As golden autumn approaches, the imperial capital looks unusually cool.
Unlike the south, you can feel the changes of the four seasons here.
Among the ancient cities, Xicheng is a forbidden area for ordinary people.
Countless big shots live in this place.
The residences of courtiers and princes and nobles are all located in this place.
All the people who come in and out here are luxury carriages and horses, and the accessories on the carriages and horses can blind people's eyes.
The Prince's Mansion was once Long Zhao's residence, but since he was deposed, he also moved here.
But right now, it is Long Zhi who lives here.
That's right, three months ago, Long Zhi successfully ascended to the position of crown prince.
Obviously, the old emperor was not happy, but he was forced to issue the edict.
Now, Long Zhi is no longer the Five Kings, but His Highness the Crown Prince.
This Prince's Mansion is so majestic and beautiful that if you are a first time visitor, you will definitely get lost here.
There are countless servants in the prince's mansion, and Long Zhi also has many staff.
On weekdays, people come and go in this mansion.
Directly north of the Prince's Mansion, a new tower was built with a pointed roof and copper bells hanging from the four corners.
As the wind passed by, they made pleasant sounds.
Not far away, a small building with cornices and corners was quiet and quiet.
Cannas as tall as a person were planted around it, blocking the scene in the yard.
The courtyard is paved with finely patterned granite floor tiles, which are clean without a trace of dust.
The half-meter-wide floor tiles from the door to the steps of the small building are carved with neat and orderly patterns to prevent people from walking on the slippery floor tiles when it rains. slip.
There is a faint smell of incense floating in the yard, which makes people relax.
Precisely because of the smell of incense, there is a mysterious atmosphere here, and people dare not approach it easily.
Yes, this is Ye Lu's residence.
Normally no one would pass by within a radius of more than ten meters of this small building.
Even the maids and servants would deliberately avoid this place so as not to disturb her.
Since arriving in the imperial capital with Long Zhi, Ye Lu has been promoted to become a member of Long Zhi's staff, but she is obviously different from other staff.
She usually does not participate in the discussions between Long Zhi and his staff.
But whenever there is a difficult situation, Long Zhi will come to ask Ye Lu.
Because of this, she seemed even more mysterious.
Even if some people were dissatisfied at first, after experiencing several incidents, those dissatisfaction disappeared.
Mai Tang's relationship with Long Zhi is developing very well now.
She is indeed talented and has mastered martial arts.
Especially after she came here, Long Zhi found a master for her, and her progress was faster.
Now, whenever Long Zhi leaves the house, Mai Tang will follow him.
People who didn't know thought she was a guard, and those who knew about her relationship with Long Zhi were just close confidants.
Long Zhi did not know martial arts, so she was protected by Mai Tang.
As her martial arts became more and more advanced, she was sometimes the only one following Long Zhi.
In the small building, the first floor is dimly lit, and the decoration everywhere is simple, without any luxurious items.
The stairs lead directly to the second floor.
The corridor is covered with gray carpet.
There is no sound when people walk on it.
It is extremely quiet.
There are windows on one side of the corridor.
Each one is open at this time, and the wind blows in from time to time, which is very cool.
The door of one room was wide open, and the wind from the corridor blew in, carrying the smell of incense from the first floor.
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The soft couch by the window is extremely luxurious.
Just by looking at it, you can feel that it must be very comfortable to lie on it.
At this moment, there was indeed a person lying on his side.
Wearing a white dress, she has a slim figure.
Her black hair hangs down from her shoulders and rests on her chest.
They float as she breathes.
Her sweet little face is delicate and white.
Even if she is sleeping with her eyes closed at this time, she is like a piece of honey, exuding a sweet scent that makes people want to kiss her.
If it looks like this and is eaten in the mouth, it will probably be like candy.
People who are sweet don't know what it is today.
Suddenly, her body shook slightly.
After a moment, she opened her eyes, her clear eyes seemed to be filled with water.
Ye Lu stared blankly in front of her eyes for a while before blinking and letting out a long sigh.
There was a hint of anger on her face.
Ever since she arrived in the imperial capital and devoted herself to offering incense every day, she had been dreaming about that bastard Ying Yan from time to time.
At the beginning, Ye Lu was very angry and unhappy about dreaming about him, thinking that he was dreaming about him because he was mentally ill.
