Linque

As the rain and snow were approaching, Ling Ye sent two shadow guards of the Son of Heaven to send Lishandong Lord back.

The carriage drove all the way to the dew garden, Ji Wuyue got out of the car carrying a food box, and as soon as she entered the door, she saw Ye Shuli who was admiring the new fan.

"Who is it for?" Ye Shuli glanced over. The box was painted with lacquer and gold, and painted with auspicious clouds and auspicious beasts. It was obvious at a glance that it was made inside.

"Chu Heng." Dong Jun raised the corners of his lips slightly.

Ye Shuli let out a "tsk", and the two walked towards "Chu Heng"'s residence together.From the ninth day to the sixteenth day, Yi Rong's secret guard had been lying on the bed and reading the scriptures for seven days, so he could go out today to loosen his muscles and bones.Unexpectedly, when Ye Shuli came back in the afternoon, without saying a word, he dragged another box of books for him when he entered the room door, then patted him on the shoulder, and smiled and threw a word: "Look."

There is nothing to love about the dark sanitation. Seeing Lishan Dong Jun who stepped into the door with Ye Shuli at this moment, even the last flame of hope was extinguished. Desperately continue to be "sick in bed".

Chu Heng still couldn't understand why His Majesty insisted on asking him where he was three months ago, and told Ye Shuli about what happened in the Hall of Respect and Sincerity today.Ye Shuli raised his eyebrows, thought for a while, and said in disbelief, "Your Majesty is suspicious of your identity, right?"

"Probably not." Chu Heng frowned, wondering: "I always feel that His Majesty's words seem to be deliberately targeted, as if..."

I don't really want to see Ji Wuyue.

"It's fine if you don't." Ye Shuli breathed a sigh of relief, continued to play with the folding fan in his hand, and said indifferently: "As long as you don't doubt your identity, everything else is trivial."

Chu Heng frowned and didn't respond.

"Let's do this," Ye Shuli thought for a while, but he was still a little uneasy. He spread out the folding fan with the two coquettish characters "reliable" in his hand, and said to Chu Heng solemnly: "Don't care if it is right or not, wait for me." The next time I go back to Lishan, I will discuss it with Xinghui, and I will give you a surefire way, so that no one will doubt your identity."

Chu Heng was wondering to himself, but he took it too seriously when he heard the words, so he nodded casually and gave a "hmm".

He couldn't understand it, and finally had to put his thoughts aside.Reaching out to open the food box on the table, I saw six snacks inside.

Touhua Ci, Plum Blossom Cake, and Ruyi Bazhen Cake are sweet, tofu skin buns, crab roe siu mai, shark fin soup dumplings are delicious, and they are still steaming.Especially the last three items, it seems that they were made on time, they were served on a warm plate, the lid was closed, and they were placed in an airtight box, so as not to let them cool down.

Sure enough, they were all made according to his taste, Chu Heng's heart suddenly softened, and he bent his eyes unconsciously.

The hot air of the pastry swept over the face, exuding a fresh and sweet aroma.Ye Shuli glanced at the food box, remembering Chu Heng's tangled expression just now, rolled his eyes, and asked with a smile: "Senior brother, when His Majesty entertained you earlier, did you also serve these snacks?"

It's okay if he didn't mention it, as soon as he said this, Mr. Li Dongdong looked at the food box in front of him, and immediately recalled the snacks on the tea table in Xinuange. Although they were exquisite, they were compared to the ones in the box... …

Seeing his answer, Ye Shuli bent his eyes, and with a wider smile on his face, he waved his fan and said "tsk" twice: "The words are embarrassing and targeted, even the stuttering is very different, it's alright senior brother, The case is solved, His Majesty just doesn't want to see you."

"..."

It's okay for the elder brother to think about it for himself, but if this word comes from someone else, it seems to have a sense of "really so", and Ji Wuyue immediately feels uncomfortable.

The snacks are for Chu Heng, he can eat them too.

Lishan Dongjun himself competed with himself, picked up a piece of Bazhen cake and took a bite, tasted the taste, and compared it secretly, no matter how depressed he was, he had to admit that Ji Wuyue might not be treated by His Majesty See.

Holding the pastry, he finally sighed, and his voice was quite self-compromising: "Forget it, it's better to be Chu Heng."

