The boy stood outside the gazebo, trembling with fear.
The master has been playing the piano all night.
The sound of the piano is very nice, but the boy knows that this is a precursor to the young master's anger.
This is a luxurious house, not too far from Baiyi Lane where rich and powerful gather.
Before Zhou Jin came to Beijing, the servants bought it in advance.
Since returning from the Hou Mansion, Zhou Jin has been sitting in the gazebo and playing the piano.
The sound of the piano fluctuates, or is lingering, or the sky is full of wind and snow, or whispers the heartfelt words, or blood flows like a river.
The boy stood outside the gazebo, the more he listened, the more nervous he became. I was afraid that if I peeped into my master's heart, I would be killed and silenced.
It wasn't until the steward arrived in a hurry that the servant secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"My lord, it's late at night and the dew is heavy. Be careful of catching a cold. Go back to your room."
The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, as if someone cut it off with a knife.
Zhou Jin looked up at the steward.
The steward was a little flustered, but he still said, "Young master should take care of your health."
Zhou Jin laughed, "In your eyes, what about my son?"
"Young master is naturally excellent."
"In the eyes of women?"
"Needless to say, it's definitely better to be first-class. Those oirans don't care about your son."
Zhou Jin smiled mockingly, "But there are people who treat me with contempt. They treat me like nothing."
The steward was speechless and dared not make a sound. Afraid of touching Zhou Jin's Ni Lin.
Zhou Jin suddenly broke out, picked up the valuable Guqin, and smashed it heavily on the stone table.
Once, then again, the guqin was smashed to pieces. There is no hope of even repairing it.
This peerless guqin is now useless.
The management is distressed, the Guqin is distressed, and the money is even more distressed.
Master, what you smashed was not the piano, but the money.
But he didn't dare to say it, so he could only stand by the side with lowered eyebrows, like a quail.
After smashing the guqin, Zhou Jin seemed to lose his temper.
He laughed, took the wine jug, and poured it directly into his mouth.
"It's really ridiculous. Thinking that I, Zhou Jin, the overlord of the sea, will be trapped by a woman one day, you say it's ridiculous."
"Young master is drunk!"
Holding a jug in hand, Zhou Jin swayed back and forth in the gazebo.
He shook his head again and again, "You're wrong, I'm not drunk, I'm more sober now than ever. Isn't it just a woman, do I care about her? Yes, I really care about her. However, she doesn't even look straight I refuse to give it to my son."
"That's because Mrs. Zhao doesn't know the real identity of the young master."
"What identity? Overlord of the sea?"
Zhou Jin kicked over the stone bench.
"Did you forget that this young master's identity is not visible?"
"Damn the little one."
Zhou Jin pointed at the steward, "You really deserve to die."
The steward knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty.
The boys in the back also knelt down to plead guilty.
Zhou Jin snorted twice, with only indifference in his eyes, without any emotion.
"If she, Gu Jiu, is my robber, I will admit it. But I will not accept my fate."
So what if you get married, so what if you have a child
The woman he likes, even if he uses any means, he will still grab it.
Even if she hates him, blames him, or even wants to kill him, he will do whatever it takes to hold her in his arms.
He is the king of the sea, and his woman is the queen of the sea.
He didn't pay attention to the emperor's grandson at all.
Zhou Jin drank all the wine in the flagon in one gulp.
Then he ordered the steward, "Draw a few boats out, and I want to cooperate with Mrs. Zhao to form a fleet."
The steward turned pale with shock, "Master, think twice."
Zhou Jin slammed into a chair with a golden knife, "Is this young master no boat or no one? Can a few boats make this young master go bankrupt?"
The steward said hastily: "It's not worth the loss to set up a fleet with Mrs. Zhao. What should we do if her people find out our identities?"
"You don't understand the principle of killing and silence. If anyone can't control his mouth, just throw it into the sea and solve it."
The steward frowned, "However, there are also eunuchs among the people Zhao Madam sent to the south."
