Mikago

In the morning of the next day, the sky cleared up for two days, but it started to rain again.Inside the Lizao Hall of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was very quiet, only the rustling sound of the rain hitting the plantains could be heard.

Since the conferment, Lu You has always been by Emperor Huiming's side, which gave Qi Yunchu a lot of free time.Even though, as Duke Changqiu, he still needs to stay in the palace to guard, he doesn't have to stay in the Penglai Pavilion, just follow suit.

A few days ago, Duanzhou paid tribute to several excellent inkstones.At this moment, Qi Yunchu spread out the rice paper rarely, and was about to grind and enjoy it, when he saw a figure flashing into the yard in the drizzle, striding towards him.

"King Xuan is dead, and the young prince is following King Duan again without company; how could you sneak into the palace? It seems that the inner guards were negligent. Be careful that Tan Hualang, who was just admitted, was taken away again."

"Don't bother Mr. Qiu."

Tang Ruilang stood alone in front of the case, and threw the umbrella on the ground casually: "After asking what I should ask, I will leave on my own."

"What you want to ask is related to Lu You."

"Why do you tell him what you have? Knowing that he likes to think wildly, you deliberately let him think that I approached him because of Dongjun!"

"Aren't you?"

Qi Yunchu stopped what he was doing, and looked at Tang Ruilang with a half-smile: "If not, why don't you explain it to him directly?"

"You put it lightly... Sigh!"

Tang Ruilang hesitated to speak, with an expression of annoyance that was never seen on his face.

"I have known you since I was three years old, and I have always respected you as an elder like Uncle Wang. These days, I have been coordinating with your plans and convincing my father and those old foxes of the Tang family to advance and retreat with you...But But you stabbed me in the opposite direction... Excuse me, this is really revenge!"

In today's world, there are not many people who dare to speak rudely in front of Qi Yunchu.However, Tang Ruilang not only said that, but also sat down on the chair beside him.

Qi Yunchu was not annoyed, he just played with the seal in his hand, feeling a little happier than before.

"Aren't I helping you? Help you take off the mask of a hippie smile. Regardless of whether there is a theory of reincarnation in this world, is Lu You the reincarnation of Dong Jun? Even if he is, but you are pampered, what? Has he ever worked so hard to please others? Besides, he is suspicious and doesn't appreciate it at all."

"I know what I'm doing, and I know what you're talking about. But do you know what I'm thinking?"

Tang Ruilang frowned, and quickly tapped his fingers on the armrest, which was a small movement he learned from his father.

"Right now, I'm very sorry that Zuo Lan and Dong Jun don't look alike at all, or I never knew Dong Jun. Only in this way, Zuo Lan won't be entangled in Dong Jun's shadow all the time..."

"If that's the case, will things get better?"

Qi Yunchu sneered softly, as if facing a naive child: "If you don't know Dongjun, or Lu You doesn't look like Dongjun, do you think you two still have a chance to meet?"

Tang Ruilang was stunned for a moment, and seemed to realize something: "Zuo Lan also raised this question to me yesterday..."

"Then how did you answer him?" Qi Yunchu held the pen in one hand and looked up at him slightly.

"I said at the time that he was being awkward...I said how could I not know his existence."

"Hmph. Don't want to answer seriously, just think about perfunctory and evasive——You and your uncle are really stupid in the same line!"

Qi Yunchu sneered again: "Lu You is no longer the kind of person who can be stunned by just two or three sweet words. If you want to save yourself, just tell the most truthful answer in your heart. I hope he can still endure your slick tongue "Get out now and don't bother me here."

Tang Ruilang didn't bother, and stood up quickly again.

"I'm leaving now, but you haven't really answered my question - why did you tell Lu You those things? Over the years, you have never told anyone about Dongjun and Nanjun's past, I'm afraid even you The most trusted Chang Yunu doesn't even know about it."

"Maybe it's because I'm old and meddling. Maybe it's because I promised Lu You..."

Qi Yunchu took the pen and made the last stroke on the rice paper.

"It's more likely because you don't have half of Nan Jun's elegance and bearing, but you always like to imitate his words and deeds. As a result, you can't turn out to be an anti-dog, and you become glib, frivolous and superficial, which makes me upset. "

"It is indeed Swiss Franc's fault that Duke Qiu was irritated."

Tang Ruilang got the scolding, but instead cupped his hands at Qi Yunchu and said, "Then Ruilang can only hope in his heart that Duke Qiu and Uncle Anle will be able to reunite as lovers as soon as possible."

He paused, and added: "The matter has come to this point, I want to tell Zoran everything I know without reservation. Do you have any objections?"

"As you please."

