Ah, there's a lot of fun!

Duanmu Fei also saw the Duchess of Xinguo who was walking towards the west chamber not far away, the corners of her rosy lips were slightly upturned, and her dark and pure eyes shone like cold stars.

Fang was at the gate of the palace, she happened to hear the maid of the Xinguo Mansion telling the groom to go to Dade Street in the north of the city, the Xinguo Mansion is in the south of the city, and the Duchess of Xinguo is obviously not to go back to the house, but the Huangjue Temple is at the end of Dade Street.

Thinking that the Empress Dowager He was still eating fasting and chanting Buddha in Huangjue Temple, Duanmu Fei guessed that the Duchess of Xinguo was going to come to Huangjue Temple nine times out of ten.

And so it was!

The smile on Duanmu Scarlet's face became brighter and brighter, with a touch of cunning.

The warm spring breeze swayed slightly, and the sunlight sprinkled dappled light on the ground through the dense canopy, and the golden dots of light swayed in the wind.

The emperor looked at the Duchess of Xinguo, who was drifting away, and the folding fan in his hand slowly fanned up, and asked casually: "Hanxing, did your uncle and grandmother go to see your mother today?" ”

Han Xing didn't think much about it at all, and complained coquettishly: "Father, you don't know, my uncle and grandmother are simply inexplicable, as soon as Erchen and Cousin Scarlet arrived at Zhongcui Palace, she came up and said that Cousin Scarlet was not educated, as if she was very well-mannered, and she yelled at her mother." ”

Han Xing pouted, she didn't like Duchess Xinguo, she thought she was pretending to be very good.

The emperor squinted, his shrewd eyes were as deep as a bottomless abyss, and he pondered: What does the He family want to do, there is such a big farce in the court, it is not enough to force him to be in a dilemma, and he has to run to force the concubine.

The He family wants to declare to the courtiers and the world how much influence they have on him, the emperor?

Thinking about it, the emperor's eyes became even more gloomy, and his dissatisfaction with the He family added another point in his heart.

The emperor raised his hand and made a gesture, and the brocade guard behind him, who had originally kept a certain distance from his master, stepped forward a few steps forward and walked to the emperor's side to obey his orders.

"You come with me and see what the Duchess of Xinguo is doing here......" The emperor instructed with a faint expression, in fact, he had already vaguely guessed something in his heart.

"Yes, sir." The square-faced brocade guard clenched his fists and took the order, and chased in the direction of the Duchess of Xinguo.

The emperor did not stay any longer, and continued to walk in the other direction with the two little girls, until they came to the five-colored peach forest in the back temple, where a gray-bearded monk was sitting at a stone table at the edge of the forest, staring down at the chessboard on the stone table.

The monk looked to be in his fifties, with a clear face and a peaceful temperament, wearing a simple cyan monk's robe, and in the spring breeze, the corners of the monk's robe were blown up and down, quite a bit of fairy wind and bones.

The peach forest, the monk and the chessboard are combined, looking like a paradise, and it seems that the hustle and bustle of the world is far away at this moment.

Yuankong looked at the chessboard intently, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his left hand, twisting it unhurriedly, obviously not aware of the arrival of the emperor and his party.

The emperor didn't say anything, and walked to the stone table with Duanmu Fei and Han Xing, looking at the chess game with interest.

This is an endgame, at a glance, you can see that the situation of the black and white pieces on the chessboard is very clear, even Han Xing, who is the weakest chess player present, can also see that the black chess is lost.

Even though the three of them were silent, their reflections were projected on the chessboard, and Yuankong looked up from the chessboard and looked at the three of them with a calm expression.

He stood up, bowed to the emperor, and said without humility or arrogance: "The emperor is coming, and the poor monk is far away." ”

The emperor's expression was very casual, and he said: "When you go out, you pay attention to some hypocrisy, sit down and talk." The emperor also beckoned Duanmu Fei and Hanxing to sit down.

Xiao Qizi knew that the emperor was going to sit for a while, so he had already asked people to take a small red clay stove, charcoal fire, purple clay pot and other tea utensils to boil hot water.

After the emperor sat down in his robe, he looked at the endgame on the chessboard again, "I see that the outcome of this game of chess has been decided, look at you so attentively, what other mysteries can't be achieved?" ”

Yuankong stroked his gray beard and smiled slightly, "This game of chess is a game of chess played with a poor monk before his death. At that time, the family teacher said that the sunspot was still alive, and over the years, the poor monk had never been able to break the situation. When I returned to the temple from this trip, I felt some insights in my heart, and I remembered this game of chess again......"

