Deep ice

When Huaihuai arrived, he could not find Imperial Physician Xu.

After walking around outside Weiyang Palace, he became more energetic.

After returning to the palace, Huaihuai saw Chunbao standing at the foot of the palace wall just as he stepped over the threshold, hitting the wall with one hand.

Huaihuai was taken aback, "The chicken crowed early today."

Chunbao didn't move at all, wheezing in his mouth, as if he had been hit by a Gu, he pushed and hacked the wall repeatedly, and then saw that five fingerprints had already been printed on the red brick surface. The ash made the wall a little dirty.

Huaihuai looked around, not to mention chickens, but there was not even a shadow of chicken feathers, "Chunbao, why are you still cutting down the wall today, and the old tree hasn't fallen down yet, why don't you cut it down again? "

Chun Bao turned his head to the side, his eyes were dull, "What did you say?"

Huaihuai said, "Why don't you cut down trees?"

Chun Bao stared at the palace wall for a long time, then withdrew his hands and said, "I thought it was a tree, it looks like it at first glance, but after a closer look, it's not."

Huaihuai's lips trembled, "These two things are far from each other..."

Chun Bao didn't answer, and after saying "I'm so thirsty" to himself, he straightened up, picked up the white porcelain pot at his feet with one hand, held it, and poured a few mouthfuls with his head raised.

The thick black concoction dripped down the chin to the lapel, staining a piece of clothes.

Huaihuai hurriedly reached out to snatch the jar from Chunbao's hand, "What are you drinking?"

Chun Bao wiped his mouth, "Tonic."

Huai Huai frowned, "No wonder I think you are much more stupid than before. Although this tonic is a good thing, it can't be drunk as water. It's three-point poisonous. Are you afraid of drinking it?"

Chunbao said: "You have been ill for a long time, and there is a backlog of medicinal materials. I drank some secretly every day, but there is still a lot left. Isn't it a pity that it will go bad? I fried it together and put it in this jar. Drink some while practicing martial arts, so you don't go crazy, right?"

Huai Huai smashed the remaining medicine residue in the jar to the ground,

"The medicinal materials are all dry things, so how can they go bad? I think your brain is broken."

Chun Bao's heart ached, and he clicked his tongue, "What a prodigal."

Huaihuai carried the jar, turned around and went back to the house, just happened to meet Yingying who was holding a pile of clothes and was about to enter the hall.

Seeing Huaihuai, Yingying blesses her body slightly, her face is still cold,

"Healed from a serious illness, why did he go outside, be careful of catching a cold."

Huaihuai put the jar on the ground casually, "I remember that it was freezing cold before, why it's been so warm these two days, I just went out for a walk, and the snow in the palace has melted a lot."

Yingying said: "It's been quite a few days since spring began, except for the snow that fell on that day, and you've been lying in bed for the next few days, but it's getting warmer every day."

Huai Huai glanced at the clothes in Yingying's hands, "Didn't you go after Doctor Xu? Why didn't Fang Zi get it back, but brought these things back instead?"

"Catch up. Doctor Xu only said that you don't need any medicine, just rest for a few days." Yingying continued: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a lot of thin materials to the palaces a few days ago, and I found a handy aunt to make them for the master." A few new clothes, I happened to meet my aunt on the way back, so I took the clothes back."

Huai Huai was very happy to hear the words, and stepped forward to pull twice.

A few black robes, cloud sleeves with dark patterns, the style is very luxurious.

Huai Huai's eyes widened, "Why aren't they eunuch clothes?"

Yingying shook her head, "A few days ago, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent it over, and the servants were also wondering."

Huai Huai took it into the room, "I'll put it on right now."

Yingying frowned coldly, "When you're ready, wear thin clothes, and be careful not to freeze again."

Seeing that Huaihuai was running away, and it was not easy to enter the house, he just shouted outside, "At least put a jacket outside."

Huai Huai was very happy with the new clothes, ran all the way into the inner hall, threw the clothes on the bed, was thinking about changing, but felt something was wrong.

Someone stood beside Panlong's lacquered gold master with burning eyes.

Huai Huai paused, but didn't look back, he took off his old clothes on his own, revealing his tight chest and abdomen.

He stretched out his hand to pick up the brocade robe with hidden lines, wrapped it around his slender body, ironed the skin, and finally tied it with a jade belt.

It's been a long time.

The little eunuch, who was basking in the sun outside, made a vague sound from his throat, and his face became more and more stupid.

Huaihuai turned around, and the man opposite stood in the shadows.

The sun shines in through the window paper, and only one face is reflected in the light yellow halo, lingering and looking forward, sometimes the pupils of the eyes are hazy.

Huai Huai said, "Who are you?"

The man smiled strangely, "You really can't remember?"

Huaihuai stood quietly for a long time, then grinned, showing his white teeth,

"Brother He."

-

Three days later.

Shang Shufu.

Tian Chongguang hurriedly leaned over, helped the person on the ground up,

"Master Ning, you are a junior of Zhesha."

Ning Yueguan knelt on the ground and refused to get up, "Master Tian, ​​if you don't agree to this old man, I will have to kneel at your mansion forever."

Tian Chongguang withdrew his hand, lowered his eyes,

"Master Ning, why are you bothering..."

Ning Yueguan naturally refused to let it go.

