Fake concubine, real queen

After He Gu and the eldest princess got married, they spent more time away from each other, and the days they spent together were few and far between. Naturally, he remembered clearly the few close contacts he had, and more than once in the dead of night, he recalled the taste alone, and then ……well.

Pei Zhaoheng asked him if he remembered, and He Gu understood what he was asking almost immediately——

He didn't know if he could recognize a person by the feeling of kissing each other, but the kiss of the Third Highness almost immediately reminded him of the night of the Qixi Palace Banquet, when he and Sister Yu'er were in the palace and by the lotus pond. That bewildered and passionate kiss mixed with wine and the warm wind blowing in to intoxicate people.

The same soft touch, the same ambiguous, delicate, lingering kiss.

The feeling of this kiss is so familiar that it can no longer be familiar, so that He Gu can no longer escape, and has to start to face up to the meaning of what His Highness said just now.

Third Highness?

Sister Yu'er?

The one who got married with him was the same person from beginning to end?

There has never been a long princess?

……

Are you kidding me?

He Gu pushed Pei Zhaoheng away, broke free from his arms, stood up, and the self-deceiving opponent ignored the kiss, as if he didn't notice anything, didn't remember anything, and just said with a sullen voice: " ... Your Highness... Hiccup...don't be joking... Hiccup... am I so easy to fool..."

Pei Zhaoheng closed his eyes, knowing that under such circumstances, it would be difficult for Zihuan to accept this fact for a while, and he didn't intend to chase after him aggressively, so he just said: "...let's go back first. "

The snow is getting heavier and heavier.

In the winter night, the cold wind howled crazily, and the heavy snow was blown and swayed. The two of them just stayed in the snow for a while, and the snow on the road was already a thick layer.

We must go back as soon as possible, and we can't delay any longer.

At this moment, there were several hurried hoofbeats behind the two of them. It turned out that the guards following Pei Zhaoheng finally caught up.

It was snowing too much.

The leading guard seemed to be Cheng Wei. Just as he was about to speak, a piece of icy snowflakes fell into his mouth. Cheng Wei was frightened by the cold in an instant, opened his mouth and vomited several times, "Bah, bah, bah." Then he covered his mouth and nose with his hands, squinted his eyes and looked at the two masters off the horse from a distance, and said: "You two masters - go back quickly - snow...cough bah bah bah, there will be even more snowfall— -Let's go--"

The night was dark, only people could be seen vaguely, and Cheng Wei didn't know what the two ancestors were doing, one was squatting under the horse, the other was standing hunched over the side, he couldn't care less about such bad weather. Asked, I could only yell loudly and tell them to go away.

Seeing that Cheng Wei came chasing him with someone, He Gu suddenly realized that the cloak of His Highness the Third Highness was still on him after hearing what he said.

For a while, He Gu didn't bother to think about those messy things. He just remembered that His Highness was not in good health and was weak from the cold. In order to chase him back, Pei Zhaoheng even took off his cloak after chasing him for so long in such a snowy night. What if he catches a cold?

He Gu hurriedly wanted to grab the cloak that Pei Zhaoheng surrounded him just now, but the Third Highness seemed to see what he was thinking, stood up and pressed his hand, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, I I'm not afraid of the cold, Zihuan is wearing thin clothes, and I passed out just now, so you should wear it."

After a pause, he said again: "...do you still have the strength to get on the horse? Let's go back first. If it doesn't work, you and I can ride together."

He Gu lowered his head and gasped for a few breaths, exhaled a puff of white air, and said, "I...I'm fine, let's go."

The two got on the horse's back, and the group reined in the horse and walked back.

It's just that the snow under the snow is getting bigger and bigger, and there is no sign of it getting smaller. At this moment, it is night again, and the vision is unclear. As he walked, his steps became more and more difficult, Cheng Wei was worried, and saw a light from a house not far away in the wilderness, his eyes lit up slightly, and said: "Your Highness, it's snowing too much tonight. Well, why don't we go to the front of this family to bother one or two, to avoid the wind and snow?"

Pei Zhaoheng also saw that family, and nodded upon hearing this.

He Gu didn't say a word from the beginning to the end.

The group finally reached the gate of that family's courtyard, Cheng Wei jumped off the horse and knocked on the door.

Fortunately, although it was late at night, it was New Year's Eve after all, and the family must have been watching the new year, so they still kept the lights on. Not long after, a woman's voice came from the courtyard gate, Obviously, when they visited late at night, the host was still on guard, so he didn't directly open the courtyard door, but asked through the door: "Who is it?"

