"This… "
Zhao Chengyou held the letter with disbelief on his face. He seemed to be greatly frightened, and even his voice became slightly trembling, "How is this possible, this, this is absolutely impossible!" On the opposite side, King Jin, who had been silent since he handed the letter to him, "Your Highness, this must be a mistake, Concubine Chen, how could it be..."
"… That's right."
Xiao Ke's voice was hoarse, it sounded like he hadn't slept well in days.
Since he received this letter the day before yesterday, he has been sick at home and did not go to court. At first, he didn't believe it either, thinking that the letter was too absurd, but that's how people are. I didn't believe it, but I couldn't help but feel suspicious.
He sent countless manpower, and finally let him find a palace maid who served his mother and concubine in the past.
"It's the royal grandmother..."
"She was afraid of the Wang family, for fear that the Wang family and the one from Weiyang Palace would be unhappy, so after the mother concubine gave birth to me, I was strangled to death!" Xiao Ke clenched his hands into fists, and his eyes were red. , the usually gentle face now shows a beast-like hideousness.
"It's them," he gritted his teeth, his young face was full of hatred that he couldn't hide, and his voice was almost cold, "They killed my mother-in-law!"
"Your Highness..."
Zhao Chengyou still looked unconvinced, frowned, and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure? This is not a trivial matter, besides, if it was really what the Empress Dowager did, how could she stay alive and wait for you? to find out?"
"Are you questioning this king?!" Xiao Ke raised his head abruptly and stared at Zhao Chengyou gloomily. He was usually very generous, but now he uses this king... Zhao Chengyou quickly got up and said "don't dare".
Probably also aware of his gaffe, Xiao Ke calmed down his breath for a while, and then said to him in a deep voice: "This king has lost his composure, sit down." When the people took their seats again, he said to him again: "How could I not investigate such a big thing?"
"This palace servant was originally just a maid of honor in the palace of my mother-in-law, and she was inconspicuous. She just received the favor of my mother-in-law in the past, and I felt that the situation in the palace was not quite right on the day my mother-in-law gave birth, so I was worried. I ran over and peeked, but I didn’t expect…”
Thinking of what the woman said to him, Xiao Ke's clenched fists made a sound of knuckles, and his voice suddenly sank, "I didn't expect that when she passed by, she happened to see the old goddess beside her. The palace servant took the white silk and strangled my mother-in-law to death!"
"At that time, I was just born and I was lying next to my mother-in-law..." The whole heart seemed to be pinched by someone's hand, Xiao Ke's breath was rapid, and his red eyes seemed to be dripping blood, "she didn't even have time to hug her. Hug me, live, and be strangled to death!"
"Later, they killed all the people around my concubine in the name of being ineffective in protecting the master... The palace people were only able to escape because they had been cleaning the outer courtyard."
"That's why I know the truth of my mother's untimely death!"
After Zhao Chengyou was silent for a while, he seemed to want to comfort him, but he didn't know how to speak, so he could only walk over, patted Xiao Ke on the shoulder, and sighed in a low voice: "No matter what, Your Majesty always protects him. with you."
"I heard that Your Majesty sent you a lot of things today to congratulate you on your birthday."
Who would have thought that these words suddenly ignited Xiao Ke's anger, and he shouted sharply: "What is protecting? He just owes his heart!"
He hates to spit out this sentence, and when he glances at the things on the table, he seems to be ruthless again. He walks over and threw all the things sent from the palace this morning on the ground, accompanied by a few jade carving horses. The broken voice was Xiao Ke's extremely gloomy words, "If he really loves me and my mother-in-law, how can he condone that old goddess to kill my mother-in-law? How can Xiao Jingxing press me everywhere!"
Zhao Chengyou glanced at the remnant, and then looked at Xiao Ke, whose eyes were gloomy, and frowned, "Then what are you going to do?"
"I want them to pay their debts with blood!" After Xiao Ke gritted his teeth and said this, he suddenly turned his head to look at Zhao Chengyou, he seemed to be crazy, the whole person was in a tense state of madness, he took a step forward, Putting his hands on Zhao Chengyou's shoulders, his tone was urgent and hopeful, "Chengyou, will you help me?"
