Ning Wang blew his beard and stared, and said in a bad tone, "It's hard to handle your errands, and you still find so many reasons, presumptuous!"
Liu Zhao didn't even move his eyebrows, "Father should know best about this difficulty. Why do you make things difficult for your son?"
King Ning snorted, "It's filial piety to share my worries."
Liu Zhao smiled coldly, "The son really wants to share his father's worries, but he is powerless. How about letting the fourth brother shoulder this burden?"
When Liu Yi heard this, he became anxious.
Tell him to raise money to pay back the debts of the Ministry of Accounts, how can he have the ability.
He hurriedly said: "Big brother, as the eldest brother, should lead by example and set an example for brothers."
Liu Zhao looked at Liu Yi with a half-smile, "Fourth brother has always said that he dares to do things, and he can do things. Now the father has something to ask, but you keep refusing it. What's the reason? Could it be that what you said before is just to say Is it just talking?"
Liu Yi hurriedly defended, "Brother is joking. I have too little time to practice, and I am not good at it. I can't do things that my brother can't do well. Please don't make things difficult for me."
Liu Zhao looked back at King Ning again, "I leave this matter to my father to decide."
King Ning has a lawsuit all over his head, money, money, it's really a disgusting thing.
Mrs. Pei murmured to King Ning in a low voice, "This year's business in the south is not going well, with serious losses, and the profit is 20% less than last year."
King Ning frowned.
Concubine Shu hurriedly said: "When it's Chinese New Year, don't discuss things that spoil the scenery. The household owes, since the emperor hasn't issued a decree, don't scare yourself. Huyang, don't be sad, the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. When that day really comes, Ben Gong will work with you to find a solution."
Princess Huyang turned her worries into joy, "Thank you, mother and concubine."
The palace people came to report that the banquet had been prepared and let everyone go to Chenghui Hall.
Concubine Shu asked: "Your Majesty, did you say, who will host the family banquet tonight?"
The palace man shook his head, "Your Majesty never said it clearly."
I never said it clearly, what is the meaning of this
Concubine Shu waved her hand, and asked the palace servants to retreat first.
She looked at King Ning, "What do you think about this matter?"
King Ning was as immobile as a mountain, "I don't think so."
Concubine Shu frowned, "The noble concubine has been acting frequently lately. Tonight's family banquet is optional, but tomorrow's pilgrimage, so what? Empress Ruizhen Cui has passed away, and she ordered her to enter the palace. Do you want to go to Weiyang Palace to pay homage to the spirit card?"
King Ning said indifferently: "Mother and concubine are mediocre."
Concubine Shu was furious, "This matter is related to the future of our mother and child, and whether your descendants will fall into the dust or soar into the sky. How dare you say that I am mediocre. I think you are getting more and more absurd."
Ning Wang sat lazily, "Mother Concubine really thinks it's useful to win that position?"
Concubine Shu snorted coldly, but remained silent.
King Ning said again: "Father will not be easily manipulated by others. At this time, it is better to be quiet than to move. And I see, Father may not have the idea of creating a queen."
Concubine Shu frowned, "If you don't register as a queen, this harem..."
King Ning interrupted Concubine Shu neatly, and said, "Empress Cui passed away almost a year ago. The harem is still the same harem. Is it because there is no queen and the harem is in chaos? Nowadays, no queen is good for everyone. .”
Concubine Shu frowned in thought.
The hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard.
Gu Jiu secretly looked at Liu Zhao.
Liu Zhao looked serious, as if someone owed him five hundred taels and didn't pay it back.
Gu Jiu lowered her head, thinking about it.
There are debts from the household department and disputes in the harem, and the chaos in the court is getting worse.
The prince was still sitting firmly in that position, no matter how many people attacked and slandered him, he couldn't make the emperor make up his mind.
Everyone in the world can see that the emperor doesn't like the crown prince, and dislikes the crown prince in various ways.
So what is the emperor waiting for
Why haven't you made up your mind
Is he waiting for the prince to jump over the wall in a hurry
Are you taking this opportunity to observe the character of the princes
Or, because Empress Ruizhen Cui asked the prince to keep his filial piety for three years, and the emperor kept his promise, would he really give the prince three years
But watching the emperor's actions in the past, he is not a person who keeps his promises.
It is the true temperament of the emperor to be ruthless and revengeful.
