Outside the courtyard of Xizhimen, Emperor Mu Lao was dressed in green cloth linen, standing in the corner of the wall, unknown flowers bloomed at his feet, and the corner of the wall was rarely shaded and shaded, but because of the scorching heat of this summer, the flower bones were already missing the freshness they should have, and the breath was dying, and the wind leaked out of nowhere inadvertently swept by, and the small flowers in the corner of the wall trembled, and finally fell at his feet.

Old Emperor Mu's eyes were deep, and he remembered the scene of encountering Murong Qin when he went south in June, a small temple in the mountain stream, and he and his servants who were lost saw the wisps of cooking smoke before they came to shelter from the rain, and it was Murong Qin who came to open the firewood......

In the south, the rain in June was also squirming, and he saw a pair of eyes in the hazy smoke and rain, clear and deep, transparent and clean, just like the bluestone blocks in front of the small temple in the southern mountain stream, after the rain, the lines under the polishing of the years are clearly visible, and he thought at the time, the south is really a place to raise people......

Now, it's just a month......

Old Emperor Mu thought of the reunion outside Cen Shan Temple, the black and white water jade chess pieces that Murong Qin inadvertently took out in front of him, and the Murong Qin and the assassins who suddenly came to visit in the middle of the night......

Too many accidents have made it inevitable!

He lowered his head and looked at the little flower in the corner of the wall that was leaning at his feet, the dust raised under the scorching sun was contaminated up, but the little flower couldn't bear to get up as if he had found a support, and the old emperor Mu raised his foot to avoid it, but stopped at the moment when he stepped on it.

After a long time, there was a burst of soreness from the soles of his raised feet, he smiled helplessly, looked at the little flower that fell to the ground, and removed his feet.

He sighed softly and said to his entourage, "Go knock on the door." ”

It was really Murong Qin who came to open the door.

Old Emperor Mu stood at the gate of the courtyard with his hands behind his back. Signaling that there was no need to be polite, but when he looked at Shao Gong's smiling face, his brows couldn't help frowning, and he said directly: "I heard that Your Majesty came to the hunting ground in person, and now the five countries have come to congratulate us, there is no reason why we are trapped in the narrow quadripartite courtyard, the old man has not seen a heroic good man in the hunting ground for a long time, can the third prince be willing to accompany the old man to the hunting ground?" ”

When the words fell, Murong Qin's happy voice had already come, "Qin'er is naturally willing." ”

Old Emperor Mu nodded, and said nothing more. Turn around and stride away.

The wind blows away the fallen leaves beneath your feet. Now it's just a fiery July, but the leaves are already falling.

Old Emperor Mu thought, perhaps, some things can be planned in advance......

Qi Niang thought of this. The small body couldn't help but shake twice. Silently shrank into the crowd......

I hope it won't be seen at a glance. I hope Xuanwu Yicheng won't hold a grudge against this......

When the old lady led the general's mansion up and down to pay respects, Xuanwu Yicheng was splashing ink by the window in high spirits.

Qi Niang shrank behind the crowd and saluted with a glance, and kept planning in her heart to wait for the intercession. First of all, the attitude should be humble, don't say anything when you hear the reprimand, and then briefly describe how busy you are with the treatment and how anxious you are so anxious that you have no time to take care of anything else during your grandmother's illness, and finally repeatedly beg for mercy, of course, it would be better if it was accompanied by a little tears, just forget it with a handful of snot and tears, it is too unsightly.

If you must be punished for kneeling and throwing firewood, then you can only accept your fate, don't make trouble again, if you anger the one in front, I'm afraid that corporal punishment will be more serious, she is new to the city, I really don't understand the rules of the game here, don't care about anything else, the attitude must be humble, we must be humble, humble......

It's not that she's afraid of corporal punishment, she's afraid of her grandmother's worry, it's more of a fear of imperial power, the ghost knows what their princes and grandsons think, in her previous life, she saw a lot of arrogant second and third generations in the upper circle, and if she didn't, it would cause them to have a "convulsion" attack, not to mention that there are some perverts who love to pick bones in eggs.

