The wife is the king of the palace

Chapter 69 That's annoying.

"The minister will convey it." Xu Lan didn't change his face.

"Even if Xia Guo had the guts, he wouldn't dare to attack with his entire army. If he just harassed our border defenses, wouldn't the lieutenants in the army not care about it?" Jin Qi talked about General Ghost Face, and became a little rambling.

Jin Qi was depressed, and the other two people in the room also had different expressions.

Xu Lan seemed to be recalling something, and there was a bit of schadenfreude on his face.Lin Xu looked at Jin Qi with a little surprise. It was the first time he saw Jin Qi like this, just like a child who lost his temper because he couldn't get candy.

Seeing this, Xu Lan took a step towards him with a smile, lowered her head and explained softly: "Earlier, the border guard once stayed in the palace, and lived next to the emperor's bedroom, but he offered to go to the border gate only a few years ago. .”

"At that time, there was a shortage of people in the court, and the military power of hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the border gate could not be handed over at will, so the emperor agreed. It was originally only a stopgap measure, and people could be called back when everything in the palace was stable. The position is gone forever.”

After he became famous in the first battle, General Ghost Face was named the Great General of the Town. In the same year, he took over the military power of hundreds of thousands of troops at the border. Since then, he has been guarding the border and rarely returned to Beijing. Counting it, he has only been back two or three times in the past ten years. .

Xu Lan said so, but his eyes were full of smiles.

At the beginning, the person at the border offered to leave Beijing, and Jin Qi contributed a lot.

Jin Qi realized that his identity was different, and he was probably the only person left in the world who was related to him by blood. In addition, after the two had the same experience, he was very nervous about the ghost-faced general, and he really kept it in his mouth Afraid of melting and holding it in hand for fear of falling.

So much so that now Xu Lan suspects that the reason why the border guard proposed to go to the border gate is probably [-]% because he was frightened by Jin Qi.

Lin Xu had guessed the identity of the ghost-faced general for quite some time, but he had only seen him a few times.

The main reason is that the ghost-faced general seldom returns to court, and part of the reason is that the ghost-faced general lives up to his name. Before Lin Xu guessed his identity, he gave people the impression that he was as mysterious and taciturn as his name, and he was not easy to get along with.

There is a famous general in Dayu, who wears a ghost mask. People don't know his age, but they only know that his face has evil diseases and is extremely ugly, like a killing god, so he is called the ghost mask general.

General Ghost Face suddenly appeared in the barracks, and made great achievements repeatedly. He took back several cities for Dayu at the critical moment, and drove Xia Guo to the current front. legend.

But even Lin Xu knew little about what he was about, and even now he just knew his identity better than others.

Lin Xu quietly listened to Xu Lan talking about the events of the year, and hearing Xu Lan sigh that General Ghost Face was really a genius in military strategy, Lin Xu couldn't help showing a little curiosity in his eyes.

Jin Qi nagged for a long time, finally gritted his teeth and became ruthless, no matter what, he must let General Ghost Face come back next year, he hadn't seen him for a long time.

Leaving the imperial study room, Lin Xu and Xu Lan left together. The two were going to go back to work, but unexpectedly met Jin Yi on the way.

Jin Yi and Jin Qi are about the same age, but they look alike, not to mention their looks and temperament.

Jin Qi didn't say anything in private, but when he was outside, he always gave people a sense of majesty and a strong coldness that could not be rejected.Jin Yi is not the case, he doesn't look like a prince, on the contrary, he has a bit of a stubborn child, and there is a bit of violence in his expression.

Jin Yi is the only prince who is still alive today. He was called back to the palace by Jin Qi, and the courtesy and treatment he received were naturally excellent, and a bunch of people followed him wherever he went.

Meeting Jin Yi head-on, Lin Xu and Xu Lan immediately stepped aside to salute.

Lin Xu and Xu Lan were not prepared to cause trouble, but Jin Yi was not prepared to let them go. Walking to the side of the two, Jin Yi stopped, frowned slightly and looked down at the two in front of him.

Recognizing Xu Lan, Jin Yi's face was as dark as charcoal, although he tried hard to endure it, he still showed a bit of disgust.If it weren't for Xu Lan, the person on the throne now might not be Jin Qi, so Xu Lan can be regarded as half of his mother-killing enemy.

As for Lin Xu on the side, he was also displeased, but when facing Lin Xu, his face lost a little bit of forbearance.

"The prime minister's complexion is ruddy. It seems that life is going well recently." Jin Yi looked critically at Lin Xu.

Although he was not in the palace, he knew something about the affairs in the palace. The whole world knew about Lin Xuzheng's favor, so he naturally knew about it.

Lin Xu cupped his fists, his face was as indifferent as ever, "Thank you, my lord."

Lin Xu was just talking politely, but Jin Yi's face became more and more ugly when he heard the words, "This king is not so lucky. Who doesn't know that the prime minister is now a big celebrity in front of the emperor. Does this mean that he is deliberately hurting this king?"

Anyone can tell that Jin Yi intends to make things difficult, and Xu Lan looks at Lin Xu with some concern. After all, Jin Yi is simply looking for trouble.

"I have no such intention." Lin Xu's expression remained unchanged, as if he was not the one who was being made difficult.

"Hmph, if you really don't have that intention or just don't say it, you and I know it well." Jin Yi snorted coldly.

