The second story of the ancient sword II

"That person... Could it be His Highness the Third Prince?"

"Are you dressed so plainly?"

"His Highness the Third Prince is so handsome..."

"The Second Miss of the Kong family who performed the dance is so lucky... No, I won't just fall in love with her just like that?!" There was an uproar in the audience.

Yi didn't look back, just kept walking forward, expressionless, even that tall and handsome figure moved the hearts of those around him.There was a chatter behind her, and all the women in the audience cast all kinds of glances at the second young lady of the Kong family on the stage. What amazed her was no longer her beautiful dancing posture and superb swordsmanship, but the chance she had with the third prince dancing swords together.The Second Miss of the Kong family jumped up and grabbed the veil that was slowly falling in the air, and held it tightly between her fingers. From time to time, she stroked her shy and hot cheeks, and a smile on the corner of her mouth brought out two shallow peach-blossom-red clouds. Show the tenderness of the little daughter's family.

In the distance, a few strong eunuchs were carrying a shoulder pad, on which sat Kong Zhaoyi, who is now the most holy family.She is dotted with pale pink peach blossoms on her forehead, and she wears jingle bells on her high phoenix bun. She is wearing a light-colored dress with double-shuttered waist and pomegranate flowers. A concubine-colored palace sash was loosely tied around her waist.

"Sister——" Second Young Miss Kong Miaozhu ran towards her with a smile: "Sister, why did you come here, everyone, everyone has finished dancing."

"There are no rules, and I don't know how to salute! You know how to play, and Dad doesn't care about you anymore. How decent is it to dance around with a sword in public?" Kong Zhaoyi took her sister's hand and shook her head helplessly: "Girl Yes, it's not good to show your face in public, what if..." She stopped when she got to her mouth, she wanted to say that if she was taken by that old pervert again, even if it was a concubine, concubine, His life was ruined like that.When he returns to the west, he will either become a nun or guard the imperial tomb.

"Oh, I'm your younger sister. Salutes are the most boring thing. Elder sister loves me the most, right? Elder sister, guess who I met?" Looking into Kong Zhaoyi's ear, he said, "I met the third prince. Just now he took off my veil and even competed with me...he is really fascinated..."

"I don't know how to be ashamed!" Kong Zhaoyi tapped her forehead forcefully with his fingers, his heart churning violently.Could it be that his half-sister also fell in love with him?

"Oh, sister, it hurts so much from you!" Kong Miaozhu touched his forehead: "What I said is true, you didn't see that when he came, there were many people who were blushing and heartbeating. I...I...but I like brother Wuyi from Uncle Le's family, my mother said she would be engaged to him...how could I..."

"Brother Wuyi? Could it be the young master of Dingguo's family?"

"Well, yes. We were going to be engaged, but brother Wuyi suddenly went to the desert and didn't come back for a long time. I don't know what he thinks? But seeing the third prince today, I, I..." Miao When Zhu said this, his face suddenly turned red, and he couldn't continue.

"What are you, you are full of random thoughts, and your soul is hooked away with just one look? How lucky are the royal men, you should think less. Go home early, so that your parents won't worry." Kong Zhaoyi touched her younger sister's cheeks. Looking at her delicate and arrogant face meaningfully, he said, "Oh, there are many disputes in the palace, and it's not a place to stay for a long time."

"Second Prince Xuan has an audience—" With a long yell, Second Prince Li Kang straightened his clothes, strode squarely, and walked into the Tai Chi Hall with a happy face.

"My son..."

"Be less polite, I have something to ask you!" Emperor Sheng Yuan faced the window, unable to see the expression on his face clearly.The Taiwei on the side gave Li Kang a meaningful look.

"I heard..." Emperor Shengyuan paused deliberately: "Chang'an suffered a severe drought, I heard that you went to distribute the food and grass for disaster relief in person."

"Return to father, that...it's true."

"My son has made great progress." Emperor Shengyuan did not turn around, and tried to calm his voice: "Why didn't Kanger let me know about the severe drought in the capital?"

A smug look flashed in Li Kang's eyes, and the Taiwei on the side put his hands below his waist, made a gesture of waving his hands, and at the same time frowned.But Li Kang didn't understand what he meant at all, and continued to talk: "Father, the dragon is not in good health, and the sons and servants naturally have to share one or two."

"That's it." Emperor Sheng Yuan turned around slightly: "You built Xianlin Garden to celebrate my birthday, is there such a thing?"

