Zhu Lan is dead

"My lord!"

After the court meeting was over, the officials left the Zichen Hall one after another. Here, Yu Changqi was about to step out of the palace steps, and Li Rongju, Zhou Lixiao's personal attendant, chased after him.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment. Your Majesty has just ordered the servants to go to Jing'an Hall to have a talk after the court is over!"

Yu Changqi stopped, his wide sleeves fluttered in the wind, a cold mist seemed to blow away in his heart, a vast chill rose from his back, he paused for a moment, and then nodded slightly, Li Rongju hurried forward to be courteous when he saw this Leading the way, several ministers over there saw Yu Changqi's leaving back, and sighed again.

The smoke cage on the incense table is emitting white mist. The weather has gradually entered the late autumn these days, and it is getting colder in the north, so many halls and pavilions in the palace have been equipped with things to keep warm.

A pair of bony fingers waved on the smoker cage, and a cloud spread, Zhou Lixiao said leisurely: "The weather at Yanmen is cold and humid, I heard that it rained a lot there, I wonder if you have suffered from arthralgia?! "

Yu Changqi stood quietly by the side, somehow suddenly remembered the scene in the cave that night, took a slow breath, and said in a flat tone: "It's all an old problem, thank you for your concern."

His eyes glanced at the man's pale and bloodless face inadvertently, Zhou Lixiao sat back on his seat, randomly picked up a memorial and said: I heard that you went to investigate and dealt with many deserters who were harboring here, and the whereabouts of this treasure scroll seems to be still the same. unknown? "

Suspicious in his heart, Yu Changqi just said: "The minister has ordered someone to deliver it to Dali Temple..."

"I'm asking about Baojuan, not anything else!"

The voice of the man on the main seat suddenly lowered his voice, and a force of majesty rushed towards his face. Yu Changqi was stunned, "It's the minister who is incompetent and has not fulfilled his duty!"

A muffled sound came from the incense table, Zhou Lixiao said, "Look, what is this?"

Hearing this, his heart tightened for no reason, a bad thought faintly hit him, Yu Changqi stepped forward, but he really didn't expect that there was a scroll of scriptures on the incense table, and he knew who it was from the beginning to the end. I was playing tricks, but I never said anything, and suddenly I remembered that day, that person leaned into my ear and said the words, and the look in his eyes became pale, so there was an excuse or did he mean this?

"Is there something else you're hiding from me?" Zhou Lixiao said suddenly, Yu Changqi was shocked, and unexpectedly bumped into the look in Zhou Lixiao's eyes, sharp and cold, revealing the supreme emperor's appearance.

"minister……"

"I know all about the assassins you met there that day. No matter what the purpose or origin of those people is, I believe you must be very clear at this time!" Zhou Lixiao stood up and walked forward with his hands behind his back. go.

Yu Changqi frowned, lowered his eyes and stared at the seal next to the scripture on the case.

A gold-plated copper seal in the shape of a chi tiger, except for those with low official positions who don't know what it is, it must be a surprise if a minister with an important position comes to the court at random.

This object was held by Zhou Huaiqi, the late Crown Prince Jingqian. As for why the object held by a person who has passed away for many years appeared here, the suspicious person must have another wild idea.

But he naturally knew in his heart that he was the only one who was always by Zhou Lixiao's side when the palace changed. For a long time, his life was still in danger, but once the situation changed, who would have expected Zhou Lixiao to fight back with all his strength?

It's just that outsiders all know that Zhou Lixiao is ambitious, cold-blooded and ruthless, but they don't know his experience and situation. Because of the so-called kinship, he left a disaster for himself. He knows that one day that person will make a comeback. At that time, it was inevitable that he was more helpless than shocked by this unsuspecting blow.

"It seems that the peace of the Great Zhou Dynasty for more than ten years is about to be burned..." Zhou Lixiao sighed silently, Yu Changqi couldn't see his expression clearly, and he was also helpless and silent at this time.

Since the Fengli period, the Zhou Dynasty has been swaying in the wind and rain like a rootless duckweed. Many years have passed, and internal and external troubles have never really made people feel at ease. Generations of emperors worked hard and frugally, and rectified the people's livelihood. week.

Since ancient times, this country has been easy to fight but difficult to defend. The impact of the disaster in Nanling back then is still lingering in people's minds. It's just that this peaceful and prosperous age finally settled down in Zhou Lixiao's hands, and he naturally didn't want it to be broken.

Suddenly, the person in front of him turned around, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and the long eyebrows that slanted into his temples were raised slightly, but his expression was never relaxed before, "My good brother is coming back after all, thanks After so many years of grievances and grievances, all my intentions will be in vain after all, so, is what I said right?"

He seldom heard Zhou Lixiao calling him like that, so he couldn't help being a little surprised for a moment, looking at Zhou Lixiao, he didn't know whether he said yes or no.

