Shadow Guard stand-in

After He Jue left, Qi Lezhi also found a reason to resign, and the banquet ended hastily.

He pondered for a while, thinking that Jin Jiuye was not that kind of person who didn't know how to advance or retreat, and there must be something abnormal to call He Jue back in a hurry, so he rushed to their residence in a hurry.

Gao Shanying was guarding outside, and the Gyeonggi guards kept coming and going, and the smell of blood had not yet dissipated.

"What happened?" Qi Lezhi asked.

Gao Shanying cupped his hands and saluted, "Master Xiao Qi, a group of masked men in black sneaked in, and they were found and killed by Lord Shadow Guard."

Masked black?That must be the killer of the Sun Moon Temple.

Qi Lezhi immediately thought of Lang Yun who was still at Yushi Pass, that man was really courageous, he brought only [-] personal guards, and dared to do such a thing when he went deep into the enemy camp, he was really not afraid of being fooled by that wolf cub He Jue. die.

"Then what are you doing here?" Qi Lezhi asked, "I'm going to see His Majesty now, you..."

Gao Shanying's dark face showed a blush, "Lord Xiao Qi, His Majesty and Lord Shadow Guard are in the room, it is still inconvenient to go in."

Qi Lezhi was stunned immediately when he raised his foot, and the expression on his face changed for a long time before he coughed lightly and slowly withdrew, cursing inwardly, "You son of a bitch!"

"Then I'll wait first." Qi Lezhi and Gao Shanying stood together, both of them were a little embarrassed for some reason, and it was the pair of dogs who were obviously shameless.

"I just heard you say, morning sickness at the banquet?" Qi Lezhi found a topic, "Master Yingwei is a man, how can he have morning sickness? Such an excuse is too inappropriate, and it is a fool to think of the prince of the Northern Qi Dynasty." Woolen cloth."

Gao Shanying was also embarrassed. He was in awe of Jin Jiuye as if he were a god, but when the other party said such a word in a serious manner, he almost thought that there was a new core in it, and he was no longer his shadow. Lord Wei.

"Master Shadow Guard said it himself." Gao Shanying said silently.

Qi Lezhi was stunned, "Impossible, how could Jin Jiuye say such a thing?"

Gao Shanying nodded affirmatively, "Really."

Qi Lezhi: "..."

"There were still a few Jingji guards at that time, and they all heard it, proving that what the minister said was true." Gao Shanying replied seriously, but at the same time expressed his helplessness, "I also If struck by lightning..."

"More than that?" Qi Lezhi couldn't even imagine, "What the hell did His Majesty do to Jin Jiuye to make him say such a thing? Is he still the cold-faced killer we know?"

This kind of questioning is also testing Gao Shanying's heart. Since the battle of Hulugu, the chief general of the Gyeonggi Guards has regarded Jin Jiuye as a role model in his life. The strong only obey the stronger. In order to follow Jin Jiuye, he He even did not hesitate to leave his official position and was willing to join the Xuanyi Division as a soldier.It is no exaggeration to say that in Gao Shanying's heart, apart from the identity of King He Jue, the only person he willingly obeys is Jin Jiuye, but such a person full of respect and admiration personally broke the set for him in his heart. shrine.

He still remembered that he asked Jin Jiuye again to confirm whether he really wanted to talk about morning sickness.

Jin Jiuye only answered one word, yes.

Then I asked him back, what's your problem?He wanted to express his doubts, but seeing Lord Shadow Guard's unwavering expression, he didn't say anything for a while.

Jin Jiuye is too serious, it should be taken for granted.

That way is no different from cutting off a person's head or piercing a person's heart. It will even make Gao Shanying wonder if there is something wrong with his decades of cognition. Maybe Lord Yingwei is such a powerful person, even pregnant This kind of thing can also be done.

Fortunately, Qi Lezhi also had the same confusion and shock as him, so he didn't lose his three views and felt that he was an ordinary person.

At this moment, He Jue and Jin Jiuye came out from the inside. Jin Jiuye's lips were a little red, and Qi Lezhi saw it at first sight.

He can't wait to cover his eyes immediately, wondering why he pays attention to this kind of thing, seeing what Jin Jiuye's mouth is doing, isn't it good to read A Yao's love letter he received last night?

He silently recited "Thinking of the Lord and Thinking of the Lord" several times, and finally got rid of the strange feeling in his heart.

"Is Le Zhi here for something?" He Jue asked first.

Qi Lezhi hurriedly bowed, "I am still acting as a shadow guard, something happened."

He Jue glanced at Jin Jiuye's abdomen, and said with a smile: "There is something wrong, severe morning sickness, fortunately, I comforted him."

Jin Jiuye glanced at He Jue silently, holding back some inexplicable emotions in his eyes.

When Qi Lezhi saw the two people's eyes meet, he felt blind, so he could only say: "Your Majesty, I have some questions for you, can you take a step to speak?"

