I wish for a long time

Chapter 289 Mid-Autumn Banquet

"The virtuous king? He's here too?"

Xue Yuning was a little weird. Although she hadn't been to the court at that time, she still understood the reason of the incident. Since the last court debate, the virtuous king had hardly appeared in the sight of everyone, so why did he show up today.

"That's right, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a reunion festival. All the princes and their families will come here. Although the Xian prince is inconvenient to move, it's okay to persevere."

Jiang Peiling shrugged indifferently, "Furthermore, the head of the imperial hospital has personally seen it, and said that as long as you don't drink alcohol or eat meat, it's fine to attend the family banquet."

Ye Jiu frowned when he heard this, "The head of the imperial hospital? Is that the imperial physician named Wang Jin?"

Jiang Peiling looked surprised, "How do you know?"

Ye Jiu stroked his chin and said in a deep voice, "Not only do I know, but I also met once."

Xue Yuning nodded beside him, "I've seen it too."

Ye Jiu was puzzled when he heard that, "Xining, you are a yamen, how did you meet him?"

"The last time I handed over the booklet to His Majesty, I saw that Imperial Physician Wang brought soothing soup."

"Soothing Soup?"

Ye Jiu and Jiang Peiling spoke in unison, but luckily the civil and military officials were far away, and their voices were not too loud, so they didn't attract others' attention.

Xue Yuning didn't know why, and stared at the two in a daze, "An... What's wrong with Anshentang?"

Jiang Peiling put away her joking face, rested her chin and began to think carefully, while Ye Jiu frowned deeply and said nothing.

Xue Yuning only felt that this matter was unusual, but he didn't know the inside story, so he had to look left and right to watch out for the two of them.

"Pei Ling, what can the No Mind Grass you mentioned be incompatible with?"

Jiang Peiling naturally understood what Ye Jiu was thinking, she pondered for a moment, and said: "Taking it with Wuwanghua can cause coma, breathing difficulties, and even death."

Ye Jiu's face turned cold. According to this meaning, the combination of these two could most likely cause blood poisoning, which would lead to organ failure and eventually death.

Xue Yuning also understood at this time, her face suddenly turned pale, and she looked at the two solemnly.

"not good!"

Ye Jiu raised her head suddenly, her eyes were full of seriousness, she said hastily, "Xu Ning, is there still time to cancel the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet?"

Xue Yuning shook his head slowly, "Impossible, not to mention that all the civil and military officials have arrived, and the matter has already been reported to Jingzhou and the surrounding states. In order to take into account the face of the royal family, it is impossible for His Majesty to cancel the banquet at this time .”

Ye Jiu frowned, clenched his fists slightly, and turned to Jiang Peiling, "Well, Peiling, your official rank is not high, and you rarely attract attention. Now take your sign and go to Xiyin Palace immediately, hurry up."

"it is good."

Jiang Peiling took the sandalwood card from Ye Jiu, nodded solemnly, and then disappeared into the crowd, disappearing within a few moments.

At the same time, the eunuch at the gate opened the two gates on the side, and all the civil and military officials lined up neatly and walked inside one by one.

"Yu Ning, you will enter the middle court later, you have to follow the Minister of Rites to check it no matter what, and you must make sure everything is safe."

Xue Yuning also nodded, "Okay, don't worry."

Ye Jiu nodded slightly, taking advantage of the time to pass the threshold, he quietly put some distance away from her, and glanced around while walking.

"Little Lord, little Lord."

Hearing Hu Bing's lowered voice, Ye Jiu responded casually, and Hu Bing quietly came over when he saw this, "What's the matter, young master, I'm absent-minded."

Ye Jiu still searched among the crowd, "Did you see Mo Ru?"

Hu Bing raised his eyebrows, "I see, he was the one who escorted the virtuous king into the palace this morning, and I saw his soldiers just now."

Ye Jiu glanced quickly, "What about others?"

Hu Bing was at a loss, "Little Marquis, are you okay? Xiao Shoubei is patrolling the city, so he is naturally outside the palace. Even if he comes to the banquet, he will have to wait until he tells the soldiers."

Ye Jiu smashed his fists bitterly, "I lost the chain at a critical moment."

She had an intuition that this doctor Wang must have a ghost.

But now she has no conclusive evidence, and she doesn't know who the person behind him will be. If she rushes to Chu Shishen to accuse him, I'm afraid that the person who will suffer the most will not be the troublemaker.

Fortunately, Chu Shishen had dispatched the guards of the imperial city, and if there were any accidents, the scene would not be so chaotic.

Thinking of this, Ye Jiu showed a wry smile on his face, if the Hongmen Banquet he set up with great effort turned into his self-defense battle, then he should look very good.

……

Hou's back door.

