The guilt of being coerced by the acting prime minister and reluctantly issuing the edict was also taken up by the secret joy in his heart.

The lake water on the surface was slightly scalding, and ripples gradually appeared on the water surface, Dai Ruyan lightly grabbed Gong Yu's hand playing with the water and sank quietly to the bottom.

The deeper the water gets, the cooler it gets, and Gong Yu doesn't hide, even if her robes hang down and get wet on the water.

Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu with the corner of his mouth raised, and suddenly flicked water at Gong Yu with his other hand.

Gong Yu narrowed her eyes slightly to avoid a smile and said: "Ayan, you have become bad."

"Lakes can make people calm, and only when people are calm can they think better."

"Is Ayan calm now?" Gong Yu asked as she wiped the water off her face in her robe.

Dai Ruyan shook her head and replied, "When I meet Xiao Jiu, I won't be able to calm down."

"Does Ayan regret it?"

"regret?"

Dai Ruyan held the hands of the two buried in the water tightly and said, "I don't regret it, and I won't let Xiaojiu regret it either."

"Ayan is so domineering."

"Don't you like me like Xiaojiu?"

Gong Yu pretended to be thinking and hesitating, but Dai Ruyan suddenly pulled Gong Yu closer and said, "I don't allow Xiao Jiu to say that he doesn't like it."

"I like it." Gong Yu stared into Dai Ruyan's eyes and said, "I like everything about Ayan."

So even if Dai Ruyan has a lot of secrets, or Dai Ruyan is really crazy, Gong Yu is willing to accept it all.

As if choosing to step into the capital again, Gong Yu understood that there is more than just prosperity in the capital.

It is more the center of power. With power, one can better protect the people one wants to protect, so this is probably the reason why Dai Ruyan is unwilling to leave the capital.

Dai Ruyan smiled at the corners of his eyes, bowed his head and kissed the corner of Gongyu's lips as if rewarding him, and then gently wiped the water on Gongyu's face with his fingertips.

"The little nine-sleeved robe is soaked." Dai Ruyan stretched out his hand to roll up the wide sleeve robe for Gong Yu, and then tightened it carefully.

Gong Yu stretched her arms to make it easier for Dai Ruyan to tidy up, her eyes fell on Dai Ruyan's slightly rosy cheeks and asked softly: "Why did Ayan set the wedding date in one month's time?"

Dai Ruyan left his hand and responded: "One month is already the fastest."

"Most of the royal wedding banquets are very complicated. Before preparing the wedding banquet, the Ministry of Rituals has to register the two people in the royal family ancestral book. Usually, the older royal family members have to carry out and have to choose an auspicious day, and then the specific wedding date is calculated. , I sent someone to ask Mr. Divination to calculate that it will take a month in the near future to have a suitable day for marriage."

The breeze blows the ripples on the water surface and keeps leaning towards the pavilion. After watching for a long time, it seems that it is not the water that is moving, but the feeling that the pavilion is moving.

Gong Yu lightly held Dai Ruyan's hand, looked at the ring and asked, "Ah Yan really got someone's fortune told?"

Dai Ruyan flicked his forehead suddenly and said: "Royal marriage has always attached importance to these things, Xiao Jiu is taking pleasure in other's misfortunes?"

"Nothing." Gong Yu replied, rubbing her forehead lightly, "But I'm afraid that something will happen this month, and I'm afraid it will delay the marriage."

"What are you worrying about?"

Dai Ruyan hugged Gong Yu lightly, and the two of them leaned against each other lightly by the water, Dai Ruyan's skirt swayed gently as the breeze blew, and even Gong Yu's robe was entangled together.

Although Dai Ruyan's expression could not be seen, Gong Yu vaguely felt Dai Ruyan's fingertips lightly touching Gong Yu's voice and said softly:

"On the court, His Royal Highness Gong Quan has the upper hand on the surface, but in fact, His Royal Highness and the Taifu's party are also waiting for an opportunity to seize it, but His Royal Highness's protection of His Majesty's party is obviously very promising. If they are going to be chaotic now, they will be at the latest Wait until His Majesty dies."

Gong Yu looked at the water surface, only to see the silhouettes of the two cuddling reflected on the water surface.

"Does Ayan know the relationship between Zhen Gongyu and Brother Liuhuang?"

"I don't know."

Not sure?

This is unlikely, right?

Gong Yu turned her head to look at Dai Ruyan and said, "Ayan, you really don't know what Zhen Gongyu did, do you?"

