Yingtai, the back bedroom hall of Hanyuan Hall.
The bright yellow curtains hang down, and glazed corner lamps are placed on the high tables and low tables, creating a peaceful and serene atmosphere. In the corner, the censer with the three-legged gold-plated dragon's head was lit with tranquilizing incense, which filled the entire hall.
Faintly, there seemed to be the sound of cicadas chirping.
It was supposed to be a warm and peaceful atmosphere, but the atmosphere in the hall was extremely depressing at this moment.
Imperial Concubine Li pursed the corners of her mouth, staring blankly at Emperor Jianping's leg in the golden basin. No one was waiting by his side. I don't know when, when Emperor Jianping bathed and cleaned his feet, only Fulu was by his side.
There is only this old eunuch who has been by his side and has served him almost all his life.
Emperor Jianping smiled, and was about to pretend to say something relaxed, but the imperial concubine threw down the clothes in her hand and left. So the smile froze in mid-air, and after a long time it turned into a touch of helplessness.
Fu Lu didn't dare to raise his head, but gently wiped the hands of Emperor Jianping's legs with a handkerchief, a little slowly.
"This imperial concubine is all under my control."
Having said this, it meant that Fulu must answer. He held up his smile and raised his waist a little bit, as if he was a little embarrassed: "The imperial concubine also cares about you, Your Majesty."
"Concern?" Emperor Jianping muttered in a daze, then smiled again: "She is the only one who dares to show her temper to me."
Fu Lu stopped talking, and picked up the medicinal juice in the basin to scrub his legs and feet. If you don't look at the red spots on the legs, there is nothing special about them. It is those red spots that make this scene shocking.
Imperial Concubine Li rushed out of the dormitory and only let out a sigh of relief when she came into contact with the sultry air outside. Tears could not be restrained from winding down, she wiped it again and again, but she couldn't stop it.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" It was Qianru who came up to her.
"It's nothing, I was blinded by the sand." The imperial concubine took a deep breath and wiped her face with her hands as if nothing had happened.
"Madam, shall we go back to the bedroom, or?" Qianru looked around and asked hesitantly.
"Go back to the bedroom. Your Majesty has already rested, so I won't stay here."
Qianru helped the imperial concubine to walk back, but she wondered if the empress had quarreled with His Majesty, but she was outside, so she couldn't ask her face to face.
This time, Qingchenzi also came to Xiyuan with him, but he didn't live in Yingtai, but in Rizhi Pavilion, the most extended part of the South China Sea.
The environment here is quiet and very secluded, just suitable for him to live in this status.
This trip, Qingchenzi can squeeze Daoist Master Qingfeng out and accompany him to escape the summer heat, which is not a victory for him. Therefore, he was even more attentive, and he also brought the alchemy furnace that he usually used for alchemy, in order to make two furnaces of high-quality pills for His Majesty, so that His Majesty could prolong his life.
The charcoal on Qingchenzi's side is generally used open, as long as he opens his mouth, someone will bring it to him.
It's the scorching heat of June now, and the dining room that needs charcoal is his place. The little eunuch who was in charge of delivering the charcoal complained endlessly, and often called Qing Chenzi a demon in private.
No, the eunuch who delivered the charcoal was late again today, and Qing Chenzi was losing his temper.
The little Taoist boy next to him tried to persuade him again and again, but he still didn't let him calm down, but the weather was hot, and he was furious, adding to the heat, and the dizziness and discomfort subsided after a while.
"Help me to lie down for a while!" Qingchenzi waved again and again, weakly.
Just at this moment, the eunuchs who delivered the charcoal arrived, and the two little Taoist boys could only go out to support him, and the other ran over to help him after wiping off his sweat.
"Master, are you okay?"
"It's okay, just lie down for a while."
In fact, this is not to blame others, but also to blame Qingchenzi for being too pretentious. The ice everywhere is now open for use, but he wants to show his profound cultivation of immortality, saying that he is not afraid of severe cold and heat. It's stuck.
