chronicle of court survival

In the morning, Xia Qing was woken up by the flute.

Xiwei Tianguang passed through the nine-fold palace and came in through the west window.In the light of the high platform, he raised his head in a daze and saw Lou Guanxue standing in front of him.Lou Guanxue had already changed her clothes, she was dressed in brocade black, and she was tall and tall.

"When is it?" Xia Qing was vague.

Lou Guanxue said lightly, "Chen Shi."

Xia Qing's modern brain couldn't figure out what time Chen Shi was.

Lou Guanxue said, "It's time for you to pay Yan Lanyu a peace."

Xia Qing said slowly, "Oh." Got it, it's time to do something.

He rubbed his eyes and sat down obediently.Xia Qing didn't wake up angry, but he had to stay in a daze for a long time before he could recover from his sleepy state.

Lou Guanxue looked at him for a while, found it interesting, took the flute in his hand and touched the cocked hair on his head.

Xia Qing wasn't angry either, but just looked at him coldly, "Are you okay?"

Lou Guanxue pursed her lips and said, "I don't seem to have asked your age yet."

Xia Qing rubbed his eyes again, and said casually: "I'll do the math, it's about three hundred years old. If we really talk about age, you have to call me Shengzu."

Lou Guanxue nodded, not answering his words at all.

Xia Qing got used to hitting the cotton with his fist angrily.

Lou Guanxue put on a crown today, and the black jade crown bound the blue silk neatly. Her complexion was pale, and her black brocade robe was embroidered with blood-colored cloud patterns. She held the bone flute glowing with evil light in her hand. A demonic spirit comes. "Today you go alone."

Xia Qing's eyes widened, a little at a loss, and he stuttered: "I, I go alone?"

Lou Guanxue: "Yes."

He cannot leave Lou Guanxue when he is in the soul state, but Lou Guanxue is not bound by this, it is not fair at all!

Xia Qing thought for a while, and asked anxiously: "You won't leave me alone, will you?" Then he was left alone in the Chu Palace, facing that unpredictable crazy woman Yan Lanyu and a group of watchmen. He is the eunuch of the court lady who kills the god?

Lou Guanxue smiled, and said softly, "I won't run away, I'll just stay in the bedroom."

Xia Qing breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, do you want to rest?"

Lou Guanxue: "Yes."

"Okay." Xia Qing looked at himself for a while. He is a tyrant now. Anyone who sees him will panic if he sees it. As for Yan Lanyu, he can't suddenly go crazy and kill him.

Lou Guanxue didn't like people to serve her personally, so Zhang Shan waited outside for half an hour before Xia Qing went out slowly.

"Your Majesty is safe."

Xia Qing was very sleepy at first, but when he heard Zhang Shan's soft and flattering voice and then saw the flattering smile made of folds, he suddenly became energetic, and the drowsiness was scared away.

"Yeah." He replied vaguely, choosing to be a deadpan with no expression on his face.Anyway, he couldn't laugh at Lou Guanxue's insane taste.

This time, before Xia Qing arrived, there were already many people in the meditation hall.

The smoke in the copper furnace burns silently, and the sandalwood seems to be absent.On the left sits the current Sangong and Prime Minister of Chu State, and on the right sits the Regent, who is almost the power center of the entire Lingguang.

Yan Lanyu was still in the blue dress, with only a few shark beads hanging down her black hair, she was sitting on the phoenix couch, talking softly.

"The Prime Minister Sangong and the Regent are invited to come today. The Ai family mainly wants to discuss two matters."

Sangong, you look at me, I look at you, and choose not to speak.

The prime minister is from the Wu family, and he has never had a good look at the two surnames who monopolize the government, the queen mother and the regent, and his face is ashen.

On the contrary, the regent glanced at the other side and said, "Your Majesty, just say it."

Yan Lanyu smiled slightly when she got the reply, and sat upright: "The first thing is about your majesty's choice of concubine. It's a bit outrageous to be true that there is no one in the harem after your majesty's fifteenth year. Present the roster."

