Lu Bai pushed open the door and entered the study.
He did not disturb Gu Qinghuan, but sat on the chair next to him, took Gu Qinghuan's tea cup and took a sip to moisten his throat, and then looked out the window at the Qinhuai River.
The Qinhuai River is extremely quiet.
Even the brothels and boats have become quiet, and I don’t know what is hidden there.
Occasionally, the water surface rippled, breaking the moonlight. It was probably fish emerging from the water, or maybe it was water ghosts. The ripples they made and the water splashes they made were so crisp and clear to the ears.
Snap!
Gu Qinghuan put down his pen and asked Lu Bai: "How is Wang Changkang's new play?"
"It's okay, but it's much worse than "The Peony Pavilion"." Lu Bai turned around and looked at Gu Qinghuan, "Why are you up so late at night waiting for me?"
Gu Qinghuan sighed leisurely and sat across from Lu Bai, "The Queen is pregnant."
Lu Bai subconsciously blurted out, "If you have it, it's okay. As for you waiting until midnight, it's not mine. If you have it - wait a minute!"
Lu Bai came back to his senses.
He looked at Gu Qinghuan and said, "The queen released this demon bookcase. Did she release it for the sake of the child in her belly?"
Gu Qinghuan nodded.
When she went back to report to the Queen Mother this morning, the two of them thought about it for a while, but before they could come up with an answer, the Queen, who went to greet the Queen Mother, told her everything.
Her idea of inventing the demon book and releasing it from the palace was very simple, letting King Luo and the officials behind her fight fiercely with King Kang, attracting all the attention inside and outside the palace to it, thus ignoring her belly.
"When she gives birth to the legitimate son, all the disputes will disappear now." Lu Bai admired him. He is worthy of being a member of the Gu family. This strategy is really good. "At that time, all the officials will consciously leave King Luo and stand beside the legitimate son."
Behind you."
As the saying goes, there are direct descendants, but no direct descendants.
The reason why the officials stood beside King Luo and fought with the emperor and the Lu family who belonged to King Kang was that the most important flag was that King Luo was the eldest son. Now that there was a legitimate son in front of the eldest son, the officials had to turn around and support him.
legitimate son.
Especially for the Gu family, a prince who is a maid is not a member of the Gu family after all. This legitimate son has the blood of the Gu family. Of course, he must help him wholeheartedly, even at all costs, just like he once gave up Gu Qinghuan in exchange for the Lu family's support for the current emperor.
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"This calculation is really loud." Lu Bai's tone was full of respect.
He has never seen this queen before. In the past, this queen was a transparent person to him. She was a tool who was supported by the Queen Mother and the Gu family. He never expected that this tool would become famous without making a sound.
"But how did she know that she was carrying a legitimate son? What if it was a daughter?" Lu Bai asked.
"Is it important?"
Gu Qinghuan felt that Lu Bai still thought too simply about the struggle for power.
No matter whether the child in the queen's belly is a boy or a girl, those people will try their best to strangle it in the cradle. The 50% risk is actually very high.
Lu Bai was taught, "That's true."
Yun Niang came in with a basin of water at this time. She helped Lu Bai wash his hands and face, and then asked Gu Qinghuan to wash his hands and face.
Then, Yun Niang brought another basin of bath water, took off Lu Bai's shoes and washed his feet.
Gu Qinghuan sat next to him, "Not only was she responsible for the demon book case, she was also the one who vigorously promoted your transfer to the capital."
Lu Bai thought thoughtfully, "Four months ago?"
Gu Qinghuan nodded.
After learning that Gu Qinghuan was in Yancheng and that there was Lu Bai who had entered the spiritual realm beside her, the queen had already made this idea. However, in order to keep it secret, she did not tell Gu Qinghuan that she was pregnant, but only advised Gu Shu
He and the Queen Mother asked them to transfer Lu Bai to the capital as soon as possible so that the fourth aunt could return to the capital as soon as possible.
"She feels that with the two of us by her side, we can be there to help her one day when she becomes pregnant and cannot hide it," said Gu Qinghuan.
It's too easy to kill a fetus.
Regardless of methods such as medicine, witchcraft, or exorcism, it is too easy to kill a fetus. The Gu family has a great business and has several children practicing in the inkstone pool, but it is difficult for them to do so due to the rules of the sect.
Return to the capital to protect the queen.
Even if Xiyanchi allows the children of the Gu family or sends children to protect the fetus in the queen's belly, I am afraid that there will be a heavy price to pay, so it is the best choice to let Lu Bai, who has entered the realm of cultivation, return to the capital.
It's just that the queen didn't expect it. She just wanted to have another protector around her. She never expected that Lu Bai could practice so fast. Now that Lu Bai is protecting her, she will feel completely safe.