Reliving a life, she does not seek to get ahead, but to be safe and happy with her grandmother......

Qi Niang was immersed in her own small world with careful thoughts, but she ignored the movement in the hall, and when she came back to her senses, the eldest and second masters were retreating outside the hall with their grandmother, and Xuanwu Yicheng looked at it with a smile in his eyes.

That's the end of the visit? There was no reprimand and punishment for her, no crying for mercy, no punishment for kneeling and copying books in the later stage, and finally I didn't need to go to the backyard firewood room to squat in circles?

Xuanwu Yicheng doesn't care, or does he not care about this, or is he too lucky?

Qi Niang was puzzled, and when she thought about it again, she smiled.

In this world, there are too many things that we can guess the beginning but not the end. As long as the result is satisfactory, why bother with the process stupidly.

She glanced at Xuanwu Yicheng gratefully, and then ...... The whole person is not good.

He...... He happened to be staring at himself with a deep smile......

Why is the smile on his face so weird, and why does the light raised eyebrows reveal smugness? How do you feel that you have not escaped, but ...... Being caught in another circle.

However, this game is not the end of joy, but ...... Just getting started?

At this moment, Qi Niang hung her head and retreated in the crowd......

Sent away the Duchess of the Kingdom, but Xuanwu Yicheng did not continue painting, he stood alone by the window, took out the double-sided embroidered silk handkerchief with green cicada wings from his arms, and observed it carefully, the smile in his eyes became deeper and deeper.

Sure enough, as Siniang expected, the old lady set up a banquet at noon to entertain King Xuan, but fortunately, the You family had already prepared, so there was no mess up.

The banquet is set in the main hall of Changfeng Hall, and the banquet is held at noon, during the banquet, Qi Niang sits next to the old lady, and I don't know how many people are envious.

Although this otherworldly space is ancient, the folk customs are much more open, and the little lady who has not left the pavilion can meet guests and friends, and can also go out to travel, which makes Shangmu Li, who is a modern person, less restrained.

Siniang was next to Qi Niang, she was not unhappy because of this, but she glanced at Xuanwu Yicheng on the opposite side from time to time during the banquet.

The eldest master was unwell, and he had to put down the wine glass after a few sips, but the second master was quite attentive.

Xuanwu Yicheng is easy to deal with, and there have always been many royal banquets, and he has long been accustomed to it.

"It's a good wine, though." He half-squinted his eyes and tasted it carefully, "Long and delicate, with an endless aftertaste, I don't know how to make it?" ”

"Thanks to the prince's praise, this is the pear blossom white brewed by the little girl Qingluan." The second master explained with a smile. While signaling to Siniang.

"Siniang thanked the prince for his praise!" She hurriedly got up and thanked her, "The pear blossom is white, take the pear petals in March, use the spring water of the bamboo forest in the Taihang Mountains outside the city, seal the wax paper and put it in the warm pavilion to brew for more than a month, and then hide it under the pear tree for three feet, so that it can absorb the essence of the pear, and wait for the reincarnation of the four seasons." Her voice was weak, her face was shy, and her heart was full of joy.

King Xuan praised her......

"Oh. It turned out to be made of black pear. No wonder the lips and teeth linger after drinking. He asked the old lady with a smile: "I heard that all the pears in the spring of your mansion are in full bloom, and they are prosperous like snow, which is the grand scene of the Great Yue Kingdom in Middle Earth." This king went south with the emperor a few years ago. But because he was young and playful, he missed the beautiful scenery. I have been sorry for many years, and I don't know if I can ask the Duchess of the country for a favor to fulfill the king's wish for many years. ”

Cen Zhou Moli Garden, since the death of General Changfeng. It is no longer open to outsiders, and no one knows why.

