Chapter 309: Be Careful
Yin Xiaoyan's eyes are not big, but they are not small enough to be a feature. His nickname comes from being careful, holding grudges. The battle during the day was not smooth, and the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, but what he hated was not the opponent at that time, It was Miao Yuan who persuaded him to fight.
The lights in the Prince's Mansion were brightly lit, and the banquet was still going on. Yin Xiaoyan picked up the wine glass and drank it. His eyes went over countless heads, staring at the brightest hall, sneering, Miao Yuanben was not qualified to enter the hall, just because he Relatives of the Cui family, who were close to the emperor, were also invited in.
There are too many powerful children who follow the emperor to Jincheng, and less than 30% of those invited to the banquet are divided into three, six, nine, and so on. A few people can enter the hall and have a drink with the master, and the rest can only sit in the courtyard. Although the food and drink are the same, the status is quite different.
The sons and daughters of powerful and powerful people are used to seeing the difference between the superior and the inferior, and they have long since ignored it. It is good to be invited. Only a very few people are indignant, and Yin Xiaoyan is one of them.
"If my uncle is still alive..." he murmured, wanting to complain, but no one answered, including the people at the table, "The prime minister of the dynasty just passed away." He raised his voice and looked away, He glared at the group of companions who had known each other since childhood, "It's really people taking a break from the tea, your father and brother are ungrateful, you are even worse, and you have to add the words despicable and shameless."
Still no one paid him any attention, and the teenagers at the same table whispered to each other and talked happily.
"Lou Ji!" Yin Xiaoyan shouted angrily.
Lou Ji, the son of Marquis Shengjun, could no longer pretend to be confused, and squinted, "Why?"
"Are you ungrateful?"
Lou Ji sneered, turned around, and said, "Ingratitude? Yin Xiaoyan, I heard that Prime Minister Yin left a last word before his death, asking all of you Yin family members to go back to their hometowns to farm, why didn't you leave? Look at you hoeing the soil. It seems that farming may be a good hand."
Everyone laughed, Yin Xiaoyan's face turned red, and he defended loudly: "This is not something I can decide, and none of the Yin family has returned to their hometown... It was the court that kept the Yin family, my uncle did his best for the court, Your Majesty and The empress dowager has seen it all in her eyes, and has kept us several times, not allowing us to leave the capital, and now is the time for the imperial court to employ people..."
The laughter was even louder, everyone knew that the so-called retention was just polite, the Yin family had already lost power, they refused to admit it themselves, and stayed in the capital and refused to leave.
Yin Xiaoyan was furious, grabbed the wine glass and smashed it at Lou Ji. Lou Ji dodged, but was splashed by the wine in the glass. Li caused trouble, snorted, did not have a seizure on the spot, turned around to talk to his companions.
Yin Xiaoyan drank boring wine alone, and scolded everyone he knew in a low voice, and others didn't care about him.
Boozing and boring, but able to distend his stomach, Yin Xiaoyan got up to look for the latrine, swaying along the way, and even asked three servants to find the direction.
It was pitch-black in the latrine, and Yin Xiaoyan complained repeatedly, "Hey, you have to touch the dark even when you unload your hands. There must be better latrines in the palace, and the guy who sees lowly doesn't want to tell me."
Another came, standing side by side with Yin Xiaoyan'er, who came a step late but ended first, Yin Xiaoyan felt contemptuous, snorted, and his lower abdomen made a louder sound.
"One person gets the way, and Miao Yuan is really a relative of the royal family this time." Lou Ji said, his tone softened a lot.
Yin Xiaoyan didn't appreciate it, and kept silent. He couldn't squeeze out a single drop, so he said, "What can I do? He is leaning on the big tree of the Cui family, alas."
"So you put up with it?"
Yin Xiaoyan turned his head to look, drunk and night, Lou Ji in his eyes was like a ghost, "Transfer the alienation?"
"Hey, you're getting smarter, did you hear something?"
"Huh?" Yin Xiaoyan wasn't that smart yet.
"Go out and talk, it doesn't taste good here."
Lou Ji walked out of the toilet, avoided the lights, stood in the shadow under the wall, Yin Xiaoyan followed blankly, almost bumping into him.
"What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty didn't let us take turns to rule the army, but he was actually testing to see who was qualified to be a real general."
"Why didn't you say it earlier? I've already passed." Yin Xiaoyan was very frustrated. When he ruled the army, he was not very serious and did not show his strength.
"Fool, you still miss yourself, I'm talking about Miao Yuan."
"Miao Yuan?"
"Miao Yuan is just a child, how could he have the courage to rush in and try to persuade him to fight during the day?"
"Yeah, I'm still wondering, he's not the only one in the royal family, Cui Teng doesn't mind his own business, where did Miao Yuan get the courage... Oh, I see, this kid clearly saw the emperor watching from a distance, So I deliberately acted to please the emperor."
Lou Ji patted Yin Xiaoyan'er on the shoulder.
Yin Xiaoyan cursed in a low voice, "Good boy, you know how to step on people at such a young age, and this revenge will not be avenged..."
He really didn't know how to get revenge.
"Now we can't afford to offend Miao Yuan. If we want to take revenge, there is only one way."
"Come on, you are the smartest among us." Yin Xiaoyan said eagerly, regaining the feeling of being a friend.
Lou Ji took Yin Xiaoyan and walked out a few steps, and said in a low voice, "Have you heard? The third young lady of the Cui family has also come to Jincheng."
"What does it have to do with me? That's the queen's sister, and I can't afford it."
"She is not only the queen's sister, but also the widow of the champion Hou."
"Um."
"Champion Hou's son came to Jincheng with her."
"Um."
"These two people are living in the palace now - I can only say this, you can think about the rest, and if you dare to do it, it's up to you."
