Lord, your grass jelly has slipped away again [Transmigration Book]

Ye Zi returned to Prince Rui's mansion in a daze.

The sky had already darkened, and the palace of Prince Rui was brightly lit.

It's already summer, and the weather is hot and dry, and even at night there is not much coolness.But Ye Zi still felt cold all over his body, and his limbs were terribly cold.

Ye Zi sat blankly in the courtyard, her heart was full of regret.

He actually obeyed the old emperor's wishes, stayed in this cold imperial city, and let Gu Yan go alone to that dangerous place beyond thousands of mountains and rivers.

How could he agree to Gu Yan to take risks alone, and said calmly that he would wait here for him to come back.

No, he couldn't let Gu Yan be alone in that place.

He has to find him.

Ye Zi was in a daze, subconsciously walked out of the courtyard, Qiutang and Qiuluo who were guarding in the courtyard hurriedly followed: "Princess, it's so late, where are you going?"

Ye Zi said in a daze, "I want to leave the city, no... I want to go into the palace."

Qiuluo and Qiutang looked at each other, Qiuluo said in a low voice: "Princess, the palace gate is closed now, you...do you have anything urgent?"

Ye Zi came back to his senses, remained silent for a moment, and said, "It's okay, you guys go down first, I'll go back to the room."

After speaking, he turned his head and walked into the house, closing the door.

In the bedroom of the third prince.

Gu Xing woke up early as usual, stretched out his arm, but touched a soft body.He turned his head, and the little boy was lying beside him, soundly asleep.

The tails of the little gray bird's eyes were bright red, as if it had been crying, and it was slightly red and swollen.The silk quilt on his body slipped a little as Gu Xing got up, revealing a small piece of smooth and white shoulders.On the skin from the neck to the shoulders, there were a few ambiguous red marks left.

Gu Xing's breath was stagnant, and he turned his eyes uncomfortably, not daring to look any further.

The door outside the hall was knocked lightly twice, Gu Xun subconsciously pulled up the silk quilt to wrap up the little gray bird, and stood up with his clothes on.The door of the palace opened, and the person who came was the little eunuch in Gu Xun Palace.

Gu Xun asked: "What's wrong?"

The little eunuch said: "Princess Rui is looking for you, and she is at the gate of the palace right now."

Gu Xun nodded: "Well, I'll change my clothes and go."

He was about to enter the door when he suddenly paused, turned his head and said: "Let the imperial dining room make some light breakfast, make more, and send them to my bedroom."

The little eunuch responded, and looked into the hall hesitantly: "Third Highness, the one inside..."

Gu Xun's face darkened.

The little eunuch was shocked when he realized that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly lowered his head and said: "Your servant is wrong, there is no one else in the third Highness's bedroom."

Gu Xun didn't say anything, and closed the palace door.

After a stick of incense, Gu Jun saw Ye Zi at the gate of the palace.

The man's face was pale, and the tiredness in his eyes could not be concealed, as if he hadn't slept all night.

Ye Zi did not sleep all night.

Since he came back from the bamboo house last night, he has been so worried that he couldn't fall asleep at all, and he wished he could go out of the city and go to the south of the Yangtze River to find Gu Yan.But he remembered that he still had many unfinished business in Chang'an City.

He was supposed to stay in Chang'an to take care of Gu Xu, if he just left, what would the child do?

In any case, the child is innocent.

Ye Zi remembered what Gu Xun said to him the day before, that he could come to him if necessary.Therefore, Ye Zi stayed up all night, ignoring that it was not yet fully dawn, and ran to the gate of the palace early in the morning to wait.

Before Gu Xun could speak, Ye Zi took the lead and said, "I want to leave here."

Gu Xun narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked, "Sister-in-law has already made a decision? Father's side..."

Ye Zi said lightly, "I don't care what he does."

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

That old bastard Emperor Jinghe had better pray that Gu Yan is okay, otherwise... Even if he dies, that old bastard will have to pay the price.

Ye Zi naturally didn't dare to say this in front of Gu Ting, but said: "The only thing I can't worry about is the Fifth Prince."

He paused, and then said: "Third Highness, I know that you have an agreement with the prince. He promised to help you deal with the prince's lineage and help you sit on the throne. I can also promise now, Axu will never interfere with your seizure of the throne." Bit, you..."

