National Division

The East Palace was as quiet as death, the palace servants inside and outside didn't even dare to take a breath, and the inner palace was even more dreary.After a long while, the imperial doctor's footsteps finally broke the silence: "Your Highness, Madam, although Miss Wenxiu's injuries are serious, she is not in danger of life. As long as she lives and recuperates, she will be safe. It's just that there will be some wounds on her body." Scars.” Although the executioners were merciful, it was thirty boards—Wenxiu didn’t faint, maybe they dragged on, and when the prince came, the thirty boards would not be finished. After being dizzy, the Crown Princess was furious, and sent her personal servants out to imprison her, but the boards behind had to go down quickly, and when Qi Jun arrived, all [-] boards had been beaten—the skin was bruised, as long as there were some Even the traditional medicine can't leave no scars at all, not to mention that Wenxiu is just a living palace, so she can't use the real good medicine.

Qi Jun waved his hand, Feng En sent the imperial doctor out, Xiang Yao anxiously looked up at Qi Jun's face, and wanted to stay by Zhao Yue's side.The veins popped slightly on Qi Jun's forehead, and he said coldly: "Get down! If you don't know what the rules are, go to Gong Zhengsi to learn it!"

Xiang Yao didn't dare to say a word, she lowered her head and hurried out.Only Qi Jun and Zhao Yue were left in the empty inner hall, Qi Jun said in a deep voice, "Why punish Wenxiu?"

"She, she is disrespectful to my concubine!" Zhao Yue also felt a little guilty, but still stuck her neck.

"Wenxiu is my living palace man, and she never serves in front of you, how disrespectful?" Qi Jun was also a little annoyed.Wenxiu, like Feng En and several guards, is his confidant. There are a lot of tricks in the palace, and thanks to Wenxiu by his side, he doesn't have to worry about the future, but now he is beaten bloody by Zhao Yue Yes, I'm afraid he won't be able to get up for a month or two, and can't do many things. How to teach him not to be angry?

"She—" Zhao Yue stiffened her neck, but couldn't speak for a while.Wenxiu's contempt was hidden under the rules of etiquette, and she couldn't catch any evidence.What's more, Qi Jun said very sharply, Wenxiu would not appear in front of her on weekdays, if she hadn't summoned Wenxiu to question, there would be no disrespect at all.But she really felt that trace of contempt, and she couldn't swallow this breath no matter what: "I just want to know what His Highness is discussing with the immortal master, Wenxiu her, she actually said she didn't know!"

"She really doesn't know." Emperor Jing'an was there to search for torture, but the crown prince was saving the murdered person, what would Emperor Jing'an think when this word got out?If Concubine Ye Gui seized the opportunity, she would draw Emperor Jing'an's suspicion to the East Palace.Therefore, only Feng En knew about this matter, and Wenxiu didn't ask at all, "She behaves in a proper manner, and won't ask things she shouldn't know."

But Zhao Yue felt that these words were pointing at her nose and saying that she did not keep her duty, so she couldn't help becoming annoyed: "I am His Highness's wife, what is there that I cannot know?"

Qi Jun asked back: "Do you know what you should do as a princess?"

Zhao Yue was dumb.Qi Jun looked at her with some headaches: "Of course I will tell you what I should tell you, but have you listened to it?" In the beginning, he also told Zhao Yue some embarrassing political affairs of the previous dynasty. , but Zhao Yue didn't care, or she didn't understand at all.Zhao Di has only one daughter, loves like a pearl in the palm of her hand and can't bear to be demanding. Zhao Yue simply doesn't know the sufferings of the world. She doesn't even know anything about the military in the northwest border, except that her father has made great achievements in the border.As time passed, Qi Jun had nothing to say to her, but she insisted on asking about things that should not be known.

"The concubine is just—" Zhao Yue cried aggrievedly, "The empress mother said today that she wanted to bring the two concubines into the palace. The concubine was not feeling well, so she went to look for His Highness, but His Highness didn't come back..."

"Okay, don't cry." After all, she is her own princess, and she is still a young girl. After saying a few harsh words, Qi Jun couldn't bear to blame her anymore, and gently stroked her shoulder, "Some things are not right. If I tell you, it has nothing to do with you, just don't ask too much."