Dai Ruyan hesitantly raised his hand to caress Gong Yu's brow and said, "Xiao Jiu doesn't need to know about those dirty things."

"But brother Liuhuang supports my marriage with Ayan today, does this mean that brother Liuhuang may know that I am a woman disguised as a man?"

"What's the matter if His Royal Highness knows?"

Although there is nothing wrong at the moment, after all, I am with the Sixth Highness, but I am afraid that if the Sixth Highness receives the imperial edict to pass on the throne, it will be troublesome.

Gong Yu thought to herself and then said: "Brother Liuhuang is only thinking about Ayan, so maybe something bad will happen then."

Dai Ruyan scratched Gong Yu's earlobe lightly with her fingertips and said, "Is Xiao Jiu jealous?"

"Does Yan like me being jealous?"

"Like it."

"Who makes Xiao Jiu always so inattentive every time, always attracting those girls."

As Dai Ruyan said, he did not forget to nibble Gongyu's cheek in retaliation.

Gong Yu, with a confused face, seriously suspected that Dai Ruyan was trying to beat him up.

"Obviously Ayan is the one who attracts bees and butterflies everywhere." Gong Yu turned her head to look at Dai Ruyan aggrievedly, and even refrained from saying that even Zhao Anyue's cruel and savage lady had a crush on Dai Ruyan.

What's more, there is the delicate and charming second princess Gong Ling, which is even more difficult.

Dai Ruyan imitated Gong Yu's grievance, leaned close and kissed Gong Yu's cheek and said, "Doesn't Xiao Jiu believe me?"

amount……

It seems that the more I say it, the more it becomes my fault.

Gong Yu shook her head and responded: "It's nothing, I just wonder why Ayan is so attractive?"

"Like it?" Dai Ruyan caressed Shang Gongyu's brow with his fingertips and said softly:

"They may only like Dai Ruyan, but not me."

"What does it mean?"

"Xiao Jiu is so smart, can't she guess?"

Dai Ruyan smiled and smoothed Gong Yu's hair around her ears with her fingertips, because Gong Guo men's hair is tied up high, but Gong Yu always has some mischievous and disobedient hair.

Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan who was very close and asked: "Ayan is Dai Ruyan, isn't their liking Dai Ruyan the same as liking Ayan?"

"The two should not be confused." Dai Ruyan responded, gently pulling Gong Yu's fine hair behind her ears with her fingertips, staring into Gong Yu's eyes and saying: "I always feel that Xiao Jiu's eyes are always too much. Bright."

"Ayan has said this before."

"Yes."

Gong Yu gently rubbed the earlobe with Dai Ruyan's fingertips, half lying in Dai Ruyan's arms, she couldn't help thinking of what Qin Hua said.

Maybe everyone in this capital knows Daijia,

Therefore, Dai Ruyan thinks that all those who express their love for her have intentions, so that Dai Ruyan can act in front of them as if they are acting on the occasion, gentle and indifferent, but in fact extremely indifferent.

And Qin Hua also seemed to know Dai Ruyan very well, maybe he had investigated Dai Ruyan in private, so he made it clear that Dai Ruyan was dangerous more than once.

"What is Xiao Jiu thinking about?" Dai Ruyan lowered his head and asked Gong Yu's ear.

Gong Yu came back to her senses and responded: "I was thinking that many people in the capital must be passing on that I am a bad boy."

Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu with surprise in his eyes, and couldn't help smiling: "Does Xiao Jiu not care what outsiders say?"

"Why do you suddenly care about this again?"

"Ayan still laughing?" Gong Yu stretched out his hand to hold Dai Ruyan's hand pinching the earlobe and said seriously: "Aren't Ayan afraid that I'm an ambitious little boy?"

"Why should I be afraid?"

"A wolf's ambition is not too much. I will do my best to satisfy what Xiaojiu wants."

amount……

Is it really good to be so provocative?

Gong Yu blushed and didn't know what to say.

Dai Ruyan caressed Gong Yu's hot cheeks lightly with his palm and smiled, "You also said to be an ambitious little boy, but now you are blushing like this, how can you be ambitious?"

"It's not that Ah Yan has become more and more provocative recently."

Gong Yu bowed her head and kissed the palm of the next generation Ruyan, saying: "Ayan, you are not allowed to do this to others, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

"Otherwise, I'm afraid the butterflies and bees all over the city will chase Ayan."

