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Chapter 734

The first person who couldn't stand it was Yuan Cairen. "That's easy to say. My sister is the heroine of the opera, the highlight of the Wanshou Banquet. How can she go on stage if her hands are burned? The foreign envoys thought we had no one."

Then Concubine Meng echoed, "The Emperor loves to watch Sister Xuan's plays the most. Last time, he kept praising Sister Xuan for her good acting. I'm afraid this will make the Emperor unhappy."

Concubine Yang said calmly, "My maidservant was also very anxious to protect me. If it weren't for her, the water would have scalded my face. I came here for the rehearsal. Sister Meng, could it be that Concubine Ye and I were plotting to harm Sister Xuan?"

Concubine Meng immediately replied, "That's not what I meant. I'm just sad that Sister Xuan can't show her elegance at the Wanshou Festival."

Ye Feiye responded immediately, "Sister Meng had better not have such intentions. I came here today to discuss the play. Who knew that something like this would happen. I have always liked Sister Xuan, how could I possibly harm her?!"

At this time, Xie Cairen whispered, "Why not report it to the Queen and let her make the decision?"

When Concubine Ye heard this, she felt very upset. Something happened in her own palace, and she couldn't escape responsibility anyway, so she said, "Okay, okay, the Queen is pregnant with the heir, so don't disturb her easily. Pomegranate 15, Xiaotian 20, to serve as a warning to others. What do Concubine Xuan and Concubine Yang think?"

Lady Xuan: "Follow Sister Ye's instructions."

Yang Guiren had no choice but to follow suit and said, "I will follow your Majesty's orders."

The eunuchs were about to drag Shi Liu and Xiao Tian away, but Concubine Meng suddenly spoke up, "It's inevitable to get hurt when you're caning. The day after tomorrow is the emperor's birthday, so it's better to be lenient and avoid bloodshed."

Ye Fei continued, "Sister, what you said makes sense, so I'll change it to twenty slaps."

Concubine Meng replied calmly, "I will listen to Sister Ye for the decision. I am just giving my opinion."

As a result, Concubine Ye had Shi Liu, Xiao Tian, ​​and the tea-serving maid in her palace slapped twenty times.

Finally, Concubine Ye sent some gifts to appease Concubine Xuan, telling her to take a good rest and maybe she could perform normally on the birthday of Emperor Xuan.

After hearing this, Jiang Yuebai gave Concubine Xuan a burn ointment made by the system, saying that it was given to her by the imperial physician Jiang Taiyi before. He ordered Jiegeng to tell her to wait until the night before the Wanshou Festival to use it and give everyone a surprise.

Concubine Xuan was also a cautious person. She even let her maid burn herself to test the efficacy of the medicine. When she found that it was indeed a good thing, she was relieved.

Concubine Xuan sent a return gift, and the note read, "Concubine Jinde, Concubine Lu, and Concubine Yang."

This is a hint that Concubine Jinde is trying to win over Concubine Lu and Concubine Yang. Today's incident was actually caused by Concubine Jinde.

Yang Guiren was the legitimate daughter of Yang Jingchang, the councilor of Huguang Provincial Government. From today's perspective, she was Concubine Ye's person and they were in the same line in the previous dynasty.

If Concubine Jinde wanted to win over Concubine Yang, she would only be winning over the daughters of other generals, which would easily arouse the emperor's suspicion.

Perhaps Yang Guiren, with her status as a talented lady, lived alone in a pavilion, which made people wonder if there was something special about her. The real inside story was that there were few people at that time, and it was not safe for Yang Guiren to live alone in Shufang Palace.

Many times, what we see is just the appearance.

Jiang Yuebai burned the note on the candle.

Jiang Yuebai didn't bother to deal with these trivial matters. He had already become the chairman, and the most important skill was to focus on the big and let go of the small. As long as the lawsuits between the subordinates didn't cause a big incident, they could just let them deal with it.

How could she be used as a pawn by Concubine Xuan? Even if Concubine Xuan was telling the truth, she couldn't take the initiative to deal with Concubine Jinde now.

How many days have you been sitting in this position?

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Huan Huan Qier's envoy arrived the latest, on the last day before the Wanshou Festival, because of the heavy snowstorm in the northern part of the Great Wall, which delayed them for some time.

After hearing this, Li Beichen did not blame the Tatar envoy for his arrogance, but was only worried about the safety of the beloved generals of the Anbei Protectorate. He also ordered the people on the border to send more supplies to his brother to resist the cold winter.

Before his birthday, Li Beichen was busier than usual because it was the end of the year and the New Year was approaching, and all the documents that had accumulated in various departments during the year had to be dealt with, especially the accounting of this year's financial expenditures and the budget for next year, which could not be discussed in one go.

We also have to listen to the annual reports of the top leaders of each province, evaluate their performance, and make requirements and prospects for their work direction for the coming year. These are all very complicated and difficult tasks.

Because the situation in different places is different, we need to distinguish the truth from the false in the reports, and find out the problems of false reporting and concealment. We cannot generalize, because changing officials will make no difference. Officials who are honest, capable and responsible are always a minority. If they are not corrupt, they can still do something, but many cannot do it. It is rare to have two of the three.

There is always a big gap between ideal and reality. Many boys think that if they travel through time and space and become emperors, they will be wise rulers. In fact, being able to survive for three years is already a good record. It is too naive to play tricks with the ancients. Of course, it is not ruled out that the author is writing nonsense.

Li Beichen lived in an era when officials were very capable and cunning. If you couldn't conquer them or intimidate them, they would just fool around, mess up, and come up with a bunch of high-sounding excuses that made people helpless.

I was busy until late at night before returning to Fengyi Palace, feeling cold all over.

But he saw a dim yellow lamp waiting for him.

