Fake concubine, real queen

As soon as the man said the words, Pei Zhaoheng almost thought that he had heard wrongly, and immediately froze in place.

He was silent for a while, and after a long while, he said in a shy voice, "This is... the Longyang script?"

The man obviously didn't expect that the lady would ask such a question suddenly, and he was stunned by the question, before answering after a while: "This...it's natural, Mr. Yigu, we always only write this...cough, man It's based on Fenghua, and now in the whole north of Lingjiang, Mister is very famous!"

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

Masculinity was not uncommon in the Dayue Dynasty, and because of the past between Gaozu and the male empress, many literati and poets who had nothing to do were arty, and even wrote poems, lyrics, and books about him.

Human nature is roughly like this. The past and the dead are all good, fragrant, and elegant.

However, if the current Holy Majesty wants to appoint a man as queen, then I'm afraid... the entire government and the public will be shaken by it...

Just spitting stars, it is estimated that the emperor on the throne can be drowned. From this, it can be seen that Gaozu was able to withstand the verbal criticism of civil officials for more than [-] years, and he refused to abolish the empress, and he can still sit firmly in the country...

What kind of ambition, what kind of means.

Pei Zhaoheng also knows that even now, there are many people who have young ladies at home. This is not a rare thing in this dynasty. As for a mere copy of Longyang Huahua, it is not worth mentioning.

But let him know that this Longyang dialect book was actually written by Zihuan... That's two different things.

Let's listen to what the guy said, Zihuan obviously didn't take a day or two to write this book, but it would take at least two or three years to make a name for himself in the entire north of Lingjiang, right?

How old is Zihuan now?

Could it be that he was twelve or thirteen years old, so...knowing these things?

He has such a romantic side?

Pei Zhaoheng's heart was almost turbulent, and suddenly he felt that he knew too little about He Gu. I am afraid that the He Zihuan he saw all this time was only what He Gu wanted him to see...

When he thought of this, his expression could not help but slightly distorted by three points. Fortunately, there was a hood to cover it, so the boy in the bookstore didn't see anything.

It took Pei Zhaoheng a half-hour to finally accept it... In private, He Gu actually has the fact that he has a hobby of writing short-sleeved scripts. Thinking of what the boy said just now, he couldn't help asking in a low voice: " How can a man... be able to conceive and bear children?"

In fact, from just now, the young man felt in his heart that there was something wrong with this young lady.

Since they can come to buy this kind of script, shouldn't they all be loyal fans of Mr. Yi Gu?

Why does this young lady seem to know nothing?

But this guy just saw his boss come to the shop yesterday, it was a bloodbath, and he knew that Wensheng Bookstore was going to change soon, and shopkeeper Jia would definitely not be able to manage the bookstore for a long time. Well done, no way, the new girl in charge will notice him, and then he will be promoted and reused one or two times!

With this idea, the little boy became more patient, and explained to Pei Zhaoheng: "Oh, it doesn't make sense for the girl to ask such a question. Think about it, girl, if you read a book about strange stories, why do you still have to think about it?" Why can the people in the book move mountains and fill seas, fly into the sky and escape from the earth?"

"In this kind of storybook, don't everyone read the word 'love'? Although the story written by Mr. Yi Gu is a bit vulgar and not very elegant and unique, it is just sticking to the earth, and the vulgarity makes people feel true. The affection is touching, I don’t know how many young ladies have bought it back, and all of them have cried and wet their pillows!”

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

Sure enough, he is worthy of selling things, so he opened his mouth so powerfully.

But he did let the guy say it, and he became more and more curious, and since it was written by Zihuan, even if the guy didn't say it, he would definitely buy it back and read it for a while.

As the saying goes, words are used to convey the truth. In the past, all Zihuan showed him were serious articles, and he could only see a serious He Zihuan. Perhaps through this book, he could see, the real He Zihuan, what was he thinking in his heart.

Seeing him holding the book and turning a page, the clerk saw that he was moved, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, and asked, "How about it? Why don't you buy a copy and take it home, so you can taste it slowly when you get home?"

Pei Zhaoheng paused, and said: "Okay, then I will be the first buyer of your script."

The clerk was overjoyed when he heard the words, and was about to ask the young lady where the house was, so that he could send it to her after the printing was finished, but he heard her say: "In a few days, I will send someone to your bookstore to pick it up."