"But the queen mother said—" Zhao Yue looked up at Qi Jun hopefully, hoping that he could reject the queen like last time.

However, Qi Jun didn't block the two Liang Dies for her like last time: "Since the queen mother said that she would take them in, you should prepare the house. It's just two Liang Dies, so it's good to bring them in to talk with you. "If there is someone who is a little more capable, it would be great if he can help Zhao Yue.

Zhao Yue looked at him disappointedly, and there was resentment in his voice: "Your Highness has long been looking forward to the two Liang Dies entering the palace, right?"

Qi Jun frowned: "You are the crown princess, no one can surpass you." Thinking of the queen, his tone became more gentle, "You can stand on your own, no one can do anything." When Zhao Yue first entered the palace, he He also hoped to be in harmony with his wife, Qin Se, but unfortunately, the two of them have always been inconsistent, but with the lessons learned by Concubine Ye Gui, he will definitely not let Zhao Yue also fall into the predicament of a queen.

"If you feel unwell, take a rest earlier. I'll go and see Wenxiu."

Zhao Yue watched him walk out of the inner hall, grabbed the cup at hand and was about to smash it, but was almost caught by the rushing incense medicine: "Crown Princess, Your Highness is only going out!" He heard the smashing of the cup here.

"What should I do!" Zhao Yue burst into tears, "My mother thinks that I have no news, this, this will bring in two more vicious girls!"

"Didn't your Highness say that you are the Crown Princess, and no one can surpass you." Xiang Yao was also worried in her heart, but she still wanted to comfort Zhao Yue, "Even if they are accepted, if His Highness doesn't allow it, they will not be able to have a son."

"So what? The queen mother also gave birth to the eldest son, but it's not Concubine Ye Gui who is favored!"

Xiang Yao broke into a cold sweat: "Your Majesty, be careful! This, this is all the emperor's family affairs!" A daughter-in-law can't talk about her father-in-law, not to mention the palace, even ordinary people's homes.

"I know, isn't it just you here?" Zhao Yue wiped away her tears, "I will be able to speak the truth in front of you, Your Highness—"

"Your Majesty—" Xiang Yao whispered, "In my servant's opinion, those two concubine Liang are nothing. I have inquired about them, and they are from mediocre backgrounds, so they can't be said to be beauties like celestial beings. Even if they come into the palace, Your Highness If they don't go to Linxing, they can only stay in the room. But this Wenxiu is personally serving His Highness, and he is familiar with His Highness's temper, so he has to guard against it."

Zhao Yue frowned in annoyance: "How to guard against it? Seeing that His Highness is protecting her like this, he almost turned against me today!"

Xiang Yao lowered her head and thought for a long time: "Didn't the imperial doctor say that she would inevitably have scars? The servant girl should find a way to make her scars bigger. If His Highness dotes on her, he will not like a woman with scars." As long as she is not favored by His Highness, what is she a little palace maid? It's just that the empress must not be so impatient anymore. In the future, the two empresses will have to live in the palace, otherwise it will be nothing. It has annoyed the Empress and His Highness."

Zhao Yue lowered her head, and finally nodded reluctantly after a long while: "Since that's the case, go and ask someone to tidy up the two houses and come out."

After Qi Jun left the main hall, he went to Wenxiu's servant.As soon as he entered the room, there was a smell of medicine mixed with the smell of blood. Wenxiu lay on the bed, the wound on his back had just been wrapped, and his face was covered in cold sweat from the pain. Seeing him struggling, he got up and saluted: "Your Highness."

"Lie down." Qi Jun held her down, "What's going on today?"

"Slave..." Wenxiu's tears rolled down like broken beads, "It's the servant who didn't answer the questions from the Crown Princess..."

Qi Jun sighed: "It's not your fault." But there were tears over there, tears over there, and he was really tired.These days I have to be busy with spring plowing, and I have to copy the scriptures for two hours a day, and I will not be at peace when I go back to the East Palace. Instead, I might as well stay in the observatory.He felt quite exhausted physically and mentally, and his tone became more straightforward: "The princess is always the princess, even if you don't know, you have to explain it to the princess clearly. Like today, not only If you suffer, if it spreads out, people will say that there is no peace in the East Palace."

