During the banquet, Gu She substituted cheese for wine, and thanked all the masters of the Demon Cult for their assistance.
In the absence of An Ran and Qiu Shui Ning, the group of men were very relaxed. Everyone followed Gu She, seeing him as a powerless scholar who ran peacefully for several hours, and when a rebellion that seemed to be about to succeed died down, they couldn't help admiring him.
Men seldom have that narrow-minded jealousy, admiration is admiration, each of them admires Gu She from the bottom of their hearts.
Someone said: "Young Master Gu is worthy of being the leader's nephew. Dragons give birth to dragons, and phoenixes to phoenixes. Both are young and promising young men!"
When Lao Tao heard this, he didn't like it, he said it as if Gu She was born by Mu Chun, and coughed quickly.
Lu Heng also interrupted: "The emperor is looking for Mr. Gu everywhere. Mr. Gu has made such great achievements. I don't know what kind of reward he will get now? Lu is here, first of all, I wish Mr. Gu all the best."
Gu She said lightly, "It's because I don't want rewards that I have the audacity to live here with you."
Lu Heng said in surprise: "Mr. Gu is so capable, what a pity not to be an official?!"
Gu She turned around and took Tao Mo's hand: "I didn't meddle in this business for the sake of becoming an official, I did it for Wuwen. He is the county magistrate in Danyang, how can I stay in the capital?"
Everyone in the Devil's Cult knew about their relationship, but they didn't expect Gu She to be so frank, and they didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while.
Lao Tao thought to himself, anyway, if Gu She wants to announce to the world, it is better to say it early, and said: "Mr. Gu and my young master have decided to get married in Danyang on June 24. If you are free then, please do me a favor and have a drink." Wedding wine."
Tao Mo was in the midst of sweetness, when he heard this, he asked in a daze, "Is it true that they got married on June 24?"
Old Tao was startled, and looked at Gu She.
Gu She was displeased: "Is there a fake marriage?"
Tao Mo hurriedly said, "I thought you just casually told Grandpa."
Lu Heng smiled and said: "The whole world knows about Dare, but the married people don't know about it?"
Gu She's tone softened: "I knew you would listen to me, so I didn't discuss it with you."
Tao Mo nodded: "Well, I'll listen to you."
Old Tao was not happy being by the side: "Young Master Gu set a date, there is nothing wrong with it, but I will tell the young master anyway, after all, we are married to the young master, everyone knows, the young master himself doesn't know, so don't let the young master make people laugh!"
Tao Mo quickly argued, "It's okay, no one laughs at me."
Lu Heng, who just laughed, had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.
Gu She said softly: "I will tell you everything in the future."
Tao Mo nodded.
Lao Tao was left muffled and angry.
Everyone in the Devil's Cult watched and thought to themselves that this young master from Elder Lu's family is more obedient and virtuous than the girl's family, no wonder he can charm the amazingly talented Young Master Gu.
The news continued to spread that the fire in the palace city was set by the bodyguards of the Nine Kings. After Gu She lured the Nine Kings into the secret passage, the guards waited for a long time without any sound and broke in. When it was found that both the Nine Kings and Gu She had disappeared, they set fire to the palace and took Prince Zong out of the palace.
Later, when Gu She released the news that Prince Zong was suspected to be dead, the guards thought about it, and felt that even if they didn't hand over the prince, the prince would be useless. Handing over the prince might save the Nine Kings from death, so they surrendered with Prince Zong.
Princess Jing was shot in the side of the neck by an arrow and died.
But these were all heard when Gu She woke up the next day.
He was so tired that he fell into a deep sleep. In the dream, it was the face of the emperor who pursued him and Lian Jian painstakingly when the case of Lian Jian Shi Guangyao was approved by Dali Temple for trial, it was the face of Gu Huankun when he sentenced Lian Jian to death, it was the face of Lian Jian being beheaded bloody, and it was the face of his mother dying I regret the past...
This caused him to feel very sleepy and tired even though he slept for a long time.
So when he heard the news of Princess Jing's death, he was not half happy, but relieved.
But there is one thing that was left unfinished yesterday and still needs to be done today: find out the cause of Shi Guangyao's death.
Shi Qianshan was still detained in the underground kiln of the Demon Cult's capital branch, and when he was brought out, his state was completely different from yesterday's.
His face was full of stubble, and his eyes were dark.
As soon as he saw Gu She, he rushed forward and grabbed Gu She's clothes: "Young Master Gu, I beg you, find a way for me to meet the Nine Kings!"
