Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Burning of the Star Tower
The Imperial Palace, Yongning Palace –
The two black shadows hurriedly ran into the side hall, and when they saw Kagura Hou Wanli's knees weak, he knelt on the ground, and said in a loud voice:
"Master Hou, the slave should be, the slave should die-"
Seeing their blue noses and swollen faces, Wan Li immediately understood what was going on, and shouted fiercely:
"You guys are good, why can't you even pick up a yellow-haired girl!"
A kowtow, his hand covered half of the purple shoe prints on his face, and he said:
"Everyone is stuffed in sacks, who knows that there is a forbidden army guard on the way, and his skills are really good!"
"Dogs who are greedy for life and afraid of death—"
Wan Li scolded, slapped his iron palm on the corner table, and immediately smashed the entire table to pieces.
Not long ago, he lost his ugliness in front of Gu Yunxi, and Wan Li held a grudge.
It was the eldest sister Wan Yuyao who also gritted her teeth for Gu Yunxi for Leng Qingtang, so she instructed a few attendants who knew martial arts to design Gu Yunxi on the night of the autumn festival, and Wan Li responded.
After the plan was completed, Wanli took people to Nanyuan and rewarded the nurses for trampling and ravaging, so as to be happy.
What is it to lose a palace maid in the palace, the big deal is to say that she fell into the lotus pond and drowned, and it is not a random reason. Concubine Xu made trouble, and after a long time, no one was seen, and it passed. As for Leng Qingtang, Wan Yuyao was confident to deal with it.
It's good now, there are people who have bad things in the middle of the road, I'm afraid he's tired of being crooked.
Wan Li turned his back on his hand and thought about it, then suddenly raised his head and asked:
"Can you see what that man looks like?"
One of the inner attendants:
"The night is dark and it doesn't look real, if you check which night patrol in Yunzhongtai tonight is in the forbidden army, the slave secretly recognizes it, and he can always remember it."
……
After returning to Chuxiu Palace to get Mao Qiu, she turned all the way back to Baohe Palace, and Concubine Xu was really anxious.
Hearing that Gu Yunxi was calculated, and the four princesses testified, Concubine Xu believed what they said.
For the person who robbed her this time, Concubine Xu had some idea in her heart, so she didn't say anything more.
Because King Chen was pestering, Concubine Xu had no way to take him, so she sent Gu Yunxi to take him to Chuxiu Palace to play first. South China Ji Yan found it interesting, so she also followed.
Three people plus two palace maids, five people arrived at Chuxiu Palace like fighting wolves, and they were on duty at Lanxin.
Gu Yunxi made two bowls of lo noodles with his own hands, and asked Lan Xin, who was on duty at night, to find some snacks, and the three of them ate and chatted around the table in the ear room.
Gu Yunxi has some understanding of Ji Yan's background in South China, the daughter of the emperor and the queen, the proud daughter of the sky.
The crown prince died that year, and Queen Qian couldn't afford to fall ill, so she almost followed the prince with her.
Ji Yan of South China knew that the queen mother worshiped Buddha, and led hundreds of palace maids to wear hair in Yonglu Temple to practice, and prayed for the queen mother and the imperial brother.
As early as a year before Gu Yunxi changed his appearance and entered the palace, Ji Yancai of South China successfully returned to the palace after studying.
South China Ji Yan and King Chen walked into the ear room hand in hand, looking left and right curiously. Gu Yunxi was a little uncomfortable, and looked embarrassed when pouring tea:
"The place where the subordinates live is simpler, and I hope the princess will not dislike it."
As he spoke, he offered tea with both hands. When the maid of the first palace saw it, she was busy blocking it.
"Hey! Yao'er, don't be unreasonable. ”
South China Ji Yan widened her eyes, took the tea and blew it, and poured it directly into her stomach.
The other palace maid cramped:
"The queen mother has instructed that except for the things in Kunning Palace, you will not be allowed to eat casually outside."
