Cover The Sky With One Hand, Beat The Ground With The Other Chapter 51: (complete)

In the days that followed, I lived a life of ease to boredom. He spends his days either eating, drinking, sleeping, or playing chess with Jiayi. Even Eunuch Cheng, who occasionally comes to explore the wind, said, "The princess looks round."

Being so frank with him, I once again declined his request to persuade me to coax the crown prince.

Since he broke up with Jingyan, he has never stepped into my Changle Palace, and of course I have never been to the East Palace. After such a stalemate for a period of time, even the taciturn mother came to persuade me to "sister and brother" With the same heart, its profit will cut off the gold" so on.

The mother always favors her younger brother, but most of the time she will not interfere in the problems between our siblings. It is because of two recent events that she has to go out in person.

The first is the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens.

Speaking of which, the winter sacrifices of all dynasties and dynasties are an extremely important event. From the many tedious preparations before the sacrifice to the arrangement of the sacrifice ceremony, it is not at all sloppy. Once upon a time, the father was just because there was one less sky lantern to hang. The Minister of Industry was directly revoked and assigned to the frontier, not to mention the words and deeds of the officials who accompanied the worship on that day. If there was a slight error in the behavior, the head of the head had to be prepared. .

In the past, the people who sacrificed to the sky were naturally the emperors of the dynasty. Since the father fainted two years ago, the ceremony of sacrifice to the sky had to be suspended for two years.

It is also strange to say that the natural disasters have been continuous in the past two years. The drought has just eased in this room, and the floods in the other room have caused the people to feel uneasy and turbulent. After several intense discussions between the DPRK and China, the big guys unanimously decided to resume offering sacrifices to heaven.

Today, the emperor is still in a drowsiness, and no one has the courage to carry him to sacrifice to the sky, so this burden naturally falls on the crown prince.

Then, the meaning of this sacrifice to the heaven is extraordinary for the prince.

Since ancient times, the reason why every sacrifice to the king has been treated with caution is not only to pray for God's blessing, but also to show the king's majesty to the people. Who can still question?

In fact, the father's illness has dragged on for so long, not only has it not improved, but it has also worsened. Someone in the court has long proposed that the prince be enthroned. It's just that the prince was not ready at all before, so there was no movement for a long time. Later, King Kang's plan was in the front, and Xiayang Hou's soldiers were in the back, and the cabinet headed by Zhao Gengnian once again put forward the view that "a country cannot be without a ruler for a day", which was supported by both civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

This time, the prince did not refuse, but said that the matter of Juzi will be discussed later after the sacrifice.

In a nutshell, the sacrifice to heaven this time is of great importance. In the event of a turmoil or disaster, the prince will most likely be misinterpreted as "not mandated by heaven", and the road to the throne will be even more difficult. It's been tough.

My mother came to me later. To put it bluntly, she also felt that Jingyan's affairs were not so reliable. If I could come forward to help, I would naturally be more secure. Of course, it would be better if I could accompany the prince the whole time.

I looked at my mother with a headache and said: "Mother, I am Jing Yan's sister, not his nanny. Since he wants to sit in that position, he must be on his own, and always guard him as if he was not weaned. , how should civil and military officials treat it?"

The mother said: "Do you still remember your father's entrustment to you?"

"You have already repeated this sentence seven times..." I coughed: "Not to mention that I have given all of the things that my father and the emperor granted me to the crown prince, and now the officials in the court no longer take me seriously. , you asked me to help, and you have to say how to help?"

The mother said: "Leave aside the matter of offering sacrifices to the heavens, and you can't do anything about the matter of marrying a concubine?"

This is the second thing. The crown prince wants to make the first assistant daughter as his concubine. Although Zhao Gengnian also has this intention, Zhao Yanran seems to be reluctant to do so. It is heard that Zhao Shoufu has been locked in the mansion and has been on hunger strike for three days.

I let out a long sigh, "How can I be able to do something about this kind of problem that my husband's love and concubine don't like? If I have the ability, I might as well open a shop in Shilipu in the capital, and marry anyone who has wishful thinking. If you don't have a sweetheart, you will come to the door, it must be a lot of money, and it will be able to solve the urgent needs of the national treasury..."

The queen mother's eyes swept sharply: "The crown prince has explained the truth to this palace. You abandoned the country's business because of your personal love, but have you left behind your father's entrustment to you?"

