While Brother Meng Guiyu was talking here, Kang Gui hummed a little tune and waddled to the residence where he, Gongsun Su and others lived. At this time, Gongsun Su and Shao Yan were not there, and only Luan Yusi was sitting astride the hall. Next, holding a silk handkerchief, he carefully wiped his sword.
Seeing Kang Gui come back, he asked: "Is the matter over?"
Without waiting for an answer, he took a look at his expression, shook his head and said, "Lao Kang, take it easy! After all, he is no longer a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. If you continue to go to the groom's official position like this every night, I am really afraid that you will one day Immediately the wind blows, and it goes like this in a daze!"
"Who are you?" Kang Gui sat down next to him and scolded with a smile, "I don't even call myself you, so you, an old boy, take advantage of me?"
He and Luan Yusi had always been at odds with each other because of their differences on whether to trust Rong Suihe.
However, they were coerced by Meng Guiyu. During these days in Shanglinyuan, especially after the fall of the Meng clan, party members came to Meng Guiyu one after another. The group of people on Tortoiseshell Island gradually became united, and their relationship became much harmonious.
At this moment, the two of them were swearing and quarreling for a while. Luan Yusi looked up at the empty courtyard outside and frowned: "Old Kang, this is not going to work! The Meng Guiyu brothers didn't have anyone under them before, so they need us to calm down the situation. , that’s all! Now, because of the deaths of Zheng Hou and others, the Meng family members have nowhere to go and can only defect to them. Our position is not as important as before, but it is still bearable! The key is that the surrender mentioned before will be ignored. , something probably went wrong, and Axi escaped. I'm afraid it won't be long before the Meng Guiyu brothers take over the Meng family's legacy, and it's time to kill them!"
"You don't have to say that?" Kang Gui sneered and said, "Didn't I just go over there and wait for Meng Guiyu to come back from Chengluan Palace? Guess what? Meng Guihan got there first and saw me entering. Hiding in the inner room! We brothers have supported them so many times, sold their lives so many times, and done so much dirty work. Just because they played with a few palace ladies, we put on such a look of contempt. Who are you here to show?!"
"As if I am a moral role model!"
"To put it bluntly, although Meng Guiyu is a bit despicable, he can still be considered a talent to have made it this far."
"Who the hell is Meng Guihan? He depends entirely on his brother for support. He doesn't even know how to perform on stage, and he looks arrogant all day long!"
"At this moment, Meng Guiyu is in power, otherwise this guy would have been hacked to death long ago!"
He exhaled and said attentively, "Meng Guihan's dislike of us has reached such an obvious level, which can more or less reflect Meng Guiyu's true attitude towards us... Yu Si, we must consider our options!"
"Who doesn't want to think about the way out?" Luan Yusi frowned and said, "The problem is, we have tried it these days. Meng Guiyu is treacherous and does not give the four of us a chance to gather and act. No matter what we do, at least there is always a chance. Two people stay as hostages! You also know the temper of the Sea Lord, and he will never leave his own people. Can we leave the Sea Lord? No one can leave like this!"
Then he said, "In my opinion, we really made a mistake this time! We should have left one by one when there were not so many people from Meng's party members who came to join us. At that time, Meng Guiyu needed us to check and balance the Meng's party members." , even if one or two are gone, it won’t necessarily be a embarrassment to the remaining ones. Now that they are mature and not so dependent on us, it’s hard to say.”
After thinking for a moment, he asked quietly, "By the way, the envoy we dealt with this time, his route into Shanglin Garden...?"
"I'm afraid it won't work." Kang Gui shook his head and said, "Meng Guiyu is not a fool. He will probably keep a close eye on us now and won't let us get close to that side in the near future. Then he will ask someone to find a way to block this route... Well, I do hope that after Ah Xi escaped before, would he sneak into Shanglinyuan to take a look? In that case, we might still have a way. In terms of the ability to come and go quietly, the four of us combined can We are no match for him. At least we can send a message to the king to let him know that we are not sincerely betraying him."
Luan Yusi was still skeptical about Rong Suihe, and said somewhat sadly: "I'm afraid the prince doesn't have much use for us now, so why would he let Ah Xi, whom he relies on and trusts the most, take risks for us? He now has many talents under his command, so we don’t really care if we betray 80% of them. After all, we don’t really know much about the secrets of the prince, especially the affairs between Tonghuan and Guanlan, right? Even if we sincerely surrender to Meng Guiyu, I can’t betray anything to the county king.”
"I have to give it a try." Kang Gui mused, "So in my free time these days, I go around trying to pick up palace maids, pretending to be obsessed with beauty, and paralyzing Meng Guiyu to a certain extent. I also thought that if Axi comes here quietly, we will Where I live, Meng Guiyu's eyes and ears are everywhere, and I may not have the chance to get close. But when I go out to hang out in various palaces, flirt with the maids, etc., Meng Guiyu's people can't keep an eye on me all the time... Ah Xiruo is here In the dark, there is an opportunity to make contact.”
Luan Yusi said: "Huh? You spend all day playing around with women, but you still have such thoughts? I also said that you are pessimistic and disappointed, and you can sleep with one after another. Maybe you are lucky, and you will have a son and a half daughters to stay in the future. Woolen cloth?"
"Go away!" Kang Gui said angrily, "Didn't you listen to what Meng Guiyu said? These maids don't care whether the emperor sleeps or not. After all, they are the emperor's people in life and the emperor's ghost in death. They have no one else's share! For precautions When the news leaks out, they keep silent after they get tired of sleeping, and later report that they have died of illness... Where can I leave a son and a half daughter?!"
