The peak of Qingmang Mountain is dangerous, steep and majestic, although the scenery is strange, but because of the remoteness, the mountain is steep, so it is inaccessible, it has always been the beautiful scenery of the fairy mountain written by the literati and ink writers.

Since there was a Guiyun Palace in Qingmang Mountain that could dominate the rivers and lakes, the scenery of Xianshan Mountain has become hazy and strange.

Guiyun Palace's subordinates are all strong in martial arts, domineering, and do not regard themselves as martial arts righteousness, they are very evil, and everyone is secretly afraid of it, and over time, the palace master of Guiyun Palace, who lives in a simple place and never shows up in public, is rumored to have become an evil and ruthless character, and no one dares to provoke him.

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There was a burst of dust on the road at the foot of the mountain, and several horses were divided into two groups, one fleeing and one chasing.

In front were two guards escorting a □□-year-old brocade-clothed boy, and behind were seven or eight bandits dressed in black in hot pursuit.

The two guards were all dressed in wolves, and their clothes were stained with blood, which showed that they had gone through a vicious fight, and seeing that the pursuers behind them were getting closer and closer, the two suddenly flew off their horses and dismounted, carrying the brocade-clothed young man along a steep path and climbing up the mountain.

The leader behind whistled, and all the men in black dismounted and followed closely along the mountain path.

The two guards took turns carrying the young master on their backs, and ran up the mountain with all their might, and the more they fled the mountain scenery, the more quiet it became, until they climbed the rope bridge and crossed a mountain stream that was not too wide but bottomless, and was dangerous, and finally sat down together, panting relatively loudly, and wishing to stick out their tongues.

After chasing the other side of the mountain stream, the black-clothed people stopped, as if they had some scruples, and did not chase after them directly, but discussed something in a low voice.

Although the little boy was dressed up as a young man, he was actually still a child, and he was already so frightened that his legs were weak, and he even spoke quietly at this time, as if he was afraid of startling the chasing soldiers who were too close, and asked in a trembling voice, "Guard Zhang, will they chase after them immediately?" ”

The guard surnamed Zhang knew that the little master was scared and wanted to run again, but he and another companion had already reached the limit to be able to protect people and escape here, and they didn't have the strength to move anymore anyway, so they gasped and comforted, "It's okay, Fifth Highness, this is already the boundary of Qingmang Mountain Guiyun Palace, and outsiders don't dare to make trouble here without permission!" ”

The other guard silently took out the whistle from his bosom and blew it out, and the whistle was sharp and spread far away.

Several black-clothed people on the other side of the mountain stream were still hesitating to come, but they were stimulated by the whistle, but they immediately made up their minds and wanted to fight quickly, and climbed the rope bridge one after another.

The young man, known as the Fifth Highness, exclaimed, and the two guards gritted their teeth and stopped in front of him.

It was the critical moment, from the middle of nowhere, a few long and short signals came down from the middle of nowhere, and there was an echoing whistle not far away, and several figures flew over like lightning, and one of them asked in a deep voice, "Who is so bold that he dares to come to the realm of the Cloud Palace to make trouble, don't you want to die!" ”

The guard surnamed Zhang hurriedly replied in a loud voice, "We were chased and killed by gangsters, and we ran here unintentionally in a panic, and we didn't mean to harass us, please forgive us!" ”

The leader snorted, obviously not believing, "How can you know to blow the whistle when you accidentally fled here?" ――”

A person behind him stabbed him and said in a low voice, "Don't be nosy, that whistle is something from Guiyun Palace, there will definitely be no fake, these people are just afraid of some origins, just bring them back and report them to the top for decision!" ”

There were people from the Cloud Palace who made a move, and the black bandits did not dare to blatantly hurt people in other people's places, and after a few words of deliberation in a low voice, they said a few words and left.

The Fifth Highness and the two guards were taken back to Guiyun Palace.

The Fifth Highness is still a child in the end, he doesn't understand the situation in front of him, and he is still scared in his heart, but before he came out, his mother told him earnestly that Zhang Du's two guards are his own people, and he needs to listen to them when he needs to do so, so he follows closely by Zhang's side and never leaves.

I was taken halfway up the mountain and waited for a while, and someone reported it.

In a moment, an important person in the Guiyun Palace passed the word, and the five highnesses and Zhang Du, the two guards, were taken to the Guiyun Palace.

Guiyun Palace is located in the depths of Qingmang Mountain, the road is dangerous, there are many organs along the way, the guards are strict, it is a very mysterious place in the eyes of outsiders, the person who leads the way is not smiling, and the two guards with the five highnesses are also walking carefully.