"This… "
"Chengyou!" Xiao Ke said in a deep voice, "You know what it's like to lose a mother like I do!"
It seems that these words touched Zhao Chengyou, his expression changed slightly, his thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and when he looked up again, he looked straight at Xiao Ke, "Okay, I'll help you."
…
In the palace at this time, Xiao Dingyuan had just finished dealing with today's memorial, and De'an served a cup of soothing tea beside him, and warmly persuaded: "It's late at night, it's time for you to rest."
Xiao Dingyuan took a sip of tea and asked, "How is Ke'er?"
De'an replied: "The lord is infected with the cold, and his face is not very good. The old slave told the lord according to your instructions, let him rest for a few days, and don't rush to the court."
Hearing this, Xiao Dingyuan frowned and his voice sank, "Well, how could he catch the cold? How do the people around him take care of him?"
"The previous prince went out to the suburbs and ran a horse. I guess it was raining when he came back," De'an said with a smile. "They are all young people. You will be fine after a few days of rest. Don't worry too much."
"I still have to find him a daughter-in-law. No matter how those servants take care of them, they are not as good as the people next to them." Xiao Dingyuan instructed: "You look back and pay attention to it. You don't have to be very good, as long as you have a clean family background and a good character. It’s okay to have a good temperament, the most important thing is that Ke’er likes it.”
De'an naturally smiled and answered "yes", then said, "Your Highness must be happy to know that you love him so much."
Xiao Dingyuan was silent for a while after hearing this, and then said in a low voice, "I'm sorry for their mother and son, no amount of love can make up for it."
Knowing that he was thinking of old things again, De Ansheng was afraid that he would have a headache again at night, so he hurriedly said: "You were outside, how did you know what was going on in the palace? And for so many years, you have taught the prince yourself, and brought it with you every day. In terms of love, even the prince and princess are not comparable."
"When you choose a good marriage for Wang Ye in the coming days, Concubine Chen will be relieved that she is alive."
"hope so."
…
It was a few days before Xiao Ke received the portraits of those women.
De'an personally sent it over, and he said a lot of good things. Xiao Ke took the portrait and glanced at it. He suppressed his emotions and bowed in the direction of the palace, and then thanked De'an warmly, "I won't get over the cold. After entering the palace, Eunuch Lao will go back and thank the emperor for me."
"As long as the lord is satisfied, your majesty will be relieved."
De'an smiled and said, "These are all famous ladies in Beijing. Not only are they outstanding in appearance, but their character is also unremarkable. Your Majesty will pick one that you like. When you come back, Your Majesty will help you arrange a meeting. Your Majesty said, Getting married still depends on what you like, you can't just let it go."
Wait for the next person.
Dean then smiled and resigned.
Xiao Ke sent people out of the yard, and when he turned to leave, his smiling face suddenly sank. When he got into the house, he threw the portraits directly on the table, and some of the portraits slid across the table. edge, fell to the ground.
While picking up the portraits for others, Zhao Chengyou asked, "With so many portraits, doesn't the prince like one?"
"What does he mean?" Xiao Ke said indignantly: "For Xiao Jingxing to marry a wife, choose those centuries-old families, important officials in the court, and if you choose me, they are all unpopular portals! Forget it, I don't need to count on him. There are too many, but they are women, just pick one."
He doesn't care about that now.
As long as the world is his, what does he want? Why bother at this time
"I asked you to think about it before, how are you thinking?" Xiao Ke turned his head and asked Zhao Chengyou.
"Wei Chen does have a method, but this method is a bit rash..." Zhao Chengyou rolled up the portrait and put it back on the table, then got up and looked at Xiao Ke, "I'm afraid Your Highness will not."
Xiao Ke held the tea cup and gritted his teeth, "I just want revenge now!" Seeing Zhao Chengyou frowning and hesitating, "There are only you and me here, you can say whatever."
"Yes." Zhao Chengyou replied softly, walked over and pressed his voice to the ear. Just after he finished speaking, he saw Xiao Ke stood up abruptly and scolded with a pale face: "Zhao Chengyou, you..."
