Opposite the entrance hall

The Great Jin Dynasty has a vast territory, rich products, light rivers and rivers, it is said that the earth bears all things, mountains and rivers contain hundreds of rivers, all things are all-encompassing, especially in the west.

Going to the west is the border area of ​​the Great Jin Dynasty. The foundation of the Shuzhou city wall has stood here for a hundred years. After so many years of wind and rain, it is covered with mottled but still standing. Walking outside the city of Shuzhou is the endless Zhuluyuan, the grassland is vast and boundless. , like a soft blanket, the soaking wind comes from the grassland, and it looks like a lake sparkling in the distance.

Looking at each other from a distance, you can see some subtle black shadows. When you look closely, you can find that it is the soldiers of Xiqiang. The horses are galloping, the eagle is circling in the sky, and the afterglow of the setting sun spreads all over the world, but it is surrounded by the endless Aslan Mountains. Covered a little, the mountains are like birds with spread wings, and the undulating peaks spread to the left and right sides.

Standing at the top of the city at this time, one can see the mountains in the distance covered with colorful clothes of sunset, and the sky has become as bright red as a flame. The light hits the face and body of the person, as if coated with a layer of red light, and the complexion is also darkened. It also adds a little more warmth.

The grass waves calmed down, the eagle was still circling low in the sky, the wandering team retreated back calmly, the afterglow gradually dimmed, although the sky had not yet darkened, candles were lit up in the city behind them one after another .

Suddenly a howling of horses disturbed the tranquility of the twilight. The soldiers on duty in the city heard the movement, stretched their necks and cautiously looked at the source of the sound, and saw a large cloud of dust rising in front of the road. Behind the dust was the heavy sound of horseshoes. Can't see anything else.

But as the sound of horseshoes gradually approached, the figure also appeared from behind the dust. After seeing the figure clearly, the soldier's face changed and he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and clasped his fists to salute, his face full of helplessness: "Little ancestor, how can you come here."

The man immediately tightened the reins early, and the horse's movements slowed down. The man hurriedly got off the horse, walked from the dark place to the firelight, and let people see his face clearly. Although his limbs are strong and his eyes are sharp, he is really a woman. , To be exact, it is a young girl.

There is nothing special about this young girl's light attire in commoner clothes, but behind her is an epee that is as tall as half a grown man. The sword is wrapped in coarse cloth and can still be seen to be extremely heavy. The girl was leaning behind her shoulders, the hilt of the sword stood up high, and the blade almost dragged on the ground. One could not help but worry that the heavy sword would crush the girl's shoulders.

But she never thought that after dismounting from the horse, the girl just tightened the lace of the sword, but her steps were extremely steady, as if she was just carrying a child's toy on her back, it was not affected at all, and she arrived in front of the person in a few steps, pointing Looking at the city wall, he asked, "Is your general on top?"

"Yes, yes, but Miss, don't run around again next time. The General's Mansion is still a little far away. If something bad happens to you, what can you do?"

"This accident also happened to my villain. You jerk, you don't look like the soldiers of my Tianqi Eighth Battalion at all, you look like an old woman, it's embarrassing."

"Subordinate..."

The soldier wanted to say something more, but the little girl waved her hands impatiently, "Okay, okay, I'll go up and look for your general first, and I'll talk to you another day."

After saying that, they bypassed the people for five steps and ran up in three steps. On the city wall, there was a whistle at three steps, and a post at five steps. They all recognized the girl's identity, and they all clasped their fists to salute. She nodded and said hello one by one, and walked quickly under the guidance of others Walking over, I saw a man in an armored red cloak that was flapping in the night wind standing with his back facing him, so he lightened his steps, and as soon as he approached to scare people, he heard the man say, "You What are you doing here if you’re not at home? Is this the place where a girl’s family should come? There are no rules at all.”

Seeing that she had been discovered long ago, the girl rubbed her nose and jumped to the side of this man, following his example, she looked at the invisible Zhuluyuan, but when it got dark, she looked around and couldn't figure out why, so she had to say : "It's very stuffy at home, I'll come out to get some air, Dad, what are you looking at?"

