Fake concubine, real queen

The day when the list is released happens to take a rest.

Although He Gu is now hanging on the tree of King Ke, everyone in the court and the public, but anyone who is not blind can see that in the future, when King Ke is born, he will be born as a son-in-law, and when King Ke Rong is born, He Gu must be an extremely human minister.

But correspondingly, if King Ke's ship capsizes, then even if the He family has nothing wrong to blame, they will be liquidated in the future, and there will be no good for them.

It's just that what will happen in the future is after all, no one can say for sure, just talk about whether it is today or in the future, if the He family has a commander of the twelve guards at such an age, it is already smoke from the ancestral grave.

Therefore, although the two elders of the Yan family were also worried about the indecision of the reserve position and He Gu's future situation, it was useless to worry after all, and they could only take one step at a time.

He Xiaohou's official fortune is prosperous here, and he has a white and fat girl in his arms. It seems that there is nothing for the elders of the Yan family to worry about him. In terms of test scores——

Seeing that the announcement of the rankings was imminent, Mrs. Yan simply dragged the two brothers He Gu and He Cheng three days ago, together with He Rong, who was usually suffocated, and went to the lakeside of Guangting in the suburbs of Beijing together. Avalokitesvara Temple, offering incense and praying for He Cheng.

As He Cheng got older, his face did not increase but diminished. He deeply felt that a scholar who had achieved great fame in science and technology did not rely on his own ability, but relied on these messy prayers and strange powers. It was really shameful, but he He tried to drag his elder brother He Gu to stop Mrs. Yan, but unexpectedly, Young Master He did not stand on the same front with him this time, and he refused very righteously: "You won't lose a piece of meat if you go, the Guanyin Temple in Guangting Lake, It's very effective!"

He Cheng: "..."

So Second Young Master He not only didn't persuade his brother-in-law, but this time he brought along his little niece Baoyin, who just turned one year old, and the family went out in such a mighty way.

The Guanyin Temple by Guangting Lake is indeed a treasure.

Naturally, He Gu remembered the piece of "All wishes come true", and he also remembered the yellow-faced Taoist priest who sold him the amulet and his aunt Lu's life-saving pill——

For some things, I don't know whether it was the yellow-faced Taoist priest who really had the ability, or whether it was just a coincidence that happened by chance.

Although the matter has passed for a long time, the inner court deliberately suppressed the matter and did not allow the ministers to discuss it again, but last year's festival the prince forced the palace, and the rebels detained the official's family members without any casualties. Naturally, it is impossible. Those who died and were injured were all gagged one by one, but those who really experienced that incident knew it well——

The father and son of the Tian family are all fratricide, how can there be eggs under the nest, and the people underneath will not shed any blood, how is that possible?

Although General Weiyuan's Mansion was not considered a first-class noble family in the capital in the past, after all, King Ke gained power, and He Gu, the "son-in-law", was clearly valued by his brother-in-law and the emperor...

When it comes to the ability to watch people order dishes, the eunuchs of the Inner Court Department say that they are second, and no one in the world dares to claim the number one. Old Madam Yan, Mrs. Lu, and the sister-in-law of the son-in-law from the He family of the Marquis of Changyang The third lady, He Rong, naturally got a post from the palace and was invited to the palace for a feast——

Naturally, no one would have guessed at that time that the New Year's Palace Banquet, which was supposed to be a joyous party, suddenly appeared from all directions with countless rebellious Five Division Imperial Guards. But in the blink of an eye, someone's blood spattered five steps on the spot.

According to Lu's later personal recollection, the person who died closest to her and Mrs. Yan was the wife of the Earl of Wenchang's family. That woman always loves to rely on her status, and to bow down when she sees her. In the panic, he opened his mouth to curse and question, so Dang Lian became the chicken who was killed to warn the monkeys, and died in Huangquan.

After all, when Mrs. Yan was young, she fought with General Yan and fought in the north and south. She saw blood and took a knife. She is incomparable with ordinary weak women. Crying sharply and chaotically, he quietly escaped the rebels, took Lu Shi and He Rong to find a gap, and hid in the bushes among the flowers in the Imperial Garden, waiting until Wu Division rebelled. The army killed and captured, and they were almost cleaned up. After more than a day, they were discovered by the rebels on patrol, and they were taken into Yingluan Hall together.

