When the bustling footsteps sounded outside, Li Yuanmin rubbed his brows and sighed secretly. It had only been three days and she couldn't sit still.
Heaved a sigh of relief, stood up, and before he could go out to greet her, he saw Wang Guifei's guard of honor, surrounded by a group of maids, rushing towards the gate of the palace.
Li Yuanmin lowered his eyes, shook his hem, and Jishou bowed: "Welcome to your mother."
"You don't need to be too polite!" With a pleasant smile on his face, Wang Chaoluan hurriedly stepped down and supported him, "It's not outside, so there is no need to follow these red tapes."
She held Li Yuanmin's arm, looked up and down with concern on her face,
"I have called someone to call me several times, but I still don't see you. This really worries me. Fortunately, I don't think it's a serious problem."
Li Yuanmin showed a grateful expression, "Thank you for your concern, Madam, Yuanmin is well."
Before the words fell, Wang Chaoluan immediately took a bit of blame: "You child, since you are very good, why can't I go over after three urgings and four invitations? Fortunately, I miss you all the time. Seeing the new Xuefengyu The appearance is very good, I will keep it carefully for you, no, I have to come here specially to invite you, if you ask about it, even Yuen Long will not be treated like this."
Li Yuen Long bowed behind him, with a forced smile on his face.
Satisfied with the flattered look on Li Yuanmin's face, Wang Chaoluan hooked his lips and lightly grabbed his elbow,
"Let's go, while it's fresh."
Li Yuanmin didn't come forward. He hangs his head, faltering, his face seems to be tangled up. Before Wang Chaoluan can ask, he suddenly kneels down.
"Your Majesty! Yuan Mercy is guilty!"
Wang Chaoluan's intimate drama is not yet complete, but he was taken aback by him.
"What are you guilty of?"
Li Yuanmin lay down his thin body, his head lowered even more: "Yuanmin concealed the truth from the empress, please punish the empress!"
When Wang Chaoluan saw his horrifying tone, he felt startled and uncertain. He resisted the urge to curse and only helped him up.
"How could I punish you? You have helped me a lot."
Li Yuanmin shook his head, with a difficult tone: "... I'm dreaming again."
"What?!" Wang Chaoluan's face changed drastically, remembering the millions of hungry ghosts in West Zhejiang, he couldn't keep calm after all, "Say it quickly, tell me everything!"
Anyway, she still has a bit of reason. She paused, glanced at her eyes, and cast a stern look behind her, "You all back down!"
"Yes!" Li Yuanlang glanced at the person opposite, with an unknown undercurrent in his eyes, he waved his hand behind him, and everyone retreated in unison.
There were only two people left in the barren west hall. Wang Chaoluan suppressed the huge waves in his heart and took a deep breath: "Say."
Li Yuanmin showed a struggling look, and muttered: "Actually, my mother's plight of the hungry ghost has not been completely solved..."
"What did you say?!" Wang Chaoluan suddenly raised her voice, she staggered back a step, a layer of cold sweat broke out on her back, and grabbed his wrist again, her fingertips almost pinched into his flesh.
"Didn't you say that those Zixia, those Laoshizi and cranes can help me relieve the suffering of hungry ghosts?!"
There was a stabbing pain in his wrist, and Li Yuanmin couldn't help frowning. He took a deep breath: "It turns out that Yuanmin deserves to die, and he shouldn't be held accountable!"
"Nonsense!" Wang Chaoluan's voice became sharp, "The miracle has been performed, how can we not defeat those hungry ghosts!"
Li Yuanmin shook his head and said: "If there are dozens of hungry ghosts, they are formidable, but this time there are so many hungry ghosts, and they come from the west of Zhejiang Province in an endless stream. Even the Penglai cranes are hard to beat the thousands of hostile spirits... Madam, it's Yuan." Compassion is incompetent!"
Wang Chaoluan could no longer pretend to be superior, her face was pale, trembling all over, she pointed at Li Yuanmin and gnashed her teeth and said, "How dare you talk nonsense! How dare you! If something happens to my palace, I will definitely take you to be buried with me!"
Li Yuanmin was silent, his forehead pressed tightly against the ground, and for a long while, he seemed to be talking to himself:
"Everything has a cause and effect, but Yuan Min has never been able to figure out why so many hungry ghosts come from the west of Zhejiang. It is said that the west of Zhejiang is a land of prosperity. How can ghosts and ghosts run rampant... Yuan Min really doesn't understand the cause..."
These words were astonishing, and Wang Chaoluan was shocked: "That's right, this bitch has lived in the harem for a long time, and her eyes and ears are closed. How could she know about the floods in the west of Zhejiang this summer and the people displaced for thousands of miles? How did these hungry ghosts come here? Of course he doesn't know—it's fortunate that he made such a trip today."
Turning his eyes, he thought to himself: "Father was born in a bitter scholar, his vision is really narrow, and he is too lenient in his work. I have persuaded him a long time ago. How can I swallow all the money from the disaster relief official? Now, the retribution is on my head. up!"
All kinds of thoughts passed through my heart, and now I have a plan, I only breathe steadily, close my eyes, and when I open them again, I have regained my clarity:
"I don't blame you for this, get up."
There was a pleasant smile on the corner of her mouth again: "It was Ben Gong who lost his temper just now, but please don't blame Ben Gong."
Li Yuanmin said humbly: "How dare my son, Yuanmin was originally incompetent, and the empress blamed it."
"That's all, let's stop here," she looked around, and moved closer, with a bit of caution: "God knows about this dream, don't talk to a third person, but Do remember."
