Emperor Que Shaohua

For the past few days, the crown prince has still been coordinating government affairs as usual, receiving courtiers and subordinates. Emperor Tianyi's decrees and rewards to King Jing and King Ning did not seem to have affected him, and he was still modest and magnanimous in his speech and etiquette. .However, when he returned to the Eastern Palace bedroom and closed the door, his mood could only be described as cloudy, and only the Crown Princess knew this.

Luo Wenxiao felt that everything Emperor Tianyi did seemed to show his intention to distrust and restrict him.Over the past few years, the more stable his position as the crown prince and the more he won the support and support of his courtiers, the more serious the suspicion and restraint of the emperor became. Doting on King Yun and bestowing him with the title of King Ning are all proofs.On the day of Luo Pingyuan's birthday, he restrained the golden envoy and seized the pearl. His first appearance was second to none, but the pure Jun sword bestowed by the emperor was of great significance. Holding it in the hands of the young King Ning, it was tantamount to getting a sword that was cut first and played later. Shangfang Sword, within a few days, Jing Yuwei also came under his jurisdiction.

Luo Wenxiao knew that he had a lot of influence among civil servants. Apart from the support of the assistant governor Xue Songnian, he also had connections in the six ministries. His weak link was mainly in the military.Although Ding Jianhou is considered to be in his own camp, and Princess An's natal family is also a general, none of them are currently leading troops. Although there are a large number of Yu Zhou's troops, the soldiers and horses of the state capital are scattered all over the country, and they have no combat experience. Half of the army followed King Yun to fight in the northern border, and the rest patrolled the nine borders.Emperor Tianyi attaches great importance to force. There is Li Pinglan in Miyagi University, who manages the imperial army and imperial guards like iron buckets, and cannot be splashed with water. Jingyu Guards are in charge of patrolling and handling various special matters. Now it is handed over to King Ning.

But the sum of all the problems was not as great as the shock that King Jing returned to court and reconciled with Emperor Tianyi brought to his heart.The moment Luo Wenxiao heard the decree, Luo Wenxiao strongly regretted that in the past six or seven years, even if it would make the emperor angry and suspicious, or cause all kinds of incalculable consequences, he should do his best to get rid of Luo Yanhua.Today, Emperor Tianyi summoned King Jing to the Imperial Study Room for an hour of secret talks, and then issued a generous decree.He couldn't believe that his father could get rid of the prejudice and malice towards King Jing in his heart, but all this seemed to happen.Thinking of this, he hated the gatha made by Pavilion Master Xuanji even more.

The prince was anxious, but he didn't want to do any abnormal behavior at the moment, so as not to be seen by others, so he restrained himself and only went to the harem to see Concubine Han every five days.

Concubine Han Gui has experienced many storms and waves in the palace, and she is far calmer than him. Seeing Luo Wenxiao's unsteady mind, she immediately withdrew her usual tender care, and said coldly: "It's nothing, why panic? Thanks to you, you are still a country." Prince, such a thing can't stand it."

It was only then that Luo Wenxiao realized that he had lost his composure, stabilized his mind, and said: "My son just regrets that he didn't cut the grass and roots, and let him relax, but it's not too late to make up for it. Look, mother, should I... ..." He made a downward cutting gesture.

Concubine Han raised a jade hand that was well maintained like a spring onion, looked at the treasure-embedded armor on her finger leisurely, and said: "Over the years, we have tried our best, and our vitality has lost a lot. I couldn’t kill him, now is not the time. Whether he has really recovered from his breath or not, in my opinion, it’s hard to say. It’s not the first day you know your father, what is left of Prince Jing now? But you have already Your wings are growing, so why panic." She paused, and then asked, "What did Zhuang Shijing say?"

Seeing that she was so calm, the prince felt relieved, and replied: "He said that the situation is not yet clear, it is best to wait and see, and just act as usual, and let's see what the father and King Jing will do next." .”

Concubine Han nodded: "Mr. Zhuang is indeed a cautious person, and what he said is reasonable. You don't have to worry about things in the palace. You can try to find out after your mother and concubine. What was said, and what happened before and after."

Luo Wenxiao heard that it should be true.The palace people in Yunxiu Palace had all retreated when the crown prince arrived, only Concubine Han Guifei's confidant maid brocade was accompanying her a few steps away, and the crown prince said: "Father emperor put the fifth emperor's brother into Prince Jing's mansion, mother concubine, Do you think Luo Yanhua will tell him what happened back then?"

