Rebirth: sailing a thousand times

After half a stick of incense, people shouted outside, Gu Junxuan, the head of the Gu family, entered the door and saw a handsome young man in luxurious clothes sitting upright, with a bad expression on his face, knowing that it must be Yiqing King Mu Qingfeng, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed in panic.Before coming, the royal guards were only responsible for detaining people and did not inform them of what had happened.

Gu Junxuan was anxious and uneasy, so he plucked up his courage and asked, "I don't know what order Prince Yi has for calling the young Kui Ye?"

After waiting for a long time, he didn't hear Mu Qingfeng speak.He didn't dare to raise his head, he just knelt down on the ground, his spine began to sweat after a while amidst the oppressive atmosphere in the room.

Mu Qingfeng took a cup of Luoshan Yunwu from Uncle Ping, took a sip, and then slowly said, "Recently, the Ministry of Households will purchase military rations, do you know?"

Gu Junxuan thought about it for a while, and Fang carefully replied, "The Gu family is also one of the imperial merchants, so I have heard a little about it."

He put the teacup heavily on the table, raised his eyebrows, "So, is the Gu family interested in winning the business of purchasing this batch of military rations?"

Gu Junxuan didn't know what he was planning, so he could only answer truthfully, "The Gu family originally intended to fight for it, but after some discussion yesterday morning, they decided to give up."

"Oh?" Mu Qingfeng said casually, "Since you have decided to give up, why do you still resort to such dirty tricks?"

Gu Junxuan was surprised in his heart, he went through his mind like a revolving door and still didn't understand, so he could only bite the bullet and reply, "My lord's words, the villain really doesn't understand, please tell me clearly!"

With a "snap", Mu Qingfeng slammed the Junci teacup onto the ground, the violent noise and the splashing of broken porcelain scared Gu Junxuan to the point of fainting.

Mu Qingfeng stood up "Huo" and shouted, "Bring me out."

Just now, Gu Shaobai had been kneeling behind the screen. He was still wondering what kind of charges Mu Qingfeng was going to accuse the Gu family, but the conversation between the two made him clearly and completely aware of Mu Qingfeng's sinister intentions.

He felt pity in his heart, Mu Qingfeng was determined to ruin the reputation of the Gu family.

Gu Junxuan boldly stood up and looked at the people escorted out by the soldiers of the palace, with his head bowed, his long hair was disheveled covering half of his red and swollen face, his clothes were dilapidated and tied with ropes, for a moment, Gu Junxuan didn't even recognize this person Who was it, until he was pulled by his long hair and forced to raise his face, Gu Junxuan's body was shocked and fell to the ground like a lightning strike, "Shao... Shaobai...?"

He trembled slightly and wanted to move over to see clearly, but his legs were so frightened that he had no strength at all, so he could only struggle to turn his face away, his lips trembling for a long time before he made a sound, "Wang... lord , Shaobai, he... what crime did he commit?"

Mu Qingfeng glanced at Gu Shaobai out of the corner of his eye, the regret flashed by, and then disappeared in the shadows in his eyes, and said coldly, "What crime did he commit, does Master Gu really not know?"

Gu Junxuan took a deep breath, after all, he was the head of the Gu family, and he had struggled with the wind, knife, frost and sword, and managed to suppress the panic in his heart, and forced himself to calm down, knowing that there was no way this disaster could be avoided today, "please The prince made it clear!"

Mu Qingfeng sneered twice, staring at Gu Junxuan with cold eyes, "Since Mr. Gu is pretending to be confused with his understanding, I have to give some pointers." After a pause, his voice suddenly became sharper, "The Gu family is trying to seize the military rations. Prepare, there are many tricks, in order to achieve the goal, take advantage of the king's birthday, when he is drunk and fascinated, to seduce him with male sex, right?"

