Lou Xiyue appeared quietly, and the handymen inside and outside the pharmacy were busy with their work. After a long time, no one noticed that there was another person here.

Lou Xiyue stared at the pharmacy for a long time, then walked up to take a closer look.

She saw those people in Taoist robes gathered together, studying some medicine.In front of the table on the other side of the room, there are many porcelain bowls and lacquered red boxes.

Cinnabar, saltpeter, and many unnamed stones were placed on the case.

Lou Xiyue saw someone muttering something, then mixed cinnabar and saltpeter together to form a so-called "recipe", then put it in another smaller copper tripod, and refined it with a strong fire.

Lou Xiyue was secretly startled when she saw it, and thought: Could this be a Taoist priest's alchemy furnace?Seeing is believing.This is not alchemy, it is clearly poison!
Who doesn't know that cinnabar is a highly poisonous substance?If you eat it, you will surely die!
These Taoist priests are refining this elixir in the palace, could it be for...

Just as Lou Xiyue lowered her head in deep thought, a sudden exclamation came from behind her: "Oh my God, Princess Wangfei, why did you come here?"

The little eunuch's sharp shouts attracted the attention of everyone around him.The servants and Taoist priests all turned their heads to look at her, and Lou Xiyue immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Lou Xiyue: "..."

She turned around calmly and smiled at the little eunuch: "Just now I have been waiting in the side hall for a long time, and seeing the beautiful scenery in the garden, I went out for a walk, and came here inadvertently."

Lou Xiyue pretended to be naive and ignorant, and asked: "Forgive my ignorance, I don't know where this is? If I guessed correctly, the priests inside are all cultivators? I don't know how many priests are here. What are you doing?"

She smiled and pointed to the copper cauldrons in the pharmacy, and said, "These furnaces are really interesting, but what is burning inside?"

After the words fell, several Taoist priests in the room looked at each other, their faces were full of bewilderment and confusion.

The little eunuch smiled awkwardly, then bowed to Xiyue upstairs, and explained: "The princess does not know, this is the Taoist Palace, and it is the alchemy room specially set up by Your Majesty for several Taoist priests who have attained the Tao. , used as alchemy medicine."

As he said that, the little eunuch introduced Lou Xiyue to everyone: "This is Princess Xuan Ping, and today she is going to the palace to meet the saint."

Several Taoist priests held the posture of the world's experts, only slightly nodded, it was considered to have seen the ceremony, and did not say much.

After the little eunuch exchanged greetings with everyone, he was about to send Lou Xiyue out: "Princess Wangfei, why don't we go back first? The priests are going to make alchemy for His Majesty, so it's not easy to disturb us here, don't you think? "

Lou Xiyue responded with a faint smile, and immediately followed the little eunuch out of Wendao Palace.

When he was leaving, he saw a Taoist boy stepping into the pharmacy quickly, saying, "Masters, have you prepared the elixir? Just now His Royal Highness asked someone to ask about it, saying that there is already a question about the medicine in the Qianyuan Hall. "

Not long after that, that boy Lou Xiyue came out again.With the lacquered wooden box in hand, he turned his head and hurried towards the Qianyuan Hall.

At this time, Lou Xiyue was walking slowly on the road, looking at the direction where Daotong was leaving, thinking about those four words repeatedly in her heart: His Royal Highness?
*
After a while, Lou Xiyue returned to the side hall.

At that time, she had just arrived at the door when she saw a tall figure standing in front of the hall—it was Fu Guan himself.

"The talk is over?" Lou Xiyue stepped forward and asked, "What did the emperor say?"

Hearing this, Fu Guan shook his head lightly, and replied, "Go back and talk about it."

Seeing his strange expression, Lou Xiyue didn't ask any further questions.Coincidentally, she also had a few words to say to Fu Guan in private, so she nodded and said, "Okay."

The two of them returned along the road, and it was rare for them to be quiet with each other on the road without talking much.It's just that when he was approaching the gate of the palace, the way back to the mansion was blocked by someone.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Lou Xiyue looked over and saw two carriages blocking the middle of the road not far ahead.

In front of the carriage, two people were arguing.

Lou Xiyue: "What happened in front?"

The little eunuch driving the horse was also very dazed: "I don't know, I don't know." He looked forward: "That seems to be Mr. Song and the newly appointed Sizhi of Dali Temple, Mr. Shangguan."

"The newly appointed Si Zhi?" Fu Guan said, "Go and have a look."

*
At this time, in front of the palace gate.

"This road is not narrow. Why don't you go left or right, but bump into my carriage? Make me bump and bump in it, making me dizzy?" The man who spoke snorted coldly and said:
"It is said that there are three fires for a new official to take office. Mr. Shangguan, I said that your fire has been burned on me, right? Oh, that is too inappropriate. How to say, I am also your benefactor——

"If I hadn't been promoted to be the servant of the household department, where would it be your turn to be the director of Dali Temple? With your 360 imperial examinations?"

While speaking, the man pushed the other party, and the latter was pushed three steps away without any defense.

Shangguan Jie was pushed, but he was not angry. He lowered his eyebrows and swallowed his anger: "Lord Song, calm down. Your lord has a lot, why should you get angry because of such a trivial matter?"

He folded his hands, put them in front of him, bowed deeply to the other party, and said: "What happened today was due to my recklessness, I will apologize to you, I hope my lord will forgive me."

Seeing his indifference, "Master Song" didn't see any anger, and the fire in his heart seemed to be poured into a bucket of oil: "Why, what do you mean by what you said, are you mocking my small belly? I—"

"Song Sizhi, when did you get so angry?"

"Master Song" was suddenly interrupted before he could finish his speech, and his heart suddenly became angry.He paused, and at the same time turned his head and glared away: "Which one—"

At this time, Fu Guan in the carriage opened the curtain, and looked over with a smile in his eyes: "What's the matter, Song Sizhi, what do you want to say, go ahead, I won't disturb you."

"..."

In an instant, Master Song turned off the fire.He withdrew his hand, straightened his clothes at the same time, immediately saluted Fu Guan, and said: "It turns out to be King Xuan Ping, I'm being rude."

Then, he said again: "When will the lord return to Beijing? The officials have never heard any news. Logically, when the lord returns to Beijing, the officials should also go out of the city to greet him. In this way, the friendship between you and me as colleagues will not be in vain. "

Fu Guan replied: "Where is it? If you mobilize the teachers and mobilize the crowd, how can I feel at ease? Song Sizhi..." He paused for a moment, and then smiled with a little deep meaning:

"No, you can't be called 'Song Sizhi' anymore, you should be called Master Minister.

"Master Song is promoted now, don't forget about me. From now on, I will look forward to your support and help me, my lord, to teach me how to be promoted step by step in the court."

Mr. Song's complexion changed after Fu Guan's eccentricity.

He stiffly put on a smiling face: "Where is the prince's turn to be supported by the lower officials? You say that, it really frustrates the lower officials." After finishing speaking, he seemed to be in a hurry, and quickly ordered the groom to drive the horse:
"My lord, please forgive me. I still have official business to deal with with the Ministry of Household Affairs. Please let me take my leave first. I will greet and reminisce with my lord next time I have a chance."

After that, he immediately got into the carriage and left in a hurry.

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