Competing in the morning and evening

Chu Yin stared at the blood-stained veil, and he knew that his past conjectures had now been verified as a fact.He suddenly understood that what the man said about ambition, what he said about a generation of Mingjun, were just words to prevaricate him.Because the person this person really loves is not him, but the soon-to-be-married Second Highness of the Northern Qi Dynasty Li Yan, a person who seems to have everything by birth.The words of warning and self-cultivation just left him a secular trap, which made him suffer and could not escape, because those seemingly heartfelt words were actually a kind of deception.

Chu Yin held the veil tightly in his hand, and felt that there was a fire in his heart, which was getting hotter and hotter, so that it was going to break through his heart, and spray out from his eyes and mouth , turning everyone who might be touched into ashes.Chu Yin sat there for almost a whole day. He only approved and replied to the case files sent by Dali Temple this autumn. On all the case files, Chu Yin simply wrote a big "Zhu" character on them with a cinnabar pen.The bright red cinnabar characters not only did not extinguish the fire in Chu Yin's heart, but made him even more irritable and bloodthirsty.

The eunuchs in the side hall were all seasoned people, who knew that Chu Yin, who had a gloomy complexion, was in a bad mood at the moment, if anyone messed with the king here, it would definitely be a catastrophe.As a result, the entire hall became quieter, as if they could hear each other's heartbeats.Fortunately, Emperor Shengwu didn't seem to want to vent his anger on them until he got up and left the side hall and walked towards the inner palace.

On such a night with a bright moon in the sky, Concubine Shu naturally prepared the wine and food long ago.Although she is not a lady from a great family, she is also considered clever. She has never eaten pigs, so she has seen pigs run away. The masters of Muzisu and wealthy families often watch the moon and drink, and naturally this palace is no exception.

She didn't know how to play the piano originally, but after entering Prince Liang's mansion, Zeng Chuyu once hired someone to teach them how to play the piano, and he specialized in playing the seven-string Yaoqin.Muzisu guessed in his heart that it must be because the emperor loves to listen to the lyre, so he fell in love with him just because he wanted it.That being the case, how could she not make more use of it, so as to firmly lock the emperor's heart.Muzisu not only invited a qin teacher to teach him how to play the qin, but also specially made a set of qin clothes for himself.This Qinyi is made of plain gauze that is worth a thousand gold. It is as thin as a cicada's wings, as light as smoke, and is extremely transparent. Mu Zisu is also smart, so he also used some silk to make a close-fitting underwear to wear inside, so that the whole body will be comfortable. It appears looming and more alluring.

Chu Yin habitually stepped into Concubine Shufei's palace, but unfortunately Mu Zisu was thinking about his own trick, but did not notice that Chu Yin's complexion was not good.When Mu Zisu came out wearing the gauze skirt that was as light as mist, and then stroked the lyre, Chu Yin, who had been restrained all the time, finally broke out.

He kicked the guqin in front of Muzisu away, and said angrily, "You are my concubine, you dress up like a brothel girl, you don't know dignity, don't you have no sense of shame?"

Muzisu never thought that Chu Yin, who has always been warm and affectionate, lost his temper like a demon, and was frightened out of his wits for a moment, unable to speak, Chu Yin pointed at Muzisu and said coldly: "Since you like to pretend to be like this so much, Come here, remove the brazier for me, let her kneel down in the garden for me, no one can make her get up without my will!" After finishing speaking, she walked away in a huff.

Poor Muzisu tried his best, but in exchange for a burst of thunderous anger, when he came back to his senses and wanted to ask for mercy, Chu Yin had already disappeared.She was dressed so transparently, so she lit braziers at the four corners of the hall. Now that the eunuchs had removed the braziers, she already felt goosebumps from the cold in the hall, let alone kneeling in the cold autumn night.Muzisu couldn't help but collapsed on the ground, sobbing.

