The night of early autumn was especially quiet. The slight wind carried a clear coolness as it gently brushed past her face. It was as gentle as a veil and as soft as a cicada's wings.
Outside Xingqing Palace, the tall and dense trees gave a continuous shade. The shadows of the trees swayed, and the blue night sky was revealed between the branches. A beautiful moon floated faintly and faintly. The gentle moonlight in the velvety blue sky was as soft as water, shining across the sky.
In the distance, the towering Taiji Palace was a little hazy under the flickering lights. Li Shiming walked alone in this poetic autumn night, gazing at the beautiful face of the autumn moon and feeling the intoxicating aura of early autumn. However, he was extremely tired and couldn't help but sigh deeply.
Lai Xi, who was following behind her, stepped forward and whispered,"Your Majesty, I don't know why you sigh, but what's troubling you? I wonder if I can help you resolve your worries?”
Li Shi Min shook his head and sighed. He put his hands behind his back and said,""Come and celebrate, autumn is coming. It seems that melancholy and sadness are always inevitable, even this one is no exception.
If life has four seasons, entering the No Doubts State should be the beginning of autumn in life. Now, I can be considered late autumn, right? The warm and brilliant summer has passed, and it is a peaceful and beautiful autumn. Although it is the trend of nature, the lost days and the lost glory still make me sigh.
The ripe fruit brought the busy harvest. People were like seedlings, and it was time for them to mature. The military reports from Chang 'an and Liaodong made me feel old. The young servant had many strange plans, which were beyond my expectations. Even if I encountered many scenes, I was helpless and had a narrow escape. The young servant actually made it through, which made me feel old.
At this moment, I feel that my heart is calm and indifferent. It seems that I have a great understanding of life. I can control my gains and losses freely, but at the same time, there is a fatigue in my heart that I have never felt before. Lai Xi, do you think that I will be like this fallen leaf and soon turn into mud?”Li Shi Min's expression was bleak, no longer as handsome as when he had dominated the world.
Lai Xi, who was following behind, was silent. A while ago, Li Shimin had a stroke and was paralyzed in bed. After Sun Simiao's treatment, he recovered slightly after half a year and could attend court once every three days. However, he had to recuperate regularly and couldn't work as hard as he used to. He couldn't even do some slightly strenuous exercise. Sun Simiao even advised him not to have sex. This was a huge blow to Li Shiming, who had always been energetic and had a young heart. Now that he saw the beginning of autumn, he couldn't help but feel sad.
Lai Xi wanted to comfort him. He stepped forward and said," Your Majesty is the True Dragon Son of Heaven. You will definitely live for tens of thousands of years. Didn't that Indian Master Luo 'er Saha claim that she could refine the Elixir of Immortality for Your Majesty?" Your Majesty, you must enjoy eternal happiness and live as long as the heavens.”
Li Shi Min laughed when he heard Lai Xi's words."You, ah, why are you learning from Zhi Nu? You really think I'm old and muddleheaded. Immortality. Since ancient times, who dared to talk about immortality? Since ancient times, who among the emperors, Yao, Shun, and Yu, was immortal? In that case, the world will no longer belong to my Li family. That Luo Er Saha can only refine some life-prolonging and body-strengthening medicine, that's why I kept him. Immortality, haha, I do hope for it, but immortality is like the moon in the water. It is within sight but not within reach.”
"Your Majesty," he called out in a happy and sad voice.
Li Shi Min smiled and said,"Lai Xi, the moonlight tonight is very good. Accompany Zhen for a good walk. When Priest Sun sees this, he will ask Zhen to rest more.”
"Yes!"
Li Shiming's eyes were a little dazed as if he was recalling something. He walked quietly and muttered to himself after a while,"Thinking back to the past, when I was still the age of a child, I would play with knives and swords all day long. Usually, the younger children liked to find older children to play with, and I always seemed to like playing with those who were the same age or even younger. At that time, I was with my younger brother Li Xuanba every day. I went to the Xi family, visited the Dong family, and made friends with heroes. It was needless to say how carefree my days were.
Hehe, I wonder when I actually expressed these feelings?
A man lives for a lifetime, a tree lives for a thousand years. Even if I die today, there will be a place for me in the history books. What else do you want from me?" Li Shiming laughed heartily at the end of his sentence. However, after a few words, he suddenly coughed violently.
Lai Xi hurried forward to serve him, but Li Shi Min waved his hand and stopped him.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Chef Cui from the imperial kitchen has already stewed the ginseng soup for Your Majesty. The fire is already burning.”A young eunuch quietly went forward to report to Lai Xi. Lai Xi could only go forward to report, but he was thinking in his heart that he must not disturb the Emperor's elegant mood. "Oh, is the ginseng soup ready? Let's go, let's go. I can't leave Imperial Chef Cui's ginseng soup for a day now. If I don't drink ginseng soup, I won't be able to sleep well at night.”Li Shi Min's eyes lit up, as if he was enjoying the taste of the ginseng soup.