She loves to hear stories the most! Han Xing on the side listened with great interest, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Master of the Far Sky, if the cousin of this palace can break this game of chess, will it be considered to win a game against you?" ”

The "cousin" in her mouth lit up when she first appeared, and she looked at the sky with bright eyes, calculating in her heart: Master Yuankong's chess skills are extraordinary, and it will not be enough to play a game of chess with him again in a few hours...... Hanxing's idea is much more straightforward!

Even the emperor showed a little interest, put away the folding fan casually, and knocked the handle of the fan in the palm of his hand, as if to say, interesting, really interesting!

Yuankong was stunned, Hanxing called himself "Bengong", and his hairstyle was also a girl who was not up to the mark, nine times out of ten she was a princess, among the cousins of these princesses, the one with advanced chess skills was none other than ......

"It turned out to be the fourth girl of Duanmu." Yuankong looked at Duanmu Fei, and his quiet eyes were dyed with a touch of interest, "Look up for a long time." ”

At this time, the purple clay pot on the red clay stove "gurgling" and rising a white water vapor, like mist...... The little waiter hurriedly picked up the teapot and skillfully brewed hot tea for the masters, and the fragrance of tea lingered around.

"Master of the Far Sky, you also know Cousin Scarlet." Han Xing blinked, looked at the Master of the Far Sky in surprise, and said that she looked at Duanmu Fei again, and said with a bit of pride, "Cousin Scarlet, it turns out that even the Master of the Far Sky knows your chess name!" ”

Yuankong smiled again, holding the Buddha beads in his left hand, and performing a one-handed Buddha salute with his right hand, "Please also ask the fourth girl of Duanmu for advice." ”

The implication is to agree to Hanxing's proposal.

"Don't dare, don't dare." Duanmu Fei politely owed, smiled with crooked eyebrows, and said in her heart: Well, when she returns home, if she brings this five-colored peach home, my sister will be very happy!

She was so excited that she completely forgot that she was supposed to be "unaware" when she sneaked out of Miyamoto this time.

Duanmu froze and looked down at the chess game in front of him intently, his little face was very focused.

The surroundings were quiet, only the sound of the wind blowing in the peach forest remained, and countless pink petals flew with the wind, forming a colorful rain of flowers, and many petals were blown near the stone table, falling on the ground, on the stone table, on the clothes of the four people, and on their hair......

The little chamberlain served tea to the emperor in turn, and the emperor and Yuankong leisurely tasted tea, talking about tea for a while, and talking about what Yuankong had seen and heard about this trip.

Han Xing looked at Duanmu Fei motionless as if he was in a trance, yawning a little boredly, and halfway through the yawn, he saw the square-faced brocade guard walking briskly towards this side just now.

Han Xing's sleepy insect was suddenly swept away, and curiosity came up, and she didn't know what her uncle and grandmother were planning when she came to Huangjue Temple, her pupils were shining, and her eyes were burning as she watched the brocade guard approach this way.

The brocade-clothed guard quickly approached and saluted the emperor with a fist.

He saw that there were outsiders next to him, his face was hesitant, Han Xing was about to urge him, but the corner of his eye suddenly caught a glimpse of Duanmu Fei's movement, and he was diverted again.

Duanmufei, who had been like a stone sculpture for nearly a tea time, raised her right hand and picked up a sunspot from the chess box, her little face was calm and firm, as if only the chess game and chess pieces in front of her were left in her eyes.

Yuankong also put down the teacup, raised his eyebrows and looked at Duanmufei.

Her white fingertips twisted a black piece and moved it to the chessboard, and the jade-like skin and the jet-black chess piece, one white and one black, formed an extreme contrast.

"Smack!"

Duanmu Scarlet firmly put down the sunspot in his hand, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he smiled like a quarter moon.

Yuankong looked at the chessboard in a daze, and his eyes were shining.

The fall of this son seemed to be the morning sun breaking away the thick clouds, making him feel that the front suddenly became bright, bright and bright.

"Wonderful! It's wonderful! Yuankong clapped his hands and praised.

Han Xing also stared at the chessboard with great interest, and said happily: "Cousin Scarlet, you won!" ”

Duanmu Fei's son is like a divine weapon, and he suddenly found a way out for the sunspot who was about to be swallowed by Baizi.

This game is broken.

At the emperor's suggestion, the square-faced brocade guard lowered his voice and said to the emperor: "Master, the Duchess of Xinguo came to Huangjue Temple to see the Queen Mother. ”

The emperor's brows furrowed slightly, not angry.

