I don't want to play anymore

It had just snowed heavily the day before yesterday, and the imperial garden was a white scene covered in silver, clean and pure, but it also seemed a bit lonely.

It is really inferior to the blooming flowers in summer, where hundreds of flowers are competing for splendor and splendor.

It wasn't until Emperor Yuwen turned the corner and walked up the promenade that he saw a touch of red standing in the white snow from a distance, that the world became a little more colorful.

But Gu Jingyuan was not standing there alone.

Opposite him was a man in a dark green robe.

Long Yanzhao raised his handsome eyebrows, and subconsciously moved in that direction.

Then he heard something...

foul language.

Dong Chen probably didn't know that he was more intelligent than ordinary people since he was a child, and his internal strength was deep, so he could easily hear sounds from far away.

What is the eternal grace, what is the unique secret technique...

Long Yanzhao was not a person with a good temper, so how could he bear it when he suddenly heard someone say such nasty words in front of Gu Jingyuan?

It was still light to kick the dog to the ground with one kick.

When the other servants saw that the emperor had come, they all knelt on the ground with Mr. Dong, saluted, kowtowed, and begged for forgiveness.

Emperor Yuwen ignored them completely, and he kept looking at Gu Jingyuan and staring at him.

But Gu Jingyuan remained motionless.

Even during the whole process, his expression didn't change at all.

It seemed that it was no surprise that Long Yanzhao would appear.

It wasn't until he realized that Emperor Yuwen was looking at him that Gu Jingyuan's eyes turned to him.

He saluted respectfully: "See the emperor."

After saluting, Gu Jingyuan stood aside respectfully, with his head lowered, his eyelids closed again before they were lifted, and his slender eyelashes often swayed a little.

Just don't look at him.

Perhaps after staring at him for a long time, Long Yanzhao's eyes were full of Gu Jingyuan's obedient appearance despite being wronged.

The other party's small fan-like eyelashes seemed to brush against his heart, which made people inexplicably more open-minded.

Only now did Long Yanzhao understand - how could Gu Jingyuan ask?

Such a smart and reasonable Gu Jingyuan would not make a sound even if he was bullied by this Dong, so how could he ask me about this person's identity?

Gu Jingyuan never made things difficult for him.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yuwen couldn't help feeling somewhat apologetic and regretful, as well as raging anger!

"What's going on?" He looked around, as if he finally saw the person who was kicked to the ground by him and kept begging for mercy, the handsome brows of the emperor were full of indifference.

Before Dong Chen could explain, Long Yanzhao said coldly: "When will a small commoner dare to speak boldly and outspokenly in front of the second-rank officials of the imperial court? Come on, pull out the tongue of this bastard first." , throw me out of the palace again!"

"Ah!" Dong Chen didn't expect His Majesty to be so ruthless, and wanted to expel him on the spot, so he couldn't help screaming, and the begging for mercy became more frequent and sharper.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Caomin knows his mistake! Caomin shouldn't be disrespectful to Mr. Gu!"

Although Dong Chen is a commoner, his heart is higher than the sky.

He doesn't want to be a commoner anymore.

After finally entering the palace, he just wanted to earn his own world.

But I didn't expect that I thought I was on the battlefield when I met Mr. Gu, but I was going to be out on the first day?

Dong Chen didn't want to give up, so he couldn't help walking forward on his knees.

He had a bit of a brain, knowing that it was useless to beg His Majesty at this time, so he knelt down in front of Gu Jingyuan and kowtowed to Gu Jingyuan.

"Master Gu, it's a villain who has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai! Your lord doesn't care about villains, don't pull out my tongue! Don't drive me away!"

Gu Jingyuan happened to be lowering his head, so he looked at him logically.

The other party's face, which was somewhat similar to him, was already dripping with tears and ugly.

He looked at him, and that Mr. Dong naturally looked at Gu Jingyuan.

Gu Jingyuan's gaze was cold.

It was exactly the same as when I deliberately provoked him before.

