Coming out of the Internal Affairs Office, Zhu Xian leaned on the depths of the soft sedan with his eyes half-closed. His face grew yellower and haggard, and a thin layer of skin grew on his thin pale lips. The sleepless night, coupled with the mental tension had exhausted his mental strength, and his expression had languished to the extreme at this moment.

Seeing this, Zhao Quan hurriedly whispered to the Praetorian Guards carrying the sedan chair: "Be steady, be careful not to startle the holy car!" ”

It's a pity that whatever you're afraid of comes, the Praetorian Guards carried a soft sedan chair, and walked out cautiously not far, and a palace maid ran from a distance in a panic. She screamed in horror as she ran: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something is wrong."

Zhao Quan was taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward and shouted: "What a big dog dares to disturb the holy driver!" Someone, gag her and drag her down! ”

Immediately, several Praetorian Guards stepped forward to stop the palace maid, and the palace maid knelt down with a puff, trembling all over, and shouted in horror: "Your Majesty, it's Concubine Li, Concubine Liniangniang didn't return to the palace for one night, she is missing."

Zhu Xian's eyes widened suddenly, a trace of consternation flashed in his yellow eyes, he suddenly opened the sedan curtain, and shouted hoarsely: "Zhao Quan, let her come forward and reply!" ”

"Yes!"

The soft sedan chair slowly landed, and the trembling palace maid was brought to the sedan chair. Zhu Xian frowned and looked at it, and saw that the palace maid was a little kind, it was a second-class palace maid who was serving in the Lingxiao Pavilion. Seeing that the palace maid was lying on the ground and didn't dare to raise her head, he said impatiently: "Why are you?" What about durian hi? ”

The palace maid said in horror: "Sister Duxi accompanied Concubine Li out of the palace last night, and she has not returned yet" Although the palace maid was frightened, she spoke in an orderly manner, and immediately said a rough idea of Concubine Li's disappearance.

Hearing that Concubine Li had not returned overnight, and that there was such a war and chaos last night, Zhu Xian was shocked and angry in his heart, and couldn't help coughing violently. Seeing this, Zhao Quan hurriedly stepped forward to stroke his chest and pat his back.

Finally calmed down, Zhu Xian shouted hoarsely: "Zhao Quan, immediately order to go down and search for Concubine Li's whereabouts in the palace with all your might!" I. To live to see people, to die to see corpses! The last eight words almost burst out from between Zhu Xian's teeth.

Zhao Quan was shocked in his heart, and immediately said respectfully: "Yes!" ”

Not long after the decree was handed down, a group of Praetorian Guards served in eunuchs. The frightened Tao Yao came to Zhu Xian of the Qianqing Palace.

"Say, What happened? Where did Concubine Li get by you dog minions? Zhu Xian's sharp eyes scraped viciously on Tao Yao's body, Tao Yao shivered, and stammered: "Slave." Slaves, slaves don't know."

Zhu Xian said coldly: "Dog things, even the master can't protect them, and they dare to run away, there must be something strange in it!" Zhao Quan, drag her down and interrogate her properly! ”

Zhao Quan immediately ordered a few eunuchs to come and drag, Tao Yao screamed, and suddenly turned over and got up. 8 Xiao said: "Everyone thought that she was Prince Rui, and Yu Dang wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to be unfavorable to Zhu Xian, so they took out their sabers at their waists and vigilantly protected Zhu Xian.

Who knew that Tao Yao secretly gritted his teeth. The tip of the knife flickered at those cold lights. Just heard a few muffled sounds, the tip of the knife came out of Tao Yao's delicate body, Tao Yao's distorted face showed a sad wry smile, and slowly closed his eyes.

Zhu Xian never expected Tao Yao to be so strong, and he looked for death without saying a word, he was shocked and angry in his heart, and the more worried he was about Concubine Li's situation. His thin lips tightened more and more, the yellow forehead tendons flared up, and his haggard face was distorted to the point that people didn't dare to look at it directly, so I heard him roar angrily: "Go and check." Check all the details of this dog minion palace to me."

