Zhongshan Mountain, also known as Purple Mountain, is located in the northeast corner of Jinling, leading the dragon vein arch Acropolis, and the scenery is even more beautiful.

The Southern Tang royal family has a palace here, but the occupant is basically only Li Congjia. In the early years, when his eldest brother Li Hongji was the crown prince, he was suspicious of him, the de facto second son of the emperor (ranked sixth, but died early from two to five), Li Congjia was afraid of his brother's suspicion, did not dare to participate in political affairs, and even did not dare to stay in Jinling City.

Many times, he lives in the Zhongshan Palace, making a gesture of affection for the landscape, so as to avoid suspicion and keep safe. For this reason, he specially called himself "Zhong Yin", "Zhong Feng Hermit", "Lianfeng Layman" and so on.

Later, Li Hongji killed his uncle Li Jingsui, became seriously ill and feared crime, and died violently three months later. Li Congjia became the de facto eldest son of the emperor, and he moved back to Jinling City.

The Zhongshan Palace was vacant, but there were not many royal children who came on weekdays, and basically only Li Congjia came and went. He is fond of landscapes, likes to write lyrics, music and dance at the same time, but also loves Buddhism, Zhongshan generation of Buddhist temples a lot, so often come to worship Buddha and Zen.

Recently, Li Congjia has come to enjoy the scenery and visit Zen more and more frequently, and even often stays in other palaces and does not return to the palace. Today is his birthday, and after the dinner, he left the palace and went straight to the Zhongshan Palace.

The attendants of the other palace were very surprised, obviously they didn't expect King Zheng to come at this time, so they couldn't be lazy. However, there was a woman who was very surprised, and greeted the door of the inner courtyard like the wind, and greeted her with a smile.

"Your Highness, you're here!" This woman's voice is tactful, but there is no fresh and soft feeling, but some flattery. As for her appearance, she can also be regarded as a beauty, with a good appearance, and the first feeling she gives is that she is charming and enchanting. The costume is extraordinarily gorgeous, but it is also a little moving, looking at Li Congjia with a charming smile on his face.

This woman's name is Huang Shuting, she was originally a palace maid in the palace, quite beautiful, ingenious, and diligent, and quite favored by Queen Zhong. When Li Congjia took refuge in Zhongshan, Empress Zhong couldn't rest assured of her son, so she specially sent some inner servants to serve Gong E, and Huang Shuting was one of them.

In other palaces, or palace maids who serve outside, generally speaking, there is no day to get ahead. Especially a year and a half ago, King Zheng Li Congjia moved away from Zhongshan, and the palace was even more deserted. Huang Shuting, who stayed there, sighed all day long, but she was afraid that she would be lonely in the wilderness.

But she is lucky, and the opportunity is also a person who is ready for it. Even if she stays in another palace, Huang Shuting also takes care of her appearance and dresses beautifully. was also sneered at by other palace maids because of this, but Huang Shuting didn't think so, and still went her own way.

Until that day, Li Congjia feasted with his friends and stayed in another palace. Several palace maids went to serve, and the bright and gorgeous Huang Shuting stood out and was left to sleep by the drunken and hazy Li Congjia.

Not to mention, Huang Shuting really has some ability, especially a charming body, which is very good on the bed, which makes Li Congjia very satisfied. After that, Li Congjia came to sleep with her, and Huang Shuting's enchantment and the charm of the bed made His Royal Highness King Zheng linger.

Huang Shuting is beautiful, but she is naturally far behind Emperor Zhou E, but Li Congjia likes her. At the beginning of marriage, the wife was beautiful and fragrant, and it was naturally harmonious.

But Emperor Zhou E is the kind of dignified and elegant woman, even if she is happy in the boudoir, she is decent and not lively enough. Especially as Li Congjia grows older, he plays with flowers, and gradually eats the marrow and knows the taste, and his needs are diversified, and the gentle and dignified Zhou Ehuang is difficult to satisfy.

After five or six years, it's not surprising that I'm getting bored. In addition, he plays a lot on weekdays, writes lyrics, dances and music, worships Buddha and participates in Zen, but he doesn't care about political affairs. Emperor Zhou E is a good wife, so he naturally advises more, but where can Li Congjia listen? A few years ago, he was suspicious of Li Hongji and quite depressed, but now that he is free, the rebellion that was suppressed back then has become more and more obvious. The more Zhou Ehuang persuaded him, the more bored Li Congjia became, and the relationship between the husband and wife was much worse than before.

