September is full of flowers

It was still daylight, and I could vaguely see a man in official uniform riding a horse towards the imperial palace on the main road of the capital city street in Dafeng Dynasty.

He looked a little older, with gray hair and a little beard.The pine and crane patch on the front shows that he is a civil servant, and a high-ranking official who could enter the palace before the emperor in the early dynasty.

A young servant led the way with a lamp, and an older servant led the horse for him.In such a midsummer, even if the sun has not risen, sitting in a sedan chair is always boring, it is better to ride a horse to cool off.

The civil servant was lowering his head and thinking about what he was going to play today, but unexpectedly, there was a flash of light in the nearby dwelling.With a cry of surprise, he fell off his horse and fell hard.Just as he was about to ask someone to protect him, he saw that the two people he was leading had fallen down.

He was terrified all of a sudden, shouting "Help!" while running frantically towards the gate of the palace, thinking desperately, wanting to use the majesty of the imperial city to protect himself.However, there was a sudden fragrance from nowhere, followed by a seductive sound of the piano.

The civil official's eyelids were extremely heavy, and he was able to support himself from falling at first, but he fell on the cold main road of Qingshi Avenue in a short while.

A few feet in front of him is the tall and solid gate of the imperial city.

In the early morning of the same day, the emperor was furious and threw a memorial in front of all the officials in front of him. He said angrily, "The second-rank official of the imperial court, Shang Shuling died a few steps away from the imperial city, and the murderer can't be found?! Your Ministry of Punishment Are they all on empty pay! A bunch of trash!"

The official of the Ministry of Punishments shivered below, and replied, "Reporting to the emperor, this matter is too strange. Something strange happened when Shang Shuling Lord Situ died. And according to Shang Shuling's two personal attendants, the assassin's actions that day were extremely strange. Quickly, almost in an instant, everything was done without leaving any trace."

"What weird thing?!" the emperor glanced at the person standing at the front of the left row and asked.

There was cold sweat on the forehead of the official of the Ministry of Punishment, and he said, "Shang Shuling has no wounds on his body, no fatal injuries. And..." The official raised his eyes slightly, fearing that the next words would make the emperor even more unhappy, so he worded his words carefully, " And at the beginning, the two attendants didn't realize that Shang Shuling was dead, and thought he was sleeping on the ground, but they didn't realize that his limbs were already stiff until they looked closer. What's even more strange is that when Shang Shuling died, his face... With a smile on his face…”

"What?!" The emperor's voice was full of majesty. Although his facial expression was blocked by the hanging bead curtain, there was a hint of danger in his voice. "You said he died with a smile?"

The official of the Ministry of Punishment couldn't lower his head, "Yes."

The emperor was silent.

Baiguan was also silent.

Tang Jiuyue stood at the front of the left column, and was quite surprised to hear that.Ning Chun fell into a dream yesterday, and Shang Shuling died with a smile this morning. Is there any connection between the two?

The emperor looked at her frequently, but Tang Jiuyue just kept silent.The emperor withdrew his gaze and announced the end of the early court.But Tang Jiuyue and Ning Xiang were left in the apse.

The apse is a place where the emperor specially summons important officials, and ordinary officials are proud to enter the apse to discuss the state.But entering the palace today, both Ning Xiang and Tang Jiuyue felt that their steps were extremely heavy.Because they all knew that the emperor was really angry.

If in the capital city, even the life of a senior official cannot be saved, then where is the majesty of the imperial city, and where is the majesty of the emperor!This matter is no longer as simple as a murder case.

Tang Jiuyue was also in a bad mood, because she was the only one who knew that another equally weird thing had happened.It's just that Ning Chun is not dead, but Shang Shuling is indeed dead.

This matter has spread from the Communist Party to the previous court, and it is no longer a trivial matter that can be resolved in private.

The emperor strode in without changing his court clothes, and after taking his seat, he asked, "Gate supervisor, what do you think about this matter?"

Tang Jiuyue knew it was inevitable, so she stepped forward and said, "This matter may involve a kind of secret technique."

"Oh?" The emperor changed his usual crown, and without the nine-string beaded curtain covering his face, his handsome and three-dimensional face was revealed immediately. The man was 40 years old, and it was time for him to burst into heroic spirit. "What secret technique?"

"Dream." Tang Jiuyue said, "But this technique has been sealed for a long time, and it cannot be done without specific conditions and sufficient abilities."

Ning Xiang interjected, "Doesn't your Yin Yang prison have such capable people?"

The emperor looked at Tang Jiuyue when he heard the words, and there seemed to be doubts in his eyes. "What kind of conditions are needed, is there anyone in the Yin Yang Prison who knows this kind of secret technique?"

Tang Jiuyue said, "Returning to the Holy One, you need to use the sound of the piano as a guide to dream, and the ancient song 'Chang Yin' as a bridge to make a person intoxicated with dreams. If this person is weak-willed and willing to fall into this dream, he will stop breathing and die. .If this person is strong-willed and capable enough to resist, he will fall into a kind of coma in a dream, and it seems to outsiders that he is just asleep all the time."

"Since the gate supervisor understands it so clearly, will he also play this song?" Ning Xiangyi pointed out, "It seems that Shang Shuling has some conflicts with the gate supervisor..."

