love palace

The moonlight quietly shines on the stables on the east side of the school grounds, and half a bright moon is reflected in the water tank, making this place very quiet.

Ke Weiqing loves to come to the stables, not only to choose war horses for the knights, but also to install iron hooves on the horses with the grooms, so that they can be as fast as lightning without fear of rough ground.

The previous harnesses have also been improved by Ke Weiqing. The heavy copper saddles are all made of fine iron, and the leather decoration is added to make them lighter and more flexible.

The weapons of the cavalry have also changed from the large-scale contradictions in the past to iron swords, and the shields are tied to the arms, so they don't need to be held. It is easier for the cavalry to attack the enemy while protecting.

It is precisely because of these improvements that Ke Weiqing's knight team is very majestic during the rehearsal, destroying the "enemy" as quickly as possible, and winning a complete victory!

When Ke Weiqing came to this familiar place, he quickly noticed the difference from the past. In other words, his eyes were completely attracted by a red horse tied to the harness.

It is like a blood-colored agate, shining brightly, with a high head and neck and a thick mane.The tail is thick and plump, giving it a strong and heroic appearance.

Its eyeballs were as black as night and shone with light.It was obviously just a horse, and when it looked at it like this, a chill rose from the bottom of my heart.

"This is...?" As soon as Ke Weiqing approached, the red horse neighed, and the horse's hooves pawed heavily, as if it was going to be a fight.

"It's okay, I won't hurt you..." Ke Weiqing said softly, and slowly approached. When stroking its mane, the red horse actually snorted twice, and really endured it.

"Wow! You are so amazing!" Qing Yun exclaimed, talking about the source of this horse, "According to the emperor's order, I want to find a bloody horse for your use. But I have traveled all over the town here, but I can't find it What a great horse. I just fell in love with this one right away!"

"Where did you buy it? It's expensive, right?" Ke Weiqing asked in surprise, how could anyone be willing to sell such a BMW.

"No." Qing Yun shook his head, "This horse's bones, coat color, and running speed are all excellent, but ah, it can't be tamed. The seller said that no matter how you beat it, it doesn't obey, even a donkey pulling a stone mill It’s not as good as it is, so I sold it cheaply. However, if you know who that family is, you must be shocked.”

"Who is it?" Ke Weiqing's attention was already on the horse, and Qing Yun didn't listen carefully to what he said.

"Yongqing Town, so is King Ke's Mansion!" Qing Yun deliberately made a long sound.

"Ah!" Now, Ke Weiqing was really shocked.

"Don't be so surprised. To be honest, where are the most beautiful horses in the world? Isn't it the stables of King Ke's mansion? You didn't work in his mansion when you were young, so you should know how good their horses are? Ah! I don't mean. It means you used to..."

No one wants to mention the past of being a lowly slave, Qing Yun thought that he was talking too fast again, so he couldn't help apologizing. "No, Brother Qingyun, I really want to thank you this time!" When Ke Weiqing said this, although he was smiling, there were tears in his eyes, which surprised Qingyun.

"What, what's going on here?"

"Although I think it's impossible...but it's really the little red horse I delivered back then, it's not wrong!" Ke Weiqing still remembers that the mare named Chiying gave birth to this little horse in a severe winter, and it was difficult to give birth. , he kept watch all night, only to see the little red horse go down to the ground.

I don't know if it was the name "little red horse" that stimulated the red horse. Its ears twitched, and it even raised its head to the sky and let out a long growl, appearing very excited.

"Hey, it doesn't know you, does it?" Qing Yun said in amazement.

Ke Weiqing brought a pair of saddles from the stable without a whip, and after putting them away, he planned to ride on them with the saddle.

"You'd better be careful, didn't you see? There are old whips on this horse's buttocks..." This horse must have suffered a lot, but it can also be seen how stubborn it is, and it will not die. Ken bowed his head to people.

Qing Yun had some doubts about buying this horse, fearing that it would not be well tamed after buying it, and it would be a waste of money.But if I don't buy it, I always feel that I have missed the best war horse, so I still buy it and try it.

When Qing Yun was thinking about it, Ke Weiqing had already jumped on his horse, and just heard the sound of "drive", and the scarlet horse flew out like an arrow off the string!

Qing Yunleng only saw a fiery red shadow running back and forth in the open space under the moonlight, it was amazing!

