A single tree becomes a banyan

Zhong Li temporarily lives in Yuefu, and will not be able to move to Murong Xing's palace until tomorrow morning when he is formally appointed as a maidservant.The first thing Zhong Li did when he returned to Yuefu was to rinse his mouth, and he did not stop until he was no longer sick. Shi Yao was startled by this, and kept asking what happened.

Zhong Li took out the phoenix seal, and ordered Shiyao to wrap it in a peony silk handkerchief wrapped in gold silk, and carefully put it close to her body before she spoke.Among them, General Dan Xiao's image is very bad, so Shi Yao was dumbfounded after hearing this, and asserted that her lady recognized the wrong person.

"Oh? Then, in your eyes, what kind of person is General Dan Xiao?"

Zhong Li asked this, and Shi Yao unconsciously showed envy: "General Dan Xiao is handsome and suave, capable of governing the country with literature and peace with martial arts, he is not only the person admired by thousands of girls, but also a good match for the empress. Miss said coward!"

Zhong Li was noncommittal about this. Back then Ji Min was a perfect match, and now Dan Xiao is also a good match. I'm afraid only Murong Xing knows where the real good match is.

Zhong Li waved: "I want to be quiet, you go down."

After less than a moment of silence, Zhong Li had a thought and took out a needle and thread to work as a female worker. Because he was immersed in it, he realized that the room was dark and it was already sunset.Zhong Li rubbed his eyes, called Shiyao several times but got no response, and decided to get up and go out to look for her.

After hearing Zhong Li's description, the palace people looked at each other in blank dismay: "May I ask, who are you, girl?"

"I……"

Zhong Li searched around and explained, but no one knew where Shi Yao had gone, so he had to come back alone dejected.On the table carved with pancages, the pouches of peonies held together in gold threads were lying alone in the wire baskets, unmoved.

"Ah!"

The room was warm, Zhong Li shook his body from the cold, and thought worryingly: Maybe something happened,

Shi Yao is deeply trusted by Zhong Li, and she is in charge of Zhong Li's affairs, if something happens, how will Zhong Li deal with herself in the future?There are inexplicably missing palace people in this palace every day, and the corpses stink even in winter. If Shi Yao didn't understand the rules and offended some powerful people, and disappeared that day, it would take a few days to find the corpse...

The more Zhong Li thought about it, the worse it became, and he fell into deep thought for a while, until a figure staggered open the door, shocking Zhong Li back to his senses.

"Miss is not good, Dan Xiao, he... he..." The person who came was out of breath, it was Shi Yao, and she swallowed her breath, and said surprisingly: "General Dan Xiao actually asked the empress for orders." , if you want to marry Miss, you will be my wife!"

Zhong Li was stunned: "Who? Who wants to marry me?"

"General Dan Xiao!"

"Impossible!" Zhong Li put the teacup in his hand heavily on the table, and spilled half a cup of tea, "You talk nonsense, I will send you back to the Zhong Mansion!"

"Miss! Shiyao dare not talk nonsense!" Shiyao wanted to cry without tears, bent over to pick up the cloth, and got up to wipe the table. Man, she congratulates Shiyao herself, it must be very close!"

Zhong Li held down Shi Yao's hand wiping the table, and asked, "When did this happen?"

"Half an hour ago! When I heard it, I hurried back to send a message. Ah, I forgot dinner... What should I do, miss!"

Zhong Li smiled forcedly: "Don't you like Dan Xiao very much? Wouldn't it be nice to fulfill your wish?"

"Miss joked about it anyway, that's General Dan Xiao who bullied her, so Shi Yao is naturally on her side!" Shi Yao silently withdrew her hand, grabbed the rag and walked out, "Shi Yao went to give Miss a Have dinner."

"You come back." Zhong Li felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles, he had nowhere to eat, he got up and changed his clothes by himself, "I'm going to see the empress, you come with me."

Shi Yao put down the rag, washed her hands carefully at the side, and quickly stepped forward to help Zhong Li put on a fox armpit cloak with dark purple makeup and satin. , turned around and took out a box of pink rouge from the cabinet.

Zhong Li refused: "I'm still in mourning, so I don't need to dress up."

Shi Yao couldn't refuse, opened the rouge box, dipped pink on her fingertips, tapped Zhong Li's lips lightly, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "People in the palace will make trouble tomorrow, saying that the young lady was not honest during the mourning period, and went to the empress every day. Running there, I am not favored enough, and I have to bring my maid to eat."

Zhong Li snorted coldly, and patted the gold silk peony pouch on his waist, the phoenix seal was heavy inside, Shi Yao understood it, and still smiled: "Miss's maid is more and more dexterous, just hanging on her waist, Miss doesn't feel Is it sinking?...Okay."

