Since she learned that Xiaoyaozi had returned to Beijing, Concubine De sent someone to find the old emperor immediately, wanting the old emperor to come forward and invite Xiaoyaozi to Xuanwang's mansion.

Xiaoyaozi and Master Jingkong are brothers, and it is not a big secret that he lives in Kiyomizu Temple.

Master Pure Space is selfishly unwilling to let Xiaoyaozi get involved in these royal chores, but the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, even if Xiaoyaozi is famous in the rivers and lakes, he can't refuse.

For King Xuan, Xiaoyaozi has a little sympathy in his heart.

Let's not talk about King Xuan's personality, just say that if he was replaced by someone else, his originally sound body was deprived of his limbs, and Xiaoyaozi would feel pity when he saw it.

Practitioners of medicine should only see the patient, and should not use the person's identity and gender as the boundary of healing.

Therefore, Xiaoyaozi went to Xuanwang's Mansion accompanied by Jia's father-in-law with a normal heart.

Concubine De, as the mother of King Xuan, naturally came to the treatment site as soon as possible.

After asking about the process, Xiaoyaozi came to a sad conclusion.

That is, King Xuan's veins were broken too completely, and the delay was so long that it could no longer be healed.

Of course, King Xuan has no tongue, so Xiaoyaozi's "ask" is also the attendant of King Xuan.

King Xuan originally had expectations at the moment he saw Xiaoyaozi.

It's like a pool of stagnant water, and it comes alive in an instant.

Concubine De also has high hopes for Xiaoyaozi, and it turns out that there is a great hope, and there is a great disappointment.

To be precise, the two of Concubine De and Queen Xuan's mother and son were completely desperate after Xiaoyaozi's serious diagnosis.

The blow to Concubine De this time was far more serious than before.

Covering her face and crying bitterly, she fainted.

Father-in-law Jia had no choice but to send Concubine De back to the palace.

King Xuan didn't faint, but he still didn't give up, like a drowning man holding the last straw.

He looked at Xiaoyaozi with unblinking eyes, his face was full of tears, and the pleading color in his eyes couldn't bear to be seen by anyone.

But Xiaoyaozi really couldn't do anything, so he could only prescribe a few pairs of medicines to clear the fire and calm the nerves.

King Xuan collapsed again, he wanted to yell and scold, but his mouth was frequently opening and closing, and he could only make a "woo-woo" sound.

He wanted to smash everything in this house to vent his resentment, but he couldn't even move his fingers, so what was he talking about?

Xiaoyaozi sighed, left with the medicine box, and Gonggong Jia also went back to the palace to reply to the old emperor.

In the Qingshui Temple, Master Jingkong made tea for Xiaoyaozi and said slowly: "Senior brother, the situation in this capital is getting more and more chaotic. ”

Xiaoyaozi heard a trace of worry from Master Jingkong's tone, and said with a solemn face: "Senior brother, at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet last night, Ah Li actually entered the palace with Xuan Shizi. ”

"I'm really afraid that if something happens to Ah Li, I won't be able to explain to Feng Se when I get down there a hundred years later."

Master Jingkong's hand poured tea, and his eyebrows were very solemn: "Actually, in the year when Xuan Shizi broke my 'Nine Deaths and One Life' chess game at the age of twelve, I secretly calculated a hexagram for him. ”

"Oh?" Xiaoyaozi didn't know about this matter, so he wondered: "What can you calculate for Xuan Shizi?" ”

Master Jingkong pursed his lips and said quietly: "Xuan Shizi is born rich and noble, and he has nobles to take care of him, but there is a big evil in his way. ”

Seeing that Xiaoyaozi was still a little puzzled, the master of the clear space simply said directly: "That's it, you and I are two brothers, there is nothing that can't be said now." ”

"The prince is talented and resourceful, if he can take the right path, he must be the same as the king of Nanyang back then, and he will become a lucky star to protect the country."

Xiaoyaozi understood now, and then said to the master of the clear space: "Then if the prince has bad intentions, he will become a disaster star that subverts the country." ”

Master Clearance nodded, and said with a puzzled expression: "Xuan Shizi is not a person who is willing to be in the following position, I guess what plans he and Ah Li have behind their backs. ”

"Ah Li disappeared for two years, and Xuan Shizi didn't return to Beijing for two years." Xiaoyaozi pondered and analyzed: "Senior brother, do you say that it is possible that Xuan Shizi is the person behind Ah Li?" ”

"Ah Li jumped off the cliff back then, but did not find the bones, and Xuan Shizi has so many capable people under his hands, it is entirely possible that he did something from it, took Ah Li away, and changed her face."

