The Ten Shadow Sorcerers of the Nara Clan

Ruan Anan felt a little guilty. She had indeed forgotten about Su Jing these days.

"I won't waste my time talking to you. I want bamboo seedlings. Please put one into the space for me." After saying that, Su Jing ignored Ruan Anan and went to do his own thing. He saw that Ruan Anan's hands were empty and she didn't bring anything for him, so there was no need for him to waste time with her any longer.

He hasn't finished studying the problems in the space yet.

Ruan Anan felt that this space gave her a refreshing feeling when she came in this time. She didn't know how Su Jing did it, but every plant in the space was arranged neatly, not at all like the way she had planted them casually at the beginning.

He also sorted the ripe fruits into different categories. Ruan Anan felt that he might not be able to use up all the fruits in his space in his lifetime.

Ruan Anan walked around and found that there were several small trees around the lemon tree. They all looked like lemons. They should have been planted by Su Jing.

"And find me some of the seeds you can find." Su Jing had already planted all the seeds that Ruan Anan brought in last time.

They are all some green vegetables and radishes. They cannot produce seeds, so I have to continue looking for seeds if I want to plant them.

Ruan Anan nodded and said, "I'll go to the seed store when I have a chance."

There aren't many seeds at home, so if you want a lot of seeds you have to buy them at a seed store.

"By the way, I remember I planted rice in the space, why is it gone?" Ruan Anan walked around but didn't see any rice. He wanted to plant some to give to An Youniang.

"Rice?" Su Jing thought about it and finally dug out something similar to rice from his memory.

"It's in the storage room." He didn't know what this thing was, but since Ruan Anan planted it, it should be useful.

When they were ripe, he collected them and did not throw them away, but kept them in the storage room.

Ruan Anan went to the storage room and took out the millet. A small grain of rice can now produce a large bag of seeds.

She simply found a remote place and scattered all the millet there.

"Can this thing be eaten?" Su Jing asked. He ate a little, but it was too small and the skin was hard, so he couldn't eat it at all.

"The meal you eat is made from this." Ruan Anan explained, "The reason you think it's inedible is because it's not in an edible state. We have to dry it, remove the shell, and then cook it before we can eat it."

Su Jing found out and helped Ruan Anan to spread all the grains.

After finishing the work, Ruan Anan slept for a while in the space. When she went out, she saw Sun Yue'e sleeping beside her. > Chapter 129 Nanami and Ichichi

Chapter 130 Supernatural

This year, the emperor went back to Shengjing and saw it with his own eyes. He knew that even in the ancestral land, the traditional archery and horse riding of the bannermen had been gradually abandoned. Then came the greed of the bannermen for pleasure, especially the children of the royal family and the officials of Shengjing.

For this reason, the emperor attached particular importance to this year's palace examination for military examinations.

After the 220th Autumn Festival, the Emperor first went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in person to test the military candidates, which was a literary examination; he also went to the Purple Light Pavilion several times in person to watch the military candidates' archery on horseback, archery on the ground, and their skills and bravery.

Finally, he went to the Qianqing Palace in person to introduce the successful military candidates and personally determine their rankings.

The emperor was busy for nearly half a month preparing for the palace military examination.

Er Er understood the emperor's intentions: the Qing Dynasty won the world on horseback, and archery was the national skill. Therefore, maintaining such a tradition was to maintain the simplicity of the Eight Banners. The emperor hoped to reawaken the spirit of the Eight Banners and not indulge in sensual pleasures.

Twenty-two was touched by the emperor's heart, so she personally awarded purses to the generals around the emperor. Of course, the first priority was to trust the nobleman's father Benzhi.

Benzhi was born in the Imperial Guard, and later joined the Infantry Command Office as the right wing general. Because the 22nd Ama Gongala was originally the left wing general, Benzhi would consult Gongala on many matters, so Benzhi and the 22nd Ama Gongala became closer.

Benzhi himself was not in a position to express his gratitude in person, so he managed to entrust it to Xin Guiren. Xin Guiren came to express his gratitude to Ershier on behalf of Benzhi, and the topic of Heshitai's yellow jacket came up again.

