Duan Wang raised his eyes to look at Gu Zezhi who was only three steps away from him, feeling that his son was both familiar and unfamiliar. The father and son looked at each other, and Duan Wang stopped for a while.

The third son who has just reached the crown is already more than an inch taller than him. His lips always have a faint smile, as gentle as jade, as if he is very good at talking, but his eyebrows are full of determination, like a pair of hands. A sword in a sheath.

Duan Wang carefully scrutinized Gu Zezhi's words in his heart, and understood: the meaning of his son is very clear. He is saying that he will not return to Luo'an City again, he has separated himself out.

For some reason, Duan Wang's heart suddenly trembled, and his chest was stuffy, as if something was blocked.

He asked subconsciously, "Zezhi, are you blaming this king?"

Gu Zezhi smiled without saying a word.

It was obvious that Gu Zezhi was smiling, but his smile made Duan Wang feel even more uncomfortable.

"Zezhi..." Duan Wang hesitated.

Gu Zezhi said again: "Father guards the frontier, it's not good to be absent all the time, and the army can't be without a leader for a day."

Is Zezhi rushing himself back to the Western Xinjiang? ! Duan Wang stared blankly at Gu Zezhi, feeling that his hard work had been let down.

Duan Wang was silent for a while, then he sighed softly and said, "Okay, this king will go back soon."

Duan Wang secretly made up his mind that when he returned to the western border, he would find out everything, and then put the truth in front of the princess and Zezhi, and then they would know that they had wronged the prince.

Only in this way can the princess and Zezhi's sincerity towards the prince be dispelled.

Thinking of this, King Duan felt a little better, and warned: "After this king returns, you can do a good job in the capital and don't cause trouble."

"Also, let your mother...pro go back to Beijing as soon as possible, it's too chaotic outside."

"Yes!" Gu Zezhi cupped his hands, "Father, if there is nothing else, we will leave first."

Qin Di, who lowered his eyebrows and pleasing to the eye, glanced at Duan Dynasty and knew that his son was probably shopping with his future daughter-in-law.

Daqi's folk customs are not as conservative as the previous dynasties. Two engaged young couples go shopping together. As an elder, Duan Wang still likes to hear about it, and he recalls with some emotion that he and the princess were like this when they were young. The horse was walking on the streets of the capital.

Duan Wang nodded and waved: "You guys go."

So, Gu Zezhi and Qin Di led the horse and left without looking back.

Qin Di breathed a sigh of relief, being with Duan Wang always made her very uncomfortable.

How should put it, Duan Wang's brain circuit is different from that of normal people. Although she didn't talk to him, she just listened, and she felt a sense of suffocation that she couldn't understand what she said.

But Wang Duan is Gu Zezhi's biological father, so she can't whip the whip directly, her hand was so itchy just now!

Qin Di turned his head to look at Gu Zezhi, who was beside him. He was looking at a gentle profile. Under the sun, his well-defined profile face had a faint halo, and his eyebrows were picturesque.

In Qin Di's opinion, Gu Zezhi always hid his emotions so deeply that no one could see through him.

Seemingly noticing Qin Di's gaze, Gu Zezhi turned his face slightly, and the moment he met her gaze, his long and narrow phoenix eyes revealed a little loneliness.

Qin Ji: "!"

She knew that Gu Zezhi didn't have no feelings for King Duan, so he was still very sad when King Duan treated him like this for the sake of his son.

Qin Di felt that Jin Thigh was really pitiful.

She tilted her head, thought about it, took out a pine nut candy from her purse, and handed it to him.

Qin Di's brows and eyes are curved, and the big almond eyes are bright and bright, "Have you tried it?"

Gu Zezhi didn't pick it up, instead he sighed softly. Under the backlight, his face was a little dark and even more lonely.

Qin Di was afraid that he would not be able to think about it, so he quickly raised his hand and handed the pine nut candy to his mouth. Gu Zezhi leaned in and took a bite of the candy. When he pursed his lips, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and the smile spread to the corners of his eyes and brows. .

Qin Di: "is it sweet?"

Gu Zezhi covered his lips with his fist and gave a low laugh, then nodded, "Sweet!"

The smile in the bottom of his eyes is like spring water.

Qin Di looked at him with a deeper smile, she felt that she was getting more and more proficient at coaxing Gu Zezhi!

"I made these rose pine nuts with my own hands."

"In addition to pine nuts and honey, roses are also added, which is fragrant and delicious."

