The contest between men does not necessarily have to be tense, hidden under loud talking and laughing, and