The third year after the death of the emperor

Xie Wen possessed the right to freely enter and exit Ziwei Palace a long time ago, but now that she has regained such qualifications, it is called the permission of the Holy Majesty and the gift of His Majesty.

He used to think that with Xiao Jiu's obedient temperament, if he really became emperor, he might have to help take care of it, so that the country can last forever.However, he was wrong, it was obviously a wolf that could tear off human flesh, but he mistakenly took care of it as a wounded cub.

He didn't do many wrong things in his life, this is the most absurd one.

The streets and alleys of Kyoto are as bustling as yesterday. The past three years have only made it more lively, and there is no sign of people's livelihood being in decline.Although Xiao Jiu is irritable and unpredictable, his ability to govern is not weak, and he is a very smart emperor in state affairs.

"Thank you, sir," said Shen Yuexiao, who was ordered to accompany him to relax, "We finally came here, what do you mean by looking at the outside? Before you died, you restrained yourself and restored the etiquette. Are you honest?"

Xie Wen glanced at him: "This is where you relax?"

"Otherwise?" Shen Yuexiao touched his hair with a calm face.

Although the window is open at the moment, it is on the second floor of the room, and it is an independent private room. Xie Wen didn't bother to hide his face. Looking around, there are red gauze soft tents everywhere, the sound of pipa and silk bamboo, and the faint smell of powder is lingering— — This is the place of love and moon behind Rongyuan, the number one selling gold cave and place of romance in the world.

Xie Wen stayed in the Peony Pavilion in Luoyang before, writing calligraphy and painting fans, living in this kind of place for a long time, he did not feel uncomfortable, but said: "I am not a ghost, I am living a good life."

"I don't think so. Although Mr. Xie still has body temperature, his heart is already cold." Shen Yuexiao poured a glass of wine, raised his hand slightly and pointed at the pipa girl playing the music opposite, "Does your lord recognize her?"

Xie Wen raised her eyes and looked at it for a moment. After Tong Tong reminded her, a figure appeared in her mind: "I saw her at the Lu Ming Banquet."

"That's right." Shen Yuexiao said, "This is the confidant of Zhuangyuan Lang. There was a rumor in the capital that all the headgear of the pipa girl was exchanged for gold and silver for him to study. A top singer wants to be considerate of her own money. Give it to a man. I am afraid that the champion in brocade clothes will not be able to live up to the beauty's kindness, so he wants to take a man of the world as his concubine."

"The number one scholar back then..." Xie Wen thought for a while, "He Yu?"

"It's him." Shen Yuexiao continued to share the love affairs of the past few years, all of which should be used to relieve the emperor's worries, "However, when this pipa girl named Luyu broke into the banquet and asked He Yu for an explanation , was almost beaten to death outside the door. This bastard He Yu was already going to marry a famous lady, so naturally he would not let a pipa girl share the same roof with his wife... These things should have been known by the emperor, but at that time You and Your Majesty..."

"Are we arguing?" Xie Wen asked.

"More than that." Shen Yuexiao made an expression that he couldn't bear to recall. "At that time, I thought that Luyu would jump into the river and commit suicide, and seek death and life, just like the sayings in so many story books in ancient and modern times. But she sat here again with her makeup and hair on the second day, dragging her injured body. Now that He Yu's official career is ruined, But she is hard to find a song, and she doesn't pay attention to men."

"What are you trying to say?" Xie Wen felt more uncomfortable.

"Cough," Shen Yuexiao took a sip of wine and said with a smile, "I want to tell Mr. Xie that there is nothing difficult in life, and many things are not worth your sorrow. People should cherish the present, and don't have to indulge in the phantom of the past."

"You are Xiao Jiu's confidant," Xie Wen glanced at him, "What do you mean by saying that, you want me...don't worry about the old relationship with the little emperor?"

"Pfft—" Shen Yuexiao quickly covered his mouth.

"I know." Xie Wen said with a serious face, as if he had heard it, "I have long been unwilling to mention those hypocrisy to him. In this case, I will arrange a fast horse today. Cover, I will definitely escape this net of heaven and earth..."

