Wait a minute, heroine

The white fish belly lights up in the east, and in the bamboo forest outside the Taoist temple, the birds singing in the sky continue to sound.

In the room in the backyard, Hongyu was still sleeping soundly, and the Queen Mother, who had lost all sleepiness after being tormented in the early morning, was still lying on the pillow on her side with her chest in her arms, listening to the goings on outside.

Why haven't you come back yet...

Didn't the book say it would be over in two-quarters of an hour? Didn't Night Terror Hall take that long...

Shui'er still has no face to see me and is too embarrassed to go back to the house...

I don’t know how long it took for me to think so wildly, but finally there was a movement in the yard:

Tap tap tap...

Squeak~

Click.

The sound of a door closing inside the house.

The Queen Mother's eyes moved slightly and she looked outside. Then she climbed up lightly, put on her embroidered shoes and went out. She came to the outside of the main house in the backyard and listened attentively.

There was no sound or movement in the room.

The Queen Mother was a little confused, trying to act dignified as the mother of a country, so she pushed the door open and glanced inside.

The main room is the boudoir where Xuanji lived since childhood. There are many calligraphy and paintings on the walls, as well as a collection of wine gourds, weapons and other ornaments. There is a canopy bed inside.

The Queen Mother looked towards the bed and saw Shui'er lying on the bed with her legs on the edge and her cheek buried in the quilt, motionless.

When the Queen Mother saw this, she thought that Shui'er didn't want to talk to her. She came forward slightly unhappy, sat down on the edge of the bed, and patted the curved moon with her hand:

"What are you doing? You still don't want to talk to me?"

"call……"

Master Xuanji breathed a sigh of relief and turned her head weakly, showing her sleepy face:

"I'll take a nap and talk about it when I wake up."

The Queen Mother looked carefully and saw that Shui'er looked like she had been working hard outside all night and was too lazy to move her fingers. She couldn't help but wonder:

"What did you do?"

"Do……"

Xuanji's red lips moved slightly, she buried her face in the quilt again, and said in a low voice:

"Don't you know, why are you asking...Don't laugh at me, sooner or later, you won't be able to escape..."

"..."

The Queen Mother knew that she could not escape, but she read in the Secret History of Queen Marietta that after a woman's family is nourished, her face should be full of youth, and she should eat the marrow and know the taste...

Why does Shui'er look like she's been tortured?

The Queen Mother thought about it secretly, leaned forward and whispered:

"Can't you move on your own?"

"?"

Master Xuanji was really self-reliant. Hearing such a direct question, he didn't know how to answer, so he buried his head and remained silent.

The Queen Mother was very curious. Seeing that Shui'er had suffered a serious crime, she was not too embarrassed. She helped take off her shoes, then pulled up the quilt, and the two of them got into it together and asked quietly:

"What does that kind of, um... feel like?"

"If you want to know, I'll call the Night Terror Hall over tonight so you can experience it for yourself."

"Pfft~ You think I'm the same as you? ...By the way, where is the Night Terror Hall?"

"Going to practice?"

"He went to practice without even sleeping?"

Master Xuanji was still confused and said casually:

"Staying up late will hurt your body, practicing martial arts will strengthen your body. Staying up late and practicing martial arts will naturally balance you..."

"Huh? What kind of nonsense is this... Shui'er?"

The Queen Mother was still thinking about something, but she found that Shui'er stopped talking and fell asleep directly. She couldn't help but secretly clicked her tongue in her heart. She didn't wake her up anymore, but carefully observed Shui'er's battle damage... …

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At the same time, Yuxu Guan.

At dawn in the early morning, Ye Jingtang flew over the high mountains and arrived at the main peak. Although he had worked hard on Shui'er all night, Shui'er was doing all the work behind him, so he was not tired at all, and even felt a little refreshed.

It was still early, and Ye Jingtang thought that the Yuxu Temple, located high on the mountain, would be sparsely populated and completely silent. However, when they walked near the Yuxu Temple, they found that the gate of the Taoist temple was crowded with pilgrims who had gotten up early to burn incense. They could not see more than two or three people. Hundreds of people, no one knows what day they climbed up.

Ye Jingtang originally wanted to go to Yuxu Temple to burn a stick of incense. Seeing this scene, it was naturally difficult to squeeze in. He bypassed the Taoist Temple and came to the bamboo forest in the back mountain.

The mountain is far away from the world. The Taoist priests who practice here usually rest after sunset and naturally get up early. You can see some Taoist priests doing Tai Chi slowly near the bamboo forest.

Ye Jingtang followed the old road to the water pool. From a distance, he saw the little Taoist boy he met yesterday, walking on horseback by the water pool. Although he was not old, his movements were very standard.