The guy was taken aback, but he didn't make a fuss. After all, although there are many girls who like to read this kind of script, but girls are thin-skinned, and it's normal for them to be afraid that people will find out. The first."

Coincidentally, Lan Shu had just finished cleaning up a few hawkers outside, and then stepped into the door, Pei Zhaoheng asked her to pay for the books.

After something happened, I waited in the shop for a long time, but the shopkeeper never came back.

However, although the shopkeeper didn't come, someone from the princess mansion sent a message, saying that the son-in-law had already returned to the mansion, and right now, he was waiting for the eldest princess to go back.

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Although He Gu stayed at Wang's house yesterday, he still got up early today and rushed back to the princess mansion early.

Without him, he could figure it out clearly, Sister Yu'er took him to practice calligraphy every morning, and today happened to be the last day of the entire "Preface to the River" with only a dozen or so characters left.

Although He Gu was a bit reluctant, the wonderful pasting and calligraphy practice would come to an end, but these days, he had put in a lot of effort when he went back by himself, so he also wanted the eldest princess to see his progress He didn't want Sister Yu'er to think that she spent all these days teaching in vain, but it didn't work.

After all, what man wants to be thought of as a dull fool by the woman he loves?

However, Lord He Xiaohou never expected that he got up early, and the eldest princess got up earlier than him, and even went out.

In the past, based on this hour, she should have just finished practicing the sword, but today when he came back to the mansion, the servants told him that the eldest princess had already gone out.

He Gu was still wondering why Sister Yu'er's routine of waking up in the morning to practice swordsmanship, eating at home, and practicing calligraphy was so messed up today, so the servants told him that His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is looking for you, the son-in-law——

He Gu was stunned for a moment, pointed to himself, and asked curiously, "Looking for me?"

The little servant girl nodded and said: "That's not it. Yesterday, His Highness waited for the son-in-law to come back, so he stayed until almost midnight, and today he got up early again, and he went to the south of the city to find the master without practicing the sword." .”

He Gu: "..."

While he hastily dispatched his servants to find Sister Yu'er and come back, he also felt...a bit heartwarming and guilty.

It turns out... It turns out that my sister doesn't care about him at all.

He stayed outside and didn't say hello to her in advance. Although he called the servant to come back and say something, he forgot to tell the servant to tell the people in the princess mansion where he had gone.

My sister must be worried about his safety...?

Fortunately, He Gu didn't feel guilty for a long time, and the eldest princess came back soon.

As soon as He Gugang saw her take off her veil, he immediately noticed the two bruises under her eyes, and immediately thought of what the servant girl said just now, when the eldest princess stayed up late last night, when he came back, he would feel even more guilty.

As soon as the eldest princess stepped into the gate of the courtyard, He Gu stepped forward in two steps, took her hand, and said: "It's all my fault, and I never sent someone to pass it on to tell my sister to worry about me. , Didn't you...didn't rest well last night?"

In fact, Pei Zhaoheng was still a little dazed all the way back, his mind was full of He Gu secretly writing the Longyang dialect book, now when he entered the door, seeing He Gu's expression, he couldn't help but feel mixed feelings.

He was silent for a long while before saying, "It's okay."

He Gu said distressedly: "My sister's eye circles are blue, why don't you go back to sleep?"

Pei Zhaoheng didn't answer, but just shook his head. Lan Shu knew what he was thinking, and said with a smile, "Our Highness has never been in the habit of sleeping in a cage."

Pei Zhaoheng said: "Have you eaten the court food?"

He Gu heard what Lan Shu said, and saw that sister Yu'er clearly didn't have a good rest, and she came to care about whether he had eaten the court food. He felt so guilty that he couldn't add more, but he could only say in a shy voice: "... The teacher, Mrs. Wang, has used it at home, so my sister doesn’t have to worry about me.”

The two walked into the study room, and Pei Zhaoheng handed the curtain hat to Lan Shu next to him, telling her to put it away, and asked, "Did you... go to Mrs. Wang's house yesterday?"

He Gu replied: "Yes, my cousin is idle all day long and has no business. I thought that instead of letting him roam the streets all day long, teasing cats and dogs, and angering the elders in the family, it would be better to send him to the Imperial College to study. It would be easier to accept him. Heart."

