Fake concubine, real queen

Commander He's kick, even if he hid [-]% of his strength, was by no means pleasant. The square-faced scholar holding the knife fell to the ground, his temples were disheveled and his face was disheveled, but he still held the short blade in his hand. Hearing that He Gufa asked his name, he bit his teeth and raised his eyes to look at He Gu and said bitterly: "... so what?"

He Gu said coldly: "I don't know where the rogue came from. He was picking quarrels and hurting people in the street, but he turned out to be the son of Mr. Zhao's family at Yushitai. What's wrong? You have read the sage books for so many years, and you haven't learned anything else. Have you learned such insidious methods and stabbed people in the back?"

He Gu asked himself, Zhao Mo and him have no grudges in the past and have no grudges in the present, if there is any real quarrel, it is already a little dispute when the palace chose a son-in-law five or six years ago. Don't worry, it's impossible for Zhao Mo to look at him like that.

But He Gu is not stupid, he just thinks that his father Zhao Bingzhi was an official in Yushitai, and before the late emperor passed away, it seems that this person wrote the eleven joint memorials to him; , the group of ministers accepted advice and asked the new emperor to accept the concubine, and Mr. Zhao's admixture was indispensable. In this case, Brother Heng was fired a few days ago in a fit of anger, fined his salary, and sent him home to reflect for three months Among the speech officials, most of them also have him.

Mr. Zhao's own father felt resentful after eating, and He Gu could understand it, but what does it have to do with him?

For some reason, Zhao Mo's face was flushed with an abnormal flush. He coughed twice, and spat out the dust that he had just dropped on the ground and swallowed in his mouth with a "bah", and then cursed: "It's the teaching of the sages." I'll wait, I'll wait... We won't be able to watch you, a dishonest and unscrupulous sycophant, slandering the lord and disturbing His Majesty's hearing! You, surnamed He, are obsessed with power and chaotic. With no one in sight, how many... how many innocent court officials have been killed? So... hiccup, this is doing justice for the heavens today!"

He Gu: "..."

He came out to do justice for the sky, and looking at the expression on Mr. Zhao's face, he must have drank a pot hard and was quite drunk.

There is such a big commotion here, it is naturally impossible for no one to notice, there is already a group of people around who are talking and pointing, and there is a lot of discussion, He Gu frowned slightly, thinking that he can't talk nonsense with them anymore, so he hastened to find a way to get rid of these few things. A difficult nerd to clean up is.

At this moment, a loud voice came from behind, and someone said coldly——

"Put these people in custody for the king!"

Before Zhao Mo and those scholars could react, they were quickly kidnapped by the guards of the palace who rushed out.

"Dare to make trouble here, are you looking down on the three words Zhongwangfu mentioned by the late emperor's imperial pen, or are you looking down on this king?"

This place is indeed only a few steps away from Prince Zhong's mansion. He Gu turned his eyes and saw King Zhong, and knew that most of the people in his mansion got the news and went to inform Pei Zhaolin, and now Prince Zhong is here to show him off.

The fate of life is really unpredictable and unpredictable... Not to mention the time when he and Pei Zhaolin fought to the death in the previous life, or the self when he was just reborn in this life, he probably would not have guessed that many years later, he would wait for His Royal Highness King Zhong to replace him He Gu's first day.

It is naturally impossible for Zhao Mo and his few cronies to recognize King Zhong——

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he and this stunned second brother lived in peace and friendship unexpectedly. Not only did he become a prince, but also the noble concubine Wen in the palace had to be treated kindly. Please come to Cijiatang to take care of her. Cijiatang and Zhiyang Palace are only separated by a wall. This happened to be halfway with the Empress Dowager Chen. The two old sisters drank tea and enjoyed the scenery all day long, and enjoyed their grandchildren, so they got along very well.

