King Zhenbei has a favorite

The atmosphere in the hall fell into silence for a while, and it was very tense.

It is impossible for Concubine You to do what Meng Zhen says, she is the noble concubine, she has been crowned in the harem for more than ten years and has no rivals, if you tell me to repeat it, I will repeat it, what a beautiful idea!I don't want to lose face!

Emperor Jianping tapped the chair lightly with his fingertips, just like at the beginning, no anger, no smile, his tone was as straight as his eyes: "I was assassinated last night, does King Zhenbei have anything to say?"

Huo Yan's eyebrows are black, and his eyes are full of determination: "Young ministers have been trained by the court, and they were born to be upright by their father and uncle. Generals are guarding the border. Only martial arts are not advisable. Mingde is enlightened and wise. Persistence is the foundation. Wang Jiaochen, for the rest of his life, he must guard the border for the Great Xia, prevent the Di people from taking a step forward, and offer his loyalty to the emperor, so that the country will be safe and the people will be safe. The king of Zhenbei has passed on this for several generations. The minister has lived for more than [-] years, and his original intention is also true. Never changed!"

"I heard that the emperor was assassinated outside the city, and my heart was filled with grief. I wanted to catch the thief immediately and eat him, eat his flesh, and gnaw his bones, so that he would never be reborn. If I meet and ask in front of the emperor's palace today, I still say the same thing." If you know who the thief is, you will kill him with your own hands after five steps of blood spattering, the two tokens are obviously a frame-up, and the two prefectures of Zhenbei, Guzang and Tibet have nothing to do with the assassination, please the emperor to investigate clearly!"

The words were passionate and forceful, and the atmosphere in the hall seemed to be surging with the wind.

Emperor Jianping waved his hand to tell him not to be too polite, and his voice followed, as if he was familiar with the elders chatting about family affairs: "Although you and my monarchs and ministers don't often meet each other, we always have a good understanding. Of course I don't believe that King Zhenbei did it. If King Zhenbei Is there any rebellion, is it not easy to use the border army? Why do you need to use such a dirty trick? It takes time and effort? But what happened last night happened too fast. The Northern King still wants to give an explanation for this matter—not to me, but to the people of the world."

Gu Ting's heart skipped a beat, his intuition was bad.

Sure enough, the next sentence of Emperor Jianping came: "Let your two governments work together to solve this case."

Gu Ting: ...

He knew that the Beijing party was definitely not as simple as inviting people to watch the lanterns. If they even summoned people, they would not let them go so easily!

The Son of Heaven personally said something to this point, which is justified and reasonable, how could he refuse?

Huo Yan had no choice but to continue: "I must do everything myself and do my best!"

Meng Zhen's reaction was a bit slow, but the slow reaction did not affect his straightforwardness. He suddenly said: "Hey, didn't you just leave after viewing the lanterns? There are so many things at home, what should I do if the barbarians call?"

The hall was quiet.

Not to mention the embarrassment of Emperor Jianping, Concubine You Gui, a young expert in Circus Square, was a little embarrassed: "This world is unpredictable, and no one thinks about it. I knew that you would come here today, and the palace prepared a palace banquet early to clean up the dust for you. The meal is just around the corner. , everyone went out to enjoy the lanterns in the streets of the imperial city together, and had fun with the people, but such a thing happened, and it is very inappropriate to do it again. It is inconvenient to accompany the emperor, you are all generous gentlemen, you must understand, you can go out of the palace later as you please, and when the real culprit is found out in the future, we will have a feast and drink."

Emperor Jianping was very satisfied with Aifei's words, and raised his finger to the prince: "Give all the things in your hands to King Zhenbei."

The prince glanced at the second prince, and cupped his hands: "Yes."

The attitude is obvious, as long as the second prince doesn't steal credit, he can do it, let alone by the way...

He took a quick look at King Zhenbei, watching his nose, nose, and heart, and he couldn't find a single mistake in his demeanor.

The second prince smiled slightly, and went out and cupped his hands: "Father, I have the honor to meet the prince before entering the palace. It seems that I want to report the progress to the father. The files are well prepared. I think, Zhenbei Wang Xingxing is exhausted, and this matter is so important that it cannot be underestimated, it is better to save the complicated handover process later, and hand over it in front of the palace, everyone can save one thing, and the father can also be a witness."

When he was speaking, he even looked at the prince with a half-smile - don't even think about taking the opportunity to make friends, you have no chance with this connection!

Emperor Jianping also seemed to want to get the result quickly, so he immediately agreed: "Yes."

