The beauty is endless

Chapter 17 Uninhibited
Feng Yuan's words sounded a bit abrupt to others, since he was discussing business with Prince Xin, how could he not know who the person in front of him was?

But Murong Qi understood - his surprise came from Murong Jiu's face - that face was almost exactly the same as his own.

If not, she would not have specifically reminded Murong Jiu in the secret letter that he must hide his appearance when he appeared on stage today.Feng Yuan is such a cunning person, if he had seen Murong Jiu's true face from the very beginning, he would definitely have doubts about her nonsensical identity before, and at that time, there might be some unexpected changes.

At that time, she felt that she had even thought of such details, which was truly remarkable, so she never thought about it further.If you think about it further, you may find that all her strategies are based on the assumption of friendly cooperation with Wei Nange. Once this assumption does not exist, everything she does is useless.

At this moment, Murong Jiu had already walked not far from her, Feng Yuan looked at the two similar faces, and the scorching gaze in his apricot eyes seemed to burn her through, and suddenly said: "Yan Ran, you are... Princess Yanrong?"

Murong Qi was stunned for a moment, but quickly blinked, and asked with a confused face: "Who is Princess Yanrong?"

Looking at the entire Liaoyang capital, there are only a handful of people who know that Prince Xin and Princess Yan Rong are twins of dragon and phoenix.Firstly, the father of the siblings came from a sensitive royal family, which is a taboo in the court; secondly, after entering the palace at the age of 13, Princess Yanrong seldom showed up, and few people had seen her face; moreover, the most important thing was— ——"Princess Yanrong" drowned two years ago!
No matter why Feng Yuan made such a judgment, there is no proof anyway, she made up her mind and refused to admit it.

Feng Yuan didn't ask any more questions, but just looked at her repeatedly, with an indescribable strangeness in his eyes, like a cat calculating where to bite first, and she was that unfortunate mouse.

She was very uncomfortable being looked at by him, and she was about to speak as soon as she frowned, but he suddenly leaned forward and whispered in her ear, "Your hairpin will be kept with me as a souvenir. Let's leave today, and we will see you later."

She greeted her with a slap: "Bah, rascal, who will meet with you later, bring the antidote."

Feng Yuan quickly backed away, shouted "Linxi", tapped his toes lightly on the side of the column, and flew out, clasped the carved beam with one hand, and stroked his body lightly and bonelessly in half a circle, the other With one hand, he caught a small black box thrown by the young man not far from the bottom, and pressed it under the roof beam.

As he leaped away, the black box exploded with a bang, and a big hole burst open in the roof, and pieces of brick and linoleum fell one after another. The entrance of the cave flickered and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

This lightness kungfu makes it clean and neat, like flowing clouds and flowing water, it is unimaginable, it doesn't look half sick, it is obviously very good martial arts.

Murong Qi came to his senses, and couldn't help but secretly scolded the liar, bastard.

Taking advantage of the confusion, the young guard named "Linxi" pushed Miss Shan back with one move, and with a wave of his hands, he threw a few black balls.As soon as the ball hit the ground, dazzling sparks flashed, Murong Qi only heard a "be careful" in his ear, and then his waist tightened, and he was pulled back two steps forcefully, barely retreating, several clusters of sparks splashed onto the ground. Where I was standing just now, light smoke rose when I landed, and there was a bursting sound in the flower hall, the smoke was everywhere, and the smell was pungent. Many people covered their mouths and noses for fear that the smoke would be poisonous, but Linxi had already taken the opportunity to disappear .

"Sulfur powder!"

Murong Qi couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw the faint yellow color in the air.Sulfur is difficult to refine due to its scarcity of origin, and it can be made into gunpowder. Therefore, sulfur mines have always been mined and refined by the government. I didn’t expect that a mere Fengyou Palace would not only have sulfur powder, but also produce With such a powerful gunpowder, as a spice merchant, this Feng Yuan's ability is a bit too big.

In a daze, the arms around her waist were loosened, and she came back to her senses, turned her head, only to find that the one who pulled her away just now was Wei Nange who had been standing behind her and hadn't made a sound for a long time.

"Offended." His voice was not loud, but still gentle. Murong Qi liked to listen to it very much. If he had made such a move before today, she would definitely be delighted, but at this moment, she could only speak from her heart. Damn, I can't remember the most natural relationship I had before, and I don't know how to react for a while.

