The smoke that appeared in front of me was really weird, and I don't know what kind of trick it was.

Xiao Wu stopped in front of Hua Xiyan with one hand, and looked at the green smoke with green eyes, but a touch of cunning flashed in his eyes.

The smoky face, which was originally the color of a smug smile, saw that he accepted it, and muttered: "Wanderer? I saw it last time. But this homeless person can actually enter the palace as a guard? ”

Not to mention the noble blood of Tanglin, in their Dawan, the homeless people are also rejected for thousands of miles. I don't know where it came from, but where is it unsteady in my heart when I use it in my hands.

"Little Five." Hua Xiyan asked Xiao Wu to get out of the way. Since the other party has said everything here, it is not realistic to continue to arrest her here, so there is no need to be too precautionary.

"Mother." Xiao Wu withdrew his hand, probably thinking the same thing after looking at and evaluating the other party.

Hua Xiyan took half a step forward, looked at the smoke face, and looked closer, only to see that the smoke was said to be smoke, but in fact, it was more like a mirror on the water surface, so that the face was a bit like a reflection of the image from a long distance to the smoke through a certain technique. According to this reasoning, this smoke is the holy water that Dawan is called a living treasure.

The other party saw her looking at herself motionlessly, and her face was a little uncomfortable, because her eyes were as cold as water, looking at people, which could make people inexplicably crawl into a cold sweat behind their backs.

"High priest?" The corners of her beautiful lips are outlined in an arc, as if she has a conclusion.

The other party's expression froze and sneered: "Niangniang, don't forget that the little maid is still in my hands." Unless the mother is really cold-blooded, she thinks that this person's life is nothing. ”

"Yes, it's just a maid, why should Bengong risk her life to rescue her?"

"It's just because Niangniang is not cold-blooded."

"How can you see it?"

The corners of Hua Xiyan's lips are slightly hooked, leisurely.

Seeing this expression, the other party's expression became a little stricter: "The official doesn't talk nonsense to the mother." By tomorrow afternoon, if the official can't see the mother, the mother will wait to receive the maid's life. Without this maid, the official may not have a loss, and the mother will measure it herself. ”

Hua Xiyan's face didn't move at all.

The other party's tone waited for a while, and couldn't help but show some impatience: "If the mother is smart, she won't tell the saint or others about this, otherwise she will be discovered by the official, and the girl's life will still be taken by the official." ”

After saying this, the other party stopped saying a word, and decisively withdrew his troops.

The light in the show's eyes shone slightly. is a smart person, knowing that it is difficult to talk to her again, she will be tricked. Although she has roughly figured out the identity of the other party.

After the green smoke disappeared, Xiao Wu immediately closed the bottle tightly, turned around, and saw that she was already sitting back in the chair, a pensive look.

"Or, Niangniang—" Xiao Wudao said, "We'll treat this holy water first." ”

"How?" Hua Xiyan asked.

Xiao Wu blinked his eyes in a daze, unable to answer.

If it's really something that can be easily disposed of, can it still be called Dawan's holy water?

I'm afraid that this monster that can't see good and evil, can't burn, and it's even more invulnerable, if you do it, this thing is so mysterious, it's a divine object of Dawan, how can you let the outside world know how to deal with it.

Xiao Wugulu rolled his eyes and said, "Niangniang, or, let Lucui be Niangniang-"

Hua Xiyan snorted coldly: "Do you think this palace is a waste?" ”

I can't even save the life of a maid. In the future, who will want to follow her? The lives of those who follow her are only given when necessary, but it is definitely not such a sacrifice, it has no value at all, and it seems that she is very incompetent as a master.

Xiao Wu smiled: "In this way, the weakness of the mother is in the hands of that person." ”

Hua Xiyan looked at him with a blank look: "Are you cooperating with the other party to bully this palace?" ”

"I don't dare." Xiao Wu smiled and bowed and said.

