Chapter 468 Blocking the City Gate

What neither Song Jingchen nor Shen Yijia knew was that shortly after noon, assassins entered the palace.

In the blue sky and the sun, someone dared to break into the palace with the intention of assassinating the emperor, that's all, so many janissaries even let the assassin run away.

The emperor was furious, and immediately ordered the city gate to be blocked, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. He ordered the soldiers patrolling the city guard to search for assassins from house to house, and threw Lin Mu and all the guards on duty today into the prison.

If it wasn't for Eunuch Li's persuasion, the emperor almost had the trees chopped down on the spot on the charge of poor escort.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Xian Wang asks to see you." The voice of the little eunuch resounded outside the imperial study.

The emperor hurriedly grabbed the porcelain bottle in Eunuch Li's hand, poured out the medicine pill, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Eunuch Li hurriedly and respectfully handed over a cup of tea.

The emperor impatiently threw the teacup to the ground and said solemnly, "Xuan."

"Xuan, King Xian enters the hall."

After a while, Shangguan Yu entered the imperial study.

He bowed and bowed: "My son has seen the father and emperor."

The emperor changed his previous anger, raised his head and said, "Second child, what are you doing in the palace today?"

"My son heard that the father was assassinated and worried about the father's body," he said.

The emperor waved his hand: "I'm fine."

Shangguan Yu lowered his eyelashes: "It's just as long as the royal father is not in the way, so the sons and ministers can rest assured."

The emperor nodded: "You have a heart."

Then the emperor asked about Enke again.

Shangguan Yudao said: "My son is about to tell his father about this. Regarding the chief examiner, my son is interested in Zhang Xueshi of the Hanlin Academy, Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel, Mr. Zhao of the Imperial Censor, and Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of Household..."

The people he mentioned were all important figures in the court, especially the elders of the two dynasties Zhang Xueshi and Zhao Lao.

In addition, there are officials from the Ruiwang faction as well as royalists.

Not to mention the royalists. Now there are only two adult princes in Beijing, and the crown prince will always fall to one of them. If he can count the officials of King Rui's faction, it can be seen that he has no selfishness.

The emperor was very satisfied: "Then let them enter the palace to see me tomorrow."

Sure enough, among all the sons, only this one is the most filial and reassuring to him.

"Yes."

The father and son talked about the rest of the affairs.

During the whole process, the emperor spoke to Shang Guanyu calmly, while Eunuch Li looked at the emperor without a trace.

After so many days, he also discovered that as long as the wise king is present, the emperor does not seem to be angry.

About half an hour later, Shangguan Yu came out of the imperial study.

Lian Shan saw him standing still in front of the imperial study, and asked, "Your Highness, shall we leave the palace?"

Shangguan Yu retracted his gaze and shook his head: "Maybe I haven't seen my mother for a long time, go to Weiyang Palace."

Lian Shan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly followed.

The Weiyang Palace has a small kitchen. The small kitchen is not big, even a bit shabby. It was kept clean by Suyun, but because there are no ingredients, it is usually only used for boiling water.

Early this morning, Song Li packed up the few things that were still valuable in his hand, and personally went to the guard at the door to exchange a bag of flour and two eggs.

When the Song family was rehabilitated, everyone thought that the queen should move out of the cold palace, and even the guards who guarded it were very attentive for a few days.

Not wanting to wait until the emperor restores the title to the Song family, but never waited for the imperial decree to restore the title of Empress Song Li, these people's desire to please them faded.

But I don't dare to ignore it like I used to.

Hearing that she just wanted a bag of flour and a few eggs, the guard took a hairpin symbolically and brought what she asked for.

There are so many mice in the cold palace that Suyun specially caught several and locked them in small cages.

She would pick out some of the food that was brought in from the outside every day to feed the mice, and only dared to send it to her lady after making sure that the mice had eaten all right.

The same is true today. As soon as she got the flour, she took a bowl and prepared it with water to feed the mice.

"No need, they won't do anything to me now." Song Li shook his head helplessly, got a bigger basin and was ready to start the face-kneading process.

With Brother Chen, the grandfather of the country, anyone who has a brain knows that this time is different from the past, so how can they dare to harm her?

Suyun thought it made sense and went to feed the mice with a bowl.

Song Li: ...

When Shangguan Yu arrived, he could see the smoke rising from a certain house in the distance. It was different from the desolation he saw every time he came before, but it added a few fireworks to this deadly silent palace.

He subconsciously walked in the direction of the rising smoke, and as soon as he reached the door, he saw two master and servant busy in the small kitchen.

Su Yun sat on the small stool behind the stove and made a fire, while Song Li stood in front of the stove and skillfully pulled the awake noodles into strips...