The man looked sideways, with his eyes open and a beard, his appearance was mediocre but his whole body was full of righteousness, he had a military badge hanging on his waist, and after just looking at it, he could clearly see that the apocalypse was engraved in small seals, so this The identity of the person is self-evident, the current general of the Eighth Battalion of Apocalypse, Zhu Xun.

The girl next to him calling him father is naturally Zhu Xun's only daughter, Zhu Yanyan.

Zhu Xun glanced at his daughter, then turned his eyes away and continued to look at Zhuluyuan, which had been shrouded in darkness, and pointed to a certain place in the darkness and asked, "Yanyan, do you know where it is?"

Zhu Yanyan looked in the direction he pointed, and saw nothing but darkness, and could not see any other way out. He frowned and thought for a while before answering, "It's our enemy! Uncle Zhao said that Zhuluyuan Even Xiqiang, Xiqiang is our enemy, so everyone except Zhuluyuan should be eliminated!"

She raised her chin, feeling that her answer was perfect.

Sure enough, Zhu Xun just smiled angrily, "That place is the Bianjiang River, which is known as a silver belt on the Aslan Mountains. The trees and animals around are bred by this river, but it is also this river. Jiang took countless lives."

"I know," Zhu Yanyan said in a deep voice, "Uncle Zhao told me that there was a war between Dajin and Xiqiang before I was born. Passed away, A Niang also told me that the lord had the kindness to our Zhu family, so I will always remember the kindness of the lord in the future, how can I remember the past today, but because the emperor sent someone to settle the matter ?"

"Actually, Dad was ambushed by Xiqiang back then. If the prince hadn't wanted to go back and save me, he wouldn't have... I owe the prince a lot. I can't even protect his only child. I feel so regretful in my heart that I can't say goodbye It's to blame!"

After the words fell, Zhu Xun sighed, "Then one of them is the son of the current prime minister, the young minister of Dali Temple, and this person was mentioned the most in the letters sent back by the little prince. I heard that he came to Quding. News, I somehow thought of the little prince, if the little prince is still there, he will be very happy to have Qi Shaoqing coming, when he left Shuzhou, he was younger than you are now, your mother was pregnant with you and insisted You must be a boy, so I have to say that you will be his lieutenant in the future... If I knew what happened later, I would risk my life to protect him, but..."

Zhu Yanyan saw her father's eyes were red, so she patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "Father, although I can't remember what the little prince looks like, but several uncles said that the little prince has a good temper, if he sees you With such an appearance, I will definitely feel better in my heart.”

"That's all," Zhu Xun rubbed the center of his brows, "I don't want to mention this matter, I just hope that this time Lin'an sent someone suddenly, there will be no troubles, prince, concubine, little prince, if you have spirits in heaven, bless Shu People in the state should not get involved in any complicated situation."

He looked at the dark night in front of him, and silently uttered a name, "Qi Ziheng..."

The voice of speaking drifted away, as if there was a pair of eyes looking directly at them in the dark night, those eyes were full of calm and no waves, like the surface of a quiet lake without ripples.

That gaze slowly approached, and gradually became clear, as if the surroundings merged into darkness, only this eye was clear.

"What are you looking at?"

Suddenly a voice came from the side, startled Qi Ran and hurriedly turned around, took the water bag that Du Heng handed over, looked away and shook his head, "It's nothing, just a little distracted, where's Anping?"

The accompanying people gathered not far from this place, Du Heng also found a stone slab and sat down, and looked at the place Qi Ran was staring at for a while. I saw that they were close together, and the long and stretched branches overlapped and intertwined together, completely blocking the faint moonlight, and only a little light came through the gaps, and sprinkled on the ground. It's not a beautiful scene and even a little creepy.

"I saw that he couldn't bear it, so I let him rest first." Du Heng replied.

It was pitch black in the forest, only a few of them had some light around them for a few miles around, if they were farther away, they would be invisible, so he didn't see a trick after looking at it for a while, so he picked up a dead branch and picked it up. Stirring the fire, the sparks danced and the sparks swelled, and the flame suddenly jumped higher, Du Heng asked again: "By the way, why did you come to Quding for this whole journey?"

