The Eight Winds of Rebirth

"Lingfo..." Gong Yiling bowed to Gu Xiangtan: "I don't know if you have arrived at the mansion today, but I am far away from welcoming you."

Gu Xiangtan smiled and said: "It's okay, I just came to find the crown prince to discuss something, I'm leaving now, the crown princess has a guest, so don't bother." Said that, he glanced at Mei Jianyou who was aside.

Mei Jianyou hurriedly said nervously: "My family... also just came to visit the little grandson at the order of my father. I can rest assured that the grandson is safe. This, this is my farewell..."

Seeing that she was going to leave, Gong Yiling didn't intend to keep anyone, so he sent Mei Jianyou and Aunt Liu out together.

Meng Su also left with him, leaving Gu Xiangtan and Gong Yiling facing each other in the garden.

At this time, the child held in Gong Yiling's hands babbled twice, and stretched out two fat lotus arms towards Gu Xiangtan, while kicking his legs, he went straight forward.

Gu Xiangtan was taken aback, and Gong Yiling smiled: "Little Xi'er is destined to be with the Spirit Buddha, and every time we see each other, we must get close." This is Zhao Mian's first eldest son, he is a cousin, and he does not wait until his full age. The name has already been given, and the single name is a word "xi", which is taken from the meaning of "cherishing clothes and food, cherishing food and food". Most importantly, only by not forgetting self-examination can we ensure the smoothness of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains for a hundred years.

Naturally, such a profound meaning would not come from the hand of Emperor Zongzheng, but from the meaning of the Crown Princess. The Emperor was satisfied that she had added a new child to the barren royal family, and in order to stabilize the prince's eager mind, he simply gave it to the prince. The concubine gave her a great gift, so she decided on this name.

Zhao Xi was indeed very interested in Gu Xiangtan, although she hadn't met much, but every time as long as Gu Xiangtan was around, Zhao Xi would clamor for him to hug her, and as soon as Gu Xiangtan took over, the child began to be happy. Hehe kept laughing.

Right now too, seeing that Gong Yiling did not object, Gu Xiangtan hugged the emperor's grandson over. The ten-month-old baby's body was still soft, and Gu Xiangtan carefully supported his little buttocks, letting his head rest on the on his shoulders.

In the words of the queen, the grandson of the emperor was exactly the same as the prince when he was a child. Although Zhao Mian was a little empty in his stomach, his appearance was indeed good. Delicate, looking really cute, at the moment, she opened a pair of big eyes silently looking at the face of the young man who was close at hand, and stretched out her fleshy little hands to gently grab the few strands of hair hanging from Gu Xiangtan's ears, With a smile on the corner of his mouth, he was no longer as noisy as before.

Gu Xiangtan asked Gong Yiling: "Is the emperor's grandson feeling better?"

Compared with being hot and cold towards the prince, Gu Xiangtan is really caring about the grandson of the emperor. Since Zhao Xi was born, Gu Xiangtan would ask about his situation in his spare time. The child was taken care of very well, but when the emperor and grandson had some headaches, Lingfo would still find the imperial doctor to ask him, and from time to time told the prince not to forget to fulfill his father's responsibility.

Gong Yiling said: "It's much better, General Cao will be fine in a few days when he returns to the palace."

Hearing her mentioning Cao Qin, Gu Xiangtan smiled faintly: "Princess, do you mind Miss Mei?"

Gong Yiling raised the hem of his skirt, turned around and sat down on the stone bench beside him, without any hesitation, he said instead: "Occasionally, indeed, I would think of it, just because General Yuguo is a man who can be entrusted for life, if Miss Mei finds such a One destination, this life is considered to be without regrets."

When Gong Yiling said this, there was a slight sigh of relief, she didn't mention Mei Jianyou, let alone the prince, it seemed that she was just not worth it for Miss Mei, as for the others, it had nothing to do with her.

Gu Xiangtan thought of Gao Jinting on the night of the crown prince's wedding, and felt how precious it is to find a lover who loves each other...

He knew that Gong Yiling's mouth was not for this reason, so he brought the topic back to the right path: "Nowadays the world is uncertain, internal and external troubles are frequent, General Cao's words to Guan Yonghou are not prevarication. .”

Gong Yiling nodded: "It is even more important to secure the interior from the outside world. If the family thieves are not eradicated, the world will not be peaceful."

Gu Xiangtan patted the emperor's grandson in his arms, the child squinted his eyes, apparently in a daze and was about to fall asleep, the movements of the three kings were concealed, but Gu Xiangtan also knew that Gong Yiling couldn't hide it, he thought for a moment and said: "Princess, don't worry , as long as Xiangtan is alive, he will definitely try his best to keep the emperor and grandson safe." Not Emperor Zongzheng, nor the crown prince, but the emperor's grandson.

Gong Yiling was startled, and reached out to carefully take Zhao Xi over. If she wanted it, before she could even ask, Gu Xiangtan had already promised her that she had saved Zhao Yuan in the first place for the Gong family. Leave a way out, now that she is a mother, she should think more about the child in her arms.

"Since that's the case, Yiling thanked Lingfo for his kindness." Gong Yiling gave Gu Xiangtan a deep blessing.

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When Gu Xiangtan left Chengfeng Palace, he saw Meng Su was still waiting outside, still standing upright and throwing a pestle at the side of the sedan chair.

"Master Meng hasn't returned home yet? Don't you need to report to the household department?"

Meng Su tilted his head and bowed his hands to Gu Xiangtan: "Meng Su, thank you Lingfo for your help." He is upright and knows no flexibility, but that doesn't mean he is stupid. If there is no one in front of him today, this job will not be so easy to complete , and can still steal such a treasure from the hands of the crown prince.

