Zhao Yunxi, the eldest son of the eighth king, was not at ease after being demoted to Chuzhou, and he relied on himself as the eldest son of the prince, and he was powerful and blessed outside.

During the banquet on this day, he revealed his contempt for Jinshang, faintly revealing his ambitions, and immediately someone noticed this.

Chuzhou assassin Shi Ma Yongzhen once served under Prime Minister Kou Zhun, because Kou Zhun was demoted to Leizhou, he was also impeached and demoted to Chuzhou.

At this time, he was in Zhao Yunxi's banquet, and he heard Zhao Yunxi's words, and said: "Bo Pinghou, your ambition of the crane falls into this mud, like a tiger falling into Pingyang, my generation is sorry for you!" ”

At this time, Zhao Yunxi was already slightly drunk, glanced at Ma Yongzhen contemptuously, and did not answer.

Ma Yongzhen walked up to Zhao Yunxi with a glass of wine and said in a low voice: "Boping Hou, are you willing to stay in this Lingnan land for the rest of your life?" ”

Zhao Yunxi raised his eyes to look at Ma Yongzhen, waiting to hear what he had to say next.

Ma Yongzhen also smiled slightly, "Do you remember Zhou Huaizheng next to the Queen Mother?" ”

Zhao Yunxi's heart froze, but he said quietly: "That eunuch who committed rebellion? The Queen Mother beheaded him on the spot that day, which was considered to be cheap. ”

Ma Yongzhen raised his wine glass and said to Zhao Yunxi: "I wish the Queen Mother and the official family Kang Shou!" ”

The corners of Zhao Yunxi's mouth raised slightly, and he also said: "I wish the Queen Mother and the official family a long life!" As he spoke, he drank the glass in his hand.

At the end of the banquet, Zhao Yunxi left Ma Yongzhen alone, and the two entered the study.

Zhao Yunxi said to Ma Yongzhen: "Brother Xiangtai, you and my brothers are not separated from each other, and you can say everything you want." ”

Ma Yongzhen said: "I Guanbo Pinghou is not an ordinary person, how can the golden scales be a thing in the pool?" Now I am holding one thing in my brother's heart, and I don't vomit or be unhappy. ”

"If one day I, Zhao Yunxi, can rise to the top, I will never forget Brother Xiangtai's love." Zhao Yunxi looked at Ma Yongzhen deeply.

After Kou Zhun was demoted, Ma Yongzhen has been discouraged, but now seeing Zhao Yunxi's humble appearance, he said gratefully:

"Back then, Zhou Huaizheng, the governor of the Ouchi, and the prime minister Kou Zhun committed a rebellion, and wanted to support the crown prince to ascend to the throne in advance, forcing the regent to return to power, and Kou Zhun and others assisted the government, but unfortunately it failed.

Zhou Huaizheng was executed on the spot, and Kou Zhun was demoted to Leizhou. Does Bo Pinghou know about this? ”

Zhao Yunxi said: "I was still young at the time, but I also knew some of the causes and consequences. ”

Ma Yongzhen asked: "Do you know why Zhou Huaizheng dares to be so arrogant?" ”

"Naturally, because the first emperor was critically ill, the prince was young, and he was supported by Prime Minister Kou Zhun outside, he couldn't get used to women assisting the government, and wanted to dominate the inner palace."

"Bo Pinghou only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other!"

Zhao Yunxi heard the interest: "Oh? What is Brother Xiangtai's opinion? ”

Ma Yongzhen said the point, lowered his voice and said: "Because Zhou Huaizheng has a huge secret in the inner class!" Ma Yongzhen looked at Zhao Yunxi's eyes and asked extremely mysteriously: "Do you know whose son is today?" ”

Zhao Yunxi thought that Ma Yongzhen was going to say something, but he said this, and said with a smile: "Naturally, it is the son of my father Yan Wang, and my younger brother I naturally know." ”

"No, no!" Ma Yongzhen shook his head and said.

"Oh?" Zhao Yunxi was surprised: "I was born in Dazhong Xiangfu for three years, and I was born to my father's concubine Wu Ji, is this still fake?" ”

Ma Yongzhen laughed, "The first emperor had no children back then, and he succeeded from the Eight Great Palaces as the heir, which is really a helpless move.

In fact, the first emperor was not infertile, and now there are three eldest princesses who are adults, and several concubines have also given birth to dragon sons, but unfortunately none of them lived past the age of three. Don't Bo Pinghou think it's strange? ”

Cho Yoon-hee listened attentively and did not say anything.

