The mountains and rivers are quiet and broad

After the Slight Heat, the weather is getting hotter. There is no cool breeze on the ground, and there are heat waves passing through the hall.Chen Mao took advantage of the cool evening to visit the sixth prince, Chen Du.

Emperor Xuanwu has seven princes, Chen Shen, Chen Ke and Chen Mao are similar in age, and the remaining princes are a generation away from the three elder brothers.

The sixth prince, Chen Du, is ten years younger than Chen Mao. Although the two are not too distant, they are not very close either.So Chen Du was surprised when he learned that Chen Mao came to visit him.

"Your brother sees the emperor."

Chen Du stood up and wanted to kneel, but Chen Mao quickly supported his arm: "Okay, excuse me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."

Chen Mao waved his hand and looked at Chen Du's leg.The chair Chen Du was sitting on at the moment was not an ordinary chair, but a carefully modified wheelchair.

Four years ago, while hunting, Chen Du accidentally fell from his horse, not only hurting his leg, but also hurting his internal organs by the wild horse.

When he was rescued, Chen Du was dying, and he was about to go. Unexpectedly, he held his breath and pulled himself back from the gate of hell.But after that, it was inconvenient for Chen Du to walk, and he stayed in his Ningxiang Palace all the time, rarely going out for a walk.

"Are you feeling better?"

"It's better, thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

The two were not very close in the past, and the mother and concubine were not the same person, but now there is only Chen Du, a prince who has not been crowned king, in the palace, Chen Du is naturally very reserved.

Chen Mao didn't care, he looked at Chen Du nonchalantly, and said: "There is no need to be so formal. Now this palace is only our brothers, so it is a bit empty."

Chen Du didn't know what Chen Mao wanted to say, but he clenched his hands subconsciously.However, Chen Mao asked about his physical condition in detail, and asked about his daily food, clothing and medicines. Chen Du answered seriously. Chen Mao nodded, the topic stopped, and suddenly fell into silence.

Just when Chen Du was racking his brains to guess Chen Mao's intentions, Chen Mao suddenly pointed to the bow hanging on the wall and said, "This is a good bow."

"Yes." Chen Du replied dryly, and subconsciously blurted out: "Second brother gave it to me a few years ago."

"Oh?" Chen Mao was a little surprised, he only said that Chen Ke was very alienated from everyone in the palace.

Looking closely at the bow on the wall, there is strength between the relaxation and relaxation, and the black surface is glowing with cold light, which really smells like Chen Ke.

Chen Du realized what he said, and couldn't help stuttering. Thinking of Chen Ke and Chen Mao's relationship, he hurriedly explained: "At that time, I liked it very much, so I kept it all the time, but the second brother never took the initiative to talk to me... ..." Chen Du became more and more confused, but Chen Mao smiled, signaling him not to be nervous.

"He's just like that, he doesn't like to talk, but he's actually very kind to his brother."

Chen Du was a little dazed, as if he didn't expect Chen Mao to speak for Chen Ke.And what Chen Mao said next surprised him even more.

Chen Mao said: "You and I don't need to be formal when we get along, just call him third brother as usual."

Chen Du paused for a long time before he said, "Third Brother..."

Could it be that Chen Mao showed a loving smile: "Sixth Brother..."

It was obvious that the two of them were not used to such intimacy, and they fell silent for a while, but Chen Mao was an old fox anyway, and when he saw the book on Chen Du's desk, he asked Chen Du a few questions.

Chen Du became more and more confused about the purpose of Chen Mao's sudden arrival, but he also thought carefully and answered them one by one.

"You know about the disaster in the south, do you have any comments?"

"Small summer is just over, and when the festival arrives, it will be dog days, and the weather will be unpredictable and rainy. This is a good time for crops to grow in the fields, but this year there are frequent disasters. According to my humble opinion, we should base our plans on fighting disasters to win a bumper harvest and preventing floods and droughts." .”

Chen Mao nodded when he heard the words. Although Chen Du was not specific enough, Chen Mao was already satisfied.

The royal family has to farm and sacrifice to the sky every year. This should not be a show. The people rely on the fields for food. If the leaders do not understand the problems that the people will encounter, they will not be able to help the people.

Although Chen Du was bored in Ningxiang Palace every day, he didn't have the slightest shyness, nor did he have any dark and negative thoughts.On the contrary, from the bow on the wall, it can be seen that he is quite ambitious.

"That's right, but it doesn't make sense to see the problem." Chen Du was relieved when he heard Chen Mao say that, and then he heard Chen Mao say: "Stay in Ningxiang Palace every day, seeing nature with your eyes If you are blocked, you should go out and walk around more from tomorrow."

Chen Du didn't realize Chen Mao's meaning for a while, he was feeling uneasy, hesitating how to reply, when the palace servant came to report: "Ms. Xi Concubine is here——"

Concubine Xi is Chen Du's biological mother, perhaps she hurried over from the harem after hearing some rumors.

"The courtiers and concubines see the emperor, and the emperor is blessed and safe."

"Free gift..."

Concubine Xi obviously felt that Chen Mao's sudden visit was not a good thing, so she looked cautiously, and first looked at Chen Du nervously from head to toe.

Then he covered up the worry in his eyes, smiled and said to Chen Mao: "It is said that "slight heat is great heat, steam up and cook down", the concubine made porridge, the emperor please use some. "

The porridge that Concubine Xi mentioned is a heat-relieving porridge made of lotus leaves, Smilax cocos, lentils, barley, polyporus, Alisma, and kapok. It is very suitable for eating when the weather is hot.

Chen Mao refused, saying that he still had government affairs, so he left.Concubine Xi was the concubine of the first emperor, and Chen Mao also wanted to avoid suspicion, but when Chen Mao left, Concubine Xi was obviously relieved.