"This matter... I wanted to wait until my father's birthday to talk about it. I wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect my father to know about it. My whole heart is for my father, and the sky can see this heart!" Li Kang secretly delighted.

"When you came that day, what you said was not very clear. Did you set up a magic circle to catch monsters in order to help the father get rid of the nightmare?" Emperor Shengyuan paused for a while, and his strange eyes fell on Li Kang's face: "I, recently My health has improved a lot.”

"That, that's really great!" Li Kang's eyes lit up: "I did set up a magic circle, and it was in the Xianlinyuan underground palace to imprison the soul of that monster...

"You...you...you..." Emperor Shengyuan blushed suddenly, and pointed his trembling fingers at Li Kang: "You bastard! Say, is it the soul of Concubine Shu who is imprisoned?!"

"I... I... I'm doing this for your royal father's safety!"

"Cough cough cough... you are so vicious! Even though she is a different kind, she has never done anything harmful to nature, and she is an elder who has watched you grow up. How can you be so..." Emperor Shengyuan held his chest with one hand, and began to cough and pant again : "Okay, even if these are for me, let's not mention it for now. The drought is so severe, but you keep me in the dark, can't you make me a fool?! What's the matter with grabbing food in the slums? What about the mass graves? What's the matter with so many undead people? Huh?"

"Father..." Li Kang flashed a sly look in his flustered eyes: "God bless me, Tang, it's all because of the half-human, half-demon brother like the third brother that such a catastrophe happened Ah... This is a hint from the heavens, don't let him rule the world! He, his five elements belong to water, so naturally he can call the wind and call for the rain. If he is not happy, the capital will of course have no water..."

"Nonsense!" Emperor Shengyuan was furious: "So, you will put your third brother to death like this? You...you..."

"My father's lesson, my son, my son has never killed my third brother." Li Kang hid his face and seemed to be sobbing: "The relationship between flesh and blood is so strong, how could I attack my own younger brother?"

"How do you explain the imperial decree?" Emperor Sheng Yuan asked sharply.

"Imperial decree? Where did the imperial decree come from?" Li Kang looked puzzled: "Could it be that the third brother deliberately fabricated a lie? How could the third brother frame me as an elder brother like this?"

"Is there really no such thing?"

"I dare to swear to the sky..."

"Father..." At this moment, Li Kang couldn't pretend anymore, but was really scared and had tears and snot running down his nose.

"Your Majesty, don't just listen to what the third prince has to say!" The Taiwei stood up and said, "When the second prince was supervising the country, he devoted himself to all things at all levels, worked tirelessly without sleep and rest. You are still young, so you will inevitably make some small mistakes, so wait for your time." Tune in slowly!"

"Father, you can't just listen to third brother, I, I..."

"Forget it, right and wrong, I have my own conclusions. The second prince, Li Kang, will stop everything in Beijing for the time being, and transfer to another place to observe the people's sentiments!"

"Father, father, I was wronged..." Li Kangfu was trembling on the ground, his whole body limp there.I was so angry that I couldn't do it.

Stepping out of the Tai Chi Hall in desperation, the Second Prince's mood has not yet calmed down after the horrifying scene just now.As soon as he went out, the bright white sky made him panic and out of breath.I didn't look at the soles of my feet, and moved forward with both feet. I only felt a burst of rapid dizziness going straight to the top of my head. The sky in front of me turned around a few times, and with a "plop—" the whole person fell down at the door of the hall like a tortoise.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!" The underworld priest rushed over and leaned over to grab his arm.

"Damn it! I didn't expect the third son to come to the palace to sue me! The Taiwei is on my side, but it's a pity that I didn't understand his hint today." The second prince didn't get up, but punched the ground hard, and turned around. Then he raised his head and looked at the underworld priest: "You bastard! You can't kill him after several rounds, now it's over, I was transferred out of Beijing by my father! Ouch—" When the anger was in full swing, the pain on the knees and ribs Pain came, "quick, help me up quickly... ouch... light, take it easy... ah..."

"Your Highness, Your Highness, are you injured?" The underworld priest's face was full of fear.

"No! Ah..." The second prince replied angrily, but the pain from the abdominal muscles came again, causing him to bend over and cover his stomach involuntarily, and his face turned black: "Since he is already in the palace, I don't need to tell you how to do it. After today, I will leave Beijing tomorrow, but there will be no chance for a while!"

"Yes, the subordinates know!" The underworld priest took the order.

