Ji Ruhuan went straight to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw the chief eunuch He Shun beside the emperor personally greeted him, and said with Xiao Shili, "The old slave has seen the county lord, but I haven't seen him for two years, and the county lord is getting more and more motivated." ”

Ji Ruhuan replied with a light smile, "Father-in-law praised it, Ruhuan came uninvited, caused trouble to your father-in-law, and asked my father-in-law to help spread the word, Ruhuan wants to see Your Majesty." ”

He Shun said helplessly, "Your Majesty is not in the Heart Cultivation Palace. ”

Ji Ruhuan asked suspiciously, "Not in the Heart Cultivation Palace, then why is my father-in-law here?"

He Shun is the person who serves by the emperor's side, and he will be where the emperor is, Ji Ruhuan is puzzled.

Seeing Heshun sighing and responding, "Now Your Majesty has a master arranged by the national teacher to serve you, so there is no need for an old slave, and Your Majesty does not often live in the Heart Cultivation Hall now, most of the time in the Palace of Eternal Life." ”

Ji Ruhuan listened in a fog, and became more and more incomprehensible, "What national teacher?

He Shun didn't rush to respond, but said, "Why don't you go in and talk about it?"

Ji Ruhuan nodded, and followed Heshun into the side hall of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and now the Heart Cultivation Hall seems to be a lot deserted, and the few people who are waiting for him all look listless.

He Shun sent the subordinates in the palace and sent his henchmen to guard the door, and then sighed and said, "Hey, the county lord has been away from Kyoto for two years, only two years, but this palace is already unrecognizable, and Your Majesty is not the original Majesty." ”

Ji Ruhuan nodded, "I've heard some rumors, I heard that Your Majesty is addicted to immortality, but what kind of national teacher has to do with it?"

He Shun nodded, "Seeing that Your Majesty is obsessed with that non-existent thing day by day, ignoring the affairs of the court, the old slave is sad, and he wants to stop it, but he is also more than capable of it." ”

Listening to Heshun's righteous and awe-inspiring words, of course Ji Ruhuan didn't believe that this Heshun was because he was worried about the country and the people, looking at the current situation, I was afraid that it was mainly because the national teacher made him lose his favor.

A eunuch around the emperor, if he loses his favor, he has lost his power, and without power, he is a rootless person with no background, then he is nothing, and his original dignity and respect of others will be lost.

Seeing that He Shun wanted to tell himself, of course Ji Ruhuan wanted to take the opportunity to investigate, so he asked, "Can my father-in-law tell me about the specific situation?"

He Shun nodded and responded, "The county lord is the most favored by His Majesty, and the old slave deliberately left the county lord to speak, and he also wanted the county lord to persuade His Majesty." ”

Ji Ruhuan nodded, and continued by the way, "That national teacher, the old slave seems to be a swaggering Taoist priest, and I don't know what to say to Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty believes that he will do immortality, and won Your Majesty's trust, so that Your Majesty gradually indulges in the cultivation of immortality, and then gradually begins to ask about the affairs of the court." ”

Ji Ruhuan frowned slightly, "Your Majesty won't go to court now?"

He Shun sighed and said, "Your Majesty's retreat is ten days and a half months, where to go to what court." ”

Ji Ruhuan was puzzled, "No, Your Majesty is no longer in the court, such a big thing, why is there no rumor, at most I heard that Your Majesty is addicted to immortality." ”

And conformity," This is where His Royal Highness the Four Princes is powerful, obviously she unites several important ministers in the court to control the government, but often acts under the guise of His Majesty, everything has been done by His Majesty's dictation, and His Majesty will go to the court every time the retreat is over, but I don't know what's going on, Your Majesty is more and more trusting His Royal Highness the Four Princes, everything is for His Royal Highness the Four Princes to watch and do, such a rhetoric, plus His Royal Highness the Prince's body is not as good as day by day, seeing that he can't stand it anymore, the courtiers of course have speculation in their hearts, and gradually they began to acquiesce. ”

After He Shun finished speaking, he paused for a while before he whispered, "The old slave said something about Hairpin Yue, and now His Majesty is almost a puppet controlled by the national teacher. ”

Ji Ruhuan's expression was solemn, "What is Your Majesty's situation now, can I see Your Majesty?"

He Shun sighed and shook his head, "Your Majesty has been in retreat in the Hall of Eternal Life for half a month now, and the old slave has been sent back by the national teacher several times in the past, and the old slave has no choice, but the county mainly wants to see Your Majesty, but there is another way to find the Queen Mother." ”

Ji Ruhuan frowned, "There is no other way?"

He Shun said, "There is another way, and that is to find the fourth prince, but the county lord will definitely not use this method." ”

Of course Ji Ruhuan won't go to the Four Princes, isn't that self-defeating?

But the Queen Mother? She hasn't forgotten that she was almost beaten to death by the Queen Mother.

But if it was a choice between the Queen Mother and the Four Princes, Ji Ruhuan hesitated for a while, but still asked, "What is the attitude of the Queen Mother?"

He conformed to the road, "Wu Taishi is the main representative of the court who is disgusted with the national teacher, the reason why these four princes and the national teacher party have not been able to cover the sky with one hand in the court, it is that Wu Taishi and others are supporting them to confront them." ”

Ji Ruhuan nodded, the Queen Mother is the Wu family, and the attitude of Master Wu almost represents the attitude of the Queen Mother.

Ji Ruhuan sighed, obviously he and the Queen Mother are also enemies, but now they are standing on the same front again?

At this time, He Shun opened his mouth and said, "Now the wind in this palace is very loud, and the old slave does not dare to stay with the county lord for a long time, do you see the county lord?"

Ji Ruhuan nodded and said, "Princess Xinyi is in the palace, I'll go see the princess." ”

He Shun replied with a smile, "Yes, if the princess knows that the county lord is here, she will be very happy." ”

Ji Ruhuan stood up, greeted Heshun, and left the Heart Cultivation Palace, and went directly to Princess Xinyi's Yiran Palace.

It's just that not long after Ji Ruhuan left the Heart Cultivation Palace, she was still on the way to the Yiran Palace, and Princess Xinyi, who had already heard the news of Ji Ruhuan's entry into the palace, greeted her in person.

Princess Xinyi pounced on her and hugged Ji Ruhuan, who was about to give a salute, and said in Ji Ruhuan's ear in a nasal voice, "Ruhuan, you are back." ”

The grandmother who came with Princess Xinyi was also taken aback by Princess Xinyi's movements, and reacted and hurriedly stepped forward to remind in a whisper, "Princess, this is outside, pay attention to your manners." ”

Ji Ruhuan was hugged tightly by Princess Xinyi, and her heart was also warm, she reached out and patted Princess Xinyi's back, and opened her mouth to dissuade, "Okay, if you have anything to say, let's go to your dormitory." ”

Princess Xinyi reluctantly let go of Ji Ruhuan, sniffed to control her emotions, then nodded, and pulled Ji Ruhuan to answer while walking in the direction of her bedroom, "Let's go, you don't know, there are a lot of things that happened when you were away, and I have a lot to say to you." ”

Ji Ruhuan let Princess Xinyi pull her forward, and responded with a light smile, "Okay, I won't leave the palace tonight, stay and talk to you." ”