With a wave of his hand, all the people outside the Fan Mansion were removed, this is the power of a feudal king, he can do things as much as his sons, and as for the subordinates and courtiers who died outside the Fan Mansion in a daze because of the war between their father and son, who cares?

It was not quiet in the imperial study, and after Scholar Hu left, His Majesty the Emperor began to play chess with Fan Ruoruo, which was a habit he had developed in recent years. Emperor Qing's middle index finger gently held a sunspot, put it on the slightly reflective chessboard, and said in a harmonious voice: "Look, Fan Jian didn't teach you this in the mansion. ”

Fan Ruoruo has been in the palace for a full eight years, and he is wearing the homely clothes sent by several ladies in the palace who have worked hard in the Fan Mansion and are mainly plain, which looks a little incongruous and light with this Huanghuang Palace. Although everyone knows that Miss Fan is a hostage in the palace, the identity of this hostage is not bad, and His Majesty treats her even better.

She sat respectfully opposite Emperor Qing, put her hands lightly on her knees, and responded: "The chess path is too complicated......

His Majesty the Emperor raised his eyes slightly and asked interestingly: "Remember that before Yasuyuki entered Beijing, you were already a famous talented woman in Kyoto." ”

"It's just that those Lu men who have nothing to do like to talk nonsense, I can't do poetry, I can't paint, I really don't know where the reputation of this talented woman comes from. ”

Entering the palace, from the nervous and helpless at the beginning, to the quiet and calm now, Fan Ruoruo fully released the calmness of the iceberg, on the one hand, it is due to the xìng love since childhood, and more importantly, it is Fan Xian's subtlety in the past ten years, although the man opposite is the emperor of Qingguo, but after all, the other party is still a person, not a monster.

Of course, this is also because His Majesty the Emperor looks like an ordinary person in front of Fan Ruoruo.

"I've read your poems, and they're not bad in the boudoir, but compared with Anzhi, it's naturally not easy to compare, so it's no wonder you say so. His Majesty the Emperor smiled and said: "Talent is not in revealing all kinds of skills, but in the firmness of your heart, you can save my life, it can be regarded as a wonderful hand back to chūn, the title of a talented woman, it is also appropriate." ”

"Your Majesty is blessed with heaven, the courtiers are just ......" Fan Ruoruo naturally responded according to the taste of the dialogue in front of the king, but unexpectedly, the emperor laughed and said: "Death naturally can't die, but with more steel balls in the body, it must not be too comfortable." ”

At this moment, Eunuch Yao gently flashed into the imperial study, stood in front of His Majesty the Emperor, and said softly: "One person died in the Qing Temple, and they are waiting in the front hall at this time. ”

"Waiting, is it waiting?" The emperor gently played with the black sè matte chess pieces, his voice became cold, and said: "I spare them this time, if there is any more reckless action, let them go to Dadong Mountain to jump off the cliff by themselves." ”

Eunuch Yao said in a low voice, and said, "After Lord Xiao Fan left from Qingmiao, he went to Taixue and met Scholar Hu. ”

The emperor was silent for a moment and then smiled and said, "I already knew before, the Qingmiao is ...... The shadow has returned. ”

Eunuch Yao was silent, he didn't have any authority over these things, he understood His Majesty's intentions very well, he would definitely not be as confused as those ascetics who wore hats, who was Fan Xian? He was His Majesty's favorite courtier, an illegitimate child, even if His Majesty wanted Fan Xian to die, it was impossible to let the following people do their own thing.

"The problem is that I don't know how Lord Xiao Fan left the Fan Mansion and how he entered the Qing Temple, and I don't know where he went for a period of time in between. Eunuch Yao leaned slightly and said.

Emperor Qing frowned slightly, didn't say anything, and waved his hand to let Eunuch Yao leave the imperial study. In the process of this conversation, Fan Ruoruo has been listening quietly, and Eunuch Yao did not avoid her, because the servants in the palace have long been accustomed to coming to the palace these days, and there is always such a woman with clear eyebrows and a cold feeling by the side of the emperor, whether it is a meeting in the imperial study or more important political affairs, His Majesty does not avoid her.

It's just that today's conversation is about Fan Xian after all, her dearest brother, so Fan Ruoruo still lowered her head slightly, as if she didn't want to hear this, let alone let the emperor find anything unusual.

