Chapter 68: The Secret of Dali
Zhen Liancheng took a step back slightly, his heart turned a thousand times, and he said softly: "The princess asks to see Your Majesty, what is the matter?" ”
The girl raised her head with tears in her eyes and said, "My second brother is going to use poison Gu to harm the eldest brother, I originally heard that Hua Zifu, the gray-robed holy hand who can break the poison Gu, is in Dazhou, but I can't find it with the white priest...... Later, the second brother sent people to hunt down me and the white priest, and the white priest died unknown in order to save me. I, I have no way out but to ask to see His Majesty Emperor Guang of the Great Zhou, hoping that His Majesty Emperor Guang can find the Grey Robe Holy Hand for me and save my eldest brother and the White Priest! ”
Zhen Liancheng heard the secrets of the Dali royal family presented by this girl who called herself Princess Duan Heng, and his heart was slightly shocked, he slapped open the door of Guanghua Mansion, and said sideways: "It's inconvenient to talk outside, princess inside, please." ”
Duan Heng did not doubt that he had him, and followed Zhen Liancheng into Guanghua Mansion without saying a word.
In fact, her only hope was this. Since she separated from Jia Dongfeng and Fu Huanqing Langya, she and Bai Tang, who disguised herself as a guard, searched all over the Great Zhou, and did not find the legendary gray-robed holy hand of the divine dragon, which made her suspect for a while that the story about the gray-robed holy hand saving a person who was tortured by poisonous Gu in Dali was just a legend.
Later, I heard that the gray-robed holy hand had come to Lanling, and appeared in a lively market in Lanling, and she and Baitang hurried to Lanling again, but some people knew about the deeds of the gray-robed holy hand, but no one knew where he went. It is said that the last time he appeared was taken away by Zheng Weirui, the granddaughter of Zheng Youwei, the former prime minister of the Great Zhou.
However, Zheng Youwei was confined at home after being stripped of his position as prime minister by Emperor Guang, and Zheng Weirui never came out after being imprisoned by the Holy Emperor.
Duan Heng and Bai Tang remembered the son and wife of the Li family who Langya met by chance.
The two of them are extraordinary, dignified, and can raise domestic slaves and live in Lanling. Therefore, Duan Heng concluded that they must be members of the Lanling Li family.
The eight great families of Lanling, although the Li family is not the most prominent, but it is the most stable, and the successive dynasties are above the court, but they have avoided many disasters such as the disaster of the party struggle in the court and the disaster of the change of ownership of the country.
If the power of the Li family is used, it is not difficult to find the gray-robed holy hand.
However, what they never expected was that after seeing Mrs. Li's "adultery" in the teahouse, they went to Loei to ask to see the son of the Li family, but they were told that the younger son of Loei was not yet married, and the eldest son was married, but his age was not right. Only then did they know that they were not the only two of them who could hide their identities in the Langya Bamboo Forest. The Li family couple, who seem to be in love with each other, are not the Li family at all.
What they didn't expect was that they secretly ran out to seek medical treatment for Emperor Duan Kun of Dali was known to the second prince Duan Hui, Duan Hui actually sent people to chase and kill them, and in order to protect Duan Heng, Baitang released a poisonous Gu behind his palace to stop the killer, and his whereabouts were unknown.
Thinking about the cause and effect, Duan Heng's bitter tears welled up in his eyes again.
"The princess doesn't have to be sad." Zhen Liancheng thoughtfully handed over a Jinpa.
The flowers and plants in the courtyard of Guanghua Mansion are gravel, the flower hall is loose and broad, and a thick blanket is laid out to put a low table, although it is daytime, an eight-petal lotus lamp is still lit, and the lamp oil exudes a unique warm fragrance.
Duan Heng took the Jinpa, raised his eyes and looked at Zhen Liancheng with the light.
The light illuminated his side face, and the facial contours of the shadows were even more strikingly similar to someone in his memory, Duan Heng remembered the chance encounter in the teahouse called "Nan Xiaoguan", and the humble and jade-like Zhou Xiangye and the imperial husband in front of him turned out to be the "adulterer" of Mrs. Li, who was bumped into by her and Bai Tang that day!
"It's you!" Duan Heng covered his mouth and exclaimed in surprise, touching the celadon gaiwan tea in front of him, and the teacup fell to the ground with a crisp cracking sound, just like the huge mystery in her heart.