"By the way, there is also the man in black who hurt me many times, his wicked man has appeared in Nanyang many times before, I don't guarantee that he may also be involved with Xuan Shizi."

Master Jingkong pondered for a moment, and said with a heavy heart: "Senior brother, if this is the case, then the Xuanji Gate cannot be given to Ah Li now." ”

"Give it to her, and the whole country will be ......"

After talking about it, the Master of Clearance felt that the situation was more and more beyond the control of their senior brothers.

Xiaoyaozi saw that the master of the clear space frowned, and his usually calm face also revealed an anxious look, and suddenly smiled: "Senior brother, looking at you like this, I want to give the Xuanji Gate to Ah Li." ”

"In this way, you and I can directly find a quiet and elegant place where no one disturbs us and live in seclusion."

After hearing this, the master of the clear space was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that he was still talking about such a serious topic just now, and Xiaoyaozi's thinking jumped so fast, and he could still be in the mood to talk about things between them.

Shaking his head, Master Clearance said helplessly: "Senior brother, don't say something stupid. ”

"With such a situation, how can we escape?"

Xiaoyaozi was silent for a while, quietly looked at Master Jingkong, and said in a deep voice: "Senior brother, I won't go anywhere, I will accompany you here in the future." ”

Master Clearspace's eyes moved slightly, he removed his eyes, and said lightly: "Senior brother, you have the world in your heart and a heart for relief, so let's do what you want to do." ”

After a pause, he added, "Don't worry, that wicked man can't hurt me." ”

Master Jingkong knew that Xiaoyaozi was worried about his safety if he did not leave the capital.

Xiaoyaozi also knew that although Master Jingkong always said that monks should stay away from the worldly dust and should not care about the mundane affairs of the royal family and the people, but he also pretended to be the common people in his heart, but he didn't want to fall into the quagmire of the capital.

The Queen Mother, the Old Emperor, King Xuan, Concubine De, the Empress...... Wait, neither of them is easy to deal with.

Otherwise, the situation is chaotic, the country is changing, and the country is broken, what does it have to do with him, an old monk?

They all regard each other as more important than themselves, but no one wants to say anything about this affection.

Xiaoyaozi didn't know what to say, so he had to say: "Senior brother, what is Xuan Shizi's mind, we don't have to doubt it anymore." ”

"But on the side of King Nanyang, I think it's better to confirm."

"King Nanyang has been self-respecting all his life and devoted himself to the country, even if the emperor has a grudge against him over the years, he has done a lot of excessive things, but King Nanyang has always repaid his grievances with virtue." Master Jingkong pushed the teacup to Xiaoyaozi and sighed lightly: "I hope that the matter between the prince and the wicked man has nothing to do with the king of Nanyang." ”

"If the emperor hears a few words, he will definitely not let go of King Nanyang."

"After all, the king of Nanyang is the emperor's heart disease."

Indeed, the old emperor is old, and there is no room for sand in his eyes.

The King of Nanyang is a thorn in his heart, and he must eradicate the King of Nanyang before returning to heaven.

Taking a sip of tea, Master Clearance asked again, "When are you going to leave for Nanyang?" ”

"After drinking this tea with my senior brother, I'll leave." Xiaoyaozi was extremely reluctant to leave in his heart, but before the gossip entered the ears of the old emperor, he had to hurry up to Nanyang and investigate the identity of the man in black.

The Master of Clearance moved his lips, and it took a long while before he spat out the word "good".

For the rest of the day, no one spoke.

It was as if the heavy conversation had never happened before, and everyone seemed to be sipping tea.

It's just that a cup of tea, but all of them are drunk very slowly, as if it is as precious as the elixir and jade dew in the sky, and no one is willing to drink it all.

At the same time, Qi Hao was in the barracks, looking at Qin Feng and Liang Kuan with a cold face training the soldiers.

