After leaving the General's Mansion, the carriage sent by Xiao Cheng to pick them up was already waiting outside. A well-trained groom greeted them and said respectfully: "General, Your Highness asked me to pick you up."
Gu Qin nodded slightly, turned around and said to the soldiers: "You wait again, I will come as soon as I go."
"Yes." Although everyone was worried, they could only obey the general's order.
After getting into the carriage, Gu Qin turned around, looked at Qin Mu through the night with his quiet eyes, and stretched out his hand to Qin Mu, "Give me your hand."
"No need." Qin Mu lightly jumped onto the carriage, opened the curtain and got in.
Gu Qin gathered his palms together, fell silent, followed into the carriage, and sat down next to Qin Mu.
He ordered lightly: "Let's go."
"Yes, General." Through the curtain, the groom's voice came faintly.
The inner wall of the carriage is inlaid with several luminous pearls, which clearly illuminate everything inside. The pleasant incense slowly floats in the air, and the soft brocade quilt is under the body. It's all so just right.
Xiao Cheng never treats himself badly, the things he uses must be the best, and the carriage is of course much more luxurious than Gu Qin's.
Staring at the fingertips with downcast eyes, Gu Qin moved and tentatively moved his hand to the back of Qin Mu's knee. Seeing that Qin Mu did not refuse, he slowly closed his hands and wrapped Qin Mu's hand in his palm .
Qin Mu's undisciplined voice came from next to his ear: "You are the master and I am the servant, it's better for us to avoid suspicion."
Gu Qin paused, not only did not let go of his hand, but then took Qin Mu's hand and put it on his lap, his palm firmly pressed against the back of Qin Mu's hand, and said in an affirmative tone: "You are angry."
Qin Mu sneered, but did not break free, "Why am I angry?"
Gu Qin said: "Because I want to take you to see Xiao Cheng."
"It's not that I haven't met Xiao Cheng, even if you want to give me to him, I won't blink."
"You think I'm using you." Gu Qin, who was originally obsessed with military art and knew nothing about love, now has a surprisingly keen sixth sense.
Qin Mu twitched the corner of his mouth, "Isn't it?"
Gu Qin lowered his eyes, "I don't want to die."
"Um."
"I want to live with you."
"… Um."
"I want to give you supreme honor and status."
Qin Mu: "You want that position for yourself, let alone for me." He has also been an emperor and a half-beast king, and he really doesn't care about the position that Gu Qin promised him.
Gu Qin didn't speak.
He was born by a court lady, even though he was a prince, his status was very low. Later, his biological mother was killed by the queen, and he was almost killed by the queen. The emperor just sent him outside the palace in a hurry, and ignored him.
Later, when he learned of his identity from his adoptive parents, he made up his mind that one day, he would return to the palace, take back everything that belonged to him, and avenge his biological mother. Now the queen got the retribution she deserved, and he became a distinguished general, but it was still not enough.
He still wants that position.
"No matter what you want, I have no objection. When the contract between us is terminated, you go your way, and I go through my single-plank bridge. You and I have nothing to do with each other."
A man's voice sounded beside him, Gu Qin put Qin Mu's hand to his mouth, breathed, and said slowly: "I don't understand why Xiao Cheng can be the emperor, but I can't."
"..."
"you like him?"
"..."
The kid completely misinterpreted what he meant.
Qin Mu broke away from Gu Qin's hand, rubbed his hands, and waited until his fingertips warmed up before saying: "You said you liked me, but I only saw that you wanted to use me, and I even suspected that you took me from Lingxiao Mountain back then. Take it away, are you just waiting for this day?"
Gu Qin moved his lips.
Qin Mu didn't give him a chance to speak, and continued: "You want to use me to deal with Xiao Cheng, I want to use you to become an ordinary person, you and I get what we need, since we are all using—" Qin Mu paused, Said: "Don't say what you like, I don't need it."
Gu Qin was silent.
Qin Mu fell back and lay on his back on the bed, then lazily closed his eyes.
During the rest of the journey, the two talked to each other again, and they came to the palace in silence all the way.
Xiao Cheng's people were already guarding the door. Seeing Gu Qin, the other party came over, "General, Your Highness has been waiting for a long time, please come inside."
Gu Qin hummed, and under the leadership of the other party, he and Qin Mu came to Xiao Cheng's bedroom.
Xiao Cheng had already prepared good food and wine. Seeing them coming, he walked over with a smile, and put a stove in his hand into Qin Mu's hand, "Take this and warm your hands."
Qin Mu: "Thank you, Your Highness."
With a glance, a bright yellow dragon robe was lying quietly on the bed on one side. The size of the dragon robe was custom-made according to the size of a normal man. Xiao Cheng must be too big to wear it.
Xiao Cheng found Qin Mu's gaze, followed his gaze, and when it landed on the dragon robe, he smiled, and said in an extremely soft voice, "This dragon robe is for the body of the dead prince. It was custom-made for the shape, and before it was finished, the news of the prince’s death came, and yesterday a servant in the palace brought the dragon robe over and asked me what to do with it, so I let him put it away first.”
As he said, he walked over, picked up the dragon robe and put it on his body. The dragon robe was indeed much bigger. Xiao Cheng shook his sleeves and said with a smile: "I've been running fast recently, I'm afraid it's too late. Wait until I couldn't wear it when I ascended the throne."
