After that day, Qi Surong finally became a boudoir who stayed at home. She took medicine every day and wrote and embroidered in her spare time. Her activities were limited to the bedroom and the yard. Although it was a bit boring, Qi Surong did not feel depressed. In order to give birth to a healthy child in the future, she had to take good care of her body and could no longer be as casual as usual.
Qi's father found his former subordinate to serve as a nurse. Gu Jinyun never had the chance to sneak into Qi's house to see Qi Surong secretly. He could only send some supplements and food from time to time. At the same time, he also took over the digital team, continued to collect intelligence, and then passed some more important news to Qi Surong.
The secret decree that Qi Surong forged finally bore fruit, and the emperor had begun to attack the Eighth Prince, gradually weakening his power. People who don't know the situation may not see the clues and think it is just an ordinary official transfer. But King Jing and others knew very well that Qi Surong's secret edict was like a sharp thorn, stuck firmly in the emperor's throat. Being suspicious by nature, he would rather kill by mistake than let go.
Qi Surong guessed that King Jing and others would send someone to quietly contact the Eighth Prince and take the opportunity to fan the flames. Qi Surong didn't know how many secret letters the late emperor had, or how many secret letters King Jing had found. The holders of each secret letter are the helpers left by the late emperor to King Jing. They are all loyal people carefully selected by the late emperor. Otherwise, the content of the secret letter should have been known to the emperor long ago, and King Jing would not have been able to Live to this day.
But these have nothing to do with Qi Surong, she just needs to watch with cold eyes. The purpose of taking the risk in the first place was to completely avoid this bloody power struggle.
Now this storm has gradually spread to the entire imperial court and most of the dignitaries in the capital, but they have not yet truly realized that this will be the beginning of a coup.
Fortunately for Qi Surong, the Feng family temporarily shifted their attention to the Qi family because of the changes in the forces in the DPRK. Another reason was that the parents of the Feng and Liu families had privately approved of the relationship between Feng Zhan and Liu Qian'er, so Qi Surong was able to rest at home and recuperate for the time being.
The marriage of both parties was put on hold, and Feng Zhan felt relieved. Although the last plot against Gu Jinyun did not get the expected result, he finally had some buffering time. He heard that his sweetheart was ill in bed, so he often visited Qi's house, but unfortunately he never saw her in person.
The less I see you, the more I miss you. The feeling of lovesickness accumulates over time and has almost been engraved in the bone marrow. However, he became more and more indifferent to Liu Qian'er, always believing that what happened that night was planned by her or her family, and as a result, he gradually became alienated from his good friend Liu Muhan. He began to get close to Xu Chen's students. Ji Yun and others were the senior students of "Zhuo Fan", and Qi Subao was the younger brother of his sweetheart. On the one hand, he wanted to ask them about "Zhuo Fan", but on the other hand, he wanted to ask them about "Zhuo Fan". I want to contact Su Rong through Su Bao.
After spending a few days together, he found that these people were indeed worth getting to know. They were talented, had unique insights, and had the same interests as him. Now they have all passed the palace examination and entered the court as officials. Although his official rank is low, his future is promising. Except for "Zhuo Fan" who has no reference and the young treasure, Xu Chen's three students are all outstanding, no worse than other colleges.
Unfortunately, Feng Zhan never got any news about "Zhuo Fan". Ji Yun and others only knew that "he" had a mysterious origin and his whereabouts were elusive. However, Zhuo Fan would occasionally write to them, specifically reminding them to keep a low profile for the time being and not to participate in government affairs. It would be best to apply for external transfer.
This request is undoubtedly incomprehensible to the three young people who have just entered the court and want to show their ambitions. But they all know that "Zhuo Fan" is good at divination, and even if they are not completely trustworthy, they will not be completely fine. Therefore, since they entered the court, they have acted with caution. Most of the people who were officials at the same time as them were praised, but they were the only ones who were not sullen and suffered a lot of ridicule in private.
