Beyond Gold and Jade [Rebirth]

The high temperature lasted for several days, and Ye Chongjin suffered a lot from the bitter summer.

The stones from the cold pond that Gu Chen sent before have lost their effectiveness under the scorching heat. They can be as hot as they want, and the child can't sleep at night, and can't cheer up during the day. .The servants serving in the courtyard were all in fear, fearing that if they were not careful, the little master would be pissed off.

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Xia He taught little Ji Li how to talk, trying to make him happy, but who knew that he had taught him well before, but when he came to Ye Chongjin, the parrot would only say "good luck".

Xia He said angrily: "No wonder the little master said you are a stupid bird, you are really right."

Nanny An poked her forehead with a smile, and said, "Silly girl, this little white tiger is staring at it, how dare it say anything else."

Ye Chongjin also showed a rare smile, opened the birdcage, and wanted to tease the stupid bird, but Xiao Jili shrank in the corner and shivered, refusing to come out, apparently still afraid of the majesty of the tiger.

The little white tiger squatted beside the child, tilted its head, and stared at its bright yellow eyes for a long time. Perhaps it could see that the parrot was afraid of it, and suddenly stretched its paws into the cage. The timid parrot was frightened. His face turned pale, and he wailed again and again, the little white tiger became excited, and took great pleasure in patting it.

Ye Chongjin covered her mouth and snickered, fearing to frighten the stupid bird, she hurriedly asked people to take it away.

The little white tiger didn't play enough, so he turned to his master aggrievedly: "Aww——"

Ye Chongjin pinched its soft little ears, and snorted, "You bullying fake tiger, who was scared away by a puppy yesterday, knows how to bully birds, what a hero."

The little white tiger didn't understand, so he rubbed his head against him.

An Shi just entered the house, and was terrified by the scene in front of him. Although everyone said that the tiger was more timid than a cat, at first glance, it was still scary.

"Mother." The child raised his eyes and called.

An Shi stepped forward a few steps, took his son's hand and sat on the couch, looked at his thinner face, his eyes turned red, and said: "Why have you lost a lot of weight, mother really wished she could shoot down the sun from the sky, Let my little boy suffer less."

Ye Chongjin said helplessly: "There is no such thing as losing weight, but I can't sleep well, and my complexion is not good, just wait until the weather cools down."

"Mother has good eyesight, don't try to deceive me, she's obviously thinner, it's only the beginning of August, and there are still some days to go." She stroked her son's cheek, held back her tears, and said, "Liuli, bring me the melons and fruits. "

Ye Chongjin said with a headache: "Mom, I really can't eat."

Liuli has already placed a jade-white porcelain plate on the table, containing a bunch of purple-red grapes, a few slices of watermelon, and peeled pears. The fragrance diffuses, making people salivate.

Liuli blessed the child, and persuaded softly: "Young master, these melons and fruits have been chilled with well water for more than half an hour, and they are refreshing and refreshing. It is because of Madam's good intentions, let's use some of them."

Ye Chongjin pursed her lips, picked up a piece of fragrant pear with a wooden stick, and put it in her mouth.She smiled and said, "Mother, this pear is really sweet."

An frowned, and said softly: "It's good if you like it, baby. This pear was sent by Zhuangzi in the outskirts of the city. It just arrived today. The city gate has been under martial law for the past few days. Fortunately, your father's name is outside, and the soldiers guarding the city I am willing to accommodate and let them in, but I can't go out if I want to, so I can only settle them in the mansion first."

Ye Chongjin held a grape to his mother's lips, and asked, "What's going on outside, why do you have to seal the city gate?"

An Shi ate the purple grape immediately, but his eyes dodged and he refused to speak.

Mother An replied: "I heard that the officers and men of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple, and the Meng Family Army are searching all over the city, and they seem to be catching some Jiangyang bandit, but which Jiangyang bandit has the courage to come to the capital to make trouble, isn't it a life-threatening thing? , I'm afraid there is something inside."

Ye Chongjin looked at An Shi suspiciously, and asked, "What does mother know?"

Mrs. An was looked at helplessly by him, so she sent the servants out, and then said in a low voice: "Mother only heard yesterday that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the palace was assassinated, and his life and death are still uncertain. To arrest the remaining party of assassins, the assassination of the prince is not a trivial matter, fearing that the hearts of the people will be shaken, so this is the excuse of arresting thieves."

Ye Chongjin shook his hand, and a purple grape that he had just picked up fell to the ground, stained with dust.

"Mother, where did mother hear these words, is there any mistake..."

How clever that man is, how could he be tricked by Xiao Xiao.

