After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the most talked about topic among the people of Yicheng was the matter of ceding the throne to King Rui today. After King Rui wrote and resigned, he kept saying that he was sick at home, neither going to the court, nor seeing any visitors, the only thing he wanted to see was Yan Xu, but Yan Xu avoided it.

Although King Rui was very angry, he also knew the temper of this son, and he made up his mind, and no one could change it, including his father. But so what? If he insists on his, can't he insist on his own? It was his business to force the emperor to concede, as long as he insisted on not accepting it, could he still tie himself up and go to the high temple to be sealed?

"Lord Wang, the concubine knows that you have a poor appetite these days, so she specially cooked some yam and barley porridge, can you taste it while it's hot?"

Hua Yuan knocked on the door of the study, Rui Wang was having a splitting headache, leaning on the back of the chair and rubbing his temples, seeing her coming, he only waved his hand, "Well, let's put it first, I have to be busy for a while." ”

Hua Yuan smiled, told the maid to step back, personally scooped a bowl and put it on the bookcase, and persuaded: "It's noon, your stomach is still empty, although the prince has always been physically strong, but how can he stand up to such hard work day and night?" Concubine Yi said, no matter how urgent the official business is, it is not as important as your body. ”

She turned behind King Rui and gently rubbed the acupoints for him. King Rui closed his eyes comfortably and exhaled heavily, "You said that I want to work so hard, and I haven't been harmed by that unfilial son. It's still Hua Yuan, she knows how to be considerate of me, thinks about me in everything, and doesn't hurt you in vain. ”

Hua Yuan sneered and said angrily: "Look at what you said, you and I are husband and wife, and the concubine is towards you." ”

The Song family contributed to the defeat of Wei, and Hua Yuan had a very long face in front of King Rui. She is now very glad that she married King Rui, Yan Xu really didn't lie to her, Yan Min fell, the biggest beneficiary is King Rui, she has seen the dawn ahead, I dare not imagine what kind of embarrassing situation I would have ended up in if I married Yan Min.

To tell the truth, she wished that King Rui would agree to be appointed to the altar immediately, as long as King Rui ascended the throne and became the emperor, she would be a concubine, second only to the queen. And I heard that Princess Rui's health has always been unsafe, and she is in the prime of her life, and she has just become pregnant, if she gives birth to a prince......

Her heart was pounding, and she endured it, but she finally didn't tell her that she was pregnant. Shuo'an sent a letter last month, saying that Princess Rui has been getting worse and worse recently, and she wants to see Yan Xu. And King Rui just wrote a letter to resign as the emperor, and just used this as an excuse to go back to Shuo'an to avoid the limelight. Hua Yuan was only more than a month pregnant, and it was not suitable for traveling far at all, but now it was a very difficult time, and she was really unwilling to leave Rui Wang half a step, so she decided to hide that she was pregnant.

She calmed down her excited feelings, and said softly: "The medicinal materials that the princess ordered to prepare for the princess and the things that should be brought back to Shuo'an, the concubine has seen it herself, and the concubine is also good at making claims, and asked for a thousand-year-old ginseng from her mother's house, thinking that the princess may be able to use it, and there are some newly fashionable brocades in Yicheng, I don't know if the princess will not like it." ”

King Rui patted her hand, "It's hard for you to return to Shuo'an, the princess is the most virtuous, and she will definitely like it." ”

"It's good that the princess doesn't blame Hua for being abrupt." In the early stages of pregnancy, she was the most sleepy, and Hua Yuan couldn't help but yawn, looking a little confused.

King Rui opened his eyes and said to her, "You've been busy all these days, and you're tired, go back and take a nap." ”

Hua Yuan shook her head, a pair of apricot eyes were full of tenderness, "The prince hasn't eaten the porridge sent by the concubine yet, if the concubine leaves, the prince will be busy and delayed, and the concubine will not leave." ”

The delicate appearance was very cute, and King Rui smiled and said, "Okay, it's up to you." You go to the back couch to rest for a while, this porridge will be eaten after I approve the official document in my hand, is this good? ”

Hua Yuan obediently responded, and went to the low couch in the back compartment of the study to take a rest.

Half an hour later, Tong Mo knocked on the door and came in, King Rui put down the official document in his hand and asked, "How is it?" ”

Tong Mo said respectfully: "After hearing the news, the prince of the world has ordered Yunwei to hurry back to Shuo'an a few days ago to find out. ”

After hearing this, King Rui finally had a smile on his face, sure enough, this son is thoughtful and does not leak, but so what? Jiang is still old and spicy, he was born to him, no matter how good he is, he can't jump out of his father's palm.