Cheng Wei said: "This sister-in-law, the two young masters of our family are traveling from other places and returning to Beijing for the New Year. I don't want to see such a heavy snowfall tonight, the road is difficult to walk, and it is too dark. I really can't go back. Can you Take advantage of the treasure land to avoid the wind and snow, rest for one night, and my son will pay you a lot of money!" Xu Shi, this place is the outskirts of Beijing after all, and it is only an hour or two away from the foot of the emperor, and there are no bandits making trouble on weekdays The horse thief, that's why the woman in the yard didn't continue to cover the door after hearing Cheng Wei's kind words, there was a creaking sound from the door, it seemed that the woman was closing the bolt, but she fell halfway, There was another pause in the movement, and everyone heard the woman call into the room: "Sanlang, a guest is coming, come out and have a look."

After she finished speaking, another man's voice came from the courtyard, saying, "Here you are, what guest?"

The woman continued to drop the bolt and opened a small crack.

The woman who spoke was in her twenties, and there was a man of her age standing behind him, who was probably her husband. The woman was obviously shocked when she saw such a group of people, her expression was a little hesitant, and she said: "You guys ..."

Cheng Wei hurriedly touched a piece of broken silver from his bosom, raced over, and said: "The two young masters of my family are both from Bianjing, and they are not villains. I beg this sister-in-law, ah, and elder brother, to make it easier for me today. I don't have much silver on me, so I will definitely prepare a reward when I turn back!"

The woman was startled when Cheng Wei stuffed such a large silver ingot, although this place is close to the capital, but she is a country woman after all, where has she seen such a large piece of silver?

After taking a look at this group of people, the young man who was speaking was already well-groomed and good-looking, but when he looked around, the other two immediately——

Huh... It's true that she has grown up so much, and she has never seen such a handsome girl.

Such a good-looking person must not be a villain, right?

The suspicion in her heart was dispelled, she turned to look at her husband, and asked, "Sanlang?"

The man stroked the woman's shoulder, then looked up at Pei Zhaoheng and said, "Since the two young masters are passing by my house, the weather is not good tonight, so it's okay to avoid the wind and snow, please come in."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words, and they were overjoyed. After all, it was such a bad weather and it was New Year's Eve. It is normal for them to stay overnight overnight. I still don't know what to do.

Although the young couple live alone, several houses have been built in the yard, and one room for the two of them is enough for them to settle down.

The husband and wife dispelled their suspicions, and took their money again. The villagers were simple and not fancy, and their attitude was very enthusiastic. After arranging their accommodation, they asked if they needed something to eat. There is still a plate of bacon, half a fish, and fried bamboo shoots left. If they don't mind, they can still eat it hot on the stove.

Maybe it was because they had just returned to Beijing, Cheng Wei and the others had already driven the journey for a day, and at night, they followed the third highness and galloped out of Beijing to chase after the son-in-law. After scratching his head, he brazenly went to beg for food with the host's house.

Seeing He Gu entered the room, Pei Zhaoheng sat by the bed without moving, with a look of wandering in the sky, and asked him: "Is Zihuan hungry? Do you want to use something with Cheng Wei and the others?"

He Gu heard the words, turned his head in a daze, stared at him, but didn't speak or answer.

Seeing this, Pei Zhaoheng frowned slightly, stepped forward to touch He Gu's hand, it was really cold, his lips were also pale and bloodless, it must have been really cold tonight.

He didn't continue to ask He Gu, but said to the woman who was waiting by the door and asked if they wanted to eat: "There is no need to eat, it's just that my younger brother was exposed to the snow today and got a little bit cold, I don't know if it will be okay." Help me prepare some hot water?"

The woman said: "It's easy. The young master waits for a while, and the concubine will burn it immediately."

Pei Zhaoheng nodded, cupped his hands, and said, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law."

The woman said that there is no need to be polite, so she turned around and went to the firewood room to boil water. After a while, she brought a pot of boiling hot water and a bowl of steaming ginger soup, and said, "Little The young master is suffering from the cold, so my concubine just cooked a bowl of ginger soup, young master, tell your younger brother to drink it, go to bed after the cold, and you won’t feel uncomfortable when you get up in the morning."

Pei Zhaoheng took the bowl of ginger soup and said, "Thank you."

The woman said: "You're welcome, just dump the water in the yard outside the gate when you run out. I'll clean it up by myself tomorrow morning. You two should wash up and rest."

Then he closed the door and left.

Over there, Pei Zhaoheng exchanged greetings with the host and asked for hot water, but He Gu never responded. He just sat by the bed with a dazed expression and empty eyes.

