The beauty is endless

Chapter 14 Beauty
The new emperor will be formally enthroned in three days, and the entire Liaoyang capital is shrouded in a double atmosphere of excitement and tension.Emperor Chongji successively issued amnesty decrees, reduced and exempted corvée taxes, opened warehouses to help the people, the imperial capital was decorated with lanterns and festoons, everyone wore red and green, and even the trees beside Sifang Avenue were wrapped in gorgeous silk brocade; Behind the seemingly lively scene, there is a curfew that lasts for half a year. The number of guards in the streets and alleys has suddenly increased several times. Ordinary people will be questioned when they walk, and they will be searched when they eat. There are fewer people going to the streets, the business of teahouses and restaurants is much weaker, even the high-ranking officials have restrained themselves a lot, and most of the brothels and music workshops have been depressed. It is said that many bosses have absconded with money because they cannot afford to support the girls in the halls. His father, Mr. Jing Zhaoyin, was so busy that he rarely went out with his son Zhao.

In this way, people's entertainment activities are only to visit and chat. If they talk a lot, it is inevitable that there will be all kinds of rumors. Because the content of some rumors is too explosive, they spread quickly.

These explosive rumors are about Xindi.

Murong Zheng, who is about to become the emperor and is still the prince, is the third son of Emperor Chongji. He is known for his filial piety among the emperor's six sons, but it is only a filial piety. Yu Wentun, until he was 20 years old, was not seen by a few brothers with strong backgrounds and strengths, but he didn't expect that he was the one who had the last laugh.

The third prince, who has always kept a low profile, made his first appearance about four years ago in the case of the former prince's delinquency.In the next few years, Murong Zheng not only acted calmly and decently, but also made great achievements in government affairs; his brothers and sisters also seemed to have a sudden bad luck, either because they fell ill and were bedridden, or because they were playing with prostitutes. Being caught by a respected old official, someone was exposed for embezzling disaster relief officials in a certain year, and someone was reported for detaining border grain and grass in a certain year... In short, only one person was only 14 years old when he was fined and demoted. The Sixth Prince, the Sixth Prince and Murong Zheng are brothers born to the same mother. Although they like to march and deploy troops, they are rare generals, but they have a bad temper and little ability to govern the world. They also respect their elder brothers very much. Now this major general who just turned up He is leading troops to guard the two great passes of Tongyun and Zixia in the northwest, and is Murong Zheng's right-hand man.

Murong Zheng's road to the top sounds like a legend, but it has no flaws.

Rumors are talking about this "no flaws"——

It is said that the reason why Murong Zheng was able to stand out among the princes was because he had received two assistances, one being bright and one being dark.Ming was in charge of the court, secretly planning behind the scenes, and joined forces to do a lot of unreasonable things, which cleared all obstacles for him.And he, with the image of a kind, filial and innocent innocent person, detached himself from the incident, without leaving any trace behind.

The incidents of those princes' loss of morality and power were obviously well-founded when traced, but in the mouths of the common people, it became confusing and confusing.

"The sky is shaking, the sun is faint, the purple is faint, and it is brighter than the stars."

Inside the capital, Wei Nange looked at the sixteen characters dripping with ink on the paper, frowned, and remained silent for a long time.

This song is very popular among the people recently. "Ziwei" is the emperor's star, and "brighter than Xingye" alludes to the new emperor taking power. Judging from the second half of the sentence, this is an ordinary prayer song.However, combined with the recent half-truths and half-false rumors, these sixteen words look particularly dazzling.

Translated into the vernacular, it means that the prince who is about to ascend the throne finally ascended to the throne because of the assistance of "Tianquan" in the light and "Kaiyang" in the dark.

As we all know, "Tianquan" is Wenquxing. Although there are not many celebrities and sages who have been called Wenquxing down to earth throughout the ages, in this dynasty, there is only one person who has been crowned with this honor. Auxiliary, that is, himself.

And "Kaiyang" is the famous double star in the Big Dipper. Maybe few people understand the meaning of it now, but he understands it, and His Royal Highness must also understand it-Princess Yan Rong, who should be buried in the belly of a fish two years ago, is actually not dead. Prince Xin, the son of Princess Yan Rong, has too many secrets of His Royal Highness—they all know what kind of secrets they are.

Due to historical reasons, when Emperor Chongji was in power, what he hated the most was the faction between brothers fighting for power.If these rumors spread to the palace... Even if they didn't spread to the palace, as long as they spread to the ears of those who cared and made use of them, then he and the new emperor would be in an extremely passive position.

...How could the situation be like this in just a few days?

He thought about it secretly, and always felt that this incident was unusual, but he couldn't find out where the rumors started, and there was no perfect way to calm them down in a short time. : "My lord, Prince Xin's car has left the palace."

He quickly withdrew his thoughts and said, "Prepare the car."

When I opened the door and went out, I saw a girl in red leaning on the porch pillar, holding a strangely shaped scimitar in one hand, and was concentrating on chopping the passing butterflies with neat and graceful movements. The butterfly wings are colorful and very beautiful.