After a while, Zhu Xian got the news, it turned out that Tao Yao had been serving in Concubine Shu's palace after entering the palace, until two years ago, when she offended Concubine Shu and was returned to the Internal Affairs Office. Later, after several tosses, he finally entered the Lingxiao Pavilion to serve. It's a pity that Tao Yao is just a small person in the palace, he is plain and silent, and few people pay attention to it, and Zhu Xian can't get more news in a short period of time. But when he heard the word "Shufei", his heart couldn't help but move, and a trace of doubt began to bite in his heart like a poisonous snake.

Just when he was sitting still. When he was in a hurry, another eunuch hurried in. The visitor whispered a few words in Zhao Quan's ear, and Zhao Quan's face changed in an instant, and he couldn't catch the dust in his hand and fell to the ground.

Zhu Xian hurriedly asked, "Zhao Quan, but there is news of Concubine Li?" ”

Zhao Quan was startled, and hurriedly picked up the dust that fell from his hand, and then staggered forward, kneeling in front of Zhu Xian with a "poof", trembling all over but unable to say a word.

"Say it quickly," Zhu Xian roared. His voice was violent, and his yellow eyes were bulging, almost falling out of their sockets.

Zhao Quan didn't dare to look up at his expression, only closed his eyes, and said quickly: "Two corpses have floated in the lotus pond in front of Cining Palace, and they have been salvaged. After identification, one of them is a durian girl, and the other is a concubine! ”

Zhao Quan said it boldly, and the surroundings instantly fell into silence on the dead side, and even the air seemed to be frozen. The expected storm did not come. Zhao Quan couldn't help but quietly raise his eyes to look up, and saw that Zhu Xian's originally yellow and gray face suddenly turned red, and his eyes were still wide open in disbelief, because he was too hard, and he was gradually covered with bloodshots.

Zhao Quan whispered worriedly: "Emperor, Emperor"

Zhu Xian's mouth opened, and suddenly a bloody arrow came out of his mouth, spraying Zhao Quan's head and face. In Zhao Quan's frightened call, he fell down in despair

Outside the window, the autumn wind is blowing more and more tightly, like crying. In a haze, Zhu Xian seemed to hear the immature and sweet voice many years ago: "The shadow is sparse and the water is shallow, and the dark fragrance floats in the dusk of the moon." The emperor may guess the words of the concubine's body? ”

"Shuying" Zhu Xian's lips moved slightly, and he muttered the name slowly. Mei Shuying's pretty face seemed to appear in front of him, the light in his eyes was like burned candle ashes, dimming inch by inch, and finally he slowly closed his eyes

After Zhu Xian's death, the crown prince Zhu Houde succeeded to the throne, and Empress Guo became the queen mother, temporarily acting as the government because of the young age of the Son of Heaven. When she first got involved in court politics, Empress Dowager Guo showed her iron and bloody skills. Zhu Yi was demoted to a commoner and exiled for 3,000 li, and the second prince Zhu Houtai was named the king of Wei, and the fief was thousands of miles away to the north of Weishui, which was a barren land full of wind and sand.

The former concubine, the current concubine Shu, hugged the ignorant young King Wei, and cried and cried on the road. As a result, it was not easy to get to the fiefdom. However, he encountered a group of horse thieves robbing him, so the hapless King Wei and the young Concubine Shu disappeared in that melee.

In the following five years, Empress Dowager Guo successively served as the secretary of the military department and the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Rites and many other important ministers withdrew and killed. For a while, the people of the government and the opposition were panicked. Others don't know why, only Guo Chenghe, who has become a general of Yipin Zhenwei, knows in his heart that these people's greedy nature is on the list in Mr. Mu's account books. It is a big cancer of the imperial court. It seems that although the books of accounts were burned, the list was kept. After Empress Dowager Guo concentrated all her powers, she began to settle accounts after the autumn and arrested people according to the order.