Wenxiu's tears hung on her cheeks, she stared at him in a daze: "Your Highness, this servant did not—"

Qi Jun pressed between his eyebrows: "The Crown Princess may have done something inappropriate, but she is a Crown Princess after all." Looking at Wenxiu's face, he slowed down his voice, "You know what's going on in the palace now , Thanks to Immortal Master Xiuming, it is gradually improving, and we must not fall short. At this moment, the East Palace must not catch fire in the backyard. You are the most useful person by my side, so you should understand this truth. In the future—” He hesitated for a while , "I will never treat you badly."

"Yes." Wenxiu felt a little relieved, and lowered her head meekly, "Your servants and maidservants listen to His Highness."

Qi Jun breathed a sigh of relief, and stood up: "You have to rest for a while, and come out to work after recovering from your injuries."

The small quarrel in the East Palace did not spread because everyone was attracted by the good news about Yanying Hall.Although Emperor Jing'an has four sons, this is the first grandchild in the belly of the second concubine, so the cleansing of the harem has finally come to an end, and the palace people don't have to worry about it all day long.Naturally, doing this would feel a little sorry for the crown prince. After all, the assassins have not yet been caught, so Emperor Jing'an did not reward the Yanying Hall who had the good news, but rewarded the East Palace instead. What time is it? Silks and satins, large gems, precious medicinal materials, and new furnishings are all available, and the middlemen carrying the boxes almost fill up a palace alley.Its name is firstly to comfort the prince for his injuries, secondly to commend the princess for her merits in managing the East Palace, and thirdly to celebrate the addition of two new concubines to the East Palace.

Of course, these reasons are all excuses.The prince's injury was not serious, although the assassin's blow hit the center of the mouth, it was blocked by the longevity lock bestowed by His Majesty, so there was only a flesh wound on the arm.Of course, the longevity lock had been repaired by the prince's craftsman and was worn on his body again. Everyone in the palace was saying that the blessing of Emperor Jing'an helped the prince to prevent the disaster.Oh, it’s not important, what’s important is that one of these three excuses displeased the Crown Princess, because it meant that part of the rewards from Emperor Jing’an had to be distributed to the two newly entered Liang Dies. She felt sorry for those things, but she didn't want the two Liangdi to have such a face.So for a while, the atmosphere in the East Palace was heavy, and all the palace people were silent, and they dared not make a sound while walking.

"Your Highness has brought two new concubines into the palace, why don't you just stay in Ruanrouxiang and go to the observatory?" Zhibai hugged Zhanlu, curled up on the couch and looked at Qi Jun with a smile.

Qi Jun stretched out his hand to knock him on the head: "You should be beheaded for making fun of the prince!"

Zhibai stuck out his tongue mischievously: "I'm so scared... Your Highness, please forgive me!"

Although Qi Jun was full of troubles, he couldn't help laughing. He sat down on the couch casually, and looked at Zhibai's face: "Why do you look so ugly these days? Why did you ask you to go to the hospital on February [-] the day before yesterday?" Haven't come out for outing in Gaien?"

Zhibai smiled lazily: "At that time, His Highness not only had to accompany the Crown Princess, but also took care of the two concubine Liang, how could I make trouble."

"Nonsense!" Qi Jun flexed his fingers and gave him a light touch, "How do you compare with the Crown Princess and Liangdi?" After finishing speaking, he asked worriedly, "Where is the discomfort and why? Don’t pass on the imperial doctor?” After copying the scriptures, the resentment in the inner hall of the Star Observatory finally dissipated, and the cold air that seemed to penetrate into the bone marrow also dissipated, and it was already February, and the garden of the Observatory was also The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and everyone in the palace seems to be alive again, but only Zhibai is tired and listless, whenever he comes over, he is only seen curled up on the couch with Zhanlu in his arms It seems to be sleeping but not sleeping.

