Fake concubine, real queen

With He Gu's voice, the question was so earnest and harsh that even the old General Yan and his wife in the hall couldn't help being startled by him.

Needless to say, Mrs. Lu, she is gentle and cowardly by nature. Even in front of her father-in-law, she dared not raise her voice to defend her son. Now, hearing He Gu's questioning like this, everyone in the main hall looked at her, and couldn't help but twitch their lips. Well, after a long while, he whispered: "Dingye...Dingye these days, he said that he has met some young masters who are good friends with His Highness the Crown Prince, and they hit it off very well, that's why...he just went out every day to have a banquet with them of."

After finishing speaking, he looked up and saw that the father-in-law, the old general, and her son-in-law and nephew in the hall were not in a good mood, and immediately felt guilty, and added another sentence, saying: "Also...not going to those flower streets and willow alleys, just going to to Huizhen Building in the south of the city."

Old General Yan frowned, and said, "It's true? Why didn't Dingye mention it?"

Lu's replied: "Dingye said... he hasn't gotten to know His Royal Highness the Crown Prince yet, so he wants to wait until... later..."

Old General Yan was silent for a moment, then suddenly frowned and said: "Only you, a foolish mother, would believe his nonsense. Why are you making friends with His Highness the Crown Prince? How virtuous is His Highness the Crown Prince, what about him? If you can't do it, you can't do it, Your Highness." Even if you want to make friends, how could it be his turn? What is Your Highness trying to do with him? You want him to go shopping in brothels and listen to ditties all day long? I think, nine times out of ten, he just made up random excuses when he went out to fool around, just to fool you! Next time there is such a thing, you must not hide it from me and your mother like this, do you understand?"

Lu's face turned red and turned pale, and after a while he lowered his head and said, "Yes... yes, my wife knows."

Seeing her promise, Old General Yan patted the desk table, and a very capable long-term attendant dressed in bunts came in from outside the door, and he said to the long-term follower: "Xia Wu, take a few people out and take the young master Get it back, don't care who he's with, how much he argues, don't listen to his nonsense this time, if he doesn't obey, you just tie him back, and now I'm not afraid, this unworthy descendant will tell you again The family is ashamed."

The long follower named Xia Wu immediately responded, and was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by He Gu.

He Gu's face darkened, he looked back at Old General Yan, and said, "Grandfather, let me go about finding Dingye. It just so happens that my grandson also has something to say, and I want to talk to him."

Old General Yan was startled, and was about to ask him what he was talking about, but he saw that He Gu had already led Zhengye away quickly.

He Gu arrived in front of the General's Mansion, got on his horse, and said to the driver of the carriage that sent Yan Zhiya: "I have something to do, you will send Miss Yan back later, since you return to the Princess Mansion."

The groom agreed, he congratulated Gu Zhengye and his master and servant, reined in the horse, raised his whip, and headed south of the city.

Yan Dingye did not lie to Mrs. Lu, he did not seek pleasure in Huajie and Liuxiang, he was really in Huizhen Tower in the south of the city.

In fact, Huizhen Building is not very appropriate to say that it is a building, that building is only a place for ordinary guests to enjoy meals, it seems that Yan Dingye and the group of princes and grandsons who are feasting with him now have other places to go.

If he didn't come this trip, He Gu really wouldn't know that there is such an elegant place in Bianjing City. In his previous life, he really lived a rough life. Hou Fu ate meat, drank a large bowl, and slept until the sun was up.

Compared with these young masters who are in the pleasant small garden of Huizhen Building, where the water is flowing and the wine is singing, they are simply old hats.

What He Gu was wearing today was a dark blue brocade suit. Looking from a distance, the young man facing him had a face like a crown jade, with a graceful demeanor, so handsome and free from dust.

A group of sons and daughters saw him coming from afar, and they thought someone had invited another fellow, they were about to say hello, but they were only halfway through speaking when they saw the young man approaching, with a dark face and deep eyes On the young master of the Yan family during the banquet.

