After resigning, I switched to fortune-telling

Chapter 78

It was very easy for Xie Shizi to enter the palace, but this time it was easier for him to enter the palace, unimpeded.On weekdays there were a few guards who made routine inspections, but today they seemed to have been specially ordered, without any hindrance.

It was so smooth that it made people feel inexplicably uneasy.

The servant leading the way bent forward and walked through the path of the imperial garden, looking back at the prince from time to time.Xie Tangru's attitude was as laid-back as if he had returned to his own home—indeed, there was only one favored minister who could come and go in and out of the palace at will at any time.

Your Majesty does not treat this son like a courtier.

When the servant was thinking to himself, Xie Tangru suddenly stopped in his tracks, "This doesn't seem to be the way to Chongyuan Palace?"

"Your Majesty is waiting for your son at the Green Terrace today."

The servant lowered his head, and told the truth respectfully.

Xie Tangru's eyes flashed when he heard the words, and he didn't embarrass a small servant, he nodded: "So that's the case, then please continue to lead the way."

His expression didn't change at all, he raised his eyes and looked straight ahead, but his mood sank.

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The Green Terrace, hidden in the Zhuzi palace, has countless romantic legends, emperors and beauties, all of which are legends that can be written into opera books for the world to sing.

But that's all.

There are no fewer lonely souls and wild ghosts on the Qingtai Terrace than in other places. The bloody winds in the front and the shadows of swords and swords in the harem have never been avoided on the Qingtai Terrace.

He couldn't guess Shang Qingyao's intentions.

He had heard that Mrs. Mingyue, Shang Qingyao's biological mother, lived in Qingtai Terrace.The first emperor loved her with her beautiful color, but it is a pity that the emperor lacks kindness, and the beauty is unlucky.

Seeing the renovated Green Terrace, Xie Tangru remembered that he had not been in the palace for a long time.

There are some algae floating in the water of the waterside covered bridge, and the water is so blue that the high and cold white sky is reflected on the bottom of the water, and the cloud shadows are floating.In the lake, vermilion palaces and pavilions rise from the ground, with eaves and arches, and flowers that bloom in winter are placed on the corridors, and golden flower bells are tied on the flower branches.

Refined and elegant.

Very much in line with Xie Shizi's wishes.

After entering the palace, Xie Tangru found that the inside was even more gorgeous, and everything was unconventional, especially a jade peony bonsai, which was natural and lifelike.

The curtain was lifted, and Xie Tangru approached and saw Shang Qingyao, who was resting his forehead on one hand, looking at the chess game in front of him.The emperor was wearing ordinary clothes today, and the silver thread faintly reflected the dragon pattern. Hearing Xie Tangru's footsteps walking in, he raised his eyes and looked at the young man who came slowly, with a slight smile on his lips.

Xie Tangru flashed something in his heart, but he didn't catch it. He landed about four or five steps away from Shang Qingyao, and he didn't move anymore, keeping a cautious and restrained distance.The arc of his back was a little tense, it was a posture of defense - Shang Qingyao sighed silently, which seemed to make him nervous.

"Ah Ru." He whispered his name, "You don't have to be so afraid of me."

"Your Majesty is joking." Xie Tangru bent his lips, "Who in this world is not afraid of His Majesty's majesty?"

The emperor just looked at him fixedly.

Xie Tangru was silent for a moment, blinked, and did not mention Chen Huizhou's matter, but asked directly: "Your Majesty took so much trouble to get me into the palace, what's the matter?"

He was really curious about Shang Qingyao's purpose.Why do you have to borrow the hands of others?

The emperor's expression remained unchanged: "I knew I couldn't hide it from you, it was indeed I who ordered you to enter the palace."

"Why?"

"There was news from Lingnan that there was a change in the army a few days ago." Shang Qingyao said, "The situation in Beijing and China is not stable. The abolished prince visited more than a dozen ministers of the DPRK and China, and eight of them met him."

Xie Tangru was very surprised when he heard the words: "It turns out that there are so many idiots in the imperial court."

People like this who secretly contact the deposed prince just want to bet on both sides, and don't even think about whether Shang Qingyao will make their dreams come true?

The emperor smiled slightly: "The Guifang clan secretly supported the deposed prince. Their people in Beijing are ready to lead troops into the city and force the palace soon. You have a special status and are related to the court and the Guifang clan. I am worried that they will provoke you. Come—if something unexpected happens, it's not good, I want you to enter the palace to stay for a while, so that the embroidered clothes envoy can protect your safety."

