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On the painting, he caressed carefully, like looking at a pair of peerless treasures, his eyes wandered, as if recalling the past, his voice suddenly became cold, his brows frowned slightly, with a little begging and resentment.

"This is drawn by my father and emperor."

It was rare to see Zuo Qiujie's tone like this, and Gu Xi was also taken aback.Zuoqiujie was the only son of the late emperor Zuoqiuhai, so he should be very much loved, but it seems that this is not the case from the rumors of the ministers, and the details of this period are even more unknown.

"At first it was to please my queen mother."

"Your Majesty's queen mother must be a peerless beauty." Gu Xi smiled and told the truth, and praised Zuo Qiujie's appearance in a small way.

Zuoqiu Jie said lightly: "Although he treats me a bit unkindly, he is my father after all." He seemed to be talking to himself, "He hopes that I will guard this country, and I have been trained by the court, so I will follow the teachings. "

Gu Xi listened very carefully.

"Although I am not talented, I have tried my best to be diligent in government affairs these years, and I have managed to manage my father's world in a fairly stable way."

"Your Majesty is talented, and that's a matter of course."

"Nowadays there are so many virtuous and loyal assistants, especially the Lord Hou is devoted to me. I am very relieved." As he spoke, he looked back and smiled, his face was both real and illusory under the sunlight.

Gu Xi stared in a daze, paused for a moment and replied, "Your Majesty appreciates it, it's a matter of duty."

"But I also understand that now the martial arts world is restless and in constant crisis, not to mention the fish that slipped through the net..." Zuo Qiujie frowned slightly when he said this.

"So, I will never disappoint my father's last wish." Having said this, Zuo Qiujie's eyes turned hard, his fists clenched, and he looked at Gu Xi, expressing his intentions.

Gu Xi stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and said, "I will always keep this matter in mind."

"That's very polite." Zuoqiu Jie nodded and said, "I don't know what kind of reward Yiqing wants?"

"3000 taels of gold, [-] boxes each of brocade silk and mink fur." ​​Gu Xi said without hesitation.

Zuo Qiujie looked at Gu Xi and laughed: "Okay! Are there any more?"

Gu Xi rolled his eyes, "I don't know if we can use the palace's ingredients..."

"Hahaha!" Zuoqiu Jie said cheerfully, "No wonder Yang'er can play well with you, I promise you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zuo Qiujie poured a pot of tea himself, then suddenly changed his mind and said, "Master Hou must have been having some leisure time recently, right?"

"What Your Majesty said is right." Gu Xi took the porcelain cup and drank it down in one gulp.

"Also, can June Zhiwang's martial arts be an examiner?"

"I obey the order, thank the emperor for his kindness."

14

【Gu House】

Finally returning to the mansion that Yueba had not seen, Gu Xi was overjoyed and his face was full of glory.As soon as he got off the horse, the housekeeper came up to welcome him:

"My lord, lunch is ready."

"It's wonderful, I want to enjoy it, my lord." Gu Xi's eyes narrowed with a smile, and he was about to walk to the front hall with a light shake of the jade fan.

"Wait a minute, Lord Hou, there is one more thing..." the housekeeper hurriedly said.

"What's the matter?"

"The guests are here."

The butler obviously meant something, and this guest seemed to have been expected.Gu Xi also understood, and said happily, "Should we be in the front hall? Then we will eat together." After saying that, he suddenly thought of He, "Where is Shifang?"

A black shadow fell from the roof without a sound: "This subordinate is here."

Gu Xi smiled and knocked the jade dragon on his head and teased him, "You don't have to hide and hide like this in the mansion. Come on, you can have lunch with Benhou, and it will be regarded as a reward for you to go to sea with Benhou."

When the two came to the front hall, they saw that the distinguished guest had been sitting here for a long time.

Gu Xi immediately put on a lively smile, stepped forward and sat down on the opposite side, and said, "Ayan~"

This guest is the current Seventh Prince Zuo Qiuyan, the rumored youngest with mediocre talent and inaction.

Zuo Qiuyan was wearing a dark purple dragon-patterned silk long gown, elegant and luxurious, with golden tassels around his waist, and a jade wrench on his left hand.A crown tied up all the strands of hair without leaking anything, and although the entire face was fully exposed to the sun without any cover, it was gloomy and gloomy - the bridge of the nose was straight, the lips were slightly pale, and the eyes were like eagles , as deep as a cold pool, you can see that this person's city is quite deep, and his thoughts are turning back and forth.

Although the seventh prince was only eighteen years old, his face looked old-fashioned compared to his age, with a mature and dark face different from his peers. When Gu Xi saw this prince for the first time, he believed that he was an ambitious person.

What is mediocre in talent and inaction is because the world has no eyes. This person is extremely insidious and cunning and can compete with his father, only the taciturn one is true.

Not long after Gu Xi entered the official position, Zuo Qiuyan approached him, and the relationship between the two became close secretly. After the crown prince passed away, Zuo Qiuyan's intention became even more obvious, and their contacts became more frequent.After getting Zuoqiuyan's acquiescence, Gu Xi secretly began to call Ayan Ayan non-stop, and this person called him quite intimately.

