readx;?readx; Chapter 227 The hot-blooded party is a real man

The carriage drove into the imperial city and stopped in front of the gate of the Forbidden Palace, Shi Dang was just about to go to the guards of Chengtianmen to register, but was stopped by Qin Lei, "Wait first." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info "Shi Dare knew that the prince had something to say to Miss Nian Yao, and ordered the black-clothed guards to lead the carriage to the side of the road and surround the guards from a distance.

Qin Lei closed his eyes and thought for a long time before he opened his eyes and said firmly to Nian Yao: "The Lonely King has changed his mind and doesn't want to send you in." ”

Hearing this, Nian Yao didn't have any change in expression, but her hands tightly grasped the corners of her skirt, bit her lower lip lightly, and she was silent for a while before she said quietly: "Didn't the prince say that slaves and maids can choose freely?" ”

Qin Lei's face froze, and he said with difficulty: "But the Lone King knows that you don't want to walk the same road, and the Lone King hopes that you can live a happier life in the future." ”

Nian Yao looked at Qin Lei with an almost mocking look, and said softly, "Will you be happy if you follow the prince?" ”

Qin Lei was speechless, he didn't know how to make this girl happy? Do you treat her like you did to Ruolan? Let's not say that the three women have filled his heart and can't find a place to add it, is Ruolan really happy? Qin Lei didn't dare to say.

He had seen Ruolan's fleeting resentment, and he couldn't forget her back secretly crying. Completely putting aside her feelings, Qin Lei didn't think how happy she would be if she followed her.

But he did owe her a lot, and even almost ruined her life. Therefore, after a struggle of ideas along the way, Qin Lei decided to let her truly choose freely. Even if she really wanted to be like Ruolan, Qin Lei was going to admit it.

Qin Lei didn't expect that Nian Yao just smiled sadly and said: "The swing in the wall and the outside of the wall are the same for Nian Yao now." In that case, why bother Sister Ruolan. ”

Qin Lei said in a deep voice: "What if the Lone King really invites you?" ”

Nian Yao shook her head firmly and said: "By the side of the prince, it always reminds Nian Yao of the nightmares of the past, and asks the prince to allow Nian Yao to leave." ”

Qin Lei sighed and said slowly: "Then be it, Lone will often go to see you." As he spoke, he knocked on the wall of the carriage, and the carriage slowly started and drove towards the Forbidden Garden of the Deep Palace. After a quarter of an hour, they arrived outside Cining Palace, and when they were about to get out of the car, Qin Lei, who had been silent for a quarter of an hour, suddenly asked, "If King Gu only gave you one option at first, would you accept it?" ”

Nian Yao slowly turned her head and glanced at Qin Lei seriously before bowing her head and saying, "I don't know." ”

The old eunuch of Cining Palace followed at the door, knowing that Qin Lei was the tip of the old queen's heart, how dare he slack off, and asked An with a hissing smile: "The slave and maid asked the prince for peace, and when he saw that the prince was in good health, the slave and maid's hanging heart was put down." ”

Qin Lei still remembered the heroic appearance of the old eunuch who ravaged like a concubine that day, and smiled when he heard this: "Why do you still work hard to welcome the old man, so that Xiao Wang's face is very bright." ”

The sedan chair is carried by everyone, saying a few words in the listen, benefiting without expense, sometimes more than rewarding and so on to make people remember. Especially these old eunuchs who are not short of money, they like to listen to it even more.

The two exchanged a few words, and then Eunuch Qiu whispered: "The prince is here to talk to the old ancestor?" ”

Qin Lei nodded and said with a smile: "Exactly, by the way, I also brought the people named by the ancestors." As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his sleeve and said with a faint smile: "It's cool in autumn, Qiu Lao can add a few clothes." ”

Eunuch Qiu said with a flattered face: "I can't help it, how dare the old slave take the prince's silver, if you tell you anything, you can say hello when it's done, and the old slave will be satisfied." "It's really extrapolating.