"No, no!" Shen Yuexiao grabbed his arm and shook it. If he was not afraid of being cut off by the emperor when he touched his shoulder, he would have wanted to grab Xie Wen's shoulder and shake his head. There is something bad in his head, "I want Mr. Xie to understand that the old hatred should be let go!"

"Love is deep, responsibility is severe." Xie Wen said lightly, he brushed off Shen Yuexiao's hand, "I don't hate him, I just regret it."

Shen Yuexiao was slightly taken aback, he hesitated to say: "...Actually, Your Majesty has not had a good three years."

"Really." Xie Wen asked softly, "He has suffered a lot since he was a child, and he was still tenacious when he was young, even though I was not around..."

"My lord is very wrong to think so." Shen Yuexiao couldn't help but said, "In the eyes of my foreign ministers, although His Majesty is unpredictable and ruthless, how can the emperor be ruthless? He is actually a courageous and wise saint." Jun, it's just that after leaving the emperor's teacher, I always feel...after the death of Master Xie, His Majesty seems to be slowly exhausting his strength and approaching the direction of extinction."

"I'm still alive." Xie Wen looked at him and said, "Why do you say that all day long?"

Shen Yuexiao secretly thought in his heart that he has been inspired by the unresolved love of ghosts recently, but he said: "I always feel that even when Mr. Xie disagreed with His Majesty and the government and the opposition were in turmoil, life in the imperial capital was not as difficult as these three years. But it's not just me who thinks so."

"He's just a little irritable again." Xie Wen said duplicity.

Shen Yuexiao shook his head, and carefully persuaded: "Even if the emperor has a grudge, it is undeniable that His Majesty treats you differently, his affection for you, his lingering infatuation for you..."

The more Xie Wen listened, the more something was wrong. He frowned and said, "Where did you learn so many frivolous words?"

Shen Yuexiao choked on his words immediately, touched the tip of his nose, and muttered: "Are you frivolous? I am already the most solemn one among the many writers in Kyoto."

His voice was too low, Xie Wen couldn't hear what this man was talking about. When he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to pour wine, another person took the lead to replace the drink on the table, and replaced it with tea. , serving the left and right like a servant of an ordinary family, and said appropriately: "Your Majesty... that command, don't let adults touch wine."

Xie Wen didn't resist, and let him change the tea: "You can listen to me for everything, but at this time, you will be stricter."

Guo Jin wiped the sweat from his forehead, his originally cold face couldn't hold back: "Master is afraid that adults will make mistakes by drinking alcohol. Alcohol is intestinal poison, and sex is a bone-scratching steel knife. Your Excellency should not have come to this place. If you let Master knows—"

"He is?" Although Shen Yuexiao is a confidant, he only knows Cui Sheng, and he didn't pay attention to this internal official who often handles dirty work. He touched Xie Wen's arm and waited for the other party's reply , and properly remembered the current situation of the emperor, and lowered his voice in surprise: "Didn't you say that I will accompany you to relax?"

"That's right." Xie Wen whispered to him, "But Xiao Jiu has a lot of problems and is bothersome and troublesome. He insists on someone closely watching me. Look at you, let the inner court supervisor follow you to the brothel. Without a great virtue, you will be missing."

Shen Yuexiao was so anxious that his hands and feet were sweating. He first cupped his hands at Guo Jin, who was dressed as an ordinary house slave. He didn't know where to put his limbs. He met Guo Jin's eyes and saw the despair in each other's eyes.

"I thought he was just a guard at most." Shen Yuexiao whispered to Xie Wen, "Why didn't you say it earlier! He's here, what should I do if he finds out?"

"You didn't ask." Xie Wen lowered her head and drank tea in a gentle manner, "I said that the capital city has changed a lot. You said that the imperial capital is as beautiful as a flower. I said how the current defense is. You said that the red-sleeved moves are so lively. Shen Yuexiao, Shen Yuexiao, In addition to secret prison affairs, you recruit cats and dogs all day long, sleep in flowers and sleep in willows, and Yushitai doesn’t take part in your book? If I were still in the court, maybe you would come to see me someday.”