His Majesty the Emperor didn't glance in her direction, just remained silent, and after a moment, the Emperor suddenly smiled slightly. What did Fan Xian do when he desperately went out of the house today, and the inner court did not find any traces, but at least he knew that the shadow in the six places of the Supervision Yuan had returned, and in the Qing Temple, more than a dozen ascetics had fought with these two people.

Thinking of those bald-headed ascetics, the smile on the emperor's face suddenly fell, and there was a hint of disgust in his eyes, he didn't expect that these fanatical Qingmiao monks would dare to do something to Fan Xian without asking for the holy order, which made Emperor Qing feel quite disliked.

And thinking of the shadow of the real host of the six departments of the Supervision Yuan, the emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, but there was a hint of great interest. Chen Pingping has served him for decades, but he has always kept a lot of his secrets, in the past, the emperor was convinced of his loyalty, and he didn't care about anything, so although he knew that there was always a shadow floating around the black sè wheelchair, but Emperor Qing did not delve into the real origin of the shadow.

Now I naturally know that there is a light in front of the emperor's eyes, which is the sword light stabbed by the white-clothed swordsman on the Hanging Temple a few years ago, this light is a little dazzling, which makes his eyes squint even more, and there is a faint hope in his heart that this young brother who looks at the sword will do something.

There is no need to think about what Fan Xian did when he left the mansion today, the emperor knew that Fan Xian must have contacted his most trusted subordinates in Kyoto, and at the same time sent some extremely important information in the direction of Xiliang and Dongyi Jiangnan.

This is a very simple matter, the general trend is like this, if Fan Xian wants to continue to maintain his dúlì in the face of the coercion of the dragon chair, he must mobilize all his strength. However, the emperor didn't bother to pay attention to the specific content of those messages, because in his opinion, no matter how Fan Xian jumped, he was still on this piece of land after all.

This piece of country was originally in the palm of Emperor Qing's hand.

............ And the emperor was very curious about what kind of things his favorite and most admired son could do when he was under house arrest in Kyoto. If he was facing Ye Qingmei back then, for the sake of the people of Li on this country, for the survival of the entire Qingguo, and for the wishes of too many people, maybe he didn't need to say anything at all, Ye Qingmei would only go away silently and no longer exist in the land of Qingguo. And what kind of choice will he and Ye Qingmei's son make? This is a point that His Majesty is very interested in.

In fact, it is just that until now, His Majesty the Emperor has not thought of throwing Fan Xian into the abyss, because in his opinion, this son has just misunderstood himself.

Emperor Xi à just didn't want to explain, disdained to explain, this is a process of conscience, he sat in the palace forcefully, waiting for Fan Xian to enter the palace to explain, to ask for guilt, and then at that time, His Majesty Xi à will say to Fan Xian, the old black dog that died, is not as kind as you think, that old black dog just wants to kill all the Li royal family, and has also killed you, although your surname is Fan, but in fact the surname is Li.

And so on? But how to explain Ye Qingmei's matter? Maybe His Majesty the Emperor didn't want to touch on that aspect at all.

"I'm going to go out for a walk. His Majesty the Emperor spoke, although his voice was very calm, but it was obvious that because of the words that Scholar Hu had said when he entered the palace earlier, His Majesty had some confidence in dealing with Fan Xian's affairs, so his mood was relatively relaxed, and he would think of going out in such a late night.

There were only two people in the imperial study, and the words of the emperor's majesty were naturally said to Fan Ruoruo. Fan Ruoruo was slightly stunned, stood up, took a thin piece of black fur and gold silk, carefully draped it for His Majesty the Emperor, and then supported his right arm, and slowly walked to the wooden door of the imperial study.

As soon as the wooden door opened, there were already more than a dozen eunuchs waiting outside, Eunuch Yao humbly lowered his body, pushing a wheelchair and waiting, from the time His Majesty the emperor opened his mouth to the eunuchs outside to prepare this qiē, it only took a very short time, and the reaction was extremely fast.

However, the emperor looked at the wheelchair outside the threshold, but did not show the slightest expression of appreciation on his face, just glanced at Eunuch Yao coldly, ignored the minions outside the door, and walked towards the palace at night with the support of Fan Ruoruo.

was given a cold look by His Majesty, and the cold sweat on Eunuch Yao's body flowed out. It's been eight days, in fact, not many people know that when the war between the monarchs and ministers in the imperial study made the emperor extremely seriously injured, although it did not threaten his life, but the emperor's body was still damaged in a short period of time that was difficult to recover, coupled with Chen Pingping's words to cut his heart, the condition of His Majesty's jīng god did not seem to be particularly good.

