Sun Jingfei thought about it and said to me solemnly: "Teacher Shen, I won't hurt him."

"What did you say?"

I couldn't react for a moment and looked at him in shock - what does this mean? Grand Tutor Shen won't hurt Qinghan? What's going on?

Looking at my puzzled look, Sun Jingfei thought about it again before saying, "You don't have to worry, Taifu Shen's thoughts towards him are not hostile. At least now, he will not hurt him."

Not hostility?

Shen Gong is not hurt Qinghan...?

Originally, if this was the truth, I should be happy, but now when I heard this, the stone I was pressing on my heart was not only not removed, but was getting heavier and heavier; the cloud in front of me was getting bigger and bigger.

what is going on?

I had clearly noticed that Shin Gongyi had some bad thoughts about Qinghan. And before, Sun Jingfei told me that when they left the palace, he felt that Shin Gongyi looked at Qinghan with something wrong, but why now, he would say, Shin Gongyi would not hurt Qinghan?

Could it be related to the strangeness of the cold these days?

When I thought of this, I felt anxious and hurriedly grabbed Sun Jingfei: "Do you know something? Tell me quickly!"

Sun Jingfei didn't expect me to be so anxious. He seemed to be a little worried. After hesitating for a while, he slowly said: "I can't be sure about this matter, just--"

"Just what?"

He frowned again and thought for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and finally said, "Mr. Yue, I think you are your own person. If you have one, you will just listen."

“…”

As soon as I heard this, I felt something was wrong - it seemed that what I wanted to say was not only related to Qinghan, but also to other important things; but now, I have no way to think about anything else, as long as I know what Qinghan is going on, it is enough for me.

So I said, "Brother Sun, please don't worry. I just care about Liu Qinghan's safety, and the rest, I-"

My name is "Brother Sun", which means another meaning. It seems that these words have calmed down his heart. Sun Jingfei took a deep breath and said, "I went out of the palace to do business a few days ago, and I went there, uh--breasted house."

"Brotherhouse?"

I was stunned for a moment.

The court ordered officials to be prohibited from entering and leaving the fireworks. Although I also knew that some people might not be so obedient, I never thought that Sun Jingfei would go to such places.

However, men are men after all, and there is always a reason for him to go to those places. Since he said that, I did not show too surprised expression to embarrass him, and just listened calmly. He didn't seem to be too shy, but hesitated for a moment before saying, "I just saw Lord Liu inside shortly after I entered."

"What?!" I could hardly believe my ears: "He entered the brothel?"

"Um."

"What, how could it be..."

When I was in Jixiang Village, Qinghan had been to me without hiding it, but at that time he was going to listen. Now? He is already an official of the court, so why did he enter the brothel?

Could it be—

For a moment, I felt a pain in my chest, so I could only bit my lower lip hard, and my face turned pale. "He, what did he do there?"

Sun Jingfei hurriedly said, "Don't get me wrong, he is not going there - entertainment."

“…”

"I was surprised to see him there, but he didn't notice me, so I followed him a few steps and saw him follow the madam into a more hidden room."

"That's-"

"Although no one is allowed to enter that room and there are still people guarding the door, when they closed the door, I happened to hide behind the pillar and saw it inside."

"Who is there?"

When I said this, my heartbeat became tense. I saw Sun Jingfei silent for a while, and finally said word by word: "Shen-Ta-Fu."

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The next day was the day when the emperor left the palace.

As soon as the sky was dawn, the palace maids and eunuchs outside were already busy. Shui Xiu and Madam Wu got up early to prepare the meal and packed up their things. Madam Wu was old and could not walk with her, but she was even more worried that Shui Xiu followed her and kept giving advice. Shui Xiu agreed with a smile until she saw me get up and the two of them came over.

When they saw my red eyes and pale face, they were both startled: "Scare, sir, what's wrong with you?"

"Your face looks so ugly!"

I looked up at them and smiled reluctantly, but I could also think of the pale face and bloodless lips, and how embarrassed it would be when I smiled. Madam Wu hurriedly asked Shui Xiu to bring me some hot soup. Shui Xiu ran out in a breeze. Madam Wu sat down beside the bed and said softly: "Sir, what's wrong with you?"