At this time, Du Jiang came over and said, "Lord Wang, the palace has sent someone to send a message, saying that you should hurry up and enter the palace." ”

Qi Hao said "um", and after instructing Qin Feng and Liang Kuan, he went to the palace in a carriage.

When he pushed open the door of the imperial study, he found that the Eighth Prince was also there.

"Fourth brother." The eighth prince was dressed in red, smiling slightly, and the brightness of the moment made Qi Hao tremble.

Ignoring the conspiracy between the Eighth Prince and Chen Zexuan, Qi Hao actually felt that the little eight in front of him was still the innocent young man.

Nodding to the Eighth Prince, Qi Hao also returned a polite smile: "Eighth Brother." ”

A few steps forward, he greeted the old emperor and said, "Erchen has seen his father. ”

The old emperor waved his hand, signaled Qi Hao to excuse him, and then picked up a letter and asked Gonggong Jia to hand it to Qi Hao: "This is a letter from Yunguo, three days later is the birthday banquet of the Empress of Yunguo, and the Emperor of Yunguo wants to invite me and all the princes and princes to the banquet." ”

Qi Hao glanced at ten lines, quickly finished reading, closed the national letter, and asked, "Father is going?" ”

The old emperor shook his head and sneered: "I am the king of a country, and he is not qualified to let me go there in person. ”

"Besides, the journey from Qi Kingdom to Yun Country will take at least two days in a hurry, and he Yun Country has only sent a post now, which shows that he doesn't pay enough attention to me!"

"What does Father mean?" Qi Hao naturally knew that the old emperor had already measured in his heart, so he asked.

The old emperor glanced at the eighth prince and said in a deep voice: "Although I am not going, in order to show the friendship between the two countries, I plan to let you and Xiaoba go, what do you two think?" ”

Since the old emperor already had an idea, then this question is just a formality.

Qi Hao and the Eighth Prince arched their hands and said in unison: "The sons obey the will of their father. ”

The old emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then thought of something again, and his face, which had been relieved just now, immediately sank.

He sighed melancholy, and his voice was low: "This Xiaoyaozi has already diagnosed King Xuan, and King Xuan can only lie in bed for the rest of his life." ”

Qi Hao still remembers the night many days ago, King Xuan kidnapped Gu Jinli and locked her in a dungeon to torture, so he didn't care about whether King Xuan's body could recover.

However, the Eighth Prince is different from Qi Hao, who is expressionless and silent.

He showed regret and sadness, and said in a low voice: "Erchen still thinks that as long as Xiaoyaozi can make a move, the second brother will have hope." I didn't expect ...... Alas! ”

"Maybe it's his life!" No matter how you say it, they are all the sons of the old emperor, whether the old emperor likes King Xuan or not, he is a little distressed in his heart.

Thinking of Concubine De again, he rubbed his eyebrows and said to Jia Gonggong: "Concubine De will inevitably be stimulated this time, you send people to pay more attention, don't think about it anymore." ”

Father-in-law Jia responded: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

The old emperor thought for a while, and said with an arrogant expression: "You will leave tomorrow afternoon, you don't have to hurry, if you go late, it is not your fault." ”

Although that being said, Qi Hao and the Eighth Prince are the representatives of the Qi Kingdom, and if they are late, it will be a loss of face for the Qi Kingdom.

The ministers of the Yun Kingdom will say that the great country does not even understand the basic etiquette rules.

Besides, if the old emperor is late, others will naturally not dare to blame him openly.

If they were, they wouldn't necessarily be in trouble.

The two brothers arched their hands again and said, "Yes, father." ”

The old emperor had nothing else to explain, so he waved his hand and said, "Stand down." ”

After a salute, the two left the imperial study.

While going down the steps, Qi Hao asked in a casual tone: "Little Ba, what do you think about Guo Mingshun's proposal to his father to promote Lord Yang to the internal history order?" ”

Now, Guo Mingshun, Mo Dongsheng, Lord Yang, and many ministers in the DPRK and China have gathered behind their backs to establish a small detachment.

The Eight Emperors' Party has grown stronger and stronger.

It's just that what they did was so secretive that even the old emperor didn't notice it.