This is also the reason why she said it happily today.
After Gu Qinghuan finished speaking, he looked at Lu Bai.
Lu Bai glanced at her and said, "Don't look at me. I don't care. It doesn't matter who becomes the emperor. It's all up to you."
He wiped his feet with Yun Niang's help.
Lu Qinghuan chuckled, "Do we have a choice?"
No matter from any point of view, Gu Qinghuan had to help the queen. After all, the queen still called her aunt. What's more, before getting married, because the queen was only a few years younger than her, they almost grew up together.
Lu Qinghuan could not remain indifferent to her plea.
Lu Bai nodded, "I understand."
He took out a paper crane from his arms and said, "Let her wear this thing all year round. It can withstand an attack from masters below the Sky Breaking Realm."
Lu Bai took out another lantern from the desk behind him, "This is called a ghost lantern. Within the light of this lantern, evil spirits have nowhere to hide. It can also suppress the evil spirits below the mountain range."
Lu Bai took out everything from the bottom of the box.
As for the ghost-calling talisman and the ghost-expelling talisman he has on hand, the Queen may not be able to use it. There is also a magical talisman that may be used, but Lu Bai has never used this magical talisman. It says that it can be used by gods, but Lu Bai doesn't
Know what it can invite.
It would be bad if a ghost fairy was invited.
"Okay, I'll leave it to her when I enter the palace tomorrow." Lu Qinghuan said happily.
At least she had an explanation to the queen. Otherwise, her niece would beg her, but she would not be able to do anything, and she would always feel guilty.
"I'll go to the palace tomorrow too." Lu Bai stood up and stretched.
He estimated that if he went to investigate Liu Yan today, the emperor must have got the news. He would not fail to talk to Lu Bai. After all, the facts were there, and Lu Bai was investigating the case on behalf of the empress dowager. The emperor would always say
A word.
The rain is still pouring down.
Since it was late, Lu Bai didn't bother Gu Qinghuan, so they rested in the small building.
The rain keeps falling.
The raindrops on the eaves dripped into the water tank under the eaves, making a ticking sound, or they fell on the banana leaves and made a snapping sound. Lu Bai held Lu Qinghuan in his arms and listened to the sound of the spring rain. He did not feel disturbed, but felt very happy.
Warm.
Just like when I was a child, I hid my playmates in the quilt, leaving a crack to look outside, imagining that the quilt blocked the ghost, and then playing with my playmates under the quilt, so joyful and warm.
Just like this, listening to the spring rain in the middle of the night, while Lu Bai was having a spring and autumn dream with his arms around Gu Qinghuan, he accidentally glanced outside the window in a trance, and couldn't help but wake up.
It's very bright outside.
It's like burning half of the sky, and then the light falls on the wall and eaves outside the window.
Fortunately, it's a little far away, so don't worry too much.
Even so, Lu Bai decided to go out and check. It was no small matter to have such a big fire during the rainy season.
Lu Bai pulled away from the body that Lu Qinghuan was resting on, and in an instant his figure disappeared into the house, and then appeared on the high horse-head wall, with his feet on the tile eaves, standing against the wind in the drizzle.
The wind was a bit cold, blowing Lu Bai's hair and making his unlined clothes rustle.
Lu Bai followed the firelight and looked into the distance, frowning involuntarily, "Imperial Palace?"
Could it be that something went wrong on the Queen's side just as Gu Qinghuan said?
It can't be such a coincidence.
"You don't have to go. There is an inner study hall, and a respectable person cannot be burned to death." The sloppy Taoist priest didn't know when he appeared behind Lu Bai, and the unscrupulous monk was also there.
"If there are people who were burned to death, it was definitely the emperor who ordered them to be burned to death." The sloppy Taoist laughed and took a sip of wine.
Lu Bai's eyes narrowed and he remembered the queen who was burned to death when the Supreme Emperor was on the throne. It seemed that the Supreme Emperor was ruthless enough.
He looked away and looked back at the sloppy Taoist priest, "What's wrong with you? You're drinking outside on a rainy day."
Lu Bai glanced at the wicked monk again and saw that he was not drinking, but was sitting cross-legged on the ground and chanting sutras, "You guests are really weird."
The sloppy Taoist priest chuckled and said, "Do you know why this rainy day is called ghost weather? Because this is the time when there are few people and ghosts are out and about. The clouds cover the sky and block the sky. It is also a good time to practice."
"Your practice is drinking?" Lu Bai felt confused.
He asked them to rest early, then looked in the direction of the palace, and disappeared. When he reappeared, he had already appeared on the glazed tile eaves of the towering palace wall.
At this time, a light shirt appeared on him, a white cloud floating in the night wind.
Lu Bai looked over and saw that the imperial guards at the palace gate were orderly and quiet as usual. They were still guarding the palace gate in shock and turned a blind eye to the fire burning in the distance.
