surnamed Wang

After Wang Gangquan "passed away", Wang Qianshan needed to stay in the capital for a period of time to observe his filial piety. Wang Yijing didn't understand how much effort he was making with an empty coffin, so he sneaked out every three days to eat and drink in the small courtyard with banyan trees.

Chu Yan told him that he was a lady who was sent to the palace, and he hadn't seen the emperor for four or five years in the palace. That majesty seemed to only love the queen. After he passed away, as the chosen servant, she could only die alone.

The young man doesn't understand, there are delicious and fun things in the palace, why should he care about a person who doesn't like him.

He himself was born with everything, and he was the only child in his family. As long as he wanted to, three wives and four concubines would not be a problem. Naturally, he could not care about these things, but for a woman living in the deep palace, these things within his reach were her eternal luxury.

The father and son stayed in Beijing for a month. The young man often chatted with women and forged a deep friendship. Later, the border was tight, and Wang Qianshan, a general, had to take his son back to the northwest.

On the day before leaving, Wang Yijing appeared in the small courtyard with a bundle on his back. He told the woman that he was leaving, but the woman just smiled slightly and handed him an oiled paper bag, which contained his favorite food.

The young man put away the things carefully, and then took out a wooden bracelet and gave it to the other party. The bracelet was roughly carved, and there were burrs in some places. This was already the best he could do.

The young man stood there handsomely, but he insisted on pretending to be a man. He told the woman that he would fight the enemy like his father in the future, and when he became a general, he would come back and marry her.

The woman thought she had heard it wrong, so she tapped the other person's forehead, and the little boy who was less than ten years old looked serious, and vowed:

"You are prettier than my mother. Grandpa doesn't know what's good and what's wrong. I'm different from him."

The woman's eyes were bright, she didn't say much, she just knelt down and touched the other person's head just like when they first met.

On the way back to the northwest, Wang Qianshan asked his son:
"Your boy has been mysterious all this time, where have you been?"

"Father, I have probably found a lover who can stay with me for the rest of my life."

"Brat, you haven't even grown your hair yet, who's girl are you looking at again?"

The boy shook his head, "It's not a little girl, it's the empress of the palace."

There was silence for a long time before a voice came out:

"Have you taken a fancy to your uncle's daughter-in-law?"

"It's not the uncle's, it's the grandfather's."

"It's nonsense. Since your grandfather came to the throne, your grandmother has been the only queen. The ministers in the palace tried to persuade him to marry more heirs, but they were all rejected."

"It's not nonsense, that lady's name is Chu Yan, she lives in the courtyard next to the Leng Palace, and she even brings me delicious food."

As the young man said, he opened the bag and took out a pack of preserved fruit. The big word "Dian" on the oiled paper bag was very eye-catching. Wang Qianshan's face was a little ugly, and he said a few words "Chu Yan", and suddenly said:
"During the reign of great-grandfather Wang Mu, there was indeed a concubine named Chu Yan, who seemed to hang herself because she was not favored. Since then, the courtyard she lived in has not been peaceful. The eunuchs and maids are timid, and they often bring some preserved fruit snacks to worship. When I was fourteen or five years old, I still felt chills on my back when I passed by there."

Wang Yijing lowered his head, as if he had already realized something. A few months ago, he began to practice the exercises left by his grandfather, and he could already perceive something in the dark. The banyan tree in the courtyard had just been planted, and there were many yellow talisman papers hanging on it, which were obviously used to ward off evil spirits.

The young man was silent for a long time, then suddenly opened the package of tribute, and started to eat.

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In the courtyard, the young man gently stroked the notch on the bark, which was so old that he could only vaguely distinguish the word "king".

"I was born before you, but I am old when I gave birth to you."

The man said softly, he has not found a suitable Taoist partner for hundreds of years, it is because he has not met a woman like her, who said what is young and ignorant?
Wang Yijing turned her head, walked out and asked the old eunuch:
"This father-in-law, dare to ask what is the name of the current empress dowager?"