Jiang Yuebai was reading quietly on the bed, studying agronomy.

Li Beichen took an aromatherapy hot bath before crawling into bed and hugging Jiang Yuebai to sleep. He only had time to say a few simple greetings before he fell asleep in Jiang Yuebai's arms. Jiang Yuebai hugged Li Beichen, in the quiet winter night, the lights were all off, the charcoal fire was burning in the room, the windows were open, and Jiang Yuebai fell asleep listening to the sizzling sound from time to time.

On the day before the Wanshou Festival, it snowed heavily again.

The sky and earth were vast and white, and the sky was covered with snow. It was said that auspicious snow meant a good harvest, and this year was a good year. Each palace used its imagination to decorate the palace, highlighting the festive atmosphere.

Li Beichen admired several pots of rare flowers, especially the rare species of green chrysanthemum, as well as peonies, herbaceous peonies and orchids, which must have been cultivated in the greenhouse.

Jiang Yuebai picked a purple lily and put it on her head, which scared Jiang Xian. He stared at it blankly for a long time before coming to his senses.

Jiang Yuebai asked Jiang Xian what was wrong, and Jiang Xian answered stutteringly.

"This Wei Zi is very rare."

Jiang Yuebai smiled slightly and said casually, "When the flowers are in bloom, pick them immediately, don't wait until there are no flowers left to pluck."

Jiang Xian stared at Jiang Yuebai for a long time and was speechless.

You are the flower that I never dare to dream of. I can just watch you from afar. When you were Consort Xianya, I had no right to be with you. Now that you have become Empress Ning, I can only look up to you silently. I just hope that you can live a peaceful and smooth life for the rest of your life.

These words were buried in his heart and not spoken out.

Finally, she smiled and said, "Master Jiang, since you like it, I'll give you the pot of Wei Zi with flower buds. You've worked hard this year."

Jiang Xian carried Wei Zi back to the Qinzheng Hall.

He is in conflict every day.

As a doctor, he continued to search tirelessly for a prescription to cure the poison on the eldest prince; the love in his heart also told him that it would be better to help Jiang Yuebai and make it so that the eldest prince has no cure.

On the day before the Wanshou Festival, the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Jiang Xian found a way to understand the poison that had afflicted the eldest prince in ancient books and immediately reported it to the emperor.

I reported to the emperor that there were poisonous herbs and insects in the treatment prescription. The eldest prince was too young and using the medicine would harm him.

Li Beichen arranged for Yuan Diqi to use secret techniques from the beginning, trying to lure Aya to reveal the antidote. At that time, Aya sneered and told Yuan Diqi, "There is no antidote for the mother-child Gu, they can only live and die together. Even if you force it to be removed, it will only turn him into a fool!"

Now that he heard that there might be a solution, he arranged for Yuan Diqi to meet Aya again. Yuan Diqi used a secret technique to show that Aya's willpower was not that of an ordinary person, and that he could not hypnotize or interrogate her to get any useful information. If he forced the interrogation, it would only lead to her death.

Li Beichen told Jiang Xian not to act rashly, as he was concerned about the side effects of the poison, and to continue looking for backup plans and ways to reduce the toxicity. He would make plans after the Wanshou Festival.

After all, as Aya said, everything seems to be normal with the eldest prince at the moment. He is very healthy and cute.

At this time, the eldest prince was already five months old. He had grown very strong, could recognize people, giggle, and chat with people. Everything about him was no different from an ordinary baby.

Everyone in the palace likes him very much, including Jiang Xian.

Once, the eldest prince took the wintersweets that his wet nurse had picked for him, picked one for her, and picked another and gave it to Jiang Xian, who was so moved that he was deeply moved.

The eldest prince's vigorous vitality and pure heart finally enabled him to overcome his personal desires. When he found the antidote, he gave it to the emperor without reservation.

Jiang Xian was in a heavy mood. He couldn't imagine such a lively and lovely eldest prince turning into a fool.

The whole palace was decorated in a splendid manner. In front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, two rows of lanterns several feet high were arranged along both sides of the main road, like two huge red dragons winding their way, with pearls dotted in between.

Chrysanthemums are placed everywhere, arranged into dragons riding on the clouds, dancing phoenixes, or various kinds of blessing characters.

The Fengyi Palace is decorated with red lanterns, gorgeous gold threads and exquisite silks. The exquisite blue and white porcelain vases in the room are filled with peonies, which are fragrant and refreshing. It is festive and simple. There are no extra impractical decorations.

Jiang Yuebai was doing the same as usual, practicing calligraphy, flying knife, playing Go, learning acupuncture and massage, rehabilitation training, playing the piano, and reading.
Because Concubine Xuan's hand was burned, the backup female lead Concubine Lu has been rehearsing intensively these days. It is said that Concubine Xu was full of ideas and wrote another storybook in a few days, which is very exciting.

There were no major fights or brawls in the palace resulting in any deaths, and it was another peaceful and fulfilling day.

After the two of them finished their prenatal education, Li Beichen also trained his son on how to love his wife, and he pestered Jiang Yuebai for kisses and hugs for a long time.

He grumbled and discussed with his sons for a long time, and decided to come out to assist his father the emperor tomorrow. His sons kicked him a few times, as if to say, "Get out of the way. Mother is mine."

This is a very strange feeling. It's the feeling that no matter how much you kiss or hug someone, it's never enough, and it's also the feeling of saluting someone as soon as you touch them.

Li Beichen couldn't understand why he had such a strong desire for Jiang Yuebai every day, and he wanted to kiss her every now and then, or even have sex with her. He always suspected that Jiang Yuebai had cast some kind of spell on him. Although he loved this kind of heart-pounding feeling, which was great every moment.

It's another day of kissing, hugging, and all kinds of care.