Spring Banquet

Chapter 94: Lord of Hundred Flowers in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

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Surprised, Huaiyu was a little bit dumbfounded: "Didn't you say you won't give it away?"

This thing is a treasure he got recently. She knew he liked it, so she used it as a joke. She never thought that he would really give it to him.

Jiang Xuanjin glanced sideways, her black eyes slightly darkened: "What do you want?"

"This...well, it's what I want." Huaiyu scratched her head, "What kind of gift should I return?"

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Jiang Xuanjin lowered his eyes and said, "I'll go back and forth, you don't have to worry about it."

The New Year's banquet ended with the lively and lively Qingxian being poured into unconsciousness. The sound of firecrackers in the first-tier cities continued until midnight, and the soldiers stationed outside the city were also happily eating meat and drinking around the fire, as if they were in their hometown. Not on the battlefield.

However. On the first day after the Lunar New Year, Li Huailin made a secret decree, following the wishes of Situ Jing and others, appointed Ning Zhendong as a general, and deployed troops to the north of Ziyang, west of Pingling, and south of Changlin, in case of emergency. needs.

Ning Zhendong used to be the governor of Yinping County. After being seen through by Lord Ziyang, he fled back to Kyoto overnight. He shouldn't have been on this errand, after all, it was a bit dangerous, and the success of the job was not very rewarding, but for some reason, His Majesty pushed him out.

Someone who knew the matter whispered to him: "Concubine Ning Guifei has been out of favor for more than half a month, and my lord failed to do something last time. I think His Majesty is also angry."

How could Wanwei fall out of favor? Ning Zhendong couldn't figure it out, didn't her obedient and considerate personality always win the Sacred Heart

Indeed, Ning Wanwei entered the palace at the age of sixteen. Although she was two years older than the emperor, she has always been in favor. Many people in the harem who wanted to compete with her for the throne failed to succeed. Everyone in the palace felt that as long as the Ning family made more contributions, Ning Wanwei would be the one to take the throne.

But now, Li Huailin hasn't been to Hexi Palace for half a month.

It's not that he didn't want to go, but since he flirted with his willful face last time, Concubine Ning Guifei didn't take the initiative to ask for Ann. He was angry for a few days and asked the servants and how the wedding was going. But the servant said that the imperial concubine is doing very well.

What does very good mean? Li Huailin felt very uncomfortable. He is the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, and he should be looked up to and remembered by others. Without his favor, how could she live well

This is to set up a situation for Ziyang Jun in Yinping, and wants to take him down directly. Who knew that Ning Zhendong's ineffectiveness not only made Jiang Xuanjin return to the main city of Ziyang, but also returned to Beijing in embarrassment to plead guilty. Li Huailin was very angry, after thinking about it, he asked Ning Zhendong to pay off the merits, and also specially asked the servant to pass a message to Xigong.

The meaning of this message is very simple: if you make me unhappy, then I will be rude to your family members!

Concubine Ning Guifei's face turned pale when she heard the news, she hesitated for a moment, arranged her palace clothes and hairpins, and went to Longyan Palace to pay her respects. She has not been favored for half a month, and every time she went to pay her respects, she was obstructed in every possible way. Today, I don't know if the servants showed kindness or what, but let her into the palace.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Ning Wanwei went in and saluted: "My concubine greets Your Majesty."

Sitting on the dragon chair, Li Huailin said with a cold face: "It's useless to beg me now. The large fiefdoms of Changlin, Pingling, Ziyang, and Danyang all intend to rebel. The situation is imminent. No one in the court can use it." , can only send Master Ning to go."

Ning Guifei paused, feeling His Majesty's indifference towards her. My heart choked slightly.

From the very beginning, she knew that His Majesty only thought highly of her because of how much she looked like the eldest princess, but anyway, she has been with him for two or three years, and she thought it would be different, who would have thought it would be the same , once the affection fades away, she is no different from those people in the cold palace.

Lowering her eyes, Concubine Ning Gui knelt down towards him and kowtowed respectfully: "I just haven't seen Your Majesty for a long time, come to say hello."

You know it's been a while? Li Huailin had a sullen face, staring at the memorial on the table with displeasure, he was bored for a while, and then glanced at her from the corner of his eye.

With a sweep, he saw a thin face, so haggard that even makeup couldn't cover it.

Slightly surprised, Li Huailin frowned: "What's the matter with you?"

Concubine Ning Gui didn't know what he meant by his words, she straightened up blankly and looked down: "Chenqie...is there something wrong?"

In only half a month, the reduction has become like this, didn't he notice it? Or did you deliberately make it look like this, to play tricks in front of him? Li Huailin watched coldly, thinking that the latter was more likely.

