The old east wind comes to dream

Chu Lan was silent for a while, as if she had made up her mind, she met Gu Zizhan's eyes and replied firmly: "Some things, Your Majesty is far more ruthless than you and I imagined."

Gu Zizhan was not surprised, and because of this, his trust in Chu Lan deepened.Nodding her head, she said with a smile: "Yes, I was worried that Alan would have too much trust in His Majesty because of the Taifu, so I didn't dare to say more, for fear of annoying you."

When Chu Lan heard this, she rolled her eyes and said angrily, "In my eyes, your safety is the top priority, and no one else can compare to you."

Gu Zizhan laughed out loud, his eyebrows and eyes were full of joy.He hurriedly put on a bit of flattery, and said flatteringly: "Miss Chu understands righteousness deeply, and the villain is very honored."

Chu Lan couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling, cursing, "Slick tongue!"

I couldn't help but add another sentence, "However, the crown prince is different from your majesty. I have been close to him since I was a child, and I know that he is a truly benevolent gentleman and will not harm you because of it. Therefore, this matter——"

Gu Zizhan shook his head to interrupt her.She hadn't thought about the method Chu Lan said, but it was because of thinking about it that she knew it was difficult to implement.Sighing lightly, he said: "Even if the crown prince is credible, he is only the crown prince, and his foundation in the court is still weak, so he cannot stand against King Yu. Besides, this matter is secret. Your Majesty is suspicious, I'm afraid it's hard to be kind. I dare not take this matter too seriously."

She originally thought that Chu Lan would subconsciously have the idea of ​​escaping like she did that day, but she soon realized that Chu Lan was clear-headed and calm, and would not run away when things went wrong, but would first think about the solution to the situation, and she couldn't help it Have some respect for her.She didn't know that there were actually some things that Chu Lan chose to avoid.

After a little bit of her, Chu Lan understood what she meant, and after thinking about it for a while, she also knew the dangers involved.Gu Zizhan thought about it for many days, so he asked her directly: "Even so, do you have a plan?"

However, Gu Zizhan sighed, "Now I still have a lot of use for King Yu's lineage, and he still needs to use my identity as Ziwei Xingjun to act on many things. Some of our own hands, and then wait for the opportunity to move."

Chu Lan nodded, "So, these days, you are busy with these things?" Official communication is for power, and business is for money. She appreciates Gu Zizhan's courage.

Seeing the approval in her eyes, Gu Zizhan couldn't help but blushed slightly, "King Yu also intends to let me do things for him now, so I plan to take this opportunity to find out about him. Even if I want to seek refuge with the prince in the future, I still have more bargaining chips." , to keep you and me safe."

Chu Lan naturally understood the truth.

The prince seems to be tolerant now, but one day he will become an emperor, and there is no guarantee that he will not worry about the safety of the side of the couch. In addition, Gu Zizhan's fate of committing crimes, in the heart of any emperor, will inevitably not be feared.

And because Gu Zizhan took her into consideration, Chu Lan was even more moved.

Thinking of something again, Chu Lan's expression suddenly turned cold. "It's really shameless. My master is kind-hearted. The only thing that can't be pacified is the hatred of the master's sect being destroyed back then. Unexpectedly, it was also calculated by them."

The part related to Chu Lan's life experience was briefly mentioned by Gu Zizhan, only mentioning that Taoist Yuan Xu wanted to use Taoist Yuan Hui's kindness to Chu Lan to make Chu Lan work for them.But since Daoist Yuanxu is confident that Daoist Yuanhui will stand by him, it also means that Daoist Yuanhui must have something in his hands.

Gu Zizhan was also full of worries about this, and couldn't help but look at Chu Lan worriedly.

But Chu Lan knew her intentions at a glance.His expression relaxed a little, and he comforted him: "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Then he couldn't help snorting coldly, "If Daoist Priest Yuan Xu still has half a conscience, he shouldn't have set his mind on my master!"

Gu Zizhan was a little puzzled, but it involved the personal secrets of Taoist Yuan Hui, and Chu Lan couldn't tell her more, so Gu Zizhan didn't ask any more.

At this point, the words have been spoken, and Gu Zizhan has nothing to hide from Chu Lan.

And Chu Lan, unconsciously, put her and Gu Zizhan's fate together.

Suddenly recalling the news from the day, Chu Lan's cold brows drooped slightly, and Chu Lan couldn't help but feel shy, "By the way, today His Majesty ordered Qin Tianjian to calculate the auspicious day, and on February [-]th, it will be The day you and I got married."

