Imperial City

Wei Qi felt that the emperor's tone was not quite right, it didn't seem like the previous strong orders, but rather... like begging.

Such an absurd thought flashed through his mind, Wei Qi laughed at himself as stupid.

begging?From whom, from one of his slaves?What do you want, to be with him?

How is it possible, this man is the emperor, and the emperor never needs people.

But the strength restraining him is so strong, and the two of them stick so closely together.

Wei Qi knelt on the cold floor tiles, and the emperor surrounded him with his legs up, like a drowning person clinging to a piece of driftwood.

The former had a hard time breathing, his nose was full of the smell of the emperor, the smell of wine, sweat and the unpleasant smell of dust outside the palace, it was really not pleasant.

It turned out that the Holy Majesty sat alone and drank wine without taking a bath.

In fact, drinking alcohol is not allowed during the mourning period.

Wei Qi thought, maybe the Holy Majesty is really having a hard time, just like his first year in the palace.

His mind is messy, and his ancestor is gone, and he is not at all sad.

Accompanying him for four years, taking good care of him, and pampering him at that time.

Only later...

Wei Qi was a little sad and at the same time relieved.

He was held in the arms of the emperor stiffly, and suddenly felt a slight wetness on his forehead.

The water droplets were full of heat, and Wei Qi flustered as if contaminated with venom, and he wanted to run away.

The emperor's chest rose and fell, his Adam's apple rolled, and he swallowed with sobs.

Sticking too close, Wei Qi could clearly feel all the vibrations.

The Holy Majesty was crying, and two more tears fell on his forehead.

The latter began to struggle.

The emperor would never tell people to run away at this moment, he couldn't let Wei Qi see himself in a mess.

He hugged his arms, "Don't move." He whispered in Wei Qi's ear, "Let me hug you for a while."

The choking between words is very obvious, and the fragile posture has never been shown in front of others.

Wei Qi's eyes were red, his heart was soaked in the water tank, and he was so sore that he couldn't breathe.

He knows that he has to be soft-hearted. When a powerful emperor who has always treated you with a controlling attitude suddenly spreads his sorrow to you at night, it is difficult for the weak not to have the desire to protect.

Wei Qi let out a long sigh, closed his eyes and said slowly, "Hey, the servant is not moving."

The emperor stroked Wei Qi's hair subconsciously.

In the huge warm pavilion, the two masters and servants depended on each other silently.

Half an hour later, the emperor let go of the person in his arms, and when he got up again, he was the emperor who controlled the world again.

Wei Qi lost support, his legs were numb, he threw himself forward, clasped his hands on the Arhat couch, and fell limp on the ground.

The emperor leaned over and picked him up.

"Come on."

"The slave is here." An Xi stood on the porch to answer.

"Bath."

"Hey." He led the people in and lit a white candle.

At the bright moment in Xinuang Pavilion, Wei Qi blinked his eyelids and hurriedly raised his hands to block the light.

He raised his eyes to peek at the emperor's expression through his fingers by covering up.

The latter's face was calm and calm, and the line of his jaw was as cold and hard as usual.

Wei Qi was a little disappointed in his heart, he curled his lips into a sneering smile, laughing that he was so naive that he felt sorry for the Holy One just now.

The emperor put him on the dragon couch, leaving only one sentence, "You rest here tonight." He turned and left.

On the 27th, when the period of filial piety expires, the plains and silks will be removed inside and outside the capital.

The emperor wore bright yellow, but his expression became more and more dull, and his eyes were deep, making it even more difficult to figure out.

The sadness of the empress dowager's death gradually dissipated in the palace.

September [-]th, before the beginning of winter, in the inner study.

The emperor suddenly asked Anxi, "How about the investigation into Wei Qi's fall from the horse during the autumn hunt?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the slaves have been paying attention to this matter recently, and Ye You Court has interrogated something a few days ago. A slave who is in charge of the palace's horse food seems to be involved in this matter."

The emperor asked directly: "Which palace?"

Anxi knew which palace and which master and empress the Holy Majesty was asking about.

"Responding to you, it's... that slave confessed that it was ordered by Emperor Ge Liang of the West Side Hall of Jingyang Palace."

Gradi?The emperor frowned.

"Di Geliang is a woman of a different race presented by the Mongol king during your spring search two and a half years ago. The slave is offended, and the full name of Master Ge is Qi Muge. After entering the palace for one month, you promoted Master Ge to be a nobleman of the sixth rank.

