Lei Yue Longmen

Early in the morning of the third day, the two finally bid farewell to the little girl and went down the mountain.Li Jingxuan promised to help Zhu Tongluo find her brother, but he also gave her the worst warning.

"Tongluo, your brother hasn't come back? Come on, have you thought about the reason?"

The little girl bit her lip, two bean-sized teardrops leaked from her eyes.Li Jingchen sighed and rubbed her head, "You may have thought of the worst outcome. It is right to have hope, but when hope is shattered, we must also learn to face it bravely. Only in this way can we face the future better. life, don't you think?"

The little girl nodded, her nose turned red.

"If you want to go down the mountain someday, remember to come to the capital to find me." Then he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and embroidered two green bamboos on the corner, "I leave this handkerchief for you as a token. seal, as long as you give it to the officials, they will bring you to me."

"Huh? This pattern is similar to the one in my house before."

Zhu Tongluo held the handkerchief, looked at the red mark on it, and said with surprise.

Seeing Li Jingchen's doubts, the little girl explained: "My family used to have a similar mark, but instead of a carp in the middle, it was a peony flower, and it was not engraved on a handkerchief, but a small card made of wood. on the card.

"What kind of small card? Can you show me?"

"Well, it's a rectangular one, this big one, a small card cut out of white wood." Zhu Tongluo interlaced his thumbs and index fingers with both hands, forming a rectangular shape,

"However, the small card is long gone now. I heard from my brother that it seemed that my mother accidentally burned it as firewood. For this reason, my father had a big fight with my mother, saying that it was a family heirloom left by my grandfather. , the imprint on it is worth a lot of money. I saw that imprint when I was a child, and there was a flying dragon like this on its side, which was exactly the same as my sister's. I remembered it all at once. Sister, it is really worth a lot of money ?"

Li Jingchen was silent. What she stamped on the little girl was her own private seal. Strictly speaking, the pattern on it was not called a flying dragon, but a flying python. In Yurui, the seal is a symbol of power and status, and only the emperor can use it. A dragon is engraved on the seal, and the royal children use pythons instead of dragons.

And this flying python of hers is not an ordinary python. It was derived from a simple flying dragon drawn by Emperor Shizu himself. It has become the family emblem of the royal family members and has been passed down from generation to generation.

Many of Li Jing's seals bear traces of flying pythons.The jade seal with her is a typical flying python seal, and the simple carp in the middle, as well as her small seal name taboo, are her own personal symbols.

As far as Li Jingchen knows, among the members of the royal family, there is only one person who has used the peony as a personal symbol for more than three hundred years.

This is a secret that is only passed on orally between the emperor and the next emperor. When the emperor Li Pinghong was dying, he once relayed this secret to her.

In the era of Emperor Shizu Li Youye more than [-] years ago, Yurui had a highly respected empress dowager, who was the emperor's grandmother, Empress Taici Xiansheng Zhaolieren.

She assisted three former emperors in her life, namely her husband, son and grandson.Among them, Yurui's care for the emperor Li Youye is unrivaled.

Not only did she bring up the infant Shizu, but also cultivated him into Yurui's generation of heroes, and even cleared away all obstacles for him to create a century of prosperity.Finally, in a rebellion, she refused to be coerced by the rebels and committed suicide.After Shizu put down the rebellion, in order to commemorate the emperor's grandmother, he violated the etiquette of the joint burial of Emperor Yurui and built a tomb for her alone. The tomb was built next to Shizu's Jingling according to the emperor's specifications, and it was named Anling.

Throughout the 400-year history of the founding of Yurui, there is only one case where the queen has her own mausoleum alone.It can be seen that the emperor Shizu respected, loved and admired this imperial grandmother.

The emperor still left a will, and the descendants must always remember the kindness of Empress Taiciren, and set her birthday, which is the fifth day of March, as the Holy Mercy Day. Anling came to pay homage to this ancestor.

In Yurui, there are many moving legends about the legendary life of the Empress Dowager.One of the most bizarre ones is that she has the appearance of a celestial being, her face is not old, and she is still as young and beautiful as a beautiful woman in her 60s, [-]s or [-]s after the age of [-].There are rumors explaining that she is the reincarnation of the peony flower god, who was ordered by the empress Nuwa to assist the young master in the lower realm, and returned to the heaven after completing her mission.