This kid's poor kung fu is first-class. Hua Xiyan didn't have time to continue to play tricks with him, and only asked the most important thing: "He just said that this official should be the high priest of Dawan Kingdom." But isn't this high priest the guardian of holy water? Leaving the kingdom of Dawan, can the king agree? ”

Xiao Wu snorted: "The minister doesn't know." Although Chen has stayed in Dawan, many things are only hearsay and are not very credible. ”

In any case, this man is most likely the high priest of the Great Wan Kingdom. Hua Xiyan asked again: "Do you know the name of the priest of Dao Dawan?" ”

"The high priests are generally from the same clan, and the people of this clan have a special blood relationship and can communicate with the holy water heart, so they have a surname called Yu Shui. The high priest who is now on the throne, according to what the minister learned in Dawan a few years ago, is called Yu Shuikui. I don't know if there was a replacement later. As Niangniang just saw, this man can manipulate holy water. This is definitely not something that ordinary people can do, it is very likely that it is Yu Shuikui, the high priest of Dawan. ”

"In other words, even Dawan's royal family may not be able to do it."

"Some people say so, but if they can't, the minister can't understand how this Dawan royal family can be above this clan."

It stands to reason that the monster of this holy water is a treasure, and it can even be claimed to be omnipotent. The person who gets the holy water has an advantage over the Dawan royal family, but he is willing to surrender to the Dawan royal family, which is a very strange thing in itself. Moreover, when the high priest came to her, he did not hesitate to seize the maid in her hand and threaten her, what did he want to talk to her about? Everything is worth investigating.

Hua Xiyan finalized this: "Tomorrow, the Japanese Palace will meet him for a while to see what he thinks." ”

"Mother?" Xiao Wu looked frightened.

When she goes, it is a place carefully set up by the other party, and when she goes there, won't she become a lamb to be slaughtered, and she will be captured.

Sideways glance at him: "Is it so easy to be caught in this palace?" Don't forget, what was the condition when you first met Hongu. ”

Xiao Wu's expression was solemn, thinking back to the Hu demon who wanted to catch her in the forest at that time, and tried his best to carry out a sneak attack, but he was still defeated.

She is definitely not an ordinary person, and she is a woman who can make a hundred birds and a phoenix.

The two of them, who were whispering in the room, suddenly heard the lights shining outside. Aunt Liu hurriedly walked in to report that the royal car had arrived.

Xiao Wu returned to the palace to report, and it was almost this hour when he received the news and rushed here.

After Hua Xiyan pondered what it was, she sorted out her clothes and walked out of the hall to greet the holy driver.

The royal driver came overnight, taking advantage of the night, and suddenly heard the news of Nian Ci's violent death, Long Yan was very shocked.

The sedan chair was carried into the palace, and a group of people bowed to the ground. When Hua Xiyan walked out of the wing, she happened to see him get down from the imperial sedan chair. stepped forward and blessed the body: "The concubine has seen the saint." ”

"Jinxi is tired." He reached out and took her hand.

I don't know if it's the night, but a coldness came from his fingertips.

Hua Xiyan's hand was held by him, bowed his head, and said, "The concubine has failed the emperor's order, and she has not been able to save Master Nianci." ”

"Her departure was a bit unexpected by me. That's why I'm in a hurry. "The faint dragon power, like the coldness of the night, makes people can't hear how much emotion there is underneath.

is just a queen mother, although it is his imperial grandmother, but he was already out of the palace when he was not born, it can be said that the grandfather and grandson have basically never met, and they really can't talk about too many feelings. What is saved can only be a trace of effort made by Nian Ci for his court and his throne before his death, so that he is grateful, not so kind to the Hu family.

"Master Nianci's funeral cannot be released to the public." He grabbed the tips of her fingers and said.

She nodded: "Everything is arranged by the Holy Lord." ”

"However, even if she cuts her hair and becomes a nun and doesn't ask about the world, she is my imperial grandmother and the empress dowager of the imperial court after all. I can't let her bones be left elsewhere. Tomorrow, he ordered someone to carry the coffin into Yunling. Gaozu has a deep affection for several wives. A place was reserved for the wife so that the husband and wife could be together forever in the future. ”

Therefore, they don't need to think much about where Nianci will go after her death. Gaozu has all arranged.

I wanted to go to see the situation of another imperial grandmother, but when I heard that the Chen family was still sleeping, Li Zimo dismissed the idea of visiting, only took her hand and walked into the lobby to sit.

Aunt Liu took someone to bring two bowls of nourishing yin and clearing fire soup for the two of them to enjoy.