"To be precise, the destination of my trip is not Quding, but Shuzhou."

"Shuzhou?" Du Heng repeated, looked at the other people behind him, and lowered his voice, "What are you doing in Shuzhou?"

"Do you still remember the logo of the folded-tailed eagle feathers that the trustee gave Ji Sicha? It is presumed that it is related to the Xiqiang royal family. I checked a lot of records about Fanping afterwards, but because the two countries have been at war for many years Because of this, the Great Jin has few records about Xiqiang, and most of them have been mentioned in a few strokes, so after careful consideration, I still want to go to Shuzhou in person. After all, in terms of understanding of Xiqiang, Tianqi Baying should know a lot .”

Qi Ran's voice was not loud at all, and if he deliberately lowered his voice and spoke slowly, even if he didn't listen carefully, he wouldn't be able to hear it at all.

"Why is it so important that you have to travel all the way to Shuzhou?"

Hearing this, Qi Ran lowered his eyes and stared at the bonfire in front of him, and he spoke for a while, but what he said surprised Du Heng, "I suspect that Yan Yi, the prince of the Xiqiang Shengyuan, is not dead, and he is hiding in my house right now. Within the territory of Dajin."

Du Heng's pupils widened suddenly, "This is not a trivial matter. I also guessed that Prince Shengyuan was not dead, but I never thought that he would be in the territory of Dajin. Jin, there must be some kind of conspiracy, perhaps it has been planned for a long time!"

Qi Ran pursed his lips in thought, and didn't say too much. The most dangerous place is the safest. In fact, he not only suspected that Yan Yi was in Dajin, but also suspected that Qian Duo must be Yan Yi's person, even including The original "Master Ji" must have had something to do with Yan Yi. At first, it was because of a lot of money. He seemed to know a lot about Mr. Ji when he was young. It must have been a lot of contact. Official Zhima, the latter wants to get rid of Ji Si quickly, but after careful consideration, there are problems everywhere.

But this matter is complicated, no matter how he calculates, he still doesn't understand how "Master Ji" has anything to do with Yan Yi, so before leaving Beijing, he sent people to Zhangzhou to find out some things, and he went to Shuzhou himself. It is necessary to solve each of these mysteries, and this matter will naturally become clear.

This matter is related to Ji Si, so he didn't tell all of it, but kept half of it, and said softly: "This matter is just my guess, I only hope that there will be some gains in Shuzhou."

Having said that, Qi Ran raised his head and looked at the sky covered by the branches. Through some sparse gaps, he could see the bright and dazzling starlight. The sky was full of stars, and the night wind was gentle. Ji Sike also saw the starlight in the sky, but he also missed himself as much as he missed him.

No wonder the ancients often said: tonight the moon and stars are all over the sky, only lovesickness is endless.

When thinking of someone in your heart, even the pain of lovesickness can make people feel happy.

The same round moon, viewed from different angles, seems to have some subtle differences, just like in Ji Si's mind, the moon in Wanping is completely different from the moon in Lin'an.

He sat in the courtyard and drank alone against the moon. He held up the cup but didn't drink it. Instead, he raised his head and looked at the full moon in the sky.

This is what he saw when he came back from the first day of junior high school. He blinked, walked over with a light footstep and asked puzzledly, "What are you looking at, my lord?"

Hearing the question, Ji Si didn't look back, but still maintained this posture, and replied softly, "It's watching the moon."

After that, he tilted his head and said: "It is obviously the same moon, but the moon in Lin'an has never been so bright. It stands to reason that the brighter and rounder the moon, the more beautiful it is, but I watched it here for a while and felt that It’s just mediocre, it turns out that some things are still incomplete, which makes people nostalgic.”

