Although the Supreme Emperor had seen big storms and his face was tense, he was still disappointed in his heart: seizing his wife was despicable enough, but that idiot actually brought his daughter-in-law into the palace. This was to throw the face of the entire royal family to the ground.
Step on!
Si Haochen gestured to the secret guard, asking him to retreat: "Okay, let's play chess!"
"Hmph." The Supreme Emperor picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "I am too lazy to care about him!"
Mingruo took out a pack of sweet-scented osmanthus candy from his sleeve pocket, opened it and put it in the hand of the Supreme Emperor: "This is the candy sent from Jiangnan, you can try it."
"You little girl are trying to coax Gu Gu with sweets. Gu Gu is not a child with a yellow mouth!" Although the Supreme Emperor looked disgusted, he still picked up a piece of halva and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Who is not a baby anymore?" Mingruo asked Si Haochen and his senior brother to eat sweets again.
Jun Che was very considerate to his junior sister and ate a piece. His Royal Highness Prince Yun picked up a piece and brought it to Mingruo's lips.
Mingruo bit off half of the piece, and Linglong immediately flew over with wings flapping: "Ba Ba, give the rest to me!"
Si Haochen stuffed the remaining half piece of halva into his mouth, and with Linglong's resentful eyes, he took another piece and fed it to it.
Linglong immediately became happy: Wow~ Baby knows that Ba Ba loves babies!
A few people were drinking tea, eating snacks and playing chess in Lanyue Tower. At dusk, a young eunuch came to invite him and said that the palace banquet was ready. The emperor invited the emperor to go to Qianqiu Palace for the banquet.
"I know." The Supreme Emperor waved his hand and turned his head to look at Jun Che, "I've been bothering you for most of the day today. How about I treat you to a meal?"
"Not hungry." Jun Che didn't like to go to crowded places.
"Forget it then. I'll invite you back at Fanlou some other day." The Supreme Emperor dusted off his robe and said, "Xiao Haizi, come on."
"Alas." Eunuch Hai took the Emperor's cloak and asked, "Why don't Your Highness and the Princess leave together?"
"Let's go, let's go together." The Supreme Emperor waved his hand. Thinking of seeing his stupid son who failed to live up to his expectations, his head hurt. It was not as good as having fun alone as everyone else.
The New Year's Eve Palace Banquet is the same as the Moon Eve Palace Banquet. Men and women are not seated separately, they all sit at the same house, which symbolizes family reunion and shared family relationships.
What was special this year was that not only did I meet the Supreme Emperor at the palace banquet, but Concubine Shen, who had not seen her for a long time due to a throat disease, also appeared at the palace banquet.
The Qianqiu Palace was decorated with lanterns and colorful palace lanterns, illuminating the hall like daylight. After everyone bowed and took their seats, Emperor Danxu gave Si Haochen a meaningful smile.
Mingruo tugged on her husband's sleeve and glanced at Emperor Danxu and Concubine Shen: "I think they are going to cause trouble."
Si Haochen nodded slightly. Dan Xu welcomed Shen Bichi into the palace with such great fanfare, probably because he had reached some kind of deal with Concubine Shen. The only value that Concubine Shen could extract from her was her life experience.
"If Dan Xu is talking nonsense, let Linglong remind him to be a good person." To this day, Si Haochen is not afraid that Concubine Shen will reveal his life experience. However, this year, these messy things disturb his interest.
It's not good after all.
"Yeah." Mingruo responded with a smile.
After the banquet started, the prince presented a colorful jade-carved Ganoderma lucidum as an auspicious ornament. Emperor Danxu praised it with a few words of praise and winked at Concubine Shen.
Concubine Shen stroked the "blood book" hidden in her sleeve pocket, and just as she was about to stand up and step forward, she heard a eunuch announcing: "800-mile urgent military report!"
Emperor Danxu's brows twitched. If there were big changes in Beichi, Si Haochen would need to go to suppress them, so he raised his hand slightly to signal Concubine Shen to postpone the action.