"Do you still want it?"

"..."

While talking, the two gradually walked away.

Duan Wang looked at their retreating backs, his heart was as heavy as a huge boulder, and for the first time a thought appeared:

Is he wrong?

Duan Wang stood there for a long time, until the figures of the two completely disappeared at the intersection, and then turned to leave.

On the same day, King Duan entered the palace and asked the emperor to return to the Western Xinjiang, and the emperor immediately agreed.

Three days later, Duan Wang left the capital.

Shortly after King Duan left the capital, the emperor issued another imperial decree, ordering the only daughter of Princess Yongle to be brought into the capital from Yuzhou.

All the officials in the court knew that the last time the emperor suddenly became seriously ill was related to the death of Princess Yongle, and they even knew the emperor's heart for King Yu.

Back then, the emperor favored Concubine Fang Shu and Prince Yu's mother and son, and banned Jin Shang, who was still the prince at the time, in the Prince's Mansion. King Yu was greatly used by the late emperor, and he went to the Prince's Mansion to "visit" Jin Shang three times. What happened at that time? , No one knows except the two brothers. What everyone knows is that the last time Jinshang, who was the prince at the time, vomited blood and was dying.

The grievance between Jinshang and King Yu can be said to be a matter of continual rationality and chaos, and Princess Yongle is also involved in the middle...

But in any case, it is impossible to take Yongle's daughter back to Beijing because of this.

Immediately, the old-fashioned imperial envoys protested with a series of documents. Some people said that the first emperor ordered Princess Yongle to choose Dongpingbo as his concubine. Take back to the palace to raise discord rules.

Some people also say that Princess Yongle is a twisted belt between the emperor and King Yu. Now that Princess Yongle has just passed away, the emperor will take Miss Fang to the capital, which may make King Yu think more, thinking that the emperor is going to do something to him. , and said that harmony is the most precious thing among brothers.

Those folds were pressed down by the emperor.

There was such a lively and lively quarrel in the courtroom for several days, until an "interesting" excerpt appeared on the emperor's imperial case.

"Zezhi, take a look." The emperor casually threw a note to Gu Zezhi.

Gu Zezhi raised his hand to catch the book with ease, opened it, and raised his eyebrows.

It is mentioned in this excerpt that if the emperor insists on keeping Miss Fang in the capital, it would be logical to choose a good marriage for her in the capital. The second prince is about the same age as her, and they are cousins, so the emperor can rest assured in the future.

Gu Zezhi closed the book and met the emperor's mirror-like eyes.

Almost as soon as the emperor saw this book, he immediately understood the purpose of those censors who had been arguing for so many days.

The emperor's eyes were deep, and he couldn't help but mutter to Gu Zezhi: "These people are really stubborn, and they are still thinking about Cong Longzhi Gong!"

"The Yun family rejected Gu Jing's marriage, and they put their idea on my niece. Knowing that I pity that girl, they thought of using this to turn Gu Jing over."

"I don't even think about it..." The emperor said more and more and became more angry, and slapped his palm heavily on the imperial case, causing some tea to overflow from the tea cup.

Zhou Xin hurriedly packed the emperor's desk, for fear that the tea would wet the book.

The emperor's words were not finished, but Zhou Xin also knew what the emperor was angry about. Miss Fang had just lost her mother, and some people dared to mention her marriage. These people are really courageous!

Gu Zezhi put the book aside and reminded, "Your Majesty, it's just a matter of these people saying a few words, if the Empress Dowager is moved by what they say."

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Miss Fang is the granddaughter of Empress Dowager Liu, and the second prince has always been the favorite of Empress Dowager. If Empress Dowager Liu is really moved...

The emperor's face became even more solemn.

On the same day, the emperor directly sent someone to Yuzhou to pick him up, and issued another imperial decree, ordering the second prince, Gu Jing, to leave the palace and open the palace.

For the prince, it is a good thing to leave the palace and open the mansion. Only after leaving the palace can the prince cultivate his personal connections. However, the emperor only ordered the second prince to leave the palace, but did not assign any title to the second prince. Makes one have to think deeply.

For a while, there were endless discussions and speculations.

For various reasons, Duke Chengen and others tried to persuade each other. However, the emperor ignored them, and more and more people persuaded them. The emperor simply ordered the second prince to move in ten days, and he did not even give time to repair the house. .

On April 20th, as soon as the time came, the emperor "sent" people out of the palace directly.

