On the first day of July, the morning light sprinkled on the West Embroidery Ridge.

Because Yang Guifei wanted to repay her vows at the Palace of Eternal Life during the Qixi Festival, Gao Lishi personally arranged for climbing the mountain.

The melons and fruits are the freshest, and the others, the incense burner burns the dragon musk deer, the calyx of the silver bottle, and the five animals are placed in the golden basin. As soon as he was ready, when he was inspecting the back compartment, he overheard a female crown discussing.

"And guess what? When the sky was bright, I saw someone hugging and hugging on the opposite Lianli Peak, and the man was the handsome Xue playing cards next to the saint. ”

"What do you call cuddling, hugging? I only know when I hug one......"

Gao Lishi looked over and saw the two little female crowns hiding behind the pillars under the porch, hugging each other.

He didn't bother, but turned around and waved his hand vigorously, driving down the eunuchs and palace ladies behind him.

Looking at it again, the little girl who spoke earlier was flushed, and said, "They don't just hug like this." ”

"What else?"

"Hmm."

While they kissed each other, Colliers walked over. He was adept at this silent pace, until he came so close that they didn't even notice it, and he could even hear the slight "chirp" of his lips and teeth intersecting.

Long.

"Well, I can't breathe."

"They've been kissing us for a lot longer than we have, all night."

"Anything else?"

"Well, Xue Lang's hand has reached into the robe like this...... Yikes! ”

As she spoke, the little female crown saw Gao Lishi, jumped up in fright like a frightened wild cat, blushed and stammered, "Will the general...... Army. ”

By the time the word "army" came out, they were already kneeling on the ground.

Gao Lishi stepped forward with his hands and said with a cold face: "Taizhenzi trusts you and entrusts you with the important task of guarding the Palace of Eternal Life, how dare you dare to speak to me and me here, can there be precepts in your eyes?" ”

"General Gao spares his life, we know that we are wrong."

After a few words of scare, Gao Lishi asked, "Do you really see that it's Xue Lang?" Seeing Lian Li Feng from here, how can you see your face clearly. ”

"Although I can't see his face clearly, but not long ago Xue Lang drove to the Descending Temple, I secretly looked at him for a long time, that posture and demeanor were imprinted in my mind, and he was wearing the robe of that day, the same hair ornament."

There is only one way to climb Lianli Peak, and you must pass through the other business of Mrs. Qiuguo, Gao Lishi knew that the person must be Xue Bai, so he pretended to be careless and asked, "Who is that woman?" ”

Although his tone was casual, he was slightly nervous in his heart. The reason why he was so concerned about this matter was because he had a worry in his heart, lest someone in the palace dress up as a Taoist priest and have a tryst with Xue Bai. After all, what happened in the Hall of Eternal Life on Qixi that year, he actually guessed something from a trace of clues.

"I don't know that woman."

Without hearing the word "too true", Colliers breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Is it tall or short, fat or thin?" ”

"Not tall, not short, slender."

has a slender figure, then it must not be Yang Taizhen Yang Guifei. Gao Lishi realized that Fang Cai's worries were too outrageous, shook his head self-deprecatingly, and asked again, already in the state of mind of staying out of the matter.

"You just said that Xue Bai's hand reached into the robe, but nonsense? What kind of dress is she wearing? ”

"She was really dressed in a Taoist robe, the same outfit as we were, wearing a lotus crown on her head, and stepping on the clouds. She was entangled with Xue Lang until later, and one shoe fell off the cliff. ”

"Female crown?"

Gao Lishi groaned, thinking about which slender female crown would have an affair with Xue Bai, and a candidate came to mind. Then, he quickly felt puzzled, pinched his fingers, and said to himself in his heart: "There are two generations behind." ”

Threatening the two little female crowns again, he commanded: "Don't mention this matter to others again, otherwise you will know the consequences!" ”

"Yes, I don't dare to mention ......"

