The Eight Winds of Rebirth

After walking a long way from the Ziwei Palace, Gu Xiangtan was still a little dazed, until his hand was gently held, and when he looked up, he saw Zhao Yuan looking at him.

Gu Xiangtan paused, and asked: "Mr. Ci Guo... Xiaoyao Gambling House?"

Zhao Yuan has always been aware of Gu Xiangtan's cunning and wisdom, but every time he sees that he can grasp the key to things so quickly, she still can't help being stunned, but Zhao Yuan still nodded.

"On the face of Xiaoyao Gambling House, it is the property of the right minister Zhong Xuliang and his son, but in fact, Ci Guogong and he are the bosses behind the scenes. Over the years, from the accountant to the general manager, Ci Guogong has all been arranged by Ci Guogong. He was in charge of the thugs and generals who were in charge of collecting gambling debts, but Zhong Xuliang only took the money according to the time, and ignored the rest. At that time, the matter of Meng Su was exposed by the third brother, and the emperor was furious and wanted to seize it. In the end, the gambling house was settled by the Lord of Mercy."

An idle, ignorant second-generation ancestor, a blinded Xiangguo who threw away the shopkeeper, such a land where fish and dragons are mixed and tourists are welcoming, is really a good base for those who are interested.

"Then when you were in Luli that day, you had contact with Ci Guogong? Did you send all the letters to Xiaoyao Gambling Square?"

After getting Zhao Yuan's affirmation, Gu Xiangtan couldn't help but suddenly realized.

No wonder Zhao Yuan didn't ask her brothers for help even though she was in a difficult situation at that time. On the one hand, she was afraid of Hou Bingchen and Cao Qin's worries, and on the other hand, she was also afraid of attracting the attention of the three kings and Emperor Zongzheng. Yingqi is an extraordinary talent, but he suffered a lot back then. He was a half-grown child who left his hometown and was surrounded by enemies. If there was no one behind him to guide him, he might not be able to survive.

Sure enough, Zhao Yuan said: "When my concubine died, I was still young, and Zhao was just born..." His expression gradually became blurred, as if he was thinking of those times in the past.

The eldest princess, Ling Zhoufu, has been beautiful since she was a child, and she and the eldest prince are childhood sweethearts. Zhao Mi is far away from the frontier, and it may not be possible to see each other for several years, but the eldest princess still insists on waiting for him. He didn't regret it at all, but the great prince still kept his promise that day, and returned to Beijing after a great victory to marry the most beautiful woman in the world back home.

In the hearts of their brothers, the great prince has always been upright and upright. Even if he lost the news at the border, the princess was heartbroken, but on the other hand, she still tried her best to never tell the children those hatreds and resentments. He would only recall Zhao Mi's extraordinary past in those prosperous and troubled times, and teach Cao Qin and Zhao Yuan to be as loyal and worthy of the people as their father and king when they grow up, until they were exhausted physically and mentally, and let go.

Zhao Yuan always remembered that night, Emperor Zongzheng organized the funeral of the great princess with great vigor and vigor in order to make a good appearance for others, but after the still mighty group of mourners had left, the funeral ceremony was held in front of the mausoleum. Still only the three of them were left kneeling there helplessly.

However, Zhao Yuan, who is only four or five years old, still doesn't understand why the fourth brother said that the concubine mother will not come back in the future. He didn't want to leave, and Cao Qin didn't remind him. He also had to coax Zhao Ze, who was crying hoarsely in his arms.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, footsteps came from behind, Zhao Yuan and Cao Qin turned their heads together, and saw Lord Ci Guo leading a group of people dragging a coffin and slowly approaching, those few skilled people quickly knocked out After killing a few guards guarding the tomb, he resumed his efforts to dig open the tomb that the princess had just closed.

Cao Qin was naturally unwilling, but when Lord Ci Guo showed the two of them the coffin he brought, the two brothers were stunned on the spot.

They didn't know the appearance of the person inside, it was just a corpse that was so black that the facial features could not be distinguished clearly, but they were very familiar with the clothes on the corpse.

Ci Guogong looked sadly and tearfully at the mausoleum in the distance. Although he resented the great prince for seeing his eldest son die, but his own son has passed away. Seeing his own daughter's end like this, he only hated himself for believing the emperor's conclusion that the great prince died in battle, and when he finally learned that Zhao Mi was imprisoned by Emperor Zongzheng, it was already too late.

Emperor Zongzheng was afraid that others would recognize Zhao Mi's body, so he set fire to the place where he was imprisoned.

He is not like Ling Zhoufu who does not want the child to bear hatred. Duke Ci Guo pointed to the unrecognizable person in the coffin so that Cao Qin and Zhao Yuan would remember that this is their father and king, who killed him, and brought him Let their mother and concubine pass away in worry, and the hatred of killing their father is irreconcilable, and one day they will all be returned together!

Then Ci Guogong quietly buried Zhao Mi's body with Ling Zhoufu, living in the same quilt, and dying in the same hole, forgetting the last little regret of his daughter.

"Bi Fu and Mou Fei were given to me by my grandfather, and he secretly escorted me out of the capital, all the way to the north. After the nanny died tragically, he found a martial arts master to teach me martial arts."

