In the back hall of Dali Temple, the emperor sits in the middle of the hall.

Everyone else in the hall stood in great restraint.

The emperor smiled and greeted: "Everyone sit, why are you standing?" I'm just talking to you casually, and I don't have to be so reserved. ”

After getting out of the court and coming to this back hall, the emperor was a little less majestic and more cordial.

When Smoke heard this, he sat down on the stool beside him as if he had been pardoned. Oh my God, I've been standing in the court for an hour or two, and my legs are numb.

Because the action was too rude, he touched the leg of the stool in the process of sitting down, and made a very discordant sound. This sound, in the quiet atmosphere around it, looks extremely strange.

She suddenly felt extremely embarrassed, looked back around, damn, why is she the only one sitting?

The other people standing couldn't help but look at the cigarette incense. Seeing that she was so anxious, she sat down frizzily, and they all pursed their lips and smiled.

Smoke pursed his lips and muttered in his heart, what's wrong with these people? The emperor opened his mouth to let them sit down, what kind of politeness did he pretend. I don't usually see everyone so old-fashioned, why are they bound in front of the emperor? The emperor doesn't eat people, is it so terrible?

Everyone doesn't sit, she sits alone, and she is embarrassed. She smiled uncomfortably and had to stand up again.

Chu Tiankuo stood next to the cigarette incense, amused by her behavior. He smiled and said to the cigarette, "Sit down." There is no need to be born in front of the father. ”

Well? Yan Xiang was obviously stunned, what does this mean by senior brother? Does it mean that his father will also mean her father in the future?

Obviously, the others also heard Chu Tiankuo's words, and their faces were full of joy. Except for Shui Wei and Dongfang Hong's tense expressions, everyone else smiled heartily.

The emperor was a little embarrassed by his emperor's words, as if he wanted him to admit that the cigarette would be his imperial daughter-in-law. However, he didn't show it, just smiled lightly: "The emperor is right. Let's all sit down, no need to give birth. ”

Then everyone sat down politely and orderly.

Chu Tiankuo chose to sit next to the cigarette incense. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he has a different relationship with Yanxiang. Coupled with the scene of hugging and hugging in the hall, it is difficult not to know that he has an intimate relationship with Yanxiang.

The emperor did not object to his emperor Chu Tiankuo getting close to Yanxiang, but if he wanted Yanxiang to marry into the royal family, he was not happy. Now, the case has been closed, and everyone is very happy when they see the blue sky. The emperor also turned a blind eye to the small actions of the two.

He touched his beard and said with a smile: "You are all the confidants, friends and benefactors of the emperor. Whoever your name is, tell me what your name is. ”

Yanxiang was the first to stand up, patted his heart, and began to introduce himself with a smile: "Your Majesty, my name is Yanxiang, and I am eighteen years old this year. Chu Tiankuo is my senior brother, we grew up together since childhood, and studied art together for ten years. He was gentle and considerate to me. ”

She spoke naturally, with excitement and pride, without shyness or blush. Chu Tiankuo's face was slightly red.

There is no one here who does not recognize the incense of cigarettes. The emperor was speechless, could he still not recognize the incense of cigarettes? He just nodded slightly, without even a smile on his face, and his attitude was extremely cold.

Yanxiang's heart sank, and he suddenly felt a little lost. It can be seen that the emperor does not like her.

In order to comfort Yanxiang's injured heart, Chu Tiankuo winked at her, his eyes were discharged, and his smile was extremely charming.

Only then did Yan Xiang feel better.

Dongfanghong stood up the second and introduced seriously: "Your Majesty, the minister's name is Dongfanghong, and he serves as the head catcher in the Yamen of the Fengcheng Prefect. I have been involved in Chu Tiankuo's case from beginning to end, so I have become familiar with him. ”

The emperor nodded and smiled, and looked at Dongfang Hong with appreciative eyes: "I heard that Dongfang Tou is the first arrester in Fengcheng, handling cases like a god, wise and brave, frank and selfless, and outstanding in martial arts. It's too condescending to let you be a little catcher. I intend to promote you to be the squire of the Criminal Department, I don't know what you think? ”

Dongfang Hong smiled shyly and politely declined: "Thank you for the emperor's kindness." It was the emperor who promoted the minister, and the minister just did his job well, and there was nothing extraordinary. As the squire of the Criminal Department, the minister is afraid that he will not be able to do it, and he hopes that the emperor will take back his life. ”

was rejected, and the emperor was not annoyed. He thought for a moment and changed his mind: "It's better to do this, I have appointed you as a guard with a sword in front of the palace, and you can enter and leave the palace freely." You can continue to stay in the yamen as a head catcher. How is it? ”

At first, Dongfanghong wanted to refuse. He didn't want to accept too many favors and rewards. However, he thought about it, if Chu Tiankuo returned to the palace, the incense would probably enter the palace as well. If he is on an errand in the palace, he can take care of the cigarettes nearby.

