Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

Gu Yanshu doesn't know what the Ningguo Guild thinks, but Gu Yanshu only knows that after this time, his family Xiaolu will probably be busy rectifying the three armies again.

Sure enough, as soon as the thoughts in Gu Yanshu's mind came to an end, he heard Qin Lu's voice:

"Take the list and verify it first, and see if you can get anything more out of Li Mingpeng's mouth."

"Yes."

Zhige understood Qin Lu's thoughts in an instant, and his expression suddenly became more serious.

Zhi Ge has been by Qin Lu's side for many years, and has seen many storms, so the methods of torture are certainly grating.

In the end, Li Mingpeng finally took out a lot of things.

For example, the layout of other nobles in the army and so on.

Although the information is scattered, and even some of it is not very useful because two or three years have passed, there is also a lot of useful information.

In addition, Li Mingpeng also confessed to the things he had done.

The innocent people who were harmed in each battle were indeed deliberately done by Li Mingpeng.

Asked the reason, it turned out that he didn't want to trouble.

To be precise, Li Mingpeng didn't want to increase the workload for a group of women and children, which would only increase the risk.

Hearing these words, Li Mingpeng's fists were hardened for several rounds.

What are they fighting to the death on the battlefield?

Isn't it just to let the people live and work in peace and contentment, without having to worry about whether they will lose their lives all the time?

As a result, Li Mingpeng was only thinking of doing meritorious service, completely disregarding the life and death of the people.

If it wasn't for Zhi Geqian's exhortation and Wan Wan's instructions, Li Mingpeng was involved in many things, and he must leave a life alive. As for Li Mingpeng's words, he would have been beaten to death on the spot by the torturers.

In the end, that person could only curse at Li Mingpeng:

"It's no wonder that the prince insisted on not promoting you as a lieutenant general at the beginning, and you said that you were unwilling, bah! You didn't even see if you were worthy!"

Li Mingpeng, who was mounted on the torture platform, only moved slightly and did not refute.

If Gu Yanshu saw Li Mingpeng's current appearance, he would definitely be shocked.

Li Mingpeng at this moment has long since lost the appearance he had when he first met Gu Yanshu.

When I met Gu Yanshu last time, although the muscles on Li Mingpeng's body were a little loose, his hunchbacked appearance, just standing quietly, would also give people an invisible sense of oppression.

However, at this time, Li Mingpeng's muscles have lost a lot, and his whole body is also several circles thinner than before, and there is not a single piece of good flesh visible all over his body, all of which are traces of torture.

But thinking about Li Mingpeng's life these days, it's not surprising that he has undergone such a change.

Ever since they knew that Qin Lu's infection with smallpox was caused by Li Mingpeng, the people in Prince Li's residence held their breath against Li Mingpeng.

Not to mention that Mei Yanxi also publicized the old calendar between Li Mingpeng and Li Ergou, as well as the disgusting things Li Mingpeng did, to the brothers in Prince Li's Mansion.

The people in Prince Li's mansion have long been used to the relationship between their prince and concubine, and their thinking has changed a lot.

Hearing such disgusting things all of a sudden, naturally caused waves of disgust.

Under such circumstances, Li Mingpeng fell into the hands of Prince Li's mansion, how could there be good fruit to eat?

As far as the torturers in Prince Li's Mansion were concerned, they treated Li Mingpeng according to the highest standards.

The three shifts work in shifts every day. When they are awake, Li Mingpeng does not want to sleep. If the people on their shifts fall asleep, Li Mingpeng has to be awake too.

Not to mention that they didn't give Li Mingpeng a good meal these days, so Yu Liren prescribed all of them.

This time they came to Yizhou, they didn't bring much other things, the most important thing they didn't lack was supplements and medicines.

After pouring down a few bowls of medicine, it's enough to keep my life hanging.

After a few days of repeated torture, no matter how tall or thick a man is, he has to take off a layer of skin, not to mention that Li Mingpeng deliberately fell ill in order to clear his suspicions, and his body has not fully healed.