Hearing what he said, Qin Mu noticed that Xiao Cheng was much taller than when he saw it before, and his voice was no longer a soft and crisp child's voice, but faintly had the clarity of a teenager.
Xiao Cheng took off the dragon robe and placed it neatly on the head of the bed, then returned to the main seat and sat down, saying: "Don't just stand, sit."
Gu Qin and Qin Mu sat beside Xiao Cheng respectively.
Gu Qin said: "I don't know why Your Highness asked me to come here?"
Xiao Cheng was in a good mood, but he was full of energy, and the smile on his face never disappeared. He personally served wine for Gu Qin and Qin Muman, and said: "I invite you here today, I have nothing else to do, I just want to celebrate with you."
Gu Qin complimented: "It's time to celebrate, Your Highness' wish will come true soon."
Xiao Cheng shook his head, "Only one of them has been realized."
Gu Qin lowered his eyes, staring at the white jade wine glass on his fingertips, "What about the second one?"
"Secondly." Xiao Cheng turned his gaze to Qin Mu on the other side, "This king still lacks a queen."
The wine glass in his hand shook slightly, and two drops of transparent wine spilled out.
Seeing this, Xiao Cheng withdrew his smile slightly, and said, "What's wrong with the general?"
"It's nothing." Gu Qin shook his head slightly, and said, "It won't be too late to discuss this matter after His Highness ascends the throne."
"Don't be nervous, general. This king just said it casually and has no other meaning." In the last half of the sentence, Xiao Cheng emphasized his tone.
Even though the person's name was not mentioned, they knew each other well who the subject of the topic was. Gu Qin's eyes were dark, he picked up the wine glass, and said: "The last general will offer a glass to His Majesty, and congratulate His Highness for fulfilling his wish."
Xiao Cheng smiled and said: "This king will have to rely more on the general in the future."
Qin Mu didn't take part in it, but concentrated on savoring the delicacies in the bowl. The imperial cooks in the palace are really skilled, and all the dishes they make are delicious.
Of course, even if he didn't listen carefully, the conversation between the two of Gu and Xiao was transmitted to his ears verbatim.
Xiao Chengdao: "I don't know what the general thinks about the theft of the soldier talisman?"
Finally came to the topic.
Gu Qin put down his wine glass and looked up at Xiao Cheng, "Has Your Highness investigated the maids and eunuchs who served the late emperor? After the late emperor was poisoned, his sanity was not clear. Someone with a heart is likely to steal the military talisman from the late emperor." of."
"The king has sent someone to investigate, and there is no clue."
Xiao Cheng's eyes darkened, he thought for a moment, then picked up the chopsticks, picked up a steamed crab from a plate near him and put it in Qin Mu's bowl.
Qin Mu raised his head from the bowl and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Eat more, if not enough."
Qin Mu hates trouble and doesn't like to eat food with shells. He didn't even move the steamed crab that Xiao Cheng picked up for him. After Xiao Cheng noticed it, he asked, "Why don't you eat it? Don't you like it?"
Qin Mu could only pick up the steamed crab, frowned slightly, and studied how to put his mouth down.
Seeing this, Gu Qin took the steamed crab from Qin Mu, picked up a special crab peeling tool, and began to separate the crab shell from the crab meat. His speed was very fast, and he peeled it in a short while. He put the peeled crab meat into Qin Mu's bowl, and then picked up another steamed crab and began to peel it.
Seeing this, Xiao Cheng gradually put away the smile on his face.
He usually has servants to serve him when he eats, so he doesn't need to do the crab peeling work himself. Just now when he saw that Qin Mu didn't eat his food, he thought it was because he was too far away to pick it up, but it turned out that he didn't like it.
Pursing his lips, Xiao Cheng also picked up a steamed crab and peeled it in a similar manner. His hands are small, so it is unavoidable to be a little clumsy when doing these things. After finally peeling a crab, Qin Mu's bowl has already piled up a lot of crab roe and crab meat, all of which were made by Gu Qin.
I can't help but feel a little unhappy.
Fortunately, he was the best at hiding his emotions, and a gentle smile appeared on his face again, "I didn't think carefully. Next time, I will ask the imperial chef to cook a seafood feast with only meat and no shells."
Qin Mu replied politely: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."
This little episode was over, Xiao Cheng seemed to have forgotten the business, and didn't bring up the matter of the military talisman again, but just smiled and introduced the dishes of the table to Qin Mu, and asked about Qin Mu's favorite dishes by the way.
Qin Mu also wanted to divert Xiao Cheng's attention, so he simply chatted with him enthusiastically. As a result, Gu Qin on the other side was left out in the cold and could only eat quietly by himself.
The crisis seemed to be over, but Gu Qin dared not relax.
When the meal was over, Gu Qin suggested that it was too late and he wanted to go back to rest, but Xiao Cheng was not in a hurry to let him go, "It's rare for you and my brother to get together, the general is in such a hurry to leave, it would be too embarrassing for me."
"this… "
"If the general gets drunk later on, you might as well stay overnight in my mansion. I'll send you to the general's mansion in person tomorrow morning." Xiao Cheng's voice was gentle but tough.
Gu Qin was silent, and said: "In this case, the last general can only be respectful rather than obedient."