The little highness of the East Palace was so happy that most of the courtiers were invited.

Because the emperor would bestow congratulatory gifts early in the morning, Gu Junci, in order not to catch up with the joy, only went to the jade shop in the city to get the custom-made longevity lock necklace for His Royal Highness after the application time passed. East Palace.

When Gu Jun resigned, almost all the guests arrived, even Xiao Yuan arrived, which was very strange.

The location of this banquet is also very particular. Ordinary officials without a title can only sit in the main hall, while those with a title can sit in the side hall, but they must be arranged according to the level of the title. As for Gu Junci, because of his different status, he naturally sat in After entering the inner hall, he sat down with the group of imperial relatives.

"Why are you here so late? When I went to pick you up, Ah Chun said you had already left." Xiao Yuan sat next to Gu Junci, and said softly, with a bit of complaint in his tone.

He was wearing a narrow-sleeved maroon dress with a round neck and a large right lapel, with a leather belt around his waist, and no other accessories. It was very simple, but the black thread embroidery pattern on the left shoulder and chest was very dignified and deep. , the black jade hair crown that binds the hair is exactly a pair with the one on Gu Junci's head.

Gu Junci put the brocade box in his hand on the table: "Go and prepare a congratulatory gift for His Royal Highness."

Xiao Yuan looked at him sideways: "You said it earlier, I don't have to take your share."

Gu Junci met his gaze and couldn't help laughing: "Why are you so stingy, what's the matter with preparing a copy for me, it's not that I won't return it to you, stingy."

Xiao Yuan nodded and smiled slightly, and when the servants in the Eastern Palace said that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess had come out, all the people who were whispering to each other got up and looked towards the place where Xiao Yan and the others appeared.

The Crown Princess was dressed gorgeously, and she came out with Xiao Yan, her face naturally had a smile of disdain for all sentient beings, after meeting with everyone, the Crown Princess naturally saw Gu Junci and Xiao Yuan, she walked over with a smile , bid farewell to Gu Jun:

"It's been a long time since I haven't seen the Duke Protector, but he looks more and more heroic."

The Crown Princess smiled meaningfully, and her eyes fell on Xiao Yuan who was beside her.

Gu Junci hurriedly handed over the brocade box, glanced at the baby in the arms of the nurse behind them, and said with a smile: "I heard that the little highness was born, so I hurriedly prepared a gift, and please don't dislike the princess."

The Crown Princess finally opened the brocade box and looked at the silver collar lying quietly inside. The jade pendant adorned with it was very expensive, especially the jade pendant was engraved with the words of celebration, but the Crown Princess could not see any joy.

During the banquet, someone said: "I heard that there is an old relationship between the Duke Protector and the Crown Princess, and he once asked to marry the Crown Princess. I thought it was a rumor, but now it seems to be the truth."

"When the prince got married back then, the protector made a big fuss at the wedding and even choked with the prince."

"The events of that day are vivid."

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This gossip was ignited at the moment when Gu Junci met the Crown Princess, chattering endlessly, as if he wanted people to hear him, but he was afraid of being heard, buzzing, making people really upset.

The Crown Princess didn't take it seriously, and Gu Junci naturally didn't take it to heart either.

He said: "I called the king of Linyang to call my adoptive father. This is also a person who has passed the imperial decree of Minglu. As an uncle, a silver collar with a long life lock seems a little shabby, but it is not Don't worry, since I've entrusted His Majesty's uncle with great care, it's natural to collect precious things for him in the future."

Such a sentence shocked those who watched the joke, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

"Okay, then I would like to thank uncle on behalf of my child." The princess replied with a smile, but her eyes were as cold as a sharp knife in winter, piercingly cold.

After the prince and concubine passed by, the royal lords who watched the excitement in the inner hall stopped talking, and they didn't even dare to look at Gu Junci.

He sat down and drank the tea prepared by the maids on the table calmly.

"Uncle, heh, I don't know that the seniority of the protector has risen." Xiao Yuan chuckled from the side, leaned close to Gu Junci's ear, and continued to whisper, "Then I have to follow my elder brother to call you?" What about uncle, uncle."

Gu Junci's face was flushed from choking on the water, and his violent cough attracted people's attention. He looked at Xiao Yuan who was teasing him with his title, and said seriously: "King Linyang is the uncle of the former emperor, and I am Linyang. The thirteenth Taibao of King Yang, who has passed the imperial decree and Ming Road, although the third brother is the last to inherit the throne of Linyang, but after all, I call King Linyang a righteous father, and I am indeed an uncle based on seniority, so I cannot marry."

Xiao Yuan nodded in response, he didn't know if he really cared about this background, he just said: "As an in-law's family, should I have a few drinks with my in-law uncle, uncle."

Gu Junci was heartbroken by his uncle's call, and even felt his scalp tingling, especially when he saw Xiao Yuan's eyes, he immediately remembered the night in Youzhou.

I don't know why his jealousy is so strong, he didn't get tired all night, and made him cry several times without giving up.

The heartyness of that night reminded Gu Junci that his legs were weak and his scalp was numb unconsciously.

After the waiters sang and opened the table, the waiters brought the dishes to the table in an orderly manner, which interrupted Gu Junci's sensitive signal of danger, and only focused on the food on the table.

Xiao Yuan didn't move any chopsticks, but just drank the wine by himself, seeing Gu Junci just buried his head in eating, he picked up the meat himself and put it on his plate:

"Uncle, try this dish. The gravy is delicious, very delicious, soft and glutinous, and the aftertaste is endless after taking a bite."