The Fifth Highness was infected by the atmosphere of the people around him, and was a little nervous, so he couldn't help but gently pull the sleeve of the guard, and asked softly in a childish old tone, "The enemy and I are unknown?" Is it safe for us to follow these people? ”

Guard Zhang pinched his little hand, and also said in a low voice, "Your Highness Fifth rest assured, before leaving, the noble concubine Niangniang instructed that His Highness will pass near Qingmang Mountain on this trip, and if you have any difficulties, you can ask Guiyun Palace for help, and the lord of Guiyun Palace will definitely take care of it." ”

His Royal Highness the Fifth made a soft "oh", and then he was relieved.

He was chased and killed, fleeing all the way, and by this time it was the end of the crossbow, and as soon as he relaxed, he couldn't hold it anymore, and gradually couldn't keep up with the people in front of him, and the guards surnamed Du carried him on his back.

Although His Royal Highness is the prince, he has not been pampered to the point of not knowing the dangers of the world, but because of the open and secret fighting in the palace is very ferocious, he has been trained since he was a child, and has developed a very vigilant character, much more alert than ordinary children.

At this time, I didn't dare to indulge myself when I was just out of danger, thinking in my heart that I wouldn't sleep, just close my eyes and rest for a while, but unfortunately the young little body kept commanding, and made a fussy of independence, and almost fell asleep at the moment when I closed my eyes.

I slept dark and sweet, and I didn't know how long I had been asleep, and when I opened my eyes again, the qiē around me had changed greatly, no longer on a rugged and steep mountain road, but in a very elegantly furnished room.

Screamed softly twice, no one answered, the Fifth Highness came to his senses, and was frightened for a while, jumped out of bed barefoot and ran out, and when he went out, he was stunned, and found that he was in a fairyland-like place.

The surrounding qiē is not so luxurious and rich, but it is far more luxurious and rich.

The pine and cypress reflect a piece of elegant house, a few bamboos, the Dingdong spring water meanders and flows, the water is set up with a curved stone bridge and the octagonal pavilion with a vermilion roof, there are cranes strolling leisurely under the wide green banana leaves, and they are not afraid of people, and they are still the same when they see the five highnesses going out.

There was an extremely melodious and tactful sound from the pavilion not far away, and His Royal Highness had never heard such a beautiful qin music in the palace, so he couldn't help but walk towards the pavilion.

When I got closer, I saw that in the pavilion there was a man of great grace playing the harp.

opened his mouth slightly, and looked at the white-clothed jade belt in the pavilion in a daze, not like the figure of a mortal figure, I don't know how, a story told by my mother before I was a child "The Story of Autumn Weng Encountering Immortals" suddenly appeared in my heart, and I deeply felt that what I saw and heard today could also make up a "The Story of the Five Princes Encountering Immortals". It's just that Qiu Weng met a female fairy, and he met a male fairy.

The man in the pavilion stopped holding down the strings, and his black eyes swept towards the fifth prince, "Your Highness is awake, how do you feel?" It's cold on the mountain, are you cold? Hungry? I've already asked someone to prepare clothes and dinner for you, and I'll be able to deliver them later. ”

As soon as the beautiful immortal opened his mouth, he was eating and dressing, and there were no ethereal things such as Bigu elixir and shark silk clothes, so the fifth prince also followed his sober mind, returned to the mortal world, straightened his small body, and replied decently, "It's okay, may I ask where this is, where are my two guards?" ”

The man's expression was faint, "This is my residence, and those two of your guards were a little injured, so I asked them to take them down to heal." ”

The fifth prince's eyes widened, "Then you are-?" ”

The man nodded at him, "I'm Fan Rong, the Palace Master of Guiyun Palace!" ”

The fifth prince is still a childlike in the end, although he tried his best to pretend to be old, he still opened his mouth, "You are the legendary palace master of Guiyun Palace that no one has ever seen!" It's so good-looking, I-I thought that such a powerful character as the palace master must be an old man! ”

Fan Rong bent the corners of his lips, as if he wanted to laugh, but he didn't laugh after all, he still looked like a light and breezy man, "I'm going to disappoint Your Highness, this seat is not as old as you think." ”

The fifth prince hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, you look better like this!" Slightly shy, he said, "I prefer you like this." ”

Fan Rong's indifferent expression finally showed a hint of interest, "Why?" ”

The fifth prince couldn't answer for a while, his little face turned red, and he couldn't say why the palace master of Guiyun Palace was better than an old man, but his intuition thought that if it was the legendary palace master of Guiyun Palace, this immortal-like beautiful figure was of course more imposing than the powerful old man, which was heartbreaking.