Moreover, the guard with a sword in front of the emperor is only vacant, and he can still follow Lord Fang to handle the case in the prefect's yamen. With this official position, it will be more advantageous to handle cases and arrest people in the future, which will be more beneficial to handling cases. This is equivalent to giving him a certificate that he can freely enter and exit the palace, and he also has an extraordinary identity.

I have to say that the emperor's reward is too thoughtful. He promised to come down first, and he didn't want the position in the future, and he could resign at that time.

After thinking about it, Dongfang Hong happily thanked him: "Thank you for the reward." ”

Then, the other people in the hall reported themselves to their homes one by one. The emperors all gave different rewards.

The reward given to Lu Cai'er is more special, although the emperor has already named her the lord of Shuangyuan. Today, in front of Chi Le and Lan Ayayu, Emperor Chrysostom opened and promised to call her to the palace one day, and let her choose a Ruyi Langjun from among the civil and military officials to be the county horse.

Lu Cai'er couldn't laugh at the emperor's proposal. She couldn't tell the emperor clearly that she liked Prince Chi Le, so she had to nod with a shy smile.

The people in the hall have already recommended themselves to Emperor Mao Sui, but only Shui Mai has not officially introduced himself to the emperor.

As ordinary people think, the last one to appear often wins the attention of the audience and becomes the focus of attention. The appearance of the water vein, like the finale, became the highlight of the audience.

Finally, it was Shui Mai's turn to introduce herself, she stood up from her seat elegantly and calmly, and bowed generously: "Your Majesty, the people's daughter is called Shui Mai, she is the junior sister of Chi Le, the loyal and brave king, and Chu Tiankuo is a confidant. We have known each other for 12 years, and we have treated each other with all sincerity......"

Finding that the emperor's gaze was dazzling and eye-catching, Shui Wei was flattered, and she was so embarrassed that she swallowed the words behind.

The emperor was full of praise: "Water vein girl, the Fengqing family mentioned you in front of me before." When I saw it today, it was really extraordinary. With dignified manners and extraordinary conversation, she deserves to be the first beauty in Fengcheng! ”

Quietly this attitude! Yanxiang had already felt a huge gap in his heart, and seemed to hear the sound of his heart breaking in his chest.

Why did the emperor ignore her as soon as she spoke. As soon as Sister Shuimai spoke, the emperor was amazed?

She was devastated, and couldn't help but ask sourly: "Your Majesty, what did Senior Feng tell you?" ”

After a pause, the emperor frowned slightly, ignoring the incense of smoke.

Chu Tiankuo only felt that he was one head and two big. It seems that his father has a prejudice against cigarettes, and he is really not generally excluded from cigarettes. I don't know how many difficulties and dangers he and Yanxiang still have to wait for them to overcome.

Shui Mai smiled slightly and replied gently: "The emperor praised it." Shui Mai is just a people's girl, and she is ashamed. ”

In the first year of Xingde, Hong Gaode proclaimed himself emperor, established the Great Western Kingdom, and set the capital of Fengcheng. In the early days of the establishment of the regime, the surrounding countries were eyeing the Great Western Kingdom and provoked wars for no reason. Before the expedition, Xu Guifei, the mother of Xigong, was 8 months pregnant. The emperor proposed an edict, if the prince was born, he would be named Hong Chengye, and the prince would be established, and if he was born a princess, he would be crowned Princess Changyu.

After Emperor Hong left the palace, Queen Xia made a plan to let Xu Guifei slip the fetus, who knows, the sky did not fulfill her wish, and the fetus in Xu Guifei's womb was born, and it actually survived.

"Your Majesty has already doted on Concubine Xu, and now, she has given birth to a prince again, and I see that our master and queen throne will not be able to be kept."

"Isn't it? Listening to the palace maid in the West Palace, the prince was born white and fat, very cute, his face resembled His Majesty, there was a righteousness between his eyebrows, and he must be a good emperor when he grows up. ”

This is the little palace maid in the queen's palace whispering in private.

Even if they don't talk about it, the Empress Xia knows that if she doesn't try to get rid of the prince, I'm afraid that life won't be better in the future.

She immediately summoned her elder brother Xiangye and Chu Xiang, the head of the imperial guard, to discuss countermeasures. They plotted to burn down the West Palace, which was carried out by General Chu.

At the critical moment, General Chu gave up the idea of harming the prince and exchanged his own son for the prince's exit from the palace.

Xu Guifei cried and cried, turned her heart sideways, picked up the hairpin, and used the tip of the hairpin to tattoo the word "heaven" on the prince's left shoulder. The stab is in the child's body, the pain is in the mother's heart, and after the stabbing is finished, Xu Guifei's painful liver and intestines are broken. She trembled and hung a jade pendant on the crown prince, which was given by the emperor himself, and there is only one in the world today.

Concubine Xu Guifei kowtowed to Chu Xiang, and said with tears in her eyes, "General Chu, please accept my three bows, your great kindness and great virtue, this palace will repay it in the next life." ”

"Niangniang, you can't help it, please get up ...... quickly" As he spoke, he heard footsteps outside, General Chu picked up the prince and hurriedly fled through the side door.