What happened tonight really made Master He Xiaohou's brain a little bit out of tune——

His Highness's phrase "It's me who married you", that kiss that was so familiar that people had to think about it, and after thinking about it, they had to be afraid, and there were many things that he had never noticed before, but when he thought about it carefully There are already clues to the clues...

This moment is like a revolving lantern in his mind, passing scene by scene.

That's right, he and "Sister Yu'er" live in the same house, and the husband and wife are one body. Even if "she" can hide and hide it, how can she not leave any traces and do nothing wrong?

It's just that he himself didn't pay attention to it, didn't think about it.

Those who saw in Sister Yu'er's palace... the letter written by His Highness the Third Highness to the Queen Mother, the familiar light sandalwood scent on His Highness, at that time he was surprised and asked him why the smell was so similar to that of the eldest princess. Said it was a tribute from His Majesty, maybe it was used by the eldest princess, and he also used it, so it was the same, He Gu actually believed it——

Even if they use the same incense, how can the smell of two people be so similar?

The smell of a person's body is by no means completely determined by the incense. It's ridiculous that he didn't think about it at all, and he never had the slightest suspicion.

There is also the stature of "Sister Yu'er"... so tall, even if she is not much inferior to a man, if she is only tall, it's fine, after all, she is not a woman without a tall head, but when she gets married, he wants to hold "" "Sister Yuer"'s hand, but I can't even hold it. With such a broad frame and such a big hand, which woman can have it?

...Too bad he didn't think much of it.

There is also the veil that "she" wears all year round and never leaves her neck, her flat breasts...

He could have discovered it a long time ago, but he didn't feel it from the beginning to the end. If the Third Highness hadn't taken the initiative to tell him today, would he have been ignorantly trapped in this wonderful and gentle dream for the rest of his life?

He Gu is not stupid, once he realizes the fact that His Royal Highness is the eldest princess, the reasons for many things, combined with the experience of his previous life, he can make a rough guess. As for why he didn't realize it before——

Probably a fan of the authorities.

He really didn't have to go to Zongshan to look for "Sister Yu'er", confirm whether she was alive or dead, and help her return to Beijing.

... After all, he is a person who has never existed from the beginning to the end, so how can he talk about life and death?

...He knew that His Highness the Third Highness must also have difficulties, he knew that His Highness was gentle and honest, he must have something to hide, he must be involuntary, he certainly did not want to lie to him, He Gu knew that he should not blame him, but...

But he really can't do it.

He couldn't do it so lightly and with a smile, saying that it's okay, it's okay, it's just a misunderstanding, why don't a man have a wife, I just marry another one.

He Gu couldn't do it.

How can he do it?

No one knows what "Eldest Princess" means to him, and no one knows what "Sister Yu'er" means to him. Since he was reborn, He Gu took a glimpse of him on the long street, and made himself Every page of her life has her name written on it.

But now I want to tell him that this is all a misunderstanding, and there is no such person at all.

...How can he accept it?

...But can he blame the Third Highness for this?

He is the emperor's own son, and even in this life, the crown prince does not have He Gu's support, and the throne still does not know whether he will be able to sit securely. The Third Highness may become the Ninth Five-Year Supreme just like in that dream... What qualifications do I have? How dare you blame him?

What's more...he also had something to hide, so he had to do it.

Even if he really blamed it on His Highness the Third Highness, how can he ask him to make amends?Besides, what's the use of apologizing now?

Is he going to cry like a shrew, call him a dog, call him for lying to his feelings, and tell him to die?

How could he have the heart to ask the Third Highness to die? Now the truth is revealed. After all, the Third Highness is the "Sister Yu'er" whom he once cared about and dreamed about. Even if he blames him and annoys him, He Gu still can't let it go. Said such angry words.

He had to admit that even if "Sister Yu'er" became a man, it seemed better than "Sister Yu'er" was raped and looted by a group of horse bandits in Zongshan, and died without a whole body. If that's the case...

He must be going crazy.

He Gu couldn't blame the Third Highness, but he couldn't not blame him, couldn't be angry, couldn't be relieved, couldn't help but feel a little bit of resentment, at this moment, he didn't even know what face and attitude to face him, he was really upset Such as hemp.

In the past, he didn't realize it, but now everyone knows it. His young, childish and ridiculous appearance had fallen into the eyes of His Highness the Third Highness so that he could see it clearly...

What is the third highness thinking in his heart?

…Do you think he is naive, ridiculous, fascinated by a fake identity, non-existent person, dizzy, and even forgets his last name, is it funny?

For the sake of "Sister Yu'er", he ran out of the palace banquet without hesitation, and was about to run to Zongshan with a horse. He did such a stupid stupid thing, and the third highness who hurt him would chase after him, and It just caused trouble for His Highness the Third Highness, Cheng Wei and the others...

Even if the Third Highness didn't have those thoughts in his mind, He Gu himself couldn't recall what he looked like in front of "Sister Yu'er" at that time, how naive and ridiculous the stupid things he did were.

And even if others don't know, he knows it all too well in his heart——

Are you a naive young man?

You, He Gu, have lived two lifetimes.

Do you know how to be ashamed?

Is it funny?

So many things, looking back, it is simply embarrassing.He was embarrassed and didn't know how to face the Third Highness——

What should he think of the Third Highness now?

With a gender-changed wife, he wants to laugh away all grievances with him, and become a confidant and a brother again in the future?

Or should he still focus on treating him as the lord, and worry about it again like he was worried about the crown prince's throne in his previous life, and worry about it again with someone else?

... Are you strong?

The more He Gu thought about it, the more he felt at a loss, his eyes were a little blurry, but at this moment, someone pulled his hand over and held it into another person's broad and warm palm——

He Gu was startled, and looked down, only to find that His Highness brought a basin to the bed, sat beside him, without saying a word, wrung out the veil soaked in hot water, and wiped it carefully for him. Come on.

He Gu realized what he was doing, and immediately froze. When he came back to his senses, he pulled his hand back——

... This man is also a dignified prince after all, and He Gu felt that he couldn't bear to ask him to wait for him to wipe his hands and clean up.

However, I don't know if He Gu was tired after a whole night of fussing in the snow, or because he only ate two hungry mouthfuls at the palace banquet, or because he lost his energy after meeting this person. In fact, there is indeed such a weird reason——

He Gu's hand was still tightly held by Pei Zhaoheng, and he didn't pull it back at all.

He Gu couldn't pull it back, but He Gu still wanted to pull it, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Pei Zhaoheng's slender and thick eyelashes hanging down from the beginning to the end——

He didn't seem to mind He Gu's little effort at all, and he didn't take He Gu's silent resentment and protest in his heart. He just focused on wiping He Gu's hand.

This downcast, indifferent, and silent appearance reminded He Gu of the "Eldest Princess" almost instantly, and he couldn't help but stare in a daze.

In this ecstasy, Pei Zhaoheng successfully wiped He Gu's two paws, squatted down, and saw that he was about to take off his shoes and socks. He retracted, but his feet were grabbed by His Royal Highness, Pei Zhaoheng finally raised his eyes, those peach blossom eyes stared at him, frowned and said: "Your shoes and socks have leaked snow, your feet are so cold, how can you rest if you don't wipe them, what are you hiding from?" ?”

Looking at his appearance, He Gu's heart, which was still very dazed, suddenly became angry, and he said in a muffled voice: "I can't bear His Highness to wipe my feet, Your Highness, don't ruin my life." , I’ll wash it in the water myself.”

After finishing speaking, he was about to stretch his feet into the still steaming water basin, but Pei Zhaoheng caught him again with quick eyesight and quick hands.

Pei Zhaoheng said quickly: "Your feet were frozen in the snow just now, and you immediately put them in hot water, don't you want them?"

He Gu was slightly taken aback, and then he remembered that it was indeed the case. A frozen place cannot be immediately overheated, otherwise the frozen blood will not flow, and if it is suddenly overheated, a paralyzed person will be irritated. Oh, his head is really dizzy today, and he doesn't even remember it...

Seeing him deflated, Pei Zhaoheng didn't say much, just took his feet and continued to wipe them carefully.

Although there was no expression on his face, the movements of his hands were still gentle and even cautious.

It's strange to say that the handkerchief soaked in hot water didn't make He Gu feel any better, but his feet could clearly feel the temperature in the palm of His Highness the Third Highness. No matter how high a person's body temperature is, it won't get too hot, but But He Gu felt as if he was being burned——

He remembered that by the lotus pond in the palace that day, "Sister Yu'er" did the same...wiping his feet like this...

"Sister Yu'er"...or the Third Highness...he had indeed lied to himself, but He Gu suddenly discovered that no matter what his identity, the Third Highness always treated him so tenderly and patiently...

... He lied to himself, but he didn't lie to himself.

He Gu became more and more distraught. What happened tonight was beyond He Gu's imagination. After the truth of his identity was revealed, the complexity of his emotions towards the Third Highness almost surpassed the simple brain of Lord He Xiaohou. Can handle the limit...

