King Zhenbei has a favorite

The wind blew past the flying corners of the eaves, and the silver bells hanging from somewhere were ringing cheerfully. The palace was too spacious and high, and there was no warmth in the cold wind.

The emperor saw the blame, and all ordinary people kowtowed to plead guilty immediately, but King Zhenbei was different. He pretended not to understand, and asked seriously, wanting the emperor to explain what he meant.

What happened to the man who is the favorite of the heart, where did it go, you give me an explanation!

The hall was suddenly quiet.

As expected of the nemesis in the eyes of Beidi people, Yan Luo on the battlefield is courageous!

The crown prince and the second prince looked at Huo Yan together, with complicated expressions on their faces.

Of course, Emperor Jianping couldn't explain it, but when the scene passed, Concubine You laughed: "I heard that the people in the border town of Jiuyuan are rough and upright, and it turns out that's true. King Zhenbei, the emperor didn't blame you. It’s just that the world is yin and yang, and there is always a way of ethics. The emperor is just worried about you. Poor child, he looks like he’s in his twenties, and he didn’t say he married a wife. So far, his knees are empty, how can the princess in the house bear it?”

She smiled coquettishly, while looking at Emperor Jianping: "Your Majesty, when I think about it, I feel very distressed. The man is working hard outside, and he can raise whatever he wants to play with. A serious princess still has to marry one." , The King of Zhenbei has been fighting for years, and he has a bad reputation, so it is hard to say about this marriage, and it happens to be in the capital now, why don't you help me worry about it?"

Gu Ting took a deep breath, he would have scolded him now if he wanted to change to another place, you are just something to play with casually!Your whole family can play casually!After all, you are still a concubine, so you can pretend to be so talkative!

He took a deep breath, reminding himself not to be angry, thinking of marrying Huo Yan?Come here if you have the ability, if you can get involved, Huo Yan is no longer a human being!

Huo Yan felt his nose itchy, so he glanced at Gu Ting unobtrusively—little thing, be good.

Gu Ting: ...

The atmosphere in the hall was not relieved by Concubine You's laughter. Emperor Jianping didn't say yes or no to this proposal, resting his fingertips on the dragon chair, he looked at Huo Yan again: "What does King Zhenbei think?"

Huo Yan was even more blunt: "It's great that the emperor is willing to be considerate. However, when it comes to marriage, you should follow the orders of your parents and the words of the matchmaker. The ministers will never dare to preside over this matter. You must ask your grandmother before making a decision."

Push Tai Chi back again.And it's reasonable and well-behaved so that others can't make mistakes.Although Huo Yan's parents died, his grandmother was still alive, if Emperor Jianping dared, he would directly issue a marriage decree, but if he didn't dare, he had to ask the princess, what did the younger generation mean by himself?It would be a joke to spread the word.

Emperor Jianping didn't speak any more, his expression was clearly displeased.

Concubine You began to smooth things over again, mellowing the atmosphere: "Oh, look, we are only talking to ourselves, and we have forgotten the one here. You are the young prince of the Guzang Palace? Why did you enter the palace with King Zhenbei?"

First, let it make people anxious, and then wait for the sudden enthusiasm——she is talking nonsense.

It's a pity that she didn't know that Meng Zhen was not a person with a lot of tricks and tricks, he was just a cute little upright, he bowed his hands in a dignified manner, and replied crisply: "As for the imperial concubine, my name is Meng Meng. Zhen, I’m the younger brother of King Guzang, but I’m not a little prince, my brother hasn’t given birth to a son yet, I was bored on the road alone, and just before entering Beijing, I met King Zhenbei, so we came together.”

Very sincere, very innocent, not only corrected the other party's problem, but also gave the reason, it was just a chance encounter, whoever thinks too much is just sick in his head.

Concubine You: ...

The prince frowned slightly.

Immediately, a eunuch stood up with a stern voice: "Bold, how can you talk to the imperial concubine?"

Meng Zhen flinched in shock, and looked at Gu Ting pitifully: "I, did I say something wrong?"

Gu Ting shook his head, his eyes were comforting: It's okay, what you said is very good!

The child was aggrieved and pitiful, and he didn't know how to put on a good expression, and everyone in the hall looked at him with unbearable expressions.

