The itinerary of Putuo Temple was quickly decided.

Due to the distance between the two places, the two sides agreed to travel in a low-key manner, and only made a simple dress of a wealthy businessman in Tianjing. There are only two accompanying vehicles, and the more delicately decorated is Du Pingfei's phoenix, and the rest is used to carry some luggage.

That day, after an unhappy break in the palace, Du Pingfei really did as she said, and asked Xie Fenghua to escort him by name.

Xie Fenghua took over the errand.

She selected a hundred elite soldiers from the Imperial Forest Army and disguised themselves as small servants to escort the convoy. Xiao Yao also arranged manpower to mix in the convoy, but he himself did not show up.

On this morning, the group quietly left the city and went to Putuo Temple.

Originally, Xie Fenghua had the idea of going early and returning early. But he didn't want to, but Du Pingfei let the team move forward slowly, and he had the posture of touring the mountains and rivers all the way.

Although Xie Fenghua was quite puzzled in his heart, since he was in his position, he did not say much.

Along the way, she tensed her nerves, for fear of some accidents.

Seeing this, Du Pingfei seemed to be relieved and mocking, and said a few words to her, "Don't be too nervous." Even if someone wants to do it, it will not be at this time. ”

Xie Fenghua intuitively knew something, but she was not worried about her situation from beginning to end, just a simple trip.

For a moment, Xie Fenghua had the illusion of being trusted by Du Pingfei.

Two days later, the convoy finally arrived at Putuo Temple.

Approaching the end of the year, there are many people who go up the mountain to worship the Buddha, Xie Fenghua escorted the phoenix up the mountain, avoided all the way, and when he reached the top of the mountain, it took a lot of twists and turns.

Putuo Temple is a thousand-year-old temple, although it is far away from Tianjing, it does not prevent the magnates of Tianjing from coming here to pray for blessings and worship.

The host of the temple got the news in advance, and he had been waiting at the temple gate, and when he saw Feng Jia appear, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and ordered the little novice in the temple to lead the group to the arranged wing.

After Xie Fenghua settled the entourage, he left Du Pingfei and walked around the temple to observe at will.

She knew that Du Pingfei must have an ulterior motive when he came here.

So, she didn't do that eyesore.

In the harem, the open and secret struggle between Queen Du and Concubine Tang Xian really can't hide from the powerful people who Tianjing has the heart to inquire. After being controlled by Du Pingfei for many years, Wei Wei's deep palace finally made some waves. It seems inconspicuous, but it has attracted the attention of most people.

They are probably all watching, in this open and secret battle, who can have the last laugh.

If Du Pingfei wins, those thoughts that should not be there must also be honestly put away and return to the previous state. If Concubine Tang Xian wins, the door of the harem, which has been closed for many years, will be opened, and there will only be a steady stream of people pouring in.

- Rush into the place where you don't spit out bones if you eat people.

Xie Fenghua sorted out these relationships, and suddenly felt some sympathy for Du Pingfei.

In front of her, Du Pingfei has always maintained a high fighting spirit, but this may not be the case in private. Perhaps, there are also a lot of unknown hardships and sufferings, but they are all buried deep in their hearts.

What's more, the harem has always been closely related to the previous dynasty.

In the past, the Du family was powerful, even if Du Pingfei turned his hands into clouds and covered his hands for rain in the harem, due to the huge power of the Du family in the previous dynasty, how many people had unspeakable suffering.

And now......

What she saw was Du Pingfei's not very optimistic situation.

It's just that she is also very curious about how Du Pingfei will win back this game!

Thinking about it, she looked up and saw that she had already walked to the woods outside the temple, and she discerned the direction and walked out of the woods.

However, he said that after Du Pingfei settled down, he first visited the monks in the temple, and then returned to the wing room, closing his eyes and recuperating.

Soon, night fell.

