After the New Year's Festival, the Duanwang Mansion was completed.

Yin Chengxiu sent a post to Qi, the Qing Dynasty and the General's Mansion, and gathered in the palace that day, and the next day He Cheng got on the horse again and went to the border pass and threw himself into the battlefield.

After being taken care of by He Cheng for a long time, Yin Chengxiu was a little reluctant, although he longed for the scenery of the border pass, he also knew that the affairs of the capital were the most important at this time, and he was reluctant to return to the palace after saying goodbye.

In his heart, Yin Chengxiu ran to Gu Nan's side more diligently, and in the end, he simply didn't even go back to his palace. After Yin Chengan tolerated his younger brother's feelings for a month, he sent him to the carriage with a black face and threw him back to Duanwang's mansion.

In the next six months, it is rare to be peaceful, there is no disturbance at the border, there is no miscellaneous affairs in the capital, and the days are peaceful.

On this day, Gu Nan was summoned to the imperial study by Emperor Jingzhao, and after the report, he pushed the door in, and the emperor was sitting behind the table and looking at the carved wooden box left by Gu Jingzhi, with a gloomy expression.

Looking at the old emperor now, Gu Nan felt a little guilty in his heart. Over the years, there have been many disturbances, political affairs have not been settled, wars have arisen again, and the pain of losing a child has been experienced, little by little, it has become the wrinkles on Emperor Jingzhao's face and the exhaustion in the depths of his eyes.

After Gu Jingzhi left, he has survived alone for more than 30 years, and now that Yin Xu is old, he finally feels that he can't hold on anymore.

Gu Nan took a step forward and bowed his hand: "Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Jing Zhao came back to his senses from his voice and rubbed his eyebrows: "Come on, sit down, there have been too many things this year, I thought that I hadn't called you here for almost half a year." ”

Gu Nan sat down according to his words: "Your Majesty is diligent in government and loves the people, and naturally has little leisure time." ”

Emperor Jing Zhao shook his head and smiled, rubbing his fingers against the lines on the box, and was silent for a long time before speaking: "I dreamed of respecting it again last night...... In fact, I have always dreamed of him all these years, but his appearance is very vague, only yesterday, his face appeared so clearly in my dreams, and he smiled beautifully. ”

"That's a good thing."

Emperor Jing Zhao stopped talking, stared at the wooden box for a long time, and then whispered: "He stood over there and beckoned to me, saying that he had waited for me for a long time, and asked me if I would like to go with him." ”

Gu Nan was horrified in his heart, Emperor Jingzhao didn't know, but he knew that Gu Jingzhi, who was the best in Kyoto, had been buried for many years.

Yin Xu didn't notice his abnormality, and said to himself: "Actually, when he ascended the throne, he also asked me the same thing...... But at the time he asked if I dared to leave him behind, not if I would like to go with him. ”

Saying that, Yin Xu smiled in a low voice: "I told you before, there is one thing I regret, do you remember?" ”

Gu Nan nodded silently.

"The thing I regret the most is that I didn't leave him behind." Yin Xu lowered his eyes: "Back then, Qin Tianjian astrology, the hexagram said that if the peerless people did not escape the world, the world would be in chaos, and the imperial power would fall...... That day, Jingzhi stood in front of me with this box in his arms and asked me if I dared to leave him behind...... I didn't choose him."

"You see, I'm a coward." Emperor Jing Zhao said in a low voice: "So I deserve to be alone for so many years." ”

Gu Nan still didn't speak, but fortunately, Yin Xu didn't plan for him to be able to speak, so he smiled softly: "Now Jingzhi asked me in a dream if I would like to go with him, I said I was willing, and I walked over to hold his hand, but he retreated away from me, saying that it was not time yet." ”

After speaking, Emperor Jing Zhao raised his head and met Gu Nan's eyes: "How long do you say it will take until then?" ”

The emperor's temples in front of him were white, his eyes were slightly cloudy, and his eyebrows were full of lingering vicissitudes.

This once high-spirited and noble man, the most imposing emperor at a glance, has exhausted all the scenery in more than thirty years of torment and suffering.

Standing across the mahogany table, Gu Nan could feel the latter's steady stream of life.

"It won't be too long...... Gu Nan spoke, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

Hearing his reply, Emperor Jing Zhao laughed in a low voice, carefully held the box in his arms, and was silent for a long time, just when Gu Nan thought that he would not speak again: "Cheng'an looks at you exactly the same as when I looked at Jingzhi back then." ”

Gu Nan was taken aback.

