III Jiangshan

"My father's child is not the only one." Yuan Youqi looked at Yuan Chengxuan intently.

It's not that she doesn't trust her seventh brother, but that the secrets in her are too scary, and the teachings given to her by Concubine Wei Xian don't allow her to easily believe what other people say.What's more, these words are still a matter of great importance to the heirs of the country, and if you make a slight mistake, you will be lost forever.

"Father's son? The fourth brother? Or the third brother? Or, do you suspect that your seventh brother has that kind of thought in me?" Seeing that she was unmoved, Yuan Chengxuan looked suspicious and anxious.

Yuan Youqi didn't make a sound, she looked at Yuan Chengxuan for a long time, as if she wanted to see through Yuan Chengxuan's bones.

Stared at by her amber eyes, Yuan Chengxuan was inexplicably unable to move, but he looked back at Yuan Youqi with a frank and selfless gaze.

Yuan Youqi nodded secretly: Brother Seven didn't lie to her.Seventh Brother's mind is just like his temperament, emphasizing love and righteousness, decisive and straightforward.

Yuan Youqi then stood up and bowed to Yuan Chengxuan respectfully.

"Seventh brother, it's my villain's heart!"

Yuan Chengxuan naturally stood up, supported her, and sighed: "My brother, don't talk about this!"

Yuan Youqi looked at him seriously, and said, "I believe in Brother Seven. Because of Brother Seven, I also believe in the Qi family."

When Yuan Chengxuan heard the words, his face was filled with joy, and he said, "You agreed?"

Promised to fight for the throne?

Yuan Youqi shook his head slightly, and said: "It is impossible to talk about whether to agree or not. This matter is too important. It involves not only you and me, but tens of thousands of people will be involved. Forgive me, Seventh Brother. Can't give you an answer."

Yuan Chengxuan nodded slowly, "I understand!"

Behind each prince, there are not only their own supporting subjects, but also the power of the mother and wife clans.For example, Yuan Youqi, behind her is the Wei family, other aristocratic families who are related to the Wei family, and courtiers who appreciate her character and talent and look forward to her superiority.Such an important decision cannot be made by her alone.

Yuan Chengxuan suddenly thought of the anecdote he heard from Zhang Guogong, and when he thought of the Wei family, he immediately felt eight or nine points in his heart.

He patted Yuan Youqi's shoulder with his generous palm, grinning and said, "Old Jiu, don't worry, our chances of winning are great!"

how do I say this?Yuan Youqi raised his eyebrows.

"People like the third child have never been seen by the emperor since he was a child, and it is impossible for the emperor to entrust his great position to him." Yuan Chengxuan said.

This is true.If one asks the son the emperor dislikes the most, everyone will know that it is the third elder brother Cheng Bai.

Yuan Youqi didn't have much contact with Yuan Chengbai, and her third brother treated her well.However, Yuan Youqi didn't like the ruthless and domineering third elder brother, and the domineering third sister-in-law surnamed Hu.

"As for the fourth brother," Yuan Chengxuan said, "that day, the emperor conferred the titles of the three princes of our brothers in one go, and made the fourth brother the king of Qin, and ordered him to quell the chaos in the Western Qiang Dynasty, and let all the officials and princes send him off respectfully. At that time, I also felt very guilty. When the father was in the hidden mansion, he was named the King of Qin. We all know this..."

He looked at Yuan Youqi and smiled: "However, after listening to Zhang Guogong's words that day, I suddenly became enlightened. Sure enough, ginger is still old and spicy!"

"What did Zhang Guogong say?" Yuan Youqi asked.

"Zhang Guogong said that His Majesty is roasting His Royal Highness the King of Qin on the fire, waiting to be shared with the ministers!" Yuan Chengxuan imitated the appearance of Zhang Guogong's old god, and twisted his beard.

Yuan Youqi smiled, the picture of the fourth brother being put on the grill and everyone's coveted scene had already appeared in her mind.

So, the fourth brother is actually just a cover for the father, right?If he really cared about him and wanted him to inherit the country, how could he be willing to make him the target of public criticism?

In this way, as long as he understands the emperor's temperament a little bit, he won't hug King Qin's thigh stupidly.

What's more, the royal father cut a few stones with one arrow, and cut a rift in the love between the prince and the fourth brother as if they were the same mother. From then on, it is no longer possible for the prince and the fourth brother, Ding and Li to be married. Frankly and frankly, the energy went to one place.

Yuan Youqi had no choice but to admire her father's mind, and after this admiration, she was terrified and uneasy, and also had a chill that penetrated to the marrow——

He can play with his own son in the palm of his hand, for his country, the throne, and for his own purpose, what else can he not do?