"My son obeys orders." The crown prince had no choice but to bow his hands, squinting his eyes and looking at the second prince, "Gu heard that archery has improved a lot recently, and my second brother's eyes are really good."

You're the only one with sharp eyes, and you're the only one with the mouth!You must be careful, don't watch anything you shouldn't watch, you will be sentenced to death sooner or later!

The second prince put his hands together and smiled: "His Royal Highness, please?"

The prince immediately waved to Huo Yan: "King Zhenbei, come here."

You can't take the opportunity to warm up with King Zhenbei, it's better to deal with it quickly and leave a good impression on the other party. There will be opportunities in the future, and King Zhenbei won't leave immediately.

Gu Ting: ...

He feels a little subtle.Palace battles are always very fierce and dangerous. Even he can see the rivalry between the two princes. It is impossible for the one on the dragon chair not to know what it means to indulge him without reminding him to teach him. ?

The matter will be settled soon, and Emperor Jianping is very satisfied.

Seeing the changing atmosphere in the hall, Concubine You gradually put away her smile, as if she was filled with endless sadness and loneliness.

After a long time, she let out a long sigh: "Looking at this scene, this concubine remembered that when my brother went to war, the emperor was also here, handed him the seal of command with his own hands, and told him to serve the country and protect the people of Great Xia Liming. In less than two months, Shuai Yin came back, but he didn't come back."

Gu Ting's heart skipped a beat, he came, he knew this matter couldn't be avoided!Concubine You Gui only has one elder brother, and that is You Dachun!

The hall was suddenly quiet, let alone Gu Ting and Meng Zhen's sullen face, the prince and Huo Yan who were handing over over there stopped.

Concubine You held the teacup with an innocent face: "Huh? Why are you all so serious? What did I say that shouldn't be said?" Her cherry lips were about to touch the rim of the teacup, and she backed away again, her eyes Wei Chui, "Oh, I just remembered, my elder brother died in Jiuyuan."

She looked at Gu Ting, and said in a very slow voice, "I heard that Mr. Gu was there at the time?"

Gu Ting tensed his fingertips.

For this matter, he has a clear conscience and has never regretted it. You Dachun is not a good person in the first place, and he deserves to die, but Concubine You's methods cannot be ignored.

You Dachun launched a military rebellion that night, trying to drag everyone to die together. After the Zhenbei military, he tried his best to control the situation and try not to leak the news, but there were too many people at that time, and it was not certain that any fish would be caught. He was not sure. How much does Concubine You Gui know, and what kind of truth does she believe in her heart.

Feeling the warm eyes behind him, he knew that Huo Yan was looking at him, and silently gave him support and encouragement—whatever, you can play whatever you want, and I will help you bear any consequences!

Gu Ting was soft in his heart, and he answered very cautiously: "The Di people poisoned insidiously, and the corpse poison was rampant on the border and even in Jiuyuan. King Zhenbei himself was not spared. Your majesty and empress should know about it. Lord You was also poisoned unfortunately. , probably the poison affects the mind, the Lord was not thinking carefully that night, and he wanted to lead the army to mutiny. In the end... the scene was too chaotic, the night was too dark, and there were too many people, and the grassroots shot their sleeve arrows in a panic, and their vision was really limited, so they couldn't see very clearly."

In short, no matter what the facts are and what you think in your heart, this matter cannot be admitted!If you admit it, you will put the knife in your hand, and wait to be killed with your neck raised!

Huo Yan's hands behind his back were clenched into fists. He was really worried that the little thing was too honest, so he told the truth. The political situation is complicated, and the Sacred Heart is unpredictable. It's good to be ashamed of what you do. Here, What is said is not words, but techniques.

"Huh? What did the crown prince just say? I didn't hear clearly..." His voice was low, and he continued to talk to the crown prince again.

Concubine You Gui knew that the bitch in front of her was not a cheap lamp, and she didn't expect to nail him to death with a hammer, so she said slowly: "That's right. You dared to go to Beijing with the King of Zhenbei, and walked all the way to the Golden Palace. It can be seen that you are not clear. of."

These words were extremely sarcastic, and she took a closer look, when Concubine You Guifei glanced at Emperor Jianping when she said these words, Emperor Jianping patted her hand, not as a stop, but more as an encouragement.Think again about Emperor Jianping’s first comment on him——

The emperor questioned Huo Yan, was it too much for him to be a man, and he brought him to the hall?