"Xuan!" Emperor Danxu said in a deep voice.
When everyone in the palace heard that there was a military report, they all fell silent, and their eyes fell in the direction of the palace door. Two tired messengers strode into the hall, knelt on one knee, and raised the military report high above their heads.
Zhang Jinliang walked down, took the military newspaper and examined it carefully. After making sure that there were no problems, he submitted it to Emperor Danxu.
The military newspaper reported that the Northwest Army had a great victory over the Beichi Army, and one of the elite troops penetrated directly into the Beichi Royal Courtyard. Not only did they capture the Royal Courtyard and several surrounding cities, but they also captured the Beichi Emperor.
"Okay, okay!" Emperor Danxu Longyan was delighted. He was wary of Si Haochen. Firstly, because Si Haochen had a large number of troops; secondly, he was afraid that Beichi would invade and there would be no useful generals in the court.
Now, Beichi's major problem has been solved by the Northwest Army. If Concubine Shen is used to remove Si Haochen's military power, wouldn't everything be fine?
Emperor Danxu handed the military newspaper to Zhang Jinliang and asked him to read it loudly in the palace.
When everyone heard the news that Beichi had been destroyed, they all took a breath of cold air - His Highness Prince Yun was so calm that he actually destroyed Beichi without saying a word.
There was silence in the main hall for a few moments, and then all the officials congratulated Emperor Danxu one after another, not forgetting to praise the invincible Northwest Army under Prince Yun.
Emperor Danxu's confidants knew the emperor's thoughts well, as the saying goes, 'When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dogs will be cooked; when the birds are gone, the good bow will be hidden; when the enemy's country is destroyed, the adviser will perish.' The emperor should be planning to attack Prince Yun soon.
Emperor Danxu narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew that Si Haochen had many supporters in the court. The Northwest Army had made such great achievements and if they followed the original plan, they would probably cause trouble.
Moreover, he now had a new idea. Emperor Danxu raised his hand and gave Concubine Shen a signal to terminate the action.
Si Haochen never glanced at Concubine Shen since he entered Qianqiu Palace. Although Concubine Shen had never regarded Si Haochen as her own son, she did not allow Si Haochen not to take her seriously.
Concubine Shen was already very angry. When she learned that the Northwest Army had made another great military exploit, her heart was suffering from resentment and unwillingness. Others are more valuable because of their mother and son, but she is better off, the more valuable her son is. The mother is getting meaner. The present state of being unable to make a sound is all thanks to this rebellious son.
At this time, Concubine Shen was blinded by anger, and she only wanted to drag down the glorious Donghuan God of War from the altar and become an evil obstacle that confuses the royal bloodline.
Concubine Shen ignored Emperor Danxu's instructions, stood up suddenly, left the table and went to the palace.
Emperor Danxu glared at Concubine Shen with a sinister look, and made a gesture casually. The maid who was waiting beside Concubine Shen stumbled with her foot, and Concubine Shen fell out.
The maid and the maid next to her hurriedly stepped forward to help her, but they actually tapped Concubine Shen's acupuncture points, making her unable to move.
All this happened in an instant. Everyone only saw Concubine Shen fall down and then start twitching. They all thought she was too happy and had a stroke.
Emperor Danxu pretended to have Concubine Shen carried to the side hall, and Imperial Doctor Xuan came to diagnose and treat her. Si Haochen and Mingruo, as their sons and daughter-in-law, naturally had to go to attend to her illness.
Si Haochen and Mingruo came to the side hall, but were stopped outside by the guards. They only said that the imperial doctor was inside for treatment and could not be disturbed. Si Haochen did not care about Concubine Shen in his heart, but he was very unhappy to be blocked like this.
Si Haochen was about to respond to violence with violence when he heard Emperor Danxu's voice coming from behind: "Brother Nine Emperors, please be patient. I have a few words to say to you."
