Chapter 53: Internal and external collusion
Gu Shuiyue wore a red cloak and walked side by side with Gongsun Yi, who was a military general and walked like the wind, but at this time he deliberately put down his steps and walked beside Gu Shuiyue. The two walked under the eaves, Gongsun Yi stretched out his hand to block the water droplets falling on the tile for her, and pulled the cloak on her body tighter, as if he was afraid that she would catch a cold.
The two walked out of the courtyard together and walked to the door of Yunwang's mansion, Gongsun Yi took the reins handed by his subordinates, turned over directly on his horse, and rode away, Gu Shuiyue stood firmly at the door for a while before turning around and returning to the courtyard.
In the eyes of everyone, King Yun and his wife are very affectionate, and a cold-hearted person like King Yun is actually considerate to the princess. The princess even sent the prince to the court and sent it to the gate of the palace, and she was very reluctant.
Who said the princess fell out of favor?!
Those who stayed up all night with excitement to watch the princess fall from grace were doomed to disappointment.
"Sister, the Lan family who listened to the lotus courtyard deliberately chased you to the door to watch the joke, but when she saw the prince hugging you out of your yard, her jaw almost dropped. There is also the Qiu family's dressed-up flowers, deliberately throwing their beads on the road that the prince is going to walk, wanting to take the opportunity to attract the attention of the prince, who knows that the prince directly stepped on her beads!"
Ashina Yan held his stomach and laughed as he spoke, laughing so hard that he almost couldn't straighten his waist.
After Ashina Yan left, An Xian took another person into Gu Shuiyue's room.
It was an old woman, with a dark face and a stout body, she looked like she was doing rough work, on the surface, she was the lowest rough old woman in the palace, but in fact she also had an identity, she was one of the dark lines that Gu Shuiyue stayed in Kyoto, and she was good at collecting information, and she even knew what color of obscene clothes a certain adult's favorite concubine liked to wear.
Before entering the door, her face was full of trembling, and she asked Steward An uneasily all the way: "Why did the princess see the slave maid? But what did the slave and maid do wrong?"
When the door closed, the fear on her face completely disappeared, her cowardly eyes turned to wisdom, and she knelt down to Gu Shuiyue and said, "Subordinates meet the master!"
Gu Shuiyue helped her up, and when time was urgent, she asked directly, "What is the situation in Shuoyun Chaozhong?"
"Emperor Shuoyun is Chinese New Year's Eve five today, he is in the prime of life, he is beautiful, and he is suspicious. The crown prince is young, ten years old this year, and his personality follows the emperor, and he is young and playful. Now there are six kings in this capital, three of the most powerful, one is the prince Sun Yi with a different surname, who holds great power, the second is King Chun, he is the emperor's brother, deeply loved by the emperor and the empress dowager, almost no one dares to mess with him, the third is the king of Jin, the king of Jin is the real prince of Pian, outstanding in writing, benevolent, King Jin is the head of the Chinese officials of the dynasty, the emperor has a violent personality, but the words of the king of Jin, he will listen. ”
She had seen King Yun and King Chun, and Gu Shuiyue was more curious about which King of Jin.
"Have you ever seen King Jin?"
The old woman nodded: "My subordinates have met once, the dragon and phoenix among the King of Jin, and it is still unforgettable." ”
"What is King Yun's situation in Kyoto?" Gu Shuiyue asked.
"The subordinates feel that it can be described in four words - walking on thin ice. King Yun has two ways to choose now, give up military power or fight hard, the former has only one way to die, and the latter may have a glimmer of life. The old woman said.
Gu Shuiyue couldn't help but stroke her forehead, she had a feeling of getting on the wrong boat. When she chose Gongsun Yi, she wanted to take revenge with the power of Gongsun Yi, but now she found that King Yun was also difficult to protect herself. In the house, his mother tried every possible way to deal with herself, and the emperor regarded it as a thorn in her side. Everyone really wants him dead.
She and Gongsun Yi are now grasshoppers on the same rope, and they can only hope that Gongsun Yi is well.
"Although King Yun has 300,000 soldiers, his soldiers are all at the border, and there are very few people around him who can use them. He raised troops from the border passes, and there was no reason to raise troops at all, because he was plotting rebellion. The emperor is in the prime of life, there are many talents in the court, and with the virtuous King Jin, there is almost no possibility that Gongsun Yi will win. Gu Shuiyue shook her head and said.
If Gongsun Yi died, Mochizuki would drive his troops straight in, and Emperor Mochizuki might realize the idea of unifying the Central Plains.
This is not what Gu Shuiyue wants to see.
Therefore, Gongsun Yi can't die.
"Master, don't underestimate Gongsun Yi. If this is an ordinary person, it will definitely not be possible, but Gongsun Yi ......" The old woman's eyes were shocked, "He is powerful, and the entire people who look at the moon have seen it!"
Gu Shuiyue nodded.
She really can't underestimate Gongsun Yi. Countless people wanted his life, but Gongsun Yi was still alive, and those people hated him in their hearts, but when they saw him, they had to smile on their faces.
"Master, my subordinates have one more thing to report. Lin Xuemu's identity is not simple, she and the emperor's favorite concubine are cousins. ”
After the old woman's words were finished, Gu Shuiyue couldn't help but shudder.
She stared at the old woman with wide eyes, unable to react for a moment. The old woman nodded at her, and Gu Shuiyue knew how much she had guessed.
