Before becoming a cat demon

Zhaolian was not planted in the newly dug ponds in the suburbs like other lotus varieties, but was all brought to Qingwang's mansion.

King Qing is the third son of the current emperor, and the emperor has no heir. There are four princes in the court, and only the third prince, Yun Ji, has been conferred the title. The so-called tradition of "passing on the lineage" has always been based on ability as the basis for succession, not to mention that the current sage is still in his prime, and he is still far away from the Zen position.

When it comes to King Qing, one has to mention his biological mother, Concubine Hong Shu. Concubine Hong Shu is the most favored concubine in front of the imperial court. It can be said that in this harem, apart from the queen, Concubine Hong Shu has the greatest rights, and Yunji is the only son of Concubine Hong Shu. Naturally, he was also favored by the emperor, and he was crowned king at a young age, which is enough to show how satisfied the emperor is with him.

Duan Qiurong didn't know why the lotus was planted in Prince Qing's Mansion, because it was said that Prince Qing Yunji was quite critical of the emperor's pursuit of longevity.But everyone in Prince Qing's mansion valued these lotus flowers very much. Although it might be partly because of the emperor, if it is true that King Qing didn't give any orders, it would be impossible.

This was originally Duan Qiurong's conjecture, but it was quickly verified.

Early summer is coming, and this is the season when the lotus blooms wantonly.Duan Qiurong, who had worked hard for several months, also began to have expectations in his heart. No matter how difficult life in Prince Qing's Mansion was, seeing with his own eyes that his efforts were about to bear fruit was always a joyful thing.But Duan Qiurong did not expect that this result would come so quickly.

One morning in early summer, the lotus pond in Prince Qing's Mansion ushered in the first lotus. It bloomed in the middle of the lush lotus leaves. Although it was inconspicuous, Duan Qiurong still spotted it at a glance.The dewdrops in the morning stick to the pale pink buds, making the little ball even more tender and lovely, just like a newborn baby.

According to the past situation, even in the best season of lotus, the lotus planted by Duan Qiurong's family has never bloomed so early. Although it is only a small bud, it is enough to make Duan Qiurong so excited that he can't sleep all night.

In the entire lotus pond, only this lotus plant has buds. It is like a naughty child, who got tired of being in the warm arms of his mother, so he ran out secretly while no one was paying attention.It is also because of this that Duan Qiurong is more caring and caring for this special lotus, and has to see it many times a day.She often paddled carefully to the center of the lotus pond with a small boat, carefully observing the growth of this "little guy" among the large lotus leaves.

Under her day and night anticipation and careful care, this newborn lotus flower finally bloomed quietly one night, and this process took nearly a month, which was nearly half a month later than ordinary lotus flowers. During this period, other lotuses also came late.

Even so, this earliest lotus flower still attracted the attention of Prince Qing's Mansion and the entire court. There is no doubt that it is special, but this specialness has no additional benefits other than attracting more attention to it. And Duan Qiurong was even more worried.

She originally thought that, like all other lotus flowers, the lotus seeds it produced would be brought into the palace and become the belly of the emperor, and there was nothing tragic about this ending.

However, who would have thought that when she came to the lotus pond again this morning, she found that the lotus that was in full bloom yesterday had withered without knowing when? !

Apart from Duan Qiurong's heartache, he was still puzzled. Zhaolian's flowering period is not short, but this flower hasn't even bloomed for a long time, so how could it wither so quickly.What's more, the weather was normal last night, neither windy nor rainy. How did all this happen?

The man was still cursing in front of her, but Duan Qiurong couldn't care less about it anymore. No matter how worried she was, it would be of no avail now. This lotus flower with high hopes has withered, and maybe she will be thrown into the prison soon, and all of them , may all die.

When Duan Qiurong decided to voluntarily follow him to the capital, he had already prepared for the worst in his heart.It's just that even if she was going to die, she wanted to die clearly, and wanted to find out how all this happened.

She lowered her head, thinking to herself, when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps not far away, the footsteps of the visitor were steady, with a vigorous breath, Duan Qiurong didn't know martial arts, but she could guess that the person coming must be a tall man with a healthy physique .

The guard who was cursing just now fell silent in an instant. He has no status in the mansion, so he can only bully the helpless woman with that bit of force.

Yunji glanced over indifferently, and the guard who had been domineering just now shuddered and knelt down involuntarily.He didn't feel that he was at fault, the female gardener in front of him was the one who had committed a serious crime, and he secretly prayed in his heart that the prince would act more justly and not implicate "innocent people" like them.

However, he never dared to say these words. Everyone in the house knows the temper of this master in front of him. Yes, if you are a little careless, it is not something that can be solved simply by hitting the board.

Therefore, the people in this mansion would never dare to gossip in front of King Qing.

"What's going on?" Yunji glanced at the kneeling person, but didn't ask her to get up.

