out who she should care about the most. She actually put on such a show.
Come on.
Well, if she doesn't care, then he doesn't need to care either. She is not the only woman in the palace, there are many concubines who are younger, more beautiful and obedient than her.
Driven by this idea, Yinzhen withdrew his gaze from Ling Ruo and deliberately ignored it.
The night banquet lasted until very late, and then everyone enjoyed singing and dancing while waiting for the arrival of midnight. At that time, it will be the most dazzling time of the year, and countless fireworks will bloom in the night sky.
Mo Yu took this opportunity to quietly come to Ling Ruo. Seeing that she was still holding a glass of wine, she worriedly said: "Master, what's wrong with you? Why do you keep drinking? But what happened between you and the emperor?"
After the night banquet, she found that the master and the emperor had not even exchanged a word, which was really not like usual."
"How many times have I told you that you are now Prince Yi and you should stop calling me your master, but you just don't listen. As for me and the emperor..." Ling Ruo smiled casually and took a sip before Mo Yu stopped him.
After finishing the wine, he said, "What can happen? It's just like this."
"But..." Mo Yu was about to say more when he suddenly heard the sound of a drum, and then a "whoosh" sound, and an orange-red firework flew up into the night sky with a long tail, then exploded with a bang, turning into an instant.
of eternity.
Time has arrived...
There was another sound of drums, and fireworks were launched into the sky. At first, the drums sounded only after a while, but later they gradually became more intensive, and the sounds of drums and fireworks rising into the sky were heard in succession.
Everyone was curiously looking for the direction from which the drum sound came. It was the first time in so many years that the fireworks were accompanied by the sound of drum sound.