Chapter 135 The Infirm and Powerful Minister

New Year's Eve.

There is no need to go to court today, and it snowed at night. When I woke up, the inside and outside of the imperial city was covered in silver, with long steps on the palace road, red walls and white tiles, and it was as beautiful as a painting.

Jing Ji woke up early, the little emperor did not follow the advice of the surrounding eunuchs, and sat on the steps outside the hall with a warm stove in his hands, looking at the falling snow from the sky.

"Your Majesty, you will catch a cold like this!"

But no matter how hard-hearted the eunuch was, Jing Ji only regarded him as a deaf ear.

No way, the servants can only bring a thick red velvet cape and a rabbit fur scarf, wrap the little emperor like a doll in a New Year's picture, and then feel relieved a little.

Although the late emperor is gone, His Majesty's mother is still there. If the queen mother finds out that the little emperor has contracted the cold because of their poor care, everyone here will lose their heads!

Jing Ji pouted a little unhappily, but didn't say anything.

Because now all his thoughts are on Lin Dongqing, who is coming to the palace to match him for New Year's Eve.

For this powerful courtier under his father's hands, he was taught by the emperor's education from childhood to adulthood and his mother and grandmother, that he must be patient, and he must regain his power in the future, and Jing Ji himself thought the same.

His feelings for Lin Dongqing were very contradictory. On the one hand, he knew that the other party was his enemy, and he was a strong enemy. On the other hand, he had a secret affection for men in his heart. In particular, Lin Dongqing's presence by his side is too high. Every time he goes to the Queen Mother's Palace, Jing Ji is always pulled by his mother, and he carefully asks Lin Dongqing's attitude towards him in the court and what he has to say. one line.

I have to say that the empress dowager's move has greatly deepened the little emperor's attention to Lin Dongqing.

If Gu Xi recovers his memory, he will definitely remember that there is a modern saying - the darker the darker the deeper the feelings, and eventually the black will turn into a fan.

The current situation in Jingji is almost similar to this.

"When will you arrive, sir?"

After Jing Ji asked today's twelfth question, the eunuch's reply was finally not "Lord Lin is still preparing at the mansion", but "Lord Lin has already entered the palace and should be there soon."

Hearing this, the little emperor jumped up from the steps on the spot: "I'm going to see him!"

But he forgot that he had been sitting on the steps for a long time, and his legs were numb from being inactive for a long time. If he jumped like this, he would fall to the ground on the spot.

The eunuch was so frightened that his sharp voice changed its tone: "Your Majesty!"

The little emperor closed his eyes subconsciously, but what was greeted was not a cold and hard stone brick, but a hug with a faint smell of wind and snow.

His body stiffened for a second, and then he raised his head suddenly, just in time to meet the young man's beautiful face with frowning.

"Your Majesty's dragon body is Jingui, how can you be so reckless?"

Because of the New Year, Lin Xiaodong, who rarely changed into a dark red cloud pattern robe, said sharply.

God knows he was scared to death just now! I saw this scene as soon as I came over. If he hadn't recovered some mana in his memory now, the little emperor would have really fallen to the ground!

Moreover, the floor of the Jingchao Palace is not made of flat bluestone bricks, each of which is carved with dragons twisting phoenix and uneven. If this thing hurts the eyes and breaks the appearance, what should I do?

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaodong's face couldn't help but sank a bit.

He glanced coldly at the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground beside him and kept shouting, "Lord Lin atones for sin, slaves should die for sins", and said directly: "Go down and receive the punishment."

The eunuch, who thought he must be dead this time, was amnesty, showing a look of gratitude for the rest of his life.

"Thank you, Lord Lin!"

"Ding, good person card +1"

Lin Xiaodong raised his eyebrows, why did this eunuch turn out to be one of the key figures in this small world?

He secretly memorized the appearance of the eunuch, and looked back at the little emperor who had not moved for some reason in his arms, and asked lightly, "Your Majesty, how long are you going to hold on to my belt?"

Jing Ji suddenly withdrew his hand, and his face turned red.

"Thanks a lot, sir," he stammered to thank Lin Xiaodong, but he didn't want to appear too weak, so he straightened his back and asked with a mature look, "Why is Lord Lin here?"

He thought that even if Lin Dongqing entered the palace, he should have gone directly to the banquet.

"I wanted to see His Majesty earlier, so I came here." Lin Xiaodong said casually.

But the little emperor was stunned when he heard it, and even his earlobes were dyed crimson. Fortunately, it was cold today, and his ears were blown red by the wind, so Lin Xiaodong didn't find him.

However, as a child, Lin Xiaodong can still see that, no matter what world, Gu Xi has a thinner skin than him. Thinking of today's New Year's Eve, Lin Xiaodong didn't scold the child too harshly. Instead, with a smile, he reached out and grabbed Jing Ji's hand holding the heater, pulling him towards the banquet.

The court ladies and eunuchs who saw this "disrespectful" scene all bowed their heads, thinking that he was blind.

This is the benefit of being a powerful minister, Lin Xiaodong sighed inwardly.

However, as the only person present with the right to scold him for transgressing, Jing Ji silently shut his mouth and did not speak for some reason, letting the young man brave the snow and drag him forward.

feels good.

He secretly glanced at Lin Dongqing beside him, a thin layer of snow had fallen on the shoulders and ends of the young man's hair, the angular profile was a little red from the wind, his fingers were long and wide, and he could tell all about his hands. All wrapped in, the cold feeling is very reassuring.

Noticing the little emperor's eyes, Lin Xiaodong, who was thinking about how to solve the flood disaster in the Yellow River in the spring, gave him a little bit of attention: "Your Majesty, do you have something to say to the minister?"

