I was anxious to know the truth, but there were too many accidents that happened during this time, and I was afraid of any more bad news, so I didn't dare to open this letter to read.

I was so confused that I hesitated for a long time, but I still unfolded the letter, which read-

Hu Yuanjun:

You are affectionate and righteous, Zhou Tun admires it from the bottom of his heart. But I remind you that individuals and the court cannot compete after all, and please don't interfere too much in the decisions made by the emperor.

Although I am a low-level official, because my father is a trusted person of the emperor, I also know a little about political affairs. That's all there is to it, and please take care of yourself and your family.

Hu Yuanjun, cherish.

Zhou Tun worshipped.

Hu Xianxian sat in a daze, his hands clenched, his bones turned white, and there was a crisp sound of "Titica".

Zhou Tun's intention was just to persuade Hu Xianxian not to interfere too much in state affairs and to cultivate quietly, but in fact he revealed two very important messages.

First, Han Zexi trusted the old housekeeper of the palace back then, and now Governor Zhou. Governor Zhou is now just a guest steward who takes care of chores in Xianyunguan on the surface, but his real identity is the emperor's secret agent, helping Cheng Haofeng while also monitoring Cheng Haofeng, and also monitoring and visiting other courtiers.

Perhaps, the people who reported Zheng Tianba and the people who framed Zheng Huiliao were all arranged by Governor Zhou.

Second, the letter asked Hu Xianxian to take care of herself and her family more, with a sense of threat, if she meddled more, it might endanger her relatives.

She can ignore it herself, but she can't help but think about her brother Hu Yonggang.

As for why Zhou Tun sent the letter, Hu Xianxian couldn't figure it out. Zhou Tun procured it in front of the Silk Brocade Academy, which was an errand to buy silk silk for the royal family, and at the same time accompanied the envoys to various countries to send brocade silk fabrics, the status was not high, but it was really fat.

When he went to Manraka this time, he gave gifts to the usurping puppet emperor and created an opportunity for them to enter the palace and attack.

Could it be that Zhou Tun became friends with Zheng Huiliao on the way to Manraka, and he also complained about his friend, so he wrote a letter to remind Hu Xianxian, afraid that Zheng Huiliao would lose even his last shelter?

After thinking for a long time, Hu Xianxian waved his hand and lit the letter paper with aura, the blue flame swayed, the letter paper burned out, and then waved his hand to disperse the ashes.

Subsequently, Hu Xianxian wrote a reply letter to Zhou Tun, wrote a few words of concern, secretly expressed his intention to listen to his advice, and hinted that Zheng Huiliao was fine, so that he could rest assured.

Summoned Hang Wuyi, asked her to take the letter and send it, and sat quietly in the room to carefully recall the recent events.

The next day, Hu Xianxian carried a jar of wine to Ye Guanying's mansion.

Under the wisteria trellis in the back garden, the green vines are entangled, the purple stamen is fragrant, next to the small wooden table, on the humble wooden pier, Ye Guanying sits leisurely.

He was in a white robe like snow, smiling, teasing and teasing, and he should not have paid much attention to the dismissal.

However, Qu Chunrao was babbling beside him, who should he ask the emperor for a favor, change his impression in the emperor's heart, and it would be best if he could be reinstated.

Ye Guanying just didn't hear her say, teasing the cage canary next to her.

Hu Xianxian asked the servant not to pass it on, walked to the rattan trellis, and said softly: "I haven't been charged, everyone is fine, fortunately, don't care about the rest." "

"Xianxian, how did you know that I wanted to drink? Haha, that's right! Ye Guanying stood up and laughed and took over the wine jar, "Drinking tea at home these days is about to make me sick!" ”

Qu Chunrao sighed helplessly, no longer persuading, and went to get a cup to prepare wine and food.

In the next few days, Hu Xianxian accompanied Ye Guanying to drink, chat, and reminisce about the past. Let Ye Guanying vent the unhappiness in his chest to the fullest, and he is not afraid of being said to complain about the court.

They complained about wine, and the emperor also encountered something unpleasant. On the third day of the fifth month, the emperor accompanied the empress dowager to the suburbs outside the palace to worship.