South China Ji Yan sat down on the chair with a big grin, and spread her hands:
"What are you afraid of, this is in Concubine Xu's palace, and besides, the imperial brother has been here more than once, right, the imperial brother?"
Hua Nanxin was stuffing dim sum into his mouth, and when he heard the dim sum scum full of mush, he nodded and said:
"Yes, yes, I often eat and drink here at Xu Niangniang's side, and the young lady's craftsmanship is the best, and there is no mistake."
While speaking, Lan Xin entered the house and brought everyone freshly cooked mash balls, and the people quit with interest.
South China Ji Yan tasted the lo mein, was overjoyed, and praised repeatedly:
"It's delicious, it's better than any dish at the family dinner!"
She rolled up her arms and sleeves like King Chen, and ate noodles with a bowl of noodles, her mouth sucking noodles.
The maids of the two palaces persuaded one after another, to maintain their image and to be decent, which provoked South China Ji Yan to be furious, and drove the two out of the house, facing the wall.
Gu Yunxi looked at it and secretly smiled, not wanting the emperor and the queen to give birth to such a precious daughter. In the future, if any man becomes her colt, it is estimated that he will suffer hardship.
After King Chen was full, he put down the bowl and asked puzzledly:
"Could it be that I am mistaken? Fourth sister, aren't your two palace maids called 'Lian'er' and 'Xiu'er', when did they change their names? ”
South China Ji Yan swallowed the last mouthful of marinade, wiped her mouth and laughed slyly:
'I changed it!' Lian'er's 'Xiu'er' is the boudoir name of Yang Cainu and Concubine Ye, and now the people I hate more are Wan Yuyao and Gu Yunjin, so naturally these two close palace maids changed the names of those two. ”
Gu Yunxi couldn't bear it, and "poof" covered his mouth and smiled.
This unruly princess is really interesting.
After hearing this, King Chen also laughed, gave a thumbs up, and praised:
"The royal sister is mighty, the royal sister is smart!"
"Of course, who dares to be disrespectful to the imperial brother in the future, just tell me. I'm back, and I won't let anyone bully you anymore. ”
South China Ji Yan raised her eyebrows proudly and stuffed a piece of chrysanthemum paste to King Chen.
Gu Yunxi sat on the side of the table and watched, suddenly feeling emotional.
Although Ji Yan of South China was born to the queen, she was close to King Chen, and she didn't seem to be affected by the hatred of her mother's generation to mock him and oppress him.
Because of this situation, Gu Yunxi sincerely had infinite respect for this wayward fourth princess.
……
Another day, the twilight was heavy, the sunset was all over the sky, and the low pressure shrouded the sky above the siege of the city in all directions, like a magnificent and impermeable net, the scene was magnificent and magnificent.
Yesterday's family banquet Emperor Jingxiao drank greedy cups, and when he returned to Qinming Palace, he fell asleep. The next day, the flop waited, and as Xu Yuanjiao expected, it was Gu Yunjin of Weiyan Pavilion who ordered.
When the news reached Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Xu was painting plums, and she only said with a blank expression:
"That's it, there are imperial concubines and Xichang as shields at the other end, and Sun Shengsheng's chess piece is afraid that it will not be used."
Gu Yunxi was pouring snow ear soup for his mother, and when he heard it, his eyes turned and he smiled:
"It's not necessarily, the iron side of the horizontal and vertical is determined to compete for Jinjieyu's favor, and the slave maid still has a trick to help Sun Jieyu turn the tables."
……
The night is beautiful.
In the tent, Gu Yunjin was lying in the bright gold brocade futon with a hint of grace on her face.
If you want to be noble before men, you have to bear sin behind your back.
The mantra that her godfather Minglan often whispered in her ear was indeed a wise saying.
Thinking of the sideways eyes of the emperor, he had made all kinds of efforts before, and he couldn't eat and couldn't sleep at night, and he practiced tricks hard in exchange for today's achievements, and all his efforts were finally not in vain.
