Chapter 5 Ginkgo Tree

After confirming that the figure was far away, Night Terror Hall put away the knife and returned it to its sheath, and his face turned solemn.

Regardless of whether the 'Red God of Wealth' was friend or foe, Fang Cai's fight really made him feel the pressure.

In the past, in the border town, he was the 'number one master', and he thought that his martial arts were first-class in the rivers and lakes.

But after seeing the marksmanship of the 'Red God of Wealth', he realized how big the gap is between himself and the famous people in the rivers and lakes - it feels like playing chess, he wants to smash the chessboard through every move, but if he really smashes the chessboard, he can't change the fact that the stinky chess basket is gone, and there is no half of the 'chess power' at all.

To put it simply, he seems to have used his strength on the 'knife handle' and went in the wrong direction.

Night Terror Hall is not surprised by this, he learned martial arts from his father-in-law, but his father-in-law didn't teach real kung fu at all, which means that what he learned was 'fake style', and it was a problem to learn it correctly.

This time it's a 'friend', and the next time you kill the door, it's not necessarily a long-term solution, if you don't have advanced martial arts......

Thinking of this, Night Terror Hall raised its eyes and looked in the direction of the Imperial City.

The Red God of Wealth said that he wanted to teach marksmanship, and it was impossible to count on this until he really learned how to do it.

Even if the Red God of Wealth really wants to take him as an apprentice, in order to prevent being controlled by others, he must also leave some behind.

And this 'back hand, hole card', at present, it seems that only the "Ming Dragon Map" said by the father-in-law.

Let's not talk about immortality and feathering immortals, it is rumored in the rivers and lakes that as long as you get any of the nine "Singing Dragon Pictures", you can become a saint beyond ordinary people, far beyond ordinary people.

Although "Minglong Tu" is buried under a ginkgo tree in the 'harem', it is difficult to get your hands on it.

But when today's son is a woman, even if a woman has a face, it is unlikely that she will live in the harem, so the harem will inevitably be sparsely populated......

Even if Mian Shou lives in the harem, there are many beautiful men in the harem, and with his appearance of 'the queen mother chasing and feeding', it doesn't seem difficult to go in the troubled waters to fish......

Breaking into the Imperial City is obviously not something that can be decided with a pat on the brain, and if you don't find out the situation, it's easy to play yourself as a 'night concubine'.

After staring at the direction of the imperial city for a long time, Night Terror Hall had no clue, so he put the matter of 'infiltrating the harem' in his heart, and returned to the house to start cleaning up the rubble and wood.

Not long after cleaning up, the sound of horses' hooves came from the alley, and the voices of the old dart master Yang Chao and the birds came:

"Young owner? Less owner? ”

"Twitter......"

"I'm fine."

Night Terror clapped his hands, walked out of the courtyard, and looked at the dart master who came to help:

"I just came to a Jianghu person, chatted casually, and has already left, a false alarm."

The twelve dart masters, scanning the dilapidated alleys, all frowned, and Yang Chao persuaded:

"Shaodong, Sanniang is good, she has arranged accommodation for each of us, and Xiao Liuzi lives brighter than you. Why don't you go back, the people in the capital are not familiar with the place......"

Night Terror Hall was not sure whether the 'Red God of Wealth' was related to the Pei family, so after a moment's consideration, he shook his head and said:

"It's okay, it's clean here, and it's good to live in habits. I really can't find a way in the capital, so I'll visit Pei's house tomorrow and ask for an errand. Don't worry about it, go back and rest early. ”

When all the dart masters heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately dismounted to help the Night Terror Hall clean up......

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Under the same night sky, the Imperial City Ouchi.

When night falls, the lanterns sway in the wind under the cornices, and the light shines through the lush branches and leaves of the trees, leaving a small fan-like reflection of the leaves on the white stone floor tiles.

Several palace maids dressed in colorful clothes, carrying lanterns, stood quietly in the verandah.

Under the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree, there is a swing.

A young woman in a golden and red phoenix robe, holding the swing rope with both hands, swayed back and forth in the night, swinging very high, with a gorgeous skirt and red embroidered shoes, drawing a half-moon arc under the tree.

Call......

Call......

The night is quiet and picturesque, but there is no human voice, which makes the originally beautiful and moving scene show the loneliness of 'the courtyard is deep and deep'.

