In fact, everyone sometimes asks a question in their hearts, "What am I here for?" It's a difficult question for you to answer yourself, because the answer you give won't satisfy everyone. What you are doing may only be told to future generations.

After the rain in late autumn, you can always feel the chill of winter, just like the current season is in autumn, but it feels like it is already a bitter winter.

Sturdy horses rode ornate carriages down the straight and wide streets, unhurried and struck on the dirt roads with a pleasant sound. The dead leaves are like sinners in distress pressed to the ground by rain, and the rolling wheels and trampled horses' hooves are like evil villains stabbing the dead leaves that have fallen again.

In front of the carriage were heavily armed soldiers to open the way, and behind it were also a team of horses with swords of steel. The formation of this carriage is so solemn and majestic, I think that the people sitting in this carriage will definitely not be ordinary dignitaries.

There were only two people in the carriage, a solemn-looking lady with a kind face and a young man with a frown. Although the young man's appearance was handsome and outstanding, he felt gloomy and anxious at the moment, and his mature eyes did not match his age of only seventeen years old.

"Shang'er, don't be too anxious, hasn't the host of the Buddhist family just explained the meaning of shaking out the hexagram, the hexagram is for the sign, I think your father will definitely return safely and triumphantly this time." The dignified lady forced a smile on her face, and said slowly to the young man with a little flattery.

The frowning boy didn't make a sound, he just kept stroking his nose with his hand.

"This time, your father must have his own reasons for not letting you follow, after all, such a thing as quelling the rebellion and mob will definitely be bloody when suppressed, but there is no way to do it! There are always a lot of things in the world that you know you shouldn't do, but you have to do it. ”

"Lord Mother, don't you understand what you said about Shang'er, but Shang'er dares to ask the Queen Mother here what a mob is and what is a rogue? If everyone in this world had land to cultivate, who would be willing to leave their homeland and become a mob and become a gangster? Do you think I'm worried about my father's safety? I'm actually worried about the mob you are talking about, not for a bite to eat, who is willing to risk their lives for their lives. The boy suddenly stopped stroking his nose and said as he stared at his wife.

"You ask me what a mob is and what a rogue is? Then I ask you, where did they all come from? The dignified-looking lady suddenly straightened her face.

"I heard Uncle Ouyang's words, these homeless people are from the sixteen states of Yanyun."

"That's right! Your father's current sphere of influence is not there, it is someone else's territory, so when they come to your father's territory, they will naturally become outcasts. Moreover, because of the influx of these outcasts into your father's several cities, the order has been disrupted, and killing and looting have become commonplace. ”

"Queen Mother, how about the territory of the first dynasty and the sixteen states of Yanyun in the north? Isn't there anyone among the tens of thousands of displaced people who has the same surname and ancestor as us? ”

"How can you talk about things at such a young age? I don't know who taught you these thoughts. Thinking about it, I asked you to accompany me to Jinxiang today, and my heart must be 10,000 unsatisfactory, you look at your current dull appearance, that has the wisdom and decisiveness of your second brother, the money in several states and counties under your second brother's jurisdiction has increased several times in a year, and the real copper coins have been transported into Beijing. You're looking at you, what can you do other than do things that block my mind all day? The dignified lady was no longer dignified, and the words of the frowning young man probably really angered her, and in a fit of rage she knocked over the Bodhisattva who had been invited back from the temple beside her into the carriage.

"Queen Mother, this Bodhisattva was respectfully invited back from the temple by you, but you never thought that now it has become a vessel for you to vent your anger. The achievements of the second brother in the states and counties you just mentioned seem to me to be completely a method of quick success. The copper coins of the second brother were all made by themselves, which was the shoddy money that robbed the copper mirrors and bronzes of the people's homes and smashed them, and even the bronze bells and statues in the temple were snatched and broken and then turned into copper to pour the shoddy copper coins, and then used these shoddy coins to exchange for sufficient money in the hands of the people. Fortunately, this kind of thing only happened in a few states and counties, and if it was in a few more states and counties, it would definitely arouse public anger and let people with good things take advantage of it, and it might cause civil unrest. ”

"Shut up for me, what you said today is fortunately only in this carriage to tell me, if it is in the court and in front of many courtiers, have you ever thought about the consequences? Don't you understand the truth that comes out of your mouth if you say too much? The dignified lady suddenly raised her hand and slapped the young man in the face viciously, the expression on her face was indescribable, and tears slid down her somewhat distorted countenance.