For such a legend, most people would probably laugh it off.However, Li Jingchen knew that this legend was not completely fictional.Her ancestor was indeed "not old in appearance", which can be found in many historical records.Among them, the records of people who lived in the same era as her are the most detailed.A historian surnamed Gao said: "Empress Taiciren Jiang and Prime Minister Jiang Lingnong are brothers and sisters of the same mother. There is only a difference of eight years in age, but after dozens of years, the prime minister is like an old man. Bride, everyone is amazing." According to his analysis, Queen Taiciren's appearance has not changed since she was 30 years old, and she has always maintained her youthful appearance. Many foreign guests were shocked when they saw her for the first time. Heaven and man suspected that the Central Plains Dynasty deliberately used the fake empress dowager to tease them, and they were all amazed when they learned the truth.

In Li Pinghong's report, she is not really ageless, but her aging rate is slower than others. Her one year is roughly equivalent to ten to twenty years of ordinary people. Therefore, when she died, her appearance But also maintained at around 20 years old.

And the most important point of the secret that Li Pinghong relayed to her is that, in fact, the old ancestor did not die back then. living.Because according to her aging rate, even if she lives up to now, she is only four or fifty years old, a little younger than the current empress dowager.

It is said that the stick figure flying dragon drawn by Shizu himself was actually designed for her.He vigorously promoted the flying dragon seal among the royal children, using a simple rabbit pattern to refer to himself, and left a will, the descendants? Sun Dan must obey the owner of the seal unconditionally when encountering the flying dragon seal with the peony symbol, otherwise Will be regarded as unworthy descendants? Grandchildren, forever removed from the clan.

Most of the royal family did not understand his purpose of leaving this edict, and they have never seen the peony seal in the world. Only the emperor understands the secrets and strictly implements the emperor's edict, no matter who offends the owner of the peony seal No matter how noble he is, the prince or the grandson of the emperor, he will be expelled from his clan forever, and in serious cases, he will be killed.

Li Liangcheng, the prince of Li Shiyi, the tenth emperor of Yurui, was abolished as the prince because he trespassed on Yuqing Tower, a forbidden place in the palace, and offended the owner of Peony Seal. Became the No.11 monarch of Yurui.

Yurui's successive emperors respected the owner of Peony Seal not only because of her ancestor's decree to honor her ancestors forever, but also because of her insightful wisdom and hundreds of years of life experience. She is a living encyclopedia.Whenever the emperor made a major decision, he would seek the opinion of the ancestor in advance.Sometimes when encountering a major crisis, she would go to Baihualin, her residence in Jingyang City, to ask for help. Sometimes she was lucky and happened to be in Jingyang, and sometimes she was unlucky and she was elsewhere.

However, today’s Baihua Forest has long since gone to Lin Kong. In the final analysis, after the No.100 monarch Li Yiran (the fourth empress) succeeded to the throne more than 16 years ago, Yurui was in chaos for nearly 50 years. At that time, the royal family fought and attacked each other in order to fight for the throne, which led to a very rapid change of the throne, and even such outrageous behaviors as killing the king appeared, and the secret of the Peony Seal was lost.

It was not until the No.20 generation monarch, that is, her great-grandfather Qingzong Li Zuojun, that the court situation stabilized.Grandpa Zeng was an amazing person. When he was looking through the historical materials of the ancestors of the past, he found out the edict of Emperor Shizu, deduced this secret from various historical relics and clues, and wanted to find the owner of the Peony Seal again.He searched for Baihualin and visited it in person, but it was a pity that no one lived there for a long time.

Grandpa Zeng left with regret, guessing that the owner of the Peony Seal might have passed away long ago, but he still had a glimmer of hope to pass on this secret from generation to generation, and in order to prevent the secret from being lost again, he wrote it into the secret edict and left it to future generations. .He hoped that the king of future generations could find this old ancestor again.I also hope that the ancestors can give the Yurui royal family protection again.

When the little girl said that she had seen the flying dragon seal with the peony symbol in the middle, Li Jingchen vaguely guessed that it was probably the peony seal that had disappeared for hundreds of years.

Therefore, when the little girl asked whether it was worth money, she was very serious and gave an affirmative answer, "Not only is it valuable, but this imprint can also save your life at critical moments. Can you tell me when your grandfather Did you get that wooden sign?"

The little girl was still in shock, and after thinking carefully, she said, "Well——I heard from my brother that about 50 years ago, when my grandfather was still very young, he rescued a lady and her husband who were besieged by big insects on the mountain. Her dying subordinate. In order to repay the grandfather for saving his life, the lady stamped the seal on the grandfather, saying that if he or his descendants are in trouble in the future, they can use this seal to...to...what the hell Seek help here." The little girl seemed unable to remember the name of the place.

Li Jingchen reminded: "Is it Jingyang County?"

"Yes, it's Jingyang County. Huh? How did my sister know?"

Li Jingchen had already determined that that person was the owner of Peony Seal, 50 years ago?That is to say, she was still alive when her great-grandfather Li Zuojun went to visit Baihualin.

