06 Autumn Lotus Blossom

After autumn, at night, especially in the early hours of the morning, he often felt a strong sense of stuffiness in his chest, like the pressure of a thousand pounds of boulders, making it difficult to sleep, and even felt difficult to breathe at the most serious time, so he could only gasp for breath.

This is a problem that has been urinating since childhood, and for many years, I have tried all the methods that should be tried, but it has not always been good.

There is also an anecdote about this problem.

Emperor Beichen has always loved tautology, and encouraged Yushitai not to be afraid of nobles and powers, and to speak widely. There was a panicked little official who handed over a note in his brain: the crown prince is congenitally deficient, afraid of tuberculosis, the prince is related to the country, and must be in good health, such as the fifth son of the emperor who still insists on bathing in cold water in winter.

At this performance, the fifth son of the eight-year-old emperor trembled with fright - why can I still be ashamed if I insist on taking a bath in cold water?

Emperor Beichen didn't suspect that Xiao'er coveted the throne, but he was really angry with this little official - you actually said that my son was born with deficiencies? In the morning of the same day, the court scolded the little official who had no eyesight.

Long after this incident passed, Emperor Beichen remembered this letter again in the middle of the night, and immediately sent his guards to drag the little official out of the bed and escort him to the front of the deep palace, and reprimanded him for half a night before he was relieved.

Speaking back to this moment, it was the dead of night, Xiahou Wuyu couldn't help but cough out, in the dark night, with a little starlight, groped to the door of the library in the north courtyard of Ruoye Pavilion and walked in, the soles of his feet were like the wind, and he did not disturb any creatures on the isolated island.

There is a bottle of colorful auspicious cloud gourd bottle on the high wooden shelf that leans against the wall on the south side of the library building, Xiahou Wuyu first turned the gourd bottle to the left a quarter of a circle, and then turned half a circle, only to hear a few muffled rock sounds, follow the prestige, the stone slab under the book case a few zhang away suddenly opened, revealing a two-foot square dragon head back pattern stone carving.

The dragon eye on the stone carving is inlaid with two pigeon-blood red corundum, extending from shallow to deep cracks in all directions, revealing a quiet and terrifying magnificent luster in the dark night, as if to warn visitors not to act rashly.

But the people who came didn't seem to be afraid.

With the strength of his hand in his hand, he slowly pushed the dragon eye inward, and after a few moments, the machine pulled by the dragon eye slowly opened, and a spiral staircase leading to the ground appeared under the stone carving.

Further down the spiral staircase is a square stone chamber.

Sure enough, this is right, Xiahou Wuyu breathed a sigh of relief, but this relaxation, he immediately coughed wildly, and it was difficult to control himself for a while.

In the ground, the white shadow in the corner of the stone room swayed, and I saw Xu Qianyun hurriedly step forward, slammed it to the ground, and said respectfully: "Minister Xu Qianyun, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Xiahou Wuyu took the medicinal tea handed over by Xu Qianyun, took a sip, frowned, raised his eyes, there was a thin mist in his eyes, and said with emotion: "Brother Qianyun, I haven't seen you for many years, you have changed a lot. ”

Xu Qianyun said with a smile: "But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still guessed that it was me." ”

Xiahou Wuyu said: "Although you have changed your appearance, you can't change your habits." The spies who went to the island were sent back inland without a trace, and they all lost their memories of being on the island, but each one of them had your favorite ice flower pinned to their clothes, so I'm going to visit it myself anyway. ”

Xu Qianyun, the grandson of Xu Heng, the prince of Beichen Kingdom, was three years old, and he was a classmate of the prince when he was a child.

When Xu Sangongzi was sixteen years old, he followed Emperor Beichen to attack the south, conquered southern Hubei and eastern Shu, made many military exploits, and was born a graceful talent. A young general who has just reached the age of the weak crown, after the war in Pingshu County, he returned to the dynasty, rode a flute, moved the imperial capital, and forgot the customs.

Since then, Xu Sangongzi has had the reputation of "the young man returns to Luan like snow, and a thousand flowers fall into a song". Less than a year after returning to Beijing, the young man was uneasy, and he was angry and angry, and killed Wu Guomanmen, a staff member of the Prime Minister's Mansion, which shocked the government and the opposition.

The reason why you kill is to pay for your life, and that's simple.

Xu Qianyun himself is very calm, just die, it's not a big deal, but he never thought that the final price would not be himself.

The day before the autumn decision, Xu Heng went to visit Xu Qianyun who was barefoot in the prison, which was the first and last time that the grandparents and grandchildren met after Xu Qianyun was convicted and imprisoned.