However, she later discovered that this was not an accident, and everything was traceable.
Her two lives were borrowed by Yingyan, and they seemed to have some kind of connection.
At that time, she did not offer incense religiously every day, and it seemed that she only dreamed of winning face once.
But now, it's not just a once-in-a-while thing, but every once in a while, I can always dream about him.
Moreover, what she dreamed about seemed to be things that happened to Yingyan recently, not chaotic things.
This is even more strange, she actually knows everything that happened to Ying Yan.
After thinking about it, Ye Lu believed that it was related to those two lives.
Because of this mysterious connection that people can't find the answer to, she would know what happened to him.
I just wonder if he also dreams about what happened to her.
Just thinking about it this way, Ye Lu couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body, it was so disgusting.
This scene of meeting in a dream should be between her and Shen Tuyi.
This Ying Yan got involved for no reason, leaving her unable to think of other words besides disgust.
Sitting up on the soft couch, Ye Lu pushed her hair behind her and couldn't help but sigh again.
It has been half a year since they came to the imperial capital.
Ever since they separated from Shen Tuyi in Zhucheng, they have never seen each other again in the past six months.
Shentu Yi was looking for Old Man Xu, and he also had to deal with matters in the four cities of Shentu.
As for the imperial capital, he couldn't just come here at will.
So much so that they were separated for half a year.
For Ye Lu, time is actually not a problem, but missing him is really hard.
Just thinking about him made her feel heartbroken.
She felt heart-wrenching and painful, no matter whether she was lying down or sitting.
However, besides missing her, it seemed that she could only sigh and have no other choice.
Patting the soft couch, Ye Lu put on her shoes and stood up.
The fabric of this long skirt was very good.
She had been lying on the soft couch for so long, and her skirt had no wrinkles.
As she stood up, it hung down like water.
Fall.
With gentle steps, Ye Lu walked out of the room.
The carpet in the corridor was very soft and made no sound when walking on it.
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Ye Lu went downstairs.
The stairs were also covered with non-slip mats.
This was what Shen Tuyi told Long Zhi, because she slipped down the stairs last time, and as a result, he had a shadow.
Therefore, he told Long Zhi everything that could be avoided.
After moving to the Prince's Mansion, it was built into a soft room in a few days.
Even if she fell down the stairs again, she would not fall.
Headache and bleeding.
Walking downstairs, it was quiet and no one was here, but there were all kinds of refreshments on the round table in the center of the hall.
Walking over, Ye Lu poured a glass of water and drank it in one gulp, then walked out of the small building.
Walk out of the yard and walk towards the tower next to it.
When the wind blows, the copper bell on the top of the tower makes a pleasant sound.
Miraculously, listening to this sound makes people feel calm.
There is an incense niche on the side of this tower facing due north.
The incense here will not stop twelve hours a day.
The incense in the incense niche is thick and burns very slowly.
Ye Lu stopped in front of the tower, raised his head slightly and looked at the copper bell on the top of the tower, wondering how to cut off the connection with Yingyan.
His clear eyes reflected the blue sky, but there was no answer.
Sighing, Ye Lu raised his hand and touched the tower.
The next moment, he suddenly turned around and saw a maid running towards this side.
"Girl, girl, Your Highness, please come over."
The maid was a little out of breath, showing that she rushed over in a hurry.
Frowning slightly, Ye Lu took back his hand and said, "Okay."
Being so anxious probably meant something had happened.
He turned around and left quickly with the maid, walking around the pavilions and pavilions.
The long and winding corridor was like a maze.
If he hadn't walked through it many times, he would have fainted.
A quarter of an hour later, Ye Lu arrived at Long Zhi's study.
There were guards in front and back, and not even a fly could enter or leave.
Walking up the steps, the door to the study room was open.
Inside, Long Zhi was standing behind the desk.
His face looked bad.
In the study, there were still several staff members, and Mai Tang was standing not far from Long Zhi, with a similar look on his face.
Walking in, Ye Lu's eyes passed over all of their faces, and he couldn't help but feel something was wrong.
"Xiaolu, Eunuch Gu is missing."
Long Zhi got straight to the point without much foreshadowing, which shows that this matter is indeed urgent.
Ye Lu was also surprised.