Dai Ruyan couldn't help but frowned and responded, "Does Xiaojiu think I'm some kind of exotic flower?"

"That's right." Gong Yu blinked and said mischievously, "Ayan's body smells good."

"Xiao Jiu loves to talk nonsense."

Gong Yu smiled and did not respond, but shifted her gaze to the water surface, tapped the water surface with her fingertips, and the spreading ripples blurred the reflections of the two people.

The wind seemed to stop, and it became much quieter. Dai Ruyan looked at Gong Yu's small movements and said in a low voice: "As soon as the edict is issued, there will be countless eyes staring at Xiao Jiu in the capital. Xiao Jiu should be careful."

"I know." Gong Yu fiddled with the water with her fingertips and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid that someone will take advantage of the upcoming wedding and attack Father."

Dai Ruyan hugged Gong Yu's arm lightly and said in a low voice, "Xiao Jiu, why do you think His Majesty fainted at this time?"

"Those who want to start have already done so."

Gong Yu turned her head to look at Dai Ruyan, only to see that Dai Ruyan's eyes were as calm as before, and she couldn't help suppressing the doubts in her heart.

After all, Dai Ruyan was taking care of herself on the boat at that time. If someone deliberately caused the emperor's serious illness, it would be beneficial to those in the capital.

"Who does Ah Yan think I should guard against?" Gong Yu asked tentatively.

Dai Ruyan poked Gong Yu's face with her fingertips and replied, "No hurry."

Not urgent?

"Everything has just begun, and no one dares to tear off this last layer of camouflage, otherwise there will be no turning back."

What was said was not clear, and it seemed that Dai Ruyan was just a bystander. She clearly grasped the power arrangements of the people in the government and the opposition, and might even know their next plan, as if she was watching a play.

It's just that these Dai Ruyan didn't tell herself, and most of the time it was even vague.

At sunset, the lake water seemed to turn orange, and Gong Yuwo listened to the sound of the lake water with his head tilted in Dai Ruyan's arms.

Dai Ruyan caressed the back of Gong Yu's neck gently with his palm and said softly: "It's getting dark soon."

"Yes."

"Xiao Jiu should go back home."

Gong Yu closed her eyes, reached out and picked up Dai Ruyan's drooping dress to cover her face and said in a low voice: "No, I just came here once."

"Then until the wedding banquet, Xiao Jiu will not come."

"why?"

"

You...you should know how to avoid suspicion. "

Dai Ruyan touched Gong Yulu's fair skin with fingertips and hesitated, "Besides, according to the custom, we shouldn't meet each other."

Gong Yu looked at Dai Ruyan with a sigh and said, "Wouldn't it mean that I can't see Ayan for a month?"

"One month is not long." Dai Ruyan said calmly, "And there are so many things to do, maybe it will pass in the blink of an eye."

"Okay, I'll blink." Gong Yu blinked and looked at Dai Ruyan and said, "Look, it's not about blinking at all."

Dai Ruyan smiled, didn't argue with Gong Yu, just rubbed Gong Yu's forehead with his fingertips and said: "But when it gets dark, it's not convenient for you to ride a horse."

However, Gong Yu dawdled until it was dark, and then left the courtyard on horseback, followed by the guards. Lanterns were hung on the streets of the capital early, and most of the vendors closed their stalls at sunset.

Only the storyteller in the tea shed was still enthusiastically telling wild stories about the mountains, Gong Yu stopped curiously.

"I heard that in ancient times there was a monster in a big mountain. When he raised his hand, the mountain collapsed and the ground cracked, and when he breathed out, there was a flood, and even lightning appeared in the blink of an eye."

"People are in awe of spirits and goblins, and every year they look for boys and girls to sacrifice, but who would have thought that there would be a year of famine in the village, and the adults could no longer survive, so where would they find boys and girls?"

The storyteller stopped suddenly and said: "If you want to know what will happen next, let's listen to the next chapter to break it down."

Everyone came back to their senses one after another, and they sighed and asked the storyteller to say another paragraph.

But Mr. Storyteller kept silent, just packed a few items and smiled without saying a word.

Gong Yu looked at it and said: "Let someone invite this storyteller to come to the house tomorrow."

The guard on the side responded in a low voice: "Yes."

When the night was dark, Gong Yu had washed up, sat in the pavilion with the porridge in her hand, paused while writing, and wrote on the paper again.

The next day after morning court, Gong Yu returned home and saw the storyteller sitting in the pavilion, although his expression was not flustered, his eyes were full of inquiry.

