[Ming History + Legend of Lu Xiaofeng] Ninety-five Supreme

The green weeping willows sway gently in the breeze, and the green shadows dance like a layer of green gauze on the surface of the pool.

In the garden in front of the Compassionate Ning Palace, patrolling guards are walking back and forth. Since the emperor left the palace, the guards in the palace have been doubled. The empress dowagers of the two palaces are worried about the safety of the emperor and King Lu, and have not left the Great Buddha Hall for many days, sincerely praying , It was decreed that idlers and others are not allowed to enter.

Not far from the Linxi Pavilion is the Compassionate Ning Palace. The patrolling guards stopped when they heard the sound of footsteps. The woman in the palace costume was followed by seven or eight palace maids and servants. Stepping on the pavement, various colored pebbles are inlaid to form the symbolic patterns of blessing, fortune, and longevity. It is beautiful here, but she has no intention of admiring it. She is also beautiful, but her temper is notoriously arrogant. No one has the guts to stop her along the way.

"How dare you stop me!"

An Ning looked at the guards in front of her with a bad expression, raised her jaw, and snorted coldly.She was dressed in scarlet clothes and gold ornaments, and the gilt beads on both sides of her hair were swaying, swaying with a cold light.

The guards remained motionless and said without changing their expressions, "Your Highness, forgive me. Your Majesty has ordered that no one be allowed to enter."

She was blocked at the left gate of Huiyin, and she had not yet reached the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace, and she was still some distance away from the Great Buddha Hall.

"Get out of the way, I am the only one responsible for any crime."

An Ning sneered, and her unrestrained and casual demeanor was even more radiant. Most of the clothes she wore were sprinkled with gold. The bright and gorgeous costumes looked lively and youthful, like a passionate flame, but not easy to approach, coquettish and domineering Her appearance resembled that of the Empress Dowager Cisheng.

"Your Highness forgive me!"

An Ning stared coldly at the guards who looked like stone sculptures and wood sculptures in front of her. She didn't want to speak anymore, and turned around in another direction, trying to force her way in. Although the guards didn't dare to move her, they all blocked her.

An Ning's voice was raised in vain, and her anger became even hotter, "Bastard, if you don't get out of here, I will kill you."

She has been to the Compassionate Ning Palace twice, but was blocked outside the palace.

The sky was clear and the sky was shining brightly. The two imperial brothers were not in the palace. An Ning was startled by the changes in the palace in the past few days, and immediately became worried.The emperor's sister-in-law has always been in poor health, and today she fell ill again. An Ning naturally wouldn't look for her if she had something to worry about. Unexpectedly, when she came to visit the queen mother, she was blocked by someone.

"This old servant has met His Highness An Ning."

An Ning was full of anger and didn't want to look good to others at all, but Lu Fang, the eunuch next to Empress Rensheng, came out to welcome her. She was considered an old man beside her, her complexion softened slightly, and she snorted angrily.Lu Fang smiled, and when the little maid next to her explained what happened in detail, she frowned slightly with a displeased expression.

"Gu Shiwei, you are so courageous, hurry up and apologize to His Highness."

After Lu Fang finished speaking with a sullen face, she asked people to step aside, and said to An Ning with a smile, "Your Highness, don't blame me. The Empress Dowager has been praying for a long time and devoted herself to praying. She only issued an edict yesterday. If there is nothing important to disturb, the servants are also ordered Acting, I didn't want to annoy His Highness."

"This is the imperial edict."

"no."

An Ning glanced at the bright yellow silk cloth that Lu Fang handed over, but did not reach out to take it, knowing that with Lu Fang today, she might not be able to see her mother again.He glanced suspiciously at the solemn Palace of Compassion and Ning, stared coldly at the guards outside the Palace of Compassion and Ning, said "Since it's the empress's intention, I will come back in a few days" and then led a group of people away.

The Great Buddha Hall is simple and solemn, even though it has been renovated several times, every brick and tile still carries strong historical traces and profound cultural heritage.Lu Fang stood on the steps of the hall door, opened the front lightly and walked in.