He had never seen such a graceful person, so although his face was red, he was reluctant to take his eyes off Fan Rong, he just looked at it stupidly.

Fan Rong on the other side was also full of interest in him - this little guy looked too much like Haoyu, almost carved out of a mold, the difference was only an old and majestic, and a young and naïve.

If it is said that Haoyu once persecuted Fan Rong back then, and he was half an enemy, then it has changed over time.

The most difficult thing in the world is true feelings, and His Majesty's true feelings for him later are not false, they really come from the heart, and this alone can make Fan Rong no longer hold a grudge against him.

It's just that although I don't hate it, I don't love it either, and when I think of Haoyu by chance over the years, my heart is stunned.

Now that he is facing the childish Hao Yu of the trumpet, the melancholy in his heart has finally disappeared, and he can't help but want to bully and bully.

The big one bullied him, and then he was very good to him, so that people couldn't take revenge, and now the "bullying and bullying" of this little one who looks exactly the same is also considered to be the debt of the father and the son.

His expression didn't move, he suddenly got up and stepped forward, bent down and picked up the little Highness who was still a little blushing and stunned, "Your Highness, those two guards have to recuperate from their injuries, and they can't leave recently, so you can follow this seat in the next few days." ”

As a result, the subordinates of Guiyun Palace fell sharply for several days in a row - their family's palace master, who had been cold and lonely for ten thousand years, changed his image in the past, and began to bully and bully with a child's expressionless face every day.

The mother concubine of the fifth highness is the Sun Fangyi back then, Zhou Yin promised to save people to the end, so Fan Rong also kept his promise, and before leaving, he said good things for her in front of His Majesty, and left a token for her, promising her that her mother and son could ask for help when they were in danger.

Because the Fifth Highness is the child that Fan Rong has spent a lot of effort to protect, Haoyu loves the house and Wu, and has been very partial to him in recent years, Sun Fangyi is also a mother with a son, and she has been promoted to a concubine, and she is angry with the eyes of everyone in the harem.

It's just that since ancient times, the harem is not a simple place, although Hao Yu loves the five princes, but he can't block everything for him, the only thing he can do is not to pamper him too much, lest he become the target of the public.

Sun Guifei is also an understanding person, when she was pregnant with a child, she was threatened and used, there was no way, since she was lucky enough to pick up a life, she naturally had to be cautious and careful everywhere in the future, and she should not travel on business again. The five princes were taught by her to be young and old, and never regarded themselves as children.

Now he suddenly met a palace master of Guiyun Palace who bullied him as a child everywhere, and he was dumbfounded, and he didn't know how to react, so he had to keep a small face, and his face was expressionless from morning to night, but it was unexpectedly very similar to Fan Rong's lonely and indifferent face, and people who didn't know the situation thought that the palace master had an illegitimate son.

Fortunately, although His Royal Highness was teased and bullied as a child, he didn't mind it in his heart.

He and Haoyu father and son are of one mind, their vision is very consistent, they both think that Fan Rong is a rare beauty, so beautiful that she is rare in her life, and when she sees it, she likes it from the bottom of his heart, although he is young, it does not prevent him from appreciating Fan Rong's beauty, and thinks that this is the most beautiful person he has met in his life, so although his face is strict after being bullied, he is actually not angry at all.

After a few days like this, a disciple from the palace of Guiyun Palace came to report that General Han Ziqi led a large group of people to the foot of Qingmang Mountain, saying that he was here to welcome His Royal Highness.

Fan Rong's eyes flashed, "General Han-"

Raised his hand and poked at the fat cheeks of the fifth prince who was still baby fat, "Why is General Han here?" ”

His Royal Highness Fifth had a small face, and he didn't complain when he was poked, but replied in the form of a little adult, "General Han went to inspect the Qingling area, and my father said that I could follow him to travel, a few days ago, General Han rushed to Qingsha County in advance for official business, and I and the guards walked slowly behind, not wanting to meet gangsters on the road, and being scattered and chased here." I think General Han has already gotten the news and came back to me. ”

Fan Rong poked at the same place on his face again, "Then he came to you, will you go with him?" ”

His Royal Highness was already sitting side by side with Fan Rong, but at this time, he leaned towards him without a trace, "I'll accompany you for another day, and then I'll leave the day after tomorrow." ”

Fan Rong was playful, and looked at him lightly, "No, I don't need your little thing to accompany me, besides, General Han has already gone to the bottom of the mountain to ask for someone, and if you stay for another day, he will misunderstand the prince of this seat, and he has other plans." I returned to the Cloud Palace this time to save the prince rather than detain the prince privately, if it is misunderstood, it is really not cost-effective! ”

The Fifth Highness squeezed Fan Rong's side without a trace, and took a deep breath, for him, although Fan Rong was not a woman, and there was no fragrance on his body, but probably because he lived in Qingmang Mountain all the year round, he always had the elegant taste of some green pines and cypresses, and the breath around his body was countless times more refreshing than the woman's fat powder fragrance, and he was really a little reluctant in his heart.