Yuehe and the others brought the meal to her, and after serving her for a few bites, they heard her ask, "What about the omnipotent young lady Yuan?" ”

Yuehe glanced at Fenghe and shook her head, "I haven't seen Mrs. Yuan so far." However, don't worry, she should be going to settle the accompanying guards. I'm sure I'll be back soon. ”

Du Pingfei put down his chopsticks, thought for a while, and said: "Fenghe, if you ask someone to find her, you will say that there is something in the palace to ask her for help." ”

Feng He hurriedly responded and retreated to order this.

"Mother, the person you were waiting for hasn't come yet. If Mrs. Yuan was called back and she found out, what would she do? Yuehe worried.

Unexpectedly, Du Pingfei had already thought of this possibility, but he just waved his hand and said indifferently: "Don't worry." Even if she saw it, she wouldn't bother with the affairs of the palace. ”

After getting along with each other a few times, she also figured out a little bit of Xie Er's temperament.

This person seems to be out of tune, but in fact he has his own principles and bottom line.

As long as you don't violate the principles and don't touch the bottom line, you basically don't bother to take care of it.

This is a very lazy but very smart person.

And the reason why she can rest assured is also because Xie Er is not a person in the harem. Even if you see what she does, you will only think that you can't see it.

She knew that this person's eyes were never in the harem.

It's really, exactly the same as Xie Fenghua.

- All so, with the world in mind!

Thinking of this word, the unruly face came to her mind, and a sarcastic smile tugged at the corner of her lips.

I only hope that Xie Er will not let her down this time.

"Niangniang, you can eat more. I'll have something to do later. Yuehe said again.

Du Pingfei snorted and looked out the window with a heavy heart. Just as Feng He walked back, she looked at the door and couldn't help asking, "What about people?" ”

Feng He blessed his body and said, "Niangniang, Mrs. Yuan seems to have gone to the woods north of Putuo Temple. The slave has sent her back. ”

Du Pingfei was puzzled, "It's so decent, what is she doing over there?" ”

Feng He shook his head.

After thinking about it, Du Pingfei instructed again: "You go and find her quickly." Don't delay. If you can't find it, ask the monks in the temple to help you find it. ”

Xu was aware of her importance, and Feng He didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly arranged it.

And Du Pingfei suddenly felt a sense of tension in his heart, and his eyes searched around, but he couldn't find a landing point.

Seeing this, Yuehe hurriedly comforted her, "Niangniang, you don't have to worry too much. Perhaps, Mrs. Yuan is just walking around casually, and she will come back by herself later! ”

"I hope so!" Du Pingfei sighed.

This time, Xiao Yao had other things to do, and he couldn't follow him. Their lives were all tied to Xie Er's body.

I just hope that Xie Er won't have any accidents.

Before this, she never thought that the person who had forced her to kill her many times would now become her life-saver. It's kind of ironic when you think about it.

I don't know how long it took, but a knock suddenly sounded outside the Zen gate.

Du Pingfei handed Yuehe a look, and Yuehe went to check outside the door, and then brought back a young man in a cloak.

When the man saw Du Pingfei who was sitting, he hurriedly bowed his hand, "The grass people have seen the queen mother!" Let the mother wait for a long time, is it the grass people's. ”

"It doesn't matter." Du Pingfei said lightly.

When he looked up, she was able to see his true face, with a wide forehead, red phoenix eyes, a high nose bridge, and a tight lip line.

Thinking of this person's identity, she couldn't help frowning, and said puzzledly: "I heard that you came all the way to Tianjing just to discuss important matters with the palace?" ”

"Hui Niangniang, that's true." The man replied respectfully.

Du Pingfei looked at him without a trace, and while thinking about his intentions, he said, "Then do you know your identity?" ”

The man suddenly laughed, a hint of playfulness appeared in his eyes, and said, "The grass people dare to ask, does the queen still remember her identity?" ”

Du Pingfei's eyes lit up, and he said quietly: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"The grass people's name is Du Chengyuan, and this identity has never been forgotten." Speaking of this, Du Chengyuan paused, suddenly looked at Du Pingfei, and said, "However, the queen seems to have forgotten her identity." ”

"Bold! How dare you be rude to your mother! Yuehe said with a tense face.

