[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 17 [English]

Chapter 17 Storm

The Queen Mother put on her clothes late at night and asked across the curtain: “What’s the noise about?”

Hua Xiangyi opened the curtain, helped the Queen Mother out of the fragrant and warm quilt, and said softly: “It is a student of Imperial College who wants the Emperor to accept the appointment.”

The Queen Mother stood up, and the maids on both sides gently raised the lamps and raised the curtains.Hua Xiangyi helped the Queen Mother onto the arhat bed with horsetail panels and a cushioned stove. She also heated cheese for the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother fiddled with the spoon and frowned slightly: “Why did it happen so suddenly?” She pondered for a long time, “The appointment was made just yesterday, but it is happening tonight. It is too fast.”

“The cause of the trouble is still Taixue.” Hua Xiangyi leaned on the Queen Mother and said, “Aunt, Taixue is the direction of the world. Even the elder of the pavilion is not able to come forward this time.”

The Queen Mother was spooning cheese. Although her makeup-free face was stained with traces of age, she looked even more extraordinary.She gradually put down the bowl, leaned against the cushions, and stared at the glass lampshade. After a while, she said: “Yes, Shen Wei is now guilty of a very obvious crime. Unreasonable, the elder can’t come forward to reprimand the student. If the student forces the emperor to take back his life, then this time, the Ai family will be mute and eat coptis.”

“Aunt.” Hua Xiangyi said, “It was not the emperor’s original wish to release Shen Zechuan. Now because of this order, he has been called a ‘faint’ for no reason. I am afraid that there will be a gap between him and my aunt.”

“It doesn’t matter.” The Queen Mother said, “When Wei concubine becomes pregnant, Dazhou will have an imperial heir. Since the imperial heir is the foundation of the country, as long as the Ai family has an imperial heir, she will still be the empress dowager of Dazhou. The emperor has already separated from the Ai family after he fell ill. If he is angry this time, it is just a temper tantrum during illness. Let him make trouble.”

After Emperor Hamdeok’s illness, he gradually stopped obeying the Queen Mother’s orders reverently. Although these were trivial daily matters, they showed signs of alienation.The Queen Mother is sitting in the palace, with Pan Rugui beside her, and Hua Ge Lao in the previous dynasty. To keep the Hua family in power, there must be an obedient emperor.

Emperor Xiande failed, so he just needed another one.

The Empress Dowager did not like the King of Chu for no other reason than that the King of Chu, Li Jianheng, had already reached the crown. He was not a weak child, nor was he a child who grew up under her knees.How could such a person ascend the throne be as obedient as the emperor’s grandson who was raised by himself?

“What’s more, today’s invitation only hurts the emperor’s face.” The Queen Mother said calmly, “The emperor has been on the throne for nine years. Every detail, including food and clothing, has to go through the Ai family. He now wants to be an independent and domineering emperor, so he has the courage to show his favor to the Xiao family. He refuses to let Shen Zechuan go, but also wants to keep the King of Chu. But the Ai family understands he, heHe is strong on the outside but afraid of the Ai family in his heart, so he tries to get the best of both sides every time, but instead he appears to be the weakest of both sides and offends both sides.”

“Didn’t the Emperor keep Shen Zechuan under house arrest for so many years for the sake of the Xiao family?”

“What is confinement?” The Queen Mother took Hua Xiangyi’s hand and said earnestly, “Confinement is a glimmer of hope. The emperor thought he had gained face for the Xiao family, but in fact he had buried trouble. Xiao Jiming lost his younger brother and left BeiWhat he wanted was for Shen Zechuan to die. As long as Shen Zechuan didn’t die, it would hurt the desire of the 120,000 cavalry to save him.Think about it, Xiao Jiming worked so hard to prove that he had no second thoughts and even his younger brother dared to stay in the capital.He treated each other so calmly, but in order not to offend the Ai family, he turned around and imprisoned the person.If a person does not die, it will be a disaster, and this is a life and death situation, but the emperor is still so naive.This time, in order to save the king of Chu, he refused to thoroughly investigate the case of Xiao Fuzi and cut off Pan Rugui’s plan, so he reluctantly let Shen Zechuan go.He thought the Xiao family would be considerate.But Xiao Jiming is far away in Libei, and he will definitely not be happy when he learns about it.”

“If you put it this way,” Hua Xiangyi said, “could it be that the people who incited the Imperial Academy to cause trouble this time were also the Xiao family? By forcing the emperor to withdraw his life this time, it would create a gap between the emperor and the Hua family. It would also prevent the elder Ge and his aunt from coming forward, and also allow Shen Zechuan to be eliminated with a borrowed knife.”

“If it’s so clear.” The Queen Mother brushed aside the broken hair of Hua Xiangyi and said with pity, “Why should Xiao Jiming be one of the four generals in the world? This son has always been cautious in his actions. If he did it, he would definitely not be caught so easily. Besides, Li Bei has no contact with the Imperial College.”

“I can’t guess.” Hua Xiangyi leaned against the Queen Mother and said coquettishly, “Auntie, tell me.”

