What about Mr. Faint?

Although it was just an exchange, when Gu Zhen saw the door pushed open one day and saw a child wearing a four-clawed golden dragon poking his head in, his heart that had been silent for a long time started beating.From weak to strong, from raindrops to thunderous, as if wanting to break through the chest, burst out.

The last time Gu saw him, he was still slurring his words, his mouth was open, and his deciduous teeth the size of rice grains had just popped out: "Who are you?" His eyes were as black and bright as his father's, but apart from the eyes, he had no The resemblance between his son and his father is probably more like his biological father.

Sitting alone on the threshold, hugging his knees, he looked up at him.He is very tall, reaching the height of the bolt, while Gu once compared, the top of Gu's head is not as high as the bolt.This kind of cognition made the anger rise in my heart, but I just looked at his blank expression and was suppressed: "What place is this?"

He has a pair of red phoenix eyes, and the black pupils are extremely clear: "It is said that there are wronged souls here, are you the wronged soul?" He bared his teeth and was amused by himself, "You should not be the wronged soul, how can there be such a beautiful wronged soul." He smiled Very happy, he opened the door and walked into the yard.

Gu watched him approaching slowly, watched his attention was attracted by the messy stones buried in the yard, and jumped mischievously from one stone to another.He imagined the dirt as an abyss or a lake, and the stone as a safe place that could lead him to victory.

Why would Gu know?

Because in the past, Gu played with him like this.

"Be careful of falling into hell," watching him jumping up and down on the stone, "if you jump outside the stone, you will die." Narrowing his eyes to look around, there seems to be nothing quietly.But having seen big brother's skills, this turnaround, I dare not bet on it.

"Hey? How do you know what I'm thinking?" He stopped his jumping steps, stood on the rock and looked at Gu.

"Because I know everything." Looking at him, "I know you have seven brothers who are still alive, and the one you like the most is your starling, and the most curious one is the seventh brother who is said to have died outside the palace. The one who treats you best is your second brother, and the one you dislike the most is your elder brother."

Looking at his gradually widening eyes, Gu knew that Gu's guess was right, so he spent so much time trying to deal with the old eunuch, obtained so much information, and deliberated over and over again.All the lost things are gradually endowed with new meanings that are no longer important in Jiudi's gradually surprised expression.

Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu are only seven months apart, they are at the age when they are going to study, so they are naturally close.In addition, Xiao Jiu's so-called biological mother is actually his concubine's mother, so his father had doubts about Xiao Jiu's identity back then. According to what the old eunuch said, he also disliked Xiao Jiu very much these years.

Back then when Gu Shang was the crown prince, the third brother and Xiao Ba's mother flattered Gu very much.Not to mention that the third brother always takes good care of Gu, but whenever Gu is taken to see Xiao Ba by the sixth brother, the noble concubine who is now a noble concubine will always hug Xiao Ba and say to him, "Hurry up and give it to the prince." Brother said hello. '

Xiao Jiu's incident was not a big deal back then, but the imperial concubine must have known the reason.Gu even had some doubts about whether the third brother who had started to be hostile to Gu before he was abolished had also realized Xiao Jiu's identity.It's just that whether he realizes it or not, Xiao Jiu, an unreliable prince, is always a good target to win over.

So Xiao Ba's mother must be very kind to Xiao Jiu: "You also like the imperial concubine, don't you?"

"Why do you know everything!" He didn't care about any games, and ran over on tiptoe, "What else do you know?" He stood on the dark ground, folded his hands on the edge of the table and looked up. solitary.

That naivety: "Your father doesn't like you, does he?"

When he said this, Xiao Jiu's eyes drooped: "What can I do, no matter how good I do, my father won't praise me." He was very aggrieved, "On the contrary, it's mynah, obviously he didn't even memorize the Analects of Confucius. Quan, but the emperor always praises him repeatedly. But I don't care, the starling is very kind to me."

In his senses, as he said, there is no jealousy.

"Do you want your father's praise?" You got up and wrapped yourself in your robe, walked slowly in front of Xiao Jiu, squatted down and looked down at him, "I have a way to make your father praise you, in front of everyone's eyes face." Looking at Xiao Jiu, suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, he smiled.

"What should I do?" He looked up at Gu, the shadow of Gu in his eyes.

"If your older brother becomes your foil, wouldn't you become excellent?" Trying not to distort his voice, "If you perform something that no one else can do in front of your father. This performance also has you With other older brothers as companions, isn't your father the only one who can pay attention to you?"

He was thinking, shouldn't he hear Gu's manic heartbeat?

Next month is the birthday of the father, the 37th birthday of the father, but it is his No. 15 year on the throne.The old eunuch said that the father had already started preparing for this birthday banquet a long time ago, so Gu bet that he attached great importance to this birthday banquet.

How important is it?

"No," Xiao Jiu rejected Gu's suggestion, "If I stand with them, then my father will definitely not notice me."

Gu looked into his eyes, and the smile on his face grew brighter: "Okay," replied, "Then I will teach you how to be a good person."