The left cheek of the young man was already red, and it seemed that this slap was really not light, but the expression on his face was still stubborn.

The beater cried sadly, but the beater stubbornly did not cry. Who can explain the truth of this?

"Madam Queen, did you slap you too hard? Although the words spoken by the eldest prince cannot be in the court and the consequences are more serious after being spread, the meaning of what he says is always true, and the starting point in his heart is always good. Although your slap in the face just now relieved your momentary pleasure, it didn't solve any problems! In my opinion, there are some things that need to be considered in the long run! ”

Who's talking here? Where did this sudden voice come from? There should be only two of them in this carriage, mother and son.

The voice is a male voice, the voice is old and muddy, and the confident rhythm makes people tremble after listening to it. The sound comes from the outside of the carriage, not from the front and back of the carriage, nor from the left and right sides of the carriage, but from the top of the carriage.

There was a man on the top of the carriage, an old man with silver hair and crane bones, who was sitting on the top of the carriage at the moment. No one knew exactly when he had arrived on the roof of the carriage, and not even the guards surrounding the carriage had noticed how there had suddenly been an extra person on the roof of the carriage, and he was still sitting on the roof of the carriage in such a good manner.

Are there any assassins? It shouldn't be an assassin, and if it's an assassin, I'm afraid the mother and son in the carriage have died several times.

The carriage had stopped, the soldiers who were guarding it had already gathered around, and the mother and child in the carriage had been evacuated outside the carriage under the escort of the soldiers.

The silver-haired crane bone old man was dressed in white all over his body, and this kind of vegetarian clothes were worn on the old man's body, but they projected a magical smell. His eyes were slightly closed, and his thin lips slowly uttered a few words that made people not ponder.

"The Queen's Lady must not treat me as an assassin at this moment, if you believe me, can you disperse the guards next to you dozens of paces away! Because I have something to say, I need to talk to the two nobles slowly and individually. "Is there anything wrong with the words of the silver-haired crane-bone old man?

The dignified queen and wife did not make a sound, such a thing is changed to everyone who needs to calm down, it is impossible to make a decision in an instant.

"The old man of the immortal family can sit on the top of the carriage unconsciously, and he is not an ordinary person. My queen mother's body has always been weak, and my body will definitely not be able to support me when I am angry just now, what can I say to me, and my queen mother's body is weak, can I leave here first? ”

"The eldest prince is really a wise man, and he is also a man of benevolence and filial piety. You have no way of worrying that I will harm your mother, and you don't need to let your mother leave first, since the eldest prince is willing to stay and listen to my words, then I promise you that you can let your queen mother leave first. ”

"It seems that the old immortal family will definitely not be an assassin, if it is really an assassin, I am afraid that my mother and son are now the dead souls in the hands of the old immortal family. Since the old immortal family is so open-minded, how can I, a woman, be a person who doesn't know what is in the well! The dignified lady shook her hand to her left and right as she spoke, and the guards around her retreated in an orderly manner to a dozen paces away, and they were all standing with their backs to the two of them.

"Is it wrong for the Queen Mother to do this?"

"Does the old immortal family have anything to say now?"

"I'm not in a hurry about what I'm going to say to Madame Queen, and I've got something to say to Madame Queen's alone." The silver-haired old man on the roof of the car had already opened his eyes, but he immediately narrowed his eyes again, for he smiled, and smiled happily at the eldest prince, and the wrinkles on his smiling face narrowed his eyes into a line, a line on his smiling face.

"Do you want to get yourself a good fortune and marry a very smart, beautiful wife who is very lucky?" How can there be a shortage of women around the dignified son, is this silver-haired old man crazy.

How do you answer this question? This question is as ridiculous as an ugly-looking person who has to say that he is gentle and beautiful.