An extremely plain carriage was parked in the alley at the entrance, and a dark blue man stood beside the carriage, and took two big bundles from the woman.

"Miss is still inside, brother Xiao wait a moment."

Xiao Qi clapped his hands, with some doubts on his face, "Xiao Shao'er has never been sleepy, why is he dawdling today."

Wei Yu's face was slightly red, she said "I'll go and have a look", and hurried back to the courtyard.

Xiao Qi entered without knowing, folded his arms and shook his head. He looked around the quiet alley and sighed softly.

Suddenly, there were some chaotic horseshoe sounds at the end of the alley. Xiao Qi carefully distinguished the sounds. After a while, his face tightened and he quickly hid behind the carriage.

At the entrance of the alley, Xiao Lanfeng straddled a tall brown horse, dressed in leather, and passed majestically.

The sound of the horse's hooves clattering further and further away, Xiao Qi stroked his chest lightly, and let out a sigh of relief, but his eyes were also stained with deepness.

"Brother Xiao."

Xiao Yu couldn't find Xiao Qi when she went out, so she called softly.

Xiao Qi turned around and hurried out from behind the carriage, "It's getting late, we...I..."

As he spoke, he suddenly stopped, looking at the woman leaning on Wei Yu in front of him, he didn't come to his senses all of a sudden.

"Shao'er?"

He hurriedly supported Qi Shao'an, the woman in his arms turned slightly pale, and upon closer inspection, there were bloodshot eyes.

"Shao'er, what's going on, who bullied you."

Xiao Qi hugged Qi Shao'an, caressing her forehead with unspeakable distress, like coaxing a child, her voice couldn't be softer.

Hearing this, Qi Shao'an's eyes became focused, she grabbed Xiao Qi's sleeve, and clenched her fist tightly, even the back of that delicate hand had blue veins popping out.

After a long time, she whispered:

"Let's go."

……

The courtiers stopped and went and bowed and kowtowed, and it was already about ten o'clock when they arrived in front of the main hall of the middle courtyard.

The banquet was in the open air, surrounded by a large circle of [-]-meter-long tables. The time was approaching, and the court ladies and eunuchs were setting up bowls and chopsticks one after another, and the ministers were chatting or sitting in twos and threes.

As soon as Ye Jiu entered the door, someone came to lead the way, she nodded slightly, and followed the little eunuch to the side.

"Marquis Lin."

A vicissitudes of voice called her to stop, Ye Jiu turned around, and saw Prime Minister Lou, who hadn't shown up for a long time, looking at her, and General Zou Zhao beside him.

"I heard that Prime Minister Lou is ill today. I wonder if he is better?"

There was a trace of slack on Ye Jiu's face. Lou Lao, the elder of the three dynasties, was the backbone of the Kangsheng court, as if he was sitting here doing nothing, and she felt confident in her heart.

Lou Yanbai stroked his beard and nodded, he didn't say a word about the brat, he glanced at the scattered eunuchs and ministers beside him, chuckled lightly, and said:

"General Zou and I have been swaying for Kang Sheng for dozens of years. When we met today, General Zou, who has always been unsmiling, kept praising you. This old man opened his eyes."

Ye Jiu glanced at Zou Zhao and smiled foolishly, only to hear Lou Yanbai continue to say: "But you have to remember that as an official, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, be neither humble nor overbearing, be loyal to the emperor at the top, and love the people at the bottom, you must be a loyal and righteous man." All good servants."

Prime Minister Lou has been ups and downs in the officialdom for decades, and every time he said good words, Ye Jiu saluted solemnly: "Thank you, Prime Minister Lou, for your suggestion."

Zou Zhaoben liked this child, and seeing his politeness made him happy. He patted Ye Jiu on the shoulder, and said in a rough and forceful voice, "Mr. Lou is right, the most important word is loyalty."

Ye Jiu heard something interesting, she raised her eyes and saw Zou Zhao glanced to the side, and then looked at her again, with firmness and encouragement in her eyes.

She understood in an instant, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.

Prime Minister Lou and General Zou deliberately kept her, admonishing her on the sidelines, and the main purpose was to show her to Chu Shishen.

Thinking about it, Chu Shishen's careful thinking, in the eyes of the two veterans, was almost enough.

Ye Jiu thanked him again, and followed the little eunuch to the front, met Xie She, Ke Lu, Chu Peng and others along the way, and they all greeted them generously, without hiding anything.

Ye Jiu walked for at least half an hour for a short distance of more than 100 meters.

When she was seated, most of the ministers at the banquet had already sat down, whispering in twos and threes, whispering or laughing loudly, like a picture of a harmonious banquet with all the officials.

Ye Jiu looked at the vacant seats on the steps in the distance, looked at the wine utensils and chopsticks on the table, all made of sterling silver, presumably it was the seat of the Royal Regiment, otherwise it would have something to do with the Royal Family.

