Taiwei Palace is located in the northernmost part of the Ming Imperial Palace, adjacent to the Beichen Palace, and is a library dedicated to collecting and recording the materials of the previous dynasties.

Since returning to the palace, the national teacher has been staying in Taiwei Palace and has never left half a step. He sat in a dimly lit room, with a lamp lit on his desk, and in the dim light, the national teacher buried himself in a thick book of materials.

This has been going on for more than ten days.

Chao Ge, the maid who was accompanying on the side, couldn't help but persuade her: "Master, it's been fifteen days, you better take a break and look at it again, otherwise your body will collapse." ”

The national teacher closed a volume of information, and his face was full of exhaustion. His skin is very white, so the dark circles under his eyes are quite noticeable.

"I don't dare close my eyes." From the moment Tang Xuanzhi appeared, it became strange as soon as he appeared, everything that happened was beyond his expectations, and he had always been deeply suspicious, what was Qin You's identity?

The Western Demon Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty have been hostile for thousands of years, and there must be a lot of spies who infiltrate each other, plus the Western Demon Kingdom is known for its spells, and the endless and ever-changing spells of various levels also make the national teacher deeply jealous.

"Is the master still suspicious of Hinpeng's identity?"

"Two young peng...... It's the first time I've heard of anything like this, and it's unheard of. Moreover, Jin Xiangyu has always had spirituality...... I really can't think of what kind of spell can confuse and blind this heaven and earth spiritual thing? ”

The information of the young Peng in the Taiwei Palace is already the most complete, but there are still sixteen young Peng whose information is blank. These sixteen young Pengs either died suddenly like the previous Ren Xiaopeng, and the national teacher didn't even find them; Either that or not, or that they will remain anonymous until they die.

A maid knocked lightly on the door and said to the song: "It's Lingge, it is estimated that there is a problem on the side of Xiaopeng." ”

After Lingge entered the door, he blessed his body and said, "Miss Tang and Yun Gongzi went to Jiuqu Mingyuan. ”

The national teacher didn't raise his head, and said lightly: "I should have ordered her not to leave Beichen Palace!" ”

Lingge knelt on the ground at once, lowered her head and said, "The slave and Sister Dusk Ge are obstructed, but Miss Tang insists on going, and the slave and maid really don't dare to stop ......"

National Teacher: "Forget it, get up!" ”

Chao Ge frowned slightly: "This morning, the big palace maid Pearl beside the queen mother once sent someone to send a lot of things to Miss Tang. Not only the queen mother, but also the masters of various palaces gave things. ”

The national teacher closed the information, and he already knew who was behind the ghost.

Chao Ge wondered: "Master, is it the queen's mother......"

Now the Ming Dynasty seems to be calm, but in fact, there is already a trend of mountains and rains coming and the wind is full of buildings. The current emperor is already seriously ill, and it is estimated that he will not be able to get better. In other words, within these two years, the Ming Dynasty is likely to face the replacement of the old and new emperors.

At that time, the entire harem will be in a bloody storm.

There is no other reason, but the emperor is getting old and the prince is young, and the younger brother of the old emperor, the little prince Mingjin is in the prime of life, not only has a good reputation among the people, but also has the backing of Taihua Mountain and other rivers and lakes, and his wings are getting fuller, which has caused a great threat to the prince.

In addition to the little prince Mingjin, the eldest prince Minghong is currently eighteen years old, and he has a good reputation in the court and is quite prestigious. From this point of view, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a lot of competitors!

It is estimated that no matter what the queen wants to do, it will ultimately be for the crown prince.

Chaoge: "Master, do you need to stop Miss Tang?" ”

The national teacher picked up another thick and old book and opened it, and said casually, "No. ”

"But let it go like this......"

Although the Bai clan is a national teacher, they cannot participate in politics. Their only mission is to find Hina Peng and then protect him.

Lingge also lost no time in interjecting a sentence: "Miss Tang is ignorant of the world, reckless, short-tempered, and often offends people." Everyone in this palace is a human spirit, but I don't know it for fear of being used......"

"Don't worry, wait and see." The queen has been standing in the harem for thirty years, and she didn't even have an heir in the first twenty years of marrying the emperor, but she was able to continue to be favored until she gave birth to the crown prince. It can be seen that its means and scheming are not ordinary.

This woman should know very well that the national teacher will not meddle in such a matter as the change of the emperor lightly.

So why did she try?

If it's impossible to do something, this kind of person is either a fool or a fool. The queen is certainly not a fool or a fool, so there is only one possibility, this woman is aware of something that the teacher of other countries is not aware of. This matter is very critical and important, enough for the national teacher to choose to back down.