He Gu saw a familiar face in the crowd. He had just returned to Beijing. When he went to Huayuelou to arrest Yan Dingye, the young man surnamed Liu who was with him——

That day in Huayue Tower, he put all his attention on Yan Dingye, and when he saw this person again, he suddenly remembered that there really seemed to be such a person who joined the prince in his previous life, but he was not very trusted by the prince. Just a nobody.

However, today, the people in this garden made him recognize many familiar faces.

Those who impeached him back then, those who stabbed him in the back, and even those who had different political views and quarreled a lot——

Most of them are here.

Yan Dingye saw the face of the person who came, and immediately recalled the tragedy that happened in Huayue Tower. He immediately stood up and explained in a loud voice: "Cousin, you... listen to my explanation, today, I am not here ..."

But He Gu suddenly showed a smile that made Yan Dingye's hair stand on end, and said, "No need to explain, my aunt has told me."

Yan Dingye was startled, before he could ask any more questions, a young man stood up during the banquet, raised his glass and walked to He Gu's side, and said with a loud smile: "Just now I was telling Dingye that he has a cousin who will be married to you in the future. , can be counted in the middle of the capital, there is an extra backer. I don’t want to say that Cao Cao and Cao Cao will arrive, but the son-in-law actually condescends and comes to our small banquet in person. Wouldn’t this Huizhen Building be stained with His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess and the son-in-law in the future? Three points of extravagance, greatly flourishing?"

He Gu recognized this person.

In the previous life, this person smiled in front of his face, and hid a knife behind his back. He was very sympathetic and reluctant to give up. He impeached him for many years at the prince, and finally got his wish.

He Gu knew in his heart that at this moment, it was far from the time to tear up his face with him, so he just smiled lightly, and said very politely: "Brother Yue is serious, with all of you here, isn't the nobleness of Huizhen Tower not enough? I The reason why I came here is because my grandfather asked me to look for my cousin because of a temporary emergency, so I found this place."

The person surnamed Yue was stunned, as if he hadn't expected He Gu to recognize him. When he came back to his senses, his expression immediately became warmer, he nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "So that's how it is. Then I went out, it turned out that the elders in the family were ordered, so it is not surprising, since it is General Yan who is looking for Ding Ye, I will not keep him, you two please do your own thing."

He Gu nodded, turned his head to look at Yan Dingye, his face turned cold immediately, pulled him back and turned away.

Yan Dingye was frightened for a while when he saw his face was frosty. He was inexplicably guilty and didn't dare to ask him why his grandfather wanted him.

He Gu didn't say a word to Yan Dingye all the way, Yan Dingye's heart became more and more agitated, until he returned to Yan Mansion and entered the gate, He Gu turned cold in front of the mansion gate, turned to look at him, Said: "How long have you known them?"

Yan Dingye was inexplicably relieved when He Gu finally spoke, and quickly explained: "Cousin, listen to me, these people are not what you and grandfather thought, they are all from Beijing, our peers , Judu’s family is noble, the one who talked to you just now is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, the son of Yue Daren’s family. I heard that he studied with the East Palace since he was a child, and he is very trusted by His Highness the Crown Prince. befriend..."

He Gu still had a cold face, and said, "I ask you, how long has it been?"

Yan Dingye explained for a long time, seeing that He Gu still didn't show any signs of relaxation, and he didn't know what was wrong with him, so he shrank his neck and whispered: "It didn't take long... just... just over three months Bar."

Three months.

... That was when the marriage between him and the eldest princess was decided and spread in Beijing.

He Gu's teeth tightened involuntarily.

Grandfather has long since shed his armor for retirement, and his uncle is ill. The Yan family is in Beijing at the moment, so they can only be regarded as idle nobles with no real power.

If the son of the family is worthless, after a few generations, maybe he will fall down. What is the purpose of the people around the prince to get close to Yan Dingye?

Besides using this idiot to get his cousin's idea, what else could he do for it?

It's not that He Guduo is worth wooing now, it's just that He Nanfeng has just returned to Beijing from his military post in Chenghe, and he does have some skills. The place has changed again and again, but He Nanfeng has still made a name for himself in the army, and he has brought out a lot of old troops who recognize the military banner of He Zi very much.