Chu Yin turned around and walked towards Zeng Chuyu's middle palace. Zeng Chuyu had already received a secret report from Concubine Shu's palace, and the person who delivered the letter was Qingxiang.Zeng Chuyu only smiled slightly when he heard this, took a sip of tea but didn't say anything.Qingxiang went out, and took a little inventory in the small warehouse of the Zhonggong Palace. Sure enough, the valuable plain yarn that he had once had disappeared, and he couldn't help but feel a little more chill at Zeng Chuyu's wrist.This batch of plain yarn is woven with the finest silk, it is as light as nothing in the palm of the hand, it is extremely rare, it can be called a treasure, it is the filial piety of the governor Yan Liang when Zeng Chuyu was in Jingzhou.It's just that Zeng Chuyu has never used this sky-high material. Qingxiang never thought that she would use such a rare material to make Concubine Shu stumble. It's a very cost-effective thing for a concubine.

Chu Yin stepped into Zeng Chuyu's palace. Zeng Chuyu had already made tea. Seeing Chu Yin come in, he gave a blessing and didn't say much. He just made a cup of hot tea for Chu Yin.Chu Yin drank tea with his eyes half-closed, and Zeng Chuyu also sat on the side drinking tea silently.

After a long time, it was Chu Yin who spoke first: "Why didn't my concubine ask me why I came to Zhonggong suddenly?"

Zeng Chuyu smiled and said: "The emperor and I are husband and wife, it is only natural for the emperor to come, why should my concubine ask why?"

Chu Yin seemed to have just remembered that he really hadn't been in the middle palace for many days, so he couldn't help feeling a little guilty, and said, "I'm too busy these days, so I neglected you."

Chu Yin was busy with government affairs, but it didn't delay him staying in Concubine Shu's bedroom every night. Zeng Chuyu just smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to say such things in the future. You once said that among all the women in the harem, Only I am one with you, since we are one, why do you need to explain to me what you do, I can naturally understand your state of mind and your thoughts."

When she said this, Chu Yin was also a little moved. He held Zeng Chuyu's hand across the table and said, "Chu Yu...you are naturally different from others in my heart. There are some things I can only say to you, and some I can only tell you about it."

Zeng Chuyu got up and sat next to Chu Yin, leaning towards him, and said, "If the emperor has anything to do, you can tell Chu Yu, if Chu Yu can help the emperor solve problems, he will definitely do it."

Chu Yin was silent for a while, then sighed lightly, and said, "There are some things that even I can't explain clearly."

Zeng Chuyu didn't force her, but just arranged the bed for her husband and palace servants, and let Chu Yin rest.

The emperor stayed in the central palace again, and the concubine Shu was almost frozen to death, and the situation in the palace was turned upside down again.The people in the palace are the most snobbish. The gathering of people of many influences can create an atmosphere that can make you feel like a fish in water, or suffer day and night.As the personal maid of the middle palace, Qingxiang can feel this atmosphere the most. Seeing these people talking to her with Xinxin, she couldn't help sneering in her heart.The heads of these eunuchs and court ladies saw Qingxiang's unkind expression, so they naturally thought that it was related to their attitude before, and hurriedly offered their filial piety one by one.

Qingxiang was in a good mood, so he went to the Shansi Hall in the palace to get Zeng Chuyu's bird's nest for health care.Zeng Chuyu's health is not very good, but fortunately, now another famous doctor Wan Yang is taking care of her. After taking various supplements, she has improved a lot.As soon as she approached the Shansi Hall, before she stepped over the threshold, she saw a group of people walking towards Zeng Chuyu supported by a maid.

"Ma'am, why are you here?"

Zeng Chuyu's complexion was not very good, and he just said indifferently: "It's nothing, the empress dowager has some autumn cold and body dryness recently, so I came here to personally pick some supplements to make soup for the empress dowager."

Qing Xiang immediately said: "Your Majesty cooks soup for the Empress Dowager herself, this filial piety alone will surely move the heavens, and bless the Empress Dowager, making her Lafayette live a long life."

"You all stay outside the door, I will go in with the lady to choose." After Qingxiang finished speaking, he took Zeng Chuyu's hand from the palace maid and walked into the hall. This kind of drama is just for others to see, Qingxiang naturally knows well aware.Perhaps the eunuchs and maids in the hall were busy delivering soup to the halls, but there was no one outside the courtyard of the Shansi Hall. Qing Xiang just wanted to call for someone but was interrupted by Zeng Chuyu's sudden raise of his hand.