Song Li has been spoiled since she was a child. After entering the palace, she is a very noble queen. How many opportunities do she have to cook in person, but at this time, the dough is very obedient in her hands, as if it has been repeated countless times...

The water in the pot was bubbling, Song Li raised his head: "Suyun, don't add firewood yet..."

In the middle of the conversation, she paused, looking in the direction of the door, and seeing who was coming, she had a look of surprise in her eyes: "Yu'er?"

Shangguan Yu returned to his senses, cupped his hands in salute, and called in a warm voice, "Queen Mother."

"Why did you come here today?" After asking, she stretched out her hand to help Shang Guanyu, noticed that her hands were full of flour, and took it back. Before he could speak, she continued, "But you came just in time today."

"Suyun, take your Highness to sit in the room first, I'll be fine right here." She ordered.

"Yes." Su Yun stood up with a smile, invited Shangguan Yu to the main hall, and poured him a cup of hot water: "Second Highness, drink some hot water to warm up your body first."

Shangguan Yu thanked him warmly, and said unintentionally, "The mother's body looks much better."

"Yes." Su Yun nodded with a smile, and said with emotion: "Since the Song family was rehabilitated, the young lady's body has been getting better and better. If you want the slave to say, if the mood is better, the illness will naturally be cured."

Shangguan Yu's eyes moved slightly, and he took a sip of tea: "That's good."

After a while, Song Li came in with a bowl of hot noodles with two eggs nested on it.

She put her face in front of Shangguan Yu, saw him puzzled, and said a little distressed: "Today is your birthday, did you forget it again?"

"Your Highness, don't you know that for this bowl of longevity noodles, the young lady got up early in the morning to work. I was worried that the person serving you didn't prepare it for you. I didn't expect His Highness to come to Weiyang Palace. Is it?" Su Yun joked.

"You talk too much." Song Li said angrily, seeing the chopsticks shoved into Shangguan Yu's hands: "Hurry up and see if your mother's craftsmanship has regressed."

In the past, Song Li naturally didn't know how to cook, but Shangguan Yu couldn't bear the longevity noodles she made when she was a child, so she promised him to make it for him every year.

Noticing the red marks on the back of her hand, Shangguan Yu was a little dazed. Thinking of something, he secretly exerted strength in his hand holding the chopsticks and looked up at Song Li: "Mother, have you forgotten something?"

Song Li didn't react for a while.

Shangguan Yuhan smiled and said, "My mother said that I would eat the longevity noodles with me every year."

Song Li said angrily, "How old are you?"

Although she said that, she still asked Suyun to get a pair of tableware.

He picked out a few noodles from Shangguan Yu's bowl and urged, "Okay, let's eat it, it won't taste good after a while."

Shangguan Yu smiled, put a poached egg into Song Li's bowl, and then buried himself in the noodles. He ate the bowl of noodles very cleanly, and there was not even any soup left.

Song Li was happy in his heart, but he said, "Why is it still like when I was a child, no matter if it's good or not, you have to eat it cleanly."

She remembered the first time she cooked longevity noodles, and Xiao Shangguan Yu said it was delicious, and the mother was so amazing.

She was a little unconvinced. She tasted the rest of the pot but found that it was not cooked at all. That night, Xiao Shangguan Yu had a stomach upset.

Song Li couldn't blame herself, and the little guy comforted her while lying on the bed: "The longevity noodles made by my mother are the best noodles in the world, and Yuer's stomachache is because he ate the jelly beans given by Liu Jing from the imperial kitchen. , so I don't do anything my mother does."

After speaking, Xu was afraid that she would punish the servant named Liu, and explained pitifully: "Yu'er asked him to give it, he dared not give it, and the queen mother don't blame him."

Song Li couldn't see that the little guy didn't want her to feel guilty, so he just pulled someone out, and his heart was so soft that he naturally agreed.

Seeing that she was so good at talking, Xiao Shangguan Yu took advantage of the situation and proposed to eat the longevity noodles cooked by her mother every year in the future.

Worrying that this would happen again, Song Li had people set on fire in the small kitchen of Kunning Palace the next day, taking time out from time to time to practice in it.

She said she wanted to accompany him to eat, but she was also afraid that it would happen again. Every time she finished cooking, she would taste it by herself to make sure it was all right, before she dared to let him eat it.

Shangguan Yu obviously also remembered the past, his drooping eyelashes trembled, and he said hoarsely, "The longevity noodles cooked by the mother... are the best in the world, and my son will naturally finish it."

Song Li smiled and rolled his eyes: "As long as you like it, my mother will make it for you next year."

Shangguan Yu tightened his hands and stood up suddenly.

Song Li was stunned.

