Concubine Gaomen (4)

As the New Year approaches, the atmosphere in the palace becomes more and more weird. Although there are lights and colorful lights everywhere, there is not a single sound of laughter in the huge palace.

"Lan Guiren is dead." Guo Yi stood in front of the emperor and whispered back.

"Dead?" The emperor's voice became muffled, "How did she die?" We haven't found out anything yet, how did she die.

Guo Yi shook his head: "It looks like he hanged himself."

Like?

Guo Yi never spoke ambiguously. But he said such words at this time, which shows that there is indeed something fishy about the death of Lan Guiren.

Did Prince Duan kill the person and silence him? Or did Prince Heng clean up the matter after successfully setting up the blame? It’s hard to tell.

The emperor understood the subtext of Guo Yi's words, so he felt more and more tired. In the past six months, his face suddenly became shriveled, his eyes were cloudy on his wrinkled face, and the corners of his mouth were slightly crooked, and from time to time they still hung

There was some transparent liquid. He had not seen the courtiers for a long time.

"Who do you think it is?" The emperor looked at Guo Yi, "Tell me, who is the person who is hiding the most?"

No matter who he is, he is still the same son. Does it matter whether he knows it or not?

Guo Yi looked at the emperor, took out a handkerchief and wiped away the drool from the corner of the emperor's mouth: "Your Majesty, you... take care of yourself in peace and let them go their own way."

These words are confusing, and if they let them make trouble, I'm just afraid that I won't end up well.

But his words are not confusing. I am afraid that he also feels that he, as an emperor, is somewhat powerless now.

The emperor chuckled, somewhat sadly. But then he waved his hand: "You asked me to accept my fate, my dear companion... If I am really a resigned person, it would not be my turn to sit in this seat. Since then, the late emperor

The disgusted King Xia, the Lord of the Nine and Five Dao. You can see how hard I have gone. From the moment I sit on this seat, I know that for me, the things in this world can really only be

We can't retreat." He said, holding Guo Yi's hand and sitting up, "A tiger is a tiger, it looks like a sick cat, and it will eat people when cornered. You go... prepare to draft the decree."

Guo Yi was stunned: "Your Majesty, are you trying to..."

"Don't say it, don't say it." There was a coldness in the emperor's eyes, and coupled with the distorted face, it made people look at it, and it was a bit weird for no reason.

Guo Yi retreated silently, and the emperor took out the note handed over by the secret guard from his sleeve. Tears suddenly fell down, "Ugly..." Why did you leave first! Ask me, the white-haired man, to send the black-haired man away.

, you are unfilial!

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, Lin Yutong is picking radishes and chopping cabbage. It's a bit unlucky to celebrate the New Year this year, so she can only eat dumplings with vegetarian fillings. After all, Jin Jiaba has an intersection with his own family, nothing else.

It is also appropriate for him to be a vegetarian for forty-nine days.

"Would you like some eggs?" Lin Yutong asked tentatively when he saw Fourth Master looking at the radish with a toothache. This man was injured after eating radish.

Fourth Master quickly said: "Then eggs."

Lin Yutong looked at a large pot of stuffed radish and said, "Let's wrap this one up and give it away later." With so many people in this mountain, it's probably like eating dumplings, and each person can't share a few.

After finishing her work, she took out the dried cowpeas and soaked them. It should be possible to mix the dried beans with eggs. She had never tried using simple eggs as a filling.

His hands were busy, but his mouth was not idle at all, "Have you handed over the paper for the emperor?"

The fourth master responded, "At this point, I'm afraid he will also know the importance of his ugly son. If this son is alive, he will have enough confidence. Now that he does not have such an absolutely trustworthy person, he feels guilty.

."

This is true. Even if the fourth master is the person recognized by Jin Jiaba, the emperor may not trust him. Especially since Jin Jiaba died because of a conspiracy. The emperor must be suspicious of the secret guards now. But now time is running out,

He was not given any time to inquire or test. Therefore, he was more wary than trusting the Fourth Master.

Lin Yutong suddenly felt a jump in his heart. According to this, the future development may be completely different from what Lin Yuzhi experienced.

If he and Fourth Master hadn't come here, would others know what happened to Jin Jiaba? Probably not. Then, it should always be the fake Jin Jiaba who is outside, and the people who control all this are Luo Guo, or rather

It's Jin Chengan. And the emperor may not even know until his death that his ugly son has been plotted against.

Based on his trust in the secret guards, the arrangements made by the emperor are definitely different from the current arrangements he made based on his distrust of the secret guards.

She thought this and told Fourth Master her thoughts: "What do you think the emperor will do now?"

The Fourth Master chuckled: "We don't know what this person's character is. However, at this level, it is not difficult for an emperor to protect himself and maintain supreme power. It's just what happens next.

It’s really hard to say.” He said, waving his hands, “We shouldn’t worry about these things.”

But we can only go back when the situation stabilizes. Lin Yutong sighed, but now, the fourth master still has things to deal with with the secret guards. It will be easier to do things without going back for the time being. At least the secret guards camp must be taken care of.

Let’s talk about it later.

There was nothing to do anyway, so the two of them kept making dumplings in the house. They had prepared so much dumpling filling, so they couldn't waste it.

On New Year's Eve, after lunch, she started making dumplings. She was making dumplings while Fourth Master was lighting a fire in front of the stove. Lin Yutong called Xiao Wei and scattered all the extra dumplings.

The egg dumplings were divided into three parts and sent to Jin Shouren and others.

After busy chattering until it got dark, the two of them had the New Year's Eve dinner.

The dumplings stuffed with dried beans and eggs have a special taste.

