Yue Wang Gou Jian

"General Fan, you are here."

In the Hall of Qinzheng, Gou Jian was reviewing the memorial, and when he saw Fan Li coming in a hurry, he put down the pen in his hand, stood up, and smiled at him, saying,

"General Fan has worked hard for the country and has reached the age to start a family. The widow has secured a marriage for you. I believe you will like it, General Fan."

"The humble minister only wants to serve the country wholeheartedly, and has no intention of starting a family. I implore the king to take back his order."

Fan Li suddenly knelt down on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed three times to Goujian and said, looking at him.

"Fan Qing, you don't know who I am marrying for you, so you hurriedly refused, I'm afraid you will regret it later."

Gou Jian smiled, stretched out his hand, and prepared to pull Fan Li up.But seeing Fan Li insisting on kneeling on the ground, looking at him with both eyes, he said resolutely:

"Your Majesty, Fan Li has absolutely no regrets. Please take it back, Your Majesty."

Seeing Fan Li's decisive reaction, Gou Jian had no choice but to accept the idea of ​​teasing Fan Li, and said truthfully:

"The widow knows that Fan Qing is interested in the queen's maid, A Xiang, so I specially asked the queen for A Xiang, and gave you as a concubine. Doesn't Fan Qing like it?"

Gou Jian looked at Fan Li, trying to see a happy expression on his face, but to his disappointment, Fan Li didn't.

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. This minister has absolutely nothing wrong with Ah Xiang."

Fan Li said.

"But people in the palace are spreading rumors that Fan Qing treated Ah Xiang on the night I got married..."

"Your Majesty, Fan Li already has his own heart, but that person is definitely not Ah Xiang."

Fan Li suddenly interrupted Gou Jian's words, and looked straight at Gou Jian with anger, grievance, anxiety, and some complex emotions that Gou Jian had never understood.

For all these years, Fan Li has always been obedient and gentle. He has never seen Fan Li's expression like this. For some reason, Gou Jian felt a trace of inexplicable fear in his heart.

"Oh, since that's the case, I don't know who Fan Qing wants to belong to. As long as Fan Qing likes it, I will definitely do my best to fulfill it."

"But he... doesn't like me..."

Fan Li raised his head and took a deep look at Gou Jian, then lowered his head and closed his eyes, concealing the slight sadness in his eyes...

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At Zishi, at the gate of Qifeng Pavilion, Jie Zixiu was dressed in black, hiding in the night.

"Who!"

Suddenly there was a rustling sound behind him, Jie Zixiu looked back, but saw Axiang, the queen's maid, walking towards him.

"follow me……"

The maid Ah Xiang suddenly spoke, but it was a man's voice.

Before Jie Zixiu could recover, he was dragged into the peach blossom forest by the maid Axiang.

"You are……"

Through the hazy night, Jie Zixiu saw Ah Xiang's face clearly.I saw that his eyebrows were painted in ink, his temples were cut like knives, and there was a little cinnabar between his eyebrows. The position was impartial, exactly the same as the person in the impression.

"Uncle...I'm Xiaoxi..."

The maid Ah Xiang said to Jie Zixiu.

"Third Highness, you are really Third Highness!"

When Jie Zixiu received the note, he was skeptical at first, and even wondered whether it was the trap deliberately set by Yue Wang Goujian in order to clear the remaining party after the first Yue, but he did not expect that it was really him, it was really the Third Highness Si Xi.

Jie Zixiu looked at the maid "Axiang" excitedly, with an expression of disbelief,

"Your Highness, you are now hiding in Qifeng Pavilion, aren't you afraid that the Queen will suspect you?"

"Uncle, don't worry, the queen is mine."

The maid "A Xiang" suddenly knelt down on one knee and bowed to Jie Zixiu.

"Uncle, I came back this time to take back everything that belongs to me, and I hope uncle can help me."

"His Highness the Third Highness has given such a big gift, it really breaks the heart of this old man."

