Legend of the Orchid

In 982 A.D., Zhao Tingmei's treason was exposed and was captured alive by Zhao Guangyi. This time, the emperor thought of his brotherhood and did not kill him. All clan clan moved to Xijing.

In this way, Zhao Guangyi no longer has to worry about the eldest son being bewitched by the fourth brother, but can cultivate the successor to the throne with peace of mind.

The two of Lan Ting went to Korea after learning that Zhao Tingmei was safe and sound. However, Zhao Tingmei's plan to usurp the throne did not end, and he secretly contacted Lu Duoxun, Minister of the Ministry of War, in an attempt to expand his military power.

Zhao Guangyi denounced King Qi's injustice at the court, ordered Zhao Tingmei to be removed from all positions, exiled Lu Duoxun's family to Yazhou, and beheaded the rest of his party.

All the ministers were panicked, fearing that this matter would involve themselves, the only prince, Zhao Yuanzuo, stepped forward and questioned his father whether there was any real evidence of his fourth uncle's treason, which made the emperor furious.

Seeing that the eldest son actually spoke up for his political opponents, the emperor simply cut off Zhao Tingmei's title of King Qi and changed his title to Duke of Fuling County, so that he would completely die of the desire to seize the throne.

For the next whole year, Zhao Tingmei was depressed, and Zhao Yuanzuo rarely saw him, and couldn't make him smile. This made Zhao Yuanzuo gradually disappointed, and felt that the fourth uncle valued power more than himself.

In 984 AD, Zhao Tingmei moved to Fangzhou with his family. During this period, his health became worse and he often coughed up blood. When Zhao Yuanzuo went to see him again, he was lying in bed and dying of illness.

"I have boasted of being chic all my life, but I can't see through life and death. What a shame! What a shame!" These were the last words he left to his nephew.

After finishing speaking, he coughed violently, Zhao Yuanzuo hurriedly covered his uncle's mouth with a handkerchief, but Zhao Tingmei spat out a big mouthful of blood, dyeing the snow-white handkerchief more beautiful than pomegranate flowers.

The blood all over Zhao Yuanzuo's body suddenly became completely cold. He called out the name of the fourth uncle loudly, but Zhao Tingmei breathed out his last breath, and then slowly closed his eyes.

Suddenly, Zhao Yuanzuo's heart seemed to be hit hard by a blunt object. He couldn't breathe, and felt dizzy, and then he fell headfirst in front of Fourth Uncle's bed and passed out.

After waking up, Zhao Yuanzuo went crazy, behaved perversely, didn't know anyone, only cried and laughed while holding a handkerchief soaked in Zhao Tingmei's blood, when a guard tried to take away the handkerchief, Zhao Yuanzuo was furious, took a sword and killed him. He stabbed randomly at the bodyguard, causing the latter to run away.Disappointed and helpless, Zhao Guangyi had no choice but to order the eldest son to be taken back to Gong Haosheng to take care of him.

After Lan Ting and his wife learned about this incident, they also felt extremely heartbroken. Zhao Tingjie built an ancestral hall in his residence, and placed his father and fourth uncle's spiritual seats here. They worshiped every day, and Li Zhonglan sometimes came to pay homage. He and Tingjie are now both Alone, but luckily they still have each other.

A year later, Zhao Yuanzuo's condition improved, Zhao Guangyi was overjoyed, and pardoned the world, but on the day of the Double Ninth Festival, Zhao Yuanzuo's condition worsened and he went crazy again.

It turned out that Zhao Guangyi held a family banquet that night, and because Zhao Yuanzuo was still weak, the emperor did not let his eldest son attend.After the banquet, Zhao Yuanyou didn't go back to his home in a hurry, but ran to the East Palace to talk to his brother about the excitement of the banquet, which made Zhao Yuanzuo go crazy.

After Zhao Yuanyou left, Zhao Yuanzuo laughed wildly and said, "They will all abandon me!"

The 20-year-old young man was no longer quiet and intelligent as before, but swung his sword and slashed in the palace. In a fit of mania, the candle was cut to the ground, and the curtain was ignited, causing a raging fire.

Zhao Yuanyou sent people to spread rumors everywhere, saying that Zhao Yuanzuo wanted to tell the world that the emperor wanted to murder the prince-to-be in order to keep the dragon chair!