"The imperial doctor is useless." Zhibai squirmed, and found a more comfortable position to shrink back.The light from the lamps and candles in the surroundings fell on his face, but it lacked the moist brilliance like a jade carving in the past.Qi Jun leaned down to look at him carefully, and found that his eyes were also slightly black: "Is it because you are tired from copying scriptures?" He felt extremely tired after copying scriptures for two hours a day amidst the cold resentment of wronged souls, and even more so. Needless to say, it takes six hours to copy Zhibai.

"Hmm—" Zhibai felt a little lazy again, he agreed vaguely, and wanted to close his eyes again.

"What time do you go to bed now?" Qi Jun shook him gently, then raised his voice and asked outside, "How is the meal for the immortal master these few days?"

The little man in the observatory suddenly raised his heart to his throat, but he didn't dare not answer: "Master Immortal... the meal is not good, I only used half a bowl of porridge tonight..." Immortal Master Xiuming is always good at serving , Besides, I never heard that the immortal master would get sick, so even though they ate less for several days in a row, they didn't care. Could it be that they were negligent at this moment, and they will be punished today?

Qi Jun was immediately annoyed: "The immortal master doesn't need food, so you just stare at him? Drag everything down, [-] boards per person, and throw it to Gong Zhengsi! Change someone to serve here again."

The little people were so frightened that they fell to their knees and kowtowed, and were about to beg for mercy, when the immortal master said with a smile in the inner hall: "Your Highness, don't be angry with them, they are all serving me, so why should I?" Say what they do. Get down, you all."

The little ones left before they dared, and quietly raised their eyes to look at Feng En, but the prince said angrily: "Didn't you hear what the immortal master said? They still want to be punished!" They hurriedly rolled away one by one.

Qi Jun turned his head and frowned at Zhibai: "What do you want to do with such a careless servant? Feng En, hurry up and tell the imperial doctor!"

"No need." Zhibai stretched out his hand lazily and tugged at his sleeve, "It would be embarrassing to tell the imperial doctor about the illness of the immortal master. Thinking about it, the national master did not dare to get sick all these years in the palace, right?"

Qi Jun was both angry and funny, and felt that what he said was really harsh, so he said: "I invite someone in private, so I don't want my father to know. I also have one or two trustworthy people in the imperial doctor's office."

Zhibai opened his eyes and smiled at him: "Thank you, Your Highness, but I really don't need it. I'm fine. Even if the imperial doctor comes, it's just that the pulse condition is normal. If His Highness forced him to death, he can only prescribe Taifang Let's eat."

Qi Jun didn't believe it: "Why is the pulse condition so normal?"

He got to the bottom of it, knowing that Bai was annoyed by his questioning, so he could only say: "It's just that I spent a lot of practice in the past few days, so naturally I don't have the energy."

Qi Jun immediately frowned even tighter: "Isn't there Zhanlu?"

"The spiritual power of the God of Zhanlu is very different from that of Xingtie," Zhibai lazily explained, not having the energy to go into details. To be honest, he didn't expect that so much spiritual power would be spent in saving these wronged souls. A piece of Xingtie is equal to It’s useless, and now I still can’t make up for it, it’s really not worth it, "In short, this time for His Highness’s plan, the poor Taoist has really devoted himself to it—" He pretended to cry, "Not only is the practice wasted, but I’m afraid it will cost a few dollars. Years of life, Your Highness—”

"Should be shortened?" Qi Jun's face changed drastically, and he grabbed his hand, "How can you still shorten your life! You still say that there is no serious problem? How about the shortened life? It is not a serious problem! What should I do? Send the imperial doctor quickly Come!"

"Uh——" Zhibai just wanted to make a joke on the spur of the moment, but Qi Jun's reaction was so strong, and Qing Zhi pretended too much, and he was tongue-tied for a moment and hurriedly called Feng En, "Wait, wait! I won't lose my life, I am—I was joking with His Highness..."

"You—" Qi Jun was angry.Zhibai quickly lowered his head and acted obediently: "Your Highness, don't be angry if you slip your tongue..." Seeing Qi Jun raised his head, he braced himself and closed his eyes to prepare for a severe blow.

It's just that it didn't fall after all, Zhibai quietly opened one eye, saw that Qi Jun had withdrawn his hand and stood up and was about to go out, his face was as gloomy as the bottom of a pot, he rushed forward and hugged Qi Jun's waist, crying and howling: "Your Highness , I know I was wrong..."