These days, he walked around the mansion several times by himself, and still didn't find any discoveries about "The Witch God's Language", only the gate of the Moli Garden was closed.

"How dare you, the prince is tormenting the old body." The old lady replied again and again, and instructed the second room, "Your eldest brother is unwell, so you will accompany the prince tomorrow." ”

"Don't bother the master of the second room." Xuanwu Yicheng interrupted, "The Seventh Lady has just returned to the General's Mansion, and she has never returned to the Ink Pear Garden, so why don't you ask the Seventh Lady to accompany you?" He looked at the old lady with a smile on his face.

Everyone here was stunned when they heard this, and Su Muli was even worse. She has worked hard to weaken her sense of existence, why doesn't this Xuanwu Yicheng let her go?

Isn't it, he still cares about his heart?

Qi Niang recalled that weird smile, and her heart trembled.

"It's still the prince who is thoughtful." The old lady was the first to react, "These days, you have spent all your time with my wife, and you haven't had time to go shopping in the house, the ink pear garden is your father's favorite place during his lifetime, and the ink pear is your mother's favorite flower in her life, you go to see it, it can be regarded as a little filial piety." The old lady's eyes were slightly red, and her voice was choked.

"Yes, grandmother." Qi Niang replied hard.

There's no way, you can't hide from what should come, so let's face it.

The corners of King Xuan's mouth bent, and then the pear blossom was white.

Siniang squinted her eyes and took a small sip of soup, her face was the same, but her heart was full of mixed tastes, especially sour.

As soon as the banquet was dispersed, she immediately led someone to inquire about King Xuan's appreciation of the paintings in Linyu Pavilion.

In the small courtyard of the bamboo forest, the fragrance of medicine is overflowing.

"Childe, the decoction is ready." Shao Gong put down the white porcelain medicine bowl, and the brown medicinal juice in the bowl rippled slightly, dyeing the inner wall of the fine white porcelain into a deep and light brown.

Murong Qin drank it in one gulp, but pushed away the honey tea delivered by Chu Qing, and the bitterness spread along the tip of his tongue all the way down his throat, as if even the internal organs were bitter, and his sword eyebrows couldn't help frowning slightly.

"How's the situation in the General's Mansion?" He asked in a hoarse voice.

"The old lady has been awake for more than a day, her condition is still stable, and she can already eat some bird's nest porridge." Chu Qing replied respectfully.

Murong Qin half-squinted, "What about the lady of the Su family?" ”

"Su Niangzi lived in the Linyu Pavilion of Changfeng Hall, she and Siniang have been serving the old lady, she ......" Chu Qing hesitated.

"Huh?" Murong Qin opened his eyes weakly.

"After the old lady woke up, she dispersed many times and left the attendants around her to gossip alone, and the space of the East Warm Pavilion of Changfeng Hall was closed, and the secret guard did not find out the news." Chu Qing couldn't help but crawl down.

Murong Qin was silent and waved her hand to stand down.

Shao Gong covered the bamboo door, took the thin blanket and carefully covered him, looked at Murong Qin's increasingly thin side face, and regret flashed in his eyes, "Son, Su Niangzi hasn't come for diagnosis and treatment for several days, do you want the old slave to send a post?" ”

"No, the imperial grandmother's birthday is approaching, and there is not much time left." He frowned and sighed lightly, originally planned that Mrs. Su would recognize Su Muli when she returned home, but now she was delayed for a few days because of her serious illness. The Queen Mother's birthday is at the beginning of May, and it will take at least half a month for Xuanwu Yicheng to rush back to the imperial capital, but now, the big fish waiting has not yet been baited.

"Bring 'South Water'." He commanded in a deep voice.

Shao Gong replied "yes" and hurried to get it.

"South Water" is one of the volumes of "The Language of the Witch God", which is divided into four volumes, namely "East Fire", "North Wood", "South Water", and "West Earth".

