Chapter 16



Yuwen Lan was in shock.

He couldn't help but glance at Yan Shu, wondering how she knew everything about the Cheng'en Mansion.

He knew that he didn't know much about it.

At this moment, Cheng'en asked again, "I heard that the Queen Mother was not feeling well. How is she now?"

Yuwen Lan came back to his senses and said, "The Queen Mother is recuperating in the palace. She is better than the past two days. Uncle, don't worry too much."

Then he asked the two to sit down.

Concubine Zhou straightened her back.

Then other people came on stage, such as the three dukes and six ministries, all of whom were important officials in the court.

Seeing these protagonists who were eating melons really appear, Yan Shu's eyes were too busy to keep up——

[It turns out that the Minister of the Ministry of War with broken sleeves is actually a rough man with a full beard, and just like that, he is actually a slave? ]

Yuwen Lan, who was listening silently, "???"

What is "beast"?

Why doesn't he understand?

Before she could recover, she heard her exclaim in her heart, [The old man with a righteous face and gray hair turned out to be Wei Ruzhang, the Grand Scholar of Wenhua Pavilion? Tsk tsk, you can't judge a person by his appearance! Isn't this the legendary sanctimonious? ]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

To be honest, since he read the book "The Talented Scholar and the Beautiful Lady" last night, he felt that Wei Ruzhang looked treacherous.

However, the person who went to investigate has not returned yet, so he can't do anything to him.

The next person to come on stage was Linwu Marquis Sun Xiaoguang, followed by his eldest son Sun Zhanpeng.

——After a lot of commotion in the past few days, Linwu Marquis finally divorced his wife, but the eldest son remained in the mansion as his flesh and blood.

Yan Shu hid aside and clicked her tongue, [Poor man, didn’t you notice that your son doesn’t look like you? You have a square face, he has a round face, you have a high nose bridge, he has a flat nose bridge! ]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

He couldn't help but silently compare the father and son, and suddenly felt that this son really didn't look like Linwu Marquis...

Could it be that he really wasn't his?

What should I do? Should I remind him?

But he didn't have any evidence...

...

Then, he learned the little secrets of Guangyang Marquis, Southwest Tongzheng Envoy, Minister of Works and many others.

For example, the Marquis of Guangyang had pica, and liked to eat rice paper while writing. He once claimed to be ill and did not attend court, but in fact, he had eaten too much rice paper and had an upset stomach.

The Southwest Tongzheng actually loved to visit brothels, and as soon as he left Beijing, he would go out to visit prostitutes every night...

There was also the Minister of Works, who looked serious on the surface, but was actually very tearful, and often hid in his study and cried quietly...

After the greetings, the king's worldview was seriously shaken - who were these people around him?

Were there not a few normal ones? ? ?

~~

Seeing that the etiquette was over and everyone was seated, it was time for the ice show to begin.

The first item was waiting.

At this time, a flag stood at one end of the vast ice surface. With the sound of a gong, more than 20 soldiers wearing special iron-toothed ice boots began to move forward on the ice, like stars and lightning, scrambling to move towards the flag. The first one to arrive wins.

During this period, there was also the sound of gongs and drums, which made people's heartstrings tense and very nervous.

Everyone watched intently, and Yan Shu did not dare to blink.

She found that this competition was actually speed skating in the future, just as exciting as the future!

There were five preliminary rounds in the competition. After they were finished one by one, the top three in each round were selected for the finals. In this way, the finalists were all masters among masters, which was naturally more exciting.

It made everyone's blood boil.

Then there was the dragon-turning shot.

A gate was hung high in the middle of the ice, with a ball placed above and below it. Six groups of soldiers were dressed in different colors. There was a person in front of each team, holding a flag of the same color as the clothes, and the people behind carried bows and arrows.

With an order, the six teams began to slide on the ice in a serpentine manner, starting from the lakeside and heading to the gate.

From the observation deck, it looked like six colorful dragons winding, which was very beautiful.

When they were close to the gate, the archers drew their bows at the ball on the gate, and then returned by the original route. Not only were their archery skills accurate, but they also kept their formation all the time. It was a very beautiful scene.

After that, there were other events such as handstand on ice, pole climbing, and ice competition, all of which were exciting and dazzling.

Of course, for Yan Shu, the best thing was the food on the table.

In addition to various snacks and fried fruits, there are also freshly roasted fat pigs and sheep.

You know, this kind of rough way of eating is not easy to see in the palace!

Tsk, the roasted pork skin is extremely crispy, and the meat inside is fat and lean and very tasty. It tastes tough and soft, which is really satisfying!

The roasted lamb is even better! The bubbling lamb is tender and juicy, and the aroma of charcoal fire permeates every inch. It is so delicious that it makes people want to dance!

While tasting this rare and ultimate delicacy, watching the exciting competition outside, it is worth it even if it is a little cold!

Yu Wenlan, who has been paying attention to her silently, "..."

Everyone in the viewing pavilion has their own thoughts, only her mind is full of gossip and eating.

Since the dishes were served, her mouth has never stopped.

Won't you get fat if you eat so much?

But... being a little fat doesn't seem so bad.

Seeing how delicious she was eating, he couldn't help but eat a few bites.

~~

After the ice competition, it was time for the final event of the day - ice snatching.

This is the largest and most intense event of the day.

With the sound of drums, two teams of soldiers entered the field, wearing red and yellow clothes.

The former commander came to the viewing pavilion with a ball in his hand, bowed to the king and said, "Your Majesty, please kick off."

