Mikago

Five or six days later, the Swiss franc still disappeared.And more news began to spread to Guozijian—someone said that a while ago, a military officer in the imperial court was impeached and exiled because he offended Tang Quan.This person has a strong personality, and he also got acquainted with some tigers and wolves in the world.The Tang family was worried that Rui Lang would be retaliated against if he was alone in the Imperial College, so they asked him to go back and take refuge temporarily.

Another person went on to say that Tang Ruilang's birthday will be in one month's time.Now that this kind of thing has happened, I don't know if this year's birthday banquet will be organized again.

Hearing this, Ye Zuolan couldn't help frowning and said, "Sui Lang probably isn't the kind of person who likes extravagance."

The man said with a smile: "This matter, I can't let Rui Lang himself. How many of the sons of high-ranking officials and noble families celebrate their birthdays and are not greeted by adults behind their backs?"

Someone at the side interjected: "I remember last year when Swiss Franc celebrated his birthday, the people rushing to give gifts to his house lined up from the side door all the way to the entrance of Shengye Fang. It was Mr. Shouxing who slipped back into the dormitory by himself. Keep the door open and no one will open it.”

Everyone said something to each other, in the final analysis, they were all looking forward to Tang Ruilang's invitation.Ye Zuolan also thought about it for a while, and suddenly felt ready to move.

I hope to be invited, because this is at least an expression of being valued by Tang Ruilang; however, it seems that a "scholar" is not proud to participate in such a "kitsch" banquet.

Two days later, Tang Ruilang finally returned.

The lecture just ended yesterday, Ye Zuolan had nothing to do after dinner this day, and stayed in the Liming Hall to transcribe the content of the lecture.By the time they finished copying and returned to the house, the winter drums for the curfew were already beating outside the square.

There was a candle in the room—it must have been lit by the boy.Ye Zuolan beat her sore arm with her right hand, and pushed the door open with her left hand, but saw an unexpected person.

"Shh-"

Tang Ruilang was leaning carelessly on the bed, and he signaled Ye Zuolan to keep silent: "I just came back, please let me stay for a while, and leave later."

Although Ye Zuolan couldn't figure it out, she immediately closed the door with her backhand, walked over cautiously and squatted beside the bed.

"what happened to you?"

"I'm hiding from people." Tang Ruilang replied softly, but he didn't feel too nervous: "My family found two guards and insisted on coming with me to the Imperial Prison. I just dumped them, you Let me lie down for a while, let them hurry up."

There is such a thing?

Ye Zuolan recalled the rumors some time ago, and it seemed that Tang Shangshu really cared for this little son, so he smiled and said, "They are also ordered to do things, so why make things difficult for them? I blame you for being the young son of the Shangshu family. Be patient. Come on!"

Tang Ruilang raised his eyelids: "Have you inquired about me?"

Only then did Ye Zuolan remember his temper, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.Instead, Rui Lang stretched out his arms and exhaled a long breath.

"Then I don't have to hide it anymore. My father is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, my eldest sister is the wife of Kang Wang Zhao Jing, and my second sister married Duan Wang Zhao Qing, and now she is pregnant with Liujia. My father has offended many people. , so he never wanted me to come to the Imperial College.”

Having said that, he paused for a moment, and smiled wryly at Ye Zuolan who was lying on the bedside: "Do you think I'm particularly ridiculous? You obviously live a life of luxury, but you still have to act like you have to."

Ye Zuolan was going to deny it at first, but after thinking about it carefully, she did have that kind of meaning.So he just lowered his eyes and said nothing.

"I just like your frank temper." Tang Ruilang played with a lock of Ye Zuolan's temple hair with his hook, and picked the little flowers on his bun. "But to be honest, some things are like drinking water. From my standpoint, it's hard to understand the secret."

Having said that, he reached into his lapel, and took out a silver pendant that looked like a arrow.

"what is this?"

Ye Zuolan took the pendant and looked at it carefully.It turned out to be a small sword no more than two inches long.There is a thin dark red groove in the center of the front.The back is flat and engraved with three characters.

"Zhao Nanxing"

"Is this... a relic of Prince An Le?" Ye Zuolan carefully organized her words.

Tang Ruilang nodded, then asked him back: "Have you heard of Tianwu Palace?"

"of course I know!"

Ye Zuolan rushed to answer: "It is the largest outer temple of the Daning Clan. At that time, the founder of the Tianwu Palace followed the Taizu to conquer the country and made outstanding achievements. Since then, the successive heads have inherited the title of 'King Wu Ding'."

"Well said."

Tang Ruilang took the pendant back into his palm and stroked it carefully.