As for King Zhong, when the first emperor was still alive, he was not a fuel-efficient lamp, Zhao Mo and others naturally did not dare to take his word for it, they were too drunk to drink today, today Zhao Mo took the lead to fan the flames, this is why Dazed, I don't know what night it is, and dare to besiege He Gu, the commander of the twelve guards, who dares to surround him, saying that he wants to be on the side of the emperor and do justice for the sky, but no matter how drunk he is, at this moment, he is so coldly yelled at by King Zhong, and he will naturally give up. Waking up with fright—

Pei Zhaolin glanced at He Gu's bloody palm, and said, "You, the majestic commander of the twelve guards, were injured by a few soft-footed shrimps. It really makes people laugh out loud."

He Gu smiled, and didn't care about him running on him, he just said: "Thank you His Royal Highness Zhongwang for your kindness."

Just as he was talking, the imperial guards had arrived from the other side of the long street. The twelve guards and the fifth guards belonged to the same family. The leader naturally knew He Gu, and was shocked when he saw that he was injured, but He Gu didn't talk to them. Explain more, just ask the guards to arrest Zhao Mo and others according to the practice of arresting rogues and making trouble in the street, and that's all.

Although Prince Zhong's Mansion is not as elegant and romantic as the Princess Palace of Qing Dynasty personally arranged by the empress, Pei Zhaolin's nature likes to show off expensive things.

Probably seeing that he was injured when he was injured, His Royal Highness Prince Zhong showed mercy and asked his subordinates to arrange a sumptuous banquet, leaving him to have dinner at the mansion before taking Baoyin back. He was so frank and kind, and He Gu Do not refuse.

When the doctor in the Wang's mansion bandaged the wound on his hand, it was already getting late. Pei Zhaolin poured a glass of wine and drank it with his head up. Then he turned to look at He Gu, hummed in his nose, and said, "What are you doing?" People are also very strange, helping the third younger brother for many years, and now it's hard to survive, but let this gang of officials shit on your head, isn't that person surnamed Zhao today someone who is in the imperial court? Is it Shi Tai's father? Is it worth it for you to swallow your anger like this? Just based on the bastard words that this turtle son said on the street today, which sentence is not enough to send him to prison ten times?"

He Gu straightened his sleeves, picked up a chopstick to fry the beef, and said with a smile: "The prince also knows, but he is just a son of a bitch, why should I have the same knowledge as him?"

Pei Zhaolin raised his eyebrows and said, "Why? You can't argue with Guizi? If you don't care about Guizi, wouldn't you be worse than Guizi?"

He Gu: "..."

Commander He is really not interested in arguing with His Highness King Zhong about who is stronger between himself and Guizi.

He said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this."

Unexpectedly, the more he was unwilling to answer directly, the more reluctant Pei Zhaolin was. He pressed his chopsticks on the two chopsticks that He Gu wanted to hold the beef, and said firmly: "I know what you are thinking, but I just feel that the past three years have passed. You cooked a lot of rotten fish and rotten shrimps for the third younger brother, and you must offend some cats and dogs in the court, and you are afraid that you will make a mistake now, arouse rumors, and cause trouble for him, right?"

He Gu was not flustered or annoyed when he said the central thing, he just turned his chopsticks to pick up the stir-fried vegetables on the other side, and said: "I can't see that the second prince has improved a lot in the past two years, and things have become more vicious .”

When Pei Zhaolin heard the words, he didn't know what he thought of, his face was full of complacency, his nostrils almost turned upwards, and he said: "That's natural. A good wife like this Wang Defang'er is naturally like a tiger with wings."

Fang'er is the boudoir name of the concubine who has fascinated His Royal Highness Zhongwang.

He Gu was about to speak, when a little girl cried out from outside the small dining room: "Daddy! Why are you hurt?"

He Gu was taken aback, turned his head to look, but saw Concubine Zhong standing outside the door, holding two milk dolls on the left and right, one male and one female, the one on the left was his daughter He Baoyin.