Compared with Xiao Jiu who came and went in a hurry, who appeared at the door following Xiao Jiu's departure, and the eunuch who locked the courtyard after saying hello to Gu, he was even less likable to Gu, but all the news was He told Gu, so he sat obediently on the threshold, waiting for the night to bring him into the yard.

And the news that he inquired about that day.

The royal father's birthday banquet was indeed held as grandly as Gu had expected, and all the kingdoms from all over the world came to congratulate him.The eunuch told Gu Xiaojiu that night that he made a big splash at his father's birthday banquet, and won praise from courtiers and foreign ministers, as well as from his father.Even the second elder brother who is the most outstanding nowadays has not been able to overwhelm his limelight.

Or maybe the second brother could have overwhelmed him, but because it was Xiao Jiu who was in the lead, he held back.

No matter what happened, Xiao Jiu began to appear frequently in this yard as Gu had expected.Although he is studying in the Shangshufang now, because he has no companion to study and no biological mother to discipline him, his time seems to be very free.He's going to bring some interesting stuff, and more information about Hachi.

Gu just sat on the threshold and smiled, listened to him, told him the stories that the big brother told Gu in the past, and then told him how to please the emperor, how to make the concubine like him, and how to make the people in the palace treat him well .

Gu Zeng was a prince, so he naturally knew how to please his father.But it was because at that time only Gu Zhen regarded him as his father, while others regarded him as the emperor.The queen mother is right, only sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity, and now this sincerity is not alone, it doesn't cost money.

The eunuch would still watch from a distance, and he would rush to lock the door when Xiao Jiu left, as if Gu would escape from his grasp in a second at night.But I have no wings, how can I get the strength to take off, fly up to the blue sky and dance with the clouds, how can I leave the small courtyard?

If he left, even the eldest brother would not be able to find him.

Sitting alone on the threshold from winter to spring, another child came in midsummer: "Do you live alone? How pitiful." Compared with Xiaojiu, he looked fat and white, so he knew he was well-raised. "Is there no one to accompany you? By the way, there is such a remote place in the palace."

"Xiao Jiu is also not authentic," he muttered, looking at the uneven stones in the yard, "Wow, you carved this?"

A person can do many things over time.In addition to practicing martial arts, slowly grinding the rusty knife found by the eunuch on the stone to make him sharp is also an isolated hobby.But the knife was buried under the loess, and the whetstone was grinded out of shape bit by bit with small stones alone.

Xiaoba is much easier to get in touch with than Xiaojiu. His memory is very good. He still remembers Gu: "Speaking of which, you must be my Seventh Brother?" He suddenly patted himself on the head, "Should Didn't the empress say that the bastard was already dead?" He shook his head triumphantly, "The empress said that both he and his mother-in-law are dead."

Seeing Xiao Ba with a look of reason, Gu frowned and laughed: "Of course not," replied with such a smile, "Let's play together, it's really boring to be alone."

"Hey? You want me to play with you?" He pointed at himself with wide eyes, "You are not afraid of me, my mother is the imperial concubine, and my grandfather is the prime minister, don't you know?"

"Does it matter who you are?" Looking at Xiaoba, remembering what he should look like in his memory, he curled his lips and turned his head, "It's fine if you don't want to play with me, I will play by myself." Saying that, wrapped the robe around her body, Jump down the steps in three steps and two steps, cross your legs on two different stones, and start hopping.

In the end, Xiao Ba couldn't bear it anymore, and ran over on tiptoe to ask Gu how to play this game.However, Xiao Ba's temper was irritable, and when he passed by, he accidentally tripped over a raised stone, so lonely that he even reached out to grab him.

His hands were soft, like silk in his memory, without scars, frostbite, thick calluses, or wounds.Xiao Ba's hair was tied back, and against his dark eyes, his skin looked fair and tender.For Gu who saved him from eating mud, he gave Gu a bright smile.

Let go of your hand and watch him jumping on the stone, then turn your head to look at the closed red wooden door, the eunuch didn't come today, maybe it's because the shadow guards around Xiaoba went to arrest him because they saw the sneaky person up.This is a great opportunity, although you can still wait, but Gu can't wait.

He paced to one side, squatted down and slowly picked up the dirt.Xiao Ba came over curiously, and asked Gu what he was looking for: "It's rare to have a friend here." He raised his head and smiled at Xiao Ba, there was a shadow of Gu in his dark eyes, small and thin, with messy hair crossed An untimely coat was wrapped around his head, "I want to give you a present."

"Huh?" Xiao Ba's eyes are very big, and when he stares, it becomes even bigger, and the whole person can see through his clear eyes, "Do you really have a gift for me? What is it?" He is looking forward to it.

And Gu has already seized the authority: "Turn around, I will give you a surprise."

Xiao Ba obediently turned around, the things were already nestled in his hands, all he had to do was get up and set down.

Xiaoba, brother likes you, and queen mother likes you too, so why don't you stay?

If you don't answer, brother will take it as your consent.

Hachi, you are so kind.