"Alas! Am I asking this question a bit far-fetched? In this way, it seems that it is difficult for you to answer such a direct question? However, there are some things in this world that are predestined, and even if you escape, you can't escape it. Keep this bracelet made of ebony for now, because it will definitely be good for you to wear on your body, and it will help you find the good wife I just told you about. The silver-haired crane bone old man slowly shook the ebony bracelet in his hand and said slowly to the young man, "Do you dare to continue?" Do you dare to wear it all the time? ”

"Of course I dare to take it, why don't I dare to take this thing?" The eldest prince did not hesitate, his habit of speaking always came as soon as he opened his mouth.

"It is a very good thing for young people to dare to act, but it is sometimes counterproductive to believe too much, if I do my hands and feet on this bracelet and apply poison, will it not harm your life, is this too wrong for you? It seems that sometimes you really need someone by your side to remind you. You must remember to put away this bracelet, because it will help you find a good wife, this woman will not only bring you good luck, but also help you change your habit of trusting others too much, so you must remember to wear it on your body at all times! The silver-haired old man had spoken in a normal tone before, but in the end, he couldn't help but laugh, as if even he felt ridiculous when he said the words later. Is this old man a madman? It seems that he should be crazy, because only a crazy person would say something that feels very unrealistic, but when you think about it, he shouldn't be crazy.

The silver-haired crane bone old man threw out the bracelet, the style of the bracelet is very ordinary, and the ordinary style is made in the countryside at a glance. Besides, can you find a wife with a bracelet? Is that a joke? Does the dignified prince need to look for his princess like this? The eldest prince is not yet an adult, so will it be seen as a ridiculous thing to find his own concubine? Does his own imperial concubine need to be found in such a way?

"Why should I believe your words? Don't trust other people's things that you just reminded me of. Although the young man who was called the Great Prince said this, he still reached out and caught the bracelet thrown by the silver-haired crane bone old man.

"Don't underestimate this bracelet, although the style of this bracelet is ordinary, but wearing it on your hand has the magic of lighting the palace lamp."

"Light the palace lantern? Are you going to tell me funny that this bracelet breathes fire? ”

"I don't know if it breathes fire or not, but it lets you know one thing, when you can use it to light a palace lamp, your wife who can help you bring good luck will appear next to you, and she is the owner of the palace lamp."

"When?"

"When you can light a palace lamp with it."

"So where is that palace lamp?"

"I seem to have finished telling you about you, the eldest prince, now it's time for me to say something very important to your queen mother, I hope you'd better avoid it, and you have to learn to pretend to be crazy and stupid, it's not a good thing to be too smart, and your character is too upright, which doesn't seem to be a good thing." Is the silver-haired crane bone old man deliberately playing tricks?

"Shang'er, you step back for the time being, this old immortal family will definitely not be embarrassed by me?"

Although the eldest prince who was called Shang'er was a little reluctant, his mother had already spoken. He bowed respectfully to the dignified lady and withdrew a long distance.

"The old immortal family in Guigu is complaining that the slave family is clumsy and superficial, and it is only now that they recognize the true identity of the old immortal family." Why did this queen's wife suddenly lower her status and call herself a slave? Could it be that this old man is really an immortal family as she said?

"Oh! The Queen's wife spoke seriously. Looking at the world in the north, the Murong family can be the king who can be generous, love the people, and see the benevolence, and today I came to say it bluntly this time It is really for the eldest prince, but after hearing the words of the queen's wife who just reprimanded the eldest prince, I couldn't help but want to say a few more words to you. ”

"The old immortal family of Guigu has always been a dragon, and it is his creation to be able to show up for Shang'er today to guide the maze, but it is a pity that this child is dull by nature and has a woman's heart, I am afraid it is difficult to do it once the bones of the son of heaven are dry."

"We can not go into detail about these things for the time being, I want to tell the queen and the lady in a while, you must do this, only you alone can do it, you can know it in your heart, if you let others know that you already know about it, I am afraid it will be detrimental to you."

"The old immortal family of Guigu has something to do, but it doesn't hurt to say it, although the slave family is a woman, it is not a person who is greedy for life and death. Since the old immortal family just said that the reincarnation of life and death in the world is fixed, how can the slave family have any fear? ”

"That's good, that's good, what the old man said for a while, if the queen lady doesn't believe in power, she should talk crazy and laugh it off!"

"The old immortal family of the Ghost Valley, please speak."