"…Although Brother Xien is the Imperial Guard, he has the Grand Secretary and the Prime Ministers above him, so Brother Xien cannot control all the affairs of the Imperial Guard. Moreover, he has just taken office as the Imperial Guard, and the Imperial Guard is full of children of the royal family and noble families. My father said that the water in the Imperial Guard is very deep, and it is not something that a young yellow belt like Brother Xien can understand right after entering."

Er Er Er nodded, "I understand. After this incident, the one who was most angry was Xi En himself. If we wanted to investigate, he would have definitely started investigating a long time ago. But considering his age and qualifications, it would not be that easy for him to do this. Otherwise, if he could find out anything, he would have come to me to defend himself."

Noble Lady Xin also sighed, "That's right! Not to mention a young man like Prince Xi'en, even if my father is this age and has served as a royal envoy for some years, he would be hindered in every way when investigating this matter."

"After all, what is my father? Even if I am in the palace, I am just a noble. And my father's position and job title are not high. In front of those yellow belt royal family members, red belt Jurchens, and even the children of aristocratic families, he can't do anything at all."

Noble Lady Xin sighed and stood up, bowing shyly, "I have failed the Empress this time... Although my father used all his old friends in the Imperial Guard, he still couldn't get to the bottom of it."

Er Er nodded with a smile, stood up, walked over, held Xin Guiren's hand, and helped her up.

"What do you mean by betrayal? I knew it would be hard to investigate this matter. Even for a middle-ranking official like me,

It's hard to find out, how can I make it difficult for you and your father? Besides, General Benzhi is no longer in the Imperial Guard. As the saying goes, 'people leave and tea gets cold'. Even if there are still old colleagues, they are already distant from each other. "

"What's more, my second brother is currently serving as the third-rank champion envoy in the Imperial Guard. This matter is closely related to him, so it would be difficult for him to find out anything. And Xien, he is the Imperial Guard... Their duties are originally more convenient than General Benzhi's, but they also failed to find any solid evidence. How can I blame you and General Benzhi?"

"In fact, what I want to rely on is General Benzhi's qualifications. I hope that he can use his many years of experience in the Imperial Guard to help me figure out the direction of this matter."

Noble Lady Xin's eyes turned red. "Thank you, Queen, for your generosity."

Er Er Er pulled Noble Lady Xin back to her seat, "I understand this matter in my heart. On the surface, it was Xi En who was punished by the Emperor, but in fact, the target was still He Shi Tai... or to put it more clearly, the person behind the scenes was targeting me."

"The Imperial Guards are all descendants of the royal family and various noble families. Since someone in the Imperial Guards has targeted me, it must be because the noble families they represent are dissatisfied with me... I understand how complicated and deep-rooted this is."

There is another layer. Er'er said it directly in front of Noble Lady Xin - she has been firmly in the harem for many years. If Prince Keqin Hengjin's confrontation was mainly to express his dissatisfaction with her as the queen, but now with the growth of Mian Ning and Mian Kai, and the birth of Mian Xin, this matter may be more related to the future position of the crown prince.

Since ancient times, ministers in the court have had their own calculations regarding the crown prince. Now, there must be those who support Mian Ning, and there are also those who think of her as the queen, and therefore have higher expectations for Mian Kai.

This game has not been formally played out because Miankai is only ten years old and has not yet married. However, as Miankai is approaching the age of marriage - according to the rules, Miankai should choose a wife when he is about thirteen years old, the game will officially begin in the next two or three years.

The storm is about to come, so naturally some people would like to seize the next two or three years to do their best to undermine her prestige, which will naturally reduce Mian Kai's reliance.

But she is in the palace, and she is protected by the emperor in everything, so those people cannot extend their tentacles deep into the palace. So the most effective way is naturally to start with her family, especially to attack her two brothers - especially because her second brother is now a third-rank champion envoy and has been granted the title of first-class guard. Seeing his status rising, he will be the first to bear the brunt of it.

Noble Lady Xin looked at Er'er's expression and said carefully, "...In the Imperial Guard, there are not only the children of the royal family and the children of meritorious officials, but also some foreign relatives. Perhaps the Queen should also think about the foreign relatives?"