Gathering her mind, she said, "Master Wei, you don't need to worry about me. I don't have any other skills, but my martial arts are not bad. I can't burn me with a little fire." After finishing speaking, she felt a little stiff, so she added , "Thank you anyway."

She nodded to him, then turned around to look for Murong Jiu and Ji Che, and fled away.

Wei Nange quietly looked at her tall and slender back. It was the first time he saw her in women's clothing in so many days. The face under the mask was very refreshing, and the slightly raised phoenix eyes showed some unconscious charm , but still very clear.For some reason, I remembered the appearance of her writing letters in the attic of Qinfangyuan in those days, with her head lowered, a few strands of black hair scattered on her forehead, and the sunlight shone through the window lattice on her temples, almost transparent white.She raised her head and glanced at him secretly after writing two strokes, but when he looked back, she quickly avoided, with a blush on the tips of her small ears.

He understands her thoughts, but pretends not to know, and even connives on purpose, saying that it is in exchange for her trust, but with his means, why use himself as a bait if he wants to trick her into the game, let alone use such a method, Doesn't he have any selfishness in pampering her like this?
Walking in the officialdom for too long, I have long forgotten my original self, so I unconsciously yearn for the purity without disguise, and want to keep the blush that only bloomed for him for one more day... Such selfishness , have you really never had it?
It's just that those quiet moments are good for her and good for him, and they will never happen again in the future.

After all, he still failed her.

Over the years, he has spent almost all of his time on state affairs.It is a long-cherished wish when I was young, it is the expectation of my parents, it is also a kind of escape, a kind of compensation-it is myself who escapes, and Yin Zilan who compensates.

She wanted her husband's exclusive favor, so he obstructed those officials who wanted to send their daughters to the palace; she wanted to be the most noble woman in the world, so he assisted Murong Zheng to secure the crown prince... step by step, like Facing the abyss, like walking on thin ice, but willingly.

However, he is not not tired, he will be tired.

What exactly did I owe her?
How to measure?

How to pay off?

Really want a lifetime?
He was confused for a while, and couldn't help walking forward, wanting to reach out and hold the girl in front of him, as if by doing so, he could hold back those years and thoughts that had long since passed away.

"Qiqi, wait a minute..."

"What does Master Wei want to do?"

The cold voice interrupted his movements at the right time, and he was stunned for a moment, seeing the corner of the lavender clothes like a soft butterfly brushing against the palm of his hand, and the moment he touched it, it was gone.

Wei Nange let out a sigh of relief, retracted his hand, and then looked up at the man in black who stood in front of him. He was standing in front of the siblings with a protective posture. The well-known short gun had been put away. When he got up, he couldn't stop the intimidating aura exuding from his whole body. When looking at him with those eyes glowing with glaze, there was no trace of warmth.

No wonder, the hostility from the first acquaintance must have come from this.

But because of this, he regained his gentle and modest smile, impeccable.

"Master Ji Shao, I have disrespected you. Although Master Shao is far away in the rivers and lakes, even the imperial court has to rely on the Hongshui Gang for the water transportation of the Dianjiang River every year. This is the season when the Northwest is breaking the ice and sailing. I never expected it." I can meet the young gang leader here, please forgive me for my negligence."

At this moment, Murong Qi had already walked up to Murong Jiu, stared at him viciously, and was about to speak, but Murong Jiu opened his folding fan, fanned it very comfortably, and said with a smile: "Sister, listen, listen!" Listen to what Master Shoufu said..."

She squeezed her fist: "Brat, call me sister... what did he say?"

"He clearly wanted to remind Ah Che that although Dianjiang is the site of the Hongshui Gang, it still belongs to the emperor. You are busy at home right now, go home quickly, and don't get involved in the affairs here. , be careful not to make the emperor unhappy."

Putting it this way... that's okay too.Murong Qi couldn't help being silent for a while.

Murong Jiu said again: "Guess, how will Ah Che answer?"

"What's there to say." In fact, she didn't even bother to guess.

"You really know him!" Murong Jiu closed his fan and clapped his palms, "He really didn't say anything, just started to attack... Wait, Ah Che, Mr. Wei is an official of the imperial court, with a delicate body, you... can't Slap in the face!"

