Xijing Chronicle

The lobby on the first floor has long been in chaos. Two people dressed as servants hold the little girl singing hostage on the left and the right, pulling her to one direction. Not far from that direction are two people dressed in brocade clothes. The younger brother, Jiang Jiu and Miao Si, did not see any sympathy in their eyes, but were interested.

"No!! Daddy! Daddy save me!!"

The girl had long been panicked and didn't know what to do. She hugged the pillars in the hall tightly and managed to stabilize her figure. However, her strength was no match for two grown-up men, and she was about to run out of strength. After listening to her Crying, the old man who was already motionless and curled up on the ground did not know where the strength came from, suddenly struggled and crawled a few times, hugged the ankle of one of the servants, raised his bruised and purple face Begging: "Masters, please let my daughter go, she is only 11 years old... Please, I can do whatever you want, just let me go..."

There was a commotion here, and no one noticed that two pairs of well-made soap boots appeared at the stairs.

This farce is almost enough for now, Miao Si clicked his tongue impatiently, licked the corner of his lips, and his eyes showed a bit of cruelty.Jiang Jiu understood immediately, and glanced at Shan'er next to him. Shan'er understood, rushed towards the old man, raised his hand, and was eager to hit him——

At this critical juncture, a strong arm stretched out from the slope and firmly clamped his arm.

Shan'er struggled twice, but his arm was motionless, he was not afraid, and pretended to be a tiger: "Who is it?! Do you know the identity of our young master?!"

"Huh!" There was a cold snort from the stairs, and everyone turned their heads to look, only to see two people in brocade clothes standing there, one of them, who was from Xijing, was the proton from Pingguo. The other person... Ordinary people didn't recognize it. Miao Si and Jiang Jiu, who followed their fathers to attend the banquet for Pingguo's envoy, all changed their faces.

It was Gao's entourage who restrained Shan'er. Seeing this, he let go of Shan'er, and stood behind Gao'er again silently and solemnly.

The scene was silent for a while, and after a while, Wen Jingzhou took the lead, looking at the two sons in the hall meaningfully: "Heard the noise in the hall, and thought it was something serious, what are you two doing?" ? Sing an opera?"

These words were not unkind, Miao Si's face was a little distorted, and thinking of this person's future status, he had to give a little face, so he forcefully forced a smile: "I just want this father and daughter to sing a ditty, Who would have thought that this troublemaker made such a fuss because of the wrong tendon, which made His Highness and Lai envoy laugh at him."

"He's talking nonsense!"

The little girl who was caught by the servant suddenly erupted, and a sharp and high-pitched voice suddenly pierced out, which immediately attracted a burst of silence.

Before everyone could react, the girl bit the hand of the boy who was holding her, and the boy subconsciously let go of her in pain. She rushed out immediately, knelt down in front of Gao Mi, raised her head Showing a fair and delicate face, he said half sadly and half decisively: "My lord! Please help me, my lord!"

Gao Xi's eyes fell on her face, as if struck by lightning, she froze on the spot.

"Young Master has a good plan, but I have heard people say that people's hearts are unpredictable. Are you so confident that everything will go according to plan? What if the father and daughter didn't resist, or what if Mr. Gao didn't go too far?" Mind your own business?" This side of Chu Tingya gave full play to his traits of chatterbox and curiosity, and kept asking.

Thanks to Gu Huaisheng's patience, he answered every question. He said, "I didn't say I was very sure, so I made arrangements for every key point to ensure that things would go through roughly without mistakes. For example, there is a Jingzhou Here, you don’t have to worry that Gao Xi won’t see the farce I carefully arranged, and with the help of Shan’er, you can also ensure that the time and place of this farce are correct.”

"Of course there is the most important point." Gu Huaisheng slowly squeezed a piece of lychee paste into his mouth, "Gao Mi's first wife and his childhood sweetheart are deeply affectionate, but it's a pity that God's will tricks people, he has to get along with her." A beloved wife is forever separated from man, and the singing girl is five points like his beloved wife."

Chu Tingya's eyes widened, and it took him a long time to come to his senses, and he said bluntly: "Then, the father and daughter who sang the song were also arranged by the young master?"

