In the next three or four days, Shen Ning honestly stayed in the southeast palace, for fear of encountering Princess Changle, and came out to give him another hug.

In the past few days, Lu Xun and Meng Xingchen have also found some information there.

First of all, Princess Changle, as the youngest daughter of the emperor, and the queen, Princess Changle is very favored, when the mansion was opened, there were 5,000 households, and the emperor spent a lot of money to build her Splendid Garden and the Princess's Mansion, and rewarded countless treasures, and had a thousand guards and horses.

As for her concubine, it is Yang Jian, the eldest son of the Yang family.

The power of the Yang family is surging, and the emperor asked Princess Changle to marry into the Yang family, firstly, to favor the sacred heart of the Yang family, and secondly, to find a suitable colt for Princess Changle.

But it's a pity that although Yang Jian is the eldest son of the Yang family, he is good at martial arts and doesn't like literature, he has a body of martial arts, dancing with knives and guns all day long, and there is no ink on his chest.

And Princess Changle has been knowledgeable since she was a child, and her talent is not inferior to that of men, and her favorite object is naturally a talented man with outstanding literary talents and dignified appearance, so she is extremely dissatisfied with this concubine.

The two have been married for ten years, but they have never had children, and even now, sometimes Yang Jian can't even enter the door of the princess's mansion.

However, Lu Xun did not find out the news of Princess Changle's debauchery, and the evaluation of Princess Changle in the imperial capital is not bad, as for whether she secretly raised a male pet, it is unknown.

Although Princess Changle has a good reputation, Shen Ning still decided to stay away from her, once she provokes Yang Jian, it will not be good, this Yang Jian is the deputy capital of the Earth Tiger Guard, Shen Ning does not want to provoke the enemy for no reason.

Next up is Jia Xu.

Meng Xingchen spent money to find out some of Jia Xu's situation, he is a native of Guzang County, Wuwei County, and the Jia family is a local Confucian family, but unfortunately his family has fallen into the middle of the road and suffered some changes. He could have relied on filial piety to become an official, but he didn't, he went around and around over the years, went to many places, and now he is under Sima Liang's command.

Sima Liang was named the king of Runan, the fief in the south of Yuzhou, these years to run there, but also considered a strong army, there are 40,000 soldiers and horses, once the world is disrupted in the future, with the geographical location of Yuzhou, bordering the states, it is also a place where soldiers must fight.

As for why Jia Xu took refuge in Sima Liang, Meng Xingchen did not find any useful clues.

But Shen Ning didn't dare to relax his vigilance, he knew Jia Xu's name, Sima Liang was not the best prince among the eight kings, he was irritable by nature, he was not a master, Jia Xu's principle of life was self-preservation, how could he not understand that it was not safe to follow Sima Liang?

"Wuwei County fell into the hands of the foreign Xianbei more than ten years ago, and the Jia family suffered a change, does it have anything to do with foreign enemies?"

Shen Ning couldn't help but guess.

It's a pity that there are too few useful clues, and Shen Ning can't guess the truth.

Just as Shen Ning was guessing, Lu Xun walked over.

"Military master, Sima Jian, the king of Qi, has just entered Beijing." Lu Xun said.

Shen Ning nodded and said, "The seven princes are here, and the imperial capital is lively now." ”

Lu Xun said with a smile: "This King of Qi was very reckless when he entered Beijing, and the Su Guards did not let his three thousand broken guards enter the city, and the two sides almost fought. In the end, it was Shangshu of the military department who came in person to persuade Sima Jian with words, but he still allowed him to lead a thousand soldiers and horses into the city. ”

"It's a pity, it's only lively when the fight starts." Shen Ning belongs to watching the excitement and is not too much.

But then, things really got more and more, because the palace was over.

An internal official in the palace came to the southeast palace, met with Sima Haiyun, and said: "Your Royal Highness, the slave maid has come to summon you by Your Majesty's command, and will enter the palace tomorrow to face the saint." ”

Sima Haiyun nodded, rewarded him with some silver, and asked him to go back to his life.

After the people left, Sima Haiyun patted his face and sighed: "The time is finally coming, Shen Ning... I don't want to face the saint. ”

"Don't worry about the prince, tomorrow the face saint is not the son alone, there are seven other princes, you are a nephew, when the time comes, you will only listen to and not say anything at the end, even if Your Majesty asks you, you are also afraid and cautious, and it will definitely be fine." Shen Ning comforted.

Sima Haiyun sighed: "That's the only way, it's a pity that you can't accompany me." ”

"How can you enter the palace with a lowly status!" Shen Ning replied.

But in my heart, I really want to enter the palace to take a look.

That is, to see what virtues the eight princes are, and to see what His Majesty is like today!

This emperor, who is both an enemy and an uncle, Shen Ning is still very curious.

In other words, according to this relationship, Princess Changle is Shen Ning's cousin?

.....

In the heavily guarded harem, there is a Sanqing Temple.

This is the alchemy room specially built by the emperor, right next to his dormitory. The emperor pursues immortality, so he is obsessed with alchemy. I was afraid that some people would have bad intentions, so all the alchemists were carefully selected by the Heavenly Master Dao, and then sent in after purification.

Walking into the Sanqing Temple, the main hall is the statue of Sanqing, lying on the futon and sitting an old man in a dragon robe, meditating with his eyes closed.

This old man is none other than the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, Sima Zhou.

Beside him, stood Qin Tian Jian Zheng, that is, the Heavenly Master Dao's Heavenly Master Dao Sect Sect Heavenly Machine.

After a long time, Sima Zhou took a breath of turbid air and opened his cloudy eyes.

"Dao Chief, today's pill has a good effect, I just breathed in and absorbed the medicinal power, and suddenly felt that my internal organs were full of vitality, and my whole body was full of strength."

