In Changle Palace, Empress Dowager Xu sat on the top, five years have passed, she seems to be a lot older, and the gray hair on her sideburns has increased a lot, but her eyes are still sharp and majestic.

Sitting next to her was the imperial concubine Xu Yingrong, her exquisite face was full of anger at this time, she pointed to the national teacher Su Li who was standing below, and said loudly: "What did you say? Why is it difficult for the son of this palace to ascend to the crown prince? What do you mean exactly?"

In the face of her accusation, Su Li was not afraid, but replied calmly: "Niangniang is angry, but what Weichen said is also the truth, this Jinyang is not dead, and it is difficult for the four princes to ascend to the throne."

"That dead girl has been relegated to Yangzhou, what else is there to worry about." Xu Yingrong's face was hideous, this Shen Shulan's mother and daughter were really hateful.

When Empress Dowager Xu heard this, her brows furrowed slightly, and she asked in a deep voice, "Why does Jinyang have to die?" Although she doesn't like Jinyang, everyone has left the palace, so there is no need to kill her.

Su Li's eyes flashed, and she sighed lightly: "Presumably, the Queen Mother also knows the changes in Yangzhou in recent years, she can turn a dying place into a rich and noble capital, it can be seen that her strength is extraordinary, now she is deeply popular in Yangzhou, it is difficult to guarantee that she will not return to the palace one day, when the time comes, she will definitely become the biggest enemy of the four princes on the throne."

Su Li's eyes were full of anger, when Jin Yang first went to Yangzhou, he wanted to let her go, but he didn't expect him to be so capable, he could win the support of the people of Yangzhou, if he let it go again, she would definitely harm the court, and he would never allow this kind of thing to happen. It's not that he hasn't sent someone to assassinate him before, but Yangzhou is too far away, his hand can't reach there, and she has always been protected by someone, so it's difficult to start at all. Although he has never been able to find out who the person behind her is, he always feels that he has nothing to do with Xuanji Pavilion, and his senior brother's disciple Yi Chu's whereabouts are still unknown, if he is really helping, it will be troublesome.

"Then kill her, the queen mother, you must not keep her." Empress Dowager Xu patted Xu Yingrong's hand, turned to look at Su Li and said, "I don't know the national teacher, what are the countermeasures?"

"Wechen found out that the emperor will send the five princes to Yangzhou to give gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and at that time, we can arrange for the killer to sneak into the entourage and assassinate Huayang on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival." When he said this, Su Li's eyes were full of murderous intent, which made people scared when they saw it.

"Okay, the mourning family will order the inner and outer sides of Yangzhou to come together with your people, and this time you must not miss." Empress Dowager Xu no longer hesitated, in order to let the eldest grandson ascend to the crown prince, she could do whatever it takes.

"Jinyang, don't blame the mourning family, if you want to blame, you can only blame you for the wrong birth." When Empress Dowager Xu said this, her eyes burst with murderous intent. Xu Yingrong smiled coldly, the person who wanted to stop her son's future had only a dead end. Su Li's face was gloomy, he must succeed this time, otherwise he would never have a chance.

There was an air of conspiracy in Changle Palace, but Zong Zhengjin, who was far away in Yangzhou, did not know that danger was quietly coming.

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Although it is not hot in Yangzhou in May, after staying outside for a long time, it will still feel stuffy, so the ladies will try not to go out. But only Fang Yueshen, the daughter of the Fang family, is different, she hates to stay in the house all day, so after successfully getting rid of the family, she walked alone to the lotus in the north of the city, it is said that the lotus there is very beautiful, but she loves the lotus, this time she must go to see it.

On the lotus bank in the north of the city, the lotus leaves that catch the sky are layer after layer, like green waves swept with the wind; The red and white lotus flowers are rushing to bloom, like pearls adorning the surface of the lake. Looking at this beautiful lotus flower bank like a fairyland, Ji Chenglin was really amazed, he didn't expect that there was such a beautiful place in Yangcheng, if this kind of beauty was not painted, it would be a pity.

So Ji Chenglin walked to the small pavilion not far away, took out the paper and pen he was carrying, spread it on the stone table, and drew a stroke on the paper after looking at the scene for a while.

Looking at the painting on the paper, and then looking up at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Ji Chenglin shook his head and sighed: "Why can't you draw the charm of this lotus?" But I don't know where the painting is bad, and I can't help but sigh again.

"This lotus flower is indeed a little suboptimal." A clear voice suddenly sounded behind him. Ji Chenglin was startled, and hurriedly looked back, but it was a girl in a pink skirt. She looks elegant and refined, and the smile in her eyes makes people can't take their eyes off, Ji Chenglin only feels that the lotus flowers in the pond are eclipsed in front of her smile.

"The girl also thinks this painting is inappropriate?" Ji Chenglin asked humbly.

"Huh? I just think that this lotus flower lacks charm, and I don't mean to say that your painting skills are not good, don't be surprised. Fang Yueshen hurriedly waved his hand, for fear that he would blame himself.

Ji Chenglin shook his head and chuckled: "No, I also feel that this painting is not good, but I don't know how to change the brush, and I hope the girl will teach me." Seeing the sincerity on his face, Fang Zhiqiu relieved his heart and said, "I teach? I'm afraid that's not right. "She is a little woman, how dare she use her pen on other people's drawings at will?

"It's okay, it's sincere, girl, please." Ji Chenglin made a gesture of invitation, Fang Yueshen couldn't refuse, and had to write before he was embarrassed for a long time.

Glancing at the lotus pond, she immediately added two strokes to the painting, and only two strokes instantly changed the style of the whole painting, and the lotus flower also had a charm. Ji Chenglin was surprised for a while before he exclaimed: "The girl has good painting skills, I admire it, I admire it!"

