The First Prince's mansion is completely gone from the bustle of the past. Now there are two rows of soldiers standing guard at the door where he used to come in and out freely. The energetic stewards are waiting in front of the door, very respectfully leading the Master to enter.
Along the road, there are no wine ponds, meat forests and drunkards clamoring. This mansion is really rich and bright with pavilions, terraces and pavilions.
Turning halfway through the garden and walking along the long Chaoshou veranda, you can vaguely hear the clear laughter of the little boy in front of you. The laughter approached, followed by bursts of hot air—it actually attracted the hot springs into the mansion.
This is Shangjing City, which is no better than the other Guoshi Mansions backed by green hills. It is really a big deal to attract such a big hot spring into the mansion.
Chen Yubai looked around, and saw the eldest prince Murong Lei sitting far away on a flat boulder by the pool, with one leg propped up, wearing only a light purple tunic, his chest was open, and four of his ribs were severed. The scar on his face looks like a knife, but the smile on his face is so joyful and comfortable...it's disgusting.
The national teacher was wondering why he was the only one, and just now he clearly heard the laughter of the child. At this moment, there was a "crash" in the hot spring pool at his feet, and a small ball jumped out of the water out of thin air. High, with splashes and squeals of excited mischief.
This lightness skill is considered handsome, and the relatives in the distance clapped their hands in admiration and applauded loudly.
The little guy jumped ashore, looked back at his father triumphantly, then saluted the person in front of him with a giggle, and asked loudly with white steam on his head, "Hello, my lord! Is Master Guoshi here to see me?"
Master Guo Shi's eyebrows dripped with hot spring water, his face was as cold as ice: "... no, yes."
Xiao Shitou tilted his head, "Then you are looking for my father? My father is there—look, look!" He pointed out Murong Lei to Chen Yubai with his small chest, for fear that others would not know that it was his father.
Chen Yubai raised his sleeve and wiped the water from his face, and looked coldly: His Highness the Eldest Prince looked at his son, not to mention how proud and happy he was! It is estimated that even if his son stabs Master Guoshi at the next moment, he will only smile gently and say: Look at you, silly boy, the blood splashed all over your face.
At this moment, Chen Yubai really wanted to turn around and leave with integrity.
Fortunately, Gu Mingzhu walked into the garden at this time, and when she saw Master Guoshi dripping water all over her body, she knew who did the good deed. She reprimanded her son: "Why are you being naughty and teasing people again? Do you want to apologize to Master Guoshi?"
The little guy sucked a finger in his mouth, looked at the cold-faced national teacher with a smile and said, "I'm sorry! I won't do this next time!"
Chen Yubai would not seriously argue with the child, he just nodded slightly to let it go.
Unexpectedly, the little guy had just finished speaking, he giggled, turned around and jumped into the hot spring water with a "plop", and the water splashed Master Guoshi's head and face again!
Master Guoshi's cold face suddenly... Gu Mingzhu couldn't help but "puchi" a smile, but her son's naughtiness was wrong. She put down the fresh melons and fruits in her hand and came to catch the little guy. The little stone had already swam to his father's side. He slid his feet nimbly and climbed up the big rock, quickly arched into his father's arms, only sticking out his little fat buttocks.
Murong Lei laughed, and stretched his arms to wrap his wriggling son in his arms, with a heroic look of "killing the emperor, I will carry it for you".
The master of the state teacher hung down his dripping sleeves, thinking that he would make it clear to his wife when he went back: he, no, want, give birth, son, son!
**
The Master of the State is here to detoxify His Royal Highness the First Prince.
The cold poison that Murong Lei is suffering from is just a common poison, it is not difficult to cure, but Qianmi's blood is peculiar, so the prescription has to be adjusted blindly. Fortunately, the emaciated camel of His Royal Highness was bigger than a horse, so it could withstand such rounds of trials, and Chen Yubai gradually had an outline in his mind.
"I'll go back and think about it, and come back in five days." It was late, and he got up to leave.
Murong Lei tried the medicine for a day, and felt very uncomfortable in periods of extreme cold and extreme heat. Fortunately, Gu Mingzhu was by his side all the time, and he was still in good spirits.
"Your madam..." Murong Lei's rare tone was a little hesitant, "the day she entered the palace a while ago, the Qian secret envoy seemed to have done something, and was caught and tortured by the queen mother. I don't know what it was for. I haven't found out about it." But since there is such a move, the Empress Dowager Duanmi must have become suspicious of Ji Xiaoli's background.
Master Guoshi paused his hand for packing the medicine box, and thanked in a low voice: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, for the information."
Murong Lei looked a little tired, Gu Mingzhu gently rubbed his back, he slowed down and said in a low voice: "My body can bear it, if you are sure, come in three days."
Chen Yubai was really startled this time.
"In what capacity does His Royal Highness say this?" He asked with a slight smile.
Speaking of which, this is the serious brother-in-law.
However, this elder brother-in-law is obviously not like the Ji family's beloved sisters. He didn't even smile at the words, and replied coldly: "If the life of Mrs. Guoshi is discovered by the palace, it will definitely be another bloodbath." , I will naturally take on this matter as the Emperor of the Daye Royal Family and Suzaku Commander."
"Okay." Since Lord Xuanwu and Lord Suzaku joined forces, Chen Yubai had nothing to be polite about, "Then I will come back in three days."
