Si Tian Guan

The leaves on the branches are widened by the summer, but they still cannot cover the heat that is approaching step by step.

Bai Shiyan looked at the glaring white sunlight in the courtyard, and lay in the shadow of the hanging flower gate, not wanting to move forward.

These days, the number of times he came to other courtyards was far less than before.

Maybe it's because I'm busy, maybe it's because I don't know how to get along with my cousin as heartlessly as before, maybe it's because I can't bear to see my cousin struggling every day, shedding the immature shell again and again.

Those newly born epidermis can still be seen bloody and bloody.

Or, it is because there are fewer people in this other courtyard, and it is no longer as relaxed and comfortable as before.

Sometimes, he would repeatedly ask himself, if he knew that it would become like this, if he did it again, would he agree with Shen Zhou's approach.

No one can give an answer that will not regret it, including himself.

Now Niang often goes to the palace with the stone chime in her arms, and sits with her eldest sister, and when she comes back, she tells her that her eldest sister is about to give birth and everything is safe.

He also specifically said that Shen Zhou would visit his eldest sister every few days according to the order, and the past few months have been extremely smooth. With Shen Zhou taking care of his eldest sister, they are all at ease.

And not only the big sister is good, since they came back from the paddock, their pace has suddenly accelerated - King Qi was released, Jing Chen was crowned king, Chong Ming was in charge of the Jinxiu Camp, Shen Zhou was not only an extremely powerful minister, but also able to lead the left and right Xiao Xiao camp.

But both Shen Zhou and Chong Ming have changed, they can't go back to the past.

Liu Chongming naturally saw him from the window and beckoned him to come over.

The densely circled map was unfolded on the desk, Liu Chongming threw the pen on the table, leaned back into the chair, and sighed deeply.

"How is it?" Bai Shiyan asked.

He knew what Chongming was melancholy about - the Tower of Thousand Sons.

When he entered the palace, he met Shen Zhou by chance, and asked when no one was paying attention, Qu Shenzhou was confused for a moment, and only said two words.

Turnaround.

No one knows what Shen Zhou wants to do, maybe even Qu Shenzhou himself doesn't know.The more vague the hexagram is, the more variables there are.

If you want to get this turning point, you have to do what Shen Zhou said.

Bai Shiyan felt that Shen Zhou's whimsical idea was simply crazy, it was the Pagoda of Thousand Sons.

Especially after learning how important those sin-born children are to the emperor, I dare not think how angry the emperor will be if the Thousand Sons Pagoda falls.

What's more, no matter how small it was back then, it was a tower with more than ten floors. How could it be achieved?

But Liu Chongming was even more crazy, let alone the Thousand Sons Pagoda, if Shen Zhou asked him to go to the sky, he would come down without hesitation.

Although he didn't know what Liu Chongming had done, he knew that since he got this order, Liu Chongming hadn't even had a good night's sleep, and he had lost a lot of weight.

Occasionally, when I asked a few times, the answer was "a little eyebrow", but I couldn't know more.

Qu Shenzhou brought them to the forefront in the most violent way, and the only one who could keep up was Chongming.

Let him not know what to say.

Niang once closed the door with Chongming and chatted for a long time. When they went out, Chongming was very calm, but Niang's eyes were red.

Afterwards, my mother said, both younger brothers have their own ideas, so let them go.

"The situation is fine." This time, Liu Chongming finally seemed to be a little more relaxed in his answer: "Fortunately, it is the Thousand Sons Pagoda in the south."

"What happened to the one in the south?" Bai Shiyan was puzzled.

"I had someone inspect the terrain over there." Liu Chongming pushed the map to him, propped his head, and looked tired.

"When the site was selected there, the location was controversial. It is said that there is an underground river under the tower, the foundation is unstable, and the soil is mainly sand and gravel. The construction was not strong."

"When it was first built, many people were dissatisfied. The mountain was high and the emperor was far away. The gentry bribed the inspector of the Ministry of Industry to build the tower on the open ground."

"In the few years since it was completed, it has been struck by lightning several times almost every year when it rains. It is said that it has fallen twice before, and I dare not report it."

"At first, I worked diligently, but later I saw that I could hide it, so I just barely dealt with it, as long as I can stand up. Fir trees were planted around me, so I was able to avoid lightning strikes."

