Early the next morning, the sun with a slight golden glow quietly climbed to the top of the mountain, and the night of rain washed the world cleanly, looking up, the sky was blue without a trace of impurities, only a thin floating cloud seemed to be in the meantime, smelling the refreshing and earthy air, which made people feel uplifted.

However, in the palace at this moment, people are panicking, and everyone is carefully doing what they are doing, and it seems that even speaking loudly has become taboo.

Overnight, due to the rain shower at night, the fire in the Bongxian Hall was finally extinguished and did not spread to the neighboring palaces, although so, everyone did not feel too much relief and happiness in their hearts.

Because at this moment, the Fengxian Hall has been burned into a ruined wall, at a glance it is full of desolation, the once majestic and towering roof, the glazed tile roof with golden mangs, and the vermilion lacquer pillars have all been burned to ashes, only a few sporadic hall beams have collapsed on the platform, which has been blackened and burned most of the time, and the bright color of the past can be vaguely seen. The rubble was shattered to the ground, black ash from the night's baking, and the smell of burnt and damp lingered on the tip of the nose, making people feel the thrilling scene of last night.

As everyone suspected, the fire was extinguished, but the matter was not over.

Early in the morning, Emperor Jianheng had already taken the descendants of the royal family to personally go to the Taimiao Temple and Sheji Altar to worship, in front of all the ministers and officials, praying for the ancestors and God to Daxing and protect the royal family. However, in just one night, the three major halls of Fengxian Hall were burned clean, and this thrilling disaster became an indelible trace, imprinted on the heart of Emperor Jianheng.

Therefore, after the sacrifice, Emperor Jianheng was furious, and ordered him to go to the position of the head of the Fengxian Palace, and ordered him to fight seventy. All the attendants who were in charge of guarding the temple that night were also punished with punishments ranging from forty to sixty, and all of a sudden, bursts of heart-rending cries gradually sounded in the execution center of the celebrant prison, but on that day, the series of attendants were beaten to the flesh, and more than half of them lost their lives.

The people of the Sixth Palace who were ordered to watch the execution saw the tragic scene, and almost did not retch, their frightened faces were white and their legs were weak, and their bodies trembled like chaff.

And all this does not seem to be over, nor did it calm the anger of Emperor Jianheng, when everyone in the palace was in danger, Emperor Jianheng urgently summoned the officials of the Ministry of Industry to the Qianqing Palace, but did not immediately meet them, poor those court officials stood in front of the door, did not move, stood until the sun was about to set, sweat wet body, court clothes can almost wring out water, the palm print eunuch Feng Weicai walked out of the hall.

Unexpectedly, when they suddenly thought that they could finally face the saint and confess their guilt, Feng Wei was instructed by Emperor Jianheng, standing on the platform, in front of the palace gate, in front of everyone in the palace, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu in charge of the Ministry of Industry and the left and right attendants of the Ministry of Industry to reprimand sharply.

Immediately, the faces of the officials of the Ministry of Industry turned like earth, and they hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Even Xu Shangshu and the two waiters were trembling and terrified.

But after a reprimand, the emperor's holy will was issued again, and he ordered Xu Shangshu to be fined for half a year, and the two waiters to be fined for three months, and the officials below were also punished.

And only from this simple punishment, the old foxes and old fritters in the court gradually sniffed out different things.

Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is the grandfather of the princess of the East Palace today, that is the grandfather of Xiao Yi, the eldest grandson of the emperor, to say that the Fengxian Palace was struck by lightning and caught fire, it is indeed a natural disaster rather than **, there is no human control ability at all, even if the ancestor was the ancestor back then, there was a similar natural disaster, if you are stunned to smash all the blame on the head of the Ministry of Industry, it is really a little wronged.

After all, they can't stop this thunder and lightning, and the buildings in the palace are all made of pure wood, once a fire breaks out, even a shower can't extinguish it in an instant, let alone man-made.

And the emperor has always favored the East Palace, pampering the eldest grandson of the emperor, if it is said that with this favor, the emperor should only punish the Ministry of Industry, especially the Ministry of Industry, and go through the motions, in the end, if the face of Xu Shangshu falls, it is the face of the princess, and the face of the princess is equivalent to the face of the East Palace, Queen Yuan, and the face of the emperor's eldest grandson.

