National Division

The palace lady's pregnancy was found out very quickly. There is a record in the respect room. A few months ago, Emperor Jing'an took a nap in the warm pavilion next to the imperial garden after getting drunk. It happened that the maid was cleaning the warm pavilion at that time. Emperor Jing'an had a whim , so he favored her.Afterwards, Emperor Jing'an himself didn't care about it, so it was Wang Jin who said it.

Because Emperor Jing'an favored many maids, most of them were just because of his pleasure, and they were forgotten afterwards. Therefore, the respect room didn't take it seriously. It was Wang Jin who thought about it and looked it up. En date, after a little reconciliation, finally came to the conclusion that this palace lady should indeed be pregnant with a dragon species.

"Then she has no reason to commit suicide." After listening to Feng En's words, Qi Jun gritted his teeth and sneered, "So everything comes down to the presence of evil things in the palace?" I believe in the theory of evil spirits much more. If it is not for the evil spirits to possess the body, it is obviously a day to reach the sky in one step, so why would they commit suicide?

"Have you not found any other clues?"

Feng En knew what he was asking: "The lady in the palace was not injured, she was indeed drowned. The street is quiet at night, if someone forcibly throws her into the well, someone will always hear the movement, if it is said that she plugged her mouth first before entering the well , there should be scars on the corners of her mouth, but—" In short, the maid didn't have any scars on her body, and it really didn't look like she was killed by someone.

Zhibai sat on the side boredly and flipped through a volume of "The Big Dipper", and said, "It's not impossible. The palace looks resplendent and magnificent, but in fact there are many lonely souls who died in vain, and the yin is quite heavy. Except for the real dragon The Son of Heaven is protected by the dragon's aura, and the rest—"

"Shut up!" Qi Jun got annoyed when he heard the dragon's breath, and turned his head to give him a sideways glance, "What kind of evil thing, it's clear that someone didn't want this court lady to give birth to a dragon seed, so she killed her!" By the way, you can also slander Look at the queen, "Hmph, isn't Concubine Ye Gui the prime minister's palace affairs, that's how she manages?"

"Seeing that Concubine Ye Gui lost her dragon fetus, she has already gone to plead guilty to the emperor and is about to hand over the golden seal."

"What?" Qi Jun couldn't help raising his eyebrows, "She wants to hand over the golden seal?" Of course, the prime minister must also have a seal for palace affairs. There are imperial concubine seals and gold seals.Concubine Ye Guifei has worked with the Empress for many years. She is a good-natured person and does not hide her words. Even though she is a director, she does not use her imperial concubine's seal, but only uses the gold seal. Now that she is going to hand over the gold seal, is she planning to hand over all the palace affairs?

"Father agreed? The day after tomorrow will be the Qianqiu Festival." At this time, Concubine Ye Gui threw her hands away. Could it be that the Queen will not be able to herd sheep for the Qianqiu Festival?Sure enough, even if she pleaded guilty, she would still make a fuss about the queen and make things difficult for the queen!

"The emperor originally refused, but Concubine Ye Gui couldn't help crying, saying that the emperor has not had many heirs so far, and now that he has no one, it is her big crime. She just took over the palace affairs and something went wrong these days. If you don't punish—— I can’t explain it to the Empress and Your Highness. Fortunately, His Highness has always been in charge of the Qianqiu Festival, and now that everything has been prepared, I can leave it to His Highness without worry.”

Qi Jun sneered.This is another opportunity to put eye drops on their mother and son in front of Emperor Jing'an. In this way, it will not only appear that Concubine Ye Gui is strict with herself, but also that their mother and son are strict with others. It is also impossible.And if Concubine Ye Gui cried in front of Emperor Jing'an like this, she would not be guilty of any crime, let alone punished.Speaking of which, Concubine Ye Gui is really clever at this point. Ever since she first entered the palace, Emperor Jing'an always felt that she was weak and docile, and was always afraid that she would be bullied by the concubine, even though now she favors the crown of the harem and even shares it with the empress. Gong Quan, Emperor Jing'an always regarded her as a little sheep who could be bullied, and even her two sons seemed to be used to being bullied by the prince Qi Jun.

