Green tea was read, the villain's family begged me to be happy

The emperor fell into a coma, and there were even rumors that the emperor might never wake up. At first, everyone could still sit still, but as time passed, the emperor still showed no sign of waking up.

The government affairs could only be temporarily handed over to the two prime ministers. Suddenly, the political situation became turbulent, several princes began to take frequent actions, and the army was also quietly mobilized.

The major princes' factions in the court began to frame each other and throw dirty water on each other.

The weakest Seventh Prince was the first to be thrown out for sacrifice. This touted prodigy prince was very powerful before, but was later suppressed. Now when there is a need to test the situation, he is tacitly pushed out by various forces.

The Seventh Prince's forces were originally a motley crowd, and they were soon strangled by a combined force. The two prime ministers did nothing to stop them, and no news came from Longgan Palace.

You know, the previous emperor hated factions that attacked dissidents. Even if the Seventh Prince was not favored by him, if the court wanted to completely wipe out the Seventh Prince's faction, he would stand up to protect him.

But now things have gone quite far, and there is no movement at all, proving that the emperor is really unconscious.

Suddenly the court situation became even more chaotic. The second prince and the sixth prince, who had been hiding in the background, also emerged. The second prince himself had great prestige in the army, while the sixth prince had influence from his mother's family and had connections both in the army and in the court. The fight between the two factions was extremely exciting.

From the minor frictions to the subsequent life-and-death struggle, the entire court was filled with the smell of blood.

In such a tense atmosphere, the emperor suddenly woke up. He summoned the sixth prince. After the father and son talked for a while, the emperor fainted again.

However, the second prince was not summoned, which was like a drop of water falling into hot oil, instantly exploding the entire court.

The political situation was tense, Wangjing was under martial law, and even the common people could sense that something was wrong.

In the residence of the Marquis of Loyalty, Xu Wanying leaned back in a chair, brewing tea by the stove, feeling so comfortable.

Jiang Chengli was sitting next to him. The man was also very leisurely at the moment. Even when the oranges on the stove were smoked, he slowly peeled them and even tore off the white silk on them.

"The situation is so tense, but you are still so leisurely and relaxed. It seems that you are confident about it?" Xu Wanying took the initiative to ask.

The man peeled the orange in half and handed one half to her.

"My wife is the one who knows me best. I have already arranged everything that needs to be arranged. Now I will just be an idle person. Success or failure depends on this one move."

Xu Wanying raised her eyebrows and said nothing more. She continued to drink tea and read. The thick tea aroma, with the fragrance of orange, made the cold wind outside a little weaker.

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Since the emperor only summoned the Sixth Prince after he woke up, this obviously upset many people, and the undercurrents in the court became more and more turbulent.

Finally, the second prince could no longer bear it, and immediately mobilized the Huainan Army and Shubei Army, which were close to him, and marched towards Wangjing, obviously intending to force the emperor to abdicate.

The emperor, who was rumored to be in a coma again, was leaning on the bed, reading the secret memorials submitted from all over the country. He was so angry that he vomited blood again.

"This rebellious son!" He threw the memorial on the spot.

The imperial concubine, who was about to feed him medicine, immediately took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth and patted his back to calm him down.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. The Second Prince just has something urgent to do and wants to come to the capital to protect you."

"I'm not dead yet, why do I need protection? He even sent two armies to Wangjing. This is clearly an attempt to force the emperor to abdicate. He has evil intentions. You don't have to speak for him. You go back first and take good care of Xiaoliu." The emperor waved her hand away.

"Xiao Liu is an obedient child. He is studying with his teacher now. I will stay here to take care of you."

"No need. I have the imperial physician here. Now is an emergency. You should keep an eye on Xiaoliu to prevent anyone from instigating him."

The imperial concubine hesitated for a moment, but she was still worried about the Sixth Prince, so she immediately nodded and agreed: "Yes, I will take my leave."

Having said this, she left.

"Present today's memorial."

Upon hearing this, the eunuch immediately presented a pile of memorials, which had been screened by the two prime ministers, and all the meaningless greetings were dismissed.