This is the ball that the two teams need to fight for next.

A dragon was painted in red on the golden ball, and the emperor had to add a finishing touch to it to show its nobility.

This was a long-standing rule in the dynasty, and Yuwen Lan had already done it twice before. He added a finishing touch again and handed it to Commander Yuqian.

Commander Yuqian took the ball and the scramble for the ball began.

The red and yellow teams fought fiercely, and the audience in the pavilion watched the game intently.

Influenced by Yan Shu, Yuwen Lan ate barbecue again when he had nothing to do.

The barbecue was so rich that he couldn't help but drink a few more sips of wine.

When he reached out to pick up the cup, he showed his left hand, and saw a faint dark red on the side of his hand, which seemed to be a mark of injury.

On the side, Concubine Ning immediately glanced at the eldest princess.

The eldest princess Yuwen Yan said, "Your Majesty, is your hand injured?"

Yuwen Lan did not show any surprise, just said, "Nothing."

The eldest princess said, "Your Majesty, please do not hide it from us. Your body is worth a million gold. Once it is injured, it will be a serious matter."

Then she looked at Fu Hai and scolded, "How do you do your job? Tell me quickly, who hurt Your Majesty?"

This scared Fu Hai, and he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please calm down. Your Majesty accidentally hurt himself while practicing sword two days ago."

Yuwen Yan snorted again, "Don't scare me! Your Majesty has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. When has he ever hurt himself? Besides, Your Majesty was injured in the middle of the night. How could it be caused by practicing sword? Who is it, and why should you, a servant, cover up for him?" Fu

Hai dared not say anything else.

Yuwen Lan's brows furrowed.

Very good, they even knew that he was injured in the middle of the night?

At this moment, another minister spoke up, "Your Majesty's body is very important. If he was really injured, he must be severely punished!" As

soon as these words came out, several people echoed, "How dare someone hurt Your Majesty? Who is it? Your Majesty, please bring him to justice!"

...

Aside, Yan Shu called out in her heart that they were good guys, and she really guessed right.

These people seized the emperor's injury to stir up trouble. They probably thought that the emperor was injured when he favored her, so they wanted to force him to punish her?

What a pity, this was not the case.

And Yuwen Lan's ears suddenly became noisy.

He could hear Concubine Ning nearby saying in her heart, "With so many people chiming in, His Majesty will surely not shield that bastard, will he? Humph, I must get rid of her this time."

Concubine Zhou was pleased with herself, "Concubine Ning is quite smart, she knew to ask the Princess to come forward. Only a silly woman like the Princess would do such a thing. Fortunately, I listened to Concubine An, I will just watch the show in the palace today."

Concubine An thought to herself, "With so many people coming forward today, His Majesty will definitely give an explanation,"

...

He had known that some people were restless and wanted to take advantage of his injury to cause trouble, and sure enough, they all showed up today.

He said, "I should thank my elder sister for her concern, but my injury has nothing to do with others. I did it myself."

Then he looked at the Tongzhengshi, Du Yushi and others who were kneeling on the ground, and said, "I have already told you about this. You followed suit today. Are you deaf or have a bad memory?"

Several people hurriedly said, "I dare not."

Yu Wenyan hurriedly helped, "Your Majesty, they are all old ministers. They are doing this for your own good. Please don't cover up for the culprit!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Yan Shu with the rest of his eyes and snorted in his heart, [Li Yanshu? The one who eats all the time? What's so good about a country woman that she doesn't even like the Ning Fei I chose for you? She is so stupid! The power of the harem must not fall into the hands of others! 】

Yuwen Lan sneered, "Eldest sister, are you trying to force me to admit that it didn't happen?"

Yuwen Yan said, "I dare not."

Yuwen Lan snorted and laughed, "Don't dare? Then how did you know that I was injured? Who told you?"

Yuwen Yan said, "I saw it with my own eyes. Didn't Your Majesty show your hand just now?"

Yuwen Lan sneered, "Just now I showed my left hand, but I injured my right hand."

The eldest princess was stunned and glanced at Concubine Ning.

Damn it, this girl didn't even tell her which hand the emperor injured!

Concubine Ning was also stunned, thinking how could she be wrong, isn't the color on his hand a scar?

Yuwen Lan said coldly, "The pigment on my left hand is the pigment of the ball just now."

What? It turned out that the ball faded!

The eldest princess Yuwen Yan and Concubine Ning looked at each other, both a little panicked.

Yuwen Lan asked the princess in a deep voice, "I want to know, who planned today's farce and asked my sister to help?"

The princess paused and said hurriedly, "I dare not, no one planned anything, but I heard that Your Majesty was injured, and I was too worried."

Yuwen Lan said, "Then who told you that I was injured in the middle of the night? Why did the palace become so nervous when there was a little disturbance in the palace? "You know everything about the outside world?"

These words were really heavy, Yuwen Yan's face changed, and she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you are too serious. I really dare not do that."

However, after the voice fell, Fu Hai suddenly said to Yuwen Lan, "Your Majesty, I am stupid. I just found out yesterday that there was a thief sneaking around in Qianming Palace, and he actually reported your Majesty's whereabouts to others in private."

The author has something to say:

Yan Shu: Do you want to eat melons? The kind that doesn't care how full you are.

A certain emperor: My beloved concubine, let me take it slow...

Yan Shu; Big brother is too naive, this is just the beginning!

Yuwen Lan: ...


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