"He is more paranoid than me, and he has more courage than me." Emperor Jing Zhao looked at him: "I really want to know, when he comes to my point in the future, how will he choose?" ”

Until he left the imperial study, Emperor Jing Zhao's words still lingered in Gu Nan's mind.

How will Yin Chengan choose? There is no need to wait for the future, Gu Nan also knows the answer.

Emperor Jing Zhao was indeed not mistaken, Yin Chengan was really much more paranoid than him.

After going step by step over the years, I suddenly realized that it was less than half a year before Yin Cheng'an ascended the throne.

So how does he choose? Go or stay, there are complex meanings behind the simple words.

When they returned to the Qi Palace, Yin Chengan and Yin Chengxiu sat under the peach blossom tree drinking tea and playing a game.

Seeing Gu Nan coming back, Yin Chengxiu smiled and beckoned to Gu Nan: "Taifu, come over and help, I'm going to lose again." ”

The clear voice made Gu Nan get out of the muddy state, the corners of his mouth pulled and stepped forward, when he approached the stone table, Yin Chengan happened to fall, raised his head and smiled at Yin Chengxiu: "It's useless to find Taifu, you have already lost." ”

Yin Chengxiu frowned and pouted.

Gu Nan lowered his eyes and looked at the chessboard, the sunspots were already on the verge of collapse, and there was indeed no turnaround.

"It's so miserable to have the first mover advantage, Cheng'an, where have you gone to read the art of war strategy all these years."

The little prince looked at them weakly: "I will have the imperial brother too, and the imperial brother I won't will be more proficient...... Actually, I had the upper hand at the beginning, but I don't know why it became like this later. ”

Gu Nan smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go, it's meal time." ”

At night, the lights are half-dim.

Gu Nan sat behind the case and flipped through the file, Yin Chengan stood behind him and added lamp oil: "What are you looking at?" ”

Lowering his head, the first line of the paper between his fingers was impressive, but Gu Nan didn't look at it at first, looked up at him and smiled: "It's nothing." ”

Yin Chengan stretched out his hand and took off the clothes hanging on the side and put them on him: "Just go to bed early if you look at some, don't catch a cold." ”

Gu Nan snorted, swept the writing with his lowered eyes, hesitated for a moment and then whispered: "Cheng'an, when the overall situation is decided in the future, if I want to leave, what will you do?" ”

The atmosphere froze suddenly.

The soft arc of the corners of Yin Cheng'an's mouth slowed down a little, gradually becoming a straight line, a dark light flashed in his dark eyes, and his voice was faintly cold and angry: "Do you want to go?" ”

Looking at Yin Cheng'an like this, Gu Nan felt a little uneasy for a while, he fixed his body and said, "I just said if." ”

The voice is dry and hoarse.

Yin Chengan stared at him silently, his cold face without a trace of waves, silent as a distant mountain.

What is the answer to this question, Yin Chengan did not tell Gu Nan in the end.

It was just a second before the lights went out that Gu Nan heard a low and hoarse voice speak in the most resolute tone in his ear.

"Taifu, you once said that the deep palace will be happy and bitter to stay with me in the future, I believe this."

"So, don't forget about it, Gu Zhihui."

After the summer passes, the autumn wind gradually rises, and everything withers.

When September was about to come to an end, news came from Prince Huai's mansion that Princess Huai had given birth to twins. Since the death of his favorite son, Emperor Jing Zhao has been very concerned about the child in the womb of the princess, and now that the twin sons are born, Emperor Jing Zhao is overjoyed, and immediately summoned the Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian, and it took three hours to determine the names of the two sons.

The great prince Yin Zi view.

Xiao Shizi Yin Ziwang.

It's just that the poor princess Huai was hit by the loss of her husband before, and she couldn't survive it now, and she went on the day she gave birth.

Seven days of Susu, after the first seven days, he was buried with Prince Huai in the imperial mausoleum, and was posthumously sealed with a product of fate, and his nickname was Huijin.

The Qi Wangfu received the news early in the morning, Gu Nan stood by the window and was silent for a long time, then returned to the table to write a letterhead, and sent the secret guards to the Qing Wangfu and Zhang Yuandao's mansion.

Soon the reply came, Gu Nan burned the letter, looked at the ashes in the brazier, and sighed softly.

After waiting for so long, it's finally coming to an end.

The thirty-third year of the Great Apocalypse, at the end of October.

100th Birthday Feast.

Now the two princes are the hearts of Emperor Jingzhao, and they are very favored, and the 100-day banquet is naturally very lively.

