CHAPTER I. 5
He asked, "I wonder what is the reason for Mr. to visit late at night?" The man stood at the door and said, "Seek justice for my friend." "If anything is unfair to the friend of the gentleman, you might as well say it directly, and this king will make the decision for you." Shangguan Beitang was quite puzzled.
"On the 19th of June, my friend rescued a man who was shot in the chest with an arrow in the chest and was infected with poison in the city of Huaiyang, who would have thought that after the person was rescued, his family would take revenge and kill my friend, and my friend found out and immediately escaped, and the family of the rescued person was chased and killed by a group, and they chased and killed him for several months. The villain came today just to ask the prince for justice. ”
Shangguan Beitang stood up: Huaiyangcheng on June 19, was hit by an arrow in the chest, and his body was poisonous. Isn't that what you're talking about? Who is the man who saved me, and why was he chased and killed? How could the emperor never say.
He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and asked, "I don't know who my friend's friend is, but are you okay?" "My friend is Mu Nanfeng, the son of the Holy Hand of the Doctor. Now I don't know where he fled to, or if he has been killed, hey! ”
"What? The one who saved me was the Immortal Son? Shangguan Beitang said in surprise. Does the prince recognize this person? Mu Nanfeng asked, he thought to himself that sure enough, this little prince didn't know anything.
"I don't know, but I heard a few friends on the rivers and lakes say that the undead son is a kind and dashing person, and this king also wants to get acquainted, how did I expect this person to be harmed by me! How can this be reasonable, how can this be true, sir, who is going to kill him? ”
"A prince who walks with the prince." The man said. Shangguan Beitang was shocked when he heard this: "It's over. . . Your Majesty, you are trying to trap me in unkindness and injustice! ”
He pondered for a while and said, "Sir, do you know why you killed him?" "The villain doesn't know." "How did the gentleman find out that someone was going to kill him?" "I am an old friend of the undead son, and one day he fled to me and told me about it, and asked me to come to the prince, and said that the prince is a good ruler who is the master of the people. Ask the prince to be the master for him and think of saving him. ”
"He who wants to kill him, hey." Shangguan Beitang didn't continue, but changed the topic and said, "I don't know the name of Mr. ”
Mu Nanfeng looked at Shangguan Beitang's invitation and knew that he knew who was going to kill him. But he didn't say any more, and he didn't want to ask again, just pretended not to notice! I still don't believe that I can't find out who he really is after staying in the Beixuan Palace.
"The villain's surname is Hu, and the word is Shang." Mu Nanfeng didn't tell his real name, because he wasn't sure if this prince really wouldn't take revenge.
"Mr. Hu, it's better for you to stay in the Beixuan Palace, and then let your friends explain when this king finds out about this matter. Also, don't let anyone know that you know about it, or you're going to be killed! Shangguan Beitang had no doubt and treated each other with sincerity.
Mu Nanfeng thought to himself: It is better to live in the Beixuan Palace, than to go out and be hunted down, so he replied: "That's fine." ”
After the next morning, the emperor left Shangguan Beitang in the imperial study, saying that he had something to discuss. When he went out in the morning, Shangguan Beitang still wanted to ask Emperor Mu Nanfeng what was going on, but when he saw Dugu Yanxiang, his thoughts were dispelled, and he understood that if he asked him at this time, he would definitely expose Hu Shang and take the life of this innocent person in vain. It's better to be cautious and understand the situation, and talk about it later.
"Your Majesty Jin'an." Shangguan Beitang made a salute. "Well, get up." Dugu Yanxiang nodded and said, "You will have lunch with me in the palace today, right?" "Yes, Your Majesty." Shangguan Beitang didn't dare to refuse.
"Let's go, the weather is good today, let's go to the Imperial Garden with me first." Dugu Yanxiang said with a smile, he was in a good mood today. "Yes." Answer: closed Shangguan Beitang and followed behind the emperor.
"You forgot what you promised me so quickly?" The emperor asked him as he walked. "Your Majesty is stupid." Shangguan Beitang didn't know why. "You, you!" Dugu Yanxiang pointed to Shangguan Beitang with his finger.
The little eunuch on duty at the door of the imperial study ran forward and said, "The emperor's sedan chair is ready." "No, I'm going around with the King of the North." Waved his hand to let the little eunuch stand back.
He said to Shangguan Beitang again: "What about your autograph portrait of Xu Zhen? Shangguan Beitang suddenly remembered, it turned out to be this thing! He hurriedly said: "If you go back to the emperor, everything will be drawn, and tomorrow the minister will send it to the palace." "Well, that's not bad."
"What do you think of this imperial examination?" "In this imperial examination, the emperor sent a university scholar Zhuang Bingzhong to invigilate the examination, and he will definitely select talents for my Da Jiang." "Zhuang Bingzhong is a man who learns to be rich and five cars, and he is also a person who cherishes talents." ...
While talking, the group came to the Imperial Garden. In late summer and early autumn, the various flowers in the garden are still in good bloom. At this moment, the queen was also enjoying the flowers in the pavilion in the garden, and when she saw the emperor coming, she came forward to salute: "The concubine asks the emperor for peace." ”
"Hmm." Dugu Yanxiang nodded. Shangguan Beitang also hurriedly saluted: "The queen mother bows to Jin'an." "Well, the King of Beixuan has also entered the palace?" The queen asked slowly and dignified.
"I left the king of Beixuan to dine in the palace and accompany me for a walk. It just so happens that you are also here, I heard that the imperial doctor said that the queen has been unwell recently, but she is getting better? Dugu Yanxiang stepped forward and asked.
