Chu Chen Kee

The snow fell all night and stopped at dawn.

The sky is bright, and the chill that penetrates the heart permeates the sky and the earth, and the few sparse stars in the distance gradually disappear.

The remaining snow on the branches was blown off, landed on a thin and slender shoulder, and slowly melted, seeping into the same thin old blue cloak.

The snow on the top of the wall and the eaves has melted a little, and it is slowly flowing down along the vermilion mottled door wall. The bluestone floor is completely covered by white snow, and only a few green moss can be vaguely discerned on the steps.

An eunuch wearing a heavy winter coat squeezed out from the crack of the door, and the lantern in his hand leaked a few rays of soft light. He squinted his eyes, looked up and down at the young man standing safely in front of the door, and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He has been in the palace for decades, and the people he has come and gone with are all dragons and phoenixes, but he is rarely as strong and handsome as the young man in front of him, with the charm of a banished fairy.

The young man was only about fourteen or fifteen years old, and his simple or even slightly shabby clothes could not conceal his elegant and handsome appearance. His long and narrow phoenix eyes were like warm obsidian, and when he heard the sound of the door opening, his gaze shifted to the person coming.

"Excuse me, are you the young master of the Bai family?" the eunuch asked respectfully.

Hearing the words, the young man bowed slightly and said, "That's right." His voice was as clear as pearls falling on a jade plate, clear to the heart.

Hearing this, the eunuch smiled slightly: "Master Bai, please follow this old slave."

"Thank you." The young man didn't talk much, but his words and deeds were generous and gentle, which made people feel a little good at the first sight.

The eunuch walked in front and said: "My lord, you don't have to be polite, the concubine Bai used to treat us slaves with generosity and kindness, but now the empress... only hopes for the blessing of the Bodhisattva to help the empress through this calamity. "

Hearing this, the young man's face remained calm, and he quietly followed the eunuch without answering.

Walking on the bluestone road in the imperial city, it seems to be the old days.Glazed golden tiles, jasper carved railings, the nine-fold palace building is magnificent but exquisite and beautiful.

In this gorgeous cage, the people inside are bitter and self-aware, while the people outside are eager to get in.

The young man's cold eyes swept across the passing palaces and pavilions one by one, and finally withdrew his eyes quietly.

Countless people flocked to it, but in the end it was just a dream.Poor people can't see through after all, even if they see through, they just want to indulge in their dreams and don't want to wake up.

The bad roots of human nature have been like this since ancient times.

After walking through Nuoda's royal garden, and walking along the winding palace walls and narrow alleys for most of the day, when the first ray of sunlight in the sky tore through the darkness, I finally arrived at Fengming Palace where the concubine Bai lived.

The golden sunlight falls on the golden glazed tiles, reflecting the illusion of resplendent and magnificent.

The young man stopped for a moment at the gate of the main hall. When he came to Fengming Palace seven years ago, the grandeur of this palace was unmatched in the imperial city, and the grace of his own sister, Concubine Bai, was also unparalleled for a while. The concubines and even the empress dare not lightly brush off its edge.

But after a few years, I saw that the Fengming Palace, which was once comparable to the Nine Heavens Palace, was dilapidated, the vermilion lacquer was mottled, the copper door knocker was dotted with green rust, and a few weeds grew near the steps.The vines such as morning glories and creepers also gradually climbed up the wall, occupying the golden pavilion with carved beams and painted buildings, and swayed in the wind on the top of the wall.

"Young Master Bai, please." The eunuch stopped at the door, only holding his hand in front of him.

The young man took a step and stepped into Fengming Palace, the palace gate was slowly closed after he entered.

The inside of the palace wall is cleaner than the outside, and most of the snow on the ground has been swept away, but it is still difficult to conceal the decline.The faded red lacquer, the exquisite carvings and pavilions, can vaguely discern the gaudyness of the past.

The gate of the main hall was open, and the boy smelled a strong smell of medicine when he was still at the gate.

He frowned slightly, and saw a court lady in a green skirt coming out with a bowl of white jade that had already been drunk, and was only a little surprised when she saw him, and said: "Young Master Bai, right? The empress is waiting for you inside!"

The young man in front of him has almost the same features as the concubine Bai who was the favorite of the six palaces back then, but this young man's expression is indifferent and his facial features are elegant.

If the concubine Bai is an incomparably gorgeous peony, then this young man is a frosty and snowy ice lotus, cold and aloof, making it difficult for people to approach.

The maid couldn't help but glanced a few more times before she bowed her head and stepped back.

On the red sandalwood flower bed in the side hall, leaning on a beautiful woman in white clothes, although there are many sick faces between her eyebrows, her color is not damaged, and she still has a magnificent appearance, and her eyebrows are slightly frowned. Those who have been in high positions for a long time have no such tolerance.

"Xiao Yi, come here and let my sister see you!" After the woman saw Bai Yi walking in, a few lights flashed in her dim eyes.

