Taiqing Sword

Chapter 30, Living in the Palace

Something happened here, Shangguan Jinghong and Ning Ningxin came out of the small valley, the sky was dark, and they saw that the team of officials were still leaving here, and the officials were also shocked when they saw Shangguan Jinghong: "Hero, you, you are not dead ?”

Shangguan Jinghong said angrily: "I said, do you really want me to die?"

The officer quickly waved his hand: "No, no, haven't you met that blood-sucking maniac?"

"I met him. He broke his arm. It's a pity that he ran away." Shangguan Jinghong felt a little regretful.

When the officer heard this, he couldn't help being excited: "Hero, you said you cut off his arm and shot him?"

Shangguan Jinghong nodded, and the officer was immediately overjoyed: "Haha, that's great, from now on there will be no blood-sucking monsters in the capital, and we don't have to patrol this ghost place all day long, hero, you are really a master Nah."

A group of officials were flattering and flattering, which made Shangguan Jinghong get goosebumps all over his body: "Okay, okay, stop praising me, we have to hurry up, we have to enter the city before dark."

The officials all nodded and said, "Yes, yes, heroes, please, it's not easy to enter the city after dark, we will accompany the heroes."

It is true that when entering the city, he was accompanied by several officials, which saved a lot of trouble. Actually, this was nothing to Shangguan Jinghong, as he still had the token of King Jin.I wanted to find an inn to stay in after entering the city, but I didn’t expect that due to this blood-sucking maniac, every house closed early. In desperation, Shangguan Jinghong also had to go to Jinwang Mansion to stay overnight, but wandered around for several times I couldn't find where the Prince Jin's Mansion was, and there was no one on the street. Shangguan Jinghong looked at Ning Xin with a wry smile: "Ning Xin, I'm afraid we will sleep on the street tonight."

Ning Ningxin smiled indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter, it would be great if people in the Jianghu have a shelter from the wind."

Shangguan Jinghong's sad face remained undiminished: "There is nothing wrong with what you said, but look here is there any shelter from the wind."

Ning Ningxin looked around, feeling a little sad, and said that she couldn't sleep on the street: "Jinghong, look, there is a light in front, it seems to be a sedan chair."

Shangguan Jinghong looked up, didn't he, and ran over immediately, before he got close, a coercion that was not inferior to Chunyangzi suddenly came, Shangguan Jinghong stopped immediately, if it wasn't for the blood pool that made Shangguan Jinghong already had innate strength, and this coercion might have pushed him down. Shangguan Jinghong glanced over and saw an old man in a brocade robe looking at him with a not weak expression. Hong immediately saluted slightly: "Senior, don't do anything, we just want to ask for directions."

The old man in brocade robe did not let down his vigilance at all. At this time, the car curtain was lifted, revealing a sickly middle-aged face: "Who are you, don't you know that you can't travel at night?"

Shangguan Jinghong smiled and said: "Sir, we just entered the city and wanted to ask someone for directions, but we couldn't find anyone when we searched. I happened to see your sedan chair passing by. Why don't you hurry up and ask for directions, or you will miss it. I don’t know when I’ll be able to meet people again.”

The sickly middle-aged man chuckled, and then coughed anxiously: "You are very interesting, tell me, where are you going? There is no me in this place, uh, there is really no one I don't know .”

Shangguan Jinghong was overjoyed immediately: "Thank you sir, my wife and I came to visit King Jin, but unfortunately we only went to Prince Jin's mansion once, so I really can't remember how we left."

The middle-aged man was taken aback when he heard the words: "Are you going to Prince Jin's Mansion?"

Shangguan Jinghong nodded, fearing that the middle-aged man would not believe it, he immediately took out the token of Prince Jin's Mansion, and secretly hoped that you would not be too surprised: "Yes, this is the token that King Jin gave me. I wanted to find an inn to stay at first. Excuse me, who knew that the inn in the capital would close so early, and I just need to go to Jinwang Mansion for a night."

Looking at the sign in Shangguan Jinghong's hand, the middle-aged man was even more startled, but he didn't show it: "Oh, the Prince Jin's Mansion is easy to find, walk two streets forward, turn right and the mansion you see is the Jin Palace. The palace is here."

Shangguan Jinghong hurriedly cupped his hands: "Thank you sir." After Xie Ning was about to leave, he suddenly remembered the old man, turned around and saluted the old man again: "Senior, this junior was a bit abrupt just now, please don't take offense. "After finishing speaking, he quickly ran towards the Jinwang Mansion.

After the two left, the old man in brocade robe said to the middle-aged man: "Your Majesty, this man's martial arts were rare at that time. As far as I know, there will not be more than 20 people in the Jianghu who have this kind of martial arts, and they are all old people." You can't be an old guy anymore. This person is so young, yet he still knows King Jin. The brand was given by the first emperor when he was granted the title of King Jin. King Jin has always regarded it as a treasure. The relationship is very different, if they come here by stealing, I'm afraid it will be bad for King Jin, Your Majesty, only King Jin supports His Majesty in the current court, if something happens to King Jin, then... why don't you go to King Jin's mansion?"

