Huaigui

Seemingly knowing what Helan Mingyue wanted to say, Gao Jingping stepped back and took his hand directly, exhausted from reading, walked all the way into the study, turned his back and closed the door.

It was dark, and if the lights were not turned on in the room, it would be the same as if there was no one inside from the outside.Gao Jing sat down, and a pot of good tea was served, but he was not in a hurry to drink it, and said with a half-smile: "Have you checked it out?"

"Yes." He Lan Mingyue half-kneeled in front of her, her voice was low, "Your Majesty started with Ruyi, and borrowed a glazed plaque from His Highness' palace to go to Dianzheng of Shanggong Sizhen, and lied that His Highness wanted to repair the crack on his head. Dianzheng My lord did not dare to be negligent, so I ordered someone to inspect it. The subordinate took the opportunity to check the catalog of the Sizhen Museum—thanks to His Highness for teaching..."

"The result." Gao Jing took a sip of tea, "I'm not interested in how you did it, and I don't bother to listen."

He Lan nodded and said: "That Ruyi is one of the eighteen treasures that His Majesty gave to Li Huan at the beginning of the year. It was originally given as a gift during the New Year and festivals. Among the treasures in the same batch, this is the only one with the best quality. Li Huan cherishes it very much. , I even wrote a poem to thank you for this. Listening to the maid of the proton mansion gossip, Ruyi was "stolen" in a strange way not long ago, Li Huan didn't have the guts to report it to the Shanggong Department, and quietly suppressed the matter-the subordinates thought he was Guard and steal."

Gao Jing pondered for a moment, and said, "You mean, he gave this thing to Mr. Gao Le?"

He Lan Mingyue said: "This subordinate is just guessing."

Gao Jing smiled: "Why do you have such a guess?"

He Landao: "The Yunfu Mountain in Southern Chu is rich in white jade, and it is different from other places. The jade in Yunfu often hides flaws, and the plum blossom spot is the most precious. Not only will it not spoil the fineness, but it will add to the icing on the cake. Because of this layer , in many places in Southern Chu, the Yunfu white jade Ruyi is included. But plum blossoms are precious, and others are not easy to get. Originally, they were used to add a lottery, but now, Ruyi has also become a token of love between men and women. Is it Yunfu Mountain? Birth is not important."

A gleam of light flashed in his long and narrow eyes, Gao Jing snorted softly, and said: "It's hard to say that Li Huan has an affair with the imperial sister, and if I borrow ten of his brave hearts, he also..."

"Your Highness, the attitude of the princess that day did not seem like a ruthless goddess."

"..." Gao Jing was startled suddenly, his expression changed several times before he suddenly realized, "I just remembered, this year's birthday is also the Qiqiao Festival, that kid Gao Yu ran around restlessly, and bumped into Langhuayuan to see A figure... He changed his words on the spot and said he was wrong, and he is not... How could he be wrong... Ha!"

When he looked at the half-kneeling He Lan Mingyue again, Gao Jing smiled and helped him up personally: "He Lan, get up! You can give Gu an explanation in such a short time, and the matter is not bad."

He Lan Mingyue took advantage of the situation and stood up: "Your Highness is right to remind you."

Gao Jing turned a deaf ear to it, and muttered to himself: "In this way...Gao Yu is...Qi Qiao Jie, Yu Ruyi, Nan Chu... and Rou Ran's marriage...so that's it!"

Seeing him in a trance, He Lan said, "Do you have any ideas?"

Gao Jing said meaningfully: "But as long as you think about it, you can sell Mr. Gao Le a huge favor!"

"You want adult beauty?" He Lan asked in surprise, "But Li Huan is..."

"Shh, keep your voice down." Gao Jing pressed a finger on his lips, obviously he was younger, but his gestures were not inferior to his father's composure, "I'm too lazy to do such a thankless thing. , not to mention there are others watching."

He Lan came to his senses and said, "You are talking about Your Majesty—"

"I have to weigh this bargaining chip carefully. Although it is inconspicuous, it is always useful. As for who to please..." Gao Jing smiled deeper, and raised his teacup higher to look at it, "Mingyue, just watch. "

He was at a loss, not knowing what Gao Jing was thinking, so he could only agree.Later, Gao Jing rarely went to the main hall of the North Hall to meet Empress Dugu. Although he pulled Gao Sheng, it was no different from the two of them discussing alone.It was rare for him to see Empress Dugu, but this time, he returned to Yaoguang Pavilion late at night.

What Gao Jing said and did had nothing to do with him. He Lan Mingyue didn't bother to think about it too much, but it didn't take long for him to know what Gao Jing said that day.

As the winter solstice approached, the emperor decreed that Empress Dugu would host the royal family banquet, and the North Hall finally ushered in a long-lost distinguished guest.

The emperor didn't wear bright yellow clothes, but was dressed in black ordinary clothes. His complexion was fair, but there was a sense of fatigue in his eyes.After drinking for three rounds, he looked at the gloomy Princess Pingcheng, and suddenly said:

"Le Jun has reached the age of looking for a good husband and son-in-law. Recently, Rouran Xin Khan proposed marriage for his son. I have suppressed this matter for a long time and have not responded. I have to give the messenger an answer years ago. In your opinion... ..."

