Shen Gong Ji

Your son has not contacted me for some time.I know that if I want him to regain confidence in me, I must find a way to prove my determination to him.

I asked someone to send a message to Uncle Jin, and after midnight, I asked Qianyi to go to Yongxiang to pick him up into the garden.There has always been a thick layer of gray clouds in the sky these days, and even the night seems heavier than usual.Outside the open palace gate, there are only cotton-like clouds reflected by the lights of the palace, which makes people feel more restless.

Uncle Jin looked a little older again.It seems that people will age faster after reaching a certain age, and time is as precious as gold.He saluted me with a more respectful expression.

I still regard him as a teacher, so I quickly pulled him back, "Uncle Jin, how are you doing these days?"

"Still the same." He said, but sighed softly.

Being able to be the deputy manager of Yongxiang is actually considered a relatively high position.At his age, it is basically impossible to enter Zihuan Garden again.If I don't work harder, I'm afraid he can only spend the rest of his life in that deep alley.

I wonder if he is also disappointed in me?

I sat down with him in the inner hall and waved everyone away.

Uncle Jin looked around, "This is the palace that Mr. Hui is said to like very much, it's really impressive!"

When I hear this now, I find it ironic.How beautiful I was at that time, how badly I fell now.

"Uncle Jin, I heard that you served Huang Yafu before." I asked him hesitantly.I heard this news from Du Ruo.I was surprised for a while.

I thought that Uncle Jin had never been in Zihuan Garden, but I forgot that everyone has had a golden age and a time of high spirits.It's just that as time rumbles by, those things are gradually washed pale, leaving only the dim present.

There was also a little loneliness in his expression, but then it was replaced by his usual rebellious look, "Yes, I have been serving Huang Yafu since I was 15 years old, and I have been serving him for 15 years. What's wrong?"

15 years? !How long? !

Then he should have been serving Huang Yafu when he was not the queen, right?In this way, he should be regarded as Huang Yafu's confidant, why was he sent to Yongxiang?

He looked at me, as if he had guessed something, "Could it be that you want to lean towards Huang Yafu?"

I knew there was no need to hide from him, so I nodded.

He stared, "Are you crazy? Can't you see what His Majesty is thinking?"

"I know he will be upset if I flatter my father, but if I don't flatter him, he won't take me seriously." I pursed my lips, "It's called death and rebirth..."

"I think you're dead as soon as you die..." He shook his head with a look of disapproval.

"I'll take care of myself. But I need to know more." I've figured it out.Your son is right, if you want to get rid of Xiang Li now, you can only rely on the power of Huang Yafu.I can't wait for him to fall out of favor, because I suspect that the little emperor really likes him.

He lightly rubbed his fingers, hesitated for a while, and said, "If you have made up your mind, I can't control you. Anyway, you never listened to me when I told you before..."

I laughed at him, "Isn't it involuntary?"

"I told you these words, you have to keep it in your heart. If any news leaks out, my old life will be lost." He warned solemnly.I quickly said yes.

He picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea to clear his throat, and then began to talk.

"When I was 15 years old, I was elected as a dowry boy to the Taiwei's Mansion. At that time, Huang Yafu was naturally not a queen, but just a young son (the title of the prince's 'wife'). At that time, he was already 35 years old, and he was older than the first emperor. Three years older, she was one of the most beauties in Lujing back then.

Huang Ya's father's real name was Ouyang Zhaoyue, he was the eldest son of Ouyang Taiwei, he was not only outstanding in appearance, he was also good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and his handwriting was excellent.But he was not tempted by anyone, so he had no companion until he was 35 years old.Originally the Taiwei wanted him to be the prince's companion at that time, but who knew that a birthday banquet made him fall in love with the late emperor at first sight.At that time, the first emperor was just the third prince who was not in power, and he hadn't been married yet. Huang Yafu must be the first emperor. Later, he finally persuaded the Taiwei and became the young son of the third prince as he wished. I followed him at that time Entered the Third Prince's Mansion.

Huang Yafu used the power of the Ouyang family and designed step by step, which made the third prince perform outstandingly in the next few courts.At that time, Yan State and Qi State were at war, and the prince was blindly afraid of the war, which made Taizu very dissatisfied, and later found an excuse to abolish him.And because the third prince has always performed well and won the support of all the officials in the court and the opposition, he was established as the prince.

Speaking of which, Ouyang Zhaoyue is also a poor man.Although he fulfilled his wish, he married the one he loved and worked hard to support the late emperor to fight for the throne, but he found out that the late emperor already had his heart attached to him before he married him.So even if we got married with him, we always treated each other with courtesy, neither cold nor hot.What made him even more uncomfortable was that he found out that the first emperor was still disconnected from that person, which made him even more angry.But he couldn't show it.Because the person that the first emperor loved was the famous general at that time, Du Qian. "

Hearing this, I spit out a mouthful of tea.

Du Qian? !Parachutist Du Qian? !Du Ruo's grandfather? ? (Everyone still remember the book he read when he first came to her husband's country...)