Now, although the military power of Marquis Changyang has been returned to His Majesty, the court cannot take back the reputation of the He family.

If He Gu is able to inherit his father's career and return to the army in the future, it will definitely be much easier than other generals working hard in the army. Giving up on wooing, this is intriguing.

He Gu looked at Yan Dingye who was full of foolishness, and suddenly asked in a chilly voice, "Have you been busy lately?"

Yan Dingye asked blankly, "Huh?"

He Gu said: "I think you're just free. You spend your whole day shopping in brothels or drinking. If that's the case, you'll be 15 years old this year. Why don't you go to the Imperial College to study."

Yan Dingye was stunned for a moment, then turned pale with shock, and said, "Well, how can this make it so, I am a general's son, and I won't take the imperial examination in the future, so why go to the Imperial College to study!"

He Gu was amused by him, and sneered, "It's a shame that you still have the face to say the words "Jiangmen's disciples". What a thick-skinned city wall, what's the matter, with your three-legged kung fu, you still want to inherit the mantle of your grandfather. Will you be able to join the army in the future? "

Yan Dingye's face turned red and white, and he said, "I...I'm only 15 years old this year, cousin, you have to give me time to prepare!"

He Gu tilted his head and said, "Oh? Then how about if we make gestures, my brother will be one year older than you, so it won't be considered bullying you?"

Yan Dingye was stunned instantly, and said: "You... you are not bullying, so what is bullying? I have never beaten you before!"

He Gu immediately said with a cold face: "Stop talking nonsense! I was 15 years old like you last year, and I have killed countless thieves in Chenghe. How about you? It's not that I won't give you time, but you should ask yourself, you do practice martial arts every day. , Waiting for the future? Have you ever wasted your time, don’t you know it in your heart, and still use me to tell you?”

Yan Dingye finally had no words to refute what he said, he just pouted his lips and didn't say a word for a long time.

He Gudao: "Instead of fooling around all day long and being angry with the elders in the family, it's better to go to the Imperial College to study hard. I don't ask you to get a good reputation in the future, but also learn what filial piety is for a child. I don't know anything else. Say, how long has your father been in bed? Have you ever given him a little trouble?"

This time, Yan Dingye, who had been scolded by him, finally showed a three-point shame on his face, and fell silent in despondency.

He Gu sneaked Yan Dingye back to the main hall of the Yan family, and told General Yan about the matter. General Yan was stunned, and said, "This... If this little bastard can enter the Imperial College to take care of him, it will be a good thing." , It's just that... the Imperial Academy needs to be the son of an official at the fifth rank or above in order to be able to enroll. I have been an official for many years, and your uncle is in poor health and has never been an official. How can he be admitted to the Imperial Academy?"

He Gudao: "It's not difficult. I had a place to enroll at the beginning, but I never went to school. The eldest son of my teacher, Mr. Wang, is now in the court, and he is the Secretary of the Imperial Academy. I will ask him later, if It would be the best if I can accommodate my quota at the beginning and give it to my cousin, if it doesn’t work, I’ll think of another way.”

"Grandfather, don't worry. In the Guozijian, there are also many supervisors who enter through the back door. It doesn't make sense that they can find the way, but we can't. There will always be a way to study and study."

What He Gu said was confident and calm, just looking at his expression, it made people feel a little reassured, and he couldn't help but believe that he could indeed do it.

Old General Yan looked at him in silence for a while, his eyes were a little melancholy, he didn't know what he was thinking, and then said for a long time: "Well, I will follow what Gu'er said, just want to trouble you, brother, for your unsatisfactory performance." Brother bothered."

He Gu naturally said no.

Yan Dingye didn't say a word, and was arranged to be clear, a little sad in his heart, thinking to himself, it seems that he really can't escape the tragic fate of going to the Imperial College to study.

I want to cry without tears.

He didn't know how he recruited his cousin because he was just having a drink with someone?

He Gu suddenly turned his head to him and said, "Go out first."

Yan Dingye was taken aback for a moment, but did not move.