Bai Shiyan was confused: "Then what? Even if it's not strong, it won't fall down just by pushing it."

"The so-called money can turn ghosts." Liu Chongming smiled: "Isn't fir wood very good, the purchase price is raised several times, and most people take risks."

Bai Shiyan finally had a general outline in his mind - when the supply exceeds demand, someone must cut down the fir trees around the Thousand Sons Tower, so that the Thousand Sons Tower will be exposed on the plain again.

And the rainy season has come.

He couldn't help but click his tongue: "You are... too willing to spend money."

"No one spends it. What should I do with my money? It's really impossible. It's not impossible to find someone to pretend to be a gangster and knock him down."

Liu Chongming collected the map and looked down at the paper he had just finished writing. Now no one is forcing him to copy the house rules, but if he doesn't write a few pages every day, his heart will feel empty.

"Chongming..."

He hurriedly waved his hands, not wanting Bai Shiyan to see how easily he lost his mind, so he hurriedly talked about other topics.

"And...Shiyan, the Thousand Sons Pagoda is not far from Dingling Hill."

Bai Shiyan's heart skipped a beat, he couldn't forget what happened in this place, this is Chongming's long-standing obsession.

"You mean, Shen Zhou chose the Thousand Sons Pagoda here to make trouble because of his eldest brother? Could it be that the 'turning point' mentioned here refers to this matter?"

"I don't know, but I..."

Just as Liu Chongming was about to say "I believe him", he interrupted himself mockingly, how could he have the right to say such a sentence now.

"But I don't think there's anything wrong with what he said."

He packed up his things, and stood with Bai Shiyan in the shade under the porch, neither hot nor cold, he used to stand here.

Not far from the front steps is the Diyongquan, which was originally built for the sound of silence.

At this time last year, he also often stood on the porch, watching people in the yard stepping barefoot on the ground spring with their clothes hem lifted, and the sound of splashing water was refreshing and pleasant.

Then the man left a few wet footprints on the dry ground, and stepped back on them not enough.After stepping on enough water, I washed my feet on the spring water, put on my shoes wetly, and smiled back at him.

A mouthful of neat small white teeth, a pair of glazed eyes bent into crescent moons.

He always finds it interesting, how old he is, how he looks like an ignorant child.

Only now did I understand that it was not only his release after being restrained for too long, but also his defenselessness.That person once gave him the truest and purest side, the softest and most vulnerable side to him.

But he didn't want it.

This courtyard became his prison, with thorns growing in every corner.

Bai Shiyan looked at him carefully: "Chongming..."

Liu Chongming came back to his senses, wiped his face hard, and calmed down: "I'm fine, I forgot to tell you just now, when I sent someone to check the Thousand Sons Pagoda, they said something strange happened there."

"what?"

"The locals spoke of ghosts and saw trees eating people."

Bai Shiyan couldn't help laughing: "The residents in the mountains are ignorant, so it is inevitable that there will be some ghosts and ghosts. I am afraid that there is a homicide case, and the local county government is not good at handling the case."

Liu Chongming pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

"Shi Yan, one of my people didn't come back. The people who went with me said that they heard screams, but when they looked back, they only found a hat, and the dirt on the ground seemed to have been turned over. Later, I heard that there I didn't dare to stay for long, so I came back."

Bai Shiyan was dumbfounded: "Is there such a thing?"

"I asked Jiu'an, he read a lot, and said that he had indeed read such a saying in Zhigua Zatan."

"There are too many dead people buried under the roots of the tree. If the terrain is not good at the right time, the tree will become a shade tree, and the roots will spread underground to places where there are people."

"Ordinary ones will devour passers-by, and powerful ones will feed dead people to prey on them."

In broad daylight, Bai Shiyan had goose bumps all over his body: "Don't scare me, how could such a thing happen!"

"Whether it's scaring people or not, I don't know." Liu Chongming was much calmer: "But I think, the Thousand Sons Pagoda, Yinmu, and Dingling Hill, these three things put together, I think, he is trying to Find the right opportunity and let me go over there."

"Are you going? Didn't you say that there is something to eat people?!"

"Life is a matter of life and death, no matter where Shen Zhou asks me to go, I will go."

