Emperor's Grace

In March of Yangchun, the flowers and trees on Fenghuang Mountain are sparse and emerald green.

Zhu Yunjing got out of the car and was welcomed into the village by the housekeeper, and asked casually, "Is that man honest recently?"

The butler smiled and replied: "I am much more peaceful than before. I am no longer in a daze all day, and I am willing to eat. I went out to the lake for a walk at noon this afternoon. Rest assured, Your Highness. In a few days, I guarantee that he will be more obedient."

"He has already told me to come here alone, why wait a while longer." Zhu Yunjing disagreed, he came here today, and he has no intention of letting Xu Shixian go.

At this moment, Xu Shixian was fidgeting in the room, filled with grief and indignation.

He has been under house arrest for the past few months. He was worried about the safety of the teacher's family and dared not act rashly. Zhu Yunjing only came once, and then ignored him again. He was relieved, but as time went by, After all, he was unsure, always thinking that he could feel at ease only by seeing the teacher with his own eyes, so he had to take the initiative to ask Zhu Yunjing to see him.

But just today, at noon, because he heard that Zhu Yunjing would come, he finally stepped out of the room in a state of distraught. Discussions, saying that his teacher Du Tingzhong, the prefect of Jingzhou, and his family had already been guillotined three months ago!

Xu Shixian didn't want to believe that Zhu Yunjing would lie to him like this, but when he thought about it, a high-ranking crown prince like Zhu Yunjing, who said that he was not joking, was the most capricious and unpredictable.

Zhu Yunjing pushed the door open and came in. Xu Shixian, who was restless, immediately stood up, disregarding his usual demeanor, and asked him anxiously: "Where is he, teacher?"

Zhu Yunjing raised her eyebrows: "You asked Gu to come here just to ask this? Gu said it earlier, your teacher and his family are safe now, why? Don't you believe in Gu?"

For the first time, Xu Shixian took a serious look at the young prince in front of him. Zhu Yunjing smiled evilly, and the arrogance and disdain in his expression were not concealed at all. A person like him would not care about the life and death of others. How could he be like this? Trusted him.

The more Xu Shixian thought about it, the heavier his heart became. His teacher, I am afraid that the worst is really happening.

Zhu Yunjing walked to the side of the couch, Wang Jiu brought tea in, placed a low table, put a cup on Zhu Yunjing's side, and put a cup on the other side, and when he stepped back, he winked at Zhu Yunjing, Zhu Yunjing The corners of Jing's lips curled slightly, and this scene happened to fall into the eyes of Xu Shixian who was on the side.

Xu Shixian, who was extremely sad and angry, did not lose his mind, but gradually calmed down. He had to find a way to get out of here. In any case, he was still unwilling to go outside to find out the truth.

After a while, Xu Shixian lowered his head and slowed down his voice: "This minister made a slip of the tongue, please don't blame me, Your Highness."

Zhu Yunjing was proud, Xu Shixian was nothing more than that, he had to bow his head after three or two months of detention.

In this way, he was even less anxious, and noticed that there were drawing papers spread out on the desk at the other end of the room. Zhu Yunjing walked over and flipped through them casually. With this leisurely mind, Xu Shixian took the initiative to explain: "I paint and practice calligraphy on weekdays for the purpose of meditation. I am not good at brush and ink, and I can't go to the elegant hall. It makes His Highness laugh."

Zhu Yunjing snorted and said, "How could it be, Xu Hanlin is a Tanhua Lang, so don't underestimate yourself."

In fact, it can be seen that most of these calligraphy and paintings are not steady in writing. I think Xu Shixian made them when he was upset, but Zhu Yunjing found it interesting to look at them, so he started to appreciate them carefully.

Xu Shixian shifted his eyes to the two cups of tea on the low table, and then looked at Zhu Yunjing who was looking at the paintings with his back turned to him. His heart was pounding, and without hesitation, he stepped forward and quickly adjusted the teacups. indivual.

It was the first time in his life that Xu Shixian's palms were covered with cold sweat, but he had to do it. Although he didn't know what was going on in the tea, just looking at the look in the eyes of the father-in-law just now, it must not be a good thing. It is very likely that after eating it, it will make people lose their minds, and even do some scandalous things. He can only gamble and rely on this to buy some time.

When Xu Shixian stood up straight, Zhu Yunjing turned around, not noticing Xu Shixian's strangeness, he walked back to the couch and sat down, raised his jaw at Xu Shixian: "Why are you still standing there? Sit down and accompany the lonely Drink tea."

Xu Shixian forced himself to hide his uncertainties and walked forward, watching Zhu Yunjing bring the teacup to his mouth, he also picked up his own cup, flipped it over, the teacup fell to the ground, and the tea splashed on the hem of his clothes.

Zhu Yunjing frowned, and Xu Shixian immediately knelt down to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, please don't blame me for being disrespectful."

Zhu Yunjing was a little unhappy, but he didn't say anything, and only asked Wang Jiu to come in and change a cup of tea. After all, he prepared three pills of the medicine, and if he knocked out one cup, there would be a second cup, no matter whether Xu Shixian did it on purpose or not. Yes, he can't run away.

