Fingers of crossing

In a blink of an eye, it is almost New Year's Eve.

There are lanterns and festoons everywhere in the palace, red lanterns are hung all over the palace corridor, maybe the Spring Festival is coming, so even the usually quiet and solemn palace is also contaminated with a lot of lively New Year flavor.

Outside the hall, Bi Yuan organized the palace maids and eunuchs to arrange lantern New Year pictures in an orderly manner. Joy and laughter spread into the Qiluan Hall from time to time. Awaken God.

Although she has slowly remembered the memories of her previous life, the experience of this life is even more unforgettable to her. She suddenly thought of her two mothers. How will she react after learning the news of her disappearance for no reason.The thoughts hidden deep in her heart never fade away with time. She misses them very much, but she can't do anything about them.

A person stood by the window and was silent for a long time. Hearing some movement in the inner hall, Jiang Ningzui looked back as if waking up from a dream. She saw the light veil on the bed moving slightly. She guessed that Yan Yilan must have woken up. Only then did Ning Zui come back to her senses, and walked towards the inner hall.

Although the outside of Qiluan Hall was covered with heavy snow, it was a breath of winter, but the inside of the hall was as warm as spring. Jiang Ningzui stretched out her hand and brushed aside layers of curtains, and said, "Are you awake?"

Lazily moving her body, Yan Yilan followed the sound and turned half of her body towards Jiang Ningzui as an answer. She half-closed her eyes, which were not yet fully awake, and stretched out her hand towards Jiang Ningzui, "Come here .”

Yiyan sat by the bed, Jiang Ningzui stuffed the stove she was holding into Yan Yilan's arms, and said softly, "Are you hungry?"

Shaking her head casually, Yan Yilan found Jiang Ningzui's hand resting on the bedside, took it and put it on her lips and kissed it lightly, then raised her eyes and sized her up, "You have something on your mind."

"It's just random thoughts." Letting Yan Yilan bite the back of her hand lightly, Jiang Ningzui smiled slightly, and then said with relief: "But if I want to talk about my thoughts now, I just want you to get well soon."

Sitting up with support, Jiang Ningzui thoughtfully took a pillow beside her and put it on her back in the next second, so that she could sit more comfortably.Silently watching Jiang Ningzui's series of considerate movements, Yan Yilan smiled wryly and said, "I'm almost healed, but you still treat me as a patient."

Jiang Ningzui completely ignored Yan Yilan's complaints, she pulled the quilt for Yan Yilan, and said lightly: "The imperial physician has told you thousands of times before that your body needs to be recuperated slowly. Doesn't the eldest princess understand this truth?"

"But the prince..."

"The eldest princess said that everything will be up to me in the future." Jiang Ningzui's slightly drooping gaze suddenly lifted up, her eyes were cool, with a kind of natural indifference and teasing. "You are not joking, are you?"

Ninja couldn't help laughing, Yan Yilan couldn't do anything about Jiang Ningzui in front of her eyes, she laughed and said: "If outsiders hear this, maybe they are trying to make fun of me for being obsessed with beauty and being useless."

"It's a pity that even if it's a joke, it won't last long." Jiang Ningzui ignored Yan Yilan's protest and said disapprovingly, "This world will soon change hands."

Hearing Jiang Ningzui's words, a look of worry flashed across Yan Yilan's brows, she pondered for a moment, and said: "Now all political affairs in the court are handled by the crown prince, and the news that the crown prince will soon be enthroned has already spread widely. The entire court and the public are in turmoil, except for a few confidant ministers, the rest of the courtiers are still on the sidelines, waiting to see how the crown prince will deal with King Wu." Thinking of this, Yan Yilan smiled clearly He smiled, "I'm afraid the crown prince is already in a state of desperation because of King Wu."

Good birds choose trees to live in, and virtuous ministers choose their masters to serve. This has always been the same truth in the world.Although it was said that Yan Junyao was appointed as the crown prince by the late emperor since he was a child, but to put it bluntly, it was only because he was the eldest son of Empress Ning. He did not have any outstanding achievements in politics, and he was much inferior to King Wu in terms of military achievements. After the death of the first emperor, the state of Yan was in a situation where the building was about to collapse after the First World War between Yan and Sui. Yan Yilan sent him to the state of Yang with an imperial decree. After that, Dayan was always governed by his sister-in-law. During the days when Yan Junyao returned to Dayan from Yang Kingdom, he also lived under the protection of Yan Yilan and made no achievements. For this crown prince, the ministers of Yan Kingdom have always disagreed, and this time The matter of King Wu happened to be an opportunity to let them know whether Yan Junyao was capable of taking the throne.