Shi Yao put away the rouge box, and when she turned her back to Zhong Li, she quickly wiped her fingertips on her lips. Although the layer was thin, it also brought out Shi Yao's innocence and loveliness.As if Zhong Li didn't know it, he lowered his head to touch the pouch at his waist. The outline of the phoenix seal was separated by silk, hard on the inside and soft on the outside.

Zhong Li smiled slightly: "If you want to bear the crown, you must bear the weight."

The night at Tianjie is as cool as water, a crescent moon crosses the delicate turret, casting a hazy light, the red lacquered gate of the Moon Cave in the middle of the Yuefu is hidden, and the sound of the piano is faintly heard along with the music, Zhong Li is nostalgic in his heart, Slowed down as he passed by.

Yin'er hasn't slept yet, but she is also greedy for this beautiful moonlight?It was supposed to be a formal farewell tomorrow morning, but if due to Dan Xiao's entanglement, the palace gate is closed and cannot return, I don't know if Yin'er will forgive her for leaving without saying goodbye.

After Ji Yin’s song was finished, Zhong Shi’s master and servant did not light the lamps. They were covered with moonlight all the way and rushed all the way. The golden glazed tile roof, the towering golden osmanthus tree with coiling dragon, and the delicately carved white jade platform...the endless carved beams and painted buildings hurried away. However, Shi Yao was dazzled,

Shi Yao exclaimed in a low voice: "This is the imperial palace, it is even more dazzling at night than in daytime!"

"The night is approaching, and the light is naturally dazzling." Zhong Li raised his finger to the palace ahead, which was the most dazzling existence in the palace. The lights and the moonlight reflected each other, mysterious and quiet, "That is the empress' bedroom."

Shi Yao hesitated, Zhong Li turned around and said, "Don't wander around, adapt as you please." Without stopping, he walked to the gate outside the empress' palace and asked for a notification.

The night watcher at the door was Jian'er, with a tired face, and kindly persuaded: "Master Zhong, please go back, the Empress is unwell and cannot see you."

Zhong Li looked far and wide, Jian'er stepped forward, and blocked his sight quietly, but Zhong Li had heard the quarrel in the hall, and asked before leaving, "Is there anyone else in the hall?"

Jian'er looked around and whispered, "There are eagles."

On the top of the treasure in the hall, hangs a huge moon bead, shining brightly.Under the light, there are golden silk peonies draped long and long in front of the hall, like two ray of golden red rays passing through the clouds. A woman is dressed in a bright red dress woven with gold, so exquisite and noble that people are awed .

Dan Xiao was unmoved, and said with a sullen face: "Dan Xiao is grateful for the marriage given by the Empress, but I have never met that woman, Dan Xiao is a vulgar warrior, I am afraid that Miss Lu will accept grievances in the Prince's Mansion in the future, and will no longer be loyal to the Empress. .”

Murong Xing's eyes narrowed slightly, and her red lips parted slightly: "She had an original marriage contract with you, and she has no complaints about marrying you. You married her to comfort Lu Hou's soul in heaven, why not?"

"The Empress redeems her sins, Dan Xiao is a person who loves one, and if she likes one, she won't like another."

After Dan Xiao finished speaking, he wanted to kneel down, but Murong Xing frowned, and quickly walked down the steps to help him, feeling helpless: "General, this is the end of my words, I can only tell you that Zhong Li will be promoted to the maid of honor at some point, and he has no intention of having a relationship with you at all." .”

"Intentional or not, it's not up to the empress to decide."

When Dan Xiao confronted each other, Murong Xing withdrew his hand, waved his sleeves and turned around, turning his back to Dan Xiao without saying a word.Downstairs, a woman dressed in night clothes, with a fair complexion and bright and sharp eyes, could see the Empress' anger clearly from her own angle. She didn't understand why the atmosphere was weird, but suddenly she saw the Empress' eyes locked on her, feeling ashamed.

Murong Xing sneered, pointed at her and said to Dan Xiao: "Her name is Ru Yuan, she is a top killer, if you don't like that girl from the Lu family, how about someone killing her for you?"

Dan Xiao put his hands on Ru Yuan's shoulders and got up, his glance was full of warnings, Ru Yuan lowered his head and silently relieved his shoulders, but unfortunately it was in vain.Murong Xing seemed unaware of Ruyuan's situation, and concentrated on looking at Dan Xiao, while Ruyuan struggled, she also noticed the strangeness in the relationship between the two.

Could it be that General Dan Xiao likes the empress, but it's a pity that the flow of water is ruthless?Why is it me who is unlucky?No, the most unlucky one should be the engaged woman...

