wait a minute

Chapter 59

On the other side, in Yongle Palace, the lights gradually went out.

A little incense was burning in the big bedroom, and between the dragon bed hung with golden curtains, two tall and plump women lay side by side.

Dongfang Liren's demeanor is not inferior to that of a man. Even when he is sleeping, he is not as graceful as his little daughter's family. He lies flat on the pillow, with his hands folded on his waist, and the silver apron embroidered with dragons stands tall. With his eyes closed, he looks like a queen momentum.

The empress beside her was the exact opposite.

The empress was usually cynical and behaved freely and casually, especially when she was sleeping. She was wearing a red gauze skirt, which was hazy and translucent. Under the gauze, it could not be said that no hair could be seen, but it was true.

As for the posture, it was also very different from Prince Jing beside him, lying on his side on the pillow, with a full waist and hip curve outlined behind the curtain, looking like a wretched concubine serving the emperor's bed.

Tired from playing around for a long time, the Empress had closed her eyes, and seemed to be asleep.

The same is true for Dongfang Liren, but in the dead of night, she opened one eye, glanced at her sister beside her, and then quietly got up.

"Hmm~"

The empress lazily turned over and murmured, "What are you going to do?"

Dongfang Liren's movements froze. It's hard to say that he went to the palace guards to learn sword skills in the middle of the night, but he responded softly:

"Can't sleep, go out for a walk. There will be a court meeting tomorrow, so my sister should have a good rest."

"Um……"

After the empress responded softly, there was no more sound.

Dongfang Liren secretly breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his robe lightly, went behind the screen to change, and then walked out of the bedroom quickly.

And after Dongfang Liren left, the empress opened her eyes, with a bit of helplessness in her eyes that "women are not allowed to stay".

Looking at Li Ren's appearance, he was obviously moved after being saved by the hero of Ye Jing Tang.

The majestic prince, who is such an adult, has a man he likes, and still hides it from me. Is it because he is afraid that I will steal his love, or is he too embarrassed to say?

The empress thought about it for a while, and felt that she had both, she couldn't help shaking her head secretly, and got up wearing a translucent tulle red dress:
"Come on."

"His Majesty."

The maid serving in the side hall hurried in, bowed and waited for orders.

"Changing clothes, I'm going out for a walk."

"Yes."

……
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It was time to turn off the lights and go to bed. The lights in the palace were gradually extinguished. In the beautiful garden, a person and a bird were walking aimlessly on the trail.

Being on duty all night and unable to sleep, Niao Niao was a little sleepy, and lay on Ye Jingtang's shoulder, muttering "Chi Chi Chi ~", presumably talking about Sister Guihuafu just now.

Ye Jingtang didn't take the matter of meeting the Queen Mother to heart, and kept thinking about how to get the "Dragon Calling Picture". His mind wandered a lot, and he walked around the Imperial Garden unknowingly.

Ye Jingtang checked the time, where should he go to the turret to meet Shang Jianli and the others to report safety, so he took Niao Niao back to the northeast side of the imperial city.

But just after passing through a few palaces and pavilions, I suddenly heard a melody coming from between the palaces:
woo woo woo woo woo~~
The voice is distant and slow, it sounds like the sound of a flute, full of Jiang Hu carefree spirit.

Ye Jingtang paused for a moment, and as a master of the inner circle, he naturally went to check if he found something strange. He jumped onto the roof, led the bird and walked in silently, and soon came to the lotus pond of a palace.

Next to the lotus pond is a veranda for the palace people to walk through. The pond reflects the moonlight and the galaxy, and a viewing pavilion is built inside.

Ye Jingtang came nearby, and saw a palace lantern hanging in the pavilion, and two court ladies were standing outside waiting.

In the stone pavilion, a tall beauty dressed in a silver chubby-headed dragon python robe, holding a sapphire flute, playing music while looking at the moonlight in the lotus pond, her silhouette looks elegant and elegant, and her heroic spirit has a completely different feminine flavor.

"grumble?"

The bird on the shoulder's eyes lit up, and quickly flapped its small wings and flew across the pond, landed on the beauty, and opened its beak to beg for food.