Sangong breathed a sigh of relief, and Wu Xiang's livid face also eased a little.After all, the previous emperor died suddenly, the new emperor was sick, and the royal heirs were weak, so choosing a concubine should indeed be on the agenda.

Yan Lanyu said again; "The selection of the concubine will be held at the spring banquet in the palace next month. At that time, the Ai family will notify all the officials to bring the female family members with them when they go to the banquet." After she finished speaking, she kindly and casually mentioned: " Speaking of Grand Tutor Wei, the Ai family has heard that the sixteenth mother of the Wei family was born beautiful, but is it true?"

Grand Tutor Wei twitched the corner of his mouth: "The Empress Dowager Lao is worried about it. The beauty of the little girl Pu Liu can't bear the high reputation."

Yan Lanyu covered her lips and smiled and said, "Well, Ai's family will be waiting for the Spring Banquet to meet." After she finished speaking, she smiled and asked the little eunuch next to her: "Remember to prepare more floating flower cakes for the Spring Banquet. The little girl likes to eat this recently, Ai Jia remembers it right?"

The little eunuch replied: "You remember correctly."

Prime Minister Sangong was expressionless. He had been dealing with this woman for so long, and no one could understand her temperament.

After speaking, Yan Lanyu put down her hands again, with red cloud patterns painted on the cyan sleeves, and said with a smile: "The second thing is about the pagoda."

Buddha Pagoda.

As soon as these three words came out, the faces of several people became serious.

Yan Lanyu said lightly: "The ancestors conquered Tongtianhai back then, brought countless treasures and won the favor of God."

"Under the blessing of Shenlong, our country of Chu was able to gradually expand from a small border country, unifying sixteen prefectures, and reaching the peak of today's prosperity from all over the world."

"It's just that those who are favored by the gods will also be punished by the heavens. Not long after the evil beasts of the shark clan return, the evil monsters will appear in the world."

"The ancestor was killed by a demon and died in the Star Picking Tower. The high priest and the three monks set up a large demon-subduing formation under the pagoda together, which was worthy of sealing the big monster. After that, the descendants of the Lou family need to enter the tower to suppress the monster every year on the Waking of Insects Day." The power of the formation has become weaker and weaker in the past hundred years, and the monsters in the pagoda are ready to move, and they are becoming more and more dangerous."

"The Ai family has been negotiating with Jingshidian for many years, and finally got good news a few days ago. The high priest searched through the ancient books and found a way to completely exterminate the demons. Now he is looking for clues in Dongzhou. The matter of killing demons is also urgent. , the Ai family hopes that after you go back, you can immediately contact the Taoist priests and come to Lingguang."

The aristocratic families basically have domestic sects and Taoist priests, and the relationship between them is intricate and intricate.

Prime Minister Wu's face sank like water, and he spoke directly: "How is Your Majesty's health when you leave the Zhaixing Tower?"

Yan Lanyu glanced at him lightly, and smiled: "It's just a little bit less, it's not a serious problem. The prime minister asked this, His Majesty is the child of the Ai family, can the Ai family not care about him?"

Wu Xiangpi smiled but didn't smile: "Your Majesty's thoughts, I can't guess."

Yan Lanyu stared at him for a while, and said softly: "The Ai family knows that it is a disgrace in the world for a woman to listen to politics behind a curtain. But the late emperor passed away suddenly, and your majesty is young and sick. If the Ai family does not help Now, what should His Majesty do if he did something wrong?"

She slowly said: "It's okay to do something wrong, the Ai family is even more afraid that his pure mind will be exploited by others on the throne. After all, you also know that Your Majesty misses the old love the most."

Your Majesty misses the past the most.

The rest of the people watch their noses and noses and their hearts.

Wu Xiang and His Majesty have the grace of preaching and accepting karma, and the queen mother's insinuation can't understand who it is.

Wu Xiang and her have been fighting each other for so long, and they have already torn their faces: "I am afraid that the empress dowager has forgotten that your majesty has been wise in words and deeds since childhood, and it is not impossible to be in charge of the government. How can you do something wrong and be taken advantage of by others?"