He missed Gongsun Xi again, "Meng Guiyu said it had been some time since he killed A Xi as a vote of surrender, but he never mentioned it again. It's probably as you said, A Xi has quietly escaped... Alas, I didn't know he would do it now. Where is your son? Have you come to see what we are thinking?"
At this moment, Gongsun Xi, whom he missed, was in a small town not far from Chang'an.
Wu Yiying set up a temporary site here, a house with two entrances, and bought two maids to serve him and Queen Meng to rest.
Previously, he admitted in front of his colleagues who went to the Weishui River to meet him that he was already married to Queen Meng.
But the two of them were sleeping in separate rooms at the moment.
A pair of magpies sat on the treetops in the yard, chirping non-stop. The little maid looked up and smiled: "This is a good thing coming soon! Miss, don't you think so?"
Queen Meng, who was sitting in front of the dressing table and watching her combing her long hair, just smiled reluctantly.
At this moment, she and Gongsun Xi were a couple who had agreed to get married but were not yet married. Because of the turmoil in Chang'an, they were separated from their families and could only stay in this town temporarily.
However, the two little maids secretly guessed that they were actually lovers who eloped.
Both Empress Meng and Gongsun Xi had heard this privately. Gongsun Xi had been soaked in the Wei River for too long before, and he did not receive timely treatment after contracting the wind and cold. The most terrible thing was that he suffered hidden injuries from his previous expedition at sea. He was brought out, so he is still lying on the couch.
He remained silent as always, and the queen was too embarrassed to reason with the two maids, but this made the maids guess even more enthusiastically.
At this moment, these words are very tempting and flattering.
But Queen Meng felt quite bitter in her heart.
She has been accustomed to having people wait on her since she was a child. After coming to this house, she did everything by herself when taking a bath and did not want the maid to get close to her.
The two maids thought that she was reserved and shy and was not used to being naked in front of strangers. In fact, the queen knew that this was to prevent others from seeing the palace guard sand on her arms.
She and Gongsun Xi had nothing at all.
No…
It can't be said that there is nothing, he saw her body.
At that time in the cave, she didn't know whether it was the impulse after surviving another desperate situation or the inexplicable excitement of finally leaving Chang'an and Miyagi after suppressing it for a long time. She untied her skirt in front of him.
Queen Meng had never done anything like this before. As a queen who had no favors and was even a virgin, the people in the palace had always sympathized with her for not being able to get Emperor Xuanjing's favor.
Even her aunt, Queen Mother Meng, had this idea.
However, for Queen Meng herself, this was really nothing.
She didn't like Emperor Xuan Jing at all, so it would be great if she didn't have to sleep with him.
But Gongsun Xi...
He was silent for only a moment, then came over, picked up the dress on the ground, and put it on her.
The queen was at a loss, ashamed and embarrassed, holding her chest and shaking, with tears welling up in her eyes.
Gongsun Xi looked at her, as if he wanted to say something, but the two of them faced off quietly for a moment, and he finally said nothing.
Queen Meng didn't even know how she would get along with him in the next two days
Later, he found a way to contact his colleagues, and the other party came to respond. There was one who looked like one of the little bosses, and then he saw Queen Meng. His eyes were straight, and he glanced back and forth at her like a hook.
The queen was so frightened by him that she subconsciously wanted to hide behind Gongsun Xi. He just took a step away and froze, because he didn't know what Gongsun Xi's rejection in the cave meant.
dislike? Disdain? reject? Or are there other thoughts that I can't even think of
At this moment, will she become more and more fed up with her behavior of using him as a shield
At this time, Gongsun Xi said lightly, "This is my person," and the little boss immediately stopped being greedy, put on a most serious look, and respectfully called "sister-in-law."
Looking back to this day, Queen Meng still feels that she was as if she were stepping on a pile of cotton at that time, as if in a dream.
It's a pity that Gongsun Xi just said this, and so far in their subsequent interactions, they have adhered to the rules and etiquette and refused to go beyond the half step.
Queen Meng felt that this might be a sign of respect, but for her in the current situation, it was somewhat empty and unrealistic, with no promise and no follow-up fear.
She really wanted to have a frank talk with Gongsun Xi to find out what this man was thinking and what his plans were.
But Gongsun Xi was still ill, and he was such a taciturn person that it was said that his mistress Sheng Weiqiao might not be able to pry out a few words... The queen was worried that she had talked to him, but he just kept silent. Voice.
She didn't know how to deal with such a scene
"Miss!" The brisk tone of the little maid who was responsible for serving Gongsun Xi's daily decoction interrupted the queen's thoughts, "Young master, please come over and talk!"
These two little maids are both young and lively. It seems that Gongsun Xi and Empress Meng are not much older than them. They usually don't scold or beat them. They are not very afraid of the master they just met. At this moment, they are winking, "Young Master." Said I would talk to you alone!"
"Axi, are you going to talk to me too?" The queen was overjoyed. She quickly took a picture of herself in the mirror and added two hairpin rings before she stood up. She was relieved of the boredom of the little boss who looked at her like a hook before. A few points: these hairpin rings were specially sent by the little boss. They said they were a meeting gift for the "sister-in-law", but they were actually an apology for the offense at that time.
Otherwise, the queen would have nothing to show for her, and there would be no way to decorate her body at all.
However, when she walked into Gongsun Xi's house alone with an uneasy and shy mood, she saw his brows furrowed and looked at the door closed, so she asked in a low voice: "Empress, are you familiar with the terrain of Shanglin Garden?"
"..." The Queen was stunned, not only because of what he asked her, but also because of the "Empress" that meant alienation. She was so disappointed that she couldn't help but lose her composure, "You... you still call me that now, do you regret it?" ?”