Dragon Fate of Shan Hai Ji

Le Yue followed the little eunuch into Fengqian Palace, the emperor's bedroom.

Stepping over the threshold, one could smell a strong medicinal smell.Le Yue digs herbs all the year round and sells them for money. He also works part-time at the medicine shop in the town below the mountain. He is very familiar with the smell of herbs. He can smell the smell of Poria, Bupleurum, Fritillaria and Cordyceps sinensis.

Is the emperor's illness actually a lung disease?Fenggan Palace is very big, Le Yue looked at his feet first, the delicate carved brick floor, the pattern has been worn a bit blurred, it is not like the legendary emperor Lao Tzu's residence is full of gold bricks.Looking around, the walls are not very new, there are a few landscape calligraphy and paintings hanging on them, and they are not covered with gold leaf.The dark vermilion hall pillars are half new and not old, Le Yue quickly glanced at the beams, but did not see the legendary big night pearl that came to light up again at night, instead, there was a copper lamp stand at the corner of the wall, the color was quite old , but polished well.

The tables and chairs in the store are not old, and the tulle curtains hanging around are embroidered with three-tailed phoenix patterns, which do not seem to be made of gold thread.

In fact, Le Yue's next turn is not cheaper than gold. The beams and pillars of the hall are made of phoenix wing and catalpa, the half-new and not old tables and chairs are made of rhinoceros horn sandalwood, and even the small mat under the lamp stand is It is woven from jade thread cattails that grow by the water in a certain place in the south of the Yangtze River. It is bordered by a golden hibiscus hemp cloth. The calligraphy and painting of landscapes by Lu Tanwei and Zhang Zhi.Le Yue naturally couldn't see any of these.

So Emperor Laozi's bedroom disappointed him quite a bit, it was too shabby, except that the room was bigger, it was not as luxurious as Hu Laoqi's fox cave.The big vase in the fox cave is still inlaid with gold.

It seems that being an emperor is not as blessed as in the legend, probably because he is not seen by the Phoenix today, so he is so downcast.Le Yue smelled the fragrance of the medicine, and sympathy suddenly rose in his heart.

There are many maids and eunuchs serving in Fengqian Palace, but the palace is quiet, there is no sound of exhaling loudly, the little eunuch who led them in walked very lightly, Le Yue couldn't help but also lighten his footsteps, the little eunuch beat Pull up the bead curtain and lead them into the inner hall.

In the distance, he saw a person sitting on the couch at the top, wearing a dark black robe with deep red and wide sleeves, and a pearl crown on his head. Before Le Yue could take a closer look, King Dingnan and Du Ruyuan beside him had fallen down and knelt down, Le Yue also Kneel down and kowtow.

The emperor said "Pingshen", his voice was very young, his tone was calm, and he felt a little lack of energy.Le Yue got up behind King Dingnan and Du Ruyuan, but before he stood up straight, he heard the emperor ask, "Which one is Le Yue?"

Le Yue bowed and said, "That's Cao Min."

The little eunuch standing behind the emperor immediately shouted loudly: "Bold! How dare you stand upright when you return to the emperor!"

Le Yue was depressed, and just about to kneel down again, the emperor said softly: "It's not in the main hall, you don't need to be formal, just stand up and answer." After a slight pause, "Go forward."

Le Yue bowed to thank him, and stepped forward a little.The emperor said again: "Raise your head and let me have a look."

Lin Jing hid behind Le Yue and said impatiently: "Is the emperor annoying? If you want to see Le Yue clearly, you have to explain clearly at once. Breaking a sentence into several sentences is really long-winded."

Shang Jing whispered above Du Ruyuan's head: "Splitting a sentence into a few sentences is one of the things that emperors and officials in the world must learn."

Le Yue raised his head according to the order, and took the opportunity to take a look at the holy face.

The emperor sitting on the seat was about a little older than Sun Ben, dressed in an imperial robe embroidered with phoenix patterns, with a pale and graceful face, and a thin and frail figure. He looked at Le Yue and smiled, "What a radiant young man."