"Even if you change the sentence, there is nothing I can do. It's not me at all..."

The mother slapped the table a few times and smashed the cup in her hand, "Okay! It's really a good princess of this palace!"

The queen mother rarely gets angry. Seeing her like this at the moment, I can't help but tremble in my heart. She said, "Do you think this palace doesn't understand your temperament? Regardless of whether you have any way to help Jingyan, you have taken an inch these few days. If you don't step into the East Palace, isn't it because you don't want to intervene in this matter? Like your imperial brother, you despise the so-called marriage and always pursue those sincere emotions. Oh, in the eyes of this palace, those are just reasons for you to satisfy your selfish desires! "

"The Queen Mother..."

"One, for the sake of the children's personal feelings, disregarded their own responsibilities and walked away; the other, for the sake of the children's personal feelings, turned against his younger brother," the mother trembled: "Do you think Jingyan is willing to carry this burden and marry A woman who doesn't like her?! You blame your brother for not caring about your feelings, so why did you care about him?" After she said this, she walked away without waiting for me to express my views, leaving behind The little palace maids were silent, picking up debris in a hurry.

I didn't tell my mother that I never wanted to stay out of it. I've done a lot of things in the dark these days, just waiting for the right moment.

The little palace maid who served tea carefully looked at my face, and was tiptoeing to make a new pot of tea. I said, "This princess is greedy. For dinner, I want to eat soft beef sausage, grilled shrimp, tenderloin, and West Lake. Fish soup and stewed chicken in milk sauce, bamboo shoots can be fried on a plate, and pastries come to cage golden milk crisps.”

The little palace maid was a little dumbfounded: "Is your Highness, Your Highness dining alone?"

"What's wrong?"

The little palace maid shook her head again and again, "This servant will go to the imperial kitchen."

Isn't it just ordering a few more dishes, why all the fuss.

If everyone can turn their grief and anger into appetite when they are unsatisfactory, I don't know how many disputes can be avoided.

I stretched my hand into my arms and unfolded the note in my palm. This is the eagle biography from Song Langsheng at the third watch last night: The Great Ceremony of Sacrifice to Heaven, Nie Dang will definitely act.

I followed the breeze and looked out the window. The clouds on the horizon were soft and soft. The tranquility before the storm made people a little dizzy. I was thinking that I should go to remind the prince and let him increase troops in the palace and outside the palace. The defense is on, although Song Langsheng told me to rest assured, but rest assured does not mean that I can take it lightly.

Since I made a special trip to prepare the Prince's favorite food, it's okay to invite him to Changle Palace for dinner. I pulled up my robe and was about to go out, when the voice of the maid came: "Your Highness Princess, Princess Jiayi is here. "

Without waiting for me to say anything, Jiayi pushed open the door and entered, waving a kite in her hand and smilingly said, "Sister Huang!"

I rubbed my forehead, and then I remembered that I would casually coax Jiayi to accompany her to fly a kite outside the hospital, so I said, "I have something important to discuss with the prince, so why not fly the kite another day? ."

Jiayi looked disappointed, but she didn't dare to play with her temper, so she nodded obediently. I couldn't bear it, so I stopped her and asked her to wait for me outside for a while.

I searched and fiddled in the cabinet. From small to large, I collected more than one or two rare treasures. Anyway, most of them have never been touched at the bottom of the box.

Sure enough, there were a lot of interesting things hidden in the large wooden boxes under the cabinet. I picked up a stack and was about to give it to Jiayi when I inadvertently caught a glimpse of a sword.

The scabbard of this sword is made of bronze. It is carved with dragon and auspicious clouds. It is extremely majestic. When it is unsheathed, it can blow hair and break hair.

This sword was the sword that the father emperor used when he captured the country. Later, he gave this sword to the emperor's eldest brother. At that time, all the brothers were envious, and waited until the emperor left the imperial city with the beauty. On the day of his parting, he The sword was handed over to me, saying that he had no face to return the sword to the emperor himself.

When I brought the sword to my father, my father said, "Since he gave you the sword, keep it well."

I put the sword away, hoping that one day when the eldest brother comes back, I will return the sword to him, but after that farewell, he has never heard from him again, just like the wind of leaving...

Thinking of this makes my heart sink.