The seemingly calm lake gradually stirred up waves at this time, and everyone invariably felt that the sky in the court was about to change.

And in this disaster, the only benefit was that when he walked in the water at night, he took the lead in rushing into the palace and led his subordinates to rescue Han Zhen, who was the first to rescue the tablets of the royal ancestors and ancestors, but on the second day, at a young age, he was added to the prince and Taibao, and then added Shaobao, and at the same time gave the python suit. (Note: The python suit is the same as the flying fish suit and the unicorn suit, which is the gift of the emperor's special reward, because the python on it is similar to the dragon on the emperor's body, so it is a great honor.) ）

At that moment, Han Zhen became a rising star in the eyes of the world.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed since this period of panic in the past, and everyone in the Qianqing Palace is still waiting carefully, and a slight wind passes through the corridor and floats the hem of everyone's clothes.

"Your Majesty, is the Eucharist okay recently?"

There was a soft voice from Concubine He's ear, Feng Wei listened to it, and replied respectfully: "Hui Niangniang, Your Majesty's dragon body is very good." ”

"That's fine. ”

Concubine He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then turned to look at the main hall inside the door, hesitated for a moment and said, "This palace knows that it's because of the Fengxian Hall the day before yesterday-"

Speaking of this, the concubine remembered something, stopped abruptly, and then changed his words: "This palace will not disturb Your Majesty's governance, this is the perch soup made by this palace himself, and the lord of Lao Feng sent it in for the palace." ”

"The mother has tormented the slave. (Note: The Ming Dynasty does not have the title of slave, and eunuchs and palace maids can call themselves slaves.) ）

Feng Wei was just about to reach out to pick up the food box, when suddenly the afterglow swept to the people who were getting closer and closer, and he couldn't help but move, and then he heard the voice of the eldest princess Zhaomao.

"I didn't expect such a coincidence, and the concubine was also here. ”

Concubine He's body stiffened slightly, Feng Wei naturally noticed Concubine He's abnormality, but he pretended not to know.

Concubine He then habitually owed to the eldest princess Zhaomao, Zhaomao stepped forward to help her up, and said with a smile: "Now that you are a concubine, you don't need these gifts." ”

As she spoke, the eldest princess of Zhaomao had already looked down at the fourteenth prince beside Concubine He, and a gentle smile suddenly appeared in her eyes.

"How do you stand in the doorway?"

Hearing this, Concubine He hurriedly said softly: "The concubine is here to bring soup to Your Majesty, but for fear of disturbing Your Majesty's governance, I want to send it in for the concubine." ”

"Even if you arrive, how can there be any reason to go back, not to mention, the fourteenth prince must also want to see his father. ”

The eldest princess of Zhaomao bent down and glanced at Xiao Ze, the fourteenth prince, and then straightened up and said to Feng Wei a little indifferently: "Go and report it, and tell Your Majesty that this palace and the concubine, the fourteenth prince ask to meet." ”

Feng Wei nodded respectfully when he heard this, and then went in to report, but after a while, he came out again and invited Zhao Mao and his party in.

When they came to the hall, they looked at Emperor Jianheng, who had originally corrected the recital, raised his head and saw that they barely floated a trace of gentleness.

"Coincidentally, today, the concubine Fang came into the palace to bring food to His Majesty, and from a distance, I saw Concubine He and the Fourteenth Prince at the door, and they also came to deliver soup for Your Majesty. ”

There was a little tiredness and exhaustion between his eyebrows and eyes, and Emperor Jianheng smiled faintly: "It's hard to be the eldest sister." ”

The eldest princess Zhaomao smiled and ordered someone to put out the food, and then said: "There is nothing difficult for the concubines, they are all made by people who choose His Majesty's favorite food, and I just heard that Concubine He - but she washes and makes soup herself, this kind of heart, looking at the six palaces is also rare." ”

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Jianheng's eyes moved slightly, and then he glanced at Concubine He, who was silent, and saw that Concubine He was a little cramped, and couldn't help lowering her head.

