Since the virtuous concubine Chen Tingfang fell into a coma, many concubines who followed Chen Tingfang were really panicked for a while, worrying day and night that the domineering imperial concubine would retaliate against her, but soon these girls found that there were fewer and fewer new rumors about the imperial concubine in the palace. Fen no longer stays at Tingluan Palace every day.

The news that the imperial concubine was about to fall out of favor spread like wildfire. Some bold concubines went to pay their respects to Shangguanyu. They were either shut down, or saw Shangguanyu lying behind layers of gauze curtains. Sent back.

When Rong Fan arrived at Tingluan Palace, Chu Jieyu was coming out of the palace gate, seeing Rong Fan's Luan frame, she quickly bowed and stepped aside to salute.

Rong Fan thought for a while when he got out of the car, and remembered that this was the girl who could play the piano, so he casually greeted her: "Zhao Jieyu, is the imperial concubine still in the palace?"

"... here." Chu Jieyu twitched her eyes twice, and corrected her with a dry smile, "Your Majesty, my concubine's surname is Chu."

Rong Fen was embarrassed for a moment, and looked up at the sky.

Chu Jieyu thought that Rong Jing should only have Fu Qiufeng and Shangguan Yu in his eyes, and they happened to have one eye, and she was afraid that she could no longer hold others, and she didn't have any intention of competing for favor, so she tactfully advised: "Please forgive me for talking too much. Recently, I heard that His Majesty is busy with government affairs, so he was unable to come to Tingluan Palace to visit my sister. My sister seems to be in poor health. If I can see Your Majesty and have His Majesty's blessing, I think she will recover soon."

It is true that Rong Fan did not deliberately pay attention to the harem these days, but Shangguan Yu deliberately released this kind of news, he should have already thought about the follow-up, he nodded calmly, and entered the main hall, Shangguan Yu was not there, and the maid took him to the backyard bedroom , I saw boxes of clothes and weapons piled up all over the floor.

"Are you really going to leave?" Rong Fan leaned against the door, feeling a little complicated.

Shangguan Yu sat on the couch and wiped her sword, turned her wrist, a cold light flashed across her eyes, she raised her head with a smile and teased: "Your Majesty, are you reluctant to be a concubine?"

Rong Fan directly raised his hands and rubbed his arms: "Three years ago, we made an agreement that you would restrain the concubines in the harem for me, and when you want to return to Li Kingdom, I will not stop you."

Shangguan Yu shook his head boredly: "The national teacher of the Li country has already controlled the father, and is secretly dispatching troops to the border in batches. The border is lush and full of poisonous miasma, and the national teacher is good at refining alchemy and poison. Yi's signal, if we fight with Dayi, even if Dayi has a strong army, Li Kingdom will use poison and guerrilla harassment to make the battle gradually stalemate, but as long as Beiyou Lord and the third prince are in power, the war will not break out."

"King Beiyouxiao will take the same position as the third prince." Rong Fan said in a deep voice, "It is expected that the third prince will come to discuss peace soon."

"Then I'm relieved." Shangguan Yu nodded lightly, "I will stay with this disguised maid, let her dress up as me, drink a special snake venom after I leave, and let the imperial doctor diagnose the pulse. Qi deficiency and weak, gradually exhausted, after one or two months, you will announce that I am seriously ill and dead, and replace it with a dead body, there is nothing wrong with it."

Rong Pin couldn't help but think of the prophecy mentioned by Chen Tingfang. He had already read the two books collected when Fu Qiufeng brought him them, and now he was sure that Shangguan Yu's sudden illness and death was her own scheme.

Thinking of the book, he thought of Fu Qiufeng at the same time, Rong Fan sighed again and asked, "Do you need someone to escort you back?"

"Your Majesty, you need to be more indifferent and ruthless." Shangguan Yu flicked the blade of the sword, and the soft sword trembled, leaving an afterimage. Her tone was calm and rational, "After you ascended the throne, you will be The emperor of Yi Kingdom is no longer my aide, and after I leave this palace, I will no longer be your concubine, all our past and present will be cut off in the future."

Rong Jing stared at her sword, Shangguan Yu's exquisite swordsmanship was very clear to him, he lowered his arms and walked into the hall, said seriously: "Then why don't you help me escort a person by the way?"

Shangguan Yu looked at him very delicately, hovering between hating iron for steel and rotten wood for carving: "Have you heard my advice?"

"I don't care." Rong Fan said arrogantly, "As long as I recognize you as a friend, I will ask you."