Er Er Shi suddenly raised his eyes.

Because the Qing Dynasty attached great importance to military merit, all high-ranking concubines were selected from the families of meritorious officials. Therefore, the families of relatives outside the family and the families of meritorious officials actually overlapped, so Ershier had not previously specifically listed the families of relatives outside the family separately in his mind.

Come.

"Sister Xin, what do you mean...?"

Noble Lady Xin took a deep breath and said, "On the day of the Queen's 100th birthday, all the princesses and wives in and outside the palace came to the palace to pay their respects. Even the princesses in Mongolia came back. Normally, everyone should be honored and filled with joy for such a grand ceremony. Especially - the Queen's clan."

"After all, the Empress was born in the family of Duke Hongyi of the Niuhulu clan. This is the honor of the entire family, isn't it?"

Er Er raised her eyebrows slowly, and she vaguely understood what Xin Guiren meant.

Er Er nodded encouragingly, "Believe me, sister, and continue."

Noble Lady Xin sighed, "Originally, some of them are from the same clan as the Empress's mother's family, and outsiders like me shouldn't make comments casually..."

Er Er smiled and said, "If it was before, when I was still a little girl of the Niuhulu clan and had not yet become the emperor's concubine, this would have been true; but now, we serve the emperor together, so we are sisters. In the past, my mother's family was already outsiders, and no matter which Niuhulu clan, they can no longer compare to our affection. If you believe me, just say it with confidence."

Noble Xin was deeply grateful and quickly knelt down to salute, "Thank you, Queen, for not abandoning me."

Noble Lady Xin returned to her seat and raised her eyes faintly, "At the Queen's Thousand Years' Day Ceremony, many wives saluted together, and naturally the Second Prince's wife was the leader..."

At this moment, Er'er slightly opened the corners of her lips - as expected, what Xin Guiren wanted to talk about was Shushu.

"Normally, the Second Prince's wife should be closer to the Empress, whether from her husband's family or her mother's family. So she should have been the happiest person at the celebration that day, but as I watched from the side, the Second Prince's wife didn't smile at all the whole day."

Er Er Er smiled calmly and explained, "Hasn't she been ill for the past few years? With such a sad face, it's hard for her to smile."

Noble Lady Xin raised her eyes quietly, "... Queen, please forgive me for speaking frankly: Second Prince's wife's father, Buyandalai, your relative, was also a royal guard and even a minister of the inner court! If we talk about the deep roots in the Royal Guard, my father can't compare with Buyandalai at all!"

"Buyandalai died quite suddenly back then. Who knows what misunderstandings the Second Prince's wife may have had? Moreover, this time the Imperial Guards have moved on to the Empress's second brother. As for returning to Qi, this will always be beneficial to the Second Prince, isn't it?"

A long time after Xin Guiren left, Er'er was still sitting alone in the hall. She didn't ask anyone to disturb her and just burned a censer of incense quietly.

The aroma is lingering, and the better the fragrance, the less smoke it produces. Therefore, there is no trace of it. Only by taking a deep breath can you detect the lingering aroma.

——Just like the things in this world, some can never be seen with the naked eye, and can only be discerned by careful observation of the subtleties.

For Er Er, this feeling has been used more towards Mian Ning over the years.

Mian Ning's personality is not very similar to that of the emperor. From the time she met the emperor when she was a child, to the time they spent together all these years, although the emperor's heart was sometimes unpredictable, in front of her, his feelings were clearly written.

She was still young, and he was afraid that his feelings would scare her, so he tried his best to restrain and endure them, but they still leaked out from time to time, and even she, who was so young, could understand them.

Now that she is in the imperial palace, sharing the ups and downs of the country with the emperor, the emperor entrusts his thoughts to her even more. Except for some things that he is afraid she will worry about, he can tell her almost everything from his heart.

However, Mian Ning's personality was completely different. Since he was young, his mind was deeply locked up, and we could only detect a little from his eyes and expression. The child was never one to express his emotions, and even at such a young age, everything was guessed.