"You must also hate me to the core. Back then, Ye Gong's case involved many people. The Ye family's son was obviously clean and self-sufficient, but I wanted that Ye Zexu to be pardoned in prison and sent to a Taoist temple in Lincheng County. You went that day, presumably because of this, right?"

Yu Changqi was noncommittal.

"Unfortunately, over time, that Taoist temple has long since become a deserted place. There are no traces of the old people left, no bones to find, isn't it sad?"

There seemed to be candlelight in his eyes, and the emptiness of the mountains and rivers became foggy, and the emotions in his heart naturally had nowhere to escape, as if being hollowed out, as a gust of wind passed through, his voice couldn't help but tremble: "Your Majesty , what exactly do you want to do?"

Yu Changqi Pingsu's heart was extremely cold, and his mood never fluctuated too much. So, Zhou Lixiao was not surprised when he saw it. He was moved, his brows and eyes could not help being tinged with a little bit of fun, but more of it was anger, "I don't want to do anything, I just want you to remember that you are my person, and the child I raised by myself, I don't want you to do anything. What is against my will!"

"..."

"Whether it's broken sleeves or Longyang, disasters and chaos, things that violate human relations, I don't want to see you for the second time, if there is..." The cold killing intent pierced ruthlessly as Zhou Lixiao approached In the dead air, icy fingers caressed the pale cheeks of the person in front of him, "Zhen, I will spare no effort to erase it for you..."

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The smoke from the kitchens in the village is curling up, and the dogs and roosters are resounding in the morning light. The farmers get up early to work on the field ridges. Occasionally, a few villagers with burdens pass by the door and smile at the strange visitors.

The small courtyard surrounded by the fence is still silent, and the vines and branches exposed outside the wall are also bare. Yu Changqi is still a little hesitant when looking at the somewhat crude door. So many places, so many inquiries, but without exception, it does not point to this place.

The movement was about a step too slow, and the simple door in front of him was opened by the owner. The man inside the door was dressed in a cold cloth shirt, and the narrow sleeves on his arms were pulled out by a foot of white edge, as if he did not expect that there would be someone standing outside the door. The man, whose handsome appearance did not match his attire, was taken aback for a moment, and his gentle eyebrows and eyes showed a long-lost smile again.

"Please trouble your lord to come to see me. It's just that the humble house makes him laugh!" The man smiled slightly. His delicate and elegant appearance was as handsome as before, but the vicissitudes of his eyebrows and eyes were never the same, revealing an uneasy look. Notoriously tired.

"It's okay, it's just that Mr. has lived here for a long time, I don't know if I can get used to it?" Yu Changqi took a sip of the newly brewed hot tea, looked at the man in front of him and said unhurriedly.

Although he and Gui Fuyan didn't have much time together, and their seniority was a little different, but as the uncle of the current crown prince, it is not too much to call his nephew's teacher a gentleman.

Gui Fuyan smiled, with a tired expression on his face, "Thanks to the prince's concern, but the environment in this countryside is clean and comfortable, and it couldn't be better for my illness."

With a frown, Yu Changqi put down the teacup in his hand, and said lightly: "Is this illness, sir, really getting better?"

Gui Fuyan was stunned, a little helpless, "Why do you bother me so much..."

"It's not that I'm embarrassing Mr., it's just that Mr. has always been unable to overcome the hurdle in his heart!" Yu Changqi cut off his voice, and asked coldly in his words.

At that time, there were two well-known figures in the Zhou Dynasty. One was General Wen Guifuyan, and the other was General Wu Ciqingfang.

These two are both the sons of Lord Ciguo, but Guifuyan is an orphan adopted by Lord Ciguo in the army. He loves him like his own son and has never been treated harshly. Although the mistress of the family passed away prematurely, the three of them are also Get along very happily, father is kind and son is filial.

It's just that he was young at that time, and he was so proud of himself that he didn't know why he restrained himself. Since then, the family has declined, and the limelight has not returned to the past, but Guifuyan is really a loner, and in the end he resigned from office and went back to seclusion, unwilling to stay in the vulgar officialdom.

His heart seemed to be affected by the past, Gui Fuyan closed his eyebrows and said nothing, but Yu Changqi was still relentless, "Now your Majesty should be benevolent and righteous. When General Wu set off to Nanling, you also asked His Majesty I promised you that I will be loyal to you in this life, and I am willing to do my best to follow you, but since the Nanling incident, you have closed your eyes and listened, ignoring the promise, and now the Cijia’s house is still well protected by His Majesty, and His Majesty has not treated Mr. half harshly, Mr. now But you don’t see or listen, do you want to be an unfaithful and unfilial person?”

Qing Huang's figure couldn't help trembling, her brows were twisted into a ball, Gui Fuyan suddenly opened her eyes, "My lord, you..."

"Second uncle!"

Suddenly a clean and clear young voice came from outside the door, but Yu Changqi Wensheng was suffocated, his expression suddenly became unbelievable, and when he looked up, he saw the young man in the courtyard, also wearing a simple and clean cloth shirt, but the clear and elegant There was a soft and gloomy smile on her beautiful face.