"The emperor said that the imperial concubine has worked hard in managing the palace affairs, so it's good to rest for a few days. Even the golden seal is temporarily placed in her palace, but the palace affairs for these few days are temporarily handed over to the concubine Xian." Feng Enshen He lowered his head deeply, feeling powerless.Concubine Ye Gui is the person in Emperor Jing'an's heart, no matter what she says or does, Emperor Jing'an will follow her, there is really nothing that others can do.Although Concubine Xian is a concubine, she is unfavored, and her shadow is not eye-catching on weekdays. If such a person comes to take care of palace affairs, she is just a follower.

"Let's pass the mother's life first." Qi Jun raised his hand and pinched his brows wearily, "The gift of the national teacher——"

"Yes, it is said that it is a puppet who can perform singing and dancing." Feng En quickly reported the information he inquired, "The wood and lacquer requested by the national teacher are used to make this puppet, and now everyone in the palace knows it. Some people are waiting to see what's new."

"A puppet who can perform singing and dancing? When did the national teacher understand the art of mechanism again?" Qi Jun suddenly became suspicious.

"I heard that the craftsman from the imperial workshop was invited to help, and it was made like a real person. But according to the craftsman, he doesn't know how the mechanism can make the dolls sing and dance on their own."

"Puppet..." Qi Jun frowned thoughtfully.He never believed that Ma Mingzi would carefully prepare a gift for the queen's birthday, there must be something strange about this puppet, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.Thinking of this, he glanced at Zhibai in a blink of an eye.

Zhibai shrank back into the chair when he yelled just now, and covered his face with the scriptures. Only a pair of eyes were exposed and turned around. , the more human-shaped it is made, the easier it is to become a master. Or it’s not impossible to sing and dance by yourself, but it’s not impossible to sing and dance by yourself, but you have to watch to find out.” He was so obedient, and Qi Jun knew it with just one look. I want to ask something.

"That being the case, on the day of the Qianqiu Festival, you and I will go together to pay homage to my mother's birthday." Qi Jun quickly made a decision. On that day, as the eldest son of the emperor and a descendant of the middle palace, he was naturally the first to give to the queen. Those who pay birthday respects will then accompany the queen.Zhibai followed him, so he could stay by the queen's side, even if Ma Mingzi wanted to do something, it would be better to have Zhibai around.

Is it always better to have knowledge?Suddenly aware of his own thoughts, Qi Jun couldn't help but glance at Zhibai again, feeling rather complicated.This kid is really not worthy of trust, but in the current situation, he holds the moonlight in his hand and prolongs the queen's life, everything is miraculous.If you don't rely on him, who else can you use?

"On the day of the Qianqiu Festival, the queen mother must be by the father's side. If you follow me, you will definitely see the father." Qi Jun slowed down his voice, looked at Zhibai's eyes, and was inexplicably displeased, " Don’t be idle all day long, monks, why don’t you even read scriptures every day!”

Zhibai felt a little lack of confidence facing him, shrank his neck and said: "I have memorized the scriptures in my heart. If it is a mantra, it is useless even if it is recited ten thousand times."

"I remember it all in my heart?" Qi Jun casually grabbed the scripture scroll in his hand, and flipped a page casually, "Beichen Chuixiang, what's behind it?"

"The northern star hangs down like an elephant, and the stars arch it, and it is the cardinal of good fortune, the ruler of gods and men..." Zhibai didn't even think about it, and opened his mouth, "...there is the power of returning death to life, and eliminating disasters." The power of Duer..."

"Okay, okay." Qi Jun was annoyed by his continuous recitation, and threw the scriptures back into his arms, "Isn't chanting the homework of a monk? If you don't chant, what do you do every day? ?”