Today, it was Yuan Siyi's turn to serve with the saint, Gao Lishi went down to Xixiuling, and after thinking about it, he still went to Mrs. Qiuguo's other business.

When asked, Xue Bai and Yang Yuyao were not there.

"So, Li Qiniang is here?" A warm smile appeared on Colliers' face.

A character like him, the steward of another industry didn't dare to slack off, and he didn't know how to shirk it, so he led him to the flower hall to wait, and asked someone to call Li Teng out.

~~

Li Tengkong was asleep, curled up in a thin blanket, although his eyes were closed, a smile could be faintly seen on his face, and it seemed that even his dreams were sweet.

She unconsciously put her finger on her lips and held it, and her confused consciousness was still complaining that Xue Bai kissed her so much that her mouth was sore.

"Seventeen mothers, seventeen mothers."

The urging of Mian'er and Kyaunu disturbed her dreams, and she buried her head in the pillow and muttered, "Stop shouting, it's annoying." ”

This coquettish tone surprised Mian'er for a moment, and when she ran to Li Jilan's room, she confirmed that it was really her own little lady, and then said: "Seventeen Niang wake up, General Gao is coming to you." ”

"Looking for me?"

"Uh-huh."

"Not looking for Xue Bai, but looking for me?"

"In other words, Juro was so scared that he was already hiding."

Mian'er took it for granted that the palace eunuch came for Li Linfu's case, and Li Tengkong felt the same way, but there was a strange premonition, guessing that he might be here for her and Xue Bai's affairs, although it was unlikely.

But when he arrived at the flower hall, he saw that Gao Lishi was sitting there alone, and it didn't look like he was asking about a case.

"I've seen Awn." Li Tengkong called out as he used to be.

She is the daughter of the right minister and a distant relative of the clan, so she can use the same title as the princes and princesses to call Gao Lishi.

Gao Lishi has a kind attitude towards people that is completely different from his status, and asked in a very cordial tone: "Can I talk to the little lady of the Li family alone?" ”

Mian'er and Kyauknu had no choice but to reluctantly retreat, which made Li Tengkong's premonition even stronger.

Gao Lishi got straight to the point and said: "It is said that Xue Lang and the little lady have a relationship, but I always think that you two are just friends." It seems, I guessed wrong? ”

Li Tengkong's heart trembled, but his face was still flat, and he asked, "Why did Ah Weng say this?" ”

"Last night, Lian Lifeng." Colliers reminded directly.

Li Tengkong was surprised that he could still be seen on the top of the mountain, and regretted very much that he should not be greedy for the intimate time with Xue Bai, and stayed until dawn without paying attention.

Fortunately, she has pretended not to like Xue Bai for many years, and she has long used the Taoist shell to hide the girl's thoughts, and she is used to it. At this time, in the panic, he can still stay calm.

She thought that her relationship with Xue Bai would become an obstacle to his success, and it must be kept secret. Especially the general in front of him is the object of Xue Bai's necessary deception, and he must not reveal a flaw.

"Forgive Xiaodao for being stupid, can Ah Weng say it clearly?"

Colliers has been observing his face for many years, and it is extremely difficult to hide from him. He observed Li Tengkong's expression and asked, "Didn't Ling and Xue Lang be on Lianli Peak last night...... Is the demeanor intimate? ”

"What?"

Li Tengkong was a little confused at first, but for a moment he seemed to understand, turned around, and looked into the depths of the courtyard.

"Ji Lanzi? How so? ”

Gao Lishi did not confirm the answer to this, but asked again: "In this way, there is nothing between you and Xue Lang. ”

"I ......"

"It's just you and me today, I'm still a eunuch, you might as well tell me the truth, I look forward to helping you find a trust, and it's not in vain to have a relationship with your grandfather for many years. Let me ask you, do you want to enter the Xue Mansion? ”

Li Tengkong lowered his head and whispered with some true feelings: "I admire him, but ...... The falling flowers are intentional, and the flowing water is ruthless. ”

"You mean Xue Lang has no intention of you? Why? ”

"I don't know."

