Contract Prince

Xiao Muxue's eyebrows stretched.

Earlier, she was thinking about how to make up a set of words to comfort Shangguan Xiruo, but after listening to the other party's words, she had a better understanding of the temperament of the little junior sister.Seeing this, Shangguan Xiruo didn't need her to comfort her at all.

Xiao Muxue smiled, and chatted with Shangguan Xiruo about homework for a long time, and the two talked like sisters.

Not long after, Yuyao came over with jujube porridge.There are many red dates floating on the crystal clear white porridge, sprinkled with chopped green onions, the fragrance and the white heat are exuded together, people can't help but want to taste a few mouthfuls.

Same as before, if Yuyao doesn't look good towards Shangguan Xi, she always thinks that she will be a stumbling block between the princess and the son-in-law.She didn't want to bring porridge over, but she couldn't disobey Gu Yunjing's order.

Xiao Muxue took the bowl from Yuyao, and after touching the hot bottom of the bowl, she asked Yuyao to bring the porridge down, put it on the table, and serve it after it cooled slightly.

Yuyao was very depressed when she saw that the princess was caring for Shangguan Xi.

It's autumn, and the coolness is getting stronger.In the blink of an eye, the hot jujube porridge cooled down.Xiao Muxue asked Yuyao to bring the porridge again, picked up the spoon, stirred it slightly, and was about to feed Shangguan Xiruo herself.

"Sister Xue'er, let me drink it myself." Although Shangguan Xiruo and Xiao Muxue became closer, he was still not used to the princess feeding her porridge in person, so he reached out his hand to take the bowl.

Xiao Muxue gently pushed her hand away, "Sister Xiruo, you are now a sick person. You are weak and should be taken care of by others. You call me elder sister now, what good name is there between sisters?"

If Shangguan Xi can't refuse, he can only obey.Opening his mouth, when the sweet jujube porridge fell between his teeth, his heart was full of emotion.

Because the porridge was so delicious, she was warmed up by drinking it, and suddenly felt drowsy.After Xiao Muxue told Shangguan Xiruo to take a good rest, she left the room with Yuyao holding a bowl.

Walking out of the room, Xiao Muxue asked: "Yu Yao, you seem to have a problem with Miss Shangguan?"

Yu Yao replied in a low voice: "Your Highness, this Shangguan girl has always liked the son-in-law very much, so you are not afraid...?"

"What are you afraid of?" Xiao Muxue chuckled, "Are you afraid that she will snatch the concubine? If the concubine is the kind of person who can be snatched away easily, then I don't like Yun Jing."

Yuyao knew the nature of the son-in-law, but she still couldn't help worrying: "Although what the princess said is true, this Shangguan girl is not an ordinary person. She and the son-in-law are childhood sweethearts, and now they appear in the Hou's house every day. See you with your head down. If she uses some tricks, there will be no problems. For example, those concubines who want to compete for favor in the harem do this."

In fact, Yuyao is right to think so, she is different from Xiao Muxue.Xiao Muxue traveled over from the 21st century, and it took only half a year to travel, and during this half year, most of them lived with Gu Yunjing, and did not witness the unscrupulous things among court women for the sake of superiority .

But Yuyao is different, she grew up in the court, she is used to seeing these things, so she has more eyes than Xiao Muxue.

Xiao Muxue flicked Yuyao's forehead with her fingers, "What do you think about every day? How can you compare the pure-hearted Shangguan girl with those concubines who are fighting for favor in the harem?"

"She does love Yunjing, but her love is greater and selfless than we imagined." Xiao Muxue sighed softly when recalling the scene where Shangguan Xiruo spared no effort to save Gu Yunjing a few days ago, "Her Love is dedication, not possession and taking. She never thought of breaking up Yun Jing and me, on the contrary, she has been fulfilling and blessing us."