He came to the backyard at random, but he didn't expect to encounter such a scene.

Seeing that Yunji had no intention of leaving, the people below moved chairs for him to sit on.

The guard didn't dare to look at the person sitting in the first place, so he lowered his head and replied cautiously: "Report to the lord, it's the lotus flower in the lotus pond, it's dead."

He explained the matter very succinctly, other than that, he didn't dare to say much.

Yunji turned his head and glanced at the lotus pond, frowned and said, "Which lotus?"

The guard replied: "It's the one that you told me to take good care of, my lord."

Yun Ji thought for a moment, and finally remembered this matter.A while ago, the steward of the palace came to report that a lotus flower in the mansion had bloomed. He was dealing with official business at the time, so he replied, "Please take care of me."

Yun Ji didn't intend to take over this matter, and it can even be said that he was a little repelled in his heart.He thought that his father was in a daze before he listened to the slander and pursued immortality. If there really is a technique of immortality in this world, wouldn't it be a mess?So he tried his best to dissuade the emperor, hoping that he could turn back in time, but this not only did not play any role, but caused His Majesty to be dissatisfied with him today. Fortunately, Yunji's biological mother spoke kind words by the emperor's side, which made the emperor's The mood calmed down a little.

However, even so, words like "slanderous ministers harming the country" and "slanderous rumors are not credible" also created a gap between the father and son.In order to ease the relationship between the two, Concubine Hong Shu repeatedly asked Yun Ji not to go against the emperor's wishes, and to try her best to satisfy him in the matter of 'practicing longevity medicine'.

Yun Ji was naturally unwilling, but he couldn't help his mother, so he reluctantly played a petition, saying that in order to better help his father practice the art of longevity as soon as possible, he was willing to donate his back garden. Came out to cultivate lotus.

Although the emperor didn't believe that his third son would change his temper so quickly, he was very satisfied with his son's filial behavior, and deliberately took into account Yun Ji's preferences, and let him choose the variety of lotus by himself.

Yun Ji has never been interested in these flowers and plants, but he still has to do enough on the surface, so he took a look at the new batch of lotus flowers when they came to Beijing.

He originally only planned to pick a random variety to take back, but for some reason, the moment he saw Zhaolian, there was a strong desire clamoring in his heart, as if if he didn't take these lotus plants back, he would regret it for the rest of his life generally.

Yunji didn't like the feeling of losing control of his emotions, but he was very curious about what was so magical about these lotus flowers, which was enough to attract his attention, making him feel like he had been enchanted by a demon.

It's a pity that although he brought those lotus flowers back to the mansion, and sent people to check them every day, and even went to see them himself from time to time, Yun Ji still didn't find any difference between these lotus flowers and others.

When Zhaolian was brought back to the capital, the best season had already passed, so the person in the palace was waiting for the next year's flowering season, and this year, the lotus flowers in Prince Qing's Mansion were still in the process of cultivating quietly, but Yunji But he didn't have such patience. After finding out that Zhaolian was nothing special, he gradually handed over the lotus in his mansion to the housekeeper and servants.

Even if the emperor ordered him to present the first batch of lotus seeds in time, Yun Ji only agreed with his lips, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart.

I don't know why I suddenly became interested today, and I remembered that the housekeeper said a while ago that this year's Zhaolian has already opened, so Yun Ji wanted to go to the backyard for a stroll, who knew that he ran into such a scene.

This scolded woman, Yunji still has some impressions, remembering that she was the one who asked to enter the palace at the beginning, he considered that there is no gardener who specializes in raising lotus in the palace, so he agreed.

At the beginning, the housekeeper once praised her for being careful and responsible, but later, it was probably because Wang Yunji didn't pay much attention to this matter, so he didn't mention it again.

Thinking of this, Yun Ji was a little curious, so he said to Duan Qiurong: "What's going on here?"

Duan Qiurong shook her drooping head, and replied in a low voice: "I don't know."

If it were someone else, when the master questioned the crime, it would be inevitable to justify a few sentences, even if it was really wrong, she would have to ask for forgiveness for herself, but she was fine, she sent the person who controlled her life and death with a single "I don't know", I really don't know what to praise She said "courage is commendable", but she still had to scold "I don't know how to live or die".

Yun Ji was not so kind, seeing that she had nothing to say, he turned to look at the guard who was still kneeling on the ground, but the latter was trembling and did not dare to look up.

"Since you have neglected your duties, you should be punished. Come on, pull out the cane and give him forty punishments."

The author has something to say: I will work overtime tomorrow, I will work overtime tomorrow, I will work overtime tomorrow--the heartache is flooding in like a tide, don't worry, I will update tomorrow, because I wrote two chapters today, 23333 is as hardworking as me.

Happy National Day everyone, I wish you a happy time, let the waves fly, release your nature, and let yourself fly~