Xiao Daotong helped him to the inner room, first put him on the couch, and then hurriedly listened to Qing Chenzi's order to pour water for him. As soon as he reached the door, he was forced to come back.
"Water, where's the water I want?" Qing Chenzi asked impatiently, and realized something was wrong when no one answered him.
I saw a beautiful woman in palace attire leading someone in from the outside. Her appearance was very beautiful, and she had an extraordinarily delicate and graceful temperament, which made it hard to guess her age.
You can say that you are in your twenties, or you can say that you are in your thirties.
"I thought that the Taoist master had achieved great profound skills, and all he needed to do was absorb the wind and drink the dew. I didn't expect the Taoist priest to need to drink water."
These words were somewhat implicative, Qingchenzi immediately sat up from the bed, no longer dizzy, and sat down to salute with a dry smile.
"Pindao has seen the empress."
The imperial concubine waved her hand, and said with a smirk: "Don't be so polite, Taoist priest."
Qing Chenzi sneered, and laughed repeatedly, not caring about his usual fairy image.
Naturally, he is not stupid, of course he can see that the imperial concubine Li is not kind, if someone else is mentioned, he is naturally not afraid, but it is precisely this imperial concubine.
Thinking that this girl is still honored and favored at such an age, and thinking about seeing His Majesty getting along with her occasionally, Qing Chenzi trembled in the bottom of his heart, and repeatedly winked at Xiao Daotong, but it was a pity that the other party understood too much. Slow, as soon as I realized it, I was pushed back by the people brought by the imperial concubine.
"What is the Daoist trying to do?"
"Pindao is suffering from heat, yes, Pindao is suffering from heat, and it is really uncomfortable. I don't want Taoist boy to fetch water to drink with me. By the way, I also want people to go to the imperial doctor to get some medicine to relieve the heat."
The imperial concubine smiled, and touched the watery bracelet on her wrist: "I'm afraid the Taoist priest didn't understand what I said just now. Forget it, I won't play around with you anymore. I have been looking up to you for a long time, so I came here specifically to ask the Taoist priest to give me a lecture, so that I can get a little bit of immortality."
As soon as the words were spoken here, Qianru made a gesture, and two tall and strong eunuchs came up from behind, grabbed Qingchenzi and tried to drag him away.
Qingchenzi was frightened to the point of crap, shouting again and again that he was a man, how could he get close to the concubine.
He wanted to beg for mercy, but he had no choice but to say the wrong thing, and he also reminded the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine whispered a few words in Qianru's ear, Qianru winked at the two eunuchs, Qingchenzi was thrown on the ground, she took out a medicine bottle from her bosom, and handed it to the two eunuchs One, let them pour Qingchenzi in.
If it is said that the shit was frightened just now, Qing Chenzi is going crazy now, how can he look like a master of Taoism, and he is not afraid of offending His Majesty when he calls the imperial concubine to kill someone, and he is struggling desperately. An old man is no match for a young man.
"What I want is your life! You evil way of harming people!"
Most likely out of urgency, the imperial concubine only showed a bit of gnashing of teeth at this moment. She was born extremely beautiful, but also with a slender figure, she was as graceful as a ghost, like a nine-day fairy descending to the mortal world. Now this fairy, tainted with a somewhat fierce and magnificent color, is even more dazzling.
"Hurry up and deal with it for me. If something goes wrong, I will take care of it!"
Hearing this, the two eunuchs hurriedly put down their hands, one pressed Qing Chenzi's legs and the other went to pry his mouth, and they were about to pour down the bottle of poison.
At this critical moment, the door suddenly rang.
First Fulu came in, followed by Emperor Jianping.
"What are you doing!"
Seeing people coming, it was His Majesty who came in person, and the two eunuchs who attacked were frightened so that their hands and feet went limp. kill him.
For a while, the scene was in chaos.
The Imperial Concubine pursed her lips and remained silent, Emperor Jianping frowned, and Qing Chenzi was still crying. Fu Lu waved his hands again and again irritably, and said, "Let him make a noise here, why don't you just gag him and let him go."
