Dare to lose the country and live up to the emperor II

A strange undercurrent surged, no one spoke, betrayal, anger, shock, disappointment, everything flowed in everyone's heart.

"Why?" Yan Xi stared at Xiao Man, frowning tightly, originally planned to go to the emperor to help propose marriage after returning to Beijing this time, but unexpectedly, she has become the high-ranking princess of Jingzhou.

Xiaoman bowed her head without saying a word, her heart was in a mess, she didn't know what to say, how to explain, she knew that Yanxi would never forgive herself this time, she felt a faint pain in her heart.

"Mr. Yan, Xiaoman is now my concubine. Don't you think your words and deeds are too much?" Pang Ce looked at Yan Xi with interest, and caught a glimpse of Gongsun Mingyue with straight eyes from the corner of his eyes, and the corner of his mouth slightly He raised a smile and said, "Master Gongsun is also interested in this king's concubine?"

Gongsun Mingyue stood up, walked in front of Pang Ce, and said: "The general already knows that Gongsun is not a minister in the court, so why bother to speak satirically?"

"Oh, I forgot, Mr. Gongsun, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, is now a commoner." Pang Ce stared at Gongsun Mingyue with a half-smile.

"Gongsun Mingyue has something unclear and wants to ask the general."

"Hehe, is there something you don't understand, Mr. Gongsun? Well, let's talk about it. I am very happy today, so I must know everything." Pang Ce looked at him playfully, with smiles in the corners of his eyes.

Gongsun Mingyue glanced at Xiaoman, and continued: "Before the expedition, did the general already have a crush on Miss Xiaoman?"

"Hahaha, Gongsun Mingyue, what you said is absolutely right. This king has indeed taken a fancy to her early in the morning." Pang Ce stood up, walked to Gongsun Mingyue and looked up and down, "Gongsun Mingyue, relying on your eyesight, in the future, if you If you have nothing to eat, you can still go to a brothel as a waiter."

Zhan Pei heard Pon Ce's words and couldn't help laughing.

Gongsun Mingyue was terrified by Pang Ce's look, and turned around and walked behind Yanxi.

"Yanxi, don't say I won't give you a chance. The princess is here today. For the sake of your past friendship, I want you to speak clearly. From now on, I hope you understand that she is already my king's." Princess is now." Pang Ce put away his smile, looked at Yan Xi solemnly and said.

After Pang Ce finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, when he suddenly seemed to remember something, and said without looking back: "Go back later and pack up, and go out with me for a long trip."

Xiaoman still lowered her head, not saying a word.

Gongsun Mingyue patted Yan Xi on the shoulder and walked out of the hall with Zhan Pei one after the other. He knew that he was the one who was most confused at this time.

"Why?" Yan Xi still repeated the question just now, she can marry anyone, but this princess of Jingzhou is the most unacceptable to him.

"Mr. Yan, there is no reason. Xiaoman is just a pawn in someone else's hands. Where to put it and how to move are beyond her control." Xiaoman stood up, and she knew it was time to make it clear to him. Since then, they will not have any intersection, let all the past go with the wind, maybe this is the way I should go.

"Mr. Yan?" Yan Xi's eyes dimmed all of a sudden, when did they become so estranged from each other.

"Mr. Yan, now Xiaoman has a husband's family, and he needs to be cautious in every word and deed, otherwise, if he is not careful, he will fall into the shoes of others. Thinking about it, Mr. Yan should understand." Xiaoman saw all his pain in his eyes, Thinking about what the emperor said to her a few days ago, the pain in her heart is definitely no less than his.

"Don't you bother to defend yourself?" Yan Xi wished she could tell herself how she was forced to marry Pon Ce, how she struggled to break through all this, how she wanted him to help her out of the sea of ​​suffering, but she The seemingly determined eyes made him no longer hopeful about their future.

"Young Master Yan, all of this is Xiaoman's own choice, and has nothing to do with others." Xiaoman walked to Yanxi's side, "This is the path Xiaoman wants to take, and you have your own path, Xiaoman just hopes that you don't care about it." Whether or not our paths cross in the future, don't hate Xiaoman."

Without waiting for Yan Xi's reply, she walked out of the main hall without looking back, leaving behind the painful figure.She was afraid that she would be soft-hearted, so she took one step at a time.She just hopes to leave here as soon as possible, as for where she is going, it is not important anymore.

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When Yan Xi and Gongsun Mingyue received the imperial decree, they never dreamed that they would be separated so soon.

Yan Xi was appointed by the emperor as the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he wanted to do something that Gongsun Mingyue also did—negotiate peace with foreigners.

Gongsun Mingyue was named Caozhou General Judge and led Zhan Pei to take office immediately.

The time was so short that the three of them set off without even saying goodbye.

Riding on the horse, Zhan Pei said to Gongsun Mingyue sullenly, "Brother Gongsun, do you think it's dangerous for Brother Yan to go here? I'm really worried."

