The whole family travels through the book, the plot is broken but the characters are not

Chapter 340: New Year's Eve Surprise

Now, it is imperative for the third prince to ascend the throne as soon as possible.

Only by ascending the throne can he take over all of King Beirong's secret guards, add those he has secretly trained, and win over the court officials who have conflicts with the Meng family, so that he can get rid of the Meng family.

Queen Meng said that the coronation ceremony could only be arranged after the Jiyang army was driven out.

But how could he wait that long?

Qu Yi said with difficulty, it's not that there is no solution.

After the third prince repeatedly asked, Qu Yi said with some embarrassment that as long as Queen Meng was too ill to continue to govern the country, the third prince could take the position of King of Beirong in advance.

However, whether to do so is up to the third prince to decide.

The third prince nodded without hesitation.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

He and Queen Meng were only mother and son in name only, with no blood relationship. Besides, he was only making Queen Meng sick, not taking her life.

But how can we make Queen Meng sick?

"I have heard that the 'Ten Crimes of Emperor Zhaowen' issued by Prince Lin's Palace in Jiyang mentioned that Emperor Zhaowen of Dayu gave Emperor Huiren a Nanlai poison called Canxiang, which caused him to be bedridden and eventually passed away."

The third prince's eyes lit up.

Qu Yi shook his head in his heart, thinking it was really cold and indifferent.

Queen Meng only gave birth to the eldest prince. Apart from the reasons of the Meng family, she favored the ninth prince a little more and was not biased towards the other princes, nor did she suppress them.

Over the past year, the twelve princes have been fighting each other fiercely.

The weak third prince was also protected by Queen Meng at his own reminder.

Regardless of what kind of person Queen Meng is, she is qualified as a legitimate mother.

But what the third prince wanted was not only to make Queen Meng sick, but also to kill her.

"Sir, I've also heard about Dayu's situation. It's said that even Dayu's imperial physician, and even the legendary doctor Ye Jianan, couldn't find out if the patient was poisoned by the residual fragrance and only thought he was sick."

Qu Yi nodded.

The third prince tried hard to control the joy on his face.

"But Nanlai is more than ten thousand miles away from us, and there's also sea separating us. A round trip would take at least half a year at the fastest."

Qu Yi thought to himself, he is really anxious.

"Third Prince, I definitely won't be able to get the Remnant Fragrance in a short time. But I heard that the Meng family seems to have a lot of secret medicines. I just don't know if the Third Prince's wife can help?"

The Third Prince's wife, Meng Rou, is from a branch of the Meng family. Logically, she should be loyal to the Meng family.

But as long as it doesn't directly threaten the interests of the Meng family, Meng Rou will probably help the third prince for the sake of the position of queen and her son.

Li Jixin had already planned to sneak into the palace by himself, and Qu Yi was determined not to let him take the risk, so he tried to persuade the third prince to take action.

The third prince looked a little strange.

The Meng family does have a lot of things that are not allowed to be seen in public. If Meng Rou can help, that would be great.

Queen Meng would definitely not be on guard against Meng Rou.

But the education that the girls of the Meng family received since childhood was all about living for the glory of the Meng family.

He really didn't have the confidence to convince Meng Rou.

"Sir, compared to me, Arou is closer to the Meng family, I'm afraid..."

"Does the Third Prince have the confidence to convince the First Young Master?"

The eldest son, Rong Mo, is the only son of the third prince and Meng Rou. He is seventeen years old this year, an ambitious age.

A flame flashed in the third prince's eyes and he nodded.

In the evening, the third prince told Qu Yi that Meng Rou would return to the Meng family the next day.

A stone fell from Qu Yi's heart.

Li Jixin received the news soon. He made some arrangements and discussed the New Year's matters with Han Huaijin, Lu Changping and Mu Chengkang.

Even if you are in a foreign country, you should always have the feeling of celebrating the New Year.

Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. I wonder how their families are doing.

December 30th, New Year’s Eve.

Li Jiren asked Han Dongchen, Zhao Xingye and Guan Pengfei to return to Prince Lin's Mansion to celebrate the New Year with their families.