Before Gu She could speak, he kowtowed several times.
Tao Mo was on the side, thinking of his original high-spirited appearance, he felt a pity in his heart: "Can you go out to meet people? What if the emperor wants to kill you?"
Shi Qianshan was startled: "Didn't the Nine Kings already become rebellious ministers?"
Tao Mo said: "Even if he deserves to die, then ask him what crime he deserves, it has nothing to do with your matter. He is guilty, and you cannot be innocent."
Shi Qianshan gritted his teeth and said, "If you die, die! I want to see him!"
Gu She said: "The medicine in the wine was ordered by the emperor, you are not to blame for this matter. If the emperor wants to kill you, I will protect you."
Shi Qianshan kowtowed again: "Thank you Mr. Gu!"
Gu She turned around: "Wu Wen, you wait here, I will take Shi Qianshan to see the Nine Kings."
Tao Mo nodded.
Shi Qianshan cowardly said: "Can I wash my face first?"
Shi Qianshan not only washed his face, but also shaved his face and changed his clothes.
Except for the dark circles that can't be removed, everything else looks exactly the same as before.
The Nine Kings were temporarily imprisoned in the death row, and were going to be sent to the imperial mausoleum to guard the mausoleum.
"No matter how bad he is, he is my brother with the same father and mother."
Gu Sheyun calmly said: "Lian Jian is my twin brother."
The emperor looked ashamed and didn't speak any more.
Gu She asked again: "Shi Qianshan was also killed by you, can he be spared the death penalty?"
The emperor frowned: "I promised Ah Xu that I would kill him."
"I brought him here today, and I promised to save his life. If you want to kill him, do it three days later."
The emperor pondered for a while: "Okay!"
Gu She stood up: "I'll wait for Shi Qianshan at the gate of the death cell."
The emperor also stood up: "Do you want to hear what they have to say?"
Gu She frowned: "What's so good about it? A Duanxiu is secretly in love with a man who can't even look at Duanxiu. What else can he do besides make the Angzang man cry like a daughter?"
The emperor smiled bitterly and said, "Should I be glad that I didn't cry like a daughter?"
"You should be glad that I am not the Nine Kings."
The emperor looked at him silently for a while, and finally asked: "What does the girl Lian Jian and Shi Guangyao compete for look like?"
Gu She looked at him, hesitated to speak.
The emperor waited for a long time, saw that he did not speak, and asked again: "What about you? Do you only like women?"
Gu She said calmly, "I am Duanxiu."
The emperor was overjoyed and had no time to speak, Gu She said again: "It's just that I don't have you in my heart."
The emperor's face turned gray: "You left the capital and changed your name, so I knew you were hiding from me."
"I didn't change my name. Gu She is my nickname given to me by my grandfather."
"This time - thanks to you. I am still happy that you are willing to help me."
"I'm not for you."
The emperor had no choice but to remain silent.
Several officials standing outside the door looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward: "Your Majesty, are you still going to monitor?"
The emperor looked at Gu She.
Gu She stood up and walked out, the emperor was overjoyed and hurriedly followed.
The officials led the emperor and Gu She to a room and said in a low voice: "After entering, it is not appropriate to make any noise."
Gu She opened the door and sat down calmly.
After entering the room, one could hear Shi Qianshan crying, and it was as Gu She said, that the son of Ang Zang was acting like a daughter.
The emperor was regretting coming to eavesdrop, when he heard the Nine Kings ask: "I sent so many people to hunt and kill, who saved you?"
Shi Qianshan was startled and did not reply.
Jiu Wang continued to ask: "Is it Zhu Qi?"
"no."
"Do you know that there was medicine in the wine that day?"
Shi Qianshan whispered: "I guessed it."
Jiu Wang sneered: "You are so smart? I underestimated you!"
Shi Qianshan was ashamed: "I didn't guess it."
The Nine Kings were startled: "Who did you tell that about?"
"Gu—Gu Xianzhi. He saved me, and he guessed it."
"Gu Xianzhi!"
Across the room, one could also hear Jiu Wang grinding his teeth.
Shi Qianshan said cautiously: "He won't tell people."
"Do you know why I landed in such a field?"
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"Thanks to Gu Xianzhi! He lured me into the tunnel, added sweat medicine to the incense burner, and led me to fight with Zhu Qi. The two of us inhaled a lot of sweat medicine because of the fight. At this time, Sister Jing came to help Zhu Qi capture me !"
"You—" Shi Qianshan hoarsely said, "Why did you rebel?"