The Lu family next to him was very discerning, and immediately pulled his son out of the main hall.

Then He Gu turned his head to look at Old General Yan, was silent for a while, and said: "Grandfather, you must take good care of Ding Ye in the future, and you can't let him make friends with those who are close to the East Palace."

Hearing what he said, Old General Yan frowned, and said, "Gu'er, you... heard what Her Highness the Princess said? Could it be... His Majesty intends to move Chu?"

Speaking of the last sentence, his complexion changed, and his voice couldn't help but lowered by three points.

Old Madam Yan's face turned pale when she heard it, and said repeatedly: "Old man, don't dare to talk nonsense!"

He Gudao: "It has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the eldest princess, but His Royal Highness the crown prince has just been imprisoned for half a year. I don't know why it offended the emperor. Now that the second highness is also an adult, he and his biological mother, Wen Guifei, are not saving money. I am afraid that the battle for the position has only just begun, and even if His Highness the Crown Prince will become a great treasure in the future, there is no guarantee that the turmoil in the middle will not involve people who are close to the two Highnesses in the future."

"My cousin is still young, simple-minded, and doesn't know how to act. I'm worried that something is wrong. He doesn't know it. , if there is such a day, the entire Yan family will be affected."

Old General Yan really didn't think about this level before, but now after hearing He Guyi's words, he immediately understood, and even thought about something more——

If it is true as what He Gu said, is it not just the Yan family who will be affected?

Right now his grandson is in favor of the Eldest Princess, and Her Highness the Eldest Princess is the sister of the Third Highness. As the brother-in-law of the Third Highness, He Gu is already on the side of the Third Highness invisibly. How could His Majesty not think of He Gu?And then associate He Gu with the Eldest Princess and the Third Highness?

Today's Holy Majesty, although he looks benevolent now, but how... how did he ascend to the throne at the beginning, the old general Yan and the veteran ministers, that is what he witnessed with his own eyes.

His Majesty is so suspicious, how could he not know?

Dang Li's beard trembled, he looked at He Gu and said, "My good boy, what you said... Grandfather knows it, and he will definitely look after Dingye from now on... I really want you to worry about us."

He Gu smiled slightly, knowing that his grandfather was listening to the elegant meaning of Xiange, his heart was cleared, so he didn't need to say anything, just got up and left.

After dealing with the Yan family's affairs, the stone in He Gu's heart fell to the ground. When he returned to the princess mansion, it was already dusk and the sky was dim.

Fortunately, the sky was dim, but the streets of Bianjing City were not dim, but brightly lit. On the way back to the mansion, He Gu stopped in front of a shop selling painted pottery figurines, and saw a pair of figurines inside at a glance.

A little man in blue and a little girl in red.

The two villains are placed together, with round heads and round brains, with a smile on their faces, and their mouths can reach the ears. Although they look funny, they look very blessed.The most important thing is that in the arms of the little man in red clothes, there is a baby in swaddling clothes.

He Gu really felt that these two little people were made next to him and the eldest princess. When Meizizi bought it, he gestured to the owner and asked him: "Can you do another pose?" of?"

The shopkeeper scratched his head: "Young master, do you want to make the same mold as this pair, and make different movements?"

He Gu repeatedly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes, yes!"

The shopkeeper said: "What action does the young master want?"

He Gu thought about it, and in the warm yellow lights of the market, he didn't know what he thought of. His face as handsome as jade blushed slightly, and he leaned into the shopkeeper's ear, and whispered a few words.

The owner of the shop is a big brother in his thirties, he couldn't help but blush when he heard what he said, and said in a low voice: "This...isn't this indecent..."

He Gu let out a "tsk" and said, "You're a clay figurine, and you care about weathering or not. I'll give you five times the price. Is it enough? Make it?"

The owner of the store immediately said: "Squeeze, pinch, young master, come and pick it up tomorrow, and I will definitely squeeze it out for you tonight."

Only then was He Xiaohou satisfied, he paid the money, took two little pottery figurines with him, and left happily.

Zhengye couldn't help asking him: "Master, what did you tell that shopkeeper to do, look at him making him ashamed.",

He Gu stared and said, "Why do you care so much!"