However, he is very sensible and will not act willfully, although he is very reluctant, he does not protest, but he is very old-fashioned, "That's fine, just follow what the palace master said." ”

Fan Rong felt that his little adult looked very much like Haoyu, and when he saw it, he wanted to hit it twice, so he poked it again unceremoniously.

The subordinates of the matter saw that their palace master had poked the same place on the face of the little highness three times, although he did not make a heavy hand, but his strength was not small, and the white and tender face of the little highness was obviously red, and he was very suspected of bullying the small.

This situation looks very strange, as if the older one is the child, who is losing his temper and bullying others, and the younger one seems to be tolerant of the elder and tolerant of him.

However, the two of them, the older and the younger, were still very strict, as if it was not the two of them who made such childish actions, and the subordinates had to try to bow their heads so as not to let the palace master see the miserable expression on his face.

Fan Rong ordered someone to call Zhang Du's two guards, and said to the Fifth Highness, "Don't mention to anyone that you have seen this seat when you go back." ”

The Fifth Highness was stunned, "You can't mention General Han and Father Emperor either?" ”

Fan Rong nodded.

His Royal Highness was a little disappointed, because he was a child who was trustworthy to his own people, and he didn't dare to guarantee that he would not say anything if he was constantly asked after he went back, so he didn't squeak.

Fan Rong didn't care, and after someone brought Zhang Du's two guards, he ordered them to immediately take the Fifth Highness down the mountain, and General Han was already waiting for them at the foot of the mountain.

His Royal Highness the Fifth was reluctant, and before leaving, he couldn't help it, and hugged Fan Rong's waist expressionlessly and rubbed it in his arms to show his closeness, Fan Rong didn't expect that he had been rubbing His Royal Highness the Fifth Highness for the past few days, and he still rubbed his feelings, and smiled, "What?" You still can't bear this seat? ”

His Royal Highness hummed very lightly, and then turned around and left with Zhang Du's two guards.

The subordinates of Guiyun Palace rarely saw the palace master smile like this, so they couldn't help but persuade, "If the palace master likes that child, it is better to keep him." ”

Fan Rong shook his head, "No need, this seat promised to take care of their mother and son, this time he was in danger on the way, just save him and go back, he is the prince after all, and it will be troublesome to stay." ”

The subordinate was worried, "But Your Royal Highness is so young, it is inevitable that you will reveal your whereabouts after you go back." ”

Fan Rong's eyebrows were a little arrogant, "It's best if he doesn't say it, it's okay if he really says it, this thing is not enough to worry about this seat." ”

His martial arts are extremely high, and he acts domineeringly, and the disciples in the Guiyun Palace have always respected their palace master like a god, and when they heard him say this, they retired with confidence.

The Fifth Highness over there tried hard to follow Fan Rong's instructions, and after seeing Han Ziqi, he simply said that he had encountered bandits on the road and was rescued by Guiyun Palace, and because the two guards were injured, he was delayed in Guiyun Palace for a few days.

Han Ziqi was busy tracking down the traces of the bandits, and he had already found out that it was Tao Ran, the king of loyalty, who pretended to be a bandit to assassinate the Fifth Highness this time!

The emperor's little wife wants to kill the son of another little wife, if this is changed to an ordinary family, Han Ziqi will definitely sneer at the man who has no way to govern the family and can't even manage his wife, but in the royal family, he has no right to question it, so although this matter is really annoying, he can't ignore it.

Speaking of Tao Ran's sister Tao Guifei finally gave birth to a weak little prince a year ago, the child has not yet been raised, Tao Ran, who has been dormant for several years, can't sit still, and began to move again, starting to eliminate dissidents for his nephew's enthronement.

After the great victory of the Southern Expedition led by Han Ziqi and Wei Sihou a few years ago, His Majesty had the opportunity to push Tao Ran, the king of Zhongyi Dingbian, to the end, but for some reason he withdrew halfway, leaving his own line of power.

