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Chapter 5 Ginkgo Tree

After confirming that the figure was far away, Ye Jingtang retracted his knife and put it back into its sheath, his face turned serious.

Regardless of whether the 'Red God of Fortune' is an enemy or a friend, the fight just now really made him feel the pressure.

In the border town before, he was the 'No. [-] expert', and he considered his martial arts to be considered top-notch in the Jianghu.

But after seeing the marksmanship of the 'Red God of Fortune', he realized the gap between himself and the famous people in the world - it felt like playing chess, he wanted to smash the chessboard with every move, but if he really smashed the chessboard, he couldn't do it. It can't change the fact that there is no "chess power" at all.

To put it simply, he seems to have used his strength on the 'knife handle' and went in the wrong direction.

Ye Jingtang was not surprised by this, he learned martial arts from his adoptive father, but his adoptive father did not teach real kung fu at all, which means that what he learned were all 'false moves', and it is only a problem if he can learn it correctly.

This time it's 'Friends' who came here, but it's not always the one who will kill you next time. Without advanced martial arts, it's definitely not a long-term solution...

Thinking of this, Ye Jingtang raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the imperial city.

The Red God of Wealth said that he wanted to teach marksmanship. Before he really learned how to do it, he couldn't count on it.

Even if the Red God of Wealth really wanted to accept him as an apprentice, in order to prevent being controlled by others, he had to hold back.

As for this "back hand, hole card", it seems that only the "Song of the Dragon" mentioned by the foster father is present.

Not to mention immortality and immortality, there are rumors in the world that as long as you get any of the nine "Dragon Calling Pictures", you can transcend the ordinary and become a saint, far surpassing ordinary people.

Although "Song of the Dragon" is buried under a ginkgo tree in the 'harem', it is difficult to get it.

But today's son is a woman, even if a woman has a face, it is unlikely to live in the harem, so the harem must be sparsely populated...

Even if Mian Shou lives in the harem, there are many beautiful men in the harem, with his appearance of 'the queen mother chasing food', it seems that it is not difficult to fish in troubled waters...

Breaking into the imperial city privately is obviously not something that can be decided at the first glance. If you don't find out the situation clearly, it is easy to play yourself as a 'night noble concubine'.

After staring at the direction of the imperial city for a long time, Ye Jingtang didn't have a clue, so he put the matter of "sneaking into the harem" in his heart, and went back to the house to start picking up the rubble.

Not long after tidying up, there was the sound of horseshoes in the alley, and the voices of old bodyguard Yang Chao and Niao Niao came:
"Young master? Young master?"

"jijiji..."

"I am fine."

Ye Jingtang clapped his hands, walked out of the yard, and looked at the bodyguard who rushed to help:
"A Jiang Hu guy just came, chatted a few words casually, and left, it was a false alarm."

The twelve bodyguards glanced at the dilapidated alley, they all frowned, Yang Chao persuaded:
"Young master, Sanniang is a nice person. She arranged a place for each of us, and the little six lives in a brighter place than yours. Why don't you go back, I'm not familiar with the capital..."

Ye Jingtang wasn't sure whether the 'Red God of Fortune' was related to the Pei family, so after some consideration, he shook his head and said:
"It's okay, it's clean here, just get used to it. I really can't find a way out in the capital. I'll visit Pei's house tomorrow and ask for an errand. You don't have to worry about it, go back and rest early."

All the bodyguards breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and immediately dismounted to help Ye Jingtang clean up...
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Under the same night sky, inside the imperial city.

As night falls and the lights come on, the palace lanterns sway with the wind under the cornices, and the light shines through the lush branches and leaves of the big trees, leaving small fan-like leaf reflections on the white stone floor tiles.

Several court ladies in colorful clothes, carrying lanterns, stood quietly in the veranda with their heads bowed.

There is a swing hanging under the thousand-year-old 'Ginkgo Tree'.

The young woman in the golden and red phoenix robe grasped the swing rope with both hands, swinging back and forth in the night, swinging very high, her gorgeous skirt and red embroidered shoes drew a half-moon arc under the tree.

call……

call……

The night is quiet and the beauty is picturesque, but there is no human voice, which makes the originally beautiful and moving scene show the loneliness of "the courtyard is deep and empty".

The wide and elegant courtyard looks like a carefully woven birdcage.