Gao Lejun hung his neck: "Father, don't mention it anymore, my daughter won't marry."

The emperor frowned, although he didn't say anything, he was obviously very displeased.

After condensing for a moment during the banquet, Ji Wang Gaoqian, who was sitting in the east seat, coughed lightly and was about to speak when the young man on the other side said with a clear voice, "Father, my son has something to say to you."

The emperor has always had a preference for this son-in-law, even though there was a gap between the father and son in the matter of punishment, it did not affect the laughter during the banquet.Hearing this, the emperor looked at Gao Jing, and said with great interest: "Is what Jing Er wants to say also related to your imperial sister's marriage?"

"Father Emperor Mingjian." Gao Jing got up, first bowed his hands and saluted, and then he said, "My son thought that Rouran had fought with me for many years, and now in exchange for ten years of peace, Khan intends to propose. This is a taste of it." The sweetness of business, I don’t want to easily start a war with our dynasty again. But for marriage, the emperor’s sister has a noble status, she is the only daughter of the father’s age, and she has a fief of Pingcheng. If she easily promised him, wouldn’t it be a great benefit to him? "

When King Ji heard the words, he smiled lightly: "Jing'er's words are reasonable."

Gao Jing looked at him for a moment, and continued: "What's more, all the marriages in the past dynasties were all in the weak, and the princess was tortured when she married to the grassland. Now Daning has strong soldiers and strong horses, and the people are happy and healthy. Shangfeng, why bother to go and marry with the body of the emperor's daughter? Khan asks for marriage, and the father can choose a princess from the clan and make him a princess to marry. In this way, Rouran can get Princess Daning, and the emperor can also sit back and relax."

After he finished speaking, Mr. Gao Le gave him a grateful look, and was about to speak, but the emperor interrupted her: "Then in your opinion, if Princess Pingcheng does not stay in the fortress to get married, will Khan feel resentful?"

"If he sincerely asks to marry Huang Jie, he will naturally; if he covets Pingcheng, he will naturally." Gao Jing said, "I think that if Huang Jie does not marry and go to Rouran, there is another way."

The emperor raised his eyebrows and motioned for him to say.

Gao Jingdao: "Choose another marriage for Huang Jie as soon as possible, and refuse Rou Ran."

The silk and bamboo orchestras in the hall were endless, and the emperor laughed loudly: "Jing'er's words actually coincide with Qiandi! Qiandi came to Mingtang this afternoon, and his words are similar to yours!"

Gao Jing made an overjoyed expression, and said in a loud voice: "The minister there must have guessed the husband's family that Uncle Ji chose for the imperial sister—"

Gao Lejun's slightly relaxed expression suddenly froze.

The two people were seated opposite each other, Gao Jing asked for two copies of paper and pen, and King Ji smiled even deeper.The two of them swiped their pens at the same time, and the two sheets of snow-white paper unfolded, and the same ink word jumped up——

yuan.

Written in the history of the founding of Beining, everyone knows how the Gao clan raised troops, how to seize the world, and finally ruled with Southern Chu. There was a strange soldier who gave great assistance to the then Emperor Daowu Gao Cheng.

Legend has it that this light cavalry was invincible in all battles. It used to be a tribe that wandered north of the Great Wall. Emperor Daowu used his resourcefulness and bravery to pay the leaders of the three tribes in the process of retreating northward.After the founding of Beining, Emperor Daowu was grateful for their contributions and made an exception as the three kings with different surnames, and he was also the only king of non-kinship princes in Beining.

The Helan clan in Longxi, the Yuwen clan in Linhai, and the Yuan clan in Dongshan.

The title is hereditary, and until now, the Helan family has nowhere to go, and the Yuwen family is trapped in Linhai all day long, greedy for pleasure, and has no ambitions. Only the Yuan family is left in the court.

The current head of the Yuan family, Yuan Tan, is also a Grand Master. He was supposed to be under the royal family and above ten thousand people, but in the fourth year of Jingming, he suddenly came up with a plan and asked to cut off his clan's title of King of Dongshan.No one knew why Yuan Tan, who was in full swing, did this, except that although the title was removed, the emperor became closer to the Yuan family.

As for the other two kings with different surnames, after the founding of Beining for decades, it seems that they have almost been wiped out of the list of meritorious officials.

Thinking of this, even He Lan Mingyue couldn't help feeling that Yuan Tan had thought it through, and that this decision was definitely not a joke—when he saw Gao Jing write that word, he looked at King Ji and smiled, but suddenly an alarm sounded in his heart.

He Lan Mingyue heard the news about the three guards in northern Saibei from the guards in the palace. When everyone mentioned the Longxi Helan family, they all didn't know what they were talking about.Some people said that it was in a fiefdom, and some said that the head of the Helan family seems to have disappeared. When the "Helan" family was mentioned in the court, they were all referring to the Yingchuan branch.

For a moment, Helan Mingyue suspected that this strange "disappearance" had something to do with her, but it was only for a moment.Not to mention that the surname Helan is really common among Xianbei people, if it is really related to the King of Longxi, how could it be reduced to a slave of the palace?

