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Zhou Guo sent a letter of credence to Chen, requesting to take back Princess Xihe on the grounds that the prince of Chen Guo had disappeared for more than a month and had not been seen.

And sent Huang Zexian to Chen Guo again to welcome the princess back.

His Majesty naturally refused to agree to this matter, and returned the letter of credence, saying that the marriage between Yan Xi and the princess had been settled three years ago, and the wedding date was approaching, so there must be no need to travel to and fro.

On the way Huang Zexian hurried to Chen Guo, the ministers of the Chen Guo court wrote letters asking His Majesty to appoint a new prince. Among them, the seventh prince was the most popular, but there were also different voices, alluding to the fact that the seventh prince was suffering from a hidden disease and was not suitable for inheriting the throne.

At this time of chaos, His Majesty went down to Linxiantai, and asked the national teacher Ning Wanxiao to make hexagrams for Da Chen to predict the fate of the country.

Ever since Ning Wanxiao was kicked out by His Majesty from the Chengming Palace last time, although His Majesty has not punished Ning Wanxiao, everyone in the palace knows that His Majesty has been annoyed by the National Teacher. I'm afraid it will be difficult.

Unexpectedly, within half a month, His Majesty actually went to Linxiantai in person.

As soon as Yu Jia arrived outside Linxiantai, the internal officials had already entered to report, and Ning Wanxiao led the people out to greet him on their knees.

"Long live my emperor."

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ning Wanxiao followed His Majesty into the main hall, while Zhang Suian and others were pushed back and not allowed to enter.

Ning Wanxiao personally served tea to His Majesty.

His Majesty watched Ning Wanxiao boil water and wash tea, his movements were light and slow, gentle and slow, meticulous.

Ning Wanxiao's eyes were still covered with white silk, unable to see the expression in his eyebrows.

"Your Majesty, please have some tea."

Ning Wanxiao put the teacup on the coffee table beside His Majesty, and stepped back a few steps.

"Ah."

His Majesty glanced at the steaming tea. The tea has a mild fragrance of silver needles, which is very suitable for Ning Wanxiao's tea.

His Majesty prefers Maoshan Qingfeng with a strong and mellow tea flavor. Ning Wanxiao knows this. Linxiantai also prepares Maoshan Qingfeng all year round, but this time Ning Wanxiao obviously did it on purpose.

"Come up with a divination for me."

"What is His Majesty asking?"

His Majesty raised his eyes and looked at Ning Wanxiao. Although he asked the question knowingly, Ning Wanxiao still had to ask clearly before he could make up his mind.

His Majesty pondered for a moment before saying, "National fate."

Originally, he wanted to ask the sixth prince whether he was suitable to be crown prince. This question was very clear, and Ning Wanxiao should be able to give him a clear answer, but once this question was asked, His Majesty would have no choice.

Cao Weishan found clues to the military payment case at the Ministry of Households three years ago, pointing directly at the Fifth Prince and the Gongsun family. His Majesty immediately dispatched Xuanji Ying to make unannounced visits, and found a private soldier in Liaoshan County. He was almost angered to death.

Although Concubine Zhao died, the Fifth Prince was confined in the mansion.

Once the matter of private soldiers is exposed, there will inevitably be another bloodbath and turmoil in the court. His Majesty intends to suppress it first.

But he was terribly disappointed with Gongsun, had no trust, and was even annoyed. Killing the sixth child would not solve his hatred, let alone making the seventh a crown prince, leaving behind the cancerous Gongsun family.

So he ended up picking an ambiguous question.

Ning Wanxiao is a smart person, he should know how to answer what he really cares about.

"Before Wei Chen makes a divination for His Majesty, I wonder if His Majesty can listen to Wei Chen's words?"

"What if I don't want to hear it?"

"Wei Chen won't say anything."

"Well, I forgive you for your innocence."

"Thank you Your Majesty."

Ning Wanxiao bowed and bowed before saying, "The last hexagram of my minister, distance is fire, hurdle is water, fire is on water, it's not enough.

His Majesty asked that day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The hexagram says, "Heng, the little fox Qianji has nothing to gain by humiliating his tail." "

"I still remember that you interpreted the hexagram that day, saying that Lao Jiu will never return.