Lan is the wind in the mountains, and leaving with the wind is the wind.

I closed my eyes and reminded myself not to fantasize about things out of thin air. Right now, I should focus on helping Jing Yan get through this difficult time.

At noon, the Jingyan really did not stop, and he was still rushing to write before several cases, reviewing like a mountain of memorials.

I didn't let Eunuch Cheng pass the message, so when he looked up and saw that it was me, he was obviously startled, "Sister Huang..."

I sat down beside him on my knees, picked up a memorial, looked at it and said, "It seems that the Qingliu in the court doesn't agree with your tyranny..." /

Jing Yan lowered her head, "Is Huang Jie here to taunt me?"

"How could I not know the prince's intentions? Now Daqing is considered a domestic and foreign trouble. Zhao Shoufu has such a huge power but is watching the fire from the other side. His heart is unfathomable. , I can't think of a better way to win Zhao Gengnian other than marriage..." I put down the book and sighed, "It's just that you don't know Zhao Yanran very well, I have had some contact with her, although she is expensive She is the first assistant daughter, not the same as other famous ladies, and she is not attached to the power and glory under the high walls of the harem. If she is unwilling to marry, you may not get married if you want. Ladies, this move shouldn't be done like this."

Jing Yan turned to me in surprise, "You, you mean..."

"I will visit the Shoufu Mansion in person," I said: "It's up to people to make things happen, and it's up to heaven to make things happen."

Seeing me lifting up my robes, Jing Yan hurriedly stood up, "Since Huang Jie and Zhao Qianjin are on good terms, Jing Yan really doesn't want to force you into trouble, this is still..."

"Guarding Daqing is not only your responsibility, but also the royal sister's." I smiled slightly: "Mother is right, you have always done a good job, but I was too reckless."

Jing Yan shook his head, "If it wasn't for me, Huang Jie would have been more comfortable than now..."

I didn't follow his words, I patted him on the shoulder, "When I come back, you can come directly to Changle Hall to dine with me, Huang Jie has asked the imperial kitchen to prepare your favorite food. ."

Jing Yan looked at me fixedly and nodded, "Yeah."

As I turned to leave, I breathed a sigh of relief.

Perhaps, the days when the royal sister can stay by your side, the chance to accompany you to dinner will not be many.

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At dusk, the autumn water of a lake in Zhao's mansion sparkled in the setting sun.

I followed the servants of Zhao's house and walked leisurely beside the waterside pavilion. When I turned around, I saw Zhao Gengnian hurried across the corridor. When he got close to him, he finished his kowtow. "The old minister doesn't know that the princess is coming, and if you miss it, I hope the princess will not take offense."

I looked at him slowly, his face was more haggard than the last time I saw him, "Elder Ge is busy with business, it was Xiangyi who made him abrupt."

Zhao Gengnian instructed the servants to watch the tea, and when the cakes were served, Fang said, "I don't know why His Highness is here, why?"

I said: "Bengong is here today because I made a special trip to visit sister Yanran."

Zhao Gengnian's expression did not change, but there was a slight surprise in his eyes, "Oh? I don't want the princess to meet the little girl?"

I smiled and said: "I have had several encounters with Ling Ai, and it is considered a good deal. Recently, I heard that sister Yanran was not thinking about the choice of the concubine by the prince, and she was very worried, so she came uninvited. If there is anything difficult for the old man, you may wish to tell it frankly, if there is anything you can help, this palace will definitely help.”

Zhao Gengnian expressed gratitude: "Thanks to the princess' love, it's just that the old minister is too indulgent to the little girl, and she is so used to her that she dares to defy even the marriage of His Royal Highness the Prince. Hey, the old minister is really shameless to face the prince... …”

"This is due to Yan Ran's nature, and the old man does not need to blame himself." I said: "In this case, can the old man bring Ben Gong to see her?"

Zhao Gengnian nodded slightly, got up and led the way, "Princess, please."

I guess Zhao Yanran should have been on a hunger strike for several days.

When she entered the house, the sound of opening and closing the door was so loud that she turned a deaf ear and sat motionless by the window looking at the bright clouds in the sky. It seemed that the blow she had suffered was not small.

I pulled up a chair and sat down beside her, staring at her for a long time, she finally found my existence, and she was startled when she slowly turned back, "Princess?!"