Qin Lei patted the old eunuch's shoulder with a smile and said, "Old Qiu just take it, the reward of the lonely king, which little rabbit cub dares to say anything?" ”

Eunuch Qiu took the envelope with both hands, smiled like a chrysanthemum, and said: "Hehehe, that old slave Xie Wang Ye has rewarded." I don't know what the prince commanded? ”

Qin Lei laughed and said, "How dare you bother the boss of the enemy, it's nothing." As he spoke, he looked at Nian Yao, who lowered his eyebrows behind him, and said softly: "This girl is very important to Gu Dingding, Qiu Lao helps me keep an eye on it, don't let the little cubs bully it." ”

Eunuch Qiu never expected that Qin Lei was busy for this matter, and said with a smile: "It's wrapped up in the old slave, and this girl will definitely not be wronged to a certain extent." As he spoke, he glared at the eunuchs and palace maids around him, and said, "Did you hear that?" ”

The eunuchs and ladies around them knelt on the ground in silence, obviously very afraid of the old eunuchs.

The old eunuch nodded with satisfaction, put on a smiling face again, and said to Qin Lei respectfully: "The Queen Mother is worshipping Buddha in the meditation hall, and the prince must go in." ”

Qin Lei said goodbye to him with a smile and stepped into the Buddhist hall.

The old eunuch instructed the palace maid to take Nian Yao to rest, and went straight back to the room and closed the door. Sitting on the bed, he took out the heavy envelope from his sleeve, took out the contents and looked at it, and couldn't help but sigh - I saw a thick stack of inner treasure banknotes, all of which were of 10,000 denominations.

The old eunuch nodded and nodded tremblingly, and finally gasped and said to himself: "500,000 taels? These five highnesses are rewards, they are obviously going to buy miscellaneous families. Wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, pushed the futon on the bed away, and groped around on the bed board for a while, and a section of the bed board was warped, revealing the large iron box inside. It turned out to be exactly the same as the Xiangyang Lake Water Village, the dark grid in General Chu Luo's room.

The old eunuch Qiu took out the key from his bosom and tinkered for a while before opening the iron box, and the room was suddenly full of jewels. The old eunuch Qiu put the 500,000 taels of treasure banknotes, took out an account book from it, wrote down the money, and calculated it again, and then muttered: "Two million two hundred and twenty-seven thousand taels, and another two hundred and thirty thousand taels will become ......."

Not to mention that the old eunuch counted the money, it was only said that the king of Longjun entered the meditation hall, but he did not see the Buddha statue, only saw the old queen sitting on the futon, holding a string of prayer beads in her hand, a stove of sandalwood in front of her, and then another futon opposite, nothing more.

Qin Lei sat down cross-legged on another futon, followed the example of the old queen mother, closed his eyes, and sat up.

The grandfather and grandson sat opposite each other like this, and did not say a word for a whole hour. The whole meditation hall was extremely quiet, and at first Qin Lei's breathing could still be heard, but then the sound became longer and longer, and more and more slight, until it was faintly audible......

Qin Lei felt that he was gradually detached from **, standing in the air and quietly staring at his heart. Those who hesitate, those who are cowardly, who are dirty, who are vile, who are greedy...... All kinds of ugliness hidden in the depths of the soul have nothing to hide under this gaze, and gradually the ice and snow melt, leaving only a pure heart, unprecedented peace.

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang slowly opened her eyes, and Qin Lei also seemed to open her eyes consciously, looking at each other and smiling with the Empress Dowager.

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang looked at her little grandson kindly, and said softly: "Your heart is calm?" ”

Qin Lei nodded and said with a smile: "The child has calmed down. Said a little strangely: "Grandma Fang has never opened her eyes, how can she notice the restlessness in the child's heart?" ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang smiled and said: "All those who have great wisdom, great concentration, and great compassion can learn his mental power. ”

Qin Lei suddenly felt creepy, and forced a smile: "What the child thinks in his heart, does grandma know it?" ”

The old lady nodded kindly, but it gave Qin Lei goosebumps, just imagine an old witch sitting in front of you, even if it is your closest person, it is inevitable that she will feel melancholy in her heart. Qin Lei swallowed hard and foamed, and asked astringently, "Grandma, do you know what the child is thinking now?" ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang closed her eyes and pondered for a moment, slowly opened her eyes, and said with a smile: "Are you thinking: you must not let that old witch know what I think in my heart......"

