Chapter 61: A Nightmare in the Garden (I)

Eunuch Yao went to Fan's Mansion first today, but he didn't find anyone in the mansion, and he didn't know where this Lord Tisi, who was recuperating from his injuries, had gone, but even Lord Shangshu didn't know, and the little Fan Lady with a special identity was not in the mansion, so he couldn't find anyone to ask Fan Xian's whereabouts.

But His Majesty was still waiting in the palace, and now he was in a hurry, and asked Xiao Fan if Mrs. Fan was back in the Lin Mansion, so he led the guards to rush there, and happened to meet this carriage at the intersection.

Looking at the panting Eunuch Yao, Fan Xian sighed and said, "I still have to go back to the Lin family to pick up people, why do you let me enter the palace at this time?"

His Majesty summoned him, and he was still so unhurried and unhurried, he was really about to die of Gonggong Yao, where had he ever seen such a courtier who did not take the summons in the palace seriously? He had always been good friends with the Fan Mansion, and he didn't say much, but he urged: "Your Majesty's will has been out for a long time, and Lord Fan, you have to go later, I'm afraid that Your Majesty will be unhappy." ”

Fan Xian replied with a bitter face: "Naturally, I want to go." I couldn't see the old eunuch standing in the snow, so I beckoned him into the carriage, and the group drove in the direction of the palace, and arranged for someone to go to the Lin Mansion to inform his wife.

"Lao Yao, tell me the truth, what's wrong?" Fan Xian half relied on recuperation, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't look at the head of the eunuchs, Fan Fu has always fed these eunuchs very much, so he didn't bother to hand over any more silver tickets.

Eunuch Yao actually didn't dare to accept the Fan family's silver ticket now, and said with a smile: "This ...... How do you know if you're a minion? ”

Fan Xian shook his head and scolded angrily: "You guy, you don't do things properly. After a pause, he said, "Inquire about something." ”

Eunuch Yao pricked up his ears. Seeing that there were no idle people around the carriage, he lowered his voice and said, "My lord, I can say anything?" ”

"Last time in the Hanging Temple...... What happened to those eunuchs?" Fan Xian frowned.

Eunuch Yao was stunned for a moment, and then he was slightly stunned. Raise your palm and spread it flat on your throat and make a cut.

Fan Xian's face did not change, but he didn't know what he was thinking. He knew that this was the inevitable result, there were assassins in the eunuch's ranks, and the people present naturally couldn't escape death, but he was afraid that the palace would have to purge a large number of them.

"Where's Lao Dai?"

"Nope. Eunuch Yao sighed and said, "He is an old man, and His Majesty is a believer, but he is implicated, and he can't stay in the Taiji Palace...... Thinking about the last two months, because of his nephew's untalented thing. was involved in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he was embarrassed in the palace, and then it was not easy. His Majesty looked at Concubine Shugui's face and lifted him up again. ”

He glanced at Fan Xian, but Fan Xian didn't say anything. Eunuch Yao didn't know how deep the silver ticket relationship between Fan Xian and Dai's father-in-law was.

"I didn't expect to encounter another assassination...... Lao Dai's luck can be regarded as unlucky to get home. No, all functions have been removed. He also received more than a dozen boards, and was assigned to the treasurer, a person of such an age. Worked hard in this cold weather...... Eunuch Yao and Gonggong Dai entered the palace in the same year, although there are many conflicts between each other on weekdays, but at this time, watching each other collapse, it is inevitable that there are some things that hurt them, and they wiped their sleeves in the corners of their eyes.

"Old Dai...... Let's stay up for a few days, and wait until Your Majesty's anger is gone, it's good to be able to save an old life. Fan Xian shook his head and asked, "Then who is on duty in the Taiji Hall now?"

"Hong Zhu. Eunuch Yao looked at Fan Xian's puzzled face and explained in a low voice, "A young cub." This year, he began to run the Taiji Hall and the road under the door, and His Majesty likes him to do things neatly. ”

"The matter of the proclamation also made that ...... Hong Zhu do?" Fan Xian asked curiously.

Eunuch Yao shook his head and said, "How can he have this qualification?"

As soon as the carriage passed the Xinjiekou, it was stopped by Eunuch Yao, Deng Ziyue was a little dissatisfied, after all, the square in front of the palace was extremely wide, and in this snowy winter, it was too much to let the injured Lord Tisi go over in a wheelchair, and he was not afraid of freezing adults.