Le Yue bent down again: "The emperor has too much praise." He thought disrespectfully in his heart, the emperor really doesn't look like an emperor, but a sick little scholar.It's too unreliable to recognize a son as old as the prince, and it's not too bad to recognize the prince as a younger brother.

Zhao Yuan whispered in Le Yue's ear: "There is no phoenix here, the emperor's anger is so thin." The anger is weak, and there is still a faint gray air around him, the emperor's life will not last long.

The emperor pondered and said: "Le Yue, Le Yue, this name is also very good. I heard that you grew up in the Xuan Dao sect?"

Le Yue replied: "Caomin used to be a disciple of the Qingshan School. This name was given by the old master. The disciples of Caomin's generation are all from the generation of Le."

The emperor smiled and said: "So that's how it is. The prince also grew up in the Xuandao sect, and seems to be an old acquaintance with you. How did you get into the Xuandao sect?"

Le Yue paused, and said: "Caomin's parents died in the Tucheng Rebellion more than ten years ago. It was the former master who rescued Caomin and brought Caomin back to the Qingshan School."

The emperor seemed to inadvertently ask: "Your life experience was also told to you by your master?"

Le Yue shivered slightly: "No. Caomin's former master just happened to rescue Caomin when he passed by Tucheng, and he didn't know the identity of Caomin. His old man just told Caomin that his parents died in the chaos of Tucheng."

The emperor nodded, coughed a few times, took a sip of tea, and continued, "In this case, how do you know your life experience?"

Le Yue said in a deep voice: "I learned about it by various chances."

The emperor smiled slightly, and he didn't ask in detail what these "various opportunities" were, because he didn't need them.He turned to King Dingnan and said, "Thanks to Du Qing, who did me a great favor, so that the royal family's blood would not be lost outside. Du Qing and the son, I have my own reward."

ah?Le Yue opened his mouth, but didn't say a word.King Dingnan on that side had already bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Le Yue originally wanted to say that Prince Dingnan and the son had nothing to do with this matter, but the emperor said a word of merit and a reward, so he didn't know how to say it.

Are you sure that the king of Nan does not need to be rewarded for his meritorious deeds?He also imagined that if he had no money, no power, no background, and was with Du Ruyuan all the way, whoever would be the emperor would guess whether Le Yue was a puppet cultivated by King Dingnan against King Anshun.Talking more will only make it darker and darker.King Dingnan had already accepted the charge, Le Yue didn't speak again, and wanted to wait for the emperor's attitude to be clear before making any plans.

On the imperial couch, the emperor managed to suppress a cough. After a long time, Fang said in a hoarse voice: "Le Yue was born among the people. If it is not verified, I will include you in the clan. I am afraid that all the officials in the court and the people of the world will not be convinced. .It is impossible for me to be hasty when it comes to royal blood relatives. I have to go through several tests before I can finally confirm your identity."

Lin Jing muttered: "Test? Le Yue's blood has been out for more than 100 years, and the emperor doesn't have something as useful as the Dragon Ball of Silly Dragon. How do we test it?"

King Dingnan asked aloud: "Dare to ask the emperor, how to measure?"

The emperor stood up and said slowly: "I want to confess my blood to Le Yue in the main hall of the Taimiao, in front of the thrones of Taizu and Emperor Taizong."

Le Yue shouted in his heart, no!How could this be possible!

Whether he Le Yue is from Lao He's family or not is a matter of refusal in advance.Even if it is true, this bloodline is scattered among the people, and it has already been mixed with the blood of generations of civilians.The method of blood-drop recognition is used by father and son brothers to recognize each other. It may not be easy for grandparents, let alone the relationship between him and the emperor has been separated for more than 100 years?But the emperor said quietly: "Blood recognition is the only way to convince the public. In the Taimiao, with the protection of Taizu, Taizong and other emperors, the result will definitely not go wrong."

After speaking, he looked at Le Yue meaningfully.

Le Yue's heart skipped a beat, as if he had realized something.

