CHAPTER XXXIX
"But I'm not crying yet, she wronged me for stealing, I just said that she was going to cry and faint three times, and when the prince came, you said that I cried and fainted six times. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info" Yan Zhao said with a pout.
Song Cheng and Jin Zhong both laughed, without half a point of worry.
Mu Cai sat helplessly in the Chengde Palace, next to him sat the red-eyed Concubine Su, the county lord of Ping'an who had cried and fainted three times, and Mrs. Su who wiped her tears, and Gu Changlan who drank tea with a cold face.
After dealing with the affairs of the court, he still has to deal with this bad matter, although he has a warm smile on his face, he has already begun to have fire in his heart.
"Alright, don't cry. Mu Cai propped his head and said weakly: "Changlan, you hand over the person to Mrs. Su and take it back to dispose of." ”
"Brother Huang, I can't agree to it. Gu Changlan drank the tea slowly, and his cold refusal suppressed the smiles on the faces of the three women.
Mu Cai couldn't help but look at Gu Changlan, the guards around him were all counted, Yun Man and Tang Qi had seen them, this guard who appeared out of thin air not only humiliated the county lord of Ping'an on the street, but also let Gu Changlan protect him so much that he refused to hand it over.
"Lord Wang, it's just a subordinate, why do you let Lord Wang maintain it like this?" said Su Guifei angrily.
"What do you have to do with it. Gu Changlan looked at Concubine Su Guifei coldly and said unceremoniously.
Concubine Su Guifei favored the harem, the emperor had a gentle temperament, no one had been so rude to her for a long time, but she was repeatedly frustrated in the hands of Gu Changlan, her heart was hateful and angry, and her eyes were full of tears in a blink of an eye, she bit her lip and turned her back, and said sadly: "Your Majesty, the county lord is the sister of the concubine, and the concubine can't bear to see her sister being so humiliated by a subordinate." ”
"Humiliation? I think the county lord humiliated the king first, and the county lord said that the king's people stole something, doesn't it mean that the king's rule is not strict, so where will the king be placed? Gu Changlan "slammed" the teacup on the table and said coldly.
Su Guifei was about to say more, but saw the county lord of Ping'an kneeling, she was light and small, wearing a light cyan pleated skirt, and she knelt like a blooming orchid.
"Your Majesty, since the purse is rewarded by the prince, this matter is mishandled by the courtiers, please ask the emperor and the prince to forgive the courtiers for the crime of arguing in vain. ”
Su Guifei burst into tears, covered her face and sobbed quietly: "Your Majesty, even if the county lord is at fault first, it's just that what the guard said is too ugly, the little sister is the county lord, even if he has a mistake, he is just a subordinate, even if he is tough, he shouldn't say something so ugly." ”
"I think my guard is right. Gu Changlan sneered, and didn't say that Yan Zhao was right.
Does it mean that the county lord is narrow, or is the falling flower intentionally ruthless?
The lord of Ping'an fell to the ground, crying with pain.
She really had her heart trampled into the dirt, but she loved this man, what did it matter if he didn't love herself, she had the means, all she wanted was to get him, pull him off the altar, step into the mud, and look up to her from now on.
She thought as if she were enchanted, a menacing smile on her lowered face.
Mu Cai only felt a headache, the affairs in the court had not been sorted out, and he also needed to decide on these small matters in the harem, maybe the position of the middle palace could not be empty anymore.
"Changlan, your guard's virtue is wrong, and it is also your fault for not being strict under your rule, so you will be fined two months' monthly salary, and the county lord of Ping'an also has the fault of negligence this time, so he will go back and be grounded for three days to reflect. ”
Both of them were just punished, but the articulate guard was not damaged at all, and Mrs. Su wanted to say more, but saw Su Guifei's hand under her wide sleeves waving at her.
She and the emperor's young husband and wife, where can they not see that Mu Cai has moved his liver, and if he continues to talk about it, he will not be pleased.
"Let's all disperse, Changlan will come with me. ”
Mu Cai took Gu Changlan out of the Chengde Palace, and walked through the path of the imperial garden towards the imperial study.