Xu Shixian begged: "I really don't dare to dirty His Highness's eyes with this distressed appearance, so please invite your Highness to go inside and change clothes before coming to drink tea with His Highness."

Zhu Yunjing nodded casually: "Yes."

He Huailing only arrived in the afternoon and Princess Shu and the eldest princess are in the private estate of Phoenix Mountain. The eldest princess often holds banquets here, and the juniors from various prefectures in Beijing are regular visitors. The daily banquets were only attended by the emperor's relatives, but today almost all the younger generations from the noble families in Beijing arrived, only the crown prince was coming, and he said he would come back later to greet the eldest princess.

The female guests enjoy the flowers and scenery in the gazebo on the rockery in the garden, while the male guests sit along the banks of the stream at the foot of the mountain and play a song of water.

The wine cups held in the large lotus leaves flowed down slowly from the upper reaches of the water, and everyone was in high spirits, drinking and reciting poems, or peeping at the beauties on the mountain, so happy.

He Huailing went to the south of the Yangtze River at the age of eight, and within two years after returning to Beijing, he went to the battlefield with his father. He didn't know many people in Beijing. Today, Zhu Yunxun didn't come because he had an errand, and He Huailing didn't have anyone to chat with. A few acquaintances said hello, and then found a place to sit down at the lower reaches of the stream, planning to sit for a while and then find an excuse to leave.

The maid brought a fruit plate and fine wine, the wine was in a very small jug, the same as the others.The people who came here today are all gentlemen from aristocratic families, so they are naturally not like those old soldiers who want to drink from big bowls. He Huailing smiled with emotion.

This wine is said to be brewed by the Eldest Princess Zhuangzi, but it tastes spicy. How could the wine be like this?Seeing other people drinking alcohol without changing their faces and talking loudly, He Huailing couldn't help but frown, his eyes darkened.

But it doesn't matter, no matter how strong the wine is, he has drunk it, and this little wine won't affect him in the slightest.

In the gazebo, Zhao Xiuzhi, who had been paying attention to He Huailing's movement, almost rubbed the silk handkerchief in his hand. Didn't it mean that just one sip of this wine can make a strong man of eight feet drunk? !Why did He Huailing go down a glass of wine but didn't respond at all!She managed to bribe a steward of the village, and when He Huailing passed out drunk, someone would take him away. She even asked someone to prepare the room just to make it a good thing, how could it be like this!

He Huailing put down his wine glass, checked that it was not early, got up and left.

There is only one wall between the eldest princess's Zhuangzi and the crown prince's private villa. Going out from the side door here is the outer wall of the Zhuangzi next door. The wall is as high as two people. It is not difficult for a general like He Huailing to climb over it. He touched the ground with his toes, jumped up, and in an instant he was on top of the wall.

Xu Shixian went into the inner room behind the screen, went straight to the window and pushed it open. The window here was facing the lake, and there was a dense bamboo forest on the other side of the lake. He had no other choice.

After climbing up the window, Xu Shixian took a deep breath and jumped into the bottomless lake in front of him without any hesitation.

Wang Jiu brought in the new tea, cleaned up the broken porcelain pieces on the floor, and then went out again, closing the door behind him carefully. Zhu Yunjing drank the tea slowly, feeling amused, Xu Shixian dawdlingly thought he was hiding Is it possible to hide for a while, or to hide for a lifetime?

He was not in a hurry at all, unknowingly downed a whole cup of tea, and then poured himself another cup, there seemed to be some sound coming from inside, it was too far away to hear clearly, so he didn't take it seriously.

After another half a cup of tea, Xu Shixian still didn't come out, Zhu Yunjing leaned into the couch, but his cheeks were already flushed abnormally.

It was so hot, his hands unconsciously tugged at the neckline, his body seemed to be on fire, but his limbs were limp and limp, and a groan escaped from the corner of his mouth from time to time, his mind was completely unconscious, and he was desperate for something that even he didn't understand.

The crown prince's private estate is very large. After He Huailing came in, he could only grope around and avoid the patrolling guards. In any case, since he came, he did not intend to give up. As long as he could find someone, he would definitely find a way to get him. People take it out.

When he entered the courtyard near the water, He Huailing had already noticed that something was wrong with his body, his lower abdomen was hot and dry, and there was a faint tendency to raise his head there.

These years he has been marching and fighting outside, and he rarely blasphemes himself, and his desire in that aspect is as weak as it is, but at this moment, the only possibility is that the pot of wine was drugged.

He Huailing took a deep breath, trying to force himself to calm down, but it didn't help. There was no medicine in the wine, and the medicine was so overbearing that soon his breathing became heavy.He leaned against the cool wall behind him, thinking about what to do next with the remaining rationality, but a human voice suddenly came from behind the corner a few steps away.

"His Royal Highness won't come out for a while, I just need to guard by myself, you all don't wait here, you all go back first."

As the footsteps approached, He Huailing's heart sank, and without caring much, he pushed open a window beside him, and quickly rolled over to enter.