clean

Si He and the others followed their father-in-law into the palace gate, and after a short walk, another young eunuch appeared out of nowhere and blessed them, "Young Master Si, Your Highness Fourth Highness welcomes you."

Seeing this, the older father-in-law smiled, turned his head to look at Si He and said, "Master Si, it was originally the Fourth Highness who invited you to come to the palace for a short talk, look..."

"Okay, I got it." Si He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Lu Yu's gourd, and he had to choose to be in the palace if he wanted to see him, "Take me there."

……

But this road became more and more weird, gradually deviated from the main road, and passed several palaces that Si He was familiar with, but still did not reach the destination.The little eunuch leading the way didn't say a word, just walked straight forward alone, no matter what Si He called him, he always answered with a smile.

Finally, after walking for an unknown distance, the little eunuch finally stopped.

"Sir, we're here."

arrive?

What comes into view is a piece of luxuriant kapok that looks like fire, gorgeous and scorching, tender and blazing.

Si He looked at the plaque above the palace - Yongshenju.

Yongshen?What a big tone.He squinted his eyes, what place is this?Why is there no impression at all in memory.If he hadn't seen this kapok before, he would have thought he had come to the cold palace.

"Young Master Si, please go in." The little eunuch stood by the gate respectfully, lowered his head, and stopped talking.

Si He knew it was useless to ask him, so he tossed his clothes and strode in.It's strange to say that there are only two or three servants in this palace, and they are all children, wearing clothes that don't fit, but their faces are quiet and cute.

How did Lu Yu find this place?

He felt weird in his heart, stepped through the second door, and finally saw a man sitting in the lobby.The man wore layers upon layers of extremely luxurious brocade robes, with dark patterns embroidered on the satin bottom and borders painted with gold thread. He wore a beautiful crown on his head and his face was like white jade. His age may be more than ten years older than Si He's, but he still looked very handsome. young.

"You are... Lord Master Master?" Si He was taken aback for a moment, and then bowed respectfully. In this world, Master Masters are no less than one person, and they are sometimes more prestigious than the emperor. .

But the premise is that this so-called master magician entered the palace as a saint, sacrificed to the gods, and announced it to the world.

"Si He, do you feel a little puzzled?" Guang Bai smiled gently, "Don't be alarmed, because this time, I was the one who invited you to my palace."

Si He understood in his heart that this Master Sorcerer knew that Lu Yu was on good terms with him, so he used Lu Yu as an excuse to trick him into coming to this palace. Presumably he didn't want outsiders to know that he invited him to this palace today.

"I'm not talented, I don't know why my lord invited me to come down to this palace." Si He bowed his head again and saluted. From the beginning to the end, he kept his head turned, not daring to meet the eyes of the lord magician.

He knew that there was a subtle feeling between the sorcerer and the sorcerer, just like him and Xiao Lushui.

He had heard about Guangbai, the master of Chengguo - rumored that he could command hundreds of beasts, just thinking about it, he knew what a magnificent scene it must be.Seeing that Guangbai is not very old, but mature and stable, he must have a very deep city.

Seeing that Guangbai didn't respond, Si He's heart was getting closer and closer to his throat. He only heard that the palace was quiet like a pool of stagnant water. Turning his head, he saw Guang Bai got up and walked to him.

And the crisp sound of the metal crashing did not come from anywhere else, it came from Guangbai's feet.

As he walked, the iron chain under his feet made a rattling sound. It was a dark iron shackle with the thickness of an adult man's wrist, which did not match his brocade clothes.

"I'm older than you, and I've seen a lot of turbulence and cunning in the world in this palace." Guang Bai smiled kindly and said: "You don't have to be so guarded against me, I know your identity, But I never told His Majesty."

Si He was startled, but he pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile: "I don't understand what Master Shu is talking about."

"Even before the state banquet, I knew you were not an extraordinary person." Guang Bai stood with his hands behind his back, and he couldn't hear the emotion in his words, "But I know that you are straightforward by nature, and keeping you in this palace is more like a torture took your wings."

"Like I am now, living a life under house arrest." Guangbai stared at him with a wry smile, Si He only felt that Guangbai's eyes were foggy, he couldn't see anything clearly, he couldn't understand anything.

"Many...thank you, Master Wizard." Si He licked his dry lips, now that there were only the two of them left in this huge hall, he actually felt a little apprehensive.

"I live in isolation in this busy palace. Your Majesty is afraid that I will rebel, so he resorted to this method." Guangbai walked slowly to the chair, sat down slowly, and said with a long sigh : "Even if I have the ability to command all kinds of beasts, it's hard to see even a bird outside this radius. How can I escape from this cage?"

"Master Shu, I want you to help me..." Si He frowned and said, "Do you want me to help you escape?"

"No." Guangbai smiled kindly, with bitterness and helplessness in his smile, "How can you have such a great ability, and I don't want to drag you down, I just want you to come and talk with me from time to time, talk about the outside world .”

"Everyone in the palace is afraid of me and dare not come to my Eternal God's Residence, and His Majesty is busy with affairs, so very few come here." Guang Bai looked at him, as if he had aged a few years, "As you can see, My servants and maids here are all children, and I don't have anyone to talk to."

"We have many similarities, we must be able to chat." Guangbai looked at him with a smile, his expression became unpredictable.

……

"Pa—" With a soft sound, Heizi settled down.

"Brother Huang, I won again." Ji Wanghuai picked up the tea bowl with a smile, blew away the foam on the surface of the tea, and took a small sip.