The emperor folded himself and sat back on the imperial couch, with a barely suppressed cough that burst out of his throat, and the eunuchs and eunuchs knelt down beside the couch holding handkerchiefs and tea trays.The emperor coughed for a moment, threw down the handkerchief covering his mouth, and said weakly: "Le Yue can live in the palace temporarily from today onwards. There is a Leqing Palace on the west side of the inner court, which matches your name. You can live there temporarily." Du Qing has a mansion in Beijing, so I won't make any other arrangements, the son will stay in the palace and be with Le Yue as a companion."

Le Yue, King Dingnan and Du Ruyuan knelt down to thank each other.

The emperor talked to them a few more words, and ordered the little eunuch to take them down to settle down.

Walking down the steps of Fengqian Palace, Le Yue let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that the back of his clothes was cool and wet, sticking to the skin.

The two father-in-laws, Bian Zhang and Lian Liu, were waiting at the foot of the steps. The young eunuch of Fengqian Palace passed on the emperor's will, and Bian Zhang Lian Liu led them to Leqing Palace.

Stepping up to the intersection of paths, Eunuch Bian Zhang bowed to King Dingnan and said, "My lord can stay here."

Du Ruyuan said: "Father, my son will stay with Le Yue in the palace for the time being, so there is no need to worry about the father."

King Dingnan's eyes swept over Le Yue, and finally fell on Du Ruyuan: "In the palace, remember to be careful and follow the rules."

Du Ruyuan answered yes.King Dingnan sighed softly, turned around and left with several young eunuchs.

Lian Liu Gonggong smiled and said to Le Yue and Du Ruyuan, "My son and this one, the Leqing Palace has been packed, please come with me."

At the same time that Bian Zhang and Lian Liu led them to Leqing Palace, the news in the harem flew like wings and spread to every corner.

When the emperor ordered people to tidy up the Leqing Palace, everyone had already guessed that the leader of the rebellious party who claimed to be of royal blood would definitely live here.

Now that the facts are really in front of them, there is an undercurrent in the harem.Although He Shao was weak and childless, the number of concubines was not small.Headed by the empress, the four noble concubines Xianfei, Defei, Huifei, and Shufei, as well as He Zhaoyi, Shen Zhaoyi and other talented concubines, flooded into the Huangci Palace in a mighty force, begging the Queen Mother for an idea.The emperor let a bandit leader from the countryside live in the palace. Even though it was in the Leqing Palace, which is the closest to the western corner of the outer court, it still made all the ladies feel uneasy.

The queen wiped her tears with her handkerchief and said, "Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for us. I heard that the bandit leader is so powerful that he will turn into a big horse monkey with wings and ride on a tortoise soaring through the clouds and fog. Prince Anshun's tens of thousands of troops will be helpless." I can’t see him. The courtiers and concubines are all weak women~~” The Queen Mother has exhausted her energy in planning for her son recently, and she often hates that there are people in the harem who have no looks, no brains, and no one wins. Useful, can help half a minute.It was very easy to get that Le Yue into the palace, before the National Teacher's Mansion and the Anshun Royal Party launched an attack, the group in the harem ran over to cry first.You really have blind eyes and can't see the overall situation clearly, a bunch of idiots! !

But there are so many idiots in the harem, the queen mother can't blame others.In the past, when the late emperor was in power, there were many intrigues and conflicts in the harem. Fortunately, the empress dowager was skilled, and the mother was precious based on her son, so she was able to secure the position of empress.When He Shao was choosing a concubine, the queen mother knew that her son was weak, and if there were many monsters in the harem, he would not be able to bear it, so she personally checked and used the sharp eyes that she had developed for many years to delete them one by one. .That's why He Shao's harem is full of cuteness.

Today, do you have to blame yourself for committing crimes and not being able to live?The empress dowager's anger burned along the two veins of Ren and Du to the Baihui acupoint, and hit the table hard: "Empress, you sit in the middle palace and take charge of Fengyin. Instead of managing the harem well, you are inquiring and spreading gossip with all the concubines. The news of the relevant man, and weeping together with the crowd, what a shame!"

Other words are fine, except for the latter sentence "to listen to the news of an irrelevant man". Although the queen is not very smart, she also knows that it is a serious crime, so she immediately keeps silent, and the noise of crying and crying in the whole room is silent for a moment. .