Fortunately in the misfortune, the grandparent and grandson escaped the most dangerous massacre by accident and saved their lives.

When Lu and He Gu recounted the matter, He Gu was holding Baoyin and feeding her rice paste. He Rong listened to her and couldn't help interjecting: "It's strange to say that on the day of the palace change, grandma, aunt and I was so lucky that I escaped a catastrophe, and when I came back, I found that the amulet that my elder brother gave us when we got married two years ago had been shattered into powder at some point."

He Gu was taken aback, and said, "Is there such a thing?"

Mrs. Yan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "It is true."

Lu clasped her hands together, closed her eyes and hurriedly recited the Buddha, she didn't know what she was babbling about, and opened her eyes after a while and said: "Bless the gods, the amulet Gu'er gave us saved our life, otherwise, now, It might be the same as the Countess..."

After hearing the words, Mrs. Yan hurriedly interrupted: "It's all over now, why don't you keep talking about this bad thing and say these bad things for no reason, bah bah bah!"

Upon hearing the words, Mrs. Lu came back to her senses, and quickly shut up.

He Gu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "To tell you the truth, I bought the amulet from the priest who bought the pill last time. Even if I want to thank the gods, I should thank the priest and Patriarch Sanqing. I'm afraid I can’t thank the Buddha of the Western Paradise.”

Mrs. Lu hurriedly said: "You child! You are really out of choice, don't talk nonsense, you just offend the gods and Buddhas."

Seeing her nervous look, He Gu couldn't persuade her anymore, but he couldn't help thinking about it——

Although the yellow-faced Taoist priest who called himself "The Great Immortal of Three Mountains" looked like a swindler going around, but now it seems that whether it is the rebirth of him and Brother Heng, or the fact that his grandmother, aunt, and Rong'er escaped a Zed's amulet...

The yellow-faced Taoist priest must be a very talented outsider.

So, when the Taoist priest said... "In order to save your life, the real dragon went back to the past, reversed the yin and yang, and lost a corner. I am afraid that it will be difficult to become a dragon in the future." At that time, I thought it was just a silly joke , Could it be true?

So... that's why His Majesty is so uncertain now, keeping the prince who forced the palace to rebel?

The storage position is always up in the air...

Could it be that it is all destined in the sky?

The more He Gu thinks about this these days, the more worried he becomes. It's not that he insists that Brother Heng will inherit the great treasure in the future so that he can follow the chicken and dog to ascend to heaven. He and Zhongwang two people, regardless of Zhongwang, even if He Gu is called to see it now, it can be seen that His Majesty's intentions are very obvious. He never had the idea of ​​letting this careless second son succeed him. King, it can only be Pei Zhaoyuan...

If it is him...

He Gu can't stand it being him, if it's him, Brother Heng pays such a high price for him to live again, why bother?But I'm annoyed, I'm anxious, I have to wait, He Gu can only comfort himself for the time being, Emperor Xu still thinks of his father-son relationship with Pei Zhaoyuan, so he hesitates and can't bear to kill...

No wonder Brother Heng wanted to let Mrs. Meng tear apart what the deposed prince had done bloody and put it in front of His Majesty so that he could see clearly.

He Gu only hoped that the words of the yellow-faced Taoist priest would not come true. He was talking nonsense about "difficult to become a dragon" to amuse himself. His Majesty just couldn't bear to kill his own son so quickly. After all, if it was true like that Taoist priest As I said, no matter how hard it is for Brother Heng to "Jackie Chan", wouldn't it mean that the old emperor... will have a day of repentance in the future?

If that day really comes, he and brother Heng...wouldn't they have to stand still now, and have to bite the bullet and follow the old way of the prince forcing the palace?

He Gu was a little undecided, so he simply listened to Mrs. Yan's suggestion first, and went to the Guanyin Temple in the suburbs of Beijing to offer incense and pray for Brother Cheng, but he also thought about looking for the yellow-faced Taoist priest again.