Emperor Jianping: "Well, he is still young, he is still a child."

Concubine You Gui felt that she was even more wronged, what did I do wrong again!Why don't you just ask a question!

The corners of her eyes narrowed dangerously, no, these are not fuel-efficient lamps, so they are not easy to deal with.

After Gu Ting hinted with a smile in his eyes, Meng Zhen patted his chest with his small hand, um, it should be fine!Ting Ting is so smart, if he said he was right, he must be right!

Concubine You felt that Meng Zhen was more difficult to deal with. She had to think of another way, and the voice turned to Huo Yan: "The emperor invited you to come to Beijing to enjoy the lanterns of Shangyuan. Some bad things, like assassins?"

Huo Yan's eyes were light: "Concubine Lao is concerned, it's just a few small thieves, they can be solved easily, it's not a big deal."

"Really?" Concubine You Gui's eyes suddenly sharpened, "The young master of Yichang Hou's Mansion is not some kind of thief, I heard that he met King Zhenbei this time, and he was very wronged—"

Gu Ting narrowed his eyes, how could the palace even know about this?Could it be that he and Huo Yan were wrong about this chance encounter, was it not an accident, or someone else deliberately arranged it?

Huo Yan immediately saluted Emperor Jianping: "I ask the emperor to punish the Yichang Marquis!"

Everyone was silent.

What kind of play is this?King Zhenbei, are you a bit too courageous?

Huo Yan looked upright: "The imperial concubine said that the young master of the Yichang Marquis was wronged, and Chen Lu felt that it was wrong to meet that young master. There were no guards around him, and no one cared about him. It seemed that he had no elders and no one cared. If you feel wronged and difficult on the way back to Beijing, it must be due to the lack of protection of the Hou Mansion! The Yichang Hou Mansion is a family in the capital, so the house is restless and does not protect the children, and it makes the nobles in the palace worry about it. You should be punished! That young master! He was at least seventeen or eighteen years old. If he were an ordinary person, he would have already married a wife and started a family. Standing alone, he was such a good boy who was so despised by his family, and he was still "wronged" when he was walking outside. It shows that he is extremely incompetent. , should be punished!"

The hall was instantly quiet and completely silent.

This mouth speaks nonsense, turns black and white, and turns things around...

Not to mention that Concubine You Gui was unhappy, Emperor Jianping couldn't bear it anymore.

The prince stood up at the right time and took a step forward: "The fate of the world is numbered. Some people are suffering and some are rich. Why should the King of Zhenbei be so stubborn? It is human nature to feel sorry for the person next to him, but Young Master Yu just had a little quarrel with Young Master Gu. It's not a big problem, the prince protected his own people at that time, and made Young Master Yu feel wronged, why don't you take a step back now? Is it not good for Yuqian to make such a public complaint?"

He said words of reproach, but in fact his tone was not serious, and he seemed rather calm, and the atmosphere changed from serious criticism to "I'm just reminding you"—the current situation is not good, and there is no loss in admitting cowardice.

What does it mean?Gu Ting is thoughtful, is he trying to set up a relationship?

The crown prince was still a little cryptic, but the second prince was more straightforward: "The crown prince's words are inappropriate. If all the results are caused by young master Yu's unscrupulous words, how can he lightly expose him because of his outstanding family background, and instead blame others? Don't know how to wink or understand?"

He looked upright and generous, and bowed to Emperor Jianping: "My minister thought that the king of Zhenbei came from a long way, and it was hard work to travel all the way, and he was not familiar with the capital's personnel affairs. Instead, I should be more considerate and don't always It's good to be picky."

With a "snap", the teacup lid just fell on the teacup. Concubine You raised her bare hands lightly, sneered, and her voice was slightly cold: "So it's my fault?"

The second prince saluted right away: "I don't dare, I'm just discussing the matter!"

Gu Ting couldn't take his eyes off the drama of the three of them, it's over!The current situation couldn't be clearer. Concubine You Gui and the Crown Prince belong to the same group, and the Yichang Hou Mansion belongs to them. Even if they don't, they are still related to their interests. The Second Prince dares to be so righteous!