The little emperor shook his head and nodded again.

Lin Xiaodong felt a little funny: "What do you mean?"

"I just wanted to say..."

Jing Ji thought about it a lot. He looked at the young man's calm and indifferent eyes. At that moment, he even had the urge to blurt out and tell the other party the truth: Don't go to the banquet. Tonight, the queen mother may be against you.

But he is not sure about the mother's plan, and even if Jing Ji is only thirteen years old this year, he knows that it will definitely cause disaster to the queen mother.

On the one hand, the mother who gave birth to him, on the other hand, is the official who controls the court and controls him. Everyone knows how to choose, right?

But Jing Ji hesitated.

Seeing the little emperor biting his lower lip, his pale face was speechless for a long time, Lin Xiaodong's lips couldn't help but tick.

With his intelligence network in the palace, the Queen Mother's affairs are naturally well known. Lin Xiaodong did not stop the Queen Mother's plan, but went to the banquet when the little emperor invited her, because she was Jingji's mother and decided to give it to her. Just a chance.

It's just that Lin Xiaodong didn't expect that Jingji actually wanted to go against his mother's wishes to save him.

Just as Jing Ji was in pain and entanglement, the young man's hand was placed on his head.

Touching the faucet is disrespectful!

It's a pity that Lin Xiaodong is very timid. He not only wiped the most precious head in the world, but also stretched out his hand with a smile and pinched the little emperor's chubby cheek with baby fat.

Jing Ji looked at him blankly, but he was completely dumbfounded.

What is Lin Dongqing doing?

How can he touch my head?

"I know what His Majesty is going to tell me," Lin Xiaodong said, "but there are some things that you don't need to say."

He held the little emperor's hand again and walked forward slowly.

"For me, tonight is just a New Year's Eve." He pointed out, "Your Majesty, can you understand?"

Jing Ji's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, he knew what Lin Xiaodong wanted to say, and the other party had completely grasped the thoughts and actions of the mother!

He was anxious for a while, worried about his mother and also afraid of what Lin Dongqing would do, but Jing Ji didn't even know what he could do now - in name, he was the emperor, the king of a country, but in reality?

The palace is under the control of the queen mother, the court is supported by Lin Dongqing, and he is basically unable to make decisions on national affairs.

Jingji has never hated his own powerlessness like he does now.

Listening to the rapid breathing of the little emperor, Lin Xiaodong did not speak any more.

Some growth and experiences are destined to be endured only by him.

The two of them had their own thoughts and walked slowly along the winding and narrow palace road until they came to the Jinghua Palace where the night banquet was held tonight.

To Lin Xiaodong's surprise, a dazzling table of dishes had already been placed in the open space at the door. He and the little emperor took their seats one after another, but the Queen Mother was not seen for a long time.

The cold wind was cold, and even though there was a charcoal stove next to it, Lin Xiaodong, who had been sitting at the tuyere for a long time, coughed in a low voice, causing Jing Ji, who had been very worried, to look at him for a while.

Looking at the pale face of the young man, he thought in a complicated way, in fact, even if the mother doesn't do anything, Lin Dongqing probably won't live for many years, right?

As a former crown prince, Jing Ji had heard his father say that Lin Dongqing was the youngest champion in the history of this dynasty, and he was a senior official at a young age. But soon, the royal father said in a meaningful tone, if it wasn't for Lin Dongqing's strong personality and his body was too much of a loss due to the army's battles in his early years, he would not have let the young man take the position of the minister.

Jing Ji even felt that when his father was alive, he relied so heavily on Lin Dongqing, no matter how small or small, he even handed over the stuffing of the naan bread eaten by the military officials at the banquet to the other party, forcing Lin Dongqing to put all his energy into exhausting his mind. A punishment, right?

The little emperor thought in a complicated mood. At this moment, a loud announcement came from outside:

"The Empress Dowager is here-"

The two people who had already sat down stood up at the same time, and together they saluted the woman who came in a sedan chair not far away and wore a cloak, the most supreme Empress Dowager Changfeng in the Jing Dynasty.

"See the Queen Mother/Queen Mother!"

The Empress Dowager Changfeng's eyes first fell on the little emperor, and she said gently: "The emperor is exempt from the ceremony."

She was helped off the sedan chair by the maid, and walked over slowly. After she was seated, she smiled softly at Lin Xiaodong, who had been bowing all the time: "Lord Lin, please excuse yourself. Today's New Year's Eve, you don't have to be so polite."

Lin Xiaodong replied calmly, "Yes."

Before the banquet started, the sword was drawn.

Jingji next to him watched it in his eyes, anxious in his heart-he told his mother not to act rashly, Lin Dongqing was not someone they could deal with now, why wouldn't the mother listen!

Although Lin Xiaodong was being made difficult, his expression remained the same.

Sure enough, he sighed inwardly that he could never give the little emperor to the empress dowager for training.

This Empress Dowager Changfeng was an expert in Gong Dou when she was young. Although she was not favored, she managed to keep her position as the empress, and killed the late emperor. The childless concubines were all buried, leaving a promise to give birth to a daughter, and even snatched the child of the family and adopted it into her own palace.

The emperor is dead, and she is the only one who has given birth to a son. It is obviously the time for the good sisters to put aside their grievances and help the prince to ascend to the throne. In the end, Changfeng was better, and directly killed the alliance, leaving only two or three kittens in the huge harem.

Not to mention offending a few ministers, he also left a reputation for being jealous.

In this regard, Lin Xiaodong can only say: the means are ruthless, but the brain is a little stupid.

No help, take it away.

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