Time passed quickly, and by late at night, there were too many mosquitoes, so Ning Xiusu sent palace maids to burn more mosquito repellent grass.

Since I couldn't sleep, I couldn't help but think by the candlelight.

According to the clues, it is assumed that the faceless weirdo in the Sanhua Temple is related to Bai Luofu...and this Bi Fu Dan Yu Tu is also related to Hu Xiaoxiao.

It seems that there is a big hand behind the scenes.

Ning Xiusu thought of Hu Xiaoxiao, and naturally, he also thought of Hua Jianbai.

If something happens to Hu Xiaoxiao, Hua Jianbai will definitely come to the palace.

He acts recklessly, and when he does, he'll either break into the prison or the palace, and there will definitely be chaos...

But on second thought, so what? This person poisoned me and left without saying goodbye, so why would he care about these things?

Ning Xiusu blew out the candle and lay down on the couch.

There was still one day before the banquet, and nothing happened that night until Xihe lightly broke through the clouds, and the sun was shining brightly, and the green trees were shady.

Ning Xiusu had been in Lingnan for so long that the hidden part of the palace wall only existed in his memory.

He was basking in the sun for nothing, but once he left the Yuyan Palace, he felt a little lost.

I walked aimlessly based on my vague memory and somehow ended up in the Imperial Garden from the Long Corridor.

There are rockery pavilions and lush flowers and trees in the garden. White marble railings surround a pool of clear water, and lotus tips emerge from the water among the clusters of lotus leaves, looking gorgeous.

Suddenly, the sound of children playing came into the ears, diluting the solemnity in the palace.

Ning Xiusu's heart moved, and he looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a young child about five or six years old chasing a tit, jumping towards the rockery.

The child did not look like someone from the Central Plains. He had thick black hair and silver ornaments hanging around his waist.

"Oh, Prince, be careful!"

The maids in the palace followed him all the way, fearing that he would get bumped.

Ning Xiusu was not far away, but he did not attract anyone's attention.

It was assumed that the child was the prince Qi'an who was held hostage in Dayan.

In the follow-up story to the finale of the book, Qi'an Kingdom and Dayan have always been at odds, and there have been constant frictions on the border. If the prince had not come to the court a few years ago, the war would certainly not have been stopped.

Despite this, Qi'an is still restless at the border...

As he was thinking about it, he saw the small figure bump into someone head-on.

"I'm sorry...I didn't mean it."

The man was about thirteen or fourteen, with a dot of cinnabar between his eyebrows. It was Fang Xingye. He had just come out of the Secretary's Office when he was bumped into. He couldn't help but frown, his expression seeming to be displeased.

The nanny was shocked when she saw this, and quickly pulled the young master to kneel down.

These were all born to a great monarch, so why should he kneel down when he sees them?

Although the young master was frightened, he followed the etiquette of Qi Anguo and quickly bowed to him.

Fang Xingye was a domineering person. Even after hearing his apology, he did not calm down. He kicked the man to the ground.

"He's really a barbarian kid, he doesn't know any etiquette at all, what bad luck!"

The messy black hair rolled on the ground with the child, and only then could one see clearly that under Xihe's faint light, the little boy's head was clearly full of silver hair.

"Hey, you're the one who's so violent, aren't you? I've already apologized to you! Why are you still hitting me?"

Fang Xingye's eyes were as sharp as a knife. "What do you mean by 'you'? When you meet me, how should you address me? Didn't the censor teach you?"

As Fang Xingye spoke, he grabbed the child's clothes and was about to attack.

"Second Prince, this hostage has just arrived in our court, so he's bound to be unfamiliar with some things. Why bother with a big fight?"

There was a sound of slow footsteps, and the voice was like a gentle breeze, touching the silk strings.

"Oh, it's the emperor's uncle."

Fang Xingye's attitude had always been unfriendly, but he did loosen his grip. As if he was disgusted by the child's dirtiness, he wiped his fingers with a handkerchief.

"Uncle Emperor has been away from the palace for a long time, and perhaps he is unaware of Qi An's actions on the border. Now he is speaking in favor of the hostage of the enemy country. It is no wonder that he was exiled to the border areas."

This man is young, but he is quite good at talking.

Ning Xiusu said calmly, "I simply feel that those who have come from afar are guests and should be treated with courtesy."

"I have no right to interfere with my actions, my uncle!"

"Since you call me the Emperor's uncle, I will remind Your Highness to be magnanimous and tolerant."

In just a few words, the atmosphere became tense.

"Hey, Second Prince, why are you here?"

A clerk came forward and whispered something in his ear. Only then did Fang Xingye restrain his arrogance and turn away.

The first bird to stick its head out will be shot. Ning Xiusu originally didn't want to stand out, perhaps because he felt that this child was somewhat similar to the humble one in his distant memory.

He was just about to leave, and just as he reached the corridor, the young master Qi'an followed him. He didn't say a word, but after a moment he came forward and tugged at Ning Xiu's robe.

Ning Xiusu lowered his eyes, somewhat puzzled.