This is in line with Gao Lishi's original judgment, he continued to ask a few words, and a little eunuch hurriedly came and said, "Grandpa, I found it." ”

Li Tengkong peeked in and saw that the shoe he had left under the cliff of Lian Li Peak had been found.

"Little lady, can you let Ji Lanzi come over and try this?"

"Yes."

Li Tengkong walked outside the door, beckoned Mian'er, and ordered, "You go and invite Ji Lanzi to come." ”

She didn't dare to remind her more, but she was there with a somewhat embarrassed attitude, and after waiting for a while, Li Jilan hurried over, and she threw her a look.

There was no time for more communication, Gao Lishi had already spoken: "Ji Lanzi, let me ask you something. ”

Li Tengkong interjected in a somewhat distant tone and said, "It's about the matter between you and Xue Bai." ”

Obviously, Li Jilan's face turned red.

It's like winter going to spring, the spring breeze blows, and the peach blossoms on the peach branches bloom straight away. Li Jilan's eyes were full of shame, buried her head, and responded in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "Hmm." ”

"Where were you last night?"

Li Tengkong didn't expect Gao Lishi to ask like this this time, and he was a little worried. Fortunately, Li Jilan seemed to know her intentions, pinched her fingers, and did not answer.

"Please also ask Ji Lanzi to tell the truth." Although Colliers seems to be kind, there is a prestige in his tone that cannot be denied.

"I ...... In one place with Xue Lang. Li Jilan replied.

"Where?"

"On the mountain."

Gao Lishi then handed the shoe to Li Jilan and said with a smile: "Then the thing will be returned to the original owner." ”

"Thank you, General Gao."

"Won't Ji Lanzi try?"

Li Jilan blushed, but she went around the screen and changed into the dusty Dengyun shoe, lifted the robe, and signaled that it was the same size as the shoe she was wearing.

Gao Lishi nodded and reminded: "You guys are too careless, this time I learned that if it reaches the ears of others, I don't know how to chew the root of my tongue." ”

This is a trivial matter, and the reason why he asked about it was because of doubts in his heart, rather than caring who Xue Bai had an affair with.

Now that his doubts were dispelled, he stopped meddling.

Out of Mrs. Qiuguo's other business, but a henchman eunuch hurriedly ran over and whispered: "Grandpa, the sage is playing pai gow with the concubine, Mrs. Qiuguo, and Xue Lang today." Xue Lang said one thing......"

When Gao Lishi heard this, he was frightened and inexplicable, and secretly wondered: "How dare he? ”

~~

"I heard that Li Linfu had read a few volumes of documents before he died, and put them in the Xiaoyao Palace, but I don't know who took them away." Xue Bai was playing cards, and suddenly said something like this.

Li Longji was observing Yang Yuhuan's face, and he didn't care too much when he heard the words.

He recently quarreled with Yang Yuhuan, the cause of which was that the flower and bird envoy Jin presented a stunning beauty, and after he was happy with her, he gave her a song he composed himself, and filled in the lyrics, the content of which was to praise the love of a pair of fairy couples. The news of this matter spread out, which made the concubines next to them a little unhappy. Yang Yuhuan was the most jealous, saying, "The saint is only a fairy couple with her, what are we?" ”

There is a way to explain this matter, which is nothing more than adding a few more immortals to the lyrics, but in this way, it destroys the original perfect rhythm of the song, which Li Longji absolutely cannot tolerate.

Troubles like these occupy too much of his mind and time. Xue Bai mentioned the trivial matter, so he didn't immediately perceive the deep meaning.

"What are you doing restlessly and meddling?"

"The minister thinks that Li Linfu, as the prime minister, is involved in a major case of rebellion, so the documents he read before his death must be very important."

Li Longji thought about it for a while, and said, "Who took it away?" ”

"I don't know." Xue Bai said: "I just learned about this by chance, and I specially reported it to the saint." ”

He investigated for a long time, but unfortunately he was a scholar in the middle school, and it was difficult to find out about the affairs of the inner court. Thinking about it, instead of being passive after a long time, it is better to grasp the initiative as soon as possible.