"A dead eunuch, I don't think he has the guts to go to sea. All right, do as I tell you. From now on, my son will change his mind and become a businessman who runs his own business."
The steward looked at Zhou Jin like he was insane.
Zhou Jin laughed. After laughing, his face turned cold, "On land, we are businessmen. But on the sea, we meet gods and kill gods, and Buddhas and Buddhas. Anyone who dares to stop us will be killed without mercy! "
"Kill without mercy!"
The boys were all excited.
They follow Zhou Jin, all they want is a lot of money, a lot of women, and happy grievances. I can't understand it, so I just go in with a white knife and go in with a red knife.
After everyone got excited, Zhou Jin announced: "Get ready, we will leave for the south in a few days."
When he comes to the capital next time, he won't be so passive.
He will definitely make Gu Jiu look him in the right eye, and make Gu Jiu firmly remember him in his heart.
…
Gu Yue followed Mrs. Xie to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense.
Xie has been very worried recently.
Seeing that another year will pass, but the marriage of the two daughters has not yet been settled.
Gu Shan's marriage cannot be delayed any longer, and neither can Gu Yue's marriage.
From last year to this year, she looked at a dozen homes for Gu Shanxiang, but she didn't like one.
In Xie's heart, she planned to marry Gu Shan high. At least not worse than Gu Jiu.
Gu Yue, since it's a second marriage, the standard can be lowered a bit.
But even so, I still haven't found a suitable one.
Either others look down on Gu Yue, or Gu Yue looks down on others, or neither of them looks down on the other.
Xie Shi was heartbroken.
In addition, the daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hu, is very powerful. She tried to seize her power as soon as she entered the house, and there were several rounds of trouble.
Relying on the status of mother-in-law, Mrs. Xie was able to draw with Mrs. Hu.
Now, she can't control the Hu family at all, and she can't let the Hu family set the rules just because of her mother-in-law status.
In private, Mrs. Xie and Gu Yue complained, "It is said that the girl from the scholarly family is gentle. Look at Mrs. Hu, she looks like a shrew. She even cares about me. Does she take my mother-in-law seriously?" ?”
Gu Yue echoed and said a few words.
Xie Shi held back his breath.
Two days ago, after eating the wedding wine in the Hou Mansion, Gu Yue proposed to burn incense and pray at Xiangguo Temple, Xie's heart was moved when he heard it.
No, they arrived at Xiangguo Temple today.
Gu Shan was a little bored, her mind was not on burning incense.
The Hou Mansion introduced two marriages for her, both of which were excellent, but they were all rejected by the Xie family. Talking offended people, the man's family saw it, and they were not interested in continuing to contact.
Gu Shan felt resentful in her heart.
There are countless good families in the capital, and there are also countless unmarried young people with aspirations.
If she wasted like this day after day, she must be dragged into an old maid.
Looking at the mother and daughter who were kissing and talking in front of her, she felt even more resentful.
Gu Yue is her nemesis.
Ever since Gu Yue came back from Haixibo Mansion, her marriage has not been going well.
Countless times, she wondered if Gu Yue had tampered with it in private, but couldn't find evidence.
"Why doesn't Fourth Sister go to burn incense?" Mrs. Hu asked Gu Shan.
"Didn't sister-in-law go too?" Gu Shan was depressed.
Looking at the Daxiong Palace, Mrs. Hu said with a smile, "I'll burn it after my mother-in-law finishes burning the incense."
Gu Shan asked curiously: "Sister-in-law is asking for a child? You should worship Guanyin for giving away your child."
Hu pursed her lips and smiled, and said generously: "I am not only asking for a son, I am asking for everything, I am asking for the safety of my family, and I am asking for my husband's wishes to come true."
Gu Shan nodded, "The township examination is coming soon, and I also hope that Sixth Brother can achieve what he wants and win the exam once."
Gu Teng is still only a scholar.
If he wins the provincial examination this year, he will be able to participate in next year's competition.
Hu said with a smile: "Fourth sister has a heart. Let's go burn incense too."
