It doesn't feel good being watched.
Gu Yuqi and her party took advantage of the night to leave the town without daring to stay too long, and walked directly on the road to the Northland.
After the turmoil in the inn, they were obviously not in such a relaxed mood before. Zhang Lan and his men were responsible for carrying their belongings. Without the carriage, they could only work harder, after all, their skills were the worst among these people. Zhang Lan and the others didn't have any complaints about playing the role of porter. If it weren't for Gu Yuqi, they would have died in the flood and plague long ago.
Gu Yuqi is undoubtedly like a reborn parent to them.
Zhao Wu leads the way with two guards, Chun Xing. Xia He is in charge of protecting Qiuyue, Dongxue, Rouge, Daimei, Runying, and the newcomer Lin Xiuer, while Wang Yan never leaves Gu Yuqi and Liang Huaiyu's side. His main task of being left behind was to protect the mother and daughter. As for others, even if they died in front of him, he would not take a second look.
Gu Yuqi originally tried to persuade Li Da to return to Jiangxia City quickly and stop following them, but Li Da refused, and even patted her chest to promise that she would not drag Gu Yuqi back. Gu Yuqi saw that he had made up her mind. And no longer force him to leave.
It's not that Gu Yuqi didn't suspect Li Da and the newcomer Lin Xiu'er. They traveled along the way, even staying in the inn on a temporary basis. How did those dead men know that they would go to that town and lay an ambush in advance
If there were foreign spies by her side, they could only be Li Da and Lin Xiu'er.
Li Da gave a warning in the inn. If it wasn't for winning her trust, he really wasn't an enemy. But this Lin Xiuer... As Gu Yuqi walked, her eyes fell on Lin Xiuer.
In the night, she was very quiet, without a single complaint. When the accident happened in the inn just now, no one cared where she was or what she was doing.
Gu Yuqi thought about it. I also feel that she is not like a spy. Everyone was defenseless against her along the way, and she has been helping Daimei with cooking and boiling water. If she wants to harm people, there are too many opportunities, and she can poison them. All were unnoticed.
For a while, Gu Yuqi was still in a cold sweat. She thought she was very careful, but there were still some negligence. She still had the same problem as in her previous life, trusting others too easily.
"Xiu'er, didn't I scare you just now?" Gu Yuqi took a few quick steps with her gun in hand, and caught up with Lin Xiu'er who was walking in front of her. asked.
"For a person who died once. There is nothing to be afraid of. Thank you for your concern." Lin Xiu'er turned her face slightly, and smiled faintly at Gu Yuqi. Under the swaying torch, her face looked very gentle and moving.
"It's good that you are not afraid." Gu Yuqi also smiled at her, "Maybe there will be dangerous things ahead."
"Miss, don't worry, you rescued Xiu'er twice, and Xiu'er has already decided to follow Miss. If there are difficulties in the future, I don't have to worry about Xiu'er." Lin Xiuer laughed.
Gu Yuqi looked at Lin Xiu'er in surprise, she turned out to be such a transparent person, she had already noticed her suspicion of her.
Seeing Gu Yuqi looking at her in surprise, Lin Xiu'er lowered her voice and said to Gu Yuqi, "I don't know what the identities of Miss and Madam are, but I can guess after seeing the skills of Miss and Madam and the guards and maids around me. Miss and Madam have extraordinary backgrounds. Xiuer is just a woman who was abandoned by her lover and family. She was already heartbroken, but thanks to Miss, she was rescued from such a place. No matter what happens in the future, Xiuer , Xiu’er promises that she will never betray Miss and Madam in this life.” She paused, “Maybe Miss will not trust Xiu’er very much now, but time will tell everything.”
Uh... This is the second time that Lin Xiuer has seen through Gu Yuqi's mind, and she was a little embarrassed for a while.
But Gu Yuqi's embarrassment soon passed, she also sent someone to check Lin Xiu's life experience before, and as expected, as the procuress of the brothel said, she is considered a small celebrity in Jiangxia City. The reason for her fame is simple, that is, she fell in love with her cousin-in-law. It's a pity that her heart is higher than the sky but her life is thinner than paper. Her lover and her cousin deceived her with flattering words, took her family's property, and ruined her reputation. In a rage, she set fire to her own house. On the contrary, a person who would rather destroy the jade than destroy it, would rather let his family's property be destroyed in his own hands than to take advantage of the couple. So she was sued to the government by that couple, who beat her into slavery and sold her into a brothel.
Speaking of it, she is also a strong and transparent person, very similar to her in the previous life, ruined by a word of love.
She looked at Gu Yuqi with a very calm and clear gaze. Gu Yuqi reached out and patted her on the shoulder lightly, "I'm sorry, I was overthinking."