Ye Zi had already opened up his words, but Gu Xun didn't hide anymore.He chuckled lightly, and said: "Sister-in-law is worrying too much. A gentleman will do something and not do something. Xiao Wu is still a child, and Yuan Hui never thought of doing anything to him."

"...More than that, he is my brother, so I will naturally take good care of him."

Ye Zi looked up at Gu Xun, as if to confirm whether his words were true or not.

In Ye Zi's memory, Gu Xu has never been involved in a struggle for imperial power.At that time, Gu Yan fought to the death with the crown prince, and Gu Ting benefited from the fisherman.The fifth prince grew up steadily until Gu Xun proclaimed himself emperor, made him a prince, sent him to the fief, and became an idle prince for the rest of his life.

Gu Xing was indeed benevolent to his younger brother.

Ye Zi felt relieved a little before saying, "That's it, thank you very much."

Ye Zi said again: "By the way, after I leave, I have to trouble the Third Highness to take care of Que'er. He has a simple nature and doesn't understand these intrigues. Third Highness, don't worry."

Thinking of that person, the corners of Gu Xun's mouth curled up, and he said softly, "It should."

Only then did Ye Zi bid farewell to Gu Xing and left, and got into the carriage of Prince Rui's Mansion.The carriage drove away, Gu Xun stared at the direction Ye Zi left thoughtfully, and sighed lightly.

When Gu Xun returned to the bedroom, the table was already filled with breakfast according to his instructions.Without squinting, Gu Xing walked into the inner room.On the bed, the person who was sleeping soundly had been completely curled up in the silk quilt, covered tightly, only a few strands of hair fell out.

The thin silk quilt bulged into a small bag, and Gu Xun walked to the bedside: "Are you awake?"

The little drum bag moved slightly, and the voice of the little gray bird came from inside: "Don't come out, you are a bad person."

Gu Xing's voice softened: "Are you angry?"

"Of course I'm angry." The voice was a little hoarse, and he said aggrievedly, "Speaking is nothing, and I clearly agreed that I am a husband."

Gu Xun was silent, so he could only accommodate and said, "I'll let you be my husband-in-law later, okay, come out and have something to eat first."

The little gray bird was silent for a moment, then said: "...that's what you said, don't play tricks."

Gu Xun curled the corner of his mouth, shook his head silently, and still replied: "Well, don't play tricks."

Ye Zi went back to Prince Rui's Mansion to tidy up a bit, he didn't have much to bring, he just packed some silver and clothes.

After cleaning up, Ye Zi called Qiutang and Qiuluo again, and told them that he was leaving.Ye Zi didn't say anything about suspecting Gu Yan's illness, and the two girls thought he was just thinking about Gu Yan, so they didn't doubt it much.

Just after telling the two maids, Gu Xu arrived at the palace.

Ye Zi didn't say much, and instructed him to practice swords as usual.Not long after practicing, Gu Xu suddenly stopped.He turned his head and glanced at Ye Zi tentatively, and said, "Sister-in-law, Ah Xu is a little hungry."

Ye Zi said: "Whatever A Xu wants to eat, I'll ask someone to make it for you."

Gu Xu thought for a while and said, "I want to eat the sugar cakes sold at Xijiekou, can my sister-in-law accompany me to buy them?"

In the market, Ye Zi led Gu Xu and walked slowly among the crowd.Gu Xu held a piece of hot sugar cake in his other hand, and ate it happily.Ye Zi was thinking all the way how to think about Gu Xu explaining that he was leaving, and the two of them had just walked not far from the palace when Gu Xu suddenly pulled him back.

Ye Zi looked back at him: "What's wrong?"

Gu Xu picked up a piece of sugar cake, raised his hand and handed it to Ye Zi: "Sister-in-law, you should try it too, it's delicious."

Ye Zi shook his head: "No, just eat it yourself."

Gu Xusha said seriously: "My concubine said that when people are unhappy, eating something sweet will make them feel better. If my sister-in-law eats this, she won't be unhappy."

Ye Zi was stunned: "It's because of this that you asked me to accompany you to buy candy cakes."

"Yes." Gu Xu looked up at him, "Sister-in-law has been in a bad mood for the past few days, and A Xu also felt unhappy when she saw it, thinking how to make sister-in-law happy."