"A few officials, there is no way. Eunuch Yao said aggrievedly: "After the accident last time, the forbidden army was reorganized, and now these soldiers are staring at everyone like wolves, and that formation is eager to scare everyone who enters the palace." ”

Fan Xian listened to two sentences and said, "Don't be embarrassed by Grandpa Yao, let's go down." ”

Deng Ziyue glanced at the palace gate with some annoyance, took Fan Xian off the carriage, put him in the wheelchair, and quickly opened the black cloth umbrella and covered it on the top of Lord Tisi's head. Snow particles hit the black umbrella with a slight sound.

Eunuch Yao didn't have such a good life, covered his head with his hands, and rushed to the palace gate with a few guards around him.

Fan Xian's whole body shrunk in the big cloud, avoiding the oncoming cold wind, half of his face was covered by a fur collar, and he felt a chill pouring down his clothes, the sky above his head was dim, and the sound of snow droplets was sad.

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The forbidden army outside the palace gate explained the formalities to Eunuch Yao, and looked at the pedestrian who was walking slowly in the middle of the square in surprise. In the middle of the snowstorm, the line of casual clothes officials with indifferent faces was pushing a wheelchair, and only a black umbrella on the wheelchair firmly covered the snowflakes falling from the sky, and not a single star leaked to the person in the wheelchair.

"Didn't you send the dean into the palace today?" said the forbidden army commander in surprise.

"It's Van Tis. ”

Everyone was shocked, and the commander of the forbidden army hurriedly led a group of people to meet him, shielded the person in the wheelchair from the wind and snow outside, and took the group to the palace gate, and after a little inspection, he was released into the palace.

The north wind was blowing, the snowflakes were drifting, and Deng Ziyue pushed his wheelchair and walked through the long side road next to the main hall. As the edge of the palace wall became deeper and deeper, he finally stopped in front of the door on the right side of the palace wall.

A eunuch had already raised a plain umbrella and firmly covered it on the top of Fan Xian's head, hugging him back and forth. Carefully followed the young wounded man into the harem.

Deng Ziyue stood outside the harem gate, watching Lord Tisi get farther and farther away surrounded by the eunuchs, although his face was calm, he didn't know what he was thinking, a snowflake fell down, and it would fall on the corner of his eyes, making him squint.

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"Isn't it in the imperial study?" Fan Xian frowned, ignoring the cold wind blowing in his face for the time being, and asked Eunuch Yao beside him.

Earlier news came out that His Majesty had been waiting for Fan Tisi for a long time. Already had a tantrum. The little eunuchs followed Fan Xian, where they dared to slack off, it was like stepping on hot wheels on their feet. Rushing to the deep palace, the wheelchair pushed was creaking, and the eunuch with a plain umbrella was staggering, if it wasn't for the flat terrain in the palace, I was afraid that Fan Xian's wound would have been broken long ago.

Eunuch Yao ran out of breath. replied: "In ...... In the dormitory. ”

Fan Xian's heart was slightly surprised, and his face was not very good-looking. Eunuch Yao looked at it, and then remembered that this young official was still injured - Your Majesty can't wait. But if Tisi's injury recurred, he would have no good fruit to eat, so he quickly asked everyone to slow down their speed, scolding them all over the place, and then said with a flattering side face: "Lord Dongfan, it's not upside down, right?"

Fan Xian nodded and said, "It's not so expensive. ”

After a while, everyone came to a place in the middle of the palace, not the queen's bedroom. It's where the concubines are. Eunuch Yao hurried a few steps forward and went inside to report, and after a while, someone came to follow Fan Xian in.

The emperor was wearing a civilian dress today, and he was sitting on the warm couch, talking to Yi Guifei without a match, and the three princes were honestly sitting on the side copying something. Seeing the eunuchs pushing Fan Xian in, he stopped his mouth and glanced back at Fan Xian lightly.

"I'm injured, why don't you stay in the house honestly to recuperate, what are you running around outside?"

An emperor seems to reprimand a young courtier, but in fact he cares, it stands to reason that a courtier should be grateful, but Fan Xian secretly sneered, if he really cared about himself, how could he wait for seventeen years to show this? If he was really worried about his injury, why did he rush to announce his entry into the palace?