Qi Yunchu still lowered his head and wrote his handwriting.

"Lu You has passed my test. I have nothing to worry about here. It's just that there is only 'that one thing'. You can think about it yourself. You don't need me to remind you to know how powerful it is. If he can't keep it, you Perhaps the fate of me and the entire Great Ning Dynasty will change."

"Swiss certainly knows."

Tang Ruilang bent down to pick up the umbrella on the ground, and opened it again.

"It is my sincerity to tell Zoran the whole story. But how he proceeds is his choice. I firmly believe that he will make the most sensible choice; but in case, I mean in case of mistakes, let me Come and correct it yourself."

After saying this, he picked up his umbrella again and walked towards the depths of the rain curtain.

At noon, Penglai Pavilion and Anren Hall have already begun to take a nap.Except for the eunuchs and maids on duty, those who have nothing to do can temporarily retreat to various places to rest.

The door of Zitong Courtyard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is closed.

In the courtyard, Lu You was wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, cleaning the fallen flowers all by himself.

It was during the few days when he was busy going in and out of the East Palace and dealing with Ding Yucheng that the dozens of paulownia trees in the yard bloomed quietly.

As if overnight, the tall and dark branches were covered with lavender trumpet-shaped flowers.Dozens of hundreds of flowers are clustered together to form a group of small purple clouds; clouds overlap one another, forming a purple canopy that soars into the sky.

However, before Lu You calmed down and calmed down to appreciate, this magnificent and gorgeous flower event came to an abrupt end.

After a night of wind and rain, I saw the spring on the branches faded.Thick tung flowers fell all over the ground, spreading a thick layer of velvet blanket in the whole purple tung courtyard.The original strong floral fragrance was diluted by the rain, like a wisp of remnant soul, with a faint trace.

Greedy tail spring thin, easy to dye lovesickness.This suits Lu You's mood at the moment.

He didn't like others rushing into the Zitong courtyard, and he did some cleaning by himself when he had nothing to do.

Right now, he was just sweeping the fallen flowers in front of the steps into a pile when he suddenly heard a knock on the door from outside the courtyard.

"Who?"

He asked aloud, but got no answer.Just listen to the knock on the door one after another, although it is not rude, but it seems that he will not give up until he achieves his goal.

Guessing that no one would dare to make trouble in the daytime in Zichen Palace, Lu You put the broom aside and went to open the door.

The door was opened with a gap, and he looked out through the gap, facing the person he least wanted to see.

"I have something to tell you." Tang Ruilang cut to the point: "I hope you can give me some time."

"I do not have time."

Without even thinking about it, Lu You closed the door again.

However, Tang Ruilang, who had anticipated this, had already stretched out his hand and firmly blocked the door panel.

"Wait a minute...you still owe me compensation!"

He reminded loudly: "Last time you wrongly accused me of telling Kang Wang about the matter between you and Zhao Yang. You said that you owe me a compensation, remember?"

No matter how angry Lu You was, he didn't dare to close the door and pinch Tang Ruilang's fingers.Now that there is a stalemate, he can only say with a dark face: "What do you want to do?!"

"I want to say a few words to you. After finishing speaking, if you still think that I regard you as Dong Jun, then I will leave immediately, and from now on, I will not disturb you again."

Tang Ruilang withdrew his hand from the crack of the door, quietly waiting for Lu You's response.

It seemed like a long time before Lu You took a step back.

"Come in."

The two walked into the courtyard one after the other, stepped on the fallen flowers that had not had time to clean up, and came to the eaves of the main hall.

Lu You turned around, crossed his arms with his hands on his face, and looked wary.

"There is no hot tea here, what's the matter, please tell Mr. Tang short."

Tang Ruilang pushed back the wet hair stuck to his forehead, revealing his sincere amber eyes.

"Yesterday I got drunk and said a lot of hurtful things. But I didn't come here just to apologize. I believe you don't care about this 'sorry', but want to get a reasonable explanation. I will know what I know I will tell you everything about it. So first of all...what do you want to know the most?"

"..."

Lu You was still angry, so he just wanted to reply "I don't want to know anything".However, he still held back abruptly, and only choked out two words between his teeth.

"... Dongjun."

"Okay." Tang Ruilang nodded: "I believe you will not tell anyone about the things I want to tell you in detail."

Having said that, he coughed lightly, and his eyes slowly turned to the fallen flowers in the courtyard.

At that time, shortly after the death of the first emperor, Tang Taifei vowed to become a monk to practice.Emperor Huiming took pity on his younger brother Zhao Nanxing who was young and helpless, so he took him back from Li Palace to live in Zichen Palace.