Tang Jiuyue smiled indifferently, "Everyone in the Yinyang Prison knows that our supervisor is incomplete and can't play the piano. As for the conflict between our supervisor and Shang Shuling... it's just that the order of Concubine Li was not approved back then. It's just a matter of making her a noble concubine. It's been a long time since this matter happened, if it was really enough to cause enmity, it wouldn't have been such a long wait."

When the emperor heard the word "Concubine Li", his complexion changed, he seemed unwilling to listen any more, he waved his hand and said, "Gate Superintendent, Prime Minister Ning, I will leave this matter to you two, and I must report it to you within ten days." Find out the truth. Otherwise, I will punish you severely."

"Yes--"

"Yes."

When Tang Jiuyue returned to Taige, she heard that someone was looking for her.His brows were wrinkled, troubles continued at this time, but he brought someone in again, I don't know who has such courage.

In the end, it was Lian Yi who personally led a person.

The two of them came to the door of Tang Jiuyue's bedroom, and saw a slim figure behind the screen undressing, changing his court clothes and putting on his usual robes.

Lian Yi swallowed and said, "It's all women, why do I feel my heart beating faster."

The person she led was also stunned at the door, needless to say, her heartbeat stalled even more.

After changing her clothes, Tang Jiuyue came out from behind the screen. When she saw the person standing beside Lian Yi, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Why are you here?"

Lian Yi said first, "When I came back from Tianwenmen Library Pavilion, I saw this girl who was short of water squatting beside the stone lion at the door. It is said that she had been waiting for several hours. The people at the door wouldn't let her in. I saw her pitiful. So I decided to bring her to see you. It has been several hours now, and I finally let her see you."

Shen Man was the one who was picked up by Lian Yi, she only heard her say, "Gate Supervisor, I have something to do with you."

Tang Jiuyue looked at her, and said after a long time, "Come in."

Shen Man entered the house, and Lian Yi followed closely, but Tang Jiuyue blocked the door.

"What column do you see in the book in Zangshuge?"

Lian Yi's face turned dark, and he hesitated, "The 230th row..."

"Then there are still 760 rows left before we finish the second floor." Tang Jiuyue raised her chin and said, "It seems that you don't have time to catch up with Shen Man today, do you want me to keep you for tea? "

Lian Yi said angrily, "What's so great, just go and see it!" He turned his head and left.

Seeing the fiery red figure disappear, Shen Man smiled slightly.

"Miss Lian Yi seems to be much happier than before. This place is quite suitable for her."

Tang Jiuyue turned around and walked inside, and the people outside took the initiative to close the door.Only she and Shen Man were left in the room, walked to the seat next to Shen Man and sat down, said leisurely, "She has killed too much before, she needs to calm down to get rid of her hostility, I hope reading these books can help her calm down Concentrate."

After a short pause, Tang Jiuyue looked at Shen Man and said, "Why did you come to see me today?"

Shen Man bit his lip and said with determination, "I hope you can take me away and let me stay by your side to do things for you."

Tang Jiuyue didn't seem surprised when she heard the words, she only uttered two words, "Why?"

Shen Man said, "I rejected you twice at the beginning, but now I understand. The prime minister's mansion is not my home, and the imperial palace is not a place to stay for a long time. If I want a new life, I must have the help of someone like you. Although our friendship doesn't seem to be very deep, but you are the only one who can help me. Miss Tang, just take me as I beg you, take me away, leave the palace, and stay by your side, okay?"

"Yin Yang Prison never raises idlers." Tang Jiuyue's tone was a little cold.

Shen Man was startled, and said in a panic, "I can do everything, I can clean, I can wash clothes, I can cook... You just leave me as a handyman, a maid, and let me stay in Taige no matter what."

Tang Jiuyue said coldly, "But my Taige does not lack these people."

Shen Man choked and was speechless for a moment.

Tang Jiuyue got up and said, "Tell me the truth, why did you suddenly come here today and beg me to keep you?"

Shen Man lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Didn't Ning Chun fall into a coma? She was originally selected by the noble concubine to enter the palace to become the emperor's concubine..."

Her voice was slightly bitter, but there was a hint of reluctance, "Now, because of your order of 'Dafeng Nobleman' at the birthday banquet, the noble concubine feels that I can actually be a candidate for Ningfu to enter the palace." So she will order someone to dress up for me on that day, and even He Ningchun will be seated on an equal footing. She has moved to let me serve the emperor instead of Ning Chun who is unconscious. Trapped in this harem prison..."

"Here, you are the only one I know, and you are the only one who has the ability to control my fate. So I mustered up the courage to beg you this time, but I really have nowhere to go. If you agree, I will be sincerely grateful to you .If you don't agree, I won't blame you either."

Tang Jiuyue's face was expressionless, and her eyes were also calm.

After a long time, she said calmly, "Since you have come out today, don't go back to the palace yet. Go to Tianwen Gate to find Lian Yi, she may need your help with something."

Shen Man had already given up hope, but when he heard these words, his eyes lit up, and he said ecstatically, "Yes... yes, I will go to the Tianwen Gate to find Miss Lian Yi immediately."

"You should call her Master Supervisor."

"Yes, I'm going to find her now!"