Lin Xuemu has a relationship with the emperor's favorite concubine, but she was sent to King Yun's side through the old princess's mother's family, does this mean that there is some kind of relationship between the emperor and the old princess. If the emperor and the old princess wanted to murder King Yun's life......
Gu Shuiyue took a deep breath and digested this possibility.
An Xian left with the old woman.
Gu Shuiyue walked out of her room, the noon sun shone on her, and she still felt a little cold.
Because she is facing a huge conspiracy, which is inextricably intertwined and binds her and Gongsun Yi in it. If they are not careful, they will never be able to escape.
Above the conspiracy, dressed in a cloak of quiet and peaceful.
King Yun and Emperor Shuoyun staged a harmonious drama between monarchs and ministers.
Gu Shuiyue and the old princess staged a scene of filial piety to their daughter-in-law and kind mother-in-law.
Gu Shuiyue went to the old princess every day to ask for peace, and found that the old princess had left Lin Muxue by her side. She raised Lin Xuemu by her side for a while, and she saw that she had become a little rounder.
Looking at the face that was somewhat similar to herself, Gu Shuiyue really had mixed feelings in her heart. If it weren't for looking at those portraits and looking at Lin Xuemu, she almost forgot her original appearance.
Gu Shuiyue was sometimes quite emotional, she didn't expect her to die, the only person who could remember her was the biggest enemy in front of her, and she didn't expect that her enemy would love her deeply.
Gu Shuiyue accompanied the old princess to play enough, and when she got out of the old princess's courtyard, she didn't go back directly, she turned in a direction, turned around and walked towards another courtyard. She was going to visit the man who had a low but very important presence in the palace. This man may bring some change in her current predicament.
"Get out!"
"I don't drink medicine!"
"They're going to die anyway, what's the difference between drinking and not drinking?"
When Gu Shuiyue walked into that courtyard, she heard an irritable voice.
The two minions knelt on the ground outside in panic, picking up fragments of the bowl on the ground as they picked them up. Soon, another bowl of medicine came over.
The minions with the medicine are at a loss, if the second master has a good one, they don't want to live.
"I'll do it. Gu Shuiyue said.
The slave raised his head: "Princess Niangniang!"
Gu Shuiyue stretched out her hand towards him: "I'll go and let him take medicine." ”
As if seeing a savior, the slave hurriedly handed it to Gu Shuiyue.
Gu Shuiyue took the medicine bowl and walked in. The room inside was already a mess, the floor was full of all kinds of things, and on the bed, a young man was sitting there in a huff, his originally pale face was no longer bloodless.
"Didn't I say get out?"
"The scream is so loud, full of energy, it seems that you won't be able to die for a while!"
Unlike the trembling voices of the minions, this voice was mocking, Gongsun Lin raised his head and glared angrily at the woman who came in.
"Where did you come from? Stuff women with me again? I don't like old women like you!" Gongsun Lin was furious.
Gu Shuiyue smelled the scent of ink as soon as she stepped into the room, this was a bookish teenager, it seemed that he was stimulated by something, so he was so irritable.
What will stimulate the old princess's palm treasure?
"I'm your sister-in-law, is this how the sage book taught you to treat your elders?" Gu Shuiyue's apricot eyes widened, quite imposing.
"Sister-in-law, you are Gu Shuiyue!" He was probably the only one in the entire palace who had never seen Gu Shuiyue, but he had heard Gu Shuiyue's name.
His mother told him that Gu Shuiyue was a woman with a heart like a femme fatale and asked him to stay away from her. Although the woman in front of her is older, she is indeed abnormally beautiful, and the more beautiful the woman, the more vicious she is, which is in line with her mother's words.
"You've read so many sage books, don't you know if you can't call your elders by their names?"
"I'm going to die anyway, so what about going crazy before I die?"
"You've been rampant enough, will you still have the face to meet those sages when you're dead?"
Gongsun Lin's eyes widened, and he found that he couldn't say anything about this sharp-toothed woman at all, so he could only reluctantly shout: "Sister-in-law." ”
Gu Shuiyue stretched out her hand and touched the young man's hairy head: "Lin'er is good." ”
"You!" Gongsun Lin's eyes widened.
Gu Shuiyue scooped up a mouthful of medicine, put it to her mouth and blew: "This medicine is not bitter, you are no longer a child, drink the medicine quickly." ”
"It's not because I'm bitter that I don't drink medicine!"
"Then you drink to prove to me that you are not afraid of hardship. ”
Gongsun Lin opened his mouth, Gu Shuiyue directly put the bowl to Gongsun Lin's mouth and poured it, and when the medicine was drunk, Gongsun Yi realized that he had been deceived, and glared at Gu Shuiyue angrily.
Gu Shuiyue looked at him innocently. She obviously didn't expect that a calculating person like the old princess would give birth to such a deceitful son.
"A lot has happened, it's useless for you to be angry, you should think about why this happened. If you choose to die, are you angry with others or with yourself? Your life is your own, and you don't want to be so uncherished. Gu Shuiyue walked out of the door, let the people guarding outside come in to pack up their things, and left.
Gongsun Lin sat there in a daze, he was not an unreasonable person, Gu Shuiyue's words did make sense.
Slowly, a desperate smile appeared on Gongsun Lin's face. He naturally knew why this happened, everything was because of his body. If he could gallop on the battlefield like his eldest brother, how did he end up where he is today?
There are countless unwillingness in his heart, but what can he do like this?