Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 116
Chapter 6: Cold and warm
Qi Hao was walking on the snowy ground, the conversation just now was still circling in his mind, his brows were unconsciously frowned, the ministers in the court had obviously been divided into two factions, the distinction was even far more clear than that between the Wang family and the Wang family back then. When the Ni family stood side by side in court.

After the heavy snowfall, there was a solitude between the sky and the earth. Looking around, under the dim light of the setting sun, the surroundings were covered with a vast expanse of whiteness, and the scenery below could not be seen clearly.The corners of Qi Hao's mouth raised, and people's hearts are not like this. Who knows, what kind of selfishness exists under this vast expanse of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness.It's a pity that there is no scorching light in the world that can strip off all the camouflage on people's hearts, revealing the most primitive background.

A gust of wind passed by, and the cold wind blew the residual snow on the branches to fall in clusters, scattered and scattered, as if surrounded by clouds and fog.

When the smoke and dust cleared, the plum blossoms exuded their fragrance. He raised his head and saw her standing under the plum blossom tree.

The jade plate rides on the pearl, and the dew and frost form ice and snow.

She is leisurely and independent under the tree, under the cold wind, her clothes are flying, and her face is also like the plum blossom of this tree, slowly blooming, the coldness is better than the snow.

In an instant, whether it was Ni Yuan, the royal power, or the court disputes that troubled him, all disappeared in his mind.In this vast and far-reaching world, there is only her quiet and elegant figure, which is better than the plum blossoms.

Without saying anything, he had already approached her, and the two of them walked west along the path side by side.

The sky gradually darkened, there were few people in the palace on the road, the setting sun cast the last rays of light on the earth, the moon in the sky had already emerged, and the cold light intertwined with gold and silver reflected on the skirts and skirts of the two of them.

"How's the situation in the court?" Su Mi finally asked.

"It's still the same, the difference is clear," Qi Hao replied: "But after this war, Ni Yuan's power in the court is no longer something we can easily resist."

"What do you think about the fact that someone in the court made a proposal to add Jiuxi to Ni Yuan this time?" Su Mi directly talked about the most important part, and she looked sideways at him: "Do you think this is really Ni Yuan's work?" mean?"

It is also a signal to turn a deer into a horse, a warning to the forces in the court that do not belong to him.

Qi Hao pondered for a moment, nodded, and said: "In my opinion, this time it is indeed Ni Yuan who is impatient."

Su Mi was somewhat puzzled, she stretched out her hand to push aside the slanting branches of the dead trees on the side of the road, and walked forward: "According to the logic, Ni Yuan doesn't have to be so impatient, after all, now he holds the entire imperial court in his hands. Most of the power, as long as he is willing to wait patiently for a while, the emperor's condition..."

Qi Long is too ill to be a director, and once Qi Long dies, the little prince must succeed him. What can a three-year-old child do?At that time, the government will not continue to be in the hands of powerful officials, he has enough time, and he has already taken advantage.As long as he waits patiently and slowly divides and weakens the power in Qi Hao and Mu Qinghan's hands, he will not worry about not waiting for the day that belongs to him.

"I secretly got news that Ni Yuan's health is not very good recently." Qi Hao lowered his eyes and said with a sense of regret.

"It's not very good." Su Mi raised her brows, she looked back at Qi Hao, waiting for his detailed explanation.She was very clear about the news of Ni Yuan's injury. Ni Tingxuan did not hide it from her when he was on the grassland.But how heavy is this injury, has it healed?But Su Mi didn't know about it.

Qi Hao sighed and said: "It seems that he was injured during the last decisive battle with the Liao army, and it has been repeated from time to time, but this news can't be confirmed. Now Ni Yuan's side is strictly guarded, and there is no way to put someone in."

"It's also possible that this news was released by Ni Yuan himself." Su Mi thought for a moment, then said, "After all, Ni Yuan's martial arts are so advanced that it's difficult for ordinary injuries to cause any harm to his body." Even if the opponent is Yelvxin Such a master.

"It is indeed possible to release the news on purpose," Qi Hao said, "We can let him take this opportunity to recognize who is firmly opposed to him in the court."

"If that's the case, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with him." Su Mi said sadly.After the invasion of the Liao people, the power of nobles and nobles in Daqi has been greatly reduced. Ni Yuan is now taking the lead in promoting the humble scholars and attracting the hearts of the people of the world. Day deep.If Qi Hao and Mu Qinghan were not there, the imperial court would have already been ruled by him alone.

As we went west, the sparsely populated palace became colder and colder. In this place, the servants in charge didn't even light the palace lanterns. They must have thought that no one would come anyway, so they slacked off.Only the clear moonlight remained, sprinkled on the pure white ground, reflecting the hazy snow color.

"In your opinion, how is his condition now?" Qi Hao hesitated for a moment and asked Su Mi.

Su Mi naturally knew who this "he" was referring to.

She shook her head, indicating that the situation was not optimistic.

She has been serving Qi Long these days, and she has already seen that Qi Long has a difficult heart and is depressed. If he had started early, it would have been just a small problem, but he has been restrained by Ni Yuan for a long time. The imperial palace looked glamorous, but in fact the situation did not improve at all.Major government affairs are still largely in the hands of Ni Yuan.Now it is already hard to return.

Thinking of his high spirits in the past, and seeing his haggard appearance now.Su Mi also felt sad for a while.Even if he has never truly loved her, after all, they have been together for such a long time, and Qi Long has always loved her very much, but now he has fallen into such a situation...

