The fourth prince looked at the painting in front of him, and saw that he was wearing a monk's robe, his face was shrouded in a dense fog, and his appearance could not be seen clearly, but he was quite tall. He suddenly smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Well, please ”
The real person in the painting raised his head and laughed, then disappeared in a flash.
Dong Daoming, who was on the side, quietly pulled the fourth prince's sleeve and said to him: "Your Highness, if you take action now, I'm afraid you'll end up in a trap."
The fourth prince gritted his teeth and sneered: "Could it be that if I don't take action, people in the world will think that the assassination of the third brother was not done by me?"
Dong Daoming hesitated to speak, hesitated for a moment, and then retreated.
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On the other side, the court meeting reached noon and entered the lunch break. The courtiers had a short rest for an hour before entering the second half of the meeting. Li Chengfeng no longer had to accompany him. He knelt down to bid farewell to the emperor Zhao Bairen. Finally, they left the court under the leadership of Xiao Huangmen.
Zhao Feiyue took a deep look at Li Chengfeng and whispered to him: "These days, Nunu has to accompany his mother and cannot leave the palace for the time being. The palace master must remember not to travel alone. It is best to go with the senior sister as much as possible. Stay by her side and wait for Nunu to come and serve the palace master in two days."
Immediately, Li Chengfeng bid farewell to Zhao Feiyue briefly. When he left the palace, on the star observation tower on one side of the palace, the star official was looking down at Li Chengfeng in the distance.
More than ten years have passed, and the wrinkles on his withered face have become deeper and deeper, and his originally bright eyes have become chaotic and dim.
Everyone knew that the end of the Great Star Official was coming soon. His hand holding the scepter was shaking all the time. The fate of the Great Qi Empire was about to fall.
The Yuxing boy next to the Great Star Officer also followed his gaze curiously and looked at the figure in the distance crawling like a small ant on the ground. He asked curiously: "Great Star Officer, what is wrong with this person?"
The big star officer's eyes were complicated, revealing a hint of fear and struggle. His hand holding the scepter began to tremble violently, and his body was trembling like a pine tree in the strong wind.
The Great Star Official murmured in a low voice: "The Star King appears in this world, and the world is in chaos! The end... is coming!"
Yuxing Boy heard it vaguely, and he wondered: "What did the Big Star official say? The disciple didn't hear clearly."
The Great Star Officer closed his eyes. He held the scepter beside him with both hands. Tears kept flowing down. His body was trembling. The Royal Star Boy on the side looked strange. He couldn't help but stepped forward to help the Great Star Officer, but felt that His whole body was so cold that it felt like he was holding a piece of ice when shaking hands.
Soon, there were no more tears in the big star official's closed eyes, replaced by two streaks of bright red blood!
The boy Yuxing turned pale with shock, immediately supported the big star official, and shouted loudly: "Someone is coming, someone is coming quickly!!"
The star observation tower immediately became chaotic. Li Chengfeng, who was far downstairs, had no idea about this. He left the palace calmly and prepared to return to his residence along the same road. But as soon as he left the palace, He saw a carriage parked on Shenwu Street in front of the palace. When a familiar figure saw him, he waved his arms towards him happily.
"Hey, Li Chengfeng! Here!" The sound of the little bell echoed loudly in the large and empty concave-shaped Shenwu Street.
Liu Sumei slightly lifted the car curtain and looked at Li Chengfeng with a gentle smile, as quiet as picturesque and as elegant as poetry.
Li Chengfeng smiled, walked over, and got on the carriage without any courtesy. Little Bell waved the reins and drove the carriage toward the northeast.
"How did you know I was going to attend the court meeting today?" Li Chengfeng asked curiously.
Liu Sumei smiled slightly and said: "Shenjing hides a lot of secrets, but at the same time, Shenjing can't hide any secrets! As long as you are willing, any secret can be unearthed."
Li Chengfeng's heart moved. He knew that Liu Sumei's words contained her deep feelings. Otherwise, given her identity, why would she have been paying so much attention to him
Li Chengfeng didn't answer. He smiled and said, "Where are we going?"
Liu Sumei smiled, but before she spoke, the little bell outside the carriage chuckled and said: "Li Chengfeng, you are taking advantage of this! Let's go to the Beauty Building! The most beautiful woman in the world! How about it, just a moment It’s time to open your eyes!”
Li Chengfeng was stunned for a moment, with a strange look on his face, and said, "What are you doing here?"
Liu Sumei looked at Li Chengfeng, sighed slightly, and said, "Master Li, you have changed! The young man who laughed, cursed, and jumped around seems to have disappeared."
Li Chengfeng's face condensed, and he immediately realized that Liu Sumei was right. Since he started practicing, his temperament has become heavier and heavier, and boundless pressure has been pressing on him from all directions, making him no longer the best. Not lively and happy.
Li Chengfeng quickly laughed and said: "Since I have a beauty as my companion, let alone the Beauty Tower, I will risk my life to accompany the gentleman even if I am on the verge of death!"
Little Lingdang turned around and smiled: "You are risking your life to accompany a beauty, not a gentleman!"
Li Chengfeng smiled and said: "Yes, yes! I'm chatting like a teenager, holding the yellow on the left and the green on the right!"
Liu Sumei covered her mouth and smiled softly. When Xiao Lingdang saw Li Chengfeng's hand patting her shoulder, her expression changed and she said angrily: "Li, you called me a dog! Senior sister, he called you a beast!"
After the three people laughed and laughed on the carriage, the carriage gradually moved away, and Li Chengfeng began to watch the scenery under Liu Sumei's soft-spoken introduction.
Daqi's Shenjing is divided into nine major areas. The central part covers the largest area and is the imperial palace area. The northwest side with the imperial palace as the central axis is the residential area for ministers. There are no pavilions or palaces there, but most of them are what they look like from the outside. Zhuangzi, which looks simple and low-key but is rich and luxurious on the inside, is also the area with the least traffic; on the west side of the palace is the residential area of the princes and relatives. Here, large and small palaces are lined up in rows, one after another, competing for splendor, and from time to time you can hear the sounds of major events. The opera troupe maintained by the palace was singing opera day and night.
In this area, there were almost no people on the streets. There were patrolling guards and servants looking after homes and courtyards everywhere.
On the north side of the palace was a bustling commercial area. Li Chengfeng only took a glance at it from a distance and was intimidated by the dense crowds of people on the street. The scene was really full of people and sweating like rain.
Li Chengfeng and others did not go deep inside. They just turned at the intersection of Shenmiao Street and Shenhua Street and arrived at the most prosperous and lively northeastern area of Daqi.
This is the entertainment center of Daqi. There are three streets, divided into Shenyi Street, Shenqu Street and Shenmiao Street. Among them, famous prostitutes in Shenmiao Street have opened buildings and pavilions here, including the world-famous Beauty Building, Chunfangju, Qianjin Street. The residences of oirans such as the Pavilion and Yuxie Zhai are located here. It is the most desirable place for literati in the world. It is also a place where wealthy merchants spend a lot of money and compete for wealth and vindictiveness. It is also a place where beauties compete for beauty.
When he first entered Daqi Shenjing, Li Chengfeng was deeply impressed by the music and dance of the Moon Girl Dancer. When he thought about it, the romance of this Shenmiao Street was obviously far better than what he had seen before.
But when he entered this street, Li Chengfeng found that everything in front of him was completely different from what he had imagined!