There is a fake demigod in the East Palace

It will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in three days, and the Empress will hold a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in Biyuan tonight.For tonight's event, the deacons in the palace made preparations half a year in advance.

The glazed roof of every building in the imperial city has been upgraded with a night view project. When night falls, patches of lights are lit up, and this palace that has stood for nearly a thousand years is like a Xuanxiao Danque suspended in mid-air.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is unprecedented, and the political color is unprecedentedly strong.Under the magnificent scene of beautiful flowers and a full moon, various factions are fighting openly and secretly.

The most fierce battle is undoubtedly the imperial party and the princeling party.

Of course, there are also characters like Prince Rui wandering outside the dark tide. Tonight, he first carefully rehearsed a song and dance, and personally performed "Colorful Dresses to Entertain Parents", which made the Queen laugh out loud.After the banquet, he prepared another [-] painting boats, and organized a river cruise on the moat to enjoy the moon in an ingenious way.

Prince Rui has a noble status, and he only wants to be a rich and idle person, and has never been involved in party and government affairs, so people from all walks of life are willing to praise him.

It's just that no one expected that Rong Zheng would also come this year.

After the banquet, Rong Zheng came to the pier at the kind invitation of Prince Rui.Prince Rui was waiting by the side of the boat with his arms folded. He saw Rong Zheng from afar and greeted him warmly: "Prince! This way!"

Rong Zheng delayed a little time at the banquet today, when he arrived, the mighty fleet had already set off, and now there were only a few sporadic boats moored at Prince Rui's private pier.

Rong Zheng came in front of Prince Rui, and said apologetically, "I've been waiting for a long time."

Prince Rui's eyes were narrowed with laughter, he grabbed Rong Zheng's shoulders, and said cheerfully: "Where is it, I'm too happy for you to come, please follow me quickly."

Prince Rui didn't ask why Ye Zhaoling didn't come, everyone knew that the Marquis of Jingnan had been recuperating behind closed doors for a long time.

Prince Rui not only likes to have fun, but is also very good at it. He didn't prepare the prince a luxurious boat with dragons, carved phoenixes and gold leaf on all sides, but took him on a simple and elegant boat.

Rong Zheng was used to seeing all kinds of gorgeous boats and colorful boats in various places, but at first glance, he thought this small boat was very unique.

When boarding the ship, Rong Zheng noticed the plaque hanging on the beam, on which the word "Wuqi" was written in a flying pattern.

Prince Rui noticed Rong Zheng's gaze, and asked from the side as if offering a treasure: "Your Highness, do you guess who wrote the words on this plaque?"

Rong Zheng already recognized who made the character, but he didn't want to mention this person right now, so he said, "I don't know anything about calligraphy."

Maybe it was because the lights on the boat were too dim, not only did Prince Rui not notice Rong Zheng's expression, but he showed off with great interest: "Let me give you a hint, it's a person you and I are very familiar with."

Seeing that Prince Rui was in high spirits, Rong Zheng took the initiative to change the topic: "It's windy outside, let's go in first."

Prince Rui didn't hear Rong Zheng's refusal, and said intoxicated by himself: "The writing on it was inscribed by Lord Hou. Look at this sense of strength, this body, this look, it's really incomparable..."

Unexpectedly, before Prince Rui's bitter words were finished, Rong Zheng took the lead to enter the cabin, and Prince Rui realized that he seemed to have offended the prince.But he didn't know where he said something wrong again, so he could only swallow the half-spoken compliment, and followed Rong Zheng onto the boat.

After entering the cabin, Rong Zheng finally understood why Ye Zhaoling inscribed the word "Wuqi" on this ship.

This small boat seems to be nothing special, but when you get closer, you can find that the entire cabin is carved with excellent sandalwood.This kind of sandalwood comes from South Asia. The wood itself has a strange fragrance and is scarce in stock. It is still precious when it is made into jewelry, let alone used for shipbuilding.

Prince Rui's reckless behavior is like a nouveau riche with a touch of sophistication, making it difficult to find accurate words to describe it.

Rong Zheng came to the short table in the middle of the cabin and sat down, and said to Prince Rui: "My lord is really generous."

Prince Rui followed Rong Zheng into the cabin, he smiled shyly, and said repeatedly: "My praise, my praise."

The scenery along the moat is beautiful, and a narrow river connects most of the best attractions in the city.The moonlight in the sky is like frost, the soft red and fragrant soil on both sides of the bank, and the small wine in front of you is simmering just right.Prince Rui placed bergamot carambola and other seasonal fruits in the cabin, and the gentle breeze blowing over the river brought a refreshing fruity aroma from the rich sandalwood, which was indeed refreshing.