Shangguan Jinghong never dreamed that this sickly middle-aged man would be the emperor of the dynasty——Zhao Tianjing, and the old man in brocade robe was one of the two priests in the palace, Peng Anyu, Zhao Tianjing squinted his eyes and thought for a while: "No need, That person doesn't act like a treacherous person, the younger brother also walked around the rivers and lakes in the past, maybe he made friends at that time, ahem, let's go back to the palace."

Seeing that Ning Xin was puzzled all the way, Shangguan Jinghong couldn't help asking: "Ning Xin, what are you thinking about?"

Condensed heart looked at Shangguan Jinghong and said seriously: "Jinghong, what do you think the sick man in the sedan chair does? Even such a master is willing to hold the sedan chair for him?"

Shangguan Jinghong also slowed down his pace: "That's right, the aura just now is by no means weaker than Chunyangzi, such a person is the overlord wherever he is placed, how can he be willing to be subordinate to others? Unless the middle-aged People have higher martial arts skills, but they don't look like them, hey, don't worry about it, hurry up and go to the Prince Jin's mansion to sleep."

Ning Ningxin looked helplessly at Shangguan Jinghong: "We just arrived in the capital, so we went to stay overnight at Prince Jin's Mansion, wouldn't it be too good?"

"Ning Xin, that's not true, it was the King of Jin who invited us to sit down often."

Ning Ningxin felt even more helpless: "Sometimes you are really like a child, King Jin may just say polite words."

The two of them arrived in front of Prince Jin's Mansion while talking, Shangguan Jinghong waved his hand: "Whatever, as long as I feel good." He was about to knock on the door, but was immediately stopped by the guards at the door: "Who, this is Prince Jin's Mansion , quickly back down."

Shangguan Jinghong pinched his waist with one hand and waved the gold medal with the other: "Do you know me? Hurry up and let me know, I'm sleepy."

As soon as the guard saw the gold medal, he immediately went to the mansion to report, and after a while Zhao Tianqi came out with a smile on his face: "Haha, Brother Shangguan and younger siblings are here, please hurry up."

Shangguan Jinghong saw that Zhao Tianqi was as thick-skinned as before, and said a little embarrassedly: "Prince, I'm sorry to bother you, I really couldn't find a place to sleep, so I had to pay a visit."

Zhao Tianqi was taken aback for a moment, and laughed loudly: "Whatever brother Shangguan said, the door of Prince Jin's Mansion is always open to Brother Shangguan."

Zhao Tianqi led the two of them to sit in the inner hall for a while, and immediately ordered his servants to serve tea and clean up the room: "Brother Shangguan, you said that day that you want to live in seclusion in the countryside, why did you change your mind?"

Shangguan Jinghong's face darkened: "It's hard to say, let's talk about it later."

Zhao Tianqi saw that Shangguan Jinghong didn't want to say more, and didn't ask any more questions, so he immediately changed the subject: "Brother Shangguan can still remember the gate of the palace, which makes me a little flattered."

Shangguan was shocked when he heard this, and said awkwardly: "Actually, I don't remember. Thanks to meeting a gentleman and asking for directions, I found it."

"Sir? It's past the second watch now, and the capital has long banned the night, and there are still people walking outside?" Zhao Tianqi was quite curious. First, the capital had already had such a regulation, and second, there was a lot of trouble about the blood-sucking madman, especially at night. Every household closed their accounts, who is this person?Don't let someone want to make some small moves in the capital.

Shangguan Jinghong said while drinking tea: "Speaking of which, I was about to ask, but he looks so sick, and there is an old man beside him, but his martial arts are extremely high, I almost suffered a disadvantage in his hands. "

Zhao Tianqi was stunned, thought for a while, calculated today's day, and then thought that the man must be the emperor, but the emperor didn't reveal his identity, so he couldn't tell the truth, and then he heard Shangguan say that he almost suffered a dark loss, Zhao Tianqi was shocked Incomparably, the emperor must have one of the two priests to guard him when he travels. These two priests, Zhao Tianqi, know their martial arts skills and have already reached their peak. Hearing Shangguan's shocking tone, he must have fought against this person before and he has not suffered a loss. How can Zhao Tianqi not be surprised, but he didn't show it on the surface, he just said: "Brother Shangguan's martial arts, it may not be easy for you to suffer."

Shangguan Jinghong used to think that his martial arts were high, but since the Kunlun Mountain incident, Shangguan Jinghong knew a lot of things, so he shook his head and said: "My martial arts are really good in Jianghu, but the strong have their own strong hands, A mountain is still as high as a mountain."

