"Grandfather just said, yes or no?" Shen Zhi just wanted to know the answer.
Xia Li'an nodded and sighed softly, "Yes! The secret of longevity! No one can tell whether it is true or not. After all, this thing is invisible, and it takes a long time to know. But I have also seen someone who lives a thousand years. It’s just talk. It’s just that some people take it seriously!”
Bo Yu said, "Not sure! If it's just talk, why are so many people staring at the clan protector? There must be something. The clan protector made up for the publicity, but it was known by outsiders!"
"I think it's true!" Shen Zhi said, "I've been dreaming about my mother every night for the past few days, she's bleeding, and I don't know if she's asking me for help. Grandfather, Zhi'er has no idea and is a little panicked!"
Bo Yu stood up nervously, "You never said that."
"Today Guan Aotian mentioned the matter of Zhao Lianyi to me, and I vaguely feel that there is...something more terrifying involved!" Shen Zhi looked serious, "Grandfather, do you know anything else?"
"Han Busu rescued me back then, and was recommended by her later. I also had a little friendship with the old patriarch. Later, Han Busu was expelled from the guardian clan, but the old patriarch approached me in private." Xia Li'an sighed softly, " The old patriarch said that the doom of protecting the clan has come, and the sins committed in the past must be repaid in the end."
"What do you mean by that?" Bo Yu was puzzled.
Xia Li'an said, "Didn't I say that? The guardians started from Qin Dynasty and continued from generation to generation. The first generation of guardians feared Xu Gong, but they also got something from Xu Gong and committed some crimes! Listen! It is said that Xu Gong's disciples and relatives were all refined... "
Shen Zhi stood up abruptly, staring at Xia Li'an in disbelief, his small face was instantly pale as paper, "What grandfather said...is it true?"
"This is what the old patriarch said." Xia Li'an sighed softly, "I think there is nothing wrong with it!"
"Refining, refining..." Bo Yu was trembling, subconsciously rolling in his throat, "What will happen then?"
"After that, Mr. Xu disappeared. Some people said that he went to Penglai Xiandao, and some people said that he went to become an immortal. No one has seen him again." Xia Li'an shook his head, "Anyway, the guardians really got it." Longevity medicine."
Shen Zhi gritted his teeth, "Using living people to refine and ask for the longevity medicine?"
Xia Li'an continued, "I heard that this longevity medicine has evil properties. After several generations of clan protection and patriarchal purification, the power of good and evil was finally separated from the medicine. I don't know what happened afterwards."
Phoenix Gu, Phoenix Gu
"So the phoenix Gu is caused by the refinement of living people, and this evil spirit..." Shen Zhi murmured to himself.
It should be the reason why parents went to the desert of Ying country, regardless of their own safety!
The so-called evil should be resentment, right
The anger of the living!
"Grandfather, the Phoenix Gu shouldn't be able to make people live forever!" Shen Zhi was puzzled, "Why did the patriarch of the clan change from generation to generation? The existence of Phoenix Gu only has other functions! Phoenix Gu, definitely not The key to longevity."
Xia Li'an nodded, "So, the key... should be above the expelled evil spirit."
Shen Zhi was shocked, "If that's the case..."
The center of the brows twitched, Shen Zhi felt a little headache, couldn't think clearly, and tried desperately to figure it out, so his whole mind was in a mess.
After all, Shen Zhi was young, and many things were told by Butang and Luo Nanchen. His father and mother kept secrets, and failed to tell him more secrets about Phoenix Gu. All his current analyzes are fragmented and comprehensive. made. "Don't think too much!" Bo Yu patted Shen Zhi's shoulder lightly, "You will know everything when my aunt comes back, so don't think too much now! You can't figure it out anyway!"
Shen Zhi nodded.
"Zhi'er, don't worry." Xia Li'an coughed softly.
"Grandfather, don't worry, Zhi'er knows how to measure and won't mess around!" Shen Zhi bowed and saluted, "It's Zhi'er's fault for making grandfather worry."
Xia Li'an thought for a while, "Come here, grandpa will point you to someone. If you can find him, maybe he can really solve the confusion in your heart!"
Shen Zhi was overjoyed, "Thank you, grandfather!"