Qin Lei knew that he had been tricked, looked at the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang with a wry smile, and said aggrievedly: "Grandma lied to people, don't come to such a ......"

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang pursed her lips and smiled: "His Royal Highness the King of Longjun, who fought wits and courage with the old thief Wen and did not fall behind, was deceived by an old woman, doesn't it feel very embarrassing?" "In every gesture, you can still see the faint traces of the upside-down beings in your youth.

Qin Lei was very sure: "Grandma must have been very deceitful when she was young. ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang did not deny it, and said with a smile: "The reason why people are deceived is because they have flaws in their hearts, worries, worries, worries, and fetters, so they will be taken advantage of." ”

Qin Lei smiled bitterly: "The reason why people are human beings is because they have **, who is not eager for achievement, who is not eager for love, who is not eager for wealth, if it is completely detached, it is not a human being." ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Success is a reward for continuous efforts, but excessive pursuit is drilling; The love of men and women is the way of heaven and earth, and there is nothing wrong with it, but excessive infatuation is absurdity; There is nothing wrong with the fact that treasure jade silk can bring a comfortable life. But to pursue too much is to be greedy. ”

Qin Lei said solemnly: "The key is degree. ”

"There is a limit to everything, especially not enough." Empress Dowager Wenzhuang approving: "If a person begins to learn to think when he is eighteen years old, he can always make fewer mistakes than others. As he spoke, his eyes flashed and he said: "At your level, it's more than making fewer mistakes than making more contributions." ”

Qin Lei sighed when he heard this: "That's true, no amount of credit can bring more glory to the child." If you want to go further, you have to rely on your opponent to make mistakes. This is an ambiguous statement, and it can be interpreted however you want. It can be regarded as the struggle with the two giants when he speaks, or it can be regarded as the struggle for the throne that he said.

Wen Zhuang listened, smiled and looked at Qin Lei for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "Child, you are now at the fork in the road of life, and before you know it, you will step into one of them, and you will be farther and farther away from the other, and you will never be able to intersect." ”

Qin Lei held his knees and asked softly, "What are the two roads in front of the child?" He remembered that two or three days ago, he had just pointed out two paths to Nian Yao. And now it's your turn to choose.

Empress Wenzhuang was calm, and gently swiped the rosary in her hand and said: "You can choose to go crazy and fight like crazy, this is a flat avenue, and many seemingly beautiful things are clearly placed next to the avenue, waiting for you to pick them." But you don't know if this path will lead you to glory or destruction. And you will lose a lot of things, even the ones you originally cherished the most. ”

Qin Lei nodded and did not speak. I heard the Empress Dowager Wenzhuang continue: "You can also choose to be sober and sober to face temptations and challenges. This is a path full of fog, you can't see the future clearly, you don't know what tomorrow will bring, you can only tremble and walk on thin ice, but one day the fog clears, and you will find that the end of the road is a bright future. ”

Qin Lei's spine straightened even more, and he asked in a deep voice, "How does the imperial grandmother want the child to go?" ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang smiled kindly: "Go your own way." ”

Qin Lei said stubbornly: "The child asks the imperial grandmother for guidance. ”

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang smiled helplessly, moved a few rosaries in her hand, and said softly: "You kid, the reason why grandma didn't say it was because I couldn't make up my mind." As a grandmother, of course, grandma hopes that you can always stay awake, safe and steady, and watch the clouds open and see the sunrise. But as the queen mother, I hope that His Royal Highness the King of Longjun of Great Qin can fight bravely, and use the sword in his hand to carve out a wide road for me and for yourself. ”

Qin Lei came to his senses and said, "But the imperial grandmother saw the danger? ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's eyes suddenly brightened, and she looked at Qin Lei fixedly for a moment, and that kind of look gradually dimmed, she said a little gloomy: "Grandma is old, it's not back then, I can't hold up a piece of the sky for your brothers anymore, if one day, the sky really falls, you can't hold it." He sighed and said, "If you are given another ten years, or even five years, you can take the place of grandma to support your brothers in this world." But it's not a holiday......"