He seemed to have guessed such a result for a long time, Zhao Chengyou knelt on the ground with a calm expression, and his voice was calm, "Your Highness, if you want to ascend to that position, you must take a dangerous road. Xiao Jingxing has been the Crown Prince for more than 20 years. Most of the court officials support him, and now there is another Li Qinyuan who is in charge of the Li family army."
"If you want to compare your power with him, do you want to compare it with your uncle who is in charge of the Imperial Army, or with the few ministers around you who are neither high nor low?"
"That, that can't be..." Xiao Ke gritted his teeth, "colluding with foreigners!"
"If it spreads out, what do you want others to think of me? Even when this king is crowned as a great treasure, he will have to bear the infamy."
Zhao Chengyou said in a warm voice, "Then King Beidi only asks you to help him solve Xiyi's old rival after he becomes the Great Treasure. Xiyi is much closer to us than Beidike, and it is also beneficial to us to solve them." Seeing Xiao Ke's expression He began to waver, and added, "This is originally a matter of mutual benefit. In the future, the courtiers will only praise you, how can they scold you?"
"Really... no one will know?" Xiao Ke was a little moved.
"His Royal Highness—" Zhao Chengyou looked at him, and said in a deep voice, "It was you who asked Weichen to help you, and Weichen remembered that you were kind to Weichen at the beginning, so that's why you don't care about the bright future and accompany you on such a dangerous journey. Lu, if you have any regrets, there is still time now, so as not to wait until the day when things are not salvaged, and then hesitate to decide!"
After he finished speaking, he didn't care what Xiao Ke was thinking, he got up and was about to leave.
In Xiao Ke's eyes, Zhao Chengyou has always been a gentle and tolerant person. When have you seen him like this? He was stunned for a while, and when he recovered, he saw that Zhao Chengyou was almost at the door, and hurriedly chased after him, holding his arm, and said in a low voice, "Chengyou, I have no regrets."
"I just… "
He gritted his teeth, "Forget it, I'll listen to you!"
Knowing that what he did just now was annoying, Xiao Ke said in a low voice: "Chengyou, now in this world, the person I trust most is you, I have told you all my secrets, how can I doubt it? You? Don't worry, when I sit in that position on the coming day, I will definitely live up to your current plan!"
Zhao Chengyou's expression became more attractive, and his voice gradually softened, "It's Wei Chen who is impatient."
"Your Highness, don't blame Weichen, you are the prince and the grandson, even if you have committed a great crime, Your Majesty will forgive you for your father and son relationship for many years, but Weichen has entrusted his life and wealth. If there is anything wrong, the Weichen family will be finished."
These words completely reassured Xiao Ke. He patted Zhao Chengyou on the shoulder and said in a wide voice, "Don't worry, since I choose this path, I won't regret it, and..." His expression became darker, and his voice was mixed with cruelty. , "I've had enough of the days of being slaughtered and given to charity!"
These days, things in the Western Suburbs Camp have gradually decreased.
Li Qinyuan will spend some more time to accompany Gu Wuyou, but it is still so hot today, and most of the two of them are staying at home. They have just finished their lunch and plan to go to the main courtyard to accompany Mrs. Li. After speaking, Bai Lu hurried over.
It was the first time for Gu Wuyou to see Bai Lu like this. He felt a little bad in his heart, and his voice sank unconsciously, "Is something wrong at home?"
She asked Bai Lu to bring some fresh lychees to her home this morning.
Bai Lu's face was pale, and her voice was trembling, "Second Miss, she suddenly passed out this morning."
When Gu Wuyou heard this, her face turned pale, and she almost lost her footing. Fortunately, Li Qinyuan was right next to her, he helped her in time, and then he didn't let go. , "It's so good, how can you faint?"
"Slave, slave doesn't know." Bai Lu said, "I just wanted to come back after delivering my things, and I saw people in the second lady's room calling for the doctor. I don’t even bother to ask for fear of an accident, so come back and tell me first.”
Even the imperial physician was dispatched, which is obviously not a small problem.
Li Qinyuan glanced at Gu Wuyou and shook her hand, "Don't be afraid, we'll go now." After speaking, he instructed Bai Lu, "Let someone go to the car."