"Your Highness, I was really sorry last time, I just took Xiaoye out to relax." Not long after the boat started, Prince Rui took Rong Zheng to drink several glasses.After a few cups of hot wine, he became more talkative.

Prince Rui brought up the matter of inviting Ye Zhaoling to another hospital last time: "I assure you, Xiaoye has never done anything wrong to you with me, so I will punish myself three cups first."

With that said, Prince Rui picked up the jug and filled his cup.

Rong Zheng didn't say anything when he heard the words, he raised his glass to Prince Rui, and drank the wine in his own glass.

After drinking two-thirds of a jug of wine, the accompanying attendant thoughtfully warmed up another jug.When the boat passed through an arch bridge, a beautiful and melodious tune came from the river.

The singing is sometimes distant and sometimes near, probably from a painting boat in front.Rong Zheng was also a little drunk at this time, and his consciousness was ups and downs following the lyrical tune.

Looking at the moon shadow reflected on the river, he suddenly said, "This is Zhou Liyun's voice."

Zhou Liyun is a popular singer now. She became popular with her gentle and melodious singing voice. She was invited by the Queen to perform at Yaoqing Palace last year.

"The hearing is good, and Zhou Liyun is here tonight." Prince Rui was already reeking of alcohol, propped his head on one hand, and said drunkenly: "Speaking of which, the last two lines of this song "Bodhisattva Man" are from Zhou Liyun's ascension to the spiritual realm." Let Xiaoye change it during the live broadcast of the media." After finishing speaking, Prince Rui shook his head and hummed twice following the misty Yueqin sound: "Qingzhong Xu Feiqiong, Yifan Hua Narcissus, the modification is quite smooth, but it doesn't sound like it Is it a little unlucky? No, I have to criticize Xiaoye later, how can you be so negative at such a young age..."

Prince Rui talked a lot after drinking, and the topic was so far away that ten horses couldn't pull it back.Later, he rambled about some things, but Rong Zheng didn't take it to heart.

Drunk and confused, he seemed to see that person's eyes in the swaying waves.

Rong Zheng couldn't help stretching his hands towards those eyes, but this time what swept across his palm was not the smiling eyelashes in the past, but a piece of wet and cool river water.

Yan Tian stood on the shore holding Rong Zheng's coat, raised his hand and glanced at the watch on his wrist.

The staff of each family were waiting at the terminal pier, Yan Tian still had some important business to deal with tonight, so instead of following Rong Zheng on board, he chose to wait here after the event.

About 10 minutes later, a small boat with bright yellow lanterns was slowly heading towards the pier.

When the boat docked, Yan Tiancai found that the two people on board were already staggering drunk.

Rong Zheng has a good capacity for alcohol, and no one in court can persuade him to drink.He has always known where his speed is, and he never shows off his abilities outside. This is the first time Yan Tian has seen Rong Zheng get drunk.

He inquired with the accompanying attendants before he found out that Prince Rui, a person who knows how to observe words and expressions and advance and retreat properly, has been deceived by something today, and two of the three sentences cannot be separated from Ye Zhaoling.

Rong Zheng obviously didn't want to hear it, but he was reluctant to interrupt. He probably wanted to find traces of Ye Zhaoling's existence in the few words of others.

He will come to this appointment tonight, it's because he doesn't want to drink.

Yan Tian supported Rong Zheng as he staggered down the pier. When he thought of the scene described by the attendant just now, he couldn't help but feel a sore heart.

He couldn't help asking: "Why do you say you are doing this?"

Rong Zheng was already so drunk that he didn't know anything about human affairs. He lowered his head and didn't answer Yan Tian's question.

When he got back to the car, Rong Zheng was a little sober. He looked at the full moon in the sky through the car window, and suddenly asked Yan Tian: "Is he better?"

Rong Zheng paused, then asked again: "What is he doing now?"

"Hmm..." Yan Tian knew who the "he" Rong Zheng was talking about was, but when he saw Rong Zheng like this, he didn't know how to answer for a while.Rong Zheng clearly said a few days ago that he should not report to him about that person again. If he talked too much tonight, Rong Zheng might wake up tomorrow and trouble him again.

Yan Tiansi thought about it, and finally came up with an excuse, but Rong Zheng had already fallen asleep in the back row.

***

In the East Palace, Ye Zhaoling looked at the same full moon in the sky through the bars.

Tonight, the palace people are on holiday, and those who are going to the banquet are going to the banquet, and the palace is very quiet.Ye Zhaoling turned back and asked Lezhi behind him: "Why don't you go play with them?"

Lezhi was busy changing the quilt on Ye Zhaoling's bed. When she heard Ye Zhaoling's question, she smiled and said, "It's nothing interesting. The activities are the same every year. Why don't you stay here and talk to you."

