The night is already dark.
Star bright.
The front of Qianlong Hall became deserted.
The majestic hall remains as it was before, as if it had never been destroyed.
The guests at the banquet left the palace with various thoughts.
Jiang Wangde was summoned by the emperor and went to the imperial study.
Li Shenyuan was temporarily stayed by Chen Futu.
Shu Ni was anxious to go back and tell the eldest princess what he had seen tonight, so Tan Jinghao was the only one to go with Lu Xiuxiu.
But it was also the first time that Tan Jinghao met Lu Xiuxiu, so naturally she didn't dare to say some things, but Wei Wei was secretly worried.
Lu Xiuxiu hesitated to speak, but finally walked out of the palace in silence.
Tan Jinghao did not leave directly, but waited in the carriage.
It was so late, and although it was occasionally possible to go to bed early, Lu Xiuxiu thought that there was nothing she could do if she stayed here, not to mention that the Qianlong Palace was restored to its original state, and Jiang Wang might not be able to have anything happen if he was summoned by His Majesty. Compared to this, it was not as good as Go back home and ask the teacher.
The carriages in front of the palace gate left one after another.
In the East Palace, the lights are brightly lit.
In the elegant courtyard, Chen Futu made tea himself and poured a cup for Li Shenyuan.
There are some exquisite pastries on the table.
Chen Futu stretched out his hand and said, "I think Miss Li didn't eat much in the Qianlong Palace. I've already asked someone to notify the imperial kitchen. Miss Li can make a cushion first. No need to be polite."
Li Shenyuan shook his head and said, "I eat a lot."
Chen Futu smiled and said: "When I first heard that the Imperial Master had accepted Miss Li as his disciple, I knew that Miss Li must have extremely high qualifications. But when I saw her just now, I really understood that the entire Sui Dynasty, only the Imperial Master could understand the words and the Dharma." , Miss Li is the second person, and she is so young, so it is no wonder that the Imperial Master is interested in accepting a disciple again."
Li Shenyuan had no intention of responding. He looked around and asked, "His Royal Highness is famous for his talent. He should have a lot of books, right?"
Chen Futu was startled for a moment, then nodded and said, "Miss Li understands how Confucianism speaks, so she must be a book lover. I do have thousands of books here, some of which are not even found in Yuyuan Academy. What does Miss Li like?" I can give any book to the girl as a gift."
Li Shenyuan stood up and said, "Let me take a look."
Chen Futu could only stand up and said, "Then Miss Li, come with me."
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Royal study room.
Chen Jinghuai was reviewing the memorial with an expressionless face, a depressing atmosphere filled the air, and the majesty of the emperor was fully revealed.
Jiang Wang was silent for a moment, bowed and said, "See your Majesty."
The words fell silent.
Jiang Wang frowned slightly, but he quickly straightened up without keeping his bow.
Chen Jinghuai suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Jiang Wang without saying a word.
Jiang Wang stood there silently.
"You really look a lot like Jiang Qi. Looking at you, I feel like I saw Jiang Qi when he was young. He loved to go to Jiaofangsi. None of the so-called courtesans were defeated by his handsome face and treated him in every possible way. obsessed."
Chen Jinghuai's voice was low, and he couldn't hear much emotion, "But apart from his face, Jiang Qi also relied on his ability to make a name for himself in the brothel, but you relied on force to oppress him. Compared with this, the means are worse." Jiang Qi is far behind."
Jiang Wang blinked and said, "Your Majesty, do you think this kind of thing is worthy of praise? Although it does sound enviable, why should I compare with him in this aspect?"
Chen Jinghuai chuckled and said, "That's right. You are not as good as him in this aspect, but you are much better than him in practice. And speaking of it, you are better looking than him, and you even have better luck than him."
Jiang Wang said: "He is indeed very unlucky, and even worse when it comes to making friends, except of course getting along with the girls from Goulan Land."
Chen Jinghuai asked doubtfully: "Jiang Qi is very popular in the capital city, and he has friends everywhere. What's wrong?"
Jiang Wang looked at him without speaking.
As if nothing had happened, Chen Jinghuai then smiled and said: "I have heard that you, like the prince, were born frail, but your condition is more serious than the prince's. It is really God's mercy that you can live safely until now. At this time, your physical condition is But getting better
Already? "
Jiang Wang said, "It's hard to die."