Gongsun Mingyue was no less worried than Zhan Pei, but he didn't dare to think about what would happen if there was any danger. He only hoped that everyone would be safe and get together after everything was done.

"Don't worry, didn't the emperor send a few powerful imperial guards to follow? It's definitely all right, don't worry." Gongsun Mingyue didn't know if it was comforting Zhan Pei or herself.

"My lord, it seems to be King Jingzhou's team ahead." A guard walked up to Gongsun Mingyue quickly, and pointed to the team not far ahead.

"King Jingzhou? Why are they here?" Gongsun Mingyue tightened the reins and saw a group of people not far away from her.This made him a little bit troubled, should he go forward or just follow him not too close or far away.

After waiting for a while, Gongsun Mingyue found that not only did Pang Ce and his party show no sign of leaving, but they were sitting in the gazebo drinking wine. They probably would not leave for a while, so he had to get off his horse and prepare to say hello.

"Brother Gongsun, what kind of medicine do you think is sold in this Pangce gourd? Why does he follow us wherever we go?" Zhan Pei complained to Gongsun Mingyue while walking.

"How do you know that he is following us? Maybe people will think that we are following them." Gongsun Mingyue smiled wryly, he knew that his journey would not be much more peaceful than Yan Xitai.

After some words, Gongsun Mingyue and Zhan Pei had already arrived in front of Pon Ce. If what he thought was correct, the carriage passing by just now should be Princess Xiaoman of Jingzhou. He couldn't figure it out. What is ready to go?

"Master Gongsun, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon." Pang Ce lowered his head and took the wine handed over by the guards, and said lightly, "It's hard for Gongsun to be so delicate and expensive. I don't know if you are interested in drinking with Pang." How about a drink?"

"Why are you delicate and fleshy? I'm not as weak as General Pang thinks." Obviously Gongsun Mingyue doesn't like others to say that she is weak.

"Since that's the case, how about having a drink with me?"

"Just drink." Gongsun Mingyue went straight to Pon Ce and sat down. Zhan Pei was afraid that he would be in danger, so he followed closely behind him.

Pang Ce asked his subordinates to fill him a glass of wine, then stared at him and said, "I don't know why, but I always feel that Master Gongsun gives me a different feeling from others, and I wonder if Master Gongsun also feels the same as me? "

"Pang Ce, who is familiar with you? Random dating, when did you, General Pang, come up with this kind of villain's tricks? Shameless." Before Gongsun Mingyue could speak, Zhan Pei hastily moved Ponce blocked it back.

"What are you, dare to talk to the general like that?"

"Yang You." Pang Ce waved his hand, and Yang You bowed his head and stepped aside.

"Zhan Pei, after all, General Pang is the king of Jingzhou. We must always be careful when we speak, otherwise we won't know what happened if our head falls off." Gongsun Mingyue turned to look at Pang Ce, and said with a smile, " General Pang will never haggle over every detail with a child."

"I, Pang Ce, have always done things aboveboard. I can do whatever I want, and I never have to hide it." Pon Ce said with a blank expression, "I invite Mr. Gongsun to drink, just want to tell Mr. You and I are on the same road, why not How about going on the road together?"

"Going the same way? Ponce, how could we go the same way with you, what a joke." Zhan Pei rolled his eyes and said contemptuously.

Gongsun Mingyue didn't want to make enemies with Pang Ce. After all, he is the King of Jingzhou now, not only has the power but also has the army, it's a small thing if he accidentally loses his head, but it's a big deal if he ruins the emperor's affairs.

"Zhan Pei, if you don't speak, no one will treat you as dumb." Gongsun Mingyue pretended to reprimand Zhan Pei.

"Gongsun Mingyue went to Caozhou to take office, how did he go on the same road as the prince?"

"This king is also going to Caozhou, didn't Zhao Zhen tell you?" Pang Ce picked up a glass of wine and downed it.

"The emperor just asked the humble minister to go to Caozhou, but he didn't mention a word about the general." Gongsun Mingyue didn't expect Pang Ce to be so direct. Although he had a bad feeling in his heart when he saw their motorcade just now, he didn't. To think that trouble would come so early.

"Hahaha, for our smooth journey, shouldn't we also have a drink?" Ponce raised his glass with sincerity.

On the contrary, Gongsun Mingyue was embarrassed, so she picked up the wine glass and said: "Since the lord sincerely invites you, then Gongsun Mingyue should be respectful and obedient, thank you lord."

Zhan Pei wanted to say something, but seeing that Gongsun Mingyue had already emptied his wine glass, he could only stand aside and worry.

In this way, Gongsun Mingyue and his team joined Pon Ce's team. He knew that it was impossible not to agree to Pon Ce. Since he couldn't retreat, he could only enter. He wanted to see what Pon Ce was going to sing. play?