I looked at her dark eyes and sighed: "Long time no see, you have lost a lot of weight."

She asked me with her eyes, "Why did you come to my house?" After thinking about it, she immediately understood, "Yes, the prince wants to marry me as a concubine, how could you not know. Princess, are you here to help me? ?"

My heart froze, Zhao Yanran put her hands on my shoulders, and her eyes flashed like a resurgence, "You know, you know who I really like in my heart, I can't marry the prince, Can't you marry into the palace, princess, can you help me? You are the elder sister of the prince, so maybe he can hear what you say..."

"Yanran, I..." I moved my lips, but she didn't say anything. Zhao Yanran was so smart, she seemed to understand the helplessness in my eyes, she slowly released her hand, "Aren't you here to help? My... why? Is it because I stole your recipe?"

I shook my head, her eyes gradually turned angrier, "Why is that?"

"For the Crown Prince." I was silent for a moment, "The Crown Prince needs your father's help, but your father also has your father's concerns. If you are made a concubine, the crown prince will allow you to be the queen... for your father. As far as I'm concerned, this is the only way to keep your Zhao family standing, and as far as the prince is concerned, this is the only way to get your father's full support..."

Zhao Yanran raised her hand to interrupt me, "What does this have to do with me?! Did you ask me about my wishes when you made a private decision?! Could it be that you can sacrifice my feelings and my life in order to stabilize your power? Princess, it’s fine if you don’t help me, and now you are uniting with them to deal with me, ask yourself, how will I, Zhao Yanran, treat you, and how will you treat me?!”

I bowed my head and couldn't help but choked in my throat, "You treat me very well, you tried your best to save my life when I was in trouble, and after Xu Fang disappeared, you told Nie Ran the truth..."

Zhao Yanran was taken aback for a while, "Is this what Brother Ran told you?"

I nodded.

"If that's the case, how can you..."

"Yan Ran," I said solemnly, "Even if you don't want to marry the crown prince, you can't be with Nie Ran."

"Why?"

"Maybe you are still being kept in the dark, then I'll tell you - the Marquis of Xiayang and Nie Guang intend to rebel, and Nie Ran is also involved." I said: "Now the prince has ordered someone to spy on him, and he will only wait until He was arrested immediately after the incident."

Zhao Yanran stood up abruptly, her face full of disbelief, "You are talking nonsense! How could my brother have the intention of rebelling..."

"He told me himself." I closed my eyes and opened them again, "You've known him for so long, I don't believe that you really can't see any clues - if you still don't want to believe it. , you can go and ask your father, if you don't believe it again, go to the Guozijian to find Nie Ran and see what he has to say."

She held the edge of the window with trembling fingertips, as if caught in a memory. After a long time, she asked, "If this is the case, why did you tell me all this? Aren't you afraid that I will tell Brother Ran to let him escape?"

I said: "You can give it a try. It's best to make sure that he can escape safely. Otherwise, fleeing and arresting in fear of crime will push him to death in advance and confirm his crime."

Zhao Yanran was shocked, her face was as pale as snow, I gritted my teeth and said, "It's just that no matter if this is successful or not, you will be regarded as a party member, and the Zhao family will also face extinction. You can save Nie in order to save Nie. Although you gave up your own life, can you really give up your relatives and your family?"

She looked like she was going to collapse at any time, and the anger she had been holding on since I came in instantly dissipated without a trace, "You told me this because you wanted me to give up on Brother Ran and marry him. Prince..."

"You attach great importance to love and righteousness, and you don't want your family to be implicated because of you. If Nie Ran died because of this, you would feel ashamed and hated, how could you possibly marry the prince?" I turned my head away, "You I will go with Nie, so I will live up to the love you have in this life."

There is despair in Zhao Yanran's beautiful eyes, "The princess really is the person who knows Yanran the most..."

I secretly clenched the fist in my sleeve, and warned myself not to show my tricks, "Yan Ran, do you want to save Nie Ran?"

Zhao Yanran suddenly raised her eyes when she heard the words, and I said, "I can keep him from leaving the imperial city safely."

"...He, isn't he trying to rebel, how could the Crown Prince allow him to leave..."

"Don't say that the prince will not allow it, I'm afraid that the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty will not agree to let the tiger return to the mountain..." I took a deep breath, "But if you want, I can do it, but you have to marry To the prince, this is the only condition."