Jin Yiwei lowered his face a little more, and continued: "Duchess Xinguo told the Queen Mother that the emperor was deceived by the Duanmu family, saying that Mrs. Duanmu was wronged, and the grandfather of the country loved his sister and wanted to stand up for Mrs. Duanmu, but I don't know if Lord Duanmu poured any ecstasy soup into the emperor, or if the emperor had any opinions on the He family, not only did he refuse to make decisions for Mrs. Duanmu, but also annoyed the He family, and asked the He family to take Mrs. Duanmu back to her parents' house. ”

"The Duchess of Xinguo also cried and cried, and asked the Queen Mother to plead with the emperor, saying that their He family was about to be forced to have nowhere to stay."

The square-faced brocade guard saw that the emperor's face was getting worse and worse, his voice was getting softer and softer, and his tone was getting stiffer and stiffer. After speaking, he stood aside.

The emperor's face sank like water, and the folding fan in his hand was fanning faster than the other, but it couldn't fan away the anger in his heart.

The He family is really jumping up and down, endlessly!

The matter of the He family, he has already punished Duanmu Xian in today's early court, it seems that Xin Guogong still feels that he is partial to the Duanmu family, and he is not convinced!

ran to find the concubine for a while, and then came here to find the queen mother, does this have to force himself to listen to him in everything, so that he can be considered "wise and far-sighted"?

The emperor "snapped" and put away the folding fan, and his anger was undisguised.

Since he ascended the throne, in the past ten years, the Xinguo Mansion has become more and more indiscriminate because it is his uncle's family.

This sound also attracted the attention of the other three people present, and Yuankong smiled and said with relief: "Why should the emperor be angry, but this tea is not good?" It just so happened that the poor monk brought the best Longjing new tea from Jiangnan this time, can the emperor try it? ”

The emperor's face softened slightly, but his eyes were still as dark as an abyss, and he got up and said, "I'm out of company first, and I'll come back later to try the master's good tea." "He's going to see what tricks the He family can play!

Han Xing's eyes lit up, and he immediately guessed that the emperor was going to the Empress Dowager He to "watch the excitement", and was about to get up, wanting to go with him to join in the fun, but he felt that his cuffs were tight.

Under the stone table, Duanmu quietly pulled Hanxing's sleeve.

Duanmu winked at Han Xing with a smile, not everyone can see the excitement of the Empress Dowager He and the emperor's uncle's house, if you see something you shouldn't see or hear something you shouldn't hear, you will be fine.

Han Xing understood Duanmu Fei's eyes, so he had no choice but to sit back happily and pick up the teacup boredly.

When the emperor left, Duanmu looked at Yuankong with a smile and said, "Master Yuankong, I came to Huangjue Temple this time, in fact, I want to ask you for a ......."

"Ahem!" Han Xing coughed twice on the side, reminding Duanmu Fei not to forget her.

Duanmufei hurriedly changed his words: "No, it's two five-colored peaches." She smiled sweeter and cuter, and a pair of cute pear vortices appeared at the corners of her mouth, which made people simply unbearable to refuse her.

Yuankong was stunned, laughed, shook his head first, and then compared a "three" with his right hand and said, "It should be three." ”

As soon as he thought that he could surprise his sister when he went home, Duanmu Fei smiled even more happily, and said to Yuankong with a smile: "Thank you, master!" ”

Thinking about coming and not being rude, she added: "I have a good Minzhou Tieguanyin at home, and I'll send some to the master when I go back." ”

Taolin is full of laughter and laughter, as long as Duanmu Fei is willing, she can talk to people about anything, chess, tea, Buddhist scriptures, she and the sky you say a word, chat very well, and on the other side, the emperor's mood is gloomy like a harsh winter, silent all the way, even the Jinyi Wei who led the way did not dare to say much, just silently led the way in front.

The bright sun in the sky hid behind the clouds at some point, and even the surroundings were much darker, and the spring breeze was dyed with coolness.

After walking a cup of tea, the emperor came to the Buddhist hall where Empress Dowager He was meditating.

At the door of the Buddha hall, there was an old lady and a palace maid, these two people were served close by the Empress Dowager He, of course, they knew the emperor, and their faces changed.

The two hurriedly stepped forward to salute the emperor, and the old lady trembled and said, "The slave and maid will go to the ......" to report to the queen mother.

However, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the emperor in a cold voice: "No need. I went in by myself. ”

The emperor's few words had already released a kind of majesty unique to the emperor, which made the people in the two palaces sincerely frightened and did not dare to say more.

The Emperor strode into the room, menacing.