"Once upon a time, Chan Master Weishan asked his disciple Yangshan, 'Among the scriptures, how many are said by the Buddha and how many are said by the demons?'" Zhibai caught the scriptures and rarely answered seriously, "Yangshan replied, 'All are said by the demons. "Constrained by words, Buddhist scriptures are also word monsters. When reading scriptures, it is best not to copy them mechanically. For example, "Chan Tong Qi" used alchemy as an example to preach the method of practice, but it is used by people today as the method of alchemy stone. What kind of golden elixir did you come up with, and you thought you had obtained the method of longevity cultivation, but you didn't know that eating gold and stone with your flesh and blood body, it can't be digested and contained at all, it will only be damaged after a long time, how can it help you survive."

"These words... the imperial doctor also said..." Qi Jun couldn't help but think of the loyal but demoted old imperial doctor, "The father——"

"Cultivating the Tao, although it is something against the heavens, you must not do it against the heavens. What the doctors say is the natural way to nourish the body," Zhibai said in a clear and eloquent way, and he was in high spirits, not at all the liar who was full of lies. "To cultivate the Tao, one must first strengthen the body. If the body is not strong, the spirit will not guard, and the spirit will not be condensed. It is like building a tower with sand. , follow the sky, do something out of inaction, that is the way..."

"That's all." Qi Jun heard that he was going on the road of ignorance, and quickly interrupted, "Aren't you a Taoist, how can you still learn Buddhism?"

"Buddhism and Taoism are actually of the same origin, but the appearance is slightly different." Zhibai scratched his head, "My master is a monk. I am a Taoist, but I don't want to shave my head."

Qi Jun looked at him quite speechlessly: "Why?"

"It would be ugly if you shave your head..." Zhibai laughed dryly, "Anyway, my master's bald head is ugly."

Qi Jun was even more speechless, and he said after a long while: "Actually, you don't necessarily look ugly if you shave your head." A good life, even a bald head is just as good-looking. In this regard, Zhibai has an advantage.

"Really?" Zhibai chuckled a few times, seeming a bit smug, "Your Highness has won the award, but it's just a stinky skin. After all, it's because the mortal heart has not gone, and the Bone View has not yet been cultivated."

Qi Jun interrupted him again with a headache: "You can save these words and tell your father." Only Emperor Jing'an in the palace liked to hear this kind of speech that is not in human language.

Zhibai's words were blocked again, a little disconcerted.Qi Jun couldn't laugh or cry: "You are a monk, why are you so talkative?" He was born in the palace, and Emperor Jing'an was more strict than loving, even if he talked, it was mostly political affairs, and talking a little more was to teach him; the queen was kind. , but apart from asking some daily matters, he couldn't say anything else; as for the palace guards below, they were even more trembling in front of him, so how could they dare to say half a word more.It seems to know that this kind of person, who is obviously afraid of him, but still talks non-stop, is actually the first one I have seen in my life. Although Qi Jun is sometimes bored, he also finds it fresh.

Zhibai looked up at him cautiously, and seeing that he didn't look angry, he lowered his head and muttered: "Since Master left, no one has spoken to me for three years."

It was a bit pitiful to say this, Qi Jun couldn't help but reached out and touched his head.Zhibai's hair is thin and soft, black and smooth, and feels like fine soft satin. Qi Jun touched it once and then touched it a second time. Seeing him raise his head and open his black and white eyes, he suddenly remembered that this kid is The person who sent him to feed the snake with such a pair of black and white eyes, immediately put his hands away, and said with a serious face: "The palace is not a place for you to talk. If you leave my East Palace, what should you say and what should not be said, you are here Think about it in your heart first. Go back to Yuge, I will send someone to pick you up in the morning."

The Qianqiu Festival is the same as the Wanshou Festival. Both are held in the Minghe Hall, but the emperor’s Wanshou Festival must first receive congratulations from all officials. The Qianqiu Festival does not have this item. Only the wives and concubines jointly congratulate the queen. Then the princes and princesses will present gifts.

Although she was under house arrest for a few days in the Zichen Palace, with Qi Jun serving by her side, the queen was still in a good mood. Today she was wearing a black dress embroidered with a golden phoenix and a lace golden phoenix crown. The size of a finger belly, crystal clear and round, hanging between the eyebrows, the empress's cheeks are more and more rosy, and her complexion is very good. No matter how you look at it, she doesn't look like someone who has just recovered from a serious illness.

