It was getting late, and sometimes I could hear the intermittent chirping of crickets outside the window, the wind rustling the leaves, and the stars faintly glowing on the ink-splashed canvas.

The golden bottle of jasper dragon lamp incense on the desk burned the ambergris that Luo Xi was accustomed to, and the gray smoke that was coiled slowly dissolved in the depths of the temple, and it was a more and more calm and demure fragrance into the nose.

He sat on the large chair with a dragon and a phoenix, and the smoke brushed through the bridge of his nose, and there seemed to be a wave of anger condensed between his eyebrows, like a drop of thick ink, which could not be washed away.

Although I knew the source of his troubles, I was not the first to speak, so I had to pretend that I didn't know anything.

I had just yawned when a voice next to me said, "Tired? ”

I shook my head and whispered, "I'm not tired, but His Majesty always ignores me, just sitting there alone and sighing, a little boring." ”

Luo Xi spoke in a deep tone, with a little anger hidden in his tiredness, sighed deeply, waved his hand at me and said, "Come here." ”

I took a few sun-dried white chrysanthemums and osmanthus flowers in the tea tray and put them into the black pottery tea cup, washed them with boiling water and soaked them, quietly approached, put the tea cup on the table, reached out and touched his dry lips, and said warmly: "Your Majesty's lips are peeled, things are troubled, in the end, you still have to take care of your body first, it is better to moisten the tea." ”

He put his arm around me, smiled faintly, and slowly took a sip of tea, his face calmed down a lot, "You are such a curious person, why don't you ask me why I am sighing and angry?" ”

I smiled quietly: "If Your Majesty wants to tell me, you will say it sooner or later, why should I ask questions when Your Majesty is most annoying, in vain?" ”

His eyes fell on a gold silk fold on the case, "There is a holy relic in Nanliang that is Tianhe Jade, obtained by the first emperor, and then disappeared, all these years, I have been looking for its whereabouts, but I have never heard from him." ”

I shuddered slightly, and asked, "Is this secret fold on the case said that it has been found?" ”

Luo Xi shook his head slightly, "No," he added, "It's just that I think that the hundreds of people in the Imperial City Division have spent a lot of money and material resources, and it shouldn't be that there is not even a trace of clues." ”

I looked at the fold on the case and asked, "This secret fold was presented by the Imperial City Division?" ”

He snorted lightly, nodded and said, "Yes," his eyelashes fell quietly, "The Imperial City Division has been an agency that provides spy information in Southern Liang since ancient times, and it is specially designed for the reigning emperor to secretly investigate and deal with some secret things that cannot be spoken, which is extremely efficient, and the traces are rarely known, and the Imperial City Division enjoys the privilege of cutting first and then playing." ”

I thought about it for a moment and asked lightly, "Your Majesty is suspicious of the Imperial City Division?" ”

Seeing that Luo Xi pondered and didn't reply, I said again: "The Imperial City Division is now under the control of the Feng family, if the Imperial City Division is really as His Majesty expected, then the Feng family must not be able to get rid of it, and Feng Shuyi always sees the dynamics in the palace in the harem, and the two phases should be combined inside and outside, which is really unsettling." ”

He blinked twice, leaned back on his chair, raised his hand and pinched his roots, and sighed, "You are very straightforward in what you say, but you are also very worried, but these are not the things that worry me the most. ”

I was puzzled and asked: "Your Majesty is not even afraid of the Feng family's external cooperation, so what else can make Your Majesty worry like this?" ”

Luo Xi's eyes swept over my face, "Think about it, what does the Imperial City Division do, collect intelligence, over the years, the Feng family has controlled the affairs of the Imperial City Division, large and small, and the guards are extremely strict, there are many things that the Feng family doesn't even know about it, if the Feng family has different intentions, it will not be an overnight thing, such a long time is enough for the Feng family to accumulate troops and prepare for the attack." ”

I frowned, "Accumulate troops and prepare for the time?" ”

He smiled, took my hand and stroked it, "This soldier is not another soldier, all the soldiers in the Feng family's hands can fight against one hundred, which is the most annoying thing for me." ”

I lowered my eyes, "The elite soldiers and generals in the city are all in the hands of Your Majesty, not to mention how many people and weapons the Imperial City Division can hide, Your Majesty is not afraid." ”

The corners of Luo Xi's mouth pulled up a soft smile, "The so-called murder is invisible, the Feng family has privately taken advantage of the advantages of the Imperial City Division to check how many people have been checked over the years, and how many ulterior secrets of the court courtiers are holding in their hands, I can't estimate the trade-off, once the Feng family uses this as a threat, I think, there should be few people who can resist and let go, and then they will inevitably turn against each other and attack me together, this is the most terrible thing," paused, and said, "Perhaps, I also have a handle in the hands of the Feng family." ”

I was terrified, "If Your Majesty also has a handle in the hands of the Feng family, doesn't it mean that Your Majesty has the Feng family's eyeliner by his side, and doesn't it mean that even the palace is not foolproof?" A sense of worry surged in his heart, "If this is the case, Your Majesty must catch that eyeliner as soon as possible, otherwise, no matter what Your Majesty does, it may be under the watchful eye of the Feng family, which is too dangerous!" ”

He sighed, "But you don't have to worry about it, it's just the worst I can expect from the current situation." ”

I looked at him distressedly, "I never thought that Your Majesty's situation would be so dangerous," he tugged at my cuffs, and I sat on his lap, "However, the Imperial City Division has become more and more guarded, why didn't Your Majesty suspect it earlier?" ”