"The Language of the Witch God", 20 years ago in the north of the Xuanwu Kingdom was born, at that time it was rumored that it was written by the holy daughter of the Wuluo tribe painstakingly, and there are also rumors that this is the overseas gods left in the world, but no one knows who created it from beginning to end.

The Great Yue of Middle Earth went up to the imperial court and down to the rivers and lakes. Everyone knows "The Witch God", a few years ago a merchant happened to find it in a farmer's house, once the news leaked, the rivers and lakes fell into a bloody storm for the competition for this book, even the government also sent people to join the battle to fight, after nearly a year of burning and looting, the book changed hands several times and ended up missing.

However, whenever someone mentions the four lores on "The Witch God", it will always be terrifying.

The first lore is called "Poison Kill"! Legend has it that there are thousands of poisons and poisoning methods, any of which can kill people to death. It is rumored that the Charm Water Poison King, who is now ranked sixth among the top ten killers in the rivers and lakes, is a teacher of "poison killing". Although he has only learned a few horns on it, he has also killed countless people over the years, which is terrifying, and he is known as the "Demon King"!

The second lore is called "Curse Kill"! So far, there have only been two appearances in the world. One time was when the Western Barbarian Wuluo tribe used a spell to resist foreign invasion. More than 10,000 foreign invading soldiers died mysteriously and tragically in the Xiban Valley overnight. There are no bones left. This news shocked Nakano, and no one dared to invade the Wuluo tribe for decades! The other is that seventeen years ago, the Xuanwu royal family was used by him for a "spell" because of a grudge with his concubine Liji. Curse the Xuanwu Imperial Family from now on! In the past seventeen years, even the remaining veins of Xuanwu have been sick and disabled one after another, but no new life has been born, and now only one person is lucky to survive, that is-Xuanwu Yicheng!

The third lore is called "Soul Kill"! It is the famous "Soul Eater"! There is a rumor in the rivers and lakes that "once the soul is devoured, life and death are impermanent"! At that time, the concubine Li Ji loved the Xuanwu monarch deeply, and she could not hate because of love, and she used the soul devouring guide on him in anger, causing the Xuanwu monarch to go crazy overnight, killing his parents and siblings, murdering loyal soldiers, and the cholera empire, these are not to be feared, and the most terrifying thing for the world is "soul devouring against the sky"! In that year, the Xuanwu monarch died by blasting all over his body, almost at the same time, hundreds of people died in the plague disaster of the Western Barbarian Wuluo tribe, the flood in the Great Vietnam of Middle-earth suddenly killed more than 1,000 people, and the southwest region of Xuanwu broke out violently and nearly 10,000 people died and were buried alive, it is said that there are strange flash floods overseas, and countless casualties are killed! That year, it was the fifth year of Dayue Rende in Middle Earth, and Xuanwu Yicheng was only three years old, so it became the only drop of blood left in the Xuanwu royal family!

The fourth lore, but no one knows so far!

Because, no one has ever read it, and it is rumored to be a "book from heaven".

Over the years, Murong Qin has tried his best to search, but he only got "South Water", "East Fire", "West Earth", "North Wood" is still missing, and "South Water" records "curse killing".

He opened the home page and copied the first sentence, but the word "Huo's" was left at the place where he signed off.

"Childe?" Shao Gong was very surprised, the Huo family was Murong Qin's mother and concubine, and after the tragic annihilation, only these old and weak servants remained, and the world was afraid of the imperial power, and this matter has rarely been mentioned.

He stopped his pen, dried his pen and ink, and folded it and handed it to Shao Gong, "Before noon tomorrow, let King Xuan know." ”

"Yes!"

He groaned, "Look for an opportunity, and let Su Muli see it." ”

"Childe", Shao Gong wondered, "But there are other plans?" ”。

"It's just suspicion." He looked out the window, his eyes confused.