Shangguan Yu calmed down, took out a small round porcelain box from his arms and put it on the table: "This is the jade ointment I found from outside the palace, it is good for frostbite, the mother remembers... apply it every day. ."

He said and looked at Song Li's hand. In addition to the scald on the back of her hand, her index finger was also very red and swollen.

That was when he had a high fever when he was a child, except Song Li. In order to cool him down, and afraid that the ice cubes would freeze him, Song Li covered the ice with his hands and put his cold hands on his forehead.

After repeating this, his high fever subsided, but Song Li's hand also fell to the root of the disease.

Every winter, it is extremely itchy, red and swollen, and even cracked in severe cases.

Shangguan Yu seemed to be scalded, looked away, pursed his lips and said, "Mother, I will come to see you another day."

Now Song Li also noticed that he had something on his mind, sighed, and instructed: "Suyun, give Yu'er a gift."

Su Yun replied yes and followed Shangguan Yu out of the main hall.

"Fortunately, Your Highness remembers, otherwise the young lady will suffer again."

Shangguan Yu smiled bitterly and said, "My mother is all for me..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden loud noise from a room next to him, and Shangguan Yu stopped.

"It's Concubine Liu." Su Yun explained in a low voice, "Since she entered this cold palace, she has been running to the door all day arguing to see His Majesty. Later, when she heard that King Jing was gone, she became crazy... Guards I'm so annoyed by her tossing, I just lock people in the house and don't let her out."

"Then won't she disturb her mother's rest?" Shangguan Yu asked worriedly.

Su Yun shook her head indifferently and said, "It's okay, she needs to rest even when she is tired."

Shangguan Yu nodded knowingly, and happened to be at the gate of Weiyang Palace at this time. He stopped: "Aunt Suyun, go back, my mother will take care of you."

"The slave is awake." After thinking about it, Su Yun continued: "If your Highness has any troubles, you can tell the young lady. Although the young lady can't go out now, she is still the mother of His Highness, just like when His Highness was a child, Even if you risk your life, Miss will protect His Highness well."

Shangguan Yu's fingertips under his sleeves tightened, and he said gently, "I'm fine, Aunt Suyun, hurry up and don't let my mother worry about it."

Su Yun glanced at him and was blessed.

Shangguan Yu lowered his eyes and turned to leave the Weiyang Palace.

Lian Shan had been waiting outside, and when he saw him coming out, he hurriedly greeted him: "Your Highness."

Shangguan Yu didn't even look at him, just strode away,

Lian Shan was stunned, and quickly followed.

There is a small path away from the Moweiyang Palace. There are rockeries on both sides of the path, and few people usually pass by.

As soon as he walked into the trail, Shangguan Yu's face suddenly changed, and he vomited while holding the rockery.

Lian Shan was startled and rushed over to help him: "His Royal Highness, what's the matter with you, Your Highness?... The subordinates call the imperial physician."

Shangguan Yu glanced back at him coldly, and Lian Shan immediately fell silent.

In Lian Shan's memory, Shangguan Yu treated people leniently and never got angry. He was the best master.

This was the first time he had seen such an expression on Shangguan Yu's face, and Lian Shan even thought that he was wrong.

Shangguan Yu spit out what he had just eaten, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, threw the handkerchief away, and took out a thin piece to wipe his fingers.

Noticing that Lian Shan was still in a daze, he asked indifferently, "What did you just see?"

"His Royal Highness, you..." Halfway through the words, he realized something, and even Shan hurriedly lowered his head, "My subordinate didn't see anything."

Shangguan Yu glanced at him: "Clean up this place."

"Yes." Lian Shan breathed a sigh of relief, inexplicably having the illusion of the rest of his life.

After coming out of the palace, Shangguan Yu went straight back to the mansion.

There is a yard in Xianwang's mansion called Luoxiayue. It seems that there is only one more attic than other courtyards, and there are no guards at the entrance, but it can be regarded as a forbidden area of ​​Xianwang's mansion.

Except for Shangguan Yu himself, almost no one has ever set foot there, and the servants who are arranged to sweep inside usually do not go out.

After waving his servants back, Shangguan Yu went straight to the attic.

There are three floors in the attic, and there is only one room on the top floor.

Pushing open the door, I saw a tablet inside which was written: My late mother, the spiritual seat of Nangong Xia.

At this moment, a middle-aged man was standing in front of the tablet with his hands behind his back.

Shangguan Yu paused, stepped forward and asked, "When did you come?"

"Just arrived." The man didn't look back.

Shangguan Yu didn't speak, took three sticks of incense from the desk and lit it, knelt down on the futon in front of the offering platform and kowtowed three times, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner.

There were also three other sticks of incense that were only half lit. It could be seen that the man was not lying, and it was indeed not long before he arrived.