An Shi said: "I am a woman from a Taoist family. Where did I know these secrets? Naturally, I heard from your father. A few days ago, Princess Sheng invited us to go to Cixin Nunnery to eat fast and escape the summer heat, but she suddenly broke the appointment. Now I want to come , also because of this matter. Speaking of it, it seems that on the day of A Jin’s birthday, after passing the gate control, the prince stayed outside the palace for some reason, and this was the way to get it.”

"On my birthday..."

Seeing the astonishment in the child's eyes, she quickly comforted her in a warm voice: "Ah Jin, don't worry, there are countless imperial doctors and good medicines in the palace, and His Royal Highness is auspicious, so it should be fine. Your father didn't want to tell you because he was afraid that you would worry, be good. In the future, let’s keep some princes far away, this royal family is not as beautiful as it looks, and there is a lot of filth inside, mother is afraid that Ah Jin will also get caught."

Ye Chongjin's mind was buzzing, and he could no longer hear the earnest teachings in his ears.

He remembered that Gu Chen was also assassinated this year in his previous life, not outside the palace, but in the Crown Prince's East Palace, he was the one who blocked the fatal sword.

Some things, he thought he had already forgotten, and he should have forgotten, but it was a pity that when he crossed the Wangchuan River, he didn't drink that mouthful of Mengpo soup.He actually remembered the details of the past life clearly.

The servant lying in a pool of blood, his eyes were loose, and he tried his best to say the following sentence:

——His Royal Highness, to collect Song Li's body.

The young man in the brocade robe of the four-clawed coiled dragon held his hand tightly, his black eyes shone with brilliance, attracting people's soul, and said: "So your name is Song Li, and you want to collect the corpse for you alone? But Gu never cares about the dead, do you have something you want, then live on, as long as you live, Gu will satisfy you, how about it."

At that time, he thought, it turns out that the so-called proud son of heaven can be so willful, even King Yama can be frightened away by him.

An Shi held her son in her arms and said, "Ah Jin, my dear, what's wrong with you, you suddenly don't speak, don't scare mother."

Ye Chongjin suddenly raised his eyes and said, "Mother, Ah Jin wants to enter the palace."

An Shi frowned: "Why is that? The East Palace is in chaos now, and you won't be able to help if you go."

The child said softly, but without hesitation: "Mother, the name of the little white tiger, the child has not asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the child has to go to the East Palace, must go."

This child has had his own ideas since he was a child, and he knows everything by heart, but it is the first time he is so determined to do something.

An Shi was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

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In the evening, the sunset was red for a long time, the Ye family's carriage drove towards the imperial city, and Prime Minister Ye personally sent his youngest son into the palace.

"Father, the prince was assassinated, what are your thoughts?"

Prime Minister Ye frowned. He really regretted being quick-spoken and told his wife about it, otherwise he wouldn't have caused these troubles.

He considered for a moment, and said: "Ah Jin, you have been extremely talented since you were a child. Your grandfather and I both know that if you teach well, you will achieve higher achievements than your brother in the future, but we have been reluctant to teach you to read for a long time. Literacy, you are not allowed to study as a teacher, you know the reason."

The child lowered his eyelashes, and obediently replied: "Because the grandfather and father love the child's body, and are afraid that Ah Jin will be exhausted."

"This is the first, and the second is the most unacceptable thing in this world, that is, smart people. From ancient times to the present, how many people have the talents of the sky, but they fell prematurely, which only makes future generations regret. The so-called Huiji It’s not unreasonable to be hurt, both father and grandfather want to protect Ah Jin from the secular court, I just hope you live happily and be a carefree person, even if you are illiterate, it might not be a blessing.”

The child pursed his lips and said, "Father has said so much, but he never answered Ah Jin's question."

"Ah Jin!" Ye Yanbai was rarely angry, "Father said all these things, but you never took it to heart. The prince's assassination is not something you should ask about. This trip is only to thank you, and to ask about Baihu's name." , I don’t say much about the others, understand? If you are disobedient, we will return immediately.”

Ye Chongjin held the jade around his waist, and said softly: "Father, you know everything about Ah Jin, but there is one thing that Ah Jin doesn't understand. Father has the country and the people in his heart, why he treats His Highness the Crown Prince harshly, even at the , would rather he lose power."

For the first time, Ye Xiang took a serious look at his young son, who was as delicate as a porcelain doll. This child only lowered his head, with a pretty face, and even felt a little wronged.

Even his eldest son, who was praised to the sky, never realized his secret thoughts hidden deep in his heart, but now, the child in front of him said it lightly.

He didn't want Gu Chen to gain power.

Today, there are six sons in the sage, excluding the impossible five princes, there are still five.Among them, no matter which one finally sat in that position, he was confident that he could control it and let his Ye family retreat completely, with the exception of Gu Chen.