Lost a corner... No matter how difficult it is to become a dragon, what does this mean?

In early spring and March, the shores of Guangting Lake are still full of sparkling tourists, and the spring peaches are just showing their beauty. The scenery is beautiful and picturesque, but where can we find the shadow of the Taoist priest?

Master He Xiaohou held his daughter in his arms, sighed twice, and had to return feeling sad.

Three days later, Xia Chunwei of Cheng'en Temple finally released the list——

On a day like this when the announcement was made, there were naturally crowds of people in front of the announcement in Cheng'en Temple, and it was very crowded. He Gu took He Cheng to look at the dark head from a distance, and couldn't help but secretly clicked his tongue, thinking that these scholars usually look at it. They are all weak and weak, but now everyone can break their heads in order to grab a good position and watch the rankings. They blushed and had thick necks. It's really painful to be polite.

Fortunately, he and He Cheng brothers, after all, are both dripping with the Yan family's strange, inexplicable blood of innate strength, so although the two brothers' bodies are inconspicuous, they insist on making them stiff. Squeezed to the front of the crowd——

Actually, Lord He Xiaohou would not be crowded.

There is no other reason, and now his good friend, His Royal Highness King Ke, is in charge of the power to approve reds in the Yizheng Pavilion, and is in charge of the four departments of punishment, labor, officials, and rites. How could he not know the ranking of Chunwei?

It's just that Pei Zhaoheng wanted to reveal it to He Gu first, but unexpectedly he covered his ears and insisted that it was rare for He Cheng to pass the exam, and he had to be the elder brother to accompany his younger brother to the list of Cheng'en Temple to have a look. So what happened.

When Pei Zhaoheng heard this, his mind moved slightly.

... I don't know if he was overthinking. Before he "married" with Zihuan, he met in the Zong Xuetang. He Gu Jinxue worked very hard at that time. The article also has its own views on the way of governing the country, but the status of a foreign relative as a consort cannot participate in the imperial examination.

Now that his younger brother is taking the scientific examination, Zihuan is so focused on it. Could it be because his ambition is not flat and regrets are left in his chest?

However, He Gu didn't know that His Royal Highness King Ke, who was holding the little girl Baoyin behind him, was already thinking about so many things, completely immersed in the noise, excitement, tension and anticipation of the crowd. .

Of course he was nervous—

Because no one knows better than him that in his previous life, he and brother Cheng were clearly born of the same mother, but he never knew about brother Cheng's life experience in his life.

Brother Cheng is clearly talented and learned, but he buried his previous life. He suffered a lot of suffering that he shouldn't have endured for no reason, and finally lived a new life. The girl healed his eyes again——

Of course, He Gu hopes more than anyone else that He Cheng will have a completely different fate from his previous life.

It's just that he wanted to think about it, and he didn't daydream. The best expectation was that He Cheng was nominated for the second list, and he was born as a Jinshi. Never overdo it.

But he never expected that the surprise that He Cheng gave him didn't stop there——

He Gu has practiced martial arts all year round, so he naturally has excellent eyesight, so he doesn't have to get close to see the rankings like those Confucian scholars who have lost their eyes due to hard study. His sharp eyes are far in front of the tall Yijia In the list of three, I clearly saw the name of my younger brother——

No. [-] and No. [-], Jinke Tan Hua!

If He Cheng didn't make a name for himself, he would already be a blockbuster. Not only did he come from a Jinshi background, but he was in place in one step, and he became a Jinshi.

He Gu was still immersed in shock, and almost thought he was delusional, but there was already a hustle and bustle of whispering, followed by a wave of congratulations, either sincere or sour.

"Hey! Look, our Tanhua Lang from Jinke is here!"

"Congratulations, brother He is young, Jinshi and rank, how many years has it been since we have had a top three in our teenage years? The future is boundless!"

He Cheng obviously didn't expect this sudden and overly big surprise, and he had never dealt with such a situation. Even if his face was flushed and he was surrounded by a group of people, he was usually considered astute. , At this moment, he couldn't help being speechless.

