After a whole day and night, Xingqing Palace sleeps in the hall.
Yang Yuhuan fell asleep for a whole night and woke up leisurely.
"Better?" Hong Jun's voice sounded in her ears.
Hong Jun changed into a sky-blue martial robe, and sat on the side of the couch, like a beautiful jade, even more like a tree facing the wind. At this moment, he pressed the slightly cold two fingers on Yang Yuhuan's neck.
The jasper peacock feathers emitted bursts of light, and the five-color divine light circulated in Yang Yuhuan's body. People in the Exorcism Department were only afraid that Mrs. Guo Guo had done something to her. There are too many mysteries.
Hong Jun said to Li Jinglong and others in front of the couch, "I don't feel any evil spirit."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Longji said again: "Guozhong is in Hebei, this matter must be written in detail, so that he can give an explanation."
Yang Yuhuan remembered, shed two lines of tears, and said, "Where is... my eldest sister?"
"What do you remember?" Hong Jun handed a glazed bowl to the eunuch and said, "Put the medicine in this bowl."
Yang Yuhuan's thoughts were intermittent, but she vaguely remembered that she saw a fox demon and had a long dream, but the fragmented memory made it impossible for her to narrate the event coherently.
"It should be the effect of Lihun Pollen." Li Jinglong explained to Li Longji.
"I remember, a carp saved my life." Yang Yuhuan asked in surprise, "Where is that fish?"
Everyone: "..."
Li Longji said that whoever saves Yang Yuhuan will be promoted to a higher rank. Unexpectedly, Yang Yuhuan actually identified a carp with hairy legs as his life-saving benefactor, which is embarrassing.
"It's my good friend Zhao Zilong." Hong Jun said with a smile, "I'll introduce you to another day. Come, let's drink the medicine. Drink it and you'll be fine."
Hong Jun held the glass bowl, Li Longji stepped forward and helped Yang Yuhuan up, but Yang Yuhuan looked at Hong Jun in a daze.
Hong Jun: "?"
In Yang Yuhuan's eyes, Hong Junfeng is handsome, with red lips and white teeth, distant eyebrows, evening stars, high nose bridge, fair skin, slender fingers, and a faint smile in his eyes.
"You... your surname is Kong?" Yang Yuhuan asked suspiciously, "Who is Kong Xuan?"
The hall was silent for a moment, Hong Jun's hands couldn't help shaking, and he poured out a little of the medicine. He forced himself to calm down and asked, "Do you know my father?"
"You are Kong Xuan's son!" Yang Yuhuan grabbed Hong Jun's wrist and said, "Where are your parents?"
"My concubine." Li Longji hurriedly said, "You should have a good rest, it's not too late to discuss everything later."
With shock in Hong Jun's eyes, he looked at Yang Yuhuan and then at Li Longji. Yang Yuhuan turned to Li Longji and said, "Doctor Kong! Your Majesty! Do you remember? Sixteen years ago, my concubine contracted a strange disease, please help me That person is none other than Dr. Kong!"
Li Jinglong glanced at Hongjun, and the hall was silent for a while, Li Longji replied: "It seems that there is such a person, who was mentioned by Maoer in the past... um."
Li Longji hesitated for a while, but Yang Yuhuan smiled and said: "Your mother is Jia Yuze, are your parents okay now?"
"They're all dead." Hong Jun said sadly.
Yang Yuhuan was stunned for a while and remained silent, but Li Jinglong said behind Hong Jun: "The people in the world are all His Majesty's people, and it is their duty to share the worries of the emperor and the noble concubine. Hong Jun, the noble concubine is tired, let her take a good rest .”
Li Jinglong knew that Li Longji didn't want to talk about the past. After all, Yang Yuhuan used to be his daughter-in-law, so she was somewhat suspected of violating ethics, so he called Hong Jun over. Hong Jun said again: "Let's talk about it when you feel better."
Li Longji nodded and ordered everyone to go down.