One day, Zhong Ziyuan went to visit Liu Yuqing, who was practicing in a nunnery outside the city, and did not return home until dusk. But I heard the maid say that Guo Chengsi couldn't hide his anger after returning from the palace, and he was practicing calligraphy alone in the study at the moment.

Zhong Ziyuan was worried, so he personally took the tea to find out. When he entered the study, he saw Guo Chengsi using the wolf pen dipped in ink, and he was concentrating on writing something. She looked in. But I saw what he wrote: I am not ashamed of my class, who can bend low to the dust. Qingshan has to go and return, and the official position has come and gone.

Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but say in surprise: "Didn't you just kill the horse thief by the Weishui and return to the palace to recover your life!" Why did you quarrel with the Queen Mother again? ”

Guo Chengsi happened to be writing the last stroke, that stroke, thick and black, like his helpless and gloomy mood at the moment. He sighed slightly, put down the brush in his hand, frowned, and said, "Don't ask, there are some things that you know and don't benefit!" How he explained to his wife that he had inadvertently appeared. The sister who has always been respected, the high-ranking and powerful queen mother, would actually make a secret purchase of horse thieves and assassinate the first emperor's flesh and blood. Such cruel things.

Zhong Ziyuan pursed her lips and said disdainfully: "It's not uncommon for me to ask about your sister and brother!" After a pause, she said again: "My father sent a letter, saying that he was going to open the twenty-eighth branch shop in Jiangnan, and asked me if I wanted to go to Jiangnan to have a look." By the way, I attended the opening ceremony. ”

Guo Chengsi basked slightly, and said with a smile: "It's okay, Wei'er and Mo'er haven't seen their grandfather for a long time, and their grandmother and their little uncle." Why don't I go with the three of you! ”

"You mean really?" Zhong Ziyuan exclaimed incredulously. Obviously, she was very moved by Guo Chenghe's proposal, but then she shook her head and smiled bitterly: "It will take at least half a year to leave, and the Queen Mother is afraid that she will not agree!" ”

Guo Chengsi was still a little hesitant in his heart, but after seeing Zhong Ziyuan's short-lived surprise smile, he made up his mind. He picked up the handwriting he had just written, blew dry the ink on it, folded it carefully, and then raised his voice and exclaimed, "Glory! ”

"It's coming!" In five years, Rongxi has grown a green beard, and the whole person has become more stable and mature. He came into the house, clenched his fists, and asked, "General, what do you command?" ”

Guo Chengsi handed the letter in his hand to him, and then instructed: "Find someone to send this letter to the Queen Mother." Then you call your family Qingdai and pack up the two wagons. Tomorrow, the two of you will take Miss Wei, Young Master Mo, and Mrs., and the six of us will set off for Jiangnan together! ”

"Yes!" For Guo Chenghe's orders, Rongxi has always been habitually obedient. He said yes and strode out.

However, Zhong Ziyuan was surprised and happy in her heart, and she believed that what Guo Chengsi said was serious. She covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise, "Can we really go out and play as a family?" ”

Guo Chengsi hugged her shoulders and said guiltily: "It's me who is wrong, I locked you up in this general's mansion for five years, and you even gave birth to Wei'er and Mo'er for me." But I have been fighting abroad for many years, and I have never been with you well. It's up to you to go out this time, no matter where you want to go or how long you go, I'll be with you! ”

Zhong Ziyuan snuggled his head in his arms and counted happily with his fingers: "There are so many places I want to go!" In addition to Jiangnan, I also want to go to Shudi to meet Zhu Fei, counting the days, the heart pills I made for him should be almost eaten. If we go faster, we might even be able to attend his wedding to Yukihime! I really want to meet the little county king that Xue Ji gave birth to him, I heard that the little doll who is less than five years old has already been born as a fairy."