Thinking about it, Jiang Ningzui naturally understood the meaning of Yan Yilan's words. In this way, how to deal with King Wu became a problem.

"King Wu can't die." Jiang Ning got up drunk, poured a cup of hot tea for Yan Yilan, and said calmly: "I have been in King Wu's military camp these days, and I can see that there are many loyal men under him. After executing him, I am worried that there will be endless troubles. Besides, King Wu is the heir of the first emperor after all, and the brother of the prince. Although killing him can kill the grass and roots, I am afraid that some people with ulterior motives will stir up rumors and accuse the new prince of being ruthless. , When he first came to the throne, he killed the princes painfully."

Taking a sip from the teacup that Jiang Ningzui handed over, Yan Yilan looked up at Jiang Ningzui, listening to her comprehensive analysis, couldn't help laughing and said, "Then how do you think King Wu should be dealt with?"

"Why bother asking." Putting the tea on the table casually, Jiang Ningzui glanced at Yan Yilan and said, "Didn't the eldest princess already have an idea in her mind?"

When Jiang Ningzui broke her mind coldly, Yan Yilan was not annoyed, but just smiled lowly, and then said: "Then guess again, I know the intentions of the ministers, why can I still sit on the wall and watch?" , have no intention of interfering."

"Because the eldest princess is treacherous and cunning." Jiang Ningzui said bluntly, "Forgive me, it is a pity that the eldest princess does not become such a handsome king."

Jiang Ningzui said that Yan Yilan was treacherous and cunning, but she was actually just complaining with anger. She didn't want Yan Yilan to still worry about the crown prince and state affairs while she was recovering from her injuries, but she knew that Yan Yilan couldn't live without Yan Yilan right now. Lan.On the surface, Yan Yilan chose not to intervene in asking the prince how to deal with King Wu, not only to block the mouth of the world, not wanting the ministers to despise the prince, but also to tell the prince that life, death, honor and disgrace in the world will be up to him from now on. To write a decision, he is about to become a king in the future, so he must have the courage and resourcefulness to be a king.It's just that the prince is still too young. If he is allowed to deal with the matter of King Wu, it may be unavoidable that mishandling will cause disaster. At this critical moment, someone still needs to secretly instruct the prince.

And since this person couldn't be Yan Yilan, who else could it be besides Jiang Ningzui herself?

Thinking about it, Jiang Ningzui looked at Yan Yilan expressionlessly, only to see that she was still smiling, and her charming smile was full of sarcasm that made people itch. .”

No matter how dull-hearted a person is, Jiang Ningzui squinted her eyes and stared at Yan Yilan with such a shameless appearance. She took a deep breath to keep her voice calm, " The former crown princess has already buried her coffin in the mausoleum, but I will repeat the words of the eldest princess to the new crown princess." After speaking, Jiang Ning got up drunk and said: "I will let the next People brought up the soup, the eldest princess had better take it on time, otherwise..."

Jiang Ningzui's words stopped just right, as she spoke, she smiled at Yan Yilan, full of deep meaning.Yan Yilan especially likes Jiang Ningzui with this look, she reached out to hold Jiang Ningzui's hand in a rare meekness, and said, "I will be obedient." Her smiling tone was full of flattery, and it sounded soft It's like being coquettish.

Seeing that Yan Yilan was playing different tricks again, Jiang Ningzui withdrew her hand mercilessly, turned around and walked out of Zhaoling Hall, leaving Yan Yilan with an indifferent back.With a chuckle, Yan Yilan looked down at her empty palms and shook her head helplessly.

Forget it, let's not worry about her coldness and ruthlessness, who made her love Jiang Ningzui's inhuman and arrogant appearance.

After leaving Zhaoling Hall, Jiang Ningzui turned around and walked towards Shenyan Pavilion. After a while, Biyuan came to report that the prince had arrived.