She roughly deduced the seats of several people, then put her mind back, and carefully scanned the courtyard for any suspicious people.

For the first time, she felt how cute and amiable AI and Hawkeye are.

She looked around for a long time, but there was still no suspicious sign. At this time, the drum sounded, and the "targets" in her sight stood up one after another. She was startled, and stood up too.

Accompanied by the sound of drums, a group of golden figures who looked very expensive came out of the hall. The leader was naturally Chu Shishen, and the Queen Mother was next to him, and behind them were Princess Qi, Chu Sheng, Huayu and others. .

Today's banquet is different from the past, it looks much more grand, even the Eighth Princess, who has always been dressed in elegant clothes, is wearing a palace dress embroidered with gold sea clouds, with delicate makeup on her face, which is quite different from usual.

A group of people walked to the high platform, civil and military officials bowed and saluted, and shouted long live.

With a faint smile on Chu Shishen's face, he looked around and raised his hand slightly, "Everyone loves you."

Ye Jiu straightened up and waited for Chu Shishen and others to sit down before they, the courtiers, could sit down.But when she sat down, she found that there was an extra figure diagonally opposite her.

The right master who made her curious early in the morning, the virtuous king Chu Shiyan.

King Xian sat in a wooden wheelchair and was pushed to the desk by someone. During the whole process, King Xian didn't respond at all. He tilted his head and grinned until the wheelchair stopped before trembling slightly.

Ye Jiu never imagined that since the last farewell, he would look like this when he saw the suave Prince Xian who was surrounded by countless beauties.

She rubbed the center of her eyebrows with her fingertips, unable to tell whether it was embarrassment or guilt.

This side was stunned, when a thin voice suddenly sounded from the banquet, "The banquet begins."

Then Yishuier's dancer walked in with drumbeats, her red sleeves fluttering, she was agile and elegant, not like ordinary people.

Ye Jiu looked for Xue Yuning's figure in the gap between the dancers, and saw a woman in a light blue official robe on the opposite side quickly passing behind the ministers, and quietly took her seat.

Xue Yuning raised her eyes and met Ye Jiu's questioning eyes. She nodded slightly, picked up the wine glass, and tapped the wall of the glass three times quickly with her fingertips.

Ye Jiu frowned, and seeing Xue Yuning take a sip, he casually grabbed two longan from the side fruit tower.

She thought for a few moments, three times, once there was a problem, twice there was an unresolved problem, and three times it was resolved.

Fruit tart, two pieces.

Ye Jiu's eyes suddenly showed a little surprise, and he nodded slightly when he saw Xue Yuning.

There are Tal spies, which have been controlled.

Ye Jiu's brows gradually wrinkled, he didn't expect that the Tal tribe really extended their hands into the capital, and even infiltrated into the imperial palace.

At the same time, Chu Shishen also got the news, he was slightly shocked, and immediately suppressed it calmly.

Singing and dancing was peaceful, the music was still there, the big square was full of wantonness, Ye Jiu's eyes moved slightly to the side, and met a familiar and delicate pretty face.

Chu Sheng's gaze stayed on her for a moment, then he calmly looked away, sipping the wine in his glass.

The eyes met for only a few breaths, but Ye Jiu smiled faintly.

It seems that her wine can be drunk with confidence.

"Today's Mid-Autumn Festival, I will gather here with all your family members to enjoy the banquet. In the evening, I will order people to set off fireworks around the capital, and invite all your family members to burn incense and pay respects to the moon, and enjoy the beautiful scenery together."

Chu Shishen's angry voice echoed in front of the hall, and he spoke with a smile.So the ministers got up again to thank them.

Ye Jiu had no choice but to eat well at this royal banquet, but there were so many things to do, he knelt down and saluted every now and then, and lost his appetite after coming and going.

When she sat down, she saw that Xiao Lanfeng, who had been waiting for a long time, was finally willing to show up. Perhaps he had just arrived, so he saluted the virtuous king next to him, and then sat down.

Ye Jiu scrubbed the wine glass with his fingers, and after waiting for a while, he frowned slightly.During the time when he touched a stick of incense just now, from the beginning to the end, Xiao Lanfeng never gave her any look.

Ye Jiu groaned and withdrew his thoughts, drank the wine by himself, only heard Chu Shishen's long speech analyzing Kang Sheng's current situation and looking forward to the future, she pinched a chicken leg and gnawed on it.

"Marquis Zhenyuan, what do you think?"

Being cueed suddenly, Ye Jiu almost choked to death on the chicken leg.

Seeing Ye Jiu wiping his mouth in a hurry, Chu Sheng suddenly turned his head, the corners of his lips couldn't hide a smile.