Princess Huyang reminded everyone, "The banquet is ready, should we go there?"
Concubine Ning Chaoshu looked over.
Concubine Shu said, "No rush."
King Ning beckoned, called a palace man, and ordered: "Pay attention to the movement of Concubine Xue. If the concubine is going out, report it immediately."
The palace man took the order to retreat.
Concubine Shu laughed, and said to King Ning, "You and Ben Gong thought of being together."
King Ning laughed, "The son naturally wants to share the worries of the mother and concubine."
It was not until Concubine Xue Guifei left that Concubine Shu asked the palace servants to prepare a soft sedan chair for Chenghui Hall.
Inside Chenghui Hall, the lights are bright.
As soon as Concubine Shu entered the door, Concubine Xue greeted her with a smile.
"Concubine Shu, you are here, you are the only one missing."
Concubine Shu's face was reserved, "Hasn't His Majesty come yet?"
"Oh? Concubine Shu actually wants to be later than His Majesty? Your Majesty will come down later, I have to talk to Your Majesty."
Concubine Xue Gui seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Concubine Shu's face was serious, "In the past, you liked to misinterpret other people's words, often out of nothing. After so many years, this problem still hasn't changed."
Concubine Xue raised her eyebrows and smiled, counterattacked: "Concubine Shu is still so straightforward. After all these years, why hasn't your problem changed?"
Concubine Shu snorted coldly, not wanting to talk to Concubine Xue Gui. Go straight to the end of the hall.
A row of cases was arranged neatly, and everyone sat on the ground.
Gu Jiu separated from Liu Zhao, went to the female family seat on the right, and sat behind Princess Pei.
Ouyang Fu and Xiao Qin'er were in the lower position of Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu wore a deep dark red skirt today without much modification. On the head is a set of red gold head jewelry.
On the wrist is a matching red gold bracelet.
Today Xiao Qin'er has a set of emerald head and face jewelry, a deep skirt embroidered with rich and noble peonies, bright white teeth, and a sweet smile.
She looked around, and was surrounded by familiar people.
Gu Jiu heard her mutter, "East Palace is here too."
Sure enough, under the leadership of the crown prince, all the East Palace attended.
Everyone looked at the people in the Eastern Palace, and the female relatives had to meet the Crown Princess and exchange a few pleasantries.
You princes are not so polite, you have to sneer at the prince.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coughed twice, his face was pale, he was still ill.
He also ignored the cynicism of his brothers, went straight to the front, and sat on the ground behind the case.
The princes of the East Palace sat behind the crown prince.
Gu Jiu discovered that the arrival of the prince's family changed the atmosphere of the hall.
Many people whispered and whispered, all looking at the prince.
The prince was as immobile as a mountain, as if he didn't know that he was the one everyone was talking about.
On the other hand, the Crown Princess always sat with her head down and her hands down. The hands caged in the sleeves had already clenched into fists.
"Your Majesty is here!"
With the servant's singing and drinking, the emperor arrived.
With the wind blowing under his feet, the Son of Heaven strode into the hall and walked towards the main seat.
Everyone stood up and prepared to salute.
When the emperor saw the prince, his feet paused, and then he came to the main seat as if nothing had happened, and sat on the ground.
"See Father Huang (Royal Grandfather)"
"Free gift."
Concubine Shu and Concubine Xue are on the left and right, accompanying the emperor.
In this way, there is no need to distinguish who is respected. Everyone is the concubine of the emperor.
The emperor gave an order, "Banquet!"
The palace people filed into the hall with the wine and dishes in their hands.
Gu Jiu looked at the cups and dishes in front of him, there was no difference between a royal family banquet and a palace banquet. If we really want to talk about the difference, at any rate, the food and drinks at the family banquet are hot, not cold.
Today is New Year's Eve, the last day of the year.
The Son of Heaven is good in nature.
There were no outsiders present during the singing and dancing banquet, and all the members present were members of the royal family, and the atmosphere quickly became lively.
King Zhao got up first and came to the prince's table, "Brother, younger brother toasts you."
The prince is still not doing well, and the princess gets nervous first.
The prince's face was pale, and he coughed twice, "Brother toast, I should drink according to reason. It's just that I'm not feeling well, and the imperial doctor told me not to drink, please forgive me."