Xu Guifei fainted.

The person who came was the imperial doctor Feng Nanyang. Legend has it that this person was originally a man in the rivers and lakes, and his nickname was the fortune teller. He can pinch and calculate, not only has excellent medical skills, but also has extraordinary martial arts. He took away General Chu's son, performed light skills, shuttled freely in the palace, easily got rid of the pursuit of the palace guards, and left the city safely.

After Xia, he ordered people to burn down the West Palace, and Xu Guifei and a cadre were buried in the fire. During the inventory of the body, it was found that the body of a baby was missing. Plus General Chu Xiang's whereabouts are unknown. Empress Xia and Xiangye concluded that the prince was most likely taken away by Chu Xiang. So, Empress Xia secretly sent people to hunt down and kill General Chu Xiang.

In the fourth year of Xingde, the emperor returned triumphantly.

Xia Hou was shrewd and capable, and kept this matter a secret. Emperor Hong didn't believe that Xu Guifei really died in an accident. He often dreamed of the crown prince, and he has been sending people to investigate the matter secretly, but he has not been able to find out the truth, Chu Xiang disappeared, and Feng Nanyang also disappeared.

In the fifth year of Xingde, the queen gave birth to a son, and Emperor Hong named him Hong Cheng'an. The queen thought to herself, the emperor obviously did not have high hopes for this son. Empress Xia thought to herself, even if the emperor delayed issuing an edict and appointing a new crown prince, Emperor Rihong would die, and the throne would be her son's sooner or later. However, she still had some concerns, twenty-four years ago, she sent someone to hunt down and kill Chu Xiang, Chu Xiang was seriously injured and died, but the prince did not know who rescued him.

For more than 20 years, there has been no news of the prince. If the crown prince is still alive, then he will be the biggest threat to Hong Chengan's succession to the throne. Besides, once this matter is revealed, she and Xiangye will definitely be in trouble.

Emperor Hong Gaode reigned for 24 years, he worked hard, knew people well, the country was strong, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Emperor Hong grew old and missed his lost prince more and more, and finally fell ill.

Knowing that Emperor Hong was ill, Feng Nanyang sneaked into the palace to see the emperor.

"Bold Feng Nanyang, you are guilty, you have been hiding for more than 20 years, and I have been sending people to look for you and General Chu for more than 20 years. Do you know about Concubine Xu? Emperor Hong cried with joy when he saw him.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty. When the queen wanted to burn down the West Palace, the minister arrived after learning about it, and the minister came one step late, and the prince had been taken away by General Chu. In a panic, Zhongchen rescued General Chu's son and handed him over to a foreign master to raise. For the past 24 years, I have been secretly searching for the whereabouts of the prince, but I have never found it. The ministers have the great trust of the emperor. Feng Nanyang was full of guilt.

"What a queen. Over the years, I have seen her keep to herself and teach the emperor carefully, but I never thought that she would be so vicious. I'm going to send her to the cold! Emperor Hong gritted his teeth angrily and slapped the imperial case.

"Your Majesty, you can't do it. There is no evidence, if the emperor does this, it will definitely cause turmoil in the court and panic among the people. Feng Nanyang persuaded.

"I can not pursue the queen's guilt first, but the prince can't be left behind, and I must find him back." The emperor was resolute, calmed down for a while and sat on the dragon chair.

"Your Majesty, look for the prince openly, and the prince will inevitably be framed. It's better to visit secretly. Feng Nanyang suggested.

Emperor Hong painted a portrait of a twenty-four-year-old man according to his own appearance, handed it over to Feng Nanyang, appointed Feng Nanyang as the minister of the Qin Mission, and gave Shang Fang a sword.

"Emperor, where are you?" Emperor Hong sighed.

In the twenty-fifth year of Xingde, the country of the Great West was peaceful and peaceful, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Wunan Mountain in the northwest of Fengcheng, the imperial capital, after the heavy rain, the sky is exceptionally clear, the sun has tilted westward, and the clear blue sky has disappeared. In the afterglow of the sunset, the mountains still maintain the freshness and coolness after the rain, just like "after the new rain in the empty mountains, the weather is late in autumn." The realm.

Wunan Mountain, a mountain full of bamboo, a boundless sea of bamboo. At the highest place on the top of the mountain, there is a secluded and elegant dwelling, all made of bamboo, divided into two layers up and down, hanging a plaque, with four big characters "Wunan Villa" written on it. There is a large yard in front of the bamboo house, and the yard is planted with exotic grasses. When the breeze blows, you can smell the aroma of flowers and plants.

"Senior brother, you have to stay a few more days when you come back this time, we haven't seen each other for two years. I heard that everyone in the rivers and lakes calls you the son of a fan. A delicate-faced girl stood in the courtyard, wearing a white dress, no fat powder, but it was fresh and refined, like a budding white lotus, only to hear the girl's voice was extremely sweet: "Your martial arts are so powerful, I have your protection, and I am no longer afraid of encountering thieves and gangsters." ”