Chapter 127: The number of qi is about to run out
. Shumilou.CoM.Shumilou.Co
Things progressed very quickly, in May of the twelfth year of the Great Cause, in order to consolidate political rights, and at the same time to strengthen the economic exchanges between the north and the south, but also to lay the foundation for the smooth succession of his youngest son Yang Gao, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty toured Jiangdu for the third time.
Yang Xuan, King of Qi, Yang Gao, King of Zhao, and Yang Guang, the only two sons of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, accompanied by the queen, the harem concubines, princes and nobles, hundreds of officials and ministers, and guards, the number of people is as high as 200,000, and there are more than 10,000 giant ships.
The people in the palace were all in the excitement of about to play, but Yang Guang had symptoms of temporary shock, his face was pale at this time, his eyes were closed on the dragon couch, and there was only his confidant Yuan Ziyan beside him.
"Big brother, you have used too much of this medicine." Yuan Ziyan said with tears in her eyes, Yang Guang's current dosage has reached the point where it does not need to be deliberately controlled, and only by taking an overdose can it have the same effect as before, but the negative effect is huge, people are extremely tired and fatigued, and their appetite is lost.
"Purple smoke." Yang Guang woke up faintly, and said with a hollow look in his eyes: "I really don't want to die, there are too many things to rest assured." ”
"Big brother, don't say it."
"Ziyan, since everyone has the day to die, why does the sky live in this world again, why?!" Yang Guang sighed heavily, and a line of tears slipped down silently, and the person looked extremely helpless.
"Big brother, you have always been very diligent and cheer up, and you have to hold on at this time." Yuan Ziyan comforted.
Yang Guang did not answer Yuan Ziyan's words, but asked, "Ziyan, do you say that people still have souls after death?" ”
Yuan Ziyan was stunned for a moment, but nodded and said, Yes. The confidence seemed a little insufficient, Yang Guang didn't believe it, and said with a wry smile: "Ziyan, you're not perfunctory, right?" ”
"Of course not, in addition to this Great Sui, there is another world in this world, far, far away." Yuan Ziyan told as if telling a story: "In that world, everyone is equal, women are on top of half the sky, and they are present in all walks of life. Skyscrapers go straight into the sky, airplanes and cars travel thousands of miles a day, cargo trains and ships can carry 10,000 tons at a time, people can eat, drink and Lazar can be solved in their own houses, even shopping can be bought from the Internet, make a phone call, and someone will soon send it to the door......"
Yang Guang was so obsessed with hearing that he forgot about his physical discomfort, only to hear Yuan Ziyan say again: "It's just that that place is really good, people's average life expectancy has reached more than seventy years old, and centenarians are not uncommon, so the population is getting more and more, and the population of our country in the future will be more than 20 times that of now, and the population of the world is even more terrifying." When I arrived at the holidays, it was really a busy traffic, people were shoulder to shoulder, and the black pressure was full of people, and I couldn't see the edge at a glance. ”
Speaking of this, Yuan Ziyan couldn't help shedding a few tears, this is the modern life she lives, she hasn't been home for almost a year, according to the current speed of development, I don't know what novelties have been added in the future, how many fashionable words have been added on the Internet, if she travels back one day, whether she can catch up with the rhythm of society.
"Ziyan, why are you crying?" Yang Guang asked puzzledly: "I'm afraid that the place you are talking about does not exist, right?" ”
"No!" Yuan Ziyan raised his head, a determined light flashing in his eyes, "This place really exists, just after 1,300 years of today's time. ”
Yang Guang was a little surprised, he could even be accurate to the age, "Ziyan, how do you know this heaven on earth?" ”
"Because that's where I'm from."
Yang Guang was stunned, and then laughed, based on the idea of immortality, he still chose to believe Yuan Ziyan, after taking some medicine, sleepiness hit again, but the piled up of twists and turns has not yet been seen.
"Big brother, you can sleep at ease, leave these to me, it's still an old habit, you can spot check it tomorrow."
"Then it's hard purple smoke." After Yang Guang finished speaking, he fell asleep immediately, snoring slightly, and it could be seen from his calm expression that he would not have nightmares tonight.
Yuan Ziyan walked outside the house alone, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and it was very quiet. But her heart has set off monstrous waves, she regards Yang Guang as her own big brother, although she can't save his life, she doesn't want him to suffer so much pain at the last moment of his life.
After thinking about it, Yuan Ziyan still sent someone to find Yuwen Chengji, he was going to leave the palace and go south the day after tomorrow, his father Yuan Tiangang should come back, Yuan Ziyan wanted to ask for some elixir.
Then Yuan Ziyan was still waiting in the gazebo, and after a while, a figure hurriedly walked in the distance, Yuan Ziyan hurriedly got up and greeted him, thinking, this Yuwen Chengji came very quickly.
But when he got closer, he found that it was not Yuwen Chengji, but a beautiful woman, who was the queen's pro-faith lotus.
"Sister Xinlian, it's so late, where are you going?" When they met, Yuan Ziyan took the initiative to say hello in a friendly manner.
"On the order of the queen, I specially invite Lord Yuan to go and talk about it." After all, Yuan Ziyan has an official position, and Xinlian is also humble.
Oh? Yuan Ziyan was quite surprised: "It's so late, what's the important matter for the queen to summon me?" ”
"This is what the slave dares to ask, but won't Lord Yuan know when he goes?" Xinlian's words are not leaky.
