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Generally speaking, outsiders are not allowed to enter the palace after late at night, unless there is an imperial edict.However, Liang Hualin entered the palace, and his reputation of being not alone in white clothes played a role again. There were not many eunuchs in the palace who knew him well.A favored young eunuch informed the emperor of his visit, and he was admitted to the palace.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, it is said that the ever-burning lamp made of shark oil exudes a light that is almost like sunlight. Of course, Liang Hualin knows that the rumor that it is made of shark oil is purely a lie. , although the cost is indeed high, but in order to sell the ever-burning lamps at a higher price, Liang Wangfu released the news more than 100 years ago, so the ever-burning lamps sold very well. It has been sold for three gold yuan in the market.

Of course, although the Chang Ming Lantern is expensive to sell and makes a lot of money, but because of the small quantity, no matter how expensive it is, it is not as good as doing grain business. The biggest source of funds for the Liang Palace is the grain store. The reason is that although the price of grain has been quite high, the Prince Liang’s Mansion does not dare to sell grain. Now that the price of grain is three times a day, no one can determine how far the price of grain will rise. Will earn a lot less.

The aged emperor was sitting on the golden chair, his complexion was getting darker, and his whole body seemed to have no vitality.But even so, he still gave people a sense of oppression. Although Liang Hualin was a member of the royal family, he would also feel nervous when facing the old emperor.

A young eunuch next to him handed over a cup of copper-gold water, which exuded a metallic smell, and the old emperor drank it.Opening his old withered eyes, he looked at Liang Hualin and asked calmly, "Oh, Hualin, what's the matter with you coming to see me so late."

"Uncle." Liang Hualin bowed slightly: "The situation in the city is not good for us now. If this continues, our royal family surnamed Liang will really be in danger."

The old emperor took a sip of the golden water without any superficiality, his lips were stained with a layer of dark gold, and under the light of the long-burning lamp, it reflected a faint reflection, which looked very strange: "Oh, it is indeed a little dangerous, but It's not the critical moment yet, so don't worry. This world belongs to our Liang family. Don't worry if you can't escape."

Liang Hualin said anxiously: "Uncle, the old Chen family's private soldiers have gathered in the city now. Although the Donglin Society helped wipe out about half of the troops, the Donglin Society also made a foolish move in the afternoon. They actually went to attack the Legalists. And the old Chen family actually sent people to help, and now the Legalist family has fallen to the old Chen family. Besides, the Qin family is also very wrong. This family seems to have many strong people, but now they are also attached to the old Chen family. "

The emperor said slowly, "I have heard about it."

Liang Hualin frowned: "Since uncle already knows, there are countermeasures. Can you tell me, my nephew can cooperate a little while outside the palace."

"Leave it alone." The emperor said indifferently: "Time is on our side, and it only needs to pass for another month. Our Jingdong army can return to defense. By then, no matter how powerful the old Chen family is, there will be more strong ones. It can't stop the conquest of the army. On the contrary, it is your Liang Palace, you need to pay attention to one or two, and don't fall into the hands of those untouchables."

"Uncle, but I don't think it takes a month for the old Chen family to take action." Liang Hualin said anxiously.

Liang Hualin also wanted to say: "Uncle, but the old Chen family..."

"No need to say any more!" Although his tone was extremely light, the old emperor opened his eyes. The light of the long-burning lamp reflected in the dim yellow eyeballs, flickering and dimming, like a Garfield cat preparing to forage in the forest at night: "Go down!" Well, I'm going to rest."

Liang Hualin bowed his head immediately, although he had a lot to say, but the emperor had made up his mind, so he could only bow his head and retreat.When Liang Hualin was lonely, an old man dressed as a eunuch appeared next to him, but he had a black beard, so he didn't look like a big eunuch.The man gently helped the old emperor up, and then asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you really care about the life and death of Prince Liang's mansion? They are also your relatives after all."

"Before I died, they began to think about deciding who to be the next emperor. Since they don't give me face, why should I care about their lives." The old emperor stood up, hehe sneered: "Everyone I thought I was going to die soon, and I was about to ascend to heaven after eating elixir, but how did they know that what I ate was not elixir, but some dishes with weird colors. Yan Shengren once said that life is like a play, and it all depends on acting skills. Only At this time, I can see clearly who is sincere and who is fake. Who is suitable to be the real emperor and who is just a fool wearing a smart man's skin... Help me go back and rest."

Liang Hualin came out of the palace, and the huge palace gate was slowly closed, making a sound of rubbing old wooden boards.He looked back and saw the tall city walls of the imperial palace towering in the night sky, giving people a sense of resistance that could never be overcome. He sighed, sat on the bridge, and returned to Prince Liang's Mansion.

As soon as he got home, he found that his room was brightly lit. When he opened the door, he found that the clan elder Liang Shiyou was waiting for him.

"Hua Lin, I heard that you entered the palace?"

Liang Hualin nodded slightly: "Uncle Hui, that's true. I went into the palace and wanted to talk to Uncle Huang about dealing with the old Chen family in this way, but I didn't expect my uncle to ignore the old Chen family at all, alas."

"Oh, what do you mean today?"

Liang Hualin said: "Uncle means, wait, wait until the Jingdong Army returns."

"Nowadays, with the backing of the imperial palace and city walls, even if thousands of troops come, they will not be able to attack. Naturally, he can wait." Liang Shiyou sighed softly: "But we can't wait, my eyelids have been twitching recently, and I always feel that we will Something bad happened. After much deliberation, only the old Chen family can let me do this. I thought that I would pay attention to find a way to bring down the old Chen family now, but I didn't expect that his method is actually a procrastination."

"I'm afraid I can't afford it!" Liang Hualin sat down and said with some regret.

Although the ever-burning lanterns are the business of Prince Liang's Mansion, they never use ever-burning lanterns for lighting, and only ordinary candles are used.As long as there is a breeze, the flame of the candle can be blown to and fro, and the room is bright and dark.Liang Shiyou coughed, and said: "In the past few days, the current sage has gradually become indifferent to our Liang Palace for some reason. Hua Lin, you were deeply loved by the present, so if you have time, you should speak for our Liang Palace in front of today. Say something nice."

Liang Hualin was silent for a while, and said: "Actually, I don't need to say anything nice, as long as the clan uncles don't get too close with my cousins, they will naturally become enthusiastic with our Prince Liang's mansion again today."

Liang Shiyou froze for a moment, then fell silent. (To be continued..)

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