Reborn as a King in the Hand

Xuantian Temple is located on the Jinshan Mountain outside Shangjing City.

Xia Chaosheng and Mu Rugui rode in a carriage all the way to the halfway up the mountain, and got off in front of the memorial archway of Xuantian Temple.

The new wind was harsh, and the mountain road was difficult to walk. Xia Chaosheng walked with his clothes on his hem.

Mu Rugui, who was wearing a cloak, came from behind Xia Chaosheng, and stuffed the hand stove into his palm.

"Uncle Nine." Xia Chaosheng raised his head, stared at the misty snow, and continued to cough, "From here, we will go up."

At the end of the line of sight, the little Taoist priest sweeping snow appeared and disappeared in the wind and snow. Xia Chaosheng took a light breath, remembering that he had visited Xuantian Temple once in his previous life before he was deposed.

At that time, his body was even worse than now, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood as soon as he got off the carriage, but Mu Ruqi didn't care, instead he took Xia Yu and walked together in the snowstorm.

Gritting his teeth, he struggled to climb up, and finally fainted in the snow.

The male queen who fell out of favor was not accompanied by many attendants. Before Xia Zhaosheng lost consciousness, the last scene he saw was the panicked faces of several court ladies.

Even the palace people dare not help him.

Later, after an unknown amount of time, Xia Chaosheng woke up in a bamboo hut.

The dark fragrance is curling up, and the smoke is lingering.

He vaguely heard voices coming from outside the house.

"Thank you... Daoist..."

"It's okay...oh, yes, this is...you...Tao Lin Tu..."

Xia Chao stood up stiffly, and staggered to the outside of the bamboo house, but there was no one who spoke.

He rushed outside again, and saw two rows of footprints on the white snow that were about to be covered by snow, and at the end of the footprints stood an impatient Mu Ruqi.

"What are you still doing?" Mu Ruqi also felt Xia Chaosheng's gaze, and stretched out his hand irritably, "Come here."

There was a faint light in his eyes.

It's a pity that this gleam was quickly extinguished amidst more disappointment. The more Xia Chaosheng remembered the scene of Mu Ruqi stretching out his hand in the wind and snow, the more he hated his ruthless and ungrateful decision to kill Xia's family in the future.

If he hadn't met Uncle Jiu after his death, Xia Chaosheng would have even felt that emperors are heartless people.

"Come up." The ink-colored figure suddenly crouched down in front of Xia Chaosheng, and the memories came to an abrupt end.

The wind picked up Mu Rugui's clothes.

Xia Chaosheng blinked his eyes hard, and instead of lying on the ground, he leaned over and said, "Let's go together."

He remembered that there were thousands of steps in front of Xuantian Temple, and Mu Rugui had a leg injury, how could he climb the mountain with someone on his back?Mu Rugui pursed his lips, held Xia Chaosheng's hand in disapproval, and then snatched the umbrella from Hong Wu's hand to protect him from the wind and snow.

A gust of wind blew, and snow fell on the branches of the pine trees on both sides of the steps.There is only a thin layer of snow on the steps, which should be the credit of the little Taoist who swept the snow.

Xia Chaosheng walked very slowly, he had to rest after two steps, and Mu Rugui walked with him at his speed.

However, in the last short distance, Xia Chaosheng couldn't walk, so Mu Rugui carried him on his back, and carried him up to the top of the mountain step by step.

Xuantian Temple stands in the silver-white snow.

Cigarettes were curling up, and the little Taoist priest who had just cleared the snow was waiting in front of the audience, saluting them.

Mu Rugui put Xia Chaosheng down and bowed back.

"My lord, please follow me." The little Taoist led the way familiarly.

From the tone of voice, the two were very familiar, and it was not the first time for Mu Rugui to come here.

"It's a custom in Daliang that before every expedition, the general with the highest rank in the army will come to Xuantian Temple, and ask Taoist Tiankun to make a fortune." Seeing Xia Chaosheng's puzzled face, Mu Rugui explained in a low voice, "Master Hou must I have also been to Xuantian Temple."