Before anyone could stop Qingchenzi's mouth, the imperial concubine turned around and left.
"You take care of it here." Emperor Jianping frowned and ordered Fulu, who followed him out.
"Okay, stop making trouble!"
In the courtyard, Emperor Jianping grabbed the imperial concubine, but the imperial concubine couldn't stop and bumped into his arms.
"Whoever made trouble with you, if you want to punish him, punish him. I just want to kill this demon, so you can tell me what to do?"
Speaking of this, Emperor Jianping was amused instead.
"What can I do with you?" He held her in his arms with a rather helpless tone.
"Then kill this monster!" She stared into his eyes and said fiercely.
She has always known how to advance and retreat in front of him, and it was the first time that she acted so viciously, Emperor Jianping didn't feel disgusted, on the contrary, he liked it even more.
"Don't push yourself too far." It was obviously a very strong word, but it made him say it very softly.
The imperial concubine wanted to say something again, he stretched out his hand and squeezed her hand, and said in a low voice: "I understand what you are worried about, but I am the fool who wanted to die by himself? Don't worry about this matter, I have my own intentions."
This is probably the only explanation given by Emperor Jianping after the appearance of Qing Chenzi, rumors inside and outside the palace that Emperor Jianping favored Taoists were obsessed with the art of longevity. From the beginning to the end, he kept silent, allowing people to speculate on rumors, but did not give any explanation.
The imperial concubine looked fixedly into his eyes.
After watching for a while, I suddenly realized something and looked around, feeling a little anxious.
"Then what should I do now? Should I continue arguing with you?"
Emperor Jianping pulled her back into his arms and walked out.
"You don't have to do anything, as long as you don't make trouble, I will be lucky."
Before leaving, he glanced around, and the eunuchs guarding at the side immediately lowered their heads, not daring to take another look.
As the group of people left in a mighty manner, Qing Chenzi's legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
It took a long time to recover and called Xiaodaotong to help him. Then for a whole afternoon, Qing Chenzi didn't go anywhere, and didn't dare to go out of the room, so he hid in the room.
It was already dark, and the house was not lit, making it even darker.
With a creak, the door was pushed open.
Qing Chenzi on the bed was so frightened that he almost fell off the bed.
He was relieved until he saw who it was, and was about to yell at him when he was scared back by a person behind Daotong.
"His Royal Highness, why are you here?"
King Hui looked at Qing Chenzi with a smile: "Why, this king can't come?"
Qing Chenzi hurriedly got down from the couch, asked Daotong to light the lamp, and said: "Isn't the prince usually scruples, isn't he afraid of falling into people's eyes and ears?"
"I don't want to come, but I'm afraid that if I don't come again, the Taoist priest will die."
Qing Chenzi shook his hand while pouring the tea, and the tea flowed out from the mouth of the cup, "What does the prince mean by this, who can kill the poor Taoist?"
King Hui just looked at him with a smile, as if laughing at his intention to cover up.
"Since the Taoist priest thinks that no one can kill you, you should act as if I have never been here this time, but I still want to remind the Taoist priest, don't look down on a woman, especially a woman who is loved by the emperor. The king and the empress are the best examples. Does the Taoist think that he can compare with the king and the empress? There are many Taoists who can make alchemy, and the Taoist master Qingfeng seems to be able to do it too. Irreplaceable, when the wind blows on the pillow, it will only be a matter of one word for the emperor to kill you."
Qingchenzi was already sweating profusely, and his face was frighteningly pale.
In the end, he is just a Taoist who knows some strange skills and tricks, and he gained such a great reputation by cheating and abducting. Everyone in the world is afraid of death, and people outside Fang are also afraid of death. Wasn't it because he was scared like that before
"What does the prince mean?"
"If there is no support, this woman is just a kitten whose claws have been pulled out, but it depends on whether the Taoist leader dares?"
Qing Chenzi's pupils shrunk to a pinprick size in an instant, and then expanded to a very large size. He only saw Hui Wang's slightly ferocious face in his eyes.