Bai Yi walked five steps in front of the woman's bed, stood there, lowered his eyebrows and said indifferently: "According to the rules of the palace, it is inappropriate for a foreign relative to enter the harem. The etiquette of a monarch and his ministers cannot be revoked. If you have any orders, please tell me. "

The brilliance in Bai Concubine's eyes dimmed instantly, and she looked at Bai Yi sadly: "Are you still blaming sister?"

Bai Yi replied lightly: "No."

Concubine Bai's complexion became stiff, and after a while, she lifted the quilt on her legs and was about to stand up, but she moved in a hurry, causing a rush of coughing, the handkerchief in her hand covered her lips, pale blue The Ropa was instantly dyed bright red.

"Are you sick?" Bai Yi's phoenix eyes tightened, and he walked to the head of Bai Concubine's bed in two or three steps and pulled the handkerchief in her hand to take a look. His eyebrows were furrowed, and he stretched out his long and slender index finger to wipe the pool of blood , looking at the blood on her fingertips, she looked at Concubine Bai in disbelief.

Concubine Bai raised her eyes and stared at him intently, with a wry smile on her lips: "I used this trick once, how could I do it a second time? I am really sick this time! Probably, it can be regarded as It's retribution. It's just a pity that Chen'er is still young, and this palace is a place where people eat people, if I can't find a trustworthy person to entrust, I will not live in peace even if I leave."

Li Yuchen, the emperor's third son, the concubine Bai entered the palace for seven years, and he was the only son who raised him under her knees.

The corner of Bai Yi's mouth twitched, after all, he didn't utter a word of harshness, but it was hard to let go of the pent-up in his heart for many years.

Back then, Concubine Bai ignored the opposition of her parents and insisted on marrying Li Tianxi, who was just an unfavored prince at the time.

The reason why she was able to be with her sweetheart was because of her serious illness, she pretended to be Bai Yi and passed the news to King Wu, who arranged for her to run away from home and make a private decision for life.

At that time, Father Bai, who was the minister of the household department in the court, was so angry that he couldn't even attend his daughter's wedding.

Later, the Bai family was implicated in the suspected treason case of King Wu, and the Bai family fell into decline.

Although both the Bai family and King Wu were rehabilitated afterwards, the momentum of the Bai family was no longer there, and the glory of more than 100 years since the founding of the dynasty was annihilated.

However, King Wu, who has always been underestimated, stayed out of the palace chaos caused by several princes because he only liked Fengyue poems and books.

The first emperor chopped off the rebellious princes one by one, and later, among the remaining princes, only King Wu was the elder and his son, so he took a big advantage and became the emperor.

Originally thought that by virtue of this opportunity, the Bai family would rise again, but because the emperor hated Bai's father's obstruction in every possible way back then, he still ignored the Bai family, even if there was a concubine Bai to circle around, it would not help.

Finally, Bai's father and Bai's mother couldn't help the ups and downs, both of them died of illness, and Bai Yi was also handed over to his old friend to take him away from Chang'an. A huge family has since disappeared in the glorious years of the capital.

Bai Yi witnessed the downfall of the Bai family, his parents died of illness, and his demons were hard to get rid of. He blamed all this on the letter he passed on back then, and even refused to forgive Concubine Bai. He never went down the mountain for seven years.

Even if Concubine Bai ordered someone to go to the Western Regions to go to Kunlun, he would still be unable to retreat.

Often it was his master who sent the envoys away, leaving only dozens of winter clothes and summer clothes sewn by Concubine Bai, and Bai Yi's favorite pastries and preserved fruits made by her own hands.

A month ago, someone asked to see him again at the foot of Kunshan Mountain, but this time Master Bai Yi ordered Bai Yi to go down the mountain and return to Chang'an, because he had made a fortune telling that Bai Yi's opportunity had come, and others refused to say more.Whether it's fate or evil, it's just his own fate.

Forced by his teacher's order, Bai Yi could only go down the mountain and enter the palace.

It's just that no matter what, he never thought that the former high-spirited sister would actually fall into this situation. Naturally, no matter how much resentment he had in his heart, he couldn't break out.

This person is his own older sister, the older sister who used to gently accompany him to study and mend his clothes, because his naughty older sister interceded with his parents, and would painlessly give him medicine after being beaten by his father sister...

Wrung a clean brocade handkerchief from the copper basin next to her and wiped away the stains from the corners of Concubine Bai's mouth, Bai Yi frowned and said, "My master may have a way to save you, are you willing to leave this palace?"

The corners of Concubine Bai's eyes drooped slightly, and the smile on her lips was bitter: "Zuo is just this life. I only ask you one thing, if I go, you have to help me take care of Yuchen."

Hearing this, Bai Yi tightly twisted the handkerchief with his fingers, and fixed his eyes on Concubine Bai: "You know you've been poisoned, right?"

Concubine Bai gave a wry smile, but she refused to speak again, she just stretched out her skinny hands to pinch Bai Yi's cuffs: "Yi'er, I beg you for this matter! Cough cough..."