He Gu came to his senses, his heart was mixed with joy, sourness and astringency. Seeing his younger brother being surrounded by layers, he didn't go directly to rescue him. Many of them are from He Cheng's same age, so it's not a bad thing for him to meet him just now.

These scholars recognized He Cheng, but few of them recognized He Gu. Therefore, even though he was dressed in brocade clothes today, no one paid special attention to him. He Gu slipped out of the crowd very lightly, and he was spotted at a glance. Pei Zhaoheng who was hugging Baoyin.

I don't know if it was intentional or a coincidence, He Gu was looking for good luck today, and specially asked Lan Xiao to choose a scarlet dress, His Highness King Ke was wearing a dark red casual dress with black and silver gauze, and both of them were wearing red clothes by coincidence. , standing together at this moment, one deep and one shallow, it seems to complement each other very well.

Pei Zhaoheng hugged Baoyin, and at some point in his hand, a bunch of candied haws was swaying past her, but it was very insincere, He Gufang came over, and he could see him from a long distance away. I didn't intend to really feed Baoyin, but it's a pity that Baoyin didn't know it, and was still waiting, with a pair of black and round eyes, staring "ahhh" at the candied haws floating on top of her head, There was a hala from the corner of his mouth in a hurry.

He Gu approached and said: "Brother Cheng's grades, you already knew about them, I didn't react when I saw you, I thought he did not pass the exam, Heng... Cough, the prince is very determined."

Pei Zhaoheng looked away from Baoyin, looked up at him with a slight smile, and said, "I planned to tell you first, but Zihuan didn't want to listen."

He Gu waved his hand, turned his head to look at He Cheng, who was still in the crowd sweating profusely, turned back and said with a smile: "If the prince really told me, wouldn't today's joy be for nothing? Three points?"

Pei Zhaoheng said: "Indispensable, Mr. Wang was from Tanhua back then, and now after many years, he has personally taught Tanhua again. Wang Laoruo knows..."

"...I'm sure I'm also happy for Brother Cheng."

He deliberately lowered his voice by three minutes in the last sentence, He Gu heard it, and naturally knew that it was because he was afraid that others would overhear it, but Pei Zhaoheng didn't say this out loud, but now he said it instead, the intention to embarrass him was obvious , is really very unpredictable.

It's just that knowing Gui knows, there is still no shortage of embarrassment, He Gu's face was a little hot, he looked away and muttered: "... who is your sincere brother."

Pei Zhaoheng heard it clearly, so he didn't bother to continue talking with him, and only moved the corners of his lips and lowered his eyes to look at Baoyin——

Baoyin was already sweating from the unreachable string of candied haws.

He Gu couldn't stand it anymore, he snatched his daughter back into his arms, and said: "The prince won't give her food, why are you teasing her?"

Pei Zhaoheng said: "Both are hungry."

He Gu said: "Can I not see that she is greedy?"

This little girl has opened her eyes since the moon was full, and her eyes are shining when she sees what can be imported, and she doesn't care whether her small white teeth, which are the size of a cold rice grain, can bite or not. People are just begging for food with "ahhh" and "wuwu", and her pupils are black and black like those of her own father, He Gusheng, and she looks like a pitiful dog wagging its tail.

He Gu knew that it was probably because Baoyin met some young lady who was hungry for candied haws just now, or there was a hawker who bought food and let her see it. Brother Heng is a sensible person, knowing that Baoyin is old enough to eat snacks, It is estimated that most of them were bought to tease the little girl and quench her thirst with plum blossoms.

He Gu said: "Let's take it. I can't quench my thirst by looking at this plum, but I am so anxious for the good girl. Why is the prince always teasing her?"

Shuangshuang looked up at the other father over there while he was talking, and there were two "嗤嗤" in her throat, obviously agreeing with her No. [-] father's point of view, and angry that her feelings were played on.

Pei Zhaoheng held up the bunch of bright and bright candied haws, pondered for a while, and said, "It's a pity to throw it away, why don't you eat it with Zihuan."