"Oh, it doesn't count, I didn't see it just now!" Prince Ji Qing said angrily, beating his chest and feet, he has fully recovered now.King Qi Guowen was overjoyed, not only lowered the tax, but also ordered the world to celebrate for three days.

"Brother Huang, why do you still have time to come to my palace now?" Ji Wanghuai laughed, "It's time for the Crown Princess to give birth to a little nephew."

"Well, yes!" As soon as this matter was mentioned, Ji Qingyan looked happy again. He was not in good health before, and thought that it would be a long time to hold his son, but he didn't expect that the child would be born soon.

"Congratulations, Brother Huang." Ji Wanghuai was sincerely happy for his brother, but he didn't expect the crown prince to change the subject and return to him, regretting: "It's you, you are so old , why haven’t you got married for so long, do you know how many women in Yecheng are devoted to you?”

"..." Ji Wanghuai didn't speak, and drank his tea with a sullen head.

"By the way, recently Linyuan has a princess who came to make a marriage, do you know about it?" Ji Qingyan restored the chessboard and asked casually.

"What?" Ji Wanghuai frowned and asked, "Didn't Father push this matter away?"

"Why did the father push it?" Ji Qingyan shook his head and smiled wryly: "That's Linyuan, Qiguo's only backer."

***

When Si He returned to the mansion, he locked himself in the house, thinking about everything Guang Bai said today.

"This picture scroll must be drawn by myself, and this blood must also be my own." He pondered Guangbai's words carefully in his heart, and began to prepare, no matter what, he could only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Although he didn't know Guangbai well, he didn't seem to be a malicious person, not to mention that he had never revealed his identity to anyone, and this alone could make him lower his guard.

After much deliberation, he still wrote a secret note to Ji Wanghuai, and with that blood, he recruited another pigeon: "Go, find Ji Wanghuai—"

……

"Wanghuai, like this, if you want to go to the border to lead troops, I won't stop you, but you must see this princess." King Wen stroked his beard, and said slowly: "The princess is already on the way, this time you don't want to see her." See you too."

"But Father," Ji Wanghuai said patiently, "Now we are being oppressed by Chengguo, isn't it because of Qiguo's lack of troops and insufficient training of soldiers. If we can reverse this situation, Chengguo will not be afraid .”

"That being said, but..." King Wen shook his head and sighed, "Let's wait for the princess to come and talk about this matter."

Ji Wanghuai went all the way back to the house with a cold face, feeling even more depressed, the servants and servants saw him, they didn't know who had offended the second prince, so they had to retreat to the side, for fear of blocking his eyes.

Jiuqing held the pigeon and hurried in from the outside, just bumping into Ji Wanghuai who was covered in cold, he took a few steps back tremblingly, stammering: "That...Second Highness...the pigeon is here, Si He pigeons..."

"Oh," Ji Wanghuai's expression softened slightly, "What did you say?"

"Say...he recently met Chengguo's Mr. Sorcerer, and he seems to have hit it off, and that Mr. knows his identity."

For a long while, Ji Wanghuai didn't speak, Jiuqing swallowed, and passed the secret note in his hand: "Second Highness... Take a look..."

Unexpectedly, Ji Wanghuai flicked his sleeves suddenly, turned around and left, leaving Jiuqing in the same place foolishly.

The second monk Jiuqingzhang couldn't figure it out, what happened to the second highness...

***

The day of Si Lu's marriage came day by day, and the Si family was even more busy making arrangements, not to mention how tired they were.

Si He didn't know how to do anything, and couldn't help with anything, so he found a spare time, touched Si Lu's boudoir, and knocked on the door lightly: "Sister Lu, open the door."

Originally, on the eve of getting married, a woman had to stay in the boudoir all the time, and no man was allowed to see her, but Si He insisted that he was Si Lu's younger brother, so he couldn't control so many rules.

"He'er, why are you here?" Si Lu was very surprised, what's the matter with Si He at this juncture.

"Sister Lu, take this with you." Si He handed over a small thumb-high porcelain vase and a small scroll of paintings: "If something happens in the future and no one can save you, you can put it in this porcelain vase. I poured my blood on the painting and covered it with my hand, and the things in the painting would come out."

"Who did you hear that from?" Si Lu smiled, "Is it the trick of a charlatan?"

"No," Si He said seriously, he knew that he couldn't tell the truth now, so he could only make up a lie: "This is the magic weapon that my mother-in-law Yaotai once gave me. There is nothing I can do to help, but I can only give this to my sister."

"But..." Seeing his serious expression, Si Lu knew that this matter was not a joke, and when he heard that he had moved out of Yaotai Granny again, he was completely convinced.

"There's nothing wrong with it," Si He interrupted her, and said seriously: "I'm safe in Sifu, with my parents and brother Yan. You're alone in the palace, who can protect your safety?"

"That's good..." Si Lu hesitated for a moment, but still accepted it, and said gratefully, "I won't use it unless it is absolutely necessary. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. You gave it to me."

Si He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.According to Lu Yu's ambition and the crown prince's weakness, rebellion is inevitable. As Si Lu is the crown princess, this war without gunpowder will affect her sooner or later.

He walked slowly back to the wing, and a pigeon just landed on his shoulder.Si He gently stroked the pigeon's wings, and gradually, he waited for the pigeon to turn into a puddle of ink.

There was only a finger-wide note left in his hand.

— Listen to me, don't believe anyone!

The strength of the pen is as strong as if it wants to pierce the thin paper.

Why is Ji Wanghuai so angry?