Fingertips pinched the spoon and scooped it down in the bowl, Yun frowned slightly, and Li Zimo said: "Jinxi was in front of Master Nianci's bed before he died?" ”

Zhilu said that he must have asked this question. However, she couldn't understand what Nian Ci said.

lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, and replied: "The concubine has just stepped into the palace, and I heard from the imperial doctor that Master Nianci is critically ill, so I will go to visit immediately." Master Nianci grabbed the concubine's hand because he wanted to say something to the concubine. It's a pity that the words were not said. A mouthful of phlegm stuck in her throat. Then, before the concubine had time to call the imperial doctor, Master Nianci closed his eyes. ”

As she spoke, he listened attentively. After listening, he gently scooped the soup in the bowl and did not continue the topic.

After a period of silence, Hua Xiyan said, "The Holy Lord is here tonight. I'm afraid it's even later to go back, so it's better to rest here for the night. ”

"Hmm."

Hearing his promise, she immediately asked people to prepare the room.

Putting the soup bowl on the table, he said, "I want to go to see Master Nianci again." ”

Therefore, she accompanied him to the room where Nianci's coffin was placed.

The lid of the coffin was removed, and Nian Ci, who joined the Tanglin royal family, was different from ordinary people after death, and his face and body remained the same as before death, and he would not decay for a thousand years.

The ink eyes under the cloud eyebrows fell on Nian Ci's face for a long time, and the gaze was long, I don't know where I looked from this face.

She stood beside him and only listened to him whisper: When Gaozu died, he was not born. I don't know what Gaozu looks like. I only know that there is an imperial grandfather in Lu Dao, who is very powerful, and he has married three wives. When the first emperor was dying, he did not forget to warn me that he should always be vigilant against my biological mother. Now it seems that Gaozu is a blessed man, he has a wife, and before he dies, he will never forget his duty to the court and the rivers and mountains of Tanglin.

Among the officials accompanying him was Shang Shu, who was in charge of drafting records, and when he heard the emperor standing in front of the Empress Dowager's coffin, it was probably intended as a eulogy to mourn the Empress Dowager, and he hurriedly wrote it down.

Ink eyes glanced coldly at the face of a certain official who was struggling to write: "Did I ask you to write?" ”

The official who knew that he had done too much immediately put almost half of the paper on the candle and burned it until it was completely burned.

Hua Xiyan stood next to him, knowing that at least half of what he said to Nian Ci was deliberately said to her. What I want is to hope that she will have the spirit of Nianci, serve the court wholeheartedly, and be loyal to death.

As long as she can do it, he is willing to be the same as Gao Zu, and treat her the best way both in life and after death.

Hua Xiyan thought that it would be better to do more vows. The suspicion of the Son of Heaven can never be dispelled by a sentence or two. However, what has been done, the Son of Heaven looks at it, and his heart is clear.

After reading Nianci, the coffin was covered. In order to rush into Yunling before the early morning, it was not noticed by the officials and the people. Li Zimo ordered in a hurry, and ordered Yifeng to lead a team of guards to escort the coffin, holding his edict, and immediately set off for Yunling.

Yifeng and the others listened to the order. Eight people carried the coffin into the car.

Hua Xiyan realized that he had already come prepared, and the hearse was ready. Looking back at the dragon robe he was wearing, it was plain white, and there was not even a shadow of the gilded nine dragons that were usually embroidered on it. She herself changed tonight, and she was also dressed in white and wearing filial piety.

Compared with Empress Dowager Hu, Nian Ci is still happy. When Empress Dowager Hu died, she remembered that he didn't even change his clothes, and he was still wearing whatever he was.

She stood side by side with him at the door, watching Nian Ci's coffin slowly being carried out of the palace and disappearing into the night, as if swallowed up by the end of the world.

Perhaps frightened by the sounds in the hospital, Chan woke up from his coma.

The two of them fell asleep at all. Walked into the room to visit Chen.

The imperial physician first checked Chen's pulse, and then turned around and said, "Holy Lord, Niangniang, the imperial concubine's health has improved slightly. ”

Hua Xiyan followed him and took two steps closer to the bed. Li Shunde moved a stool and placed it next to the bed. The dragon robe brushed over the bench and sat down.

Chen looked at his face, as if he was stunned for a moment: "Saint? ”

"Yes," Li Zimo said.

A smile slowly appeared on Chen's face: "It looks like a high ancestor." ”

These words made Hua Xiyan stunned in her heart. Thinking about this Mingcheng Emperor Gaozu, in the records of the annals of history, he has always been like a lustful and merry emperor, how can he resemble the cold-blooded and ruthless man in front of him.