Han Guifei said lightly: "If you are worried about this, there is no need. He was not present when the accident happened in Fengyi Palace, but Luo Pingyuan saw it with his own eyes. I have some affection with him, but it can't match the love of mother and child like a concubine. Now that I have grown up, there is only resentment in my heart. No matter how King Jing explains it, I can't listen to it. If I were Luo Yanhua, I wouldn't say this .”

She saw that although the prince was still thinking about it, his expression had obviously relaxed, and his tone turned into kindness: "If you calm down, you have already figured out the key points on your own, so you don't need to ask me. You will be with your mother later." Let's eat in the concubine's palace, I have asked the imperial dining room to cook your favorite dishes."

When Luo Wenxiao came out of the palace, although he didn't take reassurance, his mood recovered a lot, but it was a bit funny to be confused before.Indeed, as Concubine Han Gui said, what is left of Prince Jing?Now that a nostalgic and resentful Luo Pingyuan has been inserted into the manor, life may not be much easier than before.

Luo Pingyuan has lived in Prince Jing's Mansion for two or three days.When he first entered the mansion, King Jing said he was not feeling well, so he didn't come out to meet him, and only sent Yang Yue to settle him down, which saved some unhappiness.King Ning saw the brand-new wooden plaque with the three characters Hanxiaozhai hanging above his residence, and recognized King Jing's handwriting, he was speechless for a while.

He didn't have many things, so he asked a few guards to move into the room and tidy them up by himself.Although the house is a bit old, it should have been repaired, the layout is open and bright, everywhere is spotless, and all the household utensils are naturally available, but the tables and chairs are old-fashioned, and the bed is comfortable, which is exactly the style of King Jing, and it must have put a lot of thought into it.

If it were King An, he would think the arrangement was cold, but Luo Pingyuan is used to living in Cuiping Mountain, and the current conditions are much better by comparison.He walked around the room, feeling very comfortable, and had to admit that this kind of residence was very suitable for him.I also thought that when I came in, the peonies in the garden were blooming, the lotus leaf pavilions in the lake, the trees in the courtyard were towering, and the quiet Jingwang Mansion was a good place.

Not long after, two little attendants came and said that Director Yang had sent them over to serve. Their names were Bai Lu and Shuang Jiang.

It was the first time Luo Pingyuan saw the servants of Prince Jing's mansion. The two servants were only thirteen or fourteen years old, and they were clean and handsome.He thought to himself that the names should all be chosen by King Jing, and most of the mansions still have vernal equinox, beginning of summer, etc., and wondered if they had enough 24 solar terms.

Because Emperor Tianyi allowed him to familiarize himself with the situation first, and officially take over the Jingyu Guard at the beginning of June, Luo Pingyuan allocated half a day every day to the Jingyu Guard, and the other half to stay in the Prince Jing's Mansion.

The clothing and food in the mansion give people the same feeling as the residence: far from being luxurious, it is more natural and comfortable.Sure enough, there were a group of small attendants, and there were fewer maids, only the cook and a few women who were in charge of sewing, starching, washing and making clothes. Not to mention compared with the East Palace and Prince An's Mansion, even the Dingjianhou Mansion was far behind.

After three days, Luo Pingyuan was almost used to it, but he had a feeling that although Yang Yue greeted him very politely and thoughtfully, the people in the mansion didn't welcome him very much.Bai Lu and Shuang Jiang have only entered the mansion for three or four months, so they can't say much about the past conditions of the mansion.It can be seen that they are well-trained in speaking and doing things, unlike those who can be found casually outside, and they seem to be on guard against themselves.

King Ning has never seen such an unwelcome person for many years, no matter whether he was in the Hanshan faction or after returning to Los Angeles, and he was inevitably depressed when he went in and out.He wondered alone whether Prince Jing was really sick, or was he trying to avoid seeing each other with an excuse, but he heard that he went to the palace to see him the day before he moved in. Even if he was sick, it shouldn't be too serious. Thinking of this , could not help but feel a little displeased.It seems that every time I deal with Jing Wang, it is always different from what I expected, and it is never pleasant.

The residence of Hanxiaozhai is not very far from King Jing's residence, but they are separated by several courtyard walls, so you can't see what's going on inside when you go in and out.It's not an option to continue without embarrassment, he hesitated whether to take the initiative to go over and have a look, at least to say hello to King Jing.