Zhao Wang immediately became dissatisfied, "Is the elder brother looking down on the younger brother? He won't even drink a glass of wine?"
"It's not that he refuses to drink, but that he can't drink." The prince's voice was full of weakness.
Zhao Wang's face was serious, "The prince looks down on me, brother, and thinks that I am vulgar and unworthy of drinking with you, right?"
The prince denied it flatly, "This palace has absolutely no such idea."
"Then you can drink."
Zhao Wang stared at His Royal Highness the Prince, insisting on forcing the Prince to drink.
Teng!
The eldest grandson of the emperor stood up abruptly, "I'm drinking with Uncle Wang."
King Zhao laughed, and pointed at the eldest grandson of the emperor, "Little Huangkou, step back."
The eldest grandson of the emperor was furious, "Uncle Wang looks down on my nephew?"
King Zhao's eyes were like a falcon, and he looked at the emperor's eldest grandson from beginning to end, "You are not worthy of my king's toast."
"My nephew respects Uncle Wang." The eldest grandson of the emperor raised his wine glass and respectfully drank it.
Zhao Wang ignored him, but only stared at the prince, "The prince really wants the emperor's eldest grandson to drink this glass of wine for you?"
The prince coughed again and again, until he couldn't speak.
"I'll drink it for him."
With an angry shout, the princess stood up.
"I am qualified to drink this glass of wine for the prince?"
Zhao Wang looked back at the Crown Princess and laughed, "Sister-in-law can drink this glass of wine for the Crown Prince, of course it's okay. Come, younger brother, sister-in-law has a glass of wine."
The crown princess picked up the wine glass and drank it down.
Zhao Wang also drank the wine in the glass, and showed the bottom of the glass to show that the wine in the glass was finished.
He looked back at the prince again, and laughed, mostly mocking. The dignified prince actually wants a woman to come out and drink, haha, the prince is only capable of this.
The prince's eyes looked at the princess, his eyes were too complicated and full of emotions.
From beginning to end, the emperor did not intervene in this matter. He stood on the sidelines the whole time, watching all this indifferently.
Gu Jiu looked left and right, when the emperor looked at the prince, there was obvious disappointment in his eyes.
What are you disappointed about
Disappointed that the prince didn't drink
Or are you disappointed that the prince can't handle even such a small difficulty
Gu Jiu thought in his heart: The crown prince is in danger.
Perhaps within three years, the emperor will abolish the prince.
King Zhao started, and the princes and princes shuttled among the dancers, looking for someone to drink.
The scene is lively and casual.
King Ning ran to the emperor and said he wanted to toast.
The emperor rarely gave Ning Wang a good look and drank half a cup.
King Ning still didn't know what to say, "Why does father only drink half a cup?"
The Son of Heaven glanced at King Ning coldly, and said concisely, "Get lost!"
King Ning really went away.
Seeing this scene, Gu Jiu immediately felt it was funny.
On the contrary, when Liu Zhao and the emperor and grandson came forward to toast, the emperor had a pleasant face and kind eyes throughout the whole process.
Sure enough, they are intergenerational relatives.
King Ning complained below, "The old man is too partial to see."
Xiao Qin'er next to Gu Jiu poured her own drink, and she was also happy.
When the wine was hot, she raised her glass, "Sister-in-law, I would like to toast you."
Gu Jiu smiled, "Thank you, brother and sister. Today is the royal family banquet, brother and sister must not get drunk."
Xiao Qin'er snorted, "I don't know how to drink. Sister-in-law just talks a lot."
Gu Jiu didn't care too much and drank a cup.
Xiao Qin'er ran to the front with the wine glass again, and the princess toasted.
At this time, a servant hurriedly came to Chen Jianzheng and Chen Dachang, and whispered a few words in his ear.
Chen Dachang's face changed slightly.
The Crown Princess, who had been quiet all this time, glanced at Chen Dachang calmly. The fist that was caged in the sleeve also loosened, and a smile appeared on his face.
Gu Jiu noticed this scene and immediately had a bad feeling.
She looked towards the opposite side, searching for Liu Zhao's figure.
Liu Zhao was being surrounded by people to toast, and he couldn't get away from him at all.
When Chen Dachang was walking towards the Son of Heaven, Gu Jiu clenched his fists and was inexplicably nervous.