The aunt and sister-in-law walked into the hall together, lit incense candles, knelt in front of the Buddha, and prayed devoutly.
What Gu Shan asked for was nothing more than a wishful marriage.
Her request was not high, and she was very satisfied with the marriage proposed by the Hou Mansion. It's a pity that it was rejected by Mrs. Xie.
Gu Shan made a wish, hoping that next time, she could persuade her father to attend the wedding for her.
Father is definitely more reliable than mother.
After making a wish, he kowtowed and stood up.
The Su Zhai of Xiangguo Temple is very famous.
It's rare to come here, so naturally I have to stay for a vegetarian meal.
Zhike monk arranged them to rest in the backyard.
Gu Yue said: "I have heard that the maple leaves in Xiangguo Temple are extremely beautiful. Mother, I will go to the back mountain first. I will come back before noon."
Mrs. Xie nodded, "You have to be careful. Go early and return early."
Gu Yue covered her lips and smiled, "Don't worry, mother, I'm an adult now, I can't lose it."
Gu Shan looked at Mrs. Hu.
Hu said with a smile: "Fourth sister, let's also go to admire the maple leaves."
Mrs. Xie was getting old and didn't want to move, so she stayed in the wing to rest.
Gu Yue walked out of the courtyard gate and hurried forward. When he turned a corner, he disappeared.
Gu Shan chased her out and looked around, "It's strange, the third sister was clearly here just now, why did she disappear in the blink of an eye?"
Hu laughed at her, "Fourth sister, you don't like to see third sister so much on weekdays, why do you want to enjoy the maple leaves with her today? Wouldn't it be better for you if she wasn't here?"
Gu Shan stomped her feet, "I don't want to admire the maple leaves with her. I think she is sneaky, and she must have no good intentions. I want to keep an eye on her."
Hu shook his head and smiled, and said, "Fourth sister, why bother? It's rare to come to Xiangguo Temple, let's go to the back mountain. Don't waste your good time for irrelevant people."
Gu Shan looked around but couldn't find Gu Yue, so she had no choice but to give up. Go to the back mountain with Hu to enjoy the maple leaves.
Gu Yue hid in the dark, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally got rid of the follower Gu Shan.
Seeing no one around, she entered the Moon Cave Gate again and headed for the most remote courtyard.
The door opened, and Gu Yue threw herself into Xie Shi's arms.
"Cousin, I miss you so much."
Xie Shi hugged Gu Yue tightly, "I miss you too."
The two kissed passionately, as if they were burning their lives.
After a long time, the two calmed down.
Gu Yue looked at him, without any warning, tears rolled down like beads of thread.
"Why are you crying?"
Xie Shi panicked, and wiped Gu Yue's tears with his sleeves.
Gu Yue turned her head and hid.
She asked him, "Is there any clue to what I told you last time?"
Xie Shi's face darkened, "You dislike me so much, you don't want to be with me so much?"
Gu Yue lowered her head and bit her lip, looking aggrieved.
Her voice was like a mosquito, "Cousin, I might be pregnant."
"What? What did you just say?" Xie Shi frowned, as if he was hallucinating.
"I might be pregnant." Gu Yue suddenly raised her voice, then lowered her voice again, "I might be pregnant, I still dare to see a doctor, but I think I should be pregnant."
Xie Shi was surprised at first, and then showed an expression of ecstasy.
"Really? Really pregnant? It's my baby, right?"
Gu Yue nodded.
Xie Shi laughed, "I will marry you, and you will give birth to the child."
Gu Yue pushed Xie Shi away expressionlessly, "You marry me? What are you going to marry me with? By the time you marry me, I probably won't be able to cover my stomach anymore. I gave birth to a child within three to five months of marriage. Three-year-olds know what's going on.
You said, will I still have the face to meet people by then? After the child is born, can he hold his head up and be a man? Cousin, we can't have this child. "
"You want to kill the child?" Xie Shi's face was gloomy and frosty.
Gu Yue wept silently, "Do you think I want to abort the child? I married Zhao Erlang and haven't conceived for such a long time. I once thought that I would not be able to have children in this life.