After a while, the empress was still sobbing and said in a trembling voice: "Forgive me, the empress. The concubines just heard that an irrelevant rebellious party is going to live in the inner court, and they don't know what to do for a while, so that's why." The empress took another shot Desk case: "Open your mouth to rebel the party, shut your mouth to rebel the party, who taught you to say this word? This person may be of the blood of the royal family. The emperor dare not be careless. Put him in the palace for the time being. You should convict him of the crime first." !"

The queen and all the concubines were silent again.

The Empress Dowager glanced at the crowd and said with a sneer: "This young man is about the same age as the Crown Prince. Since the Crown Prince was enshrined, he has lived in the East Palace. It is much closer to the Hougong Pavilion than the Leqing Palace in the west corner. Why don't you see you crying?" , What are you talking about irrelevant men?"

This irrelevant man was obviously the queen mother who first mentioned it. Although the queen is so slanderous, she never dared to show it on the surface, she just said aggrievedly: "The concubines and younger sisters just heard that the messy man wanted to live in, and it was a mess for a while." Fang Cun. After all, there has never been such a person in the palace. I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me."

The queen mother sighed: "If you want to blame, I can only blame you for not having the ability to bear a son for the emperor and a grandson for the Ai family."

What is the relationship between the rebellious party's entry into the palace and their birth of a son?The queen and all the concubines couldn't understand what it meant, but they managed to arouse everyone's sadness. The queen wept and said: "Why don't the concubines think about it? But God's will tricks people, and now the emperor's body is humming again." The concubines They whimpered.

The queen mother looked at this group of silly daughters-in-law, she felt weak all over, her eyes were weak, she waved her hands weakly and said: "You all go back first. After all, Leqing Palace is the closest to Aijia's Huangci Palace, even if that Le Yuechang The big horse monkey with long wings comes in on a tortoise, and Ai's family will block it for you first." He sighed involuntarily: "When it comes to courage and insight, you are really not as good as Rong Yue from Prime Minister Tantai's family. Sigh!"

These words triggered inexplicable jealousy among the concubines.

Concubine Li Hui boldly answered: "That's natural. She is the future princess. The so-called one generation is better than one generation must be better than the concubines. And I heard that she and that Le Yue had known each other before. Saved her life, I don't know." The queen is smarter than Concubine Hui, she glanced at her, and suppressed the rest of Concubine Hui's words.

The empress observed the empress dowager's face, wiped her tears, and said softly: "Empress dowager, take care, the concubines will leave first." Standing up carefully, she led the concubines away.

At this moment, Tantai Rongyue was pressing her chest and desperately suppressing her uneasy emotions.She was summoned to come to Huangci Palace to talk with the Empress Dowager, when the Empress and all the concubines came, it was inconvenient for them to meet, so she had to temporarily hide behind the screen.Although Concubine Hui's words made her feel harsh, the news that Le Yue had moved into Leqing Palace made her heart beat wildly.

Le Yue is in the palace, a place he can walk to within a quarter of an hour.How can I meet him?What method should be used to let him know that she is also in the palace?What method should I use to tell Le Yue personally, be careful in everything.

Tantai Rongyue closed her eyes, took a deep breath, tried her best to suppress her turbulent emotions, and after she collected herself, she turned out of the screen.

The Queen Mother looked at her with a smile: "You don't have to mind what Concubine Hui said just now, she just has that kind of temper, and she doesn't mean anything malicious."

Tantai Rongyue drew back her body and saluted, and said "Yes".But the Queen Mother continued: "You and that Le Yue really know each other?"

Tantai Rongyue was startled, and tried desperately to appear calm, but the flaws in her gaze and expression could not escape the empress dowager's sharp eyes.

The queen mother said kindly: "It's nothing to know each other. You just have to remember that Ai's family brought you into the palace because they wanted you to become a princess. Your father also hoped so."

Tantai Rongyue bit her lower lip and lowered her head.

Seeing her expression, the queen mother couldn't help but recall her youth.At that time, she was still a young girl who was about the same age as Tantai Rongyue at this time. At the garden party, she met an unknown boy.

He has written mediocre and jumbled poems for her, and let the falcon carry them to her window in the embroidery building.