Shen Yuexiao swallowed dryly: "I have good intentions, you... why are you still so bad, you have always had a way of scaring people."

"Master Xiao Shen's courage has not grown in recent years." Xie Wen looked at him with a smile. "I'm just joking, don't you like joking the most?"

Shen Yuexiao said: "I won't make jokes anymore, thank you sir, not to mention I find that I can't stay in this place, let's walk around and change places, and I'll tell you about today's upstarts and anecdotes."

He was about to get up after speaking, but was pulled down by Xie Wen, and sat back on his original position.The Master Emperor motioned forward, and said, "The pipa is here."

Luyu, the pipa girl whom the two had just discussed before, stepped forward. She was slim and gentle, and she bowed profusely. Through the tulle bead curtain, her clothes were fragrant and her temples were beautiful and elegant. Luyu said: "The song is over, my concubine I should resign, but because the lady in charge said that today is the person who wrote "The Legend of Spring Night" in person. The book is really fantastic, heartbreaking, and unfinished. I don't know who it is? Can you let Luyu have a chance to see it? "

Xie Wen was silent for a moment, then calmly repeated: "Chun, Xiao, Chuan?"

Shen Yuexiao was sweating profusely, and forced his face to remain calm: "The lady in charge remembers wrongly, there is no such person among us."

"Is that so? The concubine has disturbed the two adults." Luyu said in frustration, and when she turned around to retreat, Xie Wen's voice sounded unhurriedly.

"What kind of book is that?" Xie Wen said, "Let Xingshou be so dreamy?"

Luyu was originally elegant, but when she heard Xie Wen's question, her eyes immediately brightened and she showed a lively expression. She handed the pipa to the maid, and couldn't stop saying: "I don't know something, my concubine just read this strange book. The book, just came out of the past of the heartbroken man, as long as the book continues, not to mention the lingering love, even if you don’t marry a man for the rest of your life, you won’t feel lonely as a concubine..."

Shen Yuexiao coughed: "Okay, let's go here."

"What was that about?" Xie Wen ignored him and continued.

"That's about..."

"Thank you, my lord," Shen Yuexiao stood up, and said righteously, "This kind of fireworks and willow lanes are full of obscene words! How can you be so pure and clean as a jade, how can you tarnish your eyes and ears!"

Xie Wen knocked on the lid of the teacup repeatedly, raised her eyebrows and said, "Didn't you bring me here?"

"I——" Shen Yuexiao wanted to die, and he didn't hold back a word for a long time, but could only watch as Luyu Xingshou sat across from him, and Xie Wen even gave her a cup of tea.

He touched his neck, thinking sadly, neck, neck, my precious good neck, how long can you stay on me?As the saying goes, the lights go out when people die, but I didn’t start writing until everyone was put in a coffin. How can I come back from the dead!

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Ziwei Palace Qingyuan Hall.

The cinnabar jade batch circled a handwriting on the memorial, as bright as blood.Xiao Xuanqian looked gloomy, and approved the memorial with a bad expression, and the relevant important officials standing below all lowered their eyes, waiting for the final decision.

At this moment, Cui Sheng, who has never interfered with political affairs, hurried over from outside. He had just received the news that Guo Jin had sent someone to reply. At this moment, his bones were soft, and he quietly entered the Qingyuan Hall from the back side, and stopped at Xiao Xuanqian. Whisper around for a moment.

The bloody Zhu Pi paused.

Even without raising their heads, the ministers below felt that the atmosphere had become much colder, and the voice of the young emperor sounded word by word: "Where did you go, tell me again?"

Cui Sheng swallowed his saliva and repeated carefully.

Xiao Xuanqian got up suddenly, slapped the memorial in his hand to the ground, and fell scatteredly at the feet of the unknown courtier.The imperial pen collided with the cold and hard corner of the table, making a shattering cry.

The sound of kneeling and a violent heartbeat intertwined and resounded in Qingyuan Hall.

"Who took him there?"

"Shen, Master Shen..."

The gloom gathered on Xiao Xuanqian's face, he gritted his teeth, and said dullly and coldly: "He has a quick mind, is it just for me to chop it off?!"