"It's just that my grandfather has been dismissed for many years. My uncle is not in good health and has never been an official. My cousin is not qualified to enter the Imperial College. Therefore, I wanted to ask the eldest brother of the Wang family yesterday. He is now serving as an official in the Imperial College." Si Ye, maybe you can help me and exchange my place with my cousin."

Hearing this, Pei Zhaoheng knew that he was not having fun outside with Lan Xiao or some other woman yesterday, so somewhere in his heart he secretly relaxed a little, but after a while, he began to feel uncomfortable again——

Sure enough, Zihuan... didn't treat him as a family member.

It's just a matter of sending his cousin to the Imperial College to study. As long as Zihuan is willing to talk to him about such trivial matters, isn't it just a matter of one sentence?

But he would rather ask outsiders than tell him.

In Pei Zhaoheng's heart, he couldn't help but think a little self-deprecatingly: That's right, he and Zihuan are a husband and wife that don't live up to their names and seem to be at odds with each other. They have no close relatives, only close relatives.

Otherwise, if there was a problem in Zihuan's family, how could he be the last to know?

Although He Gu may have indeed moved a little bit of affection, but it was also towards the "eldest princess" Pei Zhaoyu, not the third prince Pei Zhaoheng.

Pei Zhaoheng is not stupid, he can naturally see that the reason why He Gu admires the "Eldest Princess" is largely because of his skin, so the day before yesterday at the Qixi Palace banquet, Zihuan was in a difficult situation by the lakeside under the moonlight. self-restraint...

But just as the peddler in front of the bookstore said, no matter how good the skin is, if it is always a bodhisattva, invisible, untouchable, and untouchable, Zihuan will empathize with other people... to have a relationship with him... On a real woman, it couldn't be more normal.

Lan Shu said that before Zihuan got married, she was probably still a child...

...What about now?

Has he been with another woman...

... Lingering and pathetic, have your ears and temples rubbed together?

After living for 18 years, it was the first time that Pei Zhaoheng was so sore and unspeakable, his throat was dry, and he could hardly speak a word.

Lan Shu asked from the side: "Your Highness, son-in-law, do you still want to practice calligraphy today? If you want to practice, this servant will go and prepare calligraphy."

He Gu originally wanted to come back and have a good time with Sister Yu'er. He has learned the benefits of calligraphy these days, but at this moment he hesitated, and said: "If my sister hasn't rested well, why don't you forget about today?"

Pei Zhaoheng paused for a while before saying, "No need...to prepare writing and ink."

Lan Shu bowed in response, turned around and went to the desk to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Right now, Pei Zhaoheng doesn't want He Gu to find out that he has any abnormalities.

If he had waited to get acquainted with He Gu gradually, and confirmed that he was a trustworthy person before, he could tell him his true identity, but now he has completely given up on it.

For no other reason, if he and Zihuan were asked to tell the whole story now, he would have been unable to open his mouth for a long time.

If Zihuan found out, what would be his reaction?

With He Gu's heart, he might not blame him or hate him, but after all, because of this marriage, He Gu has such a character and talent, but his future is lost. If he really knows that he is not the "Sister Yu'er" he has been dreaming of ...

In this life, I will never be as close to him as I am today...

He knew that his mind was selfish and dark.

But Pei Zhaoheng still...

Can't speak.

Even more reluctant.

Lan Shu prepared the ink and said with a smile: "It's already packed. A few days ago, the Huizhou government paid a tribute to a batch of high-quality brushes. The empress knew that His Highness always practiced calligraphy, so she specially ordered the slaves to bring back some. Lord, you can give it a try."

He Gu smiled and said, "Oh? Then I'd like to take advantage of my sister and try this excellent tribute brush."

He said again: "It's just a pity that it is better to write regular script and official script. Recently, my sister and I have learned Mr. Wang's running script posts."

Pei Zhaoheng also walked up to the desk, he had just been thinking in his heart, telling himself to stop thinking about those things as much as possible, and stay with Zihuan as usual to practice today's calligraphy.

He only said in a gentle voice: "Writers do not choose their pens. Although there are some gaps, it is not impossible to write."

He Gu nodded, picked up the pen, opened the post, and looked up at the princess again.

However, he waited for a long time, but Sister Yu'er did not move for a long time. He Gu could only swallow his saliva, and couldn't help asking: "Sister...won't you take me to write today?"