Ma Yongzhen continued: "The first emperor once favored a palace maid beside the queen and gave birth to a son, and later named this maid as a concubine. This son was also born in Dazhong Xiangfu for three years! ”

Cho Yun-hee's eyes widened and asked, "What?!, you mean?" ”

Ma Yongzhen smiled strangely, "Back then, Concubine Li Chen was sent to the cold palace after giving birth to the prince, and Daoist Qiao Wenyi also entered the palace to do Dharma affairs that day, and some things could be hidden from outsiders, but they couldn't hide from the personal servants around the emperor......

"Zhou Huaizheng!" Cho Yoon-hee almost screamed.

Ma Yongzhen looked at Zhao Yunxi with a smile and nodded slightly.

"I heard Zhou Huaizheng say that Concubine Li Chen gave birth to a freak shaped like a raccoon cat, and Qiao Daochang said that it was 'a cat demon in the world', but how could anyone really give birth to a cat demon? Isn't this all the Dharma done by the one above? ”

Ma Yongzhen said and pointed to the sky. "But if it's not a freak, then where did the child go? I'm afraid that only the dead Zhou Huaizheng can make it clear. ”

"Is this Concubine Li Chen still alive in the world?"

"I heard that he is still alive in the world, and now he is guarding the tomb of the Yongding Mausoleum of the first emperor Jingzong!"

Zhao Yunxi showed a look of surprise, and thought to himself: This is really God help me!

……

When Ma Yongzhen came out of Zhao Yunxi's mansion, it was already half of the night and the stars were thin, and the mist was thick.

Looking at the half-covered crescent moon, Ma Yongzhen sighed, and said secretly in his heart: Kou Gong! I did not repay your great kindness when you were alive, and now, please bless me to avenge you!

Zhao Yunxi wanted to go to Yongding Mausoleum for a walk, but he couldn't show deliberateness, his flexible head turned quickly, and a clever plan appeared in his heart, making him laugh lustfully.

Zhao Yunxi did not hesitate to write a love letter to Ding Yuehua, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Ding Wei, telling about the parting feelings, and there was a day of melancholy like the next three autumns.

Zhao Yunxi is the demon king of flowers, a master of love, since he met Ding Yuehua, he has had several private meetings with him, and in a blink of an eye, he has won Ding Yuehua's favor and trust.

It's a pity that Zhao Yunxi was demoted soon, and the two haven't seen each other for several months, and their longing is even better.

Ding Wei is good at making a fuss about his in-laws, the eldest son Ding Heng married Zhou Chai's family, and the second son Ding Jue married Wu Yue Wang Qian's family. Now that the granddaughter Ding Yuehua and the eldest son of Yan Wangyan, Zhao Yunxi, have met, Ding Wei not only does not object, but condones it.

It's a pity that Zhao Yunxi's overstepping of his authority was leaked and he was demoted to Chuzhou, and Ding Wei even felt sorry for him.

These days, granddaughter Ding Yuehua pleaded in front of her grandfather again, praising Zhao Yunxi's personality greatly, saying that his future status will only be above that of his father King Yan.

Ding Wei also felt that the power of King Yan should not be underestimated, and he had the intention of wooing.

Zhao Yunxi won the support of the capital, and many things were mediated by the prime minister Ding Wei, and a few months later he was transferred back to the capital from Chuzhou on the grounds of recuperation.

On the way back to Beijing, Zhao Yunxi threw off his family's convoy and rode alone to the Yongding Mausoleum of the first emperor Jingzong.

Yongding Mausoleum is the place where the imperial tombs of the Great Song Dynasty are located, located in Yong'an County between the river and Luo, and there is the saying of "the head rests on the Yellow River, and the foot pedals on Songyue".

Zhao Yunxi walked through the long Yongdao, which seemed to be endless, the stone statues standing on both sides were solemn and solemn, and the pine and cypress planted behind covered the sky and the sun.

He touched the Nine Dragons Jade Bi he was carrying in his arms, and a smug smile appeared on his face.

In the west side hall of the Yongding Mausoleum Palace, Zhao Yunxi met the person he wanted to see on this trip, the first emperor Chen's concubine Li.

At this time, Concubine Li Chen was dressed in fine cloth clothes, without a single piece of gold and silver jewelry on her head, and she was as simple as an ordinary palace person.

Her face was pale, her expression was calm, her hair was gray but not messy, she counted the Buddha beads in her hand, and was kneeling in the hall to recite the Buddha reverently.

The hall was very quiet, and there was not even a single attendant.

Yes, such a concubine of the former emperor who was once beaten into the cold palace, who would still care about her?

She guards the ancient Buddha of the green lantern every day, guards the mausoleum of the first emperor, and guards the rest of her life, waiting for her except death.