"Let go!" Qi Jun said with a cold face.Although Zhibai boasted in front of Emperor Jing'an that he had lived for hundreds of years, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old. Although everyone in the palace regarded him as a god, in Qi Jun's view, he was still the same dirty and dirty boy. The mud monkey is no different from ordinary people, so when it comes to shortening his life, he is really shocked, and at this moment he still feels his chest beating wildly.Of course, it is not easy to say whether it is frightened or angry.

"Your Highness—" Zhibai refused to let go, "I know I was wrong, Your Highness, don't be angry... besides, I really ruined my practice. The spiritual power I absorbed from the Star Iron has been exhausted. His cultivation base has also lost a bit, if it continues to deplete like this, after more than ten years of cultivation base is exhausted, it will really shorten his life..." So he was just exaggerating a little, not all lying.

Qi Jun exhaled severely, and punched him on the head unceremoniously: "You should hit him!"

Zhibai was dizzy from his gouging, and touched his head with tears in his eyes: "Your Highness, what I'm telling is the truth..."

Qi Jun stared at him for a moment, then turned around and sat down: "The spiritual power in the star iron is exhausted? What should I do?"

Zhibai continued to cover his head, and replied sullenly: "There is nothing to do, Xingtie is a rare spiritual thing for thousands of years, and there is nowhere to find another piece..." He had an idea, and quietly looked at Qi Jun from the corner of his eyes. , "Otherwise - if His Highness can manage to let me follow His Majesty..."

Qi Jun raised his hand to scare him: "Father is killing people, you go, be careful not to be entangled by those innocent souls again!"

"Your Majesty doesn't kill people now..." Zhibai muttered in a low voice, and when he saw Qi Jun's sideways glance, he quickly grinned to accompany him.

Qi Jun had nothing to do with him, and sighed: "Apart from father, what else can help you practice?"

"There is also the Second Highness—" Zhibai said a word, and quickly added, "However, the dragon spirit on the Second Highness has weakened recently, and it is useless to follow him."

Qi Jun didn't pay attention to the second part of his sentence, he just said: "He wished to kill you, how can I let you follow him, how about I try to find some ancient relics for you, can it be useful?"

Zhibai rubbed his head: "Although there are many ancient relics, those with spiritual power inside are very few. I'm afraid it's hard to find. Forget it, I'm lucky to have this matter, but my life is lost. Your Highness doesn't need to pay special attention. It's almost Haishi now. , I have to go to the terrace to practice, and His Highness should go back to the palace to settle down."

Qi Jun didn't want to go back to the East Palace at all.He only went to accompany these two concubine Liang on the first night in the palace, and he never went there after that.After all, he still wanted the eldest son, not the concubine.Just went to the main hall, Zhao Yue always looked unhappy, otherwise he looked like he was going to cry or not, as if he owed money, so he really didn't want to go there: "I'll go to the balcony to have a look."

The terrace is at a higher place behind the palace. It is a round platform paved with white marble, surrounded by guardrails carved with green luan and white chinchillas, and a smaller round platform in the center, which can only accommodate one person to sit cross-legged, with a futon on top. It is the place where Zhibai sits in meditation, and the servants in the palace would never dare to step in.

Qi Jun turned around on the platform, leaning on the railing and looking up.This is the highest point of the palace, and the sky seems to be much closer.It was clear tonight, the night sky was clear, and a crescent moon hung far away in the sky, but it looked like a rotten star, as if it could be picked off with a raised hand.A Milky Way stretches across the middle sky from east to west, and it looks like there is a silver light flowing. After watching it for a while, I feel that the turbid air in my chest has completely disappeared, and I can't help but take a deep breath.

Zhibai had already sat cross-legged on the futon, seeing that Qi Jun was fascinated, he smiled and said, "Your Highness—" before he finished speaking, suddenly a big star in the night sky broke out from the Milky Way, dragging a long tail Throwing to the northwest, it draws a bright arc in the sky and sinks below the northwest horizon.Qi Jun's heart skipped a beat, and he turned his head to look at Zhibai: "This—is there also star iron?"