Besides, when he was transferred back from northern Xinjiang this time, he thought it was because of Concubine Ning's favor that he could leave the bitter cold and rest in his old age, but he didn't expect that the bed in his house was not warm enough, so he was transferred down. Tell yourself to go to the southeast to guard against thieves.

Others can't avoid such difficult tasks, but I have been stationed at the border for many years. Due to my status, I dare not deal with the emperor's close officials, so that my connections in the court are still weak, so this unlucky task falls to me. on the head.

Thinking that he had dealt with Tian Chongguang a few times before when he was the official servant, and treated him well, and there was no one else to ask for right now, so he bit the bullet and came to visit.

After all, wars are raging all over the place right now, and a word from the Minister of War still carries a lot of weight in the court.

Ning Yueguan complained, "Master Tian, ​​you also know that the emperor's order to call the old man back is not because he is sympathetic to the old man who is old and weak, and he may not be able to defend the solidity of the northern border. To prevent problems, he transferred the old man , This is probably against the emperor's will... Besides, anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly that the old man is not a good general who is good at attacking, and he is really not the best candidate to go south to suppress thieves. "

Tian Chongguang had a strange look on his face, "Master Ning's words are different..."

Ning Yue was startled in concern, and looked up at Tian Chongguang, seeing him hesitating to speak, with a smile on his face, as if he couldn't bear to tell the whole story.

Then he said again: "Lord Tian, ​​it's okay to say that the old man just added an official to the emperor two days ago, and the second rank of the official residence was actually run by someone to the southeast to fight against the bandits. There is nothing unbearable in the sky and the earth in a short time. gone."

Tian Chongguang sat upright, raised his hand to touch the teacup, but didn't pick it up, and circled the lid of the cup with his fingertips, his voice was gentle, "It's actually not a big deal."

Then he said: "It's just that Mr. Ning has lived in the frontier fortress for a long time, and he is not very familiar with the rules of the court..."

Ning Yueguan's knees were numb and her expression was ugly, "Master Tian, ​​what's going on?"

Tian Chongguang raised his eyes, "Lord Ning, think about it, with the emperor's temperament, if it really doesn't suit your wishes, how can you allow such a thing?"

Ning Yueguan thought for a moment, then slumped on her feet, "Could it be that the emperor sent me back this time, because he had thought about it a long time ago..."

Tian Chongguang said softly: "Lord Ning, please get up quickly. If you kneel down and break your body, Chongguang really can't bear it."

As soon as the words fell, he stood up and stepped forward, helping Ning Yueguan up from the ground.

Ning Yueguan's eyes were lost, "Since this is the case, the old man has nothing to say."

Seeing that Tian Chongguang was silent, he couldn't help but said: "There are so many talented people in the court, why did the emperor call the old man over? It's really puzzling."

"Master Ning's words are different," Tian Chongguang said with a smile: "It is precisely because of the lack of people that the emperor asked you to resist for a while."

Ning Yueguan said: "In this way, it's not the old man himself who went south to suppress the bandits?"

Tian Chongguang nodded quietly, "That's the case, but right now it's hard to find good generals, it's really not as good as before..."

After speaking, Shensi was a little weird, his face turned blue, as if he remembered something frightening.

Seeing Tian Chongguang's appearance, Ning Yueguan knew it very well.

That person's name has now become a taboo and cannot be mentioned.

Thinking of this, and suddenly thinking about the words that my wife came back to say yesterday, my spine felt chills and my face was dripping with sweat.

After thinking about it for a while, the more I thought about it, the more afraid I became.

Ning Yueguan went out all the year round, not as secretive as the courtiers who have lived in the court for a long time, and couldn't pretend to be everything, so he said for no reason, "I heard that the avatar in the palace is haunted, and someone saw it in broad daylight." He... that person's undead..."

Tian Chongguang raised his eyes to look at Ning Yueguan, his face was as white as paper.

In this way, the fact that He Yan is still alive should be very close.

Thinking back to when the party spread all over the government and the public, the emperor planned for a long time to uproot it in one fell swoop, but it was only limited to the court.

But none of the commanders of the sixteen cities in Xinjiang was a confidant brought out by He Yan himself.

When the emperor thoroughly investigated the He party, he thought it was because of the overall situation that he didn't make any moves to ensure the stability of the frontier.

But this year, the treatment of those "fish that slipped through the net" clearly shows that the emperor still knows it well.

If these people win the battle, they can survive for a few more days. If they lose the battle, Ling Chi will be beheaded, but it is only a year late.

It is well known that Ning Yueguan was attached to He Yan back then.

Because he was guarding the city at the border, he lost his life when the He Party was eliminated.

But when I was still a small official in the Ministry of Punishment, I was already a member of the He Party, but few people knew about it.

Even the emperor, who was so suspicious, didn't notice it.

Tian Chongguang stared at Ning Yueguan, and suddenly smiled meaningfully,

"Lord Ning, how can there be ghosts in this world..."

-

In the imperial study room, it's time to light the lamp again.

Xi Lian served tea and put it on the dragon table, then bowed and left.

Behind the mountain of memorials, the lingering tiredness in the eyes of the emperor.

Yuan Jing stopped writing, and his eyes fell on the spinning top placed by the desk, feeling a little depressed.

These days, the palace is really too clean.