Startled Meng

On the emperor's birthday, the courtiers were entertained in the palace, and the maids and internal officials on duty were all called away. Yan Cijing walked alone on the long street, enjoying the rare tranquility to himself.

The wound on the back had already scabbed, and the wound was torn when it hit the pillar, and the blood oozing soaked through the clothes, which was very conspicuous. Although he managed to leave in front of everyone, Yan Cijing didn't please him. The pain and weakness after blood loss made his complexion very ugly.

After supporting the wall for a while, Yan Cijing continued to walk towards the Tai Hospital after enduring the dizziness.

Holding time, guessing that the jade dragon had already hurt someone, and there was not much time left for him, Yan Cijing quickened his pace, and outsiders couldn't see it, only he knew that every step he took was like stepping on a cloud of vanity .

"Master Yan!"

Yan Cijing's figure swayed slightly, and was steadied by the overtook internal officer. He smelled a strong fragrance of flowers. The internal official, the internal official wanted to help him, but he stopped him.

"Thank you."

Yan Cijing thanked him, but he didn't hear the man's response. He looked around and found that the inner officer was not as frail as ordinary inner officers. His tall and straight figure could still be seen when he bowed his waist. Covered by the official hat, only a small section of the strong chin can be seen.

Yan Cijing had something wrong in his heart and ordered him to look up, but the man didn't move, Yan Cijing grabbed the brim of his hat to see his appearance, but the man clasped it tightly and didn't let him move.

Yan Cijing sternly shouted: "You are not an official on duty in the palace, who are you?"

"The Empress Dowager's guard of honor is approaching, so hurry up and get out of the way!"

The high-pitched internal officer shook the dust and yelled at Yan Cijing through two corner doors.

Yan Cijing had no choice but to let go, and knelt down to welcome the Queen Mother.

That officer is very bold!He actually slipped away while he was not prepared!Yan Cijing caught a glimpse of his straight and generous back from the corner of his eye, and felt a little familiar.

Thinking that the dandy next door also acted like this, it was all due to his temper, and he felt that the internal officer became more and more familiar with him, but soon, Yan Cijing denied this guess, no matter how bold Yu Fangzhi was, he would not sneak into the palace, right?Do you want to die?

The Queen Mother had already walked away, Yan Cijing slowly got up and continued to walk forward.

On the long street outside the two corner gates, the Empress Dowager sitting in the sedan chair brushed away the veil, revealing a graceful and peaceful face: "Wan Yan, who was that kneeling just now?"

Wan Yan is the queen's boudoir name, she is the queen mother's biological niece, and the two are very close on weekdays.

The queen didn't pay attention, so she had to ask the eunuch next to her, and answered after asking clearly, "The queen mother is Yan Shilang from the household department."

The Empress Dowager's hand was still holding on to the veil, her expression dazed, the Empress said: "Is there something wrong?"

The Queen Mother shook her head, put down the veil, and seemed to sigh: "I think of some old things."

The queen smiled: "My mother misses the old days, and don't forget the person in front of me. Chen Guiren is already waiting in the palace with the little princess in his arms. I have seen the child before. His eyes and eyebrows are very much like the emperor's."

"Okay, okay, let's go quickly, the sun is very strong."

The sun was high, and it was already shining brightly at noon before the banquet. The official robes were heavy, and Yan Cijing was injured again. On this long long street, he finally couldn't hold on and leaned against the palace wall, feeling dizzy. No matter how hard I go, I can't go down.

"My lord! What's the matter with you?"

Yan Cijing's eyes were heavy, and he vaguely saw two eunuchs running towards him. Before he could see their faces clearly, his eyes went dark, and he finally lost consciousness completely.

"My lord, are you awake? But do you want some water?"

Yan Cijing struggled to open his eyes, and saw a eunuch serving by the bed, he quickly struggled to sit up: "What time is it now?!"

The eunuch was also anxious, helped him put on his boots, supported his hand and said, "My lord just fell asleep after taking the medicine and woke up."

It wasn't too long before he fainted, that's okay, there was still time, Yan Cijing calmed down, sat on the edge of the bed, looked around, and found that he was in a simple room smelling of medicine, and the wound behind him had been treated Well, the cool medicine powder covered the small stinging pain, and I even changed my clothes.

The eunuch had a wink and explained respectfully: "This slave belongs to Lord Rui. Just now I saw Mr. Yan on the long street that you were unwell and fainted. King Rui hurriedly asked the slave to help you to the nearest Tai Hospital for treatment, and ordered the slave I found some clean clothes for you to change into."

In Yan Cijing's mind, King Rui's weak and gentle appearance appeared, and he quickly thanked: "Thank you, King Rui, for your rescue."

Seeing that Yan Cijing had calmed down, the eunuch wanted to help him lie down, but Yan Cijing hid without a trace, and said: "King Rui is inconvenient, and he must be accompanied by someone. Since I have woken up, there is no big No problem, Eunuch should go back to King Rui quickly, I will go to pay homage to King Rui in person some other day."

Yan Cijing's face gradually turned red, and his speech did not appear weak. The eunuch did not insist on staying any longer and left soon.

As soon as the eunuch left, Yan Cijing also left.

Inadvertently, he actually entered the innermost wing of the imperial hospital. This is the temporary resting place for the imperial doctor. At this time, everyone gathered in the meeting hall in the front yard to be on duty. There was no one in the back yard, and the ear rooms on both sides were also busy Everything was empty, Yan Cijing walked unimpeded all the way, and entered the imperial pharmacy through the back door.

The imperial physician in the imperial pharmacy was counting the medicines with his head down, no one paid attention to the people who came in from the back door.

But soon, Yan Cijing was discovered.