Regarding Gu Ting, the attitude of these two people couldn't be more obvious, they look down on him!deny!They knew too well what kind of imperial decree they had made, and also too well understood the reason for Huo Yan's move. No matter how they pretended not to care on the surface, they all believed in their hearts that this was disrespect. Standing here, he was deliberately provoking King Zhenbei!

Gu Ting lowered his head with his arms tied: "The grassroots dare not."

Whatever you say, I don't care.

Concubine Yougui failed to pick things up, and sighed again: "The time and the situation are also people's fate. My brother's fate is not good. I can't blame anyone. My concubine, I don't have that big heart, I can't hold so much, as long as the emperor Well, all the concubines will be fine!"

She smiled sweetly at Emperor Jianping and winked by the way.

Emperor Jianping held her hand with the same affection: "A concubine is the best, I know it all."

Because of the two people's eyes and conversation, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became very serious. It seemed that pink petals were floating, tender and lingering. As the person at the top of the power, it seemed that he would be sorry for his status if he didn't take the opportunity to do something.

Emperor Jianping waved his hand: "Okay, you all go to work, and report to the palace if there is any progress."

When he said this, he didn't take his eyes off Concubine You Gui for a moment.

What else do people not understand?Of course, it is necessary to wink: "The minister waits to leave—"

Gu Ting and Huo Yan turned around and retreated towards the palace gate, their gazes intertwined, they couldn't be more clear about each other.

Concubine You Guifei didn’t seem to care about it on the surface, but she didn’t. She behaved like this and didn’t cause trouble, but it was because Emperor Jianping didn’t want to see it. At this time, Emperor Jianping wanted to see King Zhenbei’s performance. If one day King Zhenbei let Emperor Jianping After seeing it through, Emperor Jianping was dissatisfied, and Emperor Jianping wanted to kill him...

Concubine You Gui must be the first one to make trouble, and she will never hold back.

I mentioned this matter lightly on purpose, not to tell you that I don't mind, but to let go, so I tightened my skin, my brother's death, I will remember it!

It's not that I didn't mention it, she was holding back her big move, and maybe she couldn't help but try a small trick for a long time. The various pitfalls encountered along the way this time may be her handwriting!

This trip to the palace is like a war without gunpowder smoke. The opponent has already lined up troops, set up traps, and directly threw the dangerous situation over. The matter is in front of you, and the rights are given to you. What are you going to do? How can I get back my position if I show evidence to prove my innocence?

This time, you can't even find anyone who is the enemy.

As soon as Meng Zhen came out, his eyes immediately looked for his brother, and the 'guard' Meng Ce also appeared at the first time. The younger brother looked and looked from head to toe, and after a long time, he really let go of his hanging heart.

"The King of Zhenbei stays behind."

Someone behind him raised his voice, Gu Ting and Huo Yan looked back and found that it was the second prince.

The second prince smiled: "It just so happens that I'm leaving the palace too, so I'll send you off by the way."

Huo Yan cupped his hands: "How dare you bother the Second Prince?"

The second prince waved his hand: "It's just a journey together, how can I afford the word 'trouble'? King Zhenbei doesn't need to be so polite."

"Thank you so much." Huo Yan turned around and walked side by side with the second prince.

Gu Ting's eyes reminded Xia Mengzhen and Meng Ce that there are too many people, so pay attention to the distance.

"After Shangyuan passed, the weather gradually warmed up. Is it the same in Jiuyuan?"

"The spring day in Jiuyuan is slightly later, and the apricot blossoms will only bloom at the end of February."

"The winter is long and the people are suffering."

"I'm used to it, but it's fine."

The second prince and Huo Yan casually exchanged greetings, and walked through the long corridor, Fang ushered in the main topic: "The King of Zhenbei is not familiar with the capital, and it may be difficult to take over this important task when he first arrives. If there is a shortage of manpower, or if there is any need—— My mansion is on West Street, and I am always waiting for you."

"Second Prince, you are polite." Huo Yan cupped his hands in a solemn manner, neither saying yes nor no bad.

When the people left, Meng Zhen tilted his head slightly after realizing it: "The second prince wants to help us? He is really a good person."

nice guy?

Gu Ting looked at the back that had disappeared into the distance, and snorted, "Not necessarily, he may have dug any of those pits when we came."

"what?"

Meng Zhen rubbed his head, feeling that his mind was a bit uncomfortable once he entered the palace, he didn't understand this, he didn't understand that, and what happened just now——

"The assassin intentionally left the signboards of our two houses, which is obviously a frame-up. Why did we have to prove our innocence in the end?" He really didn't understand, "Isn't this an obvious fact, even I can see it."