Gu Zizhan was overjoyed immediately.

Not caring much, Gu Zizhan grabbed Chu Lan's hand and couldn't help laughing loudly.The joy on the eyebrows also infected Chu Lan, causing her to have uncontrollable expectations in her heart.No amount of trouble can compare to the upcoming happy event.

The two hold hands and look at each other, but the joy in their hearts is generally the same.

Feeling a little embarrassed by her smiling eyes, Chu Lan pushed her away with a straight face, raised her airs and said, "Gu Shizi, go back quickly, don't ruin my reputation." After saying that, she also laughed.

This news is the only brilliance in the gloom of days.

However, after Gu Zizhan left, Chu Lan's mood quickly sank to the bottom.

Gu Zizhan didn't hide anything from her, but as for herself, even her approach from the beginning was intentional.

Chu Lan knew that Gu Zizhan sneered at the so-called Ziwei's fate that she carried, and even hated it.If she knew that she had been a part of this game from the very beginning, would she also find herself ridiculous?It is indeed ridiculous, but the art of heaven has been deeply buried in Chu Lan's blood and bones from the very beginning.

Chu Lan had a vague feeling that maybe one day, she would tell Gu Zizhan everything, but she didn't know when it would be.

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Soon, the dispatched caravan also sent news to Gu Zizhan, and sent back some small objects made of jade and agate.

The caravan was found by Duan Yong. This Guanshi Liu was a bodyguard master. Later, he got more experience in bodyguards and started to be a merchant.He was once saved by Duan Yong when he encountered a gangster, so he is a trustworthy person.

But after all, it was the first time for the caravan to go out. To be on the safe side, Duan Yong asked Gu Zizhan to go with him.With Duan Yong accompanying her, Gu Zizhan was naturally at ease, so the ones following her now to replace Duan Yong were the other two guards of Yu Palace, Duan Yong's apprentices, Zhang Guan and Li Dai.

Gu Zizhan chose to accept the indescribable indescribable feeling when the two names were read together.Who made these two people so close that they changed their clothes every day, and they really achieved "hanging their hats and wearing their hats".

In the letter sent back, Duan Yong stated that he had successfully connected with Hu Yanxiang, the largest Hu merchant in Northwest China.At the same time, I also heard that Gu Zizhan's wedding date has been set, and said that although he can't rush back to attend the grand wedding of the eldest son, but when he returns, he will definitely present a generous gift.Among the objects sent back first this time, there is a pair of red agate rings covered with jade on a gold background that are particularly eye-catching. Duan Yong specially found them for Zizhan according to the request of his caregiver.It's just that Duan Yong seems quite puzzled, why should he find a pair of good rings?

He didn't say this to Gu Zizhan, and Gu Zizhan naturally didn't know that Dazhao's customs were so different from modern society in this matter.

Gu Zizhan was also very satisfied when he saw the pair of red agate rings, he carefully hid them, and only waited until night to get them to Chu Lan.Today is the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, which happens to be Chu Lan's birthday.

According to the customs of Dazhao, unmarried couples are not allowed to see each other one month before they get married.But Gu Zizhan didn't have these taboos in his heart, so whenever he couldn't help thinking about it, Gu Zizhan would secretly go to the Chu Mansion to climb the wall, and Chu Lan would let her torment, which can be called very conniving.

Gu Zizhan still climbed over the wall to enter. Seeing Chu Lan, Jianwei beside her was not surprised by Gu Zizhan's behavior, and retreated after glaring at her.

Gu Zizhan hurriedly approached Chu Lan, smiling brightly, "A Lan, happy birthday!" He showed the pair of rings in his arms to Chu Lan as if offering treasures.Naturally, Prince Yu's Mansion had arranged for her the presents on the surface, but the most sincere heart still had to be presented by herself.

This ring is very delicate. A crystal-clear red agate is inlaid in the middle of the sheep fat jade. The base is hollowed out with gold wires and wrapped like a knot. The size is suitable for Chu Lan's ring finger.

Listening to Gu Zizhan explaining from the side, this red agate is her heart, and the base is wrapped with gold wires, which fits the meaning of knot and hair concentricity.Although Gu Zizhan deliberately misinterpreted this meaning as a birthday gift to reward her confidant when explaining, how could Chu Lan not guess what was in her heart? For a while, these feelings that were trying to be concealed made her face hot.

But no matter what, Chu Lan still felt boundless joy in his heart.

