Chapter Eighty-Three: The Goddess
That night, Ma Zongheng and his party returned to the mansion, but the two doctors sent by Yuan Shao were already waiting outside the door. Ma Zongheng invited in, and the two doctors treated the wounds for Hu Che'er and Pang De, among which Hu Che'er was cut in the chest because of the music, and the injury was serious, and he had to apply Jinchuang medicine for bandaging. After the treatment, Ma Zongheng gave the two doctors a tael of silver as a reward, and the two doctors were happy when they saw Ma Zongheng's generous hand, and after thanking them, they went back together.
However, he said that early the next morning, the imperial court sent someone to report and teach Ma Zongheng to enter the palace to receive official robes and orders. Of course, Ma Zongheng has a small unicorn order, and Liu Hongzi will not personally meet with him today. Ma Zongheng was not lazy, and after washing, he immediately went to Luoyang Palace.
When he was young, Ma Zongheng came to the gate of Luoyang Palace, saw the dragon carved stone wall, several zhang high, majestic and magnificent, the gate was wide and solemn, two columns of guards stood opposite each other, quite solemn. But not only why, Ma Zongheng always felt a gloomy feeling. Suddenly, a little eunuch led a team of soldiers to drive out, and when he saw Ma Zongheng, he asked in a strange manner: "You are that little Fubo, the son of Xiliang Beijia - Ma Xiye?" ”
Ma Zongheng's face was shocked, and he replied: "It's Ma." ”
"Hehe, it's worthy of being a little Fubo, and he looks good and strong. Come on, Zhang Changzhi is already waiting. "The little eunuch is painted with white powder on his face, and he looks quite handsome, or because he has castrated the relationship, and his behavior is neither yin nor yang. A sense of disgust arose in Ma Zongheng's heart, but Ma Zongheng didn't show anything and nodded expressionlessly.
After entering the palace, I saw the Huanyu Hall, the long jade staircase, the stone pillars of the courtyard, the palaces were lined up, and there was no end in sight. And that gloomy aura is even stronger, and it can even be said to be lifeless. It wasn't until the little eunuch led Ma Zongheng to approach the front hall, it was the early dynasty, and when he heard the voice of a group of courtiers, Ma Zongheng really felt that he had come to the palace.
This Luoyang Imperial Palace, although it has the majesty and solemnity of the palace, but it is like a prison that has been confined for many years, and its inexplicable yin qi always makes people uncomfortable. Ma Zongheng thought all the way, and unconsciously walked through a long corridor and came to the side hall in the northeast corner of the palace.
"Hehe, Zhang Changzhi is inside. He's looking forward to meeting you. If you get Zhang Changshi's appreciation, with his power, the day you soar will be just around the corner, and don't forget to take care of my little brother when the time comes. The little eunuch actually threw a wink at Ma Zongheng. Ma Zonghengpi smiled and showed a smile, and forcibly did not slap this eunuch to death.
When he was young, Ma Zongheng walked to the front of the hall, raised his eyes and looked up, and there were three big characters written on the "Ming Xuan Palace", and the faces of the guards on both sides were painted with white powder, and their mouths were red, and their bodies were strong, as high as more than seven feet. But one by one, they stood there like dead corpses, motionless, and the horses came for a while, and their eyes did not move a single point at all.
"Come in."
Suddenly, there was a sharp and piercing sound in the hall, accompanied by a gust of wind, strange and weird, but as soon as Ma Zongheng heard it, he heard that this person's skill was unfathomable, so he was shocked and strode into the hall.
Walking in, I saw a portrait of a flying bird fluttering on the front wall, and then I saw a thin figure sitting on the main hall, wearing a long black gauze hat, and his face was painted white, compared to the little eunuch I saw just now and the guards outside the palace, this face was even more death-white. But a long mouth is painted purple and black, the temples are frost white, the eyes are faint and blue, and it looks nondescript, not a person or a ghost, which is really creepy.
"Fufeng Ma Xi, meet Lord Chang Shi!!" Ma Zongheng knelt down on one knee and bowed his hands.
And sitting on the top of the main hall is the head of the ten permanent attendants, Zhang Rang, who is called 'Ya Father' by Liu Hong.
Just when Ma Zongheng raised his head slightly, he saw Zhang Rang's eyes suddenly glowing, as if he saw two faint blue lights, his breathing couldn't help but become heavy. At this time, Zhang Rang laughed weirdly: "Hehehehehe, good, good, good!" Butcher He's vision is really good, even if he is a hostage, this qualification is really extraordinary. Little brother, how old are you this year? ”
Although Ma Zongheng was expressionless on the surface, he still felt a little surging in his heart for Zhang Rang's unscrupulous remarks, and after listening to it, he immediately replied: "Back to Lord Changshi, Ma has just passed the weak crown!" ”
"Hehe, what a young hero. I have heard a lot about your deeds. But this Luoyang is not like Xiliang, you can let you mess around, and there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers here. You'd better restrain the miscellaneous family a little, otherwise as long as you are in this Han Dynasty, the miscellaneous family will not be able to spare you~! There are some things that you have to do within your means, otherwise I'm afraid that you will die without a place to bury~! Zhang Rang said with a smile, but the more he wanted to show kindness, the more terrifying he looked.
