fox repair

Between the palace walls, a white shadow jumps and moves in the cramped sky, passing over the painted pillars and carved beams, startling the flying swallows in front of the hall, and with the soft collision of the pads hitting the tiles, the white shadow finally appears real body.

The sun was just rising, and the coolness of the night had not yet faded from the glazed tiles. Mo Chen lightly licked the dew-wet fluff on his paws, followed the sound of worshiping bells and drums in the early morning, jumped up the cornice a few times, and stood facing the wind at the highest point of the palace. , narrowing his eyes slightly, looking at the stone platform built of white marble in the square—a hundred officials are marching up the steps to enter the Hall of Guanghe, preparing for the morning court.

The guards in front of the Guanghe Hall were heavily guarded. Mo Chen tilted his head and looked at it for a while. The fox's mouth was slightly opened, revealing the tender red tongue inside, which looked like a mocking smile.

Hearing that the human being was called here early in the morning, causing him to lose something to warm his bed, Mo Chen felt unhappy. He was very unwilling to leave the human being out of his sight, even if it was only for a moment, so he had no choice but to follow. , I want to see what these two-legged guys are going to do together.

The four snow-white legs staggered back a few steps, Mo Chen lowered his body, put all his weight on his hind legs, and then kicked hard, his body bounced lightly, across the square in the blink of an eye, straight to the square The eaves of the Harmony Hall.The guards outside the Guanghe Hall vaguely felt that something was passing by the sky, but they raised their heads and looked over vigilantly, but found nothing, only thought that the sun dazzled their eyes.

The white hair ball rolled smoothly to the roof of Guanghe Hall, but because of the excessive momentum, it barely stopped after several somersaults.

Mo Chen shook the hair on his body and stood up, walked around the hall a few times, scratched here and there with his paws, finally selected a place, pushed hard, lifted a loose tile, and first brought his eyes closer Looking inside, Hei Ququ couldn't see anything clearly, so he pointed his whole head at the hole and stuffed it in. Unexpectedly, he got stuck halfway through drilling, and struggled for a long time before the mud in the vacancy of the tile was removed. The weeds were all squeezed and fell off, and the gap was widened to fit the fatter fox's buttocks.

Finally entered the Hall of Guanghe, Mo Chen ran lightly along the beam, finally saw a familiar one among the many heads, his eyes lit up, he lay down on the top of that head, watching with relish.

The atmosphere in the court today is very delicate.It should be said that since the emperor suddenly issued an edict a few months ago to move the never-mentioned Ninth Prince from Xihe Hall to Jinghe Hall, the old foxes in the court began to think about Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts.

Those who can survive to the feet of the emperor and become important ministers in the inner court are all the best of the best. If the emperor's move is just because of his old age, he gradually thinks about the relationship between flesh and blood, father and son, they will not believe it anyway.However, the holy will is unpredictable. Before finding out the situation, people can only keep their doubts in their stomachs, but intentionally or unintentionally, they all use their peripheral vision to secretly look at the extra boy in the hall today.

It has long been no secret that the Ninth Prince is in poor health. Back then, when the Sin Queen was still alive, she was worried about this youngest son. She had invited famous doctors from all over the world, but they were helpless to deal with the insufficiency brought about by this fetus. Year after year, she could only use ginseng soup hanging.After the crown prince was deposed, the empress committed suicide in the harem, and the crown prince's family was imprisoned. Only this sick and weak younger brother was able to save his life. Since then, he was expelled from the cold palace and no one cares about him.

Having lost his father when he was young, and his status is embarrassing, it has to be said that this ill-fated ninth son can live to this day, which is beyond many people's expectations.

After the routine report in the court hall, the emperor saw that no one was talking anymore, and he didn't know what was on his mind, so he suddenly brought out the old Zhongshu Ling Shen Fanghua and asked him about the Shen family's new mansion.

Shen Fanghua, a veteran of the three dynasties, is over seventy years old, only remembers his meritorious deeds, and still ranks high in the Zhongshuling.The empress fights with the imperial concubine, the fifth and seventh sons of the emperor fight for the crown prince, and the ministers of the court are also divided into two factions. Only Shen Fanghua is regarded as the root of the sea god needle, who does not stick to the left and right, and has never shown the slightest bias.In recent years, as the wings of the two princes have become fuller and the party disputes have intensified, Shen Fanghua has become more and more old-fashioned. His old eyes are dim and he can't even understand the words. He basically doesn't know what to ask. Gai hangs high, and if he is forced to ask questions urgently, he simply rolls his eyes and faints in court, even the emperor can't help him.

At this time, when asked about this matter that has nothing to do with the government, Shen Fanghua didn't know the emperor's purpose, and felt uneasy, so he knelt down tremblingly and told the truth, saying that his health was getting weaker and weaker recently, and the imperial doctor said that he needed hot springs for recuperation. In order to fulfill his filial piety, the descendants of the family bought a house near the hot springs of Pinglai Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing, so that he could recuperate from illness and cultivate himself.