"Miss Shangguan is a woman who is well-educated and reasonable. Yuyao, from now on, you are not allowed to exclude her, and you must respect her. If you let me know, you will show her face, I will never take it lightly Forgive me."

After hearing this, Yuyao suddenly felt that she had treated the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. She lowered her head in shame, and responded respectfully: "Yes, Your Royal Highness."

"Yuyao, where's the son-in-law? I asked her to ask you to prepare jujube porridge, why is she nowhere to be seen now?"

Yuyao said: "The son-in-law seems to have gone to Xiaoyuntian's attic."

"I know, you go down first."

There is a courtyard in the Hou's mansion, and a loft is built in the courtyard, the loft towers into the sky, as if it can directly reach the sky, so it is named Xiaoyuntian.

Xiao Muxue remembered that when Gu Yunjing was depressed, she would go to Xiaoyuntian's attic to blow a breeze, so as to calm her mind.

The princess frowned slightly, and said to herself: It's cold in autumn, the wind is strong in the attic, and the weak and silly son-in-law even ran to the attic to have a wind, isn't he afraid of catching a cold?

Xiao Muxue returned to the room, took a cloak, and walked towards the attic.

There are six floors in the attic, and Gu Yunjing is standing on the highest floor, her expression is serious and thoughtful.The slender figure was projected on the ground by the setting sun, looking a little desolate and lonely.

When the autumn wind picked up, Gu Yunjing's thin clothes were not resistant to the cold, so she coughed.

Xiao Muxue went up the stairs, walked quickly, and hurriedly put the cloak in her hand on Gu Yunjing's shoulders.

Gu Yunjing noticed that there was someone coming from behind her, she turned her head and saw Her Royal Highness, a slight smile appeared on her originally serious face.

After the cough disappeared, he asked, "Xue'er, why are you here?"

Xiao Muxue scolded lightly: "If I don't come, how do I know that someone is a liar?"

Gu Yunjing smiled suspiciously: "How did I become a little liar? Your Royal Highness, don't wrong anyone."

Xiao Muxue lightly annoyed: "A few days ago, I remember that you swore in front of your wife and sister Xiruo that you would take good care of your body in the future. It is windy in the attic, and you came here to take a breather because you are caring for your body." Are you showing off? Aren’t you a little liar if you behave like this?”

The son-in-law, who was eloquent like a lotus, was immediately stopped by the princess's words, and wanted to say some words of defense, but found that what the princess said was reasonable.

After a while, Gu Yunjing muttered in a low voice: "Actually, it's not that serious, I just come here to blow some air and relax."

Xiao Muxue wrapped her cloak even tighter: "My son-in-law, have you forgotten how you coughed just now? If you don't care about your body like this in the future, I will really ignore you."

Gu Yunjing curled her lips, she really didn't even have the courage to mutter this time, she slowly lowered her head to listen to the princess' teaching.

Xiao Muxue held up Gu Yunjing's face, looked at the son-in-law who looked like a wronged child, and said, "Okay, don't be wronged, just remember not to be stupid again in the future."

Gu Yunjing's eyes lit up, and she nodded obediently.

"Are you depressed because of Xiruo's sister?"

"Well." Gu Yunjing said with some embarrassment, "Although I don't have love for my junior sister, I have family affection. Seeing her getting sick because of me, I really feel bad. I really hope Junior Sister can come out as soon as possible, and then find a good home. That way, I can feel better."

Xiao Muxue said: "Actually, Junior Sister fell ill not because of you, but because of being overworked. I talked with her in the room just now, and found that Junior Sister is actually more open-minded than we thought. We understand more thoroughly. She is an optimistic and open-minded woman with a high vision, and she will definitely not stick herself to the love of her children."

"So Yun Jing, you don't have to worry too much, thinking that you have always been ashamed of her and owe her something."

Gu Yunjing thought that Shangguan Xiruo would always be trapped in emotional affairs and be sad every day.Now after hearing Xiao Muxue's words, his eyes showed joy and he was in a good mood.