"My lord is worrying too much."

"It's just a dog he raised, if it wasn't for..." Jin Yi said a few more words, seeing that Lin Xu was still as calm as ever, he shook his sleeves and left annoyed.

"Your Excellency, don't care about it." Jin Yi left, and Xu Lan comforted Lin Xu.

Lin Xu shook his head, he looked back at the direction Jin Yi left, Jin Yi was too unwise.He is still so impatient despite his embarrassing status now, it's no wonder that Jin Qi has ignored him all these years.

Jin Yi was recalled to the palace, and at first he could bear his temper, but after hearing that Jin Qi was planning to keep him in the palace for the New Year, he obviously became a little anxious.

The emperor's order is hard to break, and after he tried to find a reason to leave several times but was rejected by Jin Qi, he couldn't sit still anymore.

Jin Yi's matter is not in a hurry, Jin Qi and Lin Xu were planning to keep him until the end of the year, if he is really related to this matter, everything will be exposed when the Spring Festival is approaching after the end of the year.

After the sacrifice to heaven, the new year is approaching, and after the heavy snow falls, the taste of the new year also becomes stronger.

The common people have already started to prepare new clothes for the new year, so the cleaning and decoration of the palace are naturally indispensable, even their office is no exception.

After separating from Jin Yi, the two continued to walk forward.

"Isn't the Prime Minister going back to celebrate the New Year this year?" Xu Lan asked.

There is an annual holiday during the Chinese New Year, and the time is not long enough for Lin Xu to return home after the New Year, so he never went home in previous years.

It is much more convenient for Xu Lan's family to be in the capital.

"I'm not planning to go back for now," Lin Xu said.

"Will the minister come to my house to celebrate the New Year this year?" Xu Lan invited.

Xu Lan also invited Lin Xu last year, but Lin Xu declined. After all, Chinese New Year is a time for family reunion, so it would be inappropriate for him to be an outsider to bother.

When Lin Xu heard the words, he opened his mouth and was about to refuse, but when the words came to his lips, he retracted, "Then bother."

Lin Xu readily agreed, Xu Lan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "If that's the case, then this matter is settled like this."

Xu Lan's face showed joy, but Lin Xu's dark eyes were a little more thoughtful.

Although he had already discussed with Jin Qi about the cashier, but now he still has nothing to do.Even the one called Xu Jun, he hadn't even talked to him yet.

Lin Xu was thinking about the accountant, but Jin Qi didn't know where he heard about it. The next day, he had the cheek to inform the two of them that he would also go to Shangshu's mansion for the Chinese New Year this year.

Xu Lan is his teacher, he will be a teacher for a day and a father for life, so there is nothing wrong with him spending a new year at Xu Lan's house.

Naturally Xu Lan would not refuse, but Lin Xu disagreed.Jin Yi is still in the palace now, Jin Qi left him for the New Year, if Jin Qi ran to Xu Lan's house for the New Year and left Jin Yi alone in the palace, what is that called?

Only when Jin Qi was reminded did he realize that there was another Jin Yi in the palace.

Still haven't mentioned it.

After the cleaning of the palace was completed and many new decorations were put on, the time for Chinese New Year was a little closer. Years ago, Jin Qi hosted a banquet in the palace and invited all the officials to celebrate the New Year together. Two days later after the banquet ended , the annual holiday is coming.

At that time, the entire capital city was already covered in snow and covered with snow.

Dayu is cold in winter, and there will be snowfall in Oita, especially during the Chinese New Year period, when the snow is so thick that it is difficult to even travel if there is no one on the street to sweep the snow.

On the first day of the annual leave, Xu Lan sent someone over to ask him to come over. Lin Xu did not refuse, and went to the appointment after finishing his work.

When he arrived, the stove in the room had already warmed the tea, and the snacks had been placed on the table.

Xu Lan was sitting in the house wearing a coat that made him look extra warm. Beside him was his wife. Xu Jun, who was still at home and never went out to seek a job, was sitting obediently by the side, trying hard to peel the melon seeds.

There was a small plate in front of him, which contained a small pile of melon seeds, and it seemed that the owner was going to eat them all in the next bite.

Seeing Lin Xu coming, Xu Lan greeted him and added a cup of tea for Lin Xu.

Lin Xu entered the room, and before he could say anything, he saw a pot of tea on the table besides him.Before Lin Xu, who was slightly surprised, could make a sound, Jin Qi had already followed his footsteps into the door.

"It seems that it's better to come early than to come early." Jin Qi entered the door with a triumphant smile on his face.

Xu Lan's family got up, and Jin Qi waved without waiting for them to speak, so that they don't need to be polite.

Several people sat down again, but Xu Lan called Xu Jun out, and he went back to his room to play.

When Xu Jun heard the words, there was a bit of reluctance on his face, and he was reluctant to part with this room that was baked so warm by the stove.

Before leaving, Xu Jun didn't forget to take away the melon seeds he had peeled. When he went out, he stuffed all the melon seeds into his mouth, puffed up his cheeks like a little hamster, and began to chew, his face followed. Showing a super satisfied smile.

"You made the Prime Minister laugh." Xu Lan noticed Lin Xu's gaze and said with a smile. Speaking of Xu Jun, Xu Lan's eyes couldn't hide his doting.