Maybe His Majesty was also afraid of him Han Ziqi, fearing that he would grow into the second Tao Ran, so he simply kept Tao Ran, who was already a little sluggish, and let the two of them contain each other.

In Han Ziqi's view, today's Majesty seems to be the most fond of the art of checks and balances, not only in the court, but also in the harem.

Raise a few considerable factions, let them fight back and forth, His Majesty only watched from the high places, until one side was too strong and was about to become dominant.

Han Ziqi didn't dare to compliment His Majesty's checks and balances, and secretly thought that he would use it in the previous dynasty, and he would also use it for his wife and children in the harem, which was really not a big husband.

But after thinking about it, I felt that maybe it was because Hao Yu really didn't take these women to heart and didn't want to spend more time and energy on them, so he used this kind of labor-saving means to let them contain each other, if that person was still there, Hao Yu would definitely not be willing to use this on him, for that person, His Majesty must have put him on the tip of his heart and cherished it too late............

Shaking his head slightly, he vaguely heard the fifth prince asking the grandmother who came to greet him, "Mama Mo, I remember you said that you have seen the famous Comfort Hou Fan Rong, what do you think of him?" ”

Mama Mo was sent by Sun Guifei to take care of the five princes, and she lost her little master a few days ago, and she almost scared her soul away, and when she saw someone coming back, she was really happy, and she said everything she asked, and said very patiently, "Why did Your Highness think of asking this?" Wei Sihou is a great character, how can we talk lightly, besides, he usually doesn't talk to us, I can't tell what kind of person he is, but the Hou Ye Fan back then was really peerless, and no one can compare! ”

The Fifth Highness felt that he had found a confidant, and responded in a happy tone that he thought he had concealed well, "Well, I think so too. ”

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When he returned to the palace, facing his mother, His Royal Highness would not be able to be so perfunctory.

After Sun Guifei carefully inquired about the situation along the way, she felt that this section of Qingmang Mountain was very problematic, and then after asking the bottom of it, the young Fifth Highness couldn't bear it, so she had to tell the part where she saw Fan Rong, and finally stuck out her tongue and said, "He won't let me mention to people about seeing him after I come back." ”

Sun Guifei was a little agitated, and complained casually, "So you planned to hide even your mother from the concubine at the beginning!" ”

At this time, there was no one in front of the two, and the Fifth Highness restored his childlike nature, pulled his mother concubine to be coquettish, and dragged out his voice, "Oh, mother, I can't help it." ”

Sun Guifei nodded his head, "Okay, knowing that you are embarrassed, don't mention this matter to others again, especially your father!" ”

His Royal Highness the Fifth Blinked, very innocent, "Why?" I heard that my father used to like him very much! ”

Sun Guifei sighed, the fairy jade face that lingered in her mind from time to time seemed to appear in front of her again, she was once almost killed by this deep palace that eats people and does not spit out bones, she is in great danger, and when she dies, it is that person who ignores his past suspicions and comes to the rescue. That person's voice and smile, and even a few words of comfort were hidden deep in her heart, and she will never forget it, so she will definitely help cover up what that person doesn't want to be known.

Moreover, it was very difficult for Wei Sihou to leave at the beginning, although His Majesty sealed the specific news very strictly, but there were also only a few words that came out, and Wei Sihou Fan Rong had a falling out with His Majesty Xi Zhi back then, and he broke through the iron wall of the guards with kung fu and beat it out! The only strange thing is that it has reached such a point, but no one has died! With the extremely powerful kung fu of Wei Sihou, a group of guards insisted on stopping him, and he broke out, so he had to kill a river of blood, but it is said that none of the guards died, not even seriously injured, and I don't know which one of Wei Sihou and His Majesty retreated first.

The five princes were attacked on the way, although it was dangerous at the time, but the people were fine, and after the incident, there was no evidence that the king of Zhongyi secretly sent people to assassinate him, and he had to stop it after a few months.

The front court of the harem has restored the calm on the face before, and the various factions are fighting endlessly in secret.

Everyone else was restored to their original state, but General Han, who was now in the middle of the court, refused to stop, and after settling down the matter at hand, he hurried to Qingmang Mountain alone.

Before leaving, he said angrily to his lieutenant general, "Someone made a bold statement a few years ago, saying that he was going to rob General Ben, and General Ben took it seriously, and he has been waiting for him." Who knew that this person did not believe in his words, and there was no movement after saying it, how can it be true! General Ben is going to ask him face to face, whether he is still robbing or not? If he doesn't rob me, he'll change me! ”

The adjutant accidentally dropped his jaw, "Ahh!!?h ”