He hurriedly recalled it carefully, and he really remembered that when he was a child, Zhen Guohou would bring him a small safety talisman every time he went out, presumably, he also asked for it from the Xuantian Temple.

Xia Zhaosheng's mind suddenly became active, pinched Mu Rugui's fingers, and also wanted to ask Taoist Tiankun for a peace talisman.

Xuantian Temple was built against the mountain, and the little Taoist priest led them through the cave, through the cave, and finally came to a bamboo house.

"Taoist Tiankun lives here." Mu Rugui took Xia Chaosheng's hand and knocked on the door of the bamboo house, "He is very kind, so don't be nervous."

He nodded, and the bamboo door in front of him came in response.

The one who opened the door turned out to be a monk who seemed to have not yet known his fate and was dressed in heavy attire.

"Master Taoist." At the moment when Xia Zhaosheng was surprised, Mu Rugui proved the identity of the person who opened the door with practical actions - this is the famous Taoist Tiankun who moved to Beijing.

Taoist Tiankun was sleepy-eyed, and impatiently greeted them to enter the house: "It's better to come early than coincidentally. The freshly baked vegetarian cakes, please come in and use some."

Xia Chaosheng's eyes lit up.

Mu Rugui noticed something: "Want to eat?"

Taoist Tiankun saw Xia Chaosheng who was standing pretty in the snow, his drooping eyelids suddenly lifted: "Huh?"

Xia Chaosheng saluted.

"Interesting, interesting!" Taoist Tiankun changed his previous depression, if Mu Rugui hadn't stopped him, he would have almost held Xia Chaosheng's hand and walked around in the bamboo house.

Mu Rugui frowned, held him in his arms, and reminded him forcefully: "Vegetarian cakes."

Taoist Tiankun woke up like a dream, he greeted his disciples to bring vegetarian cakes, but actually left them in the house, huddled together, and surrounded Xia Chaosheng in a black haze.

Xia Chaosheng tensed up in Mu Rugui's arms, holding the vegetarian cake, he took a bite out of his mind.

The eyeballs of the Taoist priests also rolled along with his movements.

"Interesting, interesting." When Taoist Tiankun sighed for the second time, he looked muscular and said bluntly, "Will the prince be willing to send the princess into the Taoist temple, and be a closed disciple of the poor?"

Xia Chaosheng was so shocked that he almost couldn't take out the hot vegetarian cake in his hand, but Mu Rugui's face was completely blackened, he held the hilt of the sword at his waist, and said through gritted teeth: "This king's concubine will not go up to the mountain to become a Taoist priest!"

Taoist Tiankun sat beside Mu Rugui with a smile on his face: "My lord, the poor Taoist wants the princess to be a lay disciple..."

"No." Mu Rugui's face was as dark as the bottom of a basin, and seeing that he was about to drag Xia Chaosheng's hand and kill him down the mountain, Taoist Tian Kun waved his hand and said awkwardly, "That's all, the prince doesn't want it, the poor Taoist has no reason to force it." .”

Mu Rugui still refused to move his hand from the hilt of his sword, staring at the Taoist priests surrounding Xia Chaosheng.

Xia Zhaosheng coughed lightly as his cold eyes cut across the Taoist priests, and leaned against Mu Rugui to prove that he didn't want to be a layman's disciple.

Mu Rugui's gaze was instantly gentle, and he reached out to take a piece of vegetarian cake and handed it to Xia Chaosheng's mouth.

Xia Chaosheng hurriedly took a small bite, then continued to hold the pancake and gnawed it carefully and slowly.

"What's wrong with lay disciples? The poor Taoist only speaks because of the qualifications of the princess..." Taoist Tiankun mumbled and took out a few black peace talismans from his armband, and threw them in front of Xia Chaosheng. "Here, do you want this?"

Xia Chaosheng put down the vegetarian cake and thanked him with a peace amulet.