The two palace people wanted to follow, but they were stopped by the Jinyi guard, and they could only watch the emperor enter the hall silently.

On the left hand side is a thin door curtain, and on the other side of the curtain, an excited female voice came, word by word higher than word by word:

"The Queen Mother, you are also surnamed He, you should know how much sacrifice our He family made for the emperor to ascend the throne back then, it has only been more than ten years, and the emperor is about to start unloading and killing donkeys?"

"The Queen Mother, you can't be a man without a conscience!"

"Our elders are still here, the emperor is like this, if we go in the future, how will the emperor treat them? I'm afraid I won't give it at all! ”

The more the Duchess of Xinguo spoke, the more indignant she became, and her voice became louder and louder, and the emperor's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping, and the anger in his heart was like the waves of a stormy night, and the waves were higher than the waves.

And the Duchess of Xinguo in the room didn't know that the emperor was already outside the door curtain, and continued to say: "Queen Mother, you touched your conscience and said, if there is no He family, can the emperor have today?!" ”

"Boom!"

Another earth-shattering wave of anger rose up like a high wall, and the emperor lost control, raised his voice and said angrily: "It turns out that I can have today because of your He family!" ”

The Emperor rushed through the door in a menacing manner.

"The Emperor...... The Imperial ......" Duchess Xinguo stammered, almost lost her feet in fright, and her wrinkled face suddenly turned bloody, completely unexpecting the emperor to suddenly appear here.

The emperor was even more angry, the green tendons on his forehead protruded, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Then shouldn't I learn from Yao Shun Chan and give up the throne to your He family?!" ”

This sentence is almost heartbreaking!

Duchess Xinguo's mouth opened and closed, and she wanted to argue at first, but when she heard the emperor's words, she was so frightened that she knelt on the cold and hard ground and begged for mercy: "The emperor spares his life!" The emperor spares his life! ”

Empress Dowager He was sitting on a sour branch wood arhat bed against the wall, her well-maintained face was a little stiff and embarrassed, and she said sneeringly: "Emperor, you also know your aunt's personality, she is a rectum, and she has no heart ......."

As soon as the emperor saw the Empress Dowager He, he couldn't help but think of those things in the Changqing Mansion at the beginning of last year, and he was weak-hearted, disgusted, irritable, and disgusted...... All kinds of emotions were mixed together, and his mind was in a mess, and he could hardly think rationally.

"Say no more, Queen Mother." The emperor stiffened, stood with his hands on his hands with a cold expression, looked at the Duchess of Xinguo who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Since the He family thinks that I can ascend the throne, and the He family has a great merit, then I have really treated 'you' badly all these years." The emperor accentuated the word "you" slightly, and every word was meaningful, and every word revealed the monstrous anger in the emperor's heart.

"Courtiers don't dare!" Duchess Xinguo's face was so white that there was no blood, and she didn't dare to say it repeatedly. Her body trembled, and she wished it was a nightmare.

"The Emperor's ......"

The curtain behind the emperor was lifted again, and a slender red figure walked in, it was Changqing.

Changqing looked at the emperor and was very surprised, and walked up to the emperor in three steps and two steps, "I haven't seen the emperor's brother in this palace for a few days, the emperor's brother, you are here to visit your mother......"

While Changqing spoke, he looked around and saw the Duchess of Xinguo kneeling on the ground, frowning, and his tone changed: "Brother Huang, but your aunt is disrespectful to you?" Changqing raised his chin and said as a matter of course, "If your aunt makes a mistake, you punish her, but you are the dignified Emperor of Dasheng, even if you are your aunt?" Punishment is punishment, why bother! ”

Duchess Xinguo's body trembled even more when she heard this, and she was shaking, and she only felt that Changqing really didn't miss her relatives at all.

The emperor felt that Changqing's words won his heart, and his chaotic mind began to gradually calm down, and said to himself: Yes, he is the emperor of this great dynasty.

He's just punishing a few people, so why bother looking ahead!

The emperor took a step forward with his hands in his hands, looked at a few swaying and restless green bamboos outside the window, turned his back to the Duchess of Xinguo and said, "Since the He family thinks that I will kill the donkey, I will not take this reputation in vain." ”

"The title of Duke of Xinguo is for the He family, not for the He family. If the He family can't afford this title, then let the eldest uncle give up the title to the second uncle. ”

"My uncle is old, so I will take care of myself at home in the future."

In the Dasheng Dynasty, the maiden family of the queen and the queen mother of the past dynasties will be blessed and crowned as the prince of the country, and the title is the first of the three generations. The title of Duke Xinguo was originally given to Empress Dowager He's father, and later passed on to the eldest son, who is now Duke Xinguo.

