I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country

Gu Yuanbai watched the rain curtain in the room, while Chu Wei played the piano to the sound of the rain.

The six arts of a gentleman, rites, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics, these six arts are compulsory courses for ancient gentlemen.Gu Yuanbai is a hypocrite, not comparable to the proficiency of a pure ancient gentleman.

Chu Wei is an excellent example of a standard ancient gentleman.

Gu Yuanbai doesn't know Guqin, but it doesn't affect his appreciation for it.Tian Fusheng made a pot of hot tea, poured him a cup and brought it to him. Gu Yuan held the tea in his white hand, sipping its fragrance, watching the rain outside, his nerves relaxed, and he squinted his eyes in comfort.

After a while, a servant from Chu's mansion ran over and reported outside: "Master, there is someone coming to visit outside the door, and the person who came is the eldest son of Xue's mansion."

Chu Wei paused while playing the piano, and the melodious sound of the piano stopped abruptly. He looked up at Gu Yuanbai, "My lord, it should be Lord Xue who has come."

Gu Yuanbai lazily said, "Let him in."

After a while, Xue Yuan, who was holding a birdcage and holding an umbrella, slowly stepped into the eyes of the two of them.

Xue Yuan walked very slowly, and the rain curtain obscured his figure indistinctly.This person was still dressed in black, Gu Yuanbai sat up, his gaze was on the birdcage in Xue Yuan's hand.As soon as Xue Yuan walked into the corridor, he asked, "Where did the bird come from?"

Xue Yuan approached and put the birdcage in front of Gu Yuanbai, and he also squatted down, opening the cage while talking and laughing casually: "I said I wanted to catch a bird for the Holy One to take a look at, but when the cage was opened, This little thing got in."

He reached into the cage with his palm and grabbed the sparrow, "Look, Your Majesty, does it look like the bird that took your jade finger last time?"

The half of the caught bird was exposed from the palm, Gu Yuanbai frowned, "Don't all sparrows look the same?"

He raised his hand to touch the bird. The sparrow's feathers were dark in color, not as bright as the rare birds, but it was very comfortable to touch.Xue Yuan's eyes fell on Gu Yuanbai's thumb, where he was wearing a white jade ring.

The corner of Xue Yuan's mouth twitched, "Your Majesty is right, all sparrows are the same, no one can tell the difference."

He retracted his eyes and saw Chu Wei, so he said politely: "Lord Chu, long time no see."

Seeing him, Chu Wei thought of what the chief guard said just now.His sense of Xue Yuan really couldn't get better, and when he saw him, he felt disgust from the bottom of his heart, and nodded coldly, "Master Xue."

Gu Yuanbai's fingertips would lightly sweep over Xue Yuan's hand several times when he was stroking the bird.Xue Yuan suddenly reached out and grabbed his fingertips, lifted Gu Yuanbai's hand up, and said with a smile: "My lord, the feather is here, you touched my hand."

"..." Gu Yuanbai withdrew his hand, stopped touching, and said expressionlessly, "Xue Qing has a heart."

Xue Yuan smiled and threw the sparrow in the cage.Putting it aside, he stood up slowly, then looked left and right, and naturally assumed the style of his master, "Where's the chessboard?"

Someone at the side listened to the words and cleverly moved the chessboard over.Gu Yuanbai still glanced expressionlessly, "Xue Qing and Chu Qing have a hand-to-hand conversation."

Xue Yuan was not disappointed either, he stretched out his hand and said politely: "Master Chu, please."

Chu Wei and him both sat down, and the two played black and white chess separately. They were silent to each other, and seemed to be in harmony, but tit for tat on the chessboard was endless.

Gu Yuanbai watched from the side, he finally understood why Chang Yuyan said that Xue Jiuyao's chess moves were similar to his.The chess surface is a battlefield, and the test is the ability of people to arrange troops and the overall thinking of the overall situation.

No matter how well-behaved Xue Yuan is and how unpredictable he becomes, his essence is still like a mad dog. From the very beginning, his sharpness has been directed at the enemy's lifeline.

When Gu Yuanbai saw half of it, he knew that Chu Wei was doomed.

Chu Wei's chess moves are smooth and steady, with a deep foundation. He thought about three moves for the next move. He has far-sightedness and foresight, and he has played chess with Gu Yuanbai before, so he knows this kind of chess move well.But there is nothing to do, no matter how stable the market is, if you keep hiding, you will eventually reveal your flaws.

Gu Yuanbai stood up, went to the porch and watched the rain, and closed his eyes when he heard the sound of the rain and the sound of chess playing.

I don't know how long it took, but a warm feeling approached behind me.Xue Yuan put his coat on Gu Yuanbai's body, then walked aside, "The Holy Majesty likes to read books, so he also likes to watch the rain."

"It sounds comfortable." Gu Yuanbai was a little tired, "Rainy days are suitable for rest."

Xue Yuan said: "Sleepy?"

Gu Yuanbai said: "Xue Qing should go and watch your bird."

Xue Yuan smiled lowly, "The minister's bird is on the minister's body."

He said this lightly, Gu Yuanbai thought he heard it wrong, his eyelids twitched, and he turned to look at Xue Yuan suspiciously, "What did you say?"

"The bird I showed you is inside the house," Xue Yuan said, "Look at what it does, I can't even understand the words."

"That's an interesting thing to say," Gu Yuanbai said, "Xue Qing wants the bird to understand what you said? I just laughed."

There was a little rain and dew blown in by the wind on the hair on his forehead, Xue Yuan's voice suddenly softened, "My lord, it's raining outside, don't stand so close."