What is it?

The national teacher meditated.

At this moment, there was a second knock on the door.

As soon as he entered the door, Baal knelt down on one knee nervously, panting: "National teacher, Qin Gongzi is missing." ”

The national teacher stood up from his seat as soon as he brushed it and asked loudly, "What's the matter?" Isn't there someone who is following and watching all the time? ”

The news that came three days ago was obviously settled in Fuze Town, why did it happen in just a few days?

Baal bowed his head deeply: "Our spies in Fuze Town were killed, the whereabouts of Qin Gongzi and Playboy were leaked, they were chased and killed all the way by a group of Jianghu people, and finally disappeared in the direction of Changshui Town, west of Fuze Town, and then we have no trace of them anymore." ”

Jianghu people?

The national teacher asked again: "What about the old man Wulong?" What did he say? ”

"When I went to Taihua Mountain, I was received by Duan Shoujue, the head of the newcomer, and I didn't see the old man Wulong. According to Duan's account, the old man of Wulong was angry because of Xu Shaoxia's matter, and his internal breath went wrong, and he is currently in retreat and cultivating. As for the cancellation of Xu Shaoxia's pursuit, Duan Shoujue said that he would not revoke anything, because this was an order personally given by the old man Wulong. ”

The national teacher thought for a moment and resolutely ordered: "Baal, you ordered Huohong to take a group of people to comprehensively investigate Duan Shoujue, as well as the disciple of Taihua Mountain who accused Xu Lanqing of murder. Baal, you will go to Ganzhou with the imperial edict given by the emperor, mobilize a number of people who can be mobilized, and go all out to track down Qin You's whereabouts. ”

It seems that he underestimated the left envoy of this demon sect.

In the rain, in the rain...... What exactly is this person's identity? According to the national teacher's understanding of this person, he seems to be the illegitimate son of the previous generation of the White Lotus Divine Sect's holy maiden, the water ghost, and his father's identity is unknown. The water ghost spirit once plagued the Central Plains and practiced a kind of demon skill, which confused many male disciples of the sect, and countless men died under her skirt. In the end, it was Yu Minjun, a disciple of Taihua Mountain, who sacrificed his hue and fed the demon with his body, so that he killed this woman who did a lot of evil.

Yu Piaoyu and Yu Minjun, will there be any connection between them?

"Wow, Brother Jing, look at that peony flower, it turned out to be purple, it's the first time I've seen it."

Yun Guanjing replied with a smile: "This is Wei Zi, a treasure among peonies." However, the most precious should be Mrs. Snow, which is said to be as white as clouds and snow and as pure as jade. ”

"It turns out that Yun Gongzi still has such a study of peony flowers, and he must also know the types of peony flowers in this pot here in this palace."

In the octagonal pavilion, there was a man wearing a peony dress embroidered with red and gold thread, and his hair was not wearing any luxurious ornaments, but he simply tied a simple bun with an ebony hairpin. is obviously a woman in her forties, but because of proper maintenance, she looks only □□ twenties.

Tang Xuanzhi blurted out without thinking about it: "Wow, you look so young." ”

This move was quite rude, and several of the big maids around the queen showed angry expressions.

Yun Guanjing hurriedly pulled Tang Xuanzhi and wanted to kneel down to salute, but Tang Xuanzhi shook off his hand. What she looks down on the most is this kind of feudal ancient rites, why does she kneel and kowtow?

The queen raised her hand to stop the palace maid on the side, and said with a smile: "Young Peng is a beloved person of the gods, and he is not subject to the etiquette of the mortal world. ”

Tang Xuanzhi saw the pot of peony flowers in the center of the table at a glance, there were two flowers on one flower, and the most peculiar thing was that this flower had two colors, the petals on the edge were purple and black, but the middle was dark green.

After careful observation by the cloud viewing mirror, it was finally confirmed. "This is a very precious and rare peony flower, known as the green dragon lying ink pool, since the Zeng family was lonely, no one has been able to cultivate this flower. I didn't expect to see it here at Niangniang. ”

Tang Xuanzhi's eyes were straight, although modern technology is very developed, she has never seen such a beautiful peony flower.

Without even thinking about it, she plucked the flower with her hands.

This Qinglong Lying Ink Pool can be said to be the most precious peony flower in the world, with a price and no market, Tang Xuanzhi actually said that she would pick it? What's more, being so rude in front of the queen mother, Yun Guanjing only felt that his heart was about to stop.

