The emperor took a few old ministers and walked around in the Huayan Temple.

Looking into the distance by the railing, the emperor pointed to the distance, "Do you know what kind of place it is?" he asked the young marquis beside him.

Qinghou Ye raised his eyes and looked, "It's the previous hall." ”

"The old hall?" the emperor looked puzzled, as if he didn't remember anything that had happened here before.

"When the side hall caught fire, it burned down along with the old hall, and the current hall was built later. "The old marquis looked at the emperor's face carefully.

"Oh. The emperor did not show his displeasure, but nodded lightly, "After so many years, I almost forgot about it. ”

Hearing him say this, everyone was secretly relieved.

Who doesn't know about the disappearance of Concubine Ying back then.

There was a fire in Huayan Temple, the emperor's favorite concubine disappeared, the emperor was furious, how many heads of the Praetorian Guards were killed, and hundreds of officials were implicated.

Everyone turned out of the front hall, and the emperor was very interested, leaving the old marquis to play in the wing.

The old marquis's heart went up and down.

For so many years, he has not been able to get the opportunity to re-enter the emperor's approach, what is wrong with the emperor today, is it possible to remember the old love of the old minister again?

The emperor twisted the chess pieces in his hand, and suddenly said, "Do you think Concubine Ying really died back then?"

The old marquis's hand shook, and the chess pieces fell on the chessboard.

"The Emperor's ......"

I think back then, if anyone dared to say that Concubine Ying was dead in front of the emperor, they would be dragged out and cut off their heads, so this topic can be said to be a taboo for the emperor, and no one dared to touch it.

"Minister...... I don't know ......"

The emperor smiled slightly, "You don't know?"

The old marquis buried his head low, he didn't dare to answer this, and he couldn't answer it.

"I always feel that Concubine Ying is not dead, she is a smart 'woman', smarter than those 'women' in my harem. The Emperor said as if laughing at herself, "She doesn't like what I gave her, but I just like her and I just don't want to let go, so she came up with a way to deceive me and your eyes." ”

"But...... The fire even burned down the side hall, and no one saw Concubine Ying escape. The old marquis said stubbornly.

"Just because no one sees her doesn't mean she's really dead. The emperor's tone paused, and he suddenly changed the subject, "I remember that you were still serving in Jinwuwei back then, and you were responsible for searching the area behind the mountain. ”

"Yes. ”

At that time, he led people to search almost all the back mountains, even every mountain 'hole'.

There was a cave in the mountain where there was a man-eating monster, and when he took people in to search it, he narrowly escaped death inside.

No one knew what was hidden in it, and all those who went into the 'hole' died without a single bone residue left.

The thought of this makes him shudder.

"I remember that you were injured later, very badly?"

"Yes, all of the minister's men were in danger at that time, and the minister had to escape alone. ”

"Are you saved?" the Emperor asked.

"Yes. "Thinking of the Lu family, the old marquis's eyes are complicated.

"I don't know who saved you, why haven't I heard you talk about it?" the emperor seemed to be extremely curious about the matter.

The old marquis stubbornly said, "It's just an ordinary village 'woman', and she can't get into the eyes of the emperor." ”

The emperor asked a few more questions, but the Qinghou only said that he was old and couldn't remember clearly, so the emperor didn't ask any more.

The two played another half game of chess, and by this time the sky had already darkened outside.

The emperor pushed the chessboard and sent the inner 'waiter' to send the old marquis back to the wing room to rest.

The inner 'waiter' picked up the lantern and walked in front, and the old marquis followed behind, and the more he walked, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Judging from the direction, they didn't go to the wing room where he lived.

"We're on the wrong track, aren't we?" he asked.

"How is it possible, the slave knows the way. The inner 'waiter' who picked up the lamp in front said with a smile, "How dare the errand slave ordered by the emperor to take the marquis 'messy' away, there are a lot of nobles in the temple today, and there are 'women' over there to visit the temple at night, and the slave has to take you away from here." ”

The old marquis couldn't refute it when he heard him say this.

The two of them crossed the path inside the temple and unknowingly came to the ruins of the side hall that had been burned down.

The night breeze blew, and the cat's paw 'flower' rustled, as if beckoning to him.

At this moment, the lantern in the hand of the inner 'attendant' suddenly went out.

"Ghost ...... There are ghosts!" The inner 'waiter' suddenly shouted, and he stumbled and fell to the ground.

The old marquis was startled, and then scolded: "Bold, this is a temple dedicated to the gods, how can there be ghosts!"

"Yes...... It's Concubine Ying's ghost that has come out......" Xiao Nei's 'waiter' trembled and pointed to a faint figure in the distance, "The monks in the temple have all seen her, and the slaves don't dare to lie." ”

The old marquis was also born in Jin Wuwei when he was young, and he had some martial arts, so he took a few steps forward with courage and scolded the figure: "What person!"

The man turned his head, and the light veil he wore was swaying in the night wind.

"Yes...... It's the ghost of Concubine Ying!" "The inner 'waiter' knelt on the ground in fright, kowtowing like pounding garlic.

When the old marquis saw the face of the 'girl' on the other side, he was like a lightning strike, and he stood in place in shock, and even forgot to breathe.

This 'female' son...... It's clearly Lu's!

The inner 'waiter' is still chattering, "...... Mother's life...... Niangniang spares ......"

The old marquis grabbed the inner 'waiter' and burst out from between his teeth, "Open your dog's eyes wide, take a good look, this person is really Concubine Ying?"

"That's right, she is Concubine Ying, and the slave has always been the emperor's side to serve, how can she admit her mistake!"

The 'girl' on the other side turned around and went to the cliff behind.

The old marquis couldn't help but shout: "You stop!"

The 'woman' didn't hear it, and walked straight in the direction of the cliff, and finally stepped into the air, and her figure disappeared at once.

The old marquis woke up suddenly and hurried towards the cliff.

The night wind was gusting, the cliffs were overgrown with grass, and the sky was dark, and he saw nothing.

"Master Hou, don't look at it anymore, that's Niangniang's ghost, how could she fall down, she flew away. The inner 'attendant' 'touched' the lantern and muttered, "Let's go back quickly, don't let the emperor know, the temple people have been hiding this matter all these years, just for fear that it will scare the emperor." ”

The old marquis followed the inner 'waiter' step by step and turned around.

"No...... How could she be Concubine Ying......" The old marquis muttered to himself as if he had lost his soul, "She is clearly the Lu family...... How could it be Concubine Ying......"

The inner 'attendant' held him up, as if he hadn't heard what he was saying.

It wasn't until the two figures disappeared into the night that the emperor in a golden dragon robe appeared from behind a tree opposite.

He looked at the direction in which the old marquis had left, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.

"What did you hear and see just now?" the emperor asked the inner 'attendant' beside him.

That man was the emperor's confidant, so he naturally understood what the emperor meant by this, and immediately knelt down, "The slave didn't hear anything, and didn't see anything." ”

The Emperor snorted coldly, and stood there quietly looking at the cat's paw 'flower' swaying in the night wind.

"Aifei, the eldest son born to you and me...... Very good, very good, very good. ”