"Can you eat, sir?" Gong Yu sat opposite and poured tea by herself.

The storyteller shook his head and said, "It's okay, what's the matter with His Royal Highness?"

Gong Yu took a sip of tea, then got up and took out a stack of papers from the desk last night, placed it in front of the storyteller and said softly, "Sir, you tell stories well, so can you please tell the stories in my hand vividly and interestingly?"

The storyteller unfolded the paper and looked at it, frowned slightly and said, "Aren't these two stories contradictory, Your Highness?"

"It's not contradictory. This is actually a whole story. I'm just asking you how to combine these two stories skillfully. I believe that as long as you tell it well, the people in the capital will enjoy talking about it."

After Gong Yu finished speaking, she took back the paper in Mr. Storyteller's hands, and placed two gold bars in Mr. Storyteller's hands instead.

"How did you get here, I will let the guards send you out. If you think about what's going on today, you can talk about it at any time. It's just that you want to know what you and I said. If others find out, you will be in danger."

Apparently, the storyteller was already clenched slightly on the gold bar in his hand.

Gong Yu then placed a porcelain bottle in front of the table and said: "If sir agrees, then drink this, and the transaction between me and sir will begin."

Seeing that the storyteller drank the potion from the porcelain bottle without hesitation, Gong Yu asked the guards to cover the storyteller's face with a black bag, put a black cloak on his whole body, and escorted him away from the pavilion.

A few days later, it was the time when the peach blossoms were in full bloom, and it was the poetry fair in the capital that would emerge in endlessly.

The people in the lobby of a teahouse were full of jokes and said, "Have you heard the story of the storyteller in the teahouse in the south of the city?"

"That's right, these days are almost overcrowded, and the entire street in the south of the city is extremely congested."

"The marriage of the girl of the same generation as His Highness Ninth Prince is about to happen. I didn't expect that His Royal Highness Sixth Prince is also an infatuated kind."

"I just talked about the wonderful thing yesterday. Back then, His Majesty the Sixth Highness refused His Majesty's offer of marriage because he cared about the Daisy. But the Tian family opened their mouths. How could it be so easy to withdraw the edict."

"That's right, but that incident back then was really mysterious. His Highness the Sixth Highness married the minister's daughter, and then His Highness's birth mother fell ill and died. His Highness Sixth also got sick because of it, and even when he was sick in bed, he wanted to be his mother." Keep filial piety and don't marry."

"Don't you believe it, I heard that the minister's daughter fell ill soon afterwards."

"Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"

"That's right, His Highness the Sixth Highness is very talented, and he did a lot of hard work when the capital was hit by a disaster, but it's really strange in this matter."

"Strange? What kind of strange method?"

"This has to start with the strange disease that His Highness Sixth Prince's biological mother contracted..."

Rumors are like a hornet's nest that has been punctured, spreading swarms in the streets and alleys of the capital, from teahouses and wine shops to flower viewing and poetry parties.

A group of people on the racetrack were raising their arrows to shoot, and the leader, the Fourth Highness, was astonishingly powerful, and the arrows went straight through the target.

And His Highness Fifth missed several arrows one after another, and finally managed to hit an arrow, but it was just barely on the side of the target.

The sun was scorching hot, and His Highness the Sixth Highness who was riding a white horse was also able to shoot his arrows. The Fourth Highness rode forward and said with a smile, "Sixth Brother looks pretty good now."

His Highness the Sixth Highness glanced sideways at His Highness the Fourth and responded: "Brother Fourth Emperor is skilled in archery, Brother Six is ​​ashamed of himself."

His Royal Highness smiled and held the rein in his hand, and said, "Sixth brother, you have been smart all your life, but now you are still lonely and helpless like a wild dog. The girls of that generation wrote their marriage letters to marry the ninth brother. Teasing you is like teasing a lost dog."

"Nowadays, the whole city is full of touching stories about the ninth brother and the Dai girl, but the sixth brother has been exposed by others, so be careful not to make a mistake."

His Highness the Sixth Highness held the rein tightly in his palm, but he never frowned, and even smiled and said, "It's just the gossip of ordinary people in the market, Brother Four, do you think there will be any harm?"

"Of course there is no harm to me. It's just that the storyteller is very annoying. Don't let the image of the sixth younger brother be ruined by such ordinary people." His Highness smiled and said, "It's not as good as the Fourth Emperor." Brothers and six brothers except the storyteller?"