This Eunuch Gu was a person close to the old emperor and had been serving him for more than twenty years.
However, he finally sold his life for Long Zhi, and now he is Long Zhi's spy.
Moreover, they are very secretive.
In the past few years, they have not even contacted each other more than once, and it is impossible to associate the two of them together.
However, the last contact was half a month ago, when the old emperor secretly met with Long Zhao.
Although the two of them were talking alone, Eunuch Gu was standing outside and still heard something.
The old emperor handed over the tiger talisman of a certain army to Long Zhao.
As for which army it was, Eunuch Gu didn't hear it, so Long Zhi started an urgent investigation.
But throughout the Qi State, although the armies of each city belong to each city lord, there are other armies.
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For example, the imperial capital's imperial army, Xiaoqi, and several armies stationed at the four border fortresses all year round totaled 700,000 to 800,000 men and horses.
So far, Long Zhi does not have an army under his command, but he has the city lords of each city who support him.
If the armies of each city are bundled together, they can actually compete with these armies.
However, this is still a big problem.
Long Zhi launched an investigation and perhaps alerted the enemy, which led to the disappearance of Eunuch Gu.
This was what Long Zhi was most worried about.
Not to mention anything else, Eunuch Gu knows many secrets of the old emperor.
He is worth more alive than dead.
Long Zhi didn't want him to die, but now that he was missing, this disappearance seemed to be more dangerous than good.
Ye Lu took a deep breath, and then said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I'll take a look first."
After saying that, she turned around and walked to the door, and stopped moving.
Everyone else in the study was silent, just looking at Ye Lu quietly, waiting for her answer.
After a while, Ye Lu turned around and frowned, "Eunuch Gu should still be alive, but someone trapped him."
"Who is it?"
Long Zhi asked while placing his hand on the desk.
Ye Lu shook his head, "I'm not sure yet.
Let's do this.
I'll wander around the city and maybe I can find traces of him."
Long Zhi nodded, "Okay."
"I'll go with you."
Mai Tang walked over and planned to go with Ye Lu.
"No, it doesn't matter to me.
You can protect His Highness.
It seems that he plans to leave the house."
Ye Lu shook his head.
What Mai Tang has to do now is to stabilize his position and advance and retreat with Long Zhi.
Mai Tang hesitated to speak.
In fact, she felt relieved if Ye Luruo stayed in this mansion, but when she left the mansion, she always felt that she had to be with her.
The guards of the Prince's Mansion quickly prepared their carriages and horses, followed by seven or eight guards.
Ye Lu got into the carriage and left the house.
Sitting in the carriage, Ye Lu leaned against the wall of the carriage with his eyes half closed, looking as if he was about to fall asleep.
The carriage wandered around the Imperial City, as if strolling, and visited every main street.
An hour passed, and there was still no sound from the people in the carriage.
The carriage slowly headed towards Dongcheng.
Dongcheng is also very large, and there are many ordinary houses.
The carriage walks slowly, getting closer and closer to the suburbs.
Suddenly, the person in the carriage suddenly said, "Stop."
The carriage stopped immediately, and the next moment the people in the carriage came out and stood at the shaft of the carriage. , standing on the shaft of the car, Ye Lu looked around, and then fixed his sight on the mountains in the distance.
Halfway up the mountain, Ziji Temple is right on top, filled with incense and looking extremely otherworldly.
Looking at the looming palace among the green trees, Ye Lu clicked his tongue twice and shook his head, "Is this Qingji really dazzled by power?"
The location was determined, Ye Lu thought for a moment, and then ordered to go to Ziji Temple.
The carriage immediately drove in the direction of Ziji Temple.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Ye Lu jumped out of the carriage and went up the mountain with his guards.
Ziji Temple is still the same, with great popularity.
Because it is a royal Taoist temple, there are many believers in the imperial capital.
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After climbing the last step, Ye Lu took a few breaths and rushed directly into the mountain gate of Ziji Temple.
She had been here before, and she had a pleasant chat with some young Taoist priests in Ziji Temple.
When she entered the mountain gate, a young Taoist priest who was sweeping the floor recognized her and ran over.
"Girl, why are you here?"
The little Taoist priest smiled, not expecting to see Ye Lu again.
Ye Lu responded with a sweet smile, "Where is Taoist Master Qingji?"
