It's still the middle of winter, and the snow is flying outside.

Winter should be so monotonous as the eye can see, but somewhere in the palace, the flowers and grass are unusually eye-catching, bringing the distant spring and summer abruptly, but it is a pity that this winter scenery is not just casual anyone can enjoy, only five or six.

"That idiot really thinks you're a baby. These kinds of flowers are scarce and difficult to raise, a thousand gold is rare, and it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to build this flower house alone, and he does not hesitate to work for you and lose money, no wonder those ministers have more and more opinions. ”

A white coat that was more dazzling than snow walked through the flowers, and the corners of the clothes were inadvertently stained with a few drops of dew, which made the owner of the clothes frown slightly, raised his feet, and crushed the delicate flowers with an expressionless face.

Lan Zhirong was very distressed, seeing that the flowers that she had worked so hard to feed were ravaged, but she could only look at it from afar without moving, and even squeezed out an emotionless charming smile: "I rarely ask him for anything after entering the palace for so long, he is willing to send it to please him, even if the ministers complain, he doesn't blame me." People say that the face is ruined, and the demons are all over the country, I see that most of the women who were scolded in the history books have been wronged, and it is not you men who really bring disaster to the country? Women are all pawns, and you will be infamous for your spoiling. ”

"If it weren't for you, how could he go from a Ming Emperor to a mediocre emperor?" Lian Song sneered, took out a sweat towel and wiped his hands, "Because you made a fool and ran to find Yan Liwu and revealed your identity, that fool had a conflict with Wen Moshu to protect you, even if both of them kept silent, but the successive actions after that were obvious to all." Also, do you dare to swear to the sky that it was the old man's idea for Empress Jingyi to send medicine to Wen Moshu? An emperor who intends to make a difference, after meeting you, there is no possibility of being praised by all the people, what else can you be if you are not a demon girl of the country? ”

Lan Zhirong bit her lip, unable to argue.

After a moment of silence, Lian Song swaggered down in the huge sandalwood chair exclusive to Wen Jingyuan, and his slender fingers regularly tapped the armrest: "Don't show off your tongue in front of me next time, your brain is only worthy of being a cheap maid who is used by a messenger." ”

The undisguised ridicule and humiliation made Lan Zhirong's pink cheeks red, and her chest rose and fell unsteadily, if it weren't for Lian Song sitting opposite, I was afraid that she would have loosened her teeth and scolded.

What made Lan Zhirong's shame and anger suddenly subsided was a cool breeze passing by, silent and cold. Before he could see who had ghostly crossed him, the figure had stopped beside Lian Song, leaning over and whispering.

"Oh? It's a funny thing. Lian Song's eyes narrowed slightly, the curvature of the corners of his lips seemed to be absent, and his gaze shifted from the remains of flowers and plants to Lan Zhirong. Raising his hand, the young man in the ink-colored suit beside him withdrew from the hall and disappeared without a trace, Lian Song tilted his head and propped up the corners of his forehead, and his tone hid great interest: "Gu Shui found something in the Tianque Palace - your old enemy has returned to the palace, and he has an ambiguous relationship with the second prince; What's even more strange is that the prince of Dingyuan did not come back with her, but sent a white-faced waste who was powerless to guard her. ”

"Impossible, there is a sea of blood feud between Wen Moqing and Yan Liwu, how could she be let go back alone?" Lan Zhirong hurriedly interrupted Lian Song's words and retorted, her long eyebrows twisted together.

"What's impossible? As I said, Yan Liwu is a very interesting woman, otherwise the second prince would not have gotten so close to her, let alone Ye Haochuan, the main general of the expeditionary army? Glancing at Lan Zhirong disdainfully, Lian Song's eyebrows shrugged slightly, "What are you going to do now?" With the current momentum, I'm afraid it won't be long before you have a backer on par with you, and it won't be so easy for you to attack her again. ”

Lan Zhirong smiled coldly and replied without hesitation: "I won't kill her so early, she hasn't suffered enough." Since she wants to find a backer to support herself, then I will knock down her backers one by one, so that she has no place to stay! ”

"Is that so? Then I'll have to wait and see what kind of show you can put on for me. ”

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Lian Song showed an imperceptible sneer, as if he was expecting something, and as if he had already seen through everything.

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"This is the Ming ginseng from Xichuan, this is the immortal pearl sent by the envoy when Princess Linhe got married, and this ointment, which is mixed with water and drunk, is said to be able to cure all kinds of poisons."

In the Warm Pavilion of Tianque Palace, Wen Mozheng fiddled with large and small boxes like a number of treasures, with a simple smile on his young face, as usual, happy or sad were all written on his face.

"Your Highness's illness can't be taken indiscriminately. These are indeed rare and rare good medicinal materials, but if they are not right, the four princes should take them back and keep them carefully, maybe they can be used in the future. Yan Liwu politely rejected what Wen Mozheng brought, and glanced down at Wen Moshu, who happened to be looking up at her, and the two eyes met and quickly turned away.

"It's not easy for His Royal Highness and the Fourth Prince to meet each other, so don't bother others, let their brothers have a good chat." Chu Ci stretched his waist and turned to Jun Wunian with an elegant smile, "Boss Jun is interested in playing a game with Chu?" Oh, by the way, Miss Yan should come along, there are some medical problems that I want to ask for advice. ”

How can a person who has been scheming all day suddenly study medicine? Sudden sex change? Yan Liwu didn't believe Chu Ci's excuse, hesitated and nodded lightly at Wen Moshu, and left the warm pavilion and walked outside the courtyard first.