Gu Ting wrote it in his sleeve: "Because others think too much, the simpler and clearer they are, the more they think. I'm sure our two families have a bad relationship, and it's normal to frame each other, so you keep my brand, and I keep yours." Brand, it’s not that we’re stupid, it’s that we’re too smart, the smart ones came up with a perfect plan to kill two birds with one stone, the smart ones acted at the same place at the same time on the same day, and the smart ones didn’t realize that the other group of people was the deadly enemy.”

Meng Zhen held her small face and thought for a while: "...a bit stupid."

When everyone walked out of the palace, the environment was finally quiet and safe. Gu Ting lowered his voice: "Never mind what happened to the assassination, the emperor must be probing when it comes out today, Concubine You must be helping to beat the side drums, Concubine You and the crown prince are all the way. Helping each other, the second prince and the prince don't deal with each other, what the prince says, the second prince must oppose, what the prince wants to do, the second prince must not let him do it, and vice versa. So intense."

Meng Ce narrowed his eyes: "There is an extraordinary relationship between Concubine You Gui and the Crown Prince."

Meng Zhen opened his eyes wide, and covered his mouth with his small hand in surprise, is it so fierce!

It is unusual for the two to form an alliance and share benefits. Meng Ce emphasizes the point again. Of course, the meaning is not to repeat with Gu Ting, but to add that there are some more subtle and deeper things that he has not seen.

Gu Ting was surprised: "They have an affair?" It's clearly two generations!

But on another thought, Emperor Jianping and Concubine You were originally from two generations. Concubine You was originally a servant girl in the palace of the late emperor. It is rumored that she served the late emperor and was very favored... The age of women became ambiguous, like an inseparable bond that could never be solved. Puzzles, books that you can never understand, young girls and old people can be distinguished at a glance, but no one knows how long the youth will last.

The Concubine You Gui in the main hall just now has fair and smooth skin, an exquisite figure, bright and charming eyebrows and eyes, and no wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. Are you old?Not old at all.She was able to charm two generations of emperors and was honored and favored, why couldn't she charm the third one?

The more Gu Ting thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was plausible, and thinking about it, although there was no ambiguity between the two, the atmosphere revealed in the words... seemed really a little different.

Meng Ce didn't speak any more, he just settled his jaw firmly.

He glanced at his obedient and dumb brother, probably because of his own experience, this unspeakable taboo feeling, he is extremely sensitive to this atmosphere, Concubine You Gui is old and hot, and she can still not reveal the clues, the prince has a few eyes but is very strange obvious.

Huo Yan also gave a summary of his own observations: "From the main gate of the imperial city, the guards are all guards. The outer layer is loose and the inner layer is tight. I paid special attention, and I didn't see the exclusive guards of the crown prince and the second prince—— About to enter the palace, everyone will be under the emperor's surveillance."

In other words, the emperor doesn't trust anyone.Including the prince he established.

Meng Zhen blinked: "But the second prince looks very good, so you have to guard against it?"

Gu Ting rubbed his little friend's dog's head: "You also said that it looks like it."

People's hearts are separated from each other, and the imperial palace looks majestic and majestic, but it is actually full of filth. The people's hearts that are kept here are the blackest and dirtiest in the world.

Meng Ce looked at his younger brother, and felt that no one in the world is as good as his little boy: "I've seen it too, and it's true that there are only imperial guards and no outsiders. In addition to Ming guards and dark guards inside and outside the palace hall, the emperor seems to cherish his life." .”

After being reminded by this, Meng Zhen also remembered something, and moved his nose: "That's right! I seem to smell a special smell in the palace, it's some kind of medicinal smell, pressed under the agarwood, it's very, very faint, but I just can't remember..."

The child puffed up his steamed bun face, looking annoyed.

Meng Ce: "It's okay, there's still more time, take your time and think about it."

"Yes!" Gu Ting smiled and looked at Meng Ce, "Don't worry, in short, the same sentence, four people together, brainstorming, all problems are not a problem, don't you think you know so much after entering the palace? Let's take our time..."

He thought, doesn't everyone think that the relationship between the two of them is not good?Then do you want to follow the tricks and make good use of this?The second prince is a good guy and a bad guy, he doesn't know what is going on in his mind, but there is a saying that is right, after all, they are new here, they are unfamiliar, and it is very difficult to investigate the case. I don't know how many people are watching. Why don't you take the initiative to expose yourself, so that others can either entrap or 'help', and when the water is muddy, they can take the opportunity to see the suspicious points...

