It was in February, Qiling. Lightning pierced the sky, and thunder roared.
"Rumble..."
Lightning split down from the dark night sky, tearing it in two parts with its bright cold light.
The deafening sound of thunder followed.
Around the Prefect's Mansion and Donglai post house were in chaos. People were woken up by the great change. They ran outside and saw a red, burning world. Panic, anxiety, confusion, and bewilderment appeared in their eyes looking at the tragedy on the earth.
In the Prefect's Mansion, after the fake prefect revealed his face, Gu Yunxi pointed at him and shouted,
"Master, it's him! He shut the real Feng Yunheng away in the Prefect's Mansion's secret room underground!"
The wind brought Gu Yunxi's excited shouts to them. Leng Qingtang and the fake prefect both turned their heads to her.
When he saw Gu Yunxi, Leng Qingtang rose his dashing eyebrows. His face ligh
At night, the wind blew and the fire spread. In the sky above the Prefect's Mansion, the thunder roared and the lightning exploded."Don't be scared, Ruo. Hold on tight! You have to hold on tight!"Gu Yunxi stared at Wenren Junzheng, who was stepping back. Her eery and cold look softened and gradually warmed up.She faintly remembered the nightmare that had troubled her since she was little. In her dream, there was a man who called out to her anxiously and painfully. He hid half of his face under the half-worn bamboo hat. Was it him?But why was he the enemy of the Eastern Depot? Who was him?She stared at Wenren's empty sleeve that waved in the air. She tried to fill in the blank of her memory. She struggled to piece it up.She was torn inside. Wenren Junzheng looked at Leng Qingtang. Tears emerged in his woeful eyes. He had a pathetic and angry look."Why did you do this? Leng Qingtang, answ
About half an hour after the banquet began, a handsome servant of over ten years old came out from Donghua Gate.With his lowered eyes slowly sweeping over all the people at the door, he asked in a thin voice,"Who is the close guard of Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot?"Hearing this, Gu Yunxi was overjoyed, while a sense of nervousness rose simultaneously. She clenched the food box with her hands for fear that she might break something and lose decency.According to the rules, Gu Yunxi straightened her back and strode forward. She stopped three feet away from the servant, bent down to give a salute, and answered with a loud voice,"Lord, I am.""I see."The servant looked at her up and down and said with his lips curling slightly and his head nodding languidly,"Master Leng is a little drunk. He asked people to send him the sober-up soup. Take your belongings and come with
The Kanfang Pavilion in the Palace."Yunxi, what did you say?"With her beautiful face stunned and her slender body petrified, Gu Yunyao stared blankly at her sister across the table and slowly stood up from the stone bench.There were many female doctors with advanced medical skills in and out of the Dayi Palace. They could diagnose and treat all kinds of female patients.Acupuncture treatments required the patient to remove all clothing. To keep her chastity and reputation, a female patient must be treated by female doctors.The Imperial Doctor Jiang in the Palace, also known as Jiang Huaian, was quite familiar to Gu Yunyao.How could a full-grown man like him treat Yunxi? She had never heard of any female students that Jiang Huaian had taught.Could it be that the person who acupunctured Yunxi was.Impossible. How could he know medical skills?Gu Yunyao fixed her b
Dayi's banquets were held every time in the Baohe Palace, which was wide enough to contain hundreds of seats and groups of performing dancers and musicians.The back of Baohe Palace was connected to a large square platform above the clear river.It was midsummer now. Enchanting lotus blossomed with its crystal pink petals clustered around tender yellow stamens, and oily emerald lotus leaves crowded closely together.Emperor Jingxiao would appreciate music and dance on the platform or took on a gaily-painted boat, letting the musicians and dancers perform for him on the river, when he was in a good mood.The night was inky.Stringed and woodwind instruments played beautiful and gay melodies in Baohe Palace, which was lit up with numerous candles as bright as day that each beaming face in the Palace was illuminated.When Yunyao and Yunxi were talking about the old days in the Kanfang Pavilion, there was a li
In the Kanfang Pavilion."What?"Gu Yunyao was stunned at the news about the assassination in the Baohe Palace.She didn't love Emperor Jingxiao, so she reacted to the news with a pale face and trembling on the chair instead of beating breast and the cease of breath.Zhao An came over and patted her back with his soft and warm palm, comforting,"Your Ladyship, relax, please..."Then he turned to the maid sending this news, "How about His Majesty?""The assassins died on the spot. His Majesty is safe and sound."The maid answered. Gu Yunxi sitting at the other side of the stone table jumped up and rushed out of the pavilion. She stopped in front of that maid and asked anxiously,"The assassins are dead? Have His Majesty found out who did it?"The maid looked up to glance at Gu Yunxi's robe which indicated the Eastern Depot. She opened her mouth in fright a