Gu Junxuan finally understood in an instant that today's game was to put the Gu family to death, but he couldn't figure out how Shaobai became the key player in this dead game. "My lord is very observant. The Gu family is innocent and cannot be insulted. You know, the lord may not be able to cover the sky with one hand."

Mu Qingfeng sneered a few times, he had a stern face and a deep outline, but at this moment under the silk red palace lantern, there was an indescribable coldness, "Master Gu, since this is the case, I might as well ask for some evidence, so that you understand, I am not covering the sky with one hand, but that the sky is going to kill you and take care of your family."

After finishing speaking, with a wave of his hand, the door opened and two people walked in, "One of these two is Guo Chaoyi, Minister of Dali Temple, and the other is Wang Jian, Minister of the Household Department. You may not know Mr. Guo, but the Gu family has been an imperial merchant for a long time. He has a lot of contact with the Ministry of Households, this Mr. Wang, Mr. Gu should know."

Turning to Guo and Wang, he said, "My lords, please tell Mr. Gu whether it is my king's birthday today."

Wang Jian bowed slightly to Mu Qingfeng, then faced Gu Junxuan, "That's right, today is the prince's birthday, and a big banquet is held at the Deruiju next door. All the important officials of the court attended, and we were also invited. After three days of drinking After the tour, the lord was overwhelmed with alcohol and left the table first."

Guo Chaoyi immediately nodded in agreement with Wang Jian's remarks.

Mu Qingfeng stared at Gu Junxuan with sharp eyes, reminiscent of a wolf staring at its prey, if it bites its throat, it will kill instantly, "Zhou Ping, the manager of my house, sent me to the room in Qingyue Building that I have already booked , and went back to Deruiju to see off my guests. When I was drinking too much and lost my mind, your good son Gu Shaobai somehow evaded the guards and climbed onto my bed. , and shamelessly begged for the right to purchase and prepare military rations for your Gu family, it's really ridiculous and hateful!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Gu Shaobai, closed his eyes and raised his head, took a deep breath, and opened them slowly after a while, "If you don't believe me, you can ask your good son, does he know that today is my birthday?" , he took the initiative to climb into my bed, but he did that nasty thing with me?"

Gu Junxuan stood up slowly, walked in front of Gu Shaobai tremblingly, knelt down in front of him with his knees limp, and asked word by word in a trembling voice, "Shaobai, are you telling the truth?"

Shaobai kept his head down, and no one could see the expression on his face clearly.Hearing Gu Junxuan's question, Fang slowly raised his head, his face was as calm as a pool of clear water, his eyes were red, and he looked at his father full of shame, he couldn't speak for a while, and nodded slightly.

Following his nod, Gu Shaojun slumped to the ground, his face was haggard, as if he had suddenly aged ten years, his previously calm face was now pale and not like a living person.Shaobai lost his mother at the age of three. Since he was a child, he was extremely intelligent, kind and generous, with a gentle and calm temperament.His heart was burning like ice and burning with pity and pain. Although the Gu family was a merchant, they had inherited poetry and etiquette as a family for more than a hundred years, and passed on faithfully.Although there are all witnesses and material evidence for this matter, it is known that the son is not like his father, and he knows that he has been fooled, but he has not only lost his own reputation, but also lost the century-old reputation of the Gu family, and even the lives of dozens of members of the Gu family.

After thinking for a long time, Gu Junxuan bowed deeply to Mu Qingfeng, touched the ground with a sound, then raised his head, his forehead was red and swollen, his eyes were clear, he raised his head and said, "Lord Yi, the Gu family has admitted this crime. Gu Shaobai, the third son of the Gu family, I don't know how to check, my morals are flawed, to do such scandalous things, and to tarnish the prince's reputation, it is Gu's upbringing, and Gu Junxuan will bear all the responsibility for the crime!"

Mu Qingfeng stared at the slender jade-like hands under the lamp, and smiled faintly, "This matter is related to the royal reputation. Those who don't know think that my personal morality is at fault. Can you bear it alone?"

