Contract Prince

After the news that Gu Yunjing was seriously injured by the blast came out, Xiao Cong almost laughed so hard that his teeth would fall out.Since Xiao Zhan took charge of the court, he has been oppressed in all aspects, and he has been holding a bad breath in his heart. If Qin She hadn't been persuading Xiao Cong to be patient, he would have led troops to force the palace.

Xiao Cong knew that Xiao Zhan's success was all because of Gu Yunjing's advice to him.Now that Gu Yunjing has fallen, Xiao Zhan's situation is not so smooth. Even if he is in power now, Xiao Cong feels that he still has many ways to bring down Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Cong smiled and said: "Uncle, God has helped us this time, Xiao Zhan's good days are coming to an end.

He put away his smile, leaned into Qin She's ear and said in a low voice, "Take advantage of this opportunity, let's lead troops to force the palace quickly. I really can't wait for a moment, thinking of Xiao Zhan's villainous look , I feel resentful in my heart.”

"Forcing the palace?" Qin She pondered for a while and said, "This palace is going to be forced, but not now. Nothing is ready now, and with the soldiers in our hands, I am afraid that the entire army will be destroyed before they enter the gate of the palace. Annihilated. This matter is extremely important, and we must plan well to be foolproof."

"What uncle said is also reasonable." Xiao Cong's dark eyes flashed some doubts, "But Xiao Zhan won't let us wait for long. He wanted to deal with me a long time ago, but he just took control of the court at that time, and people's hearts It was unstable, so we let us go."

"Now he knows that he is in a difficult situation. He can't fight us alone. If the time is delayed, our preparations will be more detailed. This is not a good thing for him. Xiao Zhan is not that stupid. So he will definitely do it in advance.”

Qin She said coldly: "Xiao Zhan is only a five-bead prince now, and you are a seven-bead prince. In terms of rank, he is not as good as you. Although he is in power now, he has not given himself a status. As long as he has not proclaimed himself emperor, He won't attack you rashly, because he can't stop the courtiers from talking. So you don't have to worry, and make good arrangements from now on."

Xiao Cong asked again: "Uncle, what if he becomes emperor?"

Qin She said slowly: "Your Majesty is just unconscious, not dead. The father is still alive, Xiao Zhan dares to proclaim himself emperor, he is an unfaithful and unfilial person, those few old antiques who observe etiquette in the court will definitely treat him verbal criticism."

Xiao Cong still looked worried: "What if Xiao Zhan uses force to suppress them? Those civil servants can only fight lip service and have no military power in their hands. Xiao Zhan doesn't have to be afraid of them at all."

Qin Sheyun said lightly: "If Xiao Zhan really did this, it would be meaningless for him to be the emperor. Xiao Zhan's identity has changed from the prince to King An, and now he has become the ruler of the dynasty by accident. He dared to ascend the throne as emperor before His Majesty passed away, this status has multiple embarrassing aspects."

"If he kills so many courtiers at this juncture, it will prove his crime of conspiring to usurp the throne. Others can't do anything to him, but don't forget that there is still Prince Yi. Prince Yi and His Majesty are brothers, Your Majesty During his reign, King Yi's rights were guaranteed the most. If His Majesty falls, Xiao Zhan will implement a new policy, and Prince Yi's power will be damaged to the greatest extent."

"No matter from which angle you look at it, Lord Yi will not support Xiao Zhan. He has [-] elite soldiers in Yizhou. Lord Yi is now a very important person. Whoever wins over him will win more than half of the success." .”

Xiao Cong finally understood: "Uncle wants me to convince the emperor first? But it's a long way to Yizhou, and I have to go to court every day. If I disappear one day, Xiao Zhan will definitely notice."

Qin She smiled: "You don't have to worry about that. I sent someone to inquire about the news before, and King Yi heard that His Majesty was ill, and he was very anxious. He had already led his troops from Yizhou to visit His Majesty, and the date was almost two days after tomorrow. Arrive at the Royal City."

A gleam flashed in Xiao Cong's eyes: "Jiang is still hot, uncle is the most powerful."