"Chu Ci," Seeing Jun Wunian walking out after him, Wen Moshu suddenly spoke before Chu Ci left, "Don't be too embarrassed for her, I asked her to stay for a few more days." ”

"Does Your Highness think I'm such a stingy person?" Chu Ci smiled lightly, still elegant and decent, but he couldn't see his feelings.

Wen Mozheng is not good at speculating on other people's words, and his joy has not passed, so he can't help but persuade Chu Ci a few more words, Chu Ci only nodded in response and did not refute him, and his gentle demeanor was not damaged at all.

Looking at the back of Chu Ci leaving, Wen Mozheng sighed with envy: "Young Master Chu is really noble, no matter how he looks and his mind is extraordinary and outstanding, it would be nice if I could be like him, and Wunian would not always sigh helplessly about what I did." ”

"Chu Ci is not a person of the same world as us, he has his ideas, which others can't compare." Wen Moshu coughed lightly, his voice and complexion were much better than before, and he spoke more confidently, "Mo Zheng, you have liked to be arrogant since you were a child, and you can't see your own advantages. In fact, there are not a few people who envy you, at least your ability to deal with things is rarely matched, so when your father was alive, he was most willing to let you deal with headache cases. Now that you are an adult, you should learn to see many things clearly, whether it is me or Boss Jun, we can't always be by your side, so ...... Really, Rory is so verbose that he doesn't know how to proceed. ”

Wen Moshu smiled bitterly and coughed for a while, Wen Mozheng was afraid that his bad mood would affect his body, so he hurriedly diverted the topic and talked about some irrelevant topics in the front and harem and the past when he was a teenager. At this time, the three people who left the room also entered their own topic, and appeared in the guest room of the Longxin Hall in a very strange combination.

"How long does Miss Yan plan to stay in the imperial capital?" Unceremoniously serving a pot and pouring tea, Chu Ci seemed to regard the Longxin Palace as his own territory.

"I told Wen Moqing that as long as His Highness's condition is stable, I will leave. Depending on the current situation, it will be as little as one or two days, and as much as three or five days, and it will not stay too long. ”

Jun Wunian glanced at Chu Ci lightly: "Prince Chu doesn't seem to want Miss Yan to stay, but the expectations of the second prince are the opposite, is this a disagreement?" ”

"The differences between me and His Highness are not limited to this, if Boss Jun observes more, he will find that in fact, most of our views are completely opposite." Chu Ci smiled disappreciably, and twisted a pinch of tea leaves and put them in the cup.

"Good tea is not in the flavor, there is no need to put so much." Jun Wunian, who regarded tea as his life, gasped, snatched the tea can and received it in the cabinet distressedly, turned around and changed the topic very naturally, "There is one thing I have always been curious about, the second prince seems to have little interest in fighting for power, and the prince of Chu, as a confidant of the first emperor, took the initiative to switch to the second prince's disciple, what is the inside story?" ”

Chu Ci is the confidant of the first emperor? Yan Liwu held the teacup silently, and his heart was filled with surprise and questions.

Being able to be a confidant of the first emperor shows that Chu Ci's status is extraordinary, how could such a promising person find Wen Moshu, who yearns for freedom? Could it be that Wen Moshu is reluctant to get involved in political affairs, but he is deeply involved in it, and it is related to Chu Ci?

Thinking back to meeting Chu Ci several times, there were always many things hidden in those deep eyes that she couldn't understand, and Yan Liwu became more and more confused about Chu Ci's purpose, what role did this graceful, elegant and resourceful man play in the former dynasty of the Yuan Kingdom? To her, is he friend or foe?

"Miss Yan doesn't have to pay too much attention to me, so far, I don't plan to be an enemy of Junzilou or Miss Yan. If I have to say if there is any obstacle or hostility at the moment, then there will only be the Four Princes and Boss Jun. Chu Ci seemed to be able to see people's hearts through the skin bones, half raised the teacup and smiled, his eyes were as sharp as knives.

Jun Wunian's face did not change, and he smiled and raised his glass: "In this way, I am actually an enemy of the prince of Chu who has the reputation of 'the talent of the emperor', and I don't know whether to be afraid or feel honored." ”

Yan Liwu frowned slightly, as if he felt that the conversation had changed its taste, and he had a slight feeling of open and secret fighting.

Chu Ci pondered for a while, suddenly put down the teacup and knocked on the corner of his forehead, his eyes scattered on the table: "What do you feel about later, there are rats in the palace of the Four Princes, shouldn't Boss Jun clean it up?" ”

"Cleaning up is naturally wanted." Jun Wunian sighed, and suddenly stood up and bowed to Yan Li, "If there is anything that disturbs Miss Yan, please bear with me." ”

Before the words landed, Jun Wunian's figure jumped up suddenly, and before he could see his movements clearly, he had already flashed into the courtyard outside the house, and a low cry accompanied by the falling dead leaves shook the treetops.

The moment Jun Wunian made a move, Yan Lixian's eyes keenly caught a black figure, that figure was as agile and fast as a ghost, even if Jun Wunian's body was like electricity, he couldn't catch it, he actually jumped back eerily between the lightning and flint, and then fell suddenly, disappearing outside the vermilion palace wall.

Yan Liwu gasped and looked back at Chu Ci incredulously, the latter still held on to the teacup and shook it gently, his eyes did not pay attention to the battle in the courtyard at all, but looked at Yan Liwu meaningfully, and the smile on the corner of his lips was unfathomable.

"It seems that the palace is not safe either. Miss Yan should leave the imperial capital as soon as possible, compared to His Royal Highness, the prince of Dingyuan is the one who can protect you better. ”