Xu Qianyun felt that it was difficult to face his grandfather, who had been noble all his life, and he was speechless, but Xu Heng's tone was very gentle: "There is a yardstick for being a man, and the country has the laws of the country, even if it is for the wicked, it should not be lynched, let alone take the lives of people?" Your parents died early and were raised by my side, although my heart hurts, I must not condone and protect you, and you should not be resentful. But there's nothing wrong with you having a crush on that girl. It is still rare to have a confidant in life. The shameless people deceived her into being born in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, and that was their mistake. ”

That day, Xu Qianyun slept peacefully in a dark prison full of bedbugs.

When he woke up, he was already on the rickety bamboo raft of Ruoye Creek in Nanrong Kingdom, the world was long, and since then, the rivers and lakes and temples in the north have gradually drifted away. There was only one tube of jade flute that had kissed the deceased Fang Ze, and he kept it by his side until he later gave Yu Wuze as a congratulatory gift for her and the year of the flute.

This jade flute with the words "Ruoye Creek" is carefully engraved with hairpins, and Xiahou Wuyu knows it at first sight.

"In the past two years, there has been no trace of you in the market and countryside, and the Beichen Dynasty has said that you have defected to Nanrong, I don't believe it." Xiahou Wuyu paused for a moment and added, "When the state funeral was held for the teacher, my father reprimanded Wei Heyi Party, saying that you are full of people because of your own anger, which is not cultivating private morality. But the teacher has been upright and educating people all his life, and the children he raised will never betray the country and betray his righteousness. ”

"It's easy to look like, but it's hard to change your heart. I'm not afraid of words. Xu Qianyun spread out his hands and said with a wry smile, "But, when will I go back?" ”

Xiahou Wuyu was puzzled and asked: "Now that you have changed your appearance, it is not difficult to return to the imperial capital." What is the explanation of this? ”

Xu Qianyun said: "After His Highness went to the island, he must have noticed that this island is full of moon-white flowers. ”

Xiahou Wuyu nodded and said, "Yes, it's very beautiful." ”

Xu Qianyun said: "This kind of flower is called the Gorgeous Autumn Lotus Flower, which blooms in the twilight of autumn, and is unique to this island, and it cannot survive without this island." It is a pity that the yin and yang of heaven and earth, the incarnation of all things, often cannot be discussed alone. Just like this extremely brilliant and beautiful flower, with such a beautiful name, it can be used to kill people when they see it. ”

Xiahou Wuyu was shocked, Emperor Beichen often praised him for not panicking when he encountered trouble, and he was the most negotiable, but he didn't want him to mess up in this matter, and even his voice trembled a little: "Could it be that you... Did you eat this flower by mistake? ”

Xu Qianyun said lightly: "Once this flower is eaten, it cannot be broken for a day, otherwise there is a risk of life, and the death is tragic, and Yu'er's father, Yu Chengzhan's predecessors, is gone." Now I'm addicted to flowers, and I can't do without this island, and I can't do without it, day after day, year after year, forever trapped in the cage of this high sea. ”

Xiahou Wuyu couldn't hide the grief and indignation in his heart, and his words were choked: "When you were in trouble, I was looking for good medicine for my mother in Kunlun in the Western Regions, and I didn't know the situation in the court. When I finally see my old friends today, it's hard to stand side by side......"

Thinking of the scene of joining hands with high-rise buildings to enjoy the cheers of all the people and the scene of the Beacon City looking at the battlefield, the two of them couldn't help but have red eyes.

After a long time, Xiahou Wuyu said again: "When people appreciate flowers, they don't use them as commonly used ingredients, and you are a person who cherishes flowers, and you won't look for them to eat." What's going on here? ”

Xu Qianyun sighed in his heart and said, "When I was drifting on the river of Nanrong Kingdom, I was accidentally discovered by the disciples of the Jade Void League who escorted Yu Chengzhan's predecessors to visit Yaoxian Island eastward, and I had to pretend to be a person who fled in chaos, and was taken in by them and brought to this island. How do you know that the Jade Void Alliance, which has long been known for loyalty and righteousness, is not a clean place, especially in recent years, there has been serious internal friction, not to mention the deceit among the hall masters, so there are those yin owl characters who have done tricks and feet in our food. Yu's predecessor had an old injury, and the attack was faster, so he left that night and left me alone, and after that, I became Yu'er's master. Before the poison, I used the last of my strength to slash those bastards. ”

Xiahou Wuyu asked, "What happened later?" What happened after the poison? ”

Xu Qianyun raised his head, looked at the gray stone top attentively, and muttered: "Your Highness, when I was a child, the queen told us a very beautiful legend. All these years, I have always remembered it in my heart. ”

Xiahou was stunned.

That's a beautiful legend.