"Wait a minute!" My mind was in a mess, "You said that the late emperor had an affair with Du Ruo's grandfather?! These two people are not in the same generation?!"

"Du Qian wanted a child early. In fact, he is not much older than the first emperor. But this is one of the reasons why the first emperor can't be with General Du Qian, right? After all, there is still a big age difference. And Du Qian is The imperial court ordered him to make a good impression in front of Taizu, so he had to give up his feelings."

Damn... can such a bloody plot happen? !I thought back to the haughty and majestic face of Huang Yafu, whom I had only seen a few times, and suddenly felt a chill all over my body.

I suddenly felt a lot more balanced.Such a person will be played by the little emperor's father, and the little emperor must have inherited his father's genes, so it doesn't matter if I get tricked by him...

Although I don't know if this logic is a bit weird...

Uncle Jin looked at me impatiently, "Are you still listening? Don't keep interrupting!"

I quickly raised my hands and surrendered, "I shut up, you continue."

"In short, after the first emperor came to the throne, Huang Yafu became the queen, and the war subsided at this time. But General Du Qian has always been a thorn in his side. He always felt that Du Qian had snatched the first emperor. So he began to use The power of the imperial court came to suppress the Du family. This is how the Du family gradually declined. Although the first emperor tried his best to protect him, he failed in the end. Du Qian was dismissed from office and exiled, and died in depression on the border. His son is not very capable If it hadn’t been for Du Leng, the family would still be staying in the frontier.”

Although it was only a few words, I could hear some desolation.The parachutist who dominated the battlefield back then had such a dismal ending, which made people sigh.

I asked, "Then what kind of person is General Du Qian?"

Uncle Jin touched his chin and thought for a while before he said, "I don't know what he looks like on the battlefield, but he doesn't have the slightest murderous look of a general. On the contrary, he looks like a noble and clear gentleman."

This description...is really similar to Xiang Li...

It seems that there is something going on here.

"Then why did you leave Huang Yafu's side, Uncle Jin?" I continued to ask.

Unexpectedly, his expression changed slightly this time, showing a bit of refusal, "This has nothing to do with Huang Yafu, so don't worry about it."

As soon as I heard him say that, I knew there was a problem.There must be some exciting story behind Uncle Jin.But I knew that with his character, if he didn't want to say something, it would be useless for me to ask, it would only irritate him, so I gave up temporarily.

Afterwards, I asked Uncle Jin about Huang Yafu's habits and hobbies.Uncle Jin knew that I was determined to get closer to Huang Yafu, so he didn't hide anything, and explained to me the experience of serving Huang Yafu in those 15 years.The two of us just cut candles and talked all night, until it was almost dawn, when the sky had turned a slightly lonely and desolate blue, Uncle Jin hurried away with a lantern.His back is still tall and powerful, and he doesn't know what kind of past is buried.

The next day, I asked someone from the Garment Department to come over and order a set of exercise uniforms that martial arts practitioners would wear, and Du Ruo went to help me find an instructor from the Imperial Guard, so that Then I can often go to the martial arts field with the excuse of practicing martial arts.I want to see your young master again, that's the most likely place, after all he has the habit of going to Yaowu Field to practice swords.

The clothes were delivered quickly, very simple and concise according to my request.I started running to Yaowu Field every day.It was said to be martial arts, but the instructor didn't dare to be too strict because I was a talented person, and just taught me a set of boxing techniques intermittently.I just followed suit to learn the poses. After all, I am a bit older now, and I can't learn much, unless I swallow a centipede first and then a toad like Duan Yu... But I won't be beaten to death. to do something like that...

After practicing like this for three or four days, I finally met Ouyang Qi one afternoon.

At that time, I was practicing a move called "Double Bow, Thousand Characters, Dismantling, Hanging, Beating Double Falls" with the instructor.When the instructor's punch came slowly, I had to turn to the right to block his attack or something.I was practicing a little bored when I suddenly heard a burst of laughter.

As soon as I turned around, I saw Ouyang Qi holding his long sword with her hand, looking at me with a smile, "Just now I heard from the guards that there is always a talented person coming to practice martial arts recently, so it is you?"

My face became hot... It's really embarrassing for me to be seen by a master like him for such a disgraceful "martial arts" scene, but it's expected to meet him in this way...

"I have met you, Young Master." I had no choice but to take the opportunity of saluting to get out of the predicament.

"Excuse me." He said briskly, and slowly walked onto the stage, "Are you practicing martial arts or dancing? I'm afraid that in your next life, you will only be beaten to the ground by the way you learn martial arts."

Damn...you don't need to put it so directly...I laughed, "I just want to strengthen my body...I'm too old to practice martial arts."

Your young master glanced at the coach beside him, "You go down first."

The instructor glanced at me, "But..."

"Don't worry, since Yang Cairen wants to learn martial arts so much, I can teach him."

I looked at his expression, but couldn't see why.He seems to be in a good mood today, I thought he would pretend not to see me.