Therefore, Eunuch Yao prepared this wheelchair, but he didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor was extremely displeased, and he immediately reacted, whether it was because he didn't want the courtiers to know the true condition of his body, or because of this wheelchair, he thought of the old dean who made His Majesty angry and painful, Eunuch Yao did a big mistake today.

This kind of mistake cannot be made, and fortunately, the emperor is a master who is more generous to his servants than his relatives, and he will not be angry, so Eunuch Yao does not have to worry about his own life.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, took a group of eunuchs and palace maids, and followed behind quietly, looking at the Miss Fan family in front of him gently helping His Majesty to move forward, and everyone didn't dare to follow too closely.

............ The lights hanging in the corridors of the palace are not bright, they are just used to illuminate the bluestone road under their feet, and once it is night, the nobles will be closed in the palace, and only the eunuchs and palace ladies who have to do things will walk on these quiet corridors. Today, the faint light shone on the bodies of Emperor Xià and Fan Ruoruo, dragging out long or short shadows, making the eunuchs and palace maids who met on the road tremble, and hurriedly knelt down beside the road.

As Eunuch Yao guessed, the emperor's previous displeasure was precisely because of the wheelchair at the door of the imperial study, once he saw this wheelchair, His Majesty naturally thought that in the past few decades, the old black dog in the wheelchair often walked side by side with him in the palace in the dead of night, talking about the general trend of the world, the royal tilt, drawing up plans, and estimating the number of dead people like a family affair.

Emperor Qing is a human being, he misses those scenes very much, and because of this, because of Chen Pingping's betrayal, these beautiful scenes worth remembering suddenly became a lot more weird and unbelievable, so he felt angry.

In addition to anger, there is also a trace of complicated feelings in his heart. A few years ago, because of the incident of the Hanging Temple, Fan Xian was seriously injured and almost died, and after the injury was healed, the young man also entered the palace in a wheelchair, and accompanied the emperor to talk for a long, long time.

It was the first time that His Majesty the Emperor had talked to Fan Xian, although the relationship between them was still not clarified, not like the one in the small building, but for Emperor Qing, it was also an extremely important meeting.

When he saw the wheelchair tonight, he thought of Chen Pingping and Fan Xian after the injury, and his feelings became complicated, and he said slowly: "The reason why I want to kill that old dog with a thousand knives is because this person is extremely ruthless and deceitful. ”

Fan Ruoruo held his arm and kept his distance, not feeling too hard, but when he heard this, he felt that His Majesty's body was like Mount Tai. The monarch wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die, especially the rebellion of the old dean Chen, the sky is clear, and no one can question His Majesty about this matter, except for Fan Xian...... What's more, His Majesty didn't need to explain anything at all, just like in the past few days, he never thought of taking the initiative to explain anything to Fan Xian, but on such an early autumn night, when he was with His Majesty, His Majesty spoke.

Did he say these words to himself, or did he want to use his own mouth to tell his brother? Fan Ruoruo bowed his head slightly, did not answer, but kept pondering in his heart.

"That old dog finally deliberately died at my hands, in order to make An Zhi resentful and hateful to me, such a vicious person who will not forget until death, how can I allow him to die happily. The emperor's voice was a little tired, he glanced back at Fan Ruoruo, then turned his head again, looked at the quiet night palace, and said, "Ming Rì I will order An Zhi to enter the palace to ask for peace." ”

Fan Ruoruo's figure was slightly condensed, holding His Majesty's arm with one hand, his body squatted very slightly, and he said sincerely: "Thank you." ”

The emperor was expressionless, and he didn't seem to think that in this cold war, he would give in first, but he still wanted the daughter of the courtier's family to express his gratitude, but what moved him was that after the Miss Fan family said these three words, she didn't say anything anymore, just held his arm steadily, and continued to walk in the palace, without mentioning anything about her leaving the palace.

"You...... Larger than life. The emperor glanced back at her with deep meaning, "I used to come to visit this palace with the morning girl, but she became less when she got older, and she was much naughtier than you. ”

"Naturally, I can't match my sister-in-law. Fan Ruoruo lowered her head and answered softly. The emperor smiled and didn't say anything, feeling that the little girl beside him was really light and self-conscious, but it was also pitiful, since Lin Wan'er grew up, there were probably few people who would accompany the emperor like the "real" juniors, because the Son of Heaven had no family affairs, and in the hearts of those princes who were alive or dead, the father and the emperor ...... It is absolutely impossible to be a real father.