"Anyone who is in the position of Miss will think too much. You don't have to blame yourself." Lin Xiu'er said to Gu Yuqi, "Miss shoulders the safety of so many people, it is impossible to be careless." Come to Zonghua.
"Then do you want revenge?" Gu Yuqi also lowered her voice and asked.
Revenge? Lin Xiuer's eyes became darker, who wouldn't want to take revenge? That pair of dogs used her feelings to deceive her, and even occupied the home that originally belonged to her, causing her to be sold as cheap and sold into a brothel, and almost fell to her death in frustration. She didn't die, and she left that kind of place again, and she will definitely come back to find them in the future! It's just that she is still very weak and not strong enough.
"Think." Lin Xiu'er didn't hide her hatred at all, the hatred and resentment suddenly ignited in her eyes, making Gu Yuqi seem to see herself in her previous life.
"Let's talk about it later." Gu Yuqi held her slightly cold hand and said softly, "Let them enjoy themselves for a while."
"Yes." Lin Xiuer nodded.
Gu Yuqi walked side by side with her, but all the memories in her mind were from her previous life.
At that time, she was extremely angry and resentful, but in the end she burned herself to death. Yes, she asked for everything. If she didn't fall in love with Yun Ke first, and didn't feel that she was special because of her identity as a time-traveling woman, Everywhere he asked him to love her like her, how could he fall to this point.
If it were not for her insistence, she should have been her concubine in the last life. Although she hadn't seen King Fu very much, an idle prince who has been practicing in the monastery should have good character and temper. It's not bad.
It was her coquettishness and domineering that broke the peaceful life that should have belonged to her. She insisted on throwing herself into a relationship that was destined to have no rewards.
Gu Yuqi couldn't help sighing silently.
Who in this life wanted her life so much? It was actually the dead who were sent.
She counted all the people she had offended in her mind, but she still had no clue.
Could it be Liu Yue and Gu Huaizhong? Gu Yuqi thought for a while, but still thought of two people. But she quickly rejected this idea in her heart. Liu Yue asked for the name of the Madam of the Hou Mansion. Once her mother left, the entire Dingyuan Hou Mansion would belong to her. What, are you panicking
As for Gu Huaizhong, Gu Yuqi didn't think it was very likely. She did slap him in the face when she left the capital, but after all, Gu Yuqi was his biological daughter. Isn't there an old saying that a tiger's poison doesn't eat its child? Even if it was embarrassing for him, she had also left the Hou's mansion, so why would she want her life aggressively.
But apart from the two of them, Gu Yuqi can't think of anyone else. If Rouran people want their mother and daughter to blackmail Gu Huaizhong, they must arrest the living, not the dead. So Rouran was also ruled out.
Just when Gu Yuqi couldn't figure it out, a big happy event ushered in the capital.
The eldest daughter of Prime Minister Zhang's family is about to marry into the royal family, and will be conferred the title of Princess Shun by Emperor Jing.
Zhang Wanyi and Yun Yi are not too young, and it only took a short time from finger marriage to marriage. Concubine De was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, and if she procrastinated, she would change things, so she did her best to make it happen.
But what Yunyi was thinking was that after getting Zhang Wanyi back to be his concubine, he would be able to propose to marry Gu Yuqi in an open and honest manner. This time, he wants to get both money and sex, that is, he wants the forces behind Zhang Wanyi to help him, and he also wants to get a beauty like Gu Yuqi by his side.
After returning to Beijing, Yun Ke got the favor of Emperor Jing, and handed over a lot of things in the hands of the prince to him. The idle job in the Ministry of War was also removed, and a real job was replaced, and the Xiaoqi Battalion directly under the Ministry of War was transferred to Yun Ke. command. However, Emperor Jing still gave the prince some face, and did not take away the defense and management rights of the capital, and the prince still took care of it.
This was according to Yun Ke's will. After all, the Gengzi Rebellion was approaching. If he was in charge of the defense of the Gyeonggi area, he would inevitably be implicated in the Gengzi Rebellion. The prince of the previous life completely lost his father's heart because of the Gengzi Rebellion.
Yun Ke got a lot of benefits, and Yun Yi got a lot of benefits. Yun Ke put all the credit on Yun Yi, and Yun Yi also found a good job in the household department.
In fact, Yun Ke knows very well in his heart that his father has been in that position for so many years, and some things are very clear. He has always credited Yun Yi with credit. On the surface, he is kind to Yun Yi, but The bottom of my heart is already very dissatisfied. In addition, for so many years, Concubine De has been asking for this and that in front of him, how could he not understand Concubine De's intentions. My blind humility made my father feel pity for him, and Concubine Duode had some opinions on her many actions.
Yun Yi and Concubine De were too impatient, Emperor Jing had affection for Concubine De, otherwise he would not have tolerated her actions for so many years. If they are willing to wait, as long as the crown prince is abolished, even if they don't make any major moves, the crown prince will most likely fall on Yunyi's head.