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

Pei Zhaoheng: "These days, I see that you don't have too much trouble with your brushwork, and now you don't need to write in such a way, you just follow the post."

When He Gu heard this, he couldn't help feeling very disappointed, but unfortunately he was too embarrassed to say so, so he could only say "OK" in a weak voice, and then he picked up the pen and began to write.

Fortunately, although He Gu was disappointed, he still remembered the original intention of today. He wanted to give Sister Yuer a satisfactory answer, so he quickly entered the state and became serious.

Pei Zhaoheng was standing on the side of the desk, while Lord He Xiaohou on the other side of the desk lowered his head, looking absorbed.

He Gu's face, although there is still a bit of childishness unique to young people, but after all he has a good appearance with sword eyebrows, star eyes, and broad features. When he is serious, he holds his breath and his lower lip is slightly pursed , inexplicably reminiscent of those juvenile cheetahs on the grassland who are not yet mature, and they are looking at their prey for a moment.

Obviously just writing, but the writing is three-pointed wild.

... both wild and cute.

Pei Zhaoheng looked at his side face and was slightly dazed. He realized that his thoughts had wandered away, and he wanted to look away, but by accident, he saw the little hair twirling on the top of Master He Xiaohou's head. .

Zihuan... so cute.

The Third Highness could not help but think so.

He Gu didn't know that the eldest princess beside him was not paying attention to the words he wrote at all. As soon as he finished the last ten or so words, he put down the pen very excitedly, raised his head and asked : "How... Sister, is my arrival okay?"

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

Only then did he look away, looked at the words written by He Gu, paused, and said, "...very good."

He Gu was at a loss: "Ah...very good?"

In the past, no matter how he wrote, Sister Yu'er could always pick out piles of faults, the frame structure here was crooked, and the writing was wrong there, why didn't she say a single thing today, only said A "very good"?

After Pei Zhaoheng finished speaking, he realized that his short sentence of "very good" was too perfunctory. He coughed lightly, looked away, and said, "You have only practiced for a short period of ten days, and you can make such progress. , it’s already hard to come by, so don’t be too demanding on yourself.”

He Gu scratched his nose, although he thought it was a bit strange, but he was naturally happy when his sister praised him, so he didn't think about it anymore, he just smiled and said: "Since my sister said yes, then I couldn't be happier!"

Pei Zhaoheng's mind has changed now, and when he heard Lord He Xiaohou express his love so fiercely and straightforwardly again, his heart beat suddenly, but he soon thought of Lan Xiao and those men's gossip written by He Gu Ben, I couldn't help it, and suddenly became cold again.

...It can be described as the polar opposite of fire and ice, very exciting.

He was silent for a while, and asked softly: "Are you still used to living in the mansion these days?"

He Gu heard that she cared about him, nodded quickly and said: "Naturally, it's very good."

There are people to take care of everything, food and clothing all day long, which can almost be compared with that of a prince, can this not be good?

Pei Zhaoheng said again: "...Are you still used to being served by servants?"

He Gu said: "Very good."

After laying the groundwork for a long time, Pei Zhaoheng was finally able to say this sentence, and said, "Lan Xiao...can you still do your best?"

He Gu remembered the fact that he had picked up Lan Xiao who was such a good accountant in vain, and his mood immediately improved a bit, with a sunny smile, he said: "Lan Xiao is naturally the best, I didn't know it before, so she Such a great ability! Sure enough, he came from the side of the nobles in the palace."

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

...Such a big deal?What kind of skill?

He almost didn't lose his expression, and his face was almost darkened by three points. Fortunately, when He Gu said something, he suddenly felt a little ambiguous, and hurriedly said: "Of course, my favorite is only Sister Yu'er!"

Hearing what he said, Pei Zhaoheng's heart moved, he was silent for a moment, and said: "You...do you really like me so much?"

He Gu took it for granted: "That's natural. What I said to my sister before, every sentence came from the bottom of my heart, and there was absolutely no falsehood. If I lied, I will call God to beat me..."

Pei Zhaoheng interrupted him hastily, and said helplessly, "Okay, I'm just asking casually, the son-in-law doesn't have to be like this."

Lan Shu on the side: "..."

Although I know that His Highness the Third Highness and the son-in-law are both men, there is only one unknowing son-in-law with a hot head between the two of them, but he still doesn't shy away from her being by her side because she is old. Hearing these words always makes my ears warm.

