Chen Ji stood on the east long street, with Zhongcui Palace on his left and Jingyang Palace on his right. It was separated by a street, like a chasm.

He turned his head and looked quietly, the red walls and gray tiles made the girl's neck look as white as snow.

The blue Taoist robe was worn on the other side, as simple as a swan and as thin as a kite.

Chen Ji looked at the figure and wanted to call the other person softly, but he was afraid that he would scare him away with a sound.

He seemed to have returned to the small Taiping clinic. The girl poked her head out from behind the courtyard wall for the first time, looked at the hospital carefully, ready to escape at any time.

At this moment, someone shouted in Zhongcui Palace: "Chen Ji?"

Chen Ji was shocked. He saw the girl in Jingyang Palace pausing in her hand and stopping in place like a stone sculpture.

The other party heard it.

Chen Ji lowered his head and looked at his clothes, quickly smoothing out the wrinkles on his body. His mind flew quickly, thinking about what expression he should use and how he could silently express what he wanted to say in the Dongliu Palace surrounded by the weiwei.

Sign language? The other party can't understand.

Morse password? Not even more so.

But after a long time, the girl did not look back.

She just walked towards Jingyang Palace with a broom and disappeared into the deep palace, like an invisible door that closed from where she disappeared.

Chen Ji was stunned, his hands stroking the wrinkled clothes fell to both sides.

Yes, the last time the two met was in prison in Luocheng.

That day, Bailong told everyone in the prison that King Jing wrote a blood letter to summon Qiansui Army to rob the prison. Fortunately, Chen Ji handed over the blood letter, which did not cause the Qiansui Army to make a big mistake. Baili cried in the iron railing and the pear blossoms were raining.

After that, Chen Ji was robbed and ran away, but at that time the white li was taken away and he didn't know anything about it. More than two months seemed like a matter of the previous life.

He wanted to explain that he had not betrayed King Jing or anyone, but he could not explain at this time.

Li Xuan came out of Zhongcui Palace and followed Chen Ji's gaze to Jingyang Palace. But there were no one else in front of Jingyang Palace except for two Jiefanwei on duty.

He asked curiously: "Why are you standing here and not leaving?"

Chen Ji shook his head: "It's okay."

Li Xuan whispered, "Let's go, go to Zhongcui Palace for a moment."

After Chen Ji nodded, he asked as if nothing had happened: "Have Lord Li entered Jingyang Palace?"

Li Xuan replied casually: "I haven't entered. After all, the Yulin Army is still finished. I can only be on duty outside the Wu Gate, within the Chengtian Gate, and within the Wu Gate, so as not to spread the scandals of sexual misconduct in the palace... Your Majesty and the inner minister also trust Jiefan Wei more."

He continued to remind: "We should come to Zhongcui Palace often in the future. Remember, unless Your Majesty has an order, we must leave before nightfall. Otherwise, at the least, there will be a hundred sticks in the court, and at the worst, there will be beheading the Meridian Gate. There are also women in the Jingyang Palace, so you must not have any connection with it. Even if someone talks to you, you must hide."

Chen Ji asked casually: "Isn't it a place for practicing Taoism? Why did he become a female relative in the palace?"

"I'll tell you about this secret matter of the palace ban, don't talk about it," Li Xuan looked back at him: "If there is a princess who is a rebellious princess who destroys the reputation of the Tian family, the Tian family will tell the public that he devoted himself to practicing Taoism and then put him under house arrest; and some concubines from aristocratic families are not easy to kill them directly, and they will be locked up here. They are under house arrest in Jingyang Palace to practice Taoism, and recite scriptures every day, and over time, some people will be crazy. The concubines who are forbidden are not fuel-efficient lamps and will also harm each other. Only the queen mother will occasionally come here to throw a cup and ask the gods to guide the way, and others will not go in."

When Chen Ji heard this, he suddenly clenched his fists.

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...

Bai Li returned to Jingyang Hall with a broom.

Jingyang Palace is a second-in-coming courtyard. The main hall enshrined the Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun, the Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, the Taiqing Daode Tianzun, and the incense table are enshrined with clear water, incense flowers, and long candles.