However, Meng Su thanked him and thanked him, but there was still no great gratitude in his eyes. Gu Xiangtan looked at him very interestingly, and couldn't help asking: "Why is Master Meng dissatisfied with Xiangtan?"

Meng Su said, "Not at all."

Gu Xiangtan asked again: "The poem presented at the Jingu Tower that day, Mr. Meng, do you still remember?"

Meng Su was stunned: "I remember."

"Then Master Meng thinks that I am not worthy of being called Ling Buddha?"

Even a person like Meng Su, who was so thorough, was a little stunned by Gu Xiangtan's direct words. He looked up at the young man in front of him, still smiling, without any hint of angrily questioning, as if he was sincerely asking for advice.

Meng Su thought about it for a while, and then put it into words: "Meng doesn't have much understanding of Buddhist principles, but he also knows that the Buddhist scriptures say: People with many desires suffer more, and those with few desires should practice." The implication behind these words is that Gu Xiangtan had too many desires and too many selfish distractions, he couldn't even practice meditation, and it was really hard to be a spiritual Buddha.

Su Xi almost jumped up when he heard it, but Gu Xiangtan raised his hand to stop his reprimand, pondered for a moment, nodded his head, and then got into the sedan chair.

Just when Meng Su thought that he might offend Lingfo this time, Gu Xiangtan opened the sedan chair curtain again and asked indifferently: "Then how does your lord view the sixth son?"

Although I don't know why Gu Xiangtan suddenly changed the subject, but when he mentioned Zhao Yuan and Meng Su, his expression changed, and there was respect in his eyes.

"The son of the sixth generation is generous and righteous, and is not afraid of treacherous evil." This means that Zhao Yuan rescued him in the Jingu Tower, "Love the people and show compassion, and always have mercy and forbearance," which means that Zhao Yuan spared no effort to persuade herself to become an official. "He is brave and good at fighting, and serves the country with loyalty." This means that Zhao Yuan has a great heart in his heart, and he bravely killed the enemy for the sake of the people of the world.

"Allegiance to follow..."

Gu Xiangtan murmured these words, and then smiled brightly: "It's so good, Mr. Meng really has a bright eye, and he knows a hero with his eyes."

But after saying that, he lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Fate is helpless, but the heart can be calm... I am exactly the same as Mr. Meng." In short, it's just asking for a clear conscience.

Meng Su sensed the deep meaning of Gu Xiangtan's words, and couldn't help being stunned, but when she turned her head, she saw that the sedan chair had traveled a long way slowly, slowly disappearing under the setting sun in the west...

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That day when Zhao Yuan returned to Sumeru Hall, the moon was already in the sky, he changed back into a moon-white brocade robe, tapped his feet so that he could dance like dancing among the roof tiles, the guard outside the door felt a light shadow passing by beside him , and then turned back to look for it, but there were only whirling branches left, and nothing was seen.

Zhao Yuan easily avoided the eyes and ears of idlers, and only when she entered Gu Xiangtan's small courtyard did she show her figure. As soon as she landed, Zhao Yuan felt something strange around her. He listened intently for a moment, his complexion changed, and he suddenly jumped After two or three steps, he rushed towards the house.

The gate of the courtyard was wide open, and Zhao Yuan searched for it easily, but saw Gu Xiangtan's inner room with neatly made beds, the lights were turned off, and no one... was gone! ?

Zhao Yuan frowned, thinking to herself not to panic, the guards outside Xumi Hall were as usual, if something happened to Gu Xiangtan, the palace would not be so safe, after thinking about it for a while, a light came to her mind, Zhao Yuan waved her sleeves With a wave, it disappeared into the darkness again.

Speeding all the way along the long road outside the hall, within half a cup of tea, he had already arrived at the side gate on the east side of the Daye Imperial City. Under the dark moonlight, he saw two carriages parked there, and one of them was standing beside it. Two attendants were chatting with each other with their sleeves folded, and Yanfang was standing in front of the other one, watching all directions and listening to all directions, so as soon as Zhao Yuan approached, Yanfang moved immediately, and when he saw it clearly When it came to who it was, Yan Fang couldn't help calling softly: "Master..."

Both Bi Fu and Mou Fei called Master Zhao Yuan, and Yan Fang also called it that way. Hearing this address, Su Xi and An Yin both turned their heads, and the curtain of the carriage on the other side moved slightly. face.

Gu Xiangtan supported his chin with one hand, covered his mouth with the other and yawned. His white wrists were exposed from his sleeves, and the purple jade beads on his hands were shining even more brightly. born fairy.

He originally wanted to say, "Why did you come here, but let me wait so long." But when he saw Zhao Yuan's cold and serious face, Gu Xiangtan's teasing heart immediately faded away.

He could only bend his eyes, and gave Zhao Yuan a pleasing smile.

Zhao Yuan still had a straight face, and was not confused by him for the time being, she just walked over leisurely, stared at Gu Xiangtan blankly, and said for a moment, "Who told you?"

"Tell what? When are you leaving?" Gu Xiangtan asked.

Zhao Yuan didn't speak.

Gu Xiangtan was never afraid of Zhao Yuan's cold attack, but he didn't want Zhao Yuan to be angry, so he curled his lips and said, "I don't know when you will leave, and no one will tell me, but I know you will always leave, so It's better to leave early than late, while I can still keep up." So we walked together.

Zhao Yuan pursed her thin lips: "Let's go..."

"Going here is extremely difficult and full of dangers. I know exactly what you want to say, but in the past three years, I have traveled a lot in tigers and wolves' lairs. , then I just want to go to Bufang County, but we will walk a certain distance together, and we will part ways when we get to Bufang."

Gu Xiangtan said lightly, but Zhao Yuan's complexion turned even colder after hearing these words.