purple yellow

The cool breeze gently poured into the room, bringing the fragrance of clear bamboo after the rain, but it took away the last trace of heat from the forehead of the sleeping person on the bed.The scorching heat has been trapped in his body for three whole days, tormenting him so much that he can't even survive in a coma.Fortunately, after a few days of conditioning, it has completely improved.When he regained consciousness, the head of the bed was immediately surrounded by several strange faces.

"You've woken up. How do you feel, Mr. Zhan? Is there any discomfort?" A court lady with a very delicate appearance said happily.

Zhan Zhao wanted to get up, but found that his whole body was so weak that he couldn't even lift his hands.He wanted to say something, but his throat was dry and hoarse, and he couldn't help but coughed out of his mouth.Seeing this, another older maid immediately brought a glass of water for Zhan Zhao to drink, which made him feel refreshed.

"Are you...?" His eyes were full of doubts.

"Lord Zhan, my name is Xiangling. This is Sister Qiaoer, and this is Li Meng. We used to be maidservants and servants of Funing Palace, and now we are sent by His Majesty to serve Lord Zhan." Introduced, and by the way, introduced to others.So the court lady named Qiao'er and her servant Li Gui took advantage of the situation and saluted Zhan Zhaoyizhi.

"Serve...?" Zhan Zhao raised his eyes and looked around, only to feel that the surrounding decorations didn't look like they were in a palace, but rather resembled his room in Kaifeng Mansion.It's just that if it was Kaifeng Mansion, how could these palace people appear here?He was very confused. "I... where is this?"

"Of course it's the Imperial Palace!" Seeing Zhan Zhao's shocked expression, Xiang Ling suddenly giggled knowingly. "Master Zhan, don't you see that this place is not like a palace at all? That's natural. All the items in this room were ordered by His Majesty to be placed in the same way as Lord Zhan lived in Kaifeng Mansion. And this is not a place. Which hall of the palace is a bamboo house built by His Majesty in the depths of the bamboo forest in the northeast corner to experience the people’s plowing and weaving, and its name is Zhuyixuan. But now His Majesty has given it to Mr. Zhan as a recuperating place.”

Zhan Zhao has heard about this Zhuyi Pavilion. He thinks that at the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizong set up the Hall of Viewing Grain and the Palace of Sericulture in the palace in order to show that he was diligent, thrifty, loving the people and attaching importance to farming. It had already been banned, and then the throne was passed on to His Majesty today, and he had the idea of ​​following the example of his ancestors, but it was too extravagant and wasteful to re-establish the palace, so there was such a clean place in the magnificent palace.What Zhan Zhao couldn't understand was why the emperor didn't send him back to Kaifeng Mansion, but gave him here to recuperate his wounds in the palace. This...is really unreasonable.

Qiao'er saw that Zhan Zhao couldn't change his mind for a while, and hurriedly said: "Master Zhan, don't think too much, Your Majesty is kind, it is natural for Mr. Zhan to get some rewards for saving His Majesty's serious injuries this time, let alone such a trivial matter as recuperating."

"It's not a trivial matter. I heard from Jiang Qian, who is serving in the Chuigong Palace, that the government has been arguing in the court for the affairs of Mr. Zhan in the past few days. Many ministers said that it would be unseemly for Mr. Zhan to recuperate in the Forbidden Palace. The results were all His majesty reprimanded me with righteous words. For the first time, I knew that our majesty was so eloquent, so powerful, that he was able to speak out against all the heroes, and silenced those censors and admonishers. It seems that the rumors are true. False, Lord Zhan is so honored and favored that no one in the court can match him. You are the one on the tip of His Majesty's heart." Xiang Ling's expression was rich and changeable, and her laughter was like a ringing bell, which was extremely sweet.

Compared with Xiangling's heartlessness, Qiaoer knows how to read words and expressions. Seeing Zhan Zhao's eyebrows slightly raised in embarrassment, she hastily spat on Xiangling, and said softly to Zhan Zhao, "Master Zhan, don't listen to Xiangling's nonsense. Your Majesty has his reasons for making such an arrangement. Your Majesty almost lost his life this time to save His Majesty. Your Majesty is a very emotional person, so how can he let it go? Moreover, the medicinal materials needed by Mr. Zhan to heal his wounds must go through It can only be obtained in the palace, and the process is complicated, so it is more logical for Mr. Liu Zhan to take care of it in the palace. Those officials also don't know the reason why all these things happen." After finishing speaking, he gave Xiangling a hard look and said angrily. "You girl just loves to gossip and follow others' opinions. The matter of Mr. Zhan was decided by Ba Xianwang, Mr. Bao and other important ministers who knew about it together with His Majesty. Your Majesty is not as exaggerated as talking about warring heroes. You again Talking nonsense, if you bluff Mr. Zhan into something good or bad, I hope His Majesty will not tear your mouth open."