Anyway, it is impossible for those documents to prove that there is a problem with his identity, so it is better to expose this matter directly to Li Longji, and use the power of the Son of Heaven to see who is behind the trouble. In the worst-case scenario, it can also bring the opponent hidden in the shadows to the light.

Xue Bai was most suspicious of Gao Lishi, so today he took advantage of Gao Lishi's absence in the palace to suddenly attack.

However, to his surprise, a slightly frightened voice sounded in the hall.

"Back to the saint, if it is an official document in the Xiaoyao Palace, the old slave happens to know about it."

Hearing this, Xue Bai turned his head to look and saw that it was Yuan Siyi who spoke.

Yuan Siyi didn't look at him, and continued to explain: "After Li Linfu's death, the documents he left in the Huaqing Palace should be collected and organized by the Shanggong Bureau, and those related to state affairs should be handed over to the Zhongshu Gate, and the rest may still be in the Shanggong Bureau." ”

His tone was a little uncertain, as if he had just happened to hear about the incident. With such an attitude, it seems that Xue Bai is making a bit of a fuss.

Xue Baizheng touched a domino and thought about how to play next.

Because of the sentence "General Yuan" left by Liu Luogu, An Lushan's fine work at that time, Xue Bai has always been wary of Yuan Siyi in his heart, which made him gradually stand on the opposite side of him.

Why is Yuan Siyi involved in this? Because he noticed that Li Linfu immediately transferred those documents after seeing Gao Lishi?

"Can you see what militaristic secrets Li Linfu disposed of before he died?" Xue Bai played a card and said with some jokes.

"Bump." Li Longji said, "If it is really a militaristic secret, it will be handed over to Zhongshu as soon as possible." Yuan Siyi, later you will give him those documents and bring them back to Zhongshu Province for placement. ”

"Yes."

"I'll also say back, what is the content?" Li Longji couldn't help but be curious.

~~

The Shang Palace Bureau is in charge of guiding the affairs of the Middle Palace, and all the cashiers of the six bureaus are printed and signed, and if they are levied outside, they will ask for a decree for them, and pay the internal officials and supervisors, and they have a lot of power in the palace. There are two people in Shanggong, who are female officials of Zhengwupin, one is in Chang'an, and the other is in Huaqing Palace.

The scrolls that Xue Bai had been looking for were stacked in a pile of literature in the Shang Palace Bureau, and he stood in the middle of the court, watching Yuan Siyi take them from the female official's hand and come out with them.

In short, what Li Xiu couldn't do with his painstaking visit, Xue Bai easily got it.

"Xue Sheren, please take a look."

Yuan Siyi looked at Xue Bai as if on purpose, and did not take his eyes away.

Xue Bai unfolded the scroll under his gaze, deliberately showing some surprise, and muttered, "This is ...... About the Sanshuren case? ”

The one he was holding was a list of people who were exiled at that time, including the princess Xue's dowry slave maid, and the nurses of her children.

Unfold another one, and it turns out to be a painting of a lady holding a baby in her arms.

"This painting should be of Concubine Xue and one of her children." Yuan Siyi glanced at it and deliberately asked, "Xue Lang looks, which emperor and grandson does he look like?" ”

"I haven't met a few emperors." Xue Bai responded and praised: "The painting skills are really good." ”

"Yes, the style of painting is neat and clever, fat and rich, the use of lines is simple and flowing, and the colors are bright but not complicated, bright but not monotonous."

Xue Bai looked at the inscription.

Yuan Siyi is good at observing faces, and said with a smile: "This is Zhang Xuan's painting, he once served in the court painting, and he is best at painting ladies and babies." Presumably, if he is asked to identify it, he will definitely be able to identify the appearance of the emperor and grandson in the painting when he grows up. ”

"Then General Yuan can take Duke Zhang to Qingwangfu another day."