Although Gu Yanshu hadn't seen Li Mingpeng's current appearance, he couldn't stand the carefree Mei Yanxi under his command.

After seeing it in person, he happily came to Gu Yanshu to "report the good news".

This is the first time that Gu Yanshu knows that the people under his Xiaolu's hands can play so many tricks.

But thinking of what Li Mingpeng did, there are only two words left in Gu Yanshu's mind:

Live it!

According to Mei Yanxi's intention, Li Mingpeng should be directly executed on the spot.

Although Gu Yanshu also wants to do this, but sometimes, some things can't be done directly after thinking about it.

Not only Gu Yanshu was concerned about Qin Lu's infection with smallpox, but also the emperor.

These days, when Zhi Ge investigated Li Mingpeng, there was a lot of activity, and naturally he was noticed by the Imperial Forest Army sent by the emperor.

Later, when Zhi Ge brought Li Mingpeng back, he didn't hide it from anyone. As long as interested people inquired a little bit, they would know that there must be something strange about it.

In the end, Gu Yanshu could only suppress the thoughts in his heart, put together all the investigation results of Prince Li's residence, together with Li Mingpeng's confession, and sent a letter back to Beijing urgently.

Gu Yanshu also wanted to take this opportunity to take another look at the emperor's attitude towards the princes.

Besides Li Mingpeng, Li Guihua also became a problem.

Li Ergou's family is thin, there were only mother and son left, but now this person died of smallpox.

And Li Mingpeng, who was related to Li Guihua by blood, was also sent to Prince Li's mansion by Li Guihua.

No matter what instructions the emperor gave in the end, it is impossible for Qin Lu and Gu Yanshu to let Li Mingpeng go back alive.

If this is the case, Li Guihua will become a complete orphan.

It is difficult to be an orphan of Tianqi, not to mention that Li Guihua is still a girl, it is even more difficult to be an orphan.

According to Gu Yanshu's meaning, this time Li Guihua has given them a lot of help in their investigation, and he is willing to accept Li Guihua's love.

It's just a matter of having an extra mouth, and Li Guihua is also well-bred, so she just takes her back and raises her in the mansion.

But as soon as this idea was said, it was refuted by Mei Yanxi.

If Li Guihua is brought back, with what capacity should she live in the palace?

At the age of eight, it is not too old to say that it is not too young.

The current serious masters of Prince Li's Mansion are Qin Lu and Gu Yanshu, both of whom are men.

If Li Guihua was not given an identity and let Li Guihua live in it so vaguely, it would not only damage Li Guihua's reputation, but also inevitably make people criticize Li Wang's residence.

But if Li Guihua was taken under his knees in a serious manner, the prince's status is special, and it will inevitably involve a lot.

Apart from other things, whether to go to the Royal Jade Butterfly is enough for those courtiers to argue.

Only at this time did Gu Yanshu realize that bringing Li Guihua back was not as simple as he imagined.

The thoughts in his heart were empty, and Gu Yanshu had to think about Li Guihua's way out again.

However, before he could figure out why, he heard Mei Yanxi's voice:

"Why don't you hand over Li Guihua to your subordinates?"

"Huh?" Gu Yanshu immediately cast a puzzled look at Mei Yanxi.

"Originally, my mother wanted to have another daughter, but her body didn't allow her, so she couldn't do it. The subordinates saw that Li Guihua was a well-behaved girl. If she brought her back, she would definitely please my mother."

This Mei Yanxi is not lying.

After Mrs. Mei found out that Mei Yanxi had been "distorted" by her education, she felt both guilty and sad.

At one point, she was determined to be strong, and she went to learn a lot from the family with a daughter next to her, and vowed to let Mei Yanxi go back to the "right way".

However, Mei Yanxi's temperament had already formed at that time, how could it be so easy to be broken back?

Mrs. Mei talked too much, and Mei Yanxi felt rather impatient.

However, General Mei still responded to Mei Yanxi's daughter, seeing that her daughter didn't like it, he also advised his wife not to force her.