Not only his thoughts on Ah Jin, but also because of his too deep city mansion, which makes people fearful. Ye Yanbai is not afraid of gambling, but he can't afford to lose. Behind him is the foundation of the family for a hundred years. All games are lost.

The old man often said that after his death, move this branch out of the family tree and not enter the Ye family's ancestral grave after his death, lest the unworthy descendants of this line will anger the old ancestor.However, scholars are most concerned about returning fallen leaves to their roots. If this is the case, I am afraid that the old man will not be able to close his eyes after death, so why not Ye Yanbai.

Back then, joining an official position was out of necessity, but now it is even more difficult to withdraw.Ye Yanbai and even a filial person naturally don't want his old father to regret for the rest of his life, and to regard himself as a sinner in the clan when he dies.

He not only wants to protect his clansman, but also his big family, retreat from this court battle, return to Jinzhou in the future, be a free and easy teacher, play with his grandchildren, and care about him sitting on the dragon chair who is it.

To put it bluntly, none of these princes is good, and it really doesn't make any difference whoever sits in that position.

Ye's ancestral motto is to educate the world, not to save all living beings.

Facing the youngest son's questioning, Ye Yanbai only shook his head and said: "Whether the prince loses power or not is beyond my decision. Ah Jin, maybe you think your father is cold-blooded, but it's better for our family to not interfere in this royal matter."

Ye Chongjin was silent, he didn't know how to tell Ye Yanbai that Gu Chen was destined to be the person in that seat, and it was better to show favor at this time than to stand by and do nothing.Gu Chen has no real power in his hands now, and there are limited things he can do. At this time, a small favor, with Gu Chen's temperament, will definitely be remembered in his heart.

After all, others couldn't guess it, but Ye Yanbai could definitely guess that the person who sent the assassin was the First Prince——Gu Ming.

Gu Ming's uncle repelled foreign enemies one after another at the border. It was the time when he was in the limelight. He subconsciously thought of Gu Chen, but he forgot that now, in the eyes of outsiders, even the eldest prince has a better chance of winning than Gu Chen.

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After entering the palace, Ye Yanbai was a foreign minister after all, he was stopped in the outer palace, watching his son being led away by the servants of the Eastern Palace.

Counting it, Ye Chongjin hadn't been to the Eastern Palace for three years, and the furnishings were no different from before. The maids in pink skirts and the palace servants in blue brocade shirts just smelled a little more unpleasant than before.

His Highness the Fifth Highness Gu You was sitting in the hall blankly, his rabbit eyes were red from crying, he is now 11 years old, his appearance is only more beautiful than before, his eyebrows are slightly frowned, and it is heartbreaking to look at, standing beside him is A handsome boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, with a tall body and thin lips tightly pursed, is the second son of the Mo family.

Seeing the child walking in, Gu You finally held back the tears that fell again, sobbing and saying: "A Jin, Brother Huang was injured and bled a lot, woo woo..."

Ye Chongjin clenched his fists suddenly, said a few words of comfort, then turned and walked towards the room.

It was true that a lot of blood was shed, and it had been a few days, and a faint smell of blood could still be smelled.Several palace maids were holding incense to cover up the smell, and when they saw him, they hurriedly blessed him and saluted: "Greetings, young master."

Ye Chongjin nodded, but heard the man's hoarse voice from inside, with a faint smile: "It's not a bad injury."

The child frowned slightly, stepped forward quickly, lifted the bright yellow veil, and the man's haggard face appeared in front of his eyes.

"Ah Jin, you are here." The man said with a smile, "I'm sorry, I still owe you something——Happy birthday."

Ye Chongjin felt pain in his heart, and then cursed: "Who cares about your blessings, you are about to die of illness..." But he couldn't continue.

After all, he is not a real child, and he can't do vexatious things, especially in front of weak and emaciated people.

Gu Chen couldn't care less, he smiled lightly and said, "Come over to Gu and ask Gu to take a good look at Ah Jin, I haven't seen you for a long time, I think so hard."

The child moved to the couch and muttered, "I'm here to ask the white tiger's name. It's very obedient. I think someone must have trained it. It should have a name. It's not easy to take it randomly."

Gu Chen just looked at him and smiled, not knowing if he heard it, Ye Chongjin said again: "How did you get hurt, you are not very skilled in martial arts, who can hurt you."

Gu Chen raised his hand to hold the child Yubai's fingertips, and saw that he did not dodge, so he curled his lips in satisfaction, and said softly: "I'm just afraid that if I don't get hurt, it will fall on Ah Jin's head. Just bear it."

If there is a cycle of cause and effect, some things are destined to be unavoidable, so it is better to let him suffer.