She is not A Ruan, so where should I find it?Yi Ze, who was physically and mentally exhausted, had endless desolation in his eyes.When he stopped again, there was already a large lotus pond in front of him.It's just that the midsummer prosperity has long since disappeared in the pond. The pond is full of thin dry leaves, and there are no more dragonflies on the empty lotus pods, and the bent lotus stems stand stubbornly upright.The lotus pond... This is... This is the entrance to the Purple Orchid Hall, the mother's bedroom!Yi remembered.The concubine mother loves to light agarwood all over the house in summer, and then pick a few watery lotus flowers to enjoy them comfortably.Now people go to the flower remnants, staring at the desolation of the pond, the vision is gradually blurred.

It was an April day when the grass was growing and the warbler was flying, the peach blossoms were dancing, the willow branches were soft, and the trees were full of heavy pear blossoms.The koi in the lotus pond at the entrance of the Purple Orchid Hall came alive again, and fell to the fluffy willow cotton on the surface of the pond, arousing the stupid fish to scramble for food, causing ripples in circles.Xiaoyi, who is sick and weak, still wears thick clothes in spring, and is often led by his mother and concubine to watch fish together.

"Old coughing sick child!" A strong and healthy little boy ran quickly and pushed him hard. The mother and concubine had no time to react, and the little boy had already fallen into the water, thumping in fear.

"Yi Ze, Yi Ze, don't be afraid, the concubine mother is here to save you!" The concubine mother took off her shoes and dived into the water: "My child, you... actually don't need to be afraid of water. Listen to the concubine mother, don't panic... hold on!" own arms, and slowly stroke the water away..."

"This child is really naughty!" The queen walked slowly to the lotus pond and grabbed the hand of the boy who caused the accident: "Why did my brother accidentally fall into the water? Concubine Shu, how do you take care of it? Guards, where are the guards? "

"Emperor, empress empress, please forgive me for being unreasonable and unable to greet you! My child..." Concubine Shu nodded hastily when she turned her head, and then cast her anxious eyes on Xiao Yize.

"Hmph, so what if I gave birth to a son? So what if I became Concubine Shu? How can I stand in the palace without the power of my mother's family?" The taunting crowd gradually increased, but no one extended a helping hand to the mother and son. His eyes shot at them like arrows: "No matter how you look at it, you don't have the aura of royal family and nobles, but she is just a palace maid who is favored by the emperor. It's just good luck."

"That's right, flowers don't have a hundred days to be red, and people don't have a thousand days to be happy..."

"..."

Concubine Mu's face was flushed red, she didn't look back, she still walked quickly towards the center of the lotus pond.

"Mother Concubine, Mother Concubine... I'm not afraid of water!" Xiao Yi shouted happily, his whole body was covered in water, and his little face was flushed from the cold.

"Son..." The concubine finally grabbed his hand and dragged him ashore with all her strength.The crowd watching the excitement on the bank gradually dispersed, and the mother and concubine held Xiao Yize tightly in her arms, tears rolling down uncontrollably.

"Why is the concubine mother crying?" Xiao Yi gently wiped away the tears on the concubine mother's face.

"Mother Concubine, Mother Concubine...just now I was too worried about Yi Ze..."

"Mother Concubine, Mother Concubine, the fish in the water are not afraid of the cold at all. In such icy water, they still swim around like that... But why?" Xiaoyi asked, and Mother Concubine was scrubbing him. body.

"Because they have lived in water since they were young, so they are not afraid of the cold..." The concubine mother looked at Yi Ze's small face, her eyes sparkling.

"The emperor is here—" With a long yell, Emperor Shengyuan stepped into the palace gate of Zilan Palace.

"I heard that Yi Ze fell into the water today? Let me come and see."

"Father, it's actually..." Xiao Yi opened his mouth to express his grievances.

"Don't be rude! Seeing your father, I don't know how to greet you!" The concubine mother's face suddenly changed, and she forced the words that Xiao Yize had come to her lips to go back, and said happily: "Oh, Yi Ze is greedy! Playing, trying to tease the fish in the pond, but accidentally fell into the water...it was the concubine's dereliction of duty..."

Yes, since then, the concubine mother has been wronged a lot in the palace.She is a concubine, but she doesn't even have the love and protection that ordinary women get... Yi Ze came back to his senses, and the sky was getting dark.

The author has something to say:

Here, a certain lotus offers a piece of Hongshan's past.

I wish you all a happy double festival!