It was summer, it was rainy and cloudy for a few days, the air was filled with sticky moisture, and it was suffocating to breathe.
The only prince in the palace was ill. Not only did the concubines come to show their hospitality one after another, but the Princess Baoyin also came.
Princess Baoyin put the medicine box on the table, took out a black plum-like pill, shook it, and said softly, "This is the elixir for removing heat and dampness from the grassland. When I was young, my mother would let me I'll eat this for one night."
"Thank you for your kindness, Princess." Qin Wei said to Zhulan, "Go and make a new cup of tea for the princess."
Zhulan said: "Yes."
Princess Baoyin knew that the Han people were very particular, and they might not be willing to use the medicine she sent, so she didn't say any more, but just sat on the pier and looked at Xiao Yun's little hand, looked at it, and couldn't help but smile, "He is so innocent. ."
Princess Baoyin has three older brothers and two older sisters. She is the youngest daughter of the old Khan, and she seldom has contact with such an old child. She is so adorable when she sees the little prince sleeping with his eyes closed, and she can't help sticking out her head. Touched his hand.
The soft touch was so addictive, Princess Baoyin couldn't help but touch his fingertips, "Miss Zhaoyi, his nails are really thin."
With three or two clicks, Xiao Yun opened his eyes and looked around in a daze.
Princess Baoyin looked at his facial features and couldn't help sighing, "It's really like His Majesty..."
After a short while, Xiao Yun woke up completely, seeing this strange woman's face in front of him, his lips pursed and twitched, as if he was about to cry.
"Auntie..."
The daughter who has not left the cabinet is not very good at coaxing children. Seeing the expression of the little prince, Princess Baoyin was so frightened that she immediately stood up, "You... don't you want to cry..."
Hearing Xiao Yun humming, Qin Xun finally came back to her senses.
Baoyin just spoke, she was completely absent-minded, and her face was not very good.
In the past two days, the emperor was discussing the issue of mutual market tribute with Mongolia in the future, which involved interests. In addition, the Mongolian tribes had always refused to accept the sinicization. Naturally, they were not as harmonious as drinking and enjoying music. Awakened from a nightmare.
Three days, three nightmares.
In the first scene, she dreamed that Tantai Yi burned down Lishan Mountain, and many people were buried here. She led her son to wander, and Tantai Yi was as tall as a towering tree, staring at her resentfully.
In the second scene, there were human skin masks hanging everywhere, watching and watching, the little prince in his hand also changed his face.
The third scene was even more strange, there were cries all around, the Qin family for a while, and the Su family for a while.
The right eyelid kept jumping.
Qin Jie slowly exhaled, walked to the couch, picked up the little prince, and patted his back, "It's alright, it's alright."
Xiao Yun's nose arched, smelling his mother's breath, he immediately silenced, and rested on Qin Yan's body with peace of mind.
Xiao Yun is different from his father who flirts with people everywhere. He only has his mother in his eyes, and even the concubine and aunt should be ranked behind the mother.
Princess Baoyin saw that the little prince was only willing to point her butt to herself, and withdrew her hand embarrassingly.
She couldn't help thinking: I will tell His Majesty tomorrow that if she wants to live in the palace here, it's a big deal that she will have a baby herself.
At this moment, the little eunuch at the door turned around and said, "Niangniang, the eldest princess is here."
Qin Yue raised her head and said, "Quickly invite the eldest princess to come in."
Princess Baoyin was blessed for a while, and said softly, "Baoyin has seen the eldest princess."
Xiao Lianyu frowned and glanced at her, wondering if this Mongolian girl was too enthusiastic... Before she entered the harem, she considered herself a concubine
"Princess Baoyin is very polite." Princess Changning looked at Qin Yan and said, "Niangniang, is Yun'er feeling better?"
Qin Jie nodded and said, "Yesterday was fine, I've always wanted to play."
After all, she put Xiao Yun on the ground.
Xiao Lianyu shook her sleeves and made a clattering sound. She looked at Xiao Yun and said, "Guess what Auntie brought you?"
Xiao Yun's eyes lit up instantly.
Seeing his expression, Princess Baoyin instantly felt that she was being treated coldly, and left the Hermitage Palace for a random reason.
Princess Changning took out a set of "Thirteen Serials" from her sleeve, "Would you like it?"
Leaving A-Niang's embrace, he naturally couldn't reach the "Thirteen Serials" at his height, but he couldn't help but stretched his hand into the air to hold it, and then tugged at the hem of Princess Changning's clothes, "Auntie."
The eldest princess looked at his eyes for a while, and couldn't help but picked up the child with her left hand, put the thirteen chains of her right hand on her, and said softly, "Auntie will teach you to play."
Seeing this, Zhulan couldn't help but smile, "The eldest princess is really amazing, the little prince doesn't get close to people on weekdays."
Amber echoed: "Yes, just now, Princess Baoyin almost didn't make the little prince cry."
Qin Xue couldn't help but be startled.
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Changning Palace candles flicker.
Lu Ze said: "Tomorrow will be dry and dry. I'm afraid that there will be a fire."