The spacious and elegant courtyard looks like a well-woven birdcage.

And the young woman swinging alone on the swing is like a canary in a cage, trying to use the swing to make herself jump over the red wall and golden tiles and see the outside world.

Treading ......

After going back and forth on the swing for an unknown number of times, a footstep sounded from the corridor, followed by the courtesy's respectful salute:

"Meet King Jing."

The swing under the ginkgo tree slowly stopped, and the woman in the phoenix skirt on it turned her head, revealing a cheek with outstanding grace.

Red lips and apricot eyes, picturesque eyebrows, but with a bit of resentment from living in the boudoir for a long time.

Seeing King Jing coming, the woman in the phoenix skirt did not go down to the ground to greet her, continued to swing the swing, and asked softly:

"Liren, how did you have time to come here today?"

"Come and say hello to the Queen Mother."

Dongfang Liren was wearing a silver silk python robe, looking like a handsome prince with peerless elegance, after coming to the swing, he held the shoulders of the Queen Mother and gently pushed:

"I just discussed political affairs with the Holy Lord, and the Holy One asked me to come and have a look. It's so late, the Queen Mother doesn't go to bed, but she feels that the palace is silent? Do you want me to arrange someone to send the Queen Mother to Yutan Villa to live for a while? ”

"What's the difference between being alone in the palace and going out as a person?"

"Me and the Holy One are the same."

"It's not the same. You and the saint have something to do, as long as you want, you can go anywhere in the world, and you can choose the man you like~"

The Queen Mother turned her head and looked at the east and left:

"What can Hongu do? Staying in the palace for ten years, there is no concubine in the harem to let the palace take care of it, and the only hope of living is to wait for a few days to be buried in the imperial mausoleum......"

"Once you enter the deep palace, you don't see spring every year."

Dongfang Liren pushed the swing and comforted softly:

"The House of Emperors has been like this since ancient times. Though you have lived a dull life, you are at least loved by the Holy One......"

The Queen Mother was a little displeased: "This palace would rather not be treated by the saints." The other concubines of the first emperor, if they have a son who goes out with their son, it is better if they don't have a son, they can leave the palace after three years of guarding the tomb, and they are the most bitter in this palace, and they can't get out without a son, and they can't remarry......"

Dongfang Liren's eyes were helpless: "You are the queen mother!" 'Hou' is a wife, and a concubine is a concubine. Since ancient times, in addition to destroying the country, how can there be a saying that the queen mother remarried? ”

The Queen Mother was silent: "There is no Queen Mother who has remarried in history, but there are ......countless Queen Mothers who do not abide by women's morals and raise 'faces'."

?!

Dongfang Liren felt that he was 'asking for face' from her cheap daughter, and patted the queen mother on the shoulder quite rebelliously:

"Queen Mother, what are you talking about?"

The Queen Mother snorted lightly: "I'm going crazy in the deep palace, I can't just talk about it?" Bengong didn't say that he wanted to raise his face...... Fortunately, this palace is not your own mother, just an ornament in the palace, if it is a holy mother-in-law, who does not abide by the etiquette and law to save faces, you can only turn a blind eye ......"

Dongfang Liren sighed: "That's it, I shouldn't have heard it." ”

The Queen Mother thought about it and asked:

"You and the saint don't have a pillow person, have you been looking for anything recently? Is there a portrait or something, the queen mother gives you a palm? ”

Dongfang Liren has just drawn a 'beautiful man', but looking at the Queen Mother's heartfelt appearance, it is not easy to take it out and taste it together.

"The saint is busy with government affairs, and I am so anxious about the green bandits, how can I think about marriage......

"You're not too young, you have a chance or think about it early......"

……

After a moment of small talk, a few cold raindrops fell from the gap in the ginkgo tree.

Rustle rustle......

The Queen Mother raised her eyes and looked at the lush canopy of the ginkgo tree, with three points of resentment in her eyes:

"It is said that this tree has a spirit, the palace comes to visit every day, the result is good, I haven't met a good thing in the palace for ten years, so that the palace is miserable, swing and scatter the heart and rain to ruin the fun, and I will cut you down in a few days!"

"The sky is not beautiful and rainy, the tree is sheltered from the wind and rain for the queen mother, if the queen mother cuts down this tree, won't it be even more wind and rain?"

"It's also ......"