It was the first time Dong Chen saw such a pair of eyes.They are clear, clear and lively, not dull and lifeless like dead fish eyes, but there is nothing in those eyes...

No sorrow or joy.

……

While begging for mercy, Dong Chen suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart... It's okay for this person not to get angry easily, why is this kind of opportunity that can gloat at other people's misfortune and make trouble...

He still didn't fluctuate at all? !

Is this really human? ?

Dong Chen didn't understand this point.

But Long Yanzhao, who was standing by the side and could see clearly, asked himself that he was already familiar with Gu Jingyuan's temperament, and he understood.

Gu Jingyuan's temperament, he will smile at you when he likes you, and simply ignore you when he doesn't like you.

As for meeting someone he likes the most, he will be soft, crying and begging you to do it.

Long Yanzhao suddenly missed Gu Jingyuan's slender waist.

But the crying around here was really disturbing.

Emperor Yuwen shouted impatiently at the people around him: "What are you all doing in a daze? Didn't you hear what I said?!"

His Majesty became angry, and soon several guards rushed out, and they were about to pull Mr. Dong up from the ground on the spot.

Dong Chen yelled louder, and the piercing voice echoed in the garden. At this moment, Gu Jingyuan suddenly said, "Forget it."

His voice is also calm.

It sounded like being hit by water droplets on the jade plate, with a crisp sound.

Gu Jingyuan said: "He just said a few words to me, and he didn't make any serious mistakes. His Majesty will punish him a little and let him go."

Long Yanzhao said: "Gu Qing doesn't need to intercede for him."

Gu Jingyuan looked at Long Yanzhao, and said seriously: "Your Majesty's reputation is important, why bother to make a big fuss about a trivial matter."

"A wish..."

Long Yanzhao understood what he meant.

It has been faintly rumored that today's temperament is cruel, not to mention Dong Chen's identity... On the cusp of the storm, one thing more is worse than one thing less.

The emperor lowered his head and saw that Dong Chen, who was lying on the ground, was only a palm away from Gu Jingyuan. He couldn't help but feel that this person was lucky that he didn't meet Ah Yuan just now.

otherwise……

"That's up to Mr. Gu."

Long Yanzhao was in a good mood: "Drag it back and beat him ten times with the stick, and if I find out that someone disrespects Mr. Gu in the future, don't blame me for being rude."

Mr. Dong was dragged down while screaming. The servants who served in the dormitory in the morning and knew that Mr. Gu had offended His Majesty all began to rejoice. They just sighed a little and did not show any real disrespect to Mr. Gu. .

It can be seen from this that although Mr. Gu is a substitute, it is different to His Majesty after all.

……

Ten sticks is not something anyone can bear. Mr. Dong is weak, and he may only have half his life left after the beating. When he was dragged away, he begged for mercy all the way.

But in that piercing voice, Emperor Yuwen had already wrapped his arms around Gu Jingyuan's waist.

He completely ignored the screams, as if nothing had happened, and asked Gu Jingyuan, "Go to see the queen mother?"

Gu Jingyuan replied: "Not yet."

Then he asked again: "How does Your Majesty know that I am going to see the Queen Mother?"

Emperor Yuwen pinched his slender waist.

Originally, Gu Jingyuan was a minister, and he was a king.Whatever it is in private, it's not appropriate to do so in public.

But Long Yanzhao remembered the scene of Gu Jingyuan kneeling on the ground in the morning, and there were no other people around at this time, so he didn't care so much.

He asked him, "Ah Yuan has breakfast?"

"Eat." Gu Jingyuan replied honestly, and finally looked up at the emperor.

Realizing that His Majesty was looking at him, Gu Jingyuan smiled obediently, and asked, "Where is Your Majesty? Have you ever eaten?"

Gu Jingyuan smiled, and Emperor Yuwen felt that there was a stone in his heart that suddenly disappeared.

Gu Jingyuan, who was still wearing fiery red court clothes at this time, looked a lot like the red plum tree in the corner that was struggling to bloom.

tough.

