Xiao Yuhuan sat in his place and looked at the table in a daze with his head propped up, and there were countless twists and turns on the table. Since the emperor was seriously ill and bedridden, Xiao Yuhuan, the crown prince, temporarily replaced the emperor and began to deal with these state affairs, reading and reviewing the ministers' concerts. However, at this moment, he was not in the mood to look at these things. There was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and a moment later, there was a knock on the side of the door.

"His Royal Highness the Prince! Lord Shen is here. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yuhuan's eyes seemed to glow: "Quick! Hurry up and invite Lord Shen in! He stood up from his position, his eyes revealing a look of eager anticipation. Shen Fan pushed open the door and walked in, and the maidservant outside the door closed the door gently. Shen Fan walked forward a few steps and saluted, "The old slave has seen His Royal Highness the Prince. Xiao Yuhuan hurriedly walked down from his position, almost rushed to Shen Fan's side, helped him up and said, "Lord Shen, don't be formal, please sit down." ”

Shen Fan felt that Xiao Yuhuan was very abnormal today, so he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with His Royal Highness the Prince?" Why did the old slave see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince unusually anxious today? Your face isn't very good again, but what happened? ”

"Naturally, something happened, otherwise I wouldn't have come over with Lord Qing Shen now!" Xiao Yuhuan pulled Shen Fan into the study next to his main hall and continued, "Lord Shen? I want to ask you, how much do you know about this phoenix blood jade? ”

"Phoenix Blood Jade?" Shen Fan squinted his eyes and frowned, "I don't know much." But I know that the phoenix blood jade can help His Royal Highness the crown prince sit firmly on the throne. ”

Xiao Yuhuan thought for a while and said, "I remember Yu Cihe once told me that she said that the phoenix blood jade is an extremely yin thing, and she said that it can summon puppets from the netherworld. Later, she said that I couldn't control this phoenix blood jade, and she said that I would be controlled and used by the phoenix blood jade. Lord Shen, are you saying this is true? ”

Shen Fan was silent for a long time and said: "Your Highness, the old slave thinks that what Yu Cihe said is not unreasonable. The former owner of this phoenix blood jade was Hu Xiaowei, and the current owner is the lone venerable of the North Soul Garden, no matter which one it is, this phoenix blood jade has been contaminated with yin qi, not to mention that this lone venerable is still a charm. From this point of view, it is not an exaggeration to say that the phoenix blood jade is an extremely yin thing. Because it is an extremely yin thing, thinking about it will inevitably provoke some yin heavy things. ”

"Then what should I do!" Xiao Yuhuan grabbed Shen Fan's sleeve and said, "Then what should I do, Lord Shen?" I'm not really going to be controlled by that! What kind of yin thing keeps pestering me regardless of it?! ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince~" Shen Fan comforted Xiao Yuhuan and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please relax." You are the crown prince and the future son of heaven. He is a person chosen by God, and he is full of positive yang qi all over his body, how can he be affected by this piece of phoenix blood jade? It will not be haunted by any ghosts. ”

"Lord Shen, are you telling the truth?" Xiao Yuhuan felt palpitations, and pulled Shen Fan to ask for an understanding in order to settle down.

Shen Fan smiled and said, "What the old slave said is the truth, Your Royal Highness the Prince, you can rest assured." ”

Xiao Yuhuan slowly let go of the hand holding Shen Fan's sleeve, stood up straight, and recovered his mood and said, "Lord Shen, I didn't know why I came to you today because of this incident. ”

Shen Fan: "His Royal Highness the Prince, please speak, the old slave listens." ”

Xiao Yuhuan approached Shen Fan and said, "I dreamed of my mother twice last night. ”

"Mrs. Yun?" Shen Fan smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't need to be nervous, Mrs. Yun is your mother, what are you afraid of?" ”

"It's because it's my mother that I'm scared."

"His Royal Highness the Prince." Shen Fan saluted and said, "Xu is because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not seen Mrs. Yun for a long time, so he misses it, so he can only see it in his dreams." ”

Xiao Yuhuan shook his head and said, "No, it's not just that I saw it. I clearly dreamed about some things when I was a child. ”

"Things happened when you were a kid?" Shen Fan was a little puzzled.

Xiao Yuhuan further said: "I dreamed of Xiao Shuyu and the day my mother gave birth. ”

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Today is the 14th of July, and many places along the river are full of people, and if you look closely, there are a few river lanterns floating on the river like stars. It is believed that the midyear festival is a ghost festival, and it is also necessary to put up lights to celebrate the festival for ghosts. It's just that people and ghosts are different, so Zhongyuan Zhang Deng and Shangyuan Zhang Deng are not the same. People are yang, ghosts are yin; Land is yang, water is yin. The darkness of the water is mysterious, reminiscent of the legendary Netherworld Hell, where ghosts will sink. So the Shangyuan lantern is on land, while the Zhongyuan lantern is in the water. On the Midyear Festival, river lanterns are released to mourn the deceased relatives and bless the living. When putting river lanterns, people will put pasted river lanterns of various shapes and colors on the river. The surface of the river, which was originally pitch black, suddenly flashed with fluttering lights, and the lights moved with the flowing water on the river, making people feel beautiful and spectacular. "River lantern", also known as "lotus lantern", is generally made into a lotus petal shape, and candles are lit in the lantern, placed in the rivers, lakes and seas, and let it drift. Street clothes will also be burned during the Midyear Festival, the purpose of which is to let those lonely souls who are helpless have clothes to keep out the cold and food to wrap their stomachs. To make eggplant cake is to use it as dry food for our ancestors on the road. People will also put up sky lanterns to take away their bad luck and light the way to heaven for the ancestors who ascended to Elysium. Xuan Zhuyi and Ouyang Ruolin walked on the road, looking at the crowds coming and going and the river lanterns on the river, they couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness in their hearts. Mu Zhixi and Mu Jinggong also squatted on the riverside with a river lantern and slowly placed it on the surface of the river, letting it float into the distance along the current, praying for the many undead in Mufu. Shang Ling walked to a remote place with a river lantern alone, believing in his biological parents, and suddenly thought of Yu Cihe's family, and sadness surged up for a while. He placed the river lantern on the surface of the river, prayed silently in his heart, and watched the river lantern slowly disappear with the wind. Mo Cheng and Feng Xunyi were still on the mountain, each doing something to mourn their relatives, only Yu Cihe was still lying on the bed, unconscious.