Du Chengyuan didn't look at her either, staring at the graceful and luxurious face tightly, without saying a word.

After a while, the smile on Du Pingfei's face slowly precipitated, and he only said: "If you just want to go to the palace to make a fool of yourself, then please go back!" Moon lotus, send-off! ”

Yuehe is about to invite him.

Du Chengyuan's face changed, he brushed away Yuehe's hand, and said with a reluctant smile: "Queen Mother, Fang is the grass people who are abrupt, and the grass people will make amends to you." There are a lot of them, so please don't take them to heart. ”

Du Pingfei looked at him squarely and said lightly: "You must know that when I go out of the palace to see you, it is just for the sake of you being the Du family." If you want to talk about it, you don't need to talk about what you don't have. ”

With the light of her eyes flickering, she paused for a moment, and then said: "The memory of this palace is not bad, and I still remember my identity, and I don't need you to remind me." Remember? ”

She just sat upright, her eyebrows were calm and indifferent, and she didn't show too much excitement from beginning to end.

But those eyes were full of indifference and arrogance, but they broke the gentle aura that lingered around them, and they didn't dare to force people to look at them.

Seeing this, Du Chengyuan hurriedly reined in his original contempt, and said respectfully: "What the queen said is that the grass people have exceeded the rules. The grass people make amends to the queen! ”

As he spoke, he lifted his robe and was about to kneel.

Du Pingfei stopped him in time and said straight to the point: "Say, what are you going to do?" ”

After returning to Tianjing from Yunzhou, Du Chengyuan broke into Xiao Yao's sight. After learning Xiao Yao's identity, he proposed to discuss important matters with her.

At first, she didn't want to deal with this person.

First, at that time, Concubine Tang Xian had just shown signs of targeting her, and she wanted to free her hands to clean up; Second, Du Chengyuan's identity has not yet been confirmed, and the purpose is not clear, and she will not act rashly when she does not get any closer news from Xiao Yao. just told Xiao Yao to take a good look at this person and not to have anything happen.

And Du Chengyuan was also calm, except for looking for Xiao Yao at the beginning, he also stayed quietly in the accommodation arranged for him later.

This delay has been delayed until now.

When Xiao Yao told her Du Chengyuan's identity, she was also quite surprised. When the Du family suffered a catastrophe, apart from her and Du Huaishao, she didn't expect anyone to be alive.

And this Du Chengyuan was able to stand calmly in front of her after the wind and waves were calm, which shows that he is also a little capable.

Du Chengyuan naturally knew her scrutiny, but since he came here, he didn't have so many concerns, so he said to himself: "The grass people are brave, I want to ask my mother a word, do you still want to have a powerful mother's family to rely on?" ”

This was said so directly, Rao is Du Pingfei was mentally prepared, and he was also taken aback.

Her eyes lit up, she looked straight into his eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "Bengong remembers, you are the son of the concubine in the side branch of the Du family, right?" ”

Du Chengyuan was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.

"When the Du family was in its heyday, your fame had not yet reached the ears of the palace; So, now that the Du family has long collapsed, what do you use as the palace's support? Du Pingfei put his hands on his sleeves, didn't look at him, and said slowly.

Du Chengyuan listened quietly, and at first glance, there was a bit of respect.

Even if he was so derogatory by Du Pingfei, he still smiled unchanged, and when she finished speaking, he said slowly: "Haven't you heard the truth of Taoguang and raising obscurity?" ”

Seeing that she was silent, Du Chengyuan continued: "Although the grass people are in Yunzhou, they have also heard of Niangniang's extraordinary ability, and they are also very admired. Let's ask, if the grass people don't have any skills, how dare they run in front of you and be embarrassed? ”

In fact, Du Pingfei had this doubt, which was also expected by him.

