Forbidden City.
Crown Prince's Palace.
Night.
Inside the study, the Crown Prince, dressed in a brocade robe and a golden crown, gently placed his royal brush on the mountain of brushes made of Shoushan stone. He looked at his masterpiece on the table with satisfaction.
On the table, there was a painting of a beauty.
The beauty in the painting had crescent moon-like eyebrows, star-like eyes, jade-like teeth, and creamy skin. Her beautiful eyes rippled like autumn waves, clear and flawless. Her red lips were tender and tender, soft and boneless. Her long hair was as black as ink, cascading down like a waterfall. She wore a gorgeous white robe that accentuated her curvaceous figure.
The beauty in the painting was none other than Akatsuki.
Since the last time he saw Akatsuki's true appearance, the Crown Prince was deeply moved by her pure temperament and unparalleled beauty.
Compared to Akatsuki, the so-called 3,000 beauties in the palace were simply vulgar and unbearable to look at.
The Crown Prince carefully picked up the painting and gently blew at the wet ink on the painting.
"There is a beauty in the north, peerless and independent.
A glance can topple a city, a second glance can topple a country.
Would rather topple a city or a country?
A beauty is hard to find! "
Looking at the painting in his hand, the Crown Prince couldn't help but recite Li Yannian's poem.
Seeing that the Crown Prince was moved by Hong Luan, the old eunuch standing behind the Crown Prince lowered his eyes and slowly shook his head.
It was true that the Crown Prince was Ziwei, but he was also a man. His seven emotions and six desires were no different from ordinary people.
"Fulin, why are you shaking your head?" The Crown Prince put the painting of a beauty on the table and turned to look at the old eunuch. He asked, "Do you think that this Crown Prince is addicted to women and can't extricate himself?"
"This old servant doesn't dare," the old eunuch bowed and said to the Crown Prince, "This old servant is responsible for Your Highness' safety. As long as Your Highness is safe, this old servant's duty has been fulfilled. As for which woman Your Highness likes, how could this old servant dare to speculate?"
"You haven't answered my question," the Crown Prince smiled and asked the old eunuch, "Why are you shaking your head?"
"Your Highness is already an adult and is the Crown Prince of a country. It's normal for you to be moved by the beauty Hong Luan, but …" The old eunuch paused.
"But what?" The Crown Prince asked the old eunuch.
"In this old servant's opinion, Your Highness can like anyone, but you can't like this Japanese girl in the painting." As the old eunuch spoke, he glanced at the portrait of Tsukikake Hime on the table.
"Why?" After hearing the old eunuch's words, the crown prince was puzzled and asked the old eunuch.
The old eunuch raised his head to look at the Crown Prince and said respectfully, "That Japanese girl has already developed feelings for that Ye Fan. Could it be that the Crown Prince didn't see it?"
"How is that possible?" After the Crown Prince heard this, he smiled disapprovingly and said, "Ye Fan already has a wife, and their relationship is very deep. In order to save his beloved wife, Ye Fan did not hesitate to enter the tiger's den and painstakingly search for the Nine Cauldrons. You know this matter."
"Then what about Akatsuki?" The old eunuch asked the Crown Prince. "If Akatsuki falls in love with Ye Fan, what will the Crown Prince do?"
The Crown Prince was stunned.
"There's such a matter?" The Crown Prince asked with a frown.
"Your Highness is inexperienced and naturally cannot see through this matter," the old eunuch said to the Crown Prince. "That day, the reason why Akatsuki agreed to remove Your Highness's veil and reveal her true appearance was not because of Your Highness's high status and authority. Instead, it was to test whether Ye Fan had feelings for her."
"Test whether Ye Fan had feelings for her?" The Crown Prince's frown deepened. "How did you know?"
"This old servant has seen countless people in his life. This matter cannot be hidden from this old servant," the old eunuch said to the Crown Prince. "That day, when Akatsuki agreed to remove Your Highness's veil, she secretly glanced at Ye Fan to observe his expression. Although it appeared to be a casual glance, it had a deep meaning. And that Ye Fan was very clearly shocked by this woman's decision. He was even somewhat angry. Later on, he directly returned the jade pendant Your Highness bestowed upon him to Your Highness. He was also unhappy because of this matter. Also, Ye Fan must have seen this woman's true appearance before. According to this old servant's knowledge, once a Japanese woman wears a veil, she will not easily see her true appearance unless it is someone extremely close to her. For example, her master, parents, siblings, or even her husband. "
When the old eunuch said the word 'husband,' he deliberately emphasized it.
"How do you know that Ye Fan has seen Hong Ji before?" The Crown Prince looked at the old eunuch and asked.
At this moment, he had already addressed Akatsuki as Hong Ji.
"When Akatsuki removed her veil, Ye Fan's gaze was lowered the entire time. His expression was as calm as water. He did not even look at Akatsuki. From this, we can conclude that Ye Fan has seen Akatsuki's true appearance before," the old eunuch replied.
Hearing this, the Crown Prince's body went limp, and he fell into his treasured chair.
The old eunuch's deduction was reasonable and well-founded. He had no choice but to believe it.
"There are thousands of beauties in the world. As the ruler of a country, Your Highness can have any woman you want. Why must you fall in love with that Japanese woman?" The old eunuch advised the Crown Prince. "This woman and Ye Fan are entangled in love. If Your Highness interferes, it will not benefit Your Highness. You might even lose the opportunity to meet Ye Fan and become enemies. Why must you do this?"