Sima Zhou said in surprise, a strange red appeared on his face, and it was definitely not a healthy color full of red light.

Tianjizi said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this pill has the effect of tonifying lean qi, can prolong life, take it for a long time, and have great benefits to the body." ”

Sima Zhou nodded, but was a little regretful: "I can prolong my life, but I can't live forever." By the way, does the Taoist Jin Dan of Longhu Mountain have eyebrows? I heard that Sima Yue also sent someone to Longhu Mountain? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Sima Yue's condition has worsened, and the imperial doctor has already diagnosed it, I'm afraid he only has a year or two of longevity. So he couldn't wait to find the Taoist Jin Dan. However, Longhu Mountain has lost the Dan method of refining Taoist Jindan, and it is rumored that there are still two Taoist Jindans hidden in Longhu Mountain. Dihuwei is looking for Longhu Mountain, even if he turns Longhu Mountain over, he must find the whereabouts of Taoist Jindan. Tianjizi replied.

Sima Zhou nodded, and then sighed: "Sima Yue is a few months older than me, when he was young, he was physically strong, far better than me, and now, he has withered and waited for death, and I feel that there is hope for immortality!" Thanks to the elixir. I am very pleased to have a Taoist to protect my eternal life. ”

"That's what the poor way should do." Tianjizi's face was calm, and he didn't seem to be happy with things or sad about himself.

Sima Zhou suddenly remembered Xuanjizi and asked, "Xuanjizi was killed, can you know who the murderer is?" ”

"Your Majesty, everyone has their own life, and the killing of the poor Daoist disciple is due to cause and effect. Don't worry about such trivial matters as Your Majesty, the murderer is contaminated with cause and effect, and others will collect it. Tianjizi said casually.

In fact, even he has forgotten who killed his junior brother, because in his opinion, everything has a cause and effect.

Sima Zhou suddenly felt that Tianjizi's Taoism was profound, so he didn't ask, but said with a smile: "The Taoist is reasonable!" ”

Then, Sima Zhou got up and walked to the alchemy room at the back.

Entering the Dan room, what greeted me was an alchemy furnace, and several alchemists with white faces were busy.

Not far away, a delicate beauty is dispensing medicinal powder, and this woman is Zhao Qingxuan.

Sima Zhou had just taken the elixir, and the elixir seemed to not only have a refreshing effect, but also arouse the fire in his body, his gaze swept over Zhao Qingxuan, and he couldn't take it off anymore.

"What a delicate beauty!" Sima Zhou's eyes lit up and he said in surprise.

The Taoist robe on his body not only did not lower Zhao Qingxuan's appearance, but added an alternative temptation. Although the robe is loose, it is difficult to hide the proud posture. The temperature in the alchemy room was high, and her fragrant sweat wet her sideburns, adding a different kind of beauty. The natural red mole on the center of the eyebrows is like a flame.

"Dao Chief, is he an apprentice of Xuanjizi?" Sima Zhou asked.

Tianjizi said: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

"This kind of beauty can only be enjoyed by me, and it would be a pity to stay in the alchemy room." Sima Zhou felt a fire burning in his chest.

Tianjizi said: "The whole world belongs to His Majesty, and naturally she is also His Majesty's." ”

Sima Zhou laughed, then turned around and returned to the dormitory.

The palm print of the celebrant beside him walked towards Zhao Qingxuan and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Dao Xuan, please come with the slave maid." ”

Zhao Qingxuan had long sensed that His Majesty was looking at him, and his eyes were full of aggression.

"Father-in-law, where are you going?" Although Zhao Qingxuan already had the answer in his heart, he still asked subconsciously.

The palm print eunuch smiled and said, "Dao Xuan Dao Chief, naturally it is His Majesty's bedroom." ”

Zhao Qingxuan immediately clenched his fists.

She is unwilling, unwilling to commit herself to the old guy, even if he is His Majesty today. But thinking of her hatred, her family members who were beheaded everywhere, and the master who died tragically, her unwillingness was so humble.

At this time, she understood why Xuan Jizi wanted to let herself come to the alchemy room to be a medicine boy, because this was the fastest opportunity to get close to His Majesty, and it was also the place where His Majesty could be favored the most.

Now, she's waiting for this opportunity.

This will be her only chance to soar and gain power, take a look at His Majesty's four favorite concubines, which one is not powerful?

Her innocence, her dreams, and her life no longer existed when the Zhao family was destroyed.

"There is Father-in-law Lao!"

Zhao Qingxuan stood up and said calmly.

In this way, Zhao Qingxuan walked towards the emperor's bedroom.

.....

In the early morning of the next day, hundreds of civil and military officials came to the Wufeng Tower to wait for the court, but learned that the early court had been canceled.

The civil and military officials have become accustomed to it, and understand that His Majesty is lingering on the jade arm of the beauty again, and he can't get out of bed.

And the countless concubines in the harem also received the news, as if they were facing a great enemy. Especially the four favorite concubines, when they learned that the woman who was fortunate to be His Majesty was a woman of the Heavenly Master's Dao, they were even more worried that they would lose His Majesty's favor.

Because the speed with which His Majesty likes the new and hates the old is well known.

In Shen Shizhong, Shen Ning escorted Sima Haiyun to the front of Wufeng Tower.

The other seven princes also arrived one after another.

This was the first time Shen Ning had seen the faces of the seven princes, and he remembered their appearances in his heart.

Soon, the eunuchs in the palace led the way and led Sima Haiyun and the seven princes into the palace.

Shen Ning couldn't leave, and needed to wait for Sima Haiyun to leave the palace.

Who knows...

Shen Ning actually met Princess Changle's guard of honor!