However, he still let the slight emotion on his face disappear for a moment, and then calmly responded: "Back to Your Majesty, it's almost okay, so I secretly went out for a stroll, and was about to go to the Lin Mansion to pick up Wan'er." ”

"Wan'er...... There was no one in the house...... Except for that idiot. The emperor didn't seem to like to associate his niece with the Lin Mansion very much, and his face was a little uncertain.

Concubine Yi glanced at His Majesty's face, and changed the topic with a smile: "Fan Xian, if you are not injured, you will run around...... Aren't you afraid that Fan Shangshu will hit you?"

The emperor was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Fan Jian...... Where to give. ”

It's a joke, but it has something else in it. Fan Xian was slightly stunned, with a smile on his face, but did not answer.

The emperor glanced at the three princes who were copying books next to him, and said to Fan Xian: "A few scriptures and strategies that you sorted out in Taixue a few days ago...... I let Chengping study these days, Taifu thinks it is deeper, what do you think?...... Seunghei, I've gone to see Lord Tiji. ”

The surname of the three princes is Li Mingchengping, and according to the rules of Qingguo, the princes are extremely respectful of the ministers, and His Majesty's order is not very surprising. The third prince hurriedly stopped his pen, cautiously walked to the wheelchair, and saluted Fan Xian.

"How can this be done?" Fan Xian sat in a wheelchair, unable to avoid it.

"You are now a Taixue Si Ye, which is a mainland matter. The Emperor said calmly, as if he were talking about something very ordinary. Yi Guifei heard it, it seems that His Majesty has the intention to let Fan Xian be the teacher of the three princes, when she thinks of Fan Xian's literary reputation and martial arts reputation, as well as her influence in the government, Yi Guifei couldn't help but smile, the more she looked at Fan Xian, the more pleasing she felt to the eye.

This look fell into the emperor's eyes, and he couldn't help laughing: "Look at you." ”

The reason why Concubine Yi Gui is favored is because, at least on the surface, she will not hide any thoughts, she is happy when she is happy, and at this time, listening to His Majesty's teasing, she is not panicked, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for finding a good teacher for Ping'er." ”

Fan Xian listened to the two elders talking to themselves, feeling bitter in his heart, secretly thinking about why no one came to ask for his opinion on this matter?

The third prince came over with the scroll, Fan Xian took it and took a brief look, raised his head and replied: "Zhuang's mastery of economics and strategies is excellent, and it makes sense for Taifu to think that the degree is deep, but these articles are just introductory things, and there is no problem for the third highness to contact them in advance." ”

The monarch and the ministers said a few more casual words, and Fan Xian responded carefully, but knew that the emperor must have something to say to himself. Sure enough, after drinking a bowl of hot soup, the emperor opened his mouth seemingly casually.

"The snow stopped outside...... The first snow should be a pity, Fan Xian, you accompany me to go shopping in the yuanzi. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

The emperor stood up, and Concubine Yi smiled, draping a crane in a big red brocade face on his body.

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When leaving the Shufang Palace where Yi Guifei lived, the snow had stopped, the ground of the palace was wet, but there was no snow, only some snow marks hung on the winter trees in the circle, the sky was gray and white, the red walls and yellow eaves snow branches and green bricks, very beautiful, there was no trace of miscellaneous smell in the air, fresh and abnormal.

The emperor was walking in a big coat, a little eunuch pushed Fan Xian to follow silently, and those eunuchs and palace maids in cotton coats avoided them far away, and those who met on the side of the road leaned to the side and were silent.

"On a snowy and rainy day, I don't have to kneel when I see me. As if guessing what Fan Xian was thinking, the emperor said softly: "This is a rule that I have set since I ascended the throne, and they are not annoyed by kneeling every day...... If your clothes are dirty and torn on your knees, don't you want to buy them with money from the inner treasury?"

Fan Xian sat in a wheelchair and quietly loosened the cloth button on his neckline, feeling a little hot after the snow stopped and the wind subsided. Listening to the emperor's words, he knew that the topic was going to turn in the direction of Neiku, but he was very scoundrel and refused to answer.

Seemingly a little annoyed by Fan Xian's silence, the emperor asked coldly, "Where is the second child of the Fan family now?"

At this time, I have arrived at a circle in the most secluded place in the palace, there is a small lake in front, and there is a stone bridge in the lake, leading to the pavilion in the center, and there is a slight residual snow on the pavilion, which can hardly hide the meaning of the black stone to kill.