There is a fake demigod in the East Palace

There is a crystal lamp hanging in the main hall of Yaoqing Palace. This lamp is a gift from the royal family of country G on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne.This lamp is ten meters high, the skeleton is forged with [-]K gold, and decorated with various crystals and gemstones, it can be described as priceless.

The empress picked up a round pill from the brocade box in Zhong Yu's hand, gently lifted it over her head, and watched it carefully in front of the light.

No matter how precious the crystal lamp was, it was just a tool for illuminating the pill in her hand.

"Is this really the longevity pill?" The queen looked at it for a while, then turned to look at Zhong Yu, and asked.

The longevity pill in the Queen's hand was the size of a coin, and it smelled like nothing, and it couldn't be seen what material it was made of.Faint pearls flow on its surface, if you have to say a color, it is probably colorful white.

"Yes." Zhong Yu respectfully held the brocade box and stood under the light: "But this is only the finished product at this stage."

His eyes were lowered and he did not look directly at the Queen's eyes. To Zhong Yu, this was a very humble gesture: "It's a pity that it can't be done once and for all. It takes a small amount and multiple doses to achieve the desired effect."

"Very good." Zhong Yu's attitude pleased the empress, she put the elixir into her mouth without any hesitation before Pearl brought the warm water for the elixir.

This elixir seemed difficult to swallow, but as soon as it was swallowed, it turned into a thin stream of heat and slid down the throat into the limbs and bones.Immediately afterwards, a mass of warmth rose from the dantian, the heaviness of the body disappeared, and even the presbyopia caused by the decrease in the elasticity of the lens of the eyes recovered a lot, as if suddenly several years younger.

In fact, at the beginning, the queen was skeptical about the efficacy of this longevity pill.But now the feeling of her body makes her completely believe that this little pill can keep her youth forever.

Modern people's pursuit of immortality sounds absurd indeed, but Zhong Yu's existence convinced her that this is not a fairy tale.

"It's wonderful." The queen took a deep breath and couldn't help admiring.Zhong Yu has missed many times recently, but at least she managed something that made her happy.

The Empress ordered Zhong Yu to enter the palace today, originally to punish him for a crime of dereliction of duty.The queen knew that Rong Rong was ambitious and her methods were always vicious.This time she used a small plan to deliberately provoke a dispute between Rong Rong and the prince, in order to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

Unexpectedly, not only was Rong Zheng unscathed, but his reputation both at home and abroad was raised to a higher level.If Zhong Yu could follow her instructions and push Rong Rong at key points, Rong Zheng would definitely not be able to get away with it.

Zhong Yu's responsibility cannot be shirked, and this time it is impossible to escape punishment.Just because the longevity pill appeared too timely, the empress didn't punish him severely in the end, but just gave him a few harsh beatings, and then made him quit.

After Zhong Yu left, the queen came to the dressing table and sat down.She moved closer to the mirror and observed herself in the mirror closely.

The person in the mirror was actually the same as before, but the queen saw a long-lost look in her eyes.She couldn't help but raised her hand to caress her cheek, carefully tracing every inch of skin on her face.

She still has a lot of ambitions and blueprints that have not been realized. Fortunately, she has a lot of time now.

"If I were you, I wouldn't trust him again."

Just when the queen was full of ambition, a deep male voice suddenly came from behind her.She was immersed in her dream of immortality, when she was startled by this voice, she turned her head abruptly.

There was no one behind her, the crystal lamp reflected the water in the fish tank, and the bright red arowana gently wagged its tail in the colorful water waves.

The attendants were dismissed by the queen early on, and she was the only one in the hall, but the male voice just now was so clear and real, as if it sounded close to her ear.

But this is not an illusion, the voice sounded again soon: "He is not useless, but has two hearts for you."

There are all kinds of ghost legends circulating in the imperial city. Just listening to the palace people talking about it is enough to make one's body chill, let alone experience it like the empress.

But the Empress didn't look surprised, let alone frightened.She took off her diamond earrings in front of the mirror as if nothing had happened, and put them properly in the jewelry box.Then he stood up and walked gracefully to the fish tank.

"You're here." The queen came to stand in front of the dragon fish, she put up a finger, stuck it on the glass surface, and said, "You seem to have come earlier this year than before."

This male voice was actually made by this dragon fish!The dragon fish lazily swam around in the tank, and said again: "Thanks to your care for many years, Gu's body has recovered a lot compared to before."

The queen laughed and said, "That's really a happy event."

Speaking of the relationship between the empress and this arowana, it started when she was younger. At the age of 48, the queen got this arowana by accident.Because she liked aquatic animals since she was a child, she has been taking good care of it.

However, one day 32 years ago, this seemingly ordinary arowana suddenly spoke!

The dragon fish that I had raised for eight years suddenly started to speak human language, which naturally brought quite a shock to the Queen.However, the first time the dragon fish spoke, it told the queen an important secret of the Dasheng Dynasty - the queen learned of the existence of such a national teacher from the dragon fish.