Baoyin didn't know where he got the news, and as soon as he saw He Gu, he rushed into his arms. Seeing that Baoyin's eyes were red, He Gu wanted to see the bandaged wound on his hand, and hurriedly patted Baoyin. Yin's back comforted him: "Shuangshuang, Daddy is fine, it's just that he scratched his skin accidentally."

Baoyin took a closer look and saw that He Gu's hands hidden under his sleeves were indeed wrapped in thick gauze, and he burst into tears, with snot and tears all over his face, and said, "Daddy lied... the boy who came to summon you ... It is clear... Hiccup... It is clear that the bad guys on the street... all... Hiccup... all used a knife to make Daddy's hand bleed... Daddy's hand... Hiccup... is also wrapped like this... ...hiccup..."

He Gu: "..."

This girl is crying for some reason...something seems familiar...

But because of worrying about his daughter crying like this, He Gu is naturally heart-warming, he hugged her up and touched the back of her head to comfort her, and repeatedly assured that her hand was only a skin trauma, Bao Yin just nestled in his arms and blinked A pair of watery eyes disappeared.

Concubine Zhong sat down beside King Zhong, took a cup of hot tea from him, and then said: "I have heard all about what happened on the street today, this Zhao Mo is also a scholar, but he is drinking and making trouble like this It's really hateful to do things without the dignity of a scholar, but fortunately Commander He was not hurt deeply, otherwise he would definitely not be spared lightly."

At this moment, He Gu heard Princess Zhong mention this matter, and he was a little puzzled, and said: "Zhao Mo, I have dealt with him before, and his mother is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Back then, Dr. Yan's medical clinic was smashed by his mother. Once, but today they keep saying that I am a treacherous minister, slanderous and flattering... This is strange, since they are all just some tribute students of the Imperial College, but they don't know where they heard these words. Is it possible that I am now like this? Is it notorious?"

Hearing this, Pei Zhaolin glanced at the concubine, not knowing what secret signal the couple was giving, and turned his head to look at He Gu with a hesitant look in his eyes. After a long time, he said: "No... He Zihuan, you won't Do you really think...the matter between you and the emperor has not been leaked at all?"

He Gu was startled, looked up at him, an ominous premonition arose in his heart, his Adam's apple rolled slightly, and said: "...the matter between me and the emperor... what is it?"

Pei Zhaolin: "..."

He looked at himself with strange eyes like this, without saying a word, He Gu couldn't help being looked at by him, making his back a little hairy and fidgeting——

His Royal Highness Zhong Wang's eyes seemed to say "You pretend, you pretend again".

... Silence is better than sound.

Concubine Zhong coughed dryly, probably couldn't stand it any longer, smoothed things over and said, "The Commander also knows about Shuangshuang's background...there have been rumors in the court for a long time, right?"

He Gu lowered his head to look at the girl in his arms who was smirking at him, and said, "It seems that I heard something earlier... saying that Shuangshuang is His Majesty's illegitimate daughter, and I just raised her..."

He shook his head and sneered, "...but it's all nonsense."

Pei Zhaolin was silent for a long time. After hearing He Gu's words, he seemed to finally be unable to bear it anymore. He gave him a strange look and said, "What you said is already old Huangli, and what is passed on now is not this."

When He Gu heard this, he was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? Then what is it preaching now?"

Pei Zhaolin: "..."

Pei Zhaolin: "...it is said that Fucheng was born with you and your third brother."

He Gu picked up the cup and was about to drink tea, when he heard the words, he was so shocked that he almost dropped the teacup in his hand, and said, "...what?"

How did this get out? !

When Pei Zhaolin saw that he was really surprised to hear about this, he couldn't help but choked up speechlessly, and said: "...Do you really think everyone is a fool? When did the imperial sister die? When was Fucheng born?" What? She was not born by the imperial sister, and she looks so much like the imperial sister, like the third younger brother... how can it make people think too much?"