Zhen Liancheng raised his eyes calmly: "The princess has seen me?" ”
"No...... There is no ......" Duan Heng twisted his handkerchief tightly with both hands, and wondered in his heart: why is the Great Zhou family so chaotic, what is the identity of that fake Mrs. Li, and she is also involved with the imperial husband of the Great Zhou, but he must not say it, otherwise this imperial husband is afraid that he will not let himself go to see the Emperor of the Great Zhou...... After stabilizing his mind, Duan Hengfu sat down again, "The imperial husband looks a lot like an old friend of mine, but Ah Heng is abrupt. ”
Zhen Liancheng raised his chin lightly and smiled slowly: "What is so special about this gray-robed holy hand that the princess said?" Maybe I don't need to alarm Your Majesty, I can arrange to find one or two for the princess. ”
Duan Heng hesitated for a moment, took out a portrait, handed it to Zhen Liancheng and said, "This is Hua Zifu, the gray-robed holy hand." Immediately, with nervousness and anticipation, his eyes looked at Zhen Liancheng for a moment.
This is Bai Tang's description based on the description of the person who has seen the gray-robed holy hand, not to mention vivid, but the appearance and expression have been outlined very well. If someone who has seen Hua Zifu sees this portrait, they will definitely react.
Zhen Liancheng took the portrait, his pupils shrank suddenly, and the right hand holding the portrait unconsciously pinched the portrait, so that the nails turned slightly white. This gray-robed saint Hua Zifu turned out to be the Great Qi Xuan Emperor Qi Huaixuan!
He didn't know that Qi Huaixuan actually had peerless medical skills, and he didn't know that Qi Huaixuan had never forgotten to save the dead and help the injured when he was in Dali and Dazhou, which left Duan Heng and them with clues to follow.
Zhen Liancheng pressed the surprise in his heart, pretended to look at the portrait carefully, but he pondered in his heart, made up his mind, and said slowly: "I will arrange for someone from Guanghua Mansion to find the person in the painting for the princess, and the princess can live in Guanghua Mansion first and wait for the news with peace of mind." ”
Duan Heng stood up suddenly, and said hurriedly: "No, it's too late to find it like this, my eldest brother can't wait, and the white priest can't wait, I want to meet His Majesty Emperor Guang and ask her to send a sea fishing document to find Hua Zifu, the gray-robed holy hand!" ”
"Oh?" Zhen Liancheng raised his eyebrows, "Why does Her Royal Highness the princess think that my Da Zhou will be involved in the family affairs of the Dali royal family with such fanfare?" If the throne of Dali changes hands and the second prince Duan ascends the throne, wouldn't you blame my Majesty Da Zhou for meddling in things and causing trouble, adding this unwarranted disaster to my Da Zhou Ping? "Hua Zifu is Qi Huaixuan, but he can't tell Duan Heng to let Daqi be a favor and add a solid and reliable ally; Da Zhou and Dali have always been well-watered and do not interfere with river water, let alone offend Duan Hui, who is about to succeed in seizing the throne for Duan Heng. The best strategy for Da Zhou is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, if he can take the opportunity to suppress Duan Heng and show favor to Duan Hui, maybe he can have one more ally.
"You're ......!" Duan Heng's silver teeth were crushed but helpless, she didn't know that Zhen Liancheng's plan had been calculated, but Zhen Liancheng felt that there was little hope and didn't want to help her. However, Duan Kun is her eldest brother-in-law, and Bai Tang is a childhood sweetheart who grew up with her since childhood, and the two have long had feelings for each other, otherwise Bai Tang would not have secretly escorted her to run around looking for the gray-robed holy hand. Therefore, no matter what, she must try her best to meet Emperor Guang of the Great Zhou, and never give up hope until the end, "Since you refuse to help, I will go to the gate of the Emperor Gate to beat the drum of injustice, I must see His Majesty the Emperor Guang!" ”
After Jia Dongfeng ascended the throne, the drum of grievances was set up for the possible grievances of the world. In fact, as soon as this drum came out, there were many fewer unjust cases in various parts of the Great Zhou, and not many people really sounded the drum of injustice in Lanling.
Duan Heng went to beat the drum of injustice, but he just held on to the hope of what happened, he wanted to see Jia Dongfeng and kneel down and beg her to save Duan Kun and Bai Tang.
This straightforward-looking girl is not stupid.
Zhen Liancheng glanced at Duan Heng with slanted eyebrows, and smiled gently: "The princess thinks that my Guanghua Mansion is to enter when I say it, and go out when I say it?" ”