It's just that Ma Zongheng seems to have gradually become familiar with his weirdness, and he replied without humility or arrogance: "The teachings of the common sense adult, Ma will definitely keep it in mind." ”
Zhang Rang saw that Ma Zongheng's eyes suddenly became firm, and he couldn't help but stare at him curiously for a while, and seeing that his face still did not change, he immediately dropped a card order and said with a smile: "Okay, you take this card order to Tianshang Palace to get the official uniform and the Wen Ling, and then familiarize yourself with it in the Qilong Mansion today, and you can take office tomorrow." Also, don't underestimate this Qilong Order, there are all mounts in it, including a number of imperial relatives, but there is a loss, and it is difficult to protect your head on the item!! In the end, a terrifying momentum suddenly erupted on Zhang Ren's body. The horse bowed his head and took the order, and then retreated.
"Hmph, this Ma family child has some ability, he can be in front of the master when he meets for the first time, and he is the one who can keep his mind intact, except for Cao Cao. He butcher regarded him as a hostage, but why don't I treat him politely, and then bring him over, which will be a great help to me in the future. His Majesty's body is getting thinner and thinner, I'm afraid it won't last long, and the chaos is imminent, so I should have prepared earlier. Zhang Rang squinted his eyes and said secretly.
It is said that after Ma Zongheng left the Ming Xuan Palace, but no one led the way, the damned eunuch Zhang Rang didn't know if he intended to make things difficult, and he didn't tell him the exact location of Tianshang Palace and Qilong Mansion. Ma Zongheng asked the guards outside the hall, and saw that those dead people were deaf one by one, and Ma Zongheng didn't bother to ask again, so he turned around by himself. Unconsciously turned to a flower garden, just saw under the bright sunshine, a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a goose-yellow flower dress, slim and elegant, was standing next to a pond, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world. Unexpectedly, the girl suddenly looked back, it was a beautiful and unparalleled face, Ma Zongheng asked himself that all the beauties he had seen in the later life were less than one ten-thousandth of the daughter in front of him. But seeing the snow-white skin like jade, the beautiful and moving big eyes, the curved crescent-like brows, the small and delicate nose, the bright red mouth, and the nobility and arrogance that seem to be innate, it seems that she is like a pearl in the sea, unique in the world, and she is alone.
In a word, that is, this woman should only be in heaven, how many times can she hear it in the world? Ma Zongheng couldn't help but hold his breath, and looked at the girl with stunned eyes. When the girl saw a strange man suddenly, she was startled, and she cried out 'ah', and turned around to leave.
"Slow! This girl, Ma didn't mean to offend, but she entered the palace for the first time and accidentally got lost, so please don't be surprised. Ma Zongheng said quickly, seeing the girl leaving, he felt a little lost for some reason, and he just wanted to see her a few more times.
Heaven seemed to hear Ma Zongheng's heart, the girl suddenly stopped, turned around, with a little anger, but shouted in a voice as nice as a yellow warbler: "Bold slave, when you see this princess, you still don't kneel down and salute!" ”
Although the girl wants to put on a high posture, she is really full of feminine delicateness, and people can't help but want to protect. Ma Zongheng listened, his face was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that he was lost, and he would bump into a princess, so he knelt down on one knee and said: "Fufeng Ma Xi, I've seen the princess, I offended a lot just now, please forgive the princess." ”
The girl saw that Ma Zongheng really knelt down, but she couldn't bear it, she looked a little flustered, and hurriedly called for a flat body. Ma Zongheng stood up immediately, but saw that he was tall, burly and strong, and he also exuded a desire to compete with the sky, arrogant and unyielding domineering, and the eyes of the girl couldn't help but flash a little ripple.
"Such a mighty man, he should only look about twenty years old. Fufeng Ma Xi? Could it be that he is the little Fubo who shook the west? The girl was obedient, her expression was shocked, and she couldn't help but be a little more curious about Ma Zongheng, took a few steps forward, looked at Ma Zongheng for a while, asked Ma Zongheng's origin, heard Ma Zongheng's answer, and after getting affirmation, the girl's attitude towards Ma Zongheng was a little better, and smiled: "Hehe." I've heard people say that you are as tall as three feet, you look very vicious, not only can you catch tigers with your bare hands, but you can scare the enemy soldiers to death with a look on the battlefield, you are a three-headed and six-armed demon, I didn't expect that after seeing it with your own eyes, you don't look so terrible. ”
When Ma Zongheng heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, being able to talk to such a stunning beauty, in fact, his heart had already blossomed, and he laughed at himself: "That's all rumors." I've disappointed the princess, I really don't have the skills. ”
Seeing Ma Zongheng's wry smile, the girl couldn't help but be amused, covered her mouth and chuckled, her voice was very good, and the old man Ma lost her mind for a while.
At this moment, the shouts of several palace maids suddenly came. The girl was startled and hurriedly said: "Oh no, my maidservant has found it, if they find out that you and I are here for a private meeting, you will definitely be guilty of killing your head." Tianshang Palace is on your left hand side and turn into the third place, as for the Qilong Mansion, it is not far from Tianshang Palace, and you can see it when you walk east for a while after leaving Tianshang Palace, where the place is huge and easy to identify. ”
After the girl finished speaking, she was about to leave. Ma Zongheng's heart was pinched, and he was afraid that he would never see the girl again, so he asked anxiously: "Princess, can you tell me your name?" ”
The girl's slender shadow stopped, turned her head and said hurriedly: "My name is Liu Xueyu." You should go quickly, it will not be good to be discovered. ”