Lin Yunyan did not answer Li Shao's question directly, but only looked at his clothes up and down.
"It's windy on the palace wall and it's cold at night. Your Highness is in good health, so you should keep warm." As she said that, Lin Yunyan raised her hand and showed Li Shao the hand stove she was holding. "Your Highness should also get one."
Li Shao laughed.
He didn't forget that Xu Jian was holding a hand stove when he came in and out, and he was talking to the imperial study room. Eunuch Cao was thinking about changing the stove for him to make it warmer.
"I'm not Xu Jian," Li Shao said, "you don't need to use the same tactics to win over Xu Jian to win over me."
Lin Yunyan's expression did not change.
He came with a purpose, so he naturally wouldn't care about Li Shao's words, which he himself may not be able to distinguish clearly or have no brains about.
"The Duke is my husband. I care about his health. How can I be trying to win him over?" Lin Yunyan said slowly and calmly, "And you are His Highness. Your good health is also a blessing to the ministers."
Li Shao obviously didn't expect Lin Yunyan to say that, and was stunned for a moment.
Lin Yunyan turned her head and looked at Wang Gouzi, smiling: "Eunuch Wang, do you think this is the truth?"
Wang Gouzi smiled back.
That day at the Fuguogong Mansion, the scene of the princess digging a hole with shovel after shovel was really vivid in my mind.
Wang Gouzi was sincerely wary of the princess digging a hole for Li Shao again, but he couldn't say that this was wrong.
He couldn't figure out Lin Yunyan's tricks for a while, so he could only reply: "What the princess said makes sense."
Lin Yunyan followed these words and said: "Then I'll trouble Eunuch Wang to find a hand stove. It will take a while to watch the lanterns."
Wang Gouzi understands.
The princess wants to send him away!
Even though he was staying by the side and he couldn't stop His Highness from jumping into the trap, it was better to see it with his own eyes than not knowing at all.
He really couldn't get over what he said in a hurry, so he could only look at Li Shao worriedly.
Li Shao had no objection.
Wang Gouzi had no choice but to bite the bullet and trot down the palace wall. This place was far away from Yuqing Palace. By the time he ran back and forth, the soil where the person was buried would have been stepped on.
He had no choice but to find a waiter underneath who was on call, stuffed a red envelope into it, and asked the waiter to run away quickly. He then ran back to Li Shao.
Li Shao is questioning Lin Yunyan.
"The blessings of my ministers? Isn't the blessing of my ministers recently that I can't become the prince?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shao saw Lin Yunyan's smile froze.
This sudden appearance of being unable to laugh and unable to laugh forcefully made Li Shao feel "enjoyed".
In the past, he was always defeated by Xu Jian and Ning An's words of rules and my words of truth, but today the situation was reversed and he gained the upper hand.
Even if it's just a verbal advantage.
"You are wrong to say that," Lin Yunyan said sarcastically, "Everyone has their own position. Of course there are some in the court who do not want you to be the crown prince, while there are also those who hope that you can continue to be the crown prince."
Having said this, Li Shao wanted to ask more clearly: "Who are you and Xu Jian?"
"Does this need to be said?" Lin Yunyan answered unambiguously, "It's the latter. You are in trouble this time, and the Duke and I are also very concerned about it..."
Li Shao raised his eyebrows.
Look, let him guess it right.
From beginning to end, Xu Jian just wanted to manipulate him and make him an obedient crown prince and an obedient emperor in the future.
This obedience means listening to Xu Jian.
Xu Jian made trouble for him, and Xu Jian solved his trouble several times for this purpose.
Only this time, Xu Jian "lost it".
Xu Jian was so self-righteous that he got together with Ning An and arranged for him from the paddock. He even fell ill and was chased to the East Palace by Ge Yushi and scolded him bloodyly.
In this way, Xu Jian did not take action, Geng Baoyuan's story was uncovered, and Yumenguan's story was revealed. How could Xu Jian's handwriting not be included in it?
Xu Jian was so happy with his pen and ink in those days, and how regretful he was when things got out of hand!
The deposed prince is of no benefit to Xu Jian at all!
"If I had known this, why would I have done it in the first place!" Li Shao gritted his teeth.
Just by hearing his words, Lin Yunyan knew that Li Shao had been fooled.
Li Shao was introduced to the new layout. He thought it was her and Xu Jian bowing their heads and showing their goodwill.
Of course, it cannot be said that Li Shao is easy to deceive, but that under certain prerequisites, it is impossible for Li Shao not to take the bait.
Because the connection between the two of them and Li Shao is too deep.
Even if it were anyone else today, hearing her and Xu Jian sigh a few words, they would believe that "deposed prince" was not their original intention.