The queen followed behind him and replied: "Emperor Xie is worried, the concubines are much better, and they came out to take a look when they saw that the weather was good today." "Well, the queen should pay more attention to her body when managing the six palaces." "Yes, the concubine knows."
As he spoke, he heard a woman's scream, followed by the sound of broken rubble. Everyone stopped to look, only to see a small palace maid kneeling under the shade of a tree not far away, and a broken vase next to it. The emperor frowned and motioned for the eunuch to come forward for interrogation, Ning Chun'an stepped forward and asked, "Which palace?" How dare you disturb Your Majesty's holy drive! ”
"Return, if you go back to the emperor, the slave maid and maid of the Imperial Flower Workshop, not long after entering the palace, I was terrified when I saw Long Yan for the first time, and I was shocked that the slave and maid should die, and the slave and maid should die!" The little palace maid replied with trepidation and kowtowed.
The eunuch Ning Chun'an looked at the ground again, this glance startled him, isn't this the white porcelain bottle that people sent to the Imperial Flower Workshop for flower arrangement in the morning, this is the emperor's favorite bottle! On weekdays, the minions are careful when wiping it, but this little palace maid actually dropped this object! Little girl, no one can save you.
He hurriedly stepped forward and slapped the little palace maid and shouted: "Bold slave, disturb the holy driver and dare to drop His Majesty's white porcelain bottle, you are so bold!" ”
When Dugu Yanxiang heard this, he immediately stepped forward to check, but it was not the white porcelain bottle, and he was in a bad mood immediately. didn't look at the palace maid, and said directly with an expressionless face: "Drag it out and cut it off." ”
Ning Chun'an looked at the emperor, then flicked his sleeves and said to the two little eunuchs next to him: "You dare to be disrespectful to the emperor, destroy the holy relics, drag it down, drag it down." "The little eunuchs were ordered to drag the little palace maid away. The little palace maid cried and begged for mercy again and again: "The emperor spares his life, the emperor spares his life." ”
Shangguan Beitang was also very distressed when he looked at the broken rubble, but because this was too harsh to kill a person. He stepped forward and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the so-called respect is fear, presumably this little palace maid is very respectful of His Majesty before seeing Long Yan for the first time, and she will be terrified when she is in awe, and ask the emperor to spare her life." ”
"A vase is unstable, where does it come from?" Dugu Yanxiang took a few steps forward as he spoke, waved his hand to signal the two little eunuchs to step back, and asked, "I'm scary?" ”
The little palace maid didn't dare to raise her head, knelt on the ground and didn't speak, just trembling. Seeing this, the queen also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty's Longwei is naturally awe-inspiring, and it is a good thing for the people to be in awe, please spare this ignorant little girl." ”
Then the queen squinted her eyes and skimmed the little palace maid, and couldn't help but be a little surprised and said, "Hey, I see that this girl's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to the King of Beixuan?" ”
Shangguan Beitang was a little unbelieving when he heard this, and stepped forward and said, "Really? This king looks. He walked up to the little palace maid and fanned his fan and said, "Raise your head, this king will take a look." ”
The little palace maid replied timidly: "The slave maid doesn't dare." "Why don't you dare?" With a "bang", Shangguan Beitang put away the folding fan, and the tip of the fan picked up the chin of the little palace maid.
The little palace maid's head was slowly raised. The delicate and lovely cheeks are revealed. Ning Chunan smiled: "Hey, this is the female version of the prince!" ”
Shangguan Beitang was also very surprised to meet someone who looked so similar to himself, and was stunned for a long time. The little palace maid saw that King Beixuan had been staring at her, and hurriedly said, "The slave is guilty." Shangguan Beitang was a little puzzled, cleared his throat and asked, "What are you guilty of?" "Slave maid, slave maid should not look like the prince."
"Heh," her words amused Shangguan Beitang: "Parents of the body, how can this be your sin." ”
Then he asked, "You, what's your name and how old are you?" "Back to the prince's words, slave maid Yuerong, this year is sixteen." "Yuerong, as its name suggests, closes the flowers and shy the moon. Your Majesty, what do you see? Shangguan Beitang turned his head and asked.
Dugu Yanxiang glanced at Yue Rong obliquely, and said coldly: "There is nothing on the surface, no bones, a little more charming, how can you be half heroic, what are the similarities." Although he was surprised, he remained silent on the surface, and walked away.
The queen also departed. Shangguan Beitang took back the fan and followed, and threw a sentence to the little palace maid: "Don't thank you yet?" The little palace maid hurriedly thanked: "The slave and maid thanked the emperor, and thanked the queen for sparing her life." ”
Shangguan Beitang accompanied the emperor and queen for a while, and as he walked, the emperor suddenly shouted: "Ning Chun'an." "The minions are here." Ning Chunan ran to the emperor with a grin. Dugu Yanxiang said: "Go to the Imperial Flower Workshop to get a pot of moon season for me, put it in my bedroom, remember to ask for the moon season." ”
"Yes, the slave knows." After all, Ning Chunan has served the emperor for many years, how could he not understand what he meant. "Well, go ahead." The emperor waved his hand to let Ning Chunan leave.
Shangguan Beitang didn't expect that there was any other meaning for what the emperor said, but the queen understood it too well. After all, she is the emperor's pillow person, how could she not know that the emperor did not ask someone to fetch flowers, but to invite someone.
She couldn't help frowning, and sorrow came from her heart. sighed in his heart: Since ancient times, emperors have been affectionate, and he is the same as Dugu Yanxiang. It's just that she still doesn't understand him, and his deep affection is all put into Shangguan Beishang alone. But because of love, he will be indiscriminate in the harem.