The little princess was torn, and the demon emperor patched her up

Chapter 121: Gu Zhenliang becomes younger, Yue Niang becomes older
The amber wine created slight ripples in the golden cup, like melted honey.

Gu Zhenliang stared at Shang Bingjiu closely, chewing a piece of pork in his mouth, his thin lips moving constantly as he chewed: "I still remember when I was down and out, it was all thanks to Shang Shushi that I can enjoy the prosperity today. Shang Shushi, you are my benefactor! I am so grateful to you, I don't know how to repay you!"

Shang Bingjiu curved his foxy eyes and drank the wine in the golden cup in one gulp from the hand of the little palace maid.

When Gu Zhenliang saw that he had finished the glass of wine, a meaningful smile appeared at the corners of his eyes and brows.

He then said to Xiao Qian, "It's a rare occasion for us to gather together today. Brother Xiao, please eat more and drink more. Don't be polite to me! Musicians, continue to play accompaniment! Imperial Concubine, continue to dance!"

The emperor and his ministers of Gu Song seemed to be full of energy, all of them were eating, drinking and having fun with rosy faces, and some even tried to touch the beautiful palace maids who came to pour wine for them.

Xiao Qian sat among them with a serious expression.

He was wearing a scarlet satin robe without a single wrinkle. He lowered his brows, and his usually honest and gentle face seemed to be frozen with ice and snow. His profile was extremely solemn and distant, which was out of tune with the noisy atmosphere in the hall. It seemed that he was trying his best to endure something.

Xiao Baojing held his face with his hands in annoyance.

She hated this kind of messy banquet the most!

The men were playing finger-guessing games, urging each other to drink, and arguing with each other, the room was filled with smoke and chaos, but they continued to drink for hours, and the stench of alcohol made her want to leave immediately!
She rolled her almond-shaped eyes, suddenly lifted up her skirt, and quietly left the Golden Palace while no one was paying attention.

The person Xiao Baojing was most familiar with in the Gu Song Dynasty was Yue Niang.

"Moon Mother!"

She broke into Yue Niang's bedroom as if she knew the place well. It was quiet here, and there were no palace maids or eunuchs serving her.

"Yue Niang?!"

She drew aside the heavy curtains in the inner hall and saw a skinny figure lying on the bed.

Xiao Baojing walked closer and his pupils shrank slightly.

Yue Niang was lying on the bed, still wearing the embroidered phoenix robe, but her thin and dry body could not support the elegance of the robe. She wore a big phoenix hairpin on her high bun, but her hair was as white as frost. She did not look like a girl in her twenties, but rather a middle-aged woman who was overworked.

Gu Zhenliang becomes younger, Yue Niang becomes older...

A white light suddenly flashed through Xiao Baojing's mind.

The reason why a stingy person like the peddler helped Gu Zhenliang ascend the throne was probably because he not only asked him for the dragon vein, but also asked him for his longevity, just like Lan Lu who set up a stall on the street and asked the young man for fifty years of life.

But Gu Zhenliang was so cunning that he must have asked an expert for advice and put his lost life on Yue Niang!

Is that the so-called great witch?
That's why Gu Zhenliang built temples for Wu Xiaoai all over the country!

Xiao Baojing was very angry and despised Gu Zhenliang's behavior. Seeing Yue Niang like this, he couldn't help but feel deep heartache.

"Moon Lady..."

She leaned over to the bedside and couldn't help but hold Yue Niang's hand.

But he found that her arms were incredibly heavy.

She subconsciously rolled up Yue Niang's wide sleeves.

I saw that Yue Niang was wearing more than a dozen heavy gold bracelets on her thin arms, almost covering half of her arms!
Xiao Baojing suddenly remembered the prophecy he had read in the Yin-Yang Pisces bronze mirror:

The woman in the phoenix gown had gray hair and chicken skin, but wore countless heavy gold bracelets on her wrists. She curled up in agony in a gorgeous gold-wire birdcage, having completely lost all signs of life.