That's what he said, but on the first day of the junior high school, he understood another meaning of the words. He sat down, put his hands on his chin and stared at the moon for a while, just like Ji Si, and then said with a smile, "this moon I don’t know whether it’s incomplete beauty or perfect beauty. I only know that this moon is the same moon, but it’s not the same person who accompanies adults to watch the moon. "

Ji Si was amused by his words, turned his eyes and glanced at the person, drank the rest of the tea in the cup, put down the cup and asked, "Why do I hear that there is something in your words?"

"Is there?" Chu Yi blinked, with a pure face, "I said nonsense, if you don't think about Lord Qi, then don't take it to heart."

"You're used to it." Ji Si gave him an annoyed look, "Sooner or later, I'll have to clean you up."

On the first day of junior high school, he laughed, "My lord has said this every time, but which time did he really do it?"

He knew Ji Si's temperament, but he didn't take it to heart, he just folded his hands and put his head on it, turned his head to look at Ji Si's side face, and sighed: "Don't say that my lord misses Lord Qi, I miss him all the time." Now, there is also the young master and brother Anping, we have been out for almost a month, and we don't know what to do to go home."

"I don't know who secretly hid in the room and cried when he first arrived in Ji's mansion. He still dreamed about Xiangzhou at night, but now he is in charge of Ji's mansion." Ji Si joked.

"My lord..." The first day of junior high school scratched his head in embarrassment, "I promised not to mention this..."

Ji Si laughed out loud, "I guess I won't be able to go back for a while."

"Oh," sighed again on the first day of the junior high school, looking a little listless, "Your Excellency can be anywhere, as long as your lord is there, it's your home, but every time your lord leaves Beijing, you always get hurt. I don’t know who provoked whom, but Lord Jingqi told me this time, let me take care of you and don’t let you get hurt again.”

"What else did he say to you?"

"No...it's nothing..." Chuyi avoided people's eyes and didn't want to answer this question.

Seeing this guilty look, Ji Si already guessed most of it, and said softly: "He must be telling you that I am impulsive and do things regardless of the consequences, and I like to meddle in other things, and my ears are soft, and I always provoke you if I don't pay attention. A lot of trouble, let you stare at me more and remind me, if you can make a fuss and cry and sell miserably, my heart softens thinking that you are helpless, and I will think about it when I do things Miss you, but like this?"

"Ahem..." Chu Yi lowered his eyes and remained silent.

"This man is really shameless, even you are plotting against him." Ji Si shook his head, but his eyes were full of smiles, "It's not enough for Pei Qixiu to protect me, so I have to send you to watch me, am I so restless?"

"It's not that you're restless, my lord, it's that there are always troubles coming to you." The first day of junior high school looked over with resentful eyes.

"It seems to be such a reason." Ji Si rubbed his chin and muttered.

As soon as the words fell, Pei Zhan's voice came from outside the courtyard, "Ji Buyan, hurry up, I have something important to tell you."

On the first day of the lunar new year, he sighed and said helplessly, "Look, here comes the trouble again."

"Trouble" rushed to the door, and saw that the two people in the courtyard were staring at him with strange expressions, their eyes flicked back and forth between them, then touched his face, and asked with confusion: "What are you doing?" Looking at me like that? But what's wrong with me?"

The corners of Ji Si's lips were raised, and he was in a good mood. He poured a cup of tea and handed it over, "What important thing do you want to talk about when you come to find me so late at night?"

Pei Zhan was not too polite, he lifted the hem of his shirt and sat down with his legs spread, picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp before continuing: "Didn't we go out for a walk a few days ago, what the old man said is true, Fan Ping There are girls around here who are abandoned or sold to rich people, but there are exceptions. I went to the Wanping County Yamen to check the relevant files, but I didn't see any records about this matter, so I kept my eyes open I asked my subordinates to inquire about it. Coincidentally, a family lost a girl not long ago. This time it was not abandoned, but lost. After being abducted by human traffickers, the case was closed hastily.”

"When?"

"It's only been a few days since we arrived in Wanping," Pei Zhan snorted coldly, "It's so well concealed that none of the rumors reached our ears."

Ji Si tapped the table lightly, and the voice of da da da was neither urgent nor slow, fast and rhythmic. He pondered for a while before asking: "Is this the big thing you said?"