Unable to hold back the rage in his heart, he said: "If you are not used to the fine clothes and fine food in Hexi Palace, and you can't maintain your health well, then you might as well move to Hanluxuan, where you can make room for Concubine Shu."

Ning Wanwei turned pale, pinching her sleeves and staring blankly at the weaving flowers on the carpet.

Hexi Palace is the palace he built for her, and now he wants to let her give it to someone else without blinking an eye.

Are all the emperor's family so ruthless

"Don't say anything?" Li Huailin was a little impatient when he didn't get a response for a long time.

Slightly concentrating, she whispered: "The concubine's glory is all given by His Majesty, and if His Majesty wants to take it back, the concubine has no complaints."

The waiter standing next to her glanced at her.

I have never seen a concubine who is stupider than her. If it were Concubine Shu, she would have acted coquettishly and begged for mercy by now.

Li Huailin's face became more serious, he reached out and knocked on the imperial desk, and said indifferently: "The noble concubine is generous and magnanimous, and I should also fulfill it, so let's move out of the Hexi Palace immediately. As for Lord Ning, the noble concubine can still send him off, see you next time, I don't even know what time it is."

Ning Wanwei was stiff all over, kowtowed to him slowly, got up again, and stumbled out.

The dowry maid who heard the news supported her all the way, and said as she walked: "The Lord Feng did not go to Beijing to report on his duties at the end of the year, Taichang has already reported the crime of treason, and the largest fiefdoms in the Northern Wei Dynasty are headed by Lord Ziyang. It's a group, maybe it will start fighting at any time. My lord is leading the army at this time. It's really a life-and-death line."

Ning Wanwei was so anxious that her eyes blurred, she asked: "Didn't it be fine before? Why is it going to be reversed all of a sudden?"

The palace maid said in a low voice: "I heard that it was Taiwei Situ and Prime Minister Qi who first decided that Lord Pingling was guilty. His Majesty sent someone to arrest Lord Pingling, but they were stopped by the troops of Changlin, Ziyang, and Nanping. There was a conflict in Lingbian City."

Once this battle is fought, no matter what the facts are, several lords have already boarded the same boat.

In fact, Lian Zhang Lin Jun and the others themselves don’t quite understand why they suddenly became members of Lord Ziyang’s faction, but Lord Ziyang is reliable and considerate in doing things. Following behind him, the lords no longer have to pay taxes to the capital. In just one month, there was a lot of surplus money and food, and everyone's faces were cheerful.

Everyone in the world is for profit. Jiang Xuanjin knew this truth very well, so he didn't try to win him over, he just let these people know clearly that there are many benefits to being friends with him.

However, Mr. Chang Lin is a little worried, that is, if a fight really breaks out, although their fiefdoms are vast, adding up to half of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but the name is not right, what name should they use to fight against the court in order to wash away the rebellion? the stigma

This problem ushered in a turning point on the third day after the Lunar New Year.

The Eastern Jin Dynasty broke off diplomatic relations with the Northern Wei Dynasty this year, and there were no envoys. However, Lord Baihua entered the land of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and took a boat from Pingling all the way down to the first-tier city.

"What did you say?" Li Huaiyu felt that he might have misheard, "What gentleman?"

Qingsi repeated: "Mr. Baihua."

The real ruler of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Baihua Lord Murongqi, who was as famous as Lord Ziyang of the Northern Wei Dynasty, did not go to the capital this time, and came to the Princess Mansion representing the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Huaiyu was so frightened that she almost fell off the bed. Pulling Qingsi hastily, he said: "Get ready for Yijia, and let Jiuwu and the others bring some people to guard them!"

Qingsi reassured: "Your Majesty has already prepared it early in the morning, so don't worry."

"No, no, he didn't prepare enough." Huaiyu shook his head repeatedly.

Xu Chuniong looked curiously at the side, and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so nervous?"

"You don't know." Huaiyu sighed, "There is something wrong with this Baihua Lord!"

She had argued with Jiang Xuanjin once before about reception etiquette. It was just that one time, and she didn't fight anymore because it turned out that Jiang Xuanjin knew Murong Qi better than she did. weird temper. To Jiang Xuanjin, she was docile and obedient, but every time she entered the palace, she would make things difficult for Li Huaiyu.

What kind of temper does Princess Danyang have? Seeing that his yin and yang was so strange that it was not pleasing to the eye, he immediately turned back with the posture of a domineering Chang'an Street. In the seventh year of Daxing, he fought with Lord Baihua in Feiyun Palace, from the courtyard to the gate of the palace. Although both sides were hurt, she hurt her face. : "I will be taught again in the coming year."

Unfortunately, in the eighth year of Daxing, the eldest princess passed away.