"The middle palace seems to have turned around again. It seems that this Concubine Shu will not be able to make a fortune." In a corner of the hall, two eunuchs and maids who were watching the fire were chatting.

The eunuch in the palace laughed lightly and said: "This Concubine Shu is naturally unable to become a climate, but it is difficult to say that Concubine Xian."

"Xian Concubine?" The maid chatting with the eunuch scolded: "Don't talk nonsense, there is only one concubine in our palace, how can there be another Xian Concubine?"

The eunuch whispered: "This is what my father-in-law said. You know that my father-in-law serves the empress dowager's tonic. He told me that the empress dowager has long been dissatisfied with the empress's dominance of the harem, and asked her to arrange some side concubines for the emperor. Some women who don't come from small families come in."

The palace lady said: "I think the empress has selected some beauties, and besides, it is a matter of the palace to accept concubines for the emperor. It is not easy for the empress dowager to intervene too much, right?"

"What do you know? These women don't know the rules. This will make the emperor angry. The emperor's dragon body is angry. How can the empress dowager let it go. When the empress greeted her this morning, the empress dowager said this week. At the ceremony, there were 20 custom-made concubines, one queen, three husbands, nine concubines, 27 world wives, and 81 female royals (Note 23). I asked the queen when these vacancies could be filled, and said that the harem Only when it is enriched can its offspring multiply.”

The palace maid gasped, and said in a low voice: "It's obvious that the empress can't give birth, so what's going on with this concubine?"

The eunuch proudly said: "My father-in-law told me that the Empress Dowager intends to let the granddaughter of Master Xu, the censor, into the palace. I heard that the girl is not only dignified in appearance, but also proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Do you think Master Xu is the emperor's confidant? And the relationship with the emperor has always been good. The queen mother let his granddaughter enter the palace, and she even thought about the title. If this virtuous concubine enters the palace, she will be supported by her family outside and the queen mother will protect her inside. Bannv, hehe, don't you know who lives in this palace from now on?"

"Bold!" Qingxiang couldn't bear it anymore, and stepped into the hall with one step and scolded.

The court lady and the eunuch were just chatting idlely, they would never have thought that Zeng Chuyu had written the article in the dining hall, and when they turned around and saw the smiling Zeng Chuyu, they were all scared out of their wits.

"Mother, these two slaves dare to slander you behind your back, they deserve to be beaten to death!"

Zeng Chuyu looked at the two trembling people under his feet, and said leisurely after a while: "Did you hear what you just said?"

Qingxiang said: "I heard it very clearly, my lady."

"Okay, these two slaves are not slandering me, but the Empress Dowager. You copy the words of these two slaves, ask them to mark it, and then give it to the Empress Dowager together with these two dogs! "Zeng Chuyu said the last sentence, almost biting the teeth in his mouth and roaring.

Qingxiang was taken aback for a moment, she never expected that Zeng Chuyu would deal with it like this.These two dog slaves criticize their master behind their backs, which is enough to beat them to death with sticks, not to mention that everything they say is a capital offense.Zeng Chuyu gave these two servants to the queen mother instead of killing them herself, in order to force the queen mother to kill them. If the queen mother does not kill, it means that what the two servants said is true, and it is the queen mother who disturbed the order and disturbed the harem; If she is killed, firstly, her reputation of practice will be ruined, and secondly, the granddaughter of Mr. Xu may not be able to enter the palace. Zeng Chuyu will be exterminated before this virtuous concubine enters the palace, and Qingxiang will have to applaud.But in this way, Zeng Chuyu and the queen mother really broke their faces and formed a grudge.

"Your Majesty..." Qing Xiang glanced at Zeng Chuyu, who seemed to have a ferocious face, in a panic, and hesitated for a moment.

Zeng Chuyu said coldly: "Do it!"