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's words made Qin Lei feel a strong sense of crisis, and he had a long-lost sense of chess again. He gasped heavily, and asked in a low voice, "What about my father?" Couldn't he protect the Great Qin Imperial Family? ”

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's eyes showed a hint of disappointment, and said lightly: "Your father has his own considerations, and his choice will naturally be different from you and me, if you put your hopes on him, you will be disappointed ......" After saying this, Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's mood sank, and she seemed to be caught in some kind of memory, unable to extricate herself.

Seeing that the Queen Mother had lost interest in talking, Qin Lei also stopped talking with interest, sat for a while, then excused himself to meet his mother, got up and retired.

When she was about to go out, the old queen mother who was sitting on the futon suddenly said in a deep voice: "Be careful of Wen Yanbo." ”

When Qin Lei turned around in surprise, the old lady entered a fugue state again, and didn't say a word.

Qin Lei had no choice but to retreat, declined the kindness of the eunuch Qiu, and slowly paced on the stone path leading to Jinyu Palace.

When the autumn wind blows, the whole world loses its bright colors, and even if there is a high wall in the way, the flowers and trees in the forbidden garden begin to fade. The tenacious ones are like pines and cypresses, and they are still struggling to keep the green that is no longer clear, and the fragile ones are like peaches and plums, which have already lost their leaves, revealing bare branches, skinny, and all their demeanor.

Qin Lei walked forward aimlessly, still thinking about the conversation of the Empress Dowager Fang Cai in his mind. He admitted that this old lady has a vicious eye and is extremely clear-sighted, and he is indeed faced with a choice in life, whether to fight with the Li Wen family in a high-profile manner, or to be low-key and forbearant and develop his strength silently?

In all fairness, low-key forbearance is more in line with the current situation of strong enemies and weak enemies, and Qin Lei also believes that with his existing strength, he will not be wiped out if he puts away his wings and waits for battle. When the time comes, it is the safest way to recuperate, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then come out to clean up the situation when both sides are defeated.

But that will inevitably cause many people who rely on themselves to be hurt because of their own inaction, such as Shi Mengzhuang Die'er and his wife, such as Xu Qianshan, such as Xue Naiying, and countless people who serve themselves and tie their futures to themselves.

Thinking of this, Qin Lei knew that he had no choice, although he fought against the two giants, he still had to kill many people, and even he was likely to be filled in. But at least he has fought in this way, although he has died without complaint.

"I'm sure they won't blame me." A yellow leaf fell from the tree, just as Qin Lei reached out to catch it, and with a clench of his fist, he crushed the withered yellow leaf that had no moisture. When he opened his hand again, the powder formed by the dead leaves was blown away by the autumn wind, and there was not even a trace of residue left.

"It's just that Guantao wants to say that I'm too impulsive." Thinking of this, Qin Lei raised his head with a smile, but found that the surrounding scenery had changed, and there were no rockery flowers and plants, replaced by tall poplars, and flat and spacious yellow grass, but he had already left the harem and entered Hualin Garden.

Qin Lei said angrily to Shi Dang who was following behind him: "I just passed by Jinyu Palace, why didn't you remind me?" ”

Shi Dang said with a look of grievance: "You came out of Cining Palace, and you didn't take a few steps, and you turned around to Hualin Garden, and your subordinates also said that you want to see Princess Yongfu." ”

Qin Lei snorted, "I think it's true that you want to see your brocade sister." ”