Empress Dowager He was so shocked that she almost didn't stand up when she heard this, she couldn't believe her ears.

The emperor's second uncle's full name is He Zhongche, and he is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager He. He Zhongche's biological mother, Aunt Wang, was quite favored by the prince of Xianxin when she was alive, Aunt Wang was a treacherous person, and the Empress Dowager He often helped her mother deal with Aunt Wang's mother and son when she was in the boudoir.

He Zhongche is used to pretending, when the first believer Guogong was alive, he always felt that the second son who was admitted to the Jinshi was the most like his son, and he favored He Zhongche for many years. If it weren't for He Zhongche being the concubine, and the eldest brother having her as the queen mother in the palace, maybe the title would have fallen into the hands of He Zhongche back then.

The emperor actually wanted his eldest brother to give up the title to He Zhongche, how could the emperor do this?!

Empress Dowager He took a deep breath, her lips trembled slightly, and she said slowly: "Emperor, is the mourning family still there?" Emperor, are you going to exterminate your own uncle's family? ”

Empress Dowager He thought that Duchess Xinguo had oversaid it before, how could her son be so ruthless to her uncle?! Now, Empress Dowager He has to believe it!

The emperor has been on the throne for more than ten years, and he is no longer the emperor who once listened to himself in everything, he is the emperor of Dasheng, those who follow others prosper, and those who oppose others die!

Emperor Huo Di turned around, looked at the pale Empress Dowager He again, and said in a deep voice: "This is far from being wiped out, Queen Mother, do you mean to let me try it?" ”

The Emperor's tone grew slower and harsher.

"......" Empress Dowager He looked at the familiar and unfamiliar emperor in front of her, her mood was very complicated, and she didn't know what to say at all.

The emperor had nothing to say, brushed his sleeves and left, walked to the door curtain, and suddenly stopped, and said to Changqing: "Sister Huang, if you think this is bitter, go back to the princess's mansion to live." ”

Changqing showed a surprised expression on her bright face, her face was radiant, what else did she want to say, the emperor had already opened the curtain and left by himself, without any nostalgia.

Empress Dowager He and Duchess Xinguo, who were left behind, looked at each other, and their hearts were cold, immersed in despair.

Although he punished the Xinguo Mansion, the emperor still didn't swallow a breath, and angrily returned to the five-colored peach forest, and poured several cups of tea in a row, and the anger in his heart slowly calmed down.

Yuankong could naturally see the anger in the emperor's heart, and persuaded him euphemistically: "Your Majesty, the Buddha said: A thought of foolishness is like a god, and a thought of wisdom is like a life." Everything in the world is in a single thought. "Why cling to momentary joys, sorrows, loves, hatreds, and hatreds?!

The emperor seemed to have a sense of understanding, and recited it repeatedly: "One thought of foolishness is like nothing, and one thought of wisdom is like life." His expression calmed down a little, "Yuankong, I haven't heard you lecture for a long time." ”

Then, the emperor casually sent the two little girls and said, "Hanxing, you and your cousin go back first." ”

Han Xing was so good that she almost couldn't wait to stand up, she didn't want to be left here to listen to any Buddhist scriptures.

Han Xing hurriedly instructed Jinyi Wei to help carry the three newly dug five-colored peaches, and left Huangjue Temple with Duanmu Fei first.

The carriage galloped along Dasheng Street towards the palace in the center of the capital, and when the carriage passed by the Xuanguo Mansion, Han Xing curiously opened a corner of the curtain and looked at the gate of the Xuanguo Mansion.

Today is supposed to be the day when the Inner Court Division will make a small ceremony for the second prince Mu Youchang, however, the gate of the Guogong Mansion seems to be calm, with neither lanterns nor firecrackers, gongs and drums.

Han Xing said boringly: "Scarlet cousin, why is it not lively at all!" ”

Before she could finish speaking, the carriage was already speeding by.

In the Xuanguo Mansion, everything is as usual, only the main hall at the front of the backyard has welcomed a few palace visitors at the moment.

"Miss Chu San, the slave has the courage to insert this hairpin given by the lady on behalf of the lady and the concubine." An old lady smiled politely at Chu Qingyu, and inserted the red gold dotted emerald ruby hairpin in her hand into Chu Qingyu's bun.

"Thank you, Mama!" Chu Qingyu bent her knees to make it easier for the other party to insert hairpins for her.

She carried Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Chu on her back, carefully stuffed a purse quietly to the old woman, and then said in a almost inaudible voice: "Tired Mama do me a favor......