Gu Wuyou is really afraid. Although the second sister is not in good health, she has never fainted, but in this short month, she has been sick twice. Her whole heart twitched.
"How could this be? Second sister has always been calm and good-natured. Why did she get sick again?"
Li Qinyuan had some vague guesses in his heart, but he didn't dare to be sure, so he could only hug her shoulders, and while walking outside with the people, he persuaded in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, second sister Jiren has a celestial phenomenon, and nothing will happen. "
The carriage is already set up.
The two of them didn't delay, they got into the car and rushed in the direction of Dingguo Gongfu.
By the time Gu's house arrived, Gu Yu's situation had almost stabilized. Li Qinyuan was not a good man from outside the house, so Gu Wuyou asked him to go to the main hall first, and then he led Bai Lu to Gu Yu's side. Gu Yu and others were all there, and they greeted the grandmother and others. Looking at Gu Yu, who was still asleep on the bed, his face turned pale again.
"Grandmother, how is the second sister?"
Old Madam Gu's face was not as calm as before. Sitting on the round pier in front of the bed, she looked at Gu Yu who was on the bed, holding the Buddha beads, as if she was calming her heart, when she heard Gu Wuyou's words, Then he looked back at her and said in a hoarse voice, "You're here."
"The imperial doctor said that your second sister is fine."
Thinking of something, he said with the same person: "You are all married, and even if Qilang hurts you again, there is no reason to rush back when there is something at home. Now that your second sister is fine, go back."
"Grandma..."
"Go back." Although Mrs. Gu is usually taciturn, if she has spoken, she will always say, "You all go down too."
Gu Wuyou still wants to speak.
Gu Yu stepped forward, took her arm, and shook her head.
Gu Wuyou had no choice but to answer in a low voice, followed Fu Jiang and the others to go outside. After they left, Madam Gu was still looking at Gu Yu on the bed with the Buddha beads. Qiuyue, whose eyes were standing aside, "What the hell is going on?"
Qiuyue didn't dare to hide it, so she choked up: "I went outside with the young lady this morning, and happened to pass by the Princess Changping's mansion. The young lady heard some words, come back, just come back..."
What could it be
The left and right are just saying that Shen Shao and Princess Changping are a good match.
Mrs. Gu sighed, looked at Gu Yu, who was still unconscious, and said in a hoarse voice, "It's really... an injustice!" She seemed to have made up her mind before the Buddha beads in her hands stopped, and said in a deep voice, "When she wakes up, you guys Just go to Fengyang, her grandmother sent a letter earlier, just so you are going there to relax, if you have nothing else to do in the future, just don't come back."
"This… "
Qiuyue hesitated, "I'm afraid the lady won't."
"Is it possible that she will stay in the capital and listen to the gossip every day, and then it will be the same as today? How many times can she withstand this body?" The first time Madam Gu got angry, Qiuyue knelt directly on the ground. , sighed lightly, looked at Gu Yu and sighed: "Get up, when she wakes up, I will tell her in person."
"I used to be reluctant to give up, thinking that Fengyang is a long way to go, now I have to give up no matter how reluctant I am."
"I have already sent her parents away, and I don't want to watch her leave before me anymore."
"...Old lady." Qiuyue's eyes were red.
Mrs. Gu shook her head and didn't say any more. She just looked at Gu Ting silently. After sitting for some time, she got up and left.
When Gu Yu woke up, it was already in the middle of the moon. She slept for a day, her mouth was dry, and before her eyes could be opened, she whispered, "Water."
There was a slight movement in the room, and soon a cup of warm water was handed to his lips.
Gu Tiao took a few sips, and waited until her throat was moist before opening her eyes... There were only a few candles lit in the room, and the light was not very bright. She was afraid that it would be too bright and she couldn't sleep well.
But even so, she could clearly see the figure beside the bed.
The man didn't seem to have expected her to open her eyes so quickly, and before she could take back the hand that wiped the water stains around her lips, his eyes met Gu Ji's, his slender fingers trembled slightly, Shen Shao pursed his lips, lowered his head and retracted it. hands, and then said in a hoarse voice, "I heard that you are ill, come and have a look."
