Qing Chen asked Ye Tianling to enter through the main entrance of the four-sided building, and wait at Xiaolanting first, while she went back to the previous room and changed into men's clothes, and called Xie Jing to give him an order to invite Mo Buping.
Xie Jing went as ordered, Qing Chen was not in a hurry to go to Xiaolan Pavilion first, she stood alone in the room, on the sandalwood stand behind the case and in front of the screen, there was the ancient sword "Fuying". This sword is supposed to be her carry-on now, but it is inconvenient to go in and out of the palace, so it has been kept on the four sides of the building. She raised her hand to hold the sword body, and gently pulled the sword out of its sheath. The sword was like autumn water, its sharpness was sharp, but there was no chill or blood at all, and a faint, floating light appeared in front of her eyes.
Qing Chen wiped the blade of the sword with his fingers, and the tentacles felt like a stream of water was being brushed away, the strength of the same Guili sword was different. The one who gets the Li sword wins the world, but the other half of the world's secrets are tied to the Fuyong sword. She stroked the sword and meditated, her eyes were far away.
"This subordinate has seen the Phoenix Lord." Mo Buping's voice sounded behind him, Qing Chen returned the Fuying sword to the scabbard, turned around and said: "Mr. Mo, I was thinking that no matter how magical a sword is, it needs a sword. Only a good master can do it, and sometimes a sword is sharp for its master."
Mo Buping said: "What the Phoenix Lord said is true, just like this floating sword has been vacant for decades, and now it is in the hands of the Phoenix Lord, before it can be unsheathed."
Qing Chen smiled: "The same is true for Gui Li Jian." Hearing the words Gui Li Jian, Mo Buping raised his old eyes, and Qing Chen said: "Do you know that something happened to the crown prince?"
Mo Buping said: "There are so many rumors about the prince in Yige City, it's hard not to hear about it."
Qing Chen sneered and said, "It's really a good trick. The emperor over there strictly ordered the disclosure, but everyone here already knows about it. But this is what you said about God's will. His Highness is now in Xiaolanting, you might as well go see him."
"Oh?" Mo Buping said, "Phoenix Lord means..."
Qing Chen said: "The crown prince's position is no longer a question of whether someone can protect him or not, but that he himself has lost his heart. As for the Fourth Highness, if he is, then it's best, if not, then he is also definitely is."
Mo Buping quickly understood the meaning of Qing Chen's words, his eyes flashed: "Phoenix Lord!"
Qing Chen's expression was clear: "If he wasn't, then the late Emperor's bloodline would have been severed long ago. Unless the Mingyilou gave up and retreated to the rivers and lakes, he would have to choose a good tree to live in and assist the Ming Lord."
Mo Buping said: "Lord Feng chose the master for the sword Mingyilou."
Qing Chen said: "What does Mr. Mo think?"
Mo Bu twirled five willow beards and narrowed his eyes: "Phoenix Master has good eyesight, half of the country in the Celestial Dynasty was brought down by His Highness the Fourth Highness."
Qing Chen's eyes were faintly determined: "He is the blood of the late emperor."
Mo Buping also said: "Of course it is, and it is impossible to have a second person."
Qing Chen smiled, talking to Mo Buping was really reassuring, he was transparent, without being stubborn. Rather than saying that she chose Ye Tianling, why not say that Mo Buping also chose Ye Tianling
The fact is true, Ye Tianling is the only one who has the possibility of the bloodline that Mingyilou is looking for, whether it is true or not, he is the only and best choice. Just a few words, but Qing Chen and Mo Buping reached an absolute tacit consensus.
Mo Buping said with some emotion: "The stars change, the government changes, and individuals have their own destiny, which has long been determined."
Qing Chen asked: "Has Mr. Mo thought about his destiny?"
Mo Buping smiled and said: "Since it is a definite number, it is useless to think about it."
Qing Chen said with a calm expression, "The Fourth Highness has a very good saying, even if there is a destiny, as long as he wants to do it, he must reverse that destiny."
Mo Buping glanced at her thoughtfully, then turned to look at the Chuyan River outside the window, and said leisurely: "It's true or false destiny, maybe it depends on Lord Feng."
"Oh?" Qing Chen was quite surprised.
Mo Buping said: "The emperor star has moved, everything depends on human affairs."
Qing Chen pressed his hand on the window sill, and saw that the sky in the distance had turned gloomy, and there was a hint of rain in the wind, and said: "Then sir, please don't keep the Fourth Highness waiting."
Pushing the door and entering, the fragrance of orchids was faint, Ye Tianling was standing in the room looking at the "Orchid Pavilion Preface" written by Qing Chen before, turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw that Qing Chen was dressed in men's clothes again, and it was obviously a bit unfair to see him again. Surprise: "Mr. Mo?"
Mo Buping smiled and said: "The old minister has seen the Fourth Highness."