Of course, Chen's words are just saying that they look alike and voice alike.

It's not a strange thing that a child doesn't look like a father, like a grandfather.

whispered some words for Chen to take care of his body, Chen nodded, and then, talking about how that Hu demon did nonsense, thought of immortality, and harmed the world, and then, naturally, asked Nian Ci.

For reasons that he couldn't hide, he said bluntly: "Empress Chen doesn't need to worry, Master Nianci will be by Gaozu's side." ”

When Chen heard this, he was really sad, and even said that he was not angry, and he should give his sister the last ride, so as not to learn afterwards that he couldn't do anything at all.

Next, there was another chattering voice of comfort.

Hua Xiyan saw that the temperament of this imperial concubine was indeed a little different from that Nianci. Chen is more delicate, with tears in one sentence. Nian Ci is the strong kind. It may have something to do with her sitting in the position of the empress dowager.

After comforting him, Chen finally stopped crying and let him lie down to rest.

Chen lay back on the bed, as if he had just discovered Hua Xiyan at this moment, and asked, "Who is this?" ”

"My queen Jinxi." Long Yan said.

Facing the gaze of the grandson and the granddaughter-in-law, it must be different. Hua Xiyan knew this was the case. After seeing Chen's faint gaze sweeping over her face, she said to the saint: "The queen is very beautiful. ”

It's kind of a compliment to her.

He didn't move, just got up and said, "The Empress Dowager rests, I and the Empress still have something to do." ”

Chen replied: "The Holy Lord and the Empress should go and get busy." Here in the mourning family, there are holy people to serve, and the mourning family can rest assured. ”

Hua Xiyan then accompanied him out of the road.

After tossing all night, I saw a trace of fish belly white, which was faintly visible in the sky.

The sound of beating the more bang is long and long.

The palace is deep, with a slight chill in the early morning.

Walking into the courtyard, I suddenly felt a depression, and my shoulders trembled slightly.

He stopped, took the piece of rice that Li Shunde was holding in his hand, and put it on her shoulders.

This big is thick, still white background, gold edge rolling, solid needlework, wrapped, impermeable, suddenly warmed a lot. It's just that this is his clothes, wrapped around her, like a quilt wrapped around a chicken, very funny.

Looking back, he saw that her head was almost covered by the big cloud, the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, and the smile of a joke was like that.

Hua Xiyan whitened his eyes, and was careful that his feet and shoes were tripped under the big curtain, if he planted a heel, it would definitely be funnier.

So, he squatted down and personally helped her lift the big under her.

Li Shunde and a group of other minions watched around, and they didn't dare to make a sound.

Hua Xiyan blushed slightly. A tall emperor picks up a woman's clothes and says what she is guilty of, and her accusation of being a bad woman is confirmed.

"Don't move." Seeing that she was restless, he was also embarrassed by his next movements, and for a long time, he didn't know how to help her shorten. After thinking about it, it is better to pick her up and carry her back to the room, lest she take a walk and really fall somewhere.

So before she could scream, he picked her up and went straight to the house.

Chen closed his eyes in the house, and suddenly heard movement in the courtyard and asked, "Is there something wrong with the saint?" ”

An old palace maid who served her, Mama Lu, said: "Back to the imperial concubine, this is the saint playing with the mother." ”

"Is the Holy Lady a favorite lady?" Chan asked.

When Mama Lu heard her words, she felt funny, almost the whole world knew about the matter of the Donglin Heavenly Son favoring the queen, and she covered her mouth and smiled: "Yes." ”

Chen sighed: "The mourning family went to Jingci Nunnery with the Empress Dowager, and they didn't hear anything outside the window, and they didn't know anything. When I returned to the palace today, I realized that I knew that when I saw the queen, the mourning family should give a meeting gift first. ”

Mama Lu answered her: "In the palace, everyone knows that the queen is an informal person. If the queen concubine wants to send it, send it another day, and the queen mother will not feel impossible. ”

Chen opened his eyes and only glanced at her: "What you think is too simple. ”

After receiving her eyes, Mama Lu realized that her voice was too loud, she had no scruples about speaking, and she was suspected of deviating from the law, so she hurriedly lowered her head.

Chen Shi looked at her, and then at the other people sent by Li Zimo to serve her in the room, sighed deeply, and continued to close his eyes.