He Gu: "..."

...Of course he knew all of this, but why did these people think of him being a man who would give birth to a child so naturally?

Pei Zhaolin said: "Don't gossip with me, you and San...cough, you and Your Majesty... what's going on, you can hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me. If you don't believe me , we have also known each other for a long time, you should know that this king is upright and open, and this king swears to the heavens that he has no intention of harming you with this matter."

He Gu rubbed the center of his brows, feeling one head and two big, sighed, and said, "Of course it's not that I don't believe in His Royal Highness Zhong Wang, it's just..."

...Forget it, Pei Zhaolin's words are all about this, presumably most of them are already aware of his and Brother Heng's involvement in Longyang, and there is no point in covering it up.

After a pause, he glanced at his husband and wife, and said, "...so the prince knew about it a long time ago?"

Pei Zhaolin and Concubine Zhong looked at each other again, looking at He Gu's eyes, they had a tacit understanding with a bit of pity for a fool, and said: "Now, it's not just this king and Fang'er who know... since the past two months, I don't know where A book called "I and the General Untie the Battle Robe" was published, and the rumors of your affair with His Majesty spread throughout Bianjing."

He Gu almost thought he heard it wrong.

"The General and I Untie the Battle Robe"...?

... Isn't that Miss Yan's masterpiece?

...So it was Miss Yan who sold him?

No... Miss Yan's personality is clear, she will never do such a thing.

He Gu said: "Since it's a storybook, what does it have to do with me? Could it be that the character written in it has the same name as me and the emperor?"

Concubine Zhong held up her handkerchief to cover her lips and coughed softly, and said: "But this has never... I have read the scriptures myself, and the monarch and ministers written in it are absolutely not similar to Your Majesty and Commander He. place, it's just..."

He Gu said: "Just how?"

Concubine Zhong said: "It's just a picture on the accompanying flower paper, but... it's really vivid, it's exactly what the commander and His Majesty look like..."

He Gu: "..."

He closed his eyes and took a breath, thinking that it was really dark under the lamp, most likely it was a book published by his own bookstore, and this kind of thing happened under his nose, and he only found out from others today, who the hell it was Baotian, it's fine to paint him, the emperor dares to paint, is he too tired to live?

Although... Although Brother Heng is indeed good-looking, he is a peerless beauty, and I think that person was heartbroken when he saw it, but there is no one more suitable for painting than Brother Heng.

He Gu suddenly lost his mind, but Pei Zhaolin and Concubine Zhong didn't realize it, and still said: "It's just a book with pictures, and it's only the first batch printed and sold by Wensheng Bookstore. There are only a hundred copies in total. The manager of the bookstore said that the wrong picture was printed, and if the book was sold, there would be no portraits to accompany the picture. Hmph, I guess they would not dare to make fun of His Majesty's holy face, but now the Twelve Guards are no longer under my control, otherwise This daring Wensheng Bookstore and its owner will definitely be seized, such disrespect, it is not an exaggeration to say that the crimes have been three thousand miles away!"

He Gu: "..."

... Fortunately, the commander of the twelve guards is now him.

He vaguely felt that something was wrong with this matter, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. It seemed that he had to go back and ask Lan Xiao what was going on in the book.

But now the matter between him and Brother Heng... has spread all over the city like this, it doesn't make much difference whether to ask or not to ask, reputation is more difficult to restore than anything else, presumably there are rumors that he dragged the emperor into the water and broke his sleeve, Not only did it greatly damage Brother Heng's reputation, but it also drove those admonishers who were looking for trouble all day long to go crazy, and hated him as a male vixen who flattered his master...

Commander He let out a long sigh, feeling a little melancholy.

I never imagined that one day he would congratulate Gu...to have something to do with the word vixen, really...really...

Probably because he and Pei Zhaoheng broke through the layer of window paper, the atmosphere during the banquet was no longer as harmonious as before. The Zhongwang couple were obviously a little embarrassed, and there was silence for a while.