"Yuan Min remember."
Wang Chaoluan showed his face and patted his hands: "Okay, it's cold today, don't stand in the courtyard for a long time, take care of the wind, go back."
After speaking, I didn't wait any longer, I just walked out quickly, and before I reached the Zhongcui Palace, I couldn't wait to send someone to deliver a message to the abbot, ordering him to enter the palace to discuss important matters.
The snowflakes are gradually getting bigger.
Li Yuanmin stood on the spot for a long while, watching her hurriedly leave, the corner of his mouth slightly hooked.
He casually brushed off a few snowflakes that fell on his shoulders, and walked back.
***
In two days, it will be the autumn election. The capital is quiet, but the undercurrent is getting stronger.
Snow this day, although not long into the winter, is the fifth snow.
Under the night, the earth was buried in a vast expanse of whiteness, cold and silent. Outside the animal house, two guards hunched their necks and got together, drinking and chatting boredly, to pass the long night.
In the cold and dark animal house, most of the ferocious beasts have fallen asleep, and a few of them are just waving their tails boredly, and have no initial vigilance against the people coming and going in front of them.
Li Yuanmin, who was dressed as a court lady, moved the slightly refreshing hay on the haystack to the innermost part. After a few trips, there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. The time was limited, so he didn't dare to delay. The hay under Yan Lie's body was replaced by another batch.
The physique of the young man in the cage is very comparable to others. It has only been a few days, and his injuries have already healed.
After working for about a stick of incense, I finally replaced the hay in the cage with new ones. Li Yuanmin wiped his sweat, and then walked around to him and sat down against the fence.
Yi Lie's clothes were thin, but his limbs seemed to be stretched out, and he was not afraid of the cold. Li Yuanmin felt relieved.
"It's not that I broke my word, it's just that some unexpected things delayed me."
Now that he has become the guest of Zhongcui Palace, Wang Chaoluan is already a frightened bird, and he will be called over from time to time for questioning, lest he have another dream. Originally, he had promised to come at noon, but as soon as he left, Qinghe came to invite him, and after he left, he was left behind for dinner, and the night was already dark after he left.
He looked at the slightly outdated palace attire on his body, and sighed, who taught that there were only two maids in the West Palace, Qiu Chan Dongyue, if there was a Taishi, he would not dress up as such a ridiculous court lady.
Yi Lie ignored him, with an indifferent expression, just sitting cross-legged, holding a piece of dry grass in his hand, rubbing it between his fingers.
Li Yuanmin knew that he was sulking, and he couldn't tell him why he broke the appointment. He just stretched out his hand, sighed, and patted his back lightly like he did in his previous life, just like treating a child.
Yi Lie's breathing was stagnant, and his eyes were quite a bit ashamed. Suddenly, his eyes changed, and he looked back vigilantly. He pulled the person in front of him and pushed him to the thick haystack beside the cage. Li Yuanmin immediately Realizing that someone was coming this way, he shrank back, lifted the hay, and hid himself in it.
It was the handyman who carried the water, and the two filled the tank in the animal room with water, and then retreated.
When the footsteps faded away, Li Yuanmin hurriedly got up. He was not in good spirits and blood. When he got up in a hurry, he couldn't stand up. He almost knocked against the fence. Fortunately, Yan Lie grabbed his wrist.
The thin wrist in the hand is cold, almost like a living person's hand.
Yi Lie's eyes were dark, looking at her pale, bloodless face, and remembering how she was panting and moving the hay just now. The pile of hay was no more than one or two stones, but it made her so tired. Looking at her attire, she is just a low-ranking servant in the palace. In this man-eating palace, she must have been tortured like him.
There was a gloomy look in her eyes, and she let go of her hand.
Li Yuanmin didn't take it seriously, patted the floating dirt on his body, suddenly remembered something, took out a medicine box from his cuff, took out a pill, and put it on his lips.
Yi Lie felt the coldness of her fingertips again, and there was a faint fragrance in her sleeves.
He couldn't help opening his mouth and swallowing the slightly bitter pill.
Li Yuanmin could feel the slight compromise from this taciturn and cruel young man. He could not help but smile slightly at the corner of his mouth, and put away the medicine box.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the other party push an oiled paper package in the haystack to him, with a stiff tone.
"Take it."
Li Yuanmin was taken aback, this is the food he brought him.
It is said that he is a monster of intercourse with animals. The handymen in the animal house naturally play with it and feed him offal and even swill. He has never been a human being. Li Yuanmin felt sad seeing him tearing the raw meat, so he secretly brought some dry food for him.
"These… "
These are some dry buns and other things. Although they are not delicious, they are very filling and easy to store. He can only come here for a few days. Naturally, he can only bring these to eat. Li Yuanmin thought he didn't like it and was waiting for an explanation. Realizing something, my heart was slightly sour, and I just forced a smile: "I have enough to eat, these are all for you."
He squatted down and hid the oil-paper bag under the haystack again, feeling more and more sad. How could such a child become the murderous demon king of the world later
While pawing at the hay, he suddenly spoke:
"if… "
Yi Lie raised his head and looked at him, his pupils were pitch black.
Li Yuanmin twitched the corner of his mouth: "It's nothing."
He straightened the messy hay on the ground: "I have to go."
In fact, there is no need to ask him anything. I can't let him go out of the palace alone to cause harm to the world like in my previous life. Right now there is only another way, Li Yuanmin lowered his eyes like crow feathers, hiding all the fluctuations in his heart.
Everything will wait for the day of the autumn election.