When taking a bath yesterday, Shui'er had already told some things about the situation. Ye Jingtang knew that the plum blossom pile was specially prepared for him, and also knew that the Taoist boy's Taoist name was Huayang, so he came to greet him:

"Taoist Master Huayang."

Huayang is only eight or nine years old, born in the countryside of Yazhou. He has never been down the mountain since he was taken up the mountain by Lu Taiqing at the age of six. Although he has heard of Ye Jingtang's name, he has too little experience to understand that he is only weaker than his master. Some warriors' status in the world is so exaggerated.

Therefore, Huayang knew who Ye Jingtang was and didn't react much. He just turned around and said:

"Master Ye is here so early."

"The day's plan begins in the morning. It would have been earlier if you hadn't arrived."

"Oh, I would like to sleep a little longer. Master is standing at the door with a ruler. I can't get up..."

Night Terror Hall passed by Hua Yang, and when he heard these words, he paused slightly, turned his head and glanced, but his mind was reminded of ten years ago.

Ten years ago, he was eight or nine years old, about the same height as Huayang. Because it was really hard to get a good foundation in martial arts, his adoptive father basically forced him to practice with a stick every day.

He didn't quite understand it at the time, but now he realizes how lucky it is to meet a responsible master at an age that is most suitable for building a foundation.

"If you didn't endure some hardships when you were a child, you won't be able to be carefree when you grow up. You're pretty good. When I was a child, if I dared to stagger while walking, my father would chase me down several streets with a stick."

Hua Yang walked steadily: "I am the same. Master is elusive. If you practice well, you won't see anyone. If you don't practice well, he will come out from behind and pat the shoulder immediately... I want to practice to the level of Ye Da Xia. How many years will it take?”

Ye Jingtang felt that this little Taoist priest had extraordinary talent. As long as nothing happened halfway, it would not be a big problem to become the future Taoist leader. He thought about it and said:

"I have practiced martial arts for at least ten years to where I am now. You can't be quick and easy when practicing martial arts. Your body is still developing before the age of twenty, so you shouldn't enter the martial arts world normally. I was forced by the situation. If my father hadn't passed away early, I would probably still be here now. Hanging around at the border..."

"Oh... I heard yesterday that Senior Aunt Xuanji and Ye Daxia were engaged. Then wouldn't I have to call you uncle from now on?"

"Well……"

After thinking about it, Ye Jingtang found it really strange. He shook his head and said:

"Monks don't pay attention to this. Let's talk about it later."

Hua Yang nodded, and wanted to continue to stride seriously, but he immediately discovered that Ye Jingtang flew up to the plum blossom pile, not very stable, and said doubtfully:

"Master Ye, why are your legs so weak? They weren't like this yesterday..."

"?"

Night Terror Hall was ravaged by a succubus all night, and it was strange that his legs were not weak. At that moment, he stopped his hand and stepped on his horse, and used the bathing in fire chart to adjust his muscles:

"I just woke up and haven't warmed up yet. Practice hard and don't get distracted."

"oh……"

Hua Yang didn't ask any more questions. Facing the dim light of the morning, one large and one small child began to breathe seriously...

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Yunan City.

As the New Year approaches, the snow-covered capital becomes more and more lively. Red lanterns are hung in the streets and squares. The same is true in the imperial city. However, because the empress dowager is not here, the depths of the palace are still a little deserted.

In Taihua Hall, the civil and military officials who had finished discussing the trivial matters of the previous year walked out of the hall and left the imperial city one after another.

Dongfang Liren, dressed in a silver python robe, came out of the palace with the palace maid, and took a carriage to Prince Jing's Mansion. Along the way, he opened the window and looked to the southeast, with a hint of longing between his brows.

Before my sister left, she said she would ride Rouge Tiger for a few days. She hurried back thousands of miles to change shifts with her. The result was great. She wouldn't move unless she urged her sister. It looked like she was planning to postpone her return until after the Chinese New Year.

Dongfang Liren knew that it was not easy for his sister to take a break for a while, so he never urged her, but the longing in his heart became more and more intense as time went by.

Gulu gulu——

The chariot, driven side by side by horses, drove through Wangfu Street and arrived at the gate under the guard of the Forbidden Army.

Dongfang Liren was a little lost in thought. He came to his senses only after being reminded by the maid. He got up and got out of the carriage. When he looked up, he saw Shang Jianli standing at the door waiting.

Shang Jianli and She Long were almost beaten to death by Duan Shengji. Their injuries have only basically recovered now. At this time, Shang Jianli was standing in front of the door in regular clothes. When he saw King Jing coming down, he stepped forward and cupped his hands and said:

"Your Highness, Eunuch Cao wants to see you for something."