On New Year's Day last year, she was promoted to the fifth rank of Concubine Liang Di according to Xun's custom.It's just a year later..."

After a year, I didn't call for luck again, otherwise I wouldn't forget him.

The emperor remembered this person, she was a beauty of a different race, used to anger Wei Qi.

"Is there conclusive evidence for this?"

"Responding to your words, because your order has not been made, the slaves dare not take the initiative to search the palace and investigate the case without authorization, so the evidence is not complete."

"Just check it out, don't worry about it."

"Hey, the servant will go and find out in person tomorrow morning."

After a happy meal, he said again: "Your Majesty, this slave still has something to report."

"What's the matter?"

"A month ago, the servant brought Wei Qi back to the palace according to your order, and the servant stood by Wei Qi's side every day, not daring to slack off.

One day on the way, I actually asked the servant to stop a disaster. The servant found poison in Wei Qi's diet that day. "

The emperor's face was gloomy, and the jade walnut in his hand kept turning.

"Why didn't you report it earlier?"

"Returning to your words, at that time... a new mourner in the palace, the servant saw that you were exhausted, and couldn't bear to add to your worries."

The emperor did not pursue Anxi's dereliction of duty, "What kind of poison is it, and who did it?"

"To tell you the truth, it's the heartbroken grass, the person who poisoned... the imperial servant, the servant..." Anxi pleaded guilty on his knees.

"The slave is ineffective, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The emperor smashed the jade walnut in front of the case, and a tiny crack opened on the floor tile half a step away from Anxi.

"That's how you act as your steward.

The people in front of the imperial court did it. "

The emperor pondered, and said slowly: "Anxi, can I still use you, or, it's time to give you clothes to return home."

The latter was frightened and sweated coldly when he heard these words, his eyes were red, and the wrinkles on his face became deeper because of trembling.

He always thought that he would accompany him all his life and serve the Holy One until his limbs became weak and he died of old age.

At that time, the Holy Majesty will choose a place to place him in the Qianqing Palace, just like an old lady.Before he died, the holy majesty would give him grace to return him to his hometown, and the fallen leaves returned to their roots.

Anxi didn't want to leave the palace, even though he knew that the Holy Master would reward him with gold, silver and jade for his old age.

He has been in the palace for more than forty years, witnessing the change of emperors in the previous and new dynasties, and he has long been accustomed to life in the palace.

If he leaves the palace and survives with a broken body like an eunuch, even if there are mountains of gold and silver, how can he block the strange eyes, contemptuous expressions and endless discussions of the world.

Climbing from an unknown little eunuch all the way to become the head of the imperial court has consumed most of his life, and he has really heard too much about such things.

In his mind, the best end for an eunuch is to live in the palace until he grows old, retrieve the lost things before he dies, and finally bury his body in the ancestral grave.

An Xi's eyes have gradually become cloudy, he is fifty and three, and he is really going to be old soon.

He choked up and said: "The heartbroken grass is colorless and tasteless, and it is difficult to detect the silver needles. The servant watches Wei Qi's meal every day, and before the meal, he will send someone to catch the wild sparrow for drug testing just in case."

"My lord!" An Xi let out a long howl, tears rolling down his eyes.

"The slave is indeed dedicated. Please see that the slave has been the master for many years, and forgive the slave this time because of the affection more than ten years ago." The words are sincere, and although they have selfishness, they also have the feeling of protecting the emperor.

The emperor rubbed his brows and sighed, but this matter was a mistake for Anxi, and the lowly slave had a vicious heart, so vicious things like heartbroken grass were also made out.

"Why are you crying? Do you still want your old face when you are old?"

The emperor saw that Anxi was getting old, and thought that he had really tried his best, so he had spared him, "I never said that I would dismiss you."

Anxi hurriedly climbed up the pole and thanked loudly.

Old fox, the emperor sneered.

"Get up, your work is not done yet."

An Xi stood up while supporting the floor tiles, "You order."

"How are the lowly slaves dealt with?"

"Returning to His Majesty, the servant locked him in Yeyou Court, and after the interrogation, he also recruited Ge Liangdi."

"It will be decided tomorrow, come and report to me quickly."

"Hey, the slave understands, the slave will definitely handle it."