According to the information collected by Liu Jing, fourteen years ago, General Changfeng's wife and concubine gave birth almost at the same time, and in the end, only the concubine Su Muli survived, and as for the concubine and the baby who died young, no one knew where they went. The Su family is very tight, and even the midwife of the year is nowhere to be found.

But he also knew that Su Changfeng's concubine came to Nanban......

The powerful ghost Liji also came to Nanban...... Wuluo ......

Hopefully, these are just his suspicions......

"The old lady's poisoning, can the General's Mansion still be investigated?"

"No, everyone believes that it is the old lady assassinated by the Charm Water Poison King, and King Xuan and Su Niangzi do not suspect it, and now, the general is heavily guarded inside and out." Shao Gong replied carefully.

Murong Qin's expression was slightly gloomy, that day his meridians were so disordered that he couldn't control the soul devouring technique, which caused Old Lady Su to be poisoned and critically ill, fortunately, Su Muli's medical skills were excellent, otherwise he would have almost broken the big thing.

"Bring 'West Earth'." He commanded.

"Western Earth" records soul killing-"Soul Devouring Guide", and Murong Qin has already cultivated to the third layer-"Soul Pull", but he can't use it freely.

He sat cross-legged and concentrating.

Shao Gong quietly withdrew from the house.

On the second day, after a few days of continuous drizzle, the blue sky was like a wash, and the spring was bright.

Xuanwu Yicheng smiled at the corner of his mouth, changed out of the gorgeous robe he loved in the past, and wore a pure white robe rarely, looking very clear and handsome.

Qi Niang sat on the opposite side, carefully swept her eyes and half-lowered her eyelids, but she couldn't stop muttering in her heart: What about the pure white gown, after all, it is difficult to hide its demonic nature.

It was said that it was a garden, but as soon as he entered the pear orchard, he walked only a hundred steps, Xuanwu Yicheng chose a pavilion and sat down, ordered another table of banquets, dispersed the attendants, and tasted the pear blossom white leisurely by himself.

Qi Niang's eyebrows frowned slightly, but she really didn't know what her intentions were.

Yesterday, she temporarily made up the information of King Xuan, in addition to his miserable life and the favor of the Holy Queen Mother, I learned more about how he was pampered and presumptuous, how absurd, how domineering, in addition, it was also emphasized by Granny Chensu, King Xuan has always been moody and unpredictable.

Last night, my grandmother also repeatedly told her that no matter what happened today, in addition to protecting herself, she must remember not to be angry with him, and to act humbly.

She also thought about it carefully, no matter how she said, King Xuan took the initiative to save herself twice before and after, she couldn't shirk this kindness, and as for her offenses for many days, she also desperately didn't want these to become the source of King Xuan's anger with her.

After all, if you want to live a stable life, it is very important to settle the royal family.

In today's ancient society, there is no so-called law of citizenship, and you don't have any law to protect your own interests.

"The little woman has offended King Xuan a lot recently, and today I ask the prince for guilt." Qi Niang thought about it, it was better to take the initiative to ask for guilt, she knelt down and had a sincere attitude.

Xuanwu Yicheng was stunned for a moment, and then understood that he had indeed sent many attendants to Changfeng Hall recently, firstly to understand the movements in the mansion, and secondly, to facilitate his own actions, after all, the people around him who followed him all the year round were not from the north to Xuanwu Kingdom.

"Seven Ladies are too worried, you have successfully rescued the Duchess of the Kingdom and are the heroes of the Great Yue Kingdom, what is the crime?" He replied with a smile and motioned for Qi Niang to get up.

Grandmother is the Duchess of the Imperial Gift, according to the practice of this country, the success of the treatment can indeed be regarded as meritorious, but she still does not dare to get up.

"The prince doesn't blame Qi Niang for being generous, but the little woman is uneasy in her heart. Although the prince and Qi Niang only have a few faces, they are more kind to save each other, Qi Niang is young and ignorant, but the great kindness of the prince is not forgotten in his life. She said emotionally, and couldn't help but crawl down. (To be continued.) )