He Jue nodded, "Okay."

The two walked more than ten steps, separated from Jin Jiuye, Qi Lezhi asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, have you already thought about the matter after the book?"

He Jue said casually, "I've always had thoughts about what will happen after the book, and it's not like you don't know about it."

Qi Lezhi said sternly: "Your Majesty, I have always said before that if you want Chu Yingwei to be the queen, and if you want to silence everyone, you have to deal with the issue of heirs and princes."

"That's right." He Jue didn't deny it.

Qi Lezhi glanced at He Jue's expression, and continued: "So Your Majesty wants to use Miss Bai's child?"

He Jue thought for a while, then asked, "Why do you think so?"

"Your Majesty let the Lord Shadow Guard claim to be pregnant, isn't it just an opportunity to give that child a legitimate identity?" Qi Lezhi asked suspiciously, "If it wasn't for His Majesty's order, the Lord Shadow Guard wouldn't ruin his reputation if he wanted to come."

He Jue was shocked immediately, "In your eyes, is this how you see me?"

Qi Lezhi wanted to ask something, but He Jue's series of questions made it impossible for him to intervene, "Qi Lezhi, the brotherhood between you and me for nearly 20 years, you actually look at me like this? I'm the kind who will cheat Jin Jiuye person?"

Qi Lezhi nodded involuntarily.

The expression on He Jue's face immediately froze, and after a while, he said with emotion: "I was really blind back then, after so many years of blindness, it turns out that Brother Ye is the most well-behaved."

Qi Lezhi was confused, "What does Your Majesty mean?"

He Jue said: "It's nothing, it's not important to you, but I think your suggestion just now is good."

"What proposal? I didn't propose any." Qi Lezhi was in a hurry.

However, He Jue seemed to have suddenly found a very satisfactory solution, with a smile on his face, "Take that child as Jin Jiuye's birth, which can not only rectify Jin Jiuye's name, but also relieve the prince from worrying about it." , It really is great. Le Zhi, you say that your clever head is really extraordinary."

Qi Lezhi wailed, "No, Your Majesty, this is not what I want to suggest."

He Jue didn't listen, he was happy in his heart, Qi Lezhi could only say: "I think it's inappropriate, so I asked His Majesty for advice in private."

"What's wrong?" He Jue excitedly said, "I'm just worried that I can't deal with those old families in Xijing, so I blocked everyone's mouths. I'm so happy, you really are my good brother."

"No, Your Majesty, you forgot, that child belongs to the Northern Qi royal family!" Qi Lezhi was in a hurry, almost without restraint, and directly pointed out the most important point, "If that child becomes the crown prince, the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty will be counted again in the future." What? Is Your Majesty surrendering the country?"

"Qi Lezhi, is blood so important to you?" He Jue said solemnly.

Qi Lezhi looked at He Jue and sighed, "In the eyes of my ministers, blood is not important, and birth is not important. The only important thing is virtue. But don't forget, Your Majesty, the crown prince is the future of a country. How could the aristocratic family let it go easily? Even if His Majesty exerts pressure, it is an unchangeable fact that the child is Lang Wan's blood, and when he grows up, he will definitely be entangled with Bei Qi."

He Jue was silent.

Qi Lezhi continued: "I don't think it's appropriate, at least that child can't be the heir apparent."

"This is the prejudice in your hearts." He Jue finally said, "The change of dynasties, how can blood be able to stop them? Those subjugated people are all descendants left by an ancestor. The future is still far away, Lezhi, are you Don't you think too much?"

Qi Lezhi heard another meaning from He Jue's words, and he couldn't help but ponder, "Does Your Majesty have other plans? If you just want to take the opportunity to make Mr. Yingwei a queen, then it's a temporary measure." It is feasible, but it is too alarmist to say that a man is pregnant. Everyone in the world is not crazy and foolish, who would easily believe it?"

"I said it was born by him, and it was born by him. What doubts do you have?" He Jue said forcefully.

Qi Lezhi bowed his head, "I dare not."

"People all over the world want nothing more than a pretense of integrity. As for the truth, how can they care?" He Jue saw it clearly, "The only ones who are really stubborn are those old stubborn people from aristocratic families."

This is true, and Qi Lezhi agreed after hearing it, "However, even if this behavior can achieve the goal, Lord Shadow Guard will be charged with another crime."

"What do you mean?" He Jue asked.

Qi Lezhi said: "Even if others don't believe in the matter of a man's pregnancy, His Majesty can seal the conclusion. Lord Yingwei must be embarrassed by this."

"Yes." He Jue quickly thought, "He has already borne too much bad reputation for me, and I shouldn't just impose it on him."

"So Your Majesty..." Qi Lezhi asked tentatively, "What do you want?"

He Jue smiled, "Don't let him suffer, let me take care of it."

"Your Majesty..." Qi Lezhi was astonished.