Gu Xiangtan suddenly understood, no wonder Emperor Zongzheng couldn't find any contact between Yuanqing and the two elder brothers, and how can ordinary teachers have such good skills? He remembered since he was a child that every few days in Luli small courtyard Different people will come to teach Zhao Yuan. He has lived two lifetimes, and now he realizes that all of this is actually arranged by Lord Ci Guo?

The heart of greed and hatred is stronger than a raging fire. With one thought of hatred, a million barriers will be opened...

Hearing Zhao Yuan's words, Gu Xiangtan thought of the proverbs in Buddhist scriptures for no reason.

Back then, wasn't he the same way.

But Gu Xiangtan didn't say anything in the end, he just took Zhao Yuan's hand lightly, and felt that the other party was full of hostility, and when he touched it, he would dissolve it.

"I'm a little hungry, come have a meal with me." Gu Xiangtan said with a smile.

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A few days later, Gu Xiangtan went to visit Zhao Su.

The Three Princes' Mansion was sealed off, and now Zhao Su lives in a small hall in the west of the palace, which is adjacent to the imperial hospital, so it is convenient for the imperial physician to come and take care of him. accepted.

Zhao Su was half lying on the bed, saw Gu Xiangtan and hurried to get up, Gu Xiangtan told him not to move, Zhao Su said that the wounds on his back were starting to scab and he was almost healed, the imperial doctor also said that he could get out of bed and walk Let's go, he just wanted to leave the hospital to bask in the sun, so it was rare for Gu Xiangtan to accompany him.

The two of them walked slowly along the flower garden behind the small hall. Although it was already autumn, the sky was still high and the air was breezy, and the west wind was sending fragrance, but it was not cold and lonely. Tan talked about the beauty of the hibiscus planted in front of the court.

Gu Xiangtan nodded slightly, as if he was listening seriously, but at this moment, there were two rustling sounds from the side.

"Have you heard about Guan Yonghou's mansion?" a maid asked.

"Of course I heard it. Alas, more than ten days ago, Master Mei hurriedly reported to the yamen, saying that someone would help him find it. Unexpectedly, he found Miss Mei's embroidered shoes in the lower reaches of the Lian River. people, but the current is so fast, who knows where it will go.”

"It's a pity that Miss Mei's good looks, so many princes and princes were waiting for her, but she is still stubborn."

"Although the beauty is beautiful, she is old. Even if she doesn't die, what a wonderful family she really hopes to marry in the end." This is a bit sour.

"However, as soon as the elder sister goes, the younger sister is engaged, will it be faster?"

"It doesn't sound very good, but the second girl Mei is not young. My sister is three years younger than her. There are already two children. If it continues, who would dare to take it?"

"But he still found a good husband-in-law. Although Young Master Su is not a high-ranking official, we have taken care of him here for a while. Look at his temper. He is not arrogant or rash. He might be able to make a fortune in the future. Besides, he looks very good." , Second Miss Mei... huh, she is blessed."

"I just don't understand why Young Master Su would fall in love with her. Guan Yonghou is hard to compare to before. Young Master Su is in his prime. It's really useless to ask for such a concubine."

"That can't be helped, you don't know..." The servant girl lowered her voice, "I heard that the second girl Mei went to ask the Queen Mother herself, and said that it was her sister who died. It's been a long time, young master, I just hope that I can have a wedding and be happy, and let Guan Yonghou embrace his grandson sooner."

"This is too unnecessary..." The other maid held back and didn't scold, but her voice was full of anger, "The empress is really... well, it's true to take good care of your body. It's not necessarily true that you worry so much. Useful..."

Until the sound faded away, Gu Xiangtan still didn't raise his head, he still looked at the Mu Furong in front of him, there was no trace of strangeness on his face.

Zhao Su couldn't bear it anymore, and opened his mouth as if to explain, but when Gu Xiangtan looked over, he couldn't say anything for a while.

Gu Xiangtan rolled his eyes: "If it's true, then congratulations."

Zhao Su frowned: "The empress asked me to ask questions..."

Gu Xiangtan thought to himself, if you really don't want to, can the queen be reluctant? After the death of the crown prince, the queen was over-thinking and almost became ill, and hardly asked about world affairs, but Gu Xiangtan understood that she was holding her breath in her heart. Take this matter as an example, although it is not just a gnat, but I am willing to give it a try.

It was easy to guess what Zhao Su and Mei Jianyou were thinking.

Zhao Su is a man who can make gold with all his patience, can bend and stretch, but never misses the slightest chance to achieve his goal. Emperor Zongzheng and the three kings are unreliable, and Zhao Yuan doesn't seem to be able to reuse his intentions. In fact, he understands everything, so he always has to find ways to find a way out for himself. Although Guan Yonghou is nothing, but in the big case involving Zhong Xuliang, Qu Guang and others before, Mei Sisheng was not involved. It can be said that the accusation is extremely clean. Among Emperor Zongzheng's factions, it is rare that they are still trembling and not completely collapsed. No matter how you say it, they are much better than Zhao Su who has nothing.

And Mei Jianyou also thought this way, the two of them were just what they wanted.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiangtan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and went around in a big circle, but in fact, many fates are still cut off, and many things still can't be changed.