Qi Hao's brows tightened a little more. The imperial doctor's diagnosis and treatment also came to the same conclusion. He originally thought that with Su Mi's medical skills, he could be somewhat sure.Now their Qi clan was slaughtered by the Liao people, only him and the child under three years old raised in Su Mi Palace were the only direct royal family.Once Qi Taki died and a three-year-old child succeeded to the throne, what would the court look like? !
"You saw the emperor just now, what does the emperor mean?" Su Mi asked.

Qi Taki hesitated for a while, then said: "The emperor... seems quite unfamiliar."

Today he originally wanted to discuss with Qi Long about how to stop Ni Yuan from joining Jiuxi, but Qi Long actually just dealt with him in a casual manner, without energy at all.There was even an expression of agreement in his tone, doesn't he hate Ni Yuan?Still frightened by Ni Yuan, he completely gave up his last hope.

After Ni Yuan returned to the capital, due to the pressure from the government, he had to put Qi Long back in the palace. At that time, Qi Hao and Mu Qinghan were responsible for selecting and arranging the servants in the palace. Ni Yuan thought It was already a step too late when it was time to deploy people.

It can be said that Mu Qinghan's entry into Beijing disrupted all his plans.Although he is still the most powerful in the court, he is not as powerful in the palace.

After all, Qi Taki is a legitimate emperor. Even if he has been "seriously ill" since two years ago and cannot be a director, he is still the undisputed supreme ruler of Daqi.As long as a few of them work together, there is still a chance to bring down Ni Yuan.Now Qi Taki's attitude made him really unable to persuade him. It seemed that Qi Taki had his own plan and no longer trusted them, and it seemed that he had given up all struggle and hope.

It stands to reason that with Qi Long's intelligence, he should naturally be able to figure it out. In order to deal with Ni Yuan at this time, he should rely more on his elder brother, rely on him and Mu Qinghan, these new forces, to fight against Ni Yuan.But he keenly felt that Qi Taki had a vaguely hostile attitude towards him, which was far inferior to the kind of trust he had two years ago.

Moreover, when the two faced each other, there was a special feeling, which made Qi Hao not know how to describe it.

Although I am also secretly operating and contacting the local wealthy forces, but just think about it, the invasion by force, and the power of the matter, everything I do is for their Daqi world, Daqi's country.

"After what happened to Ni Yuan, he has changed a lot." That's all he could say in the end.

"No one can continue to remain calm after experiencing such a betrayal," Su Mi said, "But now, don't you guys have a good talk about the current government affairs?"

Qi Hao smiled wryly, he really couldn't figure it out, why did Qi Long have such eyes?

In fact, when Qi Taki saw him, on the surface he was still as friendly and trusting as before, but there was a kind of coldness in his expression that made people feel chills from the bottom of his heart, and there was even a momentary look in his eyes that made him suspicious I was the one who imprisoned him and deceived him.

"I'm afraid we can't stop the matter of Jiuxi this time." Qi Hao said: "At most it can delay the time. I don't know how long it can be delayed."

Slowly moving forward along the path, the two of them had reached the gate of the Compassionate Ning Palace before they knew it.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the current Compassionate Ning Palace is the most sparse palace in the entire Great Qi harem.

The two walked in, and all the palaces inside were covered by layers of snow. The entire ground of the palace was covered with thick white snow. There was no trace of people walking on it, as if it was covered with a layer of white The carpet is smooth and neat, which shows how desolate and lonely the place is now.

The queen mother died before the Liao people entered the city, which happened to end the last glorious days of the Wang family.And the concubines in the palace either committed suicide or died in the rebellion. None of them survived. Now there is not even a master here, and the distance is remote. No wonder the palace people have become slack.

The two turned side by side to the back of the Hall of Compassion and Ning, and turned to the gate of Jingshengzhai. The railing where the two of them sat during the night talk last time is still there, but it has been covered by layers of snow.

The moon poked its head out of the sky, Su Mi looked back, on the flat and thick snow behind him, only the footprints of himself and Qi Hao stretched far along the palace road.

She turned her head to look at Qi Hao, the distance between the two was only a short distance away, Su Mi suddenly found that he had also changed a lot, his elegant and gentle demeanor became sharper and shrewder, compared with the original approachable demeanor, it was a little more The arrogance and fierceness of those who live in the upper class.There are small traces of stubble on the chin, it seems that these days are exhausting enough to deal with Ni Yuan.

"You recently..." Qi Hao opened his mouth hesitantly. He looked at Su Mi, as if he was thinking about how to ask his doubts.

"How have you been these past few years?" He finally asked.

Su Mi looked at him, Qi Hao suddenly felt afraid to meet her eyes.

Su Mi smiled calmly. The people in the mountains should have told him where they were going. Although the hunters in the mountains did not know the identity of Ni Tingxuan and the others, as long as the description was clear, with Qi Hao's intelligence, he would be able to guess it.

Qi Hao was a little anxious. He turned his head and looked at a branch of plum blossom beside him. It had been neglected for a long time, which made those trees grow extraordinarily recklessly, and many branches had already extended to the corridor.

Qi Hao picked up one of the branches unintentionally and took a closer look. The flower was blooming just right, the white petals supported a little snow, and the bright red stamens were faintly exposed underneath, which made people feel infinitely pitiful.

His eyes drooped, and he said: "I sent people to Yongzhou to look for it secretly, but the Ni family was too powerful in Yongzhou, and my people couldn't sneak in. I just knew that you were safe, but... since Ni Tingxuan led the army After the expedition, there was no more news."

Where have you been hidden by him?In fact, he wanted to ask her that.

"I went out with him." Su Mi replied calmly, and then looked at Qi Hao's face.

Qi Hao tried his best to keep calm, but obviously failed.The plum blossom in my hand suddenly broke with a "snap".

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