In the side hall, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, after the demon removal last night, the Xingqing Palace was not destroyed, and the members of the Exorcism Division did not go back. They fell asleep in the palace, ate when they woke up, and took a bath. , changed clothes, and the afternoon sun was shining, Li Longji allowed everyone to rest and wait in the tea room, while he went to court to deal with a series of problems in the aftermath of these days.
Previously, Li Jinglong had been brought by Li Longji's side, talking with the officials who entered the palace, first the Dali Temple, then the Ministry of Punishment, and then the commander of the Sixth Army. Until now, he had a chance to breathe.
"Fortunately, last night was not involved extensively." Li Jinglong said, "For the time being, we can take care of it for the time being, and the people of Chang'an have never known what happened."
"You shouldn't know too much, just let Wenwen Lihun Pollen be good." Qiu Yongsi laughed.
"I don't know where the last golden-winged roc came from." Mo Zhigen said, "It's like a god."
The carp demon was sleeping at Hongjun's feet. When he heard this, he raised his eyes vigilantly and glanced at Hongjun. Hong Jun hesitated, but fortunately, none of the others noticed his abnormality, and they were tirelessly discussing the appearance of Garuda.
The golden-winged roc is a legendary bird, which has a high reputation among the people of the Tang Dynasty. In the end, everyone unanimously concluded that the bird may have been the patron saint of the Tang Dynasty. After the fox demon occupied Chang'an, he once left. After a lot of hard work by the Exorcist Division, he finally returned and guarded Datang.
is it? Hong Jun himself didn't know that Qingxiong had such a big background, as if there were two kinds of monsters with good reputations and bad reputations.
In the evening, Li Longji didn't let the people go back until the dinner was served and the emperor gave them the food. Then the eunuch announced that His Majesty summoned them in the golden flower fall, so he lit a lantern and led the people to the side hall.
In early winter, the 400-year-old ginkgo tree in Jinhualuo had lost all its leaves and stood bare in the middle of the pond. On the huge screen in Jinhualuo, the wind and the moon are still bright, but the scene has changed to a sky full of snow. Behind the screen, a figure is still gently plucking the strings, once or twice, like a clear spring in the snow, It's refreshing.
The five of them still sat down where Li Jinglong and Hong Jun sat last time, and Qiu Yongsi was still arguing with Mo Zhigen, such as who would win in a fight between the golden-winged roc and the dragon. After a while, the preaching came from outside: "The prince has arrived—"
Li Jinglong didn't expect the prince to come, so he hurriedly got up to greet him, but a tall, thin, dark-skinned middle-aged man walked in quickly, patted Li Jinglong on the shoulder with one hand, and said with a smile: "Jinglong. "
"Your Highness!" Li Jinglong was both surprised and delighted.
That person was Li Heng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty. When Li Linfu was in power, Li Heng was excluded and led the army outside. As soon as Li Linfu was liquidated last year, Li Heng finally got rid of his serious worries, lost an enemy, and finally made it through. Li Longji named him the prince and recalled him to Chang'an.
"The emperor is here—"
"Shou Wang arrives—"
Before Li Heng left Beijing, he had met Li Jinglong on several occasions. Li Jinglong's Longwu Army team even accompanied Li Heng to the Lishan hunting ground to hunt. At that time, Li Jinglong had a sense of knowing Li Heng. Li Heng was also deeply impressed by this young man who spent all his wealth just to buy a sword. Li Jinglong even thought of following Li Heng and going to the northwest to fight.
However, in order to protect himself, Li Heng left Chang'an in a hurry before he had a deep friendship with Li Jinglong.
"Hey, who is this?" Li Heng saw the handsome man behind Li Jinglong, turned his head and smiled, "You can compare with our family!"
Di Wang Li Yan and Shou Wang Li Mao came hand in hand, and the staff of the Exorcism Department hurriedly greeted them. Li Mao looked like his mother, Concubine Wu Hui, with a handsome appearance, but lacked a bit of masculinity. Li Yan, on the other hand, has quite the temperament of a warrior, and there is a hint of frustration in his brows and eyes.