As long as it is not enclosing land privately, it is common for nobles to buy another courtyard, and there is nothing wrong with it, and Shen Fanghua has nothing to hide.

"Well, Mount Pinglai is indeed a good place for self-cultivation and breath adjustment. When the Taizu was here, he wanted to build a palace there. Unfortunately, a magician told a fortune-telling that it was not suitable to build a royal palace because of the conflict between Feng Shui and Dragon Qi. What a pity."

The emperor just made a few casual comments, but the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty pricked up their ears, and Shen Fanghua raised his heart to his throat, feeling a sense of foreboding in his heart.Sure enough, only hearing the emperor's words suddenly changed, his eyes looked somewhere behind the court hall, "Ning Yuan."

"My son is here." Ning Yuan stood up and went out, kneeling in front of the emperor.

The emperor said to Shen Fanghua: "Shen Qing, let's take a look, how is my ninth prince?"

Shen Fanghua frowned slightly, "Return to Your Majesty, Your Highness Ninth Prince is filial and intelligent, with a youthful demeanor, he is indeed a good-looking talent."

The emperor laughed and said: "It's Yuan'er's good fortune, and Shen Qing has such an evaluation. If Shen Qing doesn't dislike it, why not let Yuan'er be a teacher of you, this child is suffering, and I hope Shen Qing will take care of it."

In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, no one expected that the emperor would make a big move in silence. Shen Fanghua was startled at first, and his muddy old eyes froze for a moment, but he didn't know how to answer the words.

The emperor didn't give him time to react, and immediately ordered Ning Yuan to perform the power of master and apprentice in the court, so that Shen Fanghua had to bear it if he didn't want it.

Shen Fanghua hastily returned the gift, shaking his hands and was about to say something, but the emperor said slowly: "However, considering that Shen Qing is old, I can't bear to tire you to go back and forth to the palace. How about this, let Yuan'er stay in your mansion for a period of time. Laishan Hot Spring is very good, and it is also very beneficial to his body..."

"This, how can this be done!" Shen Fanghua exclaimed, and finally broke his courage, interrupted the emperor's self-talk, and kowtowed heavily on the ground, "The prince's body, how can you stay in my house so easily, if something goes wrong , even if the old minister is hacked into pieces, it will not be enough! I hope Your Majesty will think twice! The prince is the most important thing!"

"Is it the king's land in the whole world, where is the danger of the prince living in the place of his courtiers? Could it be that Shen Qing dislikes my son's dullness and disdains to teach him?" The emperor's face darkened, and his tone immediately became cold.

Shen Fanghua was so frightened that sweat broke out on his forehead, he repeatedly accused him of crimes, "I dare not! I am overwhelmed by flattery!"

"Okay, I've made up my mind, and that's it. Of course, the royal family will not take advantage of your subjects. I will give you 5000 taels of silver to build the Pinglai Mountain Hot Spring Villa. Whatever manpower and material resources you need, you can do whatever you want." Called from the Ministry of Works, let’s say it’s Shu Xiu who is apprenticed to by the Ninth Prince.”

After the court ceremony was over, all the ministers respectfully sent the emperor away, and they all left the Hall of Guanghe.

Regarding what happened in the court today, many people have a gloating attitude.Shen Fanghua kept himself clean and didn't want to participate in party struggles, but now he has to get involved with the prince, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to stand on the sidelines in the future.However, more people are still puzzled by this matter, and they don't understand what kind of medicine is sold in the emperor's gourd.

Since ancient times, no emperor was willing to see his subjects form a party with the royal family, but now that the emperor is old and the crown prince is undecided, it is inevitable for the ministers to consider the issue of standing in line.Shen Fanghua has been an official in the court for many years, and his disciples are all over the place. His influence cannot be underestimated, but he has never publicly expressed his support for which side. Give it to him, what's on his mind?

Ning Yuan waited until the last one to leave, during which time he lowered his eyebrows respectfully and did not look sideways despite the probing eyes of the courtiers. He just greeted him in a low voice when the Fifth and Seventh Princes passed by him.

These two close relatives and siblings are no different from strangers to him, but the fifth prince is fine, he has inherited the good looks of his birth mother, Concubine Lan, with a jade face and peach blossoms, and there always seems to be a smile in his eyes. Ning Yuan has just moved to Jinghe Palace Soon, the prince came to visit him in person, and even greeted him warmly, unlike the seventh prince who only sent a few boxes of gifts as a perfunctory.Seeing Ning Yuan salute to them at this time, the fifth prince responded with a smile, asking Ning Yuan to take medicine on time, to recuperate at ease, and congratulated him on finding a good teacher.In contrast, the Seventh Prince frowned, as if he didn't hear Ning Yuan at all, and walked out in a hurry.