Regarding Huo Yan, everyone's attitude is very subtle. Emperor Jianping must be upset, but he has not made any moves at the moment, and he can't see his thoughts. Concubine You Gui is more obvious. To make things difficult for Huo Yan, the crown prince should be courting Concubine You because of his alliance of interests with Concubine You, but the King of Zhenbei is too famous and important, and he doesn't want to completely give up this relationship, so his attitude is a bit ambiguous.

The second prince no longer has such taboos, the one who wins over is open and aboveboard, and the one who sidesteps the gang is justifiable!

Gu Ting looked down at his fingers, he could see this kind of thing, Huo Yan could only see it more clearly, when encountering difficulties, he must remember to make good use of them!

Concubine You Gui was very upset, and today she was going to argue about this matter, pointing her finger at Huo Yan: "What did King Zhenbei say! Others just made fun of you, and you made people suffer so much, yes It's not too much!"

The atmosphere seemed to become tense in an instant.

Huo Yan arched his hands, his brows still pale: "I was enlightened at the age of three, and I was struggling at the age of five. I was about to be ten years old when I first went to the battlefield to experience it. Up to now, what I remember most clearly is that the land under my feet is my big summer." Yes, I can’t give up half a cent. The people behind me belong to Daxia, and none of them can be lost. Beidi can’t take away my border, and the people who rob me can’t take it away! I will stand with this ambition and never change my life. If my faith dies, The minister himself will no longer exist, so - the belief of the minister will still be guarded and persisted in the future!"

What do you mean by that?What Lao Tzu has been taught since he was a child is wolf-nature education, that is, to protect his weaknesses, to protect his calf, to retreat from the enemy at the border far away, and to guard against dark wolves nearby. The belief in life is just one sentence - no one can touch Lao Tzu's things!

Don't talk about touching, if you dare to think about it, your hands will be interrupted!Not only did I do this before, but I do it now, and I will do it again in the future. If you have the feeling that I am wrong, try it!If this 'shortcoming' is corrected and my faith collapses, I will no longer be the invincible King of Zhenbei. You have to think about it, who else can guard the border of Jiuyuan, Beidi's hundreds of thousands of troops, who else can Defend!

Concubine You Gui was speechless immediately, clutching the handkerchief tightly, and gave Huo Yan a dark look: "Your Highness is bloody."

Huo Yan was very polite at this time: "I don't dare to be a concubine to praise, I don't have a bloody backbone, and I can't live until now, so I can't guard against Beidi."

Did I praise you!You can push your nose to your face!

Concubine You Gui looked at Gu Ting, her voice was slightly cold: "I said Mr. Gu, the prince is really kind to you."

Gu Ting thought about these words as if they were a little sour, why?It can't be love at first sight, falling in love with Huo Yan instantly, that's...

Gu Ting took a quick look at Emperor Jianping, how could it be so easy to get the emperor's favor?If you want to be prosperous for a long time, you must spend a lot of effort, always put the other party first, think and do everything in the other party's heart, the person who lives the longest and the best in the palace battle must not be the one who likes the emperor the most A person is the one who has studied the emperor the most and is the most familiar, but forgets himself.

Thoughts jumped quickly, and when he rolled his eyes, Gu Ting knew how to answer the words. He lowered his head slightly, his cheeks were reddish, and his expression was shy with sweetness: "Actually...it's nothing, the border is bitter and cold, there are too many things The prince can't give it either, that is, he stares at me to eat during the day, and warms my feet at night. When the war comes, he doesn't care, he doesn't even look at me, but when the war stops, as long as he is free, he will be wherever I am, You are more honorable than a noble concubine...the emperor treats you really well, the honor and favor have been added, and it has not changed for several years. You are the emperor's body, so infatuated and dedicated, you dare not write it in the script, let alone the capital city The common people, the people of Jiuyuan, all know that the Son of Heaven has great affection, and being kind to the king is the blessing of my Great Xia."

Emperor Jianping liked to hear these words, but it was rare for this flattery to find a new way, fresh and refined, and nodded to Huo Yan: "The king of Zhenbei can train people."

Concubine You's nose is almost crooked, bah bah bah bah bah!This little bitch is actually giving her eye drops!How dare he!