He yelled insincerely, but Murong Qi turned his head hastily, and saw Ji Che's right hand grasping Wei Nange's lapel, probably because of the great disparity in strength, he only exerted a little force, and Wei Nange took a few steps back, while Ji Che did not He didn't hurt him, but just whispered a few words in his ear when the two approached, his face was always cold and he couldn't see any emotion, but Wei Nange's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "The young master is threatening me? "

"It's not a threat, it's just a deal." Ji Che let go of Wei Nange, and said calmly, "Of course whether you agree or not is up to you. We came to see Murong Zheng today. Without you, we can still see him."

What he said was quite arrogant, if there were not more important matters, Murong Qi really wanted to praise him a few words.

Wei Nange frowned, and pondered: "Where did the evidence of the private purchase of spices by concubines and ministers in the hands of Chief Ji Shao come from?"

"You don't need to ask Mr. Wei. Whether the evidence is true or not, you can tell at a glance."

He naturally wouldn't tell him that if he hadn't visited the Shoufu Mansion that night, he wouldn't have known that Wei Nange and Yin Zilan were also looking for Fengyuan, and he wouldn't have sent people to investigate those who had deals with Fengyou Palace—there was a lot of evidence , It is impossible to find out through open and aboveboard methods, and only the Hongshui Gang, who has been mixed up in various religions and streams, has such ability.

Now, he took out these evidences in exchange for an opportunity among singers in Weinan—an opportunity to meet Prince Murong Zheng safely without having to work hard.

As the future monarch who will ascend the throne tomorrow, the guards around Murong Zheng must be extremely strict in the past few days, and he cannot be easily seen; If the new ruler ascends the throne and the ruling and the opposition are stable...if Murong Zheng can tolerate it until then, he won't be called Murong Zheng anymore.

Therefore, the best way is to be introduced by someone, and that person must be Wei Nange, the crown prince's confidant.

On the day Murong Jiu returned to Beijing to meet Ji Che, the two of them discussed this strategy.

And a few days ago, the rumors about "Tianquan" and "Kaiyang" in the market were naturally spread by Ji Che's disciples of the Hongshui Gang.

Only by shaking people's hearts can we increase the bargaining chip, and it also threatened Murong Zheng by the way, forcing him to negotiate as soon as possible.

If Wei Nange agreed to this matter, there would be no loss for him who was ordered to do the work.Although Feng Yuan was not captured during this trip, with the evidence provided by Ji Che, it was enough for Yin Zilan to get rid of those women who wanted to compete with her for the emperor's favor; You can clean yourself up because you don't know martial arts.

In other words, Wei Nange used Murong Qi, and Murong Jiu used Wei Nange, and the mantis catching cicadas and orioles followed, which was Murong Jiu's consistent style.

"Such a perfect idea, if Wei Nange doesn't agree, he'd be a fool." While watching Ji Che and Wei Nange negotiate, Murong Jiu fanned his fan and chatted with Murong Qi leisurely, turning a blind eye to the guards who were staring at him all around.

"The two of you have discussed it long ago, so just use me like a monkey." Murong Qi is not in a hurry now, sneers, finds a chair to sit down, and thinks about how to get back with interest at that time Come.

"Sister, you think too much." Murong Jiu covered his chest, and said with a sad expression, "Brother, because of you, I was so worried that I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, searched for medicinal materials to make an antidote and rushed to the capital day and night, you... …Why don’t you understand my heart, err…”

"...Don't pretend, it won't look like it anymore."

"Are you sure you won't hurt His Royal Highness? The prince is very wise and skilled in martial arts. If there is no restraint, I can't take this risk." The negotiation between Wei Nange and Ji Che is still going on, and he doesn't object to this proposal, deep in his heart Chu never thought of hurting the siblings, but he also has principles that he must adhere to.

"Containment?" Ji Che raised his eyebrows, and said without thinking, "At that time, I will stay with Mr. Wei, and if anything happens to His Royal Highness, I and the entire Hongshui Gang will be at your disposal, how about it?"

Although his tone was casual, he was calm and determined, making people unconvincing.Wei Nange looked at him in a little surprise. For the Murong brothers and sisters, he was willing to use himself and the entire Hongshui Gang as hostages?You know, the imperial court has been envious of the Dianjiang Water Transport for a long time, and the Hongshui Gang's handle cannot be left behind.

