Chapter 46: Changing Clothes
Yinqi danced with joy and told Yinyuan about his thrilling experience last night.
As he got excited, Yinqi actually lifted up his robe, untied his belt, and revealed his buttocks which had been severely stabbed.
He raised his buttocks, which were wrapped in gauze, pointed them at Yinyuan, and even shook them vigorously.
"It's dangerous, Your Majesty, it's dangerous!"
Yinqi screamed at the top of his lungs: "This is the first time in my life that I have encountered such danger."
"The capital of our Great Yinwu Dynasty, the foot of the emperor, the best place, the imperial capital of Haojing, is actually full of ghosts and demons. I, the great Prince of Great Yin, have my butt split into three pieces!"
"Da Yin has been established for 1,800 years. Has there ever been such a thing?"
"Someone must be playing tricks here."
It was obvious that Yinqi was frightened to the point of collapse by what happened last night. He was shouting incoherently, gesticulating and jumping around, and from time to time he pulled the wounds on his body and cried out in pain.
Yin Yuan kept pouting and squinting his eyes, watching his uncle's performance coldly.
When Yinqi stopped talking and drank tea from his cup, Yinyuan said sarcastically, "What does this have to do with me? What does it have to do with me? Ah? You should go and tell the Queen Mother."
Yin Yuan said quietly, "Right now, the one who is most worried about Concubine Qi and these female ghosts should be the Empress Dowager."
Yinqi rolled his eyes immediately: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Those gentlemen are now making noises in front of the Queen Mother. I go to complain to the Queen Mother? Isn't that asking for trouble? Hey, hey, it's almost noon, Jiuquyuan won't even treat you to lunch?"
Yinyuan laughed loudly, and then the banquet was served.
The stewed bear paws are soft and have a strong aroma.
The other dishes also include delicacies from land and sea, as well as aquatic and salty foods.
As for the fine wine for drinking, it is a treasure that has been stored in royal cellars for a hundred years. The wine is as thick as fish glue, and its color has turned into amber. It is extremely fragrant and mellow.
Lu Yi had never tasted such fine wine before, and amid Yin Yuan's loud cheers, he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.
The skills of the royal chefs are far superior to those of the taverns and restaurants outside. All the ingredients used in Jiuqu Garden are only expensive, good and top-grade. When Lu Yipu came into contact with such delicacies, he almost swallowed his tongue.
Compared to Lu Yi, Luo Qingzhou, who was also lucky enough to receive a banquet from Yinyuan, and several generals and captains who were guarding the palace seemed to be trembling with fear and caution. They didn't dare to move their chopsticks too much. Every time Yinyuan raised his glass, they hurriedly raised their glasses and drank it in big gulps.
After drinking a few rounds of wine, Yin Yuan stood up, touched his belly, and looked around at everyone in the hall. After hesitating for a moment, he waved to Lu Yu and said, "Lu Yu, you must be very full after drinking so much wine... Come, accompany me to change clothes."
Yinqi blinked and glanced at Lu Yi.
Luo Qingzhou and other palace guards were so jealous that their eyes turned red.
When the emperor got up to change his clothes, only his very close eunuchs would serve him.
The emperor actually took the initiative to "invite" Lu Yi to go with him...tsk.
Jane is in the emperor's heart, and the grace from heaven is deep.
Luo Qingzhou and others felt jealous. Why did the emperor care so much about Lu Yi for no apparent reason?
Lu Yi stood up blankly, and following Yu Changle's whispered call, he followed Yin Yuan. Surrounded by a group of eunuchs and palace maids, he turned out from the side of the screen behind Yin Yuan's throne, walked through a short corridor, and arrived at the door of a side hall.
Yinyuan left Lu Yi and went into the side hall. After a while, the sound of water rustling could be heard.
After a while, Yinyuan came out calmly, wiping his hands with a hot white towel, supported by two little palace maids.
The eunuch at the side opened the movable door on the side of the corridor, and the scenery in front of him suddenly became clear, and a vast white frozen lake appeared before his eyes.
Yu Changle made two "hush" sounds, and all the eunuchs and palace maids lowered their heads and walked away lightly along the corridor. Only Yinyuan, Yu Changle and Lu Yi were left nearby.
Lu Yi let his hands hang naturally and stood quietly aside.
Yinyuan used the excuse of going to the toilet to bring him here. It was probably done on purpose for Luo Qingzhou and the others to see, to let them know how much Yinyuan valued Lu Yi.
As for the other one, Yinyuan probably really has something to talk to him about.
This matter was probably very complicated, so complicated in fact that after Lu Yi left Jiuqu Garden, it would be inconvenient for Yin Yuan and Yu Changle to give him orders. They could only confide in him face to face in this way.