Ye Zi's heart warmed, and he rubbed his head: "Where did you learn to be so sweet, and when you grow up, you will be fascinated by many women."

Gu Xu tilted his head: "I'm fascinated...does it mean I like A Xu? A Xu doesn't care about this, as long as my cousin likes A Xu."

Ye Zi finally couldn't help but chuckled, "You child..."

Gu Xu quickly thought of something again, and lowered his head: "Actually, A Xu knew in his heart that it was my father who asked my cousin to stay here to teach me swordsmanship, so my cousin couldn't go with my cousin. It's all because of A Xu. good."

"No." Ye Zi said, "You are still young, many things are not what you think."

Gu Xu said: "But I know, my cousin must really want to find my cousin."

Ye Zi was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face restrained a bit.He touched Gu Xu's head, and said softly, "I'm very worried about him."

Gu Xu said seriously: "Then sister-in-law should go find him."

Ye Zi said: "If I leave, who will teach you kung fu?"

Gu Xu said sensiblely: "I can practice by myself. I have already mastered it, so I can practice by myself."

"...It's not that I want my sister-in-law to leave. In fact, I don't want my sister-in-law to leave. But my sister-in-law is always so unhappy, and Axu feels unhappy when she sees it. After returning to the palace, Axu took people back to the palace. Sister-in-law, take advantage of this time to leave. I will keep it a secret for my sister-in-law. Also, I will ask my concubine for leave tomorrow. If I don’t come to the palace, I will save another day. When they find out that my sister-in-law is gone, they will not be able to catch up with her. Sister-in-law."

Ye Zi touched his head, and said warmly, "Thank you, A Xu."

Gu Xu tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "If my sister-in-law wants to thank me, she will buy me candy cakes when she comes back next time."

Ye Zi nodded: "Okay."

The two returned to the palace, and Gu Xu really brought the people back to the palace as promised.Ye Zi didn't stop much, and immediately left the city with his bags.He chose not to take a carriage, but directly bought a horse and rode it south.

Ye Zi changed from land to water, and then from water to land, exhausted several horses, traveled day and night, and arrived at Guangling City in less than five days.

Pei Wan'er was able to deal with the epidemic, even with Pei Ge's decoction to save her life, she would only have one month's time.

He didn't know that it took several days for the news of Gu Yan's illness to reach Gu Xing's ears, so he didn't dare to delay for a day.

Ye Zi ran for a whole day, but the brown horse under him finally couldn't take it anymore, and when he reached the gate of the city, he refused to go any further.Ye Zi simply let go of the reins and let the brown horse leave freely. When he got here, he no longer needed to hurry.

Outside Guangling City, refugees fleeing famine and business travelers can be seen everywhere.The entry of people into the city is restricted, and the checkpoints are extremely strict. Many people gathered at the gate of the city, noisy and crowded.

The censors sent by the imperial court originally lived in Guangling City, so it is the most convenient place to inquire about Gu Yan's whereabouts.Ye Zi was walking towards the gate of the city, just as he was looking for some news from the officials, when he suddenly saw a ragged young man not far in front of him, sneaking through the crowd, passing by a man dressed as a rich man On his body, he took off a purse.

Ye Zi frowned, and walked forward calmly.

He patted the boy on the shoulder and said, "What did you take, hand it over."

The young man was taken aback by him, but he reacted quickly, turned around and made two moves with him.The young man couldn't beat Ye Zi, but he grabbed his arm instead.The young man didn't care much, he stuffed the purse in Ye Zi's hand, pushed him violently, turned his head and fled.

Unprepared, Ye Zi staggered backwards, nearly falling.

A hand reached out from the side, holding him steady.

"Thank you." Ye Zi raised his head and met a pair of deep eyes.

That man's facial features are handsome, he should be in his thirties, his gestures and gestures are full of grace and elegance, refined and gentle, with a calm and calm demeanor.

It was the person whose wallet was stolen just now.

He spoke with a low voice and a calm tone, "I should be the one to thank you. Thank you, young master, for recovering the money for me."

Ye Zi shook his head, and handed the purse back: "It's okay, it's just a matter of little effort."

The man was accompanied by two attendants, both in bearing and in appearance, he looked like he was from a wealthy family, and he looked exceptionally outstanding in this crowded city.