Lan Yu and Lan Luo were overjoyed when they saw Qing Chen nearby, and rushed forward: "My lord, you are back!"
Qing Chen chuckled at the two of them, he really looked like a Pian Pian son, and said to Mo Buping and Ye Tianling: "Talk slowly, I have something to ask Xie Jing." Lo took it out.
Taking Lan Qi and Lan Luo upstairs and downstairs to look around, the girls heard that the young master was back, Yingying and Yanyan all gathered in front of the hall, chatting and laughing, and immediately surrounded Qing Chen in the center.
Lan Qi said: "Young master has been away for a long time, but I look forward to coming back!"
Qing Chen asked with a smile, "Miss me?"
Lan Qi blushed and whispered, "What's the use of thinking?"
A thought flashed across Qing Chen's mind, so he stopped teasing them, took a sip of the tea Lan Lu served, and suddenly asked: "The pair I made for you last time, haven't you figured it out after so long?"
Lan Luo said: "I want to come up with a few couplets, but the young master is always busy, and there is no chance to talk about those who come and go in a hurry. We think the young master has long forgotten."
Qing Chen stroked his forehead and said, "I remember it, tell me, what's the right line?"
Lan Luo said: "Nothing else is good, just one is barely enough. Young Master's upper couplet is, how much does the sun rise and the moon enters the clouds. We got one right, how much is the fog on the mountains and under the water."
Qing Chen closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then said, "It's not very neat."
Lan Qi stomped his feet and said: "This is already the best couplet, we really can't make it, young master, please tell us the next couplet."
Qing Chen raised his eyes to see that they were all full of curiosity, raised his lips and smiled, and said slowly: "Actually... when the pair came out, I didn't even think of this second line myself."
"Oh!" Lan Yu, Lan Luo and the others both stopped, "Young Master deliberately teased us! No way!"
Qing Chen shook his head with a smile, his eyes fell on Xiao Lanting, the smile on his lips eased slightly, and he said: "It's a coincidence, but just outside, I suddenly thought of a second line, which is not so-so."
Lan Qi urged, "My lord, tell me quickly."
Qing Chen breathed a sigh of relief: "The world goes from north to south."
The girls listened to their thoughts, and Lan Luo said: "Well, this is much better than ours. The sun rises and the moon enters the clouds and shadows with the scenery of the sky from the south to the north, and the changes of the sun and the moon from the distance. The hidden meaning below is that the young master is talking about those gossips, right?"
"Lan Luo is still smart." Qing Chen said, seeing that Xie Jing had arrived in the vestibule at some point, he was smiling and watching them talking, "Let's all go back to our rooms first, brother Xie and I have something to say."
Although everyone was reluctant to leave, they all retired obediently and dispersed. Xie Jing said with a smile: "Simianlou will be very lively when you come back."
Qing Chen sighed leisurely: "The days when I was here were the most comfortable, not boring, and not worrying about anything."
Xie Jing said: "At that time, I didn't worry less about building the four-sided building and the Tianwu Zuifang."
"That's different," Qing Chen said, "A little witch sees a big witch." Seeing Xie Jing handing over the recent account, she shook her head and said, "I don't want to read it, as long as you understand it."
Xie Jing said: "Ming's forgiveness is not far from the past, and you are so relieved?"
Qing Chen smiled and said: "I don't doubt the employment, and I don't need to doubt the person. I am confident that I have the ability to judge people. Besides, if you can't be trusted, who else should I trust in Mingyi Building?"
Xie Jing chuckled and said: "It sounds reasonable. If you say that, I'm too embarrassed to let you down. After a year of painstaking efforts, the foundation of the Mingyi Building is still solid, but the damaged vitality will be slower. slowly made up for it."
Qing Chen is very assured of Xie Jing's ability, and in fact Xie Jing has done very well in various things. The difficult situation in Mingyi Building has not become a bigger problem. She said: "It will take time. There is no rush, but there are two things that need to be done immediately."
Xie Jing said: "You say."
Qing Chen said: "There is a kind of poison called 'Century Naihe Grass', only the Ruyang Palace family grows it, I want Ming Zhi to go to Ruyang personally, I want to know who got this medicine from the Gong family recently, Also, who among these people has had contact with Feng Luanfei."
"Feng Luanfei?" Xie Jing said strangely: "The third miss of the Feng family?"
"Yes, it's her." Qing Chen confirmed: "The second thing is that Su Niang carefully selects a group of people who are smart and loyal. After training properly, I will slowly arrange them into the palace. Maybe they will be needed in the future."
Xie Jing looked upstairs and asked, "The Fourth Highness has come down?"
"Yeah." Qing Chen said, "It won't be so easy in the future."
"Understood." Xie Jing said: "I will try my best, and the matter will be dealt with."
"Thank you brother!" Qing Chen smiled at him, and Xie Jing left first.
