Chapter 267 Palace Banquet

The first snow in Kyoto was indeed heavy.

Chen Shiyi's fear of cold came back again.

She held a hot spring to keep her warm all day long, and wore a fur coat that Wen Zhirou had sewn for her.

But she still felt cold, as if it came from her bones, not from the cold wind outside.

Qingsong looked at her with a bit of resentment.

There were three braziers in Lingyun Pavilion, and it was so hot that people were sweating all over and felt dizzy.

But he had to go in and out frequently, and he had to take off his outer robe when he went in and put it on again when he went out, which was very troublesome.

Chen Shiyi looked at Wen Zhiheng, who was only wearing a long robe, and asked awkwardly.

"Am I disturbing you?"

Wen Zhiheng did not answer, but asked instead.

"How many months have you been taking the previous medicine?"

Chen Shiyi wondered, how could he know this so clearly?

"It was open for three months, and I haven't eaten here for a long time."

"You are in such poor health. You can't do without medicine. I'll ask Qingsong to call a doctor."

Chen Shiyi refused.

"No, I don't want to take medicine."

"Why?"

"The medicine tastes terrible. Besides, it's just a cold winter day, it's not a big deal."

Wen Zhiheng looked at Chen Shiyi deeply.

"Even if the sky falls, your body is the most important thing."

After three or five days, Wen Zhiheng handed her a box.

"I'm not used to drinking soup, so I asked the doctor to make it into pills. After taking it, I eat a few candied fruits, and it won't be bitter anymore."

Chen Shiyi twisted the balls, which were as black as donkey dung eggs, with his fingers and frowned.

She pinched her nose and took a bite. Hmm, it was quite sweet. Was there licorice added in it?

Why didn’t I think of this method earlier?

New Year, the first year of the new emperor's accession to the throne, the palace banquet was very lively.

As the backbone of the court officials, Wen Zhiheng's position was under the emperor's seat.

This time, he brought Chen Shiyi into the palace as well.

"Why did you bring me into the palace?"

"Sometimes you can tell something is different from something that is relatively normal. When you are in a tiger's den, you can often hear things that you wouldn't normally hear, such as being very casual at a palace banquet."

Chen Shiyi was very worried and took a deep breath.

"I was afraid I might just rush in and kill him."

"You don't even have this much patience. You might as well live in Anzhou or Yuanzhou under a different name. What's the point of talking about revenge for Pei Luoshu?"

Chen Shiyi lowered his eyebrows when he heard Wen Zhiheng's reprimand.

"I'll try."

"Not as much as possible, but definitely."

After arriving at the palace, Chen Shiyi and Qingsong stood outside Xiwu Palace and waited quietly.

Chen Shiyi lowered her eyes and glanced inside. In the past, she was a distinguished guest here.

Now, he is regarded as a thorn in the eyes of the most powerful people and lives like a rat that everyone wants to kill.

There was a constant stream of people coming in, and more and more people were standing outside the door.

Not far from the corridor, a sedan chair was carried over.

Everyone knelt down, and Qingsong quickly pulled Chen Shiyi to kneel down together.

"To the Empress Dowager."

A row of people welcomed the graceful and elegant Empress Dowager, and a eunuch held out his hand for her to hold.

Chen Shiyi glanced at the Empress Dowager, but found that she was not holding the eunuch's wrist, but the back of the eunuch's hand, and hooked her fingers in the palm of the eunuch.

Thunder and lightning!

The movement was extremely small, but Chen Shiyi could see it clearly from his position, without missing a single detail.

Queen Mother?

Is she the fifth prince’s biological mother?

Go back and check it carefully.

It was very cold outside, and even colder down there in the porch.

Qingsong didn't understand why the master insisted on asking Madam Pei to come to the palace, knowing clearly that she was extremely afraid of the cold.

Chen Shiyi listened intently to the sounds coming from the palace banquet. Even amid the singing and dancing and the clinking of glasses, she could still vaguely hear the conversations inside.

Some words were spoken, and after some time, the sound of conversation began to spread.

Chen Shiyi felt that he regretted listening to it.

Among them, if there are ten officials, three of them are the ones who curse Wen Zhiheng.

It's not a direct scolding, these officials are very good at making innuendos.

There was only one reason for their jokes and insults, and that was the friendship between Long and Yang.

Especially the one with the surname Xu.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister is not young anymore, why hasn't he found a wife yet? Is there something he cannot tell you about?"

"Hey, Lord Xu, that's wrong. The Prime Minister works hard for state affairs and has made great contributions. I'm afraid he would not be interested in this mortal beauty and would rather marry the fairy in heaven."

"Nonsense, there is no such thing as a fairy. The Prime Minister is already handsome as a jade, maybe he himself is a fairy..."

Then, the fifth prince's scolding was heard.

After hearing the last part, Chen Shiyi pondered for a long time.

After this unremarkable banquet ended, Wen Zhiheng took Qingsong and Chen Shiyi and prepared to walk out of the palace.

Unexpectedly, the fifth prince came up to him with his eunuchs.

Chen Shiyi's body tensed up instantly.

Seeing Chen Shiyi like this, Wen Zhiheng lifted up his cloak before the Fifth Prince arrived and rolled Chen Shiyi into his cloak.

Chen Shiyi is thin and small, and is as docile as a cat, with his eyes rolling around.

Seeing this, the fifth prince raised the corners of his mouth.

"When did the Prime Minister marry a beautiful woman?"

Wen Zhiheng seemed a little drunk.

"Your Majesty, I am a little drunk and have lost my manners. I hope you will forgive me."

The fifth prince wanted to say something, but he heard a loud noise.

"Prime Minister, hurry up. I have an idea for the Go game you mentioned last time. Oh, His Majesty is here too."

The person who came was Cui Yongan.

"Your humble servant and the Prime Minister will leave first. Please take your leave."

After saying that, he motioned for Wen Zhiheng to follow him.

Wen Zhiheng used his cloak to block Chen Shiyi and took her away.

Everyone got on the carriage.

Cui Yongan frowned.

"What kind of nonsense did those evil people say at the banquet? Why didn't you refute them? They threw dirty water on you one by one. You are not usually so easy to deal with."

Chen Shiyi replied hurriedly.

"That Xu guy said something very unpleasant, but he was telling everyone that the Prime Minister might have a crush on Long Yang. In fact, he is the Prime Minister's own man. Am I right?"

Wen Zhiheng nodded.

"yes."

Only then did Cui Yongan look at the servant who had been sitting in the corner. Why did he look so familiar?

"Don't you recognize me?"

Cui Yongan finally recognized the voice and said in surprise.

"Eleven, are you finally willing to come out?"

"Yes, it will come out eventually."

"Okay, I'm glad you've come to terms with it. Don't do such stupid things again in the future."

Cui Yongan turned his doubts to Wen Zhiheng.

"What did that thing want to do to you? And it blocked your way back home?"

Wen Zhiheng sighed.

"He wants to use the marriage relationship to consolidate his power. Maybe he wants to marry someone close to the Queen Mother to me."

"So you took advantage of Eleven's presence to make him subconsciously believe that what those shitty officials said was right."

Wen Zhiheng smiled calmly.

"I don't want to be someone's pawn or a reliance of some forces."