After rebirth, she turned around and married the emperor's uncle and tore the scumbag apart

There were people enjoying the snow and reciting poems by the window. Worried that Xiao Yu would catch a cold, Su Lingyue chose to sit in a corner. Because it was far away from the window, there were not many people around.

"Yue'er, are you really okay?" Xiao Yu frowned on his cold face. He was still worried about the alcohol he drank just now.

Su Lingyue looked at him with her bright eyes and chuckled, "Don't be nervous, Your Majesty. It's really nothing. It's just ordinary fruit wine."

Xiao Yu nodded and said in a deep voice: "I always feel that today's banquet is not simple. You should be careful and don't leave my side, understand?"

"Okay." Su Lingyue nodded in response. She had the same feeling as Xiao Yu.

Su Lingyue took out a silver needle and tried the tea, fruit and pastries in front of her. After making sure there was no problem, she poured a cup of tea for Xiao Yu and herself.

The two sat and drank tea. Su Lingyue saw a teapot on the stove beside them and her eyes lit up.

"Cai Die, Cai Yi, help me roast two oranges."

"Yes, ma'am."

The two of them responded, skillfully picked up the golden oranges from the fruit plate and placed them on the stove.

Seeing them like this, Xiao Yu was very curious and raised his eyebrows to ask Su Lingyue, "Is there a way to eat oranges like this?"

"Your Highness will try it later." Su Lingyue said mysteriously, staring at the oranges on the stove without blinking, afraid that they would be burnt.

When the skins of the two golden oranges turned slightly brown, Caidie Caiyi carefully picked them up with chopsticks and placed them on the table in front of Su Lingyue.

After cooling for a while, Su Lingyue carefully peeled the orange, took a slice of the still steaming orange and put it into Xiao Yu's mouth.

"How is it?" Su Lingyue looked at him with a smile, her bright eyes shining like stars.

Xiao Yu frowned slightly, but the corners of his lips were raised. He swallowed the orange with his Adam's apple rolling, and said with a smile: "It's a bit bitter, but it has a little more fragrance from the orange peel, which is not bad."

"I think so too!" Su Lingyue tasted one petal herself and smiled with her eyes curved.

Su Lingyue was smiling as she fed oranges to Xiao Yu. At this time, He Zhang came to their side with Tutor He, and Su Lingyue quickly put her hand away.

Xiao Yu and Su Lingyue stood up and nodded to each other with Master He. He Zhang stood beside Master He and bowed to Xiao Yu and Su Lingyue.

Xiao Yu looked at Master He, his cold face showing an indifferent expression, "I didn't expect that Master would come to a place like this!"

Master He lowered his eyes, a look of helplessness on his face, "I have never liked nor cared to attend such banquets. I always refuse on the grounds of my age. But now I have no choice but to come!"

"Dad, if you don't want to come, then just don't come." He Zhang said from the side.

"If your father keeps hiding at home, you won't even know when you'll be eaten alive!" Master He scolded angrily.

Seeing that his father was angry, He Zhang stopped talking and stood aside with his head down, listening to the scolding.

Master He said to Xiao Yu, "I already know why he did this, and I have already told Duke Ying. I believe he will take precautions."

Xiao Yu nodded and said calmly: "That's good."

Xiao Yu had already told He Zhang and He Taifu that it was Su Heng who was behind the Queen Mother's plot.

The civil officials in the court were divided into two factions, one supporting Su Heng and the other supporting Tutor He.

The emperor also intended to maintain it, so he did not impose any restrictions.

Some military generals also took sides, but in the whole of Daning, except for the northern border, there was basically no trouble all year round, so the military generals did not have a high status in the court.

Most of the generals do not take sides and are pragmatic.

The Duke of Yingguo’s son Lin Ju is one of them.

The Duke of Ying followed the late emperor in his military campaigns. After the dispute over the succession ended, he voluntarily resigned from all his military positions in order to avoid the spotlight.

