Out of the palace gate, Gu Yuan said softly: "Your Highness did this today, it is a bit too much. ”

Shen Zhixi sighed: "Do you think I want to murder him? He is no longer the Ah Heng he used to be. ”

Gu Yuan was a little puzzled, "The emperor back then? ”

Only then did Shen Zhixi realize that she had missed her mouth, and hurriedly changed the topic: "Nian'er should still be waiting for Lu Ran in Xuanhua Palace." ”

Gu Yuan chuckled lowly, "Infatuation seed." ”

"Aren't your Gu family all infatuated seeds, are you embarrassed to talk about others?" Shen Zhixi teased unceremoniously.

Gu Yuan: "......"

That's just as well.

After returning to Xuanhua Palace, Gu Nianqiu greeted him with red eyes: "What about Brother Shi Dusk?" How is he? ”

Gu Yuan frowned and said, "Shi Dui's situation is not good, Uncle Lu sent him back to the house, and His Royal Highness has already invited Imperial Doctor Xiao to come over to see the injury." ”

Gu Nianqiu bit her thin lip tightly, almost crying.

She took out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and there was unprecedented perseverance in her eyes: "Brother, what I like is Lu Ran, not the Lu family behind him." I know that he is a brocade guard, and he does things that lick blood on the tip of a knife, and he will offend many people, but I am not afraid. ”

"No matter what his situation is in the future, I will accompany him Gu Nianqiu."

"Life after life, never lose each other."

Looking at Gu Nianqiu's departing figure, Shen Zhixi's eyes suddenly wet.

In her previous life, she fulfilled her promise in ten years.

The same is true in this life.

Shen Zhixi was still in a daze, and a wooden kite flew into the house from the window and fell to the ground with a "click".

"A letter from Tanzhe Temple?" Shen Zhixi reached out and fished out the wooden kite and took off the letterbox.

There was only one line written on the letter.

Nan'an Yao Chongnian wants to see the girl.

"Mrs. Yao wants to see me?" Shen Zhixi handed the letter to Gu Yuan for some reason, "Take a look." ”

"Yao Maniac?" Gu Yuan took the letterhead half-incredulously, "What did he do when he saw you?" ”

"I heard my father say before that he had a close friend named Yao Chongnian, and then he went crazy and hid in Tanzhe Temple to hit the bell." Shen Zhixi recalled the situation back then, "The name of the former imperial master was Yao Xi, and the word Chongnian must be this gentleman." ”

"Do you want me to go with Your Highness?" Gu Yuan was a little worried, "The old man is crazy all day long, in case he ......"

Shen Zhixi shook her head slightly: "It's okay, I'll just go by myself." ”

——

Wind-driven flower bells, ding dong ding dong.

In Tanzhe Temple, Shen Zhixi came to the Buddha statue he worshipped last time and kowtowed sincerely.

Having survived from Dingling before, she once went to Tanzhe Temple to pray for incense.

At that time, Shen Zhixi had just left, and as soon as Shen Zhixi left, an unkempt old man came out of the corner: "This little girl is Shen Zhixi?" It's kind of funny, and I have to meet her when I have a chance. ”

Yun Shen changed his solemn appearance, and bowed to the old man in front of him: "Mrs. Yao knows this girl?" ”

Mrs. Yao nodded: "Her father Shen Yuan, me, and Yang Yi, the three of us are brothers, and we are all old men who crawled out of the sea of blood in the corpse mountain." ”

"Back then, Yang Yi was not allowed to deal with Yelu Chucai's thousand-year-old fox, he just didn't listen, you see, a game of chess has been played for more than 40 years and has not been confiscated."

"Shen Yuan left too early, as soon as he died, Shen Jiashu fell apart. Shen Heng is tyrannical and impermanent, and it will not become a big thing in the end, I think the Shen family hopes that it is still in this little girl. ”

If Gu Yuan came with Shen Zhixi today, he would definitely be able to recognize that this was the old lady who was known as "Yao Maniac", and even Yang Yi, the patriarch of the Four Dynasties, wanted to call him the eldest brother of the former emperor, a great sage who pretended to be crazy and stupid and did not care about the world, and was known as "Shengtian Banzi".