He also went to learn seasonal new songs for her, and sat under the wall of her back garden and played it on and off all night. The tune ran funny, but she cried all night.

Because the next day is the day when she enters the palace, because the lyrics that accompany the song are sung like this - the swan geese are far away, on the new moon, I think your heart is like a swan goose, and your heart is like moonlight, I don't know whose window it shines on.

Years later, she didn't know his name.

In the familiar scribbled handwriting, she hurriedly wrote a huge word in a memorial - resentment, and was slammed to the ground by her husband, the emperor.

The person who wrote this memorial was the rebel king Bailiqi who had just been executed.

The Empress Dowager said to Tantai Rongyue gently: "Everyone has their own destiny. So it is most important to know who you are."

Although the Qing Palace is located at the outermost corner on the west side of the inner court, its area is not small, but the palace wall is different from other palaces, which looks quite discordant.

Le Yue was a little surprised, so he asked if there was anything special about this Leqing Palace.

The two eunuchs Lian Liu and Bian Zhang hesitated to answer, and Le Yue felt more and more strange.

Zhao Yuan whispered in his ear: "The breath of this place seems to be a little different from other places in the palace."

Lin Jing said: "Yes, there is an indescribably strange aura."

The gate of Leqing Palace is also very strangely opened, it is actually at the corner of the corner, and it is in the shade, giving it a gloomy feeling.The inside is very open, with elegant palaces and palaces. Seeing them enter the door, several palace officials bent down and knelt down in the corridor.

The inside of the hall is brand-new, spacious and bright, the tables and chairs are polished brightly, and the chairs and sofas are covered with ingenious soft mats. According to Le Yue, it is better than the emperor's bedroom. The crystal basins on the table are stacked There are melons and fruits, and various exquisite snacks are placed.

Eunuch Bian Zhang said: "The two inner halls have been cleared out. Your son please live in the south hall, and this one will live in the north hall."

Le Yue and Du Ruyuan nodded their thanks, and a piece of dim sum flew out of thin air from the plate behind Eunuch Bian Zhang.

Lian Liugong turned his head: "Huh? What was it just now?" Le Yue quickly said, "No."

Eunuch Lian Liu turned around suspiciously, and said: "Besides, there are many rules in the palace. Although Leqing Palace is remote, it is still in the inner court. If you need to know and avoid it, the servants will tell you one by one." Le Yue and Du Ruyuan thanked him again, and watched helplessly as another piece of dim sum flew up from behind Eunuch Bian Zhang.Even Liu Gonggong seemed to be aware of it, and turned around again, while Zhang Gonggong turned around and looked around, his eyes swept over the table, and he frowned immediately: "It's strange, the dim sum on the plate is always set at eight yuan, why? There are only seven of these two plates." Le Yue said quickly: "When Shizi and I came in just now, I was a little hungry, so I took two pieces to eat, haha~~" Eunuch Zhang looked at him suspiciously: "When? This one eats really fast."

Le Yue laughed dryly.

Mr. Bian Zhang said: "It's already noon, no wonder you two are hungry. In the palace, lunch is at three o'clock at noon, breakfast is at the beginning of Feng's hour, and dinner is at the end of five o'clock. Someone brings it. If you are serving the two of you in Leqing Palace, if you have any dietary restrictions, you can tell the servants first. It’s just that it’s too late for lunch today, so please make it up for now.”

Le Yue hurriedly said, "Eunuch is too polite."

Du Ruyuan took out two red envelopes from his sleeves, Bian Zhang and Lian Liu took them and put them into the sleeves. As expected, they were used to the scenes in the palace, and their attitude didn't change much. He was a little courteous, and then told them some taboos in the palace.

In the end, Lian Liu Gonggong lowered his voice and said: "Besides, this Leqing palace is also a bit taboo. There is a place in the apse, which was erected by Emperor Taizu when he first built the palace. No one is allowed to collide. During this time, the two of you, It's also better not to go to the apse."

Le Yue was immediately aroused with curiosity, Du Ruyuan said: "Please tell me, who lived in Leqing Palace in the past."

The expressions of Bian Zhang and Lian Liu changed strangely again.