The Eighth Emperor pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Lord Yang is honest and responsible, and he has never made any mistakes since he entered the court as an official, and it makes sense for Lord Guo to propose to his father that he be promoted to an official." ”

"That internal history order is the official position of Zheng Sanpin, although Lord Yang has not made any mistakes in doing things, he has never made any great achievements, and he has never made any outstanding achievements in government affairs." Qi Hao sneered and said unceremonously: "Such people can be promoted, but what about those soldiers who defend their families and defend the country at the border and are born and die?" What should they say? ”

I don't know if it's Qi Hao's sharp eyes, or the mockery in those words, in short, the eighth prince only feels like a secret has been pierced in broad daylight.

He stabilized his mind and reluctantly smiled: "Fourth brother, whether or not my father adopts Lord Guo's suggestion, this is my father's business." ”

"We have no right to interfere with our father."

He didn't answer the question, and pointed the finger at the old emperor.

Moreover, between the words, he seemed to imply that Qi Hao was a little nosy and overstepped.

Qi Hao stared at the Eighth Prince without blinking, and when he saw that his answer was not leaking, he completely broke off his affection for him over the years.

Removing his eyes, he said lightly: "Xiaoba is right, everything is decided by the father. ”

After that, he didn't have the opportunity to continue to be false and wrong*, and directly ended the topic: "This king still has some things, so he will leave first." ”

"Fourth brother, I'll send you." The eighth prince raised his feet and wanted to follow, but he heard Qi Hao stop him: "Little Eight stays, and the fourth brother can go by himself." ”

The words fell, and he strode away in the sight of the Eighth Prince.

He is saying goodbye, bidding farewell to the identity of the eighth prince and the eighth brother.

If this was when the Eighth Prince was young, he would definitely follow closely behind Qi Hao.

It's just that now that everyone has grown up and their hearts have changed, who will be as naïve as they were back then?

Out of the palace, Du Jiang saw that Qi Hao's face was not very good, so he cautiously tried to say, "Lord, let's go back to the palace?" ”

Qi Hao lowered the curtain and said in a muffled voice: "Go back to the barracks." ”

"Uh......" Du Jiang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly responded: "Yes." ”

Qi Hao closed his eyes and leaned lightly on the soft collapse, and many faces were alternating in his mind.

Gu Jinli, Chen Zexuan, Eighth Prince......

Clenching his fists irritably, he said to the outside world again: "I will send someone back to the house to inform me that this king will stay in the military camp tonight." ”

This sentence is enough to show that Qi Hao's mood is really bad.

Du Jiang said helplessly: "Yes, Lord Wang." ”

There are only two women in the palace, and Gu Jinli will not wait for Qi Hao to return home.

As for Mrs. Liu, her interest in Qi Hao seems to have greatly decreased now.

After all, I have never seen her stick it on Qi Hao.

Besides, Mrs. Liu and the dog's things are spread all over the world, and Qi Hao won't bother with her.

Therefore, Qi Hao asked people to go back and pass the word to whom, and he could guess without thinking about it.

Raising the horsewhip, Du Jiang drove the carriage and walked towards the barracks.

At the same time, the same bad mood was taking Ah Qiao aimlessly on the street.

After leaving the Yin family, she didn't want to go back to Ning Wangfu directly.

I don't know if it was because I saw Qi Hao who didn't sleep well all night early in the morning, or because she was frightened by Yin Zike's "Ah Gu", she is now full of "Ah Gu, Ah Gu" in her mind.

It was also like a demonic voice in her heart, constantly calling, destroying her nerves and torturing her mind.

"Ah Gu, Ah Gu ......" recalled that after returning to Beijing, every time Qi Hao shouted her expression and looked at her eyes, Gu Jinli only felt that there were some pictures in her mind, which appeared intermittently.

However, vague and vague, she couldn't catch it for a while.

But, her instincts told her that those images were her lost memories.

I tried to think about it, but I got nothing.

Anxious and tormented emotions filled her heart, Gu Jinli had never had such an urgent time to retrieve her memory.

However, the more I tried to think about it, the more my head hurt, as if a snake was burrowing in the brain marrow.

A layer of fine sweat appeared on her forehead, and Gu Jinli only felt that her chest was also painful.

She didn't know how Qi Hao felt when her heart ached, she only knew that she was in so much pain that she couldn't stand.

On the carriage heading to the barracks, Qi Hao's heart twitched coldly.

He clutched the placket of his shirt and sat up straight.

