There were seven or eight little eunuchs standing in Ma Xisheng's dormitory, each holding one or two cages in their hands, and they were at the long table in the center of the hall.

On this table, there is a porcelain fence the size of a basin dedicated to fighting crickets, and there is a screen not far from the long table, behind which Liu Peiyun is kneeling and guarding her piano, looking nervous.

She was nervous when she came, after all, she was seeing the king, and she was still thinking about what she should play along the way.

However, when she came, she realized that the king was not there at all, but the little eunuch who led the way asked her to practice a monophonic playing here, saying that she would wait for the king to listen.

Liu Peiyun was strange and confused, but he couldn't help but do it, so he had to practice here, and the more he practiced, the more uneasy he became.

"Here, the king is here" Suddenly a little eunuch reminded in the hall, Liu Peiyun was so nervous that her back straightened, but the eunuch rushed to the back of the screen and whispered to her, "The girl can start playing the sound she has just learned when she hears the high-fives." ”

"Yes." Liu Peiyun nodded nervously, "But that's just a single tone"

The little eunuch made a silent gesture, and turned to leave without saying anything.

Liu Peiyun had no choice but to keep her mouth shut and carefully observe the outside through the screen gauze while waiting.

And as soon as the little eunuch who had just instructed Liu Peiyun came out from behind the screen, he lit a piece of spice and placed it in the smoker.

After about three breaths, Changfu had already led Ma Xisheng inside.

"King, please see" Changfu pointed to the porcelain enclosure like a treasure, and immediately the eunuchs waiting in the hall put the crickets in the cage in their hands into the porcelain enclosure.

Seeing this, Ma Xisheng stepped forward very happily, and Changfu high-fived twice.

Liu Peiyun behind the screen didn't dare to delay, and immediately played the single note, so Ma Xisheng heard the sound of the piano like a cricket.

When he looked at the screen in amazement, the crickets in the porcelain enclosure also began to move, and the little eunuchs around him made excited sounds, causing Ma Xisheng to turn back to watch the situation, and immediately the focus returned to the crickets.

Seeing this, Changfu glanced at the spices that had been lit in the house, waved his hand and dismissed all the eunuchs in the house, leaving only himself alone to accompany Ma Xisheng.

The little eunuchs withdrew from the hall, and someone consciously closed the door of the temple.

After a little eunuch with a mole in the corner of his eye frowned slightly, he pulled the little eunuch next to him to take a few steps to the side, and said in a low voice, "You stay here, I'll go to make it easier, it's a little diarrhea." ”

"Go, the king plays with the crickets, and it won't stop for an hour or two." The little eunuch didn't care, so the eunuch with a mole in the corner of his eye left quickly.

However, he didn't go to the latrine, but went straight to the remote corner of the palace where no one would go, and whispered to Zhao Fuchun, who was sprinkling and sweeping there.

Zhao Fuchun nodded frequently when he heard this, and then explained a few words, and the little eunuch quickly left.

After Zhao Fuchun looked around, he also left the corner.

In the depths of the night, Mu Junwu appeared in the house in Yuzhou City like a ghost, and Feiyun saw him appear and excitedly stepped forward.

"The prince came at the right time, just now there was news from the Chu Palace, and the silver arm has found the person to dock."

"Oh, who"

"Zhao Fuchun."

Mu Junwu was surprised when he heard "him"

This Zhao Fuchun was once the right and left hand of the former king, and he was the most trusted personal eunuch of the first king.

But since the death of the first king, this person has been demoted to be a rough envoy, although I don't know why he fell, but the ability of an old eunuch can not be underestimated, especially in the palace I don't know how many people are climbing up with his love, this connection must be there.

"The hand of the first king should not be underestimated." Mu Junwu thought for a while, and spit out these eight characters lightly, and Feiyun looked quite excited and said, "In addition, Pan Yue also sent news, the two privy envoys have begun to exert their strength, and after Peng Taibao returns to Changsha Mansion, Gongzi can start your road to kingship." ”

Mu Junwu looked at Feiyun's excited expression, but frowned slightly, "Everyone looks at the Peng family, whether this country is the Ma family or the Peng family."

Feiyun was stunned, "The prince is the king, the Peng family is the courtier, this country naturally belongs to the Ma family, and we are only relying on the Peng family's financial resources and military strength now."

"Borrow" Mu Junwu sneered, "self-deception." ”

Feiyun was stunned and didn't dare to speak for a while, but Mu Junwu said with a straight face, "The future can't be handed over to others." As he spoke, he took out a folded piece of paper from his bosom and placed it on the table, "Within three months, be sure to turn them into military pay materials." ”

Feiyun curiously and carefully picked up the paper and opened it to take a look, and then his eyes widened, "Childe, where did you get this?"

"A gift from a good teacher on his deathbed." Mu Junwu's expression was bland and cautious, "Handle it secretly, and don't let others know." ”

"Understood." Feiyun couldn't hide his excitement in his eyes and said, "With the support of this wealth, the Peng family is no longer powerless." ”

"Be safe, let's do it first, the geometry of the real thing is not yet known, not to mention that these things should be used on the blade."

Hearing this, Feiyun immediately restrained his emotions, bowed his head and said, "Yes." ”

In the mourning hall built by the Tang Gate, Hua Rou stood by the coffin and whispered to Tang Jiu'er's body, "Master, don't worry, no matter how difficult the future is, I will have good thoughts, strive to protect the Tang Gate, and use the power of the Tang Gate to stop bullying and persecution."

Before she finished speaking, there was a sound of heavy footsteps behind her, and she hurriedly turned around and saw Tang Xiao.

At this moment, Tang Xiao is wearing heavy filial piety, wrapped in black yarn, and his eyes are full of sadness.

"Senior Brother Tang Xiao" Hua Rou called softly with complicated emotions, but Tang Xiao did not respond to her, but remained silent, and walked to the coffin haggard to pay tribute to Tang Jiu'er's remains.

Seeing this, Hua Rou was at a loss for a moment, and after hesitating for a moment, she silently turned around and walked out, deciding to give him some space to spend time with Tang Jiu'er's body.

So, at the moment when her feet stepped out of the mourning hall, Tang Xiao's tears slipped into the coffin, and at the same time, Hua Rou heard Tang Xiao's choked and resentful voice, "You lied to me"

Hua Rou's body trembled and stood still.

And Tang Xiao has cried and complained, "You picked me up, raised me with my grandmother, taught me skills, you taught me how to behave, you wanted me to persevere, and I never gave up, but why did you choose to leave me in this way?"

Hua Rou listened to his questioning, closed her eyes, and tears rained down.

"Why don't you lie to me, you can't do it, why do you want me to do it" Tang Xiao slammed his fist into the coffin with emotion, "You live up to your words, you are like this, how should the apprentice face the rest of his life, what is strong, what never gives up is a lie, it is all lying to me"

"She didn't lie to you" Hua Rou turned around and rushed back to the mourning hall, emotional, "Master didn't lie to you, her suicide was actually to fulfill me." ”