The wives at home and abroad kowtowed together to wish the queen a long life. After that, the princes and princesses lined up in a row and came forward one by one to present the birthday gifts prepared for the queen.Qi Jun was the first to present a string of coral beads made by himself.

It's pitiful to say that even though he is the crown prince of the country, Qi Jun has very limited silver at his disposal. This string of coral rosary beads was made by him with a pot of coral bonsai in his palace, and it took him several months to polish them one by one. of.Fortunately, the bonsai was red in color, and it looked very beautiful when it was polished into rosary beads. Because it was handmade by her son, the queen was even more delighted, and she took it and put it on her hand directly.

Qi Jun is the eldest son, and after presenting the congratulatory gift, he took advantage of the opportunity to stand beside the queen, of course, with knowledge.

Zhibai also has a gift—Qi Jun’s string of rosary beads was blessed by him who recited the "Qing Jing Sutra" 99 times in person. Qi Jun added that, not to mention the empress's happiness, even Emperor Jing'an was slightly moved and made people know it himself. Bai set up a seat behind Qi Jun.

After Qi Jun, it was Qi Zhang who came forward to offer gifts.It is said that Qi Zhang has been staying behind closed doors in his own palace these days. At this time, he presented the [-] volumes of the "Beidou Jing", which he said was copied by himself.When the queen saw "The Beidou Jing", she remembered the fall that Concubine Ye Gui had fallen in the Taoist temple, and her face suddenly became ugly, so she just lazily asked the maid to pick it up.Qi Jun was taking a tangerine and peeling it with a knife, then Zhibai asked Feng En in a low voice behind him: "Which prince is this?"

"Why do you ask this?" Qi Jun glanced back.

Zhibai immediately shrank his neck subconsciously: "It's nothing..."

But Emperor Jing'an heard it, turned back with a smile and said: "I haven't seen the real person yet, this is my second emperor's son, who has been copying scriptures behind closed doors for the Queen's Qianqiu Festival."

"Second prince, you have a blessed face." Zhibai nodded.In front of others, he can really put on an air of immortality, but his words made everyone present have different expressions.

"Oh?" Emperor Jing'an became interested, "The national teacher also said this, so the real person also thinks so?"

The smile on the Queen's face could no longer be maintained.Dragon son and Phoenix grandson, isn't that a blessing?At the beginning, Zhen Mingzi specifically said that Qizhang had a great fortune, and he was already a prince. If there is a great fortune, what else can it be except the throne in the Taiji Hall?Now that Zhibai said the same thing, could it be that this great person will be in Qizhang in the future?

Zhibai took another careful look at Qizhang: "The second prince has been rich all his life, but this year he has a misfortune. If he can make it through, it will be smooth sailing and his wishes will come true."

Although Concubine Ye Gui had spent the past two days in confinement to think about her mistakes, Empress Qianqiu had to show up today. Now she was sitting on the lower chief seat, and when she heard Zhibai say this, she couldn't help pretending to be gentle and silent, and asked, "What is the truth of the real person?" What is it to say that there is a problem? Is there a solution?" As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at the queen and Qi Jun, and lowered his voice as if talking to himself, "Why did the national teacher never say..."

Qi Jun couldn't help sneering secretly.Concubine Ye Gui is implying that Zhibai's words were instigated by the queen?

Zhibai shook his head: "The second prince's blessing is too full. The so-called water overflows when it is full, and the moon is full and it loses. The second prince is protected by dragon energy all over his body. It is said that there will be no disaster or disaster, but because he is so blessed, it becomes a blessing." Misfortune. As for where this misfortune should lie, I have little talent and little learning, so I can't say for sure."

These words were really unsatisfactory, let alone Ye Guifei showed a sneer, even Emperor Jing'an frowned, but it was hard to say anything.It was because Wang Jin, the man next to him, had good eyesight, and hurriedly passed the news to the princes and daughters behind to come forward to offer gifts, and then the matter was considered to be over.