After a while, Ke Weiqing galloped back on his horse, his face was full of excitement, "It's great, brother Qingyun, did you see it? Its flight, its leap?"

"Yes...but it's too fast..." In the blink of an eye, the horse had already run two laps on the thousand meters.

"Red Shadow."

"what?"

"Its name is Chiying." Ke Weiqing patted the horse's neck, and the horse blinked, as if it liked the name quite a bit.

"That's right, it really looks like a mass of red light and shadow... Chi Ying is also very happy to be reunited with an old friend." Qing Yun smiled, and wanted to pat the horse's head, but was bitten unceremoniously.

"Wow! Is this a dog?!"

"Hahaha, Brother Qingyun, come on, let's have a game!" Ke Weiqing pointed to the other horses in the stable.

"Come here, I'm afraid you won't succeed, I'm older than you!"

Qing Yun immediately led a horse out and started a race with Ke Weiqing, but it was more like a joke, Chi Ying naturally lost, and lowered his head to graze in disdain, completely ignoring Qing Yun behind him.

"It really doesn't give you any face, I'm the one who bought you back." Qing Yun touched his head and sighed while leaning against the stable.

Ke Weiqing couldn't help but smiled and comforted her a few words, and then, when the surroundings fell silent, Qing Yun suddenly said, "Little brother, it's time for you to come back."

"what?"

"You should understand that the emperor is going to eradicate Zhao's party members..." Qing Yun said in a very low voice.

"En." Ke Weiqing nodded.

"Now is not the worst time. The emperor sent you out of the palace to ensure your safety." Qing Yun couldn't hold back the words, "At that time, the new king came to the throne and the power was in turmoil, so the old thief Zhao started to hunt and kill. The admonishers who opposed him fabricated some so-called evidence of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country from time to time, and executed loyal ministers on the spot.

Ke Weiqing was silent. He had heard about the collaborating with the enemy, but he didn't expect it to be so bloody and brutal!

However, even if Zhao Guowei took advantage of the re-division of the imperial court, directly dismissed him from office, or caused an unjust case to massacre, and blatantly seized military and political power, Huang Ye would have nothing to do with him.

Because when the old and new powers alternate, it is also the darkest and coldest period for the court!

But Huang Ye was able to achieve brilliant results, and stabilize Zhao Guowei's party in the court, so that he could not rebel against soldiers, no one knows how much effort it took!

When Huang Ye faced all kinds of difficulties and trials of life and death, Ke Weiqing felt very guilty and inexplicably lost because she couldn't stay by his side.

"However, you are finally back." Qing Yun smiled, "The emperor once said that as long as you come back, everything will be easy."

"Where do I have such great ability?"

"Why don't you? You are the emperor's reassurance." Qing Yun smiled ambiguously, "In short, it is a good thing to have you around!"

"..." Ke Weiqing suddenly understood a little bit, the emperor called him to sleep with him, as the intelligence leader Qing Yun, how could he not know?His face couldn't help but feel a little hot.

"I'm a rough man, I can't speak," Qing Yun said modestly, "Anyway, what I mean is, you are different from those flattering men, so you should work hard for the emperor..."

"Thank you, Brother Qingyun." Ke Weiqing bowed to him, very grateful.

"You, don't be like this... Oh, you have been so cute since you were a child, I don't know what to do..." Qing Yun is most afraid of this kind of intimacy.

"what?"

"No, no! Nothing! Don't tell the emperor what you said just now!"

In the end, Qing Yun prudently exhorted and instructed thousands of times, until Ke Weiqing smiled and said that he heard nothing, and he was completely relieved.

On the other side of the deep palace, although it was already late at night, Huang Ye was still sitting beside Bai Yu's Go board, listening to Li Deyi's whispered return while thinking.

"Long live, the little prince is happy, riding a horse straight for a walk!"

"Understood, back off."

"The slave obeys the order."

After Li Deyi left, Huang Ye was the only one left in the huge imperial study.The sharp black eyes are staring at the black and white clouds criss-crossing on the chessboard at this moment. This rare and gentle game obviously does not have the sweeping momentum of the past.

After sending Yonglin away, Huang Ye knew that Ke Weiqing was in the palace, so he had no one else to talk to.Although I don't want him to get too close to other men, I can't completely isolate him.This is not a dungeon, he wants Ke Weiqing to feel like a "home" and a "friend" here.