"The queen forgives her sins!"

The queen didn't think it was upset, and ordered: "Don't get in the way, there are flowers that can be broken straight and must be broken, I think this flower is very suitable for Miss Tang." Agate, put the flowers on Miss Tang. ”

"No need, how strange it is for a big green flower to wear on my head, people who don't know still think I'm a cuckold!"

The other maid beside the queen who looked very bad suddenly became angry, "Miss Tang, why did you take it off if you didn't wear flowers?" This flower was obtained by the mother after a lot of hard work. ”

Tang Xuanzhi retorted in displeasure: "Who said that flowers should be worn when they are plucked?" I just want to pick it! ”

"Presumptuous!" Amber is the big palace maid next to the queen's mother, and usually even the concubines of lower rank have to salute when they see her. She endured Tang Xuanzhi for a while, she had never seen a rude wild girl like Tang Xuanzhi, and when she saw that the queen didn't kneel, she even picked this pot of green dragon lying ink pool, this pot of flowers was found by the emperor for the queen mother.

"Amber, don't be rude!"

Amber glared at Tang Xuanzhi fiercely and closed her mouth tightly. Tang Xuanzhi was not convinced, her wrist moved, and she wanted to put a hidden weapon, but she was grabbed by Yunguanjing.

Seeing Yun Guanjing's rather stern eyes, she pouted and didn't speak, and put the hidden weapon back.

"I heard that Miss Tang is a disciple of Pudu Zhai?" The queen picked up the teacup, dialed the lid, and took a sip of tea elegantly, "What kind of place is Pudu Zhai?" ”

Tang Xuanzhi was stunned for a moment, and instantly looked away.

"Oh, this palace forgot, Miss Tang may not remember. After all, a miracle befell a certain person, and he is no longer the original person. ”

Yun Guanjing's body stiffened, this woman was in the deep palace, but she knew everything about Xiao Peng!

"Yun Gongzi doesn't need to be suspicious," the queen said leisurely, "In terms of the information of his young peng, there is no place in the world that is more comprehensive than Taiwei Palace." Hongu happened to have a good relationship with the grandfather of the national teacher when he was a child. ”

This sentence has a lot of articles if you chew it carefully, it seems simple, but it actually has a deep meaning. Yun Guanjing sorted it out in his heart, and there were about two:

One, the queen is on their side, or she intends to be on their side; Second, the queen has a relationship with the Bai family.

Tang Xuanzhi opened her mouth and looked at the queen in disbelief: "You know that I am ......"

The queen smiled slightly and changed the subject: "Bengong has liked to listen to the story of Xiaopeng since she was a child, and today I was fortunate enough to meet Miss Tang, can you tell your story to Bengong?" ”

Tang Xuanzhi immediately became happy, she was eager to let everyone in the world know that Qin You was a despicable and shameless demon of the Western Demon Kingdom, so she kept telling the ins and outs of the whole incident. During this period, Yunguanjing blocked it many times, but Tang Xuanzhi ignored it.

"Sister Queen, do you think that Qin You should be killed?"

The queen took a sip of tea, and did not answer immediately, but pointed to a flower in the garden next to her and asked, "Does Miss Tang know what kind of flower this is?" ”

It was a rather peculiar flower, the leaves were round, spiral-shaped, and there was only one flower on one flower. The flower is composed of multiple layers of double petals, like a cake dress, and each layer is a different color, red, pink, and pink. There are six colors of white, light purple and light blue.

Yun Guanjing sighed: "This is the six-colored fairy." ”

"Brother Jing, is this flower special?"

The queen smiled slightly, pointed to the flower and said, "Miss Tang, do you see the leaves of the six-colored fairy?" ”

Tang Xuanzhi nodded and looked at the queen inexplicably.

"Where there were leaves, they used to be flowers. After the six-colored fairy sprouts, it will grow many, many identical buds. Of these buds, only one is truly open, and the rest are false buds. If the gardener cuts the wrong flower, the flower will not only not open, but will wither quickly. ”

"Then don't cut it?"

The queen seemed to be amused by Tang Xuanzhi's innocence: "If you don't cut it, the colorful fairy won't be able to grow leaves, which is not good." ”

Tang Xuanzhi was still at a loss, but Yun Guanjing heard some taste, the queen's words seemed to mean something?

"So, if you want to grow this flower, you need a florist with a good eye. If the gardener is not good, he will lose the real buds and leave false branches. ”

Tang Xuanzhi said excitedly: "Yes, yes, that Qin You is a fake branch!" I'm real. ”