The night is dark and the moon shadow is clear.
At midnight, a thick ink-like figure crossed the high ridges of the pavilions hidden in the night, drifting past like blue smoke, heading towards the deep darkness.
Gradually, they arrived at a secluded palace. The figure jumped down from the eaves of the palace and fell to the ground as gently as dust. His movements were neat and without any sound.
Behind him, there were overgrown weeds, dead trees, and some sparse flower shadows. Their enchanting figures were reflected on the ground, as if ghosts were twisting and dancing.
I raised my head and looked at the crumbling plaque in front of the palace. With the help of the quiet moonlight, I could vaguely see the three elegant characters "Jinghua Palace". However, perhaps after the baptism of wind and frost, this plaque already looked dilapidated and scattered.
The man's back stiffened slightly and he hurriedly looked away. Without a moment's hesitation, he walked lightly towards the palace door.
With a dull creaking sound, the mottled palace door covered with cobweb dust was suddenly pushed open, and the man stepped in slowly.
As soon as I entered the door, I could only hear the sound of the door opening still echoing around, lingering for a long time. The hall seemed unusually empty and cold, even on a sultry summer night, there was a feeling of chilliness.
Because this palace has been abandoned for a long time, everything that can be seen is old and decayed, with cobwebs intertwined, dust is thick, and the smell of mold is lingering.
The man quietly glanced around the hall. When his eyes fell on a broken-bone chaise longue, the sharp eyes hidden under the hood seemed to be filled with waves. In an instant, he calmed down. Following the fluctuations in the space, he entered the inner hall following the dim candlelight.
A long red sandalwood table is placed in a corner of the inner hall, and a bronze lamp is placed on the table. The candlelight is warm and yellow, and the waves are full of light.
Silent curls of incense slowly drifted out from the three-legged copper beast incense burner standing on the ground, forming a misty and cleansing smoke belt. The smell was very elegant and fragrant. It was the smell of magnolia flowers, and it filled the room for a while. Then it covered up the pungent musty smell.
At this moment, Shang Junjin Rui was sitting quietly behind the long desk, looking down at the book in his hand with a solemn and focused expression.
The dark purple brocade robe on his body was illuminated by the candlelight, and became overflowing with color. The dragon patterns embroidered on the robe were lifelike, hidden under the bursts of incense smoke, and there was a misty atmosphere. It is elegant and dynamic, as if it could take off at any time.
Suddenly, a dark shadow blocked the light in front of him. Jin Rui did not raise his eyes, but continued to review the documents. He only said in a low voice: "How is the situation going?"
His voice was unusually low, and his tone clearly revealed great impatience, causing Phantom to kneel on the ground, "My lord..."
This hesitation made Jin Rui throw the folded book on the table in displeasure. With a clatter, dust flew up, and it took a long time to disperse. It also broke the silence all around.
Then a cold rebuke came out, "Humph! I know that there is no progress, and there may never be any progress!"
Phantom lowered himself to the ground and replied in a solemn voice: "The deadline has not come yet, please give Phantom some more time."
Jin Rui stood up slowly, walked around the long case, and stopped in front of the man with his hands behind his hands. He glanced at him on the ground with a low eyebrow, and a cold laughter sounded, with a bone-chilling chill, "Oh, time? ! You don't know how much time and effort we have spent in the past... The widow took advantage of Bai Hua's infatuation for her and gave him a marriage. It was just to use the marriage to bring her to his side. , however, unexpectedly, Su'er's evil obstacle indirectly ruined the situation, and everyone lost Bai Hua, a masterpiece that had already entered Pei An's camp! Later, seeing that their momentum was keeping pace with Pei An's, The situation is gradually getting out of control. In desperation, I ordered you to secretly arrange for Shen Mo, who was inserted into the palace early in the morning, to poison Tie Li. Then, in the name of rectifying the corruption, Pei An's power will be reduced first, which will also allow us to He conveniently took back the seat where the supervisor was sitting. Fortunately, this matter was done successfully. At the same time, he accidentally diverted Pei An's eager gaze from the court and focused his attention on Ge Shu Wuluan, which caused a lot of confusion. Pinch each other, check and balance each other. And then I will use your earlier approach to conquer her and use it for me. But what is the result? The hidden danger is gradually deepening. Instead of controlling this chess piece, it will make things worse. It’s getting more and more beyond my control! What do you think, how can I not make me angry?!”
Thinking that his brother Shu Wuluan's repeated achievements were likely to outshine Pei An's, causing the relationship between the former dynasty and the inner palace to become skewed and unbalanced, he was filled with fear and anger!
That's why he agreed to Pei Junxue's request and asked his brother Shu Wuluan to recognize him, just to indirectly create a gap between her and the concubine...
Haoyue, Haoyue, you dare to ask your confidants to facilitate the relief work in the name of relieving the king's worries. This is blatantly extending your hand to the court. Do you have the intention to take over the government? It’s really bold and presumptuous!
Ha... I never expected that my strongest opponent is not Pei An, but you!
However, the chess game between the two of us has just begun, and in the end, this game will not be defeated by just one person.
