Chapter 403 Father and son meet

Author: Fragrance is all over the world

Chapter 403 Father and son meet

As autumn approaches, the palace becomes a lot more lonely. Perhaps it is because the imperial city is already solemn, or perhaps it is deserted due to the lack of many people.

When the sun just broke through the clouds covering the sky and shone on the glazed tiles of the attic, Pei Mo's carriage approaching the palace stopped in front of the palace gate.

The emperor has not been in court for several days due to dealing with the rebellion, but except when it is locked late at night, the palace door is never idle for a moment.

Because there have been too many people who have interacted with the second prince over the years, from officials in the imperial court to county magistrates somewhere, the emperor ordered a thorough investigation. The ministers of Dali Temple and the Imperial Guard arrested many people for interrogation in the past few days.

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Some who were undecided had to be taken to the palace and interrogated by the emperor himself.

This caused Pei Mo to attract frequent glances from the guards at the gate when he got off the carriage.

The general of the country, Pei Mo, was a hero in handling the second prince's rebellion. Now that he is summoned to the palace, does it mean that he will be rewarded based on his merits, so will this matter be over?

It's no wonder that these guards are like this. In fact, many people have been killed in the palace recently. Even the most humble servants like them have been beheaded. How can they not be worried?

This time, the emperor was determined to cleanse all the second princes in the palace, and even issued an ironclad order, "I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one person go."

They do not want to live with this reality of being in constant panic, and wish that this matter would be over as soon as possible.

As soon as Pei Mo got off the carriage, Li Fuquan, who was waiting in front of the palace gate, came forward with a whisk in his hand to greet him, "General Pei is finally here. The emperor has been waiting for a long time. Please follow me into the palace to meet the emperor!"

He was slightly blessed, and a trace of regret flashed in his eyes. When he was waiting just now, he waited for Xiao Luzi, but what was supposed to be a sure thing was unexpectedly tripped up.

Is this God's will?

Pei Mo took Murong Qing's hand and stepped into the desolate palace. He looked up at the high walls around him and found that the birds that usually like to stay on the tiles were gone today. This made the palace even more desolate.

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Just like a wooden statue of Guanyin placed by the river, you can see that the upper body of the Guanyin is lifelike, but the lower body of the wooden statue has long been corroded by moisture and is rotten and dilapidated.

Inexplicably, Murong Qing felt a tightness in her chest when she stepped here. This feeling of being out of breath made her uneasy.

As if aware of her uneasiness, Pei Mo held her hand and exerted slight pressure, using the faint warmth of his palm to comfort her.

Because he was still accompanied by the old eunuch sent by the emperor to pick up Pei Mo, Li Fuquan never had a chance to inform him of the emperor's actions.

Pei Mo originally thought that the emperor would summon him in the imperial study room, but Li Fuquan took him to the imperial garden instead.

"Why did Eunuch Li bring Wei Chen to the imperial garden? Wei Chen thought the emperor summoned Wei Chen early in the morning for some important matter."

Li Fuquan stopped, glanced quickly at the old eunuch beside him, and replied to Pei Mo with respect on his face, "General Pei has killed this slave. This is the emperor's order. General, please be safe."

Don't be impatient, the emperor is still in the imperial study room looking through the Bamboo Pavilion and a bunch of documents and files recording Langhuan Garden, I'm afraid he will have to trouble the general to wait for a while."

Langhuan Garden was the palace where Concubine Ru once lived when she was still alive. Langhuan was the legendary attic where the gods in heaven kept their books. Because Concubine Ru was so knowledgeable and talented, the emperor gave the courtyard where she lived such a unique name.

When Ru Fei was in great favor, most of the good things that came from other places in Dashun were sent to Langhuan Garden as soon as possible. Over time, Lang Huan Garden became the most magnificent palace in the palace, and Ru Fei was this one. The empress, the empress of the palace, has never lived in the side hall of Langhuan Garden during the seven years she has lived in the palace.

But now, Langhuan Garden has become the most dilapidated ruins of the palace. Time calls people to mourn mercilessly. When you pick up a handful of loess, you let go and only a handful of ashes are scattered in the wind.

The focus of Li Fuquan's words is not Langhuan Garden, but that this palace has been abandoned for a long time. It's not that the old people in the palace don't know about it at all. Even if he told Pei Mo about this palace, he didn't know about it. He tried to deceive the old eunuch, and hoped that Pei Mo could Notice the Zhuge in his words.

The eunuch who was still working in the palace as an old man was a shrewd person. It would be extremely difficult to tip off the old eunuch under his nose.

Li Fu finished his story here, so he could only take a gamble and hope that Pei Mo could guess that what the emperor was reading was the document about him joining the court as an official.

But what he didn't know was that Pei Mo still had the memory of living in Langhuan Garden when he was young. No one knew what Langhuan Garden meant better than him.

Pei Mo's eyelashes trembled slightly when he heard this, and he keenly captured the emotion in Li Fuquan's eyes. He suddenly felt bad, but he still pretended to be humble and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Li. Since the emperor is busy, I will help you." Enjoy the autumn scenery in this imperial garden."

The emperor told Li Fuquan that after taking Pei Mo to the imperial garden, he would return to the imperial study to resume his duties. He did not have time to stay long, so he had to bow and leave.

"Eunuch Li, walk slowly."

Li Fuquan swung his fly whisk and took away the eunuchs who were following him. Only the old eunuch stayed where he was and looked at Pei Mo silently. He must have given orders from the emperor.

Murong Qing was confused when she heard the unfamiliar word "Langhuan Garden". She felt that there seemed to be something in Li Fuquan's words. As soon as he left, she was about to ask.

"General..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Pei Mo was worried about the old eunuch behind her, so he interrupted, "Madam, are you hungry?"

As he spoke, he put his hand into his sleeve to pull out something. The next moment, a small package of square brown paper was placed in front of Murong Qing.

"What's this?"

Murong Qing was immediately attracted by the thing in Pei Mo's hand, but he still remembered his doubts.

Pei Mo opened the package with a chuckle, "Little greedy cat, I knew you were hungry."

It turned out that there were candied fruits with attractive colors inside, which could barely fill Murong Qing's stomach.

Pei Mo had a bad feeling. He felt that the emperor's summons to him this time might not be that simple. He glanced at the old eunuch behind him from the corner of his eye and suddenly regretted letting Murong Qing follow him into the palace.

At this time, they were standing in the pavilion, with a koi pond outside. Murong Qing was eating preserves and looking at the fish in the pond. Pei Mo looked at her with a smile. The old eunuch was not looking up to observe Pei Mo. The atmosphere in the pavilion was extremely subtle. .

What they didn't know was that Huang Di was standing there behind the bushes not far from the pavilion, staring at Pei Mo's back intently.

"It looks like, it really looks like."

His vague murmur was broken in the breeze. This figure was taller than the third prince and taller than the second prince. He vaguely saw the shadows of his children on Pei Mo's body.

A picture appeared in front of the emperor's eyes. The little Sheng Xiujing was galloping wildly on a horse. It seemed that after a long period of time, when he turned over and dismounted, he had grown into the appearance of Pei Mo.
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