Recently, Ye Zhaoling's body had backlashes very frequently, and it happened twice in just three days.In the evening, when Le Zhi brought dinner in, he found that the quilt on the bed was soaked with his cold sweat.

The reason why it happens so often is because there are more reasons for backlash than Yan Tian’s words. One day because of violating the blood oath, tomorrow because of the exhaustion of spiritual power, and the day after tomorrow because of the exhaustion of the red gold bone, it’s enough for Ye Zhaoling to repeat this several times throughout the year. Accepted.

In the past six months, Ye Zhaoling has frequently used spiritual power without restraint, and the limit has also been advanced a lot. The golden thread on the back has been shortened to the neck.

According to Ye Zhaoling's own estimation, the remaining time is probably less than three months.

The experts from the Royal College of Medicine seem to be clocked in at work, coming once a day, but Ye Zhaoling's situation cannot be solved by doctors.

There was the sound of flapping wings outside the window, and a bird landed on Ye Zhaoling's window sill.Ye Zhaoling saw that the bird was white, smooth and cute, so he crushed the biscuits on the plate and scattered the crumbs out of the window.

The bird ate Ye Zhaoling's biscuit crumbs, and flapped its wings to get into the room, but was pushed out by Ye Zhaoling's finger.

Ye Zhaoling teased the little bird outside the window for a while, and said to Le Zhi: "Don't be so busy, let's get off work first."

Le Zhi came to Ye Zhaoling with the changed mattress, sighed, and said, "Master Hou, I don't know what you did to make His Highness so angry, since he put down his body a few days ago and took the initiative to beg It's over, you should hurry up and say something nice to coax him."

Ye Zhaoling laughed out loud when he heard the words, and the sickness on his face weakened a bit after he smiled like this: "You are young, and your eyes are not very good. How do you know that he is here to ask for peace?"

"That's what Your Highness means, he's just embarrassed to say it directly." Le Zhi looked at Ye Zhaoling, and said solemnly: "My parents told me that there is no overnight feud between husband and wife, and it will continue like this. It doesn't seem like a thing."

"Okay, don't worry about it." The bird was pushed away by Ye Zhaoling, looking a little downcast.Ye Zhaoling wanted to stretch his hand out of the window to touch the round bird's head, but unfortunately the iron chain attached to his wrist had been stretched to the limit.

Ye Zhaoling withdrew his hand in disappointment, and said, "He won't forgive me, and I may not be able to tolerate him, so don't force it."

After Lezhi left, Xiaoniao also left, and Ye Zhaoling was left alone in the room.Before he returned to the case, he took out a page from the book that he hadn't finished writing in the afternoon, and continued to write.

Ye Zhaoling's writing was like flowing water, and he quickly went through the recent events in his head.

He heard the commotion of a group of stunned youths outside the dormitory that day, and as expected, the Empress moved out of the Imperial Secretary impatiently.

The establishment of the Yuzhengsi can be understood as she intends to use the hands of the Yuzhengsi to get rid of herself in a legitimate way.However, based on Ye Zhaoling's understanding of the queen, her purpose is not that simple, and there must be other schemes.

He is willing to accept his ending frankly, but some people must also pay the price.

Ye Zhaoling has been trapped in this deep palace for a long time. Every day he either meditates and practices Zen, or reads and practices calligraphy. His living habits are very regular.Before ten o'clock in the evening, he washed up and went to bed early.

After twelve o'clock, the backlash of Chijin Gu came as scheduled.Ye Zhaoling woke up from the pain, and broke out in a cold sweat again.He lay on his side on the bed, staring at the flickering lights outside the window with his eyes open, quietly waiting for this wave of torture to pass.

There are many complications caused by the backlash of the red gold bone, and Ye Zhaoling is very used to it.It's just that the wound on his back left by the previous explosion has not completely healed, and now he is killed by cold sweat, and it hurts hotly.

Tonight is a festive season, and there is no reason to cause trouble for others on statutory holidays.After he breathed a sigh of relief, Ye Zhaoling got out of bed and found the medicine box, and he simply took care of it first.

The wounds were all concentrated on the back, so it was really inconvenient to do it by yourself.Ye Zhaoling opened most of his shirt, sat sideways in front of the mirror, and wiped hydrogen peroxide on his back in an extremely awkward position.

However, at this moment, there was a loud "bang" outside the door, and the heavy door was pushed open forcefully.Ye Zhaoling turned his head to look in the direction of the voice, the hydrogen peroxide on the table was swept away by the sleeves of his toga, and just fell to the ground.

The sound of glass shattering resounded in the room, and transparent liquid dripped all over the floor.Ye Zhaoling looked helplessly at the debris on the ground, gathered up his half-open clothes, and asked the person at the door: "Why are you here?"