Xiao Baojing held Yue Niang's hand tightly.

She counted the gold bracelets briefly, there were twelve pairs in total. Could it be that they corresponded to the life span that Gu Zhenliang had stolen from Yue Niang?
She stroked Yue Niang's increasingly old and rough skin, not knowing how to lift the curse for her. After thinking for a long time, she simply carried Yue Niang on her back and headed towards the Golden Palace.

She wanted to ask Gu Zhenliang in person why he did such a cruel thing to his wife.

When Xiao Baojing carried Yue Niang into the Golden Palace, there was still singing and dancing in the palace.

Concubine Yun was leaning on Gu Zhenliang's arms. When she saw the two of them coming in, her expression changed slightly: "Your Majesty, look..."

Gu Zhenliang frowned and shouted, "What are you doing?!"

"What am I doing?!" Xiao Baojing put Yue Niang on a chair, put his hands on his waist and raised his chin, "I also want to ask you what you want to do! When you had nothing, Yue Niang married you without hesitation, but what about you?! You absorbed Yue Niang's lifespan to prolong your own life, Gu Zhenliang, you are really despicable!"

Gu Zhenliang tightly grasped the jade and gold wine jar and glared at Xiao Baojing with anger.

"Why are you glaring at me?!" Xiao Baojing said crisply, "You dare to do it but you don't dare to admit it?!"

"Stop talking nonsense here!" Gu Zhenliang smashed the wine jar, and the six beads on his forehead rustled. "You little girl, how dare you call me by my name? You don't even take me, the king of a country, seriously!"

The wine bottle was broken into pieces all over the ground, like shattered green mountains.

In the silence of the whole palace, Gu Zhenliang suddenly narrowed his eyes and said sinisterly: "Miss Xiao, do you think that you are doing evil things in my palace because there is someone who can protect you?"

As he said this, he glanced at Shang Bingjiu.

Xiao Baojing clutched his shoulder bag tightly.

She didn't come to cause trouble for Gu Zhenliang without any preparation.

I also don't intend to rely solely on the peddler.

She had it all planned out. If Gu Zhenliang dared to make trouble, she would take Yue Niang and hide in the Pisces bronze mirror!

Gu Zhenliang suddenly laughed out loud towards the sky.

The imperial crown he wore on his head was only half broken, and the six tassels were swinging rapidly in front of his forehead, which looked quite funny.

After laughing enough, he said proudly, "Miss Xiao, I'm afraid that the Shang magician can't protect you! Shang magician, do you feel paralyzed and unable to move now? Hahahaha, you probably don't know yet, but I poisoned your wine! I specially asked the demon hunter for a whole bag of cartilage powder. As long as you drink it, no matter if you are a great immortal, a goblin, or a ghost, it will be useless! I'm so sorry, someone asked me for your body, so I will offer you to him today!"

Xiao Baojing was startled and looked at Shang Bingjiu worriedly.

The young man sat cross-legged on a cushion with his hands in his pockets, his wide dark green sleeves and robe spread out like a deep green pool of water.

He had not combed his hair when he came. He simply pinned a wooden hairpin with a cloud pattern on his head. His long hair fell to the ground in a slightly messy manner, as if a painter had casually sketched it with an ink pen, unruly and wild. He drank a few glasses of wine, and his fox eyes were hazy deep red, against his sickly fair skin, like a drunk jade mountain.

Hearing Gu Zhenliang's words, he lazily lifted his thin eyelids which were stained with a gorgeous crimson color.

He curved his lips, his fangs sharp, "It seems like I can't move."

Gu Zhenliang became more and more smug, and swung his sleeves and said, "Come here, capture them all for me! Whether it's an heir or the other half of the kingdom, I want them all!"

Xiao Baojing clutched the shoulder bag tightly.

She never expected that Gu Zhenliang would not only have to deal with Yue Niang, but also the peddler and Xiao Qian!

He had never thought of forming an alliance with Xiao Qian, nor did he care at all about Xiao Nanjia's attack to the south.

All he cares about is his throne!
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