Zhao Guangyi believed it to be true and was so angry that he demoted Zhao Yuanzuo to a commoner. Later, the eldest son was allowed to stay in Tokyo only after the ministers pleaded for mercy.

In this way, the position of the heir to the throne fell into the hands of Zhao Yuanyou smoothly. He was appointed as the prefect of Kaifeng and named Xu Wang. From then on, he changed his name to Zhao Yuanxi.Although Zhao Guangyi disliked the second son's scheming, he also admitted that he was extremely intelligent, and gradually persuaded himself to accept the prospective prince.

Time flies like a white horse, and another five years have passed. The capital has ushered in the autumn frost season. The autumn wind blows overnight, and the plane trees in the palace are covered with dead leaves. The black orchids in the corner are blooming delicately, without any fear of the cold wind. violation.

On this day, Zhao Yuanxi's concubine, Mrs. Zhang, had a strange dream. She dreamed that a very handsome son in a snow-white fox fur coat said to her, "You have something on your mind."

After he finished speaking, he disappeared. After Zhang woke up, she was amazed. She really had something on her mind.

Ever since her husband married his first wife, Li Shi, five years ago, she has never been at ease. Although he dotes on her very much and rarely spends the night with Li Shi, she is from a humble background, just a little maid who combs her hair. The lady's mistress can't compete at all, and she has been married to her husband for nine years. Although she is favored alone, she has not given birth to a son and a half daughter for him. She is very afraid that Mrs. Li will become pregnant with her husband's flesh and blood, which will affect her status. , so every day I think of ways to dress up, act like a baby, and please, and I am tired enough.

How can we get out of this predicament?

Mrs. Zhang is looking forward to seeing the young man in her dream again, so that the other party can advise her on how to really hold her husband's heart.

On the second day, the young master in fox fur and white clothes appeared again, and said to her with a smile: "I want to resolve your worries, come to Songhe Tower tomorrow."

When Mrs. Zhang woke up again, her heart couldn't help but "thumping" with excitement. The mysterious young man was so handsome that he must be an extraordinary person, and he was also aware of his worries. It seemed that a fairy had descended. !

Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhang hurriedly washed and dressed, put on a new suit, and specially put on a set of heavy gold jewelry given to her by her husband. He took off the ornaments, put on a pair of jade bracelets and mutton fat jade earrings, and then quietly rushed to Songhe Tower with the maid.

As soon as she entered the restaurant, a servant welcomed her to the private room upstairs. When the curtain was lifted, Li Zhonglan, who was wearing a pearl-colored brocade brocade robe, was sitting on the warm couch, looking at Mrs. Zhang. Tranquil smile.

The two sides reported their families to each other. Mrs. Zhang looked at Li Zhonglan's clothes at close range, and was surprised to find that the cloth on the other party's body looked like snow-white, but it would emit colorful lights in seven colors under the sunlight. There is no such high-quality clothing in the palace, and I regret not wearing that set of gold jewelry before going out.

Li Zhonglan poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Zhang and said with a smile, "Madam is worried about this?"

He poured some tea on the table and wrote the character "Li" with his fingers.

Zhang's almond eyes widened in an instant, he nodded repeatedly, and said in surprise: "What the immortal said is absolutely true! My family is having this trouble!"

There was a sneer from behind the screen, Li Zhonglan coughed quickly, and said modestly: "Yun doesn't dare to be the one, Madam can just call me 'Mr.'."

He sat upright and said solemnly: "I don't know if Ma'am has heard of the story of the Empress Dowager Dou of the Western Han Dynasty. She was born in a peasant family and was originally a little maid. Standing as a queen, from now on the glory of the lintel and the power of the government, it can be seen that birth does not hinder the change of status, as long as you know how to grasp the opportunity, you can still be rich and prosperous!"

Zhang's words are very heartwarming. Although she doesn't know what Empress Dowager Dou is, this woman's situation is very similar to hers, and Zhao Yuanxi is the future emperor, and she is also very fond of her. It's not impossible for her to ascend to the empress position in the future , so the top priority is how to get rid of that thorn in Li's side.

"What Mr. said is very true. It's just that my family is unlucky and cannot be favored like Mr. Dou. I wonder if Mr. Zhang has a good way?" Mrs. Zhang frowned hard, showing a sad look.

Li Zhonglan weighed the other party's demeanor carefully, and took out a gift box carved from sandalwood. He opened the lid, and brought out a seemingly ordinary silver pot. "