Zhao Yanran bit her lip tightly, biting out bright red blood, and after an unknown period of time, a voice like a gossamer sounded faintly, "I'm marrying."

"As long as you can save Brother Ran, I will marry him."

Although it was an expected answer, I still felt sour when I heard her say that. I slowly stood up and said, "Since you have figured it out, eat and rest well. You should not want me to stay here. Here..."

"Princess..." Zhao Yanran called out to me, "Can I... ask you a question?"

I dare not look back at her, "Hmm."

"Do you remember how you answered me when I asked you in the woods, 'Why did you block which arrow for Brother Ran'?"

The words of the day lingered in my ears in a trance.

"You said, 'He will remember me one day, just thinking about it like this will make him feel very happy'." She said slowly: "I feel so sad when I hear it, but... I am also envious... I not only envy his love for you, but also your unreserved heart for him."

I drop my eyelids.

She said: "You said, if the wind at that time knew that one year later, in order to achieve his goal, he could even threaten the life of the person he swore to protect, how could he still say those words without shame?"

"Miss Zhao, the person standing in front of you now is no longer peaceful. For this question, I am sorry that I cannot answer you." I took a deep breath and said, "Farewell."

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I slowly turned around and walked out of the room, took a few steps, and looked at Zhao Gengnian standing at the corner of the window. At this moment, the expression on his face was quite complicated and unpredictable, but he didn't make a sound, lest Zhao Yanran find out that he had been Outside the house, I stretched out my hand to ask him to go first, and immediately followed.

Crossing the courtyard and going back to the main hall, Zhao Gengnian waved his hand to dismiss the servants in the hall, leaving me alone.

I sat down and picked up a piece of honey cake. Seeing that Zhao Gengnian was holding his hand, he asked, "Do you have anything to say to this palace?"

Zhao Gengnian narrowed his eyes slightly, "The old minister thought it was the princess who said it first."

I said: "I have persuaded Ling Qianjin that I will be able to prepare for the marriage in a few days. This matter is still complete, and I can go back to the palace for business. What else do I want to say?"

Zhao Gengnian gave me a deep look, "Forgive the old minister's confusion, since the princess's purpose is to conspire on behalf of His Royal Highness, then it is enough to persuade the little girl alone.

"Elder Ge misunderstood, this princess is not here today to win over Elder Ge..." I glanced back at him, "I'm just a little confused for some answers."

Zhao Gengnian said: "Princess's words make the old minister even more incomprehensible."

I brushed off the pastry crumbs on my sleeves, "Since Mr. Ge wants Ben Gong to be more transparent, then I will be blunt."

I thought about my words and said, "Do you know what kind of person you are in my mind all along, Mr. Ge? Back then, both you and this palace's mentor, Fang Liang, were greatly used by the royal father. The scenery is infinite. From the capital to the local area, I don’t know how many officials want to cling to you. How about you, Mr. Ge, you have made a lot of friends from powerful people to party members. Now you have party members all over the world and high-ranking officials, but your mentor Fang Liang is dedicated to the people. The end..." I twitched the corners of my mouth, "Ben Gong once sighed at the injustice of the world, once complained about the injustice of the father and the emperor, and even thought that one day all the Zhao parties would be brought down, so that hundreds of officials and people can see the glorious sun and moon, the reincarnation of heaven, and want to come to the crown prince. The idea should be coincident with mine."

He didn't say anything, but just continued to listen to me: "At the beginning of this palace's supervision of the country, the affairs of the court, middle and large, and all affairs would not be done properly without the consent of the patriarch. The prince and I have worked very hard to deal with the patriarch. Even if you can't bring down the elders, you can finally compete with you."

"Afterwards, Ben Gong was harmed by Nie Guang and was living in the people. The Crown Prince was afraid that he would be unable to match the power of the old man alone, so he had to find a substitute to deceive the old man in a hurry..." Thinking of this, I laughed He smiled and said, "Elder Zhao, whether it's funny or not, the prince still thinks you don't know about it."