If she's really dead, there's nothing to say, but she's still alive, and the news has been released. Murong Qi will definitely ask her to settle last year's accounts when he arrives. If she doesn't prepare more things now. Where is his opponent

After Xu Chuniong listened, he nodded to express his understanding, and then reminded her: "Your Highness, you are now protected by Lord Ziyang."

What else are you going to do

Huaiyu was taken aback for a moment, then slapped his thigh suddenly: "That's right!"

With Jiang Xuanjin in hand, are you still afraid of revenge

Emboldened in an instant, Huaiyu rolled up his sleeves and asked, "Where is he?"

Qingsi said: "At the door, Your Majesty wants you to rest well, and we will meet again after lunch."

Mr. Baihua came back to the first-tier city. Apart from other things, it was definitely a resounding slap in the face of the Northern Wei royal family. The royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty had no envoys this year, but the envoys of the Eastern Jin Dynasty actually went to the fief.

This is tantamount to treating the land of Ziyang Danyang as an independent country.

When Li Huailin received the news, it was too late to stop him, so he could only raise objections to the Eastern Jin Dynasty's approach and wrote a letter of credence condemning the Eastern Jin Dynasty's intention to split the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Dong Jin did not give any response.

"This favor can be regarded as God's help." Murong Qi sat in the lobby, looked at Jiang Xuanjin and smiled, "How can you thank me?"

Jiang Xuanjin said lightly, "Don't push yourself too hard."

In order to exchange her for a visit, he gave a lot of things. This person is a good-looking guy who got cheap, and is as difficult as ever.

"Hey. I received the news that you got married, and you have changed a lot. But looking at it now, why do you still look like this?" Murong Qi shook his head, "There is still grass growing on the iceberg, you are fine. , cold from the inside out."

Bring it up. Jiang Xuanjin's expression softened: "Have you found out who I am married to?"

"I asked about it, Miss Bai's fourth." Murong Qi said, "I came here specifically to meet her. Let's see what kind of beautiful woman is able to accept a man like you."

Jiang Xuanjin nodded and said, "Let her come to see you later."

"By the way, there is also Princess Danyang, please come together." Murong Qi gritted his teeth. "She's a bastard, she still pulls my back before she dies, telling people that I brought her soul-locking jade pendant back to life, causing my mansion to be ransacked by the emperor!"

Unable to hold back one, Jiang Xuanjin raised his lips.

"Hiss—" Murong Qi gasped and stared at him, "Are you laughing?"

She has visited the Northern Wei Dynasty several times, and she has never seen a smile on the face of this Ziyang Lord.

Is it going to rain red

Cursing the corners of his mouth, Jiang Xuanjin said to Chengxu: "Go and ask Madam to come over."

Chengxu took the order to leave, Yufeng stood in place and looked at the shocked expression on Baihuajun's face, thinking, what's there to be excited about? It would be nice to stay in the princess mansion for two more days, you will see no surprises!

No one would have thought that Mr. Ziyang, who had a cold face frozen thousands of miles back then, would bend his lips when he mentioned a woman.

When Chengxu went to invite people, he reminded Li Huaiyu very kindly: "Mr. Baihua said, please go over with the eldest princess and Mrs. Jun."

Huaiyu raised his eyebrows, and then suddenly understood. It was rumored outside, but there were not many people who really knew that Miss Bai Si was the eldest princess of Danyang. Obviously, Murong Qi was not too clear about it.

With two smirks, Huaiyu deliberately didn't wear blue hair, and walked into the lobby with small lotus steps with her stomach in her arms.

Seeing that there was no one around her, Jiang Xuanjin frowned, got up and came to help her, slightly annoyed: "Aren't you afraid of falling?"

"Look at the tense look of my husband, how can I be afraid of falling? Aren't you still here?" Changing from the rough voice in the past, Li Huaiyu took his hand with a smile, and her voice was so delicate that she could pinch water.

Yufeng at the back shuddered, with goosebumps all over his body.

Jiang Xuanjin raised her eyebrows slightly, but was attracted by her "concubine body".

Bai Xuanji had called herself this way before, and it sounded disgusting to him, and felt that this title was really disgusting.

However, hearing it from her now, Jiang Xuanjin felt objectively that this claim really had a different kind of softness and docility.

So he relaxed, gave a low "um", and helped her to sit beside her.

Murong Qi had a ghostly expression on his face.

"Ah, this is Lord Baihua of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, right?" Huaiyu gently grasped the handrail and said, "I have admired your name for a long time."

"Uh... I have met Madam." Murong Qi cupped his hands unnaturally.

To be honest, she is very comfortable dealing with Jiang Xuanjin, because Jiang Xuanjin respects etiquette but only regulates herself and doesn't care about her. It's more comfortable to deal with Li Huaiyu, she has no rules, she has no rules than her, you can fight anytime, anywhere.

However, facing such a weak girl, Murong Qi had the urge to get up and run away.