The little Hou Ye talked about love... It was one set after another. Fortunately, the third highness is a man, otherwise, which woman in the world would be able to stand such a handsome and romantic young man who still loves her infatuatedly?

After practicing calligraphy today, He Gu only scraped through the food for dinner, said something, and went out again.

In the dining hall, only Pei Zhaoheng, Lan Shu and his master and servant were left, as well as a group of servants standing beside them who dared not breathe.

Pei Zhaoheng put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, looked at the place where He Gu was sitting just now, and the bowl of food that had hardly been touched, his gaze sank slightly.

I don't know what to think.

Today, He Gu took Lan Xiao out again.

Lan Shu could see that His Highness the Third Highness seemed not very happy, so he dismissed the other servants in the dining hall, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, is the food not to your taste? Why don't you use it?"

Pei Zhaoheng was silent for a while, and said, "I'm afraid it's not that it doesn't suit my taste, but that it doesn't suit Zihuan's taste."

Lan Shu was stunned, and then realized that the words of the Third Highness were referring to the fact that the son-in-law ran away again without eating two mouthfuls, and said, "Didn't the son-in-law say that he still has something to do outside the mansion? I think he is in a hurry Let’s do it, why don’t you eat it now, my son-in-law likes sweet and sour pork ribs the most, and I didn’t pick up a few chopsticks today, so there is something wrong, it’s not that the food doesn’t suit my taste.”

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

It's not that the food is not to your taste, it's that the people at the dinner table are not to your taste.

He paused, then suddenly said: "Aunt Lan, does Zihuan feel tired when you get along with me?"

Lan Shudao: "How could that be? Those peddlers' nonsense are just speculations and they are all made up. How could His Highness take it seriously? The son-in-law obviously loves His Highness very much."

She paid attention, and specifically said "Love", not "Admiration". Lan Shu also knew that now His Highness regards the young master as his own brother, although he is worried about taking concubines for him, and does not want him to do it because of himself. She is unprecedented, but after getting along for so many days, people's hearts are full of flesh, and His Highness certainly does not want the young master to hate him.

Unexpectedly, Pei Zhaoheng didn't seem to be relieved when he heard this, and only said: "Today, he brought Lan Xiao again."

...But He Gu clearly said that the one he likes most is himself.

Pei Zhaoheng tightened his five fingers on his knees, and suddenly thought of... his father and mother.

Lan Shudao: "Now that I'm working on something new, it's normal to always want to keep it with me."

Pei Zhaoheng suddenly said in a low voice: "Lan Shu, tell me, is Zihuan the same as his father...?"

Lan Shu didn't understand what he meant this time, and looked bewildered.

"The emperor father always told the queen mother that the only thing he cares about most in his heart is the queen mother. However, in these years, in the harem, women have entered one after another."

"It was back then that my father kept saying that the queen mother was the real first wife in his heart, but before my sister and I were born, my father was able to give birth to my eldest brother with my aunt, and then gave birth to my second son with Wen Guifei. elder brother."

"I believe that in Royal Father's heart, the Empress Dowager is indeed the most important thing, but in Royal Father's heart, besides the most important, there are also the second and third most important. In short, besides the Queen Mother, he can give it to many people Yes or no?"

Lan Shu was completely stunned.

His Highness the Third Highness has always been staid and serious, and he always shows respect and admiration for his father. Even though Lan Shu has served him for many years, he has never heard him find fault with the emperor, but today... suddenly he said something for no reason Such words?

Lan Shu was indeed a little shocked. Hearing His Highness's words, he seemed to have a bit of resentment towards His Majesty in his heart.

After so many years, this is the first time I found it.

Pei Zhaoheng said in a low voice: "I also know that at first I just thought that the father sitting in this position naturally has a lot of involuntary things, but now, it seems that such a man is not only the father, Zihuan said that he loves him." For me, but apart from me, does he also have the second most important Lan Xiao in his heart, the third most important... the woman he raised outside?"

"...Are they all like this?"

After listening to Lan Shu for a long time, she finally heard something wrong. A certain part of her heart suddenly moved, and she was startled. She raised her eyes and saw that His Highness's expression was indeed gloomy. His appearance... looked like...

... If she guessed correctly, could it be that Your Highness is... for the young master...

Passionate? ? ?