"Um?"

When Dongfang Liren heard this, he immediately cleared away the distracting thoughts in his mind.

Although Eunuch Cao was imprisoned on the third floor of the dungeon, the empress retained her official position and rewards. Currently, she was still the chief steward of the Wei Dynasty.

The reason for this is that Eunuch Cao is a veteran of three dynasties and his loyalty to the Dongfang clan is obvious to all. Even if he does not recognize the empress's imperial lineage, if a traitor from Beiliang really comes to the imperial city and releases Eunuch Cao, Eunuch Cao will still guard the Dongfang clan. The last palace gate.

Although Eunuch Cao may not necessarily be able to defeat the current Wu Kui, he practiced the four dragon pictures for a period of time and defended the imperial city as immovable as a mountain. No one could step over Eunuch Cao's body in a short period of time.

If Eunuch Cao can be made to change his mind and return to the palace as the general manager, the effect will naturally be better.

Eunuch Cao has always maintained his prosperity. As long as he squats in the imperial city, Lu Taiqing rebels and assassinates him, and he has to weigh whether he can smash this hardest stone in the Wei Dynasty with three slaps. The empress can say that she has nothing to worry about.

But unfortunately ten years have passed, and Eunuch Cao still has no intention of changing his mind. He just wants to die in the palace city, complete his life's mission, and fulfill the promise he made to Taizu back then.

Dongfang Liren has never seen Eunuch Cao speak to her in all these years. When he heard Eunuch Cao begging to see her, he naturally became serious in his heart. He turned around and walked towards the black office, asking along the way:

"Do you know why Eunuch Cao wants to see me?"

Shang Jianli shook his head: "I don't know about the humble position."

Dongfang Liren didn't ask any questions when he saw this, and quickly led a large group of followers into the Black Yamen dungeon.

Knowing that Prince Jing was coming here, the dungeon was cleaned in advance. Candles were lit in the originally gloomy and underworld-like corridor, making it look bright and bright, no longer depressing.

Dongfang Liren quickly walked through several cells, and was thinking about what Eunuch Cao wanted to do with her, when she suddenly heard a few words from a cell:

"Brother, is Master Ye back?"

"There are so many footsteps, I guess it's time to cry out for injustice..."

Bang bang bang——

Unfortunately, before the injustice was shouted out, the frightened Chief Heiya rapped twice on the iron fence with the handle of his knife, and the dungeon was immediately silenced.

Dongfang Liren recalled for a moment, and then she remembered who was in Room No. 1. Since the person was detained by Master Tangtang himself, she did not dare to release him on her own initiative, so she ignored him and quickly arrived at the third floor of the dungeon.

The iron door on the third floor of the dungeon has been opened, revealing an elegant study room. Meng Jiao and She Long stood next to it with quite respectful expressions. After all, when Eunuch Cao was the general manager, he treated them as yamen errands more or less. All have the gift of guidance.

There is no way to stop Eunuch Cao from returning to his full glory. The supplies obtained for this purpose can only sustain his life. At this time, he has no combat power at all, and the defense is naturally not very tight.

Dongfang Liren walked through the tunnel and came to the underground study. He looked up and saw Eunuch Cao dressed in a red robe. He was meticulously dressed. There was not much expression on his pale face. He just bowed and stood quietly and said:

"Old slave Cao Qianqiu, pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Second Princess."

When Dongfang Liren heard that Eunuch Cao still called her princess instead of respectfully calling her Prince Jing, she realized that Eunuch Cao was still trying to get into trouble, and her heart felt cold.

Dongfang Liren sat down on the chair brought by the maid, thought for a while and raised his hand slightly:

"Excuse me, Mr. Cao, why do you want to see me? But it's not comfortable to live here?"

Eunuch Cao was as slow and calm as ever, with a calm voice:

"I recently read through the old history of the previous dynasties and remembered something important. This year is the year of Guimao. The year of Guimao before Jiazi was at the end of the war of the Three Kingdoms. Emperor Yan Gong escaped into Nanxiao Mountain and Taizu conquered Tuzhou. , Beiliang secretly attacked the Northwest Royal Court, causing the Northwest Royal Court to collapse...

"After the northwest royal court was attacked, King Tianlang asked Wei for help, intending to destroy Liang with Wei. But Beiliang then returned the land of the four counties of Yanzhou and gave Taizu six kilograms of snow lake flowers. In order to treat the martyrs who were injured in the war, and because the Wei Dynasty was in need of recuperation and recuperation, Taizu finally negotiated peace with Beiliang and did not send troops..."

As a descendant of the royal family, Dongfang Liren naturally understood the history of the founding of the country and nodded:

"Indeed, what does Mr. Cao mean?"