"I'm sorry, sister, I really plan to go out of the palace to do something, so I won't accompany me." Yuan Ziyan said bluntly.
Xinlian's face immediately became gloomy, and she said unhappily: "Lord Yuan, the queen just asked the queen to go over to ask, why did the lord find an excuse to excuse herself, didn't she take the queen in her eyes?" ”
"My sister misunderstood, I do have business to do, and when I come back tomorrow morning, I will go to the queen to ask for guilt."
"Lord Yuan, are you worried that Niangniang will be unfavorable to you? If that's the case, it's really too much to worry about, and the mother has repeatedly instructed the slave and maid to be polite to you, so there must be something to discuss. Xinlian explained.
As he was talking, Yuwen Chengji also rushed over, and when he saw Yuan Ziyan, he said: "Ziyan, the palace gate is about to close, come with me quickly!" ”
Well, Yuan Ziyan nodded, said sorry to Xinlian, and disappeared into the night with Yuwen Chengji. Xinlian felt very surprised, she didn't expect Yuan Ziyan's shelf to be so big, and she didn't even put it in her eyes, she was really arrogant!
In vain, Xinlian was extremely angry, and while cursing Yuan Ziyan, she went back to complain.
And Empress Xiao didn't take Yuan Ziyan's arrogant reaction to heart, she has been in the palace for decades, what kind of wind and waves have not been seen, what kind of people have not been dealt with, Yuan Ziyan is strong, and it is understandable that she is arrogant.
It's just that what is the purpose of leaving the palace late at night?
"Xinlian, can you find out what Yuan Ziyan's intention is to go out of the palace?" Empress Xiao asked.
"Back to Niangniang, that Yuan Ziyan went out of the palace with the eldest prince of Yuwen, and he was in a hurry, as if he had something important. When they returned, the slave maid also asked the palace people, but no one knew where they were. The slave has already arranged eyeliner tracking, and presumably there will be news soon. Xinlian said.
Well, Queen Xiao nodded with satisfaction, in the end, she was a girl trained by herself, and her intelligence was no less than that of those masters in the palace who only knew how to compete for the wind and be jealous.
"The nine sons of Longsheng have their own advantages, they are also the sons of Yu Wenhua, the eldest is stable, but the second is giggling all day long, and he is not doing his job. By the way, have you ever inquired about the relationship between Zhou Shanshan and Yuwen Chengtoe? ”
It turned out that the subtle expressions between Yuwen Chengzhi and Zhou Shanshan that day were also fully seen by Empress Xiao, and even sent someone to investigate.
"Niangniang, there is indeed something wrong with this Yuwen Chengtoe. This second son, since the age of fifteen, has been a frequent visitor to Flower Street Willow Lane, squandering countless gold and silver, and was later beaten by his grandfather, Xu Guogongyu Wenshu, for robbing women from good families, and made him make a poisonous oath that he would never get involved in right and wrong again for the rest of his life. Xinlian said.
"Xu Guogong is strict in running the house, and the palace has long known it, but Xu Guogong's health has been poor over the years, and he can't get out of bed these days. Parents are here, not far away, because of this, Yu Wenhua and not in this tour of Jiangdu. Hey, Yuwen Chengtoe lost discipline, his original form was exposed, and he became more and more arrogant. Empress Xiao frowned.
"The slave inquired and said that this person was very lustful, and there was a courtyard in the depths of his house, which was named Qunxiang Garden." Xinlian said.
Qunxiang Garden? Isn't that a homonym for the Qunxiang Garden, where the good family temporarily lives? Empress Xiao said angrily: "This Yuwen Chengtoe is really bold, hmph, if it weren't for his loyalty for several generations, I'm afraid he would have been put on death row long ago!" ”
"Yes, this Yuwen Chengzhi spends his time in this garden in his spare time, even if it is a person in the house, he is not allowed to enter and leave this place at will. The slave and maid paid a lot of money to buy a small maid who delivered water in the house, and listened to him, the women in it were all national, comparable to the palace and the court! ”
Empress Xiao's brows furrowed even tighter, although she was disgusted, she didn't think about it any deeper. The beauty of the world is in the palace, how can a small Praetorian Guard commander be so glamorous?
"Xu is that little guy has never seen the beauty of the palace concubine, so he regards those flowers and plants in the market as immortals!" Empress Xiao said casually.
"That's what the slave thinks, too." Xinlian eats and laughs.
"This Yuwen Chengtoe will continue to monitor, and at this moment, Yuan Ziyan is the biggest enemy. The palace is a little tired, go and rest first, as soon as there is news of Yuan Ziyan, come to report it immediately, and there must be no delay. ”
"Yes!"
As the number of Great Sui Qi was about to run out, all the things and people who were stirred up panicked inexplicably. In the corner of the deep palace, Zhou Shanshan had just woken up from a nightmare screaming, sweating profusely.
The lights were lit in the house, and several slaves and maids were dozing off by the bedside, and they all woke up when they heard the movement, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Concubine Yu, are you dreaming again?" ”
Zhou Shanshan's chest fluttered, she drank the water she brought, and looked in the direction of the window, it was so dark that she couldn't see anything clearly, only the shadows of some trees were scattered on it with the strong wind.
"Go and see if there's anyone outside the window!" Zhou Shanshan wrapped the quilt tightly and commanded in a trembling voice.