The ministers in the court, everyone knows Rong Changan's ability to lead troops to fight. She was the one who drove Pan Meichen out of Waqiaoguan last time. If she continues to go into battle this time and take command of the battle, she may be able to turn the tide.
And in the Dajing Kingdom in front of her, she is the only one who can go to war.
It's just that the ministers still have a little worry. Many of them have more or less conflicts with Rong Chang'an. If Rong Chang'an is allowed to come back and become the general who protects the country, leading the army to fight, and the military power and political power are in her hands, will she be happy? To retaliate against them
Therefore, when Yan Li stated that he wanted to invite Chang'an, there was silence below.
Yan Li already understood the minds of the ministers: "Now that the country is in crisis, I hope that you will no longer only care about your own self-interest, and put the overall situation first. Empress Rong is very angry and wants to invite her, unless I go with you. If If you can't come out, I will have to let you lead the army to fight and go to a showdown with Pan Meichen!"
These people are greedy for life and afraid of death, who dares to lead the army to fight? So they broke the silence and expressed their opinions one after another.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to delay, let's go to Fengming Palace to invite Queen Rong!"
"No matter what conditions Empress Rong asks, we will agree!"
Yan Li smiled slightly: "Are you all going to agree to whatever the queen asks?"
The minister Guan Shunzui said: "Yes! Empress Rong asked us to kowtow and call her auntie a few times, and we are willing to call her too! The emperor said that everything is based on the overall situation!" The minister looked at the other Minister, "My colleagues, what do you think?"
The ministers responded to this minister: "Yes, yes, yes! Call me aunt, and save the entire Dajing Kingdom. There is nothing we can't do."
"Your Majesty, let's go now! It won't be good for Pan Meichen to enter the city."
Yan Li looked at the eunuch: "Since the ministers strongly request, we will drive Fengming Palace!"
Lin Hai pointed to the box on the jade case: "Your Majesty, General Song..."
A trace of sadness flashed across Yan Li's face: "Take it too! General Song was brought out by Empress Rong, and Empress Rong has the most affection for him."
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The two maids who brought food to Rong Changan were preparing breakfast for Rong Changan. Seeing that the imperial chef didn't pay attention, he put a roast chicken and a bowl of mutton soup in the food box.
The two quickly walked out of the imperial dining room, giggling secretly.
"This roast chicken is delicious. Empress Rong must like it very much. The empress has suffered a lot these days, so she should make up for it."
Another court lady pursed her lips and smiled: "I'm afraid that the person who eats the most is not the queen, but Chuntao. She suffers with the queen these days, and there is no oil in her stomach. When she sees the roast chicken, her eyes will glow green. Bite your mouth, can't let go!"
The two maids are big and small.
As they were walking, talking and laughing, Zi Yan and Liu'er, who were arrogant and domineering, suddenly came from the corridor in front of them. Their hearts thumped and almost jumped out of their throats.
"Too bad, it's Ziyan noble concubine!"
"If she opens the food box and sees the roast chicken and yokan inside, she will definitely beat us to death! What should I do?"
The two of them lowered their heads, worried, and faced Zi Yan head-on.
"Morning concubine!"
Ziyan glanced coldly at the two maids, then set her eyes on the food box, and said in a lazy voice: "What's in it?"
"Yes... yes..." The two maids looked at me and I looked at you, like ants on a hot pot.
One of the court ladies was a little more obedient, and replied: "There are some cold steamed buns and pickles, and two bowls of corn porridge. Didn't the imperial concubine say that the empress likes to eat this cold hard steamed buns."
These two court ladies are really obedient, they do what she says.
Zi Yan sneered: "That's not true! Rong Chang'an just likes to eat cold and hard steamed buns. You prepare them for her every day. She will definitely not get tired of eating them."
"Yes, Concubine!"
Zi Yan was too lazy to talk to the maid: "Liu Er, let's go!"
The two maids let out a long sigh of relief, both wiped their chests, and said in their hearts: "It's so dangerous!"
"Stop!" Zi Yan had just walked a few steps, and suddenly called to stop the two maids, and the pupils of the maids widened rapidly in shock.
Zi Yan walked towards them slowly again, looking at them sharply with distrustful and cold eyes.
"What's in the food box?"
The maid swallowed her saliva: "Didn't I just say that there are only steamed buns inside..."
"It's really just steamed buns?" Ziyan pulled the corner of her mouth and smiled, she has eyes that can see through any disguise, "I think it's not just steamed buns inside, is it?"
The palace maid was dripping with sweat: "It's really just steamed buns, how dare we deceive the noble concubine!"
Zi Yan looked at them: "If you deceive me, what will you do?"
The maids looked at each other: "If we deceive the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine will beat us... to death!"
Zi Yan smiled, very insidiously, and brilliantly: "This is what you guys said, I was beaten to death in a while, don't blame me for being a ghost! - Liu'er, take off the lid of the food box!"
"it is good!"
Liu'er pulled the food box from the maid's hand, opened the lid, and on the top were some steamed buns, pickles and a bowl of corn porridge. But when Liu Er uncovered the second layer, what he saw was a fragrant roast chicken! Zi Yan's face at this time is very different, gloomy, with vicious eyes, and those two thin lips are pursed, sharper than the tip of a knife.
Then Liu'er uncovered the third layer, which turned out to be a bowl of yokan!
Zi Yan was so angry that he pointed at the food box, "What are these? Who are they for?"
The maid fell to her knees with a puff, her tongue was tied, and she couldn't speak: "I report to the noble concubine, the mutton and roast chicken are not for the queen, but for... for..."
They didn't know whose name to call out to top the tank for a while.
Zi Yan twitched the corner of her mouth mockingly: "You won't say that the yokan and roast chicken are for me?"
The two were silent, wringing their hands, biting their lips, thinking that it was over, Zi Yan would definitely smoke them to death.
Zi Yan snorted: "If it's not for me, then it's for Rong Chang'an, a bitch, isn't it?"
"No!" The palace lady didn't know how to justify it other than denying it.
Zi Yan clenched her tiny fists, she couldn't figure out why there were so many people in the whole palace who were facing Rong Changan instead of her.
"How dare you go against my will and send delicious food to Rong Changan! You are so bold! Don't you know that Rong Changan has been deposed as a commoner?"
Zi Yan paused, took a deep breath: "Liu'er, fold a wicker for me outside."
Liu'er glanced at the two maids and shook her head. If they were not beaten to death today, they would be beaten to pieces.
Liu'er went to the willow tree outside the veranda and broke a thin willow branch, and gave it to Zi Yan. Ziyan was so angry that she saw it, her pink face flushed, and she slapped Liu'er with a slap.
"You folded such a small one for me on purpose, didn't you? You hate me in your heart for teaching these two maids a lesson, don't you?"
Liu'er was flustered and confused: "It's not like this, Concubine. I... I can't break thicker wicker."