The back hall is where the Taoist nuns sleep, and more than ten people live in a full bed.

In the main hall, in front of the Three Qing Dynasties, a girl knelt on the ground, wiping the bluestone floor with a rag, while shedding tears silently.

Bai Li knelt beside her, took the rag from the other party, and whispered: "Lingyun, take a break, I'll do it."

The girl kneeling on the ground was Zhu Lingyun, the daughter of Concubine Jing, who should have followed the Liu family's relatives abroad.

Bai Li carefully wiped the blue bricks with a rag until the polished blue bricks are visible.

Zhu Lingyun wiped her tears with her sleeves and said sadly: "Sister, I want to go home."

Bai Li was stunned and whispered: "Lingyun, where can we have a home?"

At this time, a fat Taoist nun turned out from the back hall. When she saw Bai Li wiping the floor, Zhu Lingyun cried aside and immediately said contemptuously: "You are deeply in sisterly love, but what I told Zhu Lingyun to wipe the floor. You go to sweep the floor and do whatever you explain. It's not your turn to make decisions without authorization."

The white li rubbed the ground without saying a word.

Seeing her stubborn look, the fat Taoist nun became angry. She immediately took a ruler and whipped it hard on the white carp's back.

When the smooth patina bamboo ruler hits the back, it makes a dull sound.

Bai Li frowned at first, her lips trembled in pain, and then she gritted her teeth and continued to wipe the floor.

The fat Taoist nun sneered: "What kind of hard bones are you pretending to be? Take your arrogance. In this Jingyang Palace, who was not pampered and had a noble status in the past. No matter how hard your bones are, Jingyang Palace can grind you to pieces without any loss!"

Bai Li was still silent.

Seeing this, the fat Taoist nun turned around to slap Zhu Lingyun: "You can bear it, your sister can't help it."

The two ring rulers were pulled on Zhu Lingyun's arm, and Zhu Lingyun burst into tears: "I was wrong, stop hitting me."

The fat Taoist nun sneered: "How many times have you said it? You have to call it the Taoist number!"

Zhu Lingyun hurriedly said, "Master Xuansu, stop hitting me, I was wrong, I was wrong..."

Xuansu Taoist nun pulled down another ruler: "Bear the Taishang Response Chapter!"

Zhu Lingyun trembled and said, "There is no way of misfortune and good fortune, but only people call themselves, and the reward of good and evil is like a shadow. Therefore, there is a god in heaven and earth that controls mistakes, and it depends on the severity of the person's crime, so it is calculated by taking people..."

She stopped in her heart and tried to recall what was later.

Xuansu Taoist nun said angrily: "What's behind it? Keep carrying it!"

Zhu Lingyun cried again: "I can't remember, don't hit me..."

Before he finished speaking, Bai Li had already pounced on her, protecting her firmly under her body, and letting the ruler hit him.

Zhu Lingyun burst into tears: "Sister..."

Bai Li covered her under her body and said calmly: "Don't beg for mercy."

The ruler hit the back, until blood soaked the Taoist robe on his back. A eunuch suddenly came from outside Jingyang Palace, and his voice was bright: "Your Majesty's oral order, the prince Zhu Chunwen, the commander of the Yulin Army, Li Xuan, the deputy commander, and others, to meet!"

The voice came from outside the palace, but when the sound of rapid footsteps came from the back hall of Jingyang Palace, a crazy woman with disheveled hair ran out barefoot: "Yulin Army...Yulin Army...Brother Zhuo Yuan! It must be Brother Zhuo Yuan who came to save me!"

Behind her, someone shouted: "Hold her, don't tell her to go crazy outside!"

The crazy woman ran past Bai Li and Zhu Lingyun. Xuansu Taoist Nun reached out to pull her, but she pulled her into nothing. Then more than ten Taoist Nuns ran out and chased the crazy woman to the Jingyang Palace Gate.

Jingyang Palace calmed down, and Zhu Lingyun cried and asked, "Sister, do you feel pain?"

Bai Li nodded: "It hurts."