He Gu: "..."

He was about to speak when a man's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Commander He!"

He Gu was stunned, turned his head to look, but saw that the person who called him was about seven feet tall, handsome and upright, with a wheat-colored skin in his early twenties. The head of the emperor's close guard Xuan Zhu Yiwei, the surname is the same as the first name.

As the head of Xuanzhu's guard, Qi Tong followed the emperor all the year round. Ordinary officials and guards rested every five days, while Xuanzhu guards only got one rest every ten days after changing defenses. The second guard, of course, knew it well, so when he saw him, his face changed, and he lowered his voice and said, "Why are you here? Isn't it your turn to take a rest today, where is Your Majesty?"

Qi Tong bowed his hands as a simple salute, and then said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I don't know when the deposed prince was summoned from the palace to return to Beijing. I am afraid that he has already arrived in the suburbs of Beijing. His Majesty just ordered me to go out of the palace in person. Taking the deposed prince into the palace, the subordinate looked at it, and it seemed that the majesty wanted to summon him and meet him. The subordinate thought about this on the way, and felt that he might need to inform the commander, so he simply went to the princess mansion to ask the commander's whereabouts , looking for you."

He Gu heard the words, fell silent for a while, glanced at him, and said: "Qi Weishou has a heart, you have done a good job in this matter."

Qi Tong cupped his hands and said: "It's just a matter of duty. Since this is the case, I dare not delay your majesty's will. This subordinate will go out of the city to meet the deposed prince."

He Gu said: "You go."

After finishing speaking, he watched him turn over and step on the horse, and galloped away with dozens of guards behind him.

Pei Zhaoheng wore a hat when he went out today. He has a sensitive identity now, so he would naturally bring Cheng Wei and other guards with him when he went out, so he would attract people's attention. In addition, if he had seen his face once, he would never be forgotten again. , there will be a lot of trouble at that time, just to cover it up, Qitong saw it just now, and did not recognize that this is His Royal Highness King Ke, who is now trusted by His Majesty, and he only thought he was the prince and grandson of some family, and went out to join him Looking at the excitement of Chunwei's release of the list, he didn't care too much.

He Gu whispered what Qi Tong said to Pei Zhaoheng in a low voice, and finally said: "It's okay to see Mrs. Meng, but now you are announcing him to come to Beijing. What do you mean?"

He still has something to say, but there are too many people around him at the moment, and it is inconvenient to complain, so he has to bear it.

He thought of the conjectures about the yellow-faced Taoist priest two days ago, and he couldn't help believing the Taoist priest's words more and more. He closed his eyes and said, "I think this matter is very strange, and you can't let Your Majesty be alone. See him, brother Heng, I have to go to the palace."

Pei Zhaoheng said: "I will go with you."

He Gu said: "No, you went, what about Shuangshuang? You have to send Shuangshuang back to the Princess Mansion for me."

Pei Zhaoheng paused, and said, "Chengwei will send both of you back."

He Gu was silent for a while, and said: "...Brother Heng really couldn't go, so he was called to the capital, and you went, how suspicious is your nobleman? Then how can I suspect you? Now only I go back, there is nothing wrong For others to criticize, at this juncture, Brother Heng can't leave the blame to others."

Pei Zhaoheng said: "I don't have any excuses, I'm afraid it will fall into the hands of others."

He Gu: "..."

He Gu couldn't agree with him, so he had to compromise, and asked his servants to say hello to He Cheng who was in the crowd in the distance, and then handed Shuangshuang to Cheng Wei, and asked him to take Shuangshuang back to the princess mansion first, and then turned around and went to Pei Zhaoheng. Cars and horses.

The roads and markets on both sides are bustling and noisy, but He Gu can still clearly hear the sound of the ruts on the stone road.

His palms became sweaty at some point.

"Brother Heng, I still think it's better for you not to enter the palace. In my last life... I have been with him for more than ten years, and I know him too well. The emperor's decision to let him enter the capital is probably premeditated by him, and it is absolutely impossible. It’s just that I only went to the palace to meet him once, he doesn’t know what he’s trying to do, and you go to see him too, it’s too dangerous.”