Xiao Yuhuan sat in his room and stared at a bronze mirror, which had only been sent to the East Palace after Shen Fan had left this morning. I don't know why, he has been thinking about getting a bronze mirror in his mind this morning, and even he can't figure out why. Now the bronze mirror was placed in front of him, and he sat in front of it and stared at it, not knowing what to look at, but it seemed that sitting there would reassure him. Before you know it, more than half of the time has passed. A familiar bell sounded in Xiao Yuhuan's ears again, Xiao Yuhuan raised his head and looked around, but he didn't find where the bell sound came from. "Huan'er~" There was a shout outside the door. Xiao Yuhuan's whole body trembled, and the voice calling for him had been repeated in his memory for several years. Just as he was stunned, the voice sounded again outside the door. "Huan'er~" Xiao Yuhuan was stunned again, he stood up and turned around and walked to the door. There was a sound of "Huan'er~" outside the door again, he opened the door and walked out, looking around, but there was no one in sight.

"Huan'er~"

"Mother!" Xiao Yuhuan agreed.

"Huan'er~" The voice suddenly appeared behind Xiao Yuhuan, Xiao Yuhuan turned around and saw Mrs. Yun standing behind him. "Mother!" Xiao Yuhuan ran towards Mrs. Yun. Mrs. Yun was full of red light, graceful and luxurious, and stood there smiling and looking at Xiao Yuhuan. Not far away, there was a sound of bells from Xiao Yuhuan's room.

"Mother! I miss you, Huan'er misses you very much. As he spoke, Xiao Yuhuan slowly walked towards Mrs. Yun.

"The mother concubine knows that Huan'er misses her mother, why doesn't the mother miss my Huan'er?" Mrs. Yun also slowly walked towards Xiao Yuhuan.

Xiao Yuhuan: "It's been so many years, today is the Midyear Festival, did you come back to tell me who killed you back then?" ”

Mrs. Yun smiled and said, "Huan'er, what's wrong with you?" Did you drink? ”

"Mother? What are you talking about? ”

"Huan'er, you don't drink well, you have to drink less in the future, but don't let your mother worry about you anymore."

"Mother Concubine~" Xiao Yuhuan smiled and said, "My son is now the prince, I believe that in the near future, I will be able to ascend to the throne, my son is now not what it used to be, you can rest assured, mother." ”

Xiao Yuhuan looked at Mrs. Yun's face and suddenly became a little unpleasant, so he asked, "What's wrong with you, mother?" Are you feeling unwell? ”

Mrs. Yun shook her head, sighed and said, "Sure enough, Huan'er, I told you not to drink so much wine a long time ago." You see, it's all starting to talk nonsense now. ”

"What's wrong with you, Princess?" Xiao Yuhuan began to feel that something was wrong.

"Huan'er, it's good to talk to your mother if you have some words, but you must not let others hear them, otherwise your mother is afraid that your nickname will not be protected. The current Royal Highness of the Crown Prince is Xiao Shuyu, but the mother believes that in the future, the position of the prince, and even the throne, must be yours. The mother is expensive by her son, and the glory and wealth of the mother and concubine depend on you. Xiao Yuhuan felt that this was a little familiar.

Mrs. Yun continued: "Huan'er, come closer, the concubine has something to say to you." ”

"What's the matter? Mother? Xiao Yuhuan stepped forward, but suddenly found that he was standing so short opposite Mrs. Yun. He looked down at his body, which looked like a twelve-year-old child. When Xiao Yuhuan was confused, others had already walked up to Mrs. Yun. Mrs. Yun squatted down and whispered in his ear: "Huan'er, you go to His Royal Highness the Prince, you must not let him leave to find Concubine Li." These words seemed familiar, Xiao Yuhuan couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable when he heard it again, and when he was thinking about where he heard this, the person in front of him suddenly spoke again.

"Huan'er~" Xiao Yuhuan turned his head to look at the person in front of him, but he was taken aback and was so frightened that he stepped back again and again. He saw Concubine Li squatting in front of him, looking at him very lovingly and smiling.

"Your concubine!" Xiao Yuhuan shouted in surprise.

"Huan'er~" Concubine Li looked at him with a smile and said, "Didn't you come to me?" How do you hide so far? ”

"I'm ......" Xiao Yuhuan suddenly became a little overwhelmed, "I didn't ......"

"Huan'er~" Just as Xiao Yuhuan lowered his head to figure out what was going on, a voice sounded again, "Huan'er~ Come here, this will be your sister from now on." ”

"Sister?" Xiao Yuhuan looked up hesitantly and saw a veiled little girl about nine years old standing in front of him. The little girl seemed to be very melancholy, and stood silently.

"Su'an!" Thirteen-year-old Xiao Shuyu ran over from not far away, as if he couldn't see Xiao Yuhuan, and looked at the little girl and said, "Su'an? You didn't come to meet you before, and I heard that the doctor said that you were sick, how do you feel now? ”

The little girl saluted Xiao Shuyu, turned around and left without saying a word, leaving Xiao Shuyu standing alone at a loss. Why did Su An become like this, Xiao Yuhuan's heart is the clearest.