Lei Yue Longmen

At this moment in the East Palace, all the staff members were surrounded by a depressing atmosphere.Today's rebuke of Dong Gong's unfilial piety is more serious than ever before.Even if he now issues an edict to abolish the reserve, they will not be surprised!The question is why?

After a while, Gu Mian came in from the outside with a serious face.Everyone stood up, only to hear Gu Mian say to one of them: "Master Qi, you are in charge of the news from the north, you must send someone to pay attention during this time, to see if anyone is coming. News from northern Xinjiang?"

Then he rushed to another person, "Master Wang, you have been walking around the Ministry of War recently to see if there is any abnormality in each department! Especially the imperial garrisons in Shudong, Qingyang, and Moyin? Are there any transfers?"

Everyone listened? His arrangement was startled, "His Royal Highness suspects that there is a problem in Beijiang?"

Usually, Li Pinghong was afraid of the forces in northern Xinjiang, and never confronted the East Palace head-on.Now, suddenly and without warning, he suddenly revealed his intention to waste storage? His attitude was so tough that it was shocking.With such great confidence, he might not be sure that something happened in Beijiang.

It is said that Tu Yuanshan and his party have left Beijing for more than a month, and they should have arrived in the Northern Xinjiang territory long ago. What else could happen?In everyone's heart? All feel uneasy.

"Don't make wild guesses! During the empress dowager's funeral, everyone should still keep their duties and don't get confused. There should be definite news in the next two days, and His Highness will make his own decision by then."

Li Jingxuan knelt in a separate mourning hall in the East Palace, guarding the spirit of Empress Dowager Yan.Although Li Pinghong didn't let her enter the spirit palace to guard the spirit, she still had to do some superficial work, otherwise she would only get more unreasonable and unforgiving accusations from others.

Li Zhouxuan was wearing a small filial piety dress, and knelt beside her quietly. Because he knelt for too long, his eyes were sleepy and he couldn't open his eyes, and his little head was knocking.Li Jingzhu supported his chin with his hand to keep him balanced, and was about to order the maid to carry him down.At this time, Yun Zai opened the curtain and stepped in the door?:

"Your Highness, people have already arrived! The carriage is also ready."

Li Jingchen nodded slightly, and Yunzai propped up again? The door curtain waved outward.Then a pair of neatly dressed country mother and son entered the hall.The mother's figure is similar to Li Jingbai's, and the son's is similar to Li Zhouxuan's.

"This is Big Sister Sun from Huanyifang and her son, Little Hammer. Still don't meet? Your Highness?"

Although Big Sister Sun has been working in the Eastern Palace all year round, this is actually the first time seeing Li Jingchen.Immediately pressed the small hammer and knelt down, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Li Jingchen stood up and asked them to go to the inner room to change clothes.After that, he picked up Li Zhouxuan, who was staggering, and went to another inner room to change into folk clothes similar to those of Sister Sun, mother and son.From the usual handyman, he left the East Palace through the small corner gate.

And not long after she left, Mr. Qi, who is in charge of the Northern Post, hurried over to Gu Mian's mansion,

"My subordinates just intercepted a piece of bad news! Duke Ding, it is very likely that something happened on the way back to northern Xinjiang!"

He gasped for several times before finishing his sentence, cold sweat dripped down his face, showing his panic.

"Speak slowly! What's the matter?"

Although Gu Mian was extremely nervous, he remained calm and his face did not show a trace of panic.

"Subordinate, just now, I intercepted a secret letter from the sheriff of Guyang County. The letter said that half a month ago, when Tu Yuanshan and his subordinates arrived at the place, they went to Langtou Peak to pay homage to their eldest son, Tu Yunkai. Didn't expect that during the sacrifice? He was ambushed and assassinated by Gu Rentu's Remnant Department. The loss was heavy. It is said that Dingguo was slightly injured, but he never showed his face after that. A thousand Northern Xinjiang troops suddenly pulled out their camp overnight and hurried to Northern Xinjiang. ?? The subordinates guess that something serious may have happened."

Gu Mian secretly thought that something bad happened, if something happened to Tu Yuanshan, there would be chaos in northern Xinjiang, and the East Palace would have nothing to rely on.Combined with Li Pinghong's various abnormal performances recently, an astonishing guess surfaced.