“…”

"Didn't you sleep well?"

“…”

I'm not, I didn't sleep well.

But I didn't sleep all night.

All night, Sun Jingfei's low voice echoed in his ears, sounding endlessly, like the deepest nightmare, especially his last few words—

"Mr. Yue, I'm here--I don't know much about Master Liu's character, so I don't have much to say."

"Although it seems that he and Taifu Shen didn't have a good conversation that day, but-"

"I left after finishing my work. It was half an hour later. The door was still closed. I don't know what they were talking about, but they had been talking for so long."

"Anyway, you have already made plans for some things."

...

I know that Sun Jingfei will not lie, and I also know that what he said must be after careful consideration, and I feel that he can no longer hide it, so I will tell me, but I can't figure it out - Liu Qinghan, even if he and the Shen family are not incompatible, at least they are tit-for-tat. Why did he meet Shen Gongyi in private, and he was in a brothel like a place to avoid people's eyes and ears!

What they are going to talk about cannot be known.

Is this the reason why he has been acting strangely these days?

When I thought of this, I felt that my headache was about to break open, but looking at Madam Wu's concerned eyes, I could only hide my anxiety and said softly: "It's okay, I can rest on the road."

"Hey, how can I rest on the road, you!"

Madam Wu said, but she had no choice but to help me wash it, and let me eat a bowl of hot soup rice firmly. She repeatedly told Shuixiu to take good care of me on the way. It was not until Chen Shi that the queen sent someone to call that she stood at the door and watched us leave worriedly.

Shui Xiu and I followed Xing'er and saw Chang Qing walking out with Nian Shen's little hand.

When Nian Shen saw me, he immediately raised his little face and smiled like a flower: "Aunt Qing!"

I walked over with a smile and saluted, "Empress, Your Highness."

Chang Qing looked at me and seemed to notice that my face was not good, but seeing the way I tried my best to hide it, I didn't say anything, so I walked out with her. When I was walking on the road, I looked at Xiao Nianshen with excitement. This was the first time he had left the palace as he had grown up, and he went so far away. The child was naturally very excited. But I was still a little worried and lowered my voice and said to Chang Qing: "Your Highness, are you going together too?"

"Well, the emperor ordered."

“…”

My brows couldn't be opened. Chang Qing looked at me and seemed to understand. While walking forward, she said softly: "Two days ago, Nian Shen came back and said that the "not teaching the people's war is to abandon it." You should understand it even after reading so many books."

I was silent for a moment - not teaching the people to fight, it is called abandoning it.

Did Fu Badai teach him?

It seems that I am too emotional, far from him, and smiled and said, "Sir Fu, he is far-sighted."

Chang Qing smiled: "Yes. Unfortunately, this time, he can't go to Jima River Valley with him."

"Ah?" I looked at her in confusion: "Will he not go?"

Chang Qing said: "His eyes are inconvenient."

My brows frowned immediately.

This time, Fu Badai will not go with him!?

Indeed, his eyes were inconvenient, but—though he had not been manipulating many things since he entered the palace, it can be seen from the establishment of the military affairs office that many things were his advice behind the scenes; and this time, the spring hunt, almost anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something big. If he didn't go, if something happened to the Jima River Valley-

Besides, he stayed in the capital and his eyes were inconvenient. If someone wanted to attack him, wouldn’t it be easy to get it!

Looking at the worry between my eyebrows, Chang Qing slowly said: "The emperor has issued an order to let my father stay and manage the affairs of the court. He - you don't have to worry too much."

"Will the Taishi stay?"

"Um."

“…”

It was not surprising that the Grand Tutor left the governor of the country, because this time the spring hunt was arranged by Shen Gongyi, so he naturally wanted to go north with the emperor. The affairs of the court must be managed by one person. If he is there, maybe Fu Badai's safety is not necessary.

But—when I thought of him not going to spring hunting, the original haze in my heart widened a little.

Chang Qing and I walked along the way, but instead of going directly to the Nangong Gate, we went to the Linshui Pagoda to welcome the Queen Mother. As soon as we approached, we heard a sound there seemed to be a sound there. I hurriedly looked at it and saw that the Linshui Pagoda stood quietly on a quiet lake in the morning mist. At the gate, a familiar back stood there, with a curling blue smoke around it, giving people a trance and picturesque feeling.