There are also the prince and the fourth brother.

Before leaving for the expedition, the fourth brother bid farewell to the prince, his eyes were still clear and earnest, he also asked the prince to "take care of your health", and even asked "brother prince to sit in the palace of the mother and concubine as often as possible, and talk to her old man ".

Unexpectedly, he was refuted by the prince's cold voice: "Fourth brother, feel free to kill the enemy. The palace will spend money, and the emperor will never treat him harshly."

In front of all the officials and the prince, he just chilled the fourth brother's heart and slapped the fourth brother in the face.

Perhaps, he has resentment towards the fourth brother in his heart?Yuan Youqi thought.

After all, in the eyes of the prince, the fourth brother is a great threat to his status now, and the fourth brother is no longer the younger brother who always follows him and puts him first in everything.But no matter what, he was raised by his fourth brother's biological mother, Concubine Li De, since he was a child.Concubine Li De treated him like her own son, no matter how angry she was, she couldn't say such things in front of everyone!

Yuan Youqi suddenly recalled that the mother concubine and Gu Heng had said to herself at different times, "The Tian family has no real father-son relationship, let alone real brotherhood", everything is for that dragon chair, All for the throne.

Yuan Youqi was terrified.She is only 16 years old, such cognition has too much impact in her limited age experience.

She was a little terrified that the person sitting on the throne would do whatever she could to herself; she was even more terrified that if she sat in that position in the future, she would also become a cold-blooded and ruthless person who would deny her relatives.

"Old Jiu, what's wrong with you?" Yuan Chengxuan asked with concern.

After listening to his analysis, the kid was stunned, and Yuan Chengxuan was very worried.

Yuan Youqi came back to his senses in surprise, and shook his head wearily, expressing that he was fine.

At this juncture, she doesn't want to tell Seventh Brother what she really thinks in her heart, especially the fact that father and son and brothers are plotting against each other.

"Don't worry, no matter how good the third and fourth brothers are, we still have a great chance of winning." Yuan Chengxuan smiled warmly at her.

Yuan Youqi's heart felt hot.She was extremely fortunate that she had Brother Seven's unrequited support and love, her mother and concubine, Feng Rou, and...

Thinking of Gu Heng, her heart ached again.She didn't dare to think about the name that made her worry about it, and all the past related to it.

If he becomes the emperor, how should he treat Gu Heng?At that time, did she already become the imperial concubine?

Could it be that he really wants to learn from the emperors of the previous dynasty and accept the concubines of the late emperors as his concubines, or even become a queen?

Yuan Youqi suddenly fell into a contradiction——

She wanted Gu Heng, wanted to be with Gu Heng forever.

But now, she knew that she couldn't beat her father.This man can be cruel to any of his sons, just for his own purposes.

He was able to disregard the rules and seal Fengrou's side concubine, which was already showing the utmost kindness to himself, which showed that in his heart, he was the most important prince.

Perhaps, he suppressed the crown prince in such a way and used the princes to keep the big position for himself.

So, under such circumstances, if you try to win over Gu Heng desperately, will it anger him?

With his temperament, under hysteria, he will definitely strangle himself, right?He will even strangle the Wei family and everyone who has anything to do with Wu Wangfu.In the end, Gu Heng will still be his, and no one can resist.

What if we take a step back?Get his trust, get his position, his military power, and hold everything in your hands, then Gu Heng is also his own...

In short, the current self is still too weak!

Yuan Youqi silently clenched her fists, she was excited and nervous about her possible future: she would have Gu Heng, and everything that the man who took away her beloved once had!

However, in this process, what will happen to Gu Heng?She will accompany that man, in the name of his concubine!

He would even own her body, as a matter of course, rightfully so!

When he thought of the beauty that he once held in his arms and was reluctant to scrape even a leaf or a branch, he was about to be violated and possessed by that man, Yuan Youqi's heart was so agitated that he couldn't bear to live, and the lingering hatred was inexhaustible. My heart is surging.

But at this moment, she didn't realize that in this "family without father, son, and brotherhood", she also started some kind of mutation.

"clatter--"

Yuan Chengxuan slapped Yuan Youqi lightly on the head.

"Old Jiu, what's wrong with you?" Yuan Chengxuan was speechless, "Aren't you quite courageous? You haven't done anything yet, are you afraid?"

Yuan Youqi was brought back to his senses by him, and he managed to force a smile, "Of course I'm bold... I was thinking about the Qi family just now."

"The Qi family?" Yuan Chengxuan asked back, "How is the Qi family?"

Seventh brother is still too easy to be deceived by himself...