Among the three, Sun Junxuan was the most impatient. Just when he couldn't help but want to change his situation and be proactive, something big happened in the court. A fourth-grade official was killed on a prostitute's bed, which also affected several officials. Officials of Wei State are not prohibited from entering and leaving places of great influence, but they are not allowed to indulge in drinking and whoring. The murder of a fourth-grade official was originally a major event that outraged all officials in the court, but he died on the bed of a prostitute. This undoubtedly brought disgrace to the court and did not dare to investigate and deal with it openly.
These people were usually on good terms with the Eighth Prince. This incident not only cost the Eighth Prince a source of help, but also caused him to lose face. The emperor took the opportunity to reduce his power and went into war. No matter how stupid the Eighth Prince is, he should probably be aware of the Emperor's suspicion of him. The conflicts between the two gradually began to surface.
As soon as this incident came out, Sun Junxuan felt a cold sweat all over his body. Because he was planning to assist the inspector to sort out the backlog of case information. When the official was killed, the emperor immediately handed over the case to the prefect, who was assisted by the supervisory envoy. Everyone knows that this is a hot potato, and it involves too much, and it will be troublesome whether it is investigated or not. If Sun Junxuan came forward at this time, he would probably be ordered to cooperate with the supervisory envoy to handle this matter. When the time comes when the superior is fine, the scapegoat must be his subordinates.
This is just the beginning. On the surface, the court is calm, but in fact, there is a turbulent undercurrent. The battle between the emperor and the eighth prince has begun. Several distinct forces gradually formed in the court, and many young talents were invited. If they do not make their position clear, they will be restricted at every turn and will find it difficult to make any progress.
Among the three Ji Yun, Huang Zheng, who always greeted people with a smile, made the first choice and decisively applied for a foreign post, followed by Sun Junxuan. As for Ji Yun, he has his own considerations. Although he has not changed, his behavior has become increasingly low-key, and he has become the person with the least presence in the court.
After this incident, they were truly convinced of "Zhuo Fan"'s divination skills.
Two months later, Qi Surong's body recovered a lot. Qi's mother decided to take her to the temple to burn incense and relax.
Qi Surong felt like she was going moldy after not going out for a long time. It was sunny and windy outside, just as bright as her mood.
After arriving at the temple and worshiping the Bodhisattva, Qi's mother went to the Zen room to take a nap, while Qi Surong took a walk in the courtyard to enjoy the scenery.
She raised her eyes and saw a lake, remembering that Su Bao fell into the lake before and almost drowned, and it was Gu Jinyun who came to save him. Gu Jinyun was not familiar with her at that time, but he naturally helped her out. She didn't even remember how they became intimate, it seemed like everything happened naturally.
Gu Jinyun is not good at words and has a cold face. Men, not to mention women, would probably be a little frightened when they see him.
Thinking about it, Qi Surong couldn't help laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" As soon as he thought of him, he appeared. Qi Surong looked back and saw Gu Jinyun standing five steps away, staring at her quietly, with a thousand words in his eyes.
He kept this distance and remained motionless. Qi Surong smiled and walked towards him without hesitation. Gu Jinyun worked hard to restrain his desire to hold her in his arms.
"How are you?" His face was expressionless, but his eyes were focused.
Qi Surong nodded and said: "Much better. How about you? How is the injury on your back?"
"It's ready a long time ago." Gu Jinyun took out a brocade box and said, "Send it to you."
"What is it?" Qi Surong asked casually and opened the brocade box. There was a yellow jade inside.
"This is a fragrant stone, which can emit fragrance and help you sleep." Gu Jinyun explained.
"Thank you." Qi Surong accepted it unceremoniously and was about to wear it when a cold voice came from behind: "It's you again!"
Qi Surong looked back and saw Feng Zhan striding over, dodging the jade in Qi Surong's hand, glaring at Gu Jinyun and saying, "She is my fiancée, stay away from her."