Such unhesitating trust made him feel a little envious.

Because at that moment, he suddenly discovered that there were no people around him who could trust him like this, just like the people he was willing to trust with all his heart.

It was night, Wei Nange, the head assistant of Wenyuan Pavilion, had a secret audience with Prince Murong Zheng, and the accompanying [-]th Battalion of the Imperial Guard escorted two people wearing black cloaks whose faces could not be seen clearly, and walked into the meeting hall of the Eastern Palace together.

After a while, he closed the door and went out, leading Liang Shan, the deputy commander of the [-]th Battalion, and a tall and handsome strange man into the side hall to wait. In such a large conference hall, only the three people in the room were left, and There are layers of Eastern Palace guards on the periphery.

The lights in the conference hall did not go out, and the people in the side hall did not leave.The maids in the East Palace were extremely bored, so they took turns to serve in the side hall several times under the pretense of giving supper and refilling lamp oil.When they came back, they would inevitably get together to have a chat. When they talked about the situation in the side hall, they all said that it was very strange—it was such a big room, but only one lamp was lit. Mr. Wei sat alone under the lamp, staring at the discussion with his heart full of thoughts. In the direction of the living room, instead, the strange young man who came with him was lying on the only couch in the room, closing his eyes and meditating as if no one else was there, while the girl Liang Shan from the [-]th Battalion of the Imperial Guards was holding her hands murderously. Two Hudao stood by the couch, staring at the young man sharper than the knives in their hands.

"Looking at it like that, isn't Vice Commander Liang tempted to want a man?"

"I don't think so. Vice Commander Liang's eyes look more like he's ready to be stabbed at any time."

"What do you know? A woman like Deputy Commander Liang who fights and kills all day long, how can any man be like us? I think that young man is good-looking, tall and powerful, and weaker than those men in the capital." The hypocritical young masters are much more pleasing to the eye, maybe Vice Commander Liang likes them!"

"I still like Mr. Wei who is so gentle and talented..."

"Oh, I see that you are all in love with each other. Go back and ask the Crown Princess to marry you all!"

"Good sister, I don't believe that you haven't been moved by love. That day His Royal Highness praised you for having beautiful hands, but my sister's face turned red..."

"Bad hoof, see if I don't tear your mouth apart!"

……

Amidst the laughter, no one noticed that in the shadow of the bushes not far away, the Crown Princess Yin Zilan, who should have rested long ago, was standing there, her snow-white slender fingers tightly wrapped around the embroidered veil, her face as clear as the moon showed no expression.

The nanny who was carrying the food box was a little panicked, and said in a low voice: "Madam, this servant is going to teach those poor girls a lesson."

"No need." Yin Zilan's eyes were as calm as water, and her voice was light, "The girl who said His Highness praised her hand just now, since His Highness praised her hand, must have a beautiful hand, so you can present that hand to Ben. Let's take a look at the palace, His Highness's preferences, I can't help but know, right?"

Mammy couldn't help shivering, since Yin Zilan said such a thing, seeing that the girl would die.Her expression became more respectful, she bent her body and said, "Yes."

The future empress slowly raised her head. Through the bushes, she could see the windows of the side hall. The faint light reflected a clean figure on the window paper. She was so familiar that she could guess him almost without imagination. The expression at this moment, the handsome face must be extremely gentle, and there is always a flawless smile on the corner of the mouth, but the pair of slender eyebrows are frowning.

In fact, after the farewell that year, he never really raised his eyebrows. Although everything was his own choice, he never let go of it.

She knew all of this, but she still refused to let him go, one by one, one by one, no matter how difficult it was, as long as she asked, he would do it for her.This is her obsession, a hole in her heart that will never be filled, she will keep reminding him that what he owes her - the only person she has ever loved in this life, she will not allow him to forget!
However, the words of those little maids just now were like enlightenment, making her sober up in an instant.

The person in the meeting hall now is her husband. Tomorrow, he will become the most honorable person in this country, and she will also become the most honorable woman.What she embarked on is a road of no return with flowers and brocades. She can only move forward and cannot turn back.There are countless thorns and hidden arrows in the road ahead, how can you be confused when you hear that name?

She turned her head and glanced at the food box in Nanny's hand, and said, "Let's go."