"Only I can go, and only I should go. At this juncture, if Brother Heng is safe, I will be safe too. Does Brother Heng understand what I mean?"

The carriages and horses trembled slightly as they traveled, but He Gu stared at Pei Zhaoheng very seriously, for a moment.

Pei Zhaoheng said: "Zihuan, I have also fought against him for many years."

He Gu was taken aback, suddenly realized——

That's right... After his death in the previous life... Brother Heng usurped the throne and seized power, didn't he also fight against the prince?He knew the prince, but so did Brother Heng.

Pei Zhaoheng said: "Father will ask him to go to Beijing. I have already anticipated and prepared. This matter should be settled today. Zihuan doesn't have to take risks alone."

Before He Gu could refute, the carriage ahead had already stopped——

It's outside the gate of Taihe.

The curtain of the car was opened for a short moment, and then quickly lowered. When the guards of the imperial city outside saw the two masters in the car, they naturally didn't dare to look at them, didn't dare to ask a word, and let them go without saying a word.

The road was silent along the way, and half of the palace servants and internal officials didn't see it. He Gu's premonition that something was wrong was confirmed little by little.

The two quickly arrived outside the Lanzheng Hall, but saw that the gate was closed tightly, Zhai'er and two young internal officials were standing in the court with their heads bowed, their footsteps were slightly shaking, they seemed to be dozing off.

He Gu looked around, and sure enough, more than half of the defenses around the Lanzheng Palace were reduced. After all, more than half of Qi Tong and Xuan Zhuwei were called out of the palace by the emperor to pick up the deposed prince, so there must be fewer people here.

He Gu called a guard who stayed here, and frowned in a low voice: "There are only so few people, Qi Wei is gone, don't you guys know how to make up guards?"

The guard shrank his neck and said hastily: "I have already spoken to the commander on the outer city wall, but I haven't seen the helper for a long time. I think... I think I'm still on the way out of the palace."

He Gu said: "On the way out of the palace? By the time they arrive, the daylily will be cold!"

He said again: "Go and call all the two guards of Qinglong and Tengshe from the six east gates."

The guard took the order and didn't dare to say much, so he hurriedly followed his advice.

As soon as He Gu finished making arrangements on this side, Qi Tong on the other side had already led Tong Bing into the garden of the Lanzheng Palace——

I haven't seen Pei Zhaoyuan for many days, and he looks obviously haggard. Although his hair is still neatly tied, he looks frizzy, and his complexion is a little gray. Only his lips are colored, but they are also vaguely black and blue. The proud son of heaven, the prince of the East Palace, has become like this, which makes people feel unbearable when they see it.

Coincidentally, when He Gu just raised his eyes, he met Pei Zhaoyuan's gaze, which was no longer disguised or concealed. That gaze made him feel like Xinzi with a vicious tongue, gloomy, gloomy and vaguely disgusted.

It was the real look that he had lost all pretense in the eyes of the prince after he had realized his sudden enlightenment.

He Gu's back was stiff, and he instinctively wanted to take a step back, but his spine was supported by a warm hand with slender knuckles.

The prince pulled his lips far away and smiled, and said: "I haven't seen my third brother for a long time. His face is full of spring breeze, radiant, and full of ambition. The sage does not deceive me. It really is a three-day meeting between scholars."

Pei Zhaoheng stared at him lightly, then moved away quickly, without even answering a half word.

For some reason, the prince seemed to have been stepped on some kind of painful foot, squinting his eyes and said: "Why, do you feel that the big brother is in trouble now, so I don't deserve to ask you to answer a word?"

He Gu came to his senses and couldn't listen any longer, he frowned and said coldly, "Your Majesty wants to see you, Your Highness the First Prince, why don't you waste time?"

Hearing this, Pei Zhaoyuan slowly turned his head to look at him, then smiled suddenly, and said, "What are you so proud of about things that rely on people's power?"

He Gu's face was expressionless: "The twelve guards defend the forbidden area, the responsibility lies in it, and I dare not slack off, let alone where the pride of His Highness's words comes from? The minister is just following orders."