It's just that his voice was hoarse, and the softness was hidden in his hoarse throat, so he couldn't find it no matter what.

Almost at the same time, a warm voice came from behind the two of them. The voice was clear and warm, and it sounded like pearls and jade, round and melodious, "My lord, come in and take shelter from the rain."

High judgment.

Xue Yuan smiled vaguely, and followed Gu Yuanbai into the room.

The room was dull, when Chu Wei and Xue Yuan were together, neither of them spoke.Fortunately, the rain stopped soon, and it took only half an hour before and after.

Gu Yuanbai didn't intend to stay in Chu Wei's house, he was about to leave, but Chu Wei remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, wait a moment."

He turned around to get something, glanced at Xue Yuan from the corner of his eye, and changed his words in a cold voice: "Master Xue, come with me to get some warm clothes for the Holy One?"

Xue Yuan narrowed his eyes and stepped forward, and the two disappeared along the corridor to the end of the road together.

Gu Yuanbai looked at their backs, the two were slender, and both were healthy and good men, so they looked like a perfect match.

He looked away for a while, but suddenly saw a small head protruding from the side of the column, Gu Yuanbai smiled, "Brother Yi, come here."

Chu Xiaosi walked out from behind the pillar with a very ashamed expression on his face. He clutched the hem of his little clothes and bowed to the Holy Majesty to admit his mistake: "The boy is not a boy who doesn't know how to be polite. The boy is here to find his nephew."

Gu Yuanbai said: "Your nephew is not here now."

Chu Xiaosi raised his face in bewilderment, "Where is that kid protecting his nephew?"

For such a well-behaved and obedient child, Gu Yuanbai always has some bad tastes.

"Your nephew," Gu Yuanbai pretended to think for a while, then suddenly smiled deeply, "Brother Yi, I have eaten a very delicious dish before, but you should have never tried it."

The little boy swallowed his saliva, and politely said: "I also ask the Holy One for advice."

"Fry Chu Wei in a frying pan, and then dip it in sauce and chopped green onion," Gu Yuanbai curled up his lips and lowered his voice deliberately, "It's so delicious that Xue Yuan next door cried."

Chu Xiaosi was terrified, his face turned pale, and he sobbed with tears in his eyes, "Zihu, is Zihu's nephew eaten?"

"Cough." When the child really cried, Gu Yuanbai felt guilty again. He touched his nose, and was about to jokingly tell the truth when Tian Fusheng next to him started coughing violently.

Gu Yuanbai paused, turned around and looked back, Xue Yuan and Chu Wei were standing not far away, one raised his eyebrows slightly, the other had a complex expression, both were looking at Gu Yuanbai.

Gu Yuanbai asked back: "What are you doing standing there? Come here soon."

As soon as Chu Wei walked over, Chu Xiaosi cried and threw himself into his arms.Chu Wei comforted the fourth uncle in a low voice, and the original complexity in his heart slowly turned to dumbfounding.

Tian Fusheng took the cloak and put it on the Holy Majesty's shoulders. The Holy Majesty coughed twice. Chu Wei took his fourth uncle and sent the Majesty outside the mansion. The uncle and nephew saluted the Majesty together and waited for the Majesty to leave.

On the way, Xue Yuan followed Gu Yuanbai, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, why are you crying for me?"

Gu Yuanbai rebelled against the army, "What are you still following me for?"

Xue Yuan was still holding the birdcage in his hand, he stopped when he heard the words, "The minister is here to send off the holy majesty."

"..." A faint irritability surged up in Gu Yuanbai's heart. This irritability was inexplicable. Gu Yuanbai suppressed it and was about to stride away when Xue Yuan called him hoarsely from behind, "Your Majesty."

Gu Yuanbai stopped walking.

"Your Majesty's jade finger has been changed," Xue Yuan said, "I don't know if the previous jade finger is still there?"

Gu Yuanbai pursed his lips and did not speak.

"The Holy Majesty said that I had to satisfy a request of my minister earlier," Xue Yuan said in a low voice, "Think about it, why don't you use it now."

"If the Holy Majesty doesn't like that jade finger, please don't throw it away, and return it to the minister. I like this jade finger very much, and I can keep it for my future wife."

"Xue Qing, the whole world belongs to me," Gu Yuan said in a straight voice, his voice turned cold, "Even if I don't like my jade fingers, I still have to stay in my private treasury to turn ashes."

This sentence, just like what he said, "My country is like a picture", made Xue Yuan's heart thump again.

Gu Yuanbai's words were so domineering that they were exactly what Xue Yuan wanted.Does he have any interest in Xue Yuan?

A gust of wind blew, hair brushed the tip of his nose, Gu Yuanbai coughed in a low voice.The coughing sound was dull, one after another, almost no time for him to calm down.

People around panickedly shouted "Holy Majesty" and "Janpa", but there was no hot water around them, and no one had the courage to go up to support him or pat him on the back in a panic.

Xue Yuan sighed, stepped forward quickly, and pushed away everyone who was in the way.The guards and eunuchs walked up to Gu Yuanbai step by step, then held Gu Yuanbai in his arms, let him lean against him, and gently followed his bony protruding back.

Gu Yuanbai grasped his clothes tightly, his fingers turned white, his head rested in front of Xue Yuan, most of the weight was supported by Xue Yuan.

Xue Yuan pacified him while looking up at the gloomy sky in the distance.

Gu Yuanbai was dizzy from coughing, and his head was swollen. When his hands were weak and about to slip, Xue Yuan held his hands down for him.

"You're always in such bad shape."

His tone was low, like a puppy drenched in rain.

"But you can't always bully me just because you are weak," he said.