Concubine Yue has never been in such a good mood as she is now.
What does it mean to kill two birds with one stone?
Ever since that annoying Concubine Shan gave birth to the Thirteenth Prince, all the people in the harem have gone to Yu'an Palace to flatter her.
Every time she thought about it, she became furious.
It just so happened that Qin Ji sent her something useful, so this time the poison was administered without anyone noticing.
She just didn't believe that Jiang Li could save the Thirteenth Prince once, and could save him a second time.
Concubine Yue glanced at her brother who was sitting below her, and made a gesture that only the two of them could understand.
Qin Ji nodded slightly to show that he understood.
When Qin Ji looked at the third prince again, the man nodded slightly at him. Afterwards, Gu Yanheng's gaze kept falling on Crown Prince Gu Qianqi, intentionally or unintentionally.
He hadn't noticed it before, but before the palace banquet started today, Gu Yanheng noticed that many important officials in the court were praising the prince in their conversations.
They say that he has great talent at such a young age, and that another talent in the royal family is emerging. With such a young crown prince, there is no need to worry about the future of Daning.
Pooh!
It's ridiculous!
He knew that those people said that because his father had already entrusted many things to Gu Qianqi, such as assisting Jiang Li in publishing the Daning Daily, and this time Prince Jingling's disaster relief, it was Gu Qianqi who was responsible for connecting with the front line.
If he hadn't been under house arrest, how could all these good things have fallen on Gu Qianqi's head.
Gu Yanheng's face showed gloom.
"Second brother, look." Jiang Qing nudged Jiang Zhou with his elbow and glanced in the direction of Qin Ji.
The seats at palace banquets are all very particular. The higher the official rank, the closer the seat.
As for the officials' families, they sat in the corresponding rear areas.
Qin Chuan is the left prime minister, and his position is at the front. Jiang Yao is the general, and his position is also at the front in the middle.
Qin Ji has not yet entered the official career, and his position is a little further behind Qin Chuan. Jiang Qing and others are major generals and have their own official ranks. Although they are not as good as Jiang Yao, they can also sit in the first row near the center of the hall.
Ever since Qin Ji fainted from anger at the last celebration banquet, the Jiang brothers have been keeping a close eye on this person.
If he hadn't been hiding in the Qin Mansion every day like a coward, they would have beaten him up to vent their sister's anger.
"Look at that kid's expression, and you'll know he's up to no good."
Jiang Zhou has always been the smartest among the brothers. He is the one who is so smart that he is almost a demon.
"Did you bring anything?"
Jiang Zhou glanced at Jiang Zhong.
In order to teach that kid a lesson today, they specially asked Jiang Li to get a "special medicine" a few days ago.
"I've brought it and handed it to Xiaowu." Jiang Zhong smiled a little obscenely.
The main reason is that this method is too insidious.
Although he had to risk his reputation for this matter, he "tricked" the things out of Jiang Li.
"But second brother, I still want to ask, why don't you just ask my sister?" Jiang Zhong's face turned red when he thought about them telling his sister that he hadn't been able to go to the toilet smoothly for several days.
Jiang Zhou glanced at him and said, "Do you think that with my sister's temperament, if she knew we were going to do something bad, we could not take her with us?"
"Okay..." Jiang Zhong shut up silently.
In the main hall, the dance ended.
The Emperor was the first to rise, raising his glass and speaking in a clear voice, "I am delighted to welcome the festive occasion. I have specially prepared a grand banquet and invite all of you to join me in celebrating the peace and prosperity of the country and the people in the coming year!"
"May the country be peaceful and prosperous in the coming year!"
After everyone had finished their drinks, the emperor sat down and sighed, "It's such a festive occasion, but it's a pity that the people of Qinzhou are still suffering. This is my fault."
"Your Majesty, I received a letter from your uncle this morning, stating that the heavy snow in Qinzhou has stopped and all relief funds have been distributed. Although damaged houses are still under repair, all temporarily homeless victims have been resettled, and the people of Qinzhou are already preparing for the New Year."
The prince answered loudly from his seat.
After that, the emperor slapped the dragon throne and shouted, "Good!"
Then he stood up again and said, "In that case, let's toast to Prince Jingling and the people of Qinzhou with this second cup of wine!"
As for the third glass of wine, the emperor mentioned the plan to set up public private schools in various places next year. After everyone shouted "Long live the emperor", they drank it all together.
According to the rules of palace banquets in previous years, the next step is for everyone to enjoy the feast freely. Of course, if there are daughters of noble families who are willing to perform their talents in front of the emperor, that is not unacceptable.
However, the emperor just mentioned disaster relief. If we start to sing and dance at this time, it is hard to say whether it will be a reward or a punishment.
Therefore, the female members of the family were all chatting and laughing quietly, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
As for the male members of the family, they toasted each other as usual, and the hint of factional opposition was hardly diminished.
"Brother Mu Bai, I heard that you will be joining the military next year?"
Jiang Mubai, as an official's wife without an official rank, also sat at the back behind Jiang Yao, just one table away from Qin Ji.
The man sitting between them was the young master of the Censor's family. They had often gone to restaurants together to drink, and they took this opportunity to start chatting.
"I have that plan. What about you?"
These two were both well-known dandies in the capital. Seeing them drinking, other young men of similar age from the official families also came over.
Everyone's seats were already at the back, so even though they were sitting around the table, it didn't cause much of a commotion.
As he spoke, Jiang Mubai quietly moved closer to Qin Ji, and when he was not paying attention, he covered him with his wide sleeves, and with a flick of his finger, a white pill dissolved in Qin Ji's wine.
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