Ever since Zhao Kai jumped into the lake, the Ninth Prince never allowed him to stay overnight on the bed, Zhao Kai interpreted this as anger from embarrassment, but the Ninth Prince himself felt: since he doesn't want to go to my bed, he should never step on it for the rest of his life.

Ten days later, the emperor's birthday came. On this day, the main streets of the capital were decorated with colorful paintings, cloths, and new buildings, and people danced and danced everywhere.Civil and military officials from various governments set up incense cases and bowed in the direction of the capital to congratulate the emperor on his longevity.Throughout the country, two red lanterns are hung in front of every household to express blessings to the emperor.

Preparations for the birthday banquet in the palace began last month, but it was a pity that this was the emperor's last banquet.

The palace where the Ninth Prince lived was called Huaqing Palace. The magnificent pavilion was surrounded by the water of Huaqing Pool, and the ground was covered with duckweed, green and clear.Zhao Kai looked like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, following behind the Ninth Prince and looking around, wishing he could grow a few more eyes.

Entering the palace, I saw cloud-top sandalwood as the beams in the bedroom, crystal jade as the lamp, pearls as the curtain, and Fan Jin as the pillar foundation.A crocodile twirled tent hangs beside the six-foot wide bed of aquilaria wood, embroidered with begonia flowers sprinkled with beads and silver thread all over the tent, and the wind moves like a magical sea falling into the clouds.

Zhao Kai couldn't help asking curiously: "Ninth Prince, how could you be willing to live in such a luxurious palace and go to stay in that poor house of our Zhao Mansion for so many days...?"

The Ninth Prince sneered: "No matter how expensive it is, it is still a dead thing, why not bear it?"

The crown prince had already sent that beautiful woman from the Western Regions to the Ninth Prince's palace. Zhao Kai saw a tall, deep-eyed and high-nosed woman wearing a golden veil, standing gracefully.

"My maidservant has seen the Ninth Prince, the Ninth Concubine, the Ninth Prince is a thousand years old." The woman kowtowed.

Zhao Kai was used to kneeling before others, but this was the first time he was being bowed down by others, he felt uncomfortable all of a sudden, he couldn't help but stepped forward to help the woman up, and said: "Who are you? ..."

The Ninth Prince stared at Zhao Kai holding the woman's hand, his eyes were icy cold, and his tone was even more icy: "Let go!"

Zhao Kai quickly withdrew his hand like an electric shock, and replied resentfully: "Hehehe, I have been used to helping old women across bridges since I was a child..."

The corner of the beauty's mouth twitched under the veil, why did he remind the other party of the old woman on the road......

The Ninth Prince called Zhao Kai to the inner hall, and handed him a small porcelain bottle in his arms, Zhao Kai recalled that this was the porcelain bottle that the Ninth Prince stared at it in a daze a few days ago.

"This is jasmine fragrance powder, you go and sprinkle that beauty on the body." Ninth Prince said to Zhao Kai.

Zhao Kai didn't expect the Ninth Prince to be such a careful person, even the girl's fragrance powder was prepared in advance, he responded: "Yes, I'll go and make her fragrant... ..Forehead......"

I always felt that these words were a bit weird, Zhao Kai didn't dare to look at the expression of the Ninth Prince after finishing speaking, turned around and ran to the outer hall to find the beauty.

The beauty was staring at a Tianxiang flower in the courtyard in a daze, when she saw Zhao Kai approaching, she quickly wanted to salute again.

"All right, all right, no need to be too polite, this is a face powder, you can put some on to seduce the emperor...uh, no...tsk" Zhao Kai scratched his head, thinking about this Why is the mouth always like a ladle, and there are no counts.

The beauty did not take the porcelain vase in Zhao Kai's hands, and the corner of her mouth under the veil showed a hint of distaste, she said: "The concubine has already used the incense today, it is not appropriate to apply the incense powder, it would be bad if the fragrance is too mixed."