Lu Bai heard that fires often broke out in the palace, and there was one fire last year.
When he was killing the Jinyi Guard Qianhu, the craftsmen whom Jinyi Guard Qianhu extorted were the same craftsmen who had repaired the palace after the fire for the emperor.
These forbidden troops are very orderly, which shows that they have become accustomed to it.
Lu Bai glanced around and disappeared again, preparing to go to Fengqi Palace where the Queen was. Although he didn't care who sat on the throne, since Lu Qinghuan wanted to protect her niece, Lu Bai could help.
But when Lu Bai appeared in the harem, he had to show up and stand on the eaves of a roof.
On the ridge opposite him stood a white old eunuch.
His back was stooped, and the skin on his face had turned into walnut bark. He coughed from time to time, just like the elderly men you met on the street.
But appearing here, Lu Bai knew that he was not simple.
"Master Lu." The old eunuch bowed and said, "Please stay. Entry into the harem is prohibited without decree."
Lu Bai glanced around and found that the fire was not Fengqi Palace where the Queen was, but it was not far from Fengqi Palace. He didn't know which palace it was.
As long as it's not Fengqi Palace, Lu Bai felt relieved and said to the old eunuch: "Old man, I also have good intentions."
The old eunuch smiled kindly, "Of course I know Mr. Lu has good intentions. Otherwise, he wouldn't just stop him here. It's just that the harem is not allowed to enter without purpose. I hope Mr. Lu understands. As for the fire in the harem - it's just a fire.
Mr. Lu need not worry about the uninhabited palace being flooded."
Lu Bai nodded, "That's good."
He lowered his hands, said goodbye to the old eunuch, and then disappeared in a flash, leaving no trace.
"This Mr. Lu has come and gone without a trace. It's really remarkable." Xiao Ma, the little eunuch who used to accompany him on the roof of Juxian Pavilion, stood under the palace, looked up and said with envy after seeing Lu Bai disappear.
The old eunuch nodded, "It's a blessing or a curse to have such great cultivation at such a young age."
His figure flashed and then appeared next to Pony.
Xiao Ma supported him and asked curiously: "Master, if he forces his way in, can you stop him?"
"Me?" The old eunuch smiled and shook his head, "I can't do it, I have to take action from my ancestor."
Xiao Ma couldn't help but gasped.
Several of the ancestors in the inner study hall are all in the Ascension Realm. However, eunuchs cannot ascend, so they can only stay in the Ascension Realm and wait to die of old age. But being old and close to a demon, he can work with them, which shows how powerful Lu Bai is.
"Is this really our young man?" Xiao Ma felt incredible.
"There are people outside the world. It's not uncommon for a monster to appear. Don't be discouraged." The old eunuch touched the pony's head kindly, and looked towards the direction where Lu Bai disappeared, thinking that it was inappropriate just now, and when they meet again,
I must ask Lu Bai again where exactly Pangu Island is.
It has been more than two hundred years since Sanbao Eunuch founded the Inner Study Hall. The first eunuchs to enter the Ascension Realm have almost reached the point where their oil is exhausted. If they can no longer find the opportunity to extend their lifespan, all that awaits them is to turn into a handful of loess.
Practice and seek longevity.
Of course, those ancestors of the Neishu Hall do not like to die, nor do they want to die. They are all trying their best to survive. But if they cannot ascend, the only way to survive may be to go to Pangu Island.
It's just that Pangu Island is hard to find. Lu Bai, who came from Pangu Island, may be their only chance to successfully enter Pangu Island.
When Lu Bai returned to the room, Gu Qinghuan was still awake.
She asked Lu Bai, "What happened?"
"The palace is on fire, but the Queen Mother and the Queen are fine, don't worry." Lu Bai got into bed again, hugged Lu Qinghuan and fell asleep peacefully.
When Gu Qinghuan heard that the queen and the queen mother were fine, she turned around and fell asleep.
I slept until dawn.
When they got up to eat, the streets and the Qinhuai River were already bustling with activity. The sellers walking in the streets were constantly selling their goods, as if they were listening to music. Lu Bai sometimes stopped to listen intently to them soliciting business.
"I heard from people outside that the fire was quite big yesterday. If it hadn't rained, there would probably have been fewer palaces." Yun Niang inquired some information from outside.
She put down a tea cup and then said: "There are rumors outside that there are demons and ghosts causing trouble in the palace, so there are frequent fires."
Lu Bai thought it was very possible.
The palace is a Shura field, where countless people die every year, and there is a lot of resentment there, which may breed an evil spirit who sets fire to vent their anger.
"If there is an inner study hall, they will let the evil spirits set fire to it?" Gu Qinghuan asked.