Seeing that Mei Yanxi had settled her temper, Mrs. Mei had no choice but to give up, but there was a trace of regret in her heart.

Later, I thought about giving birth to a daughter, and I must train her to be a lady who smiles without showing her teeth, moves lightly with lotus steps, speaks softly, is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can come to poetry and songs as soon as she opens her mouth.

Knowing very well, he dragged General Mei together for this purpose and worked hard for a long time.

In the end, Mrs. Mei's "efforts" paid off, but I don't know which link went wrong. The result was not the sweet and soft little girl Mrs. Mei wanted, but a mischievous brat. .

However, after this brat was born, the doctor said that it was rare for Mrs. Mei to have three sons and one daughter. If she had another child, it would inevitably damage her foundation and make it difficult to have another child.

General Mei is also a doting wife, so he simply poured down a bowl of perfect child soup, not wanting to let his wife suffer the pain of giving birth again.

When Mrs. Mei found out, the matter was a foregone conclusion, and she had no choice but to let it go, but after so many years, she still had regrets in her heart.

Now Mei Yanxi sees that Li Guihua's temperament can be regarded as her own appetite, so she directly plans to bring her back to her home.

As soon as Mei Yanxi finished speaking, she saw Gu Yanshu's questioning eyes.

Now Gu Yanshu only suspects that Mei Yanxi just talked a lot with him about Li Guihua not suitable to live in the palace, so she is waiting for him here!

However, Mei Yanxi gave Gu Yanshu a very magnanimous look, and the meaning in that look was very clear:

Although I was indeed selfish just now, what I said was the truth.

Gu Yanshu is not a person who will be swayed by personal emotions.

But after thinking for a while, Gu Yanshu was sure that for Li Guihua, going to General Mei's mansion was indeed much better than being in the Wang's mansion.

In the end, Gu Yanshu could only nod his head and complied with Mei Yanxi's request.

But I didn't forget to add the last sentence:

"The most important thing in this matter is Li Guihua's wishes."

If Li Guihua is unwilling, she can't force it.

Mei Yanxi has no opinion on this either:

"My subordinate understands."

After arranging Li Guihua's home, Gu Yanshu got another piece of good news from the imperial physician:

Qin Lu has completely recovered at this moment.

Even after these days of recuperation, Qin Lu's body has recovered a lot.

Although it is not as good as Qin Lu's previous peak state, but he is also much stronger than ordinary people, and he will be able to fully recover in the near future.

Hearing the imperial physician's remarks, the big stone in Gu Yanshu's heart fell to the ground completely.

When Qin Lu recovered, Dang even thought about fulfilling the promise he made to Gu Yanshu:

Take Gu Yanshu for a stroll in Yizhou, and experience the customs of Yizhou.

Gu Yanshu naturally has no opinion on this.

Even because such an opportunity is rare, a lot of expectations are raised in my heart.

Unexpectedly, the weather was not beautiful this day, Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu were just planning to travel, and then it rained heavily in Yizhou.

It rained continuously for several days, although there was a break in the middle, but it didn't last long.

Often, the second heavy rain has arrived before the accumulated water on the ground has dried up.

In such weather, Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu had to give up their travel plans and could only stay in the yard.

Even though Gu Yanshu is no longer a child, but a good plan is stranded due to the weather, it is inevitable that he will feel a little depressed.

Qin Lu didn't care much about this.

Even when he was trapped in the yard, Qin Lu felt that these heavy rains came at the right time.

He hadn't seen the princess for a long time, and he had already missed her very much.

A few days ago, it was fine that he was not in good health, but now that he is almost in good health, the messy thoughts in his mind naturally flooded his mind involuntarily.

Now that the travel plan is stranded and can only stay in the courtyard, it is natural to have the happiness of staying in the courtyard.

Immediately, Qin Lu stretched out the devil's claws to his princess, wanting to have a good time with her princess.

Gu Yanshu was already bored in his heart, but Qin Lu's playful smile at him could be regarded as hitting Mucang's mouth directly.

Immediately, "new hatred and old hatred" joined together, Gu Yanshu didn't even think about it, so he kicked him away:

"What does the prince want to do?"