In autumn, the sun at noon was quite irritable, but Zeng Chuyu, who was standing on the steps, felt cold in her heart. She looked down from the top and seemed to see countless people who only wanted to pull him down from the steps. hand.Zeng Chuyu shook her head. She paid too much and endured too much pain to stand at the top.

No one, no one can pull her down again.

Chu Yin had been staying in the central palace for the past few days, and this day was no exception. Zeng Chuyu removed the imperial robe for him, changed into light clothes for Chu Yin, and brought him a cup of hot tea. He opened his mouth and said, "He heard people say that Ziqing will not go to court for a few days. Is there such a thing?"

Chu Yin slightly paused the hand holding the tea, and said lightly, "You really care about him."

Zeng Chuyu smiled lightly, Chu Yin frowned and said, "Is this funny?"

Zeng Chuyu lowered her head and said with a blushing face: "No, it's just the way the emperor speaks that makes the concubines feel...the emperor wants to love you so much that he is jealous!"

Chu Yin married Zeng Chuyu with the intention of competing against each other. He usually spends more time being serious and less flirtatious. When Zeng Chuyu said this, it was somewhat ambiguous, but Chu Yin knew that he had no idea that he was eating. Who's jealous, couldn't help but sighed slightly.

"Actually, it's because I knew that Northern Qi Li Yan was about to get married, so I specially sent someone to find out about Ziqing's current situation." Zeng Chuyu said softly.

When she said that, Chu Yin's face darkened, and she said, "Why do you want to know about Yuan Xizheng's recent situation when you heard that Li Yan got married?"

Zeng Chuyu poured some tea for Chu Yin, and then said in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, promise to listen to me carefully and not be annoyed, so that the concubine can continue."

Chu Yin turned his head and said, "Wake up, I promise you not to be annoyed, just tell me!"

"I once told the emperor that Li Yan has always had unreasonable thoughts about Ziqing. If the two get entangled too much, it is difficult to guarantee that Ziqing will not develop other emotions towards Li Yan. In fact, I have always doubted Ziqing. In fact...he loves Li Yan." Zeng Chuyu saw that Chu Yin's face was full of anger, and she couldn't help feeling terrified.She knew that the reason why she could survive in this palace was entirely dependent on the man in front of her, and no one was more closely related to his emotions than him.

Zeng Chuyu regained his composure, and continued, "Actually, this kind of thing is nothing at all, but it's a pity that Beiqi is eyeing our country covetously, and Ziqing is an emperor's teacher who must never fall into the hands of others."

After she finished these few words, Chu Yin's expression was not as ferocious as before, and he said lightly, "Do you really think that this kind of thing is acceptable?"

Zeng Chuyu felt relieved, and said with a light smile: "What's the big deal? Emperor Gaozu is another Confucian, as mighty as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and there is also Wei Qing. In the past, no one has lost their fame because of this romantic affair." .”

Chu Yin couldn't help raising his brows, and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp. After a long silence, he said, "Chu Yu, what exactly do you want to say?"

Zeng Chuyu stood up, and Wan Fu said after a while: "The concubine can't bear the emperor's anxiety and annoyance because of the Yuanxi struggle every day, not to mention that Ziqing can't accept men, why should the emperor worry about it?"

"He..." Chu Yin was a little sad.

"Is it a king's minister in the whole world? Is it a king's land on the shore of the land? No matter how good Yuan Xi is, he is just the emperor's servant, your servant, and your emperor's man." Zeng Chuyu said coldly: "The emperor has How can you waste your energy on these love affairs with more lofty ambitions."

"Well said!" Chu Yin raised his head and pulled Zeng Chuyu, sighed, "But I'm afraid you, brother Ziqing, don't think so."

Zeng Chuyu leaned his head on Chu Yin's shoulder and said, "Actually, there is one thing that I have always wanted to tell you, the emperor, but I was afraid that my concubine would feel guilty if I said it."

Chu Yin said with a smile: "Tell me and listen, maybe I can solve it for you."

"Ziqing is now the son-in-law of the Southern Dynasty, but if he really fell in love with Li Yan and planned to defect to the Northern Qi Dynasty if he fell in love with Li Yan, are you sure to keep him, Your Majesty?"