Eunuch Cao continued: "The Snow Lake Flower in Beiliang was snatched from the hands of the Qinchi tribe. Because it was picked the previous year, the stock was huge, so the harvest was quite rich.

"Based on the experience of the previous dynasties fighting for the Snow Lake Flower, the Snow Lake Flower blooms sometimes one or two years earlier, sometimes one or two years later, but there has never been an exception. The last time the Snow Lake Flower bloomed, it has been six years. eleven years……"

As soon as the Snow Lake Flowers bloom, the imperial court naturally pays close attention to them in recent years. However, the guards of Snow Lake Forest in Queen Zuoxian's Garden are all close confidants. It is almost impossible to see the situation of Snow Lake Forest. It can only be seen in Tianlang. Search for wild flowering plants by the lakeside to determine the situation.

Dongfang Liren heard this, thought for a while and said:

"The Holy One has sent spies to search the shores of Tianlang Lake before winter begins. However, Tianlang Lake is too big and the patrols are strict. No news has come back yet..."

Eunuch Cao nodded slightly and continued unhurriedly:

"The old slave is a servant of the Dongfang family. Although he does not obey the orders of the eldest princess, the Snow Lake Flower has benefited the descendants of the Dongfang family for sixty years. No matter who takes the throne, this thing must be missing. The old slave cannot sit back and watch this matter go wrong.

"I'm asking to see the second princess today because I want to ask for orders to handle the matter outside the customs. If it doesn't open this year, I will bring the Snow Lake Flower back to Yun'an next year."

When Dongfang Liren heard Eunuch Cao's request to do something for the court, he was not surprised. After all, the Snow Lake Flowers that were brought back did not belong to the two sisters. Instead, they went into the Wei treasury and belonged to the following generations of emperors from the Dongfang clan. Cao As the chief steward, the father-in-law doesn't have to do anything for the empress, but he still has to worry about matters concerning the children and grandchildren of the Dongfang family.

Eunuch Cao has been a housekeeper all his life and has never made any mistakes. Dongfang Liren can feel relieved when doing things. But she knows that Eunuch Cao doesn’t want to live at all and just wants to sacrifice his life for justice. If he really goes to grab the snow lake flowers, he will definitely burn every last drop. Blood, fight to the death to get more for Dongfang's descendants, so that this life will have a beginning and an end.

After all, Dongfang Liren was not an emperor. He did not have such a decisive emperor's heart. He had been taught martial arts by Eunuch Cao since he was a child. He knew clearly that the other party had a death wish, so he nodded calmly. After thinking about it for a while, he said:

"I will discuss this matter with the Lord and give an answer to Manager Cao in a few days."

Eunuch Cao bowed and said: "Time is of the essence. The old slave knows the temperament of the eldest princess and is hesitant, but as an emperor, for the sake of the overall situation, he will still agree.

"Since Your Highness is the regent, you should share the worries of the eldest princess. Your Highness can make the decision on these matters, or let Prime Minister Li make the decision. Afterwards, it will be clear that the eldest princess may blame you, but the matter is over and there is no other way. You will feel much better.

"And Your Highness lets the eldest princess make the decision, what can the eldest princess do?"

Dongfang Liren was stunned by this question, and he understood what Eunuch Cao meant - evildoers require ministers to take responsibility for themselves, and the monarch cannot be allowed to personally order such things as using loyal ministers and good generals as consumables.

Dongfang Liren understood the truth, but still did not reply immediately. He stood up and said:

"I will discuss with Prime Minister Li first. General Manager Cao does not need to be impatient. Nowadays, there are many heroes in the Wei Dynasty. Unlike in the past, only General Manager Cao and the Imperial Advisor guarded the capital. If necessary, choices must be made. Even if Beiliang has already been captured. Snow Lake Flowers, Night Terror Hall can also make them vomit out.”

The last time Eunuch Cao saw Ye Jingtang, Qiu Tianhe had just been released from prison. He didn't understand the situation outside, so he really didn't know what kind of situation Ye Jingtang had grown into now.

Seeing what Dongfang Liren said, Eunuch Cao no longer insisted and just leaned forward to send him off respectfully.

Dongfang Liren turned around and walked out of the dungeon. When he arrived at Mingyu's downstairs, he turned around and said:

"Meng Jiao, please write a letter and send it to Ye Jingtang to explain what happened just now and ask him not to be impatient. He will spend the New Year with the Queen Mother and His Majesty first, and then allow me to find out more about the situation and then come and deal with this matter. The injury is gradually leaving , go ask Prime Minister Li to come over."

"As commanded."

Meng Jiao and Shang gradually separated, and after accepting the order, they left separately...

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The following words are added afterward, not counting coins:

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