The attic has a wide view, and if you look around, you can have a panoramic view of the scenery in the imperial city.The sky is wide and the buildings are majestic.

Xiao Muxue sighed: "The scenery in the imperial capital is really spectacular, but it's a pity that the sky will change soon, and it will definitely be a scene of blood flowing into rivers."

Gu Yunjing said slowly: "The change of master and the change of imperial power must be a bloody process. It has been the same throughout the ages. What we can do is to minimize the casualties."

"Yun Jing, do you think Brother An can really ascend to the throne smoothly? The emperor's attitude is very firm, he only supports the father."

"Don't worry." Gu Yunjing embraced Xiao Muxue with a firm gaze, "With me here, how could His Highness Prince An not be enthroned? Although Prince Yi's side is somewhat difficult, it may not be impossible to persuade."

Xiao Muxue asked: "I heard from my mother that Brother An Wang went to the posthouse to pay a visit to Emperor Yi in person, and his mouth was dry, but he was kicked out by the emperor anyway. Brother An and the uncle have a deep relationship, and even he Can’t convince you, are you sure?”

"It may be that His Highness King An's mouth is not good enough." Gu Yunjing laughed, "You forget how many people I have persuaded with this mouth, every time it is successful, of course this time is no exception. "

Xiao Muxue thought about it carefully, and it seemed that it was really what Gu Yunjing said.She turned around and put her fingers lightly on Gu Yunjing's thin lips, "I really want to know how your mouth is long, and how can you spit out so many witty words? When facing me, you You can speak the most gentle words in the world, and when facing an enemy, you can speak extremely sharp words."

Gu Yunjing was a little proud, and took Xiao Muxue's fingers away, and the corner of her mouth raised a beautiful arc, "Does Xue'er want to know? Then I will tell you."

After finishing speaking, she leaned forward slightly, her lips slowly covered Xiao Muxue's lips, Her Royal Highness the Princess responded very consciously.

The tip of the tongue is wrapped around, and the mouth is full of fragrance. This is the most beautiful taste of love.

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On the second day, Gu Yunjing asked his servants to invite Xiao Mian to the post house for a gathering.King Yi originally wanted to visit Gu Yunjing, but this time, after hearing the message from the servants of the Hou's mansion, he immediately took a sedan chair and came towards the Hou's mansion.

In front of the gate of the Hou's Mansion, King Yi got out of the sedan chair and was quickly welcomed into the mansion. Led by the followers of the Hou's Mansion, he came to a pavilion.The edge of the pavilion is full of sycamore trees, and when the wind blows, the ground will fall golden.

In the pavilion sat a handsome man.

Xiao Mian just watched from a distance, and did not observe Gu Yunjing up close.Although there was some distance between the two of them, King Yi was still attracted by the boy's aura.

It's a refined, serene, otherworldly air.It seems that this young man is not a prince and grandson from the Houmen family, but an outsider who is not affected by the worldly atmosphere.

After entering the pavilion, Yi Wang felt that Gu Yunjing had another kind of temperament, which was another kind of confidence, full of youthful vigor.

Probably only this young son-in-law can combine these two completely contradictory auras without appearing abrupt.

This young son-in-law is knowledgeable and wise, and his appearance is extremely outstanding.Not only did her reputation spread throughout the imperial capital, Xiao Mian, who was far away in Yizhou, had also heard of Gu Yunjing's reputation.After hearing it for the first time, King Yi was shocked and also a little unbelievable. Is a young man in his twenties really as miraculous as the legends say?

Later, it was spread more, and Xiao Mian got used to it.I know that Gu Yunjing is really capable, and I have always wanted to meet her, but it is a pity that Yizhou is far away from the imperial capital, and Xiao Mian will be entangled in many things at that time, so I can't leave, so I have never had the chance to meet Gu Yun. Jing met and got to know this well-known young consort.