Chu Yin was silent for a long time, Zeng Chuyu said slowly: "Ziqing took Chu Song's head within ten steps in the main hall, who can keep him with such ability? If you push him..." Zeng Chuyu said He stopped talking here, but a sword light suddenly appeared in Chu Yin's mind, followed by the blood spurted out by the sword light, and he couldn't help but tremble.

Zeng Chuyu then said leisurely: "I told the emperor a few days ago that Ziqing was still carrying a shadowy poison. Since he didn't ask Wan Yang for the antidote, he must have retreated for at least a month to get rid of the poison in his body." .Your Majesty, do you think...does he have the time?"

Chu Yin laughed lightly after hearing this, and said, "Chu Yu, you are really a goblin."

Leaning on Chu Yin's shoulder, Zeng Chuyu said, "Chu Yu is willing to be a goblin for the emperor. I only want to be good to the emperor. Any person or thing that can upset the emperor, Chu Yu doesn't mind playing a vicious goblin."

Chu Yin raised her chin with his hand, looked at that beautiful face, and sighed softly: "Chu Yu..."

The next day, there was a bloody veil in front of Wan Yang, Zeng Chuyu said: "Can you see from this veil how the shadowy poison on Yuan Xizheng's body is?"

Wan Yang licked the bloodstain carefully, and said with a smile: "Go back to your mother, Yuan Xizheng's mind is in turmoil, which makes the poison that he has been suppressing in his lungs burst out, retrograde into the blood, I am afraid that the limbs will be weak at this moment, and if you want to I haven’t been able to use my internal strength for a while.”

Zeng Chuyu smiled slightly, sighed lightly and said, "Very good."

Although Wan Yang didn't know why Zeng Chuyu smiled so brightly, she knew that this matter would definitely not be a good thing for Yuan Xizheng. As long as it was something that would make Yuan Xizheng unlucky, Wan Yang would feel happy.Wan Yang walked out of the palace gate, looking at the bustling crowds all over the street, but walking in such a bustling joint, Wan Yang felt extremely deserted.

Before she had gone far, a group of soldiers surrounded her with a clatter, and Wan Yang couldn't help but feel his heart tighten. At this time, a carriage pulled by two tall and large horses slowly approached, and a slender Lifting the curtain with fingers, Ryan's smiling face was revealed inside, and she said indifferently: "Wanyang, I happen to need you for something, why don't you go to Yuyuan as a guest."

Wan Yang bit his lip lightly, and said: "Princess's posture, Wan Yang can't go if she doesn't want to?"

Ryan raised his slender black eyebrows, and said with a smile: "There are only guests who can't come in front of my Ryan door, and there are no guests who don't want to come."

Wan Yang had to lower his head and was escorted by the soldiers to the carriage, while Ryan sat on the soft brocade couch lazily looking up and down at this beautiful Taoist nun.In terms of Wan Yang's background alone, it is quite legendary. Ta Qi's background is very bad. When he was three years old, he escaped famine with his parents. Before he was five years old, his parents died and he became a little wandering beggar.But her luck is really not bad. Back then, there was a Taoist nun traveling abroad in Tianyi, who accidentally fell in love with Wanyang, and thought her aptitude was not bad.This Taoist nun didn't mean to look for good talents, but just happened to lack a girl to watch the alchemy furnace, so Wan Yang entered the Tianyi Gate.There are many disciples in the Tianyi sect, not to mention the disciples of the outer sect, there are also more than three thousand disciples from the inner sect.And the contract can change from an ordinary little girl who shows the alchemy furnace to a well-known female doctor in the Jianghu. In addition to luck, talent is also indispensable.Therefore, Wan Yang has always been proud, but today she can't be arrogant in front of Ryan no matter what.Because the woman in front of her doesn't need to rely on anything, her status determines that she is just an ant in front of her.Wan Yang feels the atmosphere, why is this the order of heaven, she is not inferior to Ryan at all, but she has to bow her knees in front of Ryan.She was thinking wildly and delicately, but Ryan's silence made her feel more uneasy besides angry.