It's just this person who has such a big heart, a knife is hanging around his neck, and he dares to eat and drink like this.

Chu Shishen raised his forehead slightly, and repeated, "The Weinan river course has gone through disasters, and a lot of waste is waiting to be revived. The Marquis of Zhenyuan has made many achievements when he first entered the court. I intend to let you preside over Weinan and revitalize the foundation."

"I don't know how you feel?"

At this moment, Ye Jiu understood that the trick that was used on Mu Wang back then is still on her body unchanged.

This matter seems to be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, but in fact it is just to transfer her away from the capital and drain her power.

If she has power.

Ye Jiu curled his lips and let out a chuckle, the contempt at the corners of his mouth was hidden under the drooping hair on his sideburns, he raised his eyes and said slowly: "I will not disgrace my mission."

She didn't want to hang around here for a long time, who wants to be suspected every day, whether he will cheat her again on the way, anyway, it's better than being trapped in the capital.

Besides, if she refuses to agree, or expresses a little nostalgia for the capital, I am afraid that the guards of the imperial city will not be able to enjoy the festival.

Chu Shi Shenxu didn't expect Ye Jiu to agree so happily, so he asked again uncertainly: "Marquis of Zhenyuan, you should think about it. Going to govern Weinan is not something that will happen overnight."

Ye Jiu brushed his hair indifferently, "When will the minister be cured and when will he come back?"

Chu Shishen choked for a moment, his lips trembled twice, and his eyes glanced at Chu Sheng who was beside him. The woman in the light blue and gold dress was still smiling slightly, as if she was not surprised by this result.

Not only that, even Lou Yanbai, Zou Zhao, and even Hu Bing, Xue Yuning and the others down here didn't have any other emotions except for a little worry at first.

I really imagined that everyone had guessed what Ye Jiu would say, and he was the only one who was still looking forward to other results.

Chu Shishen was a little depressed.

There was a moment of silence in the hall, only to hear the man sitting on the golden seat wave his hand suddenly, "This matter is a big one, I have to think it over again and discuss it later."

Ye Jiu: "...?"

You can't play monkeys so freely and blatantly.

Ye Jiu still wanted to fight for it.

"Your Majesty, my minister..."

"Duan Shi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, congratulates His Majesty. Since the disaster, His Majesty has strategized and won a decisive victory thousands of miles away, and the revival of Yanzhou and other places has been achieved to the extreme. The new law of the Ministry of Industry has achieved great results. I congratulate Your Majesty on the stability of the country and the family. give enough."

Ye Jiu looked at the old man who suddenly appeared, and couldn't help rolling his eyes.

There are always people who are □□ya.

The boss is old, isn't it good for An An to sit still, and he is not afraid of showing his waist.

But the most indispensable thing for people is blind obedience, especially when they see benefits.

Immediately afterwards, Dali Temple Minister, Hanlin Bachelor, and even that kid Chu Peng all delivered their work testimonials one after another, and sincerely "spoofed" Chu Shishen.

Chu Shishen was very happy. As the emperor, he governed well and the world was peaceful, which was also the greatest affirmation to him. He toasted frequently, drinking and having fun with his courtiers.

However, there were more and more ministers, but there was only one Chu Shishen. He finally waved his hand to calm down the excited ministers.

"I am of the same heart with all my lovers, and I respect you all."

The banquet continued, the singing and dancing changed to a new style, Ye Jiu lost interest at a glance, and couldn't even look down on it.

While she was bored, she saw Chu Shishen shaking slightly, as if his head was on his head.

Ye Jiu frowned, and looked at Chu Sheng, only to see that her face, which had been calm just now, was a little dignified now, and there was still faint worry in her eyes.

She had a bad heart, and looked around for Jiang Peiling, but Xiao Jiang couldn't find it, but saw that the two people diagonally opposite her had disappeared.

She looked anxious, watching Chu Shishen being helped by the palace people to rest in the hall, she quickly got up and slipped out from the side, heading straight for the back hall.

She didn't know why this situation suddenly appeared. It was obvious that Jiang Peiling had already confronted Chu Sheng, but Chu Shishen still had the situation described by Jiang Peiling.

Does the Tal tribe, or who is behind the scenes, have a backup plan?

Ye Jiu's heart sank more and more, and her mind drifted past the vacant seat just opposite...

She stopped suddenly, standing in the deep and quiet corridor, a bone-chilling chill rushed straight from her tailbone to the back of her head.

It seems that some terrible idea is breaking out of the ground.

"Come on, get it for me!"

A familiar voice sounded, accompanied by the sound of chaotic footsteps, Ye Jiu felt that her eyes were so dazzling that she could hardly open her eyes.

Opening her eyes again, her neck was already covered with sharp spear points.

The author has something to say: finally here, happy.