This incident caused a lot of uproar in Beijing. Of course, even if Qin Zhun was on the edge of the court, he knew about it.

Qin Zhun was worried and walked around the study anxiously.

Since the second prince was imprisoned by the emperor, Qin Zhun has not slept well for several days, there is a blue shadow in his eye socket, he is upset, and he only feels that things are not going well recently.

The errand he was optimistic about was turned down, and the Su family wanted to make trouble because of Su Xiyang's accident, which caused him to be in the midst of the empty missing of Taipu Si Shaoqing, and he didn't care about his in-laws at all.

Just thinking about it, Qin Zhun felt that his teeth were itchy, and he blamed both the Su family and the Su family.

More than this, since the three brothers and sisters of the Changfang went out, he has been criticized all the time. Many people pointed at him behind their backs, saying that he treated the orphans of the Changfang badly, and they didn't think that he would give him enough attention. "70%" of the family business of the mansion is distributed to the Changfang. Now the Changfang is at ease outside, and his life is difficult. This year, the income of the shop Zhuangzi has not been collected, and the expenses of the Hou mansion are difficult. .

Also, the second prince is often short of money. The money in front of him has been spent like running water, and now he can only bite the bullet and continue to fill it in, as if filling in a bottomless pit...

Qin Zhun couldn't help but think of the last time the emperor proposed to make the sixth prince the crown prince. If the second prince could not succeed in the end, then the Qin family would bet on the wrong treasure.

Qin Zhun felt that blood was dripping from his heart, and because of this, his gray hair had grown a lot, and he couldn't help sighing again.

Qin Xin only thought that Qin Zhun was upset about the opening of the second prince's mansion, and persuaded: "Father, even if His Highness the second prince is unwilling, you don't have to worry too much..."

To put it lightly, Qin Zhun looked at Qin Xin like an arrow. In the end, if it wasn't for Qin Xin, why would he be in such a hurry to stand in line, and he wouldn't be in a dilemma now.

Qin Xin only pretended not to see the anger in Qin Zhun's eyes, and said confidently and calmly: "Father, the emperor's dragon body is not good, you see, as soon as the eldest princess Yongle died, the emperor fell, enough to see that his dragon body was already gone. It's riddled with holes, and it's over."

"Think about it, the Daqi Dynasty never established a young master. If the emperor can't support the sixth prince as an adult, only the second prince can succeed."

Qin Zhun frowned slightly when Qin Xin said this.

Qin Xin picked up the tea cup, lowered her eyes and took a sip, her eyes flashing slightly.

In the last life, she was far away in exile, where it was really difficult. She was exhausted because of the daily food, and she had no time to worry about anything else. However, she still knew about Emperor Bengling. It's been a few years from now.

Qin Xin looked determined, and then analyzed: "Father, even if the emperor insists on making the sixth prince the crown prince, as long as there are many objections from the court, the emperor can't ignore the opinions of the ministers, and it can always be delayed in the past two years. of."

"In one or two years, His Royal Highness the Second Prince is enough to restore the disadvantage."

"There are both disadvantages and advantages for the second prince to open the mansion at this time. A few days ago, the second prince was imprisoned in the palace by the emperor, unable to move an inch, even if Duke Chengen wanted to see him, he couldn't meet him. It's easier to do anything."

Qin Xin said meaningfully, just about to mention "Gu Jing's opening a mansion will help him win people's hearts".

Qin Zhun's expression softened a bit, and he felt that what Qin Xin said was very reasonable.

How is the emperor's dragon body? Over the years, the courtiers have also seen it in their eyes. They eat soup and medicine for ten months a year. This time, because of the death of Princess Yongle, the emperor has completely stopped the court. On the fifth day, a group of imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital almost stayed in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

In another year or two, the emperor's dragon body will be even worse. If he can't have a young direct son, he will inevitably have the eldest son. The second prince has the support of the Empress Dowager Liu. In contrast, the third prince is warm and the fourth prince is weak. It is suitable to be the prince, and the advantage of the second prince among several adult princes is obvious.

Moreover, he has invested too much in the second prince. Except for the family property that was divided by the long house, nearly half of the remaining family property has been invested. At this time, the money is like a waste of money!

Besides, everyone knows that he is on the side of the second prince, and he can't change to support the sixth prince "everything". If he repeats like this, who will trust him.