"Nature is to exercise power and fulfill obligations."

At this time, Qin Luwei was completely unaware of the seriousness of the matter, and was still joking with Gu Yanshu:

"These days, the king has endured very hard. Doesn't the princess miss the king?"

As soon as one stepped forward, he wanted to hug him back into his arms.

Who knew that as soon as he stretched out his hand, he was slapped down by Gu Yanshu:

"Of course not!"

Facing Shang Qin Lu's bewildered expression, Gu Yanshu answered unceremoniously:

"After all, I'm still a child, how can I think about these things?"

As soon as the word "children" came out, Qin Lu immediately knew that Ruan Ruan had started an old dispute with him.

On the first day when Gu Yanshu arrived in Yizhou, Qin Lu uttered a lot of gossip because his mind was not clear.

Afterwards, his health improved day by day, and whenever Qin Lu thought of his original remarks, cold sweat would break out on his head.

Especially thinking about his own Ruanruan's reaction at the beginning, he knew that this person should have been irritated by him at the beginning, and his heart was even more disturbed.

As a result, for a long time, Qin Lu was very obedient when facing his own princess.

Basically, when his princess said east, he dared not point west, and if his princess told him to sit, he would never dare to stand.

Who knew that as the days went by, Gu Yanshu didn't mention the meaning of Qin Lu's nonsense at the beginning, so Qin Lu gradually relaxed his vigilance.

He thought it was because his family felt sorry for him recovering from a serious illness, so he didn't plan to make a fuss about it.

Who knew that Gu Yanshu was actually waiting for him here?

Suddenly the old account was brought up, Rao Qin Lu didn't know how to react for a while.

"Why? My lord, I forgot what I said myself?"

After seeing Qin Lu's sluggish expression, Gu Yanshu felt that the depression in his heart was a little better.

But the expression on his face did not loosen at all, and he snorted directly:

"Why didn't your lord say anything?"

"This...wasn't I sick and confused at the time?"

What else could Qin Lu do at this moment other than carefully make amends to his own concubine?

Dang even looked at Gu Yanshu with a pitiful face, trying to seek forgiveness.

Hastily said in a low voice:

"Didn't I feel guilty for thinking that the princess is younger than me, this old cow eats young grass?"

That is to say, there are no outsiders in the room at this moment. If Qin Lu's appearance of wagging his tail at his master like a pug at this moment falls in the eyes of others, it will inevitably make that person reshape his three views.

"Okay, you can barely pass the child, but what did you say later?"

However, at this moment, Gu Yanshu didn't intend to let Qin Lu go at all. He turned his eyes and opened the small book in his heart:

"You still say you can't do it just by looking at it? How can I look at it, the prince is very lively now, and he even has the energy to think wildly?"

"Isn't this all taken care of by the princess?"

Qin Lu quickly poured a cup of tea and put it next to his princess, carefully accompanying his smiling face.

The rare flattery from Qin Lu undoubtedly made Gu Yanshu feel very useful, but it was not this that made Gu Yanshu most angry.

"Then the prince also said, let me leave the palace with the things in the warehouse, marry a wife and have children in two years, and live a normal life?"

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip slowly, Gu Yanshu continued:

"What? The prince thinks it's not normal to be with me?"

Speaking of this, Gu Yanshu is no longer simply turning over old scores.

When I heard these words from Qin Lu's mouth, the tightness in my chest seemed to spread to my heart again.

In addition, Gu Yanshu looked at Qin Lu with a little more blame.

"No, the princess heard it wrong, I definitely didn't mean that."

How could Qin Lu fail to notice his own soft mood changes?

Immediately, he became more cautious, and hurried forward, apologizing for Gu Yanshu's smiling face, pinching his shoulders and beating his back, and put his posture to the lowest position:

"Where am I willing to let the princess go to marry a wife and have children? The princess is my king's person when she is born, and she is my ghost when she dies. Let alone this life, even the next life, the next life, we will be together."

"Princess, you have a lot, so don't worry about these things with me? Okay?"