Li Shao's succession to the throne is the best choice for them.
This is also the main reason why the two of them can stay together under the royal lamp. No one would abandon the near for the far, and no one would leave the smooth road and walk on a rugged and rocky road.
The Holy Spirit would think so, others would think so, why wouldn't Li Shao think so?
Li Shao didn't think about it himself. In the past time, Lin Yunyan believed that the Holy Emperor must have told Li Shao more than once about the benefits of letting Xu Jian follow the government to observe and assist the government.
Therefore, when things developed like this, Li Shao was troubled by them and could not understand it.
After all, Li Shao has not yet had the idea of taking action against the Chengyi Prefecture and the Fuguo Duke's Mansion, so he naturally does not understand their self-protection strategies.
Lin Yunyan took advantage of this when she lured Li Shao into the urn.
"Your Highness," Lin Yunyan glanced at His Majesty's side, leaned slightly towards Li Shao, and lowered her voice, "There is another saying that is 'to retreat in order to advance'. It was so lively that even His Majesty avoided the edge and waited.
This time, Xu Xutu..."
Li Shao followed Lin Yunyan's gaze.
Father's place is still so lively.
Gu Jieyu didn't know what she said, but her father nodded repeatedly and seemed to agree with it. Liu Guiren next to him was smiling, as if he would interrupt at any time when he got the chance.
Li Shao looked bored, and Lin Yunyan leaned towards him slightly. Comparing it with the other side, she suddenly felt a difference between intimacy and distance.
That's right.
Compared to the three younger ones, Xu Jian and Ning An undoubtedly favored him.
Whether it's control or compliance, to put it bluntly, this is a fight between him and Xu Jian for the initiative in doing things, and it has nothing to do with Li Mian and the others from beginning to end!
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Before the internal conflicts are resolved, once an external crisis emerges, it is natural to suppress the crisis first.
As for the inside...
Xu Jian manipulated him and suspected that something was wrong, and now he asked Ning An to take the initiative to bow his head. It will undoubtedly be him, Li Shao, who will have the upper hand in the future.
Thinking of this, Li Shao felt even more comfortable.
He did not like Xu Jian, but as long as Xu Jian was willing to listen to his instructions, this person could be put to good use.
"What kind of diagram?" Li Shao asked.
"You are asking me now. How did I know that those in the court are all under the supervision of the Duke. He needs to recover from his injuries until the weather is warmer before he can go to court." Lin Yunyan paused at this point, "
I just hope you won’t be too impatient, there will definitely be people watching me after I go to court tomorrow.”
Li Shao said nothing, but nodded slightly.
Tomorrow, the edict of the deposed prince will be sent to the various yamen below, all the way from the capital to the localities.
In this critical moment, Ning An knew who wanted to cause trouble for him one after another without having to tell him.
And Ning'an's words were similar to Wang Gouzi's comforting words these days. Li Shao had heard it so many times that he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Beside, the dog looked uneasy.
If he hadn't gotten some information from his master, he would have been fooled by the princess's words.
The highest state of digging a hole for people is not how deep the hole is, but the fact that there is a hole but it seems like there is no hole at all. It makes people feel like they are walking on a flat road and they will fall down with the next step.
This is what the county governor does.
Every word is correct, but with every word, Wang Gouzi feels that there is a hidden trick behind it!
After all, abnormality is the devil!
He will have to remind His Highness later not to lose guard...
But it may not be useful if he talks about it. Who makes the princess's words be exactly the same as those of his arrogant dog?
If he overthrows the princess, doesn't that mean he overthrows his own words?
Fortunately, His Highness hates Duke Fu. With such a rebellious mentality, he shouldn't be completely led around, right?
Wang Gouzi raised his eyelids and looked at the princess secretly.
Perhaps, he should change his mind.
Make good use of the princess's words to stabilize His Highness so that he does not cause trouble or advance rashly. He can wait for the master to arrange the way to come back. At the same time, His Highness can always be on guard against the auxiliary prince and the princess can always keep a defensive mind. That is the best of both worlds.
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Just as he was thinking about it, a waiter hurried over and handed him a hot hand stove.
Wang Gouzi took it and passed it to Li Shao.
Li Shao answered.
The heat poured in from the palms of the hands, dispelling the chill at night and making people feel more relaxed involuntarily.
He sighed with satisfaction.
"Wouldn't it be nice to hold a hand stove?" Lin Yunyan chuckled, looking at the lanterns in the distance, and said, "There are so many lanterns, the street must be very lively."
Li Shao felt relaxed and asked, "I heard it was you who told the Empress Dowager that you wanted to see the lanterns?"