"I'm not reconciled! I am an imposing man, with the same father and mother as Zhu Qi, why can he be the emperor and I should be a courtier?! The matter of cutting off the sleeve is against the law of heaven and earth, why should he steal the supreme position for seven years!"
"Duanxiu, I just fell in love with a man!"
"Of course you say that, because you yourself are a disgusting broken sleeve!"
Shi Qianshan's voice was trembling: "I'm just a poor person who admires you."
"Admiration?" Jiu Wang laughed loudly, "Actually, I already knew what you were thinking, it's ridiculous that you thought you hid it well enough. Let me tell you one thing! Do you still remember the day when Shi Guangyao died? Year?"
Without waiting for Shi Qianshan to answer, he continued: "That year, I wanted to rebel. Zhu Qi chased after Lian Jian and Gu Xianzhi's two brothers all day long. That flattery was exactly like yours, and I was disgusted to see it! Yes! Your second uncle, what do you have to say, "The emperor really believes in you, and the emperor has lost his sleeves and has no heirs. Maybe the throne will be passed on to you in the future."
I am only two years younger than Zhu Qi, even if he passed the throne, how could he pass it to me? Even if he adopted my son, he was originally the late emperor's nephew, and he might pass it on to other nephews.
I hate your second uncle in my heart, I want to gouge out his heart! I just ran into you, and you said that you suffered internal injuries from the palm of the arrow, but how could I not see that it was actually Shi Guangyao who was injured? Do you still remember the pill I gave you? "
Shi Qianshan was at a loss: "I remember."
"Do you remember, I said it was Qixia Mountain Villa's ancestral elixir Yangxiu Pill?"
"Yes, you said that the eldest disciple of Mu Rongqi in Qixia Villa voted for you and offered you many elixir."
The voice of the Nine Kings was like a tempting demon: "That's not Yangxiu Pill, it's Huayun Pill."
Gu She stood up abruptly.
Shi Qianshan didn't understand: "What's the difference between Yangxiu Pill and Huayun Pill?"
"Yangxiu Pill and Huayun Pill are both elixir for healing. If you don't hurt your lungs and internal organs, you can take Huayun Pill, and you will be reborn overnight. If you hurt your lungs and internal organs, you can't take Huayun Pill, you have to take Yangxiu Dan took it easy."
Shi Qianshan's sudden and urgent voice: "What will happen to those who have injured their lungs and internal organs after taking Huayun Pills?!"
Although the Nine Kings couldn't be seen, the emperor and Gu She could still hear his smile, and said with a smile word by word: "The viscera bleeds to death."
"You!" Shi Qianshan couldn't believe it, "You killed Guangyao?!"
"Why don't you understand? I killed Shi Guangyao."
"Why?! Guangyao has no grievances with you, and is loyal to you! You, you know that he is my dearest brother!" Shi Qianshan's voice has been torn into pieces, and every piece is trembling.
Nine Kings said leisurely, "Because I hate you, because I hate your second uncle. And Shi Guangyao is the one you both love the most."
Shi Qianshan let out a cruel roar, and at the same time there was the sound of steel breaking, and finally he let out a muffled groan.
The emperor also stood up abruptly, his face pale and his whole body trembling.
The voice of the Nine Kings seemed to be that of a satisfied child: "Thank you. When I was captured by sister Jing and Zhu Qi, I wanted to die. I hate Zhu Qi. He loves arrows so much that he is willing to kill him to protect the throne. , but wants to keep me... I thought that since he was reluctant to shoot, Shi Da would rebel against me. As a result, he... I was humiliated by you and died at your hands. Unfortunately, I can't get it back in this life... "
His voice is getting lower and lower, lower and lower...
Shi Qianshan said dreamily: "Do you still want to collect debts from me? The most important thing to me in this world is Guangyao and you, but you killed Guangyao in the end. I believed in you like that and never doubted you, so I wronged you. Even if I die, I will have no face to meet Guangyao and Lianjian!"
He paused, and then said to himself: "But how can I have the face to live?"
There was a knock on the door, Gu She opened it, and an official knelt outside the door trembling: "Return, return to the emperor, Shi Qianshan broke the steel grid and killed the Nine Kings!"
The emperor fell back into his chair.
Gu She stepped out of the windowless room, looked up at the sky, and let out a soft breath.
A prison chief ran up and knelt down on the ground: "Return to the emperor, Shi Qianshan committed suicide!"
The emperor waved his hand feebly.
Both the officials and the cell boss retreated.