With a bit of a joke, Chu Lan said to Gu Zizhan: "I never thought that Xiao Cheng'er is really a daughter-in-law, and she is so interested in these daughter's things."

Gu Zizhan was puzzled, scratched his head, and said frankly: "I have no preference for these, but shouldn't the rings be in pairs? I saw that this one is suitable for A Lan, so I asked someone to find it."

Chu Lan knew that she didn't know the meaning of the ring in this era.Smiling, she put one of the rings that was the size of Gu Zizhan's finger back into her arms, and explained: "It seems that Zizhan really doesn't know the meaning of this ring. In my Dazhao, rings are only for daughters. If the man is taken out, I'm afraid it will make people laugh."

Afraid of her displeasure, he comforted her, "I know what you think in your heart, and you don't need to let outsiders know. I'll sew a pouch for you to put this ring in, so you can carry it with you? Even if I do, you gave it to me on my birthday. A gift in return."

Gu Zizhan didn't expect that the custom of this ring in Dazhao was different from the modern one, so he accidentally made a big blush.I was a little regretful at first, but when I heard what Chu Lan said, I became happy again with bright eyes and nodded, "Okay." Then I couldn't help asking: "Alan, do you like this ring?"

Chu Lan answered her generously: "I like it." I like this ring, and I also like this kindness from you. I like everything.

Gu Zizhan was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth when he smiled.

The two talked for a while, and Gu Zizhan had to leave.The marriage was a little rushed, and she still had a lot to check in person, so she reluctantly left.Thinking that the wedding day is getting closer, I feel a little bit happy, and I will soon be able to face Alan day and night, it is really sweet and nervous.

Although she was the only one who was so happy, it was enough to savor it carefully.

At the beginning of February, Daoist Yuanxu left.

On the fifth day before the wedding, Chu Lan entered the palace for the last time to ask the empress and the female relatives of the East Palace for pulse.Both the empress and the crown prince congratulated her, and some servants of some identities also gathered around the two of them to joke with her.Hearing the envy of the people for this marriage and the praise for Gu Zizhan, Chu Lan was in the middle of it, like a girl who was really going to get married, her mind wandered, and she tasted a bit of shame and sweetness in her closed heart.

Before leaving the palace, the prince sent someone to call her away.

As soon as they met, the prince laughed heartily. "Cousin You'er will be the orphan's younger sibling from now on, it's really a happy event to get closer!"

Chu Lan bowed profusely as a thank you.

The prince seemed to see the worry in her heart, sat down opposite her, and comforted him: "Don't worry, although we only met a few times, I can see clearly that Ache is a child with a clear mind and a generous attitude towards others. Beloved, Your Majesty, you don't need to worry, you have your brother to protect you."

Chu Lan felt warm in her heart, thought for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, do you believe in the theory of destiny?"

The prince was startled when he heard the words, and then he solemnly replied: "I respect the heaven and the earth alone, but I also know how to do things. Throughout the ages, there has never been a prosperous age that only relied on the destiny, and there has never been a wise king who only relied on the destiny."

Chu Lan looked at him, moved in her heart, but also harbored a trace of inexplicable regret and guilt.

After Chu Lan left the palace and boarded the carriage, Jian Wei put a soft blanket on her lap.While pouring hot tea for Chu Lan, he said, "Miss, the dispute we saw that day was quite interesting."

Chu Lan raised her head when she heard the words, and then heard Wei continue to say: "The Wang family seized other people's shops in the west of the city, and Bai Er followed your instructions and settled down that family. Only later did I find out that the eldest sister of that family was originally in Henan. Working in the palace, I used the money I earned to buy property for my brother, and for some reason, I messed with the Anguo government again."

Chu Lan frowned, and asked, "Since you are a member of Prince Yu's residence, how could you be bullied by the Wang family?"

Jian Wei sneered, obviously extremely shameless to the Wang family. "The eldest sister of their family is dead, so naturally they can no longer have a relationship with Prince Yu's mansion, and the Wang family will bully others without any scruples. Pooh, if Old An Guogong is still alive, he will be pissed off by these unworthy descendants .”

Chu Lan stopped her, and said lightly, "Be cautious in your words and deeds."

I dare not say any more when I see it.Chu Lan sat quietly at the side, her doubts deepened, and she ordered:

"The ins and outs of this matter need to be investigated more clearly."

But there is one thing, Jianwei is not wrong, the royal family of Dingguo's mansion is really not as good as the next generation.