In the main hall, there is a green-glazed four-legged stove on the ebony painted lacquer table, which is pure and fragrant, and the clouds and white smoke slowly spread in the room.The double-layer worship candlesticks are lit on the left and right tables, and the orange lights are flickering.

Lu Fang is over half a hundred years old, and has been with the Empress Dowager Rensheng for nearly twenty years. He and Feng Bao are not as fond of seizing power as he is, and serve the Empress Dowager wholeheartedly. He has lived peacefully for most of his life. No one dared to hit him in the face.

In the main hall, Lu Fang bowed respectfully, knelt down on the ground and didn't see her, she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at the two people in the seat.

"The Ai family can't afford such a great gift." The Empress Dowager Cisheng was very indifferent, she glanced coldly at the person kneeling on the ground, and her tone became even colder: "Speaking of which, the Ai family stays in this big Buddha hall all day, and they have to be let Eunuch Lu is tired."

Lu Fang knelt on the ground and kept silent like a cicada, not daring to speak out, as if feeling the stern gaze of the Empress Dowager Cisheng, her body trembled in fright, and said: "My lady, forgive me, my lady forgive me."

I'm afraid the most he said these days is this sentence, the Empress Dowager Cisheng treats Feng Bao kindly, likening her to a relative.When the Empress Dowager Rensheng was still a princess, Lu Fang served by her side. After many years of love between master and servant, who would have thought that Lu Fang would betray her?

"Forgive me? The Ai family don't dare, traitors and thieves should be executed quickly!" The beautiful face of the Empress Dowager Cisheng was as cold as ice, and her eyes were as fresh as snow.

Hearing this, Lu Fang burst into tears, and she looked at the Empress Dowager Rensheng tremblingly, and mourned: "This old slave has never thought of betraying your mother, and this old slave has been serving your mother since the mansion. Do something so nasty."

The Empress Dowager Cisheng sneered, as if she no longer took him seriously.

Now that I have embarked on this path, there is no reason to quit halfway. Now I am pretending to beg for forgiveness here, which makes people feel that my conduct is even worse. If so, why did I do such dirty things in the first place.

Lu Fang bowed her head and knelt on the ground, feeling secretly distressed.He has always felt that God treats him well, because he is much better than Feng Bao. Although he has no power in his hands, there is no slave in this palace who dares to belittle him.But who would have thought that such an accident would happen in his Anxiang's old age.

The eunuchs have a saying that if the body is buried with a lot of bodies, the same will be indispensable in the next life.The eunuchs' lifelines would be soaked in oil and hung on the beams of the respect room, symbolizing the promotion of each step, and when they were about to die, they would be taken down and placed in the coffin, so that they could be a whole person in the next life.

Can be a normal person, who wants to be a eunuch? Physical defects make the eunuch somewhat mentally ill. It seems that being a normal person in the next life has become their obsession. When Lu Fang found out that her lifeblood was gone, she felt extremely sad Crazy, although he was controlled by others and betrayed the queen mother, even if Ling Chi executed him, he still hoped to be the whole body.

After Lu Fang went out, the Empress Dowager Rensheng remained silent, twirling the purple jade Bodhi Buddha beads in her hand, her face was as calm as water, and there was no sign of expression.

"I don't know if the emperor and Lu Wang know that there are great changes in the palace. We don't have any news from outside. Don't you worry, sister?" The Empress Dowager Cisheng has never been good at studying the overall situation. Live said.

"We have nothing to do. We will take care of everything when the emperor comes back."

"Then let's just stay here until Jun'er comes back?" Cisheng Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows, as if she was not very satisfied with this answer.The empress dowager, who had controlled the government and experienced violent storms, didn't seem to want to just sit and wait for death.

"Jun'er is the emperor, and this time he went south privately, it's time to learn some lessons and calm down." The Empress Dowager Rensheng stopped her hands and said calmly with lowered eyes.