He instructed: "The people of the Ming Flame Division, let's leave in these two days, remember to be careful, don't alarm Yunwei's people, that kid is very suspicious." ”

He paused, the smile on his face disappeared, and he snorted coldly, "This kid is smart, but he can't get through the love barrier, for the sake of a mere dancing girl, he is willing to give up the ten strategies, and he doesn't even want the world, it's really lard to blind his heart, and I spent my whole life in vain to chop the wind and waves for him." The most hateful thing is that he thinks that forcing Yan Min to give way to me can make up for his mistakes, and he thinks beautifully. He wants to force me to accept the order of Fan Dengtan, but I don't want him to get his wish, I want to do the opposite, and force him to win the ten strategies on the day of extreme yin, dominate the world, and be the master of the world. ”

Tong Mo hesitated for a moment and said: "But Lord Wang, you also know the temper of the prince, if the prince knows that you lied to him at that time, once he gets annoyed, he doesn't know what he will do." ”

A trace of hatred flashed in King Rui's eyes, "Fuxi gossip is already in my hands, as long as I hold that woman at that time, I won't be arrogant." The woman he loves so much now is both a foreigner and a sacrifice, but it saves a lot of trouble, and God helps me. There is only one Jiazi on the day of extreme yin, and success or failure is one move, so what if he is unwilling? Even if I tie him, I will tie him to the altar. ”

Tong Mo nodded and said: "What the prince said is right, the prince is just trapped by love now, and he is in a daze for a while, the prince has been extraordinary since he was a child, and he has the world in mind, as long as he obtains the ten strategies, then the king will be in the world, and the four seas will worship in all directions, and he will be grateful to the prince for your good intentions." ”

The two discussed some details in detail, and Tong Mofang resigned.

In the cubicle at the back of the study, Hua Yuan's eyes widened, lying on the couch and looking at the roof in a daze, although she didn't quite understand the extreme yin day mentioned in the conversation between the two, the ten strategies, but she understood that the world was dominant, the four seas were ministers, and all directions worshipped...... Her hand slowly moved to her abdomen, gently rubbing it, feeling the little life that had just been nurtured inside.

Yan Xu since the Mid-Autumn Festival, has been busy preparing for the grain and grass to cut down Qi, although there are some objections in the court, saying that the Jin State is only able to cut down Wei, the vitality has not recovered, it is not appropriate to start an army to attack Qi now, but Yan Xu has his own reason, he killed Jiang Mei, the ninth prince of Qi State, this Liang Zi has been settled, even if the Jin State does not cut Qi, Qi State will come to avenge this revenge sooner or later, it is better to prepare as soon as possible, attack it unprepared.

Now that Yan Xu is in the court, the courtiers know that it is a matter of time before Yan Min steps down, and sooner or later the country of the Great Jin Dynasty is decided by King Rui's father and son, anyway, they are all surnamed Yan, so everyone closed up with interest.

"If you think about it, I haven't seen my mother in eight years." Yan Xu leaned on the beauty couch, pillowed behind her head with one hand, hugged Ye Xuan's waist with the other, and looked at the sinking Ugin in the sky, "For more than ten years, I have been obsessed with the ten strategies, always thinking that if I only find the ten strategies, I will have everything, and I have no regrets in this life." But in the end......" turned out to be nothing, he silently answered the second half of the sentence in his heart, paused, and said: "Mother has been sick for so long, I haven't even returned to Shuo'an once, it's really unfilial." This time I went back, and I had to stay a little longer anyway. ”

Shuo'an's letter was sent last month, the army has just begun to return to the court, although he is worried about his mother's condition, but this thing came too coincidentally, the day of the extreme yin is approaching, the secret realm of the ten directions is in Shuo'an, and the king of Rui has not known that the Fuxi gossip in his hands is a product, and he has to suspect that this is the ghost of King Rui behind his back, for the sake of prudence, he sent Yunshan to go back to Shuo'an in person, only to know that Princess Rui is really not good, has been bedridden for more than two months, Yan Xu had to temporarily put aside the matter of cutting Qi.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, the evening wind is cool and cool, the wind blows, bringing bursts of osmanthus fragrance, the two sit under the corridor, watching the sunset. Ye Xuan leaned on Yan Xu's side, idly shaking the goose feather fan to drive away the scurrying fireflies, a little worried, "But...... Let's go back to Shuo'an to get married, you really don't plan to sue King Sù Rui? What if he gets annoyed and doesn't recognize me as a daughter-in-law? You see, he is in full swing preparing to set off, and he hasn't sent anyone to inform you, which shows that he is still angry in his heart. Also, Princess Rui has never seen me, and I am not a famous lady, we will marry as soon as we meet, if she doesn't like me and gets angry, will she get sicker? ”

Yan Xu squinted at her, she was wearing an apricot-colored thin skirt, embroidered with light green bamboo patterns on the skirt, and she was plain and elegant, only a peach-colored silk was tied around her waist, outlining her slender figure, revealing a little brightness in her simplicity. Her skin is blessed, fair and delicate, and it looks like a thin layer of pink powder against the background of the setting sun, but she is obviously in a bad mood at this time, her willow eyebrows are frowning, and her worried appearance makes him unbearable to watch.

He pinched her waist, "How come, don't think about it, my mother has always loved me, and she only likes the person I like." And Yunshan wrote that my mother knew that we were back in Shuo'an to get married, and I didn't know how happy I was, and I even ate more food in those days. As for my father'......" The corners of his mouth inadvertently hooked a sneer, King Rui's love for him is different from his mother, his mother only cares about whether he is doing well, but King Rui's care is mixed with a lot of utilitarianism and calculation, "He can think whatever he likes, we don't have to pay attention to it." ”

The day before departure, Ye Xuan entered the palace to say goodbye to Yan Min.