Seeing him now, King Yi felt that those legends were not exaggerated.

Seeing King Yi coming, Gu Yunjing stood up and saluted him respectfully: "I have seen Uncle Yi."

Xiao Mian nodded and raised his hand: "You don't need to be too polite. I heard that you were seriously injured. I didn't expect you to recover so soon. Congratulations."

Gu Yunjing smiled lightly: "It may be fate."

She didn't take her seat right away, and after Xiao Mian sat down, she just sat back on the stone bench, poured a cup of tea for King Yi herself, and said politely: "This is the new Yujian Mountain Mist. Uncle, please taste it."

Light yellow tea leaves are suspended in the green teacup.Xiao Mian took the cup, shook it lightly, and saw the tea leaves churning up and down. After taking a few sips, he pursed his lips and said, "It tastes good. I have also drank Yujianshanwu before, but the taste is not as good as this one. You have stimulated all the fragrance contained in the tea, and you are really good at making tea."

Among the sixteen sons of the first emperor, the thirteenth son Xiao Huo was the most talented, followed by the sixteenth son Xiao Mian. Although Xiao Mian was not as good at tea ceremony as Xiao Huo, he was still proficient.

Gu Yunjing smiled modestly: "The emperor's uncle has won the prize. Regarding the tea ceremony, I only know a little bit about it. You are the one who understands the tea ceremony."

Xiao Mian frowned slightly, and slowly said a word: "I haven't studied this knowledge for a long time."

Gu Yunjing heard the meaning contained in Yi Wang's words, her face was a little heavy, knowing that she could not continue to talk about the knowledge about the tea ceremony, she quickly jumped to another topic.He said sincerely: "I heard that the emperor's uncle is good at chess, and I happen to like this aspect quite a bit. I want to play against the emperor's uncle. What do you think?"

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Mian replied: "Yes."

Gu Yunjing immediately asked someone to play a game of chess.King Yi held the white stones, she held the black stones, and the two began to play chess.

Both of them are chess masters, this game of chess has been played for a long time, and the black and the white are fighting in the dark.But when the sun was setting and the green smoke was burning out, the winner was finally decided.

Gu Yunjing was slightly better, Xiao Mian looked at the trapped Baizi who couldn't get out, and finally sighed: "There are talented people from generation to generation, you win."

Gu Yunjing put down the last sunspot in his hand and said, "It's just a fluke."

Xiao Mian fixedly looked at the besieged white pieces on the chessboard, his brows furrowed deeper as he thought about it.

"The son-in-law asked me to play chess, not just for the simple purpose of learning chess."

Gu Yunjing's face was calm: "Since the emperor's uncle has said so, I don't want to make a fool of myself. I heard that the emperor's uncle is very opposed to His Royal Highness King An's succession to the throne?"

When Gu Yunjing talked about this sensitive topic, Xiao Mian's face immediately turned down, and his tone was slightly unfriendly: "I am not only against Xiao Zhan, I am against everyone who covets the throne!"

"Uncle Huang doesn't need to be angry. I know that you and His Majesty are brothers, and you will defend His Majesty to the death." Gu Yunjing changed his tone, "Don't Uncle Huang feel that your actions are a bit biased?"

Gu Yunjing originally wanted to say that the approach was very wrong, but after thinking about it, she still expressed it in euphemistic words.

Xiao Mian said coldly: "What do you want to say? Just say it."

Gu Yunjing analyzed the situation: "Your Majesty's actions over the years, the Uncle should be clearer than me. His relatives are far away from the virtuous ministers, and the current court is also a mess. Not only that, but His Majesty is also building a lot of land, so that the treasury A lot of losses."

"The current situation is more difficult than before. The border is undecided, the court situation is unstable, and His Majesty is unconscious. The princes and ministers have their own thoughts. This kind of court is a mess. It has been poor and evil for a long time. It really needs a People with courage and courage should manage it well." Gu Yunjing asked Xiao Mian, "Do you think His Majesty will be able to manage this country even if he wakes up? It will only make the situation worse."