Therefore, since he dared to find her in front of her, he was naturally fully prepared.

"Mother, please see." He took out an envelope from his sleeve and respectfully presented it to Du Pingfei, neither humble nor arrogant, "This is the confidence of the grass people!" If you want to, you will soon be your support. ”

Du Pingfei glanced at him suspiciously, then opened the envelope and looked at it, his face changed greatly.

What was contained in this envelope was the title deed of the Liang Dynasty's open source money village and the statistics of Yingrun over the years.

The open source money village is the largest money village in the Liang Dynasty, not only monopolizing eighty or ninety percent of the large and small cities, but only his restaurants and teahouses and other places, but wherever people can be found, there are his hidden piles, just like a huge business network.

For a moment, she was a little confused, "This ...... These...... It's all yours? ”

"It's all grass people's!"

After Du Chengyuan walked into this meditation room, he always smiled indifferently. It was only at this moment that his expression was a little more complacent.

The light in his eyes swept over the thick pile of paper, and he pondered: "Queen Mother, the grass people know that their status is humble, if they don't come up with something sincere, they really don't have the face to see you." Are you satisfied with what you see today? ”

Du Pingfei slowly came back to his senses, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and he stared at him for a moment.

To be honest, this person shocked her very much, almost subverting her imagination.

If these are true, then Du Chengyuan's wealth is very considerable. Moreover, those countless dark piles and relationship networks are enough to make everyone's heart move.

Du Pingfei was also very excited.

But she stubbornly suppressed the impulse in her heart and said quietly: "Your ability is quite great." In this case, why don't you count the money and live, but find the main palace here? ”

What is this person asking for?

Du Chengyuan probed her mouth, and the heart that had been hanging for a long time finally fell back into her stomach steadily.

He took another step forward, pointed to those land deeds and said, "Niangniang, the weight of these land deeds, I guess there is no need to say more about the grass people, right?" I don't know these things, but they can still get into your eyes? ”

After a while, Du Pingfei muttered, "Say, what do you want?" ”

"Compared with these intoxicating things, grass people want to experience the sense of accomplishment of officialdom." Du Chengyuan pointed to the paper in her hand, raised his eyebrows and said, "It's not a loss to exchange an official status for these things, right?" ”

Du Pingfei's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and said with a smile: "If you want to enter the office, you can directly rely on your ability to gain fame and make contributions." This palace is just a person who has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and he can't control the affairs of the officialdom of the previous dynasty, are you looking for the wrong person? ”

Du Chengyuan hurriedly shook his head, "Niangniang is arrogant. After the accident of the Du family, Niangniang still sits firmly in the back seat, isn't this enough to explain your ability? ”

As if someone had spied on the secret in his heart, Du Pingfei tensed his nerves again, and said coldly: "This palace doesn't know what you're talking about. ”

Du Chengyuan's eyes were slightly gloomy, and he said slowly: "The situation in Tianjing, the grass people are also paying attention, and I have also heard that many court ministers have written to request the abolition of the queen. But until now, Niangniang is still firmly in the back seat, but those abolished folds have been refuted by the emperor. This seems to be a simple matter, but it hides an inexplicable mystery. The grass people dared to guess that whether this rear position was in the past or in the future, Niangniang could sit firmly. ”

"Oh? How so? The corners of Du Pingfei's lips hooked, as if he was smiling.

Du Chengyuan said: "This is the matter between the mother and the emperor." The grass people don't dare to speculate. However, Niangniang doesn't have to worry, the grass people don't want much, even what kind of official they are, what fake identity they use, the grass people will do a good job, I just hope that after the grass people become officials, Niang Niang can take care of one or two. ”

Du Pingfei listened quietly, and after a moment, he said: "You seem to be very sure, this palace will promise you?" Although you have a lot of money in your hands, this palace is not a person who lacks money, do you think you will be interested in this money? ”

"Yes!" Du Chengyuan replied very firmly, "As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind. What's more, the open source money bank represents not only huge wealth, but also a huge dark pile network. If Niangniang wants to fight with Concubine Tang Xian, these must be indispensable, right? ”

Du Ping stood up quickly, his lips pursed into a word, and his eyes were bright and sharp.