Hua Xiyan, who was carried into the house by him, immediately reached out to untie the big foil, and felt that the hands and feet were untied. At that end, he was very tired, and when he returned to the house, he didn't see anyone else, so he didn't have any scruples in front of her, so he took off his shoes and climbed onto the couch, closed his eyes and said, I will continue to go to the morning court later.

She walked over and tiptoed over to lift the quilt and cover her. Then, he moved a chair, sat on the edge of the bed, and held a book on his lap to read.

Li Shunde secretly put his eyes on the pasty paper in the window, and saw that the husband and wife were quiet inside, so he naturally didn't dare to bring someone in to disturb him.

Hua Xiyan was also sleepy, her head was pillowed on the back of the chair, and she accidentally fell off, that is, she twisted her neck, and it hurt her to grin a little, so she quickly rubbed her hand on her neck. Looking at this situation, it may be a stiff neck.

As long as the stiff neck is pinned to the acupuncture point, it will be good and fast. It's just that she can't give herself a needle herself. If only her brother were here. Therefore, he peeked to the side, and saw that he should not wake up when he slept quietly, so he tiptoed to the door, opened the crack in the door, and glanced at Li Shunde, who was guarding the door.

Li Shunde immediately walked up to her and asked, "What do you want from Niangniang?" ”

"It's almost time, let the cook prepare breakfast. The saint must have something to eat in order to go to the morning pilgrimage. And-" Hua Xiyan paused, "Can Lord Gonggong come here?" ”

Last night, Nian Ci was like that, and he didn't call Gong Xiangru. Presumably, the master did not feel the need for this. Now, the Chen family is much better, and suddenly called Gong Xiangru?

Li Shunde squinted and looked at the posture of her unchanged head in the crack of the door: "Niangniang is a stiff neck?" ”

These dead minions, one by one, saw that she was actually a paper tiger, and she would not punish anyone if she did something wrong, but they all quarreled with her.

"So what?" She swept back with a cold look.

Li Shunde shrunk his neck as if he was afraid, and said respectfully: "The slave will immediately ask people to invite the palace master." ”

Thinking of another person, the corners of Hua Xiyan's mouth hooked: "By the way, this palace has just given the Moon Room Hall to walk to the Shang Palace, and you sent someone to inform her to come to the palace this morning to perform her duties." ”

Li Shunde narrowed the corners of his lips, replied that the slave obeyed the order, and turned around to do a series of things she ordered.

Seeing that Li Shunde was gone, she gently closed the door again, walked back to the bed, and saw that he was indeed sleeping very deeply, and he was not woken up by her movements, so she couldn't help but sigh softly. How much this man must trust her, and be so weak against her. However, she was his pillow person. If he didn't even believe her, he wouldn't have to sleep at night.

Thinking of this, the corners of his lips hooked slightly, sat back in his chair, and took a nap for a while.

Facts show that this emperor's office is really worse than modern work. If you want to stay in bed, you can't even be deducted from your salary. When the time came, whether the emperor was awake or not, they all poured into the room. Even her, who was the queen, was forced to be hard.

"Holy, holy, it's time." Standing in front of the bed, Li Shunde softly called the man called the emperor on the bed.

The figure on the bed turned slightly sideways and asked, "What about the queen?" ”

Li Shunde saw Hua Xiyan walk out of the house, and secretly told his master: "Niangniang just sat here, maybe she accidentally twisted her neck and fell into her pillow." Waiting outside for the palace lord to come and be needled by her. ”

Hearing this, someone, who had been sleeping very dead, snapped and quickly got up from the bed. Reaching out, he took the sweat towel and carefully wiped his face, and then rinsed his mouth in the basin. Then, I hurried out of the house to find someone.

Hua Xiyan sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, and she couldn't ask Xiao Wu to help her rub her neck, so she called Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu's strength was completely wrong, and after rubbing it for a while, she only felt that her neck was more crooked, and hurriedly asked her to retreat. Aunt Liu was embarrassed: "The slave doesn't know much about this job. By the way, what about Verdant? ”

Verdant?

Hua Xiyan and Xiao Wu looked slightly nervous at the same time, and then Hua Xiyan said: "Lucui, this palace asked her to go back to the palace first and help this palace do something." ”

Aunt Liu had no suspicions about this. Turning around and wanting to help her finish early, she just turned back, looked up, and saw the dragon robe, startled: "Holy Lord." ”

At this hour, it should have been rushed back to the palace.