Fortunately, Pei Zhaolin was never a person who would make saw-mouthed gourds for a long time, and soon he couldn't hold back his curiosity, looked at He Gu, then at Baoyin in his arms, and said, "So... Fu It's really you and Your Majesty..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Princess Zhong next to her suddenly gave a dry cough and stepped on her husband under the table.

He Gu was naturally caught in the eyes, scratched his nose, and felt even more embarrassed, and it was hard for the princess to be so weak, I felt pity, this foot could be stepped on so hard, it is as good as him The loyal king who was brought up by the military has changed his color——

It's really for the sake of his congratulatory face.

It's just that since they all guessed it, He Gu felt that Baoyin's life experience would be irrelevant to Brother Heng if he denied that it had nothing to do with Brother Heng, they probably wouldn't believe it. Just as they were about to explain, a young internal official suddenly came from outside. Harsh sound:

"Your Majesty is here—"

He Gu was taken aback, while Zhong Wang and his wife were startled by coincidence, and immediately stood up and looked towards the main entrance of the dining hall.

Pei Zhaoheng was wearing black clothes with five-clawed dragon patterns rolled in silver. Looking at the clothes, he thought he had just come out of the Yizheng Pavilion to discuss matters, but for some reason, there was a biting chill on his face, his brows were slightly frowned, and his thin lips were slightly pursed. I'm not in a good mood right now.

His footsteps were hurried, and he could hear the sound of the sleeves of his robe flapping up and down before he even entered the room.

He Gu put Bao Yin down, opened his clothes and was about to kneel down, intending to salute with Zhong Wang and his wife, but before he could bend his knees, Pei Zhaoheng rushed into the door in two steps and grabbed his hand——

...it really startled him.

Since Pei Zhaoheng ascended the throne, the two of them still played the role of a sage, a sage, and a virtuous minister, and brother Heng was more or less cooperative with him, but today was the first time he saw him lose his composure.

As soon as he got closer, He Gu heard his slightly rapid breathing. Pei Zhaoheng's eyes seemed to be searching for something, and soon he noticed He Gulong's left hand hidden behind his sleeve, and said in a deep voice, "Stretch out your hand." .”

He Gu Yuguang vaguely glanced to the side to look at the two of them, His Highness King Zhong, who had opened his mouth into a circle in a daze, felt somewhat embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "...I'm fine, just now His Highness King Zhong has asked the doctor in the mansion to replace you." I bandaged it."

However, Pei Zhaoheng couldn't help but pull the hand hidden under his sleeve, and now He Gu's palm was wrapped in a gauze soaked with blood, and he couldn't hide it.

There was silence in the dining room.

He Gu moved his lips and said, "It's really nothing..."

Pei Zhaoheng, however, acted as if he hadn't heard of it. He just looked down at his injured left hand and said in a low voice, "...Okay, the Zhao family."

Concubine Zhong, who was next to her, said in a respectful voice: "Your Majesty, calm down, the Fifth Imperial Army has already arrested the five tribute students who caused trouble and injured Commander He."

Pei Zhaoheng said, "Where are these people now?"

This is embarrassing Princess Zhong, of course she doesn't know.

He Gu hurriedly answered for her: "It's all settled. These few people are provoking disturbances in the street, and the Fifth Imperial Guards think they've already taken them into the yamen. The emperor doesn't need to worry, the minister's injuries are no longer serious, minister... "

Pei Zhaoheng suddenly turned his head and said, "Come here."

Cheng Wei stood up from behind him and cupped his hands: "The minister is here."

"Go to the Wusi Yamen in person and tell them that these people are not allowed to be released and returned home. Immediately put them in the prison, and no one will be released when they come!"

Cheng Wei didn't ask any further questions, and immediately took his order and went.