Qin Zhun calmed down quite a bit, sat down with his robe up, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "Sister Xin, you are about to get married. Since His Royal Highness the Second Prince has left the palace, you should marry early."

Qin Zhun naturally has his own plans. The second prince's concubine has not yet been decided. Qin Xin is just in time to "marry" before the concubine passes the door, and give birth to a son earlier, an emperor who has the blood of the Qin family. Sun is the biggest guarantee for the Qin family.

And heirs are the most important thing. Once the second prince has a grandson, this will also be the second prince's advantage in winning the heir. After all, the sixth prince is only six years old this year. If you want to become a biological child, you will have to wait at least another nine years. These nine years It is insurmountable, not to mention the distance, just look at the Duan Palace, and you can know how important the descendants are to the royal family.

"Yes, father."

Qin Xin responded obediently on the surface, but she was very annoyed, but she didn't dare to show the slightest bit: First it was that Yun Jiao Niang, and now there's a big girl from Dongping Uncle's Mansion, all staring at other people's men, what a shame!

Qin Xin personally poured a cup of hot tea for Qin Zhun and brought it to him.

She knew that now she could only rely on Qin Zhun. As long as the Qin family felt that she was still valuable, then she would have a better life in the Second Prince's Mansion in the future.

Qin Zhun drank two sips of tea, put down the tea cup and said, "Sister Xin, do you think you should go to the Second Prince's Mansion, He Yihe, to move in?"

Qin Zhun knew that Duke Chengen would hold a housewarming banquet for the second prince in two days, and the post of the banquet was also sent to the Hou Zhongyi mansion, but he felt that his relationship with the second prince was extraordinary. The second prince just moved to the prince's mansion today. It's not that he should go to He He earlier, so that the second prince can know that the Hou residence is loyal to him.

"Father, you should take a trip." Qin Xin said.

Qin Zhun felt the same, stroked his beard and murmured, "Giving charcoal in the snow is much better than icing on the cake."

Qin Zhun's heart was burning, and the more he thought about it, the more impatient he became. He stood up from his chair, feeling that he had to go to the Second Prince's Mansion immediately.

He was about to leave, but stopped again, thought about it, and said to Qin Xin, "Sister Xin, why don't you just go with me."

Qin Xin hadn't seen Gu Jing for a long time, and she really wanted to see him, her eyes lit up.

She smiled reservedly, got up and said, "Then I'll go with my father."

Qin Zhun immediately had a carriage prepared and headed from the Hou's Mansion to the Second Prince's Mansion in the south of the city.

At this time, in the Second Prince's Mansion, there were only Gu Jing and the maids and maids he brought out from the palace.

After the people from the Ministry of Rites sent him here in front of a stick of incense, they left in a hurry.

Looking at the strange and barren house in front of him, Gu Jing was a little stunned.

Since being imprisoned in the palace by his father, Gu Jing has been in a panic, almost sleepless every night, especially when he heard that his father wanted to make Gu Zhen the crown prince, his heart was as cold as ice, knowing his father. Nine times out of ten, the emperor gave up on him.

Gu Jing was very unconvinced.

He planned for so long and worked hard for so long, just wanting to exchange the peace between Daqi and Beiyan to get his father to look at him differently, but in the end, he was taken away by a sloppy child like Gu Zhen.

He was dissatisfied, he was dissatisfied, but he was helpless.

When he was worried that his father would not know how long he would be under house arrest, the father suddenly ordered him to open the house, and then sent someone to send him here. During the whole process, he was very passive and confused.

He tried to ask to see the father, but the father didn't want to see him at all, so he only let Zhou Xin pass the decree.

Gu Jing clenched his fists tightly and looked at the house in front of him.

He remembered that this was the house left by the former imperial censor of Youdu when he came to office. As far as his eyes could see, it was deserted, with tattered walls, and wild vegetation. It had been uninhabited for at least three years, it was old and dilapidated, and it was not suitable for rules.

He is the prince, and the prince's mansion is regulated, but this mansion is nothing more than the mansion that was given to the predecessor Youdu Yushi when the late emperor was alive.

The emperor asked him to live here, but how can he live here!

Moreover, apart from the maids and maids he used in the palace before, he was not able to bring anyone out.

There are no stewards, no guards, no concierge in the house... Now there is nothing, just such an empty mansion, and even the money to open the mansion is not given.

If this is in the folks, it would be the father who swept his son out of the house.

