Big Song Xiaohou Ye

Chapter 197 The Reason
In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun slanted on the sparkling river. Looking at the afterglow of the setting sun, Zhao Zhen was deeply intoxicated by this magnificent scene. Such a beautiful scene cannot be seen in the palace.

After Di Qing delivered the things needed for the barbecue, he led people to keep a secret watch five hundred steps away.

Li Ce was busy setting up the stove and putting on meat skewers. He didn't dare to ask Zhao Zhen for help, but he would not let Zhao Qin'er who was watching the fun go by.Zhao Qin'er was also very curious about this barbecue, and she agreed again and again as soon as Li Ce asked.

Zhao Zhen was fascinated by the setting sun where the water and the sky meet in the distance. When he sniffed his nose, he felt a tempting smell of meat. Looking back, Li Ce was busy brushing oil on the meat skewers, while Zhao Qin'er was squatting On the side, holding a cattail fan in his hand, he was fanning the fire with a smile.

Looking at the oily meat, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but whet his appetite. He also imitated Li Ce and sat down cross-legged.

"Well, it smells so good, I didn't expect you to make this again? I really don't know how you read the sage books before." Zhao Zhen sighed with a smile.

"Weichen is called all-round development."

"Cut, don't be ashamed." Zhao Qin'er said sarcastically.

Li Ce was used to being ridiculed by her, so he didn't care. He picked up a meat skewer and handed it to Zhao Zhen, "Your Majesty, how about a taste?"

Zhao Zhen tasted it and praised: "Well, the taste is natural and simple, not inferior to the craftsmanship of the royal chef in the palace!"

Zhao Qin'er couldn't help but put down the cattail fan in her hand, picked up a bunch of cattail fans and blew gently, she ate a small piece and said, "Well, it's so-so, it's okay."

Li Ce looked at her impatient look, she was just so-so, and the three big characters "delicious" were clearly written on her face.

"Haha, your majesty and princess will taste even better with this chilled wine." After speaking, Li Ce took out a porcelain bottle filled with wine from a food box filled with ice cubes at the back.

Once the wine is chilled, the bitterness will disappear. It is really a fairy-like enjoyment to drink a sip of sweet and cool red wine in this hot summer!

Zhao Zhen only took a sip, and couldn't help but said: "Li Ce, since you know such a good wine, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Even Zhao Qin'er couldn't help praising: "It's so beautiful, it's delicious!"

Li Ce could only smile, and said in his heart: How do I know you have wine and ice cubes...

The three of them chatted and laughed, pushed and changed glasses, and quickly drank a large bottle of wine. Zhao Zhen was still a little unsatisfied, but Zhao Qin'er's face was already flushed. Li Ce took a peek at the photo, thinking of the beautiful scenery of staying in the inn with her that day, his heart moved, this girl is so beautiful, even if it is placed in later generations, I am afraid it will be at the school girl level.

The three of them had almost eaten, Zhao Zhen looked at the sparkling river in the night, took a deep breath and said, "It's really easy to be like you, sometimes I envy you."

Li Ce looked back at Zhao Qin'er, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty was joking."

Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "I didn't joke, you are not in that position, you don't understand the troubles..."

Li Ce thought to himself: I really want to be in that position. Thinking about the three thousand beauties in the harem, it's exciting!
Zhao Zhen didn't know what this guy was thinking in his heart at this time, he snorted heavily and said: "The Cangzhou Salt Field in Hejian Prefecture has been reported to be guarded and stolen, and the amount of privately sold salt is extremely huge. I have already sent inspectors Fan Zhongyan is going to thoroughly investigate this matter, and you are responsible for protecting the inspector's safety and cooperating with his investigation."

Li Ce asked in surprise, "Fan Zhongyan?"

"That's right, you know him?" Zhao Zhen wondered, no wonder Fan Zhongyan ordered Li Ce to accompany him today, it turned out that the two had known each other for a long time.

Li Ce smiled and said, "Oh, we met once."

"tell me the story."

Li Ce briefly talked about the encounter with Fan Zhongyan when he beat up the envoy of the Liao Dynasty in Fan Lou last time.

Zhao Zhen said happily: "So Fan Zhongyan is a rare good official who dares to step forward. It seems that this time I have no trust in anyone."

Li Ce thought to himself: If Fan Zhongyan is not a good official, then there will be no good officials in the Song Dynasty. I never thought that I would be able to go with Fan Zhongyan this time.

"Your Majesty, where is the Hejian Mansion?" Li Ce asked casually.

Zhao Zhen stared at him dumbfounded and said, "You, don't you know?"

Zhao Qin'er also said in disbelief, "Why are you pretending to be stupid?"