"You don't have to worry about the fourth brother, the sixth brother will take care of this matter."

His Highness held the rein in his hand and turned his head, said: "I almost forgot, the sixth brother is a person who loves fame unlike me, if the storyteller dies, I'm afraid the sixth brother will smell bad."

The sun was getting bigger and bigger on the racetrack, the fourth highness left first, and the sixth highness shook the arrows in his hands and shot three arrows at the target at the same time. Most of the three arrows hit the target straight at the same time. The archery target shook violently.

His Highness Fifth, who was lazily riding over on horseback, saw His Highness Six full of hostility and hesitantly praised: "Brother Sixth Emperor is really good at archery!"

His Highness Six looked sideways at His Highness Fifth and said in a low voice, "Shut up!"

All of a sudden, the racecourse was quiet, and even the horses lowered their heads and gnawed on the grass. His Highness the Fifth Highness didn't recover.

The morning of the next day was over, and Gong Yu was eating meat buns made of oil paper from his sleeve pocket, when many officials approached him.

Gong Yu was so frightened that she thought they were starving too, so she hurriedly ate the minced meat and asked, "What's the matter, my lords?"

The leading official asked cautiously: "Your Highness's marriage is established, why haven't you issued invitations yet?"

"Yes, all of you are waiting for the wedding banquet with His Highness the Ninth Prince."

The officials on the side echoed.

Gong Yu looked at the group of people on the wall and responded: "This matter is determined by the elder sister on behalf of the banquet list, and I don't know."

The officials couldn't help being taken aback, looking at Gong Yu with sympathy in their eyes.

"His Royal Highness Nine is still young, this generation of girls wants to hold all the power in their hands."

amount……

In fact, since going back to Dai Ruyan's courtyard last time, Gong Yu hasn't been there for quite a while.

In addition, the mansion was also busy arranging various matters, and Gong Yu couldn't get away, so she caught a glimpse of the prime minister and ran over in a hurry.

"Father-in-law!"

Prime Minister Dai paused, and looked at Gong Yu with disgust in his eyes, but he was helpless at Gong Yu's entanglement.

The officials behind him hurriedly shook their heads, walked away, and murmured in a low voice: "This is a bit silly, His Highness Ninth is afraid that he will be played by the acting girl."

"Yeah, I heard that after His Highness the Ninth Highness hit the pole last time, Miss Dai got close to His Highness the Sixth Highness, and even attended the banquet, but she forcibly didn't take a look at His Highness the Ninth Highness."

"Hey, who said otherwise, the capital is still full of rumors that His Highness the Sixth Highness is sexually assaulting the Dai girl."

After all the officials left, Gong Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly finished eating the remaining steamed buns in her hand.

Prime Minister Dai walked forward indifferently, but Dai Lang approached, looked at Gong Yu and said, "Your Highness Ninth Prince is also a good method."

Gong Yu looked at Dai Lang with murderous eyes in a daze, and ate the steamed buns and called out, "Brother!"

Dai Lang's complexion turned pale immediately, and he leaned closer and said, "Stop pretending, let Dai Ruyan see your hypocrisy!"

"I wonder how long you can fool Dai Ruyan?"

"Why can't I understand what my brother said?"

The words were not speculative, and there was nothing wrong with what he said, so Dai Lang waved his sleeves and left.

Gong Yu actually wanted to ask Dai Lang about Dai Ruyan's childhood, but Dai Lang didn't know whether it was prejudice or hostility towards him, in short, the hatred value was very high.

From a certain point of view, Gong Yu suspects that Dai Lang is a sister-in-law.

Yes, the closer the wedding date is, the more obvious Gong Yu can feel the murderous aura gathered on her body, which makes people lose their appetite.

Fortunately, Gong Yu is the kind of person who eats the most food in the world, and just around the corner, he saw His Highness the Sixth Prince waiting in the long palace passage.

Gong Yu approached hesitantly, only to see that the Sixth Prince looked at Gong Yu with a pale face, and asked in confusion: "Has Xiao Jiu ever heard the rumors in the capital?"

"Rumours?" Gong Yu pretended not to understand and said, "There are a lot of things going on these days, and the house is also very busy."

His Highness the Sixth Highness stepped closer, suppressing the anger in his eyes, and seemed to hold back and said: "Gong Yu, don't you want to turn your face and deny anyone now?"

"There are rumors all over the city now, if I make a mistake, do you think you can take care of yourself?"