Yan Lanyu sat in a dignified posture and said with a smile, "Is Prime Minister Wu complaining about his family?"

Wu Xiang: "I don't mean that."

When the atmosphere was tense, the regent took a sip of tea and spoke.

"Why did this talk about this? Didn't you come here to listen to the Queen Mother?"

Wu Xiang sneered.

The three men have their own thoughts.

Yan Lanyu's sleeves were painted with red cloud patterns, and the scarlet blood seemed to be an ominous omen of natural disasters. She glanced lightly at Prime Minister Wu, her smile still lingering, and she said in detail: "Today, it is said that the Prime Minister of Sangong, the Regent, is here. For these two matters, if there is no objection, let's break up."

Wu Xiang didn't want to stay in this meditation hall for a second, so he walked away.

The second one to go out was Mrs. Wei.

The other two bowed to the Queen Mother before leaving.

Waiting for people to leave.

The regent put down his glass heavily. He was dressed in a crimson red robe, and his facial features were correct. However, because of his sinister eyebrows, he was more ferocious, and he said in a sinister way: "These two old men."

Yan Lanyu played with her nails, and lightly changed the topic: "Mu Ge and Wei Liu had a conflict?"

When the regent mentioned this, his face was gloomy: "Yes! That little bastard really gave me face! For a brothel girl, I heard that she is still a lowly shark prostitute."

"Shark prostitute?" Yan Lanyu smiled: "What about others."

The regent said: "I let him kneel at the gate of the Golden Luan Hall."

Yan Lanyu: "Well, no wonder Taifu Wei has a sullen face today." She smiled virtuously and dignifiedly, full of the tenderness of a lady: "Two aristocratic families fought for a shark prostitute, it was just nonsense." She tilted her head : "Kill that shark prostitute, the monster clan, it's really unknown."

When Xia Qing passed a square in a royal chariot, he caught a glimpse of a man kneeling upright.

The main thing that caught his attention was that this person kneeled down so fucking casually.He was hanging around, changing his posture from time to time, surrounded by a group of eunuchs asking about their health, preparing water, handkerchiefs, and fruits.

Xia Qing's puzzled eyes were too obvious.

Zhang Shan said: "Your Majesty, this is Young Master Yan who is being punished."

Xia Qing: "Young Master Yan?"

Zhang Shan said: "Yes, he committed a crime a few days ago, and the regent ordered him to kneel here to apologize to Duke Wei."

Oh, he knows who this person is.

Just that Lingguang bully, Yan Mu.

Xia Qing rushed to see Yan Lanyu, but didn't stop for long. He ignored Yan Mu, but the man didn't let him go.

Yan Mu didn't see the imperial chariot passing by, so he said it in private, he was chatting with the eunuch next to him, his tone was full of mockery and disdain: "I don't know that this is the person Wei Liu has taken a fancy to, and he just snatched it away before he tasted it." I was disturbed by someone. I didn't want to argue with him, it was that kid Wei Liu who was relentlessly chasing and biting me, it's really unlucky to bump into him, don't let me stay with him next time."

"But that shark prostitute is really good-looking. In the entire Chu Kingdom, only His Majesty's biological mother can compete with her." After finishing speaking, he laughed out loud, showing no malice and obscenity.

Hearing this, Xia Qing opened the bead curtain with a swish, and looked over coldly.

Everyone around Zhang Shan was frightened and stupid: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." His tongue was tied, and he complained in his heart that Young Master Yan relied on the Queen Mother's favor, and he really dared to say anything in private.

Xia Qing suppressed his anger, looked indifferent, turned his head and asked: "Since Yan Mu and Wei Liu made a fuss together, what about Wei Liu?"

Zhang Shandao was dripping with sweat: "Master Wei Liu, you should kneel at home."

Xia Qing said: "Call him into the palace and kneel with Yan Mu."

Zhang Shan: "Huh?"

Xia Qing put down the bead curtain with his fingers: "Young Master Yan is kneeling here alone, I don't feel at ease."

To be precise, this man has a mouth, so he is not at ease.

Zhang Shan: "Huh?"