Zhao Yunxi entered the hall and looked around, and when he saw that no one greeted him, he walked straight to Concubine Li Chen, knelt on his knees, and respectfully kowtowed: "Minister Zhao Yunxi pays a visit to the Queen Mother!" ”

"What?!" Concubine Li Chen was so shocked that the Buddhist beads in her hand fell to the ground, making a crisp sound of "dang chang", which broke the silence of the hall.

She was about to say something when a violent cough made her whole body tremble. cough, cough, cough......

It took a long time for Concubine Li Chen to recover.

She calmed down her emotions, slowly picked up the Buddha beads on the ground, held them in her hand, and her ruddy face gradually returned to pale due to violent coughing.

I don't know if she was scared or frightened, or if she was really terminally ill, but her voice was as hoarse and obscure as the autumn wind sweeping leaves.

"May I ask where you are from, this officer? How do you get here to make fun of the old guy? ”

"The minister is the eldest son of King Yan - Zhao Yunxi, and today he came to meet the Queen Mother by the secret order of the official family!" Zhao Yunxi said solemnly, his eyes looked directly at Concubine Li Chen, trying to see through her.

Concubine Li Chen didn't dare to raise her eyes to look at the visitor, but lowered her head and pretended to be calm. "I don't know what you're talking about, the old body is already in his last years, and now I only want to accompany the first emperor to practice here, pray for the queen mother and the official family, and wish them a long life and good fortune!"

"Today's Queen Mother Liu E has no virtue, cruelty to the prince, perverse acts, you have also suffered from it, I hope you will return to the court as soon as possible, preside over the government, Daoming the official family background, everyone is looking forward to returning!"

Zhao Yunxi said, took out the Nine Dragons jade, and said, "Can you know this thing?" ”

Concubine Li Chen's originally lowered eyelids moved slightly, and she only glanced at this jade wall, and countless ripples stirred up in her heart.

Although she is not a favorite concubine of the harem, she has served Liu E for many years, and she knows that this is the first emperor's thing, and it was left to the crown prince Zhao to benefit back then, which is now Zhao Zhen, the official family of the Great Song Dynasty.

This is a nine-dragon jade that symbolizes imperial power, and the official family will not easily leave it.

But Concubine Li Chen is not Zhao Yunxi, she is too familiar with Liu E's methods, she has seen many princes and princesses being mutilated and died by Liu E, and she has seen countless concubines because

Favored and died tragically for no reason. As for herself, she used to be loyal and unambitious, she just wanted to be a palace maid with peace of mind and live safely until she died of old age.

But the favor of the first emperor made her the target of public overnight, and she did not fail to ignite hope, but all that followed was fear and despair.

In the middle of ten months of pregnancy, she lived in fear and despair every day, she escaped disaster after disaster, but she had given up a long time ago, and she knew that she would not be able to escape in the end.

What should come will still come, when Qian Wenyi entered the palace and said that he wanted to exorcise demons, she understood that she and her children were already dead.

In the ten years that Concubine Li Chen was beaten into the cold palace, she never heard any news about her child, and she would not ask if others didn't say it, she had already been heartbroken.

She lives reluctantly, she lives if others let her live, and one day if someone asks her to die, she will not have any resistance.

She is just like a mustard tree, let the wind destroy it, and one day the fire will burn her body together, and it will be completely forgotten.

Concubine Li Chen said slowly: "This official, the old body doesn't know this thing, and he still asks the official to take care of himself!" ”

Zhao Yunxi said: "The Queen Mother ......"

"Please also ask this official not to make such a rebellious remark, and when the time comes, he will harm others and himself!"

"It's okay if you don't believe the minister's words at this time, but please finish your words. When you were pregnant with a dragon fetus and killed, you were sent to the cold palace, can you let go of the humiliation you have suffered in this life?

Even if you don't care about these past events, your child is the destiny of heaven, and now you are a member of the Great Song Dynasty, his situation, his safety, can you really ignore it?

Can you really watch your child suffer the same humiliation and pain as you did? ”

Concubine Li Chen looked up at Zhao Yunxi, lowered her head again, and a line of tears flowed silently.

……

When Zhao Yunxi left Yongding Mausoleum, it was past the time of Shen. He saw the person he wanted to meet, and after saying what he had to say, he did not believe that she was indifferent.

Although the other party's attitude was still unclear, he thought about it, this is not a bad thing, she is always much easier to deal with than Liu E, and he will always think of a way to deal with her.

Thinking about it, he had already walked out of the mausoleum building, and rode away in the direction of Bianliang City on a fast horse!