I stood up slowly and said, "After the princess returned to the palace, she was very unfamiliar with many things. At that time, Zhao Ge suggested that Nie Ran should be the choice for disaster relief. And I recently learned that the flood disaster in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was actually caused by Xia Yanghou, and its purpose was to create more disasters and turmoil. In retrospect, if Nie Ran was really sent there at that time, the court would have to let the disaster go. Sin, if the relief is good, isn't it the laborious work of Lao Tzu to dig a hole and his son to fill the soil? I was really puzzled, so I went to check the files at that time, and only then did I find that the thread that Xia Yanghou opened up and the documents he presented were all to let When Nie Ran entered the capital, there was no mention of disaster relief—I suddenly realized that Zhao Shoufu nominated Nie Ran that day, apparently to get a chance for Xia Yanghou, and the person who really helped was His Royal Highness, right? "

At this question, Zhao Gengnian's eyebrows finally showed a wave, and I said: "Since I have helped the crown prince to help the country all the way, I have been puzzled. , Rao is that Zhao Ge was slightly blocked, and finally agreed to let Han Fei go? There is also the case of King Kang's rebellion. If it wasn't for Zhao Shoufu's sentence, "Murdering a princess is like murdering a saint", how could Jiang Feng be forced Identify King Kang and make Manchu civil and military bow their heads and become ministers?"

Zhao Gengnian said quietly: "These are just the princess' guesses..."

I smiled lightly and said: "A year ago in Suiyang, I was attacked in a forest with Ling Qianjin and Nie Ran. It is logical to say that if you want to control the enemy, you should choose the weak and take him. However, so many killers only attack the weak. When Nie Ran launched an attack, almost no one attacked the two of us..."

Even that arrow in my heart is a human shield that is self-defeating and self-defeating.

Song Langsheng and I have also mentioned this matter. As for who sent to assassinate Nie Ran, there is really no way to do anything. After all, the most likely person is the father, but the father is in a coma. What about the Fazi Dark Sect Killer?

Later Song Langsheng suddenly asked me: You and Nie Shizi have been in Chenjia Village for so long, and there has never been any killer. Why did you ask Zhao Yanran in the jungle and the killer appeared?

"I had doubts in my heart, so I sent someone to find out where the assassins came from and who they were employed by." I looked at Zhao Gengnian, "Zhao Shoufu, you still have to hide this from this palace?"

Zhao Gengnian's chaotic eyes gradually showed a hint of mountains and dew, "The assassination of Nie Ran was indeed ordered by the old minister, and the old minister did not know that His Highness was also in Suiyang that day. Any clues, now it seems, is indeed underestimating His Highness."

I smiled with a guilty conscience. That day, the assassin had no features except for his black clothes. Who would have traced the clues after a year?

I said: "A few years ago, when the crown prince was first established, he was just an ignorant young man, and he had no prestige in the court. Now, the civil and military people of the whole dynasty are willing to invite the crown prince to ascend the throne. The palace is absolutely unbelievable. The old man has worked so hard to let the prince learn to manage the government and balance the forces of all parties in the midst of distress..."

Speaking of this, I folded my sleeves and bowed respectfully to Zhao Gengnian, "I am very grateful to Xiangyi."

Zhao Gengnian hurriedly returned a salute, "How dare you... All this was originally intended by the sage, the old minister is only a matter of loyalty and loyalty to the king, and I hope the princess will not blame the old minister for the crime of deception..."

I was stunned for a moment, and then I figured out, "Since the royal father uses the elders of the pavilion heavily, there must be a reason to reuse them. In this way, the marriage between the Nie and Zhao families at first was only for you to win the trust of Nie Guang. means?"

"Exactly."

It seems that the father of the Nie family had a good heart when he was the king. The friendship between the Zhao family and the Nie family was calculated early.

It's a pity that Zhao Yanran has always been kept in the dark and put the truth on Nie Ran.

I sighed, "I really shouldn't use Yanran to achieve your goals, I shouldn't have used it at the beginning, and I shouldn't even more so now."

Zhao Gengnian asked: "What does the princess mean by this statement..."

I raised my eyes slightly, "Fang Cai Ge asked why Ben Gong invited you to listen to our conversation. In fact, there are two intentions. The first intention was just to prove to the elder, Yan Ran was concerned and persuaded her to agree to the conversation. It's not difficult, even Ben Gong can do it, so why does Elder Ge have to let her go on a hunger strike? Are you making this scene for the crown prince or Nie Guang?"