The bead curtain moved, there were footsteps, and then a low call sounded:
"Jin'er ......"
There was a sudden chaos outside the Tailuan Palace, the figures swayed, and the shouting and shouting mixed with the sound of gongs were endless.
A eunuch shouted: "Your Majesty, Zhanxing Tower is out of the water." Now that the wind is fueling the fire, the emperor, you and the little master should drive to Tianshui Yan to avoid it. ”
"Zhanxing Tower?"
Emperor Jingxiao's complexion changed drastically, his face became like ashes with the eunuch's words, his facial features twitched, and he hurried out of the hall with the curtain on his sleeves.
Behind him, Gu Yunjin got up in a hurry, sat on the dragon bed and covered the large spring light on his chest with his face, the water in his eyes fluctuated, and he shouted with a bright face:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's ......!"
……
The Imperial Palace, the Stargazing Tower——
When the emperor's guard of honor arrived, he saw that the thirteen-story pagoda-shaped building had been surrounded by raging fire and thick black smoke.
The tongue of fire was wanton, hideous and twisted, and most of the dark night sky was dyed bright by the firelight. Countless crows gathered around the top of the fire-breathing glazed tower, whirling and wailing in despair.
Many guards, eunuchs and palace maids were in a hurry, and those with buckets and shovels went back and forth, extinguishing the fire with water and dry lime.
Zhanxing Tower is a building built by Emperor Jingxiao according to the location of feng shui and specially built for the national teacher Yu Xuanji, to store Taoist scriptures, spiritual flags and charms, as well as machinery and magic tools used in sky observation and astrology.
The emperor said solemnly, how could he not be in a hurry when he heard that Zhanxinglou was in a hurry, so he naturally left Gu Yunjin to rush to the scene of the fire?
Long Yuan stopped at the safety of the realm, and Emperor Jingxiao watched the fire from a distance, and suddenly noticed that among the many shouts and shouts, there were a few shrill voices that were more abrupt.
There are also many palace maids in the team who want to come to fight the fire, and it is not worth making a fuss.
But soon, Emperor Jingxiao saw a fluttering plain clothes rushing out from the first floor.
I saw her clutching a stack of scriptures in her arms, and when she ran out in a panic, she tripped over the threshold and fell to the ground.
"Little Lord—"
A palace maid ran up to help her, but she pushed her away, and shouted with a burning mouth:
"Scriptures, protect the scriptures! Those are extinct Taoist scriptures, the emperor likes it the most, go quickly-"
The little palace maid was so frightened that she said yes again and again, leaving the woman to pick up the scriptures.
Emperor Jingxiao was deeply infected, hurriedly got off the dragon chariot, and walked over quickly despite everyone's obstruction.
The plain-clothed woman had already gotten up on her own, and she staggered to see the emperor walking in front of her, and she almost sat on the ground with her legs under her legs.
Emperor Jingxiao waved her into his bosom, looked at her smoky little face, and whispered softly:
"Shengsheng, how did you get here? How dangerous! ”
Sun Shengsheng's dirty little face was layered with a layer of shyness and redness, and he said:
"Back to the emperor, Zhanxing Tower is not far from the concubine's Hanxiang Pavilion, how can the concubines turn a blind eye here?
And the emperor said, the things in this building are naturally your treasure, and the concubines only hate one person for being thin, so they can't grab more. ”
The emperor was moved, stroked the beauty's forehead, and sighed:
"What a fool, you're my treasure."
The fire was quickly brought under control, and someone reported it to the emperor and told him to rest assured.
Emperor Jingxiao breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at the beauty in his arms, and said softly:
"The beauty said this is the closest to your dormitory? Would you like to take me to you for a cup of tea? ”
Sun Shengsheng's eyes lit up with joy, and he said lightly:
"How can a concubine be unwilling?"
ps:
Next Monday, I will take the task out of Beijing.,The speed slows down after the update of this chapter.,During the return visit, I tried my best to keep going.。 Let's work hard, Ollie! The update process resumes when you come back.