Gu Tiao looked at him, and after being stunned for a moment, he sighed softly, "You shouldn't have come."
Shen Shao pursed his lips, didn't speak, put the tea cup in his hand on the high table, then looked at her, and said in a low voice: "I asked the imperial doctor, your illness is because of great sorrow and joy, and your mood is unstable. Suddenly fainted."
"Gu Yu,"
He said in a deep voice, "What is it that makes you uneasy?"
No one answered.
Gu Yu just looked at him silently.
Shen Shao didn't seem to want her answer either, he continued: "I originally thought that your illness was because of the Han family, but after the Han family left the capital, you didn't say anything, it shows that you are right Han Ziqian's affection is just like that."
"Gu Yu, can you tell me why you became like this?" His eyes suddenly brightened.
Gu Tiao watched him remain silent for a while, then said in a hoarse voice, "Shen Shao, you are about to get married. What you should care about is Princess Changping, your future wife, not me."
Shen Shao suddenly grabbed her wrist, "What I told you, I only need a word from you, and I can throw everything away..." He stared at Gu Tui with a stubborn gaze. The bottomless depths, at this time, his eyes were full of hope, "Ah, say you love me."
"I just need a word from you."
In the dim light, Gu Yu seemed to be burned by the scorching heat in Shen Shao's eyes, her heart suddenly beat fast, and for a moment, she wanted to hug him desperately... She wanted to call him brother Yuqian just like before.
But this thought was only for a moment. Gu Tui's two hands hidden under the quilt were tightly clenched, and her sharp nails pressed against the flesh of her palm. She used such a tingling sensation to wake herself up.
As it was then.
"How many times have I told you that I don't love you."
Ignoring the sudden pain in his eyes, Gu Yu said coldly, she seemed to know how to make Shen Shao speechless, she looked at him with cold eyes, and said coldly, "Shen Shao, what do you want? When will you torture me, you are already the appointed concubine, and you will soon marry a wife, and you are entangled with me now, if it spreads out, where would you put my reputation
"I still have a few younger brothers and sisters who are not married yet. You keep saying that you love me, but have you thought about me and my family?"
She said so much in one breath, looking straight at him without a trace of avoidance, and when she finished speaking, seeing that the light in his eyes had all gone out, she seemed unwilling to speak to him again, turned her back and closed her eyes. , started chasing people, "You go."
"I hope you don't bother me in the future for the sake of our better times."
Shen Shao's hands fell on both sides of his body, his eyes stared blankly at the back, his mouth seemed to want to say something, but his throat seemed to be pinched. "… sorry."
No one answered him, the man seemed to be asleep.
Shen Shao pursed his lips and looked at her for a long time. Then he took out a bottle of medicine from his arms and put it on the high table beside the bed, then got up and walked out... He was invited by the prince today, but the prince wanted him to He Changping met several times before marriage to cultivate mutual affection.
You know that Gu Yu is ill.
He didn't even have time to attend the banquet, and hurried out of the palace, completely ignoring what others would think.
Even though he had already made a decision and decided to let go of each other, when he saw Gu Yu lying on the bed alone, Shen Shao's heart felt uncomfortable. He thought, even if there is no answer, he can do everything. No, as long as she is willing to be by his side.
He even thought about it, and made it clear to His Majesty tomorrow, no matter how he wanted to punish him, he accepted it, and even if he lost everything he had, he would not care.
But…
Shen Shao stopped, turned his head and glanced behind him, there was a figure with his back to him in the lilac-colored curtain, he raised the corners of his lips, wanted to laugh, but couldn't laugh... His nephew is really amazing, always know How to hold his lifeline, so that he can't move an inch.
There seems to be blood in the throat.
He gritted his teeth, swallowed all the blood, put his hands on the door, and walked out without looking back.
Qiuyue just came over with the decoction and saw Shen Shao walking out of the yard. She was startled and ran into the house. Just as she was about to ask questions, she heard the suppressed crying coming from the curtain... She bit. Gritting his teeth, he put down the tray in his hand, and then directly followed Shen Shao's footsteps and went out.