Before he could make up his mind, Yang Yue came over to invite him, saying that King Jing was better, and invited His Highness the Fifth Highness to have dinner together in the main courtyard.

It's already summer now, Luo Pingyuan followed Yang Yue to Lancang Residence, saw a square nanmu table under the tree in the courtyard, Luo Yanhua was sitting in a chair by the table, saw him and didn't get up, just smiled Said: "Ping Yuan, you are here, sit down."

He was dressed in green clothes like the first time he saw him, Luo Pingyuan looked him up and down, and found that he was still in good spirits, but his face was strangely pale, he must have been ill.He took a seat in the guest seat, and said calmly: "Brother Huang, what disease do you have, are you feeling better?"

"It's just a little coughing, it's okay." King Jing replied, he was more or less accustomed to his indifferent attitude, "These days, I have neglected to accommodate you, you just moved in, there must be something you are not used to. are you OK?"

Hearing his simple answer, Luo Pingyuan frowned and didn't really believe it. He had seen Jing Wang coughing, but he didn't want to ask again, so as not to seem to care about him, and said, "The residence is already very good. Manager Yang is very capable, but I just don’t understand why the servants in your mansion have only come in for a few months, what about the former ones?” He looked around again: “Where is Qin Su? So mysterious."

After the words came out of his mouth, he felt that they were a bit harsh. Since the reunion when he came back, he had always been like this when he met King Jing, probably because he was not in the mood to greet this imperial brother.

"A Su is not here, I asked him to go out to do some errands. Ping Yuan, you are a nostalgic person. A Su still remembered him when he saw you that day. Although he didn't say it, I think he was happy in his heart." Jing Wang Youyou said , "As for the attendants in this mansion, the old ones from earlier are gone, and I have sent away those sent to me by others, so I can only find some new ones to serve. If you want to know something, you can ask me directly, or , you can also ask Director Yang."

Luo Pingyuan was a little speechless, he would not be happy to admit that he cared about how King Jing lived these years, but it would be even more inappropriate to say that Emperor Tianyi instructed him to observe the situation of Prince Jing's mansion more, so he could only say coldly: "I'm not interested, but just ask casually, you think too much."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of white shadows suddenly appeared behind him, and rushed to King Jing's position in a flash, jumped up on his knees in a blink of an eye, and arched into his arms again.King Jing was a little surprised, he let out a cry, and when he stretched out his hand to catch it, it turned out to be a little fox with snow-white fur, round and chubby, he had never seen such a naive fox before, he laughed and said: "Where did this come from?" Running here?"

Only then did King Ning realize that the little fox Zhenshi had followed him to Lancangju at some point, and was now obediently staying in King Jing's arms, rubbing his head against his hand, and affectionately trying to continue to crawl on King Jing's body.Luo Pingyuan frowned again, and said to the fox, "Zhenshi, come back."

The little fox turned his head sideways, as if he didn't understand. Jing Wang couldn't help smiling: "So you raised him, and he looks really cute. Is his name Zhenshi? What a good name." As he spoke, he touched Zhenshi. and said with a smile: "It is said that pets follow their owners. It is really similar to when you were a child."

King Ning's face turned half black, and he said in a low voice: "Zhen Shi, if you don't come back to me, I will make you into a fox fur tonight!" Except for him, Zhen Shi was not close to others, Lin Chen and others Teasing it and hugging it is all indifferent; after arriving at Prince Jing's mansion, I like the mountains, rocks and plants in the garden, just like returning to Qixia Peak, running around all day and disappearing, only going back to the room when I want to eat or sleep.Now seeing King Jing, why is his attitude of devotion and affection embarrassing his master?

Hearing the threat, the little fox obviously hesitated for a moment, then twisted his body, escaped from King Jing's hand, with his ears and tail hanging down, reluctantly slipped down to the ground, and rubbed back to his master.Luo Pingyuan caught it on his lap, shrank into a ball when he saw Zhen, looked very wronged, almost wanted to throw it back to King Jing with his neck and said, "I'll see you off."

After being interrupted by the little fox, the atmosphere eased a bit.King Jing asked his servants to put the food on the table, and said: "I sometimes take medicine, Jane should just like the smell of herbs on my body, don't blame it."

He invited Luo Pingyuan to come over for a meal. He wanted to welcome the wind, but he also had something to say. The food was much richer than usual, with six meat and six vegetables. Although there were not many delicacies, it was still refreshing and delicious. There were no wine glasses on the table, and he behaved quietly : "I don't drink alcohol now, if Ping Yuan wants to drink a few cups, I will accompany you with tea instead of wine."