Seeing Shangguan Jinghong's melancholy face, Zhao Tianqi knew that something must have happened since the palace left, but he could persecute him without saying anything, so he got up and said: "It's getting late, although this king wants to have a long talk with Brother Shangguan all night, But it's not good for Miss Leng to suffer, so let's rest early, let's talk tomorrow."

Shangguan Jinghong also nodded, but he did not expect that Zhao Tianqi would arrange a room for himself and Ning Ningxin. He was a little happy in his heart, but he muttered: "This prince is really, there are so many houses, just give us a room." , it may be that there are too many guests and the occupancy is full."

Ning Xin just lowered her head and walked along without saying a word, but the night couldn't hide the rosy glow on Ning Xin's face. When she entered the room, Shangguan's expression changed in surprise: "Ning Xin, you and I have suffered a lot these days. .”

Condensed heart looked at Shangguan Jinghong with a sad face, knowing that he was always joking and joking, but actually hid all the pain in his heart, wrapped his arms around Shangguan Jinghong's waist: "Jinghong, as long as I'm with you, I'll be happy wherever I am." I don’t think it’s bitter, the Narcissus matter will come to an end sooner or later, maybe she’s not dead, but she just doesn’t want to be found.”

A flash of firmness flashed in Shangguan Jinghong's eyes: "You are right, Narcissus must still be alive, if she is really gone, I will make Yunyin pay for her life."

"Stop talking about that, Jinghong, do you still remember that red bean poem you recited the other day when you left the grave?"

"Red beans are grown in the southern country, and a few branches will come out in spring. May you pick more, this thing is the most lovesick." Shangguan Jinghong thought again.

"Jinghong, when you read this poem, you must not be thinking of me, right?"

Shangguan was stunned for a moment: "Can you not be so smart, do you have to let yourself down?"

When Ning Ningxin heard this, she was indeed disappointed, but she was not jealous: "I know, you miss Narcissus more. At that time... Hey, look, I said I didn't mention Narcissus, but I mentioned it again. .”

Shangguan Jinghong hugged Ning Xin tenderly: "Ten miles of Pinghu is full of frost, and every inch of blue silk is worried about the new year. I look at the moon and protect each other. I wish to be a mandarin duck and not envy immortals." Ning Xin heard Shangguan Jinghong slowly chanting. Lying quietly in Shangguan Jinghong's arms, she knew that this poem belonged only to her.

……

In the early morning of the next day, someone from the palace knocked on the door: "Has Mr. Shangguan woke up?"

Last night, Shangguan Jinghong and Ning Ningxin embraced each other and fell asleep. At this moment, Ning Ningxin felt a little shy. Shangguan Jinghong hurriedly adjusted his clothes and opened the door: "Is there something wrong?"

When the servant saw Shangguan open the door in surprise, he immediately bowed and saluted: "Mr. Shangguan, my lord invites you and your wife to have breakfast."

Shangguan Jinghong stretched his waist: "Understood, let's go."

……

As soon as he entered the inner hall, Zhao Tianqi greeted him: "Brother Shangguan, did you rest well last night?"

Shangguan Jinghong chuckled: "The bed in the palace is too soft, and I'm a bit sleepy in the morning and don't want to get up."

Zhao Tianqi laughed when he heard the words: "I just came back from court, come, let's have some breakfast together, I asked my servant to accompany you to stroll around the capital, the last time I came here in a hurry, I didn't get a good feel for the prosperity of the capital."

Shangguan Jinghong said while eating: "Don't worry about us, we can just go shopping by ourselves."

Zhao Tianqi thought for a while: "Alright, come here, go to the cashier and get 200 taels of silver. Brother Shangguan must not have much silver taels when they are traveling in the rivers and lakes. Since they are with Miss Leng, they have to buy something."

Shangguan Jinghong wasn't embarrassed either, so he stuffed it into his bosom, ate, ate, and lived, and didn't care about taking it: "Thank you, my lord, I'm just worried and shy."

After eating breakfast, the two left the palace. Not long after they left, a guard-like person beside Zhao Tianqi said angrily: "My lord, this person is too impolite. My lord treats you deliciously and deliciously. There is no embarrassment in the slightest, my lord, how can such a person..."

Zhao Tianqi was furious when he heard the words: "That's enough! What do you know? He saved the lives of my family's wife and children, let alone 200 taels, and 2 taels would be difficult to pay off. Besides, you know this man's martial arts How tall is it?"

The guard pouted: "See how old he is?"

"Frog at the bottom of the well, hum, his martial arts are almost the same as those of the two priests in the palace." After Zhao Tianqi finished speaking, he ignored the dumbfounded guards, turned and entered the lobby. I asked Zhao Tianjing to confirm what happened last night, and learned from Peng Anyu that what Shangguan Jinghong said was true. It has no effect at all, which means that this person's martial arts has reached the innate level.

(End of this chapter)