This questioning made the man bury his head deeper and said in a deep voice: "It's the Phantom who is incompetent..."
Jin Rui hurriedly put away her thoughts and narrowed her eyes at the hood that was leaning down on him with sharp eyes, "It's not that you are incompetent. I'm afraid... someone has quietly taken your mind away, right?!"
He didn't believe that she was just a woman. After being shaken for a long time, her position was still so firm.
However, just because she was a woman, he had always been suspicious of her.
But in front of him, he really couldn't tell whether his confidant was distracted by that woman or not.
Hearing this temptation, the man was slightly shocked, but calmly replied: "Phantom doesn't dare!"
"Don't you dare, don't you dare, what else can you say besides "don't dare"? You've let me down so much. You are as smart as you, and you always do things neatly, but you can't handle this little thing again and again! Do you mean that you have to let me personally? Are you going to capture her?" Jin Rui waved her sleeves, feeling furious for a moment.
Realizing that the master was already furious, Phantom had no choice but to keep silent and lower his head, quietly staring at the pair of splendid cloud-sea-coiled dragon boots in front of him, letting him vent his anger. Creaking…
At this time, the palace door made a slight noise, and a series of steady footsteps came. Then, an old imperial doctor with a wrinkled face walked in, holding an exquisite medicine box in his hand, and brought it with him as he walked by. A burst of bitter medicinal fragrance.
When Zhou Yufu entered the inner hall, he saw the angry look on his master's face. His cloudy eyes fluctuated slightly. He stopped in front of the phantom, and with an obvious posture of protection, he saluted Jin Rui and said: "Sir, it's time to use medicine. arrive… "
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Jin Rui's stopping gesture. Doctor Zhou had no choice but to put the medicine box on the case, and slowly stepped aside, looking at the figure on the ground lightly, his eyebrows The folds gradually deepen.
Jin Rui took a step forward leisurely, then leaned down and put one hand on the man's shoulder. She looked at his hood that was deliberately lowered and raised sharp eyes. Her handsome face was full of murderous intent. The conversation changed sharply and was cold and unwarranted. "I'm afraid Once I take action, I will kill decisively and eradicate the root!"
At this moment, the man knew very well what this sentence meant. The Lord had been thinking of getting rid of her for a day or two. She was suddenly dismissed from her job before, which was just a small beginning. I'm afraid it won't be long... It turns out that the Lord I no longer trust him and don't want to wait for his results, but plan to do it myself!
Unfortunately, she refused to let him leave this place of right and wrong...
Thinking of this, Phantom's heart sank suddenly, and the shock and pain spread throughout his limbs and bones. He couldn't help shaking his shoulders, and his heart strings swayed, and a slight chill seeped into his heart, "My lord, please don't..."
This cry foreshadowed his nervousness and panic, and also betrayed his hidden thoughts.
Jin Rui's face instantly turned gloomy. He still guessed right, he was seduced by that woman!
His eyes were full of anger, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Oh, you... okay! Cough cough cough..."
A few violent coughs cut off his next words at the right time.
Duan saw that his shoulders were trembling as he coughed, and his face was blue and purple, as if he was filled with anger.
Phantom was already frightened, but when he saw this sudden situation, he panicked in vain. He was about to get up and help the master, but unexpectedly, he received an old and dry cold drink, "Kneel down properly!"
After hearing the rebuke, he had no choice but to retract his hands and silently retreat to the ground, secretly resenting that he had revealed his thoughts in front of the Lord.
Doctor Zhou hurried forward, glanced reproachfully at the man who was bowing his head on the ground, hurriedly supported Jin Rui's arm, helped him to the seat behind the long desk, and then hurriedly opened the warm medicine box , took out a cup of decoction, put it to his mouth, and said solemnly: "My lord, drink this medicine quickly."
Hearing the sound, Jin Rui stopped coughing, frowned and swallowed a cup full of bitter concoction.
After a while, his breathing slowed down a little, his face gradually returned to normal, and his voice became hoarse as he said: "You go down first, I still have something to say to him."
Doctor Zhou pursed his lips and was about to say something when he received a cold and stern look. He frowned and faintly exited the inner hall.
After the old imperial doctor left, Jin Rui put his forehead on the table and adjusted his breathing. His tired face was gloomy, and he stared at the man on the ground with lowered eyebrows. His eyes were dim and unblinking, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. .
For a long time, Phantom felt that the line of sight above his head had been lingering, feeling cold. He calmed down and said: "The Phantom just spoke inappropriately, please punish me! However, Phantom is thinking about the overall situation. Looking at the situation before If there is an undercurrent, Ge Shu Wuluan still has value. If it is easily eliminated, it will be difficult to ensure that the situation will be out of control in the future. I hope the Lord will think twice before acting."
He knew that his performance just now had aroused the Lord's suspicion, so he didn't know how inadequate and lame this explanation was, but at the moment, in order to protect her, he couldn't care so much.
It turns out that I, who has always been calm and reserved, also have such reckless, impulsive and reckless moments...
Thinking of this, the man laughed to himself.
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