On weekdays, he just pretends to be a harmonious appearance in front of people, in case his parents are worried and his subjects are suspicious of gossip. In the palace, he only occasionally danced with Emperor Zhou E, and talked about a few Buddhist scriptures, as for his wife's boudoir, he hadn't been there for a long time.

In this case, seeing a woman who is completely different from Emperor Zhou E, and who serves herself so satisfactorily and thoughtfully, and is delicate and charming, Li Congjia naturally loves her.

He also wanted to bring Huang Shuting back to the palace and give her a name, but she was from a humble background, and it was not easy to enter the palace, and it was easy to be gossiped about by the outside world. In addition, his father Li Jing's birthday is approaching, and he needs his wife Zhou Ehuang to prepare singing and dancing to celebrate his birthday, so he is afraid that bringing a woman back will make his wife unhappy, so he will give up.

Li Congjia's idea is that as long as Huang Meiren is pregnant, it is easy to say. For the sake of the royal heir, her mother, Empress Zhong, must let her enter the palace and give her a high position. It's a pity that Huang Shuting's luck seems to have run out, and she has been favored for a long time, even if Li Congjia sows seeds for many days, she is not pregnant, and it is far away to enter the house in the name of justice.

I had no choice but to stay in Zhongshan Palace, and Li Congjia often came to visit. Recently, I want to raid for a few days, and strive to get pregnant before my father Li Jing's birthday, and Li Congjia has stayed overnight more times.

Today is Li Congjia's birthday, the palace held a banquet, Huang Shuting naturally couldn't go, so she had to stay in the empty room alone. At this time, I saw Li Congjia coming in a hurry, just thinking that King Zheng was worried about himself, and he came to meet and pamper him on his birthday, how could he not be excited? At this moment, his face is full of smiles, and his heart is like eating honey, which is extremely sweet.

However, Li Congjia's expression was extremely cold, and there was no smile and concern at all, which made Huang Shuting a little inexplicable. The smile on his face suddenly froze, and a hint of foreboding appeared in his heart. She was born as a palace maid, and she finally won the favor of King Zheng, and her favor was not easy to come by, so she naturally walked on thin ice. I am afraid that one day I will fall out of favor, especially if I don't have a name now, I am more and more worried.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Huang Shuting asked cautiously, testing Li Congjia's mind.

Li Congjia didn't answer, turned around and looked at her coldly, without speaking. As a result, Huang Shuting's heart was more and more frightened.

"Your Highness......"

"You really want to enter the palace?"

"The slave family wants to always be by His Royal Highness's side, it doesn't matter if he has a name or not!" Huang Shuting replied cautiously.

"Really?" Li Congjia asked, "What about the manuscript I wrote for you?" ”

"The slaves are regarded as treasures and carefully preserved!"

"Can it be given to outsiders?"

"No ......"

"Then how can someone say that "Yi Hu Zhu" in public?" Li Congjia asked loudly.

"How could it be ......" Huang Shuting heard a rough idea, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Highness, that is a happy affair between you and me in the boudoir, how can I not be ashamed and leak things without knowing the reason?" ”

Li Congjia hesitated for a moment, this is indeed the truth, and then looked at Huang Shuting's pitiful appearance, and said softly: "You get up, this king believes in you, most likely when you and I were singing, I was heard by my subordinates......"

"Yes......" Huang Shuting was also very annoyed, who is not so ignorant? If this matter spreads, King Zheng's reputation will be damaged, and he is likely to sacrifice himself, how can he still have a chance to fly on the branches?

"All the attendants and palace maids around you have been arrested and interrogated strictly!" Li Congjia gave an order, and the attendants in the palace all suffered.

Whether it is strict interrogation or persuasion, no one has admitted to revealing the facts of "Yi Hu Zhu".

How can it be?

Li Congjia didn't believe it, so how did Zhao Zheng know? In the other palace, there must be the eyes and ears of the Song Kingdom. The thought of such a potential danger around him made him unable to sleep.

"Torture!" Li Congjia gave an order, but all the attendants Gong E who had contact with Huang Shuting were arrested, and the skin and flesh that were beaten under various torture instruments were still fruitless. even came to the conclusion that no one has been out of the palace at all in recent days. There could be no news leak.

How can it be? Li Congjia's face was stunned, almost crazy, could it be that he was the hell?