Hua Xiyan's neck twisted and couldn't turn her head back, so she could only wait for his cold fingers to rest on her tiny neck. He rubbed the sore spot on her neck, pressed it, and asked, "Are you better?" ”

His method is almost the same as that of Aunt Liu.

It's okay not to press it, but if you press it, it seems to be even worse.

With a touch of bitterness on his face, Hua Xiyan said, "Let's go up to the court." The concubine has ordered the palace lord to go to the palace. ”

Hearing her words, he retracted his fingers stupidly, but sat down next to her, and at the same time ordered Li Shunde to bring breakfast here.

feelings, he is out of guilt, and wants to accompany her and wait for her brother to come.

It's just that it seems that she has been waiting for her brother to come for a long time. Thinking about it, her brother heard that she was just a stiff neck, no major problems and worries about her life, and the more energetic the doctor was, the more he thought so, and after everything was done at home, he came to her again.

Breakfast was served, but her brother had not arrived.

Seeing that her neck was twisted, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to take a bun to her mouth, anyway, someone was so worried that he took her a flower roll, carefully broke it in half, and fed it to her mouth.

At that moment, she felt that her face had been lost to the Pacific Ocean, and she could only stare at him with apricot eyes: "Am I your son?" ”

This couple is interesting, and they all talk about their son.

The ink eyes narrowed, as if she felt that the way she was blowing her beard and staring at her eyes at this moment was like a snack, so the true nature of the pit father was exposed: "Didn't you give birth to your son?" It's not like I haven't fed the two princes. ”

Completely speechless, turned his back and did not speak to him.

Her neck is twisted, can he take care of her face. I crooked my neck, took a flower roll, and nibbled on it. Her reputation as Gong Jinxi's first life was really ruined by this morning's pillow.

He took the small bowl of soy milk and gently helped her blow the heat from the bowl.

If the other women saw it, they would all be red-eyed.

Li Shunde saw a palace maid serving breakfast, standing there still, closer to the master's table, and hurriedly made a look. After glaring hard a few times, the palace maid took a few steps back when she found out. Li Shunde saw that he seemed to be alive, and asked Aunt Liu quietly: "Niangniang's new recruit?" ”

Now the power of the middle palace is firmly in the hands of Hua Xiyan. It's just that the internal affairs government has always deceived and deceived people when it hires and recruits people, and Hua Xiyan can't manage all aspects.

"It's not." Aunt Liu replied.

Li Shunde thought: Probably the Ministry of Internal Affairs accepted someone's money again, and secretly accepted other people's daughters to come in as palace maids. It's getting worse and worse. It's not impossible to accept newcomers, but if you put them in front of the master, won't you be scolded by the master sooner or later?

Thinking of the father-in-law of the Internal Affairs Office and having a little friendship with him, Li Shunde thought about communicating with the other party afterwards.

Hua Xiyan is not like Empress Dowager Hu, she is not a master who will not be held accountable if she is filial to a little silver.

Hua Xiyan waited, wondering if her brother had forgotten about her stiff neck, and her brother was finally late.

Gong Xiangru walked in front of them and knelt down: "The minister greets the saint and the mother." ”

"Get up." Needless to say, he looked more anxious than her, "Show her quickly." If you don't show her again, she'll hate me. ”

Hua Xiyan immediately received a look from her brother: What's the matter?

Suddenly, there was a pain that could not be washed away by jumping into the Yellow River.

Anyway, her brother took out the needle and pinpointed the acupuncture point under her knee, and as soon as the needle went down, she felt her neck loosen. So he muttered: "I can do it myself, but this neck is crooked, and I can't hold a needle." ”

"Autumn is near, don't you know how to keep warm from the cold?"

This stiff neck is mostly caused by the invasion of the meridians by wind evil.

Hua Xiyan knew that she was at a loss and didn't debate with the angry eldest brother.

Seeing that her neck was healed, he beckoned her brother to the side to talk. The two of them may be talking about Nian Ci's violent death last night.

Her brother is a miracle doctor, and it is not difficult to prevaricate him with a word. She thought.

Someone in the palace came to urge again. Li Zimo can only go back to the palace to deal with official business. Therefore, he ordered Gong Xiangru to accompany her here again, lest her stiff neck recur after a while. Her brother can only receive orders.

A group of people bowed down and sent the royal car away.