It's Pei Yuanhao!

He actually came to pick up the Queen Mother in person.

Chang Qing and I looked at each other and hurried over. Chang Qing was about to bring Nian Shen and me and Nian Shen to bow down, but Pei Yuanhao just waved his hand lightly: "No need."

After saying that, his eyes fell on my face.

I also knew that my face was not very good-looking. In such a wet and cold mist, it became paler a little, and I saw his brows frowning, as if he wanted to say something. The door behind him had creaked slowly.

We all raised our heads and saw the Queen Mother slowly coming out of it.

On weekdays, she always wears a blue-gray robe, simple and simple. In such a prosperous palace, she looks like an ascetic; but today, she is wearing a dark green brocade robe with a slightly closed waist and narrow sleeves, which looks clean and neat. The Queen Mother is not young now, but her figure is thin and tight, and she is set off by such brocade robe, and she has a bit of cleverness.

This is the Queen Mother, but she doesn't look like the Queen Mother.

Perhaps, this is the sons and daughters of the Iron Face King who were riding on the grassland, facing the wind and rain!

Not only me, but even Pei Yuanhao and Chang Qing were stunned. They looked at such a queen mother blankly. After a while, they realized it and hurriedly knelt down and bowed: "Go to the Queen Mother."

"Get up."

She raised her hand gently, with a faint smile on her face, as if she knew why the people here were surprised. She seemed to be particularly satisfied and smiled: "The weather today is fine."

Pei Yuanhao stood up and looked at her again, as if he was not used to the empress dowager saying something irrelevant. After a while, he lowered his head and said, "The empress dowager should take care of her health."

"Ai family knows it."

She walked out slowly, and Madam Gui was still carefully supporting her. When she walked in front of us, she looked at me, then looked at Chang Qing and Xiao Nianshen, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and stretched out her hand to Nianshen: "Come on, come to Grandma the Emperor."

Nian Shen hurried over and took her thin hand.

The Empress Dowager looked at him with a kind smile, gently stroked his fleshy face, and then said, "Emperor, it's time."

"Yes, please, the Queen Mother."

.

The group left the Linshui Pagoda, and immediately walked over from both sides with a team of guards following me. I only looked into the crowd and saw Sun Jingfei. He just nodded at me silently. I nodded gently and walked out with Chang Qing.

After a while, I arrived at Nangong Gate.

This time, there were many officials and concubines who traveled with the emperor, which was the highest since Pei Yuanhao ascended the throne. The officials and concubines who came to see him off were also standing on both sides. When they saw the emperor and the empress came at the same time, they all knelt down and bowed down.

The Queen Mother has not appeared in front of them for many years.

She looked down at the person kneeling at her feet, with a faint smile on her face, but she was somewhat cold. Pei Yuanhao seemed to know it, so he waved his hand to let them get up. Just as the Grand Master Chang had already walked up, and the emperor and the empress went over to talk to him for a few words. At this time, Shen Gongyi, who was standing not far in front, and several old men who were still powerful behind him, all came over.

"Caomin has met the Queen Mother."

"Meet the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will be blessed!"

"The Queen Mother is blessed!"

The Queen Mother looked at them with a faint smile and nodded: "You are all here."

As he said that, looking at one of the tall and stout old men as big as a black iron tower, Bai Cangcang still looked very strong and smiled and said, "Are you all okay?"

"Hong Fu, Caomin and others are still strong."

The queen mother smiled and said, "It's tough, otherwise she wouldn't be able to escape from the Mahe Valley at this age."

When the old ministers heard this, they seemed to be stunned. Look at me, look at you, Shen Gongyi saw you, and immediately stepped forward and said, "The Queen Mother, the Old Master, and I hope the Queen Mother will be healthy and healthy."

The Queen Mother turned her head to look at him and smiled slightly: "I'm worried."

Shen Gongyi's face changed and he hurriedly lowered his head: "The Empress Dowager is so serious, the old minister dare not!"