In other words, Yin Yuan, Yu Changle, and even the young eunuchs in the Palace Guards were no longer trustworthy.
Yin Yuan handed the towel to Yu Changle, then stood two steps away with his hands behind his back, quietly looking at the lake in the wind and snow.
After a long while, Yin Yuan said softly, "Lu Yu, you just talked about so many things about ordinary people. I can see that you are not making things up. You are really good at it. You are not a muddleheaded person who lives a muddle-headed life and eats nothing. At least, you are not worse than Luo Qingzhou and the others. Such a smart and capable young man... Can I trust you?"
Lu Yin's heart suddenly tightened.
This question is tricky.
He bowed to Yinyuan and said, "Your Majesty, I am loyal to you."
With his mind filled with inspiration, Lu Yi quickly searched every tiny corner of his heart - well, there was no fundamental conflict of interest among them. On the contrary, Lu Yi wanted to cling to the emperor's thigh and work hard to achieve his small goal of living for a thousand years.
Therefore, at this moment, Lu Fu was indeed loyal to Yinyuan!
"Very good. Very good. I am very relieved."
Yin Yuan turned around with a smile, clenched his fist and tapped Lu Yi's shoulders twice: "Your grandfather was a hero; your father was... a good man... right. I believe that you will also be my wise and capable minister."
Looking Lu Yu up and down, Yin Yuan asked with a smile: "Sixteen years old, can you tell me honestly why you joined the Guardian Palace?"
Lu Yi was silent for a moment.
Then, he chose to tell Yinyuan and Yu Changle everything, word for word, about the conversation between Bai Lu and Zhu Yu that he overheard when he sneaked into Lantian Garden that night.
Yin Yuan widened his eyes, looking at Lu Yi with an expression of inexplicable surprise and excitement: "Ha, ha, ha, is it really like this? Actually, actually... it's simply..."
Forcibly suppressing the urge to burst out in laughter, Yin Yuan's face trembled, and he stamped his feet fiercely: "It is simply a disgrace to human dignity, a beast in human clothing, and a hypocrite. I was really right about this old man Bai Changkong."
Yu Changle looked at Lu Yi in horror.
He said quietly, "So, Lu Yu, you were able to sneak into Lantian Garden without being discovered by Bai Changkong and his guards?"
"Do you know how many spies and secret agents have been killed while guarding the Bai family over the years?"
Looking at the deep doubt in Yu Changle's eyes, Lu Yi took a deep, deep, deep breath.
Then, his whole body was like a piece of willow catkins, rising into the air with a gust of cold wind blowing from outside, circling up to thirty feet, and then floating sideways to a distance of forty or fifty feet.
With his burly body, which was nearly nine feet tall, he lightly touched a plum branch forty or fifty feet away, and plucked a few light green plum petals with his right hand. With such a gentle touch, Lu Yi's body bounced back , floated back dozens of feet without any sound, and landed lightly on the spot.
When Lu Yi flew back, his huge body made several spiral turns in the air, like a leaf in the wind, with an ever-changing trajectory that was unpredictable.
The whole process was like a white crane flying across the sky, or the shadow of a flying wild goose, light and ethereal, without any trace of worldly air.
Compared to the amazing skills he displayed in Sijifang when facing Xiong Dingtian and those assassins, Lu Yi's performance at this moment was more than several times stronger. It almost had the charm of flying in the air and dancing gracefully.
Yinyuan opened his mouth wide.
Yu Changle widened his eyes, with a hint of ecstasy in his eyes as if he had discovered a rare treasure, and stared at Lu Yi.
"Such a body skill..." Yu Changle finally squeezed out a few words from his throat.
"When I joined the Guardian Guard, I said that my specialty is running fast."
Lu Fu was very humble and bowed to Yin Yuan and Yu Changle.
"This is more than just running fast. This is simply, miraculous, simply..." Yin Yuan waved his hands vigorously: "Well, I don't have much education, I don't know what words to use to describe it."
"I didn't study much, not because I'm stupid, but because Bai Changkong was the one who supervised my studies all these years. How could I possibly learn anything from him? Therefore, the original sin of my lack of education and lack of literary talent is Bai Changkong's fault!"
"Very good, very good, very good, extremely good." Yin Yuan pointed at Lu Yi and said with a smile: "I understand why you want to join the Guardian Prison. Hehe, Bai Changkong is such a dirty, mean, despicable and shameless person! "
Yin Yuan looked at Yu Changle who was smiling, and joked: "Old Yu, that's why sometimes having a bad reputation is not a bad thing. If it weren't for the notorious reputation of 'eunuch party' on your head, would we be able to attract talents like Lu Yi?"