This girl is exactly the deputy commander of the Seventeenth Battalion of the Imperial Guard who had a fight with Murong Qi at Prince Tanhua's residence last time.

"Miss Shan." Wei Nange nodded towards her, "I'm going to trouble you today."

Miss Shan in red put away her knife when she heard the words, she nodded in a businesslike manner with no expression on her ice-like face, and said indifferently: "You and I are both serving His Royal Highness, so naturally we will do our best."

The two walked out together, perhaps the atmosphere was a bit dull, Wei Nange was out of professional habits, and asked casually, "I wonder how the [-]th Battalion's manpower is arranged? Do I need to send some more?"

Miss Shan didn't turn her head back, she said very ungratefully: "The arrangement of manpower is my business, so I don't need to bother Master Wei."

Her tone was very arrogant, and Wei Nange didn't care about her. The two of them remained silent all the way until a delicate carriage was parked quietly in a remote alley by the back door.

Miss Shan took the big gray cloak from the attendant, put it on her bright red clothes, took a bamboo hat and put it on, and finally jumped on the handlebar seat, like an old monk entering meditation. Generally squatting still.

Wei Nange then stepped into the carriage, and as soon as the door curtain was lowered, the carriage started to drive smoothly. He relaxed his body, leaned lightly on the carriage, and continued to meditate amidst the slight bumps.

At this moment, it was difficult for him to describe his mood.

Is it the ease of being relieved, or the heaviness of being about to face the truth...heaviness, why do you feel heaviness?Things have progressed so far, every step is in his plan, a good game of chess with one stone and three birds will soon be able to wait for the final net.

Over the years, he has been able to calmly deal with situations that are more careful and dangerous than this one. He always knows what he wants. For the ultimate goal, any deception and use are worthwhile.

Even, in a sense, it is more beneficial for him that the current Prince Xin is Murong Yan.

——Princess Yanrong Murong Yan, he called her "Qiqi", a little-known nickname, when you read it repeatedly, there is a lovely sense of intimacy.

He could tell her thoughts about him at a glance. This girl always wanted to be gentle and dignified in front of him, but her bright and smart eyes were not at all disguised. She would often look at him secretly, smiling without knowing it. Thinking about something.He used to think that after so many years of baptism in the court, he would not be easily moved, but at that moment, he dared not look directly into her clear eyes.

He was also young and frivolous, and he followed someone with that undisguised gaze.But that enthusiasm has now burnt out.Many years ago, he sacrificed his feelings with his own hands for the honor and disgrace of the court and society.That dazzling wedding dress and the sentence "You owe me your whole life" made even the warmest heart freeze into a wasteland.From then on, he will spend the rest of his life working with calculations and schemes, gradually learning to smile even when he is unscrupulous, and gradually becoming the person he hated the most... just to prove that the original decision was not wrong, and to try his best to make up for the one who was let down by him. I hope she can be happy.

Her ears seemed to recall that night, what she said before leaving.

"Nan Ge, this is the last time, as long as you get rid of the thorn in the heart of King Xin for His Highness, and get rid of Shen Ting, a shameless bastard for me—on the day I take over the Phoenix Seal, the grievances between you and me will be wiped out." , From now on, the past and the past have all turned into dust and smoke, and there is nothing to do with it."

He looked at the woman in front of him, a shy and bright young girl in the past, but now she has a hideous face when she mentions the word "Feng Yin".

He couldn't help asking: "If you become a queen, will you be happy?"

She sneered: "Although the heart is dead, having the supreme power is also a kind of happiness."

"Okay, I'll help you." He remembered that when he agreed to her, there was a subtle relief in his heart, "You know, Zilan, I will always agree to your request."

This is what he owed her. He thought he had carried her life on his back, but now, a phoenix seal can cut off such a fate.

Thinking of this, his back straightened slightly, and his eyes gradually became firmer.He took advantage of Murong Qi's feelings, he was the one who couldn't forgive her, but she wasn't the only one he couldn't forgive?There is no turning back when the bow is opened, and he will not regret it for an unresponsive admiration, so he can only say sorry to her.

——It is true that today's Hongmen Banquet was ostensibly to deal with Feng Yuan, but Murong Qi didn't know the real reason.

That is the secret order brought by Yin Zilan, the secret order issued by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself: arrest Prince Xin!

Those who know too much, if they cannot be used by me, must be eliminated.The emperors of all ages are like this.

As a subject, he must share the Lord's worries; as Wei Nange, he promised to make his former lover smile again... No matter what, this time he must be a responsible executor.

The place where Prince Xin County Murong Jiu met Feng Gongzi Feng Yuan was in a courtyard in the outskirts of the city, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with a hundred mu of orchard in front of the village, it was late spring, and there were still late-blooming green peaches on the branches, The pink light is shining, and the scenery is very good.

Wei Nange's carriage entered the villa through the back door. Today, he specially changed into a magnolia-colored brocade gown, with gold and white jade hairpins on his hair, and a light robe that lined his handsome eyebrows.

Since you want to be there as a friend of Prince Xin, it's better not to be too hasty.