The Empress Dowager smiled and showed fatigue. The old generals didn't dare to say anything else. The Empress Dowager turned around and looked into the crowd. A delicate figure came into her eyes. She walked up to her and knelt down and said, "My son is paying homage to the Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother said, "Princess, get up quickly."

Pei Yuanzhen stood up. She was wearing a goose yellow gown today. She was a little thin in such weather, but her skin looked as white as snow, as if she was wearing a butterfly. There was a little pink on her cheeks. I don’t know if it was cold or—

The Queen Mother had already smiled and said, "We have grown up so big."

"It's the Empress Dowager who doesn't love Yuanzhen, nor does she come to see her son ministers."

"There is too quiet in the Ai family, but it doesn't suit your wishes. Look at you, Chunli is still following you, how can you stay in the pagoda?"

"Do you want to go to the grassland to see?"

"What if something happens?"

"It's okay, someone will protect the sons."

"oh?"

The empress dowager raised her eyebrows and saw Pei Yuanzhen smiling, her eyes seemed to fall on my face, and immediately turned around and grabbed someone's hand: "He is riding a horse well, I will learn from him when the time comes!"

The man who was somewhat silent was pulled over by her and stood in front of the empress dowager.

My heartbeat suddenly sank.

There was still not much expression on that handsome and dark face, and the cool temperature was as cold as the surrounding weather, and it was as if it were his white robe, with the coldness of an ice sculpture. Just standing in front of me made me feel a almost trembling chill.

The eyes also had the breath of ice. They looked at the Queen Mother and bowed respectfully: "I pay homage to the Queen Mother!"

The Queen Mother looked at him and said, "This one is—"

Pei Yuanzhen hurriedly said, "Empress Dowager, his name is Liu Qinghan, and it turns out that he is a direct scholar in Jixian Palace."

"oh."

The queen mother looked at him calmly, but the originally indifferent eyes had something more, as if there were cracks in the ice layer, and a ray of light shone out. She looked him up and down: "You are Fu Badai's tall football."

Hearing this sentence, Qinghan's eyes flashed for a moment, and he immediately said, "I don't dare."

The Queen Mother did not look back, but I could feel her mind. She said lightly: "Ai Family, I have heard many people mention you."

“…”

"Young and promising."

“…”

"No wonder the emperor value you so much."

"…The Queen Mother praised it."

I stood behind the empress dowager and kept looking at him, but from beginning to end, his eyes were just drooping lightly. Although he could not look directly at the empress dowager, his eyes were clearly not "not looking directly", but he was always avoiding facing me.

Another person's eyes were looking at me.

Pei Yuanzhen kept smiling and said at this time: "Of course the emperor valued him very much. Just the day before yesterday, he had been promoted to Shangshu Pushe."

“…!”

My heart was shocked and I opened my eyes wide and looked at him - Shangshu Pushe?!

He was promoted to the Minister of Shangshu Pushe!

Before, he followed Fu Badai. Although he was appointed as the commander of the Light Che Duwei, he was considered a free position. The direct scholar of Jixian Palace was his position. But now Pei Yuanhao promoted him to Shangshu Pushe, which means that he was no longer a member of Jixian Palace!

He had completely left Jixian Palace, Fu Badai, and everything he had before!

I never expected that this big thing happened just in the few days when I was sick. As Sun Jingfei said, seeing him and Shen Gongyi secretly meet in the brothel - is this the reason?!

The Queen Mother frowned slightly without notice, and said to Pei Yuanzhen calmly: "The princess's vision is good."

Pei Yuanzhen immediately smiled, and the blush on her face might have become darker because of the weather.

I kept looking at the calm face, until this time, there was still no ripples. I don’t know when it started, but his original coldness had condensed into ice, and no longer moved in front of me.

Thinking of this, I took a step forward and said to him: "Mr. Liu, congratulations on Gao Xing."

“…”

He seemed to pause and slowly raised his head.

Those calm eyes, without any warmth, curled the corners of my lips at me: "Thank you."

.

The carriage was traveling quickly arrived at the palace gate. Eunuch Yu directed the eunuchs to serve. Pei Yuanhao finally said a few words to Ye Yunshuang, who was already bent, and wanted to take the queen into the car.

Before getting on the bus, Chang Qing looked back at me, as if she was asking me to take good care of herself. I nodded gently.