Hua Xiyan sat back on the stone bench and asked her brother, "Have you had breakfast?" ”

"I'll come back after eating." Gong Xiangru just in case he came, and the master had other things to do with him, so he would come back after eating.

Hua Xiyan secretly wondered in her heart, why the Moon Room Hall had not yet arrived at the Shang Palace. Just as she was thinking like this, Aunt Liu walked into the courtyard with Qi Yunyan.

Probably didn't expect him to be here, Qi Yunyan's eyes flashed a look of surprise, and then quickly covered it up.

The corners of Hua Xiyan's lips pursed slightly, looked at the two of them with a smile, and said to her brother, "This is Qi Shanggong." ”

Due to the lower status of Shanggong than Shangshu of the Criminal Department, Qi Yunyan blessed him: "This official visits Lord Gong." ”

The palace is like a return salute, a proper etiquette.

Hua Xiyan saw that they were still exchanging courtesies, and then, they were silent again.

For a moment, only listen to the sound of the autumn wind sweeping the floor.

Hua Xiyan rubbed the corners of her forehead with her fingertips, not knowing how to break the deadlock.

Gong Xiangru saw that she was okay anyway, so he found an excuse to slip away first. After all, he has a lot of itineraries in a day. A first-class official, how can he have time to accompany her here.

Listening to her brother's hurried footsteps and leaving, Qi Yunyan was still standing motionless, Hua Xiyan beckoned to her: "Come, sit here in the palace." ”

Fu bowed, Qi Yunyan only stood by the small stone bench opposite her, not daring to sit down.

Xiao Wu hurriedly walked in from outside at this time, and said something in Hua Xiyan's ear.

Apricot eyes narrowed slightly, listening to Xiao Wu's place to meet at noon. With a wave of his hand, Xiao Wu stood behind her and waited for her to make a decision.

At this moment, Qi Yunyan raised his face vigilantly and watched her talk to Xiao Wu.

Of course, Hua Xiyan couldn't have appointed Qi Yunyan to walk the Shang Palace just for her brother. After Zhilu explained Qi Yunyan's methods to attack the Hu family, she felt that she seemed to have a thorough understanding of this best friend's hidden talent.

"Qi Shanggong, I heard that you can use magic?"

This thing, she really hasn't learned it. Where did her best friend learn it, and why hadn't she heard of it before?

Speaking of which, Qi Yunyan will study the technique, of course, because he has spied on the secret of Mrs. Qi's control. No one taught, however, she was able to teach herself.

"Hui Niangniang, the courtiers have read a lot since they were children, and they can't say that they have read the scriptures to their heart's content, but they have only studied some books a little, so they have come into contact with the arts. Later, when a lot was drawn in the White Dragon Temple, and when the master was asked to unsign it, the master said that the courtier's daughter was born with fire, and she had a certain talent in research. Qi Yun flue.

The best talent for those who study art is pure and belongs to one of the five elements. Because ordinary people, when they are born, they belong to no one line, perhaps two of the five elements, or three of the five elements. The purer the five elements of the natal life, the easier it is to manipulate the technique.

No one taught, Qi Yunyan did the art, that is, he read the course according to the book. Like the last time, because she could get the items that the other party cast a spell, the purpose of the collusion was just to make the other party cast a spell to have a counterproductive effect, it was a connection technique, which belonged to a low-level type of technique, and it was not difficult.

Advanced techniques, she Qi Yunyan can't do it.

However, in Hua Xiyan's opinion, this is enough.

Evacuate all the people around him first, leaving only Xiao Wu and Qi Yunyan. got up, walked around twice with his hands in his hands, and Hua Xiyan groaned: "This palace wants you, get a magic array." ”

When Qi Yunyan heard her say this, he knew that something must have happened, his expression was grim, and he said, "Niangniang, does the Holy Lord know about this matter?" ”

Hua Xiyan looked back at her meaningfully: "What does Qi Shanggong think?" ”

I definitely don't know the way, if I know the way, will I be able to use her Qi Yunyan? There are many masters under the emperor.

"Mother." Qi Yunyan trembled his lower lip slightly, "Could it be that the other party wants to blackmail Niangniang?" ”

"Don't hide it from you, didn't you see that there was no one around this palace?"

Qi Yunyan is such a smart person, as long as she is a little bit, she immediately realizes that Lu Cui is gone.