"I will lead the way for Your Majesty." When Lai Xi heard this, his heart inexplicably stagnated, and he hurriedly lowered his body to lead the way.
The lovely dividing line.
"Your Majesty, the ginseng soup needs to be drunk while it's hot to see its effect.”Cui Dayong respectfully went forward and reported.
"Yes, Imperial Chef Cui, you made a good soup. I can't leave you for a moment now, haha. Congratulations, pass down the imperial decree to appoint Cui Dayong as the head of the imperial kitchen. He will officially take office tomorrow.”
"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness.”Cui Dayong knelt down and kowtowed with tears of gratitude. His eyes flickered with a strange light, but it was covered by the surging tears.
"Stand up. This is your true ability. This is what you deserve.”Li Shi Min smiled calmly.
Then, she took the small bowl that Xi handed over and drank it in small sips.
Cui Dayong stood at the side with his head lowered. He glanced at Li Shiming from time to time. When he saw Li Shiming finish the ginseng soup, he felt relieved.
"Your Majesty, I'll take my leave first. After drinking my family's ginseng soup, Your Majesty still... It's better to sleep." Cui Dayong lowered his head and said respectfully, but there was a trace of hesitation in his voice. However, Li Shiming was like a drug addict at this moment. He was satisfied and didn't notice it at all. However, Lai Xi was a little strange.
"Hmm, Steward Cui's soup seems to be a bit thicker today. I feel a bit sleepy. It seems that Steward Cui has made a great effort today.”Li Shiming smiled at Cui Dayong with a satisfied and friendly face. He even called Cui Dayong Steward. It seemed that he was really satisfied with Cui Dayong.
Cui Dayong was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor. He hesitated, but eventually gritted his teeth and left. Lai Xi could see everything clearly.
Lai Xi felt a little strange after he helped Li Shiming sleep. After serving two generations of emperors, Lai Xi was a cautious person. He kept a certain distance from everyone, but he was not close to them. He was always very tactful. Over the years, he had been watched by thousands of people. When he saw Cui Dayong's expression just now, it was obvious that he had something to hide.
However, sigh, forget it. I'll ask again tomorrow. It's indeed a little late today.
Lai Xi didn't pay the price for chasing him out, and he would regret it in the future.
The lovely dividing line.
East of Chang 'an City, Cui Manor's back house.
"How is it? Is it done?”A deep baritone voice woke up Cui Dayong, who had been secretly hiding and rushing over.
He looked up at the man in front of him who was covered in black clothes. Even his head was covered with a hood, but Cui Dae Yong could tell that this was a young man. He swallowed and said with difficulty,"The ginseng soup that Your Majesty drank contained dozens of times more jimsonweed than before. In order to cover the smell of jimsonweed, today's ginseng soup was boiled early in the morning. I also saw Your Majesty finish it with my own eyes.”
"Hmm, not bad." It was a baritone voice. It was very low and at this moment, the voice that had been very calm had a hint of joy.
"Then... Sir, I wonder if you can let my wife and family go. I have already completed what you asked me to do. You also promised to let me reunite with my family.”Cui Dayong knelt down and kowtowed to the man in black.
"Don't worry, since I've promised you, I'll definitely let you reunite with your family.”The man in black bent down and patted Cui Dayong's shoulder to reassure him.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Thank... Sir, you…Young Master." Cui Dayong, whose mouth was covered, couldn't believe that the face that was as ferocious as a devil in the dark night was Cui Shanyou, the eldest son of the Cui family.
"You... Agree... Mine." He spat out these words from his chest and glared at Cui Shan You with wide eyes.
"I did say that. I'll send you there now. Your family is already waiting for you downstairs. Don't be late. "Humph!" Cui Shanyou burst out a weird laughter as if he had said something interesting to Cui Dayong.
"You... "Retribution!" Cui Dayong's eyes were filled with anger. He didn't know whether he was talking about Cui Shan You or himself.
Standing up again, Cui Shan You took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands. Suddenly, he smiled and said lightly,""Retribution? "I only know that the winner is king and the loser is bandit. This world originally belonged to my family. It was Li Shi Min who stole the world of my Yang family. There is retribution. This is what his Li family deserves." Sigh, speaking of which, I wonder how my uncle is doing in Liaodong.”
"Men, drag the corpse out of the city, chop it up, and bury it.”Cui Shan You clapped his hands and summoned two people. These two people were also dressed in black. They didn't say anything and silently lifted Cui Da Yong, who had a dagger stabbed into his left chest, and went down.
