Gu Huaijiang nodded, "About ten days ago, we received a letter from the Yufu faction, she said that she was trying to save us. The letter was sent to the prison, so it was inevitable that it would not fall into the hands of others, so she did not Make it clear exactly how you plan to save her. But in any case, we don't want her to risk her life."
Yin Jiqian handed him the food and money, "Master Gu, to tell you the truth, Yufu never gave me any news. If I hadn't come to see you today, I wouldn't know that she had contacted you. I would have known." She must be trying to save you, she can't escape alone!"
Gu Huaijiang waved his hand, "Miss Yin, you shouldn't have come to this place, it won't do you any good to let your father and brother know. It's a good thing that Yufu escaped from the emperor, and we at the Guhou Mansion don't want to implicate anyone anymore."
He didn't tell Yin Jiqian about the fact that Gu Shubai was still alive in Yufu's letter, the less one person knows about this matter, the safer it is for Yufu and Gu Shubai.
"Ji Yao."
Gu Jiuge's voice came from behind, and Yin Jixie turned her head, Gu Jiuge said to her through the fence of the cell: "You listen to my father, leave quickly. We are not injured, and those jailers are not big Those who are treacherous and evil will not do anything to us."
"Yes, Miss Yin, you see, no one cares about us practicing swords with wooden sticks in prison. It's not as bad as you think!"
Gu Wenqing comforted her with a smile, Gu Xiang and Gu Yi had already picked up the food she brought, and said vaguely while eating: "But the food in this prison is really not flattering, the cakes you sent are really delicious , I haven’t had it for a long time. Hey—”
Gu Yi suddenly picked up a piece of pink pastry, "Isn't this Yufu's favorite crab cake?"
With his words, everyone became silent. Yin Jixie knew that they were pretending to be optimistic because they didn't want to worry about herself. In fact, they were already prepared to die generously in their hearts.
She paused, and said to Gu Huaijiang: "Master Gu, as long as there are loyal ministers in the Dongling Dynasty, His Majesty will not let you be executed easily. Yufu will definitely come back to save you, although you asked me to persuade her not to do so , but you should understand that it is useless to persuade anyone. However, there is a major event in the court recently, and you may not know it. Beili sent a child as an envoy, which is very difficult. He also said that Prince Beili will Visiting in person, the whole court attaches great importance to this matter."
Gu Huaijiang really came alive, "Why did Beili's envoys come at this time? For many years, Beili and the two countries in the south have never committed any crimes. Now that they send envoys, do they want to take advantage of the chaos in Dongling like Xikun?" Do something?"
Gu Jiuge said: "It's unheard of for a child to be an envoy. Who is this Beili Chujun? I've never heard of the Chujun personally going on an envoy. Beili and Dongling have no diplomatic relations, so they come here as soon as they come. Your Majesty, it's really weird."
Yin Jiyu felt that they had misunderstood the matter, and said quickly: "Oh, don't worry about whether they will harm Dong Ling. You should think about whether this matter will help you get rid of your charges! Anyway, I think it is. It's helpful, I heard that the child is very interested in the Guhou Mansion, and he kept clamoring to let the warriors of Beili compete with you, so that His Majesty can never deal with you!"
"I see."
Gu Huaijiang said: "Presumably His Majesty did not agree, but because of the honor of Beili's envoys, he did not dare to act rashly. No wonder Yin Shuo was able to insert his hand into the prison of Dali Temple, but he did not punish us."
Yin Jixie nodded quickly, "Yes, that's it! I vaguely heard people in the mansion say that His Majesty really wants to befriend Bei Li, and he also knows that our Dongling can't stop Xikun's wolf ambition without Gu Jiajun. In fact... actually… "
She bit her lips hesitantly, "Once I overheard the conversation of the eldest brother's subordinates. In fact, His Majesty planned to let you go, but he just cut off his official posts and confined you in the mansion. But the eldest brother has always disagreed, and he has been persuading His Majesty to detain you. , Boss Ji and the others were dismissed, mostly because of my elder brother..."
After she spoke, her voice became softer and softer, but Gu Huaijiang received another message from her words.
"This shows that the court is now under Yin Shuo's control. After all, His Majesty is young, and his scheming is much worse than Yin Shuo's. Elder Ji and others were designed to be eradicated by him. Now there are still people in the court. Who is Yin Shuo's opponent?"
At this moment, Gu Huaijiang is still worried about Dongling's country and society, not his own safety, which makes Yin Jiyu even more ashamed.
Why does she have such a big brother
If Yin Shuo could have a bit of character in Guhou's mansion, Dong Ling's court would not be in such a mess.
Gu Jiuge said: "Ji Yan, don't think too much. Your elder brother is your elder brother, you are you, and what he does has nothing to do with you. You have done enough and helped us a lot. I don't know Will there be any life to repay your kindness in the future, if not, I will repay you in the next life."
Yin Jixie blushed slightly, "You have said this many times, and I have kept it in my heart. But there is no afterlife, so I will repay it in this world."