He frowned deeply, strode out, and analyzed as he walked:

"Gu Rentu's remnants have long been wiped out, and the remnants of Langshan no longer exist. How can he have the power to cause heavy losses to thousands of northern Xinjiang elites? This matter must be reported to His Highness immediately! This matter must be reported to His Highness immediately!"

But at this moment, in Weiyang City, a hundred miles away, an unremarkable carriage drove into the gate of the tower in the twilight.Although Weiyang is not as prosperous as Kyoto, its location is close to the sea, warm in winter and cool in summer, and has a pleasant climate. It has always been regarded by the dignitaries in the capital as an excellent place to keep healthy.There is a palace in the north of the city called Yongquan Palace, where Empress Dowager Yan has been living here during her convalescence.The rest of the area imitates the layout of Kyoto and divides the market and lifang.The originally bustling street became desolate and deserted due to the death of the Queen Mother.The newly posted couplets with the word "Fu" in every household were also torn clean, and white cloths were uniformly hung on the lintels.The whole world grieves, either spontaneously or forcedly, for a big man who doesn't quite know it.

There is only one place that is independent of the multitude?

Qingyuan stood at the door to greet? Sent to, still the same as when he was young, especially like to join in the fun.It's a pity that everyone who came to celebrate his birthday didn't stay for long in order not to disturb Cen Zhu's rest.Qingyuan and He? They only passed by a few times in a hurry, and then left in a hurry.Only Gu Qing was left.

Qingyuan smiled and asked her: "Who was that little girl just now? She looks so pretty. I saw her hugging her when she was about to get in the car? You won't even let go!"

Gu Qing was sitting at the small table in the outer room, weighing the herbs bit by bit with his well-proportioned fingers, and patiently compounding the new medicine for Cen Zhuo.

Hearing this, she smiled softly, and said in a fairly fluent language: "Her name is Qiu'er, her name is Ye Heqiu, and she is me..." She wanted to say "the teacher's child", but she was worried that people would misunderstand Pei. Zhuo is very old, so it's troublesome to explain.So he bowed his head and said: "...a friend's child. Not a very good friend." Added another sentence, a little bit after finishing talking? Regret, it seems that there is no need for this.

Qingyuan didn't hear it, she nodded her head thoughtfully.

"The little girl is eight or nine years old, right? She's younger than my little lady."

Gu Qing raised his head in surprise, "The little lady of your mansion? I have never seen her before..."

"She doesn't come here often." Qingyuan laughed and changed the subject.

Gu Qing said "Oh", and felt that this lady's family became more and more mysterious, as if they were experts from other worlds.Three people live in such a big yard, not even a servant.The house was cleaned by temporary laborers. It seems that they just come and live here casually.On the contrary, the plum blossoms were in full bloom inside the wall, and the trunk of the thinnest plum tree in the yard was thicker than Gu Qing's waist.Looking at it from a distance, there are clusters of flowers and branches, full of thousands of reds.Already have? Quite a few years.The lady's daily outdoor activities seemed to be limited to going out during the day to cut the redundant branches of the plum tree, and to come over in the evening once every three days to check on Cen Zhu's injuries. During the rest of the time, Gu Qing rarely saw her.But the old lady would bring food over every day? Let's talk to her, Gu Qing is not lonely by himself.

Hearing that Cen Zhu was coughing in the room, she put down the small scale in her hand and hurried to the room to take care of it.Qingyuan also went to the room to take a look, and sighed after coming out.

Xiang Ming wiped his sword with animal skin in his own room.He has a small sword library. Every once in a while, he will take out the swords in the library and wipe it again. It is cleaner than the dressing box at the girl's house.Qingyuan was never interested in his belongings. The only thing he felt was that every time he moved, he brought these treasures with him, which took up space and were heavy.

Seeing him from the window at this time, he was fiddling with those swords again, Qingyuan approached the window sill and called him: "Why didn't you see me at noon? You go out? Ah? It's rare that young people get together, and you don't want to go? Join in the fun!"

Xiang Ming frowned, with an indifferent attitude: "I don't like to join in the fun!"

