Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

He put down his 7000-year-old honor, kowtowed step by step, and knelt down more than [-] stone steps from the foot of the mountain to the peak.After going back and forth three times, I saw the rumored "old fairy".

It is not always true that he is an "old fairy", but he is really an ordinary old Taoist priest, wearing a blue-gray simple Taoist robe, with white beard and hair, an ordinary face, and only a pair of eyes with a sharp insight into the world.

When Xue Shu bowed all the way, the old Taoist also persisted in sweeping the fallen leaves on the steps with a broom, and passed him several times.

Perhaps it was because he went for three days in a row that he finally moved the old Taoist priest.

The old Taoist gave orders for him, saying that he was the order of the lone star of the god of evil, to overcome the six relatives and die in all directions.The canopy is in the air, and it is more suitable for monks and Taoists.He actually persuaded him to let go of his obsessions and convert to Sanqing.

Xue Shu naturally refused, and only asked him: "If your heart is not pure, how can you practice Taoism?"

In the end, the old Taoist had no choice but to make hexagrams for him, and even divination and divination, all the hexagrams and hexagrams were threatening.It is said that he and Yin Chengyu are destined to be incompatible.In this life, one has died and one has been wounded, so he begs for the next life, and he can only repeat the same mistakes.

He refused to believe in his fate, and forced the old Taoist to teach him the way to change his fate against the sky.

It is beyond human power to change one's life against the sky. The old Taoist priest asked him to build nine towers of rebirth, from the extreme north to the extreme south, running through the entire main dragon vein in turn, and using the dragon veins to cover the secrets of heaven.It is also necessary to accumulate countless merits in order to break the deadlock and change a chance of survival.

However, this piece of land has long been torn apart. The formerly prosperous country has split into countless small countries, which have changed from generation to generation. Now the dragon veins in the Great Yan Kingdom have long been incomplete.

So he spent several years planning and implementing the policies formulated by Yin Chengyu during his lifetime.Take the policy of pacifying the people, open the sea and ban trade, so that the country will be rich and the people will be strong and the people will be rich.After recuperating and recuperating, the soldiers and horses were strong, and then they started a big war, personally leading troops to conquer the northern tribes, and bringing them into the land of Dayan.

In the past five years, nine death towers have been built sequentially.

On the day when the largest pagoda of death on Longshou was completed, he was put into an ice coffin and buried with Yin Chengyu's body.

Yin Chengyu and Xie Yunchuan couldn't stop him, they could only scold him out of composure, saying that he was terminally ill and hopeless.Yin Chengyu even threatened that when he died, his brother's body must be moved back to the imperial mausoleum.

The old Taoist also said that no one has tried this method, and it may not be possible.

But he couldn't hold on anymore.

Regardless of success or failure, life or death, he and Yin Chengyu are always together.

That's it.

The old Taoist priest once told him that there are always more sufferings and less joys in this world, and there are many regrets and imperfections, so he advised him not to be attached.But from the moment he glanced at Yutai, Yin Chengyu was already his all-or-nothing.

The obsession has long been integrated into the flesh and blood, and I can't let it go, and I can't let it go.

Fortunately, God always takes pity on him. He has endured a lot of hardships, but in the end he paid off all the hardships in exchange for the one he loves.

"I once promised that if my wish is fulfilled, I will come to Zixiao Palace to offer three sticks of incense to fulfill my wish."

Since he regained his memory, he never took the initiative to seek out the old Taoist priest.Now just in time for the meeting, he came to fulfill the promise he had made.

"Now that you've fulfilled your wish, let's go back." Yin Chengyu withdrew his gaze, so rare that he didn't get to the bottom of it, but walked out first.When the arm brushed against Xue Shu, the fingertips hooked his hand.

He has always been afraid of the cold, and his body temperature is always lower in winter, like a cool jade, which relieves the churning emotions that have accumulated in his heart for many years.

The haze in his eyes dissipated, Xue Shu entangled that finger, covered his entire palm, and held his hand in the palm of his hand.

The two came and went side by side.

The horses at the foot of the mountain saw their masters and let out low noises as they stepped on the crushed snow.

Yin Chengyu untied the reins and got on the horse, but instead of grabbing the snow-covered reins, he looked sideways at Xue Shu and said, "It's cold and windy, it hurts my face and hands."

After finishing speaking, she fixedly looked at him with a pair of twinkling eyes.

Xue Shu looked at him for a moment, and immediately understood what he meant, put the reins on the side of the saddle, and walked towards Yin Chengyu: "Your Highness, take charge of the horse." Before he finished speaking, the man had already sat on the saddle. on horseback.

With a warm body attached behind him, Yin Chengyu narrowed his eyes comfortably, and leaned back a little to absorb the warmth from his body.

Xue Shu tidied up the fox fur for him, and just now he took the reins and rode his horse back.

Another empty horse followed behind with its hooves raised.

...

The two rode all the way together, and Xue Shu returned to his horse when he was about to join the team.

Because they had to wait for them, the team did not move fast, so they left Wuchang Mansion and entered De'an Mansion at this time.

Yin Chengyu abandoned his horse and got into the carriage, and the team headed north all the way to Wangjing.

In February, the severe cold in the north has not subsided, and the roads are still difficult to travel.The team ran at full speed, from mid-February to late February, and just entered the border of Beizhili.

When they got here, Yin Chengyu and Xue Shu had to part ways.

Yin Chengyu went first, while Xue Shu led more than a hundred soldiers to detour, and returned to Beijing after staying for a few days.

At the end of February, winter has not gone and spring has arrived.Under the messy ice and snow, greenery is already glowing.Yin Chengyu watched the group of people leave in a mighty manner, and just put down the curtain of the carriage, closed his eyes and rested.