Therefore, Huang Ye sent a secret decree to Qing Yun a few days ago, asking him to pick a good horse outside the palace, and then come to see Ke Weiqing and chat with him, which can be regarded as making up for sending Yong Lin away.

But, thinking about it now, is it feasible to be so considerate to important "chess pieces"?

Huang Ye did not forget the original intention of cultivating Ke Weiqing. Although he was conflicted and confused, as the white and black pieces in his hand continued to drop alternately, his mood gradually cleared up.

"What's wrong? What I want—isn't it always in the palm of my hand?" Huang Ye said to himself.It's like these chess pieces are always turning around at his fingertips.

And no matter how he treats Ke Weiqing, it is to keep him.

As for why he was so obsessed with this, Huang Ye didn't want to think about it. Now that the state affairs are heavy, he is already satisfied with being able to get along with Ke Weiqing in this way, and the remaining six points will wait until the future.

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In a blink of an eye, it is March, when the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the spring is beautiful.At this time, it is most appropriate to welcome Princess Shuolan of King Ke's Mansion into the palace.

On the imperial road outside the imperial city of Dayan, there were loud gongs and drums, and firecrackers were exploding. The guard of honor holding scepters and colorful flags opened the way in front, and behind them were drum bands, guards, and gifts presented to the empress dowager by the Wang family. , There are 100 taels of gold, 1 taels of silver, ten sets of blue and white porcelain tea sets, and thousands of feet of colored silk... These treasure chests and horses make the team stretch for ten miles.

The common people in the city, except for the time when the emperor ascended the throne, had never seen such a big scene. They couldn't help but wait and see, talking a lot. The King Ke's Mansion in Yongqing Town is really rich!

This Princess Shuolan entered the palace to serve as the "Master of Ceremonies" for the Empress Dowager.The palace gave such a generous gift, if someone didn't know it, they would think it was to marry the queen.

However, some people also said that the Princess is called "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves", this ostentation is not considered grand, and compared with this mighty gift-giving team, everyone is more curious about the Princess himself.

There have long been rumors among the people that there is a fairy-looking princess in Ke Wang's mansion. He just turned seventeen this year.

Such a princess who is capable of civil and military skills is really rare, and she is the granddaughter of Zhao Guowei, who is above one person and under ten thousand people.

Everyone knows that General Zhao loves his only daughter Zhao Xuelian very much, so he also dotes on this granddaughter, and affectionately calls her "Xiao Lan'er".

Such a princess who is favored by thousands of people and is extremely beautiful is about to enter the palace. Can the common people not stretch their necks and chase after him to see what happened?

However, the Princess is seated in a painted green carriage with eight horses. The windows on three sides are engraved with golden peonies, and the door curtain is made of peacock green gauze, which just blocks out all the distracting sight and is very elegant.So, everyone could only smell a strange fragrance, and looked at the car helplessly, and drove into the palace gate in the east in an orderly manner.

It was also on the third day of March, and no one knew that there was a soldier in the palace waiting for the princess's team to finish walking before they could come out.

That was the two thousand cavalry led by Ke Weiqing. This was the day when he went to Donglin Town to suppress the bandits.

When Ke Weiqing knew that the auspicious day chosen by the national division was the same day as Princess Shuolan's entry into the palace, he was a little surprised, and then a little nervous. He had a deep impression of Shuolan, the "sister", that when she was young, she dumped her It's your own horsewhip.

However, that is all in the past.Anyway, Shuo Lan is the Princess of the Palace, his step-sister, Ke Weiqing knows that he should respect her.

Therefore, Ke Weiqing did not compete with her sister, but chose to wait aside.

After all the honor guards had passed through the palace gate, Ke Weiqing was about to issue orders for the cavalry to go out, but a loud "The emperor is here!" sounded from behind, interrupting his gestures.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Whether it was the guard of honor or the cavalry, they all prostrated themselves on the ground, and He Weiqing immediately dismounted and knelt down.Out of the corner of his eye, he could catch a glimpse of a vermilion imperial chariot parked at a crossroad not far away.

When the emperor stepped down from the chariot, everyone's foreheads were lowered, almost touching the stone brick floor.

At this moment, a sweet voice sounded from inside the gilded carriage, "Long live my servant."

As soon as he spoke, Chun Hui, the princess's personal servant girl, had already lifted the dark green gauze curtain.Dressed in vermilion brocade, Shuo Lan, like a March bride, stepped out of the car.