The emperor flipped through more than a dozen books, but the expression on his face became increasingly uglier.

Finally he sneered and pushed all the memorials away.

"Oh, they are all petitions for appointing another crown prince. Are they worried that after I am gone, the throne will not be decided yet? The second oldest is anxious, and the sixth oldest is even more anxious. They are all thinking about asking me to promote them!"

When the emperor complained about these things, the palace servants all lowered their heads, not daring to say a word, and wished they could just disappear.

"Knock, knock." The emperor knocked on the table twice, and immediately a black shadow fell down, obviously the shadow guard.

"Go and bring the prince to the palace secretly. They want to overturn the table, but they want to see if I agree or not."

This winter was particularly cold, with heavy snow. The Second Prince's army was blocked before it even reached the capital. The Sixth Prince's two uncles personally took command and confronted the Sixth Prince's party. The two armies fought, and there were countless casualties.

The civil officials on both sides also came out, each looking for excuses to clear their own names, beating and scolding the other side as traitors, and claiming that they were the army of justice.

In the end, both sides suffered losses, and the Sixth Prince's party was more powerful. His two uncles were one dead and one injured. The old Duke forced himself to get up and take care of the affairs and went to the palace to express his gratitude.

Unfortunately, what was waiting for him was not good news, but the Emperor laid a net to catch the Duke's family, because he discovered that the Imperial Concubine had poisoned his medicine.

The Sixth Prince's dream of becoming emperor ultimately failed.

The emperor summoned all civil and military officials, and in front of them, with his last breath, he passed the throne to the prince.

The funeral bells in the palace rang, and the wailing of "The emperor has passed away" spread throughout the palace.

When the new emperor ascended the throne and rewarded his officials according to their merits, many court officials finally saw who the real prince's gang was.

The entire family of the Marquis of Loyalty received the highest reward, directly promoted from Marquis to Duke. The four sons of the Jiang family were also all promoted to higher positions, and their wives were granted imperial titles.

People are in high spirits when happy events happen, and the entire Duke's Mansion is decorated with lights and colors.

Jiang Chengli had a day off today, so he came to Xu Wanying's place early in the morning. Seeing her putting on makeup, he volunteered to draw her eyebrows.

"Are you good at drawing?" Xu Wanying's face was full of doubt.

"Madam, please look at this!"

After he said this, he fell silent. Looking at his serious state and the deep breath in his dantian, it was obvious that he was ready for battle.

Xu Wanying didn't want to argue with him, so she gave him an eyebrow pencil.

The man held the eyebrow pencil, his hand did not shake at all, the tip of the pen fell on her eyebrows, giving her a tingling sensation, and he drew thin lines.

"Okay." When he put away the eyebrow pencil, Xu Wanying looked at herself in the mirror.

The woman in the mirror has two curved willow-shaped eyebrows, which are very delicate, and a pair of almond-shaped eyes, which are full of affection.

"It looks great. I didn't expect you to be so skilled. I wonder who did you learn this from?" She chuckled and teased.

"I knew that the lady would ask this question, so I brought that person here specially." After he said that, he asked someone to bring out a few scrolls.

After opening them one by one, he saw that they were all portraits of Xu Wanying, except that one of the portraits had no eyebrows.

Jiang Chengli immediately took out an eyebrow pencil and started drawing eyebrows.

His movements were gentle and skillful. He outlined the shape of the willow-leaf eyebrows bit by bit, and then filled them with color, making them exactly the same shape as her eyebrows at the moment.

The two looked at each other, and Xu Wanying slightly raised the corners of her lips.

"You pass."

After they finished their breakfast, the man asked her.

"I am taking a day off today, what do you want to do, Madam?"

"Enjoy the snow."

"Let's go." He took the cloak from the maid, put it on her, put on the hat as well, held her hand, stepped over the threshold and walked out.

In the vast white snow, there are two figures closely pressed together, walking slowly, leaving behind two sets of footprints.

(End of the article)