Only his son Lin Ju remained in the army. At that time, he was only a captain of a thousand men. After more than 20 years, he gradually became a General Zhongwu and commanded 100,000 city defense troops.

He Zhang was Lin Ju's deputy general, so the two families naturally had a good relationship.

Su Heng wanted to get rid of He Zhang and sever the relationship between the He family and the Lin family, thereby cutting off the Lin family's support in the court.

This way it would be convenient for him to get rid of Lin Ju and keep the city defense army firmly in his own hands.

There is another reason. Although the Duke of Yingzhou no longer serves in the court, many of his subordinates at that time held important positions in the Daning Army.

Only by getting rid of the Lin family can Su Heng more easily control Daning's military strength.

Master He sighed, "Although I had different political views with him in the court, I always pointed them out to his face and never did anything behind his back. I never thought he could be so vicious!"

Just as she finished speaking, she saw Su Lingyue standing beside her out of the corner of her eye. Suddenly, her body tensed up, and she stared at her warily with her bulging eyes, which looked a bit creepy.

Su Lingyue was frightened by his sudden change and moved closer to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu put his arm around Su Lingyue's shoulders and said to Master He, "Master, it's okay. She is my princess and you can trust her."

After hearing what Xiao Yu said, Master He breathed a sigh of relief and stared at Su Lingyue with a scrutinizing look.

Su Lingyue did not avoid his gaze and said calmly: "Taifu, please rest assured. My father and I have broken up for a long time. I am now a member of Prince Su's Mansion."

His eyes were clear, without any evasion.

Master He nodded and said, "I saw you blocking the wine for Prince Su in front of the emperor just now. It's true that a young girl dares to do that."

Su Lingyue smiled and said, "Master, you are too kind. She is my husband and we should support each other."

As they were talking, Master He's other son, He Wen, came over with a few friends from the court.

They bowed to Xiao Yu, Su Lingyue and Master He together.

"I have already told my father and brother. Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my brother. He Wen is grateful!" He Wen bowed solemnly to Xiao Yu again.

Xiao Yu said calmly: "Master He, there is no need to be polite. General He is not destined to die."

"If it weren't for the prince's righteous intervention, the consequences would be disastrous." He Wen changed the subject and looked at the court officials beside him and said, "These are several colleagues in the court. They heard about the prince's deeds and admired him very much. They wanted me to introduce him to them."

There were seven or eight officials, ranging from their twenties to their forties.

Xiao Yu stayed in the mansion to recuperate for seven years. During this time, many officials were transferred, and the new officials did not know Xiao Yu.

Some people I knew before, but didn’t have much chance to meet again.

It is not a bad thing for them to get to know one more prince, especially such a chivalrous and courageous prince.

If I encounter a similar situation in the future, maybe I can be as lucky as General He.

"Hello, everyone."

"Hello, Your Majesty. I am honored to be here!"

After the greetings, several people began to introduce themselves.

Their conversation was very measured, and they did not deliberately try to curry favor with the powerful, because the current emperor was suspicious by nature, but there was nothing wrong with normal greetings.

Including Master He and his son, after the chat, the three of them returned to their original seats.

Xiao Yu and Su Lingyue sat back in their chairs. Just as Su Lingyue held the tea in her hand and was about to drink it, a woman's voice came from the side.

"Your servant Wang Yirong pays respect to Prince Su, Princess Su?"

Su Lingyue paused, put down the cup, and looked at the woman next to her.

Xiao Yu also turned around and looked over.

Su Lingyue frowned slightly and looked at the woman.

She was wearing an old purple silk jacket trimmed with fur, and her face was pretty and charming.

She is Wang Yirong, the half-sister of Wang Jingshu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Zhao Xingzhou's wife-to-be.

Prettier than her sister.

However, Su Lingyue was not familiar with her and looked down on her behavior, so she didn't say a word.

"Is there anything wrong?" Su Lingyue looked at her and asked calmly.

Wang Yirong maintained her salute posture and begged in a low voice: "Forgive me for my intrusion, please Prince Su and Princess save me!"