"I'll tell you later? Go on, what else did that lady tell your grandfather?"

"The lady said that as long as she sees this mark, she will try her best to help grandpa solve any difficulties. Moreover, even if she is gone, her descendants will help when they see the mark. Grandpa didn't want to accept it at first. Yes, but seeing her sincere attitude, I left the sign? "

"Then did your grandfather ask her for help?"

"I don't know about this. However, my brother said that our family has a chivalrous heart, and we don't expect anything in return for saving people. I don't think so. However, I really want to ask her to help find my brother. Unfortunately, the brand ?Has been burned by mother."

Li Jingchen was silent for a while, then suddenly said firmly: "Don't worry, I will definitely help you find your brother. No matter what news I find, I will definitely bring it back and let you know."

"Really? My sister can really help me find out my brother's whereabouts? That would be great, thank you sister."

"What are you talking about? Are you talking about Peony Seal?"

Cen Zhu heard the two of them talking in front of the door for a long time, and didn't know whether to interrupt, but in the end, he chose to interrupt.

Li Jingchen bit her head, and looked at her suspiciously.Peony seal?She also knows the peony seal?

The latter pouted, and used his fingers to pull out a silver rope from his neck. Under the rope was a suet jade pendant the size of a copper coin, with a vivid peony flower carved on it.

"is it this one?"

Zhu Tongluo's eyes lit up first, and he leaned over to take a closer look, and said, "That's it! Sister, the peony on my seal is exactly the same as this one."

How could Li Jingchen not know that this is the peony that appeared in Shizu's edict, but it is different from the two-dimensional figure, and it is made into a more three-dimensional relief.

"Where did you come from?"

"I heard what you said about peony and flying dragon just now. If you mean the peony seal, then I also have a stamp like this. The one who stamped me was a lady in her forties or teens, about a year ago Well, she went to Longmen County to play, and she fell in love with a few pots of flowers and plants in my garden, so she insisted on buying them from me. Those flowers of mine are treasures that were hard-won, so of course she would not sell them." Cen Zhu put on a flower protector She looked eager, and then said: "But I think she is pleasing to the eye, so I gave it to her for nothing, hehehehe."

Li Jingyu was speechless, obviously she was not ashamed of her behavior that she had no position on, but she was also a little complacent.Cen Zhu added: "After all, we are both flower lovers, and she can call my snow-topped rose by the name, so it's natural to cherish each other."

"I saw that she seemed to know flowers very well, and she was easy-going, so I started chatting with her, but the more we chatted, the more speculative we became. Everyone thinks that flowers are the cutest species in the world, and those who don't like flowers, especially those who spoil flowers People are simply unreasonable. She said that she had a flower forest with thousands of rare flowers and plants in it, and asked me if I was interested in visiting it. My eyes widened when I heard it, and of course I wanted to open my eyes.”

"Then you went?"

"No, I was busy with business at the time, so I couldn't get away. However, she seemed to want me to visit. You know that after you become crazy about flowers, you actually need a bosom friend. There are so many strange flowers that you can appreciate alone. It's actually very boring. If you can show off in front of people, it will be very fulfilling. I said I can go there later. She stamped me on the paper, saying that her place is not easy to find, this Stamping can help me find a guide. I think the peony on this stamp is really beautiful. I just wanted to create a set of jade pendants of the twelve flower gods, so I asked if I could use this peony as a template for the peony flower god? She nodded Say yes. However, when I ask her about the origin of the flying dragon again, she won't tell me more."

"I guess she should be a lady with a lot of status and background. The whole person feels very mysterious and very seductive. Although she is no longer young, she is still beautiful. When you see her for the first time, will you? Unconsciously, I think about how beautiful and graceful she must have been when she was young, but I also feel that if she is younger, she may not have the calm and calm temperament she has now. In short, she is a very attractive person. "

"Huh? After summing it up like this, I still feel very lucky to be the guest of this lady."

She couldn't help showing a hint of complacency, and Li Jingchen suppressed the vague sourness in his heart and asked, "Then where does she live now?"

"Well, it seems to be in a place called Daman Mountain, which is very close to Piyang County."

"Biyang County? That's far away."

"Yes. To visit her house as a guest would cost three horses to death. Without the time and energy, I really can't go."

The author has something to say:

The previous chapter has been revised many times, and the deleted kissing scene was added again, and then a short dialogue in which Li Jingzhu helped Cen Zhu get back his clothes was added.The biggest change is that the little girl stayed on the mountain.The rest of the plot is largely unchanged.The frequent additions and deletions are just to make the plot more reasonable, and I am really sorry for the trouble it caused.