sunset fever

The young emperor's paddock is in danger

Second Princess Shishan Ma Mingchang

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Chen Yuxun arrived neither early nor late.

He was wearing an egg-blue jacquard silk gown, and it was cool like an autumn wind, and he came in from the outside; at this time, the dinner in the restaurant was just finished, and Yan Xiu was wearing a dark red single gown, standing in front of the building. In the courtyard, Dou Sanyin newly bought a pair of blue swallows.

"My lord, King Liuqian is here." Mo Xia took Yan Xiu's coat and immediately waited for him to put it on, and said.

Yan Xiu asked her: "The Eighth Prince?"

"It's him, waiting in that courtyard."

The sky was completely dark, and the wind blew for a long time, and finally it stopped. Above his head, there was a clean sky with dark blue stars dotted with it. Yan Xiu asked Mo Xia to feed the birds, and he went out to the yard alone. It's not a long way.

The green peach leaves in front of the house were falling heavily in the cold light, and if there was another cool breeze, they would fall.

Chen Yuxun was standing in the hall, when he saw Yan Xiu coming in, he immediately bowed politely and said, "Lord Yan, I'm bothering you."

Yan Xiuzi asked him how he was, Shanyin added cushions on the soft couch, and invited the two to sit down, a few plates of snacks were placed on the table, and two cups of hot tea in blue, white, pastel and white porcelain were served.

"I heard that His Majesty will go to Shishan tomorrow." Yan Xiu said.

Chen Yuxun nodded immediately, and he said: "I came here for this purpose. There are countless insects, ants and ferocious beasts in that place. It seems that it will be an opportunity to compete for excellence, but it is dangerous, so I want to seek an antidote from Master Yan."

"My lord is going too?"

"Our brothers and sisters, several people went, I, King Xiangji-Yinle, King Beiwei-Taoshao, King Yuche-Zhang Qin, and Princess Xiangtang-Xianyuan, oh, she is Xikong now. queen of the kingdom."

Chen Yuxun was humble and at ease, he did not put on the airs of a prince at all, he was handsome and kind-hearted, and he often smiled, holding the tea at this time.

After thinking about it, Yan Xiu replied, "I met King Bei Wei when His Majesty was hosting a banquet that day."

"The two of them are good friends. I am free to have fun on weekdays. If I don't ask about the governance of the country, it will be difficult for me to say a lot."

"But the prince's poems are good," Yan Xiu said with a faint smile, "everyone has his own ambitions, and those who grow up among the palace walls, I'm afraid there are few people who have the leisure and talent of the prince."

Chen Yuxun laughed immediately, and said, "I don't like power either. If there is a struggle in Chongcheng, I will hide. I live in a remote and small place, but it is actually a paradise in the world."

"This place is also like a peach garden."

Chen Yuxun immediately agreed, saying: "This is a place that my father loves."

"Liansu Taolan, Qiuyue Hanjiang... It is true that the scenery is beautiful, and the architecture is elegant, but at this time it is no longer outside the world. If we meet here today, someone will know." Yan Xiu did not panic. , he took a sip of tea before speaking slowly.

The person in front of him understood immediately, and he asked, "Your Majesty?"

"I just came here today. When I was feeding the birds, two people squatted on the roof."

"Your Majesty is still young, so he will always be reckless and offensive, so don't worry about it," Chen Yuxun finished speaking, put down the teacup for a while, and he added it suddenly, "He is afraid that you will run away."

Knowing that it was part joke and part persuasion, Yan Xiu didn't care about anything, he nodded once, then led Chen Yuxun to the cabinet, and gave him the most commonly used "Baidu Shu".

"How to use it?" Chen Yuxun asked him.

Yan Xiu turned to look at him, put away the rest of the things in the cabinet, he said: "Baidushu, can cure all kinds of poisons, you can use it if you are poisoned, take an appropriate amount, wait for the effect, if it can't cure the poison, just use it." It depends on the situation.”

Chen Yuxun hurriedly thanked him, but seeing that it was getting late, he took his leave and left.

Yan Xiu went back to the building where he lived alone, and he read the sentence written after the divination that day.

"If you know where the azaleas are, there will be no traces of clouds blocked by thousands of mountains."

His heart was naturally calm, and he was suppressing the depression caused by the past, Yan Xiu didn't want to say anything, he waited quietly in the Taolang Pavilion, and refused Qin Jiang's request that day.

Therefore, even if Chen Bichen got into some disaster in Shishan, he couldn't save him.

Yan Xiu's eyes were stained with a smile, and then his expression became gloomy. He went to the dormitory, washed up alone, and rested.

It was early autumn at this time, and the vegetation on the stone mountain was not yet yellow, and the water and soil were more abundant than those in Yangjing, so the surrounding area of ​​the mountain was covered with dark green and thick.

When one enters the forest, one realizes that there are fallen leaves that have been accumulated for a long time under one's feet, wet or dry, all exuding a strong smell of corruption; when one looks up, one can see the blue sky outside the canopy in an instant.

It was already late at night when we settled at the foot of the mountain. Chen Bichen's tent was in the center of the camp, with ten corners stable, covered with high-quality cowhide, and a dragon flag embroidered on the top.

The light illuminates the place transparently, and it is a bright yellow scene of human smoke in the dark night. The soldiers patrolling on horseback are coming and going outside the fence, making rustling sounds together with the soft wind.

In the braziers on the left and right in front of the tent, dancing red flames ignited.

There were three layers of wind curtains, so the tent was warm and there was no wind. Chen Bizhen used the brass jug and wine cup in front of him, and had a drink alone. He sat on the wide, soft and warm bed and fell asleep wearing his shirt.

