The God of Flowers Also Bows
Chapter 6
Shangguan Danfeng hadn't lied to him. Lu Xiaofeng had seen it with his own eyes.
When he arrived, Hua Manlou was sitting to the side, fanning himself while drinking tea. Yang Muzhi was taking the pulse of an old man sitting on the throne.
Everyone was quietly waiting for him to take the pulse. For a moment, the hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"The meridians in his legs are in disorder, resulting in many years of immobility. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to stand up again."
The person who had been declared unable to stand up again wasn't very tall. Apart from his shining eyes, he actually looked like a person with one foot in the grave.
How many people knew that he had once been the king of the Golden Roc Dynasty?
When Lu Xiaofeng looked at him, he also looked at Lu Xiaofeng. His eyes were abnormally bright. "Young man, come here."
Hua Manlou poured a cup of tea and handed it to Yang Muzhi, who had just washed his hands and sat down. He gave him a gentle smile.
Yang Muzhi squeezed the hand holding the teacup, secretly transmitting a message that no one else knew.
Lu Xiaofeng didn't respond to the Golden Roc's call to step forward. Instead, he snatched the tea from Yang Muzhi's hand. "Why don't I see Hua Manlou pouring me a cup of tea?"
Hua Manlou immediately handed a cup to the person whose tea had been snatched. His tone was sincere and disdainful. "No matter what good tea it is, it's just a cup of water to you. Why should I watch you chew on peonies?"
The Golden Roc didn't get angry when he saw their interaction. Instead, his eyes lit up. "You are Lu Xiaofeng?"
Lu Xiaofeng smiled. "I can be called Lu Xiaofeng. You can be called Lu Xiaofeng. Even if it's just a flower, you can be called Lu Xiaofeng. What's the point?"
The Golden Roc suddenly laughed, almost choking himself. Shangguan Danfeng hurried over to pat his back, but he waved her hand away. "Good, Lu Xiaofeng is indeed Lu Xiaofeng. It seems like we didn't find the wrong person."
He curled his lips and threw the teacup on the table. "It seems like I didn't find the wrong person."
"You are looking for Mr. Xiang Zhi and Childe Hua?"
Lu Xiaofeng nodded. "I've already found them."
The Great Golden Roc King laughed, "But maybe they don't want to go with you."
It was's words, a statement and a threat.
The atmosphere became stagnant.
The person sitting on the throne rubbed the ring on his finger. "Our dynasty is far more glorious than your dynasty. Although it was built in a distant place, it has been peaceful and prosperous for generations."
Lu Xiaofeng, whose heart seemed to be hanging in the air, didn't hesitate to give the person in front of him the last shred of dignity. However, his tone had an unimaginable coldness. "However, you are now in the Central Plains."
Wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, the Golden Roc felt as if he had been stabbed by a sword. "That was fifty years ago. When the greedy neighboring countries broke into the city, I was still a child. In order to preserve some of his strength, my father divided the wealth into four parts and gave them to four important ministers, telling them to bring me to the Central Plains."
"You expect me to help you restore your dynasty?
You think too highly of me, Lu Xiaofeng. "Lu Xiaofeng laughed and waved his hand.
The Golden Roc suddenly raised his head and looked at him. "It's been a long time, and the dynasty has withered. I don't expect to see the restoration of my dynasty in my lifetime.
Of the four ministers, other than my uncle, Shangguan Jin, the others took a huge amount of wealth and left. Isn't it right for me to recover the wealth that belongs to me? "
Lu Xiaofeng already had a rough idea of what the person in front of him wanted him to do. However, he didn't know what this ancient Golden Roc Dynasty had to do with Tsing Yi Lou.
He suppressed the doubts in his heart. "It should be, it should be.
Then do you have any clues about them? "
Shangguan Danfeng, who was standing beside her father, heard this and took out three scrolls of paintings from an old cabinet.
"It's funny that I wasted half my life just to get some information about them a year ago. After reading these three scrolls of paintings, I think you'll have some idea of what to do."
The paintings were opened and divided into two. The top was a high-spirited young man, and the bottom was a doddering old man.
Fifty years. Time was so cruel.
Lu Xiaofeng looked at the three scrolls of paintings and stared at the Golden Roc. "Yan Tieshan of the Guanzhong Jewelry Yan Family, the current leader of the Emei Sect, Dugu Yihe, and the richest man in the world, Hosho?"
Hua Manlou and Yang Muzhi were still talking and drinking tea at the side, as if their good friend's words didn't affect them at all.
"Hua Manlou, I just saw a white iris. Do you want to take a look?"
"Why not?
Then the two of us will go outside to admire the flowers. Please take your time to talk. "
Hua Manlou stood up and said the second half of the sentence to the people present. Lu Xiaofeng's expression was very strange. The Golden Roc politely asked the distinguished guests to do as they pleased.
Wandering among the flowers, Yang Muzhi and Hua Manlou were in a good mood. The fragrance of the iris was wrapped in the wind and blew towards them.
Yang Muzhi asked the person in an ivory white brocade robe beside him, "Do you have anyone in mind?"
Hua Manlou understood. "You mean Miss Shangguan who has the fragrance of the iris?"