But their actions were too frequent, which aroused Emperor Jing's dissatisfaction.
Yun Ke was also an emperor in his previous life, so he naturally understood what he was considering in that position.
His prince is a well-behaved one. He is the first in everything, and that is enough. The position of prince given out is not a toy. The prince of this life is so annoying to Emperor Jing, if there is no Gengzi Rebellion, his position as prince is still safe.
So the prince made the same mistake as Yun Yi, he was anxious, afraid that Emperor Jing would take back his title, the more afraid he was, the more petty moves he would make.
In fact, in the last life, Emperor Jing married Zhang Wanyi to Yun Yi, which meant that he cut off his way to inherit the great line. Yun Yi and Concubine De didn't understand this, but thought that marrying Zhang Wanyi meant marrying back a big man. It's ridiculous to help. After all, even if Prime Minister Zhang is a powerful minister, he is still a minister. If Emperor Jing wants to go out to Prime Minister Zhang, it is only a matter of one sentence. Didn't the concubine whom the prince referred to at the beginning come from Dinghai? A concubine with a powerful mother clan would definitely fuel the power of the prince and threaten his own throne. This is something that no reigning emperor would like to see. Sitting in that position is for a balance of power, Yunyi's strength will cause the crown prince's dissatisfaction, and the two will restrain each other. As the father, he can just watch them fight.
This truth was something that Yun Ke only wanted to understand after he became the emperor himself.
So in this life, when Zhang Wanyi was pointed to Yun Yi, and when Yun Ke saw Yun Yi's dancing face after returning to Beijing, the resentment and envy of the previous life were completely gone from the bottom of his heart. Only sneers and sighs remained in his heart.
Thinking of Gu Yuqi's face, Yun Ke immediately felt warm again in his heart. Although Gu Yuqi still keeps a respectful distance from him now, he will have plenty of time to impress her and melt her in the future. As long as he waited for a while longer, when he ascended to that position, he would personally welcome her back to the capital. In this life, he would not wrong her to be a small talented person again. The gate of Fengyi Palace is open for her.
He will tell her that this country not only belongs to him alone, but also belongs to her.
It was very late when Yun Ke came back from the Ministry of War that night. He dismissed the guards around him, and only let a few hidden guards follow him in the dark. He walked alone in the streets of the capital. Wang Yan had news coming back from the north every day. It's all about Gu Yuqi.
The most relaxing moment for him every day is to read the letter sent back by Wang Yan. The letter described in detail what Gu Yuqi does every day. This is what he told Wang Yan to report no matter what Gu Yuqi does or whoever he sees.
A few days ago, when he read the misunderstanding between Li Da and Chun Xing, Gu Yuqi explained for Chun Xing, he almost laughed out loud, even Yun Ke was taken aback for a moment, couldn't help but caressed his face, It turns out that he also knows that kind of smile from the bottom of his heart.
In the previous life, he didn't laugh much until his death, but in this life, he laughed because of Gu Yuqi's words.
Yun Ke thought about it as he walked, but now that he thinks about it, he still finds it very funny, his face is unconsciously filled with joy, and there is even a faint smile in his eyes.
"Your Highness." Just as Yun Ke walked to the back door of his palace, a black figure flashed out from the darkness and knelt down in front of Yun Ke.
Yun Ke frowned, "Who?"
"Your Highness, the younger one is from the Zhang family, and I have been waiting for His Highness here for a long time." Seeing the darkness around him, the man said in a low voice, and he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Leaving Yun Ke, "Your Highness, please take a look."
letter? Yun Ke's frown deepened a bit, but she still reached out to take it, but her heart was full of chills. Sure enough, just like the previous life, she wrote a letter to invite herself.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, the man saluted and left immediately, disappearing into the night.
Yun Ke went back to the study, opened the letter and saw that the content was almost the same as in the previous life.
After reading it, Yun Ke put the letter on the table, and then took out another letter. This letter was written by Wang Yan, and it was about Gu Yuqi. He looked at the letter with a smile in his eyes.
The next day, Yun Ke went to Xiaojing Lake according to the agreement in the letter. Just like in the previous life, he didn't even change the place of the invitation.
A small boat was waiting at the spot they had agreed upon. Seeing Yun Ke appearing, the boatman invited Yun Ke aboard.
She was still as cautious as in her previous life, that's why she chose to meet on the lake.
After Yun Ke boarded the boat, the boat sailed away from the shore, floating on the calm Xiaojing Lake.
The night breeze is cool, and the lake is covered with a layer of shining silver under the moonlight. Everything looks very quiet and gloomy. The wind lamp hanging on the bow of the boat illuminates the surrounding lake surface, showing a different look. poetic.