"Chen, I really don't know..."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be pretending, Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Hejian Mansion is on Hebei East Road. Aren't you from Zhending Mansion on Hebei West Road? Why don't you know the capital of Hebei East Road?"

Li Ce said embarrassedly: "Eh... Weichen used to only read the books of sages and sages, and he didn't hear anything outside the window..." But his heart was filled with ecstasy, so he can go home and see that girl Xian'er on the way?
Zhao Zhen has been with him for a long time, and he knows that this guy never blush when lying, he smiled helplessly and said: "However, the matter is not so simple, the prime minister and others object to your taking up the post of guard. In order to order your candidates to compete fairly, the winner will be elected."

Li Ce was furious in his heart. He first greeted the women in Ding Wei's family, and then said, "Then who are running for the election?"

Zhao Qin'er interjected: "It's okay for some people to make him play tricks. If you really want to compete in kung fu, it's better not to embarrass others..."

Li Ce glared at him fiercely, Zhao Qin'er stared back without showing any weakness, Zhao Zhen was speechless when he saw the fighting spirit between the two. Only Li Ce dared to disregard her identity and dare to argue with her, but he could also see that Zhao Qin'er also liked to deliberately tease Li Ce, so he didn't say anything to stop her.

"Today, Du Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, wanted to fight for the position of inspector, but I rejected it. He has a son who is only twenty years old. He heard that he studied under a famous master and his martial arts skills are very good. Maybe Du Yan will send his son to compete with you tomorrow. .” Zhao Zhen said.

Li Ce nodded and said: "I understand, I will try my best to fight for it tomorrow."

Seeing Li Ce's seriousness, Zhao Qin'er could see that he attached great importance to the mission of guarding this time, and she put away her teasing mentality and said worriedly: "But you really want to compete with others, Can you do it?"

Li Ce was really not sure if it was changed to a day ago, but now he has completely absorbed the pure power of Guan Yiqi for 40 years after being washed by Master Xuantong. list!So at this time, he actually felt eager to try.

Li Ce has made up his mind, even if he wants to go back to see Xian'er, he must win tomorrow!

On the other hand, in the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Liu E was half lying on a recliner, and beside her was a little servant girl half kneeling on the ground, pinching her legs gently, and standing directly in front of her was a female Taoist priest. In her thirties, although she is a Taoist leader, she was born with a beautiful face. The wide Taoist robes on her body showed her curvy curves more and more.

The female priest's name is Liu Demiao, and she was recommended by Ding Wei after Empress Dowager Liu's birthday.This Liu Demiao knew how to keep in good health, and could refine some Zhuyan Pills. Liu E had no doubts about her, so she called her into the palace every now and then to inquire about it.

"Sir, according to you, the old man's headache is caused by fatigue?" Liu E asked with half-closed eyes.

Liu Demiao smiled slightly and said: "That's right, now that there are all the prime ministers in the court, why don't you take this opportunity to take good care of your body, Empress Dowager?"

Liu E suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Liu Demiao. There was majesty in her eyes. Liu Demiao looked at Liu E with a smile on her face, without retreating at all. The majesty in Liu E's eyes gradually dissipated. She hesitated: "But It is said that we will retreat for 49 days, will this day be a bit long? After all, there are still many affairs to be dealt with in the DPRK and China."

Liu Demiao said: "Then, I dare to ask the Queen Mother, after you have been taking Zhuyan Pill for this period of time, have you ever felt that your face is a bit radiant?"

A gleam of joy flashed across Liu E's face and said: "This is still thanks to the contribution of the Taoist priest, but..." She stopped suddenly when she said this, and said coldly to the servants who were serving: "You all go down, without me I ordered you not to come in!"

The servants went down, and there were only Liu Demiao and Empress Dowager Liu E in the entire Hall of Compassion and Peace. Seeing that the maids had all gone down, Liu E said with a ruddy face, "Not only has her appearance improved, but... I haven't been close to men for many years, but I didn't expect that in recent days..."

Of course Liu Demiao understood what the Empress Dowager said. In fact, the most important raw material in the "Zhuyan Pill" is "actinolite", and the main function of actinolite is to warm the kidney and aphrodisiac!Liu E now takes one Yanyan Pill every day. After eating so much actinolite, it is normal to have a reaction.

In fact, the beauty pill itself has no beauty-retaining effect at all!It is mainly to stimulate a person's xingyu, relying on the complementarity of yin and yang to improve a person's spiritual energy, but this method can be used occasionally, if it is used continuously, it is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst and killing oneself!

Liu E had never taken such an aphrodisiac drug before, and no one dared to prescribe it to her. After taking it for a few days, she felt that her spirit had improved greatly, but sometimes she had a faint headache.