"But this person is not easy to find!" Xia Li'an hesitated, "You may not really be able to find him!"
"Grandfather, please advise!" Shen Zhi said firmly, "No matter how difficult it is, Zhi'er will never give up."
Xia Li'an nodded, "You go to find your fifth uncle's master, I don't know if he is still alive, but it would be great if he can find your fifth uncle. He followed that old guy around the world, what he knows There is a basket, there must be an answer you want!"
"Fifth Uncle?" This was the first time Shen Zhi had heard of this long-lost emperor uncle.
"I've been in prison for too long, and I don't know where he went. Go find your Uncle Huang, maybe there will be clues." Xia Li'an explained.
"Yes!" Shen Zhi saluted, "Zhier will go now."
"Oh, slow down! Slow down!" Xia Li'an was helpless.
The child's anxious temper seems to have been inherited from his mother.
Hearing that Shen Zhi entered the palace, Bu Tang greeted him immediately, "Zhier, why are you in such a hurry? What's the matter? Tell Aunt Xiaotang, Aunt Xiaotang will take care of it for you. Or someone Bullying you? It's okay, your emperor... "
"Auntie, where is Uncle Huang? I have something urgent!" Shen Zhi interrupted Bu Tang.
"He will... this meeting should be in the imperial study, as if he is discussing with the prime minister and Grand Master Guan about going to a neighboring country." Bu Tang took Shen Zhi's hand, "Go, aunt will take you to find him!"
Shen Zhi hesitated, "Auntie, will this disturb Uncle Huang?"
"Do you really think he cares about those government affairs? I wish I could sneak out some time, but the prime minister and grand master are watching too closely, and I can't get away!" Bu Tang still doesn't know what that kid is thinking
Looking serious, in fact, he only knows how to hum when he goes to court.
When he arrived at the Imperial Study Room, Bu Tang directly ignored Cong Shan and Ding Quan, and strode in, "Your Majesty, Zhi'er has something important to ask you!"
The eyebrows of Prime Minister You Zhong and Guan Taishi twitched. As the prime minister, You Zhong naturally wanted to say a few words. How could there be any reason why the empress broke into the imperial study room without passing the news
But before You Zhong could speak, Grand Master Guan grabbed him and shook his head at him.
The empresses and empresses of all dynasties are not like this, nor are the empresses of neighboring countries. We are the only one who is so strange that I am so anxious that I can go to your house and beat up all the family members... Don't let it go!
The emperor is used to messing around, and now he adds a queen.
The two wonderful flowers of the emperor's family are invincible, and no one dares to stop them...
You Zhong had no choice but to put his flag down, the empress was powerful, and the prime minister's mansion had experienced it before, even the grand master didn't dare to say anything, and he didn't dare to charge forward alone, lest the empress would tear up the roof tiles of her own house.
"Let's leave this envoy to the Grand Master!" Bo Yunchong left a sentence, and followed Butang out, "Let's go, the house is very boring, I will take you to the imperial garden to play ! If the Imperial Garden is not interesting enough, let’s go out to the palace to go shopping, and you can buy whatever you like, and I will carry it for you.”
Bu Tang rolled his eyes, "Get Zhier done first, the little guy seems to be in a hurry!"
Bo Yunchong was taken aback, "Any other papers you want me to review?"
Shen Zhi was standing in the yard, watching the two of them come out muttering, and immediately saluted, "I invite the emperor..."
"No courtesy, no courtesy!" Bu Tang took the first step to help Shen Zhi.
However, he was dragged back by Bo Yunchong, "When a child grows up, there is a difference between a man and a woman. If Xiaotang likes it, hold my hand more often. It's serious, justifiable, innocent, your man hand!"
Bu Tang frowned, "This is your nephew, my young master!"
Bo Yunchong led her out, "It is true that he is a nephew, but he is also someone else's husband!"
Shen Zhi, "..."
This reminded him of his father, Bo Yunxiu.
The members of the Bo family seem to be so crazy and unreasonable in their obsession with the other half.