The sharp gaze slid over Gu Ting, over Huo Yan, and finally over Jianping Emperor, with a mocking and shameless look on his face, a man is just shameless!Dare to say anything, dare to do anything, dare to answer anything!

Who doesn't want a good man?She also wants a man who is considerate in everything, puts her first in everything, who really likes her and loves her, but how can the king of a country be possible?She had to become such a person herself in order to get the so-called careless favor from the other party.Compared with this little bitch, her petting is nothing!

Huo Yan is too rigid to be bullied, Gu Ting is a loach, not slippery, there are ten thousand ways to smooth things out, once again, she turned her gaze to Meng Zhen.

"Meng Xiaowang doesn't seem to be strong, but he doesn't have enough force?"

Meng Zhen was very serious, and replied sternly: "Back to the imperial concubine, my name is Meng Zhen, and I am the younger brother of King Guzang, not the little prince, but what the lady said is right, I do not know martial arts, and my health is not good."

Concubine You skipped the argument of 'Little Prince', squinted her eyes and said: "I heard that your journey was full of adventures, you encountered unknown assassinations, and you were also robbed by bandits. We have a safe journey with you, and all disasters have been avoided. , and can go through the high mountains and circle to the city gate, this ability is quite extraordinary."

She seemed to be suspecting that Meng Zhen was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and wanted to set a routine to see if her guess was true.

But she probably never imagined that Meng Zhen is really a pink and tender pig, pure and innocent, clear and straightforward: "Wow, how did your mother know? It's amazing!"

Concubine You: ...

Are you insinuating that Bengong stretched his hand too far and knew too many secrets!

"So, what's going on, huh?" Concubine You narrowed her eyes, as if she was running out of patience.

Meng Zhen is a good boy, if someone asked him, he would definitely answer: "Your Majesty is right, if I were by myself, I would definitely not be able to make it here, but my brother loves me, and he sent me a very powerful, very powerful The guards are loyal and highly skilled, so I came all the way safely! You don’t know, my lady, my guards are really powerful, and they are very good at using knives. Cutting vegetables with a machete..."

The elder brother is the best, and the elder brother is the most powerful. Meng Zhenxiuqi's elder brother has no upper limit at all, even if others don't know it is him.

There was an eerie silence in the hall.

Concubine You Gui was very ashamed.

Wanting to show affection, to appear to be in a superior position, to have the right to do everything for granted, but was spoiled by King Zhenbei and Xinjian, and his heart is still sour, like eating a jar of pickled cucumbers, wanting to call people stupid, As a result, with a bulging face, he was serious about the facts and reasoning, innocent and sincere, everything was reasonable, but he seemed suspicious and stupid.

Why did she come here!

"Woooo..."

Concubine You Gui blew twice and cried.

Beauty weeps, pear blossoms bring rain, crying is the basic skill of a concubine, no matter how old she is, Concubine You knows how to cry to look good, how to cry to make people feel pity.

Gu Ting was quite surprised by such a stroke of genius, the imperial concubine... can she be shameless?Climb to this position, she has no burden, dare to cry casually in front of so many people?

Concubine You Gui answered this question with facts. Not only did she dare to cry in front of so many people, she also dared to cry so loudly that others could not ignore it.

Everyone in the hall was silent, and really didn't know how to respond.

Others didn't dare to speak, but Emperor Jianping couldn't pretend to be invisible, so he stretched out his hand and patted Concubine You on the shoulder: "What's wrong with Concubine Ai?"

Concubine You came over with a groan, and fell into Emperor Jianping's arms crying, "Concubine...concubine is just sad, they both met assassins, they are all well, but it is His Majesty who suffered so much... Your Majesty is today Son of Heaven, lord of the country, how noble the dragon body is, why there are always dark villains repeatedly provoking you, who is trying to harm you? The concubine just can't get angry, huh..."

Others have already taken the initiative to talk about this topic, and the hint is so obvious, there is no way, as the King of Zhenbei, a loyal minister and good general of the court, Huo Yan has to ask a question anyway.

"I just heard about this when I came to Beijing today. I dare to ask if the dragon body is healthy. Can you catch the mastermind behind the scenes?"