This is not a good thing to say.
Lu Yi and Yu Changle both laughed dryly.
Yin Yuan looked at Lu Yi with great interest and said with satisfaction: "Very good, Lu Yi, you are loyal to me. So, I have something to entrust to you to do."
Yin Yuan looked at Yu Changle, then turned around and walked away leisurely.
He walked along the corridor and into the main hall. From a distance, Lu Yi heard Yin Yuan laughing: "Lu Yi is too young and actually got drunk... Let him sober up a little and we can continue!"
Yu Changle's smile faded and he looked at Lu Yi very seriously.
"Lu Yu, I am an old man beside His Majesty. I can see that His Majesty is going to use you. You, don't live up to His Majesty's favor. As for His Majesty, after getting to know him for a long time, you will know that he is absolutely unquestionable to his own people."
"However, even if His Majesty trusts you, if he wants to promote you, you must have meritorious service."
"There's something going on here. You have to keep an eye on Bai Changkong."
Lu Yu's heart twitched slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "The supervisor said that he wanted to keep Bai Changkong alive, but did he break the law?"
Yu Changle narrowed his eyes and said quietly, "We don't know whether it has violated the law."
"But there are some things I can tell you."
"Bai Changkong has always been a weak scholar ."
"But two years ago, I accidentally discovered that he actually had an unfathomable martial arts accomplishment. Given his age and aptitude, it should be impossible for him to have such an accomplishment."
"Thinking back to seven years ago, in the twelfth year of Jiayou, when His Majesty rose to power, accompanied by our family, we secretly went to the first building in Gaojing, the 'Swallow Sparrow Tower', to 'observe the people's sentiments'."
'Yanque Tower', the number one brothel in Haojing.
Lu Fu said that he understood that the emperor and Yu Changle were indeed going to "secretly observe the people's sentiments."
"However, in the Yanque Tower, it was also by luck that we discovered Bai Changkong was actually inside, having a secret meeting with a charming woman."
Lu Yu rolled his eyes.
Bai Changkong, one of the greatest gentlemen in Haojing City, sneaked into a brothel?
Yu Changle continued, "Of course, for a scholar, going to a brothel is not a big deal. But afterwards, His Majesty was curious about the identity of the woman and ordered us to find out her background. The palace guards exhausted all their efforts and tried various methods, but could not find any clues about the woman. On the contrary, hundreds of elite men were killed in the process."
"Hundreds of the most elite guards of the Palace Guards were killed without a trace. No one can find their bodies, either alive or dead."
"It's really scary when you think about it. There's something fishy about this Bai Changkong and this woman."
"If it was during the time of the founding emperor, Bai Changkong would have been arrested and severely tortured if he had acted like this. But now, in Dayin, there are many noble men in the court, and Your Majesty would not dare to take action against the deputy head of the Imperial Academy without any evidence."
Yu Changle patted Lu Yi's shoulder , "It just so happens that you have made an enemy of him. Use this excuse to handle this matter properly. Your Majesty, I will not treat you unfairly."
"Remember, conduct a thorough investigation and be cautious. Save your life first, and whether you can find anything is not the first priority."
"Well, pay more attention to the relationships that Bai Changkong has with people on a daily basis. There might be big fish among them."
After hesitating for a while, Yu Changle patted Lu Yi's shoulder again.
"Be careful, this is my biggest warning to you. It's not just Bai Changkong, there are many people in this court, your majesty, our family, we suddenly found that we didn't recognize them."
"Why do you think His Majesty doesn't live in the Imperial City, but stays in Jiuqu Garden?"
"Last night, there was a big fire in Sijifang, and so many assassins killed people in the street. Haha, nearly a thousand assassins sneaked into Fengdiaofang and Sijifang quietly, and they were able to bring in so many weapons. If there were no more than ten fourth-rank officials or above who intervened, it would be impossible for someone to do such a thing."
"Do you really think that our palace guards eat for free?"
"Including the two coffin shops of the Nine Yin Sect, they were able to hide peacefully in Fengtiaofang for so many years. If they didn't have the protection of important officials in the court, how could they have hidden themselves?"
"You, keep an eye on Bai Changkong for now." Yu Changle put his hands on the jade belt around his waist and said solemnly, "You will know many other things slowly."
"Oh, everyone says that the Great Yin Dynasty is prosperous, peaceful and prosperous, and the country is growing stronger. It is a good morning with scorching fire and blooming flowers... But why do I feel that there are evildoers rampant in the court, and everyone wears a mask on their face. Except for a few trusted guys, no one can be trusted?"
Lu Fu was solemn, bowed to Yu Changle and replied "Yes"!