Nan'an Yao Xi, Yao Chongnian!

At this moment, the old lady looked up at the sky, and there seemed to be a trace of hope in her eyes.

Yao Xi muttered, "Who do you think I should help......

Who said that there is no country in the world, there is still Yao Chongnian in the world!

On the way down the mountain, Yuan Changge's soul somehow appeared in front of her, "Just now I wanted to remind you that there is an old man behind the Buddha statue. ”

Shen Zhixi was just about to use sign language, but she thought that there were many people here, so she stopped her movements and just communicated with her with her thoughts: "I know, but that's a matter in the temple, I don't want to ask more." ”

Yuan Changge sighed, "Today is really a long insight, no one in our era dared to mention Buddhism, and there were no Buddhist temples in the Northern Wei Dynasty after Emperor Taiwu destroyed Buddhism." Sometimes I think about it, a thousand years of life are just a big dream. You say, in another thousand years, will the people in the world be better off? ”

Shen Zhixi interrupted her emotion, "Didn't you say that you only come out on the New Day of every month?" ”

Yuan Changge nodded and said, "Yes, isn't today the first day of junior high school?" ”

"In that case, why didn't you show up in February?"

Yuan Changge pursed his lips, "How can this be accurate, you don't need me, how can I appear." Besides, your body was so weak at the time, I didn't have enough strength to figure it out. ”

One's eyes are bigger than one's stomach.......

Yes, it is to live a new life, and she has insufficient energy for many things.

Shen Zhixi came back to her senses, only to see an old man with a cloak coming out from behind the Buddha statue: "Are you worshiping the Buddha, or your own heart?" ”

Shen Zhixi bowed to the old man in front of him: "Old man, the little woman is not only worshipping the Buddha, but also worshipping her own heart. ”

The old man smiled indifferently: "Come with me, I can tell you everything you want to know." ”

"I haven't consulted my seniors yet......

"I'm the one who just wants to see you." The old lady put down this sentence and turned into the corner, and Shen Zhixi hurriedly followed.

There was a dark room behind the Buddha statue, Yao Xi unscrewed the door of the dark room without saying a word, and dragged Shen Zhixi, who had not yet reacted, in.

Silence returned.

Yao Xi stared at the candle flame on the desk and muttered, "At that time, the bright moon was bright, and only a lone lamp remained. ”

Shen Zhixi was silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "Dare to ask Mr. Yao Taifu?" ”

Yao Xi laughed miserably for some reason: "I'm not too good for a long time!" I was already a ghost ten years ago! ”

Shen Zhixi was calm, if it was a different person, she would have been frightened by this madman a long time ago.

Yao Xi kicked the incense burner aside, and then turned to Shen Zhixi: "The little girl Bingxue is smart, and she knows a lot." That's right, I am Yao Chongnian of Nan'an, the former emperor of the dynasty known as the 'half son of Shengtian', and the second assistant of the cabinet of the Qingyuan Dynasty.

"Little girl, you know so many things, then I will also tell you a secret that only the court eagle dogs of the Jinyi Guard can peep into."

"The one sitting on the throne should have been you."

Shen Zhixi didn't rush to ask, but first asked Yao Xi a question: "How many years has Mrs. Yao lived in seclusion in this deep mountain and old forest?" ”

Yao Xi turned into that crazy look again: "Ten years? Twenty years? I don't remember it a long time ago! I only remember that Emperor Wu opened the border before he could do it, and the side court bled into sea water! ”

Shen Zhixi also knew that Yao Taifu's eldest son was buried in the Battle of Dengzhou.

Since then, Yao Xi has been extremely sensitive to the word "war" and has almost become a madman.

This is where the dispute between Yao Xi and Yang Yi began.

Emperor Qingyuan hated the party struggle the most in his life, and demoted both of them to Nanjing, and later Yao Xi went crazy and was sent back to Yandu, while Yang Yi was depressed and became a teacher part-time.

Later, the commander of the army left the north and drove straight in, and Emperor Qingyuan couldn't find anyone who could calm the situation, and finally ended up with a tragic ending of hanging himself on the southeast branch, which can only be said to be self-inflicted.