Walking into the flower hall, one can immediately see that the owner of this place is reclining on the soft couch like a boneless one.As usual, it was still a gorgeous and elegant white dress, crowned with sapphire, black hair like a waterfall, half of the palm was exposed under the wide cuff, and the precious jade ring was worn on the long finger. On the waist - Wei Nange couldn't help laughing secretly, thinking that when they first met at Prince Tanhua's mansion, Murong Qi's appearance was impeccable, but there were still some flaws in the details and temperament, otherwise he wouldn't have noticed the clues.Presumably she has worked hard these days, and now the imitation is more and more perfect, enough to be true.

Murong Qi on the couch was caressing the beautiful woman's small waist while turning her head to talk to a man in black beside her.The man's back was facing the door, and he couldn't see his face clearly. He could only see his tall and vigorous back. His black hair was not wearing a crown, but half of it was tied up with a silver hair rope made of a strange material, which just exposed half of the pinnae and The opal earrings on the earlobe are obviously feminine accessories, but when worn on him, it adds a bit of aura of coldness, which is not kind at first glance.

He has never seen this person before, it seems that he should be Murong Qi's friend, but Murong Qi never said that she would bring others, he couldn't help frowning, but at this moment the situation does not allow him to think about it, Murong Qi He turned his head when he heard footsteps, and what surprised him even more was that half of her face was still covered with a vague white gauze, only a pair of eyes were exposed.

"Master Wei." She greeted him with one hand, and pointed to her face, "I'm sorry, I got a bit of a cold two days ago, and I developed a rash on my face. I couldn't see anyone, so I had to cover my face." Get up."

Her voice was a little hoarse, probably because of the cold, and there was a little regret and grievance in her eyes.

Wei Nange sat down on the other side of her, and said softly, "You have worked hard these days, after today, you should rest well."

The concern in the words made those charming phoenix eyes deeply bend, and it could be seen that she was in a good mood.He calmly shifted his gaze to the stern-looking man in black on the other side, and said, "Who is this?"

"It's my friend." Murong Qi casually stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around the other's neck, "The water in Fengyou Palace is too deep, I'm afraid Master Wei doesn't have enough manpower, so I specially found a helper, his martial arts is very high——"

Before she finished speaking, the man in black brushed her hand away from her shoulder with disgust on his face, but Murong Qi didn't care at all, he still smiled and leaned forward, put his shoulder on his shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't you It's so strange..."

With an inadvertent movement, it can be seen that the relationship between the two is very close. Wei Nange's eyes flashed a hint of predation, and then he returned to his gentle smile, and said politely: "Next to Wei Nange, may I ask..."

"My surname is Ji." The man in black interrupted him briefly, his voice as cold as his expression.

Answering like this obviously meant that he didn't intend to reveal his real name and identity, but what made Wei Nange feel even more rude was the way he looked at him—sharp and cold, like sharp knives sharpened, with a touch of sarcasm in his scrutiny.

He didn't know when he had offended such a person, but looking back, in the past many years as an official, there were as many people who flattered him as there were people who could not understand him, so despite some doubts, he remained calm, and the three After chatting for a while, I heard the announcement that the Mistress of Fengyou Palace had arrived.

Fengyou Palace has become more and more popular in recent years, and there are various rumors in the world, but there are not many people who have actually seen the true face of the palace owner, Young Master Feng.So they all turned their eyes to the door at the same time, only to hear a pleasant bell ringing next to their ears, and the sweet fragrance spread out, Murong Qi couldn't help chuckling, and bit his ears with that young master Ji: "This one came out so Swagger, very similar to me, I quite like it."

Mr. Ji responded... no response at all.

Wei Nange couldn't help but glanced at the two of them again, and a group of people outside the door had already walked in.The first ones are four maids in pink, holding a small and fragrant copper tripod in their hands. Behind the maids is a capable middle-aged man, who should be the big shopkeeper who communicated with them these days, and behind the big shopkeeper , is the master.

Topaz is the hairpin, and the purple clothes are colorful, such a dazzling color is worn on the young man's body, but he is not vulgar or gaudy at all. In contrast, he is tall and elegant, and the delicate silver mask covers most of his face, only revealing the clean forehead and fine chin.

Wei Nange heard Murong Qi whispering again: "Look, Ah Che, he is actually covering his face! Tell me, which one of our looks looks more attractive?"

Young Master Ji reacted this time, and the word "indifferent" also expressed Wei Nange's heartfelt feelings.He said, "Shut up."

Behind the calm and elegant Mr. Feng in fluttering purple clothes, there are two young men, a man and a woman, who are tall and tall with burning eyes, and obviously have extraordinary martial arts; , It's a pity that his appearance is ordinary and his expression is very dull.

The servant led the group to serve tea, and Murong Qi, who was leaning on the master's seat, coughed, straightened up and smiled, "I am the most beautiful woman in my life. I have heard of the name of Palace Master Feng, and I have admired her for a long time. See you today. The lord is indeed full of charms, and I really like it. I want to talk to the palace lord about myself, and everyone who has nothing to do with me will step down!"

(End of this chapter)