"Tomorrow, the sky is going to change again. Li Tai, you want to be the emperor with that pig brain of yours? This throne is still my cousin's, it belongs to my Yang Family.”At this point, Cui Shan You gave a strange smile, took a deep breath, and then spat it out,""Wrong, this world, hmph, will ultimately belong to me, Cui Shanyou, no, Yang Shanyou.”
Cui Shan You's smug smile became even colder in the dark night.
The lovely dividing line.
At this moment, in the Eastern Palace, Wu Meiniang, who had sent Xiao Shuran and Shangguan Qingyi away, returned to her and Li Zhi's bedroom alone.
"Husband, Mei Niang can be considered virtuous and virtuous this time. She has already established a good relationship with her sister. However, speaking of which, that Xiao family's sister is not scheming at all and is indeed very cute.”Sitting down, she sipped the Tie Guanyin in her cup. Wu Meiniang thought back to the days she spent with Xiao Shuran and Shangguan Qingyi. That young miss of the Xiao Clan was really interesting.
After abandoning the twelve years she had spent with Li Shiming, Wu Meiniang's current mentality was not too different from that of a normal woman. She was not as perverted as she was in her previous life. She was also quite fond of the Xiao Shuran she hated in her previous life and the future Consort Xiao Shu.
"That girl from the Shangguan family is also not bad. Her talent is really top-notch. She is much better than those who call themselves scholars. The key is that she has a weak heart.”Wu Meiniang's words had a deeper meaning. Others might be confused, but only she herself understood.
"Your Highness, the Nighthawk Guards have sent news that they are Diamond rank.”Li He's voice came from outside like a ghost.
Wu Meiniang's expression suddenly changed. In the entire World Party, only her and her husband were gemstone-level. Even Li He's authority was not enough to read this secret report. Gemstone-level, huh?
When he opened the door, he saw Li He standing outside with an old face and narrowed eyes. In his hand was a well-sealed brocade box. Wu Mei Niang took the brocade box expressionlessly and waved at Li He. Li He lowered his head even more. Every time he faced the gaze of this matriarch, Li He felt his heart beat faster than usual. He hurriedly lowered his head and retreated.
Closing the door again, Wu Mei Niang sat on the stool and opened the red brocade box. Inside was a moon-white brocade that was rolled up.
With a solemn expression, Wu Meiniang picked up the brocade and slowly opened it.
Under the candlelight, Wu Meiniang's body trembled slightly. After reading it several times, Wu Meiniang put down the secret report. Her face was filled with horror and her mouth was half open. Her heart was in turmoil. She read it again in disbelief.
Slowly, Wu Meiniang calmed down. Her surprise gradually subsided, and a smile appeared on her face.
"Good, good. King Wei, you have really done a good job. Husband, your chance has come. There is no need to wait any longer…Hoho, you are the king of the world, and I am also the mother of the world. How nice. However, I have not imagined that Cui Shanyou is involved. Cui Clan will never support the King of Wei. I have to investigate this point. I'm afraid it's Cui Shanyou's idea. But why?”Wu Meiniang muttered in a low voice that only she could hear.
After sitting for a long time, Wu Mei Niang opened the door again and called Li He over. She whispered something into Li He's ear, causing the usually calm Li He to change his expression slightly, but he still nodded his head softly.
She closed the door and walked to the window. Looking at the bright moon in the sky, Wu Meiniang muttered in her sleep,"Husband, this is a great opportunity to ascend. Even if you hate Mei Niang in the future or even kill Mei Niang, Mei Niang will never let it go. In order to make you successful, Mei Niang will not hesitate to do so.”
The bright moon in the sky was now covered by a cloud, and the entire world darkened.
The lovely dividing line.
[Little Demon Dream Talk: The plot is about to unfold, and the climax is about to come. Brothers of the Tang Empire, please give me your recommendation tickets, gifts, and collections to make the climax even more intense.]
Not only did the Great Tang have hot-blooded people who fought against the world; At the same time, there were also undercurrents surging. This chapter is full of holes. Can everyone see that?
Although Wu Meiniang had changed a lot, the iron-blooded nature in her bones was innate. It was also caused by the environment when she was young. However, she had changed the people she loved the most from one to two, her and her husband.
To others, it was always iron and blood, especially those who often came into contact with dark organizations like the Embroidered Uniform Guards. However, rest assured that the little demon would have a happy ending in the end.
In addition, in the Great Tang, eunuchs were allowed to call themselves ministers. Gao Lishi and the eunuchs held great power in the court of the Great Tang.
Little demons, love you for ten thousand years.
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