And the young woman swinging alone on the swing is like the canary in the cage, trying to use the swing to let herself jump over the red wall and golden tiles, and take a look at the outside world.

Tread...  

After the swing went back and forth countless times, the sound of footsteps sounded from the corridor, followed by the court lady's respectful salute:
"Meet Prince Jing."

The swing under the ginkgo tree slowly came to a stop, and the woman in the phoenix skirt on it turned her head, revealing a charming face.

Red lips, apricot eyes, and picturesque eyebrows, but with a bit of resentment that has been in a boudoir for a long time.

Seeing King Jing approaching, the woman in the phoenix skirt did not get down to greet her, but continued to swing on the swing and asked softly:
"Li Ren, why are you free to come here today?"

"Come here and pay your respects to the Queen Mother."

Dongfang Liren was dressed in a silver silk python robe, and looked like a magnificent and handsome prince. After coming to the swing, he supported the empress dowager's shoulders and gently pushed:
"Just now I was discussing political affairs with the Holy Majesty, and the Majesty asked me to come and have a look. It's so late, and the Empress Dowager doesn't go to bed, but she feels that the palace is lonely? Do you want me to arrange someone to send the Empress Dowager to live in Yutan Villa for a while?"

"You are alone in the palace, but you are also alone when you go out. What's the difference?"

"It's the same with me and the Holy One."

"It's different. You and the Holy Spirit have serious business to do. As long as you think about it, you can go anywhere in the world, and you can choose the man you like~"

The empress dowager turned her head and looked at Dongfang Liren:

"What can I do? I stay in the palace for ten years. There is no concubine in the harem for me to take care of. The only hope of life is to wait for a few days to be buried in the imperial mausoleum..."

"Once you enter the deep palace, you won't see spring every year."

Dongfang Liren pushed the swing and comforted softly:
"The emperor's house has been like this since ancient times. Although you have lived a lonely life, at least you are loved by the Holy One..."

The empress dowager was a little displeased: "This palace would rather not be seen by the sage. The other concubines of the late emperor, if they have sons go out with their sons, it is better to have no sons. They can leave the palace after three years of guarding the mausoleum. This palace is the most miserable. You can't go out without a son, and you can't remarry..."

Dongfang Liren looked helplessly: "You are the empress dowager! The 'empress' is a wife, and the concubine is a concubine. Since ancient times, apart from destroying the country, how can there be a saying that the empress dowager remarried?"

The empress dowager was silent for a while: "There is no empress dowager who remarried in history, but there are countless empress dowagers who do not obey women's morals and raise their 'face heads'..."

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Dongfang Liren felt that this remark was 'asking for a face' from her cheap daughter, so he patted the Empress Dowager on the shoulder rather rebelliously:

"My queen, what are you talking about?"

The empress dowager snorted softly: "I'm going crazy in the deep palace, so I can't just talk about it? I didn't say that I want to raise my face... Fortunately, I am not your mother, but just a decoration in the palace. If the aunt of the Holy Majesty does not follow the etiquette and raise facial hair, you can only turn a blind eye and close one eye..."

Dongfang Liren sighed: "Forget it, I just pretend I didn't hear it."

The empress dowager thought for a while and asked again:

"Neither you nor the Holy Majesty has anyone to sleep with. Have you found someone recently? Are there any portraits or something, and the queen mother will give you palm eyes?"

Dongfang Liren just drew a picture of a "beautiful man", but seeing the eager look of the empress dowager, it is not easy to take it out to taste together.

"The Holy Majesty is busy with government affairs, and I am so worried about the green bandits, how can I think about marriage..."

"You are not young anymore, if you have a chance, you should think about it earlier..."

……

After chatting for a while, a few cold raindrops fell from the gap between the ginkgo trees.

rustling...

The empress dowager raised her eyes and looked at the lush canopy of the ginkgo tree, with three points of resentment in her eyes:

"It is said that this tree has a spirit. I come to visit every day, and the results are good. I haven't encountered a good thing in the palace for ten years. It's just that my life is miserable. Swing on a swing and let it rain. cut you off!"

"It rains when the sky is not beautiful, and the tree shelters the Queen Mother from the wind and rain. If the Queen Mother cuts down the tree, wouldn't it be even more desolate?"

"Too……"

(End of this chapter)