"Cousin Yunke." Zhang Wanyi's voice came from the cabin, "Why don't you come in since you're here?"
"Cousin has something to say." Yun Ke stood outside the cabin and said lightly. He raised his eyebrows and glanced at the boatman who was rocking the boat. "Tomorrow my cousin will become my fifth sister-in-law. I haven't congratulated my cousin yet." .”
The cabin suddenly fell silent, and after a long time, Zhang Wanyi's soft sobbing sound came from Yun Ke's ear.
Yun Ke stood at the bow of the boat without moving, letting the night wind blow his hair and clothes. In his previous life, he also stood at the bow of the boat, but he couldn't help but rushed in when he heard Zhang Wanyi's sobbing.
But now the curtain of the cabin was lifted from the inside, and Zhang Wanyi's beautiful face appeared in front of Yun Ke's eyes. She had just cried, and there were still tears at the tip of her eyes. Her big eyes were watery. Like pear blossoms with rain, I am used to seeing her usual majestic and dignified, but when I suddenly see her, I feel sorry for her, but there is really something touching in it.
"Why is my cousin crying?" Yun Ke frowned a little, but still sighed softly, "Don't you like being Princess Shun?"
Seeing that Yun Ke's tone softened a little, Zhang Wanyi's heart was still happy. She stood up gracefully, and looked up at Yun Ke, who was standing tall and tall at the bow of the boat. His face was carved out of ice and snow, his eyebrows were long and flying, not dizzy or faint, his eyes were cold but there was still a trace of concern, that jade face was like a god, it really made people fall in love with each other.
Zhang Wanyi seemed a little crazy.
She has always liked Yun Ke from the bottom of her heart. Although her goal has never been him, but as she is getting married, she wants to see him more and more from the bottom of her heart.
This idea is like a small hand that has been grabbing her heart, making her restless. She clearly knows that what she did tonight is not suitable for her status and etiquette. Can't help but want to see Yun Ke.
From tomorrow onwards, she will be his fifth sister-in-law. Before getting married, she wants to give herself a chance, a chance to get close to him alone at last.
"Cousin Yun Ke, I'm very scared." She took a delicate step forward, and lowered her head just right, because she knew that from Yun Ke's angle, she could see her perfect neck curve and jaw, and a little The exposed skin beyond the neckline.
If he is also interested, he will definitely embrace himself in his arms.
Is he interested in himself? Zhang Wanyi is not very sure about this. She knows that Yun Ke has always been very cold towards others, but she is a little warmer to her than other women, which shows that she still has some weight in Yun Ke's heart.
"Why are you afraid?" Yun Ke ignored Zhang Wanyi's beauty, and sighed silently in his heart. If the person standing in front of her was the self in his previous life, he would have stretched out his hand to embrace her very excitedly. "Are you afraid that Fifth Brother will treat you badly?"
"En." Zhang Wanyi nodded lightly. Seeing that Yun Ke hadn't moved for a long time, she felt a little uneasy in her heart. Could it be that he didn't mean anything to her at all
"Fifth Brother is a gentle person, and besides, you grew up with us, why would you be afraid of him." Yun Ke said lightly, and still stretched out his hand to brush a strand of hair from Zhang Wanyi's cheek.
He didn't mean anything else, he just wanted to see what step Zhang Wanyi would make.
In fact, since he stepped on this boat, he has already sighed and sneered in his heart. If Zhang Wanyi is really as virtuous and dignified as her appearance reveals, why would he invite him to meet alone on the eve of the wedding.
At this time in the last life, he thought it was Zhang Wanyi who saved him without sleep, and his heart grew pity from gratitude. How could he think of how inappropriate such a meeting is now.
Looking at it now, compared to what Zhang Wanyi has done behind her back, Gu Yuqi, who puts everything on the table, is more upright than her. It's not that Yun Ke can't see Zhang Wanyi's attachment and admiration for him in his eyes now, but her reservedness is in stark contrast to Gu Yuqi's hotness. In his last life, his brain was really burnt out, so he feels reserved Zhang Wanyi is the representative of gentleness and virtuousness, while Gu Yuqi's reckless expression shows no shame.
Why didn't he look at it from another angle, one villain is close, and the other is bright and magnanimous.
Thinking of Gu Yuqi lying in her ear and telling herself loudly that she loves him in her previous life, Yun Ke couldn't help but feel a little tenderness in her eyes. If she was in this life, she would still say this to herself like this If not, I'm afraid that I want to be happy and don't know how to do it.
The bottom of her heart was so full of Gu Yuqi, she didn't notice that Zhang Wanyi's hand had boldly caressed his face.
It wasn't until her fingertips touched his skin that he took a half step back vigilantly, "What is my cousin doing?" He frowned.