And Fan Ruoruo's heart is also full of doubts and feelings, these days of getting along, this strange and majestic emperor His Majesty seems to have gradually stepped down from the altar, and also took off the dazzling golden light outside, and became more like an ordinary elder, or an elder who gradually showed his old state after being seriously injured.

............ In the quiet night palace, Miss Fan took a walk, this scene fell in the eyes of many people, and this is not the first time that people have found out that Miss Fan is abnormal, since Her Majesty was injured in the imperial study, Miss Fan entered the palace for treatment, everyone in the palace knows that Her Majesty treats this young lady differently.

People with a little IQ know that Miss Fan's current identity is a hostage, but there is no such hostage in this world, and the life in the palace is based on the rules of Lord Chen's year, except for returning to the palace at night to rest, throughout the day, this Miss Fan will accompany her in the imperial study, and Her Majesty will not avoid her even when discussing state affairs.

Several scholars in the middle school were naturally shocked by this scene, but they were all people with status and status, so naturally they would not spread anything, but that scholar He often looked a little unnatural when he saw Miss Fan in the imperial study.

The inside of the palace is different, there are many people talking, and there are many discussions for a while. Human beings are always an extremely forgetful species, and the eunuchs and maids in the palace may have forgotten the thunderstorm in the seventh year of Qingli, the bloody purge of the palace that arose because of rumors, and redevoted themselves to the great work of gossip.

Maybe it's because there are too many people who died three years ago, and at this time, many new eunuchs and palace maids have been added to the palace, and they don't know the murderous opportunities hidden in the royal bearing, or maybe it's because His Majesty's attitude towards Miss Fan is really incomprehensible, so rumors about the imperial study have gradually spread in the palace.

Emperor Xià is a Ming Jun who doesn't like women very much, and it doesn't look like a ridiculous master, over the years, there are only a dozen female masters in the palace, and there are only those four who have children, originally logically speaking, no one will guess those aspects, but His Majesty's attitude towards Miss Fan is really different, plus another major event that has happened in the palace in the past two days, can't help but touch the minds of too many people.

This major event is the draft, the draft that started before Sanrì, the draft activities of the Qingguo Palace that have been stopped for more than ten years, have reopened.

No one understands why at this juncture, His Majesty suddenly has the idea of enriching the harem, could it be that the crisis of middle age made this monarch suddenly move to talk about the madness of youth?

Since three days ago, presided over by Taichang Temple, the draft activities co-organized by the inner court and the Ministry of Rites began, because Qingguo has been unfamiliar with this whole set of procedures, the Ministry of Rites seems a little flustered, Qingguo Qilu Prefecture is afraid that it has not yet received the will, and those show girls who may be lucky enough to be elected to the palace have not heard any rumors, so the first to start moving, it is still Kyoto.

This was a rare opportunity, and those princes and nobles, ministers and celebrities who had been dormant in Kyoto for too long wanted to seize this opportunity, and in the midst of such a chaotic procedure, they still rushed to send the first batch of official women of the right age to the palace the night before.

The palace, which has been quiet for many years, suddenly has a lot of green chūn compelling meaning because of the presence of those graceful women, even though it is already night, but in the palace courtyard where the show girl is, there is still a crisp laughter from time to time.

chūn is full of meaning, permeating the palace in early autumn, so the people in the palace will pay some suspicious eyes to the imperial study, if it is really the sacred heart, then how will the Miss Fan family, who has won the emperor's heart, be placed?

"It's all a bunch of idiots. Yi Guifei's eyes drooped slightly, and she gently took the hand of the third prince and said with a sneer: "Who is Your Majesty, and who is your teacher? ”

"Most of the people in the palace are stupid, and there are so many newcomers, maybe they have forgotten a lot of things. The third prince Li Chengping smiled, but the young prince's smile was a little far-fetched, and there was a faint worry between his clear eyebrows.

Concubine Yi looked at her son, sighed softly, and said: "Your Majesty is the master of the Ming, naturally she will not do those ridiculous things, this time she chose a show girl to enter the palace, and it has nothing to do with the one in the imperial study." Your father...... It's just ......"

Before she finished her words, Li Chengping raised his head, looked at his mother and said gloomily: "I heard that tomorrow my father will summon Mr. into the palace, but I will pick a show girl...... I'm afraid that my father will not be able to believe Mr. as he did before. ”