Chapter XI
"Yes, my subordinates should be damned, disturb the county lord. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Yun Man was surprised by the sobriety in the voice of the county lord of Ping'an, not as tired as waking up in his sleep, but he still respectfully confessed to the door of the county lord of Ping'an.
"It's none of your business, it's me who chooses the seat, why did you come here at this hour, but what happened to the prince?" asked with concern as the county lord of Ping'an motioned to the maid who woke up to light the oil lamp.
"There is an urgent edict in Beijing, and the prince wants to rush back, but the county lord is here alone, and he specially instructed his subordinates to ask the steward to clean up, so that the county lord can return to Beijing with the prince. ”
Knowing that Gu Wangye would never say such a thing, the county lord of Ping'an still smiled, suppressed the joy in his heart and asked, "I vaguely heard some movement last night, but the prince's old illness is serious?"
"No, it's a matter of the court, and my subordinates can't tell the county lord. ”
It is a matter of the court, even if the county lord is dissatisfied, he does not dare to rush to investigate, Yun Man answered the county lord of Ping'an true and false, and the just right amount of respect is very useful, Gu Changlan said that he has the talent to take care of general affairs, and it is not a lie to bring him out of the secret guard.
The county lord of Ping'an really didn't ask anymore, and instead instructed the housekeeper to arrange the departure, and as soon as the sky was bright, she returned to the capital with Gu Changlan with a silver incense ball to warm her hands.
Even though he only stopped three times along the way, it was already ten minutes of night when he arrived in the capital, Gu Changlan changed into his official uniform, and entered the palace without even drinking tea.
The emperor was still narrating with several cabinet lords, so Gu Changlan stood quietly under the plum tree next to the palace wall with his hands in his hands.
"Lord Gu, why are you here so late?Why don't you go to the side hall to rest?" A woman with a few servants, dressed in snow-white palace clothes, came in from outside the wall, and looked at Gu Changlan with some surprise.
Gu Changlan turned around and saw that the woman who came was wearing a snow-white palace dress, and at a glance, she was standing like a fairy in the snow, her black hair was pulled up high, revealing a slender snow-white neck.
You don't need to look closely at the soft eyebrows and eyes, but this is a distant look, which makes people lose their minds.
"Concubine Niangniang. Gu Changlan lowered his head slightly and did not make any other answers.
It turned out that this woman was Concubine Su Su of the harem, she bowed to Gu Changlan Yingying, and said: "Lord Gu came back today, I don't know if you met the little sister of the concubine's family on the way?"
"It was with the lord of Ping'an that he returned to Beijing. ”
"This is a coincidence, it can be seen that Gu Wangye and the little sister are fateful. Concubine Su covered her lips and smiled, the etiquette between actions was the same as that of the county lord of Ping'an.
"I'm afraid that this king is going to disappoint the concubine. Gu Changlan had a cold face, unwilling to deal with her, so he was about to leave.
"Lord, the emperor has also praised the little sister, disappointed or not, where can I say it now, do you say?"
When Gu Changlan heard this, he stopped, he pinched his fingers, and said coldly: "Concubine be cautious." ”
"It's the concubine's gaffe, since Prince Gu is here, presumably the emperor won't be able to drink the concubine's ginseng soup for a while, so the concubine will retire first. Concubine Su bowed again, slowly withdrew, and glanced back when she went out.
Gu Changlan didn't seem to be affected by her words at all, he looked up at the fierce red plum in the snow, and the snow-white white crane on the purple official uniform reflected his white jade-like face, spreading his wings and wanting to fly.
Concubine Su retracted her gaze in disgust, pinched the Jinpa in her hand, can stand in this palace and enjoy the plum blossoms, who has never had blood on her hands, and what is so high, she snorted coldly and walked into the dim night.
When He Wen, the chief eunuch, sent the three adults out, Gu Changlan looked back, and under the glazed palace lamp, his eyes were cold, which was intimidating.
"Lord Gu. The three adults shuddered for a moment, and they all hugged the official uniforms on their bodies.
This Gu Wang Ye really looks like a Shura who has no heart and liver, and it makes people feel cold all over his body.
Gu Changlan retracted his gaze, pursed his lips without saying a word, crossed the three pillars of the court, and entered the imperial study where the emperor was.
It is not as cold and dim as the hall outside, the bright hall is burning with warm silver charcoal, the smoke coming out of the incense burner is thick and warm helmet incense, and a bright yellow figure sits in front of the bookcase, revealing a completely different calmness and softness on the facial features that are exactly the same as Gu Changlan.
has a face, but it has two temperaments, Gu Changlan is as sharp as a knife, Mu Changrong is graceful as water, even strangers will not admit their mistakes.
This is the new emperor Mu Cai, Gu Changlan's twin brother, who repelled the rebellious prince and ascended to the throne in one fell swoop.
He looked at Gu Changlan who was saluting with a little affection, and happily called Gu Changlan who was saluting.
"Changlan, you've been gone for more than half a month, and I'm worried that you won't be able to come back for the New Year. Mu Cai commanded him to sit aside, his gentle brows full of concern.
"On the way back to Beijing, I met the lord of Ping'an, and I was delayed when I walked with him. Gu Changlan replied, looking at Mu Cai's expression carefully.
A trace of embarrassment flashed on Mu Cai's face, and he said with some embarrassment: "Changlan, this matter is mine, it will affect you." ”
"Brother Huang, is there a difficulty?" Gu Changlan asked, he had always been like this, his words were simple and his expression was cold, and he didn't realize anything just by looking at it, but in front of Mu Cai's gentle and elegant smiling face, he looked a little unkind, and inexplicably asked someone to cry out for Mu Cai.
"The position of the middle palace is undecided, Su Fu is also starting to move, I have to reveal the attitude of acquiescing to the county lord of Ping'an and you, now is the time to take care of He Cheng, I want Su Fu to be quiet. ”
Mu Cai said, his eyes cold.
"Brother I understand. ”
"Linyu's business, are you done?"
"Yes, you can see the excerpts after the New Year. ”
"I urgently summoned you back, it's about Fu Longjue. ”
Fu Longjue has always been in the hands of King Gu, but since five years ago, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the Gu family was suddenly baptized in blood, and all seventy-eight people in Manchu were killed, and Fu Longjue also lost his trace.
The rebellious prince Mu Yan is looking for it, and the new emperor Mu Cai is also looking for it.
Gu Changlan silently rubbed the wrench on his finger and did not speak.
"My father went suddenly, many things did not come and explained, I also found in the temple, when the Gu family and the Mu family jointly created the Great Zhou, the Mu family was slightly stronger, and the Gu family became the hereditary king of Yijia.
I have always wondered why no one has touched the Gu clan for hundreds of years, regardless of the change of imperial power, they all occupy a corner of power, and all this is just because they have Fu Longjue in their hands. ”
Mu Cai wanted to speak and stopped, the snow light outside the window reflected on his face, which became more and more warm as jade, he thought quietly for a while, and then continued: "Fu Longjue is just a key, and what is really hidden inside is the Lu Ban book." ”
Luban book!
Gu Changlan's hand rubbing his fingers suddenly stopped, and his body gradually froze.
"I'm surprised, the Lu Ban Book has been lost for many years, but I didn't expect it to be in the hands of the Gu family, Fu Long, it's really a good name. Mu Cai smiled self-deprecatingly.
With Lu Banshu, and then there are skilled craftsmen, why worry about not being able to Fulong.