Qingyuan knew that he had such a temperament since he was a child, he didn't like to care about people, and he didn't like to sneak into the crowd.Knowing that he wouldn't change it even if he said it, he still couldn't help but babble.Xiang Ming just listened in silence, with his left ear going in and his right ear going out.

Suddenly I heard her ask about the invitation.

"Half a month ago, Madam received the greeting card from Jingyang. Has anyone come?"

Xiang Ming said: "Not yet! But, it should be soon! Either today or tomorrow."

"Hey, this is really nothing to go to the Three? Treasure Hall, but I hope you don't make any excessive demands."

At this time, the door was knocked, Xiang Ming's ears were sensitive, and he heard the sound immediately.Qingyuan was a little deaf, did he hear it? He said "someone knocked on the door outside" before he realized it? He said, "Don't you say that Cao Cao is here? Let me have a look?!"

As soon as he opened the door, he saw a dusty gray-robed young man standing at the door, about thirty or ten years old, with a burly figure. It was Qin Liang.Qingyuan smiled immediately, "Are you here? Cen Zhuo asked where you were at noon! Why are you here at this time?"

Qin Liang bowed slightly, "I was supposed to come early, but something happened in the middle of the day, so I was delayed. It's not too late, is it?"

"It's not too late, just woke up after a nap. Come in quickly!"

"Ah."

Isn't it the first time for Qin Liang to come here? He is already very familiar with the people in the compound.In addition, he is one of the rare people who can talk to Xiang Ming a few words, so Qingyuan also treats him as a junior.The words are full of kindness and "goodwill".

After welcoming Qin Liang into the door, Qing Yuan was about to close the door when suddenly, a group of pattering footsteps rushed over from a distance, "Wait a minute, wait a moment! Don't close the door yet!"

In fact, she didn't need to shout so urgently, because Qingyuan's speed of closing the door could never keep up with her foot speed.

Come? The man rushed to the door in one breath, first stepped up two steps, looked in on tiptoe, took a breath, blinked and asked her: "Old woman, is Cen Zhu here?"

I saw? She was wearing a white fox fur with a rabbit fur collar and a lapel, a pair of bearskin boots on her feet, and a furry hat she was holding in her hand without wearing it.

Qingyuan felt his eyes light up, clicked his tongue in his heart, and said to himself: "What a handsome girl!"

Although she was a little anxious when she ran, but when she stood still, she looked like a beautiful girl with all manners.

She sounded like she was here? To celebrate Cen Zhu's birthday?Qingyuan thought to herself, the relationship is getting better, and it's going to be lively again!Smiled back: "Yes, yes. She is in another courtyard!"

"Great, I finally found it!" The little girl turned her head and waved in the direction of Lai?

In the direction where she was waving, a young man wrapped in a thick black sable fur was running slowly from the entrance of the alley!

While running, he shouted, "What are you in a hurry for? People can't run?" It was Wu Jingchai who shouted.

And that little girl is Li Jingxi.

At that time, she was already twenty years old, and she was about as tall as Li Jingchen.But?Because of being pampered by his father and sister all the year round?, he does things casually and freely, and likes to be unrestrained.It still feels like an underage.

Wu Jingchai couldn't run as fast as she did, and was dragged a certain distance. At this time, Fang rushed up? He was out of breath.

Li Jingxi didn't answer him, but raised his chin and sniffed, as if he had a cold.She and Wu Jingchai arrived in Weiyang yesterday evening, because they didn't know where Cen Zhu lived, so they stayed in the inn for one night.Early the next morning, I learned the news of the Queen Mother's death from the official announcement.Wu Jingchai knew that this was a big deal, and he had to rush back to the capital immediately to mourn the funeral, but Li Jingxu insisted on reporting the letter to Cen Zhu before going back?Wu Jingchai knew that she was not just here to report the news, just as his purpose was not just to accompany her and protect her.He has something he wants to know.So, the two of them thought together, anyway, go back now? It's already too late, one day late is late, two days late is also late.Why not stay? Complete each other's purpose.

At that time, the two had already been in the city? Inquiring about it for a long time.

I didn't expect Cen Zhu to live in such a hidden place. If it wasn't for seeing Qin Liang by chance and following him all the way, the two of them would still be blinded on the street!