Gong Yu couldn't help stepping back, the usually gentle and refined Sixth Highness was blushing anxiously at this moment.

"Are you afraid?" His Highness Six straightened his robes, and said very seriously: "We both have something in each other's hands, besides, do you want Dai Ruyan to know your true face?"

His Highness the Sixth Prince sneered, "So you give me some peace of mind, you understand?"

"Brother Liuhuang, what are you talking about?" Gong Yu hid back in fear: "I didn't do anything?"

A lot of officials and guards gathered in the palace, so His Highness the Sixth Highness had no choice but to distance himself and whisper, "When I get the imperial edict, Dai Ruyan will eventually be mine."

"And you'd better keep pretending to be this stupid to me, otherwise I can solve your life at any time."

Gong Yu looked directly at His Highness Six's eyes that were determined to win and said with a smile: "Brother Liuhuang, you are crazy, sister Dai is going to become my wife."

The guards at the side came forward, His Highness the Sixth Highness left angrily, Gong Yu turned to look at the emperor's bedroom, and couldn't help guessing that maybe the emperor was under house arrest.

Because His Highness Six's anxious attitude clearly indicated that he hadn't succeeded yet, that's why he was so anxious.

Gong Yu went back to the mansion in a sedan chair, and met Qin Hua. When the two entered the mansion, the servants were making arrangements for Zhang Luo's mansion, and everything was red in the eyes.

Qin Hua whispered: "The storyteller is gone."

"It's normal not to see." Gong Yu held the sword in his hand and said: "The storyteller has been in the capital for so many years, since he got the gold bar, he will naturally have to run away after finishing his work."

"Right now, there is a lot of talk about His Highness the Sixth Highness in the capital, and even the rich people at the cash register for disaster relief have released a lot of complaints." Qin Hua paused and said, "It's just that these rumors are true or false, and it is very difficult to verify."

Gong Yu stopped walking and looked sideways at Qin Hua, saying, "Mr. Qin, do you know that people's words are scary?"

"The rumors have spread to such an extent that no one cares about the truth at all. Everyone only believes in the truth of their own imagination."

"Brother Liuhuang can't restore his reputation in the capital, and the disappearance of the storyteller is even more credible to the rumors."

Qin Hua looked puzzled and said, "It's just that there are still no people who knew about it back then."

"I heard that Song Tai Physician, who was on duty in the palace back then, was exiled by the emperor for thousands of miles because of incorrect diagnosis and treatment."

"But at that time, Imperial Physician Song did not point out that the source of the disease was related to His Highness the Sixth Highness. Besides, after many years, Imperial Physician Song had already died in the wilderness."

Gong Yu stretched out her hand to lift the green curtain and said with a smile: "There is no proof of death. Sometimes it is not necessary to have a proof. If there is no proof, we can also fabricate it. Even human witnesses can be forged."

Qin Hua stopped and looked at Gong Yu with some hesitation, and asked with amazement in his eyes: "His Royal Highness designed the storyteller to recruit first, but in fact the later witnesses are the hard hit?"

"Mr. Qin thinks really fast." Gong Yu sat down and flipped through the densely packed items related to the marriage, and the other book was about the betrothal gift. Of course, Gong Yu was the best pick for the betrothal gift for Dai Ruyan.

"Why did Your Highness suddenly take such a violent counterattack against His Sixth Highness?"

Gong Yu handed the list of appointment letters to Qin Hua and said, "Mr. Qin, do you think these are enough?"

"Or which ones are necessary?"

Qin Hua took the list in a daze, looked at it, and replied, "The items on it are very complete."

"That's good." Gong Yu held a pen while looking at the list of her own warehouse, and at the same time selected some suitable ones for the housekeeper to pick.

"Your Highness?"

"what happened?"

"Why did you attack His Highness Sixth so suddenly?" Qin Hua asked in confusion.

Gong Yu paused slightly while holding the ink-stained brush, and couldn't help hesitating, after all, it was really hard to say that it was because His Highness the Sixth Highness held the handle of her disguise as a man.

Moreover, Gong Yu vaguely felt that the emperor might have recovered from his illness, or maybe he was not sick at all, but was suppressed by others.

"I suspect that my father is under house arrest by Brother Six."

Qin Hua's expression suddenly became serious, and he asked seriously: "Does your Highness have evidence?"

"I haven't." Gong Yu looked at Qin Hua and said, "But I can see from the eyes of Brother Liu Huang that he can't wait any longer."

