The Eight Winds of Rebirth

Zhao Yuan said expressionlessly, "Let me see..."

Gu Xiangtan wanted to refuse, but under Zhao Yuan's calm and indifferent gaze, he couldn't say a lot of words for a while, so he could only let the other party slowly unbutton his lapel.

The imperial physician had cleaned the wound just now, and Gu Xiangtan also changed into a set of clothes. The thin single clothes were uncovered, revealing the thin shoulder blades underneath, and only three dark red bloodstains lay on the snow-white skin , grasped extremely deeply, and faintly bloodshot, which was a bit shocking, and Zhao Yuan's eyebrow peaks gathered again.

Gu Xiangtan said: "I feel that the bird doesn't really want to hurt me, it's just that it has been restrained for a long time and just wants to escape. I don't know when the unhealthy wind in Beijing will stop."

Zhao Yuan listened to what he said, and applied the medicine on his wound again. Gu Xiangtan shut his mouth while talking, leaving only the shallow breathing of the man next to his ear and his careful caress on his shoulder. action hands.

Zhao Yuan straightened up after a while, and fastened Gu Xiangtan's buttons one by one again. After everything was tidied up, she closed the porcelain vase and pushed it in front of Gu Xiangtan.

Zhao Yuan got a little further away, and Gu Xiangtan's expression regained a bit of composure. He let out a breath, touched his inexplicably hot earlobe hidden in his hair, and said with a half-smile on his face. : "Could it be that this was given by Zen Master Guanyun again? Even trauma medicine is always on hand?"

Zhao Yuan didn't answer, just said: "Take it."

Gu Xiangtan was silent for a moment, but still put the bottle into his sleeve.

Coming out of the hall, both Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Yuan let the sedan chairs go around here, and only sent someone to the front hall to talk to the prince and the others, telling them that their injuries were not serious, and that they would leave first and go back to the Sumeru Hall. Don't worry.

Before leaving, Gu Xiangtan took a look at the prescription prescribed by the imperial physician just now from Su Xi's hand, touched the porcelain bottle in his sleeve and said: "Take two copies according to this, and send one to Guard Chen privately."

Su Xi felt a little strange that his son was always thinking about the guard next to the prince, but that Chen Cai was not as annoying as his master and the people around him, and it was really embarrassing for him to do such an errand every day However, Su Xi had some sympathy for him.

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Just like what Gu Xiangtan said to Zhao Yuan, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has committed a stupidity again this time, and it is still in a place like Guozi Temple, not to mention making a fuss, and once again startling Lingfo Well, the old emperor naturally still had to find a way to clean up the situation for him, so the Sumeru Hall, which had only been clean for a few days, became lively again.

On this day, Hou Bingchen and Xue Yiyang arrived on the front foot, and the emperor also came with the prince on the back foot.

No matter in the last life or this life, Gu Xiangtan has no great relationship with Xue Yiyang, Zhao Mi's fifth son. Unlike his brave and majestic elder brothers, most of the court officials' comments on him are restrained and low-key. , Xue Yiyang's temperament is a bit like the former right minister Fu Yalian, he is handsome and gentle on the outside, but has a beautiful heart on the inside. He is really a rare and great talent, but he is indifferent to fame and wealth, and Zongzheng Emperor treats Zhao Mi's lineage. Suppression, if he hadn't kept in mind the teachings of the great prince, and had to hold up a small sky for the intricate network of relationships, he might not have embarked on an official career at all, so on weekdays, he only tried his best to be cautious and keep his own place.

Sitting and talking with him so intimately like now, Gu Xiangtan felt somewhat curious about Xue Yiyang.

Xue Yiyang had just returned from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he hadn't had time to change out of his court clothes. It was the end of July, and he was sitting there wearing two layers of thick clothes, but he looked refreshed.

Xue Yiyang confessed to Gu Xiangtan as soon as he came. He was unable to visit him with his third brother because of his official business, hoping that the spirit Buddha will be merciful.

Gu Xiangtan smiled and shook his head, and the two chatted casually for a while. When they talked about the recent frequent looting and burning in Beijing, Gu Xiangtan couldn't help sighing, and said quietly: "I always They believe in right and wrong, and they have their own judgment."

Xue Yiyang could hear the sadness in Gu Xiangtan's words, and Xue Yiyang also felt a little unbearable when he thought of the unresolved case in Yuguo's mansion.But today's Ministry of Punishment, the water is very deep, the people of the three kings, the emperor's people, you stare at me and I guard you, no one will let go. He also tried to inquire about the progress of Yu Guogong's investigation of the extermination of the family. But they were all ambiguous and perfunctory answers. Xue Yiyang also understood that as long as he didn't get the result he wanted, the Procuratorate would not be able to control this matter for the time being. He just waited hard for the truth.

Hou Bingchen snorted beside him: "If Lingfo wants to know the details, I can ask." These words are righteous, and it is rare to show a little arrogance of General Shenwu.

Gu Xiangtan was grateful in his heart, but shook his head on the face and said, "No, don't bother the general, Xiangtan just waits for the emperor to give me a good explanation for the Gu family."