But he didn't die, he escaped, you know that too. "

Your Majesty's sentence is not a question, but to confirm that Ning Wanxiao had guessed it when he went to Chengming Hall to deliver the "Nothing" card that day, and Qi Xiao escaped by feigning death.

"Yes, that's what the hexagram says."

"Then what do you want to say when you bring this up again today?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the hexagram of Weiji is prosperous, it is not a hexagram of evil, and there is a word at the end of the hexagram, although it is not in the right place, it is firm and soft.

It implies that His Highness has new opportunities to go here. "

His Majesty narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked coldly: "Ning Wanxiao, are you pleading for him?"

"I don't dare, I just speak out according to the hexagram, and I dare not lie to His Majesty in the slightest."

"Enough talking, let's get started."

Ning Wanxiao nodded: "Observe the order."

Ning Wanxiao made a fuss in front of His Majesty.

"how?"

"Up and down, the hexagram of failure."

His Majesty frowned, and suddenly changed his color: "What?"

Ning Wanxiao repeated again: "Up and down, the hexagram of failure."

"Before I came, you already made up your mind?"

Ning Wanxiao nodded: "Yes, last night I made a hexagram, but it didn't help."

"Excuse me, this time the question is different from the previous one."

"Wei Jiheng, softness is also in the middle.

Your Majesty asked about the fate of the country, and the hexagrams explain it. "

His Majesty was furious immediately, and jumped up against the case, scolding: "Bold! Ning Wanxiao, who ordered you to dare to talk about establishing a reserve?!"

Ning Wan Xiao Fu knelt on the ground, and replied in a deep voice: "I don't dare, I just speak out according to the hexagram."

"Bluntly speaking?!" His Majesty slapped the desk again, causing the teacup to jump, "I don't believe it! You immediately make another hexagram."

Ning Wan and Xiao Yiming made another hexagram, but the result was still exactly the same, ups and downs, to no avail.

"I don't believe it!" His Majesty overturned the teacup in a rage, and poured hot tea on Ning Wanxiao's face. He could not avoid it, but endured it. The white silk was soaked, and his eyes were faintly exposed.

His Majesty frowned, and didn't want to look at him at all. Ning Wanxiao's eyes were like ghosts and ghosts, as if he could see through people's hearts and discern the secrets of heaven, which made people frightened, uncontrollably awed and loathed.

"Your Majesty," Ning Wanxiao lowered his head and prostrated himself on the ground, and continued, "Wealth is prosperous. Although the six lines are not in place, there are chaos, but there are hidden variables. The matter is not yet over, so we must be careful at the beginning and end. Then there must be something new.”

"Humph."

His Majesty snorted coldly, and was about to walk out of the hall when he heard Ning Wanxiao add another sentence behind him.

"Weiji hexagram, Lihuo is on the upper ridge and water is on the lower. It is not suitable to move rashly, let alone wading."

His Majesty paused, and his heart became even more angry. Ning Wanxiao's words were trying to persuade him to give up the idea of ​​attacking Qi!His Majesty came out in a fit of anger, Zhang Suian felt alarm bells ringing in his heart when he saw it, and hurriedly waited for His Majesty to return to Chengming Palace.

Wu Jing quickly entered the hall, and saw the broken teacups on the ground at a glance, Ning Wan Xiao Zheng got up, and patted the water-stained tea foam on the front of his clothes.

"Brother, what did you say to His Majesty? Your Majesty is very angry when he sees it."

"be honest."

"Ah?" Wu Jing glanced at the hexagram, "Weiji? Is it Weiji again?"

"Ah."

Ning Wanxiao responded unconsciously, and tore off the white silk covering her eyes, burning her eyes.

Wujing held Ning Wanxiao's hand to prevent him from rubbing his eyes: "No, I'll get you a basin of cold water to wash, you can't rub it."

"it is good."

Wu Jing left faster and came back even faster, wiped Ning Wanxiao's eyes with a handkerchief soaked in cold water, and asked, "Brother, are you helping that person?"

Nowadays, His Royal Highness Qi Xiao has become a taboo in the palace and cannot be mentioned, especially not in front of His Majesty.

"I'm just interpreting the hexagram according to the image of the hexagram.

Where is the help. "

"Oh, when he first came to Yuanjing four years ago, you helped him."