Gu Jinyun looked at him coldly and remained silent.
Feng Zhan looked at Qi Surong again and asked, "Are you okay? Did he offend you?"
Qi Surong frowned slightly and replied: "Master Gu did not offend me."
"He has no good intentions towards you. I'm afraid he came here to see you on purpose today." The defensiveness in Feng Zhan's eyes was very obvious.
"Brother Feng, why are you here?" Qi Surong asked.
"I miss you every day, but your parents don't let me see you. I finally saw you going out today, so I followed you." As he said that, he held Qi Surong's hand, his eyes burning.
Qi Surong was unprepared for a moment and was grabbed by him. He struggled a few times but failed to break free.
Feng Zhan pulled her to his side, raised his eyes and looked directly at Gu Jinyun, and said possessively: "I want to have a good time with Su Rong, please leave immediately."
Gu Jinyun's eyes were filled with ice and he uttered two words coldly: "Let go."
"So what if I don't let go?" Feng Zhan not only didn't let go, but instead held Qi Surong in his arms, "She is my woman."
A trace of anger flashed in Gu Jinyun's eyes.
"Brother Feng..." Qi Surong was about to speak when Gu Jinyun had already taken action against Feng Zhan.
Feng Zhan took Qi Surong and gave way, then let her go and fought with Gu Jinyun.
"Stop fighting! In the pure land of Buddhism, wouldn't it make people laugh to fight like this?" Qi Surong shouted loudly.
The two of them were completely unaware, and the fight became more and more intense, with no mercy.
Qi Surong was worried about offending others, so she suddenly covered her chest and made a sign of pain.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Ping'er's nervous cry attracted the attention of the two people. Seeing Qi Surong's expression in pain, as if she was ill, they immediately stopped and rushed to her side, reaching out to help her.
The two hands stopped in mid-air, and their eyes were fighting in the air.
"Stop fighting." Qi Surong said softly.
"Su..." Feng Zhan was about to say something when he saw Qi Surong's hand put into Gu Jinyun's palm.
His expression changed, and he looked at her in disbelief.
Gu Jinyun helped her up and asked with concern: "How do you feel? Is there anything uncomfortable?"
Qi Surong shook her head, turned to look at Feng Zhan, and said seriously: "Brother Feng, I'm sorry, I like Mr. Gu. I keep your kindness in mind, but I can't accept it."
Feng Zhan stared at her without saying a word.
Qi Surong added: "I have always regarded you as my brother. I don't want to hurt you, and I don't want you to continue to misunderstand me."
"I don't believe it!" Feng Zhan said word by word, "That day in the other courtyard, you clearly had affection for me. That kind of docility and dependence was definitely not an act! When I met you, Gu Jinyun was still somewhere. What? How could you be in love with him? "
Qi Surong was about to speak out when she suddenly felt her waist tighten. Gu Jinyun lifted her chin, lowered his head and kissed her.
Ping'er's eyes widened and Feng Zhan was furious.
"Understood?" Gu Jinyun moved his lips, turned to Feng Zhan and said coldly.
Qi Surong lowered his head, his eyes full of shame. Although she and Gu Jinyun were already married, this was the first time they were so close in front of others.
Feng Zhan couldn't see Qi Surong's expression, but seeing her showing no resistance, his heart sank to the bottom of his heart.
"Fragrant stone." Gu Jinyun stretched out his hand towards him.
Feng Zhan tightened his fingers and slowly handed the fragrant stone to Gu Jinyun's hand, as if he was handing over his beloved, his heart ached uncontrollably.
His eyes always stayed on Qi Surong, hoping she could say something, but she didn't say anything until Gu Jinyun took her away.
Does she really like that cold man? Why? Why? No, he doesn't believe it, doesn't believe it!
"Poof!" Feng Zhan spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at the two people's leaving figures, his eyes red.
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