She had been extremely patient and even forbearing towards this child over the years, just to truly understand the child's heart and not misread his thoughts... Only in this way could she live up to the affection they had for each other over the years and be able to take on the role of "stepmother" well.

Therefore, she asked herself over the years, she treated Mian Ning with even more care than Mian Kai. It was to prevent Mian Ning from feeling that she, as a stepmother, would be partial to one over the other... She even hardened her heart and watched Mian Kai's mischief, absurdity, and love of singing opera...

She thought that, as a young mother, apart from the past grievances between her and Empress Xiaoshu, she could have a clear conscience towards Mian Ning.

Therefore, when Mian Ning grows up, will she really be willing to hurt her son and family, and even hurt her, in order to fight for the throne?

——In the past, she was determined not to believe it. Therefore, over the years, whenever there was some suspicion directed at Xiefang Palace, she would firmly believe that it was all Shushu's idea, that Shushu did it behind Mian Ning's back, that Mian Ning knew nothing, and that Mian Ning was kept in the dark.

Or, she would rather think that some royal family members and ministers acted on their own because they wanted to support Mian Ning without caring what Mian Ning himself thought.

Over the years, her trust in Mian Ning has always been in her heart and has never diminished.

However, as Mian Ning grew up, and as many things happened over the past few years, there were always a few moments, like the one before her, when she couldn't help but sit down alone and savor them carefully.

These subtle moments, these thoughts that cannot be told to others, can only be expressed through a stick of incense, which will disappear after burning.

After the incense was burned, Ershier also sorted out his thoughts again.

She raised her voice and called Si Xi.

Si Xi entered cautiously and bowed.

Er Er Er put the incense bottle away and instructed, "Go to the Imperial Guard and meet He Shitai. Tell him that the emperor is very perceptive this time and only reprimanded Xi En, not implicated him, so he can rest assured. He doesn't need to worry about it anymore and be uneasy all day long; there is no need to panic about it."

"Just focus on your job and continue to get along with your colleagues in the Imperial Guard the same way you did in the past. Don't be on guard against everyone you see and think that everyone is the one who is trying to trip you up. Otherwise, if you become timid and don't dare to do anything, and distance yourself from your colleagues, then you will be cutting yourself off from the Imperial Guard... That's what those people really want to see."

"As for this matter, tell him not to investigate further. I know everything." Er Er Er said, looking up at Si Xi quietly, "Some things, understanding is not necessarily a better result than being confused for the time being."

"Tell him that with his current status, it is not only unclear to him, but even if he does, it will make things more difficult for him in the future. Just let it go. This matter has nothing to do with him from now on."

Chapter 131 Level 2 Curse Spirit

If we talk about Minister Dong’s hobbies, playing cards is one of them. Although due to his special leadership position, he seldom plays cards with his subordinates, but he often indulges in it online, which is still quite interesting.

Having played cards for so many years, he is very familiar with the rules of Landlord. Therefore, on the Internet, masters like Minister Dong are sought after by everyone. Everyone wants to have a fight with such a strong opponent. The scores of each card are obtained by real ability. To be a big shot at the online card table, real strength is indeed required.

Minister Dong likes the feeling of fighting with invisible opponents on the Internet, especially when he meets a master. He happened to meet one tonight. He played one card after another. Although he knew it was time to set off, he couldn't move.

Just when he was fighting with his opponent, there was a knock on the office door. Minister Dong thought it was the driver who couldn't wait and came to urge him, so he didn't even raise his head and shouted at the door, "Come in."

Liu Dajiang pushed the door open and came in. Minister Dong still didn't notice anything and said to the person who came in, "I'm busy. Please wait a moment."

Liu Dajiang did not sit down in response, but stood in front of Minister Dong's desk. Minister Dong saw a figure approaching, and he felt a little unhappy. Why is this driver so disobedient today? Disturbing me.

When I looked up, it was Liu Dajiang. I knew I had made a mistake. I quickly reached out and pressed the shutdown button on the computer. Then I greeted Liu Dajiang and said, "It's Secretary Liu. It's so late. How come you have time to come to my place?"