That night, somewhere in the palace
When the woman heard the news from her subordinates, surprise flashed across her beautiful face, and her eyes were cold.
"Are you telling the truth? Has anyone really seen that the emperor is in good health?"
The visitor said: "Master, it is absolutely true. Although the emperor has changed into casual clothes, Eunuch Chen has been following him. I think he must be the one. Fortunately, our people happened to pass by the Plum Garden and saw him. Otherwise, we would have been deceived by the emperor and the empress dowager and our plan would have been ruined."
The woman narrowed her eyes and said coldly:
"Humph, I didn't expect that he was so lucky. This couldn't kill him. I thought that he had been seriously ill for two months and was just stalling for time. I didn't expect that it was planned from the beginning. Pass this message quickly and tell them not to act rashly and fall into the emperor's trap."
"Yes, master."
…
After a few days, the Queen Mother felt something was not right while she was in charge of government affairs.
The ministers who had previously submitted petitions suggesting the adoption of a crown prince had all remained silent, and the court officials were no longer as critical of her attendance at the morning court as before. Today, they were very respectful to her in the court, which made the empress dowager very confused.
After the court was dismissed, he immediately went to the emperor's Chengqian Palace and informed him of the situation.
When Mo Qiyuan heard this, he realized that this would alert the enemy. After discussing with the Queen Mother, he simply announced the news that his health had improved. They would have to find another opportunity to take action.
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Yingquan Palace
Ye Jinyun was eating melon seeds and talking with Yu Wan'er in Liushuang Pavilion. Lin Qingtang came back from outside and walked into the house excitedly.
"I have some good news to tell you. The Emperor's health has improved and he will attend the morning court tomorrow."
"Really? Our prayers must have worked, and the Emperor is recovering."
Yu Wan'er was very happy. It seemed that her mother's method of praying really worked.
When Ye Jinyun heard the news, he nodded happily:
"That's good. Now we can spend the New Year peacefully. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to hang these window decorations that Wan'er and I cut."
After saying that, he pointed to the red colored paper of various shapes on the small table and asked her to look at it.
"Who said it wasn't? Now I feel relieved. I was always worried that something might happen before, and I couldn't sleep well. Now I can sleep well." Lin Qingtang took off his cloak and came to sit next to her.
Ye Jinyun naturally knew what she was worried about. Although she had never experienced it, she had seen many scenes of power grabbing and usurping the throne on TV. She naturally understood the situation before. Even she was worried, not to mention that Lin Qingtang was a descendant of a military family.
With this good news, everyone's mood instantly improved, and it seemed that the charcoal fire in the house was even hotter.
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The day soon arrived, the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month
The emperor issued an edict in the palace. Since he had just recovered from a serious illness, it was not suitable for large gatherings. Therefore, all the concubines in the palace did not need to attend the New Year's Eve this year. Only the imperial concubine, the four concubines and the princess were allowed to accompany him. The other concubines could have their own small gatherings to celebrate the New Year together.
When the news came out, some concubines in the palace were happy while others were worried.
What makes them happy is that some can celebrate the New Year with other familiar concubines, but what worries them is that some cannot see the emperor and cannot gain his favor.
When this news reached Yingquan Palace, of course everyone in the palace was in an uproar.
This means that Yingquan Palace can hold another big gathering. Everyone still remembers the last barbecue party. Thank you, His Majesty, for this opportunity.
So everyone looked at Ye Jinyun eagerly every day, which made her confused. Finally, she couldn't help but pull Yin Zhu aside and asked:
"Do you know why they're all looking at me like that?"
Yin Zhu chuckled, "My lady, they are just greedy. Do you remember your last barbecue party? They talked about it for a long time."
Ye Jinyun suddenly realized, so that's how it is. It seems that the New Year is coming soon and everyone is waiting for her to give them some subsidies.
So he immediately went to find Lin Qingtang and the other person to discuss how to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
Finally, after much discussion, the three of them agreed with her suggestion to have hotpot.
The reason is that: first, this is not limited to any place, as long as there is a stove and charcoal, you can do it, without having to crowd together. The palace servants can move the ingredients and charcoal to their own rooms and eat by themselves;
Second: The weather is cold, and other food will get cold quickly. You don’t have to worry about this problem if you have hot pot. Moreover, there are palace servants on duty, so you don’t have to worry about not being able to eat hot food if you miss the time.
Third: The three of them were also craving for hotpot. Ye Jinyun hadn't eaten hotpot for more than ten years and missed it very much. The other two had never eaten hotpot at all. Although they had a hotpot for meals after winter, this was the first time they had tried eating hotpot at the same time, and they were very curious.
After making this decision, Ye Jinyun went back to his room and wrote furiously, making a long list of things needed for the hot pot. He took some silver and asked Yin Zhu to go find the eunuch who had gone out of the palace to buy things last time and bring them back.
This time the money was paid by the three of them together, and Ye Jinyun didn't feel sorry at all.
Lin Qingtang paid the largest share. Who can blame her for being rich? Her family had three generals, and she was the only girl, so she was spoiled with everything. Her private treasury was not small.
With such a ready-made golden thigh, of course she would cling to him.
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