Zhengye: "..."

The son of the world has changed, and he has his own little secret, so he doesn't even tell him anymore.

Marriage really changes a person...

Masano thought melancholy.

...So when will it be his turn?

After returning to the princess mansion, He Gu realized that the eldest princess had been waiting for him to come back for dinner.

At the dinner table, the eldest princess asked him: "What did you do today?"

He Gu thought about today, when mentioning the third prince's illness, Sister Yu'er seemed not very happy, so she decided to wait for her uncle, Yan Zhiya's treatment improved, and then tell her sister.

He didn't say it directly, but said that Hui Yanfu went to see his younger sister He Rong.

The eldest princess was silent for a while, and said: "Today... I was wrong, I shouldn't lose my temper with you, you... are you angry with me?"

He Gu was at a loss: "Huh? When did my sister lose her temper?"

Princess: "..."

It seems that what Aunt Lan said is right, he is indeed overwhelmed.

It's just... the stable boy came back today. He asked Aunt Lan to ask what the son-in-law was doing today. The groom only said that he picked up a girl to Yanfu and sent it back later. Why did He Gu come back at night? , but didn't mention it at all?

But if it is said that it is an outside room, it is a bit weird to send it to his grandfather's house and then send it back.

Pei Zhaoheng pondered for a while, and thought to himself, could it be that he made the girl's belly bigger and didn't know how to solve it, so he went to ask the elders for help?

Thinking about it this way, if this is the case, it would be perfectly normal for He Gu not to mention this matter with him.

Originally, Pei Zhaoheng was still worried that if He Guruo really planted a root of affection for this, the "eldest princess" he pretended to be, it might not end well in the future. It would be a good thing if he could divert his attention to other women right now.

It would be even better if the woman was pregnant.

Pei Zhaoheng thought about this, and didn't expose it. He just glanced at He Gu, and said in a cloudy voice: "If you have anything, you can tell me. Before we got married, we agreed to respect each other as guests. I won't blame you." .”

Master He Xiaohou looked bewildered: "What?"

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

Forget it, when Zihuan wants to tell him, he can mention it himself. After all, the woman is pregnant, and she can't cover it.

It's just that Pei Zhaoheng thinks at this moment that He Gu has a woman outside, so he shouldn't have too much affection for the "Eldest Princess". The previous performance was just that he knew Mu Shaoai, and he could change it to anyone, but...

Time flies, the two got married, and eight or nine days passed in a blink of an eye.

These days, He Gu often went out for business, there were only two things that he never delayed, one was to practice swordsmanship with him in the morning, and the other was to practice calligraphy with him in the morning.

... During that time, the eyes that looked at him were even more scorching, and she slurped the greasy and crooked "Sister Yu'er". Not to mention Pei Zhaoheng, Lan Shu could tell that the son-in-law had a deep-rooted affection for their third highness.

Sometimes Pei Zhaoheng would look down at the words he wrote without noticing, and when he raised his head, he could see the fiery and bright eyes of Master He Xiaohou.

At the beginning, Lord He Xiaohou, when caught peeking by him, would blush and turn his head away as if nothing had happened, pretending to look around.

After waiting too many times, Xu's face was tempered, and when he was caught by Pei Zhaoheng, he didn't look away. Instead, he stared at him fixedly, showing a smirk with a bright spring, and said: "Sister, you are so beautiful."

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

In a blink of an eye, Qixi Festival was approaching, and it was only one day before the princess and son-in-law returned to the palace to meet the emperor.

These days, except for the wedding day, when He Gu lived in the same room with the eldest princess, on the second day, he consciously moved to a small side courtyard next to the main courtyard of the princess mansion, so Pei Zhaoheng didn't bother to follow him. He explained why they couldn't live in the same room.

He Gu only said: "I know, sister, you don't need to say anything, I can afford to wait."

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

These days, the more he found that He Gu Bing was pure and kind, and how considerate he was to the "Eldest Princess", the more uneasy he felt.

But it is undeniable that the two get along more and more intimately.