Pei Zhaoyuan took a few breaths, turned around and walked towards the gate of the palace, and said coldly: "You think...you will be fine if you die alone? Just wait...wait..."

He Gu frowned slightly, but Wang Zhonglu's voice came from the hall over there.

"Xuan-"

"The eldest prince has an audience."

Hearing the words, Pei Zhaoyuan turned his head to look at the door of the palace, took a deep breath, and stopped looking at He Gu and Pei Zhaoheng, just tidied up his clothes and robes, and stepped into the palace.

He Gu watched his back disappear, frowned, turned to look at Pei Zhaoheng and said in a low voice, "What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd, Your Majesty?"

Pei Zhaoheng said: "Father's medicine can't be sold."

He Gu was taken aback for a moment, and was about to ask again, when there was a sound of arguing from inside the palace gate.

He frowned, turned his head and said, "What are you doing? No, I have to go in and protect His Majesty."

Pei Zhaoheng said: "The trapped beast is still fighting. I have ordered people to find out all the remaining eyeliner. Today is just the time to lure the snake out of the hole. Brother can't make any noise."

He Gu said: "This..."

Just as he was speaking, the emperor's heart-piercing scream suddenly came from the room.

"Adversary—"

"Rebel!"

The voice was trembling and hoarse, as if suffering some unspeakable severe pain.

He Gu's expression changed, this time before Pei Zhaoheng could say anything, he jumped up the steps with one step, and kicked open the gate of Lanzheng Hall.

It is true that if Pei Zhaoyuan hadn't been insane, he probably wouldn't be able to do such things as killing the king and father in the emperor's palace, but if he really did it...

The emperor has not explained anything now, and King Ke is only King Ke, not the new crown prince of the dynasty.

That would be troublesome.

As soon as he kicked open the door, he felt a gust of wind behind him before he could see the situation inside the hall clearly——

He Gu felt a little impatient.

This is the trick again.

Can Pei Zhaoyuan have something fresh?Could it be that he only sneaks up and touches people's buttocks in shame?

He turned around very quickly and dexterously, raised his hand and grasped it, quickly and accurately grabbed the wrist of the man with the blade behind him, pulled the wrist up and made a "click".

There was a scream from the man behind him.

He Gu had no time to care about him, he just looked into the room——

The prince fell on the cold and smooth floor tiles, his forehead was bleeding profusely from being hit by something, and the ground next to him was actually the fine Huizhou inkstone that was on the imperial case in the past, and a very delicate, silvery inkstone. dagger.

He Gu recognized it at a glance——

It was poisonous.

The prince fell into a coma.

He Gu turned his head and glanced at the old emperor who was leaning on the couch pillow, but saw that his pupils were dilated, his eyes were a little empty, and he repeated the word "Nizi" in a dry voice, as if he had been frightened by something.

He Gu sniffed the prince Tan's breath, and then knelt down on one knee and said respectfully: "The humble job is too late to save you, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness, the First Prince..."

The emperor said roughly: "Press it! Press it! I will never see him again, I will never trust him again, I... I will never have this son from now on!"

He Gu could see that his mental state was not right, and he didn't know what the father and son said in the palace just now, so that the old emperor, who had always been as stable as Mount Tai, became so angry and frightened, so he could only say: "Your Majesty is frightened!" , I will send someone to invite the imperial physician..."

Unexpectedly, just in the middle of speaking, the emperor on the couch suddenly spit out a mouthful of dark red blood.

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Acting 23 years, March [-]th.

At the same time, the eldest son of the emperor, Pei Zhaoyuan, died of a sudden illness in the Luoling palace. The funeral was kept simple, with no title or posthumous posthumous title. His wife, daughter and family all lost their hair and went north to practice in Lianhua Temple.

The emperor has been ill for a long time, coughing and wheezing, and sometimes hemoptysis. The imperial hospital has consulted many times, but he is still at a loss. Prince Zike, Luoling and Chenghe Daying Bingshu Hufu were divided into two, handed over to the emperor's second son, King Zhongjun, and the emperor's third son, Prince Ke.