Xiangling was so frightened that she hurriedly begged for mercy. "What a coincidence, I'm wrong?" Seeing Qiaoer's wink, she hurriedly knelt down to Zhan Zhao's bedside, took Zhan Zhao's hand and said, "Master Zhan, please don't take my words seriously. I...I just want you to know that Your Majesty is really kind to you, so please don't say you want to go back to Kaifeng Mansion. Otherwise, I won't be able to keep my mouth shut, and I won't be able to eat the chestnut cake made by Wang Yuchu gone."

"You are a foodie, I only remember your chestnut cake." The first few sentences sounded good, but afterward Qiaoer was really angry and funny.But seeing Zhan Zhao's complexion softened, it seems that Mr. Yumao, who has always been mild-tempered, would not blame anything.

Qiaoer was not very happy about being sent to take care of Zhan Zhao's daily life.She is different from Xiangling, she is not young anymore, and she no longer has the turbulent heart to admire those young talents.She has a more thorough understanding of the reality, knowing that the palace is very particular about the backstage background, and originally stayed well in the hot Funing Palace, but in the blink of an eye it was assigned to a favorite, although it was temporary, but who said What will be the result?However, when she learned how much the current officials favored this little fourth-rank guard, her mentality gradually changed.Let's not talk about the deep friendship between the emperor and Zhan Zhao who are rumored to be out of the palace this time, nor the officials who have always been kind and slightly weak in order to suppress those unfavorable remarks in the court. I can see it with my own eyes, ever since Master Zhan settled down in Zhuyixuan, the royal driver has kissed him at least three times a day, and he runs faster than Jinde Palace, the most favored concubine in the harem.Although Qiaoer did not dare to say what clues she saw, at least she understood that Mr. Zhan was really very different in His Majesty's heart, so he could bear the grace of the mighty king.

"What are you doing?"

The sudden appearance of the voice startled several people, and when they turned around, they saw Zhao Zhen and Xue Liang standing at the door, and it was Xue Liang who made the sound, as if he was dissatisfied with no one picking him up.

The three hurriedly knelt down to welcome them, but at this moment, Zhao Zhen still couldn't see them in his eyes. When he saw Zhan Zhao woke up, his eyes lit up instantly, and he strode to the bed and was overjoyed: "That's great, Zhan guards you!" Finally woke up. Has the heat subsided?" He touched the heat on his forehead with the back of his hand, and then touched Zhan Zhao's palm.Perhaps because Zhao Zhen's actions were too out of courtesy, Xue Liang coughed twice, and kicked out the three people serving in the room.

"Your Majesty..." Zhan Zhao also sensed that Zhao Zhen's behavior was inappropriate, and wanted to take his hand away, but he didn't want to be caught by Zhao Zhen.Just as he was feeling embarrassed, his stomach suddenly let out an unsatisfactory grunt.

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly: "You have been sleeping for three days, and you may be hungry just after waking up. Later, I will ask the imperial dining room to prepare some light and easy-to-digest medicinal meals for you."

"You don't have to, Your Majesty, my minister... just eat whatever you want, there is no need to be so troublesome."

Zhao Zhen was dissatisfied: "Zhan Huwei is like this, you are always so sloppy with yourself. Do you know how badly you were injured this time? Even though Divine Doctor Lu saved your life, he also bluntly told you It has already damaged your own foundation. If you don't take good care of it, you will easily leave the root cause of the disease, and you will lose your lifespan. This time I want you to enter the palace for recuperation, just to watch you carefully, to see how dare you not cherish it Own."

These words left Zhan Zhao speechless, and seeing Zhao Zhen's serious expression, Zhan Zhao felt a sudden feeling in his heart - the roles of taking care and being taken care of were reversed in an instant, which made him unable to adapt for a while.

Because Zhan Zhao woke up, Zhao Zhen was in a good mood and stayed in Zhuyixuan for a long time. During this period, he not only took the initiative to inform Chai Wangfu of the follow-up of the treason case, but also the whereabouts of Nangong Wei Zijin and others.Only Bai Yutang didn't know where he ended up. Although Taoist Qianhe also disappeared together, and it seemed to be related, but for some reason, Zhan Zhao was still very disturbed.