"Don't dare, never dare."

Xue Bai dared to continue looking, and unfolded the next scroll, which was a map, drawing Danshan in Fuping County, marking a place in the mountain, but I don't know what the purpose is, and I don't know where it is.

Yuan Siyi didn't know what this map was, so he took this opportunity to test Xue Bai's expression, but Xue Bai just glanced at the rest of the documents and rolled them up again.

"To my surprise, I didn't expect that these were the ones that my brother had specially read before he died."

"Yes, what does the Xue Sheren think he is?"

"Maybe it's to rebel with Li Xianzhong, the person is dead, and his thoughts are unknown."

Yuan Siyi was amused by this sentence and asked, "Xue She people think that these documents are suitable for being placed in Zhongshu Province?" ”

"It is indeed more appropriate to put it in the Shanggong Bureau, and Eunuch Yuan is thoughtful."

"No, no, the old slave has never seen them before, but now he is worried, how to return to the saint."

"It's the fault of the lower officials." Xue Bai hurriedly confessed.

He believed that Yuan Siyi would naturally be able to fool Li Longji over, and since he had achieved his goal, he immediately left.

When leaving Huaqing Palace, Xue Bai met Gao Lishi, and only then did he say hello, and he was glared at.

The two then went to the deer trough outside the palace to talk.

"Who were you with last night?" Colliers asked in an unkind tone.

Xue Bai touched his nose and said with a wry smile: "Please also ask General Gao not to inquire about this matter, I am ridiculous." ”

"I'm inquiring? If I hadn't rubbed your ass, you would ......."

Gao Lishi raised his hand and pointed at Xue Bai, and said in a stern tone, his expression became more and more solemn, and asked, "What are you doing to provoke Yuan Siyi?" I don't think I'm dying fast enough. ”

"I didn't provoke him, I had to do it."

"What do you mean?"

Xue Bai didn't answer, just these few words, he had achieved his goal. It is not thorough, but also leaves Colliers a room to guess. It's too much, and there is no need to say much about it.

~~

At sunset, the deer trough is a leisurely scene.

Yo yo deer chirping, eating wild apples.

Xue Bai was not at all leisurely in his heart, thinking that Wang Zhonghei was dead, An Lushan was about to seek Hedong, and the emperor who was high above was still becoming more and more dim, and if there was a big chaos, there would be chaos. What position of power does he have in the face of all this?

Outside the gate of the villa, Li Xiu was pacing and waiting for Xue Bai, and hurriedly greeted him, and said in a low voice: "Gao Lishi has been here." ”

"You're out of shape." Xue Bai yawned and said, "Go in and say." ”

In this place, the mountains are undulating, and it is very likely that when you speak, you will be seen from a distance by someone on the mountain, which is really insecure.

Li Xiu said: "If it weren't for my grandfather's case, Gao Lishi would have come for the clerical matter, and he really took it." What will happen if your identity is revealed by him? ”

"What will happen?" Xue Bai said: "It's not us who should be worried, but Li Heng." ”

This sentence calmed Li Xiu, and he had great confidence and asked, "Have you negotiated with Gao Lishi?" ”

"It's not your business, get ready to go to Longyou."

"Okay." Li Xiu thought for a while and asked, "There is one more thing, when I go to Longyou, can I reveal some secrets with some trusted generals?" Just a little. ”

When the lust for power is ignited, it cannot be extinguished.

Xue Bai thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, you pay attention to the movements of Chang'an, and mention it when the time comes." ”

"Whoa."

Compared with Li Linfu's suppression, Xue Bai's attitude really gave Li Xiu great confidence, even if things didn't go well, or even fiction from beginning to end, Xue Bai was willing to bear more pressure.

Swinging away Li Xiu, Xue Bai first went to find Yang Yuyao, who came back before him.

Today's dominoes, Yang Yuyao won back a whole box of gold, silver and jewelry, and was counting, when she saw Xue Bai, she beckoned with a flattering look in her eyes.