Chen Jinghuai nodded and said: "That's good, but I'm a little curious, when did you start practicing? Is your physical improvement related to practice, or is there another reason? Maybe this method can cure the prince's disease."
Jiang Wang said: "Actually, I came into contact with spiritual practice very late. The national master said that I am weak and weak. Strictly speaking, that is not true."
Chen Jinghuai asked: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Wang said calmly: "We are practicing because of the weak crown. It is certainly wrong to just say that the weak crown is bathing in the snow. It is the weak crown building the foundation and the weak crown cave. In the same year, he broke into the bathing snow realm, and in the second year he reached the peak of bathing snow."
Chen Jinghuai fell into silence.
These are both true and false.
Because in fact, Jiang Wang had the cultivation level of Dongming as soon as he was born, but the Kingdom of God absorbed his cultivation level and longevity to maintain balance, so he never knew that he had the cultivation level until the day he was crowned. See the Kingdom of God.
But these half-truths were enough to shock Chen Jinghuai.
If Jiang Wang started practicing cultivation when he was still young, he would have coincided with the vision of the Huncheng Immortal coming to this world.
The mirage of Huncheng appears on Qixia Street.
Jiang Wang lives on Qixia Street.
So a certain immortal was hit by Jiang Wang just after he came to this world?
Or even directly obtain the fate of immortality and embark on the path of spiritual practice?
Why?
Chen Jinghuai, who has low qualifications and desires immortality, has always dreamed of encountering this kind of thing.
How could Jiang Wang be so attractive to an immortal?
In particular, Jiang Wang broke through the realm very quickly. In Chen Jinghuai's opinion, it was a gift from immortal fate. How could a useless person with a weak spirit and weak body who was destined to not live long have any evil talent? But it was such a loser who became a great monk at the peak of Yuxue after receiving the fate of immortality.
Chen Jinghuai was envious and jealous.
It is obvious that the most powerful god in the world is enshrined in the palace, and it is obvious that Langhuan God has an immortal serving him, but he has not even seen the shadow of that immortal so far. The powerful cultivation and immortality are clearly right in front of him, but he touches it. Can't touch or see.
I just get angrier the more I think about it!
Looking at Chen Jinghuai who was gradually getting red-eyed, Jiang Wang felt very comfortable.
He said this deliberately to make Chen Jinghuai think about the arrival of the Immortal in Huncheng. In fact, it further made Chen Jinghuai more suspicious that he had an Immortal as his backer. However, Jiang Wang didn't know what Chen Jinghuai was thinking specifically at this time, but it was obvious that his purpose was achieved. .
As for whether he would make Chen Jinghuai suspicious if he did something directly without relying on the immortal, Jiang Wang also considered it.
In fact, it’s not that complicated when you think about it.
There is not only one immortal in the world, not to mention that he has the so-called immortal fate. It does not mean that the immortal becomes his thug. It is just to protect him to a certain extent. It is difficult to believe that Chen Jinghuai would lead the immortal to destroy the city of gods. , other immortals may not be willing to see this scene.
In the final analysis, Chen Jinghuai is afraid of immortals, but he does not think that when the monster is not dead and the evil god Mozhang is not dead, the immortal who needs incense to restore his strength will wipe out the living beings for no reason, which will not be of any benefit to the immortal.
The only difficulty for Chen Jinghuai is that he knows nothing about this immortal, and he sent a righteous god to protect Jiang Wang. This represents the attitude of this immortal. Even if the immortal would not treat the gods like Sui, he definitely would not. Let others treat Jiang Wang.
Unless he could see the immortal, pay more for immortality, or have a stronger backer, the immortal could only watch Jiang Wang being killed.
But Chen Jinghuai, who once asked God Langhuan to observe the Night God, got a more difficult answer.
Looking at Jiang Wang at this time, Chen Jinghuai had complicated emotions.
Don't care what others think.
Chen Jinghuai indeed felt compassion for Jiang Qi and even Jiang Wang.
Jiang Qi grew up with him and was the only and best brother in his heart.
It's just that things in the world are unpredictable, and he and Jiang Qi have become strangers.