The mother was stunned: "Your Majesty..." Didn't you say that you wanted to entertain guests for His Royal Highness, so you specifically ordered the dining room to make supper and delivered it to the side hall yourself?
Yin Zilan didn't speak any more, straightened her back, turned around and disappeared into the night.

In the middle of the night, the Crown Prince Murong Zheng issued an order to withdraw the strict defense around the meeting hall, and the Seventeenth Battalion of the Imperial Guards also withdrew from the mansion.And the two strangers were escorted when they entered the door, but they were intact when they left the conference hall. Together with the young man in black who had slept most of the night, when the three of them left the house, not only was there no one to stop them, but Wen Wei Nange, chief assistant of Yuan Pavilion, saw them off all the way until the carriage drove into the darkness before dawn.

After His Royal Highness rested, the servants who cleaned the meeting hall were horrified to find that the huge hall seemed to have been smashed with a sledgehammer. It is intact, only a large blue and white porcelain vat with scrolls in the hall survived, but half of the vat was piled up with burnt ashes that could not be seen from its original appearance, and the walls of the vat were so smoked that it could no longer be used.

What is unbelievable is that there was obviously no movement in the room last night, not even a quarrel was heard. How did this terrible scene come about?Could it be that those two people have some sorcery?
Although he had many doubts, the master didn't open his mouth, and no one dared to ask.When the first ray of dawn came on, His Royal Highness walked out of the bedroom on time, took a bath and changed clothes, and set off for the ancestral temple unharmed, and everyone in the East Palace was relieved.Only a few confidantes noticed that His Highness the Crown Prince, who always appeared in front of the common people with a kind and gentle expression, now had a bit of sinister, angry, and helpless eyes in his eyes, so he looked more cautiously. Waiting, no one dared to mention what happened that night.

Who were the people that Wei Nange brought with him that night, and what did those two people talk to His Highness the Crown Prince? Since then, it has become one of the many mysteries left by the East Palace.

At the beginning of the summer of the 19th year of Dayou Chunping, Emperor Chongji proposed an edict to abdicate due to his serious illness, and took his concubine to the palace in Lianshan to recuperate.Prince Murong Zheng succeeded to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, changed his year name to He Yu, and his emperor title to "Yong'an". He was known as Emperor Yong'an in history.

On the same day, Emperor Yong'an appointed Crown Princess Yin Zilan as his queen, with all the gold plates and jade books, and entered the Hall of Fengyi.

On the tenth day of Emperor Yong'an's ascension to the throne, a banquet was held in the palace, spies from Baishuo sneaked in, and the emperor was assassinated. Fortunately, Murong Jiu, the prince of Xinjun, bravely protected him.Because of this, Prince Xin was stabbed through the heart by an assassin, and died that night.In order to reward him for his meritorious escort, Emperor Yong'an restored Murong Jiu's first-rank prince's hereditary title, pardoned Murong Jiu's father Murong Su's treason charges, and allowed his coffin to be moved into the imperial mausoleum; Children can return to official positions and return the plaque of "full family heroes" bestowed by their ancestors.

Since then, the Xinwang family has no descendants, and hereditary is nothing to say, but it is just empty talk.

One month after Emperor Yong'an ascended the throne, Concubine Shu Shen Ting and other three concubines were found to have purchased prohibited spices without permission, causing them to be immoral and causing miscarriage among the concubines in the harem.Emperor Yong'an ordered Wei Nange, chief assistant of Wenyuan Pavilion, to conduct a thorough investigation. The case involved quite a lot. There were nine concubines and 17 related officials involved in the case. Fengyou Palace, a large spice supplier, was seized.Shen Ting was given poisoned wine, and the rest were punished.

Just when Liaoyang capital was full of songs and dances and singing praises because of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, in Lanruo, a Buddhist country far in the far west, the owner of the Kasyapa Palace, the shrine for protecting the country, retired. , officially took over Kasyapa Palace.The major sects of martial arts in the Central Plains sent people to Lanruo many times to spy on the details, but they all lost their troops and returned without success.From then on, the young master Fei Yi became famous, and the younger generation flocked to him, and Tianji Pavilion listed him as one of the four masters of martial arts.Because almost no one has seen his true face, this name adds a touch of mystery, and many teenagers also list seeing him as one of their goals and achievements in the world. unlimited.

Young heroes and new legends are quietly written in this one after another.

(End of this chapter)