Zhao Kai's hands hanging in the air froze, he suddenly moved a little closer to him, took a deep sniff a few times, then covered his mouth and nose with his hands in disgust, and said, "Girl, you foreigners from the Western Regions really have the same appearance. It has a unique flavor, but you are too hairy, and you always have a... stinky smell on your body."

The beauty's expression changed drastically, and she said with shame and annoyance: "Nonsense! I, I bathe with flower petals every day, and put spices on my clothes. How could..."

Zhao Kai's words were indeed nonsense, the beauty's body was as fragrant as an orchid, and there was no so-called stinky smell at all.

He gestured to fan the air in front of his nose, and said with a humble expression: "Can't you smell it yourself? I'm afraid that the emperor will be angered by you later, and his interest will be greatly defeated. I will accuse you of disrespect."

The beauty's exposed brown pupils were full of panic, so she had no choice but to grab the porcelain bottle from Zhao Kai's hand and pour it all over her body.

The birthday banquet officially opened. On the golden lacquered and carved dragon throne in the hall, sat an emperor looking down on the world.Underneath, singing and dancing are peaceful, sleeves are fluttering, bells are ringing and chimes are ringing, and music is melodious.Sandalwood was lit on the base of the platform, and the smoke was lingering.Deep in the palace, the corruption and luxury have completely rotted human nature.Zhao Kai never thought that one day he would become the one in Yingying's heart.

He looked at the emperor on the dragon chair. Although he was 50 years old, he could see the dominance of the old emperor when he was young, but his eyes were a little cloudy, and his body was a little weak. Alright.

After the song and dance performance came to an end, the emperor began to accept congratulations and gifts from princes and officials in the Royal Palace. The birthday gifts were mostly Ruyi, bonsai, clocks, screens, lacquerware, embroidery and other exquisite handicrafts. for the theme.

To put it bluntly, most of them are some good-looking bottles and cans...

After the cultural relics officials had finished delivering the birthday gifts, it was the turn of the prince's harem concubines. The prince's elixir of immortality was naturally the highlight of the finale, and the ninth prince got up to congratulate first.

The Ninth Prince got up from his seat and walked down the steps in front of the emperor. He looked up at his father. This man was already old, with a gray beard. His father, who in his memory would carry him on horseback, was no longer there. up.

"My son respectfully wishes my father a long life and immortal longevity. Today I am sending you a special congratulatory gift. I hope my father will like it."

The emperor on the stage looked at his frail and sickly young son, feeling pity in his heart. This was his last prince besides the prince, but time was running out. His voice was full of kindness: "Yan Ming, get up quickly, you Whatever you give, Father will like it!"

Hearing this, the Ninth Prince trembled, and clenched his fists tightly under his sleeves. He didn't dare to look up at the person on the dragon chair, and said in a low voice, "Send the beauty to the palace!"

At this time, the beauty from the Western Regions slowly stepped onto the hall, and at the same time the musicians in the hall played a moving melody. It is a butterfly flying lightly, and it seems to be a fallen leaf swaying in the air.

Under her golden veil covering her face, her black eyelashes were like thick fans, but her eyes were full of mysterious charm like a bonfire, hooking directly on the old emperor on the dragon chair.

Zhao Kai took a few glances and stopped looking up. He lowered his head and continued to eat the dried fruit cakes on the table. Compared with this kind of classical dance that he had watched countless times on TV, he still felt that the cakes made by the imperial dining room were even rarer. You won't be able to eat it in your next life.

The old emperor stared straight at his eyes, lusting on his head, he waved to the beauty, and the smart beauty immediately understood, and swam to the old emperor's arms with brisk and graceful steps.

"Beauty, you smell so good! But your body fragrance?" The old emperor closed his eyes intoxicated, put his head into the beauty's neck, and greedily sniffed the bone fragrance.

The Ninth Prince suddenly tightened his body. He stared at the person in the dragon robe on the stage, his brows slightly frowned, his eyes couldn't tell whether it was water stains or light. On the tenth birthday, the concubine mother took her by the hand and brought it to the emperor father. She recited a poem celebrating his birthday. The emperor happily picked him up and praised him: "The nine princes are worth a thousand dollars, reward!"