Jie Zixiu hastily leaned over and helped Si Xi up, saying:

"If it wasn't for Yijie's cultivation, there would be no Jie Zixiu today. Now that the Third Highness is in need, Jie Zixiu will go through fire and water. It's just that the king of Yue, Gou Jian, doesn't trust me because I am the first king and then the relative. In the court hall, Wen Zhong and Fan Li are the only ones of the courtiers to look forward to. I'm afraid my uncle is out of his mind."

"Uncle, don't worry, there are still some confidantes of the queen mother in the court, but now that Gou Jian is in power, they have to swallow the humiliation. I have contacted these people secretly, and they all expressed their willingness to support me. I also have a good plan to deal with Gou Jian , but I’m afraid I will need to borrow my uncle’s soldiers at that time.”

The maid "Axiang" said.

Jie Zixiu observed Si Xi's demeanor, and it seemed that he was very different from the old prince who was raised in the deep palace and didn't know much about the world. Now he is calm, calm, ambitious, and has the queen to help him. King Yue Zaiming, they In the dark, there is no chance of winning if you give it a go.Moreover, Gou Jian didn't trust himself at all, just because he was just on the throne, the court situation was unstable, and there was a flood, which made him burnt out and had no time to care about him.If he gained a firm foothold above the court, he might end up with a bad end for himself.

"Since the third highness has a perfect plan, the old minister should help him with all his strength."

Jie Zixiu knelt down to salute Si Xi.

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At dusk, it is time for dinner.The maid "A Xiang" stood by the window and looked into the distance, but saw Fan Li, dressed in white, hiding under the peach blossom tree, looking at the door of Qifeng Pavilion from time to time.

"Is he still there?"

Echihou Yayu came over and stood side by side with the maid "Axiang", looking at Fan Lidao in the distance.

"He must have become suspicious. I heard Wang Momo say that he has been looking around for palace people to inquire about my appearance and figure in the past few days."

The maid "Axiang" said.

"Maybe he just wanted to know what his fiancée looked like."

Ya Yu turned her head, glanced at the maid "A Xiang", and joked.

"My cousin made fun of me again. Didn't he ask Gou Jian to break off the engagement?"

The maid "Axiang" turned her head and glanced at Ya Yu.

"It's a good thing he retired, otherwise my husband would be snatched away."

Ya Yu looked at the maid "A Xiang", there seemed to be resentment in Shui Lingling's big eyes.

The maid "Axiang" was moved in her heart, she hugged the beauty into her arms, kissed her lightly on the forehead, and comforted her softly:

"Cousin is worrying too much, she is the only one in my heart from the beginning to the end."

Although the maid "Axiang" said this, Fu Chai's handsome face appeared in her eyes.

Ya Yu was coaxed into elation by the maid "A Xiang", and pretended to hit him on the chest a few times and said:

"If you dare to betray me, I will not forgive you."

"OK OK……"

The maid "A Xiang" took Ya Yu's hand with her backhand, looked back at Fan Li who was guarding at the gate of Qifeng Pavilion, and said:

"Right now, Fan Li has become suspicious, we have to find a way to get rid of him."

"Cousin, don't worry, I have a way to deal with him."

Ya Yu also turned around, looked out the window and said.

"What good plan does my cousin have, why don't you tell my husband quickly."

Ya Yu turned her head and looked at the maid "A Xiang" slyly, stood on tiptoe, hooked his hands around his neck, breathed lightly in his ear, and said:

"Cousin, do you think that if Gou Jian found out that Fan Li had that kind of thought for him, would he still keep him by his side?"

When Ya Yu was behaving ambiguously, he suddenly heard "The King of Yue is here", Ya Yu hurriedly let go of the maid "A Xiang", straightened her slightly messy temple hair, and said to the maid "A Xiang":

"Husband, go hide in the secret passage."

"Ok!"

The maid "A Xiang" nodded, turned around, and walked towards a corner where a picture of a beauty leaving the bath was hung. He lifted the picture of a beauty, tapped lightly on the wall three times, and the stone door opened.

"The concubine sees the king!"

When the stone gate was closed, King Goujian of Yue just walked in.