"The Empress Dowager's maiden name is Liu, and her single name is a pheasant."

"Pheasant...isn't it just a chicken?"

"Yo! Grandfather, ancestor, how dare you say such a head-losing thing?"

The old eunuch was terrified, and the young man grinned and walked out of the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

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Going out of the palace gate, Wang Yijing found a restaurant to deal with the two at will. Just after eating, he met Liu Baoqing who came back from the palace. The two of them were grasshoppers tied to a rope. Without the previous estrangement, they returned to Liu's mansion talking and laughing.

In the garden of Liu Mansion, the two sat opposite each other. Wang Yijing said while fiddling with teacups:

"Wang is still puzzled. Mr. Liu has hills and valleys in his heart, and mountains and rivers between his eyebrows. If you want to make a career, you can rely on the big tree of the Liu family. You can't do justice to kill your relatives and make your aunt an enemy. And why do you think I will go into this muddy water?"

Liu Baoqing brushed off the petals in his clothes, stroked his long temples very abnormally and said:

"Whether you believe it or not, the future is doomed and cannot be shaken by human power. What I do is nothing more than follow the trend and try to protect the Liu family as much as possible when the disaster is imminent."

Wang Yijing stroked his chin thoughtfully, and accidentally caught a white shadow out of the corner of his eye. He regained his spirit immediately, got up and cupped his hands and said:
"Mr. Liu, I still have some private matters. When you want to start an incident, just let me know."

Regardless of whether the other party agrees or not, Liu Baoqing quickly chased after the white shadow. Seeing this, Liu Baoqing shook his head, smiled wryly and said to himself:

"I really can't figure it out, how can such a person affect the fate of the dynasty?"

After speaking, he picked up his teacup and drank it.

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Wang Yijing hurriedly caught up with the white figure, and said, "Hey, little doctor, what a coincidence?"

The other party was the female doctor who gave him the medicine earlier, the woman frowned and turned around, "What's the matter?"

"Can't we just chat for a while?"

"You're fine, I have something else to do, get out of the way."

The woman skipped the other side and walked forward, the young man said in a calm manner:

"I have a way to help the girl remove the scar on her face."

The woman paused when she heard the words, then turned around and said:
"Father has never thought of a way for many years, just rely on you?"

"No matter how superb your father's medical skills are, he is not a fairy in the sky, but here I have a genuine elixir."

Wang Yijing took out a gray-brown elixir from his sleeve, the quality of this elixir was obviously not good, and it seemed to have faded.

The young man twirled his fingers lightly, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said seriously:

"This substance is hydrated and applied to the affected area, which can remove putrefaction and regenerate muscle, and make the skin smooth again."

After finishing speaking, she held up the elixir and handed it to the other party. The woman frowned slightly and did not touch it. It wasn't that she couldn't trust the other party, but that it was too much like a mud pill, and even smelled like earth.

"Little doctor, the opportunity is here, you don't want to wear tulle forever, do you?"

"Why should I trust you?"

"You don't have to believe it, but there is only one in the world. After passing this village, there will be no such shop. If I bring it into the palace and present it to those empresses, all the high officials will have to do it. I think you are a good person, so I reluctantly parted with you."

The more he said that, the more Li Ning'er didn't believe it. The two of them were not related, so why should the other party let him be a high-ranking official and help her.

Seeing her like this, Wang Yijing turned serious and said:

"Miss Ning'er, to put it bluntly, you have no money and no color, and I am going to spend a lot of time to lie to you. What are you trying to do?"

Hearing what the other party said, Li Ning'er believed it a little bit. She thought for a moment, nodded and said:

"Okay, let me try. If you only want to humiliate me, I will definitely sue Second Young Master Liu."

Women are like this, capricious, even a saint who has read poetry and books can't figure it out.

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