His eyes were like a whirlpool of deep water, sinking bottomlessly. Hou Bingchen couldn't help being shocked by the dark eyes when he met him. He just blinked and looked again. What he saw was a innocent and gentle face. The glance just now was just an illusion. .

However, as soon as the words were finished, Emperor Zongzheng and Zhao Mian arrived.

Everyone hurriedly got up and greeted them out.

As soon as he saw Gu Xiangtan, Emperor Zongzheng cared about his body kindly.

Gu Xiangtan smiled and answered every question, and the two entered the hall together.

The prince followed behind, accidentally caught a glimpse of Yan Fang standing by the inner room door, frowned and asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Hearing the movement, Gu Xiangtan turned his head.

Su Xi on the side said: "His Royal Highness, our young master has been sleeping restlessly at night these days. The servant thought that there would be someone guarding the courtyard who would feel at ease, so he transferred him over."

If you can't sleep well, it is very likely that you are injured, or you are shocked. In short, no matter which one is bestowed by the prince, Emperor Zongzheng gave Zhao Mian a hard look and told him to shut up quickly. .

Gu Xiangtan smiled and said: "I am very satisfied with these waiters. I heard that the empress was transferred from the prince's Chengfeng Palace. Xiangtan has not had time to thank them."

"What do you say, just use peace of mind." Emperor Zongzheng said immediately, pointing to Yanfang and said, "You, you are promoted to the first-class guard today, and you will serve the Lingfo with you in the future to protect his safety. , if you serve well, not only I will reward you, but the Buddha will also remember your merits, but if you do not serve well...you should know it yourself." The implication is that you have to take care of Gu Xiangtan on behalf of the prince. Good for Gu Xiangtan's safety, that is also the crown prince's credit, if something goes wrong with Gu Xiangtan like these two times, Yanfang can be regarded as one of the good candidates to take the blame.

Regarding Emperor Zongzheng's little plan, Gu Xiangtan only smiled gratefully. Emperor Zongzheng saw that he did not have any barriers to the prince because of his injury, and the unhappiness accumulated in his heart for the past two days dissipated a little bit, but When he glanced at Hou Bingchen and Xue Yiyang at the side, the blockage slowly fell back.

The monarch and his ministers had a pleasant chat, and Emperor Zongzheng said to Zhao Mian: "The prince has found some good medicine, and today he specially came to give it to Lingfo."

Hou Bingchen and Xue Yiyang are naturally also aware of the interest, knowing that this is the step that Emperor Zongzheng found for the prince, and asked him to come to apologize to Lingfo, they are here to refute the prince's face, even if Hou Bingchen is not afraid, they still have to do more for Xue Yiyang Thinking about it, so after thinking about it, the two got up and said goodbye to Gu Xiangtan.

As soon as they left, Zhao Mian opened the brocade boxes he brought one by one, and the presenter pointed to the panacea inside and said to Gu Xiangtan.

Gu Xiangtan listened patiently, nodding his head from time to time, he accepted the prince's affection.

After Zhao Mian finished speaking, Gu Xiangtan looked at Emperor Zongzheng and said, "It's just a bird that got out of trouble. Your Majesty and His Highness don't need to be so concerned. Thanks to the help of the sixth son, Xiangtan didn't suffer any serious injuries. , just now Master Xue came and said that all living beings are equal and all things have spirits, if we don't hurt it, it will naturally not come to hurt us."

Emperor Zongzheng nodded again and again: "Lingfo is really merciful. The falcon taming technique is not doing a good job and poisoning the living beings. It should have been banned a long time ago. I will pass on the decree. From now on, the capital will not be able to raise falcons, and those who violate it will be severely punished!"

After finishing speaking indignantly, he thought for a while and said, "The sixth son is courageous and diligent, and his skills are superb. If he helps Lingfo in danger, I will reward him heavily!"

Gu Xiangtan smiled and nodded.

After the emperor and the crown prince left, Su Xi said happily: "My lord, will the sixth son find an errand in the court because of this?"

Gu Xiangtan ordered Yan Fang to take down those gift boxes and dispose of them at will, while yawning and saying, "How is that possible."

Emperor Zongzheng's attitude was naturally in his expectation. The emperor always wanted to give an explanation to those who saw such a scene that day. Zhao Yuan would definitely reward him, but he would not give a big reward, because he was the emperor's confidant. If Zhao Yuan is not rewarded, it is naturally impossible to reward Hou Bingchen or Cao Qin who is far away in the frontier, so there is only one person left who can reward.

"Actually, I don't need to say, he will also reward." It's just not necessarily so fast, and so legitimate.

There has been no news from the Ministry of Punishment for a long time, and Emperor Zongzheng is also anxious. At this time, of course he needs a helper that can be legitimately used, and isn't now a good time?

Sure enough, the decree of the reward came down on the second day, the sixth prince rewarded him with a thousand taels, and gave him another mansion, where the weak crowned queen could live.

Shi Xue Yiyang, the deputy governor of the third-rank Metropolitan Procuratorate, was promoted to the imperial envoy of Youdu, and the official worship was second-rank.