"That's a boy, how can it be described as beautiful as a fairy!" Guo Chengsi frowned when he heard this, coughed lightly, and said, "Besides, I think our family Wei'er is the most beautiful little county lord."

"Thank you, Father, for the compliment!" As soon as Guo Chengsi's words fell, he heard a crisp, immature voice coming from under the desk.

Zhong Ziyuan was like an electric shock, and hurriedly pushed away Guo Chengsi's palm holding his shoulder, and tidied up his messy clothes. Then he tried to keep a straight face and said in a stern tone: "Wei'er, why did you go under the table again to eavesdrop on the adults?" Don't hurry up and come out. ”

I saw a jade figure with pink makeup, a slightly chubby body, wearing a purple gauze skirt, and two small balls of flesh coming out from under the table.

I saw her blink her big amber eyes that looked like Zhong Ziyuan, and after a clumsy salute, she said seriously: "Mother's words are wrong, it is obvious that Wei'er is in the study first, then her father comes in, and finally her mother comes in, how can it be said that Wei'er eavesdropped on the adult's speech!" ”

Guo Chengsi stroked his palms and laughed: "Yes, yes, it's Wei'er's fault, it's your mother's fault!" ”

Wei'er smiled proudly at Zhong Ziyuan, and then opened her arms from Guo Chenghe, and said softly and glutinously: "Father hug Wei'er!" ”

Guo Chengsi's heart instantly turned into a puddle of spring water, and he hurriedly reached out and hugged Wei'er's round little body. Wei'er leaned on her father's shoulder and made a smug face at Zhong Ziyuan.

Zhong Ziyuan's heart trembled, Xiao Nizi must have been in trouble again, begging for protection! But what happened to the disaster? She didn't have a clue for the time being.

Just when she was at a loss, Wei'er over there was already screaming and playing crazy with Guo Chengsi. At this moment, Qing Dai hurriedly walked in with Mo'er, who had just woken up. Seeing this, Zhong Ziyuan hurriedly reached out and hugged his son.

Wei'er's unbridled laughter suddenly paused, and she was busy whispering in Guo Chengsi's ear: "Father, if my mother is on fire later, if you want to teach Wei'er a lesson, you have to protect Wei'er!" ”

"What a mistake you can make! Don't worry, if your mother is on fire later, your father will help you plead with your mother! Guo Chengsi did not hesitate to take it all.

"Vier!" As soon as Guo Chengsi's words fell, he heard Zhong Ziyuan roar. Wei'er hurriedly shrunk her neck, hid her round body in Guo Chengsi's arms, and then showed him a flattering smile.

Guo Chengsi quietly winked at her, and then smiled: "Okay, okay, screaming so loudly scares Wei'er!" ”

Zhong Ziyuan angrily stuffed the Mo'er in his hand into Guo Chengsi's arms, and said angrily: "You just protect her, see what good things she has done!" ”

Guo Chengsi only then showed that the pink little face of his son in his hand was actually painted with three little turtles in pitch-black ink, and a small face that was not big was occupied by these turtles and became pitch black. Seeing Wei'er's masterpiece, Guo Chengsi was suddenly a little dumbfounded. After swallowing a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, he asked in a good voice, "Wei'er, why do you want to draw a turtle on my brother's face?" ”

Wei'er blinked her eyes and said innocently: "My brother either eats or sleeps, just like the old turtle in the lotus pond!" ”

"So you're going to paint a turtle on your brother's face?" Guo Chengsi explained with a smile: "Your brother is only three months old, of course, he eats and sleeps every day, and he sleeps and eats to grow up quickly!" You were like that when you were your brother's age."

Wei'er listened to it with relish on her face, but she made up her mind in her heart: If that little county king is really prettier than herself, then I will also draw a turtle on his face (to be continued). )

... (83 Chinese Net.)