The instructor saluted again and then left.In the huge training ground, besides your son and me, there are only Du Ruo and Xieci standing in the distance.At this time, the sun was slightly slanting, and the edges of the clouds were faintly smudged with orange. The lanterns in the surrounding circular corridors shook lazily twice, and the sky and the earth seemed very quiet.

"Speak." He said suddenly.

I was taken aback, "Huh?"

"You didn't come to Yaowu Field to practice martial arts, did you? Do you have anything to say to me?" He stared at me with a half-smile and a half-smile in his bright eyes.

As expected of a person who has been in this deep palace for many years, I was seen through with a little thought.

"I...I want you to introduce me to Huang Yafu..." I was a little uncertain because I was really nervous.After all, when he gave me a chance before, I missed it.Now I don't know if he will continue to help me.

After I finished speaking, I stared at his expression closely, but I didn't see any change. He asked calmly, "Can you do it?"

I nodded.

He tilted his head slightly, showing some interest, "What made you change your decision? The seat of Xiu Yuan?"

I said, "Not just for that."

"You're jealous, aren't you?"

It was clearly a question, but it was in an affirmative tone.I don't want to admit that, after all, jealousy is never a glorious emotion.But judging from the current situation, I have no confidence to refute.

"If you ask me for this just because you are jealous of Xiangli, you will disappoint me." He walked slowly past me, and I felt the rejection emanating from him, "I don't need a An ally driven to jealousy."

I became nervous when I heard that, and quickly turned to look at him, "I admit that I am really unhappy that he got the seat of Xiuyuan. But I didn't want to get rid of him for this. I have already understood that if you want to make a name for yourself here, You can't be soft on the enemy. So I want to make up for the mistakes I made before."

He was facing me sideways at this time, and after listening to my words, he turned his head slightly, his jaw slightly raised, and his eyes shot from the corner of his eyes with inquiry, "How do you make me believe you?"

I was stunned, why should I prove my determination to him?

How can this be proved?

I was stunned for a few seconds, and then answered bravely, "Do you want me to swear?"

"No need. Swearing is like a gust of wind when you say it, and it's gone when it's gone. How can you take it seriously?" Ouyang Qi folded her hands on her chest and licked her lips at me, "Give me your birth jade pendant." .”

ah?Birth jade pendant?

Isn't that something they only use when they get married?And I don't have any at all... I'm not born in this world, how could there be such a thing?

Seeing me dumbfounded and silent, he slightly raised his eyebrows, "Why, don't you want to?"

"It's not that I don't want to... The problem is that I don't have that thing..."

He sneered, "Everyone is born with it, are you trying to lie to me?"

"I really don't have it... Didn't I tell you that my hometown is far away, and there is no such custom in our place..."

But he snorted, then suddenly turned his back to me, and said calmly, "Go away."

When I saw that the situation was not good, it seemed that he didn't believe it at all, and he just thought I was fooling him.Explaining it now is a bit like sophistry, and he will definitely not believe it.

This is how to do ah?

As soon as I was in a hurry, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in my mind, and I had an idea.I rushed to him quickly and said to him, "Can I borrow your sword?"

He looked at me inexplicably, "What are you trying to do?"

"Lend me the sword, and you'll know right away."

He handed me the sword.The silver scabbard is inlaid with red and green gemstones and emeralds, which are radiant and gorgeous.I drew out the sword, the blade was as thin as a cicada's wing, and the sharp and icy breath flowed along the blade, reflecting my eyes.I took the sword, picked up a strand of hair and cut it hard, and the hair broke neatly.

He was startled, "What are you doing!"

"There is a saying in our country that the body, hair and skin are the parents. So for us, hair is more important than jade pendants." I was talking nonsense while holding the lock of hair with both hands, "If you don't mind, I am willing to swear by this. From now on, I will be the leader of the son!" After I finished speaking, I knelt down on one knee towards him.

He looked at the hair in my hands and was slightly moved.He took the strand of hair, stroked it lightly, and then suddenly squatted down facing me.For a while, the two of us were very close, and the aroma of roses on his body spread from the air, entangled like vines.

His face is very beautiful, but there is no trace of femininity, and the dazzling eyebrows and eyes seem to be able to emit light.

He suddenly reached out and brushed my ear.I froze, but felt his fingers land on the strand of my hair that had been cut short, and fiddled with it lightly.

I don't know why, but I seem to feel something similar to pity, flowing from his actions.

"It seems that you were really hurt by Zhao Yanshu." His magical voice sounded in my ears.I was a little dazed, a little bewitched, and even some kind of pain that had been suppressed deep in my heart leaked out in detail, rushing all the way to my forehead.

I quickly lowered my head and calmed down, "You think too much..."

"Don't be so stubborn." He gently raised my jaw and met my eyes, "I can see your sadness from your eyes. If people don't get hurt, they won't change so quickly."

I felt as if I was being sucked into the light spots of those star eyes, and for a moment I even forgot my rebuttal.

"There is such a stupid and simple person chasing him, but Zhao Yanshu can't see it." His words melted quickly like falling snowflakes, but they were so clear, "He is really crazy."