Although Yan Min recuperated for a while, his spirit was still sluggish, and there was more gray hair on his head than before returning to Jin. After many years of carving wood, his eyes were not very good, and although the sunlight was shining through the window, he still had to squint to see clearly.

Ye Xuan knelt beside the desk, leaning over to look at the wood carving in his hand, "What is your majesty carving?" ”

Yan Min looked slightly stunned, put down the half-carved thing in his hand, and said in an unkind tone, "What are you doing?" ”

Ye Xuan knew his temper, if he really didn't want to see her, he wouldn't announce her in at all, he was just bitter in his heart, and he was so depressed that he would inevitably be angry when he saw her. She smiled and told him that she was going to go back to Shuo'an with Yan Xu to visit Princess Rui, and that she was going to leave Yicheng for a while, but he only listened, did not look at her, and clenched the edge of the case with both hands.

When she handed him the rabbit lamp she bought that night in the Mid-Autumn Festival, he slammed the lamp to the ground and shouted, "Who cares about your broken lamp?" The lanterns in my palace, any one of them is better than this lamp, you should be picking up rags? Do you want to give alms? You and Yan Xu are merry and happy, why do you have to come to see my jokes before leaving? Why, are you pitying me? Or is Yan Xu not worried about me, afraid that I will regret it after he leaves, take back the edict of Chan Rang, and specially send you to see what is going on? ”

The more he scolded, the more angry he became, he raised his hand and brushed all the things on the table to the ground, and all kinds of utensils were shattered to the ground.

Yan Min scolded for a while, Ye Xuan didn't say a word, and silently picked up the lantern, but fortunately it didn't break. Yan Min's chest rose and fell, and finally he cried out, and then lay down on the desk, burying his head in the crook of his arm and choking.

Ye Xuan knelt beside him, she didn't know what to say to comfort him, the matter had come to this, no matter what she said, in Yan Min's opinion, it was probably hypocrisy. She can be regarded as the person he is close to and trusts, and she should have stood firmly by his side when he was isolated and helpless, but she stood on Yan Xu's side and stood on his opposite side, which made her feel very sad, and she always felt guilty when facing him.

The only thing she could do was to ask Yan Xu to treat him well after he gave way, and Yan Xu also promised her that he would be crowned King Jing, and the land would be chosen by himself, as long as he did not harbor different intentions, he would let him die in peace and prosperity.

After a long time, Yan Min's choked voice gradually eased, she put her hand on his shoulder, and said softly: "Your Majesty, every qiē will pass, and every qiē will be fine......"

Yan Min raised his head, his face was blurred with tears, and he suddenly said, "Xiyue, I remember you said that before you lost your memory, you lived in the Wasteless Mountain?" The Great Compassion Temple is on the barren mountain? She nodded, a little unclear, his red and swollen eyes lit up slightly, and asked again, "What about ...... Will Master Wakuichi be in the Temple of Great Compassion now? ”

She was slightly stunned, "Master Duyi has always been uncertain, but it is said that he returned to the Great Compassion Temple after crossing the Lanjiang River last time, and he should still be there now." ”

Yan Min sat up straight and looked at Ye Xuan earnestly, "Xiyue, I want to see Master Duyi." ”

Two hours later, Ye Xuan and Yan Min came to the Great Compassion Temple under the escort of a group of Yulin Jun and Yun Wei, Yan Min didn't say why he wanted to see Duyi, but she thought, Duyi is a virtuous monk, Yan Min was rescued by Duyi on the Lanjiang River, this is his fate with Duyi, maybe he saw Duyi, and he got his guidance, and it was not necessary to get rid of the depression in his heart.

Besides, she is going to Shuo'an tomorrow, and the return date has not yet been decided, and she also wants to go back to the barren mountain to inquire about the news of Yili before leaving.

The mountain road is winding, there is a heavy drum sound from the top of the mountain, looking up, you can faintly see the yellow walls and green tiles of the Great Compassion Temple hidden behind a mountain forest.

Yan Min refused to take the walk, insisted on walking up the mountain, and stopped to rest for a moment when he was too tired to walk, Ye Xuan was afraid that he would not be able to bear it, so he kept holding him away. After walking for more than an hour, I finally saw the gate of the Great Compassion Temple.

Yan Min dressed up, and in the sound of chanting, he slowly walked through the Daxiong Treasure Hall and entered a meditation room behind the hall. As soon as Fang entered, he saw Duyi's thin body sitting cross-legged on the futon in the center of the meditation room, with his long eyebrows lowered, his hands turning the Buddha beads, and chanting softly.

Yan Min brushed his robe and sat down on the futon in front of Duyi. Wataichi slowly opened his eyes, the corners of his eyes were covered with thick wrinkles, but his eyes were clear and bright, with a kind of power that penetrated people's hearts.

With a smile in his eyes, he looked at Yan Min, as if he was reunited after a long absence, "Are you ......here?"