"Mother, I made you worry."

Concubine Xi sighed, looked outside the door with lingering fear, put the porridge into a small bowl and put it in Chen Du's hand: "Why are you here suddenly?"

Chen Du sipped the porridge and shook his head upon hearing this.

"What did I tell you?"

Chen Du frowned, and repeated the conversation just now.

"What does this mean?" Concubine Xi also frowned, her eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Chen Du's, at this moment the two were frowning at each other, but also a little funny. "It can't be..." Concubine Xi looked at Chen Du's legs worriedly, "Is it because you know you're pretending to be sick?"

Chen Du made a silent movement, and a shrewdness flashed in his eyes: "Maybe he is going to make me king."

Chen Mao went back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and first arranged for the imperial physician to see Chen Du's leg, and then asked Mr. Kang for some soup to relieve the heat. After being outside for half a day, he sweated a lot, but it was a bit cold inside the hall, but he still couldn't stop it. Live in the hot summer.After tossing for a long time, Zhou Zhou was nowhere to be seen.

"People came in a hurry from the Tianqi Building. The national teacher has been away for a while. Before I left, I said that I am afraid I won't be able to come back to eat with you." The little father-in-law finished speaking tremblingly, waiting for Chen Mao to lose his temper.

Chen Mao nodded lightly, "Is the person here in a hurry?"

"Yes, Master Guoshi's face changed after reading the letter."

Chen Mao didn't ask any more questions, and waved away everyone, leaving only Eunuch Kang to serve the meal.

"Your Majesty, don't worry about it. After a while, this old servant will go outside the Tianqi Building and wait for you to pick up Master Guoshi as soon as possible."

Chen Mao didn't say much, and acquiesced, but the feeling of uneasiness kept surging in his heart, and he couldn't suppress it no matter what.

Inside the Tianqi Tower, Zhou Zhou's complexion was indeed unsightly, his blood had faded away, and his body was sweating layer after layer.

The little boy in the building had never seen a national teacher like this before. The always tall and reliable national teacher seemed to have become transparent.

Xiao Tong lowered his head and rubbed his eyes, then raised his head again, the feeling just now disappeared again.Xiao Tong only thought that he was an illusion, and turned his attention back to the Tianji Stone.

The Tianji Stone has become quite different from before—it was suspended at the height of a three-story building, but now it has sunk to the bottom of the building. The most frightening thing is that there is a gap between the two fish on the stone.

——The secret stone is cracked.

The small stones surrounding the Tianji Stone also slowly fell to the ground and turned into black particles.

Zhou Zhou was sullen. The last time such a situation happened, the entire continent was hit by a disaster, and there were countless casualties. Looking closely at the eyes of the fish on the Tianji Stone, there was a faint red light, which was a sign of the upcoming war.

The Tianji Stone has become like this, and the little boy can no longer conduct daily observations. He looks at Zhou Zhou worriedly: "Master, what should I do?"

Zhou Zhou didn't answer, just stood quietly, looking at the stone in a daze.

Seeing this, the little boy knew that Zhou Zhou had withdrawn his consciousness to inquire about the way of heaven, so he obediently stopped making any noise.

I don't know how long it took before Zhou Zhou moved.The little boy hurriedly raised his head, Zhou Zhou's body flickered, and he fell backwards.

The little boy quickly stretched out his hand to help, but he was only a seven-year-old child and couldn't bear Zhou Zhou's weight, so Zhou Zhou gritted his teeth and stood up straight by himself.

"My lord... ah!" The boy wanted Zhou Zhou to go out of the building to rest, but Zhou Zhou suddenly approached the Tianji Stone. With a hundred hands, he followed the crack and forcibly broke the Tianji Stone into two pieces. piece.

The Tianji Stone suddenly flashed red, and then the black air was suppressed. The Tianji Stone returned to its original appearance, but it did not rise up, but fell to the ground completely.

Zhou Zhou's hand seemed to have been torn off a piece of skin, but the blood dripped into the Tianji Stone. The two fish seemed to be alive, sucking Zhou Zhou's blood.

"National teacher..." The little boy was terrified, his voice was erratic, and his body was shaking violently.

"It's okay." Zhou Zhou said, but after a while, he took his hand back, his footsteps were a little swaying, and he walked in the direction of going out of the building, not forgetting to say: "Keep an eye on the two fish."

The little boy was so frightened that he looked at the Tianji Stone, then at Zhou Zhou's receding figure, and murmured in bewilderment, "Is this also a Tianji?"

When Zhou Zhou walked out of Tianqi Building, exactly five days had passed since he entered.Zhou Zhou smiled when he knew about it, and said that fortunately, he almost got burned to death.

Eunuch Kang was already stupefied by his appearance, he didn't care what nonsense he said, he was full of thoughts on how to explain to the emperor when he returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Two days later, the news of the national teacher's serious illness came out. It was the time when many things were bothering people and people were panicking. , For this reason, it was even an early court.

Yan Keqing felt that this was an opportunity to go to Tianqi Building to find out.

Tianqi Building has always been heavily guarded, not to mention going in to investigate, if there is a stone of life and death, how to bring it out, and how to leave the palace to escape the capital, all need careful planning.

In the middle of the night when the moon was bright, Keqing Yan suddenly walked out of his small black room, and was led by the housekeeper to the back of the mansion.

There was a damp and dark hut next to the lotus pond. The housekeeper unlocked it. Yan Keqing stood outside and took a look, then signaled the housekeeper to lock the door.

In the room was a man who was naked and bruised all over his body. He was crazy, foolish and foolish. He didn't notice that the door of the hut opened and closed, but he just murmured words that others couldn't understand.

——This is none other than the long-lost Eunuch Ren.