“Okay.” The Queen Mother has no children in her life and has no relatives. She only loves Hua Xiangyi.sheSaid, “Auntie will teach you. You see, we have eight cities surrounding the capital. The eight cities are the origins of the Eight Families today. Dicheng, south of the capital of our Hua family, has always been the first choice city for palace concubines. But it is only here in Aijia that the Hua family is considered to be extremely prosperous and takes the lead among the Eight Families. A few years ago,When the late emperor first came to the throne, the Yao family had the most holy support.If the Yao family had not lost its talent when it came to Yao Yao, then Qi Huilian from Yuzhou might not be able to become the Taifu of Yongyi.Besides, in the Xi family now, only Xi Gu’an has been promoted to the commander of the eight camps, and he only controls the children of the eight families.He should be regarded as Mr. Jun Ying.The Xi family has always been of low moral character and cannot achieve great things.The Xue family has fallen into decline after the death of Mr.

“I heard this from my father,” Hua Xiangyi said. “When my aunt told me this, she meant that the person who secretly instigated the Imperial Academy this time may be someone from the Eight Great Families.”

“The Ai family is suspicious.” The Queen Mother said, “Glory and glory have taken turns, and it has been many years since the Hua family came to the throne with the Ai family. Now that the emperor is seriously ill, someone may have other thoughts. That is also possible. Call Pan Rugui over tomorrow morning and let the Jinyi guards conduct a thorough investigation in secret. The capital is such a big place, and the Ai family does not believe that there is still an airtight wall.”

Xiao Chiye wrung the water from his clothes and followed Ji Lei into Mingli Hall.

It was already late at night, and Emperor Xiande was still awake.

“You should stop and think about your mistakes.” Emperor Xiande took a piece of paper, glanced at Xiao Chiye, and said hoarsely, “Why are you running around with the Jin Yiwei?”

Xiao Chiye was really wronged. He said, “I ordered you to call Wei Chen. Wei Chen thought he was passing on the emperor’s oral instructions.”

“After I left,” Emperor Xiande said, “How did you do?”

Ji Lei immediately kowtowed and said, “Reporting to the emperor, the students studying at the Imperial College were instructed by someone unknown. Not only did they discuss state affairs and slander the emperor, they also made moves against Eunuch Pan. The situation was very chaotic. The low-ranking officials wanted to arrest people, but Governor Xiao refused.”

Not only was he unwilling, the Forbidden Army was as good as Xiao Chiye!He was lying on the ground and rolling around because he didn’t let Jin Yiwei take him!A group of military ruffians who eat and drink together, and their faces are as thick as the city walls.

Emperor Xiande asked Xiao Chiye: “You stopped the Jin Yiwei from taking someone?”

Xiao Chiye said: “If a group of students are imprisoned, their life or death will probably be uncertain. Forget it, what will happen if the emperor’s reputation is ruined?”

“He formed a clique for personal gain and colluded with underworld people, clearly intending to bring trouble to the imperial court! If such people are not tried, what will Jin Yiwei do in the future?” Ji Lei said angrily.

Emperor Xiande coughed for a long time and said, “Well done Ce’an.”

“Your Majesty!” Ji Lei couldn’t believe it. “This group of students gathered together to cause trouble. They even dared to shout the word ‘rebellion’. If they are not dealt with strictly, the country and the country will be endangered!”

“Outspoken and outspoken.” Emperor Xiande said lukewarmly, “If we hadn’t been forced to a critical moment, why would we have done anything to learn from the Jin Yiwei and what would we have said? Then the remnants of the Shen family should not have been let go! If not… if not!”

Emperor Xiande opened the book and coughed.After a slight relaxation, he returned to normal.

“…No matter what, the penalty will still be imposed. The Imperial College grain and silver will be reduced by half, two meals a day will be replaced by one meal, and the penalty will be half a year.”

Ji Lei knew that Emperor Xiande had made up his mind, so he stopped speaking.He knelt down silently, but Emperor Xiande knew what he was thinking.

“The Jin Yiwei is my dog.” Emperor Xiande stared at Ji Lei, “As the commander of the Jin Yiwei, who do you consider to be your godfather or godfather? I don’t mention it on weekdays, so I’m sorry you are still being submissive! Tonight I want you to comfort the students of Imperial College. Do you understand?”

Ji Lei kowtowed and said: “The humble ministers obey the order, and the royal guards only serve the emperor!”

When we came out, the rain had subsided, and a young eunuch came to the errand room to hold an umbrella for the two of us.

Ji Lei looked bad, raised his hand to Xiao Chiye, and was about to leave.But Xiao Chiye didn’t care at all and said: “Old Ji, I have no choice but to do so. I was grounded yesterday, and I didn’t dare to touch the students rashly just to go out to play.”

Ji Lei looked at he’s bastard look. He was so angry and had nowhere to vent his anger. He nodded casually and just wanted he to leave quickly.

“But my forbidden army, what do you think?” Xiao Chiye took the umbrella from the young eunuch’s hand, sent him back, and continued walking outside the palace with Ji Lei.