"My Gu family is loyal, and my father Gu Wei is absolutely loyal. He has been guarding the frontier fortresses all these years, and has gone through life and death without any complaints. He has suffered countless sword wounds!"

Gu Yunjing's tone became more and more passionate, complaining for his father, "But it is such a person who throws his head and blood for the court, and His Majesty still fears him and tries his best to get rid of him! Uncle Emperor, if you and I Don't you feel chilled by the fact that your father has changed positions?"

"There is no chaos in the frontier fortress, and His Majesty took away my father's title and military power with an imperial decree." Gu Yunjing sneered, his eyes full of disdain, "now that the frontier fortress is full of smoke, it seems that the people of Xiliang are about to break into Shimenguan , His Majesty remembered my father. It is another imperial decree to let my father who has not recovered from his serious injuries go to thousands of miles to fight and kill the enemy!"

"The frontier is bitterly cold, with frequent snowstorms. My father has been struggling with his life. I only hope that one day the Xiliang people will be expelled and the frontier will be peaceful."

"What kind of equipment is the army of Xiliang? What kind of equipment is the army of Xiao State? My father was able to last for two years, which is very rare. There is a lack of supplies in the army, and countless soldiers died of starvation and freezing. Here is a secret letter, requesting the imperial court to send troops to support the front line. Even in this life-and-death situation, His Majesty still doesn’t want to send troops to reinforce him, and he is suspicious every day, worried that my father’s power will become stronger and he will rebel?”

Gu Yunjing rubbed his sore eye sockets, and after expressing the resentment in his heart, his expression gradually returned to calm.

"Uncle Emperor, Prince Yi, you guarded Yizhou, and you have also led soldiers in battle. You know the duties of a general and a commander. I believe you can understand my father's feelings better than ordinary civil servants."

When Xiao Mian was young, he and Gu Wei had a very good friendship, they went to the battlefield together, and went through life and death together.At that time, Emperor Xiao Zhen also said to Xiao Mian: Your talent can only be regarded as a general, but Gu Wei can be regarded as a handsome man! "

What the late emperor said was true, and Xiao Mian really admired Gu Wei.

After Xiao Guan became the emperor, he began to reward a group of civil servants and generals who had meritorious service.Gu Wei was granted the title of Marquis of Zhenyuan, and Xiao Mian was given the title of King of Yi. His fiefdom was in Yizhou thousands of miles away, so the contact between him and Gu Wei gradually decreased.

After Xiao Mian went to Yizhou to work, he didn't know the details of what happened in the imperial city.Usually only at the end of the year would they return to the imperial city to report to Xiao Guan on the government affairs of Yizhou.There were even several years when the borders of Yizhou were not peaceful, and Xiao Mian was so busy dealing with matters that he had no time to return to court even at the end of the year.

If it is not important, the news will reach him.Many small news in the imperial city seemed to be isolated from him.Xiao Mian didn't know that Gu Wei's situation had reached such a difficult situation, and now when he heard these words from Gu Yunjing, he was greatly shocked, horrified, and couldn't calm down for a long time.

"I really didn't expect that His Majesty would treat the humerus minister of the imperial court like this!"

"Uncle Huang has lived in Yizhou for a long time, and you don't know a lot of news. His Majesty's excessive things are not just this one, there are many, many others. I won't say more about the others. Chilling things to say."

Xiao Mian thought that this was the only foolish thing Xiao Guan did, but he didn't expect that there were many more. The blood in his heart seemed to have turned cold.With an extremely heavy expression on his face, he just listened to Gu Yunjing continue talking.

"Uncle Huang, do you know why His Highness the Third Prince was abolished as the Crown Prince?"

