In the middle of the night, as it approached the sea, the lights were still on in the study of the Central Council Fuwen Shilang. The king was sweating profusely, pacing back and forth in the room, anxious, and unable to sleep. Mrs. Wang saw that he had not returned to the bedroom for a long time, so she followed the light to the study, gently pushed the door open, and saw that Wang Qianfan was sitting alone in the study shaking her head and sighing.

"Why hasn't the master rested in the middle of the night?" asked Mrs. Wang softly. "Rest, I'm afraid that if it continues like this, my life will rest forever!" Wang Qianfan was angry and angry, helpless, slapped his palm on the bookcase, sighed again, and showed a sad face.

Mrs. walked to him intimately, put the coat in her arms on Wang Qianfan's body, and asked softly: "What is the old man worried about, can you tell his wife?" The Wang Qianfan held Mrs. Wang's hand, looked up at Mrs. Wang's pair of clear eyes, sighed and said: "I'm afraid that in a few days, I will be in a different place." It's just me alone, and that's it. I'm afraid that it will affect Madame and the people of my house. ”

"What is the matter? It is so critical?" Madame became more and more puzzled, and Wang Qianfan explained: "Someone from the palace has been ordered to send a decree to me at the pilgrimage ceremony in six days, to respond to His Majesty's heavenly soldiers, and to destroy Ying Wujian and his chaotic party. Say, 'How can this be?'

Madame asked again: "Could it be that although he is far away in the Tanglin Mansion, he is caught in the middle of the court, and the power leans towards the government and the opposition, and the king of Tanglin should be fine?" "Exactly, exactly!" Wang Qianfan stood up, clapped his hands together helplessly, shook his head and sighed, "It is precisely because of this that I am so flustered." There are still six days left in this matter, and if the news leaks during this period, so that the prince knows that we are plotting to murder him, wouldn't it, wouldn't it be self-defeating, and a catastrophe is coming?!"

"Is there such a thing?" Madame also panicked when she heard this, Wang Qianfan shook her head again and said: "This matter is extremely risky, even if it is successful, if you can't wipe out the chaotic party, what kind of chaos will you cause in the future." If it cannot be done, the prince will be furious, and at that time it will be a small matter of time to lose his official position and resign, and I am afraid that seventy-two lives from all over my palace will not be able to escape death. ”

Madame pondered for a moment, then leaned forward and whispered: "Then neither disobey the holy decree, nor murder the prince, how about a compromise method?" Wang Qianfan seemed to grasp the straw that saved his life, and hurriedly turned around and hugged Madame and asked, "Madame, what is the best plan, tell me quickly." Mrs. Wang then whispered softly in her ear: "Why don't you accept Your Majesty's decree on the one hand, and try to inform the prince on the other hand, and explain this matter to the plate, and clear up the relationship, so that even if it is successful or not, the master can be safe." ”

Wang Qianfan slapped his brain when he heard this, and suddenly realized: "Oh, the lady is quick to think, and I can't do it." Fang was in a big mess, and he never thought of this method. I will repair a letter and ask someone to send it to Tanglin Mansion as soon as possible, and inform the prince so that he can prepare early. He was about to lay out the paper and pick up the pen, but was stopped by Mrs. Wang.

"The old man is so confused, this is a thousand miles away from Tanglin, and it will take nearly ten days to go back, even if it is urgent. Six days later, there was a pilgrimage ceremony, and the prince was probably about to go to Beijing at this time, even if it was sent to Tanglin, it could not be handed over to the prince. Mrs. Wang persuaded.

Wang Qianfan was embarrassed when he heard this: "Then how should this be good?" Mrs. Wang laughed coquettishly, leaned on his arms and said: "When the prince of Tanglin arrives at Chengtian Mansion, he will live in the palace, and the Shunming palace has been empty for a long time, the lord only needs to send someone to keep an eye on it, and when the prince returns to the Shunming palace, he will immediately send someone to ventilate and report the news, so that it will be foolproof?"

"Oh, Mrs. is really my Zhiduoxing!" Wang Qianfan was overjoyed, hurriedly picked up his wife, and the two hugged each other and went back to the bedroom, blew out the lights, and had nothing to do all night.

Let's say that when Chief Xue and his group of little eunuchs dictated the secret decree to those important ministers of the court, although they had different expressions, they all received the secret decree. Thinking that something big would happen, Chief Manager Xue was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, so he hurriedly returned to the palace and returned to Emperor Zhengguang to make him feel at ease.

