On the other end, the imperial capital.

Yan Chenghuai held a sunspot in his hand, and in the colorful lights of the main hall, the light reflected on the sunspot contrasted with the slender and beautiful fingers.

The owner of the hand frowned, staring at the black and white two sons on the chessboard, as if he was in deep thought, and only after a long time did he get down to a position.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of laughter overhead.

"Ha, Aiqing lost!"

It was the Ninety-Five Emperor who spoke, he was dressed in a bright dragon robe, half a hundred years old, but he was in good spirits, and the dragon's eyes were radiant, and it was rare to laugh like this.

"Your Majesty is a step ahead." His hands slowly fell, Yan Chenghuai lowered his eyes, and his voice was slow.

"Eh, usually Aiqing wins half of my son, why haven't I seen him for months? Aiqing's chess skills have regressed, and today he was killed by the widow seven in and seven out. ”

"Isn't there something Aiqing has on her mind?"

Zhao Yunheng smiled on his face, staring at Yan Chenghuai's appearance, and a dark light flashed in the dragon's eyes.

"Isn't it, because of the woman in Fengcheng?"

"Your Majesty is overwhelmed." Yan Chenghuai was still absent-minded, "It's just a short-sighted woman, even if she saved her life... But that's about it. ”

"Okay, good, if you can think like this, I can rest assured!" Yan Chenghuai's appearance greatly pleased Zhao Yunheng, and in the face of this subordinate who had a "blood relative" with him, the Ninth Five-Year Honored Emperor rarely released his "goodwill".

"Since this woman saved Aiqing you, don't reward him with something, and make her a lady, so that it is not against the royal etiquette."

"Nope." Yan Chenghuai slowly raised his head, and there was a cold silence in his eyes, "Your Majesty, since this woman has absconded, it is better to let her offset the merits." ”

"After all, she is in Fengcheng, and she is not a person with an innocent family background, not to mention that it is a felony to abandon the official and abscond."

Yan Chenghuai blocked the back road word by word, Zhao Yunheng was satisfied, stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pat Yan Chenghuai on the shoulder, looked into the distance, and said earnestly:

"Chenghuai, among my siblings and friends, you are the most clear, and this is also the most optimistic about you, I want to be your father back then..."

Halfway through the words, he suddenly remembered something, and the air around him instantly condensed, and Zhao Yunheng changed the topic:

"In short, don't delay your future because of greed and joy, after all, your position is not yours alone."

He seemed to mean something, Yan Chenghuai's face was as cold as frost, and he slowly replied "yes".

Zhao Yunheng smiled, his eyes deepened, and he couldn't help but pause when he saw the circle of gauze wrapped around Yan Chenghuai's right wrist.

"Aiqing, what is this?"

"It's just that I accidentally scratched my hand by the porcelain piece of the bowl." Yan Chenghuai glanced at it, and his tone was careless, "If Your Majesty thinks it's an eyesore, then Cheng will tear it down." ”

"Hahaha, no need." Zhao Yunheng retracted his gaze and sat back in place, "Aiqing has done his best, let's keep this bit of blood." ”

Yan Chenghuai pulled his lips, I don't know what he remembered, and there was a faint light in his eyes.

"This time the fourth brother came back, Aiqing contributed a lot, I said in advance that I would reward Aiqing with that mansion, but, Aiqing, what do you want a broken house with a dead person?"

"Aren't you afraid that the lonely soul of that family will come to you at night?" Thinking of what Yan Chenghuai wanted to promise himself when he was about to go to Fengcheng, even if he was as cunning as Zhao Yunheng, he really couldn't think of the use of Yan Chenghuai's scorched and dilapidated house.

Buying people's hearts? But in the entire court, there is no longer a "fellow party" of the Lin family.

Fish for fame and reputation? He has known Yan Chenghuai for more than ten years, and he has never seen him have this mind.

The other party is like a 10,000-year-old iceberg, hiding all his emotions.

No, Yan Chenghuai used to be not like this, when has that changed...

Zhao Yunheng fell into deep thought, and his memory resurfaced the appearance of the Lin family's army parade back then.

It seems that since then, something has quietly changed.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty? ”

A familiar voice suddenly came from beside him, and Zhao Yunheng returned to consciousness, only to find that Yan Chenghuai, who was sitting opposite him, had been waiting for a while, and couldn't help but smile on his face:

"What, Aiqing? But there's still something to do? ”

Yan Chenghuai retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes, and where Zhao Yunheng couldn't see, the hand in his sleeve gradually tightened.

"Your Majesty knows about Lingnan?"

"Lingnan?" Zhao Yunheng paused, and suddenly remembered the recital presented today, on which Liang Renqing, a Lingnan official, clearly wrote "Natural disasters and man-made disasters, sudden human illness".

"Lingnan seems to have suffered from the plague, but... After all, they are just pariahs, and when they die, they die. ”

Zhao Yun said horizontally, his tone was calm, and he didn't seem to be affected.

As if anticipating his answer, Yan Chenghuai did not rush to refute, but said.

"When His Royal Highness entered the palace, he told his subordinates about a dream."

"Oh?" Zhao Yunheng became interested, "Is the fourth brother so talkative with you?" ”

"What dream?"

"The Four Highnesses once dreamed that there was a vision in the sky, and the meteor turned into a Jiao and fell in the southwest, in the dream, the Four Highnesses were three feet tall, and they chased the place where the meteor landed from the big stride."

"Seeing that it is an ancient tomb, the tomb has a few big characters written on the tomb of Jiang Chong, and the tombstone is opened, and the yellow and white things in it are full of tombs, which is the treasure that the emperor asked for..."

“… Interesting. Zhao Yunheng didn't know what he was thinking, one hand was tapping rhythmically on the table, he paused, and then asked, "This... Did the fourth brother tell you? ”

"Yes."

Yan Chenghuai replied without a trace of hesitation.

"He, a half-monk who grew up in the monastery, also knows the treasure of the wolf clan in the red dust?"

Zhao Yunheng sneered lightly: "However, you can find out." ”

He looked at Yan Chenghuai again, his eyes burning: "Who do you think you can send?" ”

Yan Chenghuai paused, pondered for a moment, and the expression on his face relaxed: "I think it is enough to send Lord Liang of Zhizhou alone." ”

"After all, it is the boundary under his sole jurisdiction, if he really finds something special, let him be sent back to Beijing, I don't know what His Majesty wants?"

"Liang Ren?" Zhao Yunheng sneered, "After all, it's not surnamed Zhao, I can't believe it." ”

"Why don't you send a regent?" Yan Chenghuai was not in a hurry to ask for his life, but slowly followed him, advancing little by little.

"Heh... He doesn't seek to usurp the throne, I am thankful, there is a high emperor far away, if he has two hearts, I can't cry! ”

Zhao Yunheng's voice was even colder, obviously angered by this answer: "In my opinion, there is a more suitable candidate now!" ”

He looked at Yan Chenghuai, and the smile on his lips expanded, as if waiting for Yan Chenghuai to take the bait: "I have a suitable candidate here, I don't know if Aiqing can help me with my staff?" ”