She clasped her jade hands towards the emperor, placed them on her right hip, pressed slightly, squatted lightly, and said a blessing in a gentle yet dignified way.

Everyone was stunned, not because of the fragrance on her body, nor because of her gentle and pleasant voice, but because of the way she greeted her.

The emperor had already arrived, and she came out to pay a visit. Even General Zhao would not dare to put on such an air.

For a moment, the people caught between the two towering palace walls didn't know how to react, and they were so quiet that they could only hear the sound of the wind blowing the colored flags.

"Free gift."

Huang Ye opened his mouth and said, the noise was neither low nor high, and it sounded very calm amidst the deep yellow glazed tiles, "I am here to pick up my cousin to Shou'an Palace at the order of the Empress Dowager... to cleanse you up."

"Thank you Long Live, the Empress Dowager for your kindness!" Shuo Lan was extremely happy in her heart, but she still performed a blessing without being surprised.

"Let's all get down." Huang Ye said again, and the servants and guards who filled the palace road all kowtowed and stood up.

Ke Weiqing got up too, and when he heard the emperor's words, he suddenly understood what he meant that day that he couldn't see him off, because he was coming to meet Princess Shuolan.

The empress dowager sun with a mellow temperament especially loves this little princess who is good at singing and dancing, intelligent and pleasant, the emperor naturally loves the house and the black, so treat Shuo Lan with special courtesy.

What an honor it is for the emperor to greet him personally and escort him to Shou'an Palace.Ke Weiqing couldn't help looking at the emperor and Shuo Lan, and seeing them chatting happily, she felt a sense of disappointment in her heart.

But how can a person who is about to go to war be so irritable like a duckweed?Ke Weiqing blamed himself and sighed secretly.

At this moment, Huang Ye said to the princess who was about to go back to the carriage, "You haven't met your younger brother, Ke Weiqing, right?"

"Yes, yes." Although Shuo Lan spoke eloquently, she couldn't help but stammered, and then said in a low voice, "It's a pity that the servant and the king have different paths."

"It's a coincidence this time." Huang Ye said, looking towards the end of the queue.The cavalry, which was obviously different from the guard of honor, lined up neatly and solemnly, "Your younger brother is going out today to clear up the thieves for me. Look, isn't he right behind you, waiting to leave the palace?"

Shuo Lan was taken aback. To be honest, she was sitting in the carriage, no matter how noisy the outside was, all she could do was to impress the Emperor the deepest and step up to the empress's throne. As for other things, she didn't notice at all.

After hearing what the emperor said, Shuo Lan couldn't help turning around and looking behind her.The guard of honor retreated to both sides one after another, and the colorful flags fluttered up again. When the flags stopped, Shuo Lan's crystal clear black eyes saw the young man standing in front of the fiery red horse.

He has delicate features, tall and straight and heroic.A suit of bronze armor made him even more majestic and noble.Look at the demeanor of this whole body is completely different from that lowly little stable boy back then, how many noble daughters have to be fascinated by this outside?

However, what Shuo Lan projected from her eyes was definitely not her obsession with his beauty, but her incomparable disgust. Before she saw Ke Weiqing, she hated him very much.

A bastard with no father or mother, whose origin is unknown, caused disturbances as soon as he arrived at the palace. First, his parents quarreled, which hurt harmony, and later caused her to fall off the horse, which was very frightening!

It can be said that he has been a villain since he was a child!I don't know what the emperor thought, but he wanted Ke Wangfu to recognize this bastard as his stepson!

The matter of adoption made Prince Ke's mansion lose all face.Although no one in the mansion dared to mention this young prince, Shuo Lan knew that they must be laughing at her in their hearts, having such a cheap little brother.

She had endured all these grievances at first, the so-called out of sight is pure, but she did not expect that Ke Weiqing would return to the palace, and even coquettishly flattered the emperor, and served him twice. He is really a lowly and despicable bastard who feels disgusting even when he sees it!

If such a person were in the palace, she would have been beaten to death by her.But the grandfather asked her to "treat" Ke Weiqing well, saying that she would use Ke Weiqing's bridge to walk on the road of becoming a queen.

And after she became the queen, how to deal with Ke Weiqing was a matter of one sentence.

Small indifference can lead to chaos and big plans. Shuo Lan has kept her grandfather's admonitions in mind, so she is willing to "let the past go."But all of these disappeared when they saw Ke Weiqing's handsome face!