She bit her teeth lightly: "Niangniang, it's just, it's just a maid-"

is worthy of being her best friend who killed her relatives in righteousness, and she knows how to distinguish the importance of things.

"Bengong thought that if Bengong didn't save her, the other party would still make trouble again. It's better to get this straight. ”

Perhaps thinking that her words were reasonable, Qi Yunyan raised his head: "May I ask what kind of magic array does Niangniang want her courtiers to do?" Courtiers may not be able to do it. ”

"No, you can." Hua Xiyan gently hooked the corner of her lower lip.

Xiao Wu prepared the carriage, and because he had to arrive at the meeting place early, he had to avoid the emperor's eyeliner so as not to startle the snake. Hua Xiyan took her girlfriends to the street shopping and relaxed, got in the car, and went to the market she was there last time.

Thinking about this Dawan businessman, I'm afraid that she won't be able to find a place to meet, or the place to meet last time, or the incense powder shop in the market.

When I went to the incense powder shop, there was still a lot of traffic in front of the door. Qi Yunyan sat in the carriage and did not get off, only she took Xiao Wu to the meeting.

In the store, a Dawan man saw her and Xiao Wu and immediately led them into the backyard.

After passing through the two curtains, you will arrive at the small courtyard behind the shop. It's a little square yard. There is nothing unusual to see. However, the Dawan people uncovered the sand and gravel in the corner of the courtyard, revealing a hole in the ground. When you walk to the entrance of the cave, you can see that there is a stone staircase that leads to the ground.

Hua Xiyan and Xiao Wu followed Dawan down the stone stairs. After walking about 100 steps, the soles of my feet stepped on the plane.

It's a cold, damp ground, and you can only listen to it, and there is the sound of water flowing around.

The Dawan people struck flints and fires in their hands, illuminating the entire cellar.

This cellar is truly amazing. Four walls, vertical and horizontal water. The water, like green crystals, flowed through the walls, as if inlaid with countless gemstones, shining green and dazzling.

On the opposite side, a stone door opened.

The last time I saw the handsome and noble Dawan merchant, he walked out. The man was still dressed as a businessman, and he hadn't changed, seeing that Hua Xiyan and Xiao Wu had really come in person, the corners of his lips showed two deep dimples, and his smile was charming.

Extravagance is condensed in his fingers.

On the middle of his left hand was a new ring, an emerald ring with a goose egg round, emitting countless brilliant stars.

Such a noble lady's hand is clinging to a glass of wine. In the luxurious wine glass, the swaying is also a green liquid.

The green light sets off the man's fair face as if covered with a mysterious green veil, like a mysterious green girl with a masked face.

Anyway, Hua Xiyan felt that the face in front of her was as mysterious and weird as the human face presented in the smoke.

Although the man was laughing, he was smiling like smoke and mist, and no one could see through it.

"This official knows that the mother will definitely come. Since Niangniang came here, I am afraid that she has guessed the identity of the official. The man spoke, first admitting that he had been negligent in having been tricked out of his words, but this negligence did not seem to be so shameful to him.

Hua Xiyan said: "This palace has heard that the high priest of Dawan Kingdom is called Yu Shuikui. ”

"That's my grandfather." The man's green eyes flashed, "The official's name is Yu Shuilong." ”

"Only the people of the Yushui family can manipulate the holy water."

"Yes." Yu Shuilong smiled slightly, raised his wine glass, and drank the holy water in the wine glass in one gulp.

After the holy water entered his body, it suddenly made the gem ring in his left hand shine brighter and brighter, and then a green light emitted from the ring gem in an instant, like last night, turned into a rope and launched a surprise attack on her. However, this time, even if it was not as fast as Xiao Wu's eyes, the green rope, when it touched her, was suddenly bounced back by a layer of golden light covering her body. The green light seemed to feel incredible, circling around her body, wondering what was inside her.

That's the phoenix seal. The phoenix seal of Tanglin is protecting her from the invasion of evil creatures.

Looking at this strange scene, Yu Shuilong showed a slight smile: "Niangniang is really not an ordinary person, otherwise, how can she come back to life." ”

"Since they all know the ability of this palace. Hongu has limited patience and hands over the people of Hongu. Hua Xiyan doesn't talk nonsense with him.

Yu Shuilong patted his palms, and as soon as the stone door opened, Lu Cui was escorted out of it.