Do you know that when I found out that I might be pregnant, I was more ecstatic than you, ten times and a hundred times happier than you.
But I can't bear a dishonorable reputation, and you can't bear a dishonorable reputation either. Cousin, please help me. After fulfilling me, I will marry me. In the future, we will have children. "
"Ridiculous! Since you decided to marry me, why did you kill our child? If outsiders want to talk, let him talk. I will come to propose marriage today, and try to hold a wedding next month. In this way, when the child is born , the big deal is that the child was born prematurely.”
Gu Yue shook her head desperately, with a painful expression, "Cousin, you don't understand."
Xie Shi sneered, "It's not that I don't understand, it's that you never thought about marrying me from the beginning to the end. It's all an excuse that you want to kill the child. You're trying to force me, aren't you? "
Xie Shi bullied himself and forced Gu Yue into a corner.
"Gu Yue, do you really have a heart? Are you still human? How could you be so cruel that you even want to kill your own child. Tell me!"
Xie Shi's eyes were bloodshot, like a trapped animal, unable to find a way out.
Gu Yue looked frightened, "Cousin, don't be like this, you scared me. I, I, am not what you think. I am not as miserable as you said."
"Then how are you? Tell me!"
Gu Yue cried and threw herself into Xie Shi's arms again.
"Cousin, forget about me, I'm a bad woman. Let's treat this child as if he has nothing to do with us. "
"No, the child must be born."
Gu Yue gritted her teeth, "There is only one way to give birth to a child."
"any solution?"
Gu Yue looked up at him, and said solemnly: "Send me to the palace."
"You're crazy!" Xie Shi pushed her away.
Gu Yue pressed forward step by step, bullying her, "Didn't you keep saying that you want me to give birth to a child? Why don't you want to give the child a noble status? In the end, you are still selfish, you just want to possess me, let me I gave birth to you. But you never considered my feelings."
Xie Shi angrily scolded, "Nonsense. I will raise my child. A son does not think his mother is ugly, and a dog does not think his family is poor. Even if I do not have a distinguished status, my son will not dislike the surname Xie.
You are clearly jealous of Gu Jiu, you want to climb higher and try to overwhelm Gu Jiu, that's why you deliberately plan to enter the palace. Even if you enter the palace, you are still a concubine, and you are no match for Gu Jiu.
Moreover, you are pregnant, so you cannot enter the palace, and it is even more impossible for the child to change his appearance and become the prince's son. You've been daydreaming all along. "
Gu Yue sighed softly, "There is something that I haven't told you cousin. Last month, when we met, I slept with the prince."
"What? You?"
Xie Shi was shocked and couldn't believe it, "How is it possible!"
"You had something to leave at the time. But you didn't know that the prince saw me and was very interested in me. I followed suit and obeyed the prince. Afterwards, I specially reminded the prince not to mention me in front of you. "
Xie Shi took two steps back, pointed at Gu Yue's abdomen, "Then what about the child in your belly?"
"It's yours!" Gu Yue said loudly, "However, it can also be the prince's. Cousin, the future of this child depends on how you choose.
Send me into the palace, and the child will become a royal family, and he will be prosperous and rich all his life. The two of us joined hands inside and out to support our child to inherit the throne.
Just think about it, how wonderful it will be for children to grow up and inherit the throne in the future. Xie's family can also jump into the dragon's gate, and thus skyrocket. Cousin, this opportunity is so rare, do you really have the heart to give it up? "
Xie Shi's complexion changed, his eyeballs rolled left and right, and his forehead was already covered with dense beads of sweat.
"You, have you been scheming from the beginning? From the beginning, you used me to kill Zhao Erlang, and now you use me to try to enter the palace. Gu Yue, do you have a heart?"
Gu Yue looked at him sadly, "Cousin, you are wrong. I never used you. From the beginning to the end, we are all grasshoppers on the same rope. If you die, I will die. If you live, I will die." Also live. Do you want me to die, or do you want me to live?"