Upstairs, Ye Tianling and Mo Buping had been talking for a long time, Qing Chen thought for a while, and didn't bother going up, stepped out of the four-sided building and stood by the river watching the torrential water, Feng Chi and Yun Cheng saw her coming out, walked forward and leaned by your side.
The surface of the river is a bit oppressive, the clouds are about to fall, the clothes can't stop the cold wind, and there is a slight cold rain. Qing Chen seemed to be lost in thought, not aware of the rain, suddenly Feng Chi let out a soft hiss, turned and ran away.
Qing Chen looked back, Ye Tianling was standing not far behind, staring at her intently, although Qingjun's face was calm and calm, but his eyes were depressed and gloomy, faintly dark clouds surged, a bit more hazy than the sky, He clenched his hands tightly by his side, obviously trying to suppress some kind of emotion.
Just as Qing Chen was about to speak, Ye Tianling reached out and grabbed Feng Chi's reins, jumped on the horse, and galloped eastward.
Qing Chen shouted: "Fourth Brother!" He got on his horse and said, "Yun Cheng, hurry up!"
Yun Cheng galloped away, and immediately caught up with Feng Chi from a distance. Ye Tianling looked gloomy, the corners of his mouth were coldly pursed into a straight line, and he didn't say a word. He just kept galloping along the Chuyan River, and Qing Chen followed silently. Beside him, the horse followed.
Dongyu hit his face head-on, as cold as a blade, but it made people sober. It was rainy and cold at night, and there were few pedestrians on the road. After an unknown amount of time, Ye Tianling finally stopped by the river. Qing Chen also slowly rode his horse and stood behind him. The two of them, one in front of the other, watched the mighty river and the waves go eastward.
The rain was violent and the wind was violent, and the raging river was no longer as calm as it used to be. After a long time, Ye Tianling said: "As soon as I was born, my mother and concubine didn't want me. After sending me to the emperor's grandmother, she ignored me. In the past twenty years, even if she saw me in Yanxi Palace I, too, were cold and indifferent, unwilling to say a word. She was also indifferent to her father, even though her father obeyed her in everything, and even built a lotus pond palace for her alone, she never smiled in front of others. I only thought that she was unwilling to obey her father and rejected me, and I blamed her for not resisting to the end, serving the kings of two dynasties, and giving birth to me. I was also indifferent to her, alienated her, and never stepped into the Lotus Pond Palace , I don’t even go to see her when she’s sick…” At this point, she closed her eyes and let the rain pour on her face, sighing.
Qing Chen said softly beside her: "She is a mother. There is no mother who does not love her children. The more she distances you, the less people will suspect others, and the Emperor of Heaven will love you and value you very much because of this. In her heart, In fact, it may not be better than you. Women are sometimes stupid, and for the sake of the person they want to protect, even if they give up their smiles for a lifetime, they are willing to do so."
Ye Tianling took a deep breath: "Why bother! She knows that I would rather lead soldiers outside every year than watch other people's knees in this palace. She knows that I am better than others in everything just for her to take a look. , Smile, why didn't she tell everything frankly, could it be that I can't even protect my own mother, and I can't even do anything to revenge Shi's father!"
Qing Chen said lightly: "Perhaps, she just doesn't want you to know the truth, and doesn't want you to know the hatred. She only wants you to excel in front of the emperor, be a good son, a good prince, and have a safe life. Although I have never been a mother, I can Imagine what a mother's greatest protection is for her child, she only wants you to be safe."
Ye Tianling said resolutely: "I'd rather face the devastated, even despicable, dirty, and filthy than to hear the truth."
Qing Chen said: "Do you believe all this?"
A cold smile appeared on the corner of Ye Tianling's mouth: "I will identify and verify until everything is true."
Qing Chen said: "Facts are often extremely cruel, but people are rarely confused."
Ye Tianling said: "Isn't it ridiculous that you don't know who you are after living for more than twenty years?"
Qing Chen said: "As long as people know themselves well, why ask more questions?" This is exactly what Ye Tianling said to her.
Ye Tianling turned around and saw that she was drenched and following beside him, the rain was flowing along her slightly pale face, but it washed her eyes clear. His heart suddenly tightened, with a faint pain: "Go back to the palace."
Seeing that he had calmed down and regained his usual calm, Qing Chen looked at him and said, "Fourth brother... I... really did it right?"
Ye Tianling also looked into her eyes, and said lightly, "Thank you."
Qing Chen smiled at him, preferring that people who are sober and in pain will never be able to bear the beauty of being confused, and are destined to bear more things than others. This is the way of life they choose, and they cannot give up throughout their lives.
The Taisho Palace in the distance is shrouded in a heavy veil under the winter rain. How many times have been witnessed and how many changes have been witnessed in the precarious wind and rain. Now what is waiting in front of us is what kind of years of struggle.
Whether it is right or wrong, this step has already been taken, she believes, it must be right, she knows that Ye Tianling also believes.