The Empress Dowager Rensheng closed her eyes, and said indifferently: "The wind knows the strength of the grass, if it is really the talent for saving Ren Kuangshi that day, he will definitely be able to settle the matter."

The Empress Dowager Cisheng frowned, she already had her own considerations in her mind, no matter how worried about her two sons, she seemed to feel that there was nothing she could do now except wait.

Seeing that she was silent, the Empress Dowager Rensheng stopped talking and continued to read the scriptures silently, but there was a hint of worry in her eyes.

After a while, the Empress Dowager Cisheng patted the armrest of the embroidered chair heavily, and said ruthlessly: "Old man, he is very old, and he spends his time planning and tossing about, bah, why do you want to be emperor all day long if you don't have this life? You don't even want face, you just hide in the corner and shoot two cold arrows, what a bastard."

The Empress Dowager Rensheng silently shook her head when she heard her curse.

When the breeze blows, the water in Taihu Lake is exceptionally clear.The blue waves in the lake are rippling, dotted with algae flowers, and there are charming light waves on the lake surface. A small boat floats leisurely on the lake surface, passing by the surrounding green hills and dense forests, revealing the dignified and delicate beauty of Taihu Lake. The beautiful Jiangnan charm.

Zhu Yijun sat on the boat, raised his eyes to look out, remained silent, as far as he could see, the water was like smoke, and wild geese flew south.

On the wooden table are famous pastries from Jiangsu, rose cakes, wishful cakes, chestnut powder cakes, and two jars of Kaifeng wine.

Lu Xiaofeng folded his arms and leaned against the pole of the boat, squinting his eyes lightly, with his mouth open, a stream of wine gushed out from the jar, the running water gurgled, and the occasional wind.Lu Xiaofeng let out a sigh of relief, turned around and sat down beside Zhu Yijun, unintentionally put one hand behind him, and stood up to touch him.

Zhu Yijun didn't look back, frowned and said, "Stay away from me."

Lu Xiaofeng didn't care, took another step closer, and said with a light smile: "Is there a chance to be alone, anyway, there is no one around to come closer and talk, what's the matter?"

It has been less than half an hour since the boat rowed, and it has already passed the green mountains and lush forests. As far as the eye can see, there is no more boat on the empty lake. Zhu Yijun and Lu Xiaofeng are sitting in the stern, two guards are guarding the side of the boat, and a guard is standing at the bow boating.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Lu Xiaofeng touched him with a persistent hand, encircling Zhu Yijun's shoulder from behind, he leaned very close, and the hot breath he exhaled was on Zhu Yijun's neck.

Zhu Yijun was speechless, shook off his hand, and said impatiently, "You can't be serious."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled lightly, shook the hand that had just been thrown away with great interest, winked at Zhu Yijun, and said with a smile: "We talked about things in an upright manner, and we didn't do anything. What are you guilty of?" .”

The words became more and more ambiguous, and she raised her eyes at him with ulterior motives.

"Leave far away."

Zhu Yijun raised his foot and kicked it, Lu Xiaofeng dodged it, his eyes were full of teasing and joking smiles, he laughed when he saw that Zhu Yijun didn't pay any attention to him, and sat aside again.

Zhu Yijun rolled his eyes at him and ignored him.Crush the cakes on the table and throw them into the lake bit by bit. From time to time, there will be bubbles of moderate size on the calm lake surface. On the clear lake surface, you can vaguely see the fish swimming at the bottom of the lake, scrambling to stick their heads out.

After feeding a piece of pastry in a while, Zhu Yijun stretched out his foot and kicked Lu Xiaofeng, saying: "What are you up to these days, isn't the case of the Embroidery Bandit already solved?"

Lu Xiaofeng took a deep breath, looked at Zhu Yijun in distress, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I'm not busy with you these days, tell me about the day when you didn't see me."

Zhu Yijun glanced at him, "You can't say something serious."

"Oh, then let's talk about something serious." Lu Xiaofeng rested his chin on one hand, suppressed his smile, and asked, "Do you know that Jin Jiuling is dead?"