Qin Tian sent his disciples to bless him, and after the ceremony, he grabbed Zhou Li, and the two buns moved with blinking, and the big buns grabbed the jade carving, and the small buns ...... Caught Gu Nan.

Everyone smiled kindly, and Emperor Jing Zhao was even happier, bending his eyes to look at Gu Nan: "Taifu has an outstanding demeanor, even children are fascinated by you." ”

Gu Nan smiled and bowed his head, but his heart was very complicated.

Only he knew that it was not him that Xiao Shizi was grabbing, but the jade pendant that symbolized the disciple of the Peerless Valley in his arms.

Things are doomed in the dark, and no one can change them.

After the Zhou ceremony, the banquet really began, singing and dancing were staggered, Gu Nan had not seen such a lively scene for a long time, but he felt bored in his heart.

In the past, I didn't feel that there was anything at times, but when I was about to come to the end, I suddenly realized that I was sad in my heart.

Yin Chengan was keenly aware of his loss, his eyes flashed but he didn't speak, just silently reached out and held Gu Nan's hand.

Silent comfort always gives great courage.

Yin Chengan doesn't like to speak, but he has the softest heart.

It was late at night at the end of the banquet, Gu Nan drank a little more, and was helped back to the palace by Yin Chengan.

After drinking the sobering soup and washing his face, Gu Nan finally sobered up, leaned his head on the back of the bed and sighed: "It's better not to be sober." ”

Yin Chengan came out of the bath just when he heard his words, and said quietly: "Why? ”

"Drunkenness is less disturbing, and sobriety is the hardest." Gu Nan said softly, looking at Yin Chengan with a tired expression: "Are you right?" ”

"You're tired." Yin Chengan stepped forward and sat down on the edge of the bed, and stretched out his hand to pull the quilt for Gu Nan: "It's better to rest early." ”

"Yes." Gu Nan smiled: "Tomorrow this palace city will be chaotic, you need to rest early, otherwise you will really not be able to survive." ”

He lay down and covered the quilt, and looked at Yin Chengan with moist eyes: "You hurry up." ”

"Okay."

Yin Chengan agreed, walked to the table, extinguished the oil lamp, and went back to the bed to lie down.

The autumn night was very quiet, Gu Nan lay in the dark and stared blankly at the top, for a long time, he said softly as if talking to himself: "The suffering is all done by yourself, and no one is guilty." ”

The night breeze was blowing outside the window, and no one spoke indoors.

Miyagi.

Emperor Jing Zhao made sure that the two princes had fallen asleep before returning to the dormitory, he had not been so happy for a long time, and the heat on his face had not subsided.

Pei Lengqiu was also very happy: "Your Majesty, the two sons are very smart, and they will definitely be extraordinary in the future." ”

"If you can see something with such a smile, you will coax people." Emperor Jing Zhao snorted, but his expression was happy, seeing that there was a dormitory in front of him, he smiled: "Today's spirit is very good, some can't sleep, you go back first, I go to the imperial study to have a look." ”

"The minion is still with you." Pei Lengqiu smiled.

Emperor Jing Zhao also smiled, and without saying anything, the two of them changed their route to the imperial study.

The bluestone road was illuminated by the moonlight, glowing with cold light.

"Imagine that you seem to have been with me for years." Yin Xu opened his mouth with a look of reminiscence: "It's been more than forty years......

"Forty-three years, Your Majesty." Pei Lengqiu also smiled.

"We're all old." Yin Xu said softly: "Forget it, what are you doing when you are happy." ”

While speaking, the imperial study had arrived, the two pushed the door in, Yin Xu sat down in front of the desk, and Pei Lengqiu stood on him and added lamp oil.

Yin Xu smiled and raised his hand to pick up the fold on the table, and as soon as he raised his hand, a heavy letter suddenly fell from the fold, making a dull sound.

Yin Xu bent down and picked up the envelope, and nothing was written on it.

He pondered for a while and opened the letter, and as he read it line by line, his face became more and more ugly, and when he saw that his eyes were full of shock and anger at the end, his hand holding the letter paper couldn't help but tremble: "Bastard! ”

Pei Lengqiu casually swept the letter paper, and after a moment, his face changed suddenly.

The suspicions of the Huaiwang case are clearly written above, indicating that Yin Chengyi is just a scapegoat, and the real culprit is someone else. Inside, there were many confessions with fingerprints and some letters with seals, all pointing directly at one person.

Jin Wang Yin Chengjin.