Seeing that her emotions became more and more agitated, Bai Yi could only hold back the anger in his heart, and nodded heavily, the expression in his eyes was as cold as the snow outside the window.

Concubine Bai obtained his consent, breathed a sigh of relief, and lay back on the bed, but at this time she had something on her mind, her face looked a little rosy.

"Come on, go and bring the Seventh Prince over!" Bai Fei ordered, then looked at Bai Yi and said, "Yu Chen looks a bit like you when you were a child, but you have lived here since you were a child. Heavy, not as lively as you were when you were a child, and you don't want to tell me anything, after all, I can't help him!"

Bai Yi sighed softly and was speechless for a long time.

Concubine Bai seemed to have used up all her accumulated energy at this moment. After finishing speaking, she turned her head slightly and closed her eyes before falling into a deep sleep.

Bai Yi's heart sank, the concubine Bai's body might really be dying.At this point, it is no longer effective.

"Who are you?" A tender and crisp voice suddenly disrupted Bai Yi's thoughts.

He raised his eyes, and saw a beautiful little boy in a light yellow robe stepping into the main hall gate, he was obviously very wary when he saw him.

"You are Yuchen?" Bai Yi frowned slightly, he thought this kid was not pleasing at first glance, and looking at his face, he was just an ordinary wealthy man.

Li Yuchen glanced at him suspiciously, then looked at Concubine Bai who was lying sideways on the couch, paused and asked expressionlessly, "Are you... my mother's younger brother?"

Bai Yi saw that Li Yuchen didn't seem to like him very much, so he replied indifferently: "You should call me little uncle, don't the people in the Li family call themselves the descendants of Li Er? They don't know how to be polite."

Li Yuchen's face turned red when he heard this, and then he gave a cold snort unexpectedly, and stopped talking.

One of them was sitting on a chair, the other was standing by the bed, they both kept silent, only the quiet and slow breathing of Concubine Bai could be heard in the room.

When Concubine Bai opened her eyes, she saw her son and younger brother were beside her, she immediately smiled with relief: "It seems that Yi'er likes you very much, uncle."

like?

Bai Yi raised his eyebrows, what kind of expression should he not like?

Li Yuchen gave Bai Yi a disgusted look, but seeing his mother, who had been bedridden for a long time, smiled rarely, he could only nod his head slightly.

"Yi'er, I have already discussed with the emperor, you can temporarily live in Chen'er's prince's mansion, I have sent someone to take care of it for you, you just need to live in." Bai Fei lowered her voice and coughed With a cry, there was some pleading in his eyes.

Although she hasn't seen her brother for several years, she can still grasp his temperament. The colder she looks, the softer her heart is. What's more, they are blood relatives.

Even though Bai Yi was not relieved from the bottom of his heart, as long as Concubine Bai showed a little weakness, he would not be ruthless to refuse.

Bai Yi has always been a soft-hearted person, and he simply cannot refuse such a humble request from Concubine Bai, let alone this person is his only relative in the world.

Oh no……

Silently glanced at the little poor boy next to him, he should be the only relative now.

"Yi'er, remember, in the future, if the concubine mother is gone, the only person you can trust is your little uncle. The only person you can rely on is your little uncle!" Concubine Bai looked at Li Yu Chen's eyes are calm, or in other words, too restrained and calm.

"Mother and concubine, don't worry, my minister will get along well with my little uncle." Li Yuchen replied obediently.

Bai Yi frowned slightly, but did not answer.Since this is Concubine Bai's own choice, he will not interfere.

The people of the Bai family still carry the bloody spirit of their ancestors to support the founding emperor in the southern and northern wars in their bones. Even if the road ahead is full of thorns, they will not choose to retreat.

Concubine Bai's eyes were red in an instant, and she stared at Li Yuchen for a long time before slowly turning her head.

"Chen'er, step back, my concubine is tired and needs to rest for a while." Concubine Bai resisted the choking in her throat, closed her eyes and waved her hands.

Bai Yi also stood up, looked at the concubine Bai lying on the bed, couldn't bear it after all, took out a pill sealed with wax pills from his bosom, and said, "This Sanqing Dan can temporarily protect your life."

After finishing speaking, he put the pills beside Concubine Bai's pillow, and followed Yu Chen out.

This pill is calculated according to the level of Tiandi Xuanhuang. It is an earth-level fairy medicine, which is already rare and hard to find. Although it cannot revive the dead, it is not difficult to save the life of Concubine Bai.

As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw the little poor boy parked at the gate of Fengming Palace, his delicate face was hidden under the shade of a tree, he looked up at him with a dull expression.

"My prince tells you, you'd better be honest and don't make any foolish plans! Poor guy!" Li Yuchen looked at Bai Yi arrogantly.

Bai Yi lowered his head and stared at him, the Li family really hated him!

Li Yuchen snorted coldly, turned around and got on his own sedan chair, urging the bearer who carried the sedan chair to leave first.

Bai Yi remained silent for a moment, then followed the sedan chair unhurriedly.