The more outstanding he is, the more jealous Shuo Lan will be. How can she swallow such a man who has robbed her of her husband?

Ke Weiqing just glanced at Shuo Lan lightly, then turned away.Men and women can't get close, especially since the princess has such a noble status, it's really not suitable for him to stare at her all the time.

But just such a glance, he was very surprised by the beauty of the princess, her complexion is so moist, just like the spring in March, full of warmth.

She was the same as when she was a child, with big eyes, high nose, and a round face.On her full and snow-white forehead, there is still the most popular platinum flower tinsel on her forehead, making her even more graceful and luxurious, with a variety of styles.

But her gaze is so cold, it makes people feel like falling into a winter ice cave, no matter how perfect her makeup is, it still gives people an incomparable sense of pride.

Even though Ke Weiqing turned his face away, he could still feel the princess's gaze moving across his body like a dagger, and his breath stagnated.

"Shuo Lan, why don't you go over and say hello?" At this suffocating moment, Huang Ye asked with a slight smile.

"Slave...just wanting to pass." Shuo Lan's mouthful of anger surged to her chest and then to her throat, but when she spit it out, she instantly transformed into a lovely and lovely smile.

Ke Weiqing saw Shuo Lan approaching gracefully accompanied by the emperor, and couldn't help but knelt down again, "I send my regards to Princess Shuo Lan!"

"We are all a family, why do we need to greet you? Those who don't know, think that our siblings are so born." Shuo Lan said in a coquettish and coquettish voice, and she stretched out her beautiful hands, kindly helping Ke Weiqing to get up.

However, her fingers didn't even touch Ke Weiqing's sleeve, she just made a show from the air.

"Brothers and sisters are naturally envious of others. When Ke Qing's family returns triumphantly, you must have a good reunion with him." Huang Ye said, "I will give you a special reward."

"Slave and servant lead the order, thank you Lord Long En." Shuo Lan hastily thanked her.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Ke Weiqing also bowed and said.

"Your Majesty, the auspicious time to meet the Empress Dowager is approaching. Look..." Li Deyi, who had been accompanying the emperor, reminded in a low voice.

"Then, let Princess Shuolan get in the carriage, and I will be there soon." The emperor's mouth had already opened, and even though Shuolan had thousands of objections, she still left Huang Ye and Ke Weiqing behind, and boarded the luxurious carriage.

"Princess?" Chunmei, the maid who was close to her, asked beside the car, "Let's go?"

"Let's go." Shuo Lan asked the guard of honor to open the way again, so the colorful flags spread out one after another, forming a wonderful scenery.

The expedition is serious, so I can't say more.It was time to say goodbye, but Huang Ye took Ke Weiqing's hand and handed him a peace talisman under the eyes of everyone.

"This is...?" This talisman obviously came from the Jingxin Temple in the palace. It was also the place where Ke Weiqing followed Huang Ye and practiced martial arts secretly when he was a child.

"Save your life and eliminate disasters, I want you to return safely, do you understand?"

"The final general understands, and please rest assured, the emperor will definitely win the battle and return safely."

Huang Ye's concern for himself cleared away the haze in Ke Weiqing's heart, and he showed a gentle smile, but Huang Ye almost gave an order to send other people to go on the expedition.

Even though there was a lot of reluctance in his heart, but the military order was like a mountain, Huang Ye knew very well that not only this time, but in the future, he would have to let Ke Weiqing leave his side again and again.

"The last general bid farewell to the emperor here, the emperor must take care!" Ke Weiqing knelt down, the emperor sighed softly, and accompanied by Li Deyi, he stepped onto the vermilion imperial chariot again.Under the sound of various gongs and suonas, he led Shuo Lan to the long street leading to Shou'an Palace.

After Ke Weiqing got up, he also led the team and galloped out of the palace in a mighty and orderly manner—this place no matter where he went or what he did, he would eventually return.

However, all the concubines and inner eunuchs regarded today's events as the beginning of a good show.

This gorgeous elder sister has entered the palace, and it is still unknown which one the emperor will favor in the future.

The concubines who fell out of favor because of Ke Weiqing hated Prince Ke's mansion to the bone. They wished to see the siblings fighting to the death, so that they could reap the benefits of the fisherman and win the favor of the emperor again.

But for the party that supports King Ke's Mansion, that is, Zhao Guowei, they have finally waited for the future empress, and the world of this palace is about to undergo major changes.Everyone is looking forward to it.