"My lord, you..."

Yan Cijing apologized and explained that there was no guide in the backyard, and he came here by accident. The imperial doctor hurriedly said that it was okay, and asked Mr. Yan to go directly to the hall to rest. It happened that a eunuch ran in outside the hall and made a big noise.

The imperial physician saw that it was not the father-in-law next to the nobles in the palace, and said fiercely: "Why are you arguing? Didn't you see that you are busy?"

The young internal official gasped and said that the Prime Minister had scratched his hand, so he hurriedly asked the imperial doctor to take a look. When the imperial doctor heard that it was the Prime Minister, he didn't dare to delay, asked about the situation, and hurriedly put medicine to stop the bleeding and Behind the gauze, he followed the eunuch and hurried away.

It was inconvenient for Yan Cijing to stay any longer, so he thanked the other imperial physicians and left the imperial hospital.

When he woke up, he was anxious about the time. Now that he was out of the imperial hospital but did not rush to Yuyuan for the banquet, he wanted to take this opportunity to go to a place.

Chunlai Huan waits and resists, and the orthographic is in the East Palace.

Yan Cijing had never seen the East Palace, but the Crown Prince's Palace was in the east, and he could find it by following the directions.

Before entering the palace, Yan Cijing went to Xia Changying because of the hairpin, and explained the ins and outs clearly. Xia Changying took a look at it and returned the hairpin to him, saying that if he had the opportunity, he could meet the palace lady , Yan Cijing nodded, before leaving, Xia Changying grabbed his sleeve.

"Fourteen years have passed, and the peach branches in the courtyard of the East Palace have grown into peach trees, right? Jingping, only you can do this, and I only trust you. Under the peach tree is buried the prince's old things. You can fetch them for me. .”

When Xia Changying said these words, Yan Cijing only listened quietly, staring at the inexplicable melancholy in his eyes.

Now, Yan Cijing was standing in front of the closed vermilion gate of the East Palace.

The stone lions on both sides have become much rougher from the sun and rain, and a thick layer of dust has accumulated on the door knocker.

Yan Cijing slowly pushed away, caught off guard and had a face-to-face meeting with the scenery of the courtyard.

It turned out that the palace gate was locked with a strong fragrance, and Yan Cijing was startled by the vitality of the courtyard.

The peach trees in the courtyard are lush, and the branches are covered with pink flowers. The fallen petals are blown up by the wind, and are carried away by thrushes.The pavilions are majestic, with carved railings and jade. In this palace full of people coming and going, it is this vigorous vitality guarding the corner of the East Palace for the prince.

Yan Cijing really wanted Xia Changying to come and see for himself.

Thinking of Xia Changying's words again, he was afraid that someone would find out if he stayed any longer, so he hurried towards the peach tree.

The peach tree is surrounded by white stones, Yan Cijing took a closer look, and felt a little bit in his heart, the peach tree has been turned upside down, what old prince's things are there?I'm afraid that all the loaches in the soil were dug out and taken away!

Looking around vigilantly, he found a few muddy footprints hidden by flower petals. The footprints were wet, and someone had been there before him!Shocked, Yan Cijing got up in a hurry, brushing away a sea of ​​flowers with his wide-sleeved robe.

He has to leave now!

The heavy palace door closed with a "squeak", but the speculation in Yan Cijing's mind couldn't be closed.

Xia Changying did not say what the prince's old things were.Who was the one who was one step ahead of him?Is it also for the prince's old things?Who else knows besides Xia Changying?Friend or foe?

Yan Cijing sprinted down the long street with a dazed expression, and almost bumped into King Rui's wheelchair head-on.

"King Rui." Yan Cijing was about to kneel, but was stopped by King Rui.

King Rui wondered: "I just let the slaves help you to go to the Tai Hospital, how can you go to the Tai Hospital again if you kneel down like this and hurt your body?"

Yan Cijing had no choice but to bow and thank: "Thank you, King Rui, for your rescue."

After staying in the East Palace for a while, Yan Ci's mirror sleeves were already filled with the fragrance of peach blossoms. With such a bow, the fragrance of flowers would inevitably be blown to King Rui's face. King Rui was not used to this strong fragrance, so he frowned and coughed After two sounds, the eunuch behind him came up and tightly covered the blanket on King Rui's legs.

King Rui signaled the slave to turn the wheelchair: "This king not only saved you today, but also helps you now." Seeing Yan Ci's puzzled face, he smiled, "Yan Shilang also came to the palace for a banquet, right? The palace banquet will start soon. No, Shilang Yan has come to the East Palace, he must have lost his way after entering the palace too many times, so I have to be a good man to the end and take you to the Royal Garden."

Yan Cijing hurriedly said: "If I hadn't met the prince, I don't know how long I would have bumped around in this deep palace."

King Rui was still sick, and he still kept the blanket around him when the weather got warmer, but his face had turned ruddy a lot during the talk with Yan Cijing, so much so that even the emperor said that he looked good recently, Rui Wang Mang said that it was thanks to the emperor's blessing.

The emperor and King Rui are both monarchs and ministers as well as brothers, so they naturally have a closeness that ordinary courtiers do not have. Yan Cijing sat down in the unremarkable last seat, first listened to the two people's sincere greetings, and then looked at the birthday banquet. Chao Wenwu.

Especially when the emperor turned his head up and down, Prime Minister Wei Cheng, who was serving wine with his left hand, hid his other hand under his sleeve. He knew that that hand was covered with bandages.

"when--"

The nephew who was serving the dishes had rough hands and feet, knocked over the silver chopsticks and hit the porcelain bowl, Yan Cijing's thoughts were disturbed, and he raised his eyes to look at the nephew's face.

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