Ji Lei thought what could be done?Is he nothing more than a gangster!Following you will make things even worse!

He said politely: “My energy is much better than before.”

“Really.” Xiao Chiyetian said shamelessly, “I feel that the Forbidden Army’s campus is too small and cannot be used. Can you please tell the commander of the capital for me and see if we can allocate another place for the Forbidden Army?”

Ji Lei had long heard that he and the imperial guards were playing polo in the school grounds, but he didn’t expect that he would dare to ask for space.But it was hard to refuse on the surface, so he said: “I’m afraid it won’t be easy to handle. The King of Chu expanded his government last month, and he even had people complain to the government about the occupation of people’s residences. Now there are people everywhere in Qu’an, where can I find a place for you, Second Young Master, to use as a school ground in Gu’an? Besides, even if there is a place in the city, it will have to be given to the Eighth Camp.”

“Hey.” Xiao Chiye said under the umbrella, “The ones in the city are not worthy of our imperial army, but those outside the city are fine too. As long as the place is big enough and you can have fun.”

Only then did Ji Lei realize the meaning behind his words. He looked at Xiao Chiye, smiled, and said, “Okay, Second Young Master, you have already set your sights on a piece of land, right? You’re still playing tricks on me!”

“Now I’m going to ask you, Lao Ji.” Xiao Chiye said, “You, Lao Ji, are the most honorable in Qandu. If you speak to the commander of the capital, how can you refuse? We can talk about it when the matter is done.”

“Don’t talk about money with me.” Ji Lei finally softened his attitude, “I have a godson over there, and I am thinking about where to get a good horse for him! When it comes to horses, who knows better than the second young master, right?”

“I’ll give him a few horses to play with.” Xiao Chiye said, “The horses bred from the Hongyan Mountains are no worse than mine. In a few days, I will find someone to send them directly to your house.”

“Wait until I mention it to Gu’an.” Ji Lei said, “What’s the big deal about the school grounds? Just wait for the news!”

The rain stopped when the two separated, and Xiao Chiye got into the carriage.Chen Yang looked at Ji Lei’s sedan and said, “The governor really wants to give him the horse in the palace? What a pity!”

“The one who takes the job is short-handed.” Xiao Chiye kicked off his boots and his feet had already been soaked. “There must be a school ground. It is too eye-catching in the capital. This old thief will not be able to handle it if he takes away the horse.” He said coldly, “I will let his son go to see his ancestors.”

The carriage shook. Xiao Chiye wiped his face with a kerchief and asked, “Where is that person?”

Chen Yang said: “That, that person?”

“Shen Zechuan!”

“I’ve gone back long ago.” Chen Yang poured tea for Xiao Chiye and said, “I think he has a sloppy pace… How can he work as a member of the Jinyi Guard with such a body?”

“Raise elephants.” Xiao Chiye took the tea and drank it in one gulp, “Sick Yangziba has to do hard work. He is definitely the kind of person who wants to be lazy.”

The lazy man sneezed and sat in the darkness for a while, wondering if he had caught a cold.

The door was suddenly pushed open, and a fat figure stepped in.Xi Hongxuan was amazed when he came in: “This place is great, Jin Yiwei can’t even touch it.”

Shen Zechuan didn’t look back and said, “It’s a rundown house and I can’t rent it out. That’s the only advantage.”

“But it’s hard to get the yard.” Xi Hongxuan rubbed his hands and sat down, looking at Shen Zechuan, “This is the old yard that the late emperor gave to the prince, who then rewarded Qi Huilian, and was sold after Qi Huilian’s death. How did you get it?”

Shen Zechuan held tea in his mouth and looked at each other playfully for a moment with Xi Hongxuan.

Xi Hongxuan raised his hand calmly and said, “Look at me, I’m such a bitch. Why do I keep asking for people’s details? I just heard on the road that Pan Rugui was also hit. You’re quite happy with this.”

“Uncle Xi is the commander of the eight camps.” Shen Zechuan said, “This incident has aroused the suspicion of the Queen Mother, and life will not be so easy in the future.”

“Xi Gu’an has a hard time, so I have a good time.” Xi Hongxuan put his fat palms on the table and said, “Instead of waiting for the important ministers to speak, it is better to ask the students to speak first and take a preemptive strike. After this incident, you have truly come out.”

Shen Zechuan took the chopsticks and picked up some vegetarian food: “It’s a small trick that made Er Shao smile.”

Xi Hongxuan saw Shen Zechuan eating, then touched the chopsticks and said, “Then what are you going to do in the future?”

“I’m just making a living in Jinyiwei.” Shen Zechuan said, “Ji Lei is Pan Rugui’s godson and Xi Gu’an’s best friend. If you want to kill Xi Gu’an, how can you get past Ji Lei? Why don’t you and I each share a life and let them be good brothers for life?”

Xi Hongxuan smiled sullenly for a long time, then leaned on the table and said slyly to Shen Zechuan, “What’s your grudge against Ji Lei?”

Shen Zechuan picked up the peppercorns and said without raising his eyebrows: “I don’t like the shoes he is wearing.”