Zhu Lingyun said with a heartache: "Why don't you cry? Those evil women just want to see us cry and beg for mercy. As long as we beg for mercy and surrender, they will not hit us to death."

Bai Li wiped the tears from Zhu Lingyun's cheeks and said softly: "If the tears dry, I can't cry."

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Chen Ji followed the prince out of Zhongcui Palace and saw a group of Taoist nuns in blue robe pulling a crazy woman and dragging her back to Jingyang Palace.

The crazy woman was still howling: "Brother Zhuo Yuan save me!"

A Taoist nun covered her mouth, and then there was no sound.

When the Taoist nuns disappeared in Jingyang Palace, a middle-aged Taoist nun wearing a blue robe and a golden lotus crown stood in front of Jingyang Gate. She wore a black ribbon on her waist, played Ruyi Festival, and pinched a Jade Emperor seal to salute the prince across the street: "This person has invaded his body and hit his highness, and I hope your highness will forgive him."

The prince bowed his hand and replied: "Master Xuanzhen is so polite, there is no need to be like this."

Xuan Zhen stopped talking and turned back to Jingyang Palace.

Li Xuan turned his head to look at Chen Ji: "Did you see it? That place is evil."

Chen Ji's face was solemn: "Who is that crazy woman just now?"

Li Xuan whispered: "She is the sister of the late emperor, Princess Yongchun. The late emperor had made a marriage for her and recruited the new top scholar Zhuang Xian as his son-in-law for the 11th year of Taihe. As a result, the marriage was decided, the secret spy department of the eunuch party discovered that she had an affair with Zhou Zhuoyuan, the deputy commander of the Yulin Army, and was pregnant with the other party's flesh and blood. The two wanted to escape to the south together, but as soon as they got on the boat, they were sent back by the Caogang. Zhou Zhuoyuan was exiled to Lingnan, and Princess Yongchun entered Jingyang Palace to practice Taoism."

Chen Ji asked again: "Who is Taoist Master Xuanzhen?"

Li Xuan explained: "Master Xuanzhen was the concubine of the late emperor. After the late emperor passed away, the other concubines were buried with her. Only she was protected by the empress dowager and stayed in Jingyang Palace to serve the Three Qingshu... Don't ask, this has nothing to do with you and me, nor can it be related to you and me."

Chen Ji nodded and followed the prince through the long gray tiles and red wall. At this time, the sun began to droop, and the high palace wall looked like a mountain, blocking the sunlight outside the palace.

They passed through the East Yichang Street and passed through Fengxian Hall and entered Renshou Palace.

The eunuch who led the way led them to stand outside Renshou Palace and whispered: "Everyone is waiting outside the palace, and the ministers will report... The cabinet master and the ministries are discussing important matters with Your Majesty in Renshou Palace. Don't look around, be careful of losing your etiquette in front of the emperor."

After saying that, he walked into Renshou Palace with a small shatter.

The official from the Honglu Temple reminded: "Your Majesty may not see all of you later. At most, your Highness and two commanders will be summoned in. But don't talk nonsense when you go out. No matter who you have to say you have met Your Majesty, your Majesty has encouraged you. Also, everyone should keep the team in order and don't mess around, what kind of discipline is it!"

Chen Ji stood at the end of the team again and waited for an hour. Everyone even heard the Pavilion Master and the Tribes arguing loudly in Renshou Palace and scolding, as if they were about to fight.

I don’t know what I was arguing about, but I only heard the words “Border Army” and “Jing Chao” occasionally swaying.

It turns out that this world is really a huge grass-roots team.

Chen Ji looked up a little, but saw a veil in Renshou Palace hanging down from the arch, and a man sat cross-legged behind the veil, with his body ethereal.

When the Honglu Temple officials saw him looking up, they shouted and woke up, "Bold, bow your head!"

Chen Jifu lowered his head again.

Until the eunuch and the female envoy in the palace were walking back and forth with lanterns, lit the candles and lamps, they heard a copper ringtone coming from Renshou Palace.

The debate between the elder and the tribe immediately subsided.

The copper ringtone was crisp and pleasant as if it had some magic power.
Chapter completed!