But stubborn.

Long Yanzhao stared at Gu Jingyuan's well-shaped eyes non-stop.

"What is Your Majesty looking at?" Gu Jingyuan asked.

"Look at your eyes." Long Yanzhao said softly, a pair of star eyes glowed with a deep light: "I heard people say that Master Gu's eyes seem to be able to tell stories, there are too many things in them. So I want a good Take a good look."

"Then what did the emperor see?" Gu Jingyuan smiled at him.

Long Yanzhao stared at those eyes for a long time, and finally smiled: "Zhen."

As if the unhappiness between him and Gu Jingyuan in the morning had completely dissipated, Long Yanzhao laughed and said, "I've eaten too, let's go, I will accompany you to see the queen mother."

Gu Jingyuan didn't say yes or no, but was obediently led forward by His Majesty.

On the way, Long Yanzhao mentioned to himself: "The man surnamed Dong was sent in by the Prince Regent's Mansion."

Gu Jingyuan was not surprised, he responded: "Oh."

Emperor Yuwen looked at his embarrassing face, and suddenly sneered: "The regent wanted to drive a wedge between you and me, but the queen mother actually agreed to the existence of such a person... Chi, I don't even think that I'm against you." Who can go down and talk?"

Gu Jingyuan listened, thoughtful: "So, His Majesty doesn't like Mr. Dong?"

"Isn't this nonsense?" Long Yanzhao looked at Gu Jingyuan, with a youthful heart in his majestic posture.He emphasized: "I have never touched him!"

Hearing this, Gu Jingyuan paused, then nodded again, "Oh."

He even nodded obediently, unassumingly, restrained and affectionate.

From the perspective of Emperor Yuwen, one can see the jade crown on Gu Jingyuan's head and a few strands of black hair scattered on the side of his face.

"A Yuan, don't you think that I favor him?"

Gu Jingyuan didn't speak, Long Yanzhao couldn't help touching his face, brushed away the black hair with his fingers, and gently slid to his chin.

"What? Why don't you ask me a word when you come back, and then secretly get angry with me? Ah Yuan, Ah Yuan..."

Emperor Yuwen thought it was funny, but wanted to sigh at the same time.

He ordered Gu Jingyuan to look up at him.

As soon as Gu Jingyuan raised his head, the imprint on the brow bone appeared in front of the Ninth Five Lord.

Emperor Yuwen's expression became a little dark.

The thumb kept rubbing Gu Jingyuan's smooth jaw. After a long time, Long Yanzhao finally raised his hand and touched the scar.

He sighed: "If you have something to do in the future, don't hold back. Tell me."

Gu Jingyuan still nodded.

very lightly.

He said, "Okay."

The queen mother is the biological mother of Emperor Yuwen.

But the relationship between mother and son is not harmonious even in the eyes of outsiders.

In Yong'an Palace, the Empress Dowager was sitting upright in the middle, it seemed a little surprised that Long Yanzhao came with Gu Jingyuan.

"My son, please greet the queen mother."

"Participate in the queen mother, the queen mother is blessed and safe."

Burning incense and worshiping Buddha all the year round, there is a smell of incense in the Queen Mother's bedroom.

She was also holding a Buddhist bead, and the rosary was slowly spinning in her well-maintained hands. The Empress Dowager glanced at Gu Jingyuan, and then turned her gaze to Long Yanzhao.

Perhaps it was due to his serious face, or perhaps due to his identity, he did not smile at all even when he met the empress dowager.

He just said: "The emperor is here too, sit down."

"Yes."

Afterwards, Long Yanzhao took the initiative to sit on the chair next to the Empress Dowager, while Gu Jingyuan stood behind him.

Without saying too much, the queen mother asked directly: "I just heard that there was a lot of noise in the imperial garden, your majesty, what is going on?"

Long Yanzhao replied: "It's just that something short-sighted bumped into Mr. Gu. I saw it and learned a lesson or two."