At this time Zuoqiu Yan raised his eyes, glanced at Huo Shifang who was at the side first, and then took a closer look at Gu Xi: "Yiqing has worked hard, I don't know what reward Father will give you?"

"It's just something for flirting, why, is Ah Yan jealous?" Gu Xi never let go of any chance to tease him, so he looked at Zuo Qiuyan with a smile.

Zuo Qiuyan glanced at Huo Shifang silently, but ignored him.Gu Xi seemed to realize something, looked back meaningfully at Shifang, and stopped teasing.

The hot food was brought up, and Gu Xi happily ate it up, not forgetting to say: "Ayan, eat more~ There is Shifang, Benhou is in a good mood today, eat more!"

The atmosphere of the three being together is particularly weird, but such scenes have indeed happened several times.

While chatting after dinner, Gu Xi chatted with Zuo Qiuyan while biting nuts, and suddenly said, "Ayan, do you know about the incident ten years ago?"

Zuoqiu Yan carelessly peeled the melon seeds, and replied: "I was young at the time, I don't know if I remember it clearly."

"About the death of Tiezhai and Xishan faction."

The other party's eyes moved: "I don't know what Yiqing's intention is for asking this?"

"It's okay to ask." Gu Xi made a nut and stuffed it in Zuo Qiuyan's plate. The nut was plump and round, very cute.

Zuoqiu Yan picked it up and put it in his mouth, chewed it, and said abruptly: "Attempt to rebel, the court will treat him as a traitor."

"Oh?"

"Everyone in the palace said that at the time." Yan Ba ​​sneered.

"That's it..." Gu Xi thought to himself, crossing Erlang's legs, then turned to Huo Shifang and said, "Shifang, tell me what fun things are going on in the imperial capital today."

Huo Shifang paused for a while, as if he was trying to think hard: "Back to Lord Marquis, there seems to be nothing interesting today."

This answer was expected, but it was still difficult for Shifang to understand what the interesting thing was. Gu Xi did not give up and asked, "What's so strange about that?"

Shi Fang thought about it again: "I just heard something in the imperial capital, and everyone said it was very strange."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"The people of the imperial capital saw a red-clothed ghost on the street this morning, and now the people in the city are in panic all day long."

Gu Xi and Zuo Qiuyan looked at each other with puzzled expressions, Gu Xi suddenly had a premonition in his heart, and continued to ask: "Tell me specifically?"

"The common people said that he was a young man with handsome and charming appearance, silver hair and red clothes. Suddenly a red shadow flashed by, and then disappeared..."

"Pfft ha ha ha ha... ah cough cough cough..." Gu Xi was about to laugh out loud, but suddenly he coughed violently after choking on the tea.

Zuoqiu Yan frowned, and stretched out his hand to give Gu Xi a break: "I don't see anything interesting in it."

But Huo Shifang said calmly: "Master Hou, pay attention to your body."

"Ahahahahaha..." Gu Xi laughed out of breath. "Ghost in red, hahahaha..."

Zuo Qiuyan looked puzzled, and Huo Shifang was even more confused.

Finally stopped laughing, Gu Xi finally stroked his chest, calmed down and said: "Shifang, tomorrow you go to check the movements of this red-clothed ghost, and report as soon as you have any news."

"Subordinates obey."

"Good boy." After Gu Xi said that, he even winked, but the other party was indifferent, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

Zuo Qiuyan saw all this in his eyes, but his expression was still gloomy, making it impossible to see his emotions.He turned to ask: "I wonder if Yiqing is free these few days?"

"Oh?"

"I've been leaning against the wind and rain for several months, I don't know if I can 'encounter' the Zuisheng Pavilion with this hall someday." He was obviously asking, but he said it plainly and confidently, and could not be refused.

"The Zuisheng Pavilion is good, but this time we won't go there." Gu Xi smiled.

"Where does Yiqing want to go?"

"At this time three days later, there is a gathering on Ping'an Street."

"Okay." Although Zuoqiu Yan was puzzled, he agreed.

"See you soon." Gu Xi raised his glass.

Zuo Qiuyan also raised his glass, looking at Gu Xi's eyes with dark eyes, making it unpredictable.

After the people left, Gu Xi was also satisfied, stretched his waist and walked to the wing room.

When he reached the small bridge over the lotus pond, he stopped suddenly, and when he looked back to see that the man had disappeared again, he called out, "Shifang."

The black shadow fell down like a ghost again, and the black hair from head to shoulder fluttered in the wind, and the white, expressionless, dead-like face was slightly lowered, "Your subordinate is here, when will Hou Ye come?" .”

"It's all home and why are you hiding like this? Do you love lying on the beam so much?"

Huo Shifang raised his head, with a puzzled expression on his face: "This subordinate is a secret guard, so naturally he has to hide."

Gu Xi knew that it was useless to say anything to him, so he took the jade dragon and knocked on the latter's head and ordered directly: "Come in and talk to Benhou, and don't use the concealment technique anymore."

Huo Shifang didn't know why his master Hou suddenly wanted to talk to him, but he followed Gu Xi obediently into the wing