All the imperial doctors in the palace who saw the queen mother were shocked!Because the cause of the empress dowager's symptoms was actually caused by the indulgence of old age!But none of the imperial doctors dared to point out the reason. The Queen Mother is still favored by a male at such an age, and Liu E has always maintained her reputation, so she will definitely not allow others to know about this matter.If the imperial doctor explained the reason to her, then the empress dowager would not kill them in shame and anger!That's why so many imperial doctors in the palace chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb at the same time, pretending that they couldn't see the disease, and just prescribed some prescriptions to invigorate qi and soothe the nerves to deal with it.

And this Liu Demiao is not a female priest at all. She used to have a husband named Nian De. They sold some bluffing "Dali Pills" and the like. Later, they were sentenced to prison for putting people to death.

After Nian De was arrested, Liu Demiao was alone and suddenly lost her source of income. After spending all the money on her body, she had to temporarily live in a nunnery.

This Liu Demiao was just [-] years old, and she was born like a flower like a jade, how could she endure the poor and boring life in the nunnery, under her loneliness, she actually seduced the male pilgrims who came to offer incense!So much so that the nunnery where she lived during that time suddenly became very popular, and many non-members and wealthy people came to offer incense "attractively". Later, the nunnery master found out the reason and drove her out in a rage.

After Liu Demiao lived on the street again, she had no choice but to resume her old job and resume her ex-husband's old job. After she wandered to and fro in Beijing, she once met Ding Wei's youngest son Ding Qi on the street, and Ding Qi was fooled by her. He was stunned for a moment, and after returning home, he recommended this "female priest" to his father.

This Liu Demiao knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he used his ability to fool the common people in the past, and convinced Ding and his son so deeply that he even entered the palace!

With Ding Wei's shrewdness, he might not be fooled by Liu Demiao, but he knew that the Queen Mother would definitely believe it, so he also chose to "believe".

Seeing that Liu E was still hesitating, Liu Demiao swept the whisk in his hands and said, "Pindao once met an immortal in the past, who taught me some ways to keep in good health. After practicing these years, the intuition has greatly benefited me. There are traces of rejuvenation."

When Liu E heard this, she couldn't help but looked at her suspiciously, meeting a fairy?Is this female priest talking nonsense?After all, Liu E is not an ordinary old woman. Although she yearns for youth urgently, so many years of experience have made her used to being rational.

Liu Demiao saw that the Empress Dowager was not convinced, so she smiled slightly and said, "How old do you think Pindao is this year, Empress Dowager?"

Liu E looked at her and said, "The Taoist priest must be thirty?"

Liu Demiao shook her head with a smile, showing an inscrutable look.

Liu E thought: Is it forty?But it doesn't look like it...

"Queen Mother, you might as well look older and guess."

"Is the Taoist priest already forty?" Liu E asked suspiciously.

Liu Demiao said with a smile: "To tell the truth from the Queen Mother, the poor Taoist is now in his sixtieth year."

"What? You...you are already sixty!" Liu E was shocked, and sat up all of a sudden, her eyes full of disbelief.

"Pindao dare not lie to the Empress Dowager. Pindao was born when Emperor Taizu was in Kaibao three years ago, and he is already 60 years old now." Liu Demiao smiled.

Seeing her look like reminiscing about the past, Liu E was surprised, but more of it was a burst of ecstasy. She was able to maintain the youthful appearance of 60 years old at the age of 30. If I practiced in this way, I would not ask for thirty, but It's great to be forty!
Liu Demiao stood aside and looked at Liu E quietly. From the change in the expression on the Empress Dowager's face, she could infer what the Empress Dowager was thinking at this moment.

"I beg the immortal to teach me this way of keeping in good health!" Liu E said sincerely to Liu Demiao while sitting upright.

Liu Demiao felt happy for a while, the Queen Mother had already taken the bait...but she still kept that calm expression on her face.

"The Empress Dowager is working hard for the people of the country, and the poor are sent by heaven to prolong the life of the Empress Dowager." Liu Demiao continued to bewitch.

Liu E nodded again and again. Now she is only thinking of rejuvenating, wanting to restore her 40-[-]-year-old appearance, so she believes in Liu Demiao. No matter what she says, she believes it now!
Liu Demiao said again: "Pin Dao has checked the date carefully, and tomorrow is a good day for seclusion. After 49 [-] days, it will be the birthday of Nine Heavens Xuannv when I leave the seclusion. , shall we start retreating after fasting and bathing tomorrow morning?"

Liu E didn't even think about it: "Then starting from tomorrow morning, after 49 days, can I recover my face in my [-]s?"

Liu Demiao shook his head and said: "Aging is accumulated day by day, and rejuvenation cannot be achieved overnight. The 49-day retreat is just the beginning. Pindao will arrange everything for the Queen Mother. Don't worry about it Can."

(End of this chapter)