She packed the food box and went out, suddenly remembered something, turned to him and said, "By the way, I told the jailers that I was here to meet my lover, so it would be safer even if my elder brother found out, don't you I slipped my mouth. If Yufu comes back or there are new movements in the court, I will find a way to inform you!"
After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry.
"Second brother, meet your lover!"
While eating the cake, Gu Yi winked at him with a teasing expression.
Gu Jiuge didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he casually took out a piece of pastry from Yin Jizheng's bag, and threw it at Gu Yi, "I can't stop you from eating it!"
He also couldn't tell what mood he was in now, Yin Ji had changed a lot, and unconsciously touched his heart, making him unable to help but worry.
But the current situation in Gu Hou's mansion makes it impossible for him to express his true thoughts to Yin Jiyu. Enter Hou Fu.
He couldn't express his true feelings anymore.
"Father, what are you thinking?"
He suddenly saw Gu Huaijiang sitting cross-legged on the ground, looking thoughtful. When everyone heard his words, they all looked at Gu Huaijiang.
Gu Huaijiang said softly: "As you said, Beili and Dongling have never had any contact, how could Dongling be sent as an envoy at this time, and he is still such a special person..."
Gu Xiang put down the pastry and frowned, "Father, when is this? We can't protect ourselves. Are you still worried that Bei Li will be bad for Dong Ling? If they are really ambitious, then let Yin Shuo and the others take a look. Can Dongling win the battle without our Guhou Mansion!"
"No, being a father doesn't mean that."
Gu Huaijiang said: "Father means that Yufu found your eldest brother, where did he find it? At this moment, Beili's envoys came, it is too coincidental."
A flash of light flashed in Gu Jiuge's mind, and he suddenly thought of something, "Father, what do you mean, this Beili envoy is related to Yufu?"
…
"After all, the West Lake in mid-June, the scenery is not the same as the four seasons..."
The clear West Lake is azure, and a huge dragon boat is sailing on the lake. There are a lot of people standing on the deck of the boat, which look like ants from a distance.
The sound of piano and singing came from the center of the lake, and a gust of wind blew, and the lotus leaves all over the lake swayed with the wind, and the lotus flowers swayed like graceful girls.
The beautiful scenery in front of them is refreshing, and all the courtiers in Dongling are very satisfied. It seems that it is a very wise decision to invite envoys to visit the West Lake today.
Among the large group of courtiers standing on the deck, only a grand master's chair was placed in the front, and a child less than half a person's height was dressed in brocade clothes, sitting on the chair with his legs crossed, watching the scenery.
He had a round bun face, white and clean, a pair of black eyes, red lips and white teeth, he looked very clever and cute.
Even Yin Shuo, the most senior official in the court, had to stand behind him. After standing for a while, he waved his hand to the people below, "Come here, bring some chairs for your lords to sit on."
It didn't make sense that they all had to stand, but Ji Chengfa could only sit. He was a child of the Beili royal family after all, and Yin Shuo's identity could sit in front of Ning Chengzhi.
When Ji Chengfa heard the voice, he turned his head with a smile, "Oh, I'm so sorry, there is no chair on this boat, only the one under my butt."
The courtiers were used to his soft, milky voice, and they all said, "It's okay, it's okay, we'll just stand, just stand."
They could stand, but Yin Shuo couldn't. He raised his eyebrows and looked at the harmless Ji Chengfa, "Dare to ask Mr. Ji, how is it possible that the dragon boat bestowed by His Majesty has only one chair?"
This time Ji Cheng didn't turn his head back, "I heard that this boat was awarded to Guhou's mansion in the past, isn't Guhou's mansion guilty now? Those chairs are bad luck, so I ordered everyone to throw them away."
As he said, he patted the chair under his buttocks, "This young master brought this from Beili. Are Yin Shoufu's feet sore? Do you want to sit down?"
Yin Shuo really dared to answer that he wanted to sit, but he didn't want Ji Chengfa to change the subject, "It's a pity that this chair is a treasure of my Beili royal family, so only people in the royal family can sit on it. Look, isn't there a bright yellow mark on it?"
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger, and there was indeed a beautiful transparent amber stone near the back of the chair, with a piece of bright yellow brocade embedded underneath. Inside the amber stone is an insect that no one has ever seen before. It looks very fierce and can't help but be curious.
"Master Ji, what kind of bug is in this amber? It looks majestic."
Yin Shuofan was pushed behind by the crowd, he snorted, turned his head and walked to the side of the boat by himself.
The status of Beili as a powerful country is deeply rooted in the hearts of Dongling's officials, especially when the Dongling dynasty is unstable, even if Beili's envoy is just a child, they still praise him like the moon.
They are more curious about everything about Bei Li, even if it's just a bug in the amber.
Even when it was so obvious that Ji Chengfa didn't give everyone chairs to sit on purpose, no one dared to raise objections. Yin Shuo looked down on the faces of these ministers in his heart, and he didn't want to get angry with Ji Cheng for a few chairs.
This is the advantage of Beili sending a child here, no matter how mischievous he is, it will not damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries. As for the child, how can you be angry with a child in the state of etiquette in Donglingtangtang
Surrounded by the crowd, Ji Chengfa moved his butt "considerately" to let everyone see the amber clearly, "This is a kind of bug in our Beili, called the poisonous bug, isn't it very powerful just by looking at it?"
