The red of the setting sun swept in with the chill of the evening, and the ominous breath fermented the unbearable atmosphere in the cold palace. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info In Yanfu Palace, the emperor sat on the dragon chair, looking at his hands in a daze, trembling slightly, except for an old man standing at the bottom of the steps, there was no one else.

There is occasionally a crackling sound of the wick burning in the dim hall, and the silence of the entire hall makes people's chests panic, Zhao Ji is in a very bad mood at the moment, since he came back from the city wall, he has been sitting until now, Cai Jing, who is standing below, came an hour ago, and he was also silent with knowledge, and the two of them were relatively silent for a long time.

Then.....

"I ......" Zhao Ji stared at his palm tightly, and his voice was a little hoarse and dry, "Did you do something wrong?" I just want him to give in, Xiao Ningzi has been with me for many years... Years... I didn't want to hurt him. ”

He raised his eyes slightly, as if asking for help, looking at the old man below.

Cai Jing took a deep breath, spit it out, stepped forward and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, everyone in the world can say that they are wrong, but Your Majesty can't, the monarch has no face, and his subordinates will bear it." Since the matter has come to this, Bai Ning resigned from the post of admiral, and it was time to close the Dongchang Yamen. ”

After listening to the other party's words, Zhao Ji frowned, and slowly shook his outstretched palm, "Dongchang has been established for many years, and it is also my eyes and ears, how can I say that I will withdraw, do I want to rely on the waste of the Imperial City Division?"

Cai Jing was silent for a moment, showed a worried look, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be said in the same day, although the Imperial City Division is tired, but in general, they are all normal people, but if the East Factory is still set up, how will those eunuchs and Jianghu people who Bai Ning pull up with one hand deal with themselves? Those people are strong in martial arts, and their eyes are above the top, and they can't be suppressed unless Bai Ning.....

"Huh?" In the Dragon Court, the Emperor stood up, "Are you saying that the Emperor of Heaven still can't suppress those eunuchs and recklessness? It's ridiculous, is it because I removed Bai Ning, they dare to make trouble?"

He waved his hand vigorously, walked back and forth in the court a few steps, his robe swayed, and said: "The power of Dongchang was given by me, and it was I who put them in that position, and it is not a matter of me to take back the power in their hands." ”

The corners of Cai Jing's mouth faintly hooked up a successful smile, and he swiped upward: "What Your Majesty said is true, but you must not be prevented, since Your Majesty still wants to use the East Factory, then you can only replace all the people inside, and put in charge of Your Majesty's henchmen, so that the people below can still do things." ”

"Well, but now that the Jurchens haven't left, they can't do such a thing....." Zhao Ji looked at the jade screen behind the dragon chair with his hands behind his back, and sighed, "After all, it's a last resort." ”

The door of the palace suddenly rang at this time, the figure on the dragon court and the old man under the steps looked over, and saw that the palace door moved a gap, and the figure flashed in, coming over in a hurry, holding the news that had just been sent in his hand, and the old face of the eunuch was piled up with a flattering smile, "The official family... Good news.... Good news!"

The figure with small broken steps ran to the side of the dragon court, Zhao Ji unfolded the paper, squinted his eyes at the news, drew a smile on the corner of his mouth, looked at the old man who was curious looking below, and his voice trembled lightly: "Cai Xiang... Sure enough, it's good news, the Jurchens have withdrawn from the army. ”

"In this way, the old minister congratulates His Majesty on the blessing of the sky. ”

Cai Jing congratulated and said, "..... Moreover, Your Majesty, Lingyi Mountain sent another box of elixir, and according to their calculations, the elixir in His Majesty's hand was almost exhausted, so when the old minister came over, he specially brought the rest with him. ”

He clapped his hands, and outside the palace gate, a little eunuch came in with a box. Zhao Ji sat back on the dragon chair with a smile and pointed at the other party with his finger, "Cai Xiang, Cai Xiang, in fact, you already have it over there, why didn't you take it out for a long time?"

Cai Jing said slowly: "The old minister is worried that His Majesty has eaten too much at one time, and his health is not good. The old minister needs to think about His Majesty and give it slowly. ”

"I'm afraid those old Taoist priests told Cai Xiang in advance. Zhao Ji waved his hand for Cao Zhenchun to go over and put away the pill, and then Cai Jing spoke, and his mood seemed to be very good, "Do you know what news Bai Ning has?"

"The Bai Mansion has been closely monitored by the Criminal Department, but except for Bai Ning's two relatives, I haven't seen him appear, and I don't know if he is still in the mansion. ”

“........ In this way, what happened before, Cai Xiang will take my hand to do it. ”

The old eunuch went to the side hall with the box in his hand, and the words behind him became farther and farther away, until he couldn't hear it, the flattering smile gradually converged, and while his eyes looked at the box carefully, he looked at a palace maid passing by next to him, and nodded.

Over there, the little palace maid turned around and disappeared into the aisle.

Baifu North Garden.

In the open wooden window, the wooden comb was gently combed down from a strand of silver silk, and the woman holding the wooden comb was dressed in a bright red dress, with the green silk hanging on her shoulders on both sides, and the pink lips wanted to speak and stopped, and then closed, and pursed.

In front of the wooden table, the man holding it looked indifferently at the sunset outside the window pouring into the courtyard, which seemed quiet and deep, and there were birds on the branches to stop, and there were a few chirpings.

It's March, the weather is starting to get warmer, and everything is starting to warm up.

Bai Ning's eyes flashed with sadness, and he sat there quietly, watching the birds chirping in the branches, attracting more birds, and entering in pairs, and then he remembered all kinds of things, about the silly girl.

"Xianggong...."

"Cherish the blessings and have justice. . . up..."

"The duck has grown up..... Mother is coming back soon.... If she sees a duck that doesn't grow..... I'm going to go again...."

"Bite you.... Don't hit .... I'm ..... to be a father."

"Sorry for the blessings and afraid of the public....gone...... Xianggong is here..... Xifu is waiting here. ”

In the red afterglow, in the air, I vaguely saw the ragged woman with her thin body trembling but stubbornly protecting him behind her, "Because you are a blessed minister." ”

But his gaze was unusually determined.

Under the rain curtain, the silly woman waved her hand in the rain with her feet on her feet, "Xianggong.....! Will feed the ducklings very big..... You'll be back soon!"

The trivial and trivial pictures, the silly girl's innocent expression, the crying appearance, and the happy appearance of a child, kept passing in his memory, and came back, and before he knew it, he stood up, and the night fell outside.

The man in the frame disappeared into thin air.

"Cherish the blessings.... I'm not going anywhere in this life until I find you. He gripped it to grasp the vanishing illusion.

After all, I still let it go.

Then the surrounding sounds gradually amplified in the ears.

"Bai Ning... Bai Ning! You cheer up a little, I'm still here.... The vial is still alive.... Look at me. "There is a vial by the side of the anxious call.

Farther away, under the eaves, Linglong cried there, "You compensate my mother.... You pay my mother. ”

"The emperor wants to take away the blessings.... What can I do? Let Sun stop killing all those forbidden soldiers?"

"Ahhh

The voices in this courtyard were converging, stimulating Bai Ning. He didn't see any expression on his face, just looked coldly at the dark sky, the lights under the eaves flickered, and soon after, a figure hurriedly came over, stepped into this courtyard, and whispered a few words when he walked to Bai Ning's side.

He withdrew his gaze and turned to walk out, his eyes flashing with madness and tyranny.

"Let's do it....."

PS: First chapter