"Let's put this matter aside for now. Let's not talk about it, let's not talk about it," the Crown Prince said with disappointment and disappointment.
"Yes, Your Highness." The old eunuch bowed.
He had already said what he needed to say. As for what the Crown Prince would do, he could not interfere.
"Your Highness, the Imperial Astronomer, Li Tianfeng, is outside requesting an audience with the Crown Prince. He says that he has an urgent matter."
Just as the master and servant were conversing, the voice of a young eunuch came from outside the study.
"Imperial Astronomer, Li Tianfeng?" The Crown Prince frowned and muttered to himself, "It's so late. What is he doing here?"
"Li Tianfeng is proficient in astrology and divination. He is loyal and does things flawlessly. For him to come so late at night, there must be something important," the old eunuch said to the Crown Prince.
"In that case, let him in," the Crown Prince said to the old eunuch.
"Yes, Your Highness." The old eunuch replied. He flicked the horsetail whisk in his hand and said loudly to the door, "Summon Li Tianfeng for an audience."
The young eunuch received the order and left with a bow.
A short while later, a thin man in his forties, wearing an official's robe and official's hat, pushed open the door and entered.
"Imperial Astronomer, Li Tianfeng, kowtows in salute to Your Highness! Please forgive me for disturbing Your Highness's rest so late at night! "After entering, the man immediately knelt on the ground and bowed to the Crown Prince.
"You may rise," the Crown Prince said.
"Thank you, Your Highness." The official stood up and thanked the Crown Prince.
"It's so late. What does Imperial Astronomer Li have to report?" The Crown Prince calmed himself down and asked with a dignified expression.
He was the heir apparent of the country and ruled over the world. He could not allow his personal affairs to affect the matters of the imperial court.
"Your Highness, this humble subject used the armillary sphere to observe the night sky and discovered an unprecedented and inconceivable matter. This humble subject feels that this matter is of great importance. Thus, this humble subject braved the night to report to the Crown Prince and ask the Crown Prince to make a decision!"
"Strange matter? What strange matter? " The Crown Prince picked up the fragrant tea on the table and used the lid to lightly scrape the foam on the tea as he asked.
"Your Highness, do you remember the fiery meteor that this humble subject mentioned to you a few days ago?" The official asked the Crown Prince with a grave expression.
"You are talking about the meteor that burst out of the jinx?" The Crown Prince took a sip of tea and asked Li Tianfeng.
"Yes," the official replied.
"What's wrong with that meteor? Didn't you say it fell into the South Sea? "the Crown Prince asked.
"Your Highness, this humble subject used the Myriad Starry Sky Technique to search and discovered that the fiery meteor …" The male official hesitated for a moment before continuing, "The fiery meteor did not fall into the South Sea."
"It didn't fall into the South Sea?" The Crown Prince frowned and placed the teacup on the table. He asked, "Then where did it fall?"
"From the baleful aura it emits, that fiery meteor is currently in the center of the East Sea. However, from the magnetism it emits, that fiery meteor is currently located on a small island in the East Sea," the male official replied with a lowered head.
"What? Two places? "The Crown Prince was in disbelief when he heard Jian Zheng's words.
"Lord Li, don't be anxious. Explain the matter clearly and slowly. Let His Highness understand," the old eunuch immediately consoled when he saw that Li Tianfeng was a little anxious.
"Yes, yes." Li Tianfeng wiped away the fine beads of sweat on his forehead and composed himself before explaining, "When that fiery meteor fell, its location was indeed in the South Sea. This humble subject saw it clearly on the armillary sphere. This humble subject originally thought that the meteor had already fallen into the boundless sea and sunk to the bottom of the sea, never to appear again. However, when this humble subject was using the armillary sphere to observe the night sky, to my surprise, this fiery meteor appeared on the armillary sphere again!"
"You said that the fiery meteor appeared in two places at the same time. What's going on?" the Crown Prince asked with a frown.
"Your Highness may not know," Li Tianfeng cupped his hands and said to the Crown Prince, "That fiery meteor came from a jinx and contains the baleful aura of the heavens. It is extremely ominous. If an ordinary person is contaminated by this baleful aura, their mind will be in chaos and their baleful aura will surge to the sky. They will become a monster that is neither human nor demon. However, any meteorite that falls from the sky will have a natural magnetism. This humble subject used the Ten Thousand Manifestations of the Stars Technique to find that the baleful aura and the magnetism of this fiery meteor are not in the same place. One is on a small island in the East Sea while the other is in the center of the East Sea. The distance between the two places is close to a thousand li! Thus, this matter is extremely strange and is of great importance. This humble subject reported this matter to Your Highness in the middle of the night. "
"There's actually such a thing?" The Crown Prince was greatly surprised after hearing Li Tianfeng's explanation.
After the old eunuch heard this, he frowned and narrowed his eyes.
"Are you sure this is true? Is there a problem with the armillary sphere? "the Crown Prince asked Li Tianfeng.
"This humble subject has checked the armillary sphere several times. There is absolutely no problem," Li Tianfeng replied solemnly. "This matter is absolutely true. This humble subject is willing to use my head to guarantee it."
"This is truly a strange matter," the Crown Prince muttered to himself.
"This humble subject would like to ask Your Highness a matter." Li Tianfeng bowed and asked the Crown Prince.
"What do you want to ask?" the Crown Prince asked in return.
"In the past few days, has Your Highness received any reports of the tsunami along the coast of Fujian?" Li Tianfeng respectfully asked the Crown Prince.
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