Everything is as usual, Emperor Zhengguang still comes to the Qingtian Temple every day to find a person from the Qingtian Temple for diagnosis and treatment, although his spirit is getting better day by day, his memory is getting worse day by day.

And the three of Dao Xueke left Tanglin Mansion first, and they didn't dare to rest quickly, and they arrived outside Chengtianfu City four days later. From the outside of the city, the city walls are much taller than other state capitals, presumably even if Luo Baiyi is here, he will not be as easy as turning out of the city of Chengtian Mansion. The city tower is heavily guarded, heavily guarded, and the long Ge in his hands is cold and cold.

As the saying goes, "Chengtian was ordered to gather dragon qi and stand on the ground." ”

Chu Qing'an grabbed the reins, looked at the majestic city wall, and saw that the three characters Chengtianfu were written on the city gate, and couldn't help but admire: "It is worthy of being the capital, it is really magnificent." This is my first time in the capital, and if I don't have something important to do, I really want to have a good time. ”

Liu Yuanjun smiled when he heard this: "After the big event is established, it's not too late to stay a few days to play." "Has Senior Sister ever been to the capital?" asked Dao Xueke. Liu Yuanjun replied truthfully and nodded: "I was fortunate enough to come once, but I still entrusted you to the Xiao Hall Master, and I came here in order to follow the traces of the Qingqi Sect. ”

Seeing that Dao Xueke's face changed slightly, Liu Yuanjun noticed that he had no intention of mentioning Xiao Wuxian and let the knife go

Xueke was upset, and quickly changed the topic: "It's not early, let's go into the city quickly." Then the three of them rode into the city, and saw that among the Jingshi, there were bustling pedestrians, and the streets and alleys were extremely spacious. Flags fluttered in the sky, and the wind and clouds swept in the city. Shishi town house, the gold plaque is dazzling, the eaves overlap, and the stars are glazed to make tiles. The momentum is magnificent, worthy of the good scenery of Beijing.

There are not only the rich and prosperous scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, but also the heroic spirit of the north, which is magnificent and magnificent. Gather the world's capable people as one of them, and build Tianfu City. The three of them only found an inn in the south of the city, which was used as a temporary shelter. Sitting in the house, Chu Qingan looked at the pedestrians and vendors coming and going in the streets and alleys, which was very lively.

Looking ahead, I saw that the clouds and mist faintly revealed the ghostly workmanship, the extremely spectacular forbidden palace, and saw from a distance as if a giant dragon was entrenched in this city, and it would be a dragon soaring into the abyss at any time, rising to the sky, looking down on the world. And the faint mist seemed to come out of the dragon's mouth, Chu Qing'an looked at it stupidly, holding his cheeks, as if he never thought that one day he would be able to walk in the mysterious palace.

Dao Xueke and Liu Yuanjun were sitting at the table drinking tea, and Dao Xueke held the cup and said thoughtfully: "If you think about it, it should be almost here." I wonder where he will stay?" "The day after tomorrow is the pilgrimage ceremony, and if you think about it, it will be tomorrow sooner than tomorrow." Ying Wujian was originally the regent and the prince of Shunming, so naturally he still lived in his Shunming palace. At that point, we will only have to go to the palace and find him. Liu Yuanjun said.

The three of them had their own thoughts, and just sat in silence in the room. Chu Qing'an was lively by nature, clamoring to go out for a walk and take a walk in the capital, Dao Xueke couldn't resist her, so she had to go out for a walk with her and invite Liu Yuanjun to go along, but she just smiled and said that she was tired, so she stayed in the inn to rest.

The two of them walked out of the inn, looking at Chu Qing'an's curious expression, Dao Xueke smiled and said, "Where do you want to go first?" Chu Qing'an bit his fingertips and pondered for a moment, then said: "Why don't we go to the Shunming Palace?"

Chu Qing'an took Dao Xueke's hand and begged coquettishly: "Just treat it as a passerby, take a look at it at will, and never cause trouble, I swear, okay, Brother Xue." Although the two have been together for a while, Chu Qing'an is still the first time to be coquettish to Dao Xueke, who can stand such a posture, Dao Xueke swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said: "Since this is the case, let's be careful." ”

asked the inn's Xiao Er about the direction of the Shunming Palace, but the little two asked: "Listening to the accents of the two, it should be a foreigner, right?" ”

When the little second heard this, he laughed: "That will disappoint the two guest officers." Your news is wrong, then there is nothing to see in the Shunming Palace. ”

"The Shunming Palace, which is the original residence of the Tanglin King Ying Wujian in the capital, and it is the dignity of the dignified prince, how can it be said that there is nothing to look at?" Chu Qing'an stepped forward and asked.