After drinking a cup of tea leisurely, Qin She stood up, took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Cong, and said, "Prince Yi is not as stupid as His Majesty, he is not easy to persuade. I am afraid you will be rash Whatever you say, you just do what this letter says."

"I'm going out now, to contact the ministers in private for you. Try to cooperate with the inside and outside, so that Xiao Zhan will die without a place to bury him." Qin She said again, "Uncle will be busy today, and may not be able to take care of you, yourself Just keep calm and don't be stupid."

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At the same time, Duan Wangfu.

Duan Wang Xiao Yang was not as ecstatic as Xiao Cong, he was more worried and helpless.He didn't like Xiao Zhan being the emperor, but he was even more afraid of Xiao Cong being the emperor.

Now that the son-in-law is unconscious, the situation has turned to Xiao Cong's side.Xiao Cong has a scheming and ruthless mother and concubine, and an uncle with great power.Once he ascended the throne, Xiao Yang knew that he would die an ugly death.

Xiao Yang was practicing calligraphy in the study room. When he finished writing the last stroke of Ren, he put down the brush, his eyes were extremely deep, and he was worried about his future.

He didn't know how the situation would become like this?

These years, Xiao Yang has been forbearing like walking on thin ice.Originally, the situation was very clear to him, because Xiao Yang had been looking forward to the fight between Xiao Zhan and Xiao Cong, so that he could reap the benefits, and the situation had been developing in this direction.

Xiao Yang was very happy to hear this.But ever since Gu Yun became the son-in-law and stood on the united front with Xiao Zhan, everything that Prince Duan had carefully planned was disrupted.Now he has no advantage at all.

Xiao Yang suddenly felt that he was like a piece of fish on a chopping board, facing the danger of being slaughtered by others at any time.He sighed deeply, staring at the scenery outside the window in a daze, not knowing where he was going?

At this moment, Li Chang, an aide in Prince Duan's residence, walked into the study.He looked at Xiao Yang's face, and then at the Ninja character floating on the paper, he said slowly: "My lord's handwriting today is a little different from usual, the old handwriting is strong and powerful, but today's weather looks very impetuous , lacking some comparison."

Xiao Yang looked away from the window, looked at Li Chang and said, "Mr. is here? Sit down."

Xiao Yang's face no longer had the heroic vigor of the past, but showed a helpless and helpless look. He smiled wryly: "Sir, do you think I can still practice calligraphy with peace of mind? The enemy's sword is about to kill me." It fell on my neck, and now I just want to save my life. But I find it very difficult to save my life."

The middle-aged elegant man said: "My lord's current situation is really difficult, but it's not a desperate situation. There is a way to go now, you go to cooperate with His Highness King An. King An is benevolent, as long as you follow him sincerely, he will After becoming the emperor, I will spare your life."

Xiao Yang hesitated to speak.

Li Chang interrupted him, and said slightly: "I know what the lord wants to say, don't worry, just listen to me first. I have been following the lord for some years, so I know what you are thinking."

"But according to the current form, it's unlikely, because we don't have any advantage at all. Since we can't do our best, we can only restrain our edge and swallow our anger as before. As long as our lives are still alive, there will definitely be a comeback Opportunity."

Xiao Yang laughed at himself and said, "A comeback? It's probably hard to go to the sky."

Li Chang said: "This is a bit unlike the prince's style. Since I know you, I know that you have been trying hard to realize your ideal. Why are you suddenly discouraged now?"

"Judging from the current situation, there will definitely be a battle between Xiao Cong and Xiao Zhan. As for who will win and who will win, it is still unclear. But it can be expected that this fight will be fierce and affect the There are countless princes and ministers here."

"Few of these princes and ministers are close friends of the prince, and those affected are almost people from Xiao Cong and Xiao Zhan's side. So no matter which side wins, their strength will be greatly weakened. For the prince, is it right? Isn't it a good thing?"

"Even if Xiao Zhan ascends to the throne, after this fierce struggle, he will definitely spend a long time rectifying the court. And the life of the son-in-law is now in critical condition, so he cannot take care of him in a short time. Xiao Zhan will definitely be able to do so, The prince can just take advantage of this opportunity to secretly develop his power."