Zhu Yijun nodded, "You said he was an embroidery thief."

Lu Xiaofeng rubbed his chin and said helplessly, "He was originally an embroidery thief."

"But Jin Jiuling's death is a bit strange. If he didn't want to see me yesterday, he wouldn't have tried everything possible to get someone to come to me and let me meet him, but it shouldn't be like this and he shouldn't tell me anything."

Zhu Yijun snorted, "Maybe he already said it, but you didn't understand it."

"..."

Lu Xiaofeng coughed lightly, and after deliberating for a moment, he said what Jin Jiuling told him.

"And then?" Zhu Yijun was a little puzzled.

Lu Xiaofeng smiled helplessly, and imitated him by throwing cakes into the lake, saying: "No more, then he will die."

Zhu Yijun curled his lips when he heard the words: "I don't remember the affairs of the governors of these small places. If the case is overturned, you can go to Huayulou and maybe you can find some clues. No one knows this matter better than him. "

Seeing that he was calm and composed, Lu Xiaofeng didn't seem worried at all, and then gave a wry smile.A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, he squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, hesitated a little, then took a step forward, squatted in front of Zhu Yijun, and asked seriously: "I asked you why you came to Jiangsu, would you tell me?"

Zhu Yijun was taken aback for a moment, and said softly, "You are taking too much of your own business."

Zhu Yijun didn't want to say that Lu Xiaofeng didn't know anything.

Many important events happened in Jianghu, and Lu Xiaofeng's intellect can guess about it, but Zhu Yijun doesn't seem to want to say more, there are too many inner palace secrets involved in it, and it is destined to be covered up by countless lies, which is not unreasonable. Trust Lu Xiaofeng, the grievances and resentments here cannot be explained clearly in one or two words, but only he himself knows what it is for.

Lu Xiaofeng frowned slightly, and there was a sense of helplessness in the brows. People in the Jianghu do not interfere with the affairs of the court. The words that his master warned him many years ago suddenly flashed into his mind, and there was a bitter feeling in his heart that even he couldn't figure it out. I don't know why.

As soon as Lu Xiaofeng turned around, he backed away.He seemed to have expected this reaction a long time ago, so he didn't rush to continue, but changed the subject: "I happened to meet Hua Manlou's brother on the way here, he looks very busy, I need to find a time Just talk to him."

"You said Hua Yulou, you two are both yin and yang, didn't you have a very warm chat yesterday." Zhu Yijun rolled his eyes at him, and said with a smile: "I asked him to go to Shandong this morning to welcome Yujia. It is estimated that he has just set off, and now it seems that you will not be able to find him for a while."

Zhu Yijun looked at Lu Xiaofeng with a bright smile in his eyes, Lu Xiaofeng's heart fluttered, but he smiled complacently, and said, "Well, then you can just take me with you and leave."

"No." Zhu Yijun flatly vetoed it.

Lu Xiaofeng changed to a more comfortable position and lay down on the board of the boat, and said with a smile, "Even if you don't agree, I can't help but follow you."

"..." Then what else do you ask.

Zhu Yijun glanced at him angrily.

Lu Xiaofeng was in a good mood and took a piece of pastry, broke apart the pieces, tossed the crumbs of the pastry back and forth like acrobatics, and threw the last bits into the water to feed the fish.

I don’t know when those large or small bubbles were missing from the calm lake surface, and the floating route after the pastry crumbs fell began to be weird, zigzag and fast, completely inconsistent with the seemingly calm lake surface, as if there was an invisible hand at the bottom of the water Pushing forward, it continued to surge forward, and then was swallowed by the water waves without a sound, leaving no trace of the last trace.

Lu Xiaofeng looked at the broken powder at the bottom of the lake, felt his hair stand on end, suddenly his heart trembled, he suppressed his smile, suddenly raised his head with a solemn expression, and swept his sharp eyes forward.

"The water is wrong, turn around quickly."