Su Huaian said: "The Emperor Taishi is in charge of the ephemeris. He was optimistic about the time early in the morning, but if it didn't really explode, how could the second prince of Mongolia believe that Qi was deliberately provoking it?"
"How many people Tantai Yi has placed in Da Zhou? The ministers have sent people to watch him these days. He only eats and drinks with Taichang Siqing, and doesn't do anything." Speaking of this, Lu Ze couldn't help taking a long breath. He gritted his teeth and said, "I wondered, the current military strength of Dongwei Hunting Ground, in addition to Jinyiwei and Jinwuwei, and the 5,000 cavalry in the hands of Dudu Mu, the mountains and the mountains are surrounded by water, how can he bury the explosives? And even if it is ahead of schedule It's buried, if we don't let people in, who will set it on fire? If we don't take care of it well tomorrow, if we put the idle people in, it will definitely arouse his suspicions."
Su Huaian said: "Commander Lu will do all he can to investigate tomorrow. If Tantai Yi can't ignite a fire, he can't be an imperial teacher of the Qi Kingdom."
"Are you so sure that it will catch fire tomorrow?"
Su Huai'an nodded, "Qi's ambition is not dead, but facing the enemy head-on, the loss is huge. As long as the second prince is allowed to die here, the old khan and the Great Zhou will be at odds. Once the two sides go to war, it will be a great opportunity for the Qi country. Tantai Yi won't give up."
Xiao Yu looked at the map of Mount Li and pondered for a while, "After the fire starts tomorrow, Governor Mu will immediately seal the mountain. With Tantai's suspicious nature, even if he releases the news that I and the second prince are seriously injured, he may not believe it. He will leave after checking back. If I am not mistaken, he will act in the capacity of Governor Mu, and once he gets the token of Mu Weizhi, his people will be able to leave Beijing smoothly."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will wait for him there tomorrow."
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Eunuch Sheng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Sir Xue asks to see you."
Xiao Yu turned the wrench in his hand, leaned back, and said, "Let him come in."
Su Huaian and Lu Ze turned around and entered the Warm Pavilion.
Xue Xiangyang walked into the Chengxu Hall, made a compilation with both hands, bowed deeply, and said, "Your Majesty, this minister has something to play."
Xiao Yu said: "Xue Shangshu said it directly."
Xue Xiangyang presented his memorial, took off his official hat, and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty must not enter the Dongwei hunting ground tomorrow."
Xiao Yu looked at him and said, "What is Xue Shangshu doing?"
Xue Xiangyang said solemnly: "The minister deserves ten thousand deaths."
Xiao Yu slowly opened the book and went down ten lines at a glance, his eyes deepened a little.
Xue Xiangyang is worthy of being a minister of punishment for many years. In just a few days, he has found a substitute for Xue Erlang. What Xue Erlang sent into Lishan, if he changed it like this, turned into a drinking mistake and was deceived. According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he attempted to surrender, and at most two years in prison.
Not only does he have to go against his conscience and become a traitor, so as to lay the seeds of trouble for the future, he can also save Xue Erlang's life.
This is really the best of both worlds.
Xiao Yu closed the book and said softly like a chat: "Xue Erlang was deceived this time. Was he also deceived when he reselled ordnance thirteen years ago?"
As soon as the voice fell, Xue Xiangyang's jaw tightened, and his face suddenly turned blue.
"For his life, does Xue Shangshu plan to take the life of the whole family of Xue?"
Xue Xiangyang touched the ground with his forehead, and a bead of sweat the size of a bean was attached to his temple, and recited three times aloud, "The crime of the minister deserves ten thousand death."
"Xue Shangshu is my minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is honest and upright, self-denying and serving the public. General Xue is even more in the year of knowing his destiny. He fought the smoke, stepped on the bones, sacrificed himself to the frontier, defended the country, and made countless contributions." Xiao Yundun After a pause, the conversation changed, "But, merit is merit, and demerit is demerit. I can forgive the Xue family's guilt, but I can't for this world, for the people of Dazhou, and your merits and demerits."
"The minister is confused, the minister is ashamed of the emperor's kindness, and should be dismissed for investigation..."
Xiao Yu interrupted him and replied: "Tomorrow I will personally enter the East Hunting Ground, and this matter will not be publicized for the time being." Xiao Yu looked at him and said, "Xue Erlang's crime of reselling weapons, Xue Shangshu's crime of deception, go back to Beijing for punishment, and go down. Bar."
Xue Xiangyang's heart was pounding, and when he closed the temple door, his voice was tight as if he had been a traveler who had been in the desert for three days.
For a while, I didn't know whether to be afraid or to be happy.
In the fifth year of Yanxi, on the second day of the sixth lunar month, there were no clouds in thousands of miles.
In summer, when there is plenty of water, Jin Yiwei brings his hunting horses to drink water, a horse, a bow, and a hundred arrows.
Lu Ze walked up to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, everything is ready."
The second prince of Mongolia got up and toasted Xiao Yu with a glass of wine.
The drums are bursting, the insects and birds are equally famous, and the atmosphere is like boiling water, which is about to explode.