He himself stayed in the military camp and celebrated the New Year with his soldiers.

It was New Year’s Eve, and it was a rare opportunity for the family to get together, so Chen made hot pot.

The Han family, the Lu family and the eldest family all had dinner at Wenzhuyuan.

Lu Youtian, Yu, and Chen had all guessed that Lu Yanyan, Han Huaijin, Lu Fugui and others were not going to Qingyang County, but to a very dangerous place.

Lu Youtian recalled that when they ate hot pot for the first time last year, his daughter said, "We will try to eat it next year, whenever we want."

Nowadays, if you really want to eat hot pot, you can eat hot pot.

Even if the ingredients are not abundant, it is still delicious.

But it has been more than a year, and the two families have never gathered together to eat hot pot again.

Han Qingyun saw Lu Youtian's trembling hands and knew that he was worried about his relatives far away.

How could Han Qingyun not miss her too?

"Dad, they will be back soon, don't worry."

Lu Youtian nodded and pretended to be indifferent and said, "These kids are really worrying."

Han Dongchen drank too much when he saw his family and was in a good mood.

He leaned on Han Qingyun's shoulder and kept chattering that although his life in the military camp was hard, he felt very at ease.

His horizons are now much broader than before.

The booklet given by my second uncle is very practical, and the prince even said it was well written.

He is now a squad leader. He will become an official of high rank in the future. By then, the Han family will have their second uncle for culture and him for military...

Han Qingyun: This sounds so familiar. Han Qingshan also said it. They are indeed father and son.

In the evening, the Empress Dowager and Princess Lin arranged a dinner in the banquet hall.

Because there were not many people, we all had our meal in the Jiaoyang Hall, but the men and women were separated by a screen.

Nowadays, Ji Yang has no shortage of coal. The room is warm and there is even a charcoal-filled heat preservation stove under the plates holding food.

We have been here for more than half a year and have become familiar with each other. There is no longer any awkwardness as when we first met.

It was another rare gathering before the war broke out, and everyone was having a great time while drinking and chatting.

Suddenly, a guard's cry came from the outer courtyard: "There's an assassin."

Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of weapons clashing.

Han Qingyun's hands trembled for a moment, then he reacted.

"Be prepared! Dongchen, Liuyang, and Lu Bing, go protect the Empress Dowager and the Princess!"

As he spoke, he ran to Liu Minghe and Ye Jianan and protected them.

Lu Liang and Zhao Xingwu quickly leaped in front of the three people.

There are Erlins beside Lu Youtian.

Guan Pengfei is by Guan Xueqin's side.

Han Xigu and Han Beiwang have been practicing martial arts diligently over the past six months and have managed to learn some kung fu.

Zhao Xingye protected Han Nanxing.

Liancheng, Hongda and the palace guards were guarding the periphery.

Yan Erhu and others were somewhat glad that Yan Dahu and Lan Niang went to Lu's house to accompany Hua Qingran. Lan Niang was in poor health. What if something went wrong?

On the female side, apart from Qin Yuru who is very skilled, only Han Huaiyu and Han Huaixi know some martial arts, but they are too young to help much.

Han Dongchen, Liu Yang, and Lu Bing protected the Empress Dowager and Princess Lin.

The Empress Dowager's voice was kind and majestic.

"Huaiyu, you kids, come behind me."

Han Huaiyu picked up Han Jiali and shouted to Zhao Zhiyong and Han Mingzhu, asking them not to run around the Empress Dowager.

Han Mingzhu looked at the dagger on Han Huaiyu's waist, and once again hated her own poor health. She needed others to protect her every time she encountered danger.

Han Huaiyu wanted to pull Han Huaixi again, but he heard the voice of the chief guard of the palace.

"There are drugs, everyone be careful."

Han Huaixi's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, it was sleeping pills.

Although this drug is not very powerful, it is highly contagious and has no taste, so it is easy for people to be infected without knowing it.

Once you are poisoned by the sleeping pills, you will feel listless and will definitely suffer a loss when fighting.

Fortunately, the doors and windows of the dining room were closed to keep warm, so the people in the room were in good spirits.

But once the outer courtyard is lost, how can they resist so many assassins?