After explaining the affairs of the national teacher, the dragon fish stopped talking, no matter how the queen asked it, it would not speak again.It still lives in the small fish tank, as if it is just an ordinary ornamental fish.

The secret revealed by Arowana was too bizarre, and the queen naturally didn't believe it.But the whole thing was like a fishbone, which haunted her day and night.

Finally, in the second year, the empress came to Fengying Hall with a skeptical attitude, and tried to awaken the legendary national teacher with Professor Longyu's method.

The queen's attempt was obviously successful, she successfully summoned Zhong Yu and signed a blood contract with him.A year later, the dragon fish uttered human voice again, this time it told the queen that as long as she used her own blood to make offerings every month, it would appear every three years to help her accomplish her great cause.

Regarding the identity of this arowana, it is not that the queen has not explored it, but more than 30 years have passed, and there is still no clue.Next year will only be a three-year period, but it has appeared ahead of schedule today.

"You showed up earlier this time, do you have something important to explain?" the queen asked.

Long Yu said: "I showed up early this time to tell you that Zhong Yu can no longer stay."

As expected of the fish raised by the empress, those small round eyes revealed a bit of the majesty of the heavenly family.

The empress was very surprised by this: "Why? Zhong Yu has indeed made frequent mistakes recently, but he will not betray me."

"How do you know he can't?" A sneer came out of the dragon fish's mouth, this extremely cold laughter was very inconsistent with its fish status: "Back then, he nearly destroyed Dasheng's country with his own efforts! "

The empress is so confident, naturally there is her reason: "So it is even more impossible for him to betray me. The power is in my hands, and the Rong family's world is really over. Does he want to see the power return to the Rong family's descendants? hands?"

"Don't forget, it was you who brought him back to the world." Arowana seemed to be laughing at the Queen's self-deception: "All the people who kept him alive in this inhuman way died a hundred years ago, and the only one who is still alive is It's you."

"Impossible." The queen vehemently retorted Arowana's words: "I'm helping him." Having said that, she looked at her ruddy palm and murmured to herself: "Besides, he also developed a Longevity Pill."

"Idiot!" Seeing the Queen's obsession, the dragon fish flapped its side fins and slapped the fish tank heavily, splashing a splash of water: "I told you a long time ago, Zhong Yu has no way to live forever!"

"I don't believe it!" The queen bent down and approached the fish tank, trying to let the aquatic vertebrate inside see her smooth and delicate face: "My appearance has remained the same for so many years, and I have not looked old at all, how do you explain this? "

"Although Zhong Yu is useless, it is more than enough to fool you." Long Yu did not leave any illusions to the Queen, and said mercilessly: "This is just an illusion he created for you. When the time comes , you will be beaten back to your original shape." After speaking, it seemed to laugh: "At that time, I'm afraid even you won't dare to look at your terrifying face."

"No, he didn't dare." The Queen's sensitive nerves were completely provoked by Long Yu's two or three words, and she nervously walked around in front of the tank twice, but still did not calm down.

She turned around and said to Arowana: "Don't forget, he made a blood oath with me 30 years ago, and he dare not have any dissent against me."

"What will happen if you break the blood oath? You will be backlashed, you will go to hell, you will die, but do you think Zhong Yu is afraid of these?" Hearing what the queen said, the fish in the tank couldn't help laughing out loud Come: "With all due respect, you don't know him too well."

The queen's face turned cold: "What do you want to say?"

"You must have also noticed that in recent years, Zhong Yu has made mistakes again and again, and has almost repeatedly lost in the confrontation with Donggong." Arowana swam a little closer, and said: "It's not that he is incompetent, but He's no longer on your side."

The queen didn't speak when she heard the words, how could she not notice what Longyu said.Ever since she decided to join the struggle for imperial power, Zhong Yu had made countless contributions to her, and these few mistakes could not shake her trust in Zhong Yu.

Long Yu seemed to be watching the excitement, and said gloatingly: "Thanks to Zhong Yu as a good helper, the crown prince's status in the court is increasing day by day. When his power completely surpasses you, the emperor, guess what?" What's the first thing he'll do?"

The queen closed her eyes and took a deep breath.There is no need for Long Yu to say more, she also knows that the next thing Rong Zheng will do is to expose the truth about Emperor Mingde's death at a young age.

She got the throne because of Emperor Mingde's death, and Rong Zheng didn't want to let her lose everything she had because of the same reason for so many years.

"Zhong Yu has already defected to the East Palace, allowing him to be connected with the prince and cause endless troubles." Longyu continued: "Give up on Zhong Yu, I can help you live forever. I know you don't want to believe this fact, then do as I say , everything will become clear.”

This arowana knows how to predict disasters and fortunes in ancient and modern times. Although the queen didn't want to believe it, she knew that what it said was true.