This intimacy doesn't mean how to be close to each other, but that there are fewer and fewer things to consider and things that cannot be said during the conversation.

Pei Zhaoheng asked himself that he regarded He Gu as his own brother, but what he never expected was that this brotherhood, which lasted only a short period of ten days, was rejected by him the night before he entered the palace and visited the emperor. Master He Xiaohou was completely messed up.

Later in the day, He Gu was about to rest, ready to be full of energy tomorrow, and accompany Sister Yu'er into the palace to meet His Majesty and Empress, but before going to bed, he heard a low zither sound from the main courtyard.

The sound of the zither is very low, as if the player deliberately didn't want it to disturb others. If He Gu hadn't practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his hearing is better than ordinary people, it would probably be impossible to hear it.

He followed the sound of the piano to the main courtyard, and the maid who watched the door saw him, so naturally she would not stop her, she just bowed her knees and let him in.

The eldest princess wore a plain white tunic and did not wear a veil. She only wore a simple bun and sat in the courtyard playing the piano against the moon.

She closed her eyes, her slender eyelashes fluttered slightly, and the pure white moonlight shone on her body, making the princess's face, which was so beautiful that it was not like a mortal, more and more real and illusory, ethereal like a fairy.

He Gu stood in front of the court under the moonlight, staring at her in a daze, the scene was so beautiful that it made people forget for a moment.

But for some reason, he inexplicably felt that sister Yu'er's piano sound, and the expression on her face...

Seems a little lonely.

Although Lan Shu stood by and saw the son-in-law coming, he didn't say anything to remind her, but the eldest princess soon noticed it. She pressed her slender fingers on the strings of the zither, and the sound of the zither suddenly stopped.

Pei Zhaoheng opened his eyes and saw that it was He Gu, and said, "...why haven't you rested yet?"

He frowned again: "Although I deliberately lowered the sound of the piano, did I still disturb Zihuan?"

He Gu sat down on the stone bench opposite him, and shook his head quickly when he heard the words: "No, no, it's because my sister plays the piano so well, even if I'm in a dream, I will be attracted by my sister's piano sound, It can't be called noisy!"

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

Sometimes what He Gu said really made it hard for him to think of how to follow up.

Fortunately, He Gu was in high spirits again, looked at him with bright eyes and said, "My sister is good at martial arts, good at writing, and even so good at playing the piano. Why is Sister Yuer so good at everything?"

His flattery was very sincere, but for some reason, the eldest princess was silent for a while when she heard it, and then said calmly: "I'm just an idler, and I have nothing to do all day, so naturally I just I can think about these."

What she said made He Gu more and more sure that the loneliness in her expression just now was not his own illusion.

Sister Yu'er is such a perfect person, yet she still has troubles...

She is such a good woman, shouldn't she be happy every day?

He Gu was silent for a while, then suddenly stretched out his hand to touch his bosom, and after a while, he found two painted pottery figurines, which were placed on the stone table in the courtyard.

These two villains are only about the size of a thumb, and they are very convenient to carry. He bought them that day, and he couldn't put them down very much.

At this moment, I just took it out to make sister Yu'er happy.

When the eldest princess saw the two villains, she was stunned: "This is..."

He Gu chuckled, pushed the little man in blue clothes over to her, and said, "Look, sister, do these two little men look like you and me?"

"I don't know why my sister is unhappy, but I hope my sister can be happy, just like these two little people, when they smile, their mouths can reach here!"

He put his hand beside his cheek and gestured.

Pei Zhaoheng was taken aback for a moment, but finally he didn't hold back, and chuckled lightly.

The eldest princess didn't wear a veil today, and He Gu rarely saw her smiling like this when she wasn't wearing a veil, so he couldn't help but stare straight at her.

The eldest princess seemed to have noticed his gaze, her smile narrowed, and she said, "What's the matter?"

Master He Xiaohou swallowed.

I don't know if it was because he couldn't see clearly in the night, or because he drank a little wine later on, and the wine was so cowardly, he actually said a very bold thing -

"Sister, you look so pretty when you smile, I...I want to kiss you."