When the bell in the temple had already struck the hour, Murong Mian had not gotten up yet, Xie Houguang probed his brain outside his window, but he couldn't hold back, and walked to the door, Ning Shijiu stretched out his arm, stopped him, and asked coldly, "What are you doing?" ”

Xie Houguang smiled, "Master, haven't you gotten up yet?" ”

Ning Shijiu glanced at him, "Do you still care if the master gets up or not?" ”

Xie Houguang stretched his neck and looked in, "No, I see that the master gets up early at this hour on weekdays, what's wrong today, don't be uncomfortable, right?" ”

Ning Shijiu's face sank, and his hand touched the knife, "Early in the morning, you cursed our master?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare," Xie Houguang hurriedly waved his hand, looked at his knife, didn't dare to make another attempt, and changed the subject, "The eleventh brothers went out last night?" ”

Ning Shijiu raised his chin, "What do you want to ask?" ”

Xie Houguang sneered, "Like, I didn't see him come back." ”

"I'll be back in the morning."

"What did you do?"

"I'm looking for a girl."

“……”

I couldn't talk anymore this day, Xie Houguang found a step for himself: "Hey, hey, I didn't expect the eleventh brothers to be so interested." ”

After speaking, he still didn't leave, standing by the door and pestle, Ning Nineteen squinted at him, "Do you have anything else?" ”

"I'll wait for the master to get up."

"What's the matter?"

"The master is up, I'll say it again."

Ning Shijiu frowned, after getting along for a while, he also saw that this Xie Houguang was respectful to Murong Mian on the surface, but in fact he didn't eat soft and hard, he refused to leave, just to know if Murong Mian was really sleeping in the house?

The two were in a stalemate, and suddenly there was a cough in the house, and Ning Shijiu immediately went in to make a statement: "Master, are you awake?" ”

Murong Mian snorted, "I heard Steward Xie's voice, is there something wrong with him?" ”

Xie Houguang followed up and stood far away, "The little one is noisy and the master is sleeping, please forgive the master." ”

Murong Mian is a little ridiculous, there are no outsiders here, and Xie Houguang is full of this play. As he got dressed, he asked, "Tell me, what's the matter?" ”

"That's right, sir," said Xie Houguang, "and this morning, an old locust tree in the city suddenly spontaneously combusted. ”

Murong Mian was inexplicable, "The old locust tree is on fire, what does it have to do with the master?" ”

"The lord doesn't know, this old locust tree is an ancient locust tree, for hundreds of years, the people have been offering incense to it, it is blessed, called the sacred tree, and now this burning, the people are very frightened, saying that the sky is going to change."

Murong Mian raised his eyebrows, "Change the sky?" Isn't that just what you want? ”

Xie Houguang didn't expect him to be so outspoken, and he didn't know how to pick up the stubble.

Murong Mian stood up, tied his belt, and stared at his face with sharp eyes, "There are no outsiders here, if I guess correctly, your master wants to sit in the seat of Emperor Munda, right?" ”

Unexpectedly, Xie Houguang's face was straight, "What the master said, the little one can't understand." ”

Murong Mian lowered his head and straightened his sleeves, sighed and said, "I can help him with this, but he keeps hiding it like this, making it mysterious, it's boring." After speaking, he glanced at Xie Houguang, who lowered his head as if he hadn't heard.

Yahuan brought hot water and came in, serving Murong Mian to wash, Xie Houguang said with a solemn face, "The master is a smart person, otherwise the master would not have chosen the master to take on this great responsibility, but the master guessed wrong." With that, he turned around and went out.

Murong Mian was stunned for a moment, and looked up at his back, as if this was the first time Xie Houguang had lost his face to him.

Ning Shijiu had a calm face, an angry face, and pressed his hand on the knife, as if he wanted to draw the knife, daring to be rude to their emperor, at least let his blood splash three feet.

Murong Mian shook his head silently, signaling him not to mess around.

After breakfast, Murong Mian took two guards to the street to see the excitement, and saw the self-immolating old locust tree from a distance, when he first entered the city, he saw this old locust tree, the trunk is thick, it is some years old, the branches are very open, the branches are tied with ribbons, and a piece is recessed in the middle, and the fruit is offered, the incense is swirling under the tree, and the white smoke is wafting, every time he hits there, he can see the people of Monda kneeling there to pray for blessings.

Now look at it again, the old locust tree has burned beyond recognition, surrounded by ordinary people, talking about something in a panic, and more people are kneeling far away, kowtowing to the old locust tree.

Murong Mian stood in the crowd and heard the people on the side talking, "The self-immolation of the sacred tree is not a good sign. ”

"Yes, I'm afraid there's a big disaster coming!"

"This tree has been alive and well for hundreds of years, why did it suddenly burn?"

"It's the Divine Tree that's angry, isn't it?"

"Look, the sacred tree burns itself, and there may be something strange behind it."

"Natural disasters and man-made disasters, you can't hide from them, tomorrow you still go to the Baitu Pagoda to put incense on the pillars, do a ritual, and bless the health of the whole family."

The fire of the old locust tree was extinguished, and the black smoke rose to the ground, and half of Belen was shrouded in smoke. Murong Mian looked at it for a while, then turned to leave.

A centuries-old tree has been burning for no reason, is it providence, a sign, or is someone doing ghosts?

His eyes inadvertently swept across the street, and a familiar figure flashed into the crowd, and disappeared, a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, I'm afraid that someone is still playing tricks behind his back.

He had always suspected that the master of Taoyuan Valley was one of the four princes who died early, and last night he told Bai Qianfan about his guess, but she asked: "Since it is a brother who seizes power, why do you have to deal with the emperor in the paddock, is it unfair to blame the father?" ”

He was dumbfounded by the question, yes, why is the target the emperor and not other princes? Isn't it the crown prince who should be dealt with the most?

Bai Qianfan said, "The prince entered the East Palace at the age of three, at that time Hou was still young, he should not know how to intrigue, at most the people around him have made a difference, but before he set up the prince, he died, he was isolated in the palace, and could not fight for anything, the emperor still made him the prince, it can be seen that he is deeply loved, but it makes no sense, the sixth prince is only two years younger than the prince, and he gave the palace out of the palace early, but he did not seal the king, and several princes behind him were crowned kings, and the people said that the prince's east palace could not sit steadily, It is very likely that the six princes will replace the crown prince, which is also the reason why the six princes are at odds with the crown prince. Also, the six princes recruit customers, which should be taboo for the emperor, but I listened to the tone of the prince, the emperor ignored it, and let the six princes go, I can't guess what medicine is sold in the emperor's gourd. ”

Murong Mian was a little surprised, he didn't expect Bai Qianfan to analyze so profoundly, seeing that she frowned and looked very serious, and a little funny, she kissed the group in her arms, "Yes, the case will be decided, if it is a man, you can go to catch heads." ”

Bai Qianfan rubbed it in his arms, raised his face and said, "Look down on women, women can still be quick catchers." ”

She sneered and waved in front of his eyes like a flower, which made him feel uneasy for a while, and he threw aside the serious matter, and hugged her was a good kiss...... As a result, he went out of the fire, did not sleep all night, and went out of the palace at dawn to return home, and fell asleep.