Gu Mingzhu helped Murong Lei to rest, and when he came out to see the Master of the State Teacher, he said to him: "...the one in the palace seems to be arrogant and exposed, but actually has deep scheming. When I was a secret envoy, I saw a picture in her hand. , It was handed down by Qianmi's ancestors. When it was passed to her, there were already forty totems of the Dark Night Totem on the map. I have been away for seven years, and now that she manages it, I am afraid that the only thing that is missing right now is Qinglong, Baihu and Xuanwuling." After reaching the door, Gu Mingzhu stopped, "She has been obsessed with this all her life. Seeing that the great cause is about to be accomplished, she must The methods are getting worse and worse. Now that she is suspicious of Qin Sang, she probably won't let your wife go."
"Thank you for your vigilance." Chen Yubai thanked in a low voice, with a light tone, "Since she is my wife, I will protect her."
His tone was so firm, Gu Mingzhu forgot that he had been away for three days, and deliberately joked: "I heard that Mrs. Guoshi is ignorant and naive, so I'm afraid it's not easy to maintain?"
"I'm also a woman from the Qianmi clan, how does His Royal Highness protect her, and the pearls and jades come first, I should follow suit." Chen Yubai shot back without hesitation.
Gu Mingzhu sighed: "You still owe me a debt, so it's not good to piss me off like this?"
"You can count on me, and I will accompany you at any time." Chen Yubai said lightly.
You ask me how to maintain her
That's how it is-with me in front of her to shield her from the wind and rain, no one else is allowed to make fun of her.
**
When the night fell, Shangjing City had the heaviest rain since the beginning of winter.
The rain in the winter night is pattering, lingering and cold, making it even more peaceful in the middle of the night. Ji Xiaoli was lying on the bed covered with a quilt, listening to the pipa master in the courtyard complaining about the cold and damp winter rain, and she was flipping through an ancient book describing alchemy artifacts with great interest.
Chen Yubai came out of the clean room, glanced at the cover, and took the book away from her hand.
"Who allowed you to read this? Have you read all the scriptures I gave you?" He asked with a cold face.
"Uh..." Xiao Li was dumbfounded.
Chen Yubai squinted his eyes to look at her, and sneered: It is true that her stature has grown a lot, but her mentality... maybe Qin Sang has wrongly blamed herself all along. Most of Qianmi people are smart, but there are exceptions.
However, her ability to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages is really much stronger. When she saw his expression, she immediately pulled the quilt and rolled into the bed. It's just that his acting skills are still ordinary, he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep after yawning, without any ups and downs.
The corner of Chen Yubai's mouth twitched.
He sat on the bed, carried her over with the quilt, pinched her pink cheeks vigorously, and said coldly: "Stop pretending—open your eyes, I have something serious to tell you."
She opened one eye to make sure he was serious before opening the other.
Chen Yubai hugged her to sit up a bit, and asked her seriously: "The other day when we entered the palace, you saw the Empress Dowager Duanmi in the empress hall, didn't you?"
"Well... yes! She praised me for my good-looking eyebrows and eyes!" Xiao Li told him quite proudly when he remembered.
Chen Yubai patted her head, said "Yes" lightly, and said to her slowly: "The empress dowager seems to like you very much, but she is the empress dowager, she is different from you as a monarch and minister, you can't treat her as an ordinary person, Don't get close to her, understand?"
"clear!"
She agreed so simply, Chen Yubai didn't know where to start. Feeling guilty and complicated, he stretched out his arms to embrace her with compassion and love.
Dong Yu knocked on the bamboo window, lingering, he hugged her in his arms, bowed his head and kissed her temples gently for a while, and said to her in a low voice: "Xiao Li, no matter when or what happens, you have to remember: you are I am Chen Yubai's wife."
The person curled up in his arms was about to fall asleep, but hearing his solemn and lingering tone, she was also slightly moved. She thought about this sentence for a while, and suddenly had an idea: "That... Husband!"
The corner of Chen Yubai's mouth raised: "Huh?"
"That... that's... ma'am, ma'am... Madam accidentally dyed the plum grove in the back mountain green..."
After she finished speaking, she was so nervous that she secretly raised her eyes to look at him, seeing his expressionless face, her heart pounded even more, she gritted her teeth and resorted to the old method: she plunged into his arms, hugged his waist and rubbed against his body.
The big hand reached in and grabbed her two hands, then pulled her up, and Chen Yubai flipped over lightly and pinned her under him.
"That plum grove was specially transplanted from the Southern Dynasties. It is rare and precious," he said coldly. "How do you plan to pay for it?"
Xiao Li was pinned under his body by his locked wrists, unable to move, so he simply played a rogue: "Well... you can ask my husband to pay for it! He has a lot of money!"
Little rascal!
Chen Yubai couldn't help laughing, and laughed lightly, her hot breath brushed the tender flesh of her neck, she trembled, suddenly realized something, and shouted: "I will pay you back! You are not allowed to eat me!"
But her wealthy husband also moved very neatly. At this time, he had already untied her and only had a little bellyband hanging around his neck. He took a bite of the meatiest part of her chest through the bellyband, his voice was hoarse, cheerful, and he couldn't refuse: "It's only natural to pay the debt. You ruined my Merlin, pay with the flesh..."