Everyone couldn't help taking a few steps back, "There is a poisonous insect in this amber, isn't Mr. Ji afraid?"
"Don't be afraid."
Ji Cheng made a milky voice and said, "Although this insect is called a vicious poisonous insect, it is actually not poisonous, but it is quite sinister. As for poison, it will only borrow it from others. Don't you think it is very sinister?"
Yin Shuo listened from the outside, his face suddenly changed, he always felt that there was something in Ji Cheng's speech that seemed to be mocking him.
But when he looked closely at the child's face, he couldn't see anything unusual, Yin Shuo could only keep his doubts in his heart, the only thing he could be sure of was that this Ji Chengfa was definitely not an ordinary envoy, he must have some purpose.
The little child rested his chin on both hands, and suddenly sighed, "Is this the most famous West Lake in your Dongling? It's only this big, and you can swim in half a day. In that song, there's something about connecting the lotus leaves to the sky. With such a big place, how dare you talk to the sky?"
Everyone changed their expressions, "Master Ji, what you mean is that you have a lake in Beili that is bigger than West Lake?"
"Of course there is."
With dark eyes, Ji Chengfa simply stood up from the chair, with a posture of pointing out the country, "We have many lakes in Beili that are bigger than the West Lake, and I have visited them before. Let's not talk about it, let's just say that there is a Beiming lake." Lake, there is a kind of fish in the lake called the Kun. The Kun is so big, I don’t know how many thousands of miles away it is, its back is like a penglai on the sea, and its fins are like clouds hanging from the sky.”
Everyone was stunned when they heard it, "Is it really that big?"
The fish in the lake are thousands of miles long, so how big is the lake that holds the fish
Everyone had never been to Beili, and they knew little about the local customs and customs of Beili, so they were skeptical and did not dare to refute Ji Chengfa.
Ji Chengfa said without losing face: "I don't like to look at this small lake. By the way, I told Emperor Ning what happened to the martial arts contest between the two countries' warriors?"
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, Ji Chengfa wanted to compete against other people, but people from Guhou's Mansion.
Ning Chengzhi dismissed this idea a long time ago, but he didn't want to speak out to Ji Cheng, for fear of making him unhappy and hurting his diplomatic relationship with Bei Li.
Yin Shuo took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty has already agreed on the martial arts competition. It is the first time that the two countries meet each other. It is also a good thing to learn from each other's martial arts. However, there is no way for Mr. Ji to compete with people from the Marquis Gu's mansion. That is Dongling's criminal ministers are going to commit crimes, so they can't easily get out of the Dali Temple prison."
These days when Ji Chengfa came to Dongling, Yin Shuo was the one he didn't want to see the most. Hearing this, he rolled his eyes at him, "Apart from people from Guhou's mansion, what other masters do you Dongling have? Could it be that you, Chief Assistant Yin, are going to come up to Bei Li?" The warriors can't fight?"
Beili's bodyguards who were guarding the dragon boat rushed up, all of them were tall and strong, and they knew that their martial arts were extraordinary just by their posture, and those short ministers hurriedly stepped back.
"Beili's warriors are tall and tall. They are really different from my Dongling people. They are indeed brave and brave."
Ji Chengfa snorted, "Are you talking about them? They are only medium-sized among my Beili people. I didn't bring out the tall ones, for fear of frightening you ministers in the south. Just these ordinary people and yours. Warriors fight, I'm afraid..."
The little child's eyes were sharp, and his eyes lingered on the guards brought by Minister Dongling, with a look of disdain, "I'm afraid you still can't beat them."
Ministers: "..."
Beili's waiters really don't give them any face. Even Ji Chengfa, a child, is so bold, which shows that Beili's national power is strong and confident.
Yin Shuo stood aside and watched him secretly, unable to tell which of his words were true and which were false. What vicious insects, what big fish in Beiming Lake, and these tall guards are only of medium height...
He didn't say a word of kindness, but Yin Shuo was at a loss as to whether he should believe it or not.
If you believe it, Bei Li's strength is too strong, far beyond their imagination. If you don't believe it, it is impossible for an eight-year-old child to tell a lie.
Yin Shuo felt that he had suffered a great loss at this moment. The people of Beili knew the situation of their Dongling very well, but they knew nothing about Beili.
Especially the prince of Beili who will arrive at the imperial capital in a few days, it is said that he came from the territory of Xikun opposite Zhuguan...
Yin Shuo smiled and said, "Tomorrow's martial arts competition will be fine. Our Dongling's warriors are not only from the Marquis Gu's mansion. However, the prince of Beili heard that he has arrived at Zhuguan. Dare to ask Mr. Ji why his highness came from the territory of Xikun?" come over?"
What
Prince Beili came from the territory of Xikun. Could it be that Beili and Xikun colluded
All the ministers stared at Ji Chengfa, who ate a lychee and casually spit the core into the West Lake, "Because our Highness is the first to go to Xikun as an envoy."
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Friendly reminder: the last scene of this chapter is not environmentally friendly, please do not imitate it~