The young master's eyes were very light, sparkling with joy, and his messy hair had a silver luster and was scattered around his eyebrows.

"Brother Mermaid, it really is you."

This call was really confusing, as it was his first time in the palace in more than ten years.

"What, you know me?"

He squatted down and asked.

The young master had something clenched in his palm. He nodded and smiled brightly.

"Of course. The last time you came, you told me I could meet you here. I've already memorized everything you asked me to memorize."

Ning Xiu was stunned for a moment, listening to him stuttering as if he was reciting something.

"The order of the nine categories is fifteen. Taking eight as the base, add five and you get twenty-three, which is Gen. Divide by five, and the remainder is three, which is Li, which symbolizes fire and brightness."

This is the hexagram...

Ning Xiusu was confused: "Is this what I asked you to carry?"

He said, "Yes, it was you, brother, who told me that and made me memorize it. You also said something to clear up my confusion, but the time has not come yet."

Ning Xiusu was not sure whether this puzzled him or not. Anyway, he was quite confused after hearing this passage.

"Brother Mermaid, how long will you stay here? Are you going back?"

Ning Xiusu thought he was asking when he would return to Lingnan, so he replied, "Probably after the banquet."

"Does that mean I can't see you anymore?"

Qi'an's prince was brought to the court as a hostage, so it's better not to get too involved. Ning Xiusu smiled and said:

"In this world, fate is everything. Perhaps..."

Before he finished speaking, he seemed to know what was coming next.

"I'll wait for that day."

After saying that, he handed him a talisman that looked like jade and bone.

It is as thick as a thumb, crystal clear all over, and has some red edges.

Ning Xiusu was startled for a moment, and when he came to his senses, the child had already run away.

How strange...

The breeze blows and the bamboo leaves rustle.

When he returned to Yuyan Hall in the afternoon, he took out a pen and paper and wrote down the hexagram.

The order of the nine categories is fifteen. Taking eight as the base, add five and you get twenty-three, which is Gen. Divide by five, and the remainder is three. Li represents fire, which means brightness.

Gen means mountain, and Li means fire, so it is called Zhao.

What does it mean?

Add fifteen, take eight as the base, add five and you get twenty-three... Divide by five, what is the remainder three?

These hexagrams represent the number of strokes, if added together.

It's an ink character.

Mountain, Zhao, Mo.

This hexagram sentence corresponds to Lingshan Taibu.

If I hadn't read a lot of miscellaneous books, I might not be able to solve this riddle.

But what is the Order of the Nine Categories?

Ning Xiusu felt a headache when he held the jade-like and bone-like talisman, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Nothing happened for half a day. After dinner, it was already dark.

Palace lanterns were hung on the eaves of the Yuyan Hall. The lights were like stars, illuminating the vermilion lacquered pillars and glazed tiles of the hall, emitting a soft glow.

Inside the hall, the stove with raised legs and dragon patterns was burning mosquito-fumigating grass of poor quality, which made people dizzy and headache.

Ning Xiu was resting as if he was emptying his mind. He had just closed his eyes to put away his worries when he suddenly heard a cat meowing outside the window, which startled him and disturbed his sweet dream.

He was inexplicably irritated, so he went out with the black cat, but he saw that the stars were dim and the night light was faintly shining on the corridors between the palace walls.

Suddenly, I saw a figure not far away, no, it should be two figures, one of whom was timid and clumsy, lying on the wall.

One of the young men could only be heard whispering anxiously, "Oh, you're so stupid! I told you to wait outside the palace, but you insisted on following me!"

The person lying on the ground raised his buttocks and cried out in pain:

"Auntie, how would I know it was stealth? Is it really reliable? If we are seen by the imperial guards, we will be finished."

The young man said, "Can you be smarter? We are following the map. There are few patrols here. Just don't make any noise..."

Why do these two idiots look so much like Pu Boyu and Hua Jianbai?

Ning Xiusu stood behind the rockery, hidden in the shadows of the dense bamboo forest. This happened to be a blind spot, and the two men did not notice him standing there.

Pu Boyu lowered his voice and said, "No, auntie, I don't think these should be hidden from the prince. If I ask the prince for help, there is no need to sneak around here..."

"What are you looking for?" Hua Jianbai said impatiently, "He has entered Tongyou. Sooner or later, we will not be on the same path. If we see him next time, we should take a detour."

Pu Boyu said aggrievedly: "But I always feel that it's not fair. After all, he treats us so well, and we still have a lot of things to hide from him..."

"Ayu, we have to make decisions in an emergency. We are in this unreliable space, so why should we care about personal relationships?"

Sure enough, there is something wrong with these two people.

Ning Xiusu's figure was hidden in the haze, and the moonlight seemed to cast a light frost.

He felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, which contracted with each breath.

I didn't notice when Hua Jianbai and Pu Boyu disappeared, I just knew that the night was so dark and suffocating.

"Woo~"

It was the black cat again, standing not far away and calling out to him, but he was too lazy to chase it away.

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