"Xiao Zhan is a sharp-edged man, not a mediocre and incompetent person. When he was the prince, he wanted to reform the shortcomings of the court. If he became the emperor, he would definitely make drastic reforms. He thought from the perspective of the common people. , it will offend the rights and interests of many nobles in the imperial court."

"At that time, he had just ascended the throne, and the imperial court had just experienced a bloody baptism. All aspects were unstable. Xiao Zhan carried out rash reforms before he grasped the opportunity. After reading it, do you think he can win people's hearts?"

"People's hearts don't go to him, the prince will be walking around in private at that time. Xiao Cong is gone, and Xiao Lian is incompetent, this heart naturally belongs to you."

Xiao Yang frowned, thinking for a long time.In an instant, the situation he was in suddenly became clear, as if the dark clouds had been lifted and the sun was shining again.

He bowed and respectfully stopped a ceremony: "The words of the gentleman made me suddenly enlightened, and Xiao Yang is very grateful. If the king of Japan ascends to the throne of God, he will definitely give him endless glory and wealth!"

Thanks to Li Chang's silent assistance these years, Xiao Yang would not have made it to where he is today.Don't discuss anything else, let's take the matter of Yu Liang asking Pang Zhan to come to the palace to persuade Xiao Yang last time.

Xiao Yang has always admired Yu Liang and wanted to take him for his own use, so when Pang Zhan said it, Xiao Yang was already moved.It was Li Chang who analyzed the situation for him, and Xiao Yang gave up this idea.Facts have proved that Li Chang is very foresight, otherwise, he would have been dragged to death by Yu Liang long ago.

After today's conversation, Xiao Yang's admiration for Li Chang increased several times.

Li Chang patted his sleeves twice, and respectfully returned the gift to Xiao Yang, "My lord is serious. I was imprisoned by the imperial court, and I had no chance of living. It was Chen Fei who risked her life to save me. I have no love for this." As a retribution, now that the empress has gone, I am naturally willing to serve the prince, and I will do anything without hesitation!"

"My lord, remember what I said to you today. You must show kindness to King An. Do your best to help him clean up Xiao Cong. Xiao Zhan is a kind-hearted person. Once he becomes the emperor, you must express it in front of him. Showing a pitiful look, weeping as much as I can."

Xiao Yang said: "I remember it."

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The next day when he went to court, Xiao Zhan sat on a side chair in the main hall and winked at Yang Ting and Jiang Shitang.Because he is not yet the emperor, he cannot sit on the dragon chair.

Yushi Zhongcheng Yang Ting has always supported Xiao Zhan.

Yesterday Xiao Zhan called Yang Ting and Jiang Shitang to the imperial study, and revealed his thoughts to them.

Jiang Shitang was a foolish and loyal person before, he was only loyal to Emperor Xiao Guan.But later, Gu Yunjing and Xiao Muxue talked with him many times in earnest. From utter loyalty to courtiers' righteousness, the son-in-law talked endlessly for many days.

Jiang Shitang originally respected Gu Yunjing, but now after hearing what the son-in-law said, after thinking about it, he felt that what she said made sense.As a courtier, one should be loyal to the Ming emperor, instead of clinging to those so-called rules and regulations, and obeying a fatuous and incompetent emperor.

Since then, Jiang Shitang's mind seems to have changed, and he has gradually leaned towards Xiao Zhan's side.

Now that the current situation is chaotic, Xiao Zhan can become the king and return the world to a Haiqingheyan.Jiang Shitang thought it was very good, so when he knew Xiao Zhan's intentions, he didn't object much.

Xiao Zhan is the son of the empress, and he is the legitimate son, so the throne should be inherited by him.

After hearing this, Yushi Zhongcheng Yang Ting raised his hands in agreement.In his mind, Xiao Zhan is the best heir.

Now, after seeing Xiao Zhan's wink in the court hall, the two of them understood instantly, and stood up one after the other.

Yang Tingdao: "Your Majesty is in a coma now, and the imperial physicians are helpless. However, the country cannot live without a king. An heir to the throne should be elected earlier, so that the country can be stabilized, and the hearts of the people can be stabilized."