Hearing what he said, Luo Pingyuan said coldly: "Drinking alone is boring. If you don't drink, you don't have to eat this meal. You don't have to come with me. If you really want to accompany me, just have a few drinks with me, otherwise don't mention it."

Luo Yanhua knew that he was deliberately embarrassing, so after thinking about it, he asked Gu Yu to fetch the wine: "Take a pot of Lihuabai."

Gu Yu hesitated for a moment, before turning around, but was stopped by King Ning, who raised his hand and said, "Pear blossoms are bland and tasteless, I just want to drink shochu, Brother Huang won't say that there is no such thing in the mansion, right?"

King Jing paused for a while, and then said to Gu Yu, "Then take the shochu, I remember it. Go."

Gu Yu heard that there was a sense of indifference in his tone, so she had to bow her head and go out.After a while, there was a jug and two cups of shochu on the table.

Luo Yanhua picked up one of the cups, thinking lightly in his heart, could it be that he had a fight with a drunken criminal recently? From Emperor Tianyi to Luo Pingyuan, everyone was so happy to watch him drink, and said: "After the return of the fifth emperor brother, I will drink with you. I haven't talked properly yet. This glass of wine is to congratulate you on becoming a teacher." After speaking, he raised his glass and sipped.

He planned to drink it all in one gulp, but the shochu was so strong, after two sips, he felt like a knife had been cut from his stomach to his throat, with burning pain.He had just recovered from his illness, and his eyes almost turned black for a moment, so he had to stop and breathe a sigh of relief.When he was about to drink again, the hand holding the cup was held down, and only Luo Pingyuan's clear and indifferent voice was heard: "No need, Brother Huang, I was just joking with you." He paused, He picked up another glass of wine and drank it down, then said: "I just hate that you should have so many things in your heart, and you have owed so much debt, but you always act as if nothing happened, and you don't care about anything."

Unknowingly, there was a helpless smile on King Jing's lips, it turned out that Luo Pingyuan thought so.He was aroused by the alcohol and felt uncomfortable. He couldn't speak, and lowered his head to cough. At first he tried to suppress it, but then he couldn't help it anymore. He lay on the table and coughed until he couldn't breathe. Another sliver of consolation, after all, Luo Pingyuan is different from Emperor Tianyi and King An, and I have watched him grow up since I was a child, and I am not mistaken after all.

King Ning didn't take it seriously at first, but seeing that he was coughing so badly that he couldn't stop it for a while, he was a little bit at a loss.He didn't expect King Jing's cough to be so severe, it seemed like he couldn't drink alcohol at all.So he stretched out his hand to catch his pulse, and tried to input a trace of true energy.

Luo Yanhua finally stopped, he did not expect to be so embarrassed by the two sips of wine and King Ning's words, he regretted that the reception tonight was arranged too hastily, and he should have an extra day of recuperation.Fang regained his composure, but saw Luo Pingyuan staring at him with a somewhat surprised expression: "Your internal strength has been completely abolished, when did it happen? Also, what disease is it?"

Ning Wang has a little understanding of medical theory, and when he took the pulse, he felt that the pulse from his fingertips was strangely weak and disordered, and it was even more difficult to find traces of his internal breath, which seemed worse than that of ordinary people who did not practice martial arts.

He still remembered the excellent inner strength that Luo Yanhua practiced back then, called Qingxin Jue, which was passed down by his uncle Jiang Hengyuan, who often praised him for his excellent endowment, and he would surely achieve great success in the future.When Luo Pingyuan was cultivating in the Hanshan School these years, he had never had the desire to win, thinking that he would overwhelm his brother in the future.

"I lost my temper in practice, haven't you heard of it?" Luo Yanhua said, and at the same time, he noticed that the little fox had slipped onto his knees when Luo Pingyuan approached. He withdrew his hand and took the teacup next to him to drink After taking a sip, his expression has returned to calm: "What's the use of asking about these past events, how has Jingwang's mansion been over the years, how did I go off the rails after practicing, and even if I know, what does it mean to you? My situation is the same. As you can see, you still feel that it is not enough, and you want to know more about how bad my life is, so that you can feel at ease?"

Luo Pingyuan was left speechless by his question, turned back and sat back in his seat, not sure what he wanted to ask, what he wanted to hear, or just to say a few heart-wrenching words to King Jing , as a vent.