As he said that, Qin Lu put on a beautiful face and blinked his big eyes at Gu Yanshu.

With Qin Lu's current appearance, who can stand it?

Gu Yanshu couldn't bear to ask himself.

Dang even wanted to wave his hand directly, to forgive Qin Lu's nonsense after he was seriously ill.

But a second before the words came out, he seemed to think of something, and swallowed the words that came to his mouth.

Gu Yanshu has always been a character who doesn't like to suffer.

If others take one point from him, he will definitely let others return ten points.

Although when facing Qin Lu, Gu Yanshu has never had any principles, but when he thought of how exhausted he was when he rushed here and listened to Qin Lu's nonsense, Gu Yanshu couldn't swallow the pain in his heart. tone.

Based on the principle of not being bored by himself, Gu Yanshu rolled his eyes, as if thinking of something, he raised his eyes to look at his little deer who instantly turned into a pug:

"It happened suddenly that the prince contracted smallpox. I think you haven't seen my last reply letter?"

Although he didn't know why his Ruanruan suddenly asked this question, after blinking his eyes, Qin Lu still gave the answer honestly:

"Not yet."

Gu Yanshu nodded slightly, and said:

"Then, my lord, go and read the letter first."

Qin Lu now wants to curry favor with his family, but actually doesn't really want to read the letter.

After all, Gu Yanshu is in front of him, why bother to read the letter?

However, since it was the request of his own princess, Qin Lu still obediently followed the order.

There was a time lag in Gu Yanshu's last reply letter, and it happened to be when Qin Lu was infected with smallpox.

At that time, Qin Lu's mind was in chaos, and he couldn't consult the letters at all, and he never allowed others to read Gu Yanshu's letters, so the people under him naturally didn't dare to make decisions hastily.

The letter was directly collected by Xingren.

Later, people in Prince Li's mansion were busy investigating Qin Lu's infection with smallpox, and Xingren was the same. He came and went again and again, and even forgot to hand over the letter to Qin Lu.

If Gu Yanshu hadn't mentioned it at this time, maybe Xingren would not have thought of this until after the group returned to Beijing.

But this letter was written by Gu Yanshu himself, even if he forgot it for a while, he packed it up very properly.

When handing the letter to Qin Lu, there wasn't even a single wrinkle on the envelope.

Taking the letter back, Qin Lu looked at his own Ruan Ruan, then at the envelope in his hand, and then looked up at his Ruan Ruan.

After getting a urging gaze, Qin Lu lowered his head, carefully opened the envelope in his hand, and pulled out the letter paper.

Qin Lu's speed was not slow, he glanced at ten lines, and saw the entire content of the letter in his eyes in a short time.

It was also at this time that Qin Lu finally knew why his princess suddenly asked him to read this letter first.

In this letter, in addition to writing about his daily life in Beijing and the changes in the court, Gu Yanshu also wrote one more content that was not there before——

Mei Yanxi.

When writing this letter at the beginning, Gu Yanshu was thinking of making fun of his little deer, so naturally he wrote more.

Not only did it write about the old calendar between Mei Yanxi and Qin Lu, but it even wrote about what happened after he met Mei Yanxi.

In the end, with the idea of ​​making Qin Lu jealous, he added:

"Miss Mei criticized the prince for being useless, and also said that she would introduce me to some outstanding and good-looking men. What does the prince think?"

If there was no smallpox in the middle, Qin Lu would return to Beijing shortly after receiving this letter. By then, the long-distance wins the newly-married, coupled with the blessing of this letter, it is inevitable that it will not be a kind of interest between husband and wife.

But at this moment, this letter has obviously lost its original meaning and function.

Under the current situation, it is self-evident what Gu Yanshu meant for Qin Lu to read this letter.

Almost as soon as Qin Lu saw the last sentence, an ominous premonition rose in his heart.

Sure enough, the next moment, I heard my own soft and thoughtful voice:

"When I rejected Miss Mei, I talked too fast. Now that I think about it again, what Miss Mei said back then seems to be reasonable."