"Father ordered me to come first, to get close to Jing Long." Li Yan laughed, "Ignorant and fearless, such a catastrophic thing happened last night, and I fell asleep overnight."
"Your highnesses have the body protection of the power of a real dragon." Li Jinglong hurriedly said, "There is nothing you can do about ordinary evil spirits."
While talking, the two sat down one by one. Hong Jun observed the prince and saw that he was wearing a string of Hetian jade beads on his hands, which were as big as suet, oily and radiant, and he felt very cordial. Said: "You bead, you are younger than me..."
Li Heng looked at his expression and said with a smile: "Do you like it? I'll send you off."
Speaking of which Li Heng took off the bead string and asked someone to pass it to Hong Jun, Li Jinglong was moved immediately, Hong Jun was about to decline, but Li Jinglong didn't accept it, it didn't matter if he didn't accept it, so he had to say to Hongjun, "Thank you soon? "
Li Hengna and Tian Yuzhu are called "Tianshan God's Tears", and they were the family treasures presented by Ge Luolu when he and Gao Xianzhi conquered the Qihe Valley ten years ago when they became ministers. During these years, Li Heng couldn't put it down, and never left him.
Hong Jun couldn't say the next sentence, "It's exactly the same as the beads I played with in the crater when I was a child", so he had to accept it with both hands, and said hurriedly, "Thank you."
The princes greeted each other a few words, each with their own demeanor, listening to what they said, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, but they were all headed by Li Heng, when Li Heng opened his mouth, everyone fell silent. Seeing this, Hong Jun couldn't help but think of what Mrs. Guo Guo said before she died, if Yang Yuhuan also gave birth to a child, maybe she would be younger than them, would she still be sitting here now
After defeating the fox demon, Qiu Yongsi also analyzed it. Although he didn't know what spell the fox demon used, it must have been an extremely vicious sorcery that made Yang Yuhuan pregnant with Li Longji's child three times, but they couldn't give birth smoothly. In this regard, Li Jinglong's speculation is: Mrs. Guo Guo does not want Yang Yuhuan to give birth to a prince for Li Longji, so there may be changes.
It's just that with the death of the fox demon, all of this has become an eternal secret, but because of this, Li Heng's crown prince is no longer under any threat.
"Father is still discussing matters." Li Heng said with a smile, "Let's talk about Jing Long, what happened in the process?"
Li Jinglong began to explain in detail from the beginning, including the imperial examination case that the princes had not yet known, and described the whole incident in detail. Halfway through the talk, Li Longji came, but he signaled everyone not to be too polite, and sat down to listen to Li Jinglong. After the retelling, the princes were shocked.
"This..." Li Heng sighed to Li Longji, "I don't know how dangerous it is!"
Qiu Yongsi said: "Although the evil spirits are rampant and causing chaos, God will always bless me in the Tang Dynasty. At the last moment, the golden-winged roc bird descended from the sky is a sign of auspiciousness coming again."
"That's right." Li Longji sighed, "I saw the roc with my own eyes."
Hong Jun thought to himself that it was a good thing that Chongming wasn't here at that time, otherwise he would have been busy for three days and three nights just to fight the fire.
Li Heng and others nodded frequently, but their eyes showed confusion after all, obviously not believing it, with an expression of "what the hell is this", but Li Longji believed the story, so he had no choice but to let him go.
After this passage, Li Longji's expression seemed to be a little more sluggish. After listening to it, he barely lifted his spirits, and said: "The last is a carp, which saved your mother and concubine."
"Carp." Before Li Yan and Li Mao recovered from the thought of "You coax me to play", they subconsciously nodded. Li Mao said, "Carp is good."
"It's a good fish." After listening to the previous list, Li Heng was no longer sure how to comment, so he nodded in agreement.
Li Longji asked again: "Where are the fish?"
"Zhao Zilong." Hong Jun turned his head and said, "I'm calling you."
The carp demon popped up from behind the case, moved its mouth, glanced at the Hetian Yuzhu placed by Hongjun on the case, and then at the princes, all of a sudden the golden flower fell silent.
The carp demon said: "When the road is rough, draw your sword to help. You are welcome."