"Ah Qiao......" shouted in a low voice, and Gu Jinli said to Ah Qiao behind him: "Help me." ”

Seeing that Gu Jinli's face was pale and something was not right, Ah Qiao hurriedly grabbed her arm and said worriedly, "Master, what's wrong with you?" ”

Gu Jinli exhaled, shook her head and said, "It's okay, it's just a little headache." ”

"That'...... The slave helped you to sit in the tea room over there? "Just now, not far away is the Yuelai Tea Room, Ah Qiao pointed and asked.

Gu Jinli glanced at it and nodded, "It's okay." ”

The two of them had just taken two steps, and suddenly a voice came from behind them: "Lin Gongzi." ”

As soon as Gu Jinli turned around, she saw Lei Zi driving the carriage.

Chen Zexuan opened the curtain and revealed his handsome face.

"Master, it's the son of the world!" Ah Qiao's eyes lit up, and before Gu Jinli could speak, he helped her to walk to the side of the carriage.

The master and servant got into the carriage, and Chen Zexuan saw that Gu Jinli's face was not good, so he asked, "Sheng'er, stretch out your hand." ”

"Brother, I'm fine." Although she said it, Gu Jinli still stretched out her white wrist.

Chen Zexuan's hand reached up, looking serious.

His hands were cold, but they brushed away the boredom in her heart.

After a while, he raised his eyes to look at Gu Jinli, looked at her for a moment, and said slowly: "Sheng'er, in addition to your headache recently, what else is uncomfortable?" ”

Gu Jinli thought about it carefully, shook her head and said, "Chest tightness and shortness of breath, it is difficult to sleep." ”

"Why is that?" Chen Zexuan withdrew his hand and asked with a frown.

Gu Jinli couldn't tell Chen Zexuan that she was like this because of Qi Hao.

Coughing lightly, she said, "Brother, today Mrs. Yin went to the Jiang family with a matchmaker, maybe Yin Zike and the Jiang family are going to get married." ”

After hearing this, Chen Zexuan said lightly: "Although the Jiang family is also an official, it is a small household, but it is just that the Yin family has climbed and the tide has risen." ”

"The Yin family is our help, and the marriage of the Yin and Jiang families does not have much impact on our plans."

Gu Jinli said "oh", still looking like she had something on her mind.

Chen Zexuan looked at her absent-mindedness in his eyes, and his eyes darkened, "Sheng'er, do you have something to hide from me?" ”

Gu Jinli hesitated for a while, and decided to tell Chen Zexuan about Yin Zike: "Brother, when I was treating Yin Zike's leg just now, he suddenly called me 'Ah Gu' for some reason. ”

Sure enough, when Chen Zexuan heard this, his face changed slightly, but he quickly regained his calm.

A coldness flashed in his eyes, and his thin lips pursed.

This "Ah Gu", but Qi Hao's exclusive to Gu Jinli, could it be that Yin Zike suspected her identity so quickly?

Now, Chen Zexuan is struggling with whether he should continue to keep Yin Zike's heavy chess.

What if, he revealed Gu Jinli's identity?

Although Yin Zike's character is upright, Chen Zexuan did not dare to take Gu Jinli to take risks easily.

Probably sensing the cold aura emanating from Chen Zexuan's body, she said uneasily: "Brother, Yin Zike should not be a talkative and troublesome person. ”

The subtext in these words is that he doesn't want Chen Zexuan to move him.

Seeing that Chen Zexuan pursed his lips and was silent, Gu Jinli said tentatively: "Brother, I feel more and more that Yin Zike's attitude towards me, no, is that the 'me' back then seems to be a little unusual. ”

"There are a lot of things I don't remember, so I want to ask my brother, how was my relationship with Yin Zike back then?"

Chen Zexuan quickly searched for what happened back then in his mind, but did not find any pictures of Yin Zike and Gu Jinli's close contacts.

Even if there is an intersection, it is only in public.

What's more, the Yin family and the Gu family are hostile sides, how can the two of them have a relationship?

Chen Zexuan said truthfully: "There is no friendship, the Gu family and the Yin family have always been at odds. ”

Gu Jinli listened, her expression was a little dazed.

She thought that maybe she had a delusion, and she thought that Yin Zike was not ordinary to her.