The little second pulled the two aside, looked around, and replied truthfully in a low voice: "You two are from out of town, and you don't know anything about the past in the capital. When the first emperor was still there, there were five imperial brothers, and this Shunming King was the fourth brother of the first emperor, and the fourth emperor uncle of the current saint. Originally, when he was still the king of Shunming, he also served as an auxiliary minister, and he reviewed and reviewed the folds together with the first emperor to deal with political affairs. The first emperor called him shrewd and capable, and the great talent of the country.

"He was a very low-key person, living a simple life and never being extravagant. Therefore, it is also extremely simple to build the Shunming Palace. Compared with the mansions of other dignitaries, the Shunming Mansion is already a lot shorter. Although he was the respect of the prince, the first emperor also thought about renovating the mansion for him, but he politely refused. He also often helps the people in the city, and it is precisely because of this that King Shunming is also called a good king among the people. ”

Dao Xueke and the two of them fell into deep thought when they heard this, and Chu Qingan was puzzled and said: "I didn't expect that the King of Tanglin still has such a past, but I don't know why his heart has changed greatly now, he dominates one side in Tanglin Mansion, builds a small palace, and almost fights with the imperial court." ”

"Don't say this nonsense, don't say nonsense! Be careful of incurring the disaster of killing!" Xiao Er's expression was flustered, and he waved his hand again and again, sweating profusely. For fear that if the two of them said something that should not be said, it would cause trouble and affect him, so he lowered his voice a little, and said softly like a fly buzzing: "The capital is heavy, there are many ears and eyes, and under the feet of the Son of Heaven, don't say anything!"

After that, he sighed again, and then said: "Speaking of the Tanglin King's heart has changed greatly now, I guess it's because of the regent. It is rumored that the king of Tanglin was ambitious, and serving as regent was not only the first emperor's respect for him, but also the first emperor's restriction on him before his death. Only in this way can we not only make the best use of our talents, but also put an end to their desire to usurp the throne. But the saint removed him from the position of regent, ascended and descended secretly, and was demoted to Tanglin Mansion to be a free prince, if he was replaced by someone else, it would be just a matter of returning, which should be no problem for that ambitious person, wouldn't it force him to rebel!"

Hearing this, the two of them nodded, clasped their fists and thanked, "Thank you, little brother." Seeing that they insisted on going to see the Shunming Palace, the little second pointed out the direction for them. The two of them then walked in the direction of the palace.

Pretending that the people were passing by outside the palace of the king of Shunming

, Chu Qingan was quite shocked. Although the little second had something to say earlier, Chu Qing'an never thought that the dignified prince's mansion was so simple and simple that it was mixed with the houses on both sides, and it was just a slightly larger mansion, which was inconspicuous, and it was not as good as the Tanglin Palace. If there is no plaque in the Shunming Palace, I am afraid that it is just an ordinary family in the capital.

The gate of the palace is open, and you can vaguely see the decorations in the courtyard. There is a lot of greenery and it is very well maintained. It seems that although there should be no illness and left Chengtian Mansion for a long time, this place has not been deserted, and someone takes care of it at four o'clock, in this bustling city, it seems elegant and chic, quiet and elegant, and very stylish. When I thought about it, I also lived here when I entered the city.

"Sure enough, as Xiao Er said, this Shunming Palace's mansion is so simple, I didn't expect that there would be such a state of mind before there was no illness. Chu Qing'an said in surprise. And when her eyes fell on the palace, Dao Xueke was looking around at the people. The capital is heavy, every inch of land is gold, and other streets and alleys are bustling with people, rubbing their toes against their heels, but here, it is extremely quiet. Even if he was not here, not many people dared to pass by this book.

This is not surprising, and the same is true of Tanglin Province. But what is strange is that because there are no people passing by in front of the Tanglin Palace, there are no vendors. It is extremely suspicious here, the board cart and wheelbarrow are parked in front of the palace, although they are full of melons, fruits and vegetables, sachet pendants, but it can be seen that those vendors do not do business at all.