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang also landed in the corridor, facing each other across the lake, and bowed:
"His Royal Highness Prince Jing."

Dongfang Liren put down the jade flute and handed it to the palace maid behind:
"You go down first."

"Yes."

The maid bowed and left the pavilion.

Ye Jingtang came to the stone pavilion without squinting, and took a look at the sky:

"The night is getting dark, Your Highness still not resting?"

"Xue Bodhi hasn't been brought to justice yet, and I'm worried that something might go wrong in the imperial city, so I can't sleep."

Dongfang Liren walked out of the stone pavilion with a dignified demeanor, strolled by the pool with Ye Jingtang, and asked:

"Watching for a long time, can you find something strange?"

"The security of the imperial city is tight, and there is nothing to worry about."

"There is no foolproof place in the world. Things will come up just because you and I think nothing will happen. You still have to keep your spirits up and pay attention."

After Dongfang Liren gave a few casual words, he indicated the palace where he was located:

"Do you know where this place is?"

Ye Jingtang looked around the palace and shook his head: "It's the first time I entered the palace, and I can only tell the difference between east, west, north, and east. Everything else looks pretty much the same to me. Where is this?"

"Gyeongbokgung Palace, this king and the current sage, lived here when they were young, and moved to the palace after the sage inherited the throne."

Dongfang Liren brought Ye Jingtang to the buildings next to the lotus pond, and pointed to the pavilion on the right side of the main hall:
"On the left is the king's boudoir, and on the right is the majesty's."

Ye Jingtang looked at the large-scale courtyard. It can be seen that there are many flowers planted inside, as well as wooden figures, weapon racks and other things. It is similar to the place where martial arts boys live. He asked curiously:

"Your Majesty also practices martial arts today?"

"All the children of the royal family have to practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies, and the same is true for the Holy One, but the Holy One is not very interested in martial arts, and prefers to study."

Ye Jingtang thinks about it too, a person who can be an emperor doesn't have time to devote himself to martial arts.

"I was born in Jianghu, so I really don't know anything about the capital... I don't know much about martial arts. I used to be in Honghe Town, Liangzhou, and I couldn't find a way to practice martial arts. Only when I arrived in the capital did I realize how powerful the world's masters are. I used to often I heard Mr. Shu said that there are countless masters in Da Nei, and they also hide many secret books, is it true?"

Dongfang Liren pulled out Li Longhuan's first saber from Ye Jingtang's waist, and practiced Tianhe saber slowly in the yard:

"All the martial arts cheats have been moved to Mingyu Tower, and there are quite a few advanced ones, but it is never the moves of the cheats that reach the pinnacle, but the 'people'. If you want to become the best in the world, you still have to rely on your own understanding."

"Really?" Ye Jingtang took advantage of the situation and asked, "I heard Mr. Shu said that the masters of all dynasties seem to be grabbing a picture..."

"You mean Dragon Calling Picture? That thing is not a secret book of martial arts, but a way to seek immortality and ask questions."

"Xunxian asked?" Ye Jingtang was slightly puzzled, and looked towards the sky:
"Is there really an immortal in this world?"

"This king is also an ordinary person. How can he know whether there are immortals in the world. But the picture of singing dragons is indeed not a mortal thing. There is a picture of a 'jade bone unicorn' in the palace. If you learn it, you can get a whole body of unicorn bones. This king has practiced for more than ten years. It counts as something accomplished..."

When Dongfang Liren said this, he became excited and raised his fair fist:
"Try to touch it."

Ye Jingtang really wanted to see how good he was after practicing Minglongtu, so he raised his hand and clenched his fist, and fist bumped Dongfang Liren.

slap~
Her Majesty's hand feels smooth and warm to the touch, like carefully carved nephrite, if held in her hand, the taste...

"..."

Dongfang Liren felt that his fist was just being touched gently, Yingqi blushed a little, and said displeasedly:
"Exercise! You can't do it without eating? Don't worry about my identity as the king."

"Oh."

Ye Jingtang also felt something was wrong, and immediately became serious, his whole body was shocked.

bang——

In the courtyard under the moon, there was a sudden explosion!
(End of this chapter)