Yuehua Palace.

The wind blows over the treetops, the silver bell rings, and the beaded curtains in the hall shake, which is crisp and pleasant to the ear. The specially prepared benzoin is burning in the bronze incense burner in the corner, and the fragrance is rich and long-lasting.

There is no place in this palace that is not beautiful, and nothing is not expensive. People who live here enjoy the wealth and honor of the world and are extremely luxurious.

Concubine You propped her forehead with her slender fingers, leaning on the imperial concubine's couch, like a begonia sleeping in spring, lazily let the maid beat her legs: "Have you delivered the soup I made myself?"

Holding the beauty hammer, the palace maid replied cautiously: "Go back to your mother, and send it over."

Concubine You Gui: "When did the emperor come?"

Maid: "...haven't heard back yet."

"You can't do a little thing well, so what's the use of you!"

Concubine You suddenly became angry and kicked the little maid away. The beauty hammered the side of the table and broke a set of tea sets that had passed the rain.

The little maid hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, not even daring to cry and beg for mercy, for fear that she would be disgusted to the master, and the punishment would be heavier.

Soon a nanny came in and dragged the little maid out, and soon there was a sound of crackling boards outside the hall, and a nimble maid came in again, and cleaned up the beauty hammer and the broken porcelain pieces.

The newly brewed tea was taken by both hands. The old eunuch's hands were dry and strong, and they didn't look good at all, but they were the ones that no one in the palace could offend.

The maids bowed and left.

Li Gui gave tea to Concubine You Gui: "Your Majesty, why are you so angry with them? The fire hurts your body, so you still have to cherish yourself more, Your Majesty."

Concubine You gave him face, took the tea, but lowered her head to drink, and saw her own reflection in the tea, just like in the mirror just now.

"After all, when I get older, it's not cute to shed tears. The color of my eyes is not good-looking, and there are wrinkles at the corners of my eyes."

Li Gui bowed flatteringly: "That's someone else, how could your majesty grow old? No matter what your majesty looks like, the emperor likes it."

Seeing the old eunuch's exaggerated smile, Concubine You snorted.

"What do you know?"

At her age, beauty is not that important anymore, what she eats is no longer the bowl of youthful rice - as long as it is useful, others can't live without it.

"Is there a whereabouts of the thing you were looking for?"

Li Gui bundled his hands: "I need some grace, my mother."

Grace, grace, grace, until when!

Concubine You narrowed her eyes slightly, and smiled slowly: "Eunuch, what are you talking about? Eunuch is someone who is useful to the emperor, and he is willing to take care of me. I am grateful, so how dare I be picky? Eunuch does his own thing. Just asking, nothing else."

"Thank you, Ma'am, for your compassion."

After asking Li Gui a few more questions, he sent him away. Concubine You Gui continued to wait, but she drank tea, ate dinner, even took a bath and changed clothes. Asked, and a clear reply came. The emperor said that he was busy with state affairs and had no time to come, so the noble concubine slept alone.

Sleep in peace!

Concubine You dropped a box of jewelry, trembling with anger.

Little bitch Gu hurt me!

She always likes to act coquettishly and want this or that. The emperor has never been picky, and has been letting her go. Everything was fine at first, but King Zhenbei came with a little bitch and asked the prince if he was good to him. He said that they would eat together during the day. One meal and one bed at night is enough...Compared with so much work, how could the emperor not dislike it?

The emperor was already dissatisfied with King Zhenbei, but King Zhenbei was not only capable, but also supported by the people, and the people in the house were so sensible. This kind of reward, are you angry?

Gu Ting, that bitch, the eye drops were still put in front of the emperor, in front of her face!

She knows Emperor Jianping too well. She knows what he is thinking, wanting, and grievances. She knows that on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, coming out like this is to remind her, don't forget who you are, and I have done so much. , Given so much, what else are you not satisfied with?

Yes, she likes beautiful things and exquisite things, but what she wants are those dead things?It's the heart that misses her!

bitch bitch bitch!

She doesn't care, Gu Ting must die in the capital, must die by her hand!

Grabbing a soft pillow and screaming fiercely for a long while, Concubine You Gui slowly raised her head, saw herself in the mirror, and also saw the lantern that was placed on the corner of the table, held by Emperor Jianping himself a few days ago.

The hexagonal palace lantern draws a picture of a beauty, but unfortunately, as time goes by, the beauty is late, and the lamp is old, old, and no one appreciates it.

Not worthy of reward.