He lightly tapped the tip of my nose, "Although the Imperial City Division is not a military powerhouse, there are thousands of unknown and buried secrets buried underground for a long time, once leaked, it will be irretrievable, and no one can predict what will happen in advance, so the Imperial City Division has been extremely guarded and guarded, not against me, and there is nothing to doubt earlier." ”

My eyebrows twitched slightly, "Then why does Your Majesty suspect the Imperial City Division now?" ”

He chuckled, "I have never suspected the Imperial City Division, I suspect the Feng family. ”

My body shook slightly, "Why?" He also said: "The Feng family has always acted cautiously, and every step is like walking on thin ice, what kind of pigtails can make Your Majesty hold suspicions?" ”

He stared into my eyes, "Even you can see that the Feng family is cautious in everything and walking on thin ice everywhere, how can you not doubt it?" ”

I smiled and said, "I don't see what the Feng family is doing, and all I can see is only about Feng Shuyi," I saw that Luo Xi was quite interested, so I continued, "Your Majesty, do you remember that day when you Zhao Xiangxiang entered the palace to accompany me?" ”

Luo Xi nodded slightly.

"The next day, Zhuang Jieyu came to Wanyi Hall to find me and Xiangxiang to get together, and then went to Cining Palace to ask the Queen Mother for peace, and happened to meet Feng Shuyi when she came out, Xiangxiang quickly said two words that Feng Shuyi didn't like to hear, Feng Shuyi was annoyed at once, not only ridiculed Xiangxiang, but also humiliated Xiangxiang in public with such private things as the husband and wife's bed, saying that Xiangxiang and Lord Rong had never performed a ceremony together, Xiangxiang was ashamed, and almost hanged himself in the Wanyi Hall after going back."

His hand stroked back and forth on my arm, and I naturally understood his comfort like a breeze, and said with a shallow smile: "Fortunately, the palace people saved me quickly, and nothing happened." ”

Luo Xi whispered, "So, you've been suspicious ever since?" ”

I smiled and said: "The private matter between Xiangxiang and Lord Rong's husband and wife doesn't even know about me and Zhuang Jieyu, what is the relationship between the three of us, Your Majesty knows, if Xiangxiang has never said anything to me and Zhuang Jieyu, then how does Feng Shuyi know," think about it, "Feng Shuyi said it was a rumor, I don't believe it, there are rumors, but it is impossible to easily enter the palace, and I know it in such detail, so sure, as if I saw it with my own eyes." ”

Luo Xi asked lightly: "Then why didn't you tell me?" ”

I shook my head, and my backhand interlocked with his fingers, "At that time, it was just a suspicion, and I didn't have any evidence, so it was difficult to speak, everyone knew that I was Feng Shuyi under me in the harem, and I didn't want to tell the truth and be said to be a jealous woman," and sighed leisurely, "My reputation has not been very good for a long time, and if there is no evidence, I can only protect myself!" ”

Luo Xi leaned back, "You don't believe me? ”

I smiled, "I believe in Your Majesty, but the affairs of the previous dynasty are also complicated, and I don't dare to talk nonsense without evidence," he raised his eyebrows slightly, and his tone was calm, "Besides, Your Majesty has his own holy judgment, so there is no need for me to say anything," smiled gracefully, "It's just that Your Majesty said it today, and the holy judgment has been decided, and it also proves my suspicions, so I can tell Your Majesty some things." ”

He sighed gloomily, "This king of Yunnan is about to move on the border, and now the Feng family in the imperial city is restless, and the situation is turbulent, difficult," his eyes lowered and rose, and repeatedly wandered in my face, "If I am not the emperor, I may not be so worried and troubled, I can just stay with you all day long." ”

I struggled and said, "Your Majesty is a wise emperor, why not be afraid of the king of Yunnan, and why not be afraid of a mere Feng family imperial city division?" Smiled softly, "The world is so big, the emperor is not something that everyone can be, if Nanliang were not for Your Majesty, there would not be such a prosperous scene as it is now, Your Majesty should not be presumptuous." As for me," pondered for a moment, "if Your Majesty really stays with me all day, soon, Your Majesty will get tired of it and will not want to pay attention to me. ”

The smile on his lips was as thin as a cloud, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "The cavalry of the king of Yunnan is brave and good at fighting, all of them can fight a hundred enemies, although I have reservations about the king of Yunnan, the king of Yunnan also has reservations about me, I don't know how many soldiers and horses he has in his hands without a shot, although I have secretly trained a lot in recent years, but I am not ten percent sure." ”

I understood, Chengzhu said softly: "Your Majesty doesn't have to hide, in fact, Your Majesty has already thought about it, and take defense as an attack, because no matter how strong the soldiers and horses of Yunnan are, they must be tired every day for three thousand miles, and the soldiers who have lived in Yunnan for a long time will inevitably change the environment and adapt to the water and soil, so that Your Majesty's grasp will be a little more, and there is no need to be afraid at all." ”

His expression suddenly became interested, and he only asked with a smile: "How can you see it if you take defense as an attack?" ”

I glanced at him, reached out and pinched the corner of his mouth and said, "Otherwise, how could Your Majesty transfer my father back to the city from the periphery to confer the position of a third-rank general and a second-rank general?" ”

Luo Xi held my hand tightly, and the light in his eyes flickered, "Those who know me, but they are also insignificant." ”

I bowed my head, looked at Luo Xi with provocative eyes, and said gently: "No matter what, the Meng family will always stand by His Majesty's side." ”

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