When they arrived at the Imperial Garden, Bu Tang finally shook off Bo Yunchong's hand, and kicked his calf while there was no one around, "Get out of here! I just gave you face, let you talk nonsense, if you dare to stop me now!" Let me talk to Zhi'er, you sleep on the floor tonight, don't even try to climb into my bed this month!"
Bo Yunchong opened his mouth, originally wanting to argue with reason, but when he heard "this month", don't even think about it, he immediately stopped his flag, and being an obedient and good emperor, he turned his head to Shen Zhi, and asked with a soft smile, "Zhi Son, what is your hurry?"
"Uncle Huang, I want to know about Uncle Wu!" Shen Zhi cut to the chase.
Bo Yunchong was stunned, and Butang was also startled.
"That's great, why are you asking about the fifth child?" Bo Yunchong was puzzled, "Zhier, what kind of stimulation did you get? Or are you feeling flustered because of your idle time, or... Uncle Huang sent you something Do? How about letting you go to a neighboring country? Go have a light meal, and then come back slowly, how comfortable it is... Hey, hey, take it easy!"
Butang grabbed Bo Yunchong's ear, "If you dare to put the government on your child's shoulders again, I'll break your ear."
"Take it easy! Take it easy, Xiaotang Xiaotang..." Bo Yunchong begged for mercy, "I just said it casually, isn't this a joke? I'm just kidding! Zhi'er, please say a few words for Uncle Huang! Hurry up!"
Shen Zhi was not in a hurry, "Uncle Huang, where did this fifth uncle go? Why didn't you and dad mention it?"
Bo Yunchong grinned, "Xiaotang, let go, I'm going to explain to Zhi'er!"
"Speak well!" Bu Tang let go, sat down with a dark face, and warned again and again, "Speak human!"
"Yes yes yes, what people say is what people say, it must be what people say!" Bo Yunchong covered his aching ears.
Fortunately, no one saw it, otherwise those palace people would have to gossip behind their backs again, saying how fierce and domineering his empress is.
Shen Zhi waited obediently, while Bo Yu leaned against the railing at the back, without saying a word from the beginning to the end. Bo Yu had never heard about Fifth Uncle, so she was extremely curious at this moment.
"The fifth son is a concubine, and his mother's status is humble, so the late emperor never paid attention to him when he was alive, and he was not too close to us brothers. The slaves in the palace are all worshiping the high and stepping down. , bullied him a lot!" Bo Yunchong said, "It's your father, seeing how pitiful he is, he can even help him once in a while!"
Shen Zhi narrowed his eyes, "What kind of person is he?"
"God chatters!" Bo Yunchong said.
Bu Tang frowned.
Bo Yunchong hurriedly explained, "I just like to measure characters, fortune-telling, divination, and look at astrology!"
Shen Zhi suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."
"Other people study as teachers, they are all looking for today's sages, he is good, looking for quack warlocks. Fortunately, the first emperor didn't care about him at all, whether you were horizontal or vertical, the first emperor didn't care at all, so he was the only one, even the first prince. The prince who didn't like it!" Bo Yunchong rolled his eyes.
Didn't the crown prince take a fancy to it before
"Uncle Huang, what do you mean by that?" Bo Yu was puzzled, "What do you mean, you didn't even look at the former crown prince?"
"That is to say, when the first prince usurped the throne, he regarded them as thorns in his eyes. Only the fifth prince jumped out of the three realms and was not in the five elements. The first prince didn't pay attention to people at all." She curled her lips, "But it's true, people talk about becoming Buddhas and immortals all the time, how can they care about the throne of the emperor in the world?"
"It's strange if the crown prince can be reasonable!" Bo Yunchong shook his head, "You all don't know that his courtyard is surrounded by clouds and fog as soon as you enter. When you enter the door, you will have a bowl of talisman water for you to drink. After drinking, you have to step over the brazier. It was as if he was going to become a fairy. The first prince looked at his nagging appearance, wishing he could just walk over and let him go as far as he could. The army surrounded the palace, and he was still practicing in the courtyard... "
It's no wonder that such a person can ascend to the throne!
Naturally, he couldn't get into the eyes of the first prince.
"That is to say, he was the only one who saved himself from the chaos back then, and was not affected at all?" Shen Zhi said.