The emperor has been sick since then.

Spring is coming and spring is coming, the grass grows and the warblers fly, three years have passed in a flash, and Fu Cheng, the little princess in Princess Qing's mansion, has grown into a beautiful pink, with red lips and white teeth. , giggling laughter, straight like a ginseng doll.

Master He Xiaohou's mentality gradually changed from worrying that the black monkey girl would not be able to get married in the future, to worrying about which family's little bastard would push up his little white jade radish in the future, holding it in his hand all day for fear of falling. Mouth melted with fear.

Baoyin grew up to be almost four years old, and she already looks like the "Eldest Princess"... Cough, or nine points like the Third Highness, although her face is still chubby with baby fat, she can still see the almost identical shape of peach blossoms The same eyes, the same watery and shiny pupils, the same snow-clear skin color, the same long and thick eyelashes, and the thin light pink lips.

Anyone who sees this little girl, if they haven’t seen His Royal Highness King Ke, it’s better to talk about it. If they have, they can’t help but suspect that the son-in-law is actually raising a daughter for the brother-in-law, and makes up a very chaotic secret of the royal family. Come--

Fortunately, the Third Highness and the Eldest Princess are twins, so He Gu made some inferences, even though everyone knew that Baoyin's biological mother was "Eldest Princess Qing" in the document that conferred Baoyin, but it was for the sake of To praise her status, but since the emperor said so, as long as He Gu took out this chicken feather as an arrow, no one would dare to ask him embarrassing questions face to face, even though he was not sure what to think.

It's just that although Baoyin looks like the third highness, her temperament is not fake at all... She is the daughter of Lord He Hou, or a copy of Lord He Hou.

I don't know whether it is because the power of my father's blood is too strong, or because He Gu left Baoyin in Yanfu for half a year when he was busy with errands a few days ago. The female mountain king's pot was buckled on her head——

...Mainly because the aunt He Rong is not right. As the saying goes, a niece is like an aunt.

He Gu originally thought of leaving his daughter with his grandmother, so he definitely couldn't treat Bao Yin badly. If he picked her up a few months later, she must be fat for nothing. He never thought that fat would be fat for nothing. It was just when she entered the courtyard But what he saw was not a white and fat face, only a disfigured little painted face whose original skin color could not be seen, and two rolling eyes.

He Gu: "..."

He looked at the two Trojan horses, one big and one small, in the yard, and He Rong, who was obviously guilty and embarrassed, and didn't dare to meet his eyes. He was speechless for a while, and said, "What are you doing?"

He Rong coughed dryly, and said: "Grandmother went out to worship for two days, I was afraid that Baoyin would be bored, so I came to play with her."

He Gu said: "What are you playing? I heard that my grandmother showed you five or six sons of families. They are all sons of good families. Do you have any favorites?"

Hearing this, He Rong's face collapsed in an instant, and he said, "Second brother is not even married, why are you urging me?"

Baoyin was beside him, riding a dangling little wooden horse on his crotch, and shook his head very seriously when he heard this.

I don't know who combed the double buns on her head. The craftsmanship is really unsatisfactory, or it may be that she played too crazy, and one of them fell apart, and it fell on the side of her head, which seemed a bit ridiculous.

As soon as He Gu saw his daughter, his tone couldn't help softening three points, he knelt down and scratched her nose, and said softly, "Why are you shaking your head?"

Baoyin blinked her eyes, looked up at He Rong, then at He Gu, and said seriously: "Auntie! Just be baer~ baer~ don't marry~"

He Gu was stunned for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he couldn't laugh or cry, but Baoyin said again: "Daddy!"

He Gu was taken aback, and said: "Hey, Dad is here, what's the matter?"

Baoyin looked at him, and said seriously: "From now on, Daddy, don't call me Shuangshuang!"

This is really strange, the little black monkey has always called her Shuangshuang since he congratulated her, why did she stay in the general's mansion for half a year, and she was not allowed to be called by her baby name?

He was just about to ask why, but He Rong next to him