"Hehe, the little girl is not talented, she is ugly, and I hope that the son will not be surprised." Fang Yueshen lowered her head a little shyly, seeing that this son is not very old, but he is personable and brilliant, he should be a good man.

"Where to meet the stranger, I ask myself if my painting is extraordinary, I don't want anyone outside of people, and I still lost to the girl today." There was a hint of loss in his tone, Fang Yueshen only saw his side face, felt that he was very lonely and lonely, and for some reason he couldn't bear it, so he said: "Childe is wrong, the little girl is actually not good at painting, probably because the little girl prefers lotus flowers, so she has a little more insight into it."

"Insights?" Ji Chenglin looked puzzled, this painting still has insights.

"Well, in my eyes, the lotus flower is a very elegant flower, so when painting it, you must pay attention to the elegance, once it loses the elegance, it is a high skill, I am afraid it is difficult to draw its charm."

Fang Yueshen said that the head was the Tao, and Ji Chenglin seemed to suddenly realize, and exclaimed: "I see, I only thought about painting this full pond scene, but I forgot the lotus itself, it was my negligence."

Fang Yue Shen listened to this, covered her sleeves and said with a light smile: "Hehe, I'm afraid that you are stunned by this beautiful scenery, so you will make a mistake in drawing."

Ji Chenglin also chuckled when he heard this, looked at her, his voice softened, and said: "But today is not in vain, it is the luck of Ji to know the girl, my name is Chenglin, dare to ask the girl's name?"

"The little girl Fang's Yue Shen has seen Qi Gongzi." Fang Yueshen is slightly blessed, showing everyone's beautiful demeanor.

"The moon sinks? In ancient times, there was a closed moon and shy flowers, sinking fish and geese, and now there is a bright moon sinking in the west, thinking that the girl is extraordinary, even the bright moon sighed to herself, and the west sank. As soon as Qi Mingchuan said this, Fang Yueshen blushed for a while, and said a little shyly: "This ...... No one has ever said my name like this. ”

"That's because they failed to discover the beauty of the girl." When Ji Chenglin said this, he looked at her with a little emotion, only to see Fang Yueshen's face blushing and heartbeat, and his head couldn't help but feel lowered. At this moment, the sky rattled, the wind suddenly rose, and the dark clouds rolled in, and it looked like it was about to rain.

"Oh no, it's going to rain, let's go quickly." Fang Yueshen said that he was about to leave. Who knew that Ji Chenglin suddenly stepped forward to stop her and said: "This rain comes and goes quickly, if you go now, I'm afraid you will get wet halfway, it's better to rest here, and wait for the rain to stop before leaving."

Before Fang Yueshen nodded in agreement, the rain fell in a hurry, looking at the circles of water ripples on the lake, Fang Yueshen smiled helplessly: "I can't go if I want to go this time." After speaking, he sat on the stone chair, supported his cheek with one hand, and quietly enjoyed the beautiful scenery in the rain.

Ji Chenglin sat opposite her and looked at her stunned, he only felt that the woman in front of him was three points more beautiful than the lotus. As if feeling his gaze, Fang Yueshen suddenly turned his head, facing his tender eyes, looking at each other, an ambiguous breath gradually rose in the air, and suddenly there was a thunder in the sky, and the two suddenly came back to their senses. Fang Yueshen hurriedly turned her eyes and lowered her head, she only felt that she was so embarrassed, how could she look at him stunned! Ji Chenglin also coughed lightly, slightly embarrassed, it was really embarrassing, he was fascinated by her.

In order to break this embarrassment, Ji Chenglin asked: "Miss Yueshen behaves dignifiedly, she must be the daughter of this famous family in Yangzhou, right?"

Fang Yueshen nodded lightly and said with a smile: "My father is the keeper of Yangcheng County." There was another thunderclap in the sky, Ji Chenglin's body trembled, a trace of shock flashed in his eyes, his complexion changed slightly, fortunately, the weather was gloomy, and Fang Yueshen didn't see anything wrong.

After a while, Ji Chenglin said again: "It turned out to be the daughter of Fang Junshou, I heard that Fang Junshou is highly respected in Yangzhou, no wonder his daughter is so knowledgeable."

Childe laughed. Fang Yueshen had heard too much of these words, so she didn't think so, "I don't know where Gongzi is from?" Listening to his accent, he doesn't look like a local.

"I am from Yunzhou, and I want to come out to see the world, so I came to Yangzhou alone."

"Oh? Then you shouldn't be familiar with Yangzhou, I grew up in Yangcheng, and I'm very familiar with it, if you need any help, you can come to me at any time. Fang Yueshen said very enthusiastically.

Ji Chenglin was slightly stunned and said, "I'm afraid this is not appropriate, Miss Yueshen is still a lady in the boudoir, how can you ruin your reputation?" If he stayed together for two whole days, he would definitely be gossiped about.

Fang Yueshen waved her hand, looking indifferent, and said: "It's okay, I Fang Yueshen doesn't care what others say, it's my right to make friends, and I can't miss a friend because of some gossip."

Hearing this, Ji Chenglin was very surprised, he didn't expect this girl to think so differently, but he agreed, nodded, and said with a smile: "Miss can have such an idea, so I admire it very much, well, if there is something, I will definitely ask Miss for advice."

"Hmm." Fang Yueshen was full of smiles, and the two stopped chatting about the rain. Seeing that it was getting late, Ji Chenglin asked to take the initiative to send her home.

The two walked to Fukang Street in the south of the city, and Fang Yueshen asked him to stop, and then returned to Fangfu alone. Ji Chenglin looked at her and walked into the door of the house, his eyes were complicated, and he turned around and left for a long time.