There were some rumors in the palace before, saying that the emperor has been getting worse and worse since he got sick, and he is about to die.

Combined with the previous lockdown of Zhou Guanzhao, this rumor is also true and false, and it has become credible. Many officials were stunned at first, especially after Mi Tiansi took out the medicine that could contain ghosts, they were full of undoubted reverence for Mi Tiansi in Zhou Guanzhao's hands.

People are almost blindly believing in the critical moment of the Mi Tiansi, from the beginning of the epidemic is like this, and now this time the ghost walk, people also think that it will be the same as last time, under the leadership of Zhou Guanzhao. It is precisely because of this that when Zhou Guanzhao ordered the closure of the city, most of the courtiers chose to be silent, and when they wanted to play after the closure of the city to show that it was inappropriate, Zhou Guanzhao was one step ahead of them and quietly closed the palace gate.

Did Zhou Guanzhao start at what time his body was already dead?

He Wenmao is so determined to come, firstly, now that Kyoto is closed, even if he wants to do something, it is difficult to ensure that it will be implemented in various places, and secondly, he must confirm Zhou Guanzhao's physical condition.

They couldn't wait for the emperor to be gone, and then they knew about the emperor's serious illness.

He Wenmao said: "Having said that, but now that Kyoto is closed, even if the old man wants to have contacts with students and colleagues outside, it is not possible, the news inside Kyoto can't get out, people outside can't come in, and there is no chaos outside, but everyone in Kyoto is already grabbing rice and food!" ”

The hall was quiet for a while, and He Wenmao seemed to hear the emperor's panting, which shouldn't be, a young and strong emperor, panting louder than an old man, so it can be seen that Zhou Guanzhao is indeed very sick.

Zhou Guanzhao didn't answer his words, he breathed for a while, and suddenly shouted in a hissed voice: "Call him!" What else is he doing! ”

He Wenmao was stunned for a moment, but saw that the big eunuch hurried out, and the shadow behind the screen swayed, and the emperor suddenly became angry: "How can there be such a reason!" You tell him that if he doesn't come, I can't do anything else, and it's more than enough to kill him!" ”

Who is this going to kill!

He Wenmao didn't dare to step on the emperor's anger, and stood with bated breath, and in less than half an hour, the great eunuch Peng Rong walked in quickly, and as soon as he entered the screen, he couldn't wait to report to the emperor: "Mr. is here." ”

He Wenmao's heart was full of surprise, he didn't move, and the heavy smell of medicine behind him mixed with another gloomy, indescribable smell poured in, and when the person passed by him, He Wenmao quietly peeked at it, but was stunned.

The man was holding a bowl of medicine, his shoulders were straight, and his face was like a good woman, it was Shen Ping, who was pardoned to serve His Majesty in the palace after being thrown into prison!

What is the identity of this person in the palace, everyone knows it, after all, the emperor is also a person, she did not open the harem, and asking the minister's family for a male favorite male concubine is already very self-denial and low-key, saving a mere Shen Ping and locking him in the harem, except for worrying that Shen Ping will use this to blow the wind on the pillow, there is nothing to worry about.

For so long, Shen Ping's low-key seems to have never existed, Zhou Guanzhao not only did not show that he was charmed by the male fox spirit, but was more attentive in terms of government affairs, so everyone gradually and deliberately forgot about him.

Who knew that this person appeared at this time today, and was called Mr. by Peng Rong Baba!

What kind of gentleman is he, whose gentleman?!

The emperor is so attentive to him, could it be that the emperor's illness is related to him?

The past dynasties are the most taboo harem too favored, in the chaos of the joints, relying on the identity of the person next to his pillow, to the emperor blowing the wind and drugged, is a means to seek benefits, or revenge, it is not uncommon.

He Wenmao's mood in his heart immediately became complicated, and he was almost about to sigh and bring disaster to the country.

A small and fragmented voice came from behind the screen, and Shen Ping whispered something to Zhou Guanzhao in the back, Zhou Guanzhao suddenly became angry again, and in a few words, he said, "Bang!" With a thud, the medicine bowl knocked over to the ground.

He Wenmao lowered his head, and when he heard Shen Ping's voice inside, he was very calm: "Your Majesty, if you don't cooperate, I will have three heads and six arms, and there is no way." ”

"What's the way to go?" Zhou Guanzhao's voice came up, and he called He Wenmao angrily: "He Qing! You have always known in your heart, you come to tell him how many fields have been destroyed and how many people have been poisoned by the poisonous rain! ”

Before He Wenmao could react, there was another noise inside.

"Take the screen away! What are you doing in the way! ”

Hurriedly someone from the palace came to move the screen, Zhou Guanzhao leaned on the couch, his sideburns were a little crooked, but his face was still beautiful, his eyes were erected, he grabbed a stack of folds on the side of the bed and threw it at Jiang Liyan!

Jiang Liyan didn't seem to move, but he caught all the folds steadily, opened it and looked at it for a while, nodded and said, "This is a natural disaster." ”

"Acts of God." Zhou Guanzhao snorted coldly and said, "That's not what I said before, natural disaster!" ”

Shen Ping bent down to pick up the fragments on the ground little by little, and the palace people around him wanted to speak and stopped, wanting to step forward to help, but they didn't dare to move when they looked at Zhou Guanzhao's face.