Jiang Shitang said: "I think that Master Yang's words are justified. His Royal Highness Wang An is a noble character, and he is born of the empress, so he should inherit the great line."

When Xiao Cong and Qin She heard this, their faces turned green.Never expected that Xiao Zhan's movements would be so fast.Xiao Cong wanted to stand up and say something to refute, but at this moment Qin She tugged at his sleeve, signaling him not to be impulsive.

Someone from King Zhao's faction stood up: "I think this is inappropriate. Your Majesty is in the prime of his life, but now he just suddenly fell into a coma. His Highness King An is in a hurry to ascend the throne now. It seems that it is difficult to justify it in public or private."

Another person stood up and said: "Your Majesty is temporarily ill, and there is no imperial decree to pass on the throne. His Majesty has loved His Highness King Zhao the most in recent years, and King Zhao should inherit the throne."

Xiao Zhan didn't say anything, he frowned, watching a scene quietly.He wanted to know how many tricks Xiao Cong could use?

Yang Ting retorted: "His Royal Highness King An is benevolent by nature, and everyone in the world obeys him. Instead of admiring such a benevolent person as an emperor, you are admiring a brutal and murderous person as an emperor. You want to make Xiao Guo a militaristic country?"

Yang Ting has always disliked Xiao Cong and his ilk because His Majesty backed them up.So he could only dare to be angry and dare not speak out, but now that the situation is different, he naturally dared to vent all the grievances in his heart.

And Zhao Zhiliu also saw the situation very thoroughly.Because of Gu Yunjing's presence before, everyone knew how powerful this son-in-law was, so they didn't dare to speak out against Xiao Zhan.

Now that the son-in-law is not in the court, Xiao Zhan seems to have lost his arm.There are many people who agree with Xiao Cong's sect, and they know that there will be a fight between Xiao Cong and Xiao Zhan.In fact, in terms of strength, King Zhao has many henchmen, which is indeed better than Xiao Zhan.

Two days ago, Qin She ran around in private again, pouring a lot of ecstasy soup on these people.Many of them are even ready to sacrifice for King Zhao, so of course they are not complaining now.

For a time, the court was caught in a great dispute.There was a smile in the corner of Xiao Zhan's eyes. After watching the play for a long time, he finally spoke.

King An said solemnly: "Every dear minister, what you say is reasonable. The king will carefully consider this matter. Do you have anything else to announce today? If you have nothing to do, you will leave the court!"

Xiao Zhan deliberately didn't show his attitude, he threw out such an introduction, just to make Xiao Cong jump over the wall and do some disobedient things.By this time, he just had enough reasons to kill him.

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Zhenyuanhou Mansion.

After Shangguan Xiruo received the news, he galloped forward on his mount without resting all the way.From Wangyou Valley to Wangchengzhong, the journey was extremely long. Shangguan Xiruo grew up in the valley and had no contact with too many people and things. Yu Qingyou was worried that she would encounter difficult things, so she deliberately followed her.

In fact, Yu Qingyou was most worried about Shangguan Xiruo's reaction to Xiao Muxue.

The mount they ride on is called the Phoenix Beast, which can travel thousands of miles a day.So the mother and daughter soon came to Wangcheng.It was also the first time for them to go out of the valley, and they had no contact with the worldly people. They didn't know where the Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion was. Fortunately, the Hou's Mansion was too famous, so they would know its location by just asking passers-by.

The two followed the direction guided by passers-by, and finally came to the gate of the Hou Mansion.The servants in the mansion did not know their specific identities, because after Gu Yunjing's accident, the servants of the Hou's mansion became more vigilant.They have to show their identity to enter it.

The two of them did not have tokens and invitations from the Hou Mansion, so naturally they could not enter.At this time, Caiyue had just brought back a lot of medicine from the Imperial Hospital. When she walked to the door and saw this scene, she hurriedly scolded a few servants, turned her head at the same time, and said respectfully to Yu Qingyou: "Senior Yu, come Ruo, you are here so soon? Hurry up, please."

