Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 620
This sentence left the emperor speechless, leaving only embarrassment.

Yan Mu's background was a stain on the emperor, he insulted his courtier's wife, but this courtier still fought for him and defended his loyal courtiers on the river, and later, for the sake of face, he foolishly copied this courtier's entire family.

The emperor is just embarrassed, but Yan Mu has become a clown here and can be ridiculed by everyone.

But he still stood there straight up, with a nonchalant smile on his face, "Whether I am the son of the emperor, the emperor's grandmother knows best, you can ask her."

Prince Shunping's face sank, the queen mother has passed away, is this asking him to die too?
How could the old man be willing to suffer this loss? He was about to reprimand Yan Mu, but the emperor interjected at this moment: "When my mother passed away, I kept thinking about my uncle and wanted to see you for the last time. Unfortunately, my uncle has not heard from you all these years since he left Beijing. I have no choice but to send you a letter, so the queen mother left with regret."

These words meant to criticize him to some extent, so Prince Shunping could only pretend not to understand, and couldn't help but sigh, "The emperor's sister-in-law treated me with great kindness. Worship in front of my sister-in-law."

Yan Mu said indifferently: "The emperor's grandmother once told me that Prince Shunping went to the battlefield when he was young, fought east and west, and made great contributions to Darong."

Prince Shunping stroked his beard, and he couldn't help feeling a little proud: "The emperor's wife is too modest. This king has fought for more than 20 years. Although he is not guaranteed to win every battle, he is also the commander of the three armies that makes the enemy fearful."

"It's just a pity."

Prince Shunping frowned, "What a pity?"

"The emperor's grandmother always feels very heartbroken when she mentions it, saying that the emperor's uncle was injured in the war, never married, and had no children." Yan Mu sighed.

As soon as he said this, everyone including Prince Shunping was shocked.

The emperor was even more heartbroken: "It turns out that the reason why the emperor's uncle does not marry a wife or have children is... because he is disabled."

Shunping King Qin slapped the table: "Nonsense..."

"This is what the emperor's grandmother said." Yan Mu said.

"I... I mean, I don't have a disability at all. I don't marry a wife because I'm disillusioned. I..."

"Uncle Huang, stop talking, we all understand." The emperor waved his hands in distress.

"I'm a handsome five-foot man, a real man, I... I'm really fine!"

Yan Mu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Uncle Huang, do you want to verify your real body?"

As soon as the old prince heard this, he knew that Yan Mu did it on purpose, and he was so angry that he blew his beard.

He suppressed his breath, turned to a smile, and took out two shiny stones from his arms, "Over the years, I have traveled almost the entire continent, from the southernmost point of Southern Jin Dynasty in the south to the northernmost point of Jinjin in the north, and the northernmost point of Jinjin in the east. The East China Sea is a country from west to west. I brought these two incense stones back from a small nomadic country called Hutu, and put them in the stove. As the fire burns, they can emit a refreshing aroma. But small It’s just a toy, I want to give it to my nephew.”

As he said that, the old man stood up, gave one piece to the third prince and one piece to the fourth prince, walked up to Yan Mu, spread his hands together, and said, "Yo, uncle Huang only brought back two pieces, there is no more for you."

Yan Mu narrowed his eyes, saying that it was for his grandnephew, but he was the only one who didn't have him, so he clearly rejected him, so don't make it too obvious.

The third and fourth princes could not help but show off the incense stones in their hands.

The third prince put it under his nose and smelled it: "It really is a good thing, it still has a fragrance even if it is not put in the stove."

The fourth prince also smelled it, and praised: "Moreover, the fragrance is so elegant, it lifts people's spirits, like a spring breeze."

"Hey, old seven, do you want to smell it?"

"Yeah, such a strange stone, have you never seen it?"

The third and fourth children laughed so proudly that they all raised their hands for Yan Mu to hear.Yan Mu retreated again and again, and the two chased after him.

Liu Yunxiang retched at this moment, and quickly covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, "Your Highness, can you move this stone away, it smells disgusting to me."

As soon as these words came out, the smiles of Prince Shunping and the two princes froze.

Prince Shunping wrinkled his old face, "Princess Zhenbei, what do you mean? Could it be that your highness is missing, and you feel uncomfortable?"

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly explained: "No, no, Uncle Huang misunderstood."

"Then what are you sick of?"

"This……"

"Hmph, there are no rules!"

Liu Yunxiang sighed, and said helplessly: "This Hutu is a nomadic tribe where witchcraft is prevalent, and the incense stone is a kind of spiritual stone worn by witches to purify their own stale air. Uncle Emperor, am I right? "

Prince Shunping stroked his beard, "You do have some vision."

"However, this incense stone is not naturally fragrant. It is after the sky stone fell to the ground, soaked in more than a hundred spices, and the incense soup needs to be changed every day for more than a hundred days. Because the production of this incense stone is complicated, the required There are many spices, so they are very rare."

"Yes."

"In order to keep the fragrance of the incense stone lingering, the final step needs to be sealed with oil for 49 days, and then baked for three days before it is made."

Prince Shunping nodded in satisfaction, "I didn't expect you to know such details."

Liu Yunxiang smiled, and continued: "Only one thing, the oil used for this incense..."

The old prince raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong with the oil?"

"I heard that it is made by...soaking human corpses in water, waiting for them to rot, and taking the top layer of oil to refine them."

"So the stone is slippery and smeared..." The third prince's face turned blue, and the hand holding the incense stone couldn't help shaking, "Human oil..."

The old prince stared wide-eyed, "It's just nonsense!"

Liu Yunxiang clicked his tongue, "I just heard it, so let's just treat it as nonsense. It's just that this incense stone is dark and has a wicked nature. It's probably not appropriate to give it as a gift."

"you!"

"Oh, by the way, the two princes smell it again, is this fragrance really elegant?"

The expressions of the two princes changed. Thinking of what Liu Yunxiang said just now, and remembering how vigorously they sniffed under their noses just now, they couldn't stop feeling sick.

Seeing the grease on his hands, he was even more disgusted, and hurriedly handed it over to the servants behind him.

"Father, my son and minister are in a hurry, retreat first!"

"My son is going too, third brother, wait!"

The third prince and the fourth prince hurried out one after the other, presumably to wash their hands.

Seeing that the old prince's face was extremely ugly, Liu Yunxiang lowered his head and smiled.

Coming out of the water pavilion, Yan Mu took Liu Yunxiang's hand, "Tuoba Fei'er also mentioned this incense stone to me, but she never said that the incense oil used for the incense stone is from human body."

Liu Yunxiang snickered, "It's true that Fei'er told me, but what I said just now was just hearsay, and what I heard is always true or false."

Yan Mu shook Liu Yunxiang's hand, "Are you venting your anger for me?"

Liu Yunxiang gave Yan Mu a sideways look, "Otherwise, would I be able to pay attention to that old man?"

Yan Mu smiled: "You love me?"

"My husband, naturally I will feel sorry for you."

The two came out of the waterside pavilion, just as they saw Qin Fei coming.After being imprisoned for several months, he was almost scrawny, walking shaky, and weak as if a gust of wind could knock him down.

Although he was wearing a fine attire, the clothes were obviously much wider. Under the night, he looked like a lonely soul floating around.

When he came to the steps, he raised his head and saw them, his eyes deepened, and the corners of his lips slowly curled up.

(End of this chapter)