Yunqi Jiangxin

There are four distinct seasons in Kyoto. After winter, it snows one after another. At noon, Long Xiu finished his morning affairs and started lunch. Eunuch An started his report on serving vegetables as usual. , What did you eat for breakfast and how much you ate, how long you walked in the temple in the morning and how long you rested, the results of Feng Ziyou's pulse, etc. There are many things.

Not long after Rong Xun woke up, Long Xiu asked all the servants to change their address to Your Highness. At that time, Eunuch An breathed a sigh of relief. After all, every time the maids and eunuchs called "My Lady", that Highness's face turned paler. Although he didn't get angry, he was obviously so angry that he didn't drink medicine or eat food. Eunuch An was terrified every day when he saw him.

"Mr. Feng said that His Highness recovered as quickly as he expected, so there is no need to worry too much. It's just that His Highness still suffers from nightmares every day. Mister was worried that the sleep aid medicine would be too heavy, so he didn't dare to increase the dose."

Long Xiu nodded. For the past half a year, Rong Xun had been living in his main palace. The two slept together every day. Rong Xun always had nightmares, and sometimes he would call the names of Shi Chuanhai and Changle, and even It was calling for his mother and concubine to cry in his dream with tears all over his face. Long Xiu knew that Rong Xun was soft-hearted and careful, and it was hard to reveal it to those few people who cared about him.

Every time, Long Xiu could only hold him in his arms, pat his back to coax him, and lie to him that it was all right, everything was fine.

He still remembers the panic he felt when he heard the word "Mujiang" calmly for the first time. It was a feeling he had never experienced on his bloody journey to the king.He hates himself for saying to him, "Brother who hurt your life", but he doesn't know that compared with those estranged and ruthless brothers, he has killed him many, many times.

"Go and see if there are any good soothing spices, pick one and burn it every day," he said to Mrs. An, and then added after a pause: "Ziyou has prepared a food tonic medicinal diet, let him see if it can be used. Can you add some calming medicine into it, let the servants watch carefully every day, and make sure he drinks it all."

Eunuch An nodded, and said worriedly: "Mr. Feng means, don't force it..."

"Then let him know that if he doesn't drink the medicine, the one who will be punished is an innocent court lady and eunuch."

Eunuch An was taken aback, thinking that His Majesty is becoming more and more comfortable as a villain, and knowing that he couldn't persuade him, he nodded.When he came back after a while, seeing that Long Xiu himself hadn't eaten much, he scooped up a bowl of soup and brought it over. Long Xiu picked it up and drank a couple of sips, then asked, "I remember that there is no one to meet in the afternoon."

Eunuch An knew that the young emperor couldn't help it, and wanted to see His Highness, and remembered that since Rong Xun woke up, the two had only met twice, and it was really admirable that His Majesty endured for so long, so he nodded. Then it occurred to him that although the two only met twice, the first time Rong Xun was so angry that he coughed for a whole day, and the second time he was so angry that the other party vomited blood, even Feng Ziyou's face was ashen, and he drove His Majesty out of the house In addition, every time I go by myself, I must emphasize not to let His Majesty come over.

Trembling in his heart, Eunuch An tried his best to convey Feng Ziyou's prohibition: "It's just that Mr. Feng means that His Highness should not speak, and he must be allowed to rest for a few more months."

The implication is to tell myself not to provoke him. It has been a month since the last time, and I didn't bother him once, so what can I do! ?Long Xiu snorted in his heart, quite angry, but held back helplessly.He glanced out the window at the snow that was beginning to fall again, wondering if it was getting colder again.

Eunuch An over there had already seen Long Xiu's thoughts, and continued: "Today, His Highness proposed to go to Yong'an Palace, and Mr. Feng also said that His Highness should go out to get some fresh air. Although the palace is spacious, after all, it is a bit restrictive. The servants have sent over the winter clothes they prepared and the newly sewn fox armpit fur cloak, there must be some palace people who will not let His Highness blow them."

Yong'an Palace is the Tinglu Palace where Princess Shu of the former Dynasty lived. Long Xiu really had no reason to stop him, so he nodded.Seeing this, Eunuch An lowered his voice and asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty, about that princess..."

Long Xiu waved his hand. When Rong Xun saw that the situation was not optimistic, he sent people to sneak into the palace, preparing to take advantage of the chaos in case of emergency, and rescue Princess Changle no matter what.It’s just that as soon as the news of Rong Xun’s death came, Changle threw himself into the lake directly. Rong Xun didn’t know whether the people he had arranged would be useful, and he couldn’t find a chance to inquire about it. After several days of depression, he still couldn’t help asking himself.

Of course Long Xiu knew it in his heart, but when he heard him cautiously asking "What's the fate of the Rong clan", he just said "Your father killed all the princes and daughters, and none of them survived in the palace", Rong Xun directly swallowed blood. He spit it out, and he didn't know what to do, so he stopped talking later.

Thinking about it now, it was just my dirty thoughts, hoping to see how he would face him when he knew that he had lost everything.

Eunuch An stopped to ask any more questions, and concentrated on serving him vegetables.

When Long Xiu finished eating and reviewed half of the memorials, Rong Xun had already walked outside the gate of Yong'an Palace.The thick cloak made him breathless, and his legs were a little weak. Even though they were tightly wrapped, when the wind blew, he still felt the sharp pain of the cool wind.

Fengzi was wrong, he thought, it's not just a strong woman, if there is a stronger child, he might not be able to beat him.

Stepping into the gate of the palace, the image of Chang Le flying over flashed by, and the crisp "Brother Qiyun" seemed to echo in his ears again.Thinking of Princess Shu's remains, and thinking of Changle's fate of being killed by his biological father and buried in a sea of ​​flames, Rong Xun coughed as he leaned on the door until tears were about to fall.