This day is the birthday of Emperor Deyuan, and the Empress Dowager said that she repeatedly dreamed of Emperor Deyuan sighing, so she thought about it and wanted to celebrate his birth.

The white-haired man sent the black-haired man, who brought him to this world on this day, and now he has gone to Huangquan on this day, when the mother wants to see him celebrate his birthday in the Yang world on this day, and others feel sad in it.

Han Zexi didn't want to go with him, but he couldn't find a suitable reason, and he was afraid that the Empress Dowager would be displeased.

Later, it was Shen Zhujun who persuaded him to go to worship together, "Well, when you have no chance to relax, you must rest more." You don't have to go to worship Emperor Deyuan, but to go on an outing to relax. Isn't it possible to feel happy? "

Han Zexi asked her to go with her, but Shen Zhujun said that he wanted to write the old history of the former dynasty, and he was inconvenient to go out because of menstrual affairs, so he refused to go.

They all went out of the palace, and Shen Zhujun was quite happy, thinking that he could finally write a manuscript quietly, but unexpectedly, it caused a disaster.

The Empress Dowager stood silently beside the tomb of Emperor Deyuan for a long time, Ke Yajie accompanied her into mourning, and Cha'er and the palace maids and eunuchs bowed their heads in silence.

It's not yet the Dragon Boat Festival, but the scorching sun has scorched the ground like a flowing fire, making people sweat on their foreheads, Han Zexi didn't want to come, and it was even more impatient to stand like this and be sunburned.

Dang Ben'an, who was accompanying him, saw that he was anxious, so he proposed, since he had come to the imperial tomb, it was better to go to the tombs of the emperors and concubines to pay respects.

There are eight former emperors and their queens and concubines buried in the imperial mausoleum on the outskirts of Beijing, and it is night to worship a circle, but because the empress dowager is not around, you can wander around the road.

Han Zexi immediately agreed, bid farewell to the Empress Dowager, and went to worship elsewhere. Along the way, the trees are verdant, the green fruits are full of branches, and the summer mountain scenery is more interesting than the spring flowers, and Han Zexi feels comfortable.

In the middle of noon, Han Zexi couldn't raise his interest again, he was tired, thirsty and hungry, but the king of a country can't ride on a horse and nibble on a baked cake, right?

When he was angry, he saw a small courtyard in front of him, Ke Yarun knelt in front of the courtyard gate, and shouted loudly: "The prisoner Ke Shi greeted the holy driver, and she has already served some shoddy wine and food to the emperor for dinner. "

It turned out that he had arrived next to the Mausoleum of Empress Zhihua, and in front of him was the small courtyard of Ke Yarun's Mausoleum.

When I entered the courtyard, I saw that the house was dilapidated, and I thought about the battle with the king of Chengjun, and sighed in my heart, if it wasn't for the victory, I was afraid that I and my family would fall into a more miserable situation.

Ke Yarun and Ah Dai and the two maids assigned to offer fragrant tea and pastries, and the two maids scratched their heads when they got the opportunity to get close to the emperor, and Han Zexi didn't look at them much, but was quite curious about Ah Dai, who had been keeping her head down.

He asked Ke Yarun: "Is she timid and cowardly and afraid to see me?" ”

Ke Yarun said that Ah Dai was disfigured by illness four years ago, and she didn't want to have the emperor's longan. Saying this, Han Zexi remembered the woman who didn't want to go to Hu Yonggang's mansion or be a maid in the palace, so she invited herself to come to guard the mausoleum.

"A woman's appearance is secondary, her conduct is the first, she is willing to accompany the old master to suffer, understand kindness and righteousness, how could she pollute my eyes. Don't be afraid, keep your head up. Han Zexi smiled kindly.

Ah Dai raised her head, there was a trace of Dai Qing on her forehead, and there were stains on her cheeks, but her facial features were very delicate, Han Zexi sighed and said that it was a pity.

After drinking half a cup of tea and eating a few bites of red bean dumplings with the fragrance of zongzi leaves, Han Zexi was in a lot of spirits.