"It's okay." He Jue smiled, turned his head, and saw the man in black who was more than ten steps away, with countless loves in his chest.

When dealing with Lang Yun later, Lang Yun naturally refused to let go of this opportunity, and deliberately asked about the matter: "I wonder if Her Majesty's health has improved?"

He Jue gave him a cool look, "Everything is fine, don't bother His Highness the Crown Prince."

Lang Yun smiled intentionally, "Really, I don't know what happens to men with morning sickness, and I want to know a thing or two."

"His Royal Highness, want to try it?" He Jue's voice was cold, "Unfortunately, at the request of Your Highness, even if you take the Northern Qi Jiangshan as a dowry, I will not have any intentions."

When Lang Yun heard this, his complexion changed instantly, and the demeanor he maintained on the surface disappeared instantly, "His Majesty the Emperor of Southern Tang, can this kind of joke be taken?"

"This is at Yushiguan, the people of His Royal Highness, dare to walk around at will?" He Jue did not show weakness.

The eyes of the two confronted each other in the air for a while, and finally Lang Yun withdrew his gaze, and his tone was cold, "There are so many good men in the world. If Your Majesty likes it, the lonely brothers are all outstanding, and I wish to marry the two surnames." , from now on the Brotherhood of the North and the South."

"I'm sorry." He Jue suddenly withdrew his edge and became more sincere, "I'm afraid your Highness doesn't know, I'm afraid of guilt."

What the hell?

Before Lang Yun could figure it out, He Jue said, "My harem can only accommodate Jin Jiuye, no matter how good the other people are, they will definitely not take a second look."

"Le Zhi, remember to explain this to Lord Yingwei. I have no intention of accepting the concubine at all. What I said today is simply wishful thinking of the Crown Prince. My heart is always on him."

Qi Lezhi held back his laughter, it should be.

Lang Yun's face was disheveled, and he didn't come back to his senses at all. Is there any emperor in this world who would be afraid of guilt?Not only is he fearful, but he also admits it openly?

"In the future, don't say anything like this, Your Highness. I'm afraid that my Lord Shadow Guard will be unhappy. If he is unhappy..." He Jue pretended to cover his chest, "My heart will also hurt, and I will also be unhappy. .”

God is so unhappy?Don't I know that the man surnamed Jin is the person who listens to you the most in the whole world.Lang Yun stared at He Jue, never expecting that the other party would be infatuated.

I saw He Jue's melancholy face, and his thoughts were palpable, "Forget it, I don't have anything important to do today, I'm going back to accompany him..."

"Wait!" Lang Yun endured the dissatisfaction in his heart, and called He Jue, "Gu's sister-in-law and nephew, it's time for Gu to meet."

"Oh, it's not difficult, Lezhi, you arrange it." He Jue gave the order easily, Lang Yun looked suspicious, it was just a matter of one sentence?

Qi Lezhi nodded to Lang Yun, "His Royal Highness, will you meet tonight or tomorrow?"

"Tonight, of course." Lang Yun couldn't wait to hold the child's life in his hands. Although he felt that He Jue's promise came too easily, he didn't doubt anything.

It's just that Qi Lezhi showed embarrassment, "I think it might be inconvenient to see each other at night."

"Why?" Lang Yun asked.

"Your Highness, haven't you heard of ghosts in lonely graves?" Qi Lezhi said solemnly, "The night is cloudy, and it's a first-time death. I wonder if Your Highness has heard of baby ghosts? It's about babies who died of dystocia. turned into..."

This talented young man, who has read a lot of poetry and books, made up ghost stories one after another. Lang Yun couldn't get in for a long time, so he listened to the ghost stories for half an hour.But He Jue had already taken the opportunity to slip away, and went back to accompany Jin Jiuye, Qi Lezhi said at the end that his back felt cold, and he left him in a hurry.

The whole room was empty, only Lang Yun and the few people accompanied by Bei Qi were left, looking at each other in blank dismay.

After four or five days of tossing like this, not only did Lang Yun get nothing, but his eyes turned blue from Qi Lezhi's ghost story. Finally, he couldn't get along with this shameless He Jue, and stopped talking about Bai Zhilan and the child, and started to discuss peace talks topic.

Lang Yun demanded that the Northern Qi mission must return to the country, and that Lang Di and Lang Xiao should also be released. As for the case of the extermination of the Yang family, although he did not admit it, he said that he would punish Lang Qing as an explanation.The two sides signed another peace agreement, promising each other non-aggression in the next 30 years, and opening border ports for exchange of supplies.

Something happened here, Lang Yun left from Yushi Pass, and a few days later, He Jue, Jin Jiuye and his party also left for Beijing.

One day at the end of March, when the Qi family was busy, Zhao Yao gave birth to a son.In the morning of the next day, He Jue invited the mad doctor brought back from Yushi Pass to the Taiji Hall in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.