She didn't expect that this person outside the palace could actually detect the ups and downs in the harem.

In this way, she underestimated him.

Seeing this, Du Chengyuan continued: "The grass people know Niangniang's concerns, but speaking of which, Niangniang doesn't need to do much. In addition, the grass people are also the Du family, which can not only provide you with financial convenience, but also obey your dispatch when you join the government in the future......"

Du Pingfei raised his hand to interrupt his words, his expression was dark, "Speaking of which, you still haven't said what you want to do." ”

"The grass people said that they usually don't need your help, and they will only turn to you when necessary." Du Chengyuan said.

Du Pingfei sneered and shook his head, "It's a big circle, and this palace also understands." You just want Hongu to clean up the mess for you? Or, if something happens in the future, can you find someone to blame you? ”

Du Chengyuan smiled silently.

Du Pingfei glanced at him coldly, and said, "Okay." Your purpose, this palace also knows. Rong Bengong thought about it. You stand down. ”

"The grass people are retired." Du Chengyuan took the envelope from her hand, turned around and walked out.

The meditation room suddenly fell silent.

Du Pingfei rubbed his eyebrows, showing a touch of exhaustion on his face.

Yuehe hurriedly stepped forward, helped her sit down, poured another cup of hot tea, handed it to her and said, "Niangniang, you can rest for a while." There's no rush to do this, and you have a lot of time to think about it! ”

"Then do you think that this palace should promise him?" Du Pingfei asked lightly.

Yuehe turned her head and thought about it, and said cautiously: "The slave doesn't understand. However, since Niangniang will consider it, it shows that the conditions proposed by Du Gongzi are also attractive. The mother simply thought about it, what is the benefit of agreeing! Doesn't that make it clear? ”

Du Pingfei smiled, stretched out his hand and nodded her forehead, and said with a smile: "You think simply." But when it comes to officialdom, the palace has to be cautious. ”

Zhao Pei gave her the right, she can't, regardless of it, just think about herself, right?

If the court discipline is broken, how can she be at ease?

She put the matter aside for the time being, looked up at the window, and said in surprise: "Hasn't Fenghe been out for a long time?" Why hasn't there been any news yet? ”

"Don't panic. You rest first, and the slave and maid go and see. Yuehe turned and walked out.

At this moment, there was a knock at the door, and she ran to open the door, only to see a young novice holding a tray with a bowl on it, looking at her with a smile.

She blinked and asked, "Little Master, it's so late, but what's the matter?" ”

The little novice lifted the tray up and said, "Female donor, the master ordered the poor monk to send a bowl of soup specially prepared by Putuo Temple......

Yuehe felt strange, but she still reached out and wanted to bring the tray.

The soup in the bowl shook, and the moon in the sky shattered a bowl. The soup splashed out of the bowl, reflecting a dazzling silver light, and the forest was cold.

In an instant, the moon on the edge of the bowl turned into a blood moon.

……

When a big drama was staged in the meditation room, Xie Fenghua was not idle!

She's looking for her way!

When she first walked into the woods, she was a little absent-minded. When I tried to go back the way I came, I realized that I had lost my way.

After a stick of incense, she came out of the woods in a daze.

At this time, the crescent moon hung high, and the meditation rooms sank into a silent darkness, and the moonlight shone peacefully on the roof, adding a quiet atmosphere for no reason.

Xie Fenghua patted the soft sword on his waist and walked towards Du Pingfei's meditation room.

She was agile, her steps were light, and she walked fast, as if she were flying on the grass, and even her body seemed to have a faint shadow.

The cold wind blew through my ears, and there was a slight pain. She reached out and grabbed her ear and took a deep breath.

Suddenly, she stopped.