Seeing that he was coughing badly, Zhen'er hurriedly confessed to find Feng Ziyou, Rong Xun hurriedly reached out to stop him, shook his head, and walked in step by step.

Everything is the same as before. After the death of Princess Shu, the emperor gave Tinglu Hall to Changle, allowing her to live here until she was released from the pavilion. The country is ruined and the family is destroyed one step faster than the joy of leaving the pavilion. This place is still maintained. When he comes back every year, what he sees.

The plantains in the courtyard are still there, and the bonsai lined by the wall is still the flowers and plants bonsai that Princess Shu and Changle personally took care of. Still in the drawer untouched.

It's just that things are different and people are different, and the wanderer has returned to his relatives.

I don't know how long it took, but Zhen'er came over with the medicine and reminded him that it was time to go back.Looking at the steaming medicine, Rong Xun suddenly asked: "I want to eat something, I don't know if the palace can make it."

Zhen'er replied respectfully: "Please tell me, Your Highness."

Rong Xun nodded and reported the names of a few snacks, and Zhen'er hurriedly gave orders.

The next day, those snacks appeared on the dining table in Qifeng Hall.

"The slave checked it out. It was a dessert that Princess Shu of the former Dynasty loved to eat and often made for Her Highness."

Long Xiu nodded when he heard that Rong Xun took a few more mouthfuls, and sighed slightly when he heard that Rong Xun's eyes turned red from eating.He really wanted to give instructions, just once, the sleeping medicine is important, and he can sneak a look at it, but he endured it and picked up the memorial in silence, without saying a word.

In this way, the days went on like water, and Rong Xun was able to walk for an hour without a break. Every day, he went to Tinglu Hall to sit for the whole afternoon. Long Xiu was still busy with state affairs, and the Spring Festival was coming soon. This is the first Spring Festival after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and everyone in the palace is getting busy.

That night, when Long Xiuxiu told Eunuch An to postpone the dinner, a court lady ran over in a hurry.

Rong Xun is gone.

Long Xiu was startled and rushed to the Yong'an Hall, but seeing the chaos in the hall, Zhen'er knelt down when he saw him.

"Hurry up!" Long Xiu's eyes were cold, and Zhen'er quickly lowered his head and said, "Your Highness will come to rest as usual in the afternoon. Shen Shishi's maidservant also brought snacks to His Highness. His Highness said that he was a little tired, so he told his servants not to disturb him, and told his servants to come in a quarter of an hour later." Go in when you take the medicine. Because His Highness has been like this for the past few days, the servants did not dare to disturb them, so they kept guarding outside the door, and it was only when the medicine was taken that they realized that His Highness had disappeared."

Long Xiu pursed his lips and didn't say anything. There must be secret passages in Yong'an Palace. When he entered the capital, he ordered to strictly investigate the secret passages in the palace. He believed that he already knew most of the secret passages in the palace. Shang Rong's clan knew a lot, not to mention that he had ordered that nothing here should not be moved. Now it seems that Rong Xun took advantage of this loophole.

Just how far can Rong Xun run alone, dragging his sick body?

Long Xiu had a cold face, Eunuch An didn't even sit on the chair, just watched the people search the house carefully.

Sure enough, not long after, the secret passage under Princess Shu's couch was found out.Long Xiu didn't care about other things, and entered the secret passage together with the guards. At a glance, the secret passage was covered with traces of new repairs, and it must have been completed within a few years.I'm afraid it was Rong Xun or Shi Chuanhai's handwriting, thinking of escorting Princess Shu and Princess Changle out of the palace when necessary.

The secret passage is not long, and it will soon reach the exit - the library pavilion on the left side of the palace.

The guard replied that no one had entered or left the Library Pavilion all day.The hidden guard recruited his followers and inspected the Zangshu Pavilion carefully, and found another secret passage on the back wall of one of the rows of Duobao Pavilion in the inner study room.

The leader of the hidden guard hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, Long Xiu wanted to slap him with his palm, but he also saw the precision of Zangshuge's mechanism, so he snorted coldly: "Find someone first and then receive the punishment."

The secret guard led the order to get into the secret passage, and Long Xiu went in together. It was indeed an old passage that could run parallel to each other. Not long after, the guard came to report that the secret passage may have been built for more than a hundred years. Not long after a passage entered There are three forked roads, and I am afraid that there is only one leading to the real exit.

Rong Xun walked to the fork in the road, thinking that this secret road is like a labyrinth, if there is no map, it will be difficult to navigate, and if it is really useful, why did the former emperor abandon it and not use it, but kill the clan completely?

I'm afraid, either the dignity of the royal family was awakened when the country was subjugated, or it was this secret way that even the former emperor didn't know.

The guards rushed over and signaled that a mechanism not far ahead had been triggered. Long Xiu ran over, saw the blood that hadn't solidified on the ground, and clenched his fists without saying a word.The leader of the secret guards also came back to report at this time. According to the preliminary investigation, there were indeed organs along the three forked roads, like a small maze, which could only be passed through at one time if someone led it.

That's right, he didn't forget to give his opponent a blow even when he was escaping. Such a skill, I'm afraid it will only be secretly passed on to the successors personally selected by the successive emperors.

Long Xiu looked at the leader of the hidden guards and asked, "You said the traps along the road haven't been triggered yet?"

"Yes!"

Long Xiu nodded, very good. "...He is still in the palace, you send someone to check the secret passage carefully, and then lead someone to search the palace again, so as not to leak any information."

"Yes!"