"Yes, because I can't go to the street to watch, and I really want to watch the lanterns," Lin Yunyan said here, deliberately saying "oh" and taking the initiative to explain, "It's not because it is inconvenient for the Duke to go out, even if he can
Go, I'm not used to looking at lights on the street either."
Li Shao was puzzled and subconsciously asked: "Why?"
Lin Yunyan smiled bitterly: "When you look at the lights from a distance, they look like fireflies. But if you walk on the street and are among the lanterns, at a glance..."
Involuntarily, Li Shao thought of that scene, and before he thought about it carefully, he felt a sense of discomfort in his heart.
Then, he heard Lin Yunyan say again: "I was so close that I was blinded, as if I was surrounded by fire..."
Your Highness must have heard that I often had nightmares when I was young. I dreamed of being trapped in a fire, with everything around me burning, and I didn’t know where to escape.
I often dreamed about it at that time. Although I had never been surrounded by fire, I didn't know why. It seemed that I felt my mother's predicament that night, which made me scared from the bottom of my heart.
Now I can hardly dream about it, but I still avoid getting too close to the fire.
The lanterns are beautiful, but you can only stand here and look at them from a distance."
Following Lin Yunyan's words, Li Shao's complexion gradually turned pale.
The wind blew against his face, and Lin Yunyan's voice was scattered in the wind, making it unclear. The strong wind turned into hands and covered his ears, blocking part of the sound and making it sound like a buzzing sound.
His mouth opened, but no sound came out. He even didn't know what he wanted to say.
It's just that my heart is beating so fast, as if it's about to jump out of my throat.
Fire, fire so close...
Li Shao is not afraid of fire.
Although he was rescued from the fire, he had no memory of that and had never been afraid since he was a child.
But just a month ago, in the paddock, the torches he saw when he was carried out of the shed were like sharp spears, which suddenly pierced his heart.
He was subconsciously afraid of that scene.
Fortunately, it was just a glimpse. After sleeping, Li Shao put that scene behind him again.
But Ning An's words reminded him of it again.
After Lin Yunyan finished speaking, she was still looking at the lanterns on the surface, but actually she was observing Li Shao's reaction from the corner of her eye.
When she saw Li Shao's sudden change of expression, she was almost certain.
Li Shao did forget it, but he also remembered some things under the impact.
As long as the opportunity is right and the arrangements are right, her and Xu Jian's idea should work.
The night wind became stronger again.
Lin Yunyan stopped irritating Li Shao and said: "The Queen Mother is still waiting for me, I'll go over first."
Li Shao scratched his chin irritably, signaling her to help herself.
In that compartment, the Queen Mother, who had been concerned about Lin Yunyan and Li Shao's movements from time to time, saw her coming back and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Why did you talk for so long?"
"His Highness asked about the Duke's injury, so he said a few words," Lin Yunyan said with a smile, "Don't worry, I didn't say anything provocative. His Highness only came to see the lights and would not cause trouble for me."
Seeing that her expression was as usual, the Queen Mother said nothing more.
After seeing the excitement of the lanterns, the Empress Dowager was getting older and couldn't bear the wind, so she wanted to leave.
When the Holy Emperor saw this, he didn't stay any longer and dispersed everywhere after greeting him.
He didn't want to deal with the various thoughts of the concubines. After walking down the palace wall, he only asked Li Shao to accompany him back to the palace.
"The seal will be opened tomorrow," the Holy Master told Li Shao with a leisurely pace. "You go to court on time. The throne has been removed. You will still stand in your previous seat. Don't be resentful and adjust your mentality."
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When Li Shao thought of the little throne that had been removed, he couldn't help but feel a turbid feeling in his chest.
But given the situation, he could only endure it and accept it honestly.
On the other side, Lin Yunyan sent the Queen Mother back to Cining Palace.
At this time, the palace door was closed, so she rested in the side hall.
The moonlight was waiting for her to wash herself, and the master and servant blew the lamps and went to sleep, just like they did when they lived in the palace.
Lin Yunyan, however, couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned, feeling that she was not used to anything.
It's obviously a place where I'm used to living.
It was obviously a bed I was used to sleeping on.
But just because there was no one around and no source of warmth, I felt something was wrong.
Lin Yunyan turned over again and looked at the empty side of her body. She knew clearly that she missed Xu Jian.
I don’t know if Xu Jian is sleeping well...
After not sleeping well all night, Lin Yunyan woke up again when the sky turned white. Since she couldn't sleep well, she decided to get up early.
Standing on the corridor, she looked towards the direction of Jinluan Palace.
The first court meeting of the new year is expected to be exciting.