Bo Yunchong nodded, "That's right! Everyone is fighting to the death, and he is the only one who is at ease. In the end, the fourth child died, and I ascended the throne as emperor, and the second child became His Royal Highness Li Wang, who was in power. He left the palace, and with his Lao Shizi's master, far away, drifting away, I don't know where he died!" "Master?" Shen Zhi raised his breath, "What master? Where did he come from? Who is Uncle Wu's master?"
"Wait a minute, let me think about it!" Bo Yunchong rubbed his eyebrows, "It's been seven or eight years, how can I remember it in a while?"
Bu Tang's hand silently rested on his waist.
Bo Yunchong straightened his body abruptly, "I remember, what kind of Taoist is he? He used to be tricked and abducted under the overpass, even the children's candied haws. Later, I followed Laowu into the palace, and I saw it once! Yes! By the way, he even pretended to criticize your father a few words!"
"What?" Shen Zhi asked.
Bo Yunchong shook his head, "Your father didn't say anything, but his complexion was very bad at the time, and it seemed that he was influenced by this old liar. At that time, the old liar even said a few words to me, saying that I have committed a crime of my own accord, so I was so angry I beat him up right then. The old liar pointed at me and scolded me, saying that I would return it later... "
Thinking about it this way, Bo Yunchong seemed to notice that something was wrong.
Still... go back
"Ha, when you think about it this way, it seems to be a bit of retribution?" Bo Yunchong frowned, "Back then I beat him like a pig's head, but when Xiaotang saw me later, it seemed that he never, never stopped..."
Bu Tang withdrew his hand, "So, your retribution is me?"
"It's a blessing! It's a blessing!" Bo Yunchong quickly waved his hands, "I am a blessed person!"
Shen Zhi pursed his lips, "It would be great if I knew what he said to my father back then!"
"Think about it, what did you say?" Bu Tang was a little impatient.
"Wrote a note!" Bo Yunchong scratched his head, "It's been too long, I really can't remember it, maybe the second child just threw it into a corner, or it was burned to death Dusty? Anyway, it’s just a small piece of paper, which was crumpled up by the second child and taken away! If it’s still there, you should look for it again, and you should be able to find it!”
There is something wrong with Bo Yunxiu, no matter what things are placed neatly, no one else is allowed to handle personal things. Especially his study, even Wei Xian'er was severely punished by Bo Yunxiu for trespassing.
"Your father has a problem. He likes to put important things in the study. No one except your mother is allowed to enter. So if you want to find clues, you should probably go to the study. If the things are still there, you should be able to find them! No more Just go to Guanju Palace and Acacia Hall to look for them, anyway!" Bo Yunchong curled his lips, "You know, your father... is quite boring!"
So living habits, as well as personal preferences, are very simple.
Shen Zhi nodded, "I know!"
"Zhi'er, I still have the same question. How did you ask about the fifth child? Did you encounter something? Or... did you remember something? If you have something to do, you can't tell Uncle Huang about it?" Bo Yunchong was really worried, there was only one single seedling in Liwang's mansion, so he didn't dare to do anything!
"You can't hide it from Aunt Xiaotang!" Bu Tang was also worried.
The patriarch left such a young master, if something happened, how would she explain it
"I know!" Shen Zhi nodded obediently, "Zhi'er just finds it strange, why is he obviously the fifth brother, I have never heard about the fifth uncle, and now I know that the fifth uncle is such a capable person, I am afraid that among these brothers, he is the most foresighted!"
"What do you mean by that?" Bo Yunchong asked.
Shen Zhi got up, coughed twice and explained, "Firstly, the harem competes for honor and favor, the fifth uncle's mother can't compete with the empress dowager, and also can't compete with my father's biological mother, so I just don't compete, and if I don't compete or grab it, I will live a long time. Second, only by being completely out of touch with the throne can we protect ourselves in the battle of the previous dynasty. Uncle Huang and my father, one is distinguished, the other is favored by the emperor's grandfather, and in the end they almost became the fish of the king."
This is the best proof.
Bo Yunchong stood up, thrust his waist, and squinted, "Dare to love this fifth child, is he the smartest? Even the first prince and your father have been lied to?"