Ever since he learned that Echihou Yayu was pregnant, King Goujian of Yue would visit Echihou every evening at Qifeng Pavilion.

"The queen is pregnant, so there is no need to be polite."

Gou Jian, the king of Yue, greeted him thousands of times, stretched out his hand, and helped the queen up.

"Hey, General Fan is here too."

Ya Yu pretended to be surprised when she saw Fan Li standing behind Gou Jian.

"Knowing that the queen is pregnant, but keeping visiting in the future, my minister is guilty."

Fan Li saluted Echihou Yayu.

"General Fan's words are wrong. General Fan is an upright man, defending his family and defending the country, taking care of every day. I am a mere harem woman. How dare I bother the general anymore."

"There is no need for the queen to be humble. General Fan has done a lot of hard work for the country of Yue. However, the queen's contribution to my royal family's descendants is also indispensable."

"Kings……"

Seeing what King Yue said, Echihou Yayu threw herself into King Yue's arms with a shy face.

Except that night when he got drunk and stayed overnight in Qifeng Pavilion, Goujian had never been so intimate with Echigo Yayu before.Gou Jian instinctively wanted to push the person in his arms away, but Fan Li was present at this time, if he did so, he might hurt the Queen's face, and like last time, it would attract criticism from the court.

Gou Jian thought about it again and again, but he could only let Ya Yu act like a baby in his arms.

"Your Majesty, guess what our baby is thinking now, will it hear us?"

"The queen is only one month pregnant, and the baby's limbs are not yet fully grown, so how can she hear us?"

Seeing Yayu's innocent and romantic face, ignorant of the world, and full of infinite yearning for being a mother, Goujian couldn't help saying to her.

"The concubine heard people say that the baby is one with the mother when it is in the womb. When the mother is sad, the baby is sad. When the mother is happy, the baby is also happy. Therefore, the concubine begged Wang Shangwan to take care of the dragon's body."

"Oh, why is that?"

"Because Wang Shanglong is in good health, the concubine will be happy, and if the concubine is happy, the baby will naturally be happy too."

Seeing the joy of being a first-time mother on Yayu's face, she couldn't help but think that she, as the princess of Qi, committed herself to marrying, and was pregnant with her own flesh and blood. As a woman, she gave all of herself to her. over him.But this feeling, I am afraid that he will never be able to repay it in this life.Because he couldn't fall in love with anyone else except the one in King Wu's palace.

Thinking about it, Gou Jian felt a sense of guilt in his heart.

"Queen, I swear, this life will make you carefree, safe and happy."

Fan Li entered Qifeng Pavilion with the King of Yue today, and originally wanted to find out the details of the maid Axiang, but he didn't expect that the maid Axiang didn't see it, and instead let him see such a scene.He just stood there blankly, watching Yue Wang and Yue Empress and his wife confiding in each other, and felt that he was a superfluous person, and his heart felt sore again.Then he bowed to King Yue and Queen Yue and said:

"Your Majesty, seeing that the queen is in good health, I can rest assured. It is getting late, and I will take my leave first."

"Fan Qing later, the widow will go with you."

King Yue suddenly stopped Fan Lidao.

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"Fan Qing, you seem to have something on your mind?"

Walking out of Qifeng Pavilion, Gou Jian saw that Fan Li was unhappy, so he asked him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. My minister is fine."

Fan Li responded indifferently, but he didn't dare to look at King Yue, because he was afraid that when he saw that face, he would feel uncontrollable like that night again.

"Is Fan Qing sad because of the person she likes?"

Gou Jian is still relentless.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will let him go."

Fan Li said.

"It's the best. There is no grass anywhere in the world. That woman has eyes but no eyes. Missing Fan Qing is her blessing. If Fan Qing has a woman he likes in the future, tell the widow that the widow will definitely marry you."

"Um……"

Fan Li followed behind Gou Jian, and answered in a dazed state.

Gou Jian was not talking, he suddenly thought of Fu Chai.Although he persuaded Fan Li to let it go, how could he let it go.

Fucha, if you knew that I have my own flesh and blood, how would you react?

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