Bian Zhang said vaguely: "My son, Leqing Palace has been idle since Emperor Taizu, and these two are the first people to live in this palace."

After they chatted for a while, Bian Zhang and Lian Liu retreated, and went back to report to the emperor that Le Yue and Du Ruyuan had been settled.

Later, the palace servants brought lunch, dishes and basins, which filled a large table.Le Yue counted eight cold dishes, 36 main dishes, six soups, and twelve noodle desserts.The eunuch who delivered the food said that due to the rush of time, he could not fully follow the routine. Four cold dishes and twelve main dishes were missing. Please forgive me.

Le Yue's heart was surging, and Ying Ze used spells to immobilize everyone in the palace. Lin Jing and Zhao Yuan were finally able to show up together with it, and sat at the table together, having a big meal.

Zhao Yuan stuffed his cheeks with food, feeling extremely happy.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the dishes were bottomed out, Ying Ze took a toothpick to pick his teeth, and said: "Mm, the cooks in the mortal palace are barely good."

Zhao Yuan rubbed his distended stomach and burped, Le Yue picked another piece of watermelon for him.

Lin Jing got up, and hurriedly said: "Silly dragon and I went for a walk. We have been in the palace for so long, and we haven't seen a single phoenix hair. It's so unusual. I always feel that the phoenix is ​​up to some tricks."

Zhao Yuan also hurriedly stood up.

Ying Ze yawned with an expression of staying out of the way, indicating that the old man needs to take a nap first.

Du Ruyuan said: "Don't be busy, don't you all think that the Leqing Palace is very interesting, and it's worth investigating first?"

It's almost noon, and it's a good time to take a nap after drinking and eating.The eunuchs and maidservants serving in Leqing Palace did not dare to slack off, they were ordered to cheer up and observe every move of Le Yue and Du Shizi.But Le Yue and Du Shizi left the main hall and went straight to the back hall.

Before Bian Zhang and Lian Liu Gonggong came back, the little eunuch Mo Yao, who was guarding the gate of the palace, stepped forward to persuade him: "My son, this one, the back palace is a taboo place, it is best not to go there."

Du Ruyuan smiled and said: "We just went over to have a look, and we didn't intend to collide. If the father-in-law is worried, why not lead us over, so that we can be supervised."

Mo Yao had the same name as him, he was just the last eunuch, he didn't dare to disobey Shizi Du's wishes too much, so he reluctantly said: "Then, please take a look and come back."

He led Le Yue and Du Ruyuan around to the main hall, and saw a gable wall separating the huge courtyard.An ancient moon door on the gable was closed but unlocked.

Mo Yao pushed open the moon door and led them into the door. There were also several palaces and pavilions inside. At first glance, there was nothing unusual, but when one looked closely, it was faintly unusual.

The roof ridge and corner eaves of the hall are different from other halls. There is no decoration, and the window sashes are pasted with white gauze. The old trees outside the hall are towering, quiet and cool.

Le Yue suddenly snorted.

Lin Jing, who was hidden by the side, poked at him: "Le Yue, what's wrong?"

Le Yue murmured: "Why is there a locust tree here, isn't it taboo in the palace?"

The locust tree is a ghost tree, ordinary people would not plant this tree in their houses, but they saw it in the inner courtyard of the palace.

What's even more strange is that there are two pagoda trees in one corner of the apse, and two willow trees in the other two corners.

The four trees have strange branches, probably hundreds of years old.The locust tree is a wood ghost, and the willow is a wood fairy. Two old willows and two old locust trees are at the opposite corners of the house, as if they are guarding something.

Lin Jing and Zhao Yuan didn't feel any sinister evil spirit, only noticed that there was an inexplicable sense of sadness here, penetrating into the bones.

Le Yue asked, "Can we go in and take a look?"

Mo Yao hesitated and said: "I'm afraid it won't work. The slave has been working in Leqing Palace all year round. You can only enter this palace on the first, fifteenth day of the lunar new year or on certain days."

Le Yue was very regretful, walked to the door of the hall, and touched the door casually.Before Mo Yao could speak to stop it, the tightly closed door slowly creaked open due to this light touch.