"The empress has a heavy daily workload. Dan Xiao is ashamed of not being able to share the empress's worries about begging for food and the little son's poisoning. Marriage is not urgent, and killing is a trivial matter, and the empress does not need to worry about it."

Murong Xing waved his sleeve, and said to Ru Yuan: "You step back first."

Hearing the words, Dan Xiao let go, like a mandarin mandarin being relieved, Xie En retreated to the door, and when he turned around, he passed a person, only to feel familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was at the moment, and he had a task, so he left quickly.

Dan Xiao saw another woman came, but she changed her palace attire, and said with a smile: "This general sends one away and another one comes, the empress is so lively here."

The woman smiled at the corner of her mouth, but she was taken aback when she saw Dan Xiao, then she bowed her head and bowed to the two of them as a court lady: "...See the empress, see the general."

Dan Xiao's gaze stayed on the woman's face for a few seconds, and he became suspicious: This woman has a pretty face, and when she talks to Murong Xing, she looks flirtatious, not like a court lady, but more like...

The woman took a few steps forward to avoid Dan Xiao's direct gaze, and said: "Empress, the poisoner has been caught."

"Who is it?"

"The bell carp of the Bell Mansion."

"Which bell carp?" Dan Xiao stepped forward to tug at the woman, wanting to see her appearance clearly.

The winter palace skirt has thick sleeves, but the woman's dress flows away like water in Dan Xiao's hands, Dan Xiao catches the air and sees the woman hiding behind Murong Xing, instead of being annoyed, he smiles.

"Which Zhong Li could it be..." Murong Xing seemed to have a headache, stretched out two fingers from his sleeve, and rubbed his temples in circles, "Of course it's the Zhong Li that I and you have taken a fancy to."

"Empress, you and I are well aware of the poisoner, what does this mean?"

"Zhong Li has a close relationship with Su Rong, and blaming her is also part of the plan." "Murong Xing stopped to rub his finger on the acupoint, his eyes were cold," General Dan Xiao felt distressed? "

Dan Xiao was silent, staring intently at the figure behind Murong Xing, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Gong Dou, this general has never been able to. But Zhong Li's future is very important, and this general still has to do his best. Ji Wen said Trust me, we have to do one thing."

Murong Xing was furious: "Poisoning was your idea, and now you are going back on your word, I will not forgive you!"

The woman in front of her spoke harshly, Dan Xiao felt that the past suddenly seemed like a dream, and sighed almost inaudibly, as if he had been prepared, he took out the tiger charm from his bosom, stretched his arms and waited for someone to take it.Murong Xing didn't move, the figure of the woman behind her flashed, and she made a move from the shadow, but Dan Xiao's face was expressionless, and when he shook his hand back, the Tiger Talisman couldn't be pulled out at all.

Murong Xing walked over with complicated eyes, seemingly unbearable and cruel.

"Dan Xiao, you have been a soldier for half your life, and the common people regard you as the god of war, but you shed the same blood as Emperor Xin, and the Murong Dynasty has come back, so you are not destined to be an emperor in this life..." Murong Xing stretched out his hand and slowly pulled out the gun in Dan Xiao's hand. Hufu, "With such a result, can you blame me?"

"I don't blame you."

Dan Xiao looked calm, this was an agreement made earlier in the morning, even if the world was not fair for him, he didn't want to fight Murong Xing anymore.The great hermit hides in the imperial court, if, someday, there is war again, as long as the people need him, he will come on horseback.These so-called forms are nothing but trivial matters, a man is a man, and he does not fight with a woman.

——However, his hands were empty, and Dan Xiao couldn't help a trace of grief and indignation in his heart: "Su Xing, I hate you."

Murong Xing's fingers trembled, and he felt that the tiger talisman was so heavy that he couldn't lift it with one hand, and needed two hands to hold it in front of him.

"I hope that the Murong family will never need to use this tiger talisman. Before Dan Xiao dies, they can see the officials doing their best, the people doing their best, and everything being used to the best of their abilities. A peaceful and prosperous world."

Murong Xing looked at the tiger talisman without blinking, and after a while he responded with an "Yes", but Dan Xiao was no longer in the hall, only Lu Nuo was standing beside him, silently passing an embroidered handkerchief.

"Wipe your face, it doesn't look good."

Murong Xing stared blankly at the people around him, and smiled through tears: "Don't you hate me?"

Lu Nuo smiled along with Murong Xing, but it was just a wry smile. In this world, the person who dislikes Murong Xing the least is himself. If Murong Xing asks this question, he is still afraid of loneliness after all—it would be nice if he could be with her for the rest of his life.