"Think about it, Cao Ping and the others are definitely not allowed to come forward with their identities. Someone must be helping them secretly. Whether it's selection or cleaning up afterwards, they must be closely linked. We just need to follow this matter to investigate. If there are some clues, then the group of people behind can be found out." Pei Zhan clenched his fists tightly, gnashing his teeth, wishing to beat up the group of mice hiding in the gutter.

"The case of embezzlement of military pay has not been investigated, so far there is no clue, and I don't know where Wang Yangchun and the others put the money and the account book. When the emperor asked me, I couldn't answer half a sentence. Why do we care about this?" The girl's case is here?" Ji Si rubbed his brows tiredly.

"No matter how big or small the case is, it's all about eliminating harm for the people and returning justice to the truth. They have done so many dirty things, what's the difference between which one to investigate first and which one to investigate later? Maybe we can have unexpected gains, and follow the vine to investigate." Any clues about embezzling military pay, all in all, if this kind of scum who rapes young girls is in our camp, they will be castrated and castrated, and now I bump into them, it will definitely not make them feel better."

"So where do you plan to start looking?"

"I haven't thought about it yet." Pei Zhan didn't hide it, just stared at people, "My junior brother said you are smart, why don't you tell me where to find out? Maybe I see that you are really capable, so I will tell you Change one or two, I no longer think you are a despicable, shameless, cruel, scheming, scheming, crooked villain."

"It's really hard for you to sit with someone like me," Ji Si couldn't help but rolled his eyes, but he really calmed down and thought about the twists and turns. He lowered his eyes and unconsciously touched the phalanx of his index finger After a while, the movements of his hands stopped, and he raised his eyes to stare at Pei Zhan and asked, "What do you think about the relationship between Wang Yangchun and Cao Ping?"

Pei Zhan recalled his impressions of the two of them in the past few days, and replied without hesitation, "Raws of the same feather are gangsters, but if it is said that Cao Ping is more stupid, he is far less scheming than Wang Yangchun. Well done, knowing that you and I are still making trouble on purpose in Wanping, are you not afraid to leave any clues and be found out by us?"

After listening for a long time on the first day of the lunar new year, he also understood now, "General Pei means that this matter has nothing to do with Wang Yangchun?"

"It's Cao Ping," Pei Zhan suddenly realized, "this man is obedient, and he looks like he is following Wang Yangchun's orders from outsiders, but in fact he is the manager of the grain, and he is also a member of the Cao family. Behind him is Cao Weiyuan, the secretary of the household department Backing up, I'm afraid I won't be afraid of Wang Yangchun at all."

"The more they dislike each other, the better for us." Ji Si narrowed his eyes, with a malicious smile on his lips, "I want to see how capable they are."

"What are your plans?"

Ji Si smiled and didn't answer, but just took a sip of tea, Tuliu Chuyi and Pei Zhan looked at each other puzzled.

The sky is going to be chaotic in Wan Ping, Lin'an naturally does not stop, it is obviously a rare full moon day, but few people really appreciate the moon, the moon hangs high in the night sky, it looks a bit lonely and lonely.

The frost toad shatters the moon, the brilliance is as clear as water, the plain guest Zhu Xian, and the snow foam floats.

The wind blows and the clouds move, the candle shadows shake red, the immature water is long, and the orchid ember is misty.

In Prince Qin's mansion, it was deserted like a cage, the scenery was beautiful, but there were dead things everywhere, without a trace of warmth, Mi'er stood under the eaves for a long time, until the sound of footsteps came from the corridor, a smile bloomed on his face, hurriedly Standing up and running away, he couldn't wait to call out: "My lord."

Hearing the sound, the person in front stopped. Li Hongyu, who had his back to her, frowned slightly, raised his chin sideways, and signaled the two people beside him to leave first.

The two men came over, bowed and retreated, and when they came to Mi'er, they saluted respectfully and greeted Mi'er, and Mi'er generally nodded in return.

When the person walked away, Li Hongyu stretched his brows, turned around and raised a slight smile, walked over slowly, took off his cloak and put it on the person, and while he was wearing it, he still complained, " It's very cold at night, you don't wear more clothes, your body is not good, so don't catch a cold."