Although this reason is not strong enough, and it is a bit inexplicable, it happens to be acceptable to Xie Shizi.He thought: "Are you worried about me?"

"Yes." The emperor said in a low voice, "I don't want them to threaten me with you. I will also send someone to take care of Wei Guogong."

As for why Xie Tangru was able to threaten Shang Qingyao, the emperor did not say, and Xie Tangru did not ask, and tacitly avoided this sentence.

Xie Tangru: "My father shouldn't need to worry, those people are not enough to threaten my father, but since His Majesty is kind enough to let me stay for a while, then it's okay - will I live here for a few days? "

He didn't believe the reason given by Shang Qingyao, but he didn't expose it.

But he still chose to follow Shang Qingyao's wishes.Maybe he just thought it was interesting, or maybe there were other reasons.

"Do you like it here?"

Shang Qingyao asked.

Xie Tangru lowered his eyes and thought for a while: "It's okay." In fact, there is no such thing as liking or disliking, but the layout of the green terrace is just in line with his wishes, and he doesn't dislike Shang Qingyao, the current owner of the green terrace.If the late emperor was in power, Xie Tangru felt that he would rather sleep on the streets than stay. Of course, the late emperor would not make such a request.

Shang Qingyao smiled softly, with a gentle gesture: "Then you can live here. The Green Terrace is safe——I will ask the Embroidery Envoy to guard you."

He nodded, and stretched out his hand to let his fingertips brush the tassels on the curtain: "Why is it the green terrace?"

He turned his face, with a slight doubt in his eyes.

The emperor did not answer this question, but just looked at him: "Is the green terrace not good?"

With a soft smile, Xie Tangru withdrew his gaze. The green terrace is indeed very good, like a natural cage, facing the water on three sides, and only one bridge on the other side communicates with the outside world. Once the wooden bridge piles are cut off, Green Terrace has become an isolated island in the lake.

In a sense, it is indeed safe.But for someone like Xie Tangru who doesn't like being controlled by others, the Green Terrace represents an unpredictable danger.

——It was as if he had completely handed over his life and his dominance to be dominated and manipulated by another person.

The light in the bottom of the eyes flickered, Xie Tangru finally replied in a soft and cold voice: "It's good."

The emperor was busy with government affairs and didn't stay for long, but Xie Tangru lived in Qingtai as a matter of course. The servants and maids were dispatched early, and all the daily necessities were available. It seemed that he was the only one missing.

Xie Tangru was leaning against the window, looking across the water to the figures dormant among the lush flowers and leaves - if he hadn't promised Shang Qingyao, he might not be able to get out of this green terrace today.The emperor's private guards are heavily guarded, and even the palace servants who serve here are very skilled.

——It is indeed the strictest protection.

Outside the window, the wooden bridge looms in the water, connecting the quiet world and the bustling world of mortals.It appeared there, not so much as a bridge to be stepped on, but as a tranquilizer placed there.

It makes people feel that at least they have not lost contact with the outside world.

But isn't that bridge also manned by humans?

"It's really interesting...but it's still a little bit less interesting." He suddenly hooked his lips and smiled inexplicably.Xie Yuan fell from the beam behind him, and blinked his eyes when he heard his words, but didn't understand what he meant.

But he probably understood one thing, his family's senior thinks the excitement is not big enough - even though he himself is the protagonist of the excitement.

Sure enough, Xie Tangru opened his mouth: "Shang Qingyao is still too cautious and restrained in doing things, why don't we add fire - what about the same heart Gu that was cut from the hands of the deposed prince last time?"

"According to your request, son, it was sent to Shang Qingyao. Do you want to use it on him?"

"No." Xie Tangru's translucent glass-like eyes flashed a sly gleam, "Now there is no such thing, who told me that I have been bewitched?"

"..." Xie Yuan, who understood the meaning of his family's son for a long time, choked out a sentence with difficulty: "Aren't you playing too much?" Shang Qingyao who discovered the truth will definitely deal with it badly, right?

Xie Tangru held his chin: "He is ready to lock me up, and it won't be worse than now." He accepted his situation well, and it could even be said that he had expected it before. Because, Shang Qingyao can be called a sage if he is able to attract and not send out until this time, "And what I don't like even more is boredom."

In that case, why not make things a little more interesting?

Xie Yuan sincerely felt that the elder son of his family did not have a clear understanding of his situation.The fish on the chopping board struggled frantically, but could not escape the fate of becoming a meal on the plate.

Especially that His Majesty is not a benevolent person at all.

The author has something to say: [I didn’t run away, I just had a bad cold a few days ago, sorry for keeping everyone waiting. ]