Ye Shuli laughed when he heard the words, got up and patted him on the shoulder: "Then you eat Chu Heng's, I'll go out first to see if the uncle is back."

After he finished speaking, he walked out the door, Chu Heng casually gave a "hmm" behind him, Ye Shuli paused slightly, and immediately stepped out of the room.

The moment the cotton curtain came down, the smile on Ye Shuli's face disappeared suddenly. He lowered his eyelashes, staring at the bluestone floor in front of him, in a rare trance.

It's better to be Chu Heng...

Maybe even the person who spoke didn't realize it, and a word that came out of his mouth inadvertently was a longing hidden in his heart that he dared not speak easily.

"If you go to the imperial capital, you can be Chu Heng, but in Lishan, he will always be Ji Wuyue."

Ye Shuli recalled what Mu Xiyun said, and he didn't know how right his uncle was until today.Only when Chu Heng came out of Lishan Mountain can he be more free-spirited and live a more real life, without having to stretch the strings of Lishan Dongjun all the time, so it is rare for him to say the truth of "Being Chu Heng is good".

But more pain is silent.

Ye Shuli thought of the sword that fell from Chu Heng's hand today, the blade was covered with dust and rolled on the ground, the sword owner was not around, and no one cared about it.

As bright and silent as ever.

His elder brother, Dong Jun of Lishan Mountain, a 21-year-old Mahayana, couldn't hold the sword in his hand.

The winter thunder roared, and the cold rain outside the corridor suddenly fell.

Seeing Gu Yan, the palace servants of the Palace of Jingcheng came over against the rain, hurriedly raised the curtain, and walked up to take the umbrella from him graciously.

"Has Dong Jun left?" Gu Yanshi glanced into the West Nuan Pavilion and asked in a low voice.

The palace guard at the gate replied earnestly: "It's been a while since I left, and just now the governor of Jingzhao Mansion and several adults from Wucheng Bingmasi have come. Your Majesty is still inside, and told the old son not to pass the message when he comes, you hurry up go in."

Gu Yanshi nodded and stepped into the hall, and saw the emperor sitting alone in front of the desk, thinking about something with downcast eyes.Gao Bandit stood aside with his eyes and nose watching his nose and heart, and when he saw him come in, he quickly winked at the palace servants who were offering tea.

Gu Yanshi walked lightly in front of the emperor, bent down and knelt down: "I respectfully ask Your Majesty for peace."

Ling Ye returned to his senses upon hearing the sound, with a slight smile on his face, he waved his sleeves and said, "Pingshen, what kind of etiquette is there for my family?"

Gu Yanshi didn't get up, instead bowed his head and bowed down, respectfully said: "I apologize to Your Majesty, it's my fault for scaring the crown prince today."

Ling Ye's eyes fell on him, he paused for a moment, then smiled again: "Isn't Qingyan well, what crime are you asking for? Get up and sit down."

The tea-serving maid quickly placed the teacups, and the red porcelain touched the table with a crisp sound.Gu Yanshi also thumped in his heart, got up as he said, walked to sit across from the table.

Just now when he came in, the palace man who picked up the door curtain specifically mentioned Jingzhao Fu Yin and Wucheng Bingmasi, implying to him that these people were reprimanded by His Majesty because of the assassination of Prince Jingji.But the palace people just smiled and said nothing else, that is, they have not been condemned for the time being.

Gu Yanshi lowered his eyes, silently recalling in his heart what the emperor said to himself just now, it was comforting, but also beating gently.

The prince is fine, so there is no need to plead guilty.

But what if the prince made a mistake?

Gu Yanshi actually didn't dare to think deeply.

The most prestigious families in the court have a steelyard in their hearts. They all know that the crown prince is not a direct descendant, and his biological mother conspired against him. His mother Jiazhao Xu family was once a rebellious party of the king of Qi, so the emperor asked the crown prince to get close to the Gu family in the north and let the Gu family Serve as the crown prince's backing, in order to stabilize Qingyan's position as the crown prince.

Gu Yanshi also thought so at first, until later, his grandfather suddenly started discussing marriage for Rou.

Rou is the eldest daughter of the Gu family, with a strong family background, virtuous and dignified, and has always been taught by the etiquette standards of the mother of the country.If the emperor wants to marry an aristocratic family, Gu Rou is the perfect candidate for the empress.

Therefore, Gu Yanshi did not understand his grandfather's intentions.