Shangguan Yu secretly rolled his eyes: "I've heard that your face is seriously poisoned, why don't you let me help you find a way to get the antidote, anyway, I'm going to kill the national teacher when I go back."

Rong Fan sighed deeply again.

"Stop sighing, be careful of dizziness." Shangguan Yu reminded with a smile.

"How soon do you plan to take back the royal city and kill the national teacher?" Rong Fan asked her.

"Conservative estimate, three months." Shangguan Yu carefully calculated, "My people are all in the dark, even if I can surround the capital, but if the national teacher threatens the lives of my father and prince, in order not to lose the hearts of the people, I will Can't attack by force."

Rong Fan raised his hand to touch the side of his face, and said coolly, "Three months, then I'll just burn off half of my face and forget about wearing a mask."

"Don't be reckless." Shangguan Yu thought for a while, "Who wants me to escort? Could it be that you sent secret guards to steal the antidote?"

Rong Jing began to sigh for the third time, before Shangguan Yu became irritable, he repented and said: "It's Fu Qiufeng, he... I misunderstood him and spoke a little loudly. He left a letter to go to Li Country to find an antidote for me. Now Li Country is in crisis I am even more worried, if I hadn't just stabilized the situation in the court and couldn't get away, I would even have wanted to chase him myself."

Shangguan Yu got up and looked him in the eye: "No way, are you really interested in him? Your Majesty, can you be sure that you are sincere or just trying to be happy for a while...Happy, you understand?"

Rong Fen immediately turned his head, coughed twice, uncontrollably, the image of Fu Qiufeng slowly relaxing his shoulders and neck and lying down in the brocade quilt appeared in his mind, his ears and cheeks were stained with blush, and his original innocent appearance was blurred and let loose His eyes become full of temptation, and at the same time, it breeds a contradictory sense of predatory desire and guilt.

"Huh?" Shangguan Yu's eyes gradually became playful.

Rong Fan quickly shook his head back to his senses, and clarified with a cold face: "I didn't do anything with him! Mr. Fu is not a frivolous person, he deserves my sincerity."

Shangguan Yu rested his chin to think, and Rong Yan continued to say: "No one is more familiar with Li Country than you, I hope you can persuade him to come back."

"The general is outside, and the military order is not accepted." Shangguan Yu said realistically, "Do you think he will listen to my advice and your order?"

"If he insists on refusing, you can also provide him with the corresponding information." Rong Fan offered the next best thing.

Shangguan Yu chuckled lightly: "What about the benefits of Li Country?"

After fighting for a while, Rong Fan gritted his teeth and said: "I hope you can let him be your surprise soldier while ensuring his safety."

"Your Majesty, I'm talking about the benefits of Li Country." Shangguan Yu walked slowly outside the palace gate, standing under the bright afternoon sun, the red dress was as gorgeous as fire, and the phoenix hairpin was shining brightly, "Why do you think I want to go back? Continue to be my saint, and marry a certain noble official when she is 30 years old when she is about to step down?"

Rong Fan was slightly taken aback: "The prince of the Li Kingdom is still young, and the power will only be in your hands. If you don't want to marry, who dares to force you?"

"What if the prince grows up?" Shangguan Yu sneered, put the blade in his sleeve with a flick of his sword, looked up at the vast sky behind the eaves, and slowly raised his finger to the south, "I only want the only throne."

Rong Fan unconsciously breathed lightly, looking at Shangguan Yu's back, he had an indescribable feeling, which reminded him of himself, the kind when he realized that he could also grab that unattainable dragon chair , a feeling of clarity.

"As long as you can sit in that position and cherish the peace with Dayi, then Zhen and Dayi will always be your allies, allies of Li Kingdom." Rong Fan said solemnly, "Take care."

……

Shangguan Yu rode away early the next morning, and Rong Yan was still going back and forth between the Ziwei Hall and the Zhengshi Hall, and was able to get away at lunch.

He went directly to the Frost Blade Terrace, praying that Fu Qiufeng would have some conscience to send back a secret report to the Frost Blade Terrace, but when he went to the inner stage, An Yi and Lan Er's calm expressions didn't seem like they had received the news.

"Is there no secret letter?" Rong Fan walked around the inner stage, and finally couldn't help asking.

Lan'er shook her head, thought for a while, and said: "Xisheng Pavilion sent back a letter, the son of the Minister of the Household Department secretly accepted more than three thousand taels of bribes for selling calligraphy and paintings."

Rong Fan couldn't help sighing today: "An Yi, if you were ordered to rush to Li Country secretly at full speed, where might you be now?"

An Yi silently calculated: "It's probably past Wangzhou, near Fuyou Mountain, this is a shortcut, and there are few people around, so it's not easy to leave traces."