Emperor Jianheng groaned, and said softly: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

When Concubine He heard this, she hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty has tormented the concubines, this is the duty of the concubines." ”

Zhao Mao smiled when he heard this: "If this is the duty of the concubine, what else do you want to do in the imperial dining room, in the final analysis, you have a heart." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Mao turned his head to look at the cute little man beside Concubine He and said, "Ze'er, why don't you invite your father to use the soup." ”

The small and intelligent Xiao Ze stood up when he heard this, and said with a decent appearance: "The son respectfully invites his father to use the soup." ”

Looking at the little man in front of him who looked a little like his eyebrows, and then listening to the child's lovely words, Emperor Jianheng's eyes moved slightly, and gradually pouted with a little bit of fatherly kindness, so he beckoned, when the villain approached, Emperor Jianheng picked up the fourteenth prince, weighed it and smiled: "I haven't seen it for some days, Ze'er is sinking again." ”

Saying that, Emperor Jianheng pinched the villain's little arms and legs again and said, "Even the arms are stronger." ”

The little man in his arms laughed because he was afraid of itching, and then raised his head excitedly and said, "Father, can the son draw a bow and learn arrows?"

Emperor Jianheng smiled gently when he heard this, and then sat back with Xiao Ze in his arms and said, "Okay, in a few months, it will be the autumn hunt, and I will take you and your mother together to teach you to draw a bow and shoot arrows." ”

"Son-in-law, thank your father. ”

Seeing the happy child in his arms, Emperor Jianheng's shadow for more than a month was slightly swept away.

At this moment, the corners of Princess Zhaomao's lips slightly hooked up an imperceptible arc, and then happily looked at Concubine He on the side, who knew that Concubine He hesitated, couldn't help lowering her head, and avoided her gaze, which made her eyes sink and her heart was quite disdainful.

In the end, it came out of a small family, and everything was trembling and walking on thin ice.

If it weren't for the usefulness of her son, how could she have helped her design and get the Sacred Heart for her like this?

What a useless stupid woman.

At this moment, it is far away in the Qianxi Palace, a desolate and lonely, because it is far away from the Sixth Palace, since the beginning of the dynasty, it has always been a place to imprison the concubines, and I don't know how many ghosts of the disgraced concubines have accumulated now. Even in broad daylight, you can feel the chill of the bones on the roadside passing by, so it has always been inaccessible.

At this moment, the two figures walked in quietly one after the other, making people suddenly hallucinate.

"I haven't seen you for half a month, and I just feel like I can't sleep at night. ”

Looking for the sound of looking over, I saw a tall and delicate guard holding a beautifully dressed daughter tightly in his arms, and the next moment, the girl raised her head, but it was the big palace maid Yuerong next to Zhao Guiren.

"I see you've lost a lot of weight, haven't you eaten well?"

The guard smiled when he heard this, and said nonchalantly: "Most of the moon is used on our leader, to open up all kinds of doors, so that if he has a good errand in the future, if he promotes me up, I will also mix with an official position, and I can marry you home in style." ”

Yue Rong pursed her lips and smiled when she heard this, and then said, "Even so, you can't suffer your own body." ”

As he spoke, the girl came out of his arms, took out a small embroidered bag and handed it over.

"These are the gifts of the nobles, and you can use them as if you were them. ”

The guard opened the embroidered bag, only to see that there were a few lustrous beads inside, and his eyes suddenly lit up, but he quickly closed it and handed it back and said, "I want you to live a good life in the future, where can I use your things." ”

Hearing this, Yue Rong said angrily: "Mine is not yours, you hide it quickly, Mo Jiao people will see it." ”

As he spoke, the embroidered bag returned to the guard's arms, and the guards obediently held it for a hundred years, hugged Yuerong back tightly, and couldn't help but imprint his lips on the girl's lips, but the person in his arms did not push back at all, but hugged him back and took the initiative to put his lips a little tighter.

When the two were separated, the guard turned to cross the corridor, and could not help but take out another bead from his bosom and put it in the sun, shining brightly, and the corners of his lips were a little proud.

"Chen Cheng—"

The distant call shook the guard's hand, and he immediately took the beads back, and then a person who was also a guard came over and said with a smile: "Tonight, the Boyifang will open for the night, will you go?" (Note: The Boyifang is a secret casino.) ）

"Go. ”

Chen Cheng spit out the words with a hearty tilt, and then said proudly: "I should also ask grandpa today to take back the book." ”

As soon as they finished speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, and gradually walked away.

At this time, a pair of calm eyes were quietly hidden in the corner not far away, but they took all this into their eyes.