Gu Junxuan slammed his head down again, "But with the lord's disposal, the Gu family will have no doubts!"

Although what he was waiting for was this sentence, Mu Qingfeng couldn't feel happy in his heart.His fingers trembled slightly like spasms, and he resisted not daring to look at that pale and helpless face again.Close your eyes, under the bright red candlelight, you can see that his lips are trembling slightly, but no one dares to look directly at this prince who now dominates the world.

There was silence in the room, only the sound of water dripping from the copper pot in the corner could be heard, hitting Shaobai's quiet heart one by one.He lowered his eyes and stared at the luminous ground in front of him. There were vague figures, reflecting the chaotic light.All of a sudden, I felt that all the love and hate escaped from all directions, leaving only an empty heart, standing in the icy and snowy night, let the cold wind blow from all directions, and gradually stopped beating. It turns out that the heart can really die of!

I don't know how long it took, so long that everyone thought that time had stopped running, and then heard Mu Qingfeng's slightly hoarse voice again, "Pass my order, the royal businessman Gu's family is looking for personal gain, not respectful, disregarding rules and regulations, there is something Ashamed of the emperor's kindness, he ordered the household department to take back his title of imperial merchant, confiscated his family's wealth, and drove him out of Jingling, never to return."

Gu Junxuan felt relieved, knowing that Mu Qingfeng had let the Gu family go, and did not kill them all.This crime can be big or small, he could have been handed over to Dali Temple for trial, for the crime of despising the emperor's grace and framing the prince.Such and such is already the best result, so hurry up and kowtow to thank you.After hesitating for a moment, he begged again, "Dare to ask the prince how he plans to deal with this unworthy son Gu."

Mu Qingfeng seemed extremely tired, closed his eyes, and waved his right hand lightly.

Uncle Ping said in a low voice, "His fate is good, the prince doesn't plan to pursue it anymore, and I don't want to thank you."

Gu Junxuan quickly kowtowed again, stood up and helped Gu Shaobai.However, he was physically and mentally exhausted, his own body was crumbling, how could he support him, suppressed tears, and with Zhou Ping's consent, called Gu Qingbai who had been waiting outside.

After Gu Qingbai entered the room, he knelt down and bowed to Mu Qingfeng before going to see Shaobai. When he looked at him, a pang of sadness rushed into his eyes, and tears almost gushed out. Like a bunch of broken cotton wool, lying silently on the ground, lifeless.

It took a long time for Gu Junxuan's trembling hands to untie the hemp rope that was strangling his flesh. The rough hemp rope was deeply pierced into his flesh. Where the clothes were torn, blood could be seen bleeding out, and the broken porcelain was deeply embedded in his knees. He was bleeding so much that he couldn't stand up and walk at all.

The rope was untied, his arms had been numb for a long time, Qingbai, with tears in his eyes, helped him to untie the rope that was holding his mouth, and the moment Shaobai took out the cloth strip in his mouth, Shaobai couldn't hold it anymore, a mouthful of blood spewed out, instantly stained half red The open front of his clothes was splashed all over the ground again, and he held on to his gradually blurred consciousness, refusing to fall asleep just now, retaining the last sliver of sobriety.

Mu Qingfeng was watching coldly from the side, but the moment Shaobai spattered blood, he stood up abruptly, took a step forward and then stopped abruptly, sat back on the sandalwood armchair, clasped his hands tightly in his sleeves Fist, fingernails pierced deeply into the palm, but suddenly unknown, still watching without blinking, but those eyes can no longer pretend to be cold and indifferent.

Qingbai leaned down and grabbed Shaobai's knees, picked him up, and thanked his father again, then went out with Gu Shaobai on his back.

From the beginning to the end, Gu Shaobai never looked at Mu Qingfeng again, until he disappeared into the corridor, and never looked back.

The author has something to say:

Everyone, please collect it!