"This zongzi is so fragrant, it's better than what the imperial chef makes, who made it?"

Ke Yarun replied: "It was made by Ade, ready for us to eat during the Dragon Boat Festival, and today the emperor is coming, so I will invite the emperor to taste it first." ”

Maybe eating people has a soft mouth, Han Zexi actually felt that looking at Adele was a little more pleasing to the eye, and then smelled a strange fragrance on her body, and couldn't help asking: "What kind of spice did you smoke?" ”

"Your Majesty, slaves and maids never smoke incense, this is the fragrance of the sachets they wear. The sachet is not a precious spice, it is made of honey from the pollen of orange blossoms and peach gum. Adele's voice was soft, with a hint of shyness.

"Fruit, the kind of orange tree that bears fruit? The fragrance of the flowers is too strong, and it doesn't smell as good as yours. You said peach gum was added? Is it the translucent glue that flows from the peach tree? That can also be flavored? Although Han Zexi grew up in the courtyard of a deep house, he used to often play in the countryside, but he had never heard of such a thing.

Seeing him staring eagerly at herself, Adei couldn't help blushing like rouge, and replied softly: "The process of selecting materials and mixing incense is quite complicated, and the slave doesn't know how to explain it." If the emperor likes this fragrance, the slave is willing to make more and offer it. ”

Han Zexi nodded in agreement, and Ke Yarun said with a smile on the side: "Ah Dai is the daughter of the head of the Chengjun Royal Palace, and she knows some superficial skills, why don't you let her follow the emperor as a female guard?" It is more convenient to enter and exit the harem than Jin Longwei. Her cooking and fragrance skills are high, and she doesn't have to let people go out of the palace to announce what the emperor wants to send her. ”

This proposal made Han Zexi quite agree, Jin Longwei is a young man with strong blood, and it is indeed inconvenient to enter and exit the harem, and it is really good to have a female guard.

But Adele frowned and said worriedly: "Although I am willing to serve the emperor, I am afraid that my ugly appearance will scare all the ladies in the palace." ”

Ke Yarun immediately answered, "The emperor is the true dragon son of heaven, you were originally beautiful, but you were disfigured when you were sick, that was bad luck, maybe the emperor's benevolent and holy spirit disappeared from bad luck." ”

"The spirit of benevolence and holiness disappears from bad luck?" Han Zexi was very amused, "Is it possible that I can make her face smooth again by stroking it?" ”

"Would you like to give it a try?" Ke Yarun led him to try.

Han Zexi smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of the legend of Mrs. Hook Yi? I'm going to give it a try. ”

Legend has it that when Mrs. Hook Yi was born with a fist, the five fingers could not be stretched, and a certain emperor stroked his hand, and the palm of the hand was immediately spread out, and the jade hook was originally hidden inside. The emperor married her back and favored her.

With a joking mentality, Han Zexi reached out and stroked Ade's face, and as far as his fingertips went, the real stains slowly faded and faded!

Ah Dai not only has no flaws in her appearance, but also exudes wisps of fragrance all over her body, and the strange fragrance seems to seep into the pores, making Han Zexi's limbs and bones feel like they are immersed in perfume, and even the tips of his heart are crispy.

Maybe it's because of the big contrast between before and after, Han Zexi, who has seen many beauties, only thinks that Adele is glamorous, and other beauties are all vulgar fans, and his heart is already shaking and difficult to control himself in the face of her.

Ke Yarun saw that Han Zexi was already stupid, so he gave the others a look, and they all retreated with interest.

Dang Ben'an asked people to prepare a wide carriage, and asked people to escort Han Zexi and Ah Dai back to the palace first, and then go to report to the empress dowager that the emperor was unwell and went back to the palace to ask the imperial doctor for treatment.

Since then, it has been rumored that Ah Dai has been fortunate in the carriage, and after the rain and dew, Han Zexi left her in Ke Yajie Shouliang Palace.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, he told Shen Zhujun about the matter, but Shen Zhujun unexpectedly did not object.

On the eighth day of the fifth month, Han Zexi named Ah Dai as "choosing a serving beauty", and they all called Dai Meiren.