The car swung in front of him, leaning against the wall and lazily, neither shouting nor looking at the stall, but the eyes were extremely fierce, as if he was staring at the palace. Dao Xueke's instincts have always been accurate, although I don't know what their intentions are or what their identities are, but they don't seem to have malicious intentions. Dao Xueke urged Chu Qing'an to leave quickly, and the two walked quickly in front of the palace, and walked around the city at random, Chu Qing'an bought some of his favorite gadgets, and went back to the inn to rest, and there was nothing to do all night.

One day later, Na Ying Wujian also arrived at Chengtian Mansion, and while the sky was still bright, he hurried into the city, also to hide people's eyes. The carriage stopped in front of the Shunming Palace, walked quickly into the palace, turned around and waved his hand, and the guards closed the gate.

A farmer dressed as a man carrying two baskets of vegetables passed by the gate of the palace with a flat burden, and saw that the gate of the palace that had always been open was closed, and he was suspicious, so he hurriedly carried the burden before leaving the house, turned around and got into a small alley, put down two baskets of vegetables, spit in his palm, jumped up, hooked the wall of the palace with both hands, and put his feet against the wall, and came out to spy on the situation in the palace.

Sure enough, when he saw Ying Wuji's figure, the farmer was overjoyed, and hurriedly picked up two baskets of vegetables and went around the city in a big circle, and returned to the mansion of Fuwen Shilang Wang Qianfan. At this time, Wang Qianfan had just gone to the court, and Emperor Zhengguang had not yet gone to the court, so he still handled political affairs on behalf of the Qing dynasty.

Wang Qianfan slapped the table and stood up suddenly, and asked the nurse who was kneeling in the hall to repay the matter of returning home without illness: "Have you seen it, is it really the prince who has returned to the house?" The man replied: "Back to the master, it is true that the subordinates have seen it, it is indeed the prince who has returned to the house." And since dawn today, the gate of the Shunming Palace's palace has been closed. ”

"Okay, good, great! I thought about it day and night, and I looked forward to it, and finally I looked forward to the prince, and I was saved!" Wang Qianfan rubbed his hands excitedly, and then instructed the martial man: "You go to the account room to bring twenty taels of silver, which is considered a reward for you." The man thanked him and retreated, and Wang Qianfan could not hide his joy, and shouted loudly: "Wang Lu!

That Wang Lu was the chief butler of the palace, and when he heard that the lord had called him, he hurriedly replied: "Master, my subordinates are here." Wang Qianfan shook his wrist and said excitedly: "Hurry up and prepare to drive, I will go to visit the prince in person!" But Wang Lu stepped forward and whispered in Wang Qianfan's ear: "Master, if you go out of the house like this, I'm afraid it will attract people's attention." If the Holy One knows......"

"Yes, yes, yes, what you say is reasonable, what you say is reasonable. Wang Qianfan chuckled lightly, pondered for a while, and then ordered: "In this way, you will order someone to put on my official clothes, take my crown, and ride my sedan chair around the city at will, while I will wear civilian clothes and go to the palace as a carriage." In this way, it will be able to hide people's eyes and ears. ”

"Yes!" the king ordered him to retreat and arrange everything properly. After a while, the well-dressed "Lord Wang" walked out of front of the palace, got into a sedan chair, and went to make trouble. Soon after leaving, another rich man dressed in civilian clothes got into the carriage, and with a whip, he rushed to the palace of Shunming Wang.

That should be running around for a few days, resting in the back hall, the old housekeeper led the maid to bring fragrant tea, Ying Wujian smiled and said: "Old Zhu, I haven't seen you for a long time, this king misses you very much." When the old housekeeper heard this, he waved his hand again and again and said, "How can the old man be worthy of the prince's concern." "This is Lao Zhu's housekeeper who is nearly seventy years old, and he has been serving as a housekeeper in the palace when he was the king of Shunming.

With trembling hands, he took the fragrant tea from the tray and placed it in front of Ying Wuji, Lao Zhu said with a smile: "It's old, and I don't think about the prince all the time." In addition to this annual pilgrimage ceremony, the prince never returns to the Shunming Palace, telling me to wait for a good life to worry. Ying Wuji smiled and said: "In this case, after the ceremony is over, this king will take you back to Tanglin with you, so that you can see and see the scenery of the south." ”

Lao Zhu waved his hand and said: "Thank you for the prince's kindness, it's just that the old bones can't walk, and I don't know how long I can wait for the prince." ”