Not long after Concubine Pei returned to Qianqiu Palace, she heard a message from the palace officials that Eunuch Liu was here.
She changed her clothes and came out to meet people: "Eunuch Liu, does your Majesty have anything else to tell you?"
Eunuch Liu saluted and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are still so polite. Just call me Xiao Xizi." He paused and answered the previous question, "It's not your Majesty's business. It's because you left something behind. Take a look.
Is this jade pendant yours?"
Looking at the jade pendant that Eunuch Liu took out, Concubine Pei's eyes flashed and she said with a smile: "Oh, it is really lost by me. I have been worried about Your Majesty lately, and if you lose it carelessly, it will trouble Eunuch Liu. You too, just ask someone to send it to you.
That’s it, I’m going to make this trip myself.”
"I'm worried that those boys are careless, so I haven't come to your Majesty's place for a long time to ask for a cup of tea, so I came here in person. Your Majesty, you don't think this slave has too many things to do, right?"
Concubine Pei understood: "How could it be? I just can't sleep. Now that you're here, let's take a look at the new paintings painted yesterday."
"yes."
Concubine Pei immediately ordered the palace servants to make tea and led Eunuch Liu into Lingding Pavilion.
Everyone knows that Concubine Pei's studio is not allowed to be entered casually. But Liu Gonggong's ancestor was a porcelain maker. He didn't know a few words, but he was proficient in the changes of color light and shade. Because of this, he favored the concubine and was often invited by the concubine.
Appreciating paintings makes people envious.
Tea and snacks were brought, and the palace servants bowed and left.
They were the only two people left in the studio.
Concubine Pei's painting was still on the desk, and the two began to discuss it.
After saying this, Eunuch Liu lowered his voice and moved his lips slightly: "When you came, the ANBU commander was in the Mingguang Palace."
Concubine Pei replied, lowering her voice: "Because of that?"
"That's right. Then he went to Siya and summoned several night bats from the ANBU."
Concubine Pei looked shocked, her hand holding the drawing paper trembling slightly.
As soon as Yang Shu left two years ago, Eunuch Liu took his place in the Imperial City Division and served as the emperor's eyes. Wan Dabao may not have known that the emperor summoned the ANBU commander, but it was not difficult for Eunuch Liu to know.
Within the Imperial City Department, Liao Ying lurks in the army and is responsible for external intelligence, but Ye Bat is responsible for assassinations full-time.
If the night bats are out, it means the emperor wants to kill people.
"Are they going to the northwest?"
"Never leave ten." Eunuch Liu said softly, "Mother, please make preparations in advance."
Concubine Pei barely managed to calm down: "Okay, I understand." She bowed deeply to him again and said, "I can't say thank you for your kindness."
Liu Gonggong said: "One drink and one peck. If you want to thank me, thank your empress for your kindness in the early years."
After saying a few more words, Eunuch Liu resigned.
Concubine Pei didn't feel any strange. She went back to take a bath and didn't mention it when she went to sleep.
On the second day, she had a headache. She called the imperial doctor to take her pulse, but she couldn't see anything unusual.
The emperor stayed with him for a long time and said, "Let's ask the imperial master to come over. I happen to feel uneasy too."
In the afternoon, the national preceptor Xuan Fei entered the palace.
…
Fu Jin wandered around and went to Wangji to eat pig head meat.
He was a regular customer. The boss greeted him and asked, "Still the same?"
Fu Jin laughed: "Same old thing."
He has become famous in the capital in the past two years, and even the boss knows him. The braised pork platter he cuts is particularly good.
Fu Jin sat down at his usual spot upstairs, drank wine, ate meat, and looked at the pedestrians and scenery below, enjoying himself.
After a while, an elegant and soft voice sounded from below: "Bring a pot of wine and cut some meat as you like."
Then there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and Xuanfei came up in regular clothes.
Wangji is a small shop, and the seating areas are only separated by various flowers and plants.
Without squinting his eyes, he sat down on the seat next to him, back to back with Fu Jin, separated only by a bamboo curtain.
Fu Jin only heard a soft "ding" sound in his ear, and the noisy sounds on the street disappeared.
He sighed helplessly: "I just came here to sit and eat some meat. Why are you here too? If you encounter any trouble, tell me!"
"Big trouble." Xuan Fei's voice came, "The imperial concubine asked me to enter the palace today. That matter has changed."
"Oh?" Fu Jin became serious.
The imperial concubine has always known the importance, and communication inside and outside is not easy. If it is not a big deal, she will not take the risk to see Xuanfei.
"In the morning of this morning, the Holy Admiral suppressed the matter and reprimanded the censor."
"Yeah." The affairs in the court could not be hidden from Fu Jin. The prince complained to him for a long time when he returned, thinking that the emperor was partial to Yang Shu and did not even take such rumors seriously.
"However, last night, the Imperial City Department's ANBU night bats were dispatched, and they most likely went to the northwest."
Fu Jin was stunned for a moment and even forgot to drink the wine.
"Is the news accurate?"
"It should be correct."
Fu Jin nodded: "I understand."
No more words came from his neighbor, and soon he heard the sounds of the street again.
Xuan Fei sat for a while and then left.
Fu Jin sat leisurely until the night market, then returned with a belly full of braised pork.
He turned around in the alley and finally entered Prime Minister Lu's Mansion.
When Lu Qian saw him coming again, he was so angry that he wanted to kill him with a memorial.
"What are you doing here again? I already made it clear last time. It's best to keep this matter cold. If everyone doesn't take it seriously, it will be nothing in the end. The more you take it seriously, the more trouble will happen!"
Fu Jin didn't say a word, and knelt down with a plop, with a sad expression on his face: "Old Prime Minister, I'm really asking you to save my life this time!"
He always looked like a rogue when he came to the house, but his sudden behavior stunned Lu Qian.
"What? What are you doing?"
…
Yang Shu was satisfied and came out of the house after noon.
Ning Xiu was busy with the military doctor all morning. When he came back, he saw him sitting there blowing the wind and drinking tea, with a springy look on his face.
What should I do if I suddenly feel like killing someone?
I no longer want this junior brother, can master forgive him?
What is a better way to die than to relieve anger?
The above thoughts ran through his mind several times, and Ning Xiu pressed back the hand that was about to move with an expressionless expression.
"Hey, good morning, senior brother!"
Ning Xiu looked at the sun above his head: "Is it early?"
Yang Shu laughed and waved: "Brother, you came just in time. I got some strange things from the Hu people and I was planning to give them to you. Look, this is the Hu monk's secret medicine. It is said that eating it can strengthen bones.
, I also got a prescription. This seems to be the music score of Tianyin Palace. I heard it is a sect in the Western Region that specializes in sound wave skills. See if it works. Also, your sword doesn't seem to be very good.
So, I got a large piece of meteorite iron, and I’ll forge a new one sometime..."
Ning Xiu exhaled slowly.
Well, Master, your little apprentice has survived.
After listening to his lengthy introduction, Ning Xiu put the things in one by one and asked: "Are you going out this time when you come back? Winter is not far away."
Yang Shu said: "There are at least two months left." After a pause, he looked at him with a smile, "Senior brother, you may need help next time you go out. Can you come with me?"
Ning Xiu: "..."
He knew that things were not so easy to collect. (To be continued)