"Is it delicious?" Lin Yutong tasted one and asked Fourth Master.

Fourth Master picked one up and it tasted quite delicious. “As long as it’s not radish, any dumpling with any filling will do.”

In fact, the taste is pretty good. I have heard people make dumplings filled with potatoes, tomatoes and eggs, and even green tea fillings before.

Lin Yutong has never tried these. Potato fillings always feel that they may be too powdery. As for tomatoes and eggs, there is too much water and I am afraid that they won’t be wrapped together, so I don’t have the courage to try them. In Lin Yutong’s opinion, dumplings with tea fillings are completely

It's dark cuisine.

She and Fourth Master counted on their fingers: "We have eaten tender pumpkin ones. I have also seen spicy ones that use green peppers as fillings. Not to mention eggplant and mushroom ones, we have tried them all.

I also think the taste is decent. It’s green tea. I feel like I’m going to kill myself just thinking about it. I don’t even have the courage to try this thing. How about we try it with cucumber stuffing in the summer?”

The Fourth Master quickly shook his head: "I'm older and nostalgic. I think the traditional taste is quite good. We won't bother with it." The failed products have to go to his own stomach. He had to think about it so much that he was willing to ask her to try it.

Unlike the quiet Chinese New Year in the mountains, the palace today is brightly lit and very lively.

In the main hall, Mrs. Gan was sitting on the table behind Prince Heng and Li Xiangjun. On the table were several steamed vegetables that looked delicate but were actually cold. The oil on them had already formed into hard lumps and could not be eaten at all.

Eat. There are two cold dishes on the side, one shredded radish and one sweet and sour lotus root. They are refreshing and tasty. The dumplings that come are probably made of spinach and flour. They are placed on the plate one by one.

Inside, the green ones are quite pleasing.

The maid waiting at the side picked up the wine bottle and poured her a glass. It was light yellow and had a little fruity aroma. The female family members drank fruit bar. Seeing that many female family members had already picked up the glasses, Gan still didn't drink.

move.

From the moment she entered the main hall, she had been thinking about it.

In the whole hall, the emperor's seat is on the Kowloon steps at the top. Now there is no queen and no queen mother. Therefore, the seats next to the emperor are also the concubines of several principals in the harem. At this time, they are dressed in gorgeous clothes.

, sitting with a smile on his face.

The seats of the two princes are located on both sides of the emperor, and they sit opposite each other. Below them are the royal family members, and the ministers specially summoned by the emperor to attend the annual banquet. It is a great achievement to be able to watch the New Year's Eve with the emperor.

It's a rare honor.

Prince Duan's side was the liveliest. From time to time, people came over to toast Prince Duan. It was the concubines from the harem who also brought the dishes on the table to Prince Duan's concubines. The meaning of the marriage was very obvious.

On the other hand, Prince Heng's side was just the opposite. Everyone smiled politely, but no one came forward. And the looks from some of the female family members made people extremely uncomfortable. Li Xiangjun, Princess Heng, accepted everyone's sympathy.

Baptism. As for Gan, he must learn to be calm under the disgust of women and the fiery gazes of men from time to time.

Mrs. Gan's eyes became colder and colder, and she suddenly felt angry and had the urge to dig out these people's eyes.

Prince Heng looked back at Gan and said softly: "Do you think I still need to be patient?"

Gan didn't even raise his eyes: "Will you bear it?"

Both of them were asking each other, but the meaning released in them caused Li Xiangjun on the side to break out in cold sweat. She couldn't help but look at the two of them. The prince still looked honest and elegant, looking at Mr. Gan.

His eyes were as soft as a pool of water, and the smile on his face was still a bit shy. People watching from the side must not have imagined what frightening words he was saying at this moment. But Gan Quan was still a

He looked as calm as water, as if he really just said something ordinary and ordinary.

Her heart was beating loudly, and the wine glass she was holding in her hand was getting tighter and tighter. She felt like she wouldn't be able to breathe the next moment.

Such an expression fell in the eyes of the people around them, but they all thought it was because Prince Heng looked at Gan in a different light, which made the princess's face uneasy.

The eldest princess was about to speak when she was stopped by Marquis Jing'an: "Your Highness, think about the children..." Don't always want to interfere in everything. The emperor is no longer able to do it. When the nephew comes up, then I will marry him.

It was different when my younger brother was the emperor.

"You..." The eldest princess looked at her husband with a bit of anger on her face. She wanted to scold her husband for being disrespectful, but the words came to her lips but she couldn't. In front of her husband, she never straightened her back.

Until then, back then, my younger brother took advantage of the man in front of me in battle, and the biggest reward he got was to marry him to him. A man who was supposed to be galloping on the battlefield, but instead stayed in the capital for thirty years.

Looking at her husband's stubborn face, the corners of her mouth twitched before nodding, "Try this fried melon. It tastes pretty good. In previous years, it was also available at our hot spring resort, but this year it can only be seen in the palace.

Come on. Let’s have a taste.”

Prince Yu on the other side had a panoramic view of the situation in the main hall, and then his eyes slowly opened in confusion. From time to time, he wiped his tears with a handkerchief and swayed left and right. The New Year's Banquet had not officially started yet. He was

A little drunk.

A smile appeared in Prince Duan's eyes. He looked a little more heroic than Prince Heng. At this time, he raised his cup and raised it to Prince Heng opposite. It was quite complacent.

Prince Heng looked panicked. When he hurriedly picked up the wine glass, he almost spilled the wine. This fear of Prince Duan made many people in the hall chuckle.

Prince Duan raised the cup again and said to Princess Heng and Mrs. Gan, "Aren't the two brothers and sisters together?"
To be continued...