Rong Fan was in a bad mood, so he sat down at An Yi's table, flipped through the file, got up and went to the back room to lean on the soft couch to look at the flowers and plants outside the window.

Seeing his uneasy look, Lan Er took the initiative to take out the peony jade pendant, and walked over to report: "Your Majesty, I took apart this jade pendant last night, but the lines engraved inside the jade pendant are extremely fine, let alone irregular. Xun, I'm afraid it will take some time to unravel this topographic map and learn the real treasure location."

"Well, just do your research." Rong Fan said casually.

"Your Majesty, please use tea." Lan'er added some new tea to the teapot and handed it over, "Mr. Fu has always been very witty, and he will understand that you are worried about him, so I believe Mr. Fu will also take his own safety as a priority. Heavy."

"I understand." Rong Zhen said sadly. He understood all the reasons, but it didn't delay his emotional anxiety. He took a sip from the teacup, and it was a bit bitter. Fever, he licked it, only to realize that his lower lip was blistered, and realized that he wanted Fu Qiufeng to be so angry, Rong Yan couldn't help but sighed, and secretly said that the omen on Fu Qiufeng's head might be a warning to make him think too much That's right.

He is here holding Fu Qiufeng's used teacup and reminiscing about the days before. Wei Yuan finally hurried back to the capital, Rong Fan's spirit was refreshed, and he was busy with new duties. The heart that kept disturbing him was finally quiet for a short time. down.

Wei Yuan still didn't know that Fu Qiufeng went to Li Country to find the antidote. When he reported the mission, he looked at Rong's face a few more times, not only the blister on his lips, but also a few bloodshot eyes. Come on, is there something difficult?"

Rong Fan rubbed his temples, and spoke in deep thought, with a heavy and long tone, which made Wei Yuan startled.

"The masked man who fought against you outside the cold palace is Fu Qiufeng." Rong Pin said, "I questioned him, and... I thought he had bad intentions and said that I couldn't trust him. I was just impulsive. Then he, he..."

Wei Yuan didn't say anything after listening to Rong Jing, but instead touched his lower lip with a strange expression, and continued vaguely: "Anyway, he said that he likes me, and I had calmed down a little at that time, so I just talked about the relationship between each other. Let's all calm down, but he still left the letter, being alone... It doesn't count, he took Shangguan Ning away, but Shangguan Ning is not a fuel-efficient lamp, who knows if it will be counterproductive."

As he spoke, Rong Fan groped in his bosom, took out the letter that Fu Qiufeng wrote to him, read it silently for a while, folded it back, and sighed: "I really want to find him, just like he went to Pingxia Town Like me, but I can't be so capricious, if I really go, maybe he will blame me for disregarding the seriousness and not being the good emperor in his heart."

Wei Yuan pondered for a while, and said: "Subordinate, to be honest, even if you go now, you will not be able to catch up with him."

Rong Fan: "..."

Rong Fan scratched his hair, raised his head and said sadly: "Recently, my injury has become more and more painful. I don't even know if this is the illusion of my distress, or whether I am hoping that the physical torture will dispel the depression in my heart."

Wei Yuan sincerely suggested: "This subordinate thinks that this means that you should go to Senior Lin for a change of medicine."

Rong Fan: "..."

Rong Fan rolled his eyes extremely displeased, and said in a cold voice: "The official documents for Beiyou's peace talks should be coming soon, and I need a trustworthy general with high martial arts to protect the mission, so we can't weaken the defense of the capital."

"Who?" Wei Yuan asked.

"Rong Yi." Rong Fan laughed, "Isn't he pretentious in his bones? I'll give him a chance to show his skills and see if he can only talk on paper."

On April [-]th, the fifth day after Fu Qiufeng left, Beiyou's peace negotiation request was officially sent to the capital.

The DPRK and China negotiated for a day and decided on the date, which was set on the fifteenth day of the next month.

Concubine Tai's body has recovered, but there are layers of guards in the palace and hidden guards to protect them, Rong Yi is not in a hurry to return to the mansion at this time, and stays in Tai'an Palace every day doing nothing.

Wei Yuan brought the news to Rong Yi early the next morning, and said, "I will see the concubine and His Highness the King of Lingyang."

Concubine Toffee warmly came over to help him in person: "Get up quickly, it's been a long time. Master Xiao Wei should come to the mansion more often in his spare time. The pheasant and hare that Rong Yi brought back are roasted decently."

Wei Yuan still had a good impression of the concubine, he smiled, and said politely: "I'm busy with official duties, I often can't leave the office, or I'm out of Beijing on a mission. Seeing that the concubine is in good health, I feel relieved."