At this time, Shui Xiu also walked up and said, "Sir, our car is behind, we--"

"Wait." I reached out and waved my hand, turned my head and walked back to the crowd. Master Chang was talking to someone with his hands behind his back. Seeing that I was coming, I gently stroked my beard: "Master Yue?"

"Taoshi." I bowed to him.

He was still the same as before, not talking much, but he was all in his eyes. He looked at me and said with a smile: "You guys have something to say."

After saying that, he walked away with a smile.

Fu Badai turned his head, looked at me with some gray eyes, and said with a smile: "I thought you were leaving."

I bit my lower lip: "You won't know."

"..." He was silent for a moment, without saying anything, but seemed to sigh softly.

I said, "What the hell is going on?"

"You ask him?"

"He has now been promoted to the Minister of Shangshu Pushe."

"I know."

"You know, then do you know, he may have already-" I was almost about to say it, but when I reached my mouth, I swallowed it, and looked back. Although I looked at us, I was cautious and lowered my voice: "Do you really know about him?"

Fu Badai seemed to smile. Although his eyes could not see anything, he stole it out with some bitterness: "So what if you know? In this world, the most difficult thing to predict and the fastest one is the human heart."

I immediately clenched my lower lip.

Shui Xiu was originally standing under the steps and waiting for us from afar, but now many people have gotten on the bus, with only a few cars left. She hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "Sir..."

I looked back at her, nodded, and turned to Fu Badai and said, "Why didn't you go to spring hunting this time? Do you know, if something happens-"

Fu Badai nodded: "I know."

"You know again-!"

I almost got anxious, but he raised his head, looked at me with a smile, and said, "Don't worry, although people's hearts are not easy to grasp, I can still calculate some things."

"What?"

I was puzzled and saw him reaching into his sleeve, touching and stroking for a long time, taking out three tips, one pink, one red, and one purple, putting them in my hands, and saying, "Please hold these three tips. If you encounter an emergency or you cannot deal with it, just disassemble one. Remember, from shallow to deep, don't disassemble it at a critical moment, don't tear it off blindly."

I frowned and looked at the three tips in my hand.

A brilliant idea?

These things are often seen and heard in the mouths of folk legends and storytellers in the city, but I didn't expect that he actually made this happen.

However, there was no time to say anything. Time had come, so I could only nod at him, and I didn't care whether he could see it or not. So I was pulled down the steps by Shui Xiu. She helped me get into a car carefully.

I got on the carriage, and soon I heard three whips in front of me ringing in the air, and then the carriage staggered forward.

Shui Xiu has rarely appeared in the palace in so many years. She was lying on the window excitedly looking outside, while I was curled up at the other end of the carriage, frowning tightly, and kept looking at the tips in my hand.

Fu Badai said that people's hearts are the most difficult to predict, but he can still control some things.

But in fact, things are caused by humans. How can people's hearts change and how will things develop? He cannot even predict the people's hearts, so how can he predict future events?

only--

Although I am not willing to admit it, I know very well that his wisdom is beyond my reach.

He was just a few words to say something in the court, and he could turn his hands around and turn his hands into rain. Pei Yuanhao's actions these days and the battles between Shen Gongyi were many of them. This situation was originally designed by him, so he naturally had the control of the situation and everyone else.

Could it be that he can really predict what will happen in the future?

The more I thought about it, the more mysterious I felt.

At this time, Shui Xiu also turned around and looked at me, frowned and looked at the tip of my hand, and said, "Sir, what are you looking at?"

"fine."

I was perfunctory, but I still stared at the pink tips.

If-

He was able to really predict what would happen in the Juma Valley. The solution he wrote in the first tip was actually to tell me in advance what kind of danger I might encounter.

If I saw it in advance, even if I could not avoid it, at least, I might be able to predict it in advance and not let myself be so helpless at that time.

Thinking of this, I gritted my teeth, and simply picked up the pink tip and opened it hard.

Inside, there is a small piece of white silk, rolled together, and some words can be seen faintly.

I hurriedly expanded and saw that there were only four simple words on it, which were neatly written, with a faint continuous stroke between the strokes, which seemed to flowing-
Chapter completed!