"Wow-"
The three princes were horrified at once, knocking the teacup upside down, almost summoning the guards, but Li Longji laughed loudly and said, "So, do you believe it now?"
Li Heng had lingering fears, looked down at the carp, but quickly regained his composure, nodded and said: "This is a letter."
"I promised in front of Xuande Gate that whoever saves the imperial concubine will be rewarded." Li Longji asked, "What do you want? Tell me."
The carp demon suddenly thought of something and said: "It is not necessary to be an official. It is quite strange for a carp to be an official. I just want to ask for one thing. Your Majesty, I once had a benefactor who is now dead. I heard that he left behind in Xingjiao Temple." There are a lot of relics, can you give me one as a souvenir?"
"That's natural." Li Longji said to Li Heng, "In a few days, you will do it for it."
"Yes." Li Heng wiped his sweat with his sleeve, and nodded hurriedly. Li Yan and Li Mao were still looking at the carp demon full of fear. The carp demon poked its head into Hongjun's tea bowl, drank a few sips of tea, got used to seeing the eyes of humans, so it still retracted and lay down at Hongjun's feet.
Li Longji said again: "Naturally, Jinglong's contribution to eliminating demons is indispensable. Starting tomorrow, the Exorcists will each have a reward. Then you will be awarded a piece of land, and you can choose it yourself at that time."
Li Jinglong hurriedly bowed again to thank Li Longji, and Li Longji said to Li Heng, "Originally, the Exorcist Division was under Guozhong's command. From tonight, it will be under your command."
Everyone knows that Li Longji is not at ease in the hands of outsiders after seeing Si Tongtian's ability to exorcise demons. He still has to be caught in the Li family and serve the emperor's family. Now directly dial to the prince, and obey the prince's orders in everything, so the emperor can sleep soundly at night.
"I have something to ask." Li Heng asked again, "Jing Long, now in Chang'an, do you know if there are any demons and how many demons are there?"
After pondering, Li Jinglong replied: "There are almost none left, but whether there are none left, I can't say."
Everyone looked at each other. In fact, everyone from the Exorcist Department had already set off separately yesterday, and visited various places in the city to observe. Last night, they discussed repeatedly on the observatory. Chang'an City is no longer what it used to be. There is a haze covering the city. It is expected that once the demon king dies, the big and small monsters have fallen and scattered, and they have all been evacuated.
Mo Zhigen said: "The return of the golden-winged roc is the most powerful evidence. Although we don't know where it is hiding now, it is presumed that there will be no abnormalities in the short term."
"Well..." Li Longji nodded and said, "Garuda is painted in the Da Ci'en Temple, which is a bird that protects the country from demons and evil spirits. Now that it has returned, there is really no need to worry about it. Well, that's it."
Li Longji obviously didn't want to stay longer today, and had to go back to see Yang Yuhuan, so everyone got up to see him off. After the emperor left, Li Jinglong chatted with the princes again, seeing that everyone was a little absent-minded, Li Heng took the lead to leave early, left Jinhualuo, and personally sent Li Jinglong and his party outside the main hall of Xingqing Palace.
There was a rain last night, and now the night sky is full of stars, the Milky Way is like a belt, and the stars shine on the earth. After the fox demon was killed, the weather in Chang'an has indeed changed significantly.
"Your Highness." Li Jinglong turned around and said, "The Exorcist possesses magical powers, but he cannot deal with mortals who do not know magic power. Please forgive me."
"It's natural." Li Heng said with a smile, "Father specially told you today that you won't be asked to do mundane things like assassination. I hope that the sharp sword of the Exorcist will never be used again." The day it was unsheathed."
Li Jinglong replied lightly: "I hope so."
After finishing speaking, Li Jinglong and Li Heng saluted each other, tacitly, Li Jinglong led the exorcism division to be loyal to the future Emperor of Tang Dynasty, and the prince thanked the exorcism division for saving his family. The two left the school field separately.
"It seems that there is no evil spirit, it is really different." Hong Jun said with a smile.