"If you really want to thank me, come to Xuantian Temple more." Tiankun Taoist ignored Mu Rugui's cold eyes again, looked at Xia Chaosheng, and said to himself, "Fate star will continue after it is broken, and blazing fire will die." Resurrection, born with a phoenix life, is so weird."

The Taoist priests who were huddled in the room and refused to disperse echoed: "That's weird."

The vegetarian cake in Xia Chaosheng's hand fell on the table following Taoist Tiankun's words.

The trembling fingertips revealed the shock in his heart.

Taoist Tiankun revealed the secret of his rebirth intentionally or unintentionally.

"By the way, the painting that the lord wants." However, Taoist Tiankun quickly changed back to his original laziness after finishing speaking, yawning, and urged his disciples and grandchildren to take out the painting scrolls from the bamboo house, "[-] All the pictures of Merlin are here."

"Thank you." Mu Rugui finally tore his eyes away from Xia Chaosheng's body, raised his hand to take a painting, and spread it carefully.

Xia Chaosheng, who was sitting by the side, accidentally caught a glimpse of the peach forest on the canvas, and his pupils shrank slightly: "Picture of Meilin?"

"When Concubine Xian was alive, she often came to Xuantian Temple to meditate." Taoist Tiankun pointed to the scroll on the table, "In spring, the peach blossoms in the temple are in full bloom. Concubine Xian sits under the tree every day, There are countless paintings of plum trees... but there are a lot of sundries in the view, it is extremely difficult to search, Pindao has found 33 pieces so far, and all of them have been handed over to the prince."

Taoist Tiankun said this more clearly, meaning that when Concubine Xian was alive, she drew too many paintings, and the things in Xuantian Temple were too messy. It is the utmost benevolence to find 33 pictures. Ninth Prince, you must never Make me look for it again.

Unfortunately, Mu Rugui didn't understand Taoist Tiankun's hint.

Or, if you understand it, you don’t understand it.

Mu Rugui carefully rolled up the Merlin map again.

"My lord." Hong Wu's voice suddenly came from outside the house, "Someone is coming from the palace."

"What's the matter?"

"It is said that His Majesty has summoned urgently..."

Mu Rugui frowned slightly, and looked down at Xia Chaosheng.

"Uncle Jiu, you go." He swallowed the plain cake in his mouth, and tied a cloak on Mu Rugui, "It should be the crown prince..."

"I'm gone, how do you go back to the palace?" What Mu Rugui was worried about was not himself, but the more than 1000 steps of Xuantian Temple.

"Go slowly, you can go down." Xia Chaosheng raised the corners of his lips and urged softly, "Uncle Jiu, the people from the palace are still waiting outside, so don't waste time."

Mu Rugui raised his arm, and gently rubbed his head with the left hand whose wound had healed completely, leaving only a little pink trace: "Let Hong Wu take you back home."

"No need." Xia Chaosheng shook his head, "I'll just wait for the snow to stop and go down the mountain by myself."

When Mu Rugui heard that he was going to stay in the Xuantian Temple, his eyes turned ruthless: "You are not allowed to worship him as a teacher."

Xia Zhaosheng suppressed a smile and nodded: "Okay, no thanks."

"Not even lay disciples."

"it is good."

After Mu Rugui rambled on for a long time, Hong Wu, who was waiting outside the door, had to urge him again: "My lord, it's getting late."

There is still noise in the Golden Luan Hall!

Only then did Mu Rugui leave Xuantian Temple step by step.

Xia Chaosheng stood in front of the bamboo house, watching Uncle Jiu leave, and when he looked back, his eyes were actually red.

"Princess, do you have anything to ask the poor Taoist?" The Taoist Tiankun stood in the house with his hands in his hands, and the old god was on the ground calling the Taoist priests to pour tea, "If you have any questions, maybe the poor Taoist can help you."

"I'm sorry, Daoist. Dare to ask, Jiu... Is he the only one who will come to Xuantian Temple to find the picture of Merlin that the prince said?"