This night Wei Qi was summoned again, in fact it should not be him tonight, because he was also lucky last night.

Wei Qi couldn't figure it out either, it seemed that the Holy Majesty was lucky once every four days had become an unspoken rule of the Qianqing Palace.

Except for the previous month when the sage served the ancestors and accompanied them out of the palace, it has been like this for more than a year, with few changes.

The two rested at night, and Wei Qi slept soundly.The emperor looked at him sideways, and the faces of the people beside him were unclear in the darkness.

He reached out and touched it, the skin under his palm was smooth and still young.

He thought: There are still many years to be lucky, to be able to accompany the driver.

How long can I pamper him?If this slave grows old and fades in the future, and becomes a hunchbacked eunuch like Anxi, how should he be placed at that time?

The emperor approached and hugged Wei Qi lightly.

He sighed at night, if that day came, he would find a clean place in the palace and send someone to take care of him so that he could spend the rest of his life in peace.

On the day when I go, I will ask someone to bring him here, and Huangquan Road will accompany me.

The emperor didn't expect that he would always like this servant until he was old and fading.

Because he forgot that he had grown up with Wei for 72 years, and when the latter's face was gone, he didn't value love on the bed, and just spent the rest of his life peacefully with a servant.

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Something happened to Jingyang Palace, and Anxi, the head of the Imperial Palace, led seven or eight eunuchs and several guards with swords to kick open the gate of Jingyang Palace early in the morning.

The seat of Jingyang Palace is Concubine Ning, the former concubine Ning.

An Xi hastily explained to her the purpose of coming, and sent someone to search the palace without saying a word of nonsense.

The search can't find anything, but it's just a random excuse to arrest people.

The dozen or so eunuchs and maids who served Ge Liangdi in the west side hall were all arrested and sent to Yeyouting.

Where is Ye Youting, but within half an hour, those who should be recruited should not be recruited, and all of them vomited clean.

Anxi acted swiftly and resolutely, and invited Ge Liangdi to confront her face to face.

Indiscernible, the latter pleaded guilty.

When the incident was reported to the emperor, the emperor said: "Give him the death penalty of Muge, everyone in the west side hall of Jingyang Palace will be killed with sticks, and the lowly slaves in front of the imperial court will be late. Concubine Ning is not effective in governing the palace, and Jingyang Palace has been closed for half a year."

Anxi said: "Your Majesty, this slave is talkative. His wooden lattice was a gift from the Mongol king, and he is Liangdi. Can he survive?"

The emperor sneered: "If you talk too much about every order I give, then who is the master and who is the slave?"

There was a smile on his lips, but his eyes were cold.

Anxi regretted it too much, it's not that he didn't know that Wei Qi was involved, the Holy One was angry, why did he have to hit the knife's edge, he was really stupid!

"There are so many methods in the palace, you can choose one that is more appropriate."

"The slave knows his mistake, the slave understands."

"I'm going to settle the matter today. Everyone dragged them outside the gate of Jingyang Palace, and let the servants of the other eleven palaces watch."

An Xi shook slightly, "Hey, this slave will lead someone to do it."

Emperor Geliang of Jingyang Palace was suddenly caught in the wind and cold, and died after a pot of decoction hadn't survived for half an hour.

There was a discussion in the palace that the slave had taken the wrong medicine and mixed the heartbroken grass into it by mistake.

Everyone in Jingyang Palace made a big mistake, blood flowed into rivers in front of the palace gate, and the eunuch who caught the wrong medicine was hacked into pieces, leaving only a blood-stained white bone in the end.

The onlookers were so frightened that dozens of them fainted on the spot.

No one in the harem sleeps peacefully tonight.

He said it was wind and cold, but it was clear that this morning, Mr. An came aggressively and led the forbidden army to arrest people. Although they were released after a while, something happened again two hours later.

This matter is not strange to anyone, but few people know the reason.

When Wei Qi heard about this, it was already after dinner that day, he pursed his lips, took a sip from the cup of tea, and suppressed the nausea in his heart, his voice trembled, "Got it."

In the end, I didn't say much.

Six years of unrest in Chengde finally came to an end. In the spring of the next year, there will be a general election in March, and a newcomer will enter the harem.

According to the usual practice, the emperor selected a few people with high family backgrounds to deal with them. After being promoted to the position of beauties, he still wanted to visit Wei Qi, who had been accompanying him for nearly four years at this time.