Yao Xi's mood stabilized, and then he said: "Shen Heng and you have always been at odds, why don't you fight, at least, there is still hope?" ”

Shen Zhixi's eyes were pale, but she still said something against her will: "Instead of fighting openly and secretly, it is better to be alone." I've never been on the same path with them, so why bother with them. ”

"I can see the ambition and power in your eyes, and I know that you don't want to fight." Yao Xi smiled casually, "There are some things, it's not impossible to have both, as long as you want to fight, I can let you get it." ”

Shen Zhixi was silent.

Yao Xi suddenly stared at Shen Zhixi, and said in a trembling voice: "I am Nan'an Yao Xi, Yao Chongnian!" Qianying Chongning entered the Shidenke for nine years, was in charge of the Hanlin Academy for thirteen years, and was a subordinate of the East Palace during the Qingyuan period, and was in charge of the cabinet, and everyone in the court had to call me Yao Xiang! Half of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty came from my Yao Chongnian's disciples, and even the current first assistant Xu Jue is also half of my student! ”

"Now I will pass on to you what I have learned all my life, will you ...... Would you like to worship under my Yao Ximen? ”

Shen Zhixi was silent for a long time, then got up and bowed deeply to the old lady: "Student Shen Zhixi, please meet Mr." ”

The wind chimes jingled under the eaves, Yao Xi took a sip of wine from the wine gourd, and then continued: "Do you know why I helped you?" ”

Shen Zhixi was still immersed in her admiration for the old lady at the moment, and she didn't react for a while.

Yao Xi couldn't help but sigh: "A few of our brothers, your father left the earliest, leaving behind a stormy Zhao." I'm too old to be the emperor's teacher, but I'm at least ...... At least clean up the mess for my brother. You remember, Shen Yuan is your father and my brother. ”

Shen Zhixi couldn't help but sigh.

Yao Xi has been painting the ground as a prison for so many years, but he still thinks about his brother who drank with him when he was young.

But his brother forgot about him when he was young.

"I, Yao Chongnian, have accepted so many protégés in my life, and there are peach and plums all over the world, but there are only three students I appreciate and are most satisfied with."

"Songjiang Xu Jue, Jinchang Tang Xiujin, Lin'an Shen Zhixi."

Shen Zhixi returned to Xuanhua Palace, and Gu Yuan was still playing chess by himself in the window position.

She couldn't help laughing: "Why do you all like to play chess so much, why aren't you so interested in this palace?" ”

Gu Yuan knew that she was joking, so he didn't take it to heart: "Crazy Yao didn't scare you, did he?" ”

Shen Zhixi smiled: "What's the matter, he still wants to accept me as a student, how can he scare me?" ”

Gu Yuan smiled bitterly: "I followed my father to Tanzhe Temple when I was seven years old, and I was very reluctant, so my father asked me to wait outside the Buddha hall, and guess what?" An old man came out of the corner, unkempt, and dragged me as soon as he appeared, thinking that he had gone out in broad daylight and bumped into a ghost. ”

"When you ran into my house that night, I thought I had hit a ghost......"

Gu Yuan looked innocent: "I look much better than urging the ghost face, okay?" If you want to say that it is not Lu Ran who has something to do with the cow, ghost, snake and god? ”

"Huh?" Shen Zhixi was puzzled, "What does it have to do with him?" ”

"Don't they all call him King Lu Yan?" Gu Yuan said with a smile.

Shen Zhixi: "......"

Let's change the subject.

Shen Zhixi asked: "Since you are so talented, why didn't Mrs. Yao accept you as a protégé?" ”

Gu Yuan blinked: "Guess? ”

"I don't guess, you say."

"Back then, he did have the idea of accepting me as a protégé, and after Mr. Yang learned about it, he reasoned with him for a long time, and then he dispelled this thought."

Shen Zhixi was slightly surprised, "What did Mr. Yang say, so easy to use?" ”

Gu Yuan said with a smile: "His old man said that if the two brothers disagree politically, why do they even want to rob the students?" ”

Shen Zhixi smiled lightly: "What else?" ”

"Just allow you Yao Chongnian to be all over the world, and don't allow me Yang Shimian to find a successor?"

Shen Zhixi: "......"