Mi'er lowered her head with the shy gesture of her daughter, clenched her warm cloak tightly, and said softly: "I see that the prince is too busy these days, and I have lost a lot of weight. I look worried, but I also know how to deal with official duties." I can't help the prince, so I have to cook some refreshing food myself, to nourish the prince's stomach and change the taste."

"Don't work so hard, servants will do these things, so you just need to rest," Li Hongyu said softly, with eyes full of tenderness, he raised his hand to brush Mi'er's hair from front of Mi'er's forehead. Since the king married you, he wished to put all the good things in the world in front of your eyes, and he was reluctant to let you suffer the slightest grievance. If you teach others to know about this, it will appear that the king will not be hurt. People, don't worry about it. If you are tired, it will be this king who will be distressed."

Mi'er was teased and smiled, but still insisted: "I have been preparing for a long time, it is good for the prince to taste it, as long as the prince likes it, then it is not hard work."

Li Hongyu frowned slightly, a little impatient, but said on the face: "Mi'er has his own heart, if the king fails, he will not know what is good, let's go..."

After that, he stretched out his hand towards the person, and said in a gentle voice, "It's very dark at night, hold me by the hand to avoid stumbling."

Seeing the generous and powerful hand in front of her, Mi'er's eyes flashed with all sorts of emotions, but in the end she just covered her hand, letting her fingers clasp tightly, being led forward without self-awareness, and blending into the darkness bit by bit. middle.

When the two of them arrived in the courtyard, the servant girl hurriedly greeted them and saluted. Li Hongyu glanced coldly and said sharply: "Even my wife can't take care of you. What's the use of you? Go down and receive the punishment by yourself later."

"My lord, please forgive me..."

"If you don't know your fault, add another wait."

The servant girl's face turned pale, and she couldn't say the following words.

Mi'er stood aside and watched, feeling a bit unbearable, hesitantly said, "My lord, don't blame her, I ran out secretly because I wanted to see my lord, I..."

"There are too many people with ulterior motives. I am busy with official duties and can't always be by your side. I am really worried and I am afraid that something will happen to you." She was interrupted by Li Hongyu before she could finish speaking, "Mi'er must understand that this The king's good intentions."

In a few words, Mi'er suppressed all kinds of unbearable, only the love that was about to burst out of his chest could not be suppressed.

Li Hongyu lowered his eyes, held up his hands again and walked slowly to the table. The table was covered with delicacies. It is not difficult to see how much thought was put into the cooking. The two of them entered the seat and the serving girl set up the bowls. Even though the chopsticks had been eaten, Li Hongyu still tasted some of them patiently, and he was not stingy in his praise, which made people smile.

"I have boiled this fish soup for a long time, my lord can try it." Mi'er said as she poured a bowl of fish soup and handed it over.

"Don't worry about me anymore, I've lost a lot of weight these days, try it myself." Li Hongyu pushed the bowl back.

Mi'er smiled lightly and did not continue, but scooped up some milky white fish soup with a spoon and put it into his mouth, but for some reason, the fish soup did not feel delicious at all, but full of fishy smell, it flowed into the stomach as if eating raw fish directly It was disgusting, and the earthy smell lingered in the mouth for a long time. Mi'er's face changed suddenly, covering her mouth and rushing to the courtyard, she was so anxious that she overturned the chair.

Hearing the sound of vomiting coming from the courtyard, Li Hongyu put down his bowl and chopsticks, lowered his face, got up and went out, found someone under the tree, stood behind him and said softly: "Mi'er is not feeling well, call the doctor to come and see Look."

The words were originally concerned, but for some reason Mi'er felt a chill down her back and panicked, something was going to be different, she subconsciously clutched Li Hongyu's sleeve, raised her pale face from bottom to top and shook her head, "My lord... ...I am fine...no need..."

"Mi'er," Li Hongyu interrupted her, lowered his eyes and raised a smile, but the absurdity didn't reach his eyes, "Your body is important, you can't delay, don't get angry."