In Baohe Palace, a long-waited new life was born safely. Although he came in haste and came over too many unpredictable dangers, his loud cry still uttered in this world at night.Listening to this very loud cry, Emperor Jingxiao lighted up. He straightened his back and raised on his feet, looking far into the distance with his hands behind, and let out a long breath.Around him, officials' deferential congratulation was loud and clear,"Congratulations to Your Majesty! Congratulations to Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"Gu Yunxi was slightly relaxed at this moment.On the way here, Gu Yunyao and she had got a general picture of the assassination this time from the maid.Gu Yunxi's thought was simple. After the safe labor of Concubine Xu, the Emperor would no longer be angry and would have the tolerance to look into the assassination. Leng Qingtang won't b
An imperial banquet ended in a bloody way with fear.Emperor Jingxiao went to the elixir chamber, while Leng Qingtang and Gu Yunxi were dragged out of the palace by Ming Lan's subordinates for flogging.The rest officials in Baohe Palace knelt there, all at sea.It was quiet and awkward.Empress Qian sighed. Dim-faced, she looked at the kneeling officials and said in a tired tone,"The Spring Banquet this year is over. What has happened needs further investigation. You can go back now."Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot was a rank-second official of the government. It would have hurt his face if other officials had watched him being flogged.Empress Qian felt pity for Leng Qingtang. She had just drawn him over to her alliance when this accident occurred.What she could do for him now was to simply protect his last dignity.Empress Qian's order came as a timely r
The elixir chamber of Yu Xuanji, the High Priest, was located in the Imperial Garden behind Emperor Jingxiao's residence Qianfu Palace.After five hundred steps past Qianfu Palace and about a hundred meters southeast in the Imperial Garden, there stood a tower.This three-floor building was made up of gold bricks and Nanmu wood pillars. Its outer layer was covered with green bamboo, and its roof was built with colored glazed tiles.To see from a distance, the green building, surrounded by a long red wall, was partly hidden in trees and flowers. The exquisitely decorated spire shone in the first and last rays of the sun, displaying the royal family are solemn and magnificent in this quiet place.On the gate of the first floor of the Elixir Chamber hung a cedarwood plaque, on which wrote striking two golden words: Sixiang Chamber.Fine carving of Taoism immortals, birds, and flowers on the gate post looked sumptuous. Aft
Terra Nova's ninth year of the Daedalic Years, early spring.Kamakawa Yusui is shocked and annoyed when he receives news of a coup at the Imperial Palace and the imminent ascension of Prince Fuchi Yasutaka to the throne as the next Emperor.Since the Kunhuang Island and Huananhe lost a battle, Kamachi sailors suffered a heavy blow, Kamakawa was forced to take the remaining troops retreated to the south of Kunhuang Island, Tsuneoshima stationed.Unexpectedly, just when he was trying to avoid the previous shame and had been intensifying the study of the new combat program, the country had a great turnaround.Can't think too much, Kamakawa by water immediately point all 10,000 Ying army, lead five Anzai ship and a number of ships, with enough artillery Furlong machine fire speed back to Ying, swore to fight with and Shigeru cuts a high and low winners and losers.One night, as Kamakawa's fleet secretly approached Mizumura Harbor in Kyoto, a thick fog sudde
In the banquet hall of the palace, the fire and candles were bright, four dancing girls lined up, green silk buns, colorful makeup, silk sleeves fluttering and swaying, dancing in a slow and rhythmic dance.Two or three male musicians are not far from them, playing strings, flute, drums, each person's face is calm and solemn, but in the eyes of God duh, seems to have the essence of the aura of a hidden flash.The dinner was organized to celebrate the fifteenth birthday of Emperor Fuchi Masaharu, but due to the defeat of the Terra Nova army in Weihai, many of the entertainments were temporarily canceled, and only the traditional Yehime songs and dances were retained.Profound Ya Qing was the main character of tonight's banquet, at this time he was wearing brand new scarlet damask silk clothes kneeling above the chief belonging to him, looking quiet and enjoying the songs and dances.On the seats to his left were the former Emperor's side consort, Daiji, with h
Terra Nova, Kyoto.As night falls, in a short house in the civilian area, the blind man is anxiously waiting for his mother-in-law to return home from work.She hadn't been back for a day and a night, and that definitely hadn't happened in the past.Could it be that the Ninth Princess has encountered something on her end?Rustling footsteps stopped unexpectedly at the door.The blind man's sense of hearing is much more sensitive than normal people, his eyebrows slightly gathered, and without moving, he got up and lightly rubbed his steps to the wooden cabinet, and touched a sharp dagger from the top of the cabinet and quietly hid it in the sleeve of his coat.The door of the room opened, and by the sound of the footsteps coming in there should be two of them."You're Suigo Show's man, aren't you?"The one who asked the question in Terra Nova was a young man.The blind man turned his head sideways, carefully recognizing the source