The faster the rumors spread in the capital, the Sixth Highness will be impatient. The Sixth Highness, who has always acted prudently, has been staying in the emperor's bedroom to take care of him since New Year's Eve.

Maybe the wait was the first time to get the edict, so until now Gong Yu has not been able to go in and have a look at the emperor, but there are too many unreasonable points here.

If the emperor is seriously ill, it is His Highness who will benefit without an edict, so His Highness is currently in charge of the country.

Unless His Royal Highness the Sixth Highness sensed something was wrong, or there was something that required him to stay in his father's palace all the time, or it was an emergency.

thing?It was nothing more than an edict, but hearing that the emperor was suddenly ill this time, it shouldn't be like leaving an edict in advance, and His Royal Highness had not returned to the capital at that time.

It is even more likely that His Highness Gongquan was also involved in this matter, so when His Highness the Sixth Highness hurried back to the capital saw the emperor lying on the bed, he knew from the bottom of his heart that someone was going to kill the emperor.

But His Highness the Sixth Highness did not have an edict. If the emperor died quietly again, His Royal Highness Gongquan would surely ascend the throne, so His Highness the Sixth Highness had to guard the seriously ill emperor until the emperor woke up and was willing to pass the throne to him.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that everything makes sense again.

It's just that Gong Yu is not sure whether the emperor is awake or he is unwilling to write the imperial edict?

Gong Yu put down her pen and asked, "Mr. Qin, have all the ammunition been arranged properly?"

Qin Hua nodded in response: "Well, everything has been placed."

"Then please remember to adjust the position of the cannon fire to the Imperial Palace at any time."

"Your Highness is this?"

"I just did it just in case."

Qin Hua frowned tightly and said, "Could it be that Your Highness wants to force the palace?"

Gong Yu shook her head and said, "I just think that maybe the palace is in chaos right now."

So it's better to be careful.

The next day it rained suddenly, and all the officials were in a state of embarrassment when they went to court. Gong Yu looked at the calm Fourth Highness, and then turned to look at the Sixth Highness who kept strangers away.

This is really weird no matter how you look at it.

There was no sound in the court hall, the thunderstorm outside was deafening, and the candles in the hall were dimly lit, making the whole hall very dark.

The Taifu suddenly stepped forward and said: "Now your majesty is sick in bed, and the country will only be without a master for a day, so it is better for everyone to discuss the candidate for the crown prince."

As soon as this sound came out, there were whispers inwardly, and His Royal Highness said: "Father is still awake, and it may be difficult to choose a candidate for the crown prince now."

"The Fourth Highness has accompanied His Majesty in the conquest, and has held many positions in the court, so he is indeed the candidate for the crown prince."

Hearing these words, Gong Yu felt embarrassed and slapped her forehead. The Grand Majesty is still on top, why is the Tai Tu so courageous?

"It's ridiculous. The Fourth Highness is neither a direct descendant nor a long talk about merits. His Highness supervised the country twice, and the candidate for the crown prince should be His Highness."

The Dai family and his son didn't make a statement, and most of the officials naturally kept silent. Gong Yu always felt that the two father and son were not reliable.

Of course, the candidate for the crown prince can be finalized in an early court. I think the emperor was urged to appoint a candidate for the crown prince every time when he came to court.

At the end of the morning court, Gong Yu came to the harem with an umbrella, skipped the imperial garden, and was about to rush to the emperor's bedroom to find out.

But unexpectedly, he bumped into the queen, standing alone in the heavy rain.

Due to the heavy rain, many of the flowers in the imperial garden were blooming. Gong Yu approached and called out, "Why is the empress here alone?"

And I didn't bring an umbrella, not to mention my whole body was wet by the rain, and the hem of the skirt was already stained with mud and became turbid.

Gong Yu held up her umbrella and moved closer, only to see that the queen's eyes were loose, as if she was looking at a stranger.

"Who are you?" The queen asked, holding Gong Yu's cheek lightly in her palm as she stood very close together.

"Ah?" Gong Yu was so frightened that she couldn't even hold her umbrella. What does this mean?

Gong Yu hurriedly retreated to avoid the queen, but the queen's expression changed immediately, and she asked puzzledly, "Are you afraid of me?"

"Why are you afraid of me?"

The empress looked sad, looked at Gong Yu ferociously and asked: "Why are you even afraid of me?"

Forgive Gong Yu's mind is now blank, wary of the queen in front of her who seems to be out of order and asks: "Empress, are you making a mistake, I...is the ninth prince, Gong Yu."