"I just……"

"Understood, it's all about explaining the hexagram according to the image."

Wu Jing sighed, and whispered to Ning Wanxiao, "Brother, although Da Chen respects the Heavenly Venerable, His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so our lives are more important, right?"

Ning Wanxiao washed his eyes, slowly opened his eyes and looked at Wu Jing, and smiled at him: "Junior brother, I have been in Yuanjing City for almost 15 years."

"Ah?" Why did you say this suddenly?

Ning Wanxiao smiled and didn't say any more.

***

On the other side, Qi Xiao, who was in Shaoyang, broke his collarbone because of being kicked by Marquis Xun An, and couldn't move his left arm.

Originally, His Royal Highness should be surrounded by servants and servants every day, but he, Qi Xiao, is not used to ordering others. Most of the time, there are only Zong Sheng and a few trusted followers around him, and he does not need to be served by others.

But now, he felt that it was a great feeling to be served by someone, especially when Tang Ling was serving him.

"What do you want to eat today? I'll tell the kitchen."

"whatever."

Tang Ling glanced at him.

"Steamed Pork with Rice Noodles, Shrimp Sauce Chicken, Fried Crab Noodles, Eight Treasure Tofu, and Three Shredded Fish Rolls."

Tang Ling sighed lightly: "Understood."

Qi Xiao laughed: "I can't eat so much, just chicken with shrimp oil and eight-treasure tofu are enough."

"it is good."

As soon as Tang Ling turned around, she saw Qing Lan standing at the door holding the medicine, he walked in, brought the soup to the bedside, and said, "Drink the medicine while it's hot.

My son, I'm going to order the kitchen to prepare dinner. "

After Qing Lan left, Qi Xiao acted like a spoiled child to Tang Ling with an aggrieved face: "My lord, show me your face."

Tang Ling sat by the bed, picked up the medicine bowl and stirred it lightly: "Doctor Qinglan said, drink it while it's hot."

Qi Xiao looked at Tang Ling's eyes, his face was normal, but there was no smile in his eyes, Qi Xiao stopped making trouble, and obediently drank the medicine.

The smell of the medicine made Tang Ling uncomfortable, but Qi Xiao seemed to have no sense of taste, he drank any bitter medicine without frowning.

"Do you want candied dates?"

"Need not."

Tang Ling pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Use it! Eat it."

Qi Xiao changed his mind quickly. He is not afraid of bitter taste, and he doesn't like sweets very much, but Tang Ling hates the smell of medicine. If Qi Xiao doesn't rinse his mouth and eat something sweet, Tang Ling won't let him kiss. , can be too uncomfortable to kill him.

Tang Ling fed Qi Xiao a candied date.

Qi Xiao held Tang Ling's left hand in the palm of his hand, gently stroking the thin scars on the palm and fingers of his left hand with his fingertips.

Yesterday when Qing Lan removed the gauze from Tang Ling, Qi Xiao was watching from the side. The wound on Tang Ling's palm consisted of two fine marks together, very narrow in distance, very special. of.

As soon as Qi Xiao raised his eyes to meet Tang Ling's, he suddenly leaned forward and kissed him, not knowing if it was sweet mixed with bitterness, or bitter mixed with sweetness.

Believe me, the text will end next week!

[The hexagram image is complete and the words of the hexagram: Weiji, Heng, the little fox Qianji, humiliating his tail, no profit.

(Hengtong, the little fox wanted to cross the river, and his tail got wet, but he didn't succeed.

）

He said: "If you are not good, you will be prosperous; if you are soft, you will be in the middle."

The little fox, Qianji, has not yet left the middle school.

It's no profit to wet the tail; it doesn't continue to the end.

Although it is not in place, it should be rigid and flexible.

(彖ci/Guaci - explanation of hexagram images)

Xiang said: Fire is on water, but it is not enough; a gentleman lives by carefully distinguishing things.

(Xiang Ci - Explanation of the extended meaning of the hexagram image).

The answer Ning Wanxiao gave was: His Majesty asked the prince, Qi Xiao would not come back; His Majesty asked the fate of the country, Chen Guo wanted to change the prince, and he could not fight.

The hexagrams and hexagrams are all from Baidu, and the author doesn't understand anything. 】