However, Empress Xiao is suspicious and jealous by nature, and Zhao Nanxing has Tang family blood, and since Tang Taifei has become a monk, the Tang family has lost power.The Xiao and Tang families seem to be close, but in reality there is an undercurrent.

Therefore, on the surface, Empress Xiao took good care of Zhao Nanxing, but actually sent people to secretly monitor his every move, and even forbade anyone in the court to contact Zhao Nanxing, making it clear that he would be completely isolated.

Emperor Huiming had a gentle personality and soft ears, and he was repeatedly restrained by his relatives Xiao's family in political affairs.Therefore, even after hearing some rumors, he did not dare to openly turn against Empress Xiao.

Over time, those snobbish people in the palace quickly noticed the coldness in him.One by one, they treated Zhao Nanxing harshly in order to win Empress Xiao's favor.

For a long period of time, even though he was in the most magnificent palace in the world, Zhao Nanxing still couldn't eat enough, and sometimes he only had rice soup to satisfy his hunger.It was actually worse than those concubines who were thrown into the cold palace.

Among all kinds of indifference and indifference, there was only one person who extended a warm helping hand to Zhao Nanxing.

This person is Dongjun.

Dongjun's real name is Zhao Xu, and he is the direct son born to the Crown Princess Xiao Shi when the Holy Majesty was still the crown prince, so he is two or three years older than his uncle Zhao Nanxing.

This Zhao Xu was intelligent by nature, and inherited the gentle and benevolent character of Emperor Huiming. He was established as the heir apparent at the age of ten.And because the prince is in the East Palace, and the word Xu means "rising sun in the east", he is called "East Lord" in private.

It is not clear how these two teenagers of similar age met in the first place.In short, Zhao Nanxing and Dong Jun soon became playmates who talked about everything in the dull palace.

It was also under Dongjun's insistence that Zhao Nanxing, who was once neglected, was treated kindly again.Empress Xiao, who doted on her son-in-law, also turned a blind eye to Zhao Nanxing for Dongjun's sake.

Not only that, but Dong Jun, who is two years older, regards himself as Zhao Nanxing's elder brother. He takes Zhao Nanxing with him wherever he goes, and Zhao Nanxing will have a copy of everything he likes. Go to school.

When he was young, Zhao Nanxing was very intelligent, lively and cheerful. He was deeply loved by the scholars in the Chongwen Museum, and was even regarded as the talent of Wang Zuozhi.

Seeing that Zhao Nanxing was attached to the prince, Empress Xiao finally relaxed her control over him a little.Seeing the turn of the situation, Emperor Huiming doted on Zhao Nanxing even more, and wanted to make up for all the debts owed to this young brother.

It happened that Zhao Nanxing had the word "Nan" in his name, so he gradually got the title "Nan Jun".

"According to Uncle Anle, if the benevolent and intelligent Dong Jun can really inherit the Datong, then it must be another enlightened Lord of the Daning Dynasty. It's a pity... the young die but the old survive, and the strong die early and get sick all."

Tang Ruilang's voice changed from admiration to sigh: "Do you still remember that I told you how Qi Yunchu and Uncle Anle met?"

Although Lu You didn't want to talk to him, she nodded in order to continue listening.

Tang Ruilang smiled wryly: "Actually, those words were half-truths and half-false - the day Qi Yunchu met Uncle Anle was the day Dongjun died... In other words, Dongjun did indeed die on the East Sea Pool. However, that boat belongs to Nan Jun."

Zhao Nanxing's mother, Concubine Tang, has been practicing in the temple in Zichen Palace.She was weak and depressed all the time, but Empress Xiao did not allow Zhao Nanxing to meet her mother frequently.

Fortunately, Zhao Nanxing naturally has his own way.

The temple is close to the north bank of Donghai Pool in the Royal Garden.So Zhao Nanxing hid a blue boat on the bank, and when he missed his mother, he drove the boat alone and sneaked across to the other bank and entered the temple.

The day of the incident coincided with Wangri at the turn of summer and autumn.The moon is bright and the wind is clear, which is a great time for night tours.

When Zhao Nanxing was young, he used to go boating on the lake in the Li Palace to enjoy the moon with his father, mother and concubine.At this moment, seeing the bright moon in the sky, I miss my mother and concubine more and more in my heart.

It happened that Dongjun came to Hanlu Hall and saw Zhao Nanxing's sullen look, so he offered to ask, why not drive a small boat across the East Sea Pool in the name of appreciating the moon.

With a thought, the two teenagers didn't hesitate too much.Immediately ordered people to find the small boat by the East China Sea pool, put on lights and candles and eat.Because it is a matter of secrecy, still do not follow the servants.Only Dongjun and Nanjun boarded the boat, rowed slowly, and drifted to the north.