"Naturally." Taoist Tiankun pushed the teacup to his hand, "Now that Shangjing still misses Concubine Xian, the prince is the only one left."

Xia Chaosheng lowered his eyes, staring at the faintly green tea, the tears that he had finally held back welled up again.

It turned out that in the previous life, it was Uncle Jiu who sent him to the bamboo house after he fainted.

Then... Are many things different from what he saw with his own eyes before?

"Actually, the princess doesn't need to worry too much about the past."

"what?"

"The past is in the past, many things, the princess already has the answer in her heart, doesn't she?"

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Xia Zhaosheng held the teacup in a daze for a while, then slowly smiled: "Thank you, Taoist priest, for clarifying the confusion."

Hearing this, Daoist Tiankun immediately put on an unscrupulous smile: "The princess thanked me again, so why don't you just worship me directly. In the future, I will eat vegetarian cakes every day, and I will wear the moon and moon with the safety talisman. No matter what good things are, there will be no loss of the princess."

"Yes, yes." The Taoist priest who regrouped next to Mu Rugui while Mu Rugui was away, echoed, "Xuantian Temple is very good... Junior Brother."

He even called out "Little Junior Brother".

Xia Chaosheng was a little moved, but he remembered his promise to Mu Rugui, shook his head quickly, and left the bamboo house in embarrassment with the leftover vegetarian cakes in his arms.

"Little Marquis, why are you running so fast?" Xia Hua and Qiu Chan who were waiting in the yard saw that his clothes were covered with snow, and held his arm in surprise, "Isn't Taoist Master Tiankun inside?"

"It's a long story." He handed the plain cake to the maid with lingering fear, then rubbed his nose and sneezed.

"Someone is thinking about the young master." Xia Hua joked casually, but Xia Chaosheng froze suddenly.

"Young Master?"

"It's broken." He grabbed Xia Hua's wrist and murmured tremblingly, "Today...is today the day when you return to the house?"

After Xia Chaosheng asked, Xia Hua and Qiu Chan were also stunned.

"Back to the door in three dynasties?" The expressions of the maids gradually paled.

It's no wonder that Xia Hua and Qiu Chan didn't think about returning home in three dynasties.

After all, Xia Chaosheng is a man, and the etiquette for getting married is different from that of a woman. The maids around him can't remember the etiquette for returning home in three dynasties, and the attendants around Mu Rugui can't even remember it.

So after going back and forth, they all forgot that they should go back to Hou's mansion today.

"Don't worry, little duke, it shouldn't be too late to go back to the mansion." Xia Hua was the first to calm down, "Madam likes Xuantianguan's vegetarian cakes very much, little dude, your bag..."

Xia Chaosheng hurriedly said, "Take it home for mother."

But a pack of vegetarian cakes is far from enough, and it is Mu Rugui who should prepare the proper gifts for returning home from three dynasties.

But at this moment, Mu Rugui might have already entered the Golden Luan Hall, so how could he concentrate on his preparations?

The attendants wearing the silver armor of the Jinwu Guard brought Mu Rugui into the imperial city.

Before they left the palace, Yue Ji hadn't revealed her identity, so they pretended that the Ninth Prince was a traitor collaborating with the enemy and treason. They said they were "escorting", but they were actually "surveilling".

Mu Rugui didn't care, and came to the Golden Luan Hall without any haste, just as the prince was crying, "Father, Father, I know I'm wrong!"

He glanced vaguely at Yue Ji who was kneeling under his highness, and then glanced at the triumphant fifth prince, his heart was clear.

The only thing that confuses Mu Rugui is the gaze of Zhenguo Hou Xia Rongshan—fire-breathing, angry, as if he has a sworn hatred with him.

"Ninth brother, you are here."

King Liang's words made the Jinluan Palace quiet down.

The Ninth Prince, who came against the light, knelt on one knee and saluted calmly.