The prince was abolished, and the government and the public were shocked. This was considered a major event in Xiao's country.Even though Xiao Mian was in Yizhou thousands of miles away, he had heard about this incident.

Yi Wangdao: "This king heard that he used witchcraft to murder His Majesty. His Majesty was furious and wanted to kill him, but in the end, because of the love between father and son, he couldn't bear to do anything to Xiao Zhan. We just put him in the prison. Let him meditate on his past. When he repents, release him and give him the title of King An."

Gu Yunjing squinted her eyes: "Uncle Emperor, it's actually normal for you to say that. Because in the eyes of everyone, this has always happened like this."

Xiao Mian heard that Gu Yunjing's words were beyond words, and he asked, "Isn't that the truth?"

Gu Yunjing's face suddenly turned cold: "The truth is bloody, the emperor may find it ridiculous and unbelievable after hearing it, are you sure you really want to hear it?"

Xiao Mian nodded solemnly: "Listen."

"Half a year ago, His Majesty wanted to go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, considering that it would be a waste of money and people. His Highness the Third Prince stood up instead of the few loyal ministers and told His Majesty that this was not appropriate. But our Majesty Feeling that His Highness the Third Prince is disobeying his father, he became furious and wanted to kill him."

"At that time, His Royal Highness the Third Prince had a very good reputation. Although most of the court was under the influence of King Zhao Xiaocong, there were still a few ministers who supported the Third Prince. Among these ministers, some were very important. Important minister, if His Majesty wants to kill the third prince, he has to take them into consideration."

"So a game was set up to accuse His Highness the Third Prince of using witchcraft to murder His Majesty! Poor Third Prince, he has been scapegoated just like that."

When Xiao Mian heard this, his complexion turned pale, and he suddenly felt a headache.His heart and soul trembled, and he couldn't even stand still.The skin of his mouth was trembling clearly.He rubbed his forehead, forced himself to calm down, and then digested this amazing news with difficulty.

After calming down, Xiao Mian finally regained consciousness and asked, "Since His Majesty wanted to kill Xiao Zhan, why did he release him and make him King An?"

The reason why Xiao Mian asked this question was because the news really shocked him so much that he doubted the authenticity of Gu Yunjing's words.

Gu Yunjing said slowly, her thoughts seemed to drift back to half a year ago.

"That's because Her Highness the Princess and I have been trying our best to mediate, otherwise, His Royal Highness the Third Prince would have died of injustice and become a lonely soul. Your Highness the Princess begged for mercy, and His Majesty doted on her very much. Let's see how she is. Now, let the third prince be released, and make him a nominal prince."

Xiao Mian grieved and said: "Your Majesty would kill Xiao Zhan just because he stood up and accused him of his mistakes. What a foolish move!!!"

Gu Yunjing shook his head and said: "It's not entirely because of this reason, it's just a fuse. The real reason is that the third prince is so good, so good that His Majesty is so jealous of this son.

"The more outstanding this son is, the more he will bring out his incompetence. Uncle Huang thinks, can he bear it for His Majesty who is so happy?" "

"It is said that a tiger's poison does not eat its offspring, but our Majesty is more vicious than a tiger."

Xiao Mian gritted his teeth and said: "Sensational, unbelievable, what has happened to His Majesty these years? That his temperament has changed so much?"

"Who knows?" Gu Yunjing stared and said, "But this should have something to do with his bedside wind, after all, there is a saying that beauty hurts water."

"Concubine Li?" Xiao Mian asked in a daze, "She encouraged His Majesty to become like this? Turning a wise ruler into a foolish ruler, this kind of chaotic government, what do women who destroy the country and society do?"

Gu Yunjing said: "It really shouldn't be kept, but the power behind her is too strong. When His Majesty is awake, she is the concubine of the Sixth Palace of Grace, who dares to touch her? Even if His Majesty is unconscious now, there are still people behind her." Who can touch her with a powerful and scheming general brother?"