A cold wind cut through the long, narrow corridor, and the lights flickered dimly.The man's ragged gasps continued to spill out of the closed wooden lattice barricade door, accompanied by the occasional few hushed cries of pain from the woman."Haru, come on, I'll accompany you to your room."Looking at Yuan Ya Qing's stagnant and godless clear face, Yun Shi's heart seized more than just pain as she tugged on one of his arms.The commotion in the room was in no way suitable for a teenager to be listening in.The teenager's eyes were lax as he took two steps with her, speaking quietly in Chinese: ."...Master, you have to trust me as well...it wasn't Mother and I's idea to march into Da Yi."Yun Shi suddenly became miserable inside, opened and closed his nose and said."I believed you, never had a doubt, and it was for that reason that I traveled across the river and across the sea to meet you in person in Terra Nova."The two co
"Yue Xilou, you traitor shall not die!"Qi and blood surged, and a strong hatred that had never been felt before invaded Yun Shi's consciousness.She jumped up with her eyes heavy with red and lunged at her enemy with all her might, reaching for his neck.Yue Xilou laughed scornfully and kicked her backwards with a flying leg.Yun Shi fell out onto the hard floor a few feet away, choking on blood and letting out a pained _groan_.Wamochi stretched his neck to look at it, grinning imploringly.Tsukishiro looks at the samurai on either side :)"Don't just stand there, take her down and keep her under good guard, she'll be of great use in the future.""Slow down ......"Yun Shi forced to endure the pain of bones about to break trembling climbed up, far away from looking at the abyss Ya Qing, the expression of desolate:"Your Majesty, I have something to say to you, please send the counselor."Empress Yuanya immediately s
The fact that the mute applicant, Yun, who was originally scrubbed out of the test, has been recognized by the Emperor as the Imperial Chef, shocks the entire Grand Cookhouse early the next morning.The cooks and handymen who had looked down on her earlier were now gathered in front of the stove in the cooking room, watching intently as she operated it herself.Even in the past days always rigid board a big white face of apricot leaf female master, this time all people before and after chasing after Yun Shi everywhere running, flattery, mouth like a river, all do their best to please. At sunrise, Yunshi was wearing a green coat and pants, put on a large apron to the stove to do the work.With white flour rolled out and crabmeat and shrimp mince and red fish roe in the filling, the meat buns are pinched out with absolutely thirty-three folds.Chicken breast, corn and green beans are sauteed in oil, thickened with soy sauce and pan-fried wine, and wrapped in so
He is, after all, the Emperor!Following the direction of Master Apricot Leaf's kneeling, Yun Shi looked at the teenager, his eyes filled with astonishment.The standing tasseled crown and the yellow coat are indeed the symbols of the imperial nobility of Terra Nova.But, this young man, he is actually the Emperor."Mute, why don't you kneel down!"The apricot leaf matron raised her eyes to the unresponsive Gu Yunshi and chided."Eh, forget it, forget it ...... Master Chief, you get up too."Meeting Yun Shi's eyes, the teenager's face flushed red and blushed as he explained: ."Granny, I don't mean to deceive you ...... I, I didn't eat well in the evening meal, and I was really hungry just now."Yun Shi's complexion returned to normal, pursed her lips and waved her hand, indicating that she didn't mind.Heh, how could she mind?She was begging for it!The hostess rises obsequiously and comes up to nod at the tee
The night fell slowly, blotting out the last rays of red light in the sky.The entire Western Garden was silent.Cloudseeker stood in the tiny compound under the endless sky, raising his head to look up at the dark inky colors of the night sky.In the field of vision, that heavy darkness seems to carry some kind of adsorption magic, only teaching people to look at a glance, want to look through.She failed the test to become a chef and lost her chance to enter the palace and meet the Emperor.Such a result directly disrupted all her latter plans.After losing her temper for a while, she thought of Hua Nanhe, who is still fighting in the battlefield, Yingyu, who is trapped in the palace of Dayi, and brother Mu Xiu, who is waiting for them to return home.Yun Shi's eyes burned as she quickly regained her fighting spirit.Now is not the time to be discouraged, since one way does not work, then find another way.The hour was already
Terra Nova, outside the Abyssinian Palace, West Court.The large cooking room was busy with players in white shirts and blue pants around wooden cases and stoves.In five days, Emperor Fuchiya's fifteenth birthday will be celebrated, and not only will there be a large-scale celebration dinner at the palace, but an all-day parade and festival will be organized throughout Kyoto."Faster, faster, the hour for the king to pass the meal is almost here, and later on your handmade delicacies will be the basis for whether or not you can stay as a loose cook."The woman in charge, Apricot Leaf, is in her thirties, with a purple shirt and pants, wandering around every corner of the cooking room with a stern look, urging the contestants with her mouth, and repeatedly scrutinizing their cooking techniques with her cold and warm gaze.The twenty casual chef applicants came from Terra Nova folk, both men and women, and most of their referrals were cooks and assistant