Ning Yuan silently observed the difference in how the two princes treated people. He let out a long sigh of relief when he went to the empty palace, walked a few steps forward, looked up, and saw a small ball of white fur squatting on the beam.

"Ah Chen." Ning Yuan called softly.

At this time, Mo Chen had already fallen asleep during the long and boring waiting, but he was still very sensitive to Ning Yuan's voice, he swept his tail lightly between the beams and pillars, and suddenly opened his eyes, two black bean-like eyes Looking at the human beings below, he jumped directly from above and threw himself into the arms of the human beings.

"It's really disobedient, didn't I tell you to wait at home?" Ning Yuan hugged the little white fox, although he blamed him, there was no anger in his eyes. "When will you be captured, skinned and made into a jacket? Let's see what you will do then!"

Mo Chen still doesn't understand human language very well, but he can vaguely sense emotions, anger, good and evil from the tone of people's speech, so he doesn't care what Ning Yuan said, just rubs against him, and desperately wants to climb up to his neck to lick his mouth .

Ever since he knew that this human being could take out the thing hidden in his stomach, and let that thing open, and enter a wonderful world, Mo Chen became more and more fond of this man Xiu, and pestered him every day, asking him to take him with him. Go play in that wonderful world.

Ning Yuan seemed to have figured out what he was thinking, and finally held down the head of the little white fox, and said with a smile: "Okay, Chen, don't make trouble. You have just opened up your spiritual wisdom, and you have only just started the way of cultivating immortals. , The aura absorbed in the space in the pillow last time has not been refined in the body, so I rushed in again, do you want to let this fox skin be burst by the spiritual energy?"

Mo Chen couldn't understand what Ning Yuan said, so he just scratched and annoyed him with his claws. Anyway, if he didn't make him feel comfortable, neither could others!

Ning Yuan had no choice but to pinch the back of Mo Chen's neck and lift him up, and just carried him all the way back to Jinghe Hall.

Two months later, Shen Jiaping's Laishan Courtyard was repaired, and Ning Yuan also made arrangements, obeying the emperor's order and leaving the palace.

After these two months, the courtiers gradually calmed down when they saw that the emperor had no extra favors for the Ninth Princes, and his attitude towards the concubines was no different from the past.Looking at it now, the Nine Princes left the palace, maybe it was because the emperor didn't want him to stay by his side to remind him of the bad past, and he was worried about being cold-mouthed, so he found an old minister who was not involved in the party to entrust him, maybe it was nothing at all Deeper meaning.

The Shen family accepted a hot potato for no reason, although they didn't want it in their hearts, the emperor's order was hard to break, but they couldn't really turn the prince away, the whole family showed great hospitality, Shen Fanghua's two sons went to the gate of the palace to meet them personally, and escorted them along the way.

Ning Yuan sat in the sedan chair with the fox in his arms.This is the first time in his memory in this life that he walked out of the deep palace and came into contact with the folk world.He was originally a monk born in the spiritual realm, and he was even more unfamiliar with this world of mortals than ordinary monks, so his eyes were somewhat curious.

Looking through the curtains, the hustle and bustle of the market, traffickers and pawns, still have their own way of life in the capital where the rich and noble gather.

Ning Yuan's eyes flickered lightly, as if he was muttering to himself, or talking to Mo Chen. "If you haven't experienced it yourself, how can you know the sufferings of the world. This time I know what it's like to be tortured by diseases. I have lived in a deep palace for thirteen years, brothers have fought against each other, the king is cruel, wealth and glory are just fleeting dreams, and friendship is as thin as paper. The world is just so tasteless.”

Mo Chen saw that Ning Yuan opened the curtain, rushed to the window, poked his head out to look outside.This is also the first time he has seen such a bustling street market, men, women, old and young are of different shapes and sizes, all of which are full of atmosphere and people that are not found in the snow-capped mountains.

Ning Yuan looked at Mo Chen's fox head. Looking from his direction, the outside sun just came in, and there was a gold border inlaid on those fluffy pointed ears. It looked so beautiful that he couldn't help reaching out to touch it.

"Ah Chen, how do you think you should spend this life? Do you want to live in the court, do your duty as a king, and die for the sake of the country and the country? ?”

Mo Chen's ears trembled, he shook his head and shook Ning Yuan's hand away, he turned his head and stared at him fiercely, but saw that his sleeves were half lifted, revealing a string of bright white jade beads on his wrist, so he couldn't help but go over and smell it curiously , Checking the beads one by one with his nose, he found that one of them had his own smell on it. He became more and more puzzled, and wanted to bite, but Ning Yuan avoided it.

"Forget it, since God's will is so, let's be a good prince. No matter how treacherous the conspiracy is, only by understanding it with your heart can you escape from it and live in the emperor's family in this life."

Ning Yuan smiled lightly and closed his eyes, as if he had finally made up his mind.