As Yan Junyao stepped into the Shenyan Pavilion, he reached out and untied the cloak on his shoulders and handed it to the servants. He walked all the way into the deep hall, and saw Jiang Ningzui sitting in front of the table with her head bowed, looking out the window without knowing what she was thinking. Chilling, looking distant and unable to get close, still the indifferent and cold appearance that Yan Junyao was familiar with.

"Ningzui." Seemingly getting used to Jiang Ningzui's appearance, Yan Junyao walked up to Jiang Ningzui's side while speaking, and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Jiang Ningzui was always concerned about whether Yan Yilan took the medicine on time, so when she heard that the prince came straight to the point, she was so happy that she didn't have to waste any more words, and said bluntly: "I heard that the prince is doing it for the King of Wu. And worry."

Although Jiang Ningzui's words were in a questioning tone, her eyes shone with determination, and when someone suddenly asked about a headache in her heart, Yan Junyao could only sigh: "You also know about this?"

Jiang Ningzui nodded, and said bluntly: "I'm afraid no one knows the whole of Dayan."

Facing Jiang Ningzui's honest correction, Yan Junyao just smiled wryly, "I've been thinking these days, if the emperor's sister, she would definitely think of a way to achieve both. But I..."

"It's natural for the prince to be indecisive when things happen at the beginning of his administration." Jiang Ningzui said in a relieved voice, "There is no such thing as two perfect things in the world. Even the eldest princess, when she faced King Minnan back then, she had to be willing to suffer. Killer."

Hearing the name of King Minnan, Yan Junyao suddenly raised his head to look at Jiang Ningzui, then shook his head and smiled sadly: "Back then, the imperial sister read that Uncle Wang was kind to us, so even though Uncle Wang has been making trouble in the palace for many years, the emperor My sister was just secretly suppressing and distributing the power in his hands, forcing Uncle Wang to withdraw from the court and return to the mansion to live his life, but unfortunately he still didn't know how to restrain himself, so he was killed."

"Sometimes, you don't need to kill a person if you are afraid of a person's power." Jiang Ningzui found the right time, and said clearly: "At the beginning, the eldest princess could force the Nanwang to step down and return to the government, but now the crown prince is still the same. You can secretly surrender to Wu Wang Mingsheng, so as to block the mouth of the world."

Up and down?

Yan Junyao suddenly realized: "Drunk...you mean...?"

"Once King Minnan died, his mansion became an empty city, and someone must always take over." Jiang Ningzui said in a leisurely tone, "And when King Beiyang forced the eldest princess to marry that day, King Wu escorted him There should be rewards for meritorious service. If the crown prince entrusts the King of Wu with a heavy responsibility to stay on the outskirts of the capital and serve the court and the crown prince at all times, it will be a lifetime honor for him."

Yan Junyao still had concerns: "But the King of Wu has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. If we keep him in the capital, will tigers cause trouble?"

"The crown prince forgot?" Jiang Ningzui narrowed her eyes and smiled slightly, sparks of light rippled in her cold eyes, which was too beautiful to behold. "Since King Wu has been appreciated and used by the prince, he moved back to the capital from Eastern Chu. Naturally, his soldiers and horses must be filled with the army in the capital. This is the rule set by the ancestors throughout the history. Do you dare to follow?"

As if awakened abruptly by someone, Yan Junyao stood up impatiently, and said joyfully, "It's a good trick to rise up and fall in the dark. In this way, King Wu's hot potato can finally be properly resolved."

"The prince is wise." Jiang Ningzui looked up at Yan Junyao's suddenly enlightened expression, and couldn't help but think of Yan Yilan's good intentions for him, she stood up and said, "In this way, it is not a disappointment to the Eldest Princess. "

Yan Junyao was slightly startled, and then he understood the deep meaning of Jiang Ningzui's words, and couldn't help sighing slightly.That's right, if it wasn't for Yan Yilan's entrustment, and Jiang Ningzui's cold and distant personality, she definitely wouldn't have made it to this point.

Queen...

Thinking of what Yan Yilan had done for him in the past, Yan Junyao's heart seemed to be manipulated by others, and it was still not a good feeling. He came back to his senses and was thinking of saying something else, but unfortunately Jiang Ningzui had already turned around and left first Now, her figure outside the hall became blurred as she gradually walked away, leaving only a slim and light shadow, like a shallow moon that cannot be touched in the water, like a mist that cannot be held in the hand, so beautiful and unreal .