Zhao Gengnian was shocked, and in my fixed eyes, he stuttered a little, "Old minister, old minister never meant this..."

I looked at him silently.

After all, he has his own selfishness. He secretly assists the prince without leaving a trace, so why not leave a way out for himself.

He is indeed loyal to his father, but he may not do his best to the court.

The prince proposed a marriage, and he spread the news of Zhao Yanran's rejection of the marriage - until now, he still wanted to maintain a neutral point of view, because he did not want to blatantly become an enemy of Nie Guang.

"You know that the dispute between the prince and Nie Guang is imminent, but you don't want to get involved. You don't want Nie Guang to notice that you have turned against you, and you don't want to offend the prince. Yanran's reason for delaying is to wait until the crown prince ascends the throne and everything is settled before making a decision?" I stared at him, "Unfortunately, from this moment on, you can no longer stay out of trouble."

Zhao Gengnian closed his eyes tiredly, "It turns out that the princess persuaded the little girl to get married, but in fact, she wanted everyone to see that I, Zhao Gengnian, was for the crown prince... If the old minister now refuses to marry, I am afraid that the princess will also decide that day. The assassination of Nie Shizi was revealed to Nie Guang, so if the old minister does not enter, there is no way to retreat..."

I said indifferently, "Isn't that what the elders of the pavilion said about the salary of the emperor and the loyalty to the emperor?"

Zhao Gengnian opened his eyes, and in his eyes was the faint Gujing Wubo, "What is the second intention of the princess?"

I took a few steps forward, paused again, and said slowly: "The second intention...is relatively simple, it's just that Elder Ge can see your daughter Yanran, even if she is very affectionate, She can give up her own life for Nie Ran's sake, but she can give up her beliefs and life for you and your family. , After all, the prince wants to marry Yanran, and the purpose is to get the power and help of the old man. If the old man can do his best to help the prince win this battle, then the marriage is not so important to the prince... "I paused, "But I'm afraid that the one who insists on the marriage will be you, Mr. Ge..."

Zhao Geng has not spoken for a long time.

The head of the cabinet, which was the most important to the father, has reached this position, and there are too many inexhaustible and indescribable.

The so-called emperor and courtiers, the greater the power, the more troubles.

Even if he did everything to help the prince, he might not be able to hold on to his current power.

Marriage is the most direct and safest means.

Zhao Gengnian's figure is quite desolate against the light and shadow. He stretched out his hand to cover his forehead and said in a hoarse voice, "How can there be a parent who doesn't take care of his children..."

After that, he couldn't say anything more.

Until I left Zhao's house, I wasn't sure if Zhao Gengnian took what I said to heart.

I forced him to openly stand on the side of the prince. It is already difficult for a strong man. If I want him to give up the marriage, I think it is a bit unlikely.

Hey, he can only hope that Yanran's tears can stimulate his father's love to overflow, otherwise, until then, he will have to find another way to help Zhao Yanran escape from marriage.

I rubbed my forehead with a headache.

I don't know if it is possible to make Yanran empathize with the prince's younger brother.

After comparing Nie Ran's face and Jing Yan's face in my mind, I quickly dismissed the idea.

It was already dark, a stunned carriage passed through the gate of the palace, and the palace lanterns on both sides flashed by, and the bright light of Suyue sprinkled the red walls and high tiles.

A few days from now will be the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens, and for many people, success or failure is a matter of one fell swoop.

Song Langsheng said he was sure to win, and I believed him.

I think, after Fengli is eliminated and the current crisis is resolved, it is time to leave the imperial city with Song Langsheng and let go completely.

To pull Zhao Shoufu into our camp completely, this should be the last thing I can do for the prince.

With Zhao Gengnian here, even if Nie Guang rebelled, the crown prince would be able to deal with it.

The snow covered the courtyard in Changle Hall. I stepped on it and made a creaking noise, which attracted the people inside to hear the movement and hurried out.

"Princess, the Crown Prince is here, waiting for the princess to come back in the hall."

I then remembered that before I left, I invited the prince to come to my hall for dinner, so I ordered the meal, and then walked straight up the stairs and entered the hall.

Jing Yan was sitting on the ebony chair, and when he saw me coming in, he stepped forward, ignoring the coldness of the servants I brought outside, he took my hand and said, "Sister Huang, you are back, go. Jingyan has been very worried for so long, can Zhao Shoufu be in trouble for you?"