Mo Zhigen replied: "It's strange to say that the night sky now is like looking at it from the grassland."
The carp demon behind Hongjun replied: "When the evil spirit enveloped Chang'an, the stars were dim, and the guest star offended the master, with the aura of killing soldiers. Now that the demon king dies, the spiritual power of the stars will naturally increase."
Everyone was walking on the school grounds and was about to leave the Meridian Gate. Mo Zhigen took a few breaths of fresh air and said, "I just don't know where the black dragon went."
Qiu Yongsi winked at Mo Rigen, but this small gesture could not escape Li Jinglong's eyes, Li Jinglong said: "What's wrong?"
"Let's talk about it in a few days." Qiu Yongsi smiled, "Some things have to be discussed in the long run."
Li Jinglong nodded without asking, and suddenly saw a carriage coming and stopped in front of the Meridian Gate, and a person got out of the carriage, but it was Li Longji.
"Your Majesty?!" Li Jinglong said in surprise.
"Accompany me for a walk." Li Longji said, "Kong Hongjun, the imperial concubine wants to ask you a few things."
The rest of the people left the palace tactfully. Li Longji took Li Jinglong and walked towards the edge of the school field outside the Meridian Gate. Hong Jun asked the carp demon to follow Mo Rigen back. He got into the carriage by himself, and a brazier was lit in the carriage. Wrapped in a big cloak, Yang Yuhuan was in a trance, and smiled slightly when he saw Hongjun.
"Your Majesty doesn't like me bringing up the past." Yang Yuhuan said softly, "You listen to it as soon as you hear it, and don't talk about it often."
Hong Jun asked: "Why? I was just about to ask you..."
Yang Yuhuan laughed and said, "I grew up at home, so I don't know much about the world?" As he spoke, he touched Hongjun's ear with his hand and asked, "What's going on here? Where did you get hurt?"
Hong Jun turned his head, scratched the edge of the injured ear, and replied: "It's nothing, I always bumped and bumped when I was a child, minor injuries."
Yang Yuhuan sighed, and asked about Hong Jun's family affairs. Hong Jun said something briefly, and Yang Yuhuan said: "That is to say, after Yu Ze and Dr. Kong passed away, you spent twelve years on the mountain."
"What kind of people are my parents?" Hong Jun has no memory of his parents.
"A perfect match." Yang Yuhuan said softly, "Golden boy and jade girl, a pair of beauties. Your mother was originally the daughter of the Jia family in Huayin. She once accompanied me to Chang'an to attend Princess Xianyi's wedding... Not long after, Luoyang A plague broke out in Hongnong, Sili and other places, and your father hung a pot to help the world and saved the lives of many people."
Yang Yuhuan raised his eyes to look at Hongjun, Hongjun pondered for a moment, remembering what Mrs. Guo Guo said before she died, she felt uneasy after all, and pressed her finger on Yang Yuhuan's veins.
"Your Majesty told me about my sister." Yang Yuhuan whispered, "When did she come to me, do you know, Hong Jun?"
Hong Jun frowned deeply, and used the five-color light to probe Yang Yuhuan's meridians again. Unlike Li Jinglong who practiced martial arts, Yang Yuhuan's meridians were empty, and he did not reject his five-color light.
"Do you remember when you saw something strange?" Hong Jun crossed his arms, stepped on the partition of the carriage, and asked Yang Yuhuan sideways.
"I saw a white fox when I was a child." Yang Yuhuan pondered, "When I was fourteen."
"White fox?" Hong Jun suddenly felt something was wrong, "Isn't it gray?"
Yang Yuhuan nodded and said: "Later, after marrying... after marrying Li Hao, she suffered from a serious illness. She was tormented in her dream and had a high fever. Just before the illness, your father and your mother suddenly came to see you. The family said that I will be in disaster soon, and there is only one way to save my life."
"What way?" Hong Jun asked.
Yang Yuhuan frowned and said, "He drew a mark with medicine on my back, saying it can resist demons..."
It was as if a thunderbolt exploded in Hong Jun's mind, and he vaguely deduced what happened.