The blooming magnolia along the road was full of water droplets, and He Wen carefully held the umbrella for Mu Cai, and the water stains on the bluestone slab wet the bright yellow tips of his shoes.
He Wen hurriedly said: "The emperor and the prince are still sitting in a sedan chair, it is still a little cold at the end of spring." ”
"It's okay, I'll take a walk with Changlan. Mu Cai refused, and walked on the bluestone slab.
Gu Changlan looked indifferent, holding an umbrella and following behind Mu Cai, leisurely admiring the magnolia flowers that bloomed into white clouds.
"Changlan, what is the origin of this guard, you are so protective, can't even the imperial brother say it?" Mu Cai asked as if unintentionally.
"There is indeed a history, I have seen a few times in Gushan before, the orphan of Bailu's old friend, his temperament is difficult to train, and his brother is not regarded as a guard, but just put him by his side to comfort himself. Gu Changlan replied, reaching out to break down the flower branch that had opened in front of him.
Hearing Bailu's name, Mu Cai stopped asking about it.
He knew the status of Bailu in Gu Changlan's heart, and he was also a master and a father, if it was related to Bailu, it would be too much to say in the past.
He turned to smile and said, "I remember that there are also magnolias planted in Changlan Mansion, why do you still come to fold them in my garden." ”
Gu Changlan's hand holding the flower branch tightened, and replied: "When it reached out in front of the minister's brother, it was broken, but I didn't expect the imperial brother to know that the minister's brother had a few magnolia flowers, which made the imperial brother laugh." ”
"Changlan forgot that when I was the prince, the mansion was next to the palace, so I naturally knew it. Mu Cai smiled, I don't know what to remember, and showed an expression of interest.
Is this really just the case? The palace and the prince's mansion are both deep and large, even if they are adjacent to each other, and they don't even know how many magnolia flowers there are in the mansion.
It's like having played in the Gu Mansion wantonly.
Mu Cai has been so persistent in looking for Yan Zhao, even after so many years, he has never let go, he has always thought that it is for Fu Longjue's sake, so it seems that there is another article.
Gu Changlan was suspicious in his heart, but he didn't ask much, and handed the magnolia in his hand to the inner supervisor beside him.
Mu Cai then instructed: "Go and find a plum bottle, cut a few buds to be released, and send them to the palace." ”
"Yes. The inner prisoner hurriedly and carefully bouquet the flowers.
"There is another thing, the secret guard I released to look for someone, and the message came today, and it was broken in half. ”
"Half?" Gu Changlan frowned, a little surprised.
The secret guard that Bailu picked for Gu Changlan is the elite of the secret guard, but this does not mean that the rest he picks is a straw bag, no matter what, it will not be broken in half.
"When I found out, I was surprised. Mu Cai said as he walked: "I thought that the people sent by Mu Sulfone had the same goal as us, but these people were ruthless when they tracked them, and they didn't look like they were looking for people, but like murder." ”
"If it is Mu Sulfone's person, it is impossible to kill him. Gu Changlan also said.
The two of them entered the imperial study as they spoke, Mu Cai untied his cloak, and Ling Heman took the box.
Inside the box was a secret letter and an arrowhead, which glowed with a blue light, apparently quenched poison.
Gu Changlan wrapped his hand with a handkerchief, put the arrow on the palm of his hand and looked at it carefully, but saw that the arrow was slightly different from the ordinary arrow, and there were a little curly thorns on the water chestnut, as if the barbs brought out by poor workmanship.
If you are not careful, you will be scratched, but these barbs are very cleverly positioned to not affect the sharpness of the arrow.
"This is by no means the handiwork of Mu Sulf, he is now being restrained everywhere, and there is no skilled craftsman around him to create such a sharp weapon. Gu Changlan put down the arrow and threw the handkerchief in the box.
Mu Cai wrinkled his brows, and said very puzzled: "The arrow is quenched, it is clearly to put people to death, if you want to find someone, you shouldn't use such a sharp weapon." ”