"Your Majesty, what clues did you find in the assassination on the imperial street that day? Do you know who did it?"

Zhao Zhen frowned and shook his head, "Although we caught a few assassins, they were all dead men, and they committed suicide before they opened their mouths." He didn't want Zhan Zhao to worry about it, but the assassination was really clueless.Xiang Zhanzhao has been assisting Bao Zheng in solving conspiracies in Kaifeng Mansion. His thoughtfulness, exquisiteness and dexterity are unmatched by anyone, and he may be able to discover something.Zhao Zhen then informed the situation of the investigation and the details of the incident one by one.

After Zhan Zhao listened, he thought for a long time before he said with a little bit of worry: "I feel that there will be a lot of rumors about our going out of the palace in micro-services. This matter itself is very strange."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"This trip out of the palace is originally extremely confidential. Even if we encounter the conspiracy of King Chai's mansion later, the Queen Mother knows the seriousness of the matter and must issue a sealing order. But the news still spread to the people, and in the end, many people let us go to the city before we entered the city. At present, the siege is upright, has your Majesty thought about what this means?"

"You mean someone in the DPRK intentionally spread the news...?"

"There are quite a few people who can spread the news, but there are not too many people who can get accurate information about His Majesty's trip. Your Majesty might as well let the adults who investigate this case start from this aspect. And..." Zhan Zhao paused Excuse me, after a long examination, I said: "I suggest that Your Majesty check the Chai Palace again..."

"Prince Chai's Mansion? What else is there to investigate? Chai Wenyi is dead? Don't you suspect that Han Mengfei still has treasonous intentions?"

"Your Majesty, what I suspect is not Han Mengfei, but the fact that there are still remnants of Chai Wangfu who have not been cut off. Could it be that Your Majesty has forgotten the chase that was staged in the market in the north of the city, and the assassination in the palace that made His Majesty extremely poisonous." At that time, we judged that someone in the palace should be delivering news for the assassin, but nothing has been found out. Now that the Chai family has revealed the truth, we should use the Chai family to investigate the dark ghost in the palace. It's not difficult."

Zhao Zhen said solemnly: "You're right, if this matter doesn't come to light, I'll always feel like a stick in my throat. Don't worry, since I have a direction, I will definitely investigate to the end. I will find someone to thoroughly investigate the Chai family. Old department."

Seeing what he had said for a long time, Zhan Zhao looked troubled and tired, Zhao Zhen didn't want to disturb Zhan Zhao's rest, so he reluctantly bid farewell and left.

In the next month, Zhao Zhen intensified his investigation because he had a direction. The murder case seemed to be on the horizon. I don't believe that all the relatives participated in it. After much deliberation, I decided to send someone to Canglin to find out about Han Mengfei.

Different from Zhao Zhen's toil after returning to the court, Zhan Zhao, who has always been so busy that he does not touch the ground, has become a complete idler this time. He eats and sleeps every day, listening to Xiangling chatting about the palace and the palace like a little sparrow. Gossip outside, or chat a few words with Zhao Zhen who came, the whole person is very idle.Coupled with Doctor Dong's repeated orders to ground him on the bed, Zhan Zhao believes that if he has been lying like this for more than half a year, his bones will be lazy and sick.

In fact, he also asked Zhao Zhen to let him go back to Kaifeng Mansion, and promised again and again that he would take good care of him, but Zhao Zhen squinted his eyes and said "I can't trust you" and beat him back, causing him to touch his nose in embarrassment He laughed twice.

But it feels good to let go of everything. There are no more labor-intensive things. I suddenly feel clearer and more spacious. When I am leisurely, I read idle books and occasionally listen to Qiaoer sing a little song. I really get used to it when I calm down. Don't have a good day.

It's just that there is only one troublesome thing on such a day.

Apart from the frequent appearance of the emperor every day, the princess of Deyi, Zhao Ying, is probably the one who visits Zhuyixuan the most.It's not that Zhan Zhao doesn't know what he's thinking, it's just that he can't push and push, refuse and refuse, repeatedly hinting that the princess just doesn't accept that fault, which makes him very embarrassed.Fortunately, he hadn't seen the other party in the past few days, so he breathed a sigh of relief. After questioning, he found out that the emperor specially sent guards in the palace to block him after he found out.