She glanced around, and it seemed that many people didn't notice the waiter who came in just now, they were only busy drinking.
Will something happen
Could it be an accident in the court
Where do natural disasters occur
Gu Jiu picked up the wine glass, covered the corners of her lips, and kept an eye on the emperor's side.
Chen Dachang came to the emperor's side and whispered in his ear.
Concubine Xue Gui and Concubine Shu on both sides did not pay attention to this matter. Even if you pay attention, you dare not listen.
Gu Jiu clearly saw that after Chen Dachang finished speaking, the emperor, who was in a good mood at first, suddenly became cloudy. If there is a big disagreement, they will kill people.
Gu Jiu's heart skipped a beat, it's over, it's over, something must have happened.
She continued to cover her face with her sleeves, only showing her eyes, paying attention to the movement of the emperor.
I saw the eyes of the emperor, first looked at them.
Gu Jiu was startled, maybe something happened to Prince Ning's residence.
Taking a closer look, the emperor's eyes were not looking at their row, but at Princess Huyang.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor looked at Chen Consort who was sitting at the end.
Gu Jiu's wine glass almost fell to the ground.
Princess Huyang and Prince Chen
What did these two people do? So much so that the emperor's eyes looked like he wanted to eat people.
Gu Jiu was anxious, as the saying goes, if you win, you will win, if you lose, you will lose.
Although Princess Huyang is a bitch, she must not add insult to injury at this time.
She couldn't remind King Ning and Liu Zhao, so she had to remind Princess Pei who was sitting in front of her.
Gu Jiu got up, came to Pei's side, and whispered: "I want to report to the princess, Your Majesty just took a look at Aunt Huyang and Concubine Chen, and it seems that there is a danger."
Concubine Pei was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously looked at the emperor, and sure enough, he saw the anger in the eyes of the emperor.
She asked Gu Jiu, "You read that right, it's really Hu Yang and his son-in-law?"
Gu Jiu nodded solemnly, "I'm not mistaken. Please think of a way to remind my father, my lord."
Pei waved his hand, telling Gu Jiu to back down.
She was also a little confused, she was gloating, but at the same time, she was worried that it would implicate Prince Ning's mansion.
After thinking about it, it is better to remind King Ning first.
Concubine Xue Gui was keen and was the first to notice that the emperor was in a bad mood, so she asked, "Your Majesty is not feeling well?"
The emperor drank a glass of wine and shook his head slightly.
boom!
The emperor smashed the wine glass to the ground.
Everyone was shocked.
King Ning complained: "The old man is going crazy again."
The Son of Heaven pointed his eyes directly at Chen Yuan, Consort Chen.
Chen Yuanzheng felt uncomfortable all over. He had been sitting still for a long time, and his lower limbs were numb. Even with his injuries getting worse, it was like torture.
Suddenly, the musician stopped playing, the dancer stepped aside, and everyone followed the emperor's gaze towards him.
His heart flustered, his hands fluttered, and the cups, plates and dishes on the table fell to the ground, making a loud noise.
Now, he was sweating even more nervously.
"Huang, Huang..."
King Ning suddenly asked, "What does Royal Father mean?"
"Shut up for me. I'll settle accounts with you later." The Son of Heaven scolded King Ning angrily.
Pei Shi was terrified.
what happened? What happened to Princess Huyang and her son-in-law
"Chen Yuan!"
"The minister is here!"
Chen Consort immediately got up from his seat, stepped forward, and knelt down in the center of the hall.
The emperor laughed back in anger, "I heard that you spend money like water, and you really deserve your reputation."
Chen Consort was so frightened that he was sweating coldly, "I am guilty."
Princess Huyang's palms were sweating, her face was pale, and she frequently looked at King Ning and Concubine Shu.
Concubine Shu shook her head slightly, signaling her to be calm.
"A few days ago, the Embroidery Guards captured a group of tomb robbers. According to this group of people, all the proceeds from their tomb robbery were sold by the son-in-law of the Chen family in the capital. They also said that there is a big tomb below, and the son-in-law Chen also informed them. The action is also because of the protection of the son-in-law of the Chen family. I didn't know that the son-in-law of the dignified son-in-law actually has the ability to find the big tomb by using gold points."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was shocked.
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Diarrhea from last night until this morning, it's still going on.
What should have been written yesterday was delayed until today.
The second one will be updated a little later.