Originally, Caiyue just wanted to call Shangguan Xiruo, but she didn't expect Yu Qingyou to come too.Yu Qingyou's medical skills are naturally slightly higher than Shangguan Xiruo's, so Caiyue feels that it is more likely that Gu Yunjing will be saved.

After finishing speaking, Caiyue gave the servant a hard look.After entering the door, through the long corridor, Caiyue led them all the way to Gu Yunjing's room.

Xiao Muxue was patiently changing Gu Yunjing's medicine. After seeing Yu Qingyou's mother and daughter, she hurriedly put down the gauze and herbs in her hands as if seeing a savior.

"Master, younger sister Xiruo, Yunjing has been seriously injured, please help her quickly."

Yu Qingyou originally only regarded Xiao Muxue as the noble princess, and never regarded her, nor did she dare to regard her as her apprentice-in-law.

This call of "Master's Wife" made her feel that the distance between the two of them had suddenly shortened a lot.

Yu Qingyou hurriedly nodded and said: "Okay, don't panic, Caiyue has explained the specific situation to us in detail in the letter. I already have a preliminary diagnosis plan."

Shangguan Xiruo smiled gently at Xiao Muchue: "Princess, don't panic about saving lives, we already have an idea in mind."

Hearing what the mother and daughter said, Xiao Muxue was indeed much less flustered.

Yu Qingyou quickly took out a row of gold needles, looked at Xiao Muxue, and suddenly looked hesitant, she thought Gu Yunjing's identity had not been discovered by Xiao Muxue.

After thinking for a while, she slowly said: "Your Highness, Xi Ruo and I are going to heal Yun Jing now, and no one can disturb you during this process. So can you trouble Your Highness to go out?"

Xiao Muxue nodded hurriedly: "Okay, I'll go out now."

Xiao Muxue and Caiyue retreated outside the door, and gently closed the door.After hearing the sound of the door closing, Yu Qingyou's mother and daughter felt relieved and began to treat Gu Yunjing seriously.

After they lifted the quilt and took off all Gu Yunjing's clothes, expressions of disbelief appeared on their faces.Although Caiyue described the situation of Gu Yunjing being bombed in the letter before, when they saw it with their own eyes, they were still greatly shocked.

If ordinary people were injured by this level of bombing, they would have died long ago.But Gu Yunjing is still alive miraculously. Although her pulse is very weak and disordered, she still has a breath hanging there after all. This is how much desire to survive can support her to keep this breath.

Naturally, Yu Qingyou didn't know that what supported Gu Yunjing's survival was his love and nostalgia for Xiao Muxue.

Shangguan Xiruo looked at the warm spring breeze of Gu Yunjing, who had become such a half-dead and half-disabled appearance, and his heart ached inexplicably, as if a hole had been gouged by an awl.She couldn't hold back any longer, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

Gu Yunjing is the person she loves the most. She has always hoped that the person she loves will be safe and healthy. She never expected that Gu Yunjing would look like this after returning to the capital.If all this could have been expected, Shangguan Xiruo would never let Gu Yunjing go back to the Hou Mansion, even if she was kneeling and crying and begging, she would not let go, and would hold her Yunjing tightly.

It wasn't just Shangguan Xiluo who was sad, but Yu Qingyou was in an extremely complicated mood. After two or three sighs in succession, she calmed down a little and stopped shaking her hand holding the golden needle.

Yu Qingyou held the needle in her left hand, and touched Gu Yunjing's pulse with her right hand, her brows were terribly darkened: "She had coughed up blood before, and her pulse was extremely weak and chaotic."

After checking the pulse, she put her hand between Gu Yunjing's heart, pressed it lightly, and thumped it a few times.

"Her heart has been greatly damaged, and her heartbeat is very weak. If you help her sit up, I will give her an injection from the back."

Shangguan Xiruo's slender fingers trembled uncontrollably, every time she touched Gu Yunjing's body, her hands trembled a little more, and her heart ached a little more.

Seeing this, Yu Qingyou scolded softly: "If you don't get distracted, you'll be steady soon."

This scolding really reassured Shangguan Xiruo a lot, she replied: "Yes."