Rong Yi folded his arms and listened to the two people's greetings. After a while, he coughed twice. When Wei Yuan told the news about Beiyou's peace talks, the concubine heaved a sigh of relief and bowed towards the north. Rong Yi dragged him out , look left and right, but want to talk alone.

"Are you just here to pass on a message?" Rong Yi didn't believe it, and asked to the bottom of it.

"There are indeed other purposes." Wei Yuan said truthfully, "My lord has received news that General Shen has the undercover of the eldest prince Beiyou. If the third prince enters Dayi to negotiate peace, he will be joined by Beiyou and the rebellious party." Assassination."

Rong Yi frowned: "Wouldn't it be much safer to send a trustworthy person from Beijing to lead the guards to escort the mission?"

"If you can trust it, it is natural that General Qi and Chongweiwei are the leaders." Wei Yuan said, "But if Chongweiwei is sent to the border to escort the mission to Beijing, General Qi cannot be allowed to leave the capital, otherwise the defense of the imperial city will be empty, and it will be very difficult. Danger."

Rong Yi was silent for a while after listening. Since he learned that Wei Yuan lied to him last time, his impression of Wei Yuan has been refreshed a lot. At this time, he couldn't help thinking about Wei Yuan's subtext, and then hissed: "Your Majesty, wouldn't you Want me to go."

"The lord can trust His Highness." Wei Yuan admitted.

"Sure enough, I sent you to be a lobbyist again." Rong Yi turned around and firmly refused, "Impossible, this king doesn't want to get involved in any more factional struggles between the court and China. If this king agrees, there will be ministers who will think about me when I come back. The king is not law-abiding, if the security is not complete, someone will frame me for killing King Yi, which will only increase the annoyance!"

"Are you really not going?" Wei Yuan asked indifferently, "The third prince Beiyou is your cousin."

"Even if I'm related, I don't have any feelings for someone I've never met. Besides, Xiao Wang cares about my mother. I'm just a superfluous person. Maybe I will be furious and want to kill when I see me." Rong Yi waved his hand, "It's not going to work, even if you beg me."

Wei Yuan tapped the scabbard twice with his fingertips, then knelt down on one knee: "I beg Your Highness, for the sake of the people of the two countries, agree to lead the army."

Rong Yi turned his head, and pursed the corners of his mouth forcefully: "...I have learned a lesson, so I won't follow your example."

"What if Wei Chen threatens you?" Wei Yuan pulled out a piece of the sword and put it across his left shoulder.

Rong Yi took a deep breath, then sat down on the spot opposite him, and turned his head resolutely: "You do it, and then lend me the sword, and I will give it to myself, this time I am injured, I will be completely powerless, and I will not be able to lead the soldiers gone."

Wei Yuan was also completely helpless this time, of course he didn't want to draw a sword on himself, and he wasn't dark, he stood up, stretched out his hand to pick up Rong Yi, and took out his last trump card: "Your Highness, you forgot one thing .”

"What's the matter?" Rong Yi asked warily.

"You still owe the Lord a favor." Wei Yuan smiled slightly, the corners of his mouth curled up and then quickly fell back, his face was still indifferent.

Rong Yi suddenly felt as if he had swallowed a fly, and his mood was complicated. He was most committed to his promise, and he couldn't break his promise when he said it.

He suffered for a long time, paced in the yard, and asked Wei Yuan, "Are you accompanying?"

"Not necessarily." Wei Yuan shook his head, "It depends."

Rong Yi's motivation faded a bit, and after thinking about it several times, he reluctantly nodded: "Forget it, manly man, since His Majesty wants me to repay the favor, I can't shirk it."

Wei Yuan cupped his hands at him: "His Royal Highness understands righteousness, caution is the first priority, return to Beijing as soon as possible."

……

Frontier, Lingyang.

Fu Qiufeng and Shangguan Ning traveled day and night, and finally arrived at Rong Yi's fief. According to Shangguan Ning, this is the safest place on the border.

"Let's go straight from here, cross this mountain, and buy supplies in a small village in the mountain." Shangguan Ning held a topographic map in his hand, and pointed the way to Fu Qiufeng, "I came from here, here The villages in the village live by collecting firewood and selling supplies to passing merchants."

Fu Qiufeng cautiously jumped up the tree trunk, looked around, jumped down after a while, frowned and said: "There is a man in front, who looks like a woodcutter, very suspicious."

"That's a woodcutter." Shangguan Ning curled his lips and concluded, "put away your suspicions, sir."

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