Liu Chongming realized that he had inadvertently said that taboo-like name, paused for a while, and then asked: "This is all for the future, I will prepare in advance and take care of the Jinxiu camp, so that no one will attack the Jinxiu camp. Idea. Are you here today, what's up?"

"Yes," Bai Shiyan remembered, "Fang Wuyang asked Shi Lei to send a message back, saying that he would be able to meet Jiang Xingzhi and the others within a few days."

"How is King Qi doing now?"

"At the end of the crossbow, it is impossible for him to survive the attack from several sides."

"Why is Shi Lei outside?"

Liu Chongming frowned, he had been busy recently, and indeed he hadn't seen Bai Shilei for a while.

"Nothing serious happened, my father just asked him to lead the troops over there to have a look, it's for practice."

Bai Shiyan paused for a moment, then said softly: "My father said, Shen Zhou has entered the palace, and the empress is about to give birth. I'm afraid it won't be peaceful in a short time. If there is someone outside, in case something happens, I can take care of it. If it really doesn't work, Shi Lei also has soldiers at hand."

The last sentence hit Liu Chongming's heart like a heavy hammer.

With soldiers in hand... At that time, if Shi Lei hadn't brought tens of thousands of elite soldiers, how could he stand firm?

He owed so much, how many lifetimes would it take to repay it?

Still as usual, Qu Shenzhou was introduced into the Lijing Palace.

There is still half a month left, which will be the sixth day of June, Concubine Liu Gui is about to give birth, the emperor is very concerned about this child, and ordered him to come to Lijing Palace every five days to make divinations every time.

"Chen Qu Shen Zhou..." He stood outside the screen and bowed his hands as usual, but when he saw the figure behind the screen, his throat stopped, and he almost held his breath before he finished speaking with difficulty: "See you ...the imperial concubine..."

"Come in." Liu Qingru's voice came.

As soon as he turned around the screen, he was hugged by someone.

The man was half a head shorter than him, his shoulders were shaking violently, and he buried his face in his chest, but he didn't dare to make any sound of sobbing.

Qu Chenzhou bent down, tightened his arms to embrace him, and rested his head on the man's neck, slowed down his breathing a few times, and barely suppressed the blush at the corners of his eyes.

"Mother," he called softly, "Mother, don't cry, you will lose your face after crying."

Madam Bai clenched his clothes tightly, choking on his sobs for a long time, and then slowly stopped, looked up carefully, touched his cheek, unknowingly tears flowed down again.

Qu Chenzhou wiped her face with a handkerchief: "Mother, don't cry, I have a good life here."

Liu Qingru also smiled and persuaded: "Auntie, didn't you find that Shen Zhou has grown a lot taller than last year? You should be happy."

"Yes," Mrs. Bai wiped away her tears and forced a smile: "You have grown a lot taller, and you are already like an adult. Now you are on your own, and you are more successful than your brothers. Mother is very happy."

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked at Qu Shenzhou several times before asking softly, "Shen Zhou, has your waist...healed?"

Qu Chenzhou froze for a moment.

A long time ago, Liu Qingru gave Yulin ointment, but he didn't want it, and he also knew that those who cared about him wanted to ask, but they didn't dare.

The birthmark didn't grow well, and when I touched it with my fingers, it was bumpy and concave, and there was a word "Ming".

This word, this person, is his unbreakable obsession.

"Mother," he replied softly, "What happened in the past... will not look back."

Madam Bai didn't ask any more questions, knowing that he shouldn't stay here for too long, she said a few more words, and was helped by the maid to the inner room to rest.

"Miss."

He made up his mind that divination for Liu Qingru was the most important thing right now.

Although the secret tricks in the palace were restrained due to fear of his existence, this child was of great importance, and there was no guarantee that no one would take the risk.

"Unlucky hexagrams - Drunken bone fragrance. Be careful!"

The author has something to say: Knocking on the bowl: Mentioning wood essence, An Ning of Yanshi is going to show up. Those who have seen Yanshi as a tool should know that the reason why Shen Zhou can divination is because An Ning gave him away in his previous life A Piece of Wood Essence [Friendly Reminder] Ahhhh why haven't I finished writing it yet!I dreamed last night that two silly cubs were swimming in the sea and drowned.