One of the attendants said: "My lord... no, son, let's enter the city as soon as possible."

"No hurry." The man looked Ye Zi up and down, and asked, "Where is the young master from? I see that you are not badly dressed, but what trouble have you encountered?"

Ye Zi was stunned for a moment, only to realize later that the other party might have regarded him as a refugee who had fled.

This cannot be blamed on him, Ye Zi has been traveling day and night in the past few days, not to mention dressing up and tidying up, and even neglecting to eat, if he is just an ordinary person, I am afraid he will not be able to hold on long ago.With this appearance, I am afraid that it is not much better than a person fleeing famine.

Ye Zi didn't hide anything, and said truthfully, "I'm from Chang'an, and I'm here to look for relatives."

"Looking for relatives?" The man thought for a moment, then asked, "I don't know where the young master's relatives are now?"

Ye Zi said, "In Yi'an."

Yi'an County was the place where Gu Yan told him that the plague first broke out. According to the information he received, when Gu Yan learned of the plague in Yi'an, he immediately sent people to blockade the entire county and brought people into it. He has not returned yet.

A look of surprise flashed in the man's eyes, he shook his head and said: "I heard that there is a plague in Yi'an now, the government has completely sealed off the place, no one is allowed to enter at will, let alone anyone inside is allowed to come out. I am afraid that the young master will not be able to enter now." gone."

Ye Zi had already heard the news when he came here, so he changed his way to Guangling first, and then thought of another way to enter the city.

Ye Zi didn't say much, just said: "My important person is there, I must go."

The man looked at Ye Zi's expression, and said: "It's a predestined meeting with the young master today. To be honest, I'm going to Yi'an. I have some contacts with the government there. Let me lead the way. They will decide It can be accommodated so that the young master can enter the city smoothly."

Ye Zi's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"nature."

Ye Zi said anxiously: "Then we--"

The man replied unhurriedly: "However, it's getting late today, we'll rest in the city for a night first, and go tomorrow."

"But……"

Before Ye Zi finished speaking, the man interrupted: "Even if there is no plague in Yi'an, outsiders are not allowed to enter the city at night."

Ye Zi had no choice but to agree, and entered Guangling City together with the man.

The two parties exchanged names. The man's name was Li Yi, who claimed to be a business traveller, and came to Guangling this time to do business.

The group stayed at the inn.

Since Ye Zi left Chang'an, it was the first time to stay in an inn.He simply washed and tidied up, changed into clean clothes, and lay on the bed but couldn't fall asleep.

Every day he didn't see Gu Yan, he couldn't calm down for a day.

At this time, in another room in the inn, the attendant poured a cup of tea and passed it to the person at the table: "My lord, please have some tea."

The person beside him paused his hand that was about to take the teacup, raised his eyelids and glanced at him: "How many times have I said, don't call me that outside."

The attendant quickly said: "Yes, young master."

This is His Royal Highness King Jing who was conferred by the former emperor, Gu Yan's sixth emperor's uncle, Gu Yi.

Gu Yi took a sip of his tea, and another attendant beside him couldn't help asking: "My lord, why did we take that kid on the road? We don't even know the origin of that guy, what if..."

Gu Yi calmly said: "Didn't you see the situation when that man helped me get back my purse today? He has such skill at such a young age. The two of you combined may not be his opponent."

The two attendants looked at each other and said, "You mean...you want him to be used by us?"

Gu Yi shook his head, lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Ye Zi almost didn't sleep all night, and the next day just after dawn, he urged Gu Yi and his party to get on the road as soon as possible.

Gu Yi called a carriage, and the group headed for Yi'an County from the official road.

Ye Zi was very anxious, but he was not good at urging, so he had to wait patiently.Gu Yi saw his eagerness, and asked gently: "I don't know who in Yi'anli is from the young master's family, who can be so concerned about the young master? Let me guess, is it someone who cares about him?"

Ye Zi didn't hide anything: "Yes."

"That's true." Gu Yi closed his eyes and said nothing.

Ye Zi glanced out of the carriage from time to time, vividly expressing his restlessness.Gu Yi sat in the carriage and sipped tea quietly, looking at Ye Zi's expression, his eyes showed some deep meaning.