After waiting for the north bank of Donghai Pool, Zhao Nanxing went ashore by himself to find his mother in the temple.Before leaving, I made an appointment with Dong Jun, and half an hour later, I still met on the shore and continued to enjoy the moon.

But no one expected that Zhao Nanxing, who returned to the shore half an hour later, saw a ball of flames burning in the East Sea Pool...

He knew that Dongjun was in the flames, so he swam desperately into the lake to save people.However, the autumn water was cloudy and cold and the East Sea Pool was too vast. After swimming not too far, Nan Jun became cold and sank from exhaustion.

After that, there was the meeting between Qi Yunchu and Zhao Nanxing by the Nongyu Tower.

"After the death of Dongjun, the emperor and empress were immersed in great grief, and Nanjun was also heartbroken. On the other hand, no one knew the cause of the boating on the lake. Everyone thought that the prince was alone. All the cronies in Hanlu Palace tried their best to persuade Nan Jun not to tell the truth, so as not to incur the crazy revenge of Empress Xiao... The matter was like this, and nothing happened. However, in Nan Jun's heart, Dong Jun's benevolence, righteousness and friendship have never been forgotten. And deeply blamed myself for the tragedy that night."

Speaking of this, Tang Ruilang stopped and looked at Lu You: "If it were you, would the death of Dongjun be the fault of Uncle Anle?"

"Ask me why? Say it again, I'm not Dongjun."

Although Lu You emphasized a sentence bluntly, he still replied: "The fire on the boat is very strange. Regardless of accident or coincidence, if there is no reason for Nanjun to visit his mother, Dongjun would not go on the boat. You can't absolve yourself of the blame... It's just that the fire disaster was not caused by him, if there is a fault, it is limited."

"It seems that you are more generous than me."

Tang Ruilang laughed at himself: "Actually, I once imagined in private: Dongjun and Nanjun were both on the boat when the fire broke out. And Nanjun, who was rescued by Qi Yunchu, went to the Nongyu Building from the burning boat—— Doesn't it sound a little scary?"

"..." Lu You was slightly taken aback by his assumption: "You don't even trust your own uncle?"

"It's not that I don't believe it. After all, it's a matter of death without proof. Naturally, there are thousands of guesses. But then again, if Uncle Anle really killed Dong Jun, then he can avoid talking about the past, let alone It's impossible to think about it and just want to see Dongjun again."

Having said that, Tang Ruilang told another strange story——

One year after Dongjun passed away, Nanjun's mother and concubine also died of old illness and depression.Because she was already a monk, her body was moved to the Miaofa Temple outside Zhaojing City after her death, where she was cremated and erected a pagoda.

After the birth mother passed away, Nanjun led Qi Yunchu to Miaofa Temple to observe filial piety.One night, when I woke up from a dream, I suddenly heard noisy voices outside the house.

He led Qi Yunchu out to check, and found that it was actually a monk, preaching scriptures and Taoism in the pagoda forest.

At the beginning, the two just competed verbally over the scriptures and principles, but gradually it turned into a contest of fighting skills.I saw that the monk here made the dead wood bloom, and the Taoist priest there made the brick pagoda fruit;Until the Taoist priest said, I have a spell to make the monks and nuns buried in the Tallinn speak again.

As soon as the words fell, there were rustling sounds all around—as expected, there were many, many voices coming from the brick tower.If you listen carefully, you will find that they are all chanting Taoist classics.

Ordinary people, if they saw such a scene, their faces would turn pale with fright.However, Nan Jun was overjoyed, grabbed the Taoist priest, and led him to Zichen Palace overnight.

Then there was the reincarnation of Dongjun and the aftermath of Zhao Yang's birth.

"Now that I think about it, that monk may not be a real expert. I heard that there is a kind of juggling in the Western Regions called illusion, which can make people hallucinate. Maybe Nanjun met two A juggler pretending to be a monk, secretly hiding in the Tallinn, preparing to go to the streets tomorrow to ask for rewards tricks."

After finishing this episode, Tang Ruilang slowed down again.

"After Zhao Yang was born, Empress Xiao didn't want him to be close to Nanjun anymore, so she drove Nanjun out of Zichen Palace. Three years later, my father was excluded by Xiao's family and went to a foreign state to take office. Because of this I was temporarily entrusted to Prince Anle's mansion before the journey was difficult and dangerous. Therefore, I have a deep relationship with Uncle Anle and Qi Yunchu. And Uncle Anle did not treat me as politely and distantly as he did to other children of the Tang family. Until Many years later, on the day of parting..."