Despite the dog days, Mi'er was cold from head to toe, and couldn't help shivering.

Because of this incident, the Palace of the Prince of Qin suddenly became busy. Everyone knew that it was because Mrs. Mi'er was unwell. The prince felt sorry for his wife and called the doctor to come over overnight. He waited for the news in the hall. If he dared to rest, he devoted himself to serving.

Li Hongyu took a sip of the tea served by the maid, then heard the sound of footsteps outside, looked up, saw Alu rushing over, saluted and called, "Master."

"What's the matter?"

"The news from Quding said that Qi Shaoqing and Du Yushi are about to arrive at the boundary of Quding. If we calculate the time, we may arrive at Quding tomorrow."

He stopped here, hesitated and spoke again, "We need to send some people..."

Before he finished speaking, he was stared coldly by a cold gaze, so he felt that it was inappropriate and quickly silenced.

"Although this Quding is the territory of the king, it is also the territory of the emperor. Qi Shaoqing and Lord Du are ordered to go there. What we have to do is to do our part well. Don't worry about other things that shouldn't be taken care of. Got it?"

"What the lord said is that the subordinate made a slip of the tongue," Alu said with his head bowed.

At this time, a person walked in bowing from outside, bowing down respectfully and saluting, "My lord."

"How's Madam?" Li Hongyu waved his hand to signal Alu to silence, and asked about another important matter.

The doctor had a smile on his face when he heard the inquiry, and he said eagerly, "Congratulations, my lord, congratulations to my lord, my wife is happy."

Hearing this, Li Hongyu narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "Really?"

"Madam's pulse beats very smoothly, and it is faster than ordinary people. There is no sense of sluggishness or frustration. It is undoubtedly a woman, Menglan. It has been a month, and nothing can go wrong."

After the words fell, Alu took the lead in congratulating: "Congratulations, my lord, I have finally got my wish after waiting for a long time."

Li Hongyu used the cup lid to skim off the tea foam in the cup, and smiled slightly with the corners of his lips raised, "This child has solved this king's urgent need. After watching this scene for a long time, it's time for this king to play."

The wick of the candle was beating, and the light and shadow hit the wall. The light in the room dimmed for a while and then suddenly brightened again. The candle dripped tears and fell on the table along the candle body, and the drops gathered together, as if someone was weeping blood. whine.

The candle dripped tears all night, and it was not burned out until dawn, leaving only a few strands of green smoke.

The servants in Qifeng Palace took down the burnt candles, cleaned the embers and replaced them with new candles, while Cao Yuhan in the palace waited on Emperor Chengde to change his clothes, and said very tenderly: "If you don't go to the morning court today, your majesty might as well take a rest." .”

"Cough, cough, cough," Emperor Chengde coughed again and again, "This memorial has not yet been approved, so there is no delay."

"Then it's better to have some breakfast. The concubine has prepared some light dishes, which are just right for His Majesty's appetite."

"There is the Queen of Labor."

After taking their seats, the maid who was serving them handed the Splendid Jasper Soup to the two of them. Emperor Chengde took a bite, it was sweet and delicious, and he ate some small dishes and pastries. They chatted about Li Hongyang casually, "What has the prince been up to these days? I haven't seen him enter the palace for a long time."

"Your Majesty forgot, the patrolling guards have newly recruited soldiers, you ask the prince to go and see more, I guess I have been busy with this these days, and I haven't had a good rest." Cao Yuhan covered her lips and smiled.

"But I forgot," Emperor Chengde recalled, and asked again: "The prince is not young now, and the East Palace is just a few concubines except for the two side concubines. some."

Cao Yuhan looked sideways at the person beside him, not sure why he suddenly mentioned this matter, but when she heard something, she hesitated and then smiled: "The prince has always had his own opinions, and he never let his concubines worry about it. He must know it well, and the concubines don't want to ask too many questions, so as not to annoy him."

"I heard from Sun Hai that he sent a lot of things to the General Dingwei's mansion these days. After Pei Lixin passed away, the General Dingwei's mansion was taken over by Pei Zhan. I remember that he seems to have a daughter, who is ready for marriage. age."