Gu Huaisheng nodded, "That's right."

From love comes sorrow, from love comes fear, emotion is always the most fragile weakness in the heart of the human heart, it hits every time, and never misses.

Chu Tingya suddenly looked outside the room, and Gu Huaisheng lowered his eyes and smiled lightly after a pause: "Is it the year of snow? Come in when you come."

The door opened and closed, and it was indeed Jin Xuenian who came in. He glanced at Chu Tingya, hesitated and said, "I thought you had something to do..."

"It's nothing, just talk to the children." Gu Huaisheng also glanced at Chu Tingya, Chu Tingya pouted, and obediently retreated out of the room.

"Come on, sit down, would you like something to drink?"

"No need."

Jin Xuenian sat down opposite Gu Huaisheng as promised, and Gu Huaisheng raised his eyes slightly, taking his current expression into his eyes without any trace.He could see that even though the two had been together for a while, Jin Xuenian still looked nervous when he was alone with him.Just like at this moment, he has tried his best to pretend to be relaxed, but the slightly straight back and unconsciously clasped hands still reveal the true emotions in his heart.

Gu Huaisheng withdrew his gaze and asked warmly, "Why did you come to me all of a sudden?"

Jin Xuenian glanced at him, then quickly moved away: "I want to ask you... can you let me see Shuangshuang."

Frost?Gu Huaisheng was stunned for a moment before he realized who Shuangshuang was talking about. To be honest, if he hadn't heard him mention it now, he would have almost forgotten about this person.

Seeing that Gu Huaisheng didn't answer, Jin Xuenian seemed a little disappointed, but not discouraged: "I know it's not suitable for me to go out now, but Shuangshuang is my last relative in this world, and I want to see her current situation with my own eyes..."

Gu Huaisheng came back to his senses, thought for a while and nodded in response: "After two days, I will accompany you."

Jin Xuenian raised his head, with a look of joy in his eyes, pursed his lips, and said solemnly: "Thank you."

Gu Huaisheng shook his head, and was about to say something, when there was a fluttering sound outside the window. He opened the window, and an inconspicuous kingfisher landed on the window sill, with thin hollow bamboo poles tied under its wings. Pulling out the paper that was rolled up to the size of a fingernail, he flattened it and looked at it, his dark eyes bloomed with a sense of calmness that is sure to win.

Jin Xuenian looked at him quietly, and after a long while suddenly said softly: "People's hearts are unpredictable, but they can be used by you."

Hearing these words unexpectedly, Gu Huaisheng turned his head in astonishment, touched the complicated thoughts in Jin Xuenian's eyes, his heart sank involuntarily, and the joy brought by the good news on the note disappeared just now.

After staring at each other for a moment, Jin Xuenian looked away awkwardly, Gu Huaisheng took a step forward while holding the note, and suddenly laughed.

"I'm such a person, playing tricks on people's hearts, and using ghostly tricks. Why, do you regret knowing me?"

Jin Xuenian raised her head in a daze, as if she couldn't see through the person in front of her no matter what: "You are the second prince's friend... I thought..."

It was as if a sharp thorn pierced into the bottom of his heart, which caught people off guard. Gu Huaisheng didn't want to show inappropriate emotions, so he turned his back hastily, leaving only a back view.He took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down the sudden turmoil in his heart. When he spoke, his voice was still a little lonely and cold: "He Rui is upright and upright. Although I am his friend, I am completely different from him. Is it to disappoint you? gone."

There was no movement behind him for a long time, and Gu Huaisheng didn't know what answer he was expecting. When disappointment gradually came to his heart, his heart was still uncontrollably cold.He sighed, and said lightly: "I still have something to do, you go out first."

Jin Xuenian stared at the back in front of him. Gu Huaisheng had a good figure, broad shoulders, slender waist, and long legs. He stood there like a zhilanyushu, but for some reason, he could see indescribable loneliness from this back. He opened his eyes. Opening his mouth, he heard Gu Huaisheng's voice again, gentle and distant: "Go out."