"If you're sleepy, rest on my lap."

"There are some private matters I want to ask Yao Niang."

"Private?" Yang Yuyao smiled, waved away the attendants around her, and still pulled Xue Bai to lie on the couch, and said, "Say, what kind of private matter?" ”

"There is a painter in the palace, named Zhang Xuan, does Yao Niang know where this person is?"

"Zhang Xuan? The name is familiar. ”

Yang Yuyao thought about it, let Xue Bai get up, walked to a row of mahogany boxes with his shoes on, and hesitated which one to open.

She was thinly dressed in the boudoir, her snow-white and slender legs were exposed, very good-looking, Xue Bai leaned there and admired, letting her slowly rummage through objects.

This search lasted for a long time, and she even sweated slightly, and finally held two scrolls to lie back on the couch.

"Ah, I'll show you."

Xue Bai unfolded a scroll of paintings, and after showing surprise, a smile appeared, as if he had seen something familiar.

Because the picture in front of him is "The Lady of the Kingdom of Qiu".

Looking at this authentic work carefully, Xue Bai sighed: "The painting skills are really amazing, and they are meticulous. ”

But when he looked back at Yang Yuyao with his jade body lying on the couch, he said, "But, it's not like that." ”

"If you know which one is me, say no."

"I'm one of the two, but it's not like that."

Xue Bai refers to the two women riding side by side in the painting, both of whom are dressed in bright skirts and have their hair combed into a bun.

Yang Yuyao asked with a smile: "If you don't say it, why do you think it's these two people." ”

"There are eight horses in the painting, four of them have red tassels hanging from their chins, the so-called horse hanging 'kicking the chest' is expensive, among the four horses, the first one has tiger stripes embroidered on the saddle, and the position is prominent, but it is a man; the last woman holding the girl in her arms, with calm clothes, cautious manners, and a humble expression, should be a nanny, then it can only be the middle two horses."

"You're right." Yang Yuyao pressed her fingers to her chin, deliberately praised Xue Bai, and said with a smile: "But have you forgotten my nickname?" ”

"Male fox?"

"Since people are male foxes, why do they have to wear bright skirts and comb their horse hair?"

"Is this the first one?" Xue Bai was surprised, looked at it again, and said, "It's still not like it." ”

"How not?"

"Real people are much more beautiful."

Yang Yuyao was overjoyed and bent her eyes with joy. Lying on Xue Bai's back, he pointed to the characters in the painting and asked one by one, "Do you know who this is?" ”

"Who?"

"My two sisters, as for the girl, she is the daughter of my sister, her name is Cui Caiping, and she has become a big girl and married to the princess of Guangping."

The two looked at another painting, but it was "Pounding Practice", which depicted a group of palace ladies making cloth.

Yang Yuyao said: "There is also a person you know here, guess which one?" ”

"How can I recognize this freehand painting style."

"Can you see it among the people on the left ironing?"

Seeing that Xue Bai really couldn't guess, Yang Yuyao pointed to a little girl in the painting who was hiding under the cloth and tilting her head to look up, and said with a smile: "Guess who this is?" ”

"I can't really guess."

"Stupid, Xie Aman, she went to show Yuhuan the cloth. And this, with her back to us, the slightly taller little girl was Xu Hezi when she was a child. ”

"Zhang Xuan can draw these paintings, she has a strong sense of observation, right?"

"That's nature."

Xue Bai groaned: "That...... Will the people he drew many years ago recognize each other years later? ”

"With the ability of this painter, it should be possible."

"Can I see him?"

Although Xue Bai is not very good at looking at paintings, he knows that if the painting of Concubine Xue holding a child is made by Zhang Xuan, then Zhang Xuan can become an extremely important witness in his impostor and usurpation.

But although Yang Yuyao hired Zhang Xuan to paint, she was not familiar with the other party, thought about it, and said: "The last time I heard from him, he painted Yuhuan two years ago. I'll ask Yuhuan in the next few days. ”

(End of chapter)