Emperor Chengde looked at the expression on Cao Yuhan's face while talking, and his half-squinted eyes were extremely sharp, which made people nervous, "The daughter of the Pei family must be dignified, generous, virtuous and virtuous. The girl is interesting, why don't I make a marriage decree, what does the queen think?"

These words are not so simple, Cao Yuhan raised his eyes to meet Emperor Chengde, then quickly looked away, calmed down and smiled, "I heard Danrui mention it, saying that the prince is very fond of a certain girl recently, and I never thought about it." She is actually the young lady of General Dingwei's residence, but the concubines dare not speak lightly of such an important matter, it is up to His Majesty to decide, but it still depends on Miss Pei's intentions, so don't delay other girls."

"The empress is really considerate. It's true that children's affairs can't be done casually, so this matter is going slowly."

Cao Yuhan secretly cursed this person in her heart for being so scheming and always on guard, but she had a smile on her face.

The two have different minds, but on the surface they look like a husband and wife with deep affection and harmony.

Sun Hai hurriedly came in from outside the hall, saluted respectfully and greeted him, then stood beside Emperor Chengde, leaned over and whispered a few words to him, the latter relaxed his brows and laughed loudly, feeling much happier.

"What happened? To make His Majesty so happy?" Cao Yuhan asked.

"It's nothing serious, but King Qin's side concubine is happy."

Cao Yuhan's face froze, and she also laughed after a while, "It's a happy event for King Qin. There hasn't been any happy event in the palace for a long time, but I never thought that there will be an extra grandson!"

"The empress needs to spend more time." Emperor Chengde stood up.

"The concubine knows, Your Majesty, go slowly."

Indignant in her heart, after sending Emperor Chengde away, the gentle and kind smile on her face gradually dissipated, leaving only a cold look in her eyes, and when she returned to the hall, she got angry a lot, raised her hand and swept away the plates, bowls and chopsticks on the table. It shattered at the sound, and the ground was in a mess. The palace servants in Qifeng Palace all turned pale and knelt on the ground, holding their breath and not daring to pant.

"Your Majesty, why are you so angry?" Yuan Feng hurried over when he heard the movement, and what he saw was such a scene, he rushed up to comfort him, "No matter what happens, don't hurt yourself, isn't it the King Qin's side?" The concubine is pregnant, and the phoenix flying out of this pheasant's nest is also fake. How can it be compared with golden branches and jade leaves? , born to be inferior..."

"Pa" interrupted Yuanfeng's words.

The slap stunned people. Before Yuanfeng could react, Cao Yuhan yelled: "What do you know, this bitch is pregnant now, if he is lucky enough to give birth to a son, he will be the eldest grandson of the emperor! You really deserve it!" The eldest grandson of the emperor is not a random cat, dog or animal! At that time, apart from the prince and the other three, this person will also be one of the candidates for succession, and it is not that there has been a tradition of the eldest grandson of the emperor succeeding to the throne in Dajin!"

Cao Yuhan looked at the fragments on the ground, the corners of her mouth twitched, her face was full of gloom and fierceness, she couldn't see the majesty and courage of her mother in the past, she clenched her fists tightly, letting her pointed nails sink into the flesh of her palm, leaving a trail of With deep traces, he raised his head high and snorted coldly, "I won't let some people stand in the way of the prince's great cause, no one else! The future emperor can only be my son Cao Yuhan, and I want to be the son of the prince. Those of the Empress Dowager, if anyone stands in the front and hinders this palace's good deeds, then it's no wonder that this palace is merciless!"

There was deep hatred in the voice, and everyone in the hall felt chills and couldn't stop shivering when they heard it.

People in Lin'an have different people's hearts, each with their own ghosts, some people are sincere and some are sincere, they can't say enough in a few words, from generation to generation, year after year, they sing a song of deep palace grievances, with beautiful faces. Years are the strings, and the white head is used as a frame, what is played is a song of greed, and what is danced is an obsession.

No matter how the world changes, this romantic place is still