Chapter Eleven Prelude to the Storm
On New Year's Eve, the Jingyang Palace, which has always been quiet and orderly, became a little lively. The big red lanterns hanging everywhere under the eaves faded away the silence and majesty of the past, making the high-ranking palace more human atmosphere.
The master was seriously injured and was not convenient to go to the palace to stay with the emperor for a long time, which made the servants in the mansion work for a while. Just the night dinner, he prepared thirty-eight main courses, not to mention all kinds of snacks and the complicated and chaotic singing and dancing that he had worked hard to prepare.
There is no need to pretend to be kind to the emperor and concubines and ministers, and they are friendly to each other. Although their expressions are not obvious, Qin Junli's mood has improved a lot.
It was rare to eat a few more bites, but he stopped chopsticks and told Chen Yan to send everyone a double New Year red envelope. He returned to his courtyard early amid everyone's cheers.
A slender figure wearing a short snow-white fox fur stood quietly in front of the window, let Hanfeng mess up his hair, but he just frowned and stared at the shadows of the trees in the distance in a daze.
Yan Hui personally carried the medicine that had just been decocted in the kitchen, and when he pushed the door open and entered, he saw such a scene.
Just now, news seemed to be coming from the palace. Seeing Jun Li's contemplative look, I must have read it.
Hearing the sound, the person who was still pondering in front of the window suddenly turned around, his eyes swept over sharply, and his hands were covered with silk with words written in the size of his palms and shot straight into Yan Hui's chest like a sharp blade.
The person who came did not hide, just frowned, turned sideways slightly, protecting the still-heating medicine cup. The silk flew to his chest and removed the force, slowly touched his body, and then fell to the ground lightly.
He didn't rush to pick up the silk, Yan Hui handed the medicine cup to Qin Junli and smiled jokingly.
"If the wound cracks, it's not a problem that the remaining patches of medicine can solve."
Hearing this, Qin Junli's face darkened. He took the medicine cup, raised his head and poured it down. He placed the medicine cup that was bottomed out on the table, rinsed his mouth with tea before he could speak out.
"I have performed enough tonight by the boss, so I don't know what my father is planning..." His tone was quite cold, and there was no emotion in his words.
Yan Hui only looked at the news on the silk handkerchief at a glance, and lit the silk with candlelight and threw it into the incense burner. The flames changed from small to large, swallowing the whole snow-white and dimming again.
As the flames faded, the ink turned into a wisp of ashes. When the cold wind blew, even a trace of the odor in the air drifted away.
"As soon as news came out in the palace in the morning, the emperor was angry in the imperial study and threw the blue porcelain jade dew made by Ming Concubine last year. I didn't expect that the New Year's Eve was not over yet, and I actually gave another pearl of the East China Sea. I'm afraid that the most disgusting ones are the queen and the king of Yi."
Yan Hui smiled. The mother of the eldest prince Qin Junhan was favored by the concubine Ming for many years, and the Wei family also held military power in the northwest, so how could the impeachment of the little censor be shaken by the impeachment of the small censor.
King Yi Qin Junyi was also cunning. He held Wei Chengji's reselling military rations, using inferior products as good ones, and was silent and did not let his own people come forward. He just pushed Liu Jingshi from the Qingliu faction out and impeached Qingping army indiscriminately. General Wei was not strict in governing the army. Wei Chengji took human life and the eldest prince covered up and indulged it. He not only sold his personal favors to the Qingliu faction, but also made it difficult for Qin Junhan.
But if it were just like this, Qin Junli felt that she was really arrogant to King Yi.
In the royal dispute, the most ruthless thing is to avoid being ruthless. With his personality, since he takes action, how could it be such a painless result?!
Walking to the window, Qin Junli turned his head and looked out the window. Yan Hui was cautious in his actions and liked to be quiet. The surrounding area of Zhuqingyuan has always been deserted and quiet, so no one should approach him.
Tonight, the red paper hanging ribbons, the lights are extinguished, and the sound of firecrackers crosses the bamboo forest, and it is so shallow that I suddenly realize that there is a little more Chinese New Year atmosphere.
According to convention, the emperor will hold a banquet in the palace tonight to reward all officials. The concubines and officials above the third rank can attend and spend the last night of the year together. The singing and dancing life, the drinking and drinking are not very lively.
If King Yi had any moves, he would never miss this excellent opportunity. In front of all officials, it would be not so easy for the emperor to favor him.
A hint of sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and Qin Junli tapped the window edge with his fingertips. Qin Junyi's mental and strategic mind should not be underestimated. If there is any action this time, he will definitely kill with one blow and will not leave a way out for the boss.
For the Wei family, which holds military power in the northwest, the only one who can kill the enemy is the military power!
"You have arrived there thirteen months ago, don't worry."
Looking at Qin Junli's back, Yan replayed the urgent letter from Qianzhou and said.
"I don't have to worry about you," Qin Junli leaned against the window, turned his tone, and his tone was filled with rare intimacy. "But after the beginning of spring, you will be forced to work harder."
Yan Hui was stunned and his mood suddenly became sank. Although he was nominally a master and servant, after experiencing so many things, the relationship between the two had long surpassed this level of relationship.
This time Jun Li planned to leave herself alone, and she also understood that this was the best arrangement based on the overall situation, but she felt a little uneasy in her heart.
No matter how reluctant Yan Hui was, he finally didn't show it. The most important thing at the moment was the current situation. "The camps in the southwest and northwest have arranged people, and the official roads in the suburbs of Beijing are also guarded by the Yuwei Guards. When news comes, you'd better take a rest first. It's going to be a long time to make a fuss tonight."
Looking out the window, Qin Junli closed the white fox fur on her body, and her cold aura emanated from the inside out, "It seems that there is no time left."
As soon as he finished speaking, the masked Mo Wei in black whispered outside the door: "Master, the eight hundred miles of the Northwest Daying have arrived in the suburbs of Beijing, and will enter Xuande Gate before the hour of Hai."
Chapter completed!