It was clearly about delicious food, but in Gu Junci's ears, there was always a bit of threat, especially across the table, the hand that climbed up his thigh, squeezed it hard, it hurt him Immediately, her eyes were red, and she looked sideways at him.

"Am I eating?" Gu Junci said.

Xiao Yuan drank the wine and said: "Well, it's good for uncle to eat, eat obediently, don't make a mess of a full moon wedding banquet, just give these people a chance to chew their tongues."

Xiao Yuan's voice was not too loud, let alone Gu Jun's resignation, even those who talked about the matter between him and the Crown Princess all cast their eyes.

Gu Junci understood now that Xiao Yuan was jealous again.

On the contrary, Xiao Yuan's expression didn't change at the moment, he just held the food for Gu Junci, as if he wasn't the one who said those words just now.

Gu Jun resigned: "It was all a misunderstanding at the wedding banquet that day, and I made it clear that someone spread rumors to slander me, so I didn't make trouble."

Xiao Yuan: "Others don't care if you really messed up or not. They want to slander you, so they have to consider whether you really did it?"

"Your Highness Prince Qing's words are wrong!" Someone stood up during the banquet and said to Xiao Yuan, "We always know that you are close to Duke Protector, but you should not forget who is your relative and who is an outsider .”

Xiao Yuan didn't turn his head, but said calmly: "When I blocked the sword for me, I didn't see these relatives. On the contrary, this outsider didn't care about his life. I protect him. Is there anything wrong?"

The man continued to speak, but Xiao Yuan continued:

"Back then, on the tree planting hill, the Lord Protector single-handedly saved our father and son. If there was no kindness from him back then, how would you be rich and honored today? My royal father would have to honorably be called a lifesaver, and you cannot tolerate such presumptuous arrangements!"

Xiao Yuan's voice was so loud that it immediately silenced the inner hall, only the sound of toasting chips in the side hall and the outer hall could be heard.

Gu Junci looked sideways at Xiao Yuan in front of him, feeling a little happy in his heart for some reason, that Xiao Yuan who could fight for his own people has returned, even more murderous.

Suddenly, Xiao Yuan pressed his chest with one hand, his cheeks turned red, his veins bulged, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. As soon as Gu Junci called A Yuan, he saw a mouthful of black blood spurting out, and his body leaned into it. In Gu Junci's arms.

Originally, it was a happy and joyful celebration of the full moon, but now because Xiao Yuan suddenly vomited blood at the banquet and fainted, causing the whole wedding banquet to be in chaos.

The singing and dancing are all over, except for Gu Junci and Yan Huai, there is not a single attendant of the Eastern Palace in the side courtyard of the Eastern Palace, except for the imperial doctor summoned from the Imperial Hospital who is diagnosing Xiao Yuan's pulse at the moment, even Both the prince and the princess were turned away.

Yu Shiyao and Wu Yaoqin blocked the crown prince with bare hands, their faces full of anger.

But Gu Junci in the room just stood quietly in front of the window, looking at Xiao Yuan who had dark lips and pale face.

Standing beside him, Pei Sheng couldn't help saying: "Brother Gu, you stayed with A Yuan all night, why did he get poisoned?"

Gu Junci didn't say a word. He has never said a word until now, except for calling A Yuan, he is more like a walking dead without a soul.

After the imperial doctor diagnosed the pulse, he gave Xiao Yuan a few more needles, and after the forced sleepy Xiao Yuan vomited a few more mouthfuls of black blood, the imperial doctor's face finally calmed down.

"Prince doctor, how is King Qing?" Pei Sheng asked hastily.

The imperial physician wiped the sweat from his forehead, got up, sat down at the table and wrote the prescription:

"The poisonous blood in His Royal Highness King Qing's body has been vomited clean. Right now, as long as you take the medicine according to the prescription, after clearing up the remaining poison, you can recuperate and recuperate, and you will be fine."

Pei Sheng responded again and again, and Gu Junci, who didn't know where his soul was wandering, suddenly said:

"He didn't eat anything tonight, he just drank wine. His wine was brought up by the maidservants uniformly, and he didn't pay special attention to it. Also, he didn't drink the tea before the banquet. , How could it be poisoned, how could it be poisoned..."

Gu Junci muttered to himself, and after hearing his words, the imperial physician stopped writing the prescription and asked, "Do you know what kind of wine it is?"

"It's Xing Linchun." Pei Sheng said, "I saw people from the wine shop delivering wine to the East Palace before."

The imperial doctor stroked his beard: "It's been so long now, if someone did it deliberately, the poisonous jug and wine glass must have been replaced in the chaos, and nothing can be found."

"No, I think I should be able to find out." Gu Junci said.

Pei Sheng looked at him, his eyes were red at the moment, like a lion that had been cut open, his whole body was full of murderous intent, he clenched his fists and rushed out of the room, looking at Xiao Yan who was waiting outside, he rushed up and shot The punch knocked him to the ground.

Xiao Jue, who rushed over in response, looked at Gu Junci who was going crazy at this time, and rushed up quickly, trying to rescue Xiao Yan from under his hands, he roared angrily:

"Gu Junci! Do you know what you are doing! Beating up the prince is not even for Duke Hu!"

Gu Junci was angry with Xiao Jue, with that chilling look in his eyes, Xiao Jue's back felt numb, and he let go of the hand supporting Xiao Yan in an instant.

"Xiao Yan, murder your brother for the position of crown prince! I'm going to kill you today!"

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