The thunder gradually subsided, and the pale golden sky slowly rose. In an instant, an arc-shaped semi-bright rainbow appeared in the middle of the sky, with its legs hanging down, reddish, light brown, and yellow rings looming.
The surviving demon soldiers had long since collapsed to the ground, and no one had the energy or interest to appreciate the beautiful scenery at this time.
Even the little dragon was lying on the ground, with a lot of scales falling off and blood flowing. If anyone could see it, it would be clear that it looked exactly like the little dragon in the jade plate that Eunuch Zhao had just seen.
Fortunately, although it looks miserable, it actually does not damage the vitality. It is just a flesh wound and the energy is exhausted. You only need to rest and you can slowly recover.
However, the fox den in Qingqiu suffered heavy losses.
After finally overcoming this disaster, all the foxes collapsed on the ground, gasping for air.
Youhu gasped, got up and took inventory, and soon reported: "Master Qiu, we have suffered a lot. The young fox smelled the thunder from the sky. Because he was not careful, two of them died, but the spiritual energy absorbed in one mouthful has been dispersed."
"The rest of us worked together to resist the thunder. We had to act as a shield for the uncultivated young fox. We didn't dare to retreat at all. We were also seriously injured and needed to recuperate for a long time."
The big fox suddenly showed a distressed expression. He didn't know how the fox's face showed this expression. The adult fox just gave it up. The young fox said before that it is difficult for nature to provide the aura of transformation. They all went to the blessed land of Qingqiu and absorbed a sip.
Reiki, use this as a seed to continue practicing.
Now that the spiritual energy absorbed in this mouthful has been shaken away, it has to be done again. There is not much spiritual energy in the blessed land, so doesn't it make it feel distressed?
After a while, the big fox screamed to comfort: "Although this is a natural disaster, it is not caused by breaking through the bottleneck, but a change of destiny, a punishment, and an opportunity!"
"To be able to attract such a celestial phenomenon and bombard us, a noble person who is destined to our clan must have appeared. Ai Ying, you are the least injured. Go out of Qingqiu to find that girl and see if she has found someone!
"
"No matter what happened, find out what happened and come back!"
"Yes!" a fox responded.
royal palace
Passing through the Imperial Garden, which was already in bloom, and on the gravel path, Eunuch Zhao and the man holding the jade plate placed in the brocade box were walking in silence.
After walking a little further, they reached the imperial study room. Ahead of the fork in the road, a young eunuch hurriedly walked towards him, and Eunuch Zhao stopped immediately.
"Sir, something happened..." The little eunuch came to Eunuch Zhao's side and whispered a few words.
Eunuch Zhao frowned: "You are so bold that you dare to openly commit murder in the capital. Are all the infantry and yamen doing nothing? You cannot rely on them alone. Go tell Fang Zhen and say that not one of the perpetrators can escape."
As for Lin Yuqing..."
This is no longer easy to handle.
When it comes to Lin Yuqing, it is easy to pull out the carrot and bring it out of the mud, and let Fang Zhen catch it, exposing something that should not be exposed... After such a hesitation, he noticed the curious glance of the alchemist holding the jade plate.
Eunuch Zhao: "Let this matter be left to the relevant yamen for handling."
He kicked the ball back directly.
After saying that, he stopped talking and asked the young eunuch to convey the news, and continued to lead the alchemist holding the jade plate towards the royal study.
When he arrived, he bowed slightly and went in quietly.
Chief eunuchs like him can come in directly without having to report.
When I came in, I found that there were two groups of people in the imperial study room.
One of them was the chief examiner in charge of the imperial examination. He was a well-known bachelor in the court. He stood aside respectfully with a calm expression, like a wood carving and clay sculpture.
The person being questioned by the emperor was a female official.
Eunuch Zhao took a look and found that she was a female official from Yong'an Palace, so he was not surprised.
Now that the emperor and empress are showing signs of breaking the ice, it is understandable that the emperor is concerned about the empress' affairs.
Just like now, the emperor ignored the standing official and asked: "How is the queen's daily meal?"
The female officer respectfully replied: "My Majesty, I have eaten a lot recently, especially the fruits that your Majesty rewarded me a few days ago. I also used some of them and said they were very appetizing."
"That's good." The emperor nodded, and then said: "The queen has heart palpitations. It is very important that she sleeps peacefully. Those of you who serve closely should also be more careful. The incense sent last time,
It’s just to help the Dark God sleep, but have you ordered it?”
"Back to the Emperor, I didn't let you light any incense, but I seem to like the incense you gave me. I even incenseed the quilt, so I was able to sleep a little longer than before."
The female officer thought for a moment: "Also, the queen drank maple dew tea two days ago, and she agreed."
The emperor listened carefully and smiled: "The queen and I have similar tastes. Maple dew tea is maple dew made from the young leaves of fragrant maple. Add it to the tea soup and drink one cup every morning when you get up early. It is very refreshing."
"But no matter how helpful it is, don't be greedy. The Queen and I are enemies. You have to serve her with all your heart. If you can serve me well, then you have to retire!"
"Send General Yuan's article here." When the emperor faced the ministers, he changed his face again, and his expression was a bit dull.
The bachelor had long been accustomed to facing such an emperor. The emperor was as gentle as he was to the female official just now, but he felt that he had done something wrong and was about to be liquidated.
Seeing that the emperor finally asked about him, he had to hand over the article in person.
Eunuch Zhao quickly took it and then handed it to the emperor.
The emperor opened it and read the article about the palace examination. If nothing else, this word made the emperor frown slightly.
Before that, during the examination, the emperor had asked Su Ziji's handwriting to be pulled out and read in person. Although the handwriting had not changed, during the examination, Su Ziji's handwriting was very beautiful, and the article in the imperial examination was
The handwriting is a little sloppy, less elegant and leisurely, and more impetuous.
But he frowned, and relaxed again after reading the content of the article.
During the examination, although Su Ziji's handwriting was good, his writing made the emperor's heart ache. Now, the handwriting on the paper was a bit poor, but the content of the article was more mellow than during the examination.
But it’s not like I would rather try.
Just a different style.
It is also a good article that can be spread widely, and there is not much distinction between high and low.
After reading it in silence, the emperor did not express his opinion first, but asked the ministers in front of him: "What do you think?"
"I feel that the charm of the article alone is truly astonishing." The scholar lowered his head slightly and replied.
When he said this, he couldn't help but think of the end of the trial and the change in the emperor's attitude, so he didn't dare to go into too much detail this time, so he only replied carefully.
The emperor was not angry this time, but was silent for a while: "Unfortunately, the handwriting is slightly worse."
After saying that, without saying anything about the result, he just waved his hand for the bachelor to go down.
When the great scholar arrived, he was still planning to accept the wrath of thunder again, but he did not expect that this time the emperor was very calm and did not show the slightest intention.
However, after many years of being an emperor, he had accumulated great prestige with decisive killings, so the great scholar only dared to think about it in his mind, responded respectfully, and then silently withdrew.