Mu Rugui often wears dark black clothes on weekdays, and even when he enters the palace to meet the Holy Majesty, he only changes into a high-grade court dress, but today, because he is going to Xuantian Temple, he specially wears a black python gown and a black robe on his head. The golden crown is not only heroic, but also a bit of majesty that belongs to the Tian family.

When the courtiers saw Mu Rugui, they didn't dare to speak again.

"Ninth brother, there is no need to be formal." Liang Wang raised his hand wearily, motioning him to stand up, "I know you don't want to get involved in the affairs of the court, and I also heard that you went to Xuantian Temple today, it's just...it's about the crown prince, I I had to call you back."

Mu Rugui pursed his lips and remained silent.

Liang Wang actually regretted it.

When Mu Ruqi first started to accuse Mu Rugui of his crimes, he was secretly delighted - the matter of giving a marriage is no longer a fuss, but if Mu Rugui's favor on Di's daughter is seized, he can still find an opportunity to convict her.

But who knew that it was the prince himself who did the absurd thing in the end?

Liang Wang was not only regretful, but also disappointed.

Among his sons, only Mu Ruqi and Mu Ruxu have good aptitude.

But Mu Ruxu has Di Ren's blood flowing in his body, unless it is absolutely necessary, King Liang is not willing to let him ascend the throne, so what King Liang values ​​most is Prince Mu Ruqi.

Mu Ruqi did satisfy King Liang.

Under the guidance of the Qin family and Queen Qin, although the prince could not be called a once-in-a-lifetime virtuous person, he was still clean and self-disciplined, prudent and understanding.

Looking at it today, it was all an illusion...

Fortunately, the matter did not cause any serious problems. King Liang calmed down and looked at Mu Rugui, who was kneeling under his highness with a straight waist like a pine: "Ninth brother, my Xu'er said, your black armored cavalry rescued a man from the river." Lady Di?"

"Yes."

"At that time, Di Nu was the one kneeling under His Highness?"

"My brother didn't take a closer look, Brother Huang, I'd better ask about the black armored cavalry under my command."

King Liang immediately summoned the Xuanjia iron cavalry, summoned a dozen people in a row, and all said that the woman he saved that day was Yue Ji.

"But Xu'er asked, please protect this girl Di?"

"Exactly." Mu Rugui glanced at Mu Ruxu lightly, knowing that this was the Fifth Prince's excuse, and did not refute it.

□□Yu was sick and went to the doctor in a hurry, and they all stood up and scolded: "Ninth Prince, you have fought in Youyun Sixteen Continents for many years, how could you save a Di girl?"

Mu Rugui's eyes suddenly turned cold: "Old and young, women and children, even if they are Di people, this king will not kill them all."

"What's more..." There was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, "This girl's womb is the prince's flesh and blood, how can I dispose of it at will?"

Mu Rugui seldom came in and out of the court, and the courtiers almost forgot that he was not an idle prince, but a murderous god who had been fighting all the year round and was full of hostility. Once he opened his mouth, he would frighten everyone.

"Shut up, everyone!" King Liang's complexion was paler than before.

The King of Liang has already realized that the prince can no longer refute the matter of Di Nu. There is only one thing that he is satisfied with - the matter has not become a big one. up.

Mu Rugui refused to allow King Liang to fulfill his wish, and said to His Highness: "Could it be that, in order to get rid of the crime, the imperial nephew lied that the woman in the womb was my flesh and blood?... No wonder when he just entered the palace, he listened The people on the side of the road are talking about it, saying that the king, Gouliandi, does not want to guard Jiaxing Pass, and this is the reason..."

"What, the people are talking about it?!" Liang Wang's eyes darkened, he looked at Chang Zhong, and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth, "Quick, give me... eat... eat..."

Chang Zhong immediately took out a elixir from the armband and stuffed it into King Liang's mouth.

Liang Wang took the elixir, gasped for a moment, and the blood slowly returned to his cheeks.

