Canglang Pavilion.

This pavilion left by the Wenzong Dynasty has always been a secluded place in the imperial palace, surrounded by flowers and trees, covering a pure place, and there is a stone plaque in the pavilion, which is engraved with a line of words: The breeze and the moon are priceless.

This is exactly the handwriting of Emperor Wenzong He Xianqin.

Ning Xianghou sat under the Canglang Pavilion and looked at the young man opposite, it was a young man who looked inconspicuous at first glance, wearing a gray robe, without any ornaments on his body, but his eyes were very large, and at first glance, it looked like a deep pool, which was incomprehensible.

Ning Xianghou recalled the scene when he first saw this young man, the little child who pulled his sleeve and begged him to save his mother, the little child who was ignored since he was a child, and his mother was almost beaten into the cold palace several times.

"Teacher, it's your turn." The young man's voice sounded, polite, but there was an uncontrollable closeness in his voice.

This voice pulled Ning Xianghou back from his memory, staring at the chessboard in front of him, and the chess pieces in his hand had not fallen for a long time.

"What is the teacher hesitating about?" The words of the young man mean something.

"Oh." Ning Xianghou smiled, "I can't hide anything from Qingping, they all say that you are a roundworm in my stomach, and my own sons don't know me so well." ”

After listening to such praise, the young man's voice was still steady, "Qingping often learns from the teacher, and he has benefited a lot, so he should know more about the teacher." ”

The young man looked up, and his big eyes looked unusually deep, not at all like a young man of his age.

"Qingping, you're fourteen years old." Ning Xianghou seemed to ask casually.

The young man nodded, "Last time, I was stained with the teacher's light, and the birthday party was lively for a while. My mother was often snubbed by my father, and I didn't see any lively scenes, and I could see that she was really happy that day. ”

This young man is the eighth prince He Qingping, and his mother, Concubine Zhen, is one of He Muhan's least favored concubines. Speaking of He Qingping's origin, it is also quite a joke, his mother was a maid in the house when He Muhan was the prince, once served He Muhan to go hunting, He Muhan was in his prime, hunted a tiger with his own hands, was very happy, personally accompanied by wine and meat, for a while, there was no entourage of the woman around, so he pulled the attendant maid Chenghuan, and forgot afterwards.

However, this maid was actually pregnant with a dragon seed and gave birth to a dragon son, who was He Qingping. Later, He Muhan inherited the throne, according to the convention, the woman who gave birth to the dragon son should have the title of concubine, but this palace maid is average, and she does not know the way of power in the palace, until He Qingping was eight years old, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu used the reason of "following the ancient system", which reminded He Muhan of this, and reluctantly gave the palace maid the title of "Zhen Concubine", but never entered the Zhen Concubine Palace again.

Originally, guarding a son, Concubine Zhen was still able to barely get by, even if the night was cold in the deep palace, but compared to when she was a maid, life was much better, but his son showed his talent and excelled since he was a child, which aroused the jealousy of other people in the palace, and with a little resort, he almost beat Concubine Zhen into the cold palace.

That day, the Marquis of Ningxiang was about to leave the palace, and suddenly he was tightly pulled by a child on his sleeve, he was very angry at first, but he knew that the one who could walk freely in the palace must be a certain prince, so he didn't have an immediate attack.

The little boy opened his eyes wide, tugged at the corner of his coat, and said vigorously, "Save my mother... Save my mother..."

Ning Xianghou felt very strange and asked, "Who is your mother?" ”

Only then did the guards beside him react and stopped the child, obviously they were caught by a child just now, they felt their faces were gloomy, and the captain of the guard of Ningxianghou said softly, "This is He Qingping, the eighth prince born to Concubine Zhen." ”

When the captain of the guard mentioned Concubine Zhen, there was no flattery in his tone, obviously this woman who was not treated well in the palace, he had also heard of it, and the most common thing for a subordinate like him was to see the wind and steer the rudder, and what he was best at was to fall into the well.

Ning Xianghou had heard of the talent of this Eighth Prince, waved his hand, stopped the guards from pulling the little boy away, approached in person, and asked, "Why did you come to beg me." ”

The little boy hurriedly tightened Ning Xianghou's sleeve and said, "I heard from the eunuchs in the palace that Ning Xianghou is the most amazing person besides my father, I have been here for three days, and today I finally got a chance!" ”

Ning Xianghou flicked the boy's hand away, took two steps back, and asked a close attendant softly, what happened in the palace recently, causing Concubine Zhen to have a problem.

When the captain of the guard saw his master's behavior, he immediately strode forward and lifted the little boy up, preventing him from approaching.

At this time, the attendant whispered that this might be a means of Luan Guifei's envoy, and after hearing the words "Luan Guifei", Ning Xianghou's eyes flashed, and he already had a plan in his heart, but he still decided to test the child, and with a wave of his hand, he asked the captain of the guard to pull the little boy forward.

Ning Xianghou looked at the child and found that even if he faced the captain of the guard, who was twice as big as himself, he did not show any timidity, and his arms were twisted red, but he didn't look at it, he just stared at Ning Xianghou with a pleading expression.

Ning Xianghou asked, "If I save my mother, what will you repay?" He was joking, trying to test the child's reaction.

Unexpectedly, the Eighth Prince immediately knelt down, knocked his head three times, and said, "Then Qingping will be handed over to you." ”

Ning Xianghou was slightly surprised, and said, "I have been in the army for a long time now, but I don't enjoy it so much in the palace, are you willing to do it?" ”

He Qingping did not hesitate at all, "I am willing." ”

Ning Xianghou remembered the rumors he had heard about He Qingping, and remembered the need to check and balance Luan Guifei, so he immediately agreed. Afterwards, he came forward to say a few words for Concubine Zhen.

Originally, in He Muhan's heart, this concubine did not have the slightest weight, and when she saw her younger brother coming to intercede in person, she was happy to send a favor, and she was not to blame for the past.

The next day, He Qingping bid farewell to the palace and entered the army of the Marquis of Ningxiang, which was five years.

He Qingping showed his talent even more in the army, almost everything can be learned at once, and he can understand it at one point, the more he teaches Ningxiang Hou, the more he likes it, and later he is even more interested in cultivating, and he has a faint plan for the future layout.

Ningxiang Hou thought about it for a long time, and finally landed a son, and he was falling on the "robbery" position of the chessboard.

He Qingping said with a smile, "The teacher's elimination is really wonderful. Then he stared at the chessboard and began to take a long test.

"Qingping..."Ning Xianghou asked, "You are such a character, I won't tell you anything, and you won't take the initiative to ask, the Qingcang meeting will be held today, but I will pull you to play chess here, you are actually in a hurry, but your face does not show it at all, and it is difficult for you." ”

"It makes sense for the teacher to do this, no matter how important Qingcang is, it is not as important as the teacher." He Qingping answered very cleverly.

"No!" Ning Xianghou waved his hand, "I'm pulling you to avoid the opening for the time being, precisely because this time the Qingcang Gathering is too important, and it is the best chance for you to rise quickly." ”

"Oh?" He Qingping finally showed a curious look.

"I don't go now because I've heard that the madman Naru is coming, so as not to be annoyed by him. In addition, I discovered a big secret in the Qianran Underground Palace back then. ”

He Qingping finally felt his heartbeat quicken, and patiently listened to every word Ning Xianghou said.

Ning Xianghou looked around and said, "You fall first, calm down, let's finish this game of chess first." What I'm saying may not be the same as what you've heard before. ”