After Shen Ping finished packing his things, he walked down, and Zhou Guanzhao asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Shen Ping dared not even look back, and said calmly: "Go and boil another bowl of medicine for Your Majesty." ”

He Wenmao watched him walk over, and he didn't even give anyone else a look, just stepped out of the hall like this, and there was no palace person who dared to stop him.

He Wenmao felt more and more arrogant that this kid was arrogant, watching Zhou Guanzhao press his head, and just wanted to step forward to play, but was stopped by Zhou Guanzhao with a raised hand.

"I know what Aiqing is going to do today," Zhou Guanzhao said slowly: "It's nothing more than asking me to cancel the lockdown and open a warehouse to release grain, there are many things, but there are two things for disaster relief." But I tell you, it can't be. ”

She opened her eyes, her eyes were tired and painful, and said: "Now it's no longer you, and it's no longer something that any courtier can do, Aiqing will leave in the next two days." ......"

She paused, found that there seemed to be no place to be safe, and said, "Aiqing's ancestral home is from Lingnan?" ”

He Wenmao did not expect the dialogue to progress like this, and only thought that the emperor was going to belittle him.

"For so many years, Aiqing has always saved some land and houses for herself? You haven't been back for many years, but people come to your family all the time, and your family members have also gone back, so relatives and friends should be able to communicate with each other. ”

She beckoned, Peng Rong took a few palace people, and then took the gold-lacquered plate, and the jewels on it were piled up like a hill, but there were a few priceless moon pearls cut out of the merman's body.

He Wenmao's face was complicated, even if he was degraded, he couldn't afford the emperor to give him such treasures, he came from a clean body, and his sleeves were clean.

Zhou Guanzhao did not allow him to refuse, and said: "I also know that gold, silver and jewelry are the least valuable in this troubled world, but it is better than lacking. After a while, I will ask someone to quietly send it to your house, and you will reliably receive it, and the number of Great Zhou Qi will not be exhausted like this, but in the future, it will no longer be stable. ”

"Your Majesty!" He Wenmao knelt on the ground, and said with a sad expression: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about!" Now that the ghost behavior has stopped, it's just a poisonous rain, and there will always be a day in the past, when I am in the Great Zhou Dynasty, rich and rich, where can I not even survive such suffering? When General Feng defeated the small country of Yangjie, Da Zhou had another income! ”

Zhou Guanzhao waved his hand lightly to stop his words, and continued: "In the future, you must not enter Beijing again, unless Jiang Liyan, Song Chuanbai, or a person named Chen Tongsheng have a request, they may still have a way to preserve, and the rest of the people, including me, will die if they summon you to Beijing again." Aiqing understood? ”

"Minister......" He Wenmao insisted: "The minister can't understand!" Please let your majesty know! ”

Zhou Guanzhao was silent for a while, and then slowly got up, Peng Rong wanted to help, but she waved it away.

She walked up to He Wenmao step by step, and as soon as she took off the gold-pinched blouse that was put on the outside, He Wenmao saw that she was densely covered with thin green tendons from her shoulders to her neck, and some of them were still pulsating by themselves, looking like living creatures.

He Wenmao's face immediately changed in shock, and he exclaimed, "Your Majesty! This is! ”

"I'm sick." Zhou Guanzhao responded lightly, and the green tendons completely occupied the back of her junior's neck like a tattoo totem, and the attack made Zhou Guanzhao want to use a knife to cut off his skin.

"The Jiang Liyan I said is Shen Ping, who just delivered medicine to me. I called him in to meet you, and you know what he looks like. Zhou Guanzhao said: "He may not be credible, but when he is desperate, he has to believe it." ”

"Your Majesty......" He Wenmao asked tremblingly, "Your Majesty's illness, can it be related to him?" ”

Zhou Guanzhao stroked his palm and said: "That's it, it is worthy of He Xiang, but he also saved my life." Let's not mention it. ”

That night, she went to Jiang Liyan's underground palace alone, and saw the floating grass piled up with human bones, Jiang Liyan suddenly said, do you want to see Yu Su.

Zhou Guanzhao never thought that under this basement, there was another deeper and larger underground palace.

In the rugged underground, the air was cold and heavy, Jiang Liyan led her step by step, Zhou Guanzhao asked: "You have always avoided it, how dare you come to see it today?" ”

"Shh

Jiang Liyan stood still, suddenly lowered his body, and gently took the sachet from Zhou Guanzhao's waist.

Zhou Guanzhao didn't have time to react, and a vine-like thing between the iron and stone slammed out of the darkness, stabbing Zhou Guanzhao's neck, sticking to it and drilling a hole in her neck.

Jiang Liyan took a few steps forward, pulled out a short knife and cut off the vines, Zhou Guanzhao looked at the lantern, and it was a rather thick tentacle.

She shivered and touched her neck, which was already covered in blood.

"It's fine now," Jiang Li said, "I have medicine." ”

Zhou Guanzhao looked at him in disbelief, took a few steps back, and couldn't stand on his legs.

Jiang Liyan quietly watched her neck bleed: "You always have some taste of the Northern Dynasty on you, it's okay to lead it, anyway...... You weren't going to live long. ”

"It's okay," Jiang Li said, "this beast will protect you—as long as it has sanity." After all, it wants meat to eat, and someone has to raise sheep for it. ”

He Wenmao had nothing to say, and between the two compartments, suddenly the palace people ran into the hall in a panic and shouted: "Yang and Hou are back!" ”

Zhou Guanzhao was stunned.