"Although this physiognomy technique cannot achieve the realm of being able to see through everything in the world, relying on the experience of so many years of decay, the face of the queen's wife should have a son and a daughter under her knees in this life, the son is the eldest son, and the daughter is the second daughter. Can you understand what I mean, Madame, Queen? ”

The dignified queen's wife listened to the words of the old immortal family in Guigu really listened. What's going on? I am obviously two sons now, how can I be said to be a son and a daughter by the old fairy family of Guigu? Her mind couldn't help but go back to that day eighteen years ago, but that day was blank for her, because when she gave birth to her second son, she passed out in pain. She wanted to summon the midwife to ask her after her full moon, but the midwife who didn't want to deliver her died mysteriously falling into the lake and drowning when the child was not yet full moon, and then it was rumored that she seemed to have lost her mind and saw something she shouldn't see before falling into the lake, so she committed suicide by jumping into the lake.

The dignified queen's wife looked at the old fairy family of Guigu with solemn eyes, although there was no expression on her face, it was like all the faces were superfluous embellishments, and everything was so unreal.

"Thank you to the old immortal family of Guigu for giving me some guidance, this is just like what the old immortal family just said, everything in this world has a fixed number, and I can naturally count it in my own heart."

"The queen's wife is naturally a smart person, and I'm afraid it's all nonsense if I talk too much about it."

Will the dignified queen's wife believe the words of the old immortal family of Guigu? In fact, it doesn't matter if she doesn't believe it anymore, how can something that has no cause make people expressionless?

"Madame Queen, take care, if my stupid mortal words offend you, you have the right to laugh at my crazy words. In other words, this prince is an extraordinary person, he will be able to turn the tide and save the world from fire and water, but his good luck must not come until he meets the owner of the palace lamp and lights up the palace lamp, and before that, he can only do it himself. ”

"Thank you for the guidance of the old fairy family of Guigu, what I want to say is......" The dignified queen lady found that the roof of the carriage was empty before she could finish speaking, as if no one had ever sat on it. In fact, what she wanted to say just now was whether she could teach her eldest son, but he left in a hurry before he could say this.

A gust of wind blows and it feels cool, but a second gust of wind makes it a ridiculous feeling. This feeling is too profound for the eldest prince, because the coolness of the bracelet in his hand feels particularly real. Do you really want to wear this bracelet on your body? The beads on the bracelet were engraved with small golden characters, which he did not recognize in the Warring States script that predated the Qin Dynasty.

He smiled reluctantly in his heart. And the queen mother beside him had a big, big doubt in her heart, would she really have a daughter? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think of a person, a girl who made her feel pity and love when she saw it.

The girl has been sick since she was a child, and she looks sick all the year round, the girl is the eldest daughter of the general, she was born on the same day as her second son, her name is Ouyang Lian.

The eldest prince holding the bracelet in his hand has a very nice name: Murong Shang. A noble personality.

"Shang'er, you must always remember to wear the bracelet that this old man gave you, because I believe his words."

"Does Mother really have to believe him? Although this silver-haired old man doesn't look like a villain, his words are not solemn, shouldn't he at least be skeptical! ”

"Do you believe me, then?"

"This ......? Of course I believe you. ”

"If you believe me, you should believe him! You must know that this person is a person who does not show up easily, and his presence in front of us only proves that we are lucky. You're still young, and I think one day you'll understand what I mean. ”

In the next few days, the palace ladies will find a very strange thing, that is, every time before dark, the young prince will be found running like a deer between the palace lights, what is he doing?

"What are you doing here, eldest prince?"

"Am I lighting the palace lantern?"

"The eldest prince is really good at laughing, you need flint to light the palace lantern, not to grope for the palace lantern back and forth like you." The palace maid who was in charge of lighting the palace lamp said with a shallow smile.

"You don't understand this." Murong Shang shook the unique temperament of a child and said slowly.

Alas! Sometimes everything in this poor world really needs to be understood by comical thoughts, such as this palace lamp and the bracelet made of ebony. Do you think it's possible to light a palace lantern with a bracelet?

In fact, everything is impossible in the eyes of everyone before it succeeds, and after the success of things, when you look back, it will be so reasonable and natural.

Will the eldest prince Murong Shang encounter such a palace lamp? Will he meet the woman that the silver-haired crane bone old man spoke of?