Yuan Youqi pursed his lips secretly, but said in his mouth: "Master Qi has become the military supervisor of the fourth brother, Zhang Guogong and sister Xuan should be very worried, right?"

Lord Qi is Qi Honglie, the eldest son of Duke Zhang and the father of Qi Xuan.

Yuan Chengxuan was also sentimental, "Mr. Zhang Guo has only Uncle Qi as his son now, so he is naturally worried. Xuanxuan is also worried. However, Uncle Qi has been in the army for a long time and is also an envoy to supervise the army. There is no need for him to go to the front. Something happened."

Yuan Chengxuan respected his future father-in-law very much.

Yuan Youqi's thoughts moved slightly, and he remembered the conversation with Qi Wan in the back garden of Yuan Chengping's mansion, and asked casually, "Does Zhang Guogong only have Master Qi as a child?"

"That's not true," Yuan Chengxuan replied, "Mr. Zhang Guo originally had one son and two daughters. The eldest daughter married far away, but the second daughter has already passed away."

"So that's how it is," Yuan Youqi sighed, "It's really pitiful..."

Yuan Chengxuan also sighed, and continued: "I once heard Xuanxuan mention by chance that her little aunt is named Yingyue, and she is also a legendary figure. It is said that she has been intelligent since she was a child, and she is extremely talented. Transparent. As you know, Zhang Guogong is a believer, and the collection of Daoism books at home can be described as a huge one. This little aunt has the ability to remember books, especially Dao Zang, which is such a boring tome, and she reads it with gusto! "

Yuan Youqi was also surprised when he heard it, and when he thought about the seventh brother's martial arts and bad literature, he must sincerely admire this little aunt of the Qi family who "has a good memory for reading", and smiled knowingly.

"A genius indeed," she praised.

"No! It is said that this talent of hers was widely spread among the nobles in Chang'an City, and was later heard by Immortal Hua Cun. At that time, this Immortal was already an imperial titled 'Master of the State'. I went to Zhang Guogong's mansion to see her personally. At that time, I asked Zhang Guogong to ask her to be my disciple."

"What kind of honor is it to be favored by Master Hua Cun? Under Zhang Guogong's surprise, he was very reluctant to love his daughter. However, Master Hua Cun's heart to accept disciples became even more intense. Under the balance between the two sides, both parties took a step back. My aunt only studied with Hua Cun Daoist, she didn't really become a monk, she just waited for her to grow up, and then decided on her own aspirations."

After listening to Yuan Chengxuan's narration, Yuan Youqi also felt that this little aunt of the Qi family was a legend.

However, she still remembered that when Qi Wan talked about this little aunt with her that day, she was very secretive.Even Qi Wan's temperament knew that this was a secret matter. Could it be that sister Xuan, who has a rough and subtle temper, would tell Brother Seven without reservation?

"Brother Seven knows so much about the Qi family, it shows how much Sister Xuan cares about you." Yuan Youqi joked.

Yuan Chengxuan's pale wheat-colored face turned hot, he laughed and said, "It's not all that your sister Xuan told me..."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice mysteriously, and said, "Actually, most of the stories were told by Duke Zhang himself."

Zhang Guogong's story?Yuan Youqi raised his eyebrows slightly.

Yuan Chengxuan leaned closer to Yuan Youqi, and said in a low voice: "I'll tell you something interesting, don't go back and tell your concubine Xian. Otherwise, my mother and concubine will scold me for disrespecting my elders!"

Yuan Youqi was weird, what kind of interesting incident would be suspected of "disrespecting elders"?Could it be about the mother concubine?

"You just say it's okay, I don't want to talk to my concubine." Yuan Youqi promised.

Brothers!Yuan Chengxuan winked at her.

"Zhang Guogong said that the little aunt of the Qi family, the concubine Xian, and the eldest lady of the Gu family were the dreams of almost all young and handsome people in Chang'an City."

"Dream?" Yuan Youqi blinked.

"Stupid! It means the lover in my dream!" Yuan Chengxuan pouted her for being slow to react.

Zhang Guogong actually talked to his future grandson-in-law that his daughter and two other girls were the dream lovers of young talents?

This seems to be incompatible with his identity and temperament, right?

Yuan Youqi captured this very keenly.

Another possibility is that Zhang Guogong wants to express something that is difficult to express through this anecdote?

Yuan Youqi thought to himself.

So, here comes the problem——

"Who is the eldest lady of the Gu family?" Yuan Youqi asked.

The author has something to say: it is your own mother (goodbye

The emperor has never been able to trust others easily.

No matter Concubine Wei Xian or Gu Heng, during the process of Xiao Yuan's growth, they deliberately cultivated her into an emperor from different angles.