The person in the aquamarine robe smiled faintly. "There are two Miss Shangguan who have the fragrance of the iris. I don't know if you mean Shangguan Feiyan or Shangguan Danfeng?"
"What does it have to do with you and me?
I'm not used to the fragrance of girls.
Well, Brother Yang, the faint medicinal fragrance on your body is quite refreshing. "
Yang Muzhi seemed to have grasped the wrong point, but also seemed to have grasped the right point. He sniffed his sleeves. "I still have the medicinal fragrance on my body?"
Since living in seclusion, he had deliberately concealed the medicinal fragrance on his body. He thought it was very successful.
Hua Manlou laughed and walked a few steps quickly.
Yang Muzhi, who was standing in the same place, immediately followed. "You haven't answered me yet!"
"Don't worry. Not many people can smell it except for me."
The walls had ears. The two people didn't stop until they walked into a palace that seemed to have been abandoned for a long time.
The palace was still abandoned. Even the stone tables and chairs were covered with a thick layer of dust. Hua Manlou handed Yang Muzhi a handkerchief. They wiped the stone chairs clean before sitting down.
Hua Manlou asked, "Everyone loves beauty. Unfortunately, I'm blind. Brother Yang, can you describe the appearance of Princess Danfeng to me?"
Yang Muzhi knew what he meant. "After dressing up, she's naturally a beauty. She looks similar to her cousin, Shangguan Feiyan."
There were two meanings. Princess Danfeng's eyebrows were covered by rouge and powder, so the red line couldn't be seen. However, she was too similar to Shangguan Feiyan. It wasn't strange for cousins to look similar, but even the fragrance on their bodies was exactly the same. How could it not be strange?
Hua Manlou understood. "Then are Golden Roc's legs as hopeless as Hua Manlou's eyes?"
Yang Muzhi replied, "Hua Manlou, your eyes were injured when you were seven. Golden Roc's legs were injured two months ago because of a mistake in his diet. His bone marrow was injured. Even I can't do anything about it."
A mistake in his diet was just an excuse. To put it more bluntly, he was poisoned.
Who in his palace had the ability to poison him?
This Golden Roc Dynasty was simply full of oddities.
When Shangguan Xueer came to find him, Yang Muzhi was staring at the flower that was unique to Golden Roc's palace.
Hua Manlou stood beside him and quietly accompanied him.
"Aiya, why are the two young masters staring at a flower so stupefied?"
Hua Manlou smiled and turned to her. "I heard Miss Shangguan say that she has a very cute younger sister. I think it's you?"
Shangguan Xueer stroked her clothes and said proudly, "That's right. The most cute girl in the world is standing in front of you two. It's a pity that one doesn't look at me, and the other can't see me."
Putting away the folding fan in his hand, Hua Manlou sighed. "What a clever girl."
There were very few people who could tell that he was blind at first glance. This was because Hua Manlou was a blind person who didn't look like a blind person at all.
Shangguan Xueer snorted twice. Seeing that Yang Muzhi was still ignoring her, she jumped in front of him. "Hey!
Isn't it just a flower?
You've been looking at it for so long and you still haven't finished looking at it? "
Yang Muzhi stared at the flower in confusion. "If there was a flower that could take root and survive in soil full of poison, wouldn't you want to look at it more?
Do you know when this flower bloomed? "
Shangguan Xueer thought for a bit. "About two months ago. I found this flower when I came here to dig for earthworms. I told my sister about it."
Digging for earthworms?
Yang Muzhi turned to look at her and asked with a faint smile, "What are you doing digging for earthworms?"
If a person who didn't smile often did smile occasionally, it would be easy for people who saw it to feel stunned.
This was especially true for someone like Yang Muzhi who had an advantage in terms of appearance.
Even the twelve year old Shangguan Xueer was stunned for a moment. "Of course I'm digging for earthworms to fish. What else do you think I'm doing?"
Then he added, "I almost forgot about the important matter. Princess Dan Feng asked me to call you to the banquet!
If you're late, the wine will all be drunk by that guy Lu Xiaofeng! "
Finally clapping his hands and standing up, Yang Muzhi took the handkerchief that Hua Manlou handed to him. He wiped his hands and walked in the direction of the main hall. As he walked, he asked the interesting girl beside him, "Isn't Princess Danfeng your cousin?
Why did she tell you to call us?
Could it be that there aren't any palace maids in such a large palace? "
Shangguan Xueer bounced up and down, answering all the questions. When she heard this, she spread out her hands and made a helpless gesture. "Originally there were, but they were all fired two months ago. I reckon that all the money was used by her to keep up appearances.
Music, flowers, they all cost money! "
After she finished speaking, she mysteriously took out something from her bosom and handed it to the person wearing the aqua blue robe.
It was the jadeite pendant.
"Why do you have it?" The color was good and it was warm to the touch. It was indeed his jadeite pendant.
Shangguan Xue 'er grinned and said: "I snuck a fake one to exchange for it, originally I was planning to sell it and not return it to you. However, seeing that you are so pretty, and I like you, I'll return it to you!"
After she finished speaking, she ran off with a tender laugh. Yang Muzhi shook his head and put the pendant that he had lost and then recovered into his sleeve. He smiled at Hua Manlou. "Look, Hua Manlou, I also have a girl who likes me."