Jin Xuenian swallowed all the words that came to his mouth, and swallowed them all, as if drinking a bowl of coptis water, the bitterness from his throat all the way to his stomach.He sighed silently, and thought a little self-deprecatingly, what position did he have to say those words.

The door was closed in front of his eyes, but Jin Xuenian felt as if his feet were tied with a heavy weight, and it was difficult to move. He didn't know how long he had stood outside the door. He closed his eyes and spoke in a hoarse voice that only he could hear. Said: "Is it funny, I actually feel sorry for you..."

"Miao Qing has brought up a good son! It's a shame to throw it in front of the people of Pingguo!" In the study next to the Xuanzheng Hall, He Ze was so angry that he smashed the paperweight at Miao Zhengying's feet. To the Miao family face, at this time there are only two of them in the study.

Of course Miao Zhengying knew what He Ze said, but it was indeed his son's fault, so he could only knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, calm down, it's because I have no way to teach my son, and my dog ​​has caused such disasters, and I am also responsible. Please Your Majesty forgives the crime, and I will definitely discipline him strictly in the future, and will not let him do such stupid things again."

"Stupid things? Hmph, stupid things! Hasn't Miao Shouxin done too many stupid things over the years? Don't think that I don't know what he did!"

When He Ze thought of the aggressive appearance of Ping Guolai this morning, he felt angry. After venting, he finally regained some sense, and when he spoke again, his tone eased a lot, and sighed: "I want to forgive you again. Your crimes, but Gao Mi came to see me this morning, and she satirized my incompetence inside and out. My Daliang claims to have a vast territory and a wealth of talents, but now there are such dudes domineering at the foot of the imperial city. If this word is passed back, how do you let the people of Pingguo see our beam?"

Miao Zhengying's heart tightened, and she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty!"

He Ze waved his hand and interrupted what he hadn't said: "I don't know what the relationship between the person that the fourth son is looking at this time has anything to do with Mistress Gao. He insisted on asking me to deal with it according to the law."

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

"You also know that my heart has always been on your side," He Ze bypassed the book case, bent down to help Miao Zhengying up himself, and spoke soothingly, "It is really a blessing for me to be able to marry Zi Tong, and Miao Qing is also very lucky." I have always worked for me, and I will keep these in my heart."

Miao Zhengying was really a fan of the authorities, so she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing what he said, thinking that the matter was over like this, but before the breath was completely relieved, He Ze's next sentence completely cut it in her throat.

"——It's just that Pingguo is getting more and more powerful now, and together with Houyue, he is eyeing my leader. If the fourth child is not dealt with according to the law, it is inconsistent with reason, and I am afraid that Pingguo will make a joke of it. If Pingguo mistakenly thinks that I am so stupid This situation, since then I don’t take Daliang seriously, and I have a rebellious heart, then the country will be in danger. Alas, I really have no choice but to do it, I hope Miao Qing can understand my painstaking efforts."

In the study of the Shizi Mansion, Wen Jingzhou and Gu Huaisheng had a game of chess in front of them. The chessboard was black and white, but they were evenly matched.

After a while, Wen Jingzhou asked aloud: "Look at you, you are not in a hurry, are you so confident that He Ze will abandon the Miao family just because of Gao Mi's words?"

"If it's someone else, I'm not sure, but this person is He Ze," Gu Huaisheng rubbed a chess piece between his fingers for a moment, and said calmly, "He Ze used to be very successful and wanted to save face, but now that he is the emperor, it's even worse. Pingguo Lai Envoy watched from the sidelines. If he didn't deal with Miao Si, he would give people an illusion of being afraid of the Miao family. This was something he didn't want to happen. Create a fair and dignified image. Moreover, He Ze has been squandering and wasting these years, the treasury has gradually become empty, and Liang Liang has declined. If Pingguo sees any clues, a war will be inevitable at that time, so He Ze will try his best to maintain Liang Liang's superficial appearance no matter what. There is order and prosperity.”

"How he will treat the Miao family is still unknown, but Miao Si has become an abandoned son. In terms of how precious Miao Zhengying is to Miao Si, it is impossible not to resent He Ze. .”