After Lou Ji finished speaking, he walked away in a hurry. He didn't take too long to relieve himself. He had to let the people at the table see him and even forget his short absence.
Yin Xiaoyan thought about it for a while, and finally understood the meaning of Lou Ji's words. She couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat and sobered up for three minutes. Soon, she was moved by this idea again, and murmured: "Seeking wealth and honor at risk, Without an uncle, how can the Yin family make a comeback? The emperor hates the son of the champion, and the Cui family must have a deep meaning in sending him to Jincheng at this time.
If Yin Xiaoyan was awake again, or someone around him persuaded him a few words, he would not dare to do such a thing, but now the more he thinks about it, the more daring he becomes. Make up your mind to do something big tonight.
He first went outside to find his entourage, gave him a few taels of silver, and asked him to inquire about Miss Cui's residence.
The family of the powerful is always close to each other, and the relationship is very complicated. Naturally, the entourage will not ask more questions, leave with the money, and come back soon, "It's in a cross-yard in the west, go through the corner door next to the main hall, and don't go far. That's it. Young Master, do you want me to send the greeting card?"
"Not tonight, but tomorrow."
Yin Xiaoyan returned to the banquet and drank a few more glasses without looking at anyone, especially Lou Ji, and no one looked at him.
The feeling of drinking was rising, and the more Yin Xiaoyan thought about it, the more he felt that this matter could be done. He got up and walked away. Others thought he was going to relieve him again. Only Lou Ji glanced at his back and snorted very lightly. There was no backer. If people still dare to act indiscriminately and offend people indiscriminately, that is courting death.
The banquet will last until the early morning. The emperor can leave the table early, but the others would rather be drunk than leave, so as not to be called rude, the voices are noisy, and no one notices Yin Xiaoyan's actions.
The guards of the imperial division were concentrated on the side where the emperor lived, and the guards of the palace did not dare to contend against it, so they all retreated to the periphery to prevent other people from approaching, and the guards in other places were lax.
For Yin Xiaoyan'er, this was the lucky night and the most unfortunate moment.
He easily passed through the corner door, walked along the corridor, and looked for the door that crossed the courtyard. He really found it. The courtyard door was closed, and there were no lights inside. The occupants were obviously resting.
Only separated by a wall, the noise at the banquet outside was only some strange laughter and cries, as if separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.
Yin Xiaoyan raised his hand to knock on the door, and suddenly remembered something, he had no weapons on his body, and then thought that the son of the champion should not be too old, and he could handle it with his bare hands, so he calmly raised his hand and knocked on the door.
After knocking three times in a row, there was a little light inside the door, and then a woman asked, "May I ask who is visiting late at night?"
"Does Mrs. Champion Hou live here?" Yin Xiaoyan asked vaguely.
"Are you from the palace?" the woman inside asked suspiciously.
"I... I'm Cui Teng." Yin Xiaoyan's eyes flashed, and he gave this answer. In Jincheng, Cui Teng was the only person who could directly visit Miss Cui's family in the middle of the night.
"It turned out to be the second brother, why didn't you tell me earlier? Your Majesty has promised to see the third sister? Isn't it now?" The person inside opened the door while talking.
The door opened, and the two looked at each other.
"Who are you?" the woman said angrily, this is the palace, the emperor lives not far away, and she is Mrs. Ping'en Hou. Even if she sees a strange man, she immediately feels anger, not panic.
Yin Xiaoyan didn't recognize Mrs. Ping'en Hou, her mind was blank, and she didn't understand what "Second Brother" and "Third Sister" meant. Go, "Stand aside, where is the son of Champion Hou?"
Mrs. Ping'en Hou was pushed to the ground, and the lantern in her hand fell to the ground. Only then did she understand that the other party was not good, and she screamed for help. Just after she shouted a word, her mouth was covered by her hand.
Yin Xiaoyan hesitated for a moment. Although he hated the Cui family, he still felt that this was not the time to kill the killer, so he covered his mouth with one hand, and at the same time clamped the woman with his arm, picked up the lantern with the other hand, and strode towards the main room. .
The door was not closed, Yin Xiaoyan kicked it open, and there were two little maids standing inside the door.
Yin Xiaoyan ignored them, glanced at them, didn't see anyone else, stepped inside and kicked the door as usual.
How could Mrs. Pingenhou compete with him, so she could only follow in.
Yin Buyan raised the lantern and saw a young woman sitting beside the bed, also shivering.
"Where is the son of Champion Hou? Hurry up!" Yin Xiaoyan couldn't find the target, so he was anxious, and his tone became unkind.
"No, not here." The woman replied in a trembling voice.
In disbelief, Yin Xiaoyan pushed away the woman with her arms tucked away, strode towards the bed, and insisted on checking it carefully.
The young woman had never seen such a scene before, she screamed and fainted.
Yin Xiaoyan had already lost his mind. He leaned over to check the situation on the bed, when he heard a roar from someone behind him, followed by a headache. He turned to look, and the person who came was actually Cui Teng.
Cui Teng was one of the people Yin Xiaoyan was most afraid of. He was about to explain, how could Cui Teng have such a leisurely heart, raised the stool with both hands, and slammed it down without thinking, Yin Xiaoyan quickly fell to the ground.
"Okay, second child, stop fighting, look at third sister." Mrs. Ping'en Hou responded first.
Cui Teng's anger did not subside, he threw the stool in one hand, and reached out to probe his sister's breath, "She's still alive."
Looking at the bloody Yin Xiaoer on the ground, Cui Teng asked, "Why is he here?"
"Come to the son of Champion Hou... That's not right." Mrs. Ping Enhou also had a flash of inspiration and came up with a better way, "This person covets the beauty of the third sister, and wants to do it!"