The hall was silent for a moment, and there was no sound for a long time.

After a long time, Emperor Jianping spoke slowly, and the moment he opened his mouth, he said in shock: "I think King Zhenbei knows best about this matter."

Gu Ting secretly glanced at Huo Yan, his palms were covered with sweat.He knew that this matter was going to fall on them!

Huo Yan was shocked, and immediately lifted his robe and knelt down: "I don't understand what the emperor said!"

Concubine You stirred her handkerchief and tried to cry: "The king of Zhenbei is still sophistry, doesn't he know that he lost something!"

Huo Yan shook his head: "I don't know, so please ask your concubine to clarify."

The prince looked at Emperor Jianping, who nodded.

"Last night when I heard the bad news, Gu immediately went to rescue him. The murderer indeed left something on the scene." The prince took out a token and showed it to Huo Yan, "Can the King of Zhenbei recognize this thing?"

Huo Yan frowned.

Not only does he recognize it, but he is very familiar with the pattern on the token. This is the token of his Zhenbei Palace!

The prince took out another thing and showed it to them: "There is another one."

Meng Zhen's eyes widened suddenly, and Bai Bai's little finger went over: "This, this is my brand!"

The prince put his hands behind his back, closed his eyes and sighed deeply, as if he was very sorry, "I checked carefully last night, it was a mess last night, the assassins were a bit chaotic, it seems that there were not just a group of people, I searched the scene afterward, only found I got these two tokens, all of them fell from the assassins, I don’t know the two of you—what’s the explanation?”

Gu Ting: ...

how to explain?Do you believe it?

This game is too obvious, it's all about framing!

Meng Zhen came to his senses and tilted his head: "You mean, me, we conspired to assassinate the emperor? Did you deliberately put down the badge and tell everyone that we did it?" He paused, and asked a soulful question, "Are we fools?"

Even a fool would not do such a thing!

Concubine You falsely comforted: "The facts are uncertain, but it may not be the case. People have reasons for everything they do. If they really cooperate to kill people, they must plan rigorously and act cautiously. I'm afraid it's not cooperation, but framing?"

Meng Zhen was a little confused: "What does your mother mean by this?"

Concubine You's eyes flickered slightly: "I heard that the relationship between the two prefectures of Zhenbei, Guzang, and Tibet has always been bad. The two princes have enmity, and they will kill each other immediately when they meet. Jing met so by chance, and entered the palace together as if you were good to me, why?"

Meng Zhen was even more confused: "Why?"

"Naturally, it's because of the maze, to cover up what's going on." Concubine You covered her lips with a handkerchief, her eyes darkened, "Both of your houses wish to kill each other, you have been disloyal to the emperor for a long time. Use this time to go to Beijing to assassinate the emperor, and then blame him! Of course, you should be cautious in doing things yourself, and you won’t lose things, but wouldn’t it be easy and trouble-free to lose other people’s things?"

"But you didn't expect that the other party thought the same as you, and the timing was so coincidental that they did the same thing on the same day, so the tokens of your two houses were found on the spot at the same time! Meng Zhen, you Don't pretend to be innocent again, you don't know anything, what Guzang Palace does is all ordered and arranged by you!"

Meng Zhen pointed at himself in a daze: "I...arranged?"

Is he that good?Can arrange such a big event!Thinking about it, I was a little excited, and I wanted to call my brother over to have a look, he is so smart!

Gu Ting: ...

He stroked his forehead helplessly, and looked at his silly little friend, just such a small biscuit, planning to murder and planting, are you sure he is capable?

Concubine You's words were clear and well-founded, and everyone at the scene understood that the court had to ask Zhenbei Palace and Guzang Palace to explain this matter!

Only Meng Zhen, who was still a little dazed after thinking about it, felt that his head was a little convoluted, and said pitifully: "This... How did I arrange this matter, I don't understand it, Madam, you have a good heart, please talk to me again." Say it again, okay?"

He is really asking sincere questions, which is different from Huo Yan who pretends not to understand.

But being so sincere is even more of a problem.

He is a poor little guy with a stupid brain. You have explained everything clearly, but no one else understands it. You say he arranged this thing?

Do you believe?