"The Taoist priest is at the Emperor's Hall.
Miss, I will take you there."
The little Taoist priest threw down his broom and said enthusiastically.
"Okay."
Nodding, Ye Lu followed the little Taoist priest towards the Emperor's Palace.
Sure enough, Qingji was really in the Emperor's Hall.
He was dressed in purple Taoist robes, sitting cross-legged on the futon in the middle of the hall, with his eyes closed and already in meditation.
Walking into the Emperor's Palace, Ye Lu couldn't help but sigh when he saw him like that, he was still so young.
She really wanted to learn from him how to stay young forever.
There must be many mysteries in this.
Walking over, Ye Lu dragged a futon over and sat down, then stared at Qingji without blinking.
He closed his eyes and fell into meditation, and she watched him fall into meditation.
He probably felt that he was being stared at all the time.
After about a quarter of an hour, Qingji opened his eyes.
Ye Lu was speechless, "Taoist Master, you finally woke up."
"Miss Ye."
Looking at Ye Lu, Qingji had no superfluous expression and didn't seem surprised.
"Long time no see.
I miss you so much.
I didn't expect the Taoist priest to be so young.
He just has dirty hands and feet and is nosy."
Ye Lu raised his chin as he spoke, signaling him not to talk in circles and that it would be better to be honest.
Qingji glanced at the little Taoist priest.
After receiving the order, the little Taoist priest immediately left the Emperor's Hall.
Several guards were also outside the door, guarding the place.
"Miss Ye is talking about Eunuch Gu," Qingji said bluntly and did not hide anything.
"He should be fine if he is here with you.
But, what are you doing by bringing him here?
Is it the old emperor's intention, or have you developed to the point where you have started killing people and stealing goods?"
Ye Lu looked at him, wanting to hear what he had to say. explain.
Let's clear the air.
After all, he has the true legacy of old man Xu.
Although he prefers to study how to stay young forever, it is undeniable that he has some moral principles.
It would take some effort to see through him.
Ye Lu obviously didn't want to put in the effort, she wanted to hear what he had to say.
"Pindao never does anything to kill people and buy goods, and hiding Eunuch Gu is really for his own good."
Qingji said, without any hint of guilt, he was telling the truth.
"The old emperor wants to kill him" raised his eyebrows, and Ye Lu almost knew why.
"That's right.
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Eunuch Gu had an affair and was discovered by an outsider.
The emperor was very angry when he found out that he had been deceived."
Qingji nodded, that's it.
"Who is the expert?"
Ye Lu frowned.
If he was really an expert, he would be noticed immediately if Qingji brought Eunuch Gu back.
"It is said to be from Chili."
Qingji said, with some irony in his words.
"Chili" Ye Lu was stunned, she really didn't know where this was.
"Chili is a small country in the sea, deep in the blue sea." explained.
Although Qingji had a straight face, he clearly despised Ye Lu for being short-sighted.
Ye Lu could tell, but she didn't feel unhappy at all.
She wasn't from this world, so she didn't know it was normal.
Even now, she can't remember all the names of the cities in the north.
"He is from another country.
How could the old emperor believe him?
No matter what he said, Taoist Master, you should be the one who has the most trust of the old emperor."
Ye Lu couldn't help but sneer, mocking him for not being favored.
"A poor Taoist can't compare to the pillow fan."
Qingji raised his chin slightly, showing his contempt.
"No wonder the person beside the pillow is a woman.
However, the Taoist priest dared to hide Eunuch Gu here, which shows that the Taoist monk is nothing more than that."
Otherwise, Qingji would not have hidden Eunuch Gu in the Ziji Temple.
"That's right, her way of doing things is mediocre."
Qingji nodded.
"But, how did she come to the old emperor's pillow?
The old emperor believed this and sent such a person to him specially.
His purpose was not pure.
What does Chili, a small country, want to do?"
Thinking about this, there are many questions. .
Qingji looked at her and said slowly after a while: "As far as I know, Shenchu Yimeng comes from Chili."
Eyelids twitching, Ye Lu looked at him, "Old man Xu went to sea, that is, to Chili."
This news was sent by Shen Tuyi, and the last clue he found about old man Xu was that he went to sea.
As for Shen Tuyi's intention at that time, he wanted to find Old Man Xu.
At this time, he would also go to sea: