In order to deceive others, Ling Qingheng dressed up as a little eunuch every time, and entered and left the Yulong Mountain Palace under the guise of Prince An.
Coming out of the Yulong Mountain Palace, Ling Qingheng took a small path and rode down the mountain. When he got to the middle of the mountain, he had to pass through a green bamboo forest. It was just after noon and the weather was hot. There was no wind in the green bamboo forest. The sound neighed extremely in the forest.
Ling Qingheng was riding on a black steed, his eyes were fixed on the front, his eyes were fixed.Clamping the horse's belly with his legs, holding the rein with one hand, and skillfully whipping the horse with the other hand, the black horse is like a phantom shuttling between the green waves and blue waves. Where the horse's hooves pass by, a gust of wind is blown up, which attracts the bamboo leaves behind. It swayed and rustled.
Suddenly galloping to a place, the black horse's hooves were tripped by something, and its movement was hindered. The violent inertia made the black horse's forelegs uncontrollably forward and knelt down on the ground, and its hind legs stepped on the ground, flattering.The buttocks were raised accordingly, and it seemed that Ling Qingheng on the horse's back was about to be thrown heavily on the ground - but he didn't expect that with the black horse's warning neigh, Ling Qingheng immediately pulled his feet out of the stirrups, and patted the horse's back and the whole person jumped out of the horse. The back soared into the air, like a light flying swallow, and landed steadily on the ground!
The black horse fell to the ground, and Ling Qingheng was about to step forward to check what was going on, when he suddenly heard the sharp sound of a sharp knife piercing the air from behind him. Before his brain could think, his body had already reacted instinctively. Then he pulled out the soft sword from his waist, turned around and raised his sword, and turned sideways to block the sneak attack from behind!
The sneak attacker didn't seem to want to fight. The sneak attack was discovered, and he didn't make any more moves. He just avoided the edge of Ling Qingheng's soft sword, jumped forward, and landed in front of Ling Qingheng with his back facing, blocking Ling Qingheng's way.
And although Ling Qingheng didn't see his face clearly, he knew that the other party's identity was Jin Yiwei just by the bright red flying fish suit on this person.
"Master Ling is very skilled." The man did not turn around, nor did he put down the Xiuchun knife in his hand.
Ling Qingheng was not flustered when his identity was exposed, and he said calmly: "Your Excellency is not bad either. I wonder when Ling offended this Lord Jin Yiwei and asked him to set a trap here to ambush Ling?"
The Jin Yiwei snorted lightly, and said sarcastically: "Young Master Ling is wrong, the person you offended is not me, but Guo Daban."
"Oh?" Ling Qingheng asked calmly, "But Ling is just a commoner. He has never met Nine Thousand Years, and has nothing to do with Dongchang. How can he offend? Could it be that you made a mistake?"
Jin Yiwei held a handkerchief, lowered his head, and carelessly wiped the cold and sharp blade of the Xiuchun Knife. We can see that half of his side face exposed under the black gauze hat has a handsome outline and sharp edges and corners. I could feel the murderous aura that permeated his whole body.
"It is said that those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. I don't know Mr. Ling's eloquent ability," Jin Yiwei's tone turned cold suddenly, and there was a bit of gnashing of teeth. Who learned it." After a pause, he sneered again, "It's a pity that no matter how clever you are, you can't change the fact that you are the fact that Prince Zhaohuai is against the party!"
Ling Qingheng's eyes flickered, he secretly clenched the soft sword in his hand, and said in a calm tone: "My lord can really joke, what prince? What rebellion? I'm sorry I can't understand the next word. This trumped-up crime, I can't recognize."
"Don't cry if you don't see the coffin." Jin Yiwei raised the Xiuchun knife in his hand, gestured at the air twice, and said slowly, "It doesn't matter if you don't admit that you know Prince Zhaohuai. Not long ago, Jin Yiwei captured one of you." Han Sui's accomplice, you should know him, right?"
When Ling Qingheng heard the name "Han Sui" mentioned by Jin Yiwei, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and his tone was not as calm as before, and he became tense, "I don't know."
"Han Sui, the son of Zhan Shi Han Chong in Prince Zhaohuai's mansion, Prince Zhaohuai and Empress Xu were accused of using the technique of hating victory in the palace. Han Chong pleaded for Prince Zhaohuai and offended Emperor Gaozong. , only the eldest son Han Sui, who was the counselor in the Shenji Battalion at that time, escaped alone, and his whereabouts are unknown, am I wrong?" Jin Yiwei finished speaking slowly, and asked coldly, "You guys are loyal to the treasonous criminal Shen Zhaohuai. Rebelling against the party, first they robbed the birthday gifts presented to Guo Daban by the state capitals, and then they tried their best to approach the current emperor and ask, what is your purpose?"
Ling Qingheng was already murderous at this time, and was about to make a killing move by surprise to solve the disaster in front of him, but he heard the Jin Yiwei calmly sneered: "I advise Mr. Ling not to act rashly, otherwise, I can't guarantee it. Can you still stand alive before you approach the official body?"
Ling Qingheng frowned tightly when he heard the words, took a step back cautiously, and looked around vigilantly, trying to make sure if there were any other guards ambush around.
"Master Ling, are you afraid?" After Jin Yiwei finished speaking, he suddenly put the Xiuchun knife in his hand back into the scabbard, turned around abruptly, and looked at Ling Qingheng with a sarcasm.
And Ling Qingheng also finished observing the surrounding situation, and with his senses trained in martial arts for many years, he didn't feel the existence of other people nearby, so he knew that what Jin Yiwei warned him just now was just deceiving him.
Ling Qingheng was secretly annoyed that he was being teased by Jin Yiwei, but when he saw Jin Yiwei's face clearly, he couldn't help being surprised and said, "It's you!"
That's right, the Jin Yiwei who set up an ambush to stop Ling Qingheng was Gu Min who had met Ling Qingheng that day at Prince An's private residence.
Ling Qingheng recognized Gu Min. Of course, he had already inquired about Gu Min's identity from others. He knew that Gu Min was the emperor's young master. He was also favored by the emperor and Guo Jiuchen. Tongzhi, he is still the Marquis of Linyang personally conferred by the emperor, and he is an unparalleled upstart in the capital.
"Very good, it seems that Mr. Ling still remembers me." Gu Min slightly curled his lips, but there was no smile on his face, "Since I met Mr. Ling in Anjun Palace last time, I have been looking for a chance to meet Ling. Young Master made friends, but Young Master Ling appeared and disappeared, and his traces were a mystery, and it took me a lot of effort to find you, only to find out later that you were already in a dimly lit place."
Ling Qingheng sneered, "Ling is just a person with low status, how dare he stand up to the well-known Marquis of Linyang and Gu Shaojun in the capital. Gu Shaojun, Ming people don't speak dark words, since you came alone, you must not really serve him." Under Guo Jiuchen's order, come and arrest me, otherwise, with your Jinyiwei's behavior, I would have been arrested and served in prison long ago, instead of probing me with words here, what do you want to do?"
"Didn't I just ask you that?" Gu Min asked coldly, with cold eyes, and in a low voice, "You, Ling Qingheng, Prince Zhaohuai is going against the party members and lurking beside the current Holy Majesty, what are your plans? ?”
Ling Qingheng stared at Gu Min with blazing eyes, and asked without answering: "Gu Shaojun, since you already knew my identity, why didn't you report me with Guo Jiuchen? Or are you just loyal to the nine thousand years old on the surface, but in fact you are clearly loyal? Rebellion?"
"My official is loyal or anti, why should I tell you people?" Gu Min sneered, "Ling Qingheng, you are planning to lurk beside the emperor, do you want to use the emperor to overturn the old case of Prince Zhaohuai?"
Ling Qingheng said neither humble nor overbearing: "Gu Shaojun's words are wrong. The emperor is wise and powerful, how can he be manipulated by others? I just want to do my best to bring down the eunuchs for the emperor. Gu Shaojun, if you are also loyal Your majesty, then we should be fellow travelers."
"Who is your fellow traveler?" Gu Minhan's eyes darkened, "Ling Qingheng, the emperor was not involved in the Prince Zhaohuai case back then, he is innocent. Now that you have involved the emperor, you know that once the Queen Mother Guo Jiuchen gangs What kind of danger will the emperor face when he finds out your existence and discovers that someone is investigating the old case of abolishing the crown prince?"
Ling Qingheng said indifferently: "Gu Shaojun is too worried, and he acts in his own way. The emperor does not know my true identity, and I never want the emperor to help me find the old case now. Since the emperor believes in me, I will do my best to repay it." , will never let traitors harm the emperor."
"You'd better do what you say." Gu Min rested his hand on the Xiuchun knife, stared at Ling Qingheng and took a step forward, and said in a deep voice, "If I know that you have ulterior motives for approaching the emperor, then don't blame me for not doing so." Show mercy."
"Affection?" Ling Qingheng raised his eyebrows, and looked suspiciously at Gu Min's face, "This is only the second time I've seen Gu Shaojun, sorry I don't understand, what is the relationship between you and me? Could it be that Gu Shaojun is the same Old knowledge of Prince Zhaohuai?"
"Don't waste your time trying to guess who I am, you just need to remember what you promised me today." Gu Min turned his head to one side, "Besides, I will not reveal your identity, and please, Mr. Ling, don't tell the emperor that you have met me." It's my business. It's getting late, and it's almost time for the imperial guards to patrol here, so it's better for Mr. Ling to go down the mountain as soon as possible."
Ling Qingheng glanced at Gu Min, raised the corners of his mouth and sneered silently, said no more, got on the black horse again, and went down the mountain.
When Ling Qingheng's figure disappeared into the bamboo forest, Gu Min looked up at the sun in the sky and calculated the time. The glue on the back of the eight-treasure glazed mirror he gave to Shen Ying should have dried by now. The mirror should be broken, so he bent his index finger and thumb to form a ring, put it in his mouth and blew a loud whistle.
Not long after, a maroon horse galloped towards Gu Min from the bamboo grove. When it reached Gu Min, it stopped spontaneously. Gu Min stepped on the stirrup, stepped on the horse's back neatly, reined in the reins and turned the horse around. head, and turned back in the direction of the Jade Dragon Mountain Palace.
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In Chengxin Zhai, three or four young eunuchs gathered around a table, busy helping Shen Ying put together the eight-treasure glazed mirror that suddenly shattered.
"Have you finished spelling yet?" Shen Ying sat aside, impatiently waiting, and couldn't help urging, "It's been almost an hour, how come you guys can't even put together a mirror? It's so difficult Is it? It’s useless at critical times, so what’s the use of supporting you!”
Shuo Yu was at the table watching the young eunuchs fight in the mirror, and seeing that the little eunuchs were almost done, she hurriedly reported to Shen Ying: "Your Majesty, it's almost time, it's almost finished!"
Shen Ying said with satisfaction: "Okay, okay, then you should be careful, and make sure that it is exactly the same as before, and no one can see a single crack."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wan Zhongquan suddenly came in from outside, "Your Majesty, Gu Shaojun is asking to see you outside."
When Shen Ying heard the word "Gu Shaojun", her body trembled, the folding fan in her hand nearly fell to the ground, and she asked in a voice, "Who are you asking to see?"
Wan Zhongquan didn't understand, so, "Back to the emperor, it's Gu Shaojun."
Shen Ying frowned, "Hasn't he been gone for a long time? Why did he come back suddenly?"
Wan Zhong thought to himself, how do I know this, you have to ask Gu Shaojun himself, so he tentatively asked: "Your Majesty, did you see Gu Shaojun or not?"
There was no good reason why they couldn't see each other, Shen Ying got up and ran to the side of the little eunuchs who were trying their best to put together the mirror, and asked anxiously: "How is it? How long will it take to finish it?"
Shuoyu helped to answer: "Your Majesty, it may take a while. After putting it together, it has to be glued together. This is a careful job. If you want to see no cracks, you can't be careless."
Shen Ying put the fan on her chin and thought for a while. If Gu Min is rumored to come in now, Gu Min will inevitably ask about the mirror. If he knows that the mirror shattered on his back as soon as he left, he will definitely blame himself I didn't keep the mirror well, and didn't take the things he gave me seriously.
At that time, although it will not be as serious as what Gu Min said, if the mirror is broken, the fate will come to an end, but Nao will definitely have to have a fight with him, and he will have to work hard to coax him, thinking about it will give him a headache .
Shen Ying rolled her eyes, anyway, the mirror is almost finished, why don't he go out and block it for a while, so that Gu Min can't come in and see the broken mirror, and wait until the little eunuchs put the mirror together before coming back, won't it be possible? Have you managed to hide from the sky?
Shen Ying made a decisive decision and immediately told Shuoyu: "I will go out to see Gu Shaojun first, when will you put the mirror together, and then come out and tell me secretly, understand?"
Shuoyu nodded again and again: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this servant knows what to do."
Shen Ying walked out of Chengxin Zhai with peace of mind, saw Gu Min standing in the yard, pretended nothing happened, and joked with Gu Min: "I thought you left early without a conscience."
Gu Min saluted, and said with a slight smile, "How could it be, I'm usually busy with official duties in Beijing, so it's rare for me to come to the palace to see the emperor, at least I have to spend the night with the emperor before leaving."
Shen Ying laughed perfunctorily, but she was scolding in her heart, he hadn't said that he wanted to keep Gu Min overnight, this bastard actually made the decision for him by himself, it's really shameless.
"Why did the emperor come out to pick up his ministers in person?" Gu Min looked westward, "The sun has not completely set, and it is hot outside. Your majesty, hurry up and go in."
After finishing speaking, she wanted to drag Shen Ying into the room together, but of course Shen Ying couldn't let him in, so she hurriedly grabbed Gu Min and suggested, "Excuse me, I'm actually getting bored after staying in the room for a long time, that's why I didn't let him in." I will come out to get some air, let's not go in, why don't you accompany me to the garden?"
Seeing Shen Ying's reaction, Gu Min knew that the eight-treasure glazed mirror he gave must have been broken, so Shen Ying didn't want to let him in, so he made a plan and said, "But your majesty, I just came back from my business and rode for a long time. The horse is already very tired, even if the emperor is interested in going around the garden, at least let the minister rest and drink some tea, right? But it won’t take long for a cup of tea.”
As Gu Min spoke, he held Shen Ying's hand forcefully and walked towards the door of the house. Shen Ying couldn't think of a rebuttal, and she was so anxious that she suddenly had a quick wit and grabbed Gu Min with all her strength, and said quickly, "Wait a minute! If you don’t want to visit the garden, why not let’s take a boat tour of the lake? You don’t need to walk when you’re sitting on the boat. By the way, you still want to drink tea, don’t you? Go and drink on the boat! I’ll let someone bring the tea to the boat so you can have a drink enough!"
"Traveling on the lake by boat?" Gu Min frowned for a moment and thought about it. It sounded good, so he nodded mercifully and agreed, "Okay, since the emperor is so elegant, then I will accompany the emperor to go to the lake."
Seeing him nodding, Shen Ying breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Gu Min would repent again, she didn't dare to delay for a second, pulled Gu Min along and hurried to the place where the boat was boarded.
When the emperor wanted to swim in the lake, someone rushed over and ordered the boat to stop on the shore and wait.
Gu Min supported Shen Ying and the two of them boarded the boat first, Wan Zhongquan and the other two young eunuchs wanted to wait on Shen Ying, so they also boarded the boat, unexpectedly the three of them boarded the boat and stood up, Gu Min jumped on the nose Li snorted, and said dissatisfiedly: "Traveling on the lake is an elegant thing. There is only such a big space on the boat, and so many people are crowded on board at once. It's a mess. It really spoils the good fun for no reason."
Wan Zhongquan was stunned: "..." Then I go?
Shen Ying couldn't help but said: "They came up to serve me..."
Gu Min interrupted him quietly, "I can serve the emperor well by myself."
Shen Ying said again: "But someone still needs to row the boat. If you don't let them come up, who will row the boat?"
Gu Min didn't take it seriously and said, "What's so difficult about such a trivial matter as rowing a boat? Just let me do it. Just row the boat to the center of the lake, and then let the boat drift with the current, wherever it goes, that's interesting."
Shen Ying: "..."
"Does your majesty think this is a bad idea?" Gu Min pretended to sigh, shook his head and said, "Then you should get off the boat and go back first, so as not to disturb the majesty's pleasure."
"Don't! Just do as you say! I think your idea is very good!" Shen Ying quickly pushed Gu Min on the boat and sat down, then waved to Wan Zhongquan and the others, "You all go down and wait. "
At first, Shen Ying thought that Gu Min was just talking, but he didn't expect that he could actually row a boat. Gu Min stood at the stern with oars in his hands, and rowed the boat slowly towards the center of the lake by himself. When the boat floated to the center of the lake, he Then they stopped and sat in the boat with Shen Ying to enjoy the lake view.
On the boat table, there were some tea, snacks and fresh fruits. When Gu Min sat down, Shen Ying happened to pick up a piece of mung bean cake and took a bite. Gu Min glanced at the half piece of mung bean cake left in his hand, pretending to be casual He asked calmly, "Your Majesty, is mung bean cake delicious?"
Shen Ying swallowed the mung bean cake in her mouth and nodded: "It's not bad, not very sweet, try it."
Gu Min said: "I want to eat this piece from the emperor's hand. I wonder if the emperor is willing to reward me?"
"Oh." Shen Ying didn't take it to heart, and casually handed over half a mung bean cake in her hand, "Here, here you are."
Gu Min didn't take it with his hands, but leaned his upper body towards Shen Ying, then lowered his head, lowered his mouth to a position parallel to Shen Ying's hand, then raised his eyes, looking at Shen Ying with a half-smile, What this expression means is self-evident.
The corner of Shen Ying's left eye twitched unconsciously. Could it be possible that this dog wants him to feed the mung bean cake into his mouth with his own hands?Is it too much?Let the emperor feed him?Dogs are not afraid of bad luck!
Gu Min saw that Shen Ying didn't seem to want to feed him, so the corners of his mouth turned up, and he suddenly said, "Your Majesty, do you still like the eight-treasure glazed mirror that I gave you today?"
When Shen Ying heard him mention the mirror suddenly, her hands shook slightly, and she didn't care about anything else, she quickly stuffed the mung bean cake into Gu Min's mouth, and changed the subject, "I like it, try this mung bean cake quickly, see if you like it like."
Gu Min finished eating half of the mung bean cake with a smile, and commented: "Sweet but not greasy, it melts in the mouth, I like it very much, thank you, Your Majesty."
"Just like it." Shen Ying laughed dryly, turning her head to look at the shore from time to time, secretly wondering why it had been so long, and Shuoyu hadn't come to inform him, did the broken mirror work well?
Shen Ying was thinking about the mirror in her heart, but she didn't notice that Gu Min had quietly sat beside him at some point. When he realized it, Gu Min's lips were almost touching his face, and he was so frightened that he quickly turned his head away. Lean back.
"Why are you sitting so close to me?"
Gu Min stared into Shen Ying's eyes, and asked softly: "The emperor seems to have something on his mind? I'm here, and you are so absent-minded."
Shen Ying pretended to be nonchalant and said with a smile: "What can I have on my mind? If you think too much, I just look around and enjoy the scenery."
Gu Min lowered his head, held Shen Ying's hand, lowered his thick eyelashes, and said in a low voice, "At this moment, there are only the emperor and the subject on board, but the emperor only wants to enjoy the scenery, so it can be seen that the emperor's heart is not with the subject. .”
Shen Ying: "..." The dog, seeing him being hypocritical, really wants to kick him into the lake.
"Since swimming on the lake alone with my minister has made the emperor feel boring, then I should row the boat back now." Gu Min made a gesture to get up, but Shen Ying quickly held him down, "Nonsense, when will I say I think so?" Bored? Obviously, I think it's very interesting, I haven't played enough yet, so I'm not in a hurry to go back!"
Gu Min smiled happily, "That's good. I know that I have a dull temper and I'm not good at pleasing the emperor. I'm afraid that the emperor will not be able to enjoy himself with his ministers when they are together."
"Have fun, I'm very happy." Shen Ying waved her hand, and took out another mung bean cake from the plate, intending to use the mung bean cake to gag Gu Min's mouth, "Come on, since you like mung bean cake, I'll feed you another piece."
Gu Min shook his head and declined politely: "I don't want to eat mung bean cake."
"Then what do you want to eat?" Shen Ying glanced at the melon and fruit snacks on the table, and said boldly, "Tell me what you want to eat, I will feed you."
Gu Min let out a low laugh from his Adam's apple, "It's what I want to eat, is the emperor willing to feed me?"
Shen Ying didn't notice Gu Min's intentions, she nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, you are not joking."
"In that case, the minister wants to eat this..." Gu Min decisively stretched out one hand to wrap around Shen Ying's slender waist, and skillfully supported the back of Shen Ying's head with the other hand, lowered his head and easily captured the tenderness. lips.
The lips and teeth are entangled, and when you taste it carefully, you can also taste the taste of the mung bean cake that remains on the tip of the tongue and in the mouth. It is sweet and delicious, with endless aftertaste...
After the long kiss ended, Shen Ying's face was blushing and her heart was pounding, her dragon robe chest.The front lapel was also ripped apart, realizing that if he stayed on the boat, he would be constantly taken advantage of by that bastard Gu Min, so Shen Ying quickly asked Gu Min to row the boat back to the shore under the pretext of wanting to show respect.
But it is still not sure whether the broken mirror has been put together, Shen Ying is worried about letting Gu Min follow him back, so she let Gu Min stay on the boat.
"You stay here for a while, I will come as soon as I go! Don't get off the boat, I will continue to swim the lake with you when I come back, you know?"
Xu Shi had tasted the sweetness just now, but this time Gu Min obediently agreed, looking deeply at Shen Ying with her lacquer eyes, nodded and said: "Okay, I will wait here for the emperor, and I won't go anywhere."
Sitting on the boat, looking at the back of Shen Ying leaving in a hurry, the corners of Gu Min's mouth, which had been slightly raised, were bit by bit pressed down, and the temperature in his eyes also cooled down.
He already knew Ling Qingheng's identity, and believed that there was no personal relationship between the emperor and Ling Qingheng.
But he couldn't bear Shen Ying's repeated deception about Ling Qingheng because it showed that the emperor didn't trust him at all. If he didn't trust him, how could he like him?
The emperor kept saying that he liked him, but it was all hypocrisy.
Gu Min withdrew his gaze, and took out a small piece of shiny broken glass from his sleeve, facing the wide lake in front of him, threw the glass piece in his hand like a float, and the broken glass jumped on the lake surface Counted a few times, like a meteor that flashed by, and then sank to the bottom of the lake forever.
On the other side, Shen Ying rushed back to Chengxinzhai, fully expecting to hear the good news that the little eunuchs had put together the eight-treasure glazed mirror for him, so that he would not have to go back to the boat to be taken advantage of by Gu Min.
But Shuoyu told him that the little eunuchs had put together all the broken lenses, but found that there was a small piece missing in the middle, and they couldn't find it no matter how hard they looked.
Shen Ying couldn't accept such a result, so she slapped the table angrily and said, "How could there be one piece missing? Could it be that you accidentally lost it due to carelessness in your hands and feet?"
The little eunuchs hurriedly knelt on the ground, Shuo Yu kowtowed and said: "The emperor has clearly checked that the slaves have searched all the places they can find, but they can't find them. The emperor calms down. It is the slaves who are not good at doing things. Please punish them." Slaves."
After hearing this, Shen Ying's eyes were darkened. What's the use of punishing these eunuchs? His biggest headache now is that if he can't spell the mirror well, wouldn't he even have to sleep on the boat with that dog Gu Min at night?
Coming out of the Yulong Mountain Palace, Ling Qingheng took a small path and rode down the mountain. When he got to the middle of the mountain, he had to pass through a green bamboo forest. It was just after noon and the weather was hot. There was no wind in the green bamboo forest. The sound neighed extremely in the forest.
Ling Qingheng was riding on a black steed, his eyes were fixed on the front, his eyes were fixed.Clamping the horse's belly with his legs, holding the rein with one hand, and skillfully whipping the horse with the other hand, the black horse is like a phantom shuttling between the green waves and blue waves. Where the horse's hooves pass by, a gust of wind is blown up, which attracts the bamboo leaves behind. It swayed and rustled.
Suddenly galloping to a place, the black horse's hooves were tripped by something, and its movement was hindered. The violent inertia made the black horse's forelegs uncontrollably forward and knelt down on the ground, and its hind legs stepped on the ground, flattering.The buttocks were raised accordingly, and it seemed that Ling Qingheng on the horse's back was about to be thrown heavily on the ground - but he didn't expect that with the black horse's warning neigh, Ling Qingheng immediately pulled his feet out of the stirrups, and patted the horse's back and the whole person jumped out of the horse. The back soared into the air, like a light flying swallow, and landed steadily on the ground!
The black horse fell to the ground, and Ling Qingheng was about to step forward to check what was going on, when he suddenly heard the sharp sound of a sharp knife piercing the air from behind him. Before his brain could think, his body had already reacted instinctively. Then he pulled out the soft sword from his waist, turned around and raised his sword, and turned sideways to block the sneak attack from behind!
The sneak attacker didn't seem to want to fight. The sneak attack was discovered, and he didn't make any more moves. He just avoided the edge of Ling Qingheng's soft sword, jumped forward, and landed in front of Ling Qingheng with his back facing, blocking Ling Qingheng's way.
And although Ling Qingheng didn't see his face clearly, he knew that the other party's identity was Jin Yiwei just by the bright red flying fish suit on this person.
"Master Ling is very skilled." The man did not turn around, nor did he put down the Xiuchun knife in his hand.
Ling Qingheng was not flustered when his identity was exposed, and he said calmly: "Your Excellency is not bad either. I wonder when Ling offended this Lord Jin Yiwei and asked him to set a trap here to ambush Ling?"
The Jin Yiwei snorted lightly, and said sarcastically: "Young Master Ling is wrong, the person you offended is not me, but Guo Daban."
"Oh?" Ling Qingheng asked calmly, "But Ling is just a commoner. He has never met Nine Thousand Years, and has nothing to do with Dongchang. How can he offend? Could it be that you made a mistake?"
Jin Yiwei held a handkerchief, lowered his head, and carelessly wiped the cold and sharp blade of the Xiuchun Knife. We can see that half of his side face exposed under the black gauze hat has a handsome outline and sharp edges and corners. I could feel the murderous aura that permeated his whole body.
"It is said that those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. I don't know Mr. Ling's eloquent ability," Jin Yiwei's tone turned cold suddenly, and there was a bit of gnashing of teeth. Who learned it." After a pause, he sneered again, "It's a pity that no matter how clever you are, you can't change the fact that you are the fact that Prince Zhaohuai is against the party!"
Ling Qingheng's eyes flickered, he secretly clenched the soft sword in his hand, and said in a calm tone: "My lord can really joke, what prince? What rebellion? I'm sorry I can't understand the next word. This trumped-up crime, I can't recognize."
"Don't cry if you don't see the coffin." Jin Yiwei raised the Xiuchun knife in his hand, gestured at the air twice, and said slowly, "It doesn't matter if you don't admit that you know Prince Zhaohuai. Not long ago, Jin Yiwei captured one of you." Han Sui's accomplice, you should know him, right?"
When Ling Qingheng heard the name "Han Sui" mentioned by Jin Yiwei, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and his tone was not as calm as before, and he became tense, "I don't know."
"Han Sui, the son of Zhan Shi Han Chong in Prince Zhaohuai's mansion, Prince Zhaohuai and Empress Xu were accused of using the technique of hating victory in the palace. Han Chong pleaded for Prince Zhaohuai and offended Emperor Gaozong. , only the eldest son Han Sui, who was the counselor in the Shenji Battalion at that time, escaped alone, and his whereabouts are unknown, am I wrong?" Jin Yiwei finished speaking slowly, and asked coldly, "You guys are loyal to the treasonous criminal Shen Zhaohuai. Rebelling against the party, first they robbed the birthday gifts presented to Guo Daban by the state capitals, and then they tried their best to approach the current emperor and ask, what is your purpose?"
Ling Qingheng was already murderous at this time, and was about to make a killing move by surprise to solve the disaster in front of him, but he heard the Jin Yiwei calmly sneered: "I advise Mr. Ling not to act rashly, otherwise, I can't guarantee it. Can you still stand alive before you approach the official body?"
Ling Qingheng frowned tightly when he heard the words, took a step back cautiously, and looked around vigilantly, trying to make sure if there were any other guards ambush around.
"Master Ling, are you afraid?" After Jin Yiwei finished speaking, he suddenly put the Xiuchun knife in his hand back into the scabbard, turned around abruptly, and looked at Ling Qingheng with a sarcasm.
And Ling Qingheng also finished observing the surrounding situation, and with his senses trained in martial arts for many years, he didn't feel the existence of other people nearby, so he knew that what Jin Yiwei warned him just now was just deceiving him.
Ling Qingheng was secretly annoyed that he was being teased by Jin Yiwei, but when he saw Jin Yiwei's face clearly, he couldn't help being surprised and said, "It's you!"
That's right, the Jin Yiwei who set up an ambush to stop Ling Qingheng was Gu Min who had met Ling Qingheng that day at Prince An's private residence.
Ling Qingheng recognized Gu Min. Of course, he had already inquired about Gu Min's identity from others. He knew that Gu Min was the emperor's young master. He was also favored by the emperor and Guo Jiuchen. Tongzhi, he is still the Marquis of Linyang personally conferred by the emperor, and he is an unparalleled upstart in the capital.
"Very good, it seems that Mr. Ling still remembers me." Gu Min slightly curled his lips, but there was no smile on his face, "Since I met Mr. Ling in Anjun Palace last time, I have been looking for a chance to meet Ling. Young Master made friends, but Young Master Ling appeared and disappeared, and his traces were a mystery, and it took me a lot of effort to find you, only to find out later that you were already in a dimly lit place."
Ling Qingheng sneered, "Ling is just a person with low status, how dare he stand up to the well-known Marquis of Linyang and Gu Shaojun in the capital. Gu Shaojun, Ming people don't speak dark words, since you came alone, you must not really serve him." Under Guo Jiuchen's order, come and arrest me, otherwise, with your Jinyiwei's behavior, I would have been arrested and served in prison long ago, instead of probing me with words here, what do you want to do?"
"Didn't I just ask you that?" Gu Min asked coldly, with cold eyes, and in a low voice, "You, Ling Qingheng, Prince Zhaohuai is going against the party members and lurking beside the current Holy Majesty, what are your plans? ?”
Ling Qingheng stared at Gu Min with blazing eyes, and asked without answering: "Gu Shaojun, since you already knew my identity, why didn't you report me with Guo Jiuchen? Or are you just loyal to the nine thousand years old on the surface, but in fact you are clearly loyal? Rebellion?"
"My official is loyal or anti, why should I tell you people?" Gu Min sneered, "Ling Qingheng, you are planning to lurk beside the emperor, do you want to use the emperor to overturn the old case of Prince Zhaohuai?"
Ling Qingheng said neither humble nor overbearing: "Gu Shaojun's words are wrong. The emperor is wise and powerful, how can he be manipulated by others? I just want to do my best to bring down the eunuchs for the emperor. Gu Shaojun, if you are also loyal Your majesty, then we should be fellow travelers."
"Who is your fellow traveler?" Gu Minhan's eyes darkened, "Ling Qingheng, the emperor was not involved in the Prince Zhaohuai case back then, he is innocent. Now that you have involved the emperor, you know that once the Queen Mother Guo Jiuchen gangs What kind of danger will the emperor face when he finds out your existence and discovers that someone is investigating the old case of abolishing the crown prince?"
Ling Qingheng said indifferently: "Gu Shaojun is too worried, and he acts in his own way. The emperor does not know my true identity, and I never want the emperor to help me find the old case now. Since the emperor believes in me, I will do my best to repay it." , will never let traitors harm the emperor."
"You'd better do what you say." Gu Min rested his hand on the Xiuchun knife, stared at Ling Qingheng and took a step forward, and said in a deep voice, "If I know that you have ulterior motives for approaching the emperor, then don't blame me for not doing so." Show mercy."
"Affection?" Ling Qingheng raised his eyebrows, and looked suspiciously at Gu Min's face, "This is only the second time I've seen Gu Shaojun, sorry I don't understand, what is the relationship between you and me? Could it be that Gu Shaojun is the same Old knowledge of Prince Zhaohuai?"
"Don't waste your time trying to guess who I am, you just need to remember what you promised me today." Gu Min turned his head to one side, "Besides, I will not reveal your identity, and please, Mr. Ling, don't tell the emperor that you have met me." It's my business. It's getting late, and it's almost time for the imperial guards to patrol here, so it's better for Mr. Ling to go down the mountain as soon as possible."
Ling Qingheng glanced at Gu Min, raised the corners of his mouth and sneered silently, said no more, got on the black horse again, and went down the mountain.
When Ling Qingheng's figure disappeared into the bamboo forest, Gu Min looked up at the sun in the sky and calculated the time. The glue on the back of the eight-treasure glazed mirror he gave to Shen Ying should have dried by now. The mirror should be broken, so he bent his index finger and thumb to form a ring, put it in his mouth and blew a loud whistle.
Not long after, a maroon horse galloped towards Gu Min from the bamboo grove. When it reached Gu Min, it stopped spontaneously. Gu Min stepped on the stirrup, stepped on the horse's back neatly, reined in the reins and turned the horse around. head, and turned back in the direction of the Jade Dragon Mountain Palace.
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In Chengxin Zhai, three or four young eunuchs gathered around a table, busy helping Shen Ying put together the eight-treasure glazed mirror that suddenly shattered.
"Have you finished spelling yet?" Shen Ying sat aside, impatiently waiting, and couldn't help urging, "It's been almost an hour, how come you guys can't even put together a mirror? It's so difficult Is it? It’s useless at critical times, so what’s the use of supporting you!”
Shuo Yu was at the table watching the young eunuchs fight in the mirror, and seeing that the little eunuchs were almost done, she hurriedly reported to Shen Ying: "Your Majesty, it's almost time, it's almost finished!"
Shen Ying said with satisfaction: "Okay, okay, then you should be careful, and make sure that it is exactly the same as before, and no one can see a single crack."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wan Zhongquan suddenly came in from outside, "Your Majesty, Gu Shaojun is asking to see you outside."
When Shen Ying heard the word "Gu Shaojun", her body trembled, the folding fan in her hand nearly fell to the ground, and she asked in a voice, "Who are you asking to see?"
Wan Zhongquan didn't understand, so, "Back to the emperor, it's Gu Shaojun."
Shen Ying frowned, "Hasn't he been gone for a long time? Why did he come back suddenly?"
Wan Zhong thought to himself, how do I know this, you have to ask Gu Shaojun himself, so he tentatively asked: "Your Majesty, did you see Gu Shaojun or not?"
There was no good reason why they couldn't see each other, Shen Ying got up and ran to the side of the little eunuchs who were trying their best to put together the mirror, and asked anxiously: "How is it? How long will it take to finish it?"
Shuoyu helped to answer: "Your Majesty, it may take a while. After putting it together, it has to be glued together. This is a careful job. If you want to see no cracks, you can't be careless."
Shen Ying put the fan on her chin and thought for a while. If Gu Min is rumored to come in now, Gu Min will inevitably ask about the mirror. If he knows that the mirror shattered on his back as soon as he left, he will definitely blame himself I didn't keep the mirror well, and didn't take the things he gave me seriously.
At that time, although it will not be as serious as what Gu Min said, if the mirror is broken, the fate will come to an end, but Nao will definitely have to have a fight with him, and he will have to work hard to coax him, thinking about it will give him a headache .
Shen Ying rolled her eyes, anyway, the mirror is almost finished, why don't he go out and block it for a while, so that Gu Min can't come in and see the broken mirror, and wait until the little eunuchs put the mirror together before coming back, won't it be possible? Have you managed to hide from the sky?
Shen Ying made a decisive decision and immediately told Shuoyu: "I will go out to see Gu Shaojun first, when will you put the mirror together, and then come out and tell me secretly, understand?"
Shuoyu nodded again and again: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this servant knows what to do."
Shen Ying walked out of Chengxin Zhai with peace of mind, saw Gu Min standing in the yard, pretended nothing happened, and joked with Gu Min: "I thought you left early without a conscience."
Gu Min saluted, and said with a slight smile, "How could it be, I'm usually busy with official duties in Beijing, so it's rare for me to come to the palace to see the emperor, at least I have to spend the night with the emperor before leaving."
Shen Ying laughed perfunctorily, but she was scolding in her heart, he hadn't said that he wanted to keep Gu Min overnight, this bastard actually made the decision for him by himself, it's really shameless.
"Why did the emperor come out to pick up his ministers in person?" Gu Min looked westward, "The sun has not completely set, and it is hot outside. Your majesty, hurry up and go in."
After finishing speaking, she wanted to drag Shen Ying into the room together, but of course Shen Ying couldn't let him in, so she hurriedly grabbed Gu Min and suggested, "Excuse me, I'm actually getting bored after staying in the room for a long time, that's why I didn't let him in." I will come out to get some air, let's not go in, why don't you accompany me to the garden?"
Seeing Shen Ying's reaction, Gu Min knew that the eight-treasure glazed mirror he gave must have been broken, so Shen Ying didn't want to let him in, so he made a plan and said, "But your majesty, I just came back from my business and rode for a long time. The horse is already very tired, even if the emperor is interested in going around the garden, at least let the minister rest and drink some tea, right? But it won’t take long for a cup of tea.”
As Gu Min spoke, he held Shen Ying's hand forcefully and walked towards the door of the house. Shen Ying couldn't think of a rebuttal, and she was so anxious that she suddenly had a quick wit and grabbed Gu Min with all her strength, and said quickly, "Wait a minute! If you don’t want to visit the garden, why not let’s take a boat tour of the lake? You don’t need to walk when you’re sitting on the boat. By the way, you still want to drink tea, don’t you? Go and drink on the boat! I’ll let someone bring the tea to the boat so you can have a drink enough!"
"Traveling on the lake by boat?" Gu Min frowned for a moment and thought about it. It sounded good, so he nodded mercifully and agreed, "Okay, since the emperor is so elegant, then I will accompany the emperor to go to the lake."
Seeing him nodding, Shen Ying breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Gu Min would repent again, she didn't dare to delay for a second, pulled Gu Min along and hurried to the place where the boat was boarded.
When the emperor wanted to swim in the lake, someone rushed over and ordered the boat to stop on the shore and wait.
Gu Min supported Shen Ying and the two of them boarded the boat first, Wan Zhongquan and the other two young eunuchs wanted to wait on Shen Ying, so they also boarded the boat, unexpectedly the three of them boarded the boat and stood up, Gu Min jumped on the nose Li snorted, and said dissatisfiedly: "Traveling on the lake is an elegant thing. There is only such a big space on the boat, and so many people are crowded on board at once. It's a mess. It really spoils the good fun for no reason."
Wan Zhongquan was stunned: "..." Then I go?
Shen Ying couldn't help but said: "They came up to serve me..."
Gu Min interrupted him quietly, "I can serve the emperor well by myself."
Shen Ying said again: "But someone still needs to row the boat. If you don't let them come up, who will row the boat?"
Gu Min didn't take it seriously and said, "What's so difficult about such a trivial matter as rowing a boat? Just let me do it. Just row the boat to the center of the lake, and then let the boat drift with the current, wherever it goes, that's interesting."
Shen Ying: "..."
"Does your majesty think this is a bad idea?" Gu Min pretended to sigh, shook his head and said, "Then you should get off the boat and go back first, so as not to disturb the majesty's pleasure."
"Don't! Just do as you say! I think your idea is very good!" Shen Ying quickly pushed Gu Min on the boat and sat down, then waved to Wan Zhongquan and the others, "You all go down and wait. "
At first, Shen Ying thought that Gu Min was just talking, but he didn't expect that he could actually row a boat. Gu Min stood at the stern with oars in his hands, and rowed the boat slowly towards the center of the lake by himself. When the boat floated to the center of the lake, he Then they stopped and sat in the boat with Shen Ying to enjoy the lake view.
On the boat table, there were some tea, snacks and fresh fruits. When Gu Min sat down, Shen Ying happened to pick up a piece of mung bean cake and took a bite. Gu Min glanced at the half piece of mung bean cake left in his hand, pretending to be casual He asked calmly, "Your Majesty, is mung bean cake delicious?"
Shen Ying swallowed the mung bean cake in her mouth and nodded: "It's not bad, not very sweet, try it."
Gu Min said: "I want to eat this piece from the emperor's hand. I wonder if the emperor is willing to reward me?"
"Oh." Shen Ying didn't take it to heart, and casually handed over half a mung bean cake in her hand, "Here, here you are."
Gu Min didn't take it with his hands, but leaned his upper body towards Shen Ying, then lowered his head, lowered his mouth to a position parallel to Shen Ying's hand, then raised his eyes, looking at Shen Ying with a half-smile, What this expression means is self-evident.
The corner of Shen Ying's left eye twitched unconsciously. Could it be possible that this dog wants him to feed the mung bean cake into his mouth with his own hands?Is it too much?Let the emperor feed him?Dogs are not afraid of bad luck!
Gu Min saw that Shen Ying didn't seem to want to feed him, so the corners of his mouth turned up, and he suddenly said, "Your Majesty, do you still like the eight-treasure glazed mirror that I gave you today?"
When Shen Ying heard him mention the mirror suddenly, her hands shook slightly, and she didn't care about anything else, she quickly stuffed the mung bean cake into Gu Min's mouth, and changed the subject, "I like it, try this mung bean cake quickly, see if you like it like."
Gu Min finished eating half of the mung bean cake with a smile, and commented: "Sweet but not greasy, it melts in the mouth, I like it very much, thank you, Your Majesty."
"Just like it." Shen Ying laughed dryly, turning her head to look at the shore from time to time, secretly wondering why it had been so long, and Shuoyu hadn't come to inform him, did the broken mirror work well?
Shen Ying was thinking about the mirror in her heart, but she didn't notice that Gu Min had quietly sat beside him at some point. When he realized it, Gu Min's lips were almost touching his face, and he was so frightened that he quickly turned his head away. Lean back.
"Why are you sitting so close to me?"
Gu Min stared into Shen Ying's eyes, and asked softly: "The emperor seems to have something on his mind? I'm here, and you are so absent-minded."
Shen Ying pretended to be nonchalant and said with a smile: "What can I have on my mind? If you think too much, I just look around and enjoy the scenery."
Gu Min lowered his head, held Shen Ying's hand, lowered his thick eyelashes, and said in a low voice, "At this moment, there are only the emperor and the subject on board, but the emperor only wants to enjoy the scenery, so it can be seen that the emperor's heart is not with the subject. .”
Shen Ying: "..." The dog, seeing him being hypocritical, really wants to kick him into the lake.
"Since swimming on the lake alone with my minister has made the emperor feel boring, then I should row the boat back now." Gu Min made a gesture to get up, but Shen Ying quickly held him down, "Nonsense, when will I say I think so?" Bored? Obviously, I think it's very interesting, I haven't played enough yet, so I'm not in a hurry to go back!"
Gu Min smiled happily, "That's good. I know that I have a dull temper and I'm not good at pleasing the emperor. I'm afraid that the emperor will not be able to enjoy himself with his ministers when they are together."
"Have fun, I'm very happy." Shen Ying waved her hand, and took out another mung bean cake from the plate, intending to use the mung bean cake to gag Gu Min's mouth, "Come on, since you like mung bean cake, I'll feed you another piece."
Gu Min shook his head and declined politely: "I don't want to eat mung bean cake."
"Then what do you want to eat?" Shen Ying glanced at the melon and fruit snacks on the table, and said boldly, "Tell me what you want to eat, I will feed you."
Gu Min let out a low laugh from his Adam's apple, "It's what I want to eat, is the emperor willing to feed me?"
Shen Ying didn't notice Gu Min's intentions, she nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, you are not joking."
"In that case, the minister wants to eat this..." Gu Min decisively stretched out one hand to wrap around Shen Ying's slender waist, and skillfully supported the back of Shen Ying's head with the other hand, lowered his head and easily captured the tenderness. lips.
The lips and teeth are entangled, and when you taste it carefully, you can also taste the taste of the mung bean cake that remains on the tip of the tongue and in the mouth. It is sweet and delicious, with endless aftertaste...
After the long kiss ended, Shen Ying's face was blushing and her heart was pounding, her dragon robe chest.The front lapel was also ripped apart, realizing that if he stayed on the boat, he would be constantly taken advantage of by that bastard Gu Min, so Shen Ying quickly asked Gu Min to row the boat back to the shore under the pretext of wanting to show respect.
But it is still not sure whether the broken mirror has been put together, Shen Ying is worried about letting Gu Min follow him back, so she let Gu Min stay on the boat.
"You stay here for a while, I will come as soon as I go! Don't get off the boat, I will continue to swim the lake with you when I come back, you know?"
Xu Shi had tasted the sweetness just now, but this time Gu Min obediently agreed, looking deeply at Shen Ying with her lacquer eyes, nodded and said: "Okay, I will wait here for the emperor, and I won't go anywhere."
Sitting on the boat, looking at the back of Shen Ying leaving in a hurry, the corners of Gu Min's mouth, which had been slightly raised, were bit by bit pressed down, and the temperature in his eyes also cooled down.
He already knew Ling Qingheng's identity, and believed that there was no personal relationship between the emperor and Ling Qingheng.
But he couldn't bear Shen Ying's repeated deception about Ling Qingheng because it showed that the emperor didn't trust him at all. If he didn't trust him, how could he like him?
The emperor kept saying that he liked him, but it was all hypocrisy.
Gu Min withdrew his gaze, and took out a small piece of shiny broken glass from his sleeve, facing the wide lake in front of him, threw the glass piece in his hand like a float, and the broken glass jumped on the lake surface Counted a few times, like a meteor that flashed by, and then sank to the bottom of the lake forever.
On the other side, Shen Ying rushed back to Chengxinzhai, fully expecting to hear the good news that the little eunuchs had put together the eight-treasure glazed mirror for him, so that he would not have to go back to the boat to be taken advantage of by Gu Min.
But Shuoyu told him that the little eunuchs had put together all the broken lenses, but found that there was a small piece missing in the middle, and they couldn't find it no matter how hard they looked.
Shen Ying couldn't accept such a result, so she slapped the table angrily and said, "How could there be one piece missing? Could it be that you accidentally lost it due to carelessness in your hands and feet?"
The little eunuchs hurriedly knelt on the ground, Shuo Yu kowtowed and said: "The emperor has clearly checked that the slaves have searched all the places they can find, but they can't find them. The emperor calms down. It is the slaves who are not good at doing things. Please punish them." Slaves."
After hearing this, Shen Ying's eyes were darkened. What's the use of punishing these eunuchs? His biggest headache now is that if he can't spell the mirror well, wouldn't he even have to sleep on the boat with that dog Gu Min at night?
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