"How could the affairs of the court be spread outside the palace walls?" King Liang was furious, kicking the eunuch who was about to step forward, seeing the prince collapsed on the ground again, what else could he not understand?

"You're going to piss me off...you're going to piss me off!"

"Father...Father!" Mu Rugui regretted it too much.

He sent people to spread those rumors. He originally wanted to ruin Mu Rugui's reputation, but he didn't expect that he would be the one who suffered in the end.

"Come on! Pass the decree on... the crown prince loses his morality and threatens to cause a catastrophe. From today onwards, he is confined to the East Palace and writes an edict of his sins to the world. He must be summoned. As for this girl..."

Yan Yuhua, who was kneeling beside him, tensed up when he heard the words.

"Although this girl is from Di, she is pregnant with the prince's flesh and blood. She will stay in the palace for the time being and be guarded by the Jinwu Guard until she gives birth. Then she will be sent to Youyun Sixteen Continents."

Yan Yuhua's tense heart suddenly relaxed, and he almost didn't come back to his senses. He was asked by King Liang's name, and he answered in a hoarse voice: "I obey the order."

"Yuhua, you have guarded the palace for many years, and you should know that the two armies are at war, and the crime is worse than women and children." Liang Wang regarded him as unwilling to look after Yue Ji, frowned and said, "Go down, don't let me down."

Yan Yuhua accepted the order with a wry smile, walked to Yue Ji's side slumpedly, and led her out of the Golden Luan Hall.

"Ninth brother, what I mentioned a few days ago is to let the crown prince go to Jiaxing Pass with you, let it go." No matter how unwilling King Liang was, he had to patiently say, "When he can reflect on himself, I will let you go." I will hand him over to you."

An unethical prince, not to mention gaining a foothold in the Xuanjia iron cavalry, even the people of Daliang secretly cast aside, even if he went to Jiaxing Pass, so what?

Not to mention the effort, but when the time comes to become Mu Rugui's foil, Liang Wang will be even more frightened.

Mu Rugui was noncommittal, and no longer cared about court affairs, frowning until Xiachao, and rushed out of the Golden Luan Hall before Changzhong finished reading the word "chao" in "Xiachao".

Seeing this, Zhen Guohou slapped his thigh suddenly, and chased after him: "My lord!"

Mu Rugui stopped walking and saluted his father-in-law sullenly.

"My lord, what about my baby?" Xia Rongshan gritted his teeth, froze his face, and said each word, "Just now His Majesty said that the lord went to Xuantian Temple... Could it be that the baby was locked up in the mansion?"

"Chaosheng... went to Xuantian Temple with me."

"Going together?" Xia Rongshan let go of most of his heart, and suddenly mentioned, "Sheng'er is not in good health, and Xuantian Temple is on Jinshan, how can you take him there?!"

"I……"

"My lord, this Marquis knows that Daliang has the habit of going to Xuantian Temple to seek divination before going out for an expedition, and this Marquis has also been there before." Xia Rongshan became more and more anxious as he spoke, and finally pulled Mu Ru directly. Returning to the hem of his clothes, he pulled him into the carriage of the Marquis Mansion, "It's fine if you don't bring Chaosheng home today, how can you let him go to Xuantian Temple to suffer from the cold!"

"today……"

"My lord, don't say any more, go back to the mansion with the Marquis first!"

Mu Rugui came to the Hou Mansion in such a daze, and then confronted Xia Chaosheng who was standing in the main hall in a daze.

The poor young master held his hands in his hands, and with several warm stoves at his feet, he watched Mrs. Pei eating vegetarian cakes, swallowing his saliva: "Mother, I was wrong, I really didn't mean not to come back... ..."

"Chaosheng?" Mu Rugui quickly walked over.

Xia Chaosheng turned around following the sound, threw himself into Uncle Jiu's arms in surprise, and then whispered tremblingly: "Uncle Jiu, today is the day when Sanchao returns home, I forgot!"

Mu Rugui's face froze suddenly.

He also forgot such an important matter.

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