Chapter 9: The Bronze Mirror

The palace of Yuning is very large and luxurious, the jade carved saddle, the pavilion attic, the long white jade railing wraps the deep rotating corridor, the yard is planted with countless precious flowers, a huge lotus pond is located in the center of the courtyard, a pavilion extends to the center of the pond, the buildings in the mansion are lined up, located in a good place, the golden glazed tiles are set to shine with noble brilliance in the summer light

From architecture to gardening, it can be seen that the emperor loves this younger brother, he almost can't wait to pile up the best things in the world in the palace of Yuning, he has always wanted to have a child of his own, but he has waited for many years, he can't beg, so he has to transfer his enthusiasm to Qi Ning, what he can't forget now is the pink and tender little face and gurgling eyes when Qi Ning was born

Qi Ning lives in the Listening Rain Pavilion, this is the simplest place in the whole palace building, there is no rockery pavilion, no small spring flowing water, no precious flowers, only rocks, piled up into strange shapes, how to look very abrupt, but, whenever it rains, raindrops drop on the stones, and they are intertwined with a beautiful tune It turns out that the arrangement of those stones is another ingenious, the height is different, and the hardness is not the same, even if the same raindrops fall on different stones, There will also be a high pitch and a low pitch and there are no flowers and trees in the yard, the raindrops will not fall on the flowers and trees and be messed up, and on the ground, there is soft fine sand, if the rain does not drip on the stones, it will be submerged in the fine sand to listen to the rain pavilion, which is how it comes

The fire demon lived in the Xiuxie Pavilion next to the Listening Rain Pavilion, and he wanted to live in the same courtyard as Qi Ning, but Qi Ning didn't like it very much, so he found a place to live nearby

"Brother, brother, where are we going to play today?" At dawn, the fire demon knocked on Qi Ning's door and let go of his voice and yelled

In the past, there were a total of fifty people who cleaned up in the palace, and the fire demon sent a girl Xiaoqing and a small guy to serve Qi Ning, Qi Ning did not object, the fire demon felt that from childhood to adulthood, there were few things that he would insist on, or maybe he had not said the word against, the fire demon saw that his eyes were wrong, and he would immediately make other arrangements, just like this time he said that he wanted to live in the Listening Rain Pavilion, but Qi Ning made a sound, only his face was slightly stunned, and he packed up his burden and went to the next door

Xiaoqing came over with water and said with a smile: "Pray for the Fire Prince, the Prayer Ning Prince's haven't gotten up yet, why don't you come back later!" ”

The fire demon's eyes widened and he said, "Huh? He didn't get up, what are you doing with the water? ”

"Wait!" Xiaoqing's face was as cute as an apple, and he smiled, "When the prince gets up, he can freshen up immediately."

"Then why don't you just wait for him to get up and then go and carry the water? When he gets up, the water is cold," said the Fire Demon

"It's okay, just change it when the water is cold."

"How idle are you?" The fire demon said in surprise

Xiaoqing was a little embarrassed, "In the past, we cleaned in the palace, as long as we finished our work, we could go out for a walk, but now the housekeeper said that if we want to go out of the house, we have to ask the housekeeper first, so I am always bored at the end of the day, and I feel even more uncomfortable when I am idle, so I came early to serve the prince."

The fire demon's sympathy suddenly overflowed, and he said, "It's so pitiful, find that big power, let's go out for a walk"

Xiaoqing said happily: "Okay, thank you, Lord Wang!"

The fire demon frowned, his two eyebrows were tangled like caterpillars, and said: "Lao Tzu thinks that this prince is not as imposing as the fire demon or the fire lord."

Xiaoqing was puzzled, "Why did the prince say this?" You are the emperor's own prince, and the slaves and maids should call you the prince."

"Isn't the prince he named great? Lao Tzu doesn't want it, you are not allowed to call Lao Tzu Wang Ye in the future, you have to call Huo Ye, the prince is Qi Ning, not Lao Tzu" The fire demon snorted, thinking of his honor, he actually asked a stinky boy with a dry smell to seal it, where did he put his old face? He also regarded the emperor as a young man in the past, and now he feels that he is old and highly qualified, why didn't he think so when he kept saying that he was Qi Ning's brother? In fact, in the final analysis, he is jealous that others are his own brothers, but he is a reputation, and other brothers will hug each other when they meet, but between him and Qi Ning, it is always faint and not warm

So, along the way, the fire demon was entangled in this problem, Qi Ning was wearing a light yellow brocade suit, black brocade embroidered Arowana pattern boots, and a face as warm as a spring breeze with a shallow smile, all the way through the streets of the capital of Fengguo

"What do you think?" Qi Ning's tone was light, and he asked the fire demon with a deep face

The fire demon couldn't hide his words in his heart, so he blurted out suddenly: "Why are you brothers so enthusiastic when they meet, but you and I are always faint when you meet?" ”

Qi Ning glanced at him and said calmly: "Because, since I was born until now, you have never left me for more than a day, let me ask, where does the joy of reunion come from when I see you every day?" ”

The fire demon froze for a moment, and his mind immediately sank into a memory, "Really? Haven't I been running around with my master all these years? Long Chuxia has been very busy all these years, and he remembers that he went to help

"That's right, you've been there, but you have to pull me every time," Qi Ning once again expressed his depression over the years

"That's you yourself going to protect him, you insisted on going, where is Lao Tzu pulling you?" The fire demon was killed and did not recognize it

"It's you who think she needs my protection, in fact, she doesn't need anyone's protection" Qi Ning turned around and walked into an antique shop, Xiaoqing and Daqiang immediately followed, leaving the fire demon stunned in place

The owner of the antique shop was an old man of about 60 years old, and in the center of the counter sat a little boy, about two or three years old, wearing a red belly pocket

Xiaoqing couldn't help but look at it a few more times, smiled and teased the child Fire Demon to take a look, and snorted at the moment, "Compared to Qi Ning's back then, this is far behind!" ”

Qi Ning was slightly annoyed, "Brother Huo, shut up!" Over the years, the most he said to him was to shut him up, because no matter when, where, or who he met, he could always tell him about his baby

The fire demon reflexively shut up immediately, touched his head, and sneered embarrassedly, almost forgetting that he had promised him that no matter how he behaved in the future, he would be mature and steady

Most of the antique shops are not very old items, there are fakes, there are genuine products, antiques, is to test the vision and knowledge, sometimes you can buy good things at a very cheap price and sometimes you will buy worthless fakes at a very expensive price

The boss saw Qi Ning staring at a mirror, it was a copper mirror, the copper mirror had not been wiped, it emitted a dull copper yellow, the edge was slightly blackened, the carving on the back of the mirror was still clearly recognizable, and the boss hurriedly stepped forward and introduced: "This son, you really have a vision, this bronze mirror is the artifact of the Tiantai Mountain Preservation Temple, which has a history of thousands of years, and it was stolen and sold by the monk of the Preservation Temple in private, and it has been placed for a long time, but there is no person who knows the goods."

Daqiang said puzzledly: "Use a bronze mirror as an artifact? Isn't that far-fetched? Moreover, the Cunshen Temple is all monks, what do you want the bronze mirror for? ”