Jianfang is guarding outside, and there are guards who will change shifts with him, and the rest of the accompanying people settled in the surrounding tents.

Chen Bizhen was suddenly worried about those trivial matters that had not been sorted out, so he got up and shouted: "Jianfang—"

Immediately, Jianfang came in from the outside. He was wearing a flaxen-colored soft armor, and his hair was tightly braided as usual. He saluted and said, "The minister is here."

Chen Bizhen sat down at the table with lights, blinked his eyes lightly, and asked him, "Is there any news from King Guirong in Fenjiang?"

"I haven't received the letter yet."

"I see." Chen Bizhen breathed out boredly. Even though the journey was tiring this day, he always felt sober. He looked at the candle on the table and heard a faint voice coming from outside the tent.

Jianfang explained: "King Xiangji drank wine tonight, maybe he was drunk, so he didn't go into the tent, but chatted with his subordinates there."

"How about the Thirteenth Prince?"

"Back to Your Majesty, King Yuche rested in his tent when he returned to the camp, and no one spoke to him," Jianfang took a breath after speaking, suddenly smiled, and said, "Your Majesty brought him here, he must be grateful .”

"He doesn't care about that," Chen Bizhen was suddenly a little dazed, he sighed lightly, and said, "I care about him on behalf of my father."

In the field, there are distant roaring beasts, late-dead insects singing, and wind passing through the branches in the forest.

Chen Bizhen blew out the lamp, lay down again, closed his eyes in the darkness of the room, raised his hand and scratched his brows lightly, then turned to look at the wall; half an hour later, the sun was probably ready to rise Sliding, the sky is still dark.

Some more wood was added to the brazier in front of the tent, the guards carried knives to change shifts, and those who had been drunk and yelled for a long time stopped talking loudly.

The night was cool and thorough, and it was even cooler now.

Jianfang was lying in the small tent without taking off his boots, he opened his eyes suddenly, and went out with his sword in hand. He was led by a guard, passed through the gap in the tent, and entered the big room where Chen Biying lived. account.

Qin Jiang was already there.

She said, "My lord, how did you take care of the imperial court?"

"I was negligent." Jianfang's eyes became slack, he clenched the arrow in his hand, and carefully looked at the unconscious Chen Bizhen who was lying on the bed.

I saw that his eyes and lips were black and blue, and he fell into a deep sleep.

Qin Jiang got up now, frowned and said: "It was injured by a poisonous snake, and it was extremely poisonous that I had never seen before. I had some remedies at first, but...Master Jian, the antidote I carried with me was stolen."

Chen Taoshao, who stood by the side, wore the single clothes he would sleep at night, he didn't say much, and went out of the tent in a dull manner, where there were guards and the princes and princesses who were wearing coats.

"King Xiangji, why are you drinking and having fun here and staying up all night!" Chen Taoshao didn't want to ask, he glared at the tall man there and shouted at him.

Chen Yinle was born strong and mature, he replied: "You are being rude, Twelfth Brother."

"I only have one thing to say here, if someone steals Lord Qin's antidote today, please hand it over and apologize immediately." Chen Taoshao glanced over, lowered his raised voice just now, and took the outer robe handed over by a waiter, put on.

Chen Yinle couldn't bear it by nature, he suddenly frowned his thick eyebrows, and reprimanded him angrily: "The twelfth younger brother has no evidence and no proof, here he clearly accuses me of stealing the antidote, if someone else tells me I have misunderstood, how can you clear my name?"

Seeing that he was furious, Chen Taoshao had no intention of fighting, so he vented his anger and turned to go into the tent, followed by Chen Xianyuan, who was wearing a crimson soft armor, with a neat high bun and a sword.

She asked: "Tao Shao, His Majesty's situation is critical now, do you want to return to Chongcheng?"

Qin Jiang was at the side, and she couldn't wait for Chen Taoshao to think, so she said: "Princess, the Twelve Princes, Your Majesty should not be tired, you should go back to the city quickly, and invite Lord Yan to come, he is proficient in ancient and modern medical techniques, and he will have a good idea." .”

Chen Xianyuan had a pair of sword-shaped eyebrows, and the corners of his eyes were slightly raised. Upon closer inspection, he looked somewhat similar to Chen Bizhen, a half-brother. She immediately pulled Chen Taoshao's sleeves, and said, "Your Majesty, I will go back to the city. Please invite Lord Yan to come."

After a while, Chen Xianyuan rode away on horseback. As soon as the emergency happened, Jianfang called up all the off-duty guards. There were three floors outside the camp. It was time for him to rest, but such a critical incident happened. Jianfang personally Standing guard outside the emperor's big tent, he dared not speak.

He looked around alertly, putting his hand on the hilt of the sword.After a while, Chen Yuxun came staggeringly. He was still dressed in plain clothes, and spoke softly, calling Qin Jiang: "Master Qin, I have medicine here."

So, Qin Jiang came out, and she asked him: "My lord, how can I trust you?"

"I asked for it from Lord Yan, Baidushu."

The celadon vial was cold and fell into Qin Jiang's hand. She immediately opened it and smelled it, and tasted a little on her lips. She said, "Although this medicine can't completely cure the poison, it's better than nothing."

Chen Yuxun didn't go in in the end, he probably didn't want to get involved in the fight between Chen Taoshao and Chen Yinle, so he left after delivering the medicine. Thinking about it, maybe it's because his temper is always like this, so he doesn't think it's strange.

The night in Shishan is darker, and the sky is a little bit colder. The time is not fast, and it will not be long before dawn.

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