In other words, his ambition to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor finally trumped his friendship with Jiang Qi at a certain moment.
If you look at it normally, the throne will not be his turn anyway.
The mother-in-law's status was low, and he was not ranked among the emperor's brothers, and his relationship with these brothers was not good. To be precise, he was very willing to get in touch with these brothers, but no one looked down on him.
Besides the imperial sister, the only person accompanying him was Jiang Qi.
He may seem weak next to Jiang Qi, but he still has the opportunity to show a sincere smile. In front of the brothers, he can only look like a coward who is easily bullied.
But in his heart he never wanted to do this.
When his father was seriously ill and the royal brothers were coveting the position and fighting openly and secretly, he had a low sense of presence and could not restrain himself from showing his fangs.
Except for the prince who died in the battle against Qin, the rest were apparently assassinated by Xi Tan, but in fact they all died under his planning.
Among them, the help of the national master Cao Chonglin is inevitable.
That made Chen Jinghuai feel that he was destined to fulfill his destiny.
But the process didn't go so smoothly.
Cao Chonglin never gave him much help.
The biggest problem is the father.
So he wanted Jiang Qi, including the old Marquis of Xunyang Marquis Mansion at that time, and even Tang Tang to help him.
The results are obvious.
Although he was in the most nervous stage at that time and had difficulty controlling his emotions, which resulted in him accidentally killing the old Marquis and making all these things irreversible. Even if he woke up afterwards and understood that there was a better way to deal with it, he should not have come to this step. .
But thinking of Jiang Qi, he became even more frightened and uneasy, so he did something that he regretted very much.
In the end, Jiang Qi was allowed to leave the divine capital alive. In addition to naturally ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor in the name of benevolence, he also felt that he owed Jiang Qi.
The same goes for Jiang Wang.
In other words, he didn't feel that Jiang Wangneng, who was born sick and would not live long, was a threat.
I want Jiang Wangan to live well while he is alive.
Chen Jinghuai always felt that there was something wrong in his heart.
Complex and tangled, cruel and cowardly.
No one else is to blame for finding ourselves in such a dilemma.
He even thought that if killing Jiang Wang was too troublesome, could he not kill him?
Cultivate Jiang Wang well and resolve the old grudges of his predecessors. With Jiang Wang's cultivation and immortality, the power of the Sui Dynasty will reach new heights.
Chen Jinghuai's expression fluctuated between confusion and cruelty.
That made Jiang Wang feel baffled.
Whether it was his father Jiang Qi or Chen Jinghuai, he knew it from other people's mouths. How could he have imagined that Chen Jinghuai was so confused inside.
There was silence in the imperial study room for a long time.
Chen Jinghuai spoke again, his voice even deeper, "In ten days, you will go to Yuyuan Academy."
Jiang Wang said, "If you don't want to, I won't go."
Chen Jinghuai looked at him and said, "You have to go if you don't want to."
Jiang Wang raised his eyebrows and said, "Yuyuan Academy is a place for studying. Although it also teaches cultivation, no one can teach me my cultivation."
Chen Jinghuai said: "Then just hang out."
Jiang Wang was surprised and said: "Even if I am hanging around in Yuyuan Academy, you still want me to go. I am very curious about your Majesty's intention?"
Chen Jinghuai said: "Jiang Qi also studied at Yuyuan Academy, and there are many traces of him there."
Jiang Wang asked, "What do you mean?"
Chen Jinghuai asked, "Do you really understand Jiang Qi?"
Jiang Wang was silent for a moment and said, "Could it be that there are some traces in Yuyuan Academy that would allow me to overturn all my current understanding of him?"
He secretly felt strange, why did Chen Jinghuai seem to have changed in some way from the time he came to the Imperial Study Room to now?
Hearsay may not be true, but neither Tong Bo nor senior Tang Tang had much difference in their previous descriptions. Even if he didn’t believe Tang Tang, there was no reason not to believe Tong Bo. Besides, he could clearly sense the look in Chen Jinghuai’s eyes at the beginning. There is murderous intent towards him. xь.
So what exactly is Chen Jinghuai planning in Yuyuan Academy?
Could there be a bunch of false clues to make him doubt what happened back then?
Is it a lie?
Jiang Wang thought this was a bit outrageous.