After another five days, the Prince's chariot finally arrived in Beijing.

Yin Chengyu got off the carriage in front of the Meridian Gate, first went to Emperor Tong Longfeng to report the disaster relief, and then ordered the accompanying household officials to hand over the disaster approval documents to the household department, and then the household department would reduce the tax of the disaster-stricken areas.

After all matters were handed over, they returned to the East Palace.

Just as he left the Qianqing Palace, he was stopped by the female officer sent by Empress Yu.

"But what's the matter with the queen mother?" Yin Chengyu asked in a low voice while following the other party to the harem.

The female officer looked around to make sure that no one else could see her, and then she whispered the situation: "During the days when His Highness was away, the one on the east side has been restless again. Nothing happened to the Empress and the Young Highness, only Concubine Rong was suffering."

Hearing Concubine Rong by accident, Yin Chengyu frowned slightly: "What's the relationship with Concubine Rong? What happened to Concubine Rong?"

The female officer sighed, and just now confessed everything: "Just four days ago, the empress took the little prince and Concubine Rong to the Jiaoyuan for sightseeing. During the break, they used some cakes and tea. It was also a coincidence that day, Your Majesty heard that two The empress and His Royal Highness were enjoying the scenery in Jiaoyuan, and for the first time ordered people to bring cakes and tea. The people below dare not speculate on what His Majesty bestowed, and there was no drug test, but who knew that one of them was candied sweet-scented osmanthus cake There is poison in it..."

Hearing that the pastry was poisoned, Yin Chengyu's face darkened.

The female officer also gritted her teeth resentfully, suppressing her emotions and said: "The candied osmanthus cake used to be our mother's favorite food, but it happened that my mother's spleen and stomach were a little unwell in those few days. It is useless to eat less of these sweet and greasy things according to the doctor's advice." On the contrary, Concubine Rong used a piece by accident... The poison was so strong that before she could leave the banana garden, Concubine Rong had an attack and she was about to die. After the imperial doctor came to see it, she said it was poisoned. It was in the plate of candied sweet-scented osmanthus cake. After the empress got the exact news, she immediately reported the matter to Her Majesty, requesting a thorough investigation. However, Her Majesty ordered the imperial cooks and eunuchs and maids who had handled it to be interrogated. It was also found out that the person who poisoned was an eunuch who delivered the cakes. It's just...just..."

"Just what?" Yin Chengyu's face was as frosty as snow, and his deep voice suppressed the overwhelming anger.

The female officer's heart trembled, she stabilized her voice and continued: "...but the eunuch said that he originally wanted to kill the empress. Because the empress scolded him for not doing things properly, he held a grudge, so he took this opportunity to kill the empress." It was poisoned. But I didn’t expect that the empress didn’t eat the cakes, but asked Concubine Rong to eat it instead. Now there are rumors in the palace that Concubine Rong suffered it on behalf of the empress.”

There are even worse ones, even saying that the queen is taking Concubine Rong as a scapegoat.

But the queen sent someone to investigate in private, and the reason why His Majesty suddenly offered to reward cakes that day was clearly Concubine Wen Gui who made the mistake!As for the eunuch who delivered the cakes, he bit his tongue and killed himself after confessing, anyone with a discerning eye could see that something was wrong!

But His Majesty stopped here because of face, and didn't want to continue to investigate further.The empress was also very worried about Concubine Rong's condition, so she detained all the people in Kunning Palace in the palace, and they were not allowed to go out, let alone quarrel with others.

It wasn't until the prince returned to Beijing today that the queen ordered her to invite the prince.

The female officer has also been very aggrieved these days, and she looks angry and hateful when she talks about it.

"How is Concubine Rong?" Yin Chengyu asked.

"The empress ordered the imperial physician to use the best medicine. She was suspended for a while, but she still didn't wake up. The imperial physician said that she could only do her best and obey the destiny."

Yin Chengyu frowned, and asked again: "Where is the eldest prince? Is it okay?"

The female officer shook her head: "Since the first prince got the news, he has been serving illnesses in Yongxi Palace in a disheveled state, even refusing to leave decoctions and medicines."

Yin Chengyu's expression became more solemn when he heard the words, and he paused in his steps towards Kunning Palace. After a little deliberation, he said, "Gu first go to Yongxi Palace to see, and you go to report to the queen first."

The female official blessed her body and went to write back to Queen Yu.

Yin Chengyu strode towards Yongxi Palace.

It is now March, the wind and snow have stopped, but the ice and snow have not yet melted.The cold wind blowing in the early spring, it was cold.

When he arrived in front of Yongxi Palace, Yin Chengyu's rapid pace stopped, and he stood in front of the door for a while before continuing to walk in.

The palace attendants outside the hall saw that he was going to salute, but Yin Chengyu raised his hand to stop him. He stepped lightly and stepped into the main hall.

The main hall was extremely quiet, all the servants were sent outside, only the two imperial physicians and Yin Ciguang guarded the inner hall.

The two old imperial doctors were on call at any time, while Yin Ciguang was facing the door with his back, holding a bowl of soup and medicine, and carefully feeding Concubine Rong the medicine with a porcelain spoon.

Looking from Yin Chengyu's position, he could only see half of his profile.That delicate and beautiful face was pale and emaciated beyond recognition, and the navy blue four-clawed python robe was worn on him, but there was nothing left.

Obviously just before he left the capital, Yin Ciguang regained his status, and was happy that the mother and son had escaped a catastrophe.

Looking back now, Yin Chengyu can still recall the brilliance and hope in his eyes at that time.

But the world is always impermanent, and it takes only a moment for hope to perish.

Yin Chengyu's feet seemed to be nailed to the front of the palace gate, weighing as much as a thousand weights.After a long time, he walked in with difficulty and called out "Brother Huang".