When he caught a glimpse outside Guangling City yesterday, he only noticed this person's extraordinary skill.Originally, I thought that since I happened to be on the same road, I might as well spend more time together, and if possible, I could take this person for my own use.He didn't notice this person's appearance until today after Ye Zi washed and changed his clothes.

What kind of luck is this, to pick up a young boy outside the city randomly, and his true appearance is so beautiful.

It's just a pity that this young man has his own master.

Gu Yi sighed inwardly, and Ye Zi suddenly said, "We seem to be arriving soon."

Gu Yi put away those thoughts in his heart, lifted the curtain of the car and glanced outside, and he could indeed see the gate of Yi'an from a distance.

He withdrew his gaze and said to Ye Zi: "By the way, when I enter the city later, please ask the young master to pretend to be my attendant, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

This is not a difficult task, Ye Zi responded immediately: "Okay."

The carriage drove leisurely outside the city gate, but was stopped by someone.

Ye Zi helped Gu Yi get out of the carriage, but didn't follow, and stood beside the carriage with a few others, playing the role of attendant seriously.Gu Yi said something to the guard guarding the gate not far away, Ye Zi couldn't hear it clearly because it was too far away, and saw the guard who was still high-spirited hastily saluted Gu Yi, turned his head and pushed away the gate. Door.

Gu Yi turned his head and walked in the direction of the carriage.

Ye Zi vaguely realized something, and asked, "Young Master Li, you..."

Gu Yi shook his head at him, and said: "I have already told the guard officer that we can enter the city, but we can't take a carriage, we can only enter on foot. Let's go."

While he was speaking, the guard who opened the door had already stepped forward, Ye Zi didn't dare to ask any more questions, and followed with his head bowed.

The guards led them into the city, but did not leave, but led them forward.

The doors of every house in the city were closed, the streets were empty, and there was an extremely depressing atmosphere in the air, like a dead city.

Gu Yi suddenly asked: "Where are the people who have suffered from the plague in the city now placed?"

"It's all in the Chankong Temple in the west of the city." The guard sighed and replied, "There are more and more people suffering from the plague, and there is no cure at present. They are waiting to die there. Sigh, but even so, there are still many infected people appearing every day."

"...If this continues, the whole of Yi'an may be lost."

Gu Yi frowned slightly: "Is the situation so serious?"

The guard shook his head and stopped answering.

Ye Zi walked behind the two of them, and after listening to their conversation, he finally couldn't help but reached out and patted Gu Yi's shoulder.

Gu Yi paused for a while, then looked back at him: "What?"

Ye Zi asked in a low voice, "Where are we going?"

Gu Yi said: "Since you want to find relatives, wouldn't it be more convenient for me to ask the government to help you? Then you will tell the name of the person you want to find, and someone will help you find them."

Ye Zi's eyes darkened a little.

Gu Yan came here as an inspector and censor, so the government would naturally know where he is now.But Ye Zi ran out from Chang'an City privately, so I don't know how Emperor Jinghe will react to this.

If he rashly reveals his identity, will it cause trouble for Gu Yan?

Originally, he only thought that there was a way to get into Yi'an County, but he didn't expect that Mr. Li was so capable and could directly order people from the government.He guessed that this person's identity might be unusual, but the current situation could not allow him to think about it.

If he was really asked who he was looking for, would he answer or not? How should he answer?

At this point, he is really in a dilemma.

Ye Zi followed behind Gu Yi, thinking wildly, and the guards had already led them to the gate of the county government office.Ye Zi became more and more anxious, and was thinking about how to find a reason to get out, when suddenly several people came out of the county office.

"Don't worry, my lord, the officials will arrange the things you ordered as soon as possible, so you don't have to worry too much." The person walking in front was over half a hundred years old, wearing an official uniform, with a flattering smile, he should be the magistrate of Yi'an.

The person beside him just nodded lightly: "That's good."

Ye Zi raised his head when he heard a familiar voice.The man who walked out of the county government office just happened to turn his head around and met his gaze immediately.

Gu Yan's expression froze for a moment, as if he hadn't seen him, he looked away calmly.His eyes fell on the person next to Ye Zi, but he showed some surprise.

Gu Yan quickly restrained his expression, walked up to Gu Yi, and bowed to him: "So it's Uncle Six, it's been a long time."