Emperor Yuwen has not yet reached the age of weak crown this year. The Queen Mother is his biological mother, but she gave birth late, and she is already in her 40s this year.

It's just that because of proper maintenance, it looks extremely young, graceful and luxurious, and has a myriad of manners.

The Queen Mother seemed to have already known who was being punished outside.

There was no intention of resentment, but the phoenix eyes were slightly closed, and he said seriously: "Your Majesty has a habit of breaking sleeves. He is almost twenty. He does not marry a wife or concubine, and has no heirs. The Ai family is pampering you, and I can't bear it." Speaking of you, but the emperor also needs to know in his heart that the dragon veins of the Dayi Dynasty cannot be broken with you."

After finishing speaking, the Empress Dowager changed the subject, opened her eyes, and said: "It's just that you will always be a child in Aijia's heart. Aijia always wants to let you be at ease for a few years, so I agree with Dong Dong. The young master went to the palace to entertain His Majesty, but I saw that His Majesty didn't seem to like him?"

This is where the queen mother is different from ordinary people's mothers.

Others, even ordinary people, should have a concubine's room or fill in a house if they don't marry a wife when they are teenagers.

But the Empress Dowager is always in a hurry, but in fact she is not worried about Long Si's affairs, and even seems to not want Long Yanzhao to get any female sex.

Long Yanzhao smiled viciously, and said, "Then Young Master Dong is no match for Ah Yuan Wanwan in terms of appearance and talent. I really look down on him."

"emperor."

The queen mother stopped him, and then she looked at Gu Jingyuan behind Emperor Yuwen, still with a straight face.

As the empress dowager, she wanted her mother to respect the world, even if Long Yanzhao was in front of her, there was still a strong sense of strangeness and distance between mother and son.

The Empress Dowager's expression became unpredictable.

"How many people in this world are as talented as Mr. Gu?...Forget it, since your majesty is devoted to Mr. Gu, the Ai family will indulge you for another two years. Mr. Gu, you must serve the emperor well." .”

Gu Jingyuan said, "Yes."

The queen mother nodded and closed her eyes again: "The Ai family is tired, the emperor should go back too."

Let go as soon as you come.

The empress dowager's behavior style is as cold and stern as she is. Every time she calls someone to come over, she is very purposeful and there is absolutely no nonsense.

Everyone is used to this.

"Yes, mother."

Long Yanzhao and Gu Jingyuan were about to leave when the Empress Dowager suddenly said, "It's almost New Year's Eve, King Hao's legs and feet are inconvenient, should His Majesty arrange for your imperial brother to return to the palace?"

When Long Yanzhao heard the words, his tall figure suddenly paused.

The Empress Dowager and Concubine Chen were pregnant at the same time, King Hao Long Yunqi, as Long Yanzhao's half-brother, was born only a few hours later than him.

However, Long Yunqi suffered from a congenital illness when he was born, and even today, he still cannot use half of his leg.

After the late emperor passed away, Long Yanzhao became the emperor, and his mother and concubine naturally became the current empress dowager.

According to the Queen Mother's order, Long Yunqi was granted the title of King Hao, and he usually lives in the prince's mansion outside Beijing. According to the ancestral system, he is only eligible to return to the palace for a short stay during the New Year's Eve.

But because the queen mother is always looking forward to it, King Hao often comes back to live just after winter.

In Long Yanzhao's field of vision, the dignified and elegant queen mother said with a matter of course: "Concubine Chen was the best sister of my mother when she was alive. She is gone, and King Hao has a leg problem, so my mother always thinks about it. Besides, he is Your younger brother, if you want him to return to the palace to recuperate as soon as possible, people outside will say that the emperor is kind and kind, and treats his compatriots with courtesy..."

The corners of Long Yanzhao's tensed lips rose, and he pulled out a stiff smile.

From an angle that the queen mother could not see, his expression was dark and cruel: "Since the queen mother misses King Hao, I will order someone to bring him back."