This thought only appeared for a moment, and He Lan Mingyue stopped thinking about it.

The sound of silk and bamboo in the hall was like a phoenix singing, which couldn't hide the woman's sneer.Everyone in the arena was stunned for a moment, and the ear-piercing sound of porcelain shattering exploded. Mr. Gao Le stood up, and kicked over the table in front of him regardless of the royal manner!

"Le Jun!" the emperor snapped, "Do you know what you are doing?!"

"Of course my daughter knows!" The aloof Princess Pingcheng hadn't shed tears yet, but her face was already very ugly. She looked at the crowd, her eyes shifted, and she laughed, "Haha... Of course my daughter knows, what is the jewel in the palm, the beloved princess of the emperor... Royal Father has always...always only wanted to sell his daughter for a good price!"

Before anyone answered, Gao Yu couldn't sit still, and said anxiously: "Sister Huang, what do you mean? Father really wants to choose a good marriage for you, otherwise—"

"Yes, yes!" Mr. Gao Le smiled with tears in his eyes. When he took a deep breath, his narrow shoulders were too fragile to support the large and luxurious clothes. Whether it's going out of the fortress to get married, or marrying the grand master's son to strengthen the heart of the minister, it's all sacrifices I should make, and it's nothing!"

Gao Yu had never heard of such straightforward resentment, and blushed: "Sister Huang, you..."

The jade cup fell to the ground, cutting off all the orchestral sounds.

The leading dancer looked around blankly, and Empress Dugu nodded to her calmly.The dancer seemed to understand, she only took one body, and led the rest of the people out of the North Hall silently.

Helan Mingyue hesitated whether to leave as well, but the other guards of the North Hall stood in place and turned themselves into a stone.He looked in Gao Jing's direction, Gao Jing's fingertips were stained with a little ink while writing, and at this moment he wiped away his business, as if Gao Lejun's gaffe and the emperor's smashed cup had nothing to do with him.

"Ridiculous!" The emperor stood up abruptly, pointing at Mr. Gao Le with trembling hands, "Do you really think I don't know what scandalous things you have done?! I still have sympathy for you to choose, otherwise I would have sent you to Rou Of course! Now that your Uncle Wang and the Emperor's brother have repeatedly pleaded for mercy, I gave Yuan Shi this opportunity, you—"

Speaking of this, there was a sudden chest tightness and headache, the emperor's eyes blurred, and he almost fell to the ground.Empress Dugu beside her didn't have time to support her, she just stretched out her hand, and a figure quickly caught the emperor.

Gao Qian put his arms around the emperor's shoulders and looked at Gao Lejun with cold eyes.Those slender phoenix eyes are always smiling, but now they are indifferent like never before.

He snorted softly: "This is your fault, Princess Pingcheng."

"You...you..." Gao Lejun's chest heaved violently, and his tears couldn't stop flowing.

How ridiculous, everyone envied her for being the emperor's most precious daughter and the princess of Daning, but she was in prison, and she couldn't even choose her husband, so she had to let things go like rain hitting duckweed?

That person is the same as her. In troubled times, he has a father who cannot be disobeyed. All things must be done according to the orders of courtiers and clans, otherwise he will be unfilial, loyal and unrighteous!

Only he understands himself, but now even this person can't help her——

"Princess Pingcheng is a moon in the sky, a scholar in Huan, but a prostitute of Nanchu, her life is only in the moment of His Majesty's thought. The princess loves so much, Huan is grateful, and there is nothing else around her, only this Yunfu Ruyi, let me give it to you. I hope that the princess will not dislike her, and that she will accompany her every day, just like ringing her heart to the princess..."

"You have to marry if you marry, or you have to marry if you don't!"

"Before, I shouldn't have had unrealistic thoughts about the princess...Princess, Your Royal Highness, don't come here again in the future! My father and emperor chose a marriage for me in Jiangning. I asked to marry Your Highness, but Huan didn't dare to do it. "

"Rou Ran is bitterly cold, Yu Jiulu's family already has a regular wife, how can Le Jun go to be a concubine. My palace entrusted her to the family, and Le Jun's mother and concubine went early, so she is considered half of her mother, so what's wrong with staying in the capital—— "

"Princess, don't force Li Huan any more!"

"Yuan Ying, the grand master's son-in-law, is now working as an editor in Sanxiu Hall, with idle errands, and has no future. That concubine Yuan Zhuoer is a good-looking talent, showing his sharpness..."

"Mr. Le, the scenery in southern Chu is even better than that in the north. If one day, would you like to go boating with me on Taihu Lake and live in a hut?"

……

Her father forced her to marry, and they must have known everything about Nanchu's protégé.The most ridiculous thing is Li Huan. The last time they met, it was an unswerving oath to live together in a hut, but now it has become her bitter pressure?

It's a small matter for a woman's name to be humiliated, but she can't control anything!

Why not just die?

With empty eyes, he caught a glimpse of the golden knife at hand. It was originally an exquisite decoration for cutting food. The appearance is far higher than the practicality.

Then, without any explanation, he inserted it toward his chest——

"Queen!"