It was also a thunderstorm day, and the sixty-year-old Zhen Guogong stood in the corridor with his hands behind his back, looked at the pines, bamboos and green cypresses in the courtyard outside, and said to him: "Why did the prince let the Gu family take it with you? Is it just to cultivate power for the prince?"

He was silent.

The grandfather turned around and asked him: "Your Majesty now has a vacant harem. If you insist on letting Qingyan be the heir, then the entire Dayin Kyushu will belong to Qingyan in the future. Is it so important if you have wings or not?"

Zhen Guogong's words are like a thunderbolt.Only then did Gu Yanshi realize that it was impossible for Rou to marry into Jiuzhongque again.The Gu family is the emperor's mother's family. If it is soft, it will be the concubine and the queen. After giving birth to the prince, and then confronting the prince, the palace will be in chaos.The emperor asked the Gu family to bring the crown prince, in fact, to warn them that the country is established, and it is impossible for the Gu family in the north to produce an imperial concubine.

What interrupted his recollection was the voice of the emperor: "How is my cousin?"

Gu Yanshi came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "Gong Wan is fine, but she was a little shocked, she went back to the mansion first to clean up."

Ling Ye nodded. He heard the report from the Shadow Guard of the East Palace that the Lord of Lishan Mountain just happened to pass by today and gave a helping hand. Otherwise, Gu Yanshi could have saved Qingyan, but might not have saved Gongwan.

Sure enough, I understand.

Ling Ye was relieved, but sighed indistinctly.He knew the Gu family well. The Gu family in the north had a weak bloodline, and they were not good at intrigue, let alone fighting with the Tian family.Gu Chongshan, the governor of Shuozhou back then, spent half his life as a soldier and a brave man, but in the end he fell into the hands of King Qi.

The Gu family is very powerful in the north, not every emperor has the courage to be trustworthy, there are too many variables in the world, and the Gu family may not be able to be trusted by the future emperor.If he doesn't take care of them now, the future of the Gu family in the northern border will be difficult.

Qingyan has been close to the Gu family since he was a child, and in the future he will be on the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Even if he is afraid of taking power, he will at least show some affection - he asked the Gu family to take Qingyan with him in order to pave the way for Feihua's future in Snow City.

This kind of thing pays attention to the tacit understanding of the monarch and his ministers, he can't say it clearly, he can only hope that the government of the town will understand it.

It was cold and rainy outside the hall, Gu Yanshi looked up at the emperor by the halo cast by the palace lantern.The appearance of the emperor is not like that of the previous emperor. His eyebrows and eyes are very similar to that of Empress Chengde Gu Huiyin. Although he always looks stern on weekdays, many times—for example, the emperor who bows his head to drink tea now, will inadvertently reveal A gentle look or two.

Gu Yanshi suddenly felt a little rejoiced that the emperor in front of him was just like his face, mighty but not mean and ungrateful, so even though Rou was not able to enter the central palace, the emperor led the bridge and paved the way with his own hands. Let the prince and the future of the Gu family be linked together.

At that time, his grandfather said a word to him at the end, which he remembered until now——

"True grace never cooks in a momentary fire, but in a far-reaching way."

Ling Ye and Gu Yanshi talked a little bit about family matters, and then asked about Gu Rouze's marriage.Seeing that the rain outside was gradually subsiding, he asked Gao Bandit to arrange a car to drive him back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and said: "Come to the palace tomorrow night for a family banquet."

Gu Yanshi responded with a smile. Before leaving, he suddenly remembered something. He turned around and whispered to the emperor, "Your Majesty, have you seen Lord Lishandong today?"

Ling Ye gave an indifferent "hmm".

"There is one thing that I find a little strange." Gu Yanshi glanced at the emperor's expression, and said hesitantly: "I have seen Lishan Dongjun make a move today, and Helanduo is not his opponent, but Dongjun failed in the end. Keep Helando."

"I know, after all, Helando has some real skills."

Gu Yanshi nodded, and said again: "But I feel that, apart from this, Helanduo was able to leave, maybe because of Lishan Dongjun, it seems..." Gu Yanshi considered his words, pondered for a while, and then said He wrote four words: "I can't hold the sword."

Ling Ye's hand clinging to the teacup paused for a moment, and he raised his head and said in a solemn voice, "What did you say?"