"This dynasty is the virtue of water, and the god of worship in Tianwu Palace is Shui Bo. Therefore, every 20 years, a young girl will be selected from the clan and sent to Tianwu Palace to serve as the servant god. The most recent time was in Ruihe was 19 years old, and you were only two years old at that time."

Ye Zuolan didn't understand why Tang Ruilang said these things, but she didn't intend to interrupt him.

So Tang Ruilang simply lay down and bumped heads with Ye Zuolan.

"My uncle, Zhao Nanxing, the former King Anle, was 15 years old that year. And the girl from the clan who will be sent to serve the gods in Tianwu Palace is Zhao Xiangyi, the eldest princess of the current emperor. Although she is only as good as King Anle She is two years younger, but she is his niece in terms of seniority. According to tradition, the clan should send an elder to escort the princess up the mountain, and King Anle volunteered. But no one expected that after arriving at Tianwu Palace, he would stay there, I have been reluctant to return to Beijing for a long time.”

"Why?" Ye Zuolan listened engrossedly: "It must not be...he would like his niece, right?"

"How is it possible!" Tang Ruilang shook his shoulders twice with a smile: "Let's not talk about nieces, even if the most beautiful beauties in Daning Dynasty are lined up in a row, they can't get into the eyes of King An Le. He doesn't like women. "

"What?" Ye Zuolan couldn't understand: "If it's not a woman, what else could it be?"

"When King Anle just started to remember things, the first emperor passed away. His mother Tang Taifei decided to become a monk in the temple in Zichen Palace. Therefore, there are only two types of women that King Anle has come into contact with since he was a child. One is his elder brother. The other is the bhikkhuni who is always accompanied by the ancient Buddha. No matter what kind, he must never touch it. So...he prefers men."

"Men?!" Ye Zuolan's eyes widened, "How can a man like a man?!"

"Haven't you already bumped into it?" Tang Ruilang clicked his tongue, pointed to the east with his finger; "The fat man from the Shaofu Shaojian's family also messed with you?"

Thinking of that unpleasant experience, Ye Zuolan felt chest tight again.He originally thought that the fat man was just insulting himself, but now it seems...

Tang Ruilang interrupted his little surprise: "Forget it, this is not the most important thing. In short, Prince Anle chose to stay in Tianwu Palace in the mountains outside Yuzhou City precisely because he did not want to return to the capital. Go back to the palace next to Zichen Palace."

"Isn't the capital not good?" Ye Zuolan muttered, "At the foot of the Son of Heaven, it's the land of the first kindness. It's better than the poor and remote villages in Yuzhou."

"It's because it's so good, so once people are free, they tend to think wildly."

There was a hint of emotion in Tang Ruilang's voice: "When Prince An Le was born, he lived with the late Emperor in the Yanting Palace; after the late Emperor passed away, he moved to the Hanlu Hall of the Zichen Palace. Although he was not treated kindly today, But the brotherhood has existed since ancient times, not to mention that the dragon has nine sons, and there can only be one who inherits the great line."

"My eyes are full of beautiful houses, but I still live under the fence..." Ye Zuolan thought thoughtfully, "But didn't he also move out of Miyagi later and have his own mansion? Wouldn't he be free?"

"Prince Anle's Mansion looks like it's outside the palace, but it's actually close to the Royal Forbidden Garden. Not only are eunuchs supervising the daily life, but also only need to pass through the Jiacheng, and the forbidden army in Miyagi can suddenly descend on the palace, just like searching for something. In addition...except for King Anle, others After the clan heirs reach adulthood, they will all obtain fiefdoms and build palaces in the fiefdoms, with the exception of King Anle."

"Has he been under surveillance all the time?" Ye Zuolan already understood, "Then going to Tianwu Palace is the way he seeks to truly escape... It's a pity that such a terrible thing happened later."

"Yes." Tang Ruilang couldn't help sighing again: "No one thought that he became a hero in the eyes of everyone, but lost the most precious life."

Ye Zuolan was silent for a while, and stretched out her hand to stroke Tang Ruilang's head: "So, you are under the influence of King An Le, so you look down on wealth and honor? Is it easier for you not to have the status of being a relative of the emperor?" ?”

"Not necessarily."

Tang Ruilang raised his arms, as if trying to catch the candlelight.

"Father, mother and two elder sisters have treated me very well, making me have no worries about food and clothing, and a good life. Not to mention, if I want to realize my ambitions, then I am close to the water, no matter what I do, it is much more convenient than others. "

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered another important thing: "Next month is my birthday, and my father will hold a family banquet. Do you want to come?"