Just thinking about it made Gu Jing feel sad. He was devoted to Da Qi and exhausted his energy, but his father regarded him as a useless waste. Besides, those courtiers were also steered by the wind. Today, he moved to the Prince's Mansion, and no one came to congratulate him...

"His Royal Highness..." The little maid on the side could also see that Gu Jing was in a bad mood, but standing like this was not the way to go.

The little maid was about to persuade Gu Jing to enter the house and settle down, when he heard a cold male voice from behind: "I heard that the second prince's highness is relocating today, I came here to congratulate you."

Gu Jing's body froze, and he immediately heard the owner of the voice and turned to look.

Seven or eight feet away, Yelu Luan, who was wearing a blue lapel robe, strode towards this side with his head held high, with a sneer of yin and yang on the corner of his lips.

With his arrival, the atmosphere froze.

Gu Jing: "!"

As far as he knew, his father had already sent someone to the northern Xinjiang to deliver a peace book between the two countries, and Yelu Luan was temporarily placed under house arrest in the Siyi Pavilion by his father, just waiting for the wedding date to come.

Why is Yelu Luan here? !

The little maid felt that Yelu Luan was not good, so he stood in front of Gu Jing guardingly, Gu Jing waved his hand and told him to step back, and nodded at Yelu Luan, "Prince Yelu, I wanted to find a chance to go too. A trip to the Siyi Pavilion."

"Really?" Yelu Luan said with a smile, "I thought the first thing the Second Prince saw me was to have someone send me back to the Siyi Pavilion!"

Gu Jing looked at Yelu Luan seriously and said, "Prince Yelu, I wanted to explain it to you for a long time, that was not the case, I didn't know beforehand that Yu Fuyun went to Northern Xinjiang..."

Thinking of the scenes in the imperial study that day, Gu Jing's pupils changed brightly and secretly, and he recited Gu Zezhi's name in his heart: hateful, then Gu Zezhi clearly deliberately made enemies for him!

Gu Jing explained that Yelu Luan listened, and the sarcasm on the corner of his lips became more and more intense.

As far as Yelu Luan is concerned, he has already suffered a loss from Gu Jing's hands, and of course he will not be foolish enough to trust him again.

He has already been tricked once by Gu Jing and Gu Zezhi. This Gu Jing made him even more angry than Gu Zezhi. Back then, he spoke eloquently and made concessions to them in every possible way, allowing all kinds of conditions only for the two countries to negotiate peace. , and even talked about future cooperation, Gu Jing was too sincere, and he really believed it, but he didn't want Gu Jing to be playing tricks on himself all the time, playing himself all the time.

Thinking about it at this moment, Yelu Luan still felt aggrieved, and there was another colicky pain in his chest.

He had already suffered a loss in Gu Jing's hands, no matter what Gu Jing said, Yelu Luan would not be stupid enough to believe him again.

Yelu Luan sneered mockingly, "Your Highness Second Prince, if you were me, would you believe it?"

"..." Gu Jing concluded for a while.

He had to admit that if it was himself, he probably wouldn't believe it.

Seeing Yelu Luan's disbelief, Gu Jing also became impatient. He has been having a hard time these days, and he is not in the mood to coax others.

He patiently said again: "Prince Yelu has also seen how the father treats me. Believe it or not, it's up to the prince."

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For this peace talks, for the cooperation with Yelu Luan, the price he paid was already high enough!

Gu Jing's eyes were dark, and his fists were clenched and clenched in the wide cuffs.

Yelu Luan stared at Gu Jing silently, his sharp eyes seemed to penetrate him, after a moment, his eyes turned to the dilapidated house in the back, with a sneer, nodded and said, "Okay, I believe it. you."

Seeing that the other party finally believed, Gu Jing was also relieved. He has nothing now. Although Yelu Luan is about to become Beiyan's proton, he is the second prince of Beiyan after all, so he may not be useless!

Yelu Luan waved to Gu Jing, "Your Highness Second Prince, I have something to tell you..."

Gu Jing took two steps towards him, Yelu Luan lowered his voice and said, "That's it..."

His words only came to this point, a sly smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and when he pulled his right hand into his sleeve, there was an extra dagger in his hand.

And this dagger stabbed at the base of his thigh with lightning speed...

At this moment, time seemed to stand still, and the surrounding palace people looked at this scene in disbelief.

"Tick, tick."

Blood quickly overflowed from the wound, dyeing the surrounding clothing red, and drops of red blood dripped on the ground below.

"Tick, tick, tick..."

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