Rui'an got out of the carriage first, and led Wan Yang into Yuyuan.Wan Yang Yiling sat down in the inner hall of Yuyuan. It was not the first time she came to Yuyuan, but it was the first time she sat in the inner hall of Yuyuan.Rui'an's etiquette is quite considerate, the tea is the best tea, and the four-color cakes are also very delicate.

Wan Yang didn't know what kind of medicine Ryan was selling in this gourd, Ryan picked up the tea bowl and smiled lightly: "I offended the heroine Wan Yang just now, Ryan is using tea instead of wine here, so I'll make amends first."

"Don't dare to be it." Wan Yang said stiffly, she knew Ryan's prestige, she was known as a domineering and willful princess, she apologized to herself for the first time, which made Wan Yang both surprised and extremely vigilant.

Ryan lowered his head slightly, finished drinking the tea, and then smiled slightly: "I, Ryan, want to ask Wan Yang to buy something."

Without waiting for Wan Yang to guess secretly, Ryan has already continued: "I don't know if the Wan Yang heroine is willing to sell Cai Ji's things in your hands."

As soon as her words fell, all doubts in Wan Yang's heart disappeared, and it seemed that Yuan Xizheng had reached the point where he had to resort to external forces.Wan Yang felt a burst of happiness in her heart, and her eyes suddenly became sharper. Her driver saw through Ryan's indifferent surface, but in her anxious heart, the long-lost sense of superiority returned to her heart, which made Wan Yang feel a burst of relief.

"Princess, Cai Ji has some things in the hands of the poor. I don't know which one the princess wants?"

Ryan put down the tea bowl and clapped his hands. A lot of maids came in one after another, and each of them had a tray in their hands.Ryan stood up, pointed to these trays and said: "The first tray contains 50 taels of silver notes, the second tray contains the title deed of the best and largest manor in western Zhejiang, and the third tray contains the All the formulas of the inner panacea that I got, the fourth tray is a letter of recommendation from the palace to Master Yuankong of Mount Jiuhua, you can use this letter to go to Mount Jiuhua to worship under the teacher, presumably You have also heard that the current empress dowager visits Buddhism, and the empress is the lay disciple of Master Yuankong." Ruian turned around and said indifferently: "I know you have gotten very close to the current empress recently, I can Guaranteed to you, what she can give you is less than one-tenth of what is here."

Ruian said the same thing, Wan Yang was shocked once, although she is a doctor with good medical skills, but unfortunately she is a female doctor, if she can have so much money, she will not succumb to the master of Dongfang Zhuang. West Zhejiang is a rich and prosperous place. How could the largest manor in it be comparable to the Oriental Manor, but even in her dreams, she dared not even dream of owning a place like the Oriental Manor; The elixir formula developed by hundreds of first-class imperial physicians in the past hundreds of years, why not fulfill her statement of Wanyang I, no one will dare to despise her just because she is a woman; Jiuhuashan Yuankong Master Madam, if she can have a status with this teacher, even if she is only a disciple of the master, then she will be the teacher and sister of the queen mother. How can she be compared with her status as a mere Jianghu woman.The five things Ryan gave were exactly the things that could completely overturn Wan Yang's life.

Wan Yang looked at the five trays in front of him, and after a while he began to giggle, and then his voice became louder and louder, Ryan couldn't help frowning, only to hear Wan Yang say bitterly: "Ruian, what do you use these five things for? Come and tell me how desolate people like me, Wan Yang, are and are not worth paying for, so your royal family can turn our fate into clouds and rain, right?" She stepped by step by step Walking towards Ryan, Ryan couldn't help but take half a step back, Wan Yang pressed her every step, she showed a weird smile, and said word by word: "But you made a mistake this time, it wasn't you, it was me, It's me who is turning your fate into cloud, turning it into rain... Yuan Xi can't fight, right? The antidote, everything will be fine for him, but if I don't take out the antidote, all the martial arts he is proud of will be turned into nothingness." Wan Yang took a deep breath, and said with a long breath: " Do you think that if Yuan Xizheng lost this self-protection ability, with the contents of these five trays, can you protect your beautiful husband, Ryan?"