Feeling the heat of his palm, I was stunned for a moment. I subconsciously glanced at the tall case beside the wooden chair. The case was empty. Jing Yan followed my gaze, "What's wrong?"

"I'm just thinking, why is this maid of Changle Hall so ignorant of the rules, no one will come to serve tea when you come, come here—"

Jing Yan smiled, "Of course they have served tea, but Jing Yan thought that drinking tea in the cold weather would be better than drinking, so he ordered the imperial kitchen to choose a jar of good wine to cook. Come and eat..."

At this time, the palace maid approached and said that dinner and cooking wine were ready, and asked us to move to the side hall.

"That's right," I pursed my lips and smiled, "I happened to find a set of bronze cups that my father gave me when I was unpacking this morning. It's a wonderful antique. Tonight is full of elegance, so good. The wine is paired well, and you won't go home if you don't get drunk."

"Okay! Don't get drunk!"

When plates of delicious food were spread out in front of the dining table, I suddenly felt hungry, Jingyan also moved my index finger, and said with a smile: "It's still the emperor who loves me, and I prepare everything I like to eat. .”

I picked up the beef and chewed it with gusto, "Anyway, Huangjie doesn't like meat, she will feel good when she eats meat."

Jing Yan moved his chopsticks and asked, "I haven't said that Huangjie will go to Zhao's house today. How is it?"

I smiled mysteriously, "Guess what?"

"Sister Huang..."

"Zhao Yanran has compromised." I raised my glass and took a sip of the plum wine, "Zhao Shoufu... It's not particularly reluctant. Since this marriage was proposed by the prince, he can't refuse it, but the prince doesn't have to. If you are worried, as long as Yanran is willing to marry, most of the marriage will be successful."

Jing Yan was overjoyed when she heard the words, "Is what Huangjie said true?"

"When did the royal sister lie to you?"

Jing Yan drank the wine in one gulp, "My brother thanked the royal sister here."

After three rounds of wine, the night gets darker.

Jing Yan is too drunk and has become slightly drunk. He wants to go back to rest early.

I stood up to say goodbye, but suddenly I remembered something, and asked him to wait for a while, then turned back to the bedroom to pick up the bronze sword on the table, and turned around and handed it to him, Jing Yan returned to his senses a little, and said in surprise: " This sword..."

I smiled and said, "This is the Autumn Water Sword given to you by the imperial elder sister. I wish you a smooth sacrifice to the sky and ascend to the throne early."

His eyes flashed slightly, he nodded and thanked: "It's hard to be kind, but my brother is disrespectful."

Jing Yanfang took a few steps, my feet softened, and I almost lost my footing.

The maid who served beside her was startled, "President..."

"Shh—" I stretched out my finger and made a silent motion, but she was quite clever, she quickly covered her lips and supported me.

I felt as if I had been poured a bucket of cold water, freezing all over my body, and my mind was in chaos.

From the moment I entered Changle Hall, everything became so weird.

Jingyan has been frail and sick since childhood, and even in the cool autumn season, he would hold a hand warmer, but on such a cold winter day, the smoker in the hall was not turned on, and he did not bring the hand warmer he used to hold my hand. But it was hot.

Let's put that aside, the prince, who used to pour three glasses of wine, actually invited me to drink, half a jar of mellow wine into his belly, and he could not change his face; what's even more incredible is that when I mentioned that I had no meat When he didn't like it, he didn't have any doubts - no one in the palace didn't know, the young only liked fish and didn't like meat.

And the sword of the eldest brother is the sword of Lingxiao that Jingyan has been yearning for since he was a child. See this sword in general.

I was so terrified that I couldn't breathe.

How is that possible?

How can it be!

This prince is fake.

——(End of this chapter)

The author has something to say: The Wind Li chapter will come to an end in the next chapter~~The finale chapter is about to start~~~Den!

Brother Rong's personal suggestion is that if you want to buy the book, you can pause after the next chapter. After all, you know that my speed is very strange, and the writing in the draft is completely thoughtless, just like writing the script. Just focus on the plot~~Although I like reading comments, I hope you have a good time watching instead of forgetting about the front~~~

Of course, if you want to watch the princess consort, you can stick to two or three chapters==

Then, good night~~~