"Fifth Uncle is not the only one who can lie to my father. Didn't Fourth Uncle fool him badly?" Having said this, Shen Zhi's expression was shocked, and he looked back at Bo Yu hastily.
Bo Yu spread his arms, "It has nothing to do with me, I haven't seen him anyway!"
"Among you brothers, you and King Li are the stupidest!" Bu Tang snorted lightly, "One is idle, the other has a lump of elm, and as a result... one became emperor, and the other has been in power for many years." Bu Tang shook his head, "I want to be None of the emperors became emperors, and they lost their lives. Those who didn’t want to be emperors ended up sitting on the throne. It’s really embarrassing for you fellow sufferers!”
Everyone was silent.
It seems that this is the reason...
"Uncle Huang, I still have something to do, I'm leaving first!" Shen Zhi saluted and ran away.
"Hey, hey, where are you going?" Bo Yunchong shouted loudly, "Go back to the palace more often, and play with your uncle Huang!"
Bu Tang rolled his eyes, "I'm using Zhi'er as an excuse to be lazy again!"
"Then you give me a baby to play with? I hold the baby all day, so I won't have time to go to court? Then those old ministers won't be able to say anything about me." Bo Yunchong looked at her arrogantly.
Bu Tang snorted lightly, and walked out, "You thought it was a hen laying eggs, and she gave birth when she said she was going to give birth? There were so many concubines in the harem before, and they never saw you laying an egg. Is it reasonable to count on me now? Besides, I don't have time to give birth to you, if you want to give birth to you, I won't wait for you!"
"Isn't it okay to serve you?" Bo Yunchong followed closely, "Xiaotang, let's discuss it. Let's have a baby to play with, who is as smart as Zhier. Wouldn't that be fun?"
"I want to give birth to you!" Bu Tang walked quickly.
Bo Yunchong sighed softly, "I really want to, but I can't live up to my stomach... Xiaotang, Xiaotang..."
After leaving the imperial garden, Shen Zhi went straight back to Li Wangfu.
Father spent the longest time in Liwang Mansion. Even though he moved to Wenliu Villa later, many important things are still here, so it must be right to come here to look for them. After all, during the seven years of vacancy, Dad has been guarding and asking Xia Ge.
In Xia Ge's study, Bo Yu and Shen Zhi rummaged around.
"I think it's better to be careful? Dad doesn't like people coming in." Bo Yu was punished before, and she still has lingering fears, "Why don't you look for it, I, I will go out and watch for you, anyway, I don't know this place well !"
"Mili won't barge in even if Dad isn't here, what are you afraid of?" Shen Zhi still doesn't know what he's thinking.
Bo Yu took a deep breath, "It seems... yes!"
"Look for it!" Shen Zhi finished looking for the drawer, "Don't talk nonsense, look for it quickly!"
Bo Yu nodded cautiously, his spine still felt a little chilled, and he always felt that he would be caught soon.
The entire study room was turned upside down, but there was still no trace.
Shen Zhi pouted, and simply climbed onto the desk.
"Hey, dad can scold people!" Bo Yu was anxious.
When Dad was around, let alone rummaging, even if he broke a cup here, he would be thrown into the execution room to receive punishment. Even now that his father is gone, Bo Yu is still frightened, "Come down quickly!"
Shen Zhi stood on the table, looked around with his hands on his hips, where would dad keep his things
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
What seems to be placed on this beam?
"Ah, ah, ah!" Shen Zhi cried out.
Ah Zuo Ah You probed at the door, not daring to go inside.
But when Li Wang is around, who is not afraid? King Li is gone now, but everyone still has lingering fears.
"Come in quickly, help me take the things off the beams! Hurry up!" Shen Zhi ordered.
Ah Zuo entered the door silently, with a blue face, jumped up, quickly took off the things on the beams, handed them to Shen Zhi, and hurriedly exited the study.
It was a roll of kraft paper with a red string tied on the outside. Then it was rolled up and tied to the beam of the house. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't find it.
"Look!" Bo Yu was ecstatic.
Shen Zhi untied the red string, and there was a roll of kraft paper outside, but inside was a piece of crumpled and then flattened paper.
On it, only four sentences were written.