On this day, when Zhao Zhen came out of Zhuyixuan, he saw the imperial sister Zhao Ying who was stopped at the door.Zhao Ying was overjoyed at first, but when she saw Zhao Zhen's downcast face, she immediately restrained her joy and became anxious.

"Ying'er, you come with me."

Zhao Zhen led Zhao Ying and his entourage to a remote corner of the Imperial Garden, sent away the palace servants accompanying her, and then said seriously: "I don't think I need to repeat some things. As the princess of the Song Dynasty, when you Always pay attention to your own words and deeds. I insist that Zhanwei stay in the palace to recuperate and recuperate, not to create opportunities for you to be talented and beautiful, but for his physical consideration. If you really have Zhanwei in your heart, for his good, I hope Don't bother him anymore. I have told you very clearly that there is no result for the two of you. "

"Brother Huang, you have loved Yinger since you were a child and obeyed me in everything. Why can't you just obey me for this one thing? I don't care if he likes me or not, and I don't care who he has in mind. I just know that I like him." That's enough. I'm really happy that he's recuperating in the palace this time, but seeing him hurt so badly, my heart is uneasy. I think about him every day, and my heart feels tight when I don't see him. Ying My son also knows that it is unseemly for me as a dignified princess to always block the door of a courtier, but... I... I have no choice. Brother Emperor, you are not me, you don't understand how I feel..."

Zhao Zhen heard the words, his eyes darkened and he said to himself: "How could I not understand...?"

"What did you say, brother?"

"Ying'er, you have grown up, you can no longer only care about your own feelings, you also have to consider others. Let alone your behavior will make others criticize, even the guard Zhan is too disturbed by you to cultivate quietly, do you want Are you forcing him out of the palace?" Zhao Zhenyu said earnestly: "You also know how much I have done to keep the Zhan guards in the palace this time. , being caught again is not good for his condition, nor is it good for you and me, do you understand?"

Zhao Ying bit her thin lips, and said: "Brother Huang, there is actually another way to stop Youyou's mouth. Why don't you just point me to..."

Covering Zhao Ying's mouth, Zhao Zhen's expression was so serious that it made people a little scared. "Don't say such absurd things, you are not allowed to say them in the future, do you hear me?"

Tears welled up from her eyes, Zhao Ying waved Zhao Zhen's hand away, and shouted: "What's so ridiculous about me, our unmarried men and women are unmarried, and we only need the order of our parents and the words of a matchmaker. I'll go to Zhan Weiwei It's just absurd, what about you? You go there several times a day, I don't know how much more diligent than I am, there are even rumors in the harem, this time you return to the palace, except for Zhu Yixuan, you have never been to any concubine's palace in the harem, don't you? Isn't it a hundred times more ridiculous than me?"

"shut up!"

The hand was raised high, and it was about to slam down, but it finally stopped in front of the stubborn face full of tears.Then a burst of weakness swept through his body, Zhao Zhen turned his back in a slump, summoned the attendants of the princess mansion loudly, and issued an order: "I am ordering, Princess Deyi is confined to the bedroom, and she is not allowed to go out without my order."

It wasn't until the attendants helped Zhao Ying leave that Zhao Zhen slowly turned around, only to find that Xue Liang was staring at him with a strange look, seemingly hesitating to speak.

"Just say what you want."

Xue Liang withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, lowered his eyebrows and looked down: "I want to say, Concubine Yu sent a message to the palace people, hoping that His Majesty can go to Jinde Palace to have dinner tonight, I don't know what His Majesty means...?"

There was silence, and Zhao Zhen neither responded nor vetoed. When Xue Liang really couldn't bear to look up, he saw the emperor's eyes looking in the direction of Zhu Yixuan, with a deep sense of reluctance and helplessness in his eyes. .For some reason, Xue Liang's heart suddenly beat faster, his brows were full of uneasiness and tangled up.He lowered his voice and said in a voice that only Zhao Zhen could hear: "Your Majesty, although Princess Deyi was disrespectful just now, the rumors in the palace she said are true. Your Majesty insisted on keeping Zhan's guards in the palace this time. It's good intentions, but if there are some things that are too paranoid, I'm afraid that the mighty Jun's kindness will harm Zhan Huwei..."

When Zhao Zhen heard the words, his whole body was shaken, his body stiffened and he turned his head to look at Xue Liang.

"Show me, Jinde Palace..."