On the most prosperous street in the south of the Yangtze River, gongs and drums shook the sky. People flocked to the streets, beaming and waiting for their emperor.

On a remote road with few people, Xuanyuan sat in a sedan chair, lifted the sedan curtain, looked at the other side of the water from a distance, and said to Cheng Ci: "Let those people disperse!" ”

The scenery of Qinhuai is really nothing to say, the willow leaves are like silk, and the butterflies are fluttering. The sound and laughter on the riverside across the trail are quite lively.

"Zeng Linshi, how well do you listen to this song compared to yours?" Passing by a red mansion, Xuanyuan suddenly ordered someone to stop the sedan chair, and the sound of the piano came from the red mansion.

"Back to the emperor, this person is also a master." Zeng Linshi whispered at the curtain in front of the car.

Xuanyuan had lifted the sedan curtain, and his eyes were as dark as the ocean of sky. There was an air of indifference on his body, and his lips were closed as if someone owed him.

"Liu Taishou, tomorrow night, call this piano player. Try it with my musicians, and we'll all enjoy it. His eyes fell on a middle-aged man.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Taishou on the side said respectfully.

The deep blue sky is shining on the moon, the moonlight is faintly sprinkled on the exquisite carpet of the palace, the area of the palace is not large, but the garden design is very reasonable, the blue bricks and red tiles, the pavilions and pavilions shine under the moon, the small bridge flows, the flowers compete for beauty, and the fragrance blows with the wind.

"Cheng Ci, you finally went back to your hometown, tonight, you don't have to pay for it, just have Zhang Ning here, you go back to see your relatives." In the palace, Xuanyuan said to Cheng Ci.

Cheng Ci's nose was slightly sour when he heard this, and an inexplicable feeling of emotion came up, he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister should accompany you, after all, this is not as good as the capital." ”

Xuanyuan waved his hand: "You go, I just admire this Jiangnan silk and bamboo tonight, you just need to come back early." ”

Hearing Xuanyuan say this, Cheng Ci no longer insisted, and went out after saluting.

In the hall of the palace, Liu Taishou saluted Xuanyuan and said, "Your Majesty, the delicate girl from the Red Chamber is here." ”

Xuanyuan fixed his eyes and saw that a beautiful woman was walking into the hall, and the woman knelt down to Xuanyuan Shun and said, "The people bow to the emperor." ”

"Are you the woman who plays the piano on the Red Chamber?" Xuanyuan asked.

The woman quickly replied "yes".

"Zeng Linshi, come here, the person who competes with you is here." Xuanyuan said with a particularly relaxed appearance.

When the words fell, Zeng Linshi, who was dressed in white, appeared at the door of the hall, his crystal eyes burst out with a sharp light, and the sharp sword of the good world was about to penetrate the hearts of the people, but it disappeared in an instant, and returned to calm, but he smiled at everyone gently,

"Your Majesty, the minister is ready." He spoke lightly.

"Which of you comes first?" Xuanyuan asked in a loud voice.

"The folk girl is exquisite, and I would like to present a song first." The woman looked up and replied.

"Okay, Liu Taishou, Zhang Ning, I'll make a judgment, and the winner will be rewarded. Come, such a wonderful night, how can you do without wine? "Xuanyuan has a voice.

"Serve!" Zhang Ning said.

Na Linglong gently stroked the piano prepared in the hall, walked to the side of the piano and sat down, put the piano flat, took a deep breath, and the jade fingers began to fluctuate on the guqin, very smooth. Accompanied by the guqin, the tactful and somewhat sad singing voice slowly flowed out, and she was engrossed until the end of the last finale, and her body and mind were integrated into the song.

After playing the song, she said softly: "The little girl is ugly." ”

"Wonderful, wonderful!" Xuanyuan smiled and blurted out.

"The people's daughter Xie Emperor, please allow the emperor to pour a glass of wine for the emperor." Linglong said.

"No." On the side, Zhang Ning stroked the knife and said.

Linglong's eyes were red, and she bit her lip, as if she had been greatly wronged.

"It's okay, come on!" Regulus lifted the wine bottle.

Linglong stepped forward, took the pot from the palace maid and poured a glass of wine for Xuanyuan, and was about to retreat, but Xuanyuan said: "Just wait on the side." ”

"It's your turn, my musician." Xuanyuan said to Zeng Linshi slightly drunk.

Zeng Linshi signaled to the maid next to him, he handed over a nanmu guqin knowingly, slowly sat down, his slender and elegant hands gently stroked the strings, the sound of the piano sounded in vain in the hall, the sound of the piano was sometimes euphemistic and sometimes resolute, the coupon came, and raised the layers of rippling music. The timbre is sometimes like a pool of clear water, clear and clear... Sometimes it is like a fresh breeze on the lake on a summer night... Relaxing and fresh......

The crowd was completely immersed in the intoxicating music.

"It's worthy of being my musician, come, come, come, tonight you and I don't distinguish between kings and ministers, everyone will rest when they get drunk." Xuanyuan raised the wine bottle again, and motioned to Linglong on the side to pour the wine for him.

"Thank you for your love to your ministers over the years." Zeng Linshi also raised the wine bottle

As soon as his words fell, it was too late and that was too fast, Linglong on the side suddenly sprinkled a handful of white ink at Xuanyuan, and Zeng Linshi didn't know where to take a short sword and stabbed at Xuanyuan......

"There are assassins!" The people in the hall were frightened by this sudden situation, and only Zhang Ning shouted.

When Zeng Linshi was about to make up for Xuanyuan's chest, Zhang Ning's knife had already slashed at his sword-holding arm at once, and the entire arm was cut off alive. The brocade guards outside the house also quickly came in and surrounded Zeng Linshi and Linglong tightly.

Xuanyuan's eyes were black, and the moment he was unconscious, he said to Zhang Ning, who was holding him: "Quickly notify the fifth prince to come back, don't let this matter go." ”

"Your Majesty, it's all the minister's fault, the minister shouldn't leave!" Cheng Ci burst into tears and looked at Xuanyuan who was unconscious on the couch.

"Father-in-law Cheng, the top priority is that we should hurry back to the palace, I have sent a fast horse to report the news and inform the fifth prince to return to the palace." Zhang Ning said on the side.

"General Zhang, what did the Imperial Doctor say?" Cheng Ci asked.

"The imperial doctor said that the sword was not deep and his life was worry-free, but the emperor was unconscious, mainly because of the effect of the poisonous powder, and he had to hurry back to Beijing and be treated with strange medicine." Zhang Ning replied.

The sky is blue, on a hillside on the border between Xuanguo and Tianzhu, a man in a fancy dress wears a jade crown on his head, a long jade body, a pair of beautiful eyes like a clear water, a nose like a cut, a royal blue clothes are lining him like a visitor from outside the sky, he just stands there casually, and exudes a kind of luxury from afar.

"Lord Wang, after this mountain, you will enter the territory of Tianzhu." Yang Feng said.

The man turned around, and it was the fifth prince of Xuanguo, Emperor Xuanyuan's younger brother Xuanli.

He whispered "oh". He turned back and looked into the distance.

"What is she going to do now?" After a while, he seemed to be talking to himself, as if he was asking Yang Feng.

Yang Feng said without thinking: "She will definitely be fine." ”

The group went down the hillside and was about to head towards the territory of Tianzhu, when suddenly a piercing red smoke bomb crossed the sky.

Everyone looked at the sky in surprise, three, a total of three red smoke bombs, Yang Feng looked at Xuan Li worriedly, the horse that Xuan Li was riding turned around in place, and finally, the owner of the horse raised his whip, and the horse galloped away in the direction of Xuan Guo.