The Neon Tower

From that day on, the emperor had a habit, that is, every morning after the court, he must go to the other courtyard where Zhao Tan lived, and sit with him in the courtyard to enjoy the flowers, drink tea, chat, and play chess.

"Brother Huang." Zhao Tan picked up a son, as if he hadn't figured out where to put it.

"Ok?"

"Caomin has been here for a while...have never seen Ruoning...er, no, it's Concubine Ning and Sister-in-law."

"Ah, Concubine Ning..." The emperor's eyes flickered slightly, and he hesitated in his words.

"Brother Huang's tone, there seems to be something unspeakable?"

"Imperial brother, it's not the past now, imperial brother knows what you're thinking... But now, I'm not King Xi, you're not King Ming, she... is not just Ruoning, she is my concubine. Brother, I think..." The emperor sat up straight, and said with a serious expression: "You and her should abide by etiquette and know how to avoid taboos."

"Really..." The false blunt smile on Zhao Tan's face gradually faded away, replaced by a cold and indifferent expression: "Brother Huang, what's on my mind tomorrow morning, that I made Ruoning a concubine on purpose?"

"This, it's not..." The emperor wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Zhao Tan.

"First inherit the throne, making my younger brother lose his lifelong freedom, and then taking away Ruoning, and not allowing my younger brother to see her...We are twin brothers, one heart and one body, but the emperor treats me as a younger brother...but he is treated by anyone. A brother is cruel."

"No, Zhao Tan, listen to me..."

"Listen, the grassroots must listen, otherwise there is no guarantee that Longyan will suddenly become angry and take the heads of the grassroots on the spot."

The emperor stood up excitedly, and said angrily: "The right minister is discussing the peace talks with the Dajin Kingdom. The King of the Jin Kingdom proposed that the two parties get married as a guarantee for the promise, and half of the ministers in the court proposed that Ruoning go to make peace with him." Fan, I have no choice!"

"..." Zhao Tan didn't speak, but just listened quietly.

"I want to protect you, I want to protect Ruoning, the old ten has lost power in my father's heart, if I don't seize this opportunity, the three of us and the mother and concubine may be threatened with their lives. I have been working hard, and things have turned into the present In this way, there is nothing I can do. You are my twin brother, I thought you knew... but you don't?"

Zhao Tan was silent for a while, and then said: "If the emperor is really considerate of the grassroots...then please grant the grassroots a request."

"any request?"

"Let the grassroots out of the palace."

"This matter..."

"Your Majesty... is it because you don't trust the grassroots, and you are afraid that the grassroots will form cliques and seek rebellion after leaving the palace?"

"How is it possible... It's just that I haven't secured the throne yet, and there are many things that I can't decide... I will find a way."

Seeing that the chess game was not pleasant, the emperor simply put down the chess game, shook his sleeves and was about to leave. Zhao Tan knelt down and saluted. He wanted to say something to the emperor, but he changed his mouth to another sentence.

"emperor..."

"Ok?"

"Please be nice to Ruoning."

"Heh." The emperor smiled, shook his head and said, "If it wasn't for the newborn little prince, Ruoning would already be the master of the harem."

The emperor turned around and left, leaving Zhao Tan in a bowing posture for a long time without moving.

It has been eight months since Concubine Ning went to the Taoist temple to pray for blessings and meditate. The emperor has a lot of things to do every day, so he can only go to see her on the first and fifteenth day of every Lunar New Year.Every time I see her, she is painting, her painting skills are at the pinnacle, and the scenes in her brushes are so lifelike, it is amazing.

The emperor came to Concubine Ning's side, and while admiring the calligraphy and painting, he embraced Concubine Ai in his arms.

"Ning'er, I want to arrange for Zhao Tan to leave the palace."

"Okay, my lord... my uncle likes to roam around, locking him in the palace is no different from killing him."

"But I still have scruples..."

"Oh?" Concubine Ning smiled sweetly: "I believe that the emperor will find a way."

"Huh?" The emperor took a fancy to the exquisite little box on Concubine Ning's case: "What is this?"

"This is a magical pill given by the owner of the hall before the concubine enters the palace."

"The magic pill?"

Concubine Ning pulled up her sleeves and covered her thin lips with a smile, "The owner of the hall said that if you get into trouble in the palace, you can get out of it."

"So amazing? What kind of pill is it?"

"To put it bluntly, it is Guixi Pill, which can enter a state of suspended animation after taking it."

"Hey! Isn't returning to the owner of the museum deceiving the emperor?"

"No, no, the owner of the museum firmly believes that the emperor will not kill his concubine... If it is time for the concubine to make such a bad move, it will be because of the situation that he has to die."

"Heh, this belongs to the owner..." The emperor smiled and shook his head, took the small box in his hand and looked at it carefully: "Huh?"

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?"

"Isn't it enough to use this pill?"

"Your majesty is saying... use this turtle's breath pill... to send my uncle out of the palace?"

"Yes...just, is there an antidote for this pill?"

"Yes." Concubine Ning took out another small silver carved box. As soon as the lid was opened, a white mist-colored cold air slowly wafted from the inside.

At Haishi, Zhao Tan was reading in the house when he suddenly felt someone sneaking in from the yard.He put down the book, carefully hid at the door and looked around a few times. . .no one?

"Sir." A court lady appeared out of nowhere and called Zhao Tan out of the blue, causing Zhao Tan to take a few steps back in fright.

"Who?"

"The servant deserves to die, sir, please forgive me."

"Don't talk nonsense, who sent you here?" Zhao Tan stood firm and regained his appearance as a handsome young man.

"The empress is here to invite you."

"What?" Zhao Tan sneered, and said in his heart: That crazy woman is in the palace now, and she invites me to meet him openly?

"Please, sir, leave now."

"Go back and tell your empress that it's too late for Cao Min to go."

"Sir, your mother gave an order..."

Zhao Tan sighed, if it was his former self. . .When have you ever been so down and out?