"I'm not mistaken!" The queen stepped forward quickly and said with red eyes: "I have done so much for you, why are you afraid of me in the end, you are a heartless person!"

"Death to me!"

Seeing the queen suddenly pull out the hairpin from her hair, Gong Yu was so frightened that she didn't want her umbrella at all, and ran away in a hurry.

But he didn't expect to turn around and see Dai Ruyan, Gong Yu hurriedly pulled Dai Ruyan and ran to the other side, followed by the queen empress.

Fortunately, Gong Yu hid in a stone forest, and the empress screamed like she had lost her mind.

Dai Ruyan wiped the rain on Gong Yu's cheek lightly with his palm and asked in puzzlement, "Why did Xiao Jiu come to the harem?"

Gong Yu was so frightened that she couldn't understand, she calmed down and said: "I just want to visit my father, passing by this imperial garden."

The rain outside was noisy, and there were thunder and lightning from time to time, and the strong wind blew through the gaps in the stone forest, making it even more chilling.

"Ayan, is the Queen crazy?" Gong Yu asked quickly.

Seeing Dai Ruyan's eyes flashed with injuries, he slightly turned his head to look outside at the distressed empress and whispered: "My aunt will be like this every rainy day."

"I heard that my aunt once had a man she liked, and even broke up with the Dai family because of that man, but it seems that on such a rainy day, my aunt returned to the Dai family with blood all over her body."

Gong Yu lightly put her arms around Dai Ruyan and asked: "Then what happened?"

"Only the grandmother knows the specifics, and I only know the general idea."

Dai Ruyan turned her head to look at the pale Gong Yu and said, "Xiao Jiu gets sick easily when exposed to rain, let's leave here."

"Then don't you care about the empress?"

"A personal maid will come out to look for someone later."

The two walked around in the towering stone forest, Gong Yu's eyes fell on Dai Ruyan's side face and said in a low voice: "Why is Ayan in this palace?"

"The marriage is coming soon, so I just went to the palace to catch up with my aunt."

"I haven't seen Ayan for quite a while."

"It's only half a month, how can it be a long time?"

For some reason, Gong Yu always felt that Dai Ruyan seemed a little indifferent, and looked at the ring that was still worn on Dai Ruyan's fingertip.

Ke Xin was still a little uneasy, so she pulled Dai Ruyan to stop.

Dai Ruyan asked in puzzlement, "Why did you stop?"

Gong Yu lightly hugged Dai Ruyan and said: "Without an umbrella, going out will be raining, it's better to wait for Biyu to come and find someone."

"But you're all soaked." Dai Ruyan gently stroked Shang Gongyu's rain-soaked hair with his palm, and said worriedly, "Wouldn't it be uncomfortable if you got sick?"

"It's okay, I just want to have a good time with Ayan."

"Little Nine..."

"Ah."

Dai Ruyan patted Gong Yu's back helplessly and said in a low voice, "Why are you like this all of a sudden?"

"Don't you miss me if you don't see Ayan for half a month?" Gong Yu slightly turned her head to look for Dai Ruyan's eyes, she couldn't help being a little scared, sometimes Gong Yu was really afraid that Dai Ruyan's eyes would be empty.

"Does Xiaojiu miss me?" Dai Ruyan didn't respond directly, but chose to ask back.

Gong Yu kissed Ruyan's slightly cool lips, and then responded softly: "I miss you, I miss you so much."

Dai Ruyan stroked Gong Yu's cheek lightly with his palm and said in a low voice, "Why haven't you seen me for half a month, are you clingier than a little rabbit?"

"But Ayan hasn't said she misses me yet?"

"I miss you too." Dai Ruyan replied with a light smile.

Gong Yu put her forehead close to Dai Ruyan and said: "But Ah Yan's heartbeat is very slow."

Dai Ruyan put his arms around Gong Yu, gently rubbed Gong Yu's earlobe with his fingertips and replied, "The thunder is very loud outside, how can you hear my heartbeat?"

"I can feel it."

"Then Xiao Jiu can feel what I'm thinking now?"

Gong Yu looked directly into Dai Ruyan's eyes, which were empty, except for the reflection of Gong Yu's searching gaze, there was nothing else.

Dai Ruyan's hair scattered behind her ears was also wet and still dripping with water, and the light outside was a bit dim due to the thunderstorm.

But even so, it doesn't affect Dai Ruyan's beauty, the water-blue dress Gongyu sees the most, because

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