If the mother and concubine hadn't been framed by the traitor, if the father and the emperor hadn't listened to the villain's words, if he hadn't put the mother and concubine in the cold palace, so that the mother and concubine died in depression... Today, he would still use Do you want to paint bones here?

Just when the old emperor hugged the beauty and couldn't put it down, the prince stood up and congratulated him: "My son respectfully wishes the father a long life without bounds, as long as the sun, as the moon rises, as the life of Nanshan, never dying or dying. Like the luxuriance of pines and cypresses, everything Er or Cheng."

The old emperor smiled and said: "Prince get up, you love to send some rare treasures to me every year, what treasure did you find this year?"

A gleam flashed in the eyes of the prince: "Father, this year's congratulatory gifts will be more precious than any treasure in the world!"

The old emperor was in high spirits: "Oh? Don't be a fool, the prince, let's present it first!"

The crown prince stopped making detours, and said to the outside of the hall: "Master Chuan Guo presents the elixir of immortality!"

After saying that, an old man in Taoist attire went to the hall, with long eyebrows and a disheveled beard flowing backwards, looking like a fairy.

Zhao Kai whispered disdainfully: "Pretending to be!"

The national teacher was holding a wooden box in his hand. The crown prince walked up to him, opened the box, and saw a shiny black pill embedded in the box. Zhao Kai looked at it and sneered, "Isn't this Mai Lisu?" ..."

The Ninth Prince turned his head and asked him: "What did you say?"

Zhao Kai hurriedly said: "It's nothing. I said...the appearance is good."

As soon as the old emperor heard the word "not old", he immediately regained his energy. He jumped up and stepped down to the stage, staring at the elixir in the box with wide eyes.

"Prince, where did you get this?" the old emperor asked.

The prince said with a straight face: "Father, this unique elixir was refined by my ministers in Fushan Taoist Temple for three years. There is only one in the world. Father should take it earlier, it will not be in vain. The painstaking efforts of the minister for three years!"

The old emperor clapped his hands and said: "Good, good, good! The prince's loyalty and filial piety, the emperor is very moved, I will obey now!"

Seeing his crazy appearance, Zhao Kai felt sad in his heart. It is impossible for a person who can truly be indifferent to fame, wealth and power to become an emperor above ten thousand people. Their crazy pursuit of power and desire can last longer for themselves. The enthusiasm for controlling the political power makes "long live" the dream they want to chase, but how can there be a real elixir of immortality in this world?

The old emperor picked up the elixir in the box, eagerly stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it casually, and swallowed it.

The prince didn't know what was going to happen next, and he looked proud that his wish had come true, while the Ninth Prince was staring at all this in a daze, as if he still couldn't accept that he was an accomplice in this murder, Father's executioner.

"Reward too..." Before the old emperor could finish his sentence of rewarding the prince, he clutched his heart and staggered a few steps unsteadily. Fresh blood spurted out of his mouth, and then bright blood flowed from his eyes, nose, and ears, and a yellow figure fell to the ground.

The prince was stuck on the spot like a piece of wood, as if he had been hit by a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and his spirit was in a state of half-stupid half-stupid.

Zhao Kai felt that time seemed to be suspended for a few minutes. The death of the old emperor was so horrifying that no one felt the need to call the imperial doctor.

The moment the emperor fell down, the Ninth Prince seemed to be poured with cold water from head to toe, his whole body was numb, his face became pale, and finally he took a deep breath, closed his eyes and shouted: "Prince Poison the Holy Majesty! For committing the crime of conspiracy and rebellion, the Imperial Forest Army obeys orders! Immediately put the prince into the prison!"

At this time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty woke up from the nightmare, and they looked at the prince with horror and anger.

The prince turned his head to look at his Ninth Emperor Brother in a daze, his eyes were about to split open, his lips opened and closed a few times but he couldn't say a word.

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