Pei Zhaoheng had already scrubbed He Gu clean, and then did a little cleaning by himself, turned around and opened the door and poured water into the yard before returning.

There is only one bed in this room, and to rest tonight, the two of them can only sleep on the same couch, He Gu is already sitting by the bed, he doesn't know how to spend the night that he has to sleep on the same couch, But he saw Pei Zhaoheng sitting on a bench under the window of the entrance, but couldn't come.

He Gu was slightly taken aback.

Picking up the lampstand, Pei Zhaoheng seemed to be about to blow it out, but he felt that He Gu was looking at him again, he paused, turned his head to look at He Gu, and said calmly: "Take a rest, get up early tomorrow and go back."

He Gu was silent for a while, then said: "...how are you resting there?"

Pei Zhaoheng said: "I can just sit down."

When He Gu saw his appearance, the anger that had been suppressed for a long time came up again in his heart, and this time it was getting hotter and hotter, and it couldn't go away——

"Your Highness...do you have anything to tell me?"

"..."

say what?

He Gu didn't say anything clearly, but both of them knew it well.

The north wind howled outside the window, and the room was silent.

After a long time, Pei Zhaoheng's Adam's apple rolled on his slender neck, and he whispered, "Sorry...Zihuan."

Although it was only four short words, He Gu's eyes were red when he heard it. There was only one lamp on in the room, and the light was dim, but his eyes were fixed on Pei Zhaoheng's face, and his voice sounded a bit dull.

His nasal voice was too strong to be ignored.

"Just an apology... and it's over?"

He Gu almost gritted his teeth, slamming every word.

"Pei..."

"You can be so calm, you can be so nonchalant, as if nothing happened, and you think my mother can do it... don't you?"

Pei Zhaoheng's breathing became slightly short of breath.

After a while, he closed his eyes and said, "Zihuan, I didn't think so..."

However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by He Gu.

"Your surname is Pei... You are the son of the emperor... Isn't it amazing? You can play with me casually? You see, I am being teased around like a dog, thinking that I have taken a huge advantage, and how can I not give up?" Secretly happy, as beautiful as a fool... Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

After He Gu said it, even though he was swearing, the crying was already obvious and couldn't be any more obvious.

"...You lied to me for so long, and you lied to me so hard, so it's over? Just like this?"

Pei Zhaoheng's throat was so dry that he could hardly speak.

He Gu sniffed, and suddenly said without beginning or end: "...you come here."

Pei Zhaoheng's footsteps paused, but he put down the lampstand and walked to the bedside as he said. His lips trembled, and he said, "Zihuan...what do you want...I can make it up to you..."

But He Gu just sneered and didn't answer.

He moved as fast as lightning, and suddenly pulled Pei Zhaoheng's arm, dragged him onto the bed, turned over and pressed on him, and raised his hand to pull Pei Zhaoheng's neat and tight skirt.

Pei Zhaoheng also didn't expect He Gu to come out suddenly, let alone guess what he was going to do.

In just a few breaths, He Gu had already stripped his clothes to the shoulders and neck, revealing the man's broad, smooth shoulders, and muscular chest. Pei Zhaoheng's complexion was as cold and white as jade, and it became more and more dazzling. , He Gu looked at his body, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness is lying to me, right? You are not afraid of the cold at all, and your body is fine, right?"

Pei Zhaoheng's Adam's apple rolled, he looked sideways, and closed his eyes.

"……Feel sorry."

However, as soon as Pei Zhaoheng finished speaking, his pupils shrank slightly, and suddenly there was a stabbing pain in his neck. He lowered his eyes to look, and saw He Gu lowered his head at some point. , he opened his mouth, his sharp teeth were on the side of Pei Zhaoheng's neck——

A person's most vulnerable position.

At this moment, as long as He Gu exerts his strength, Pei Zhaoheng can be killed.

He Gu did indeed use his strength, the young man's teeth were fine, but the teeth tightened slightly, and a few traces of blood leaked from the already fair neck of the Third Highness.

But Pei Zhaoheng looked down at him, but he didn't react, let alone stop him. He just looked at He Gu without saying a word and motionless, letting him be presumptuous and threatening his life.

He Gu looked at those indifferent peach blossom eyes, but finally he didn't bite down.

These eyes are all too familiar.

The eyes of His Highness the Third Highness were the same as when they first met on the long street.

Clear, clear, indifferent, cold as autumn water.

...he could not harm the owner of these eyes.