He Gu was taken aback, and said: "This...they are just Gongsheng students of the Imperial College, they got drunk and made trouble for a while, is it a bit too much to be sent to the sky prison, there is no need..."

It's not that He Gu wanted to intercede for that Zhao Mo, it was mainly because the rumors about him and brother Heng had spread all over the capital, if he put these people into prison and punished them severely, it would probably stir up controversy again. It disturbed Pei Zhaoheng's ears.

Pei Zhaoheng turned to look at him, and said, "Where is it? They dare to spread rumors in the street, saying that you are wrong. Could it be that the Lord has lost their eyes?"

He Gu: "..."

... Fortunately, I didn't deny that he and brother Heng were innocent in front of Zhong Wang and his wife just now, otherwise it would be a slap in the face immediately, which would be really embarrassing.

That's all, King Zhong and Princess Wang wanted to stay with Pei Zhaoheng and He Gu for dinner, but they were pushed away.

He Gu was dragged by the emperor and took Baoyin to leave Zhongwang Mansion. After getting on the imperial chariot and lowering the curtain of the car, he sighed and said, "Brother Heng is busy today, why did you come out of the palace?"

Pei Zhaoheng said, "Not busy."

He wanted to look at He Gu's hand again, but He Gu had no choice but to let him see it.

The more Pei Zhaoheng watched, his brows furrowed deeper, and finally his teeth were clenched, and his cheeks trembled slightly.

"...Why didn't Zihuan escape, does it still hurt?"

He Gu withdrew his hand and said: "A moment of carelessness, I am not the Monkey King, how can I defeat all kinds of monsters and goblins without any injuries? In short, it's just a small trauma, it's not a big deal, Brother Heng, don't do this I'm angry, and it's not worth it."

Pei Zhaoheng's chest rose and fell slightly, and he said, "...I'm just angry."

Seeing him like this, He Gushao turned his head and saw Pei Zhaoheng's peach blossom eyes slightly red at the end, looking at him with concern and a little bit of self-blame, he couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, he held his hand back and said with a smile: "Okay, what's the point of being angry, brother Heng is now the Ninety-Five Supreme, and if you get angry with these stinky fish and rotten shrimp, wouldn't it be worthless?"

He joked again: "I was wrong just now, in fact, I am the Monkey King, invulnerable to fire and water, and invulnerable to King Kong, what can a few frail scholars hurt me?"

Pei Zhaoheng watched him silent for a while, then said in a low voice, "... Monkey King is not as easy to bully as you."

Of course he knew in his heart that Zihuan's nature was not to keep a low profile and swallow his anger. If it wasn't for the sake of the overall situation and his reputation as the emperor, how could he tolerate Zhao Mo so much?These days, how can you tolerate those officials making trouble out of nothing, admonishing again and again?

But He Gu didn't know what he thought of, he rolled his black eyes, and suddenly smiled in a low voice and said narrowly: "If I am really the Monkey King, Brother Heng will be my magic spell, once you recite it, I will... ..."

Before he could say the following words, Pei Zhaoheng pulled him over and blocked that restless mouth.

At this moment, He Gu's ears suddenly caught the rustling sound of cloth rubbing from somewhere behind him, and immediately withdrew from his desire vigilantly, turned his head to look in that direction and shouted in a low voice: "Who!"

As soon as the words came out, he was immediately stunned.

The carriage and horses they were riding on passed back and forth, and there was a slight gap in the curtain of the rear compartment door of the carriage, and a small head with a bun was sticking out from outside the curtain. Commander He turned his head and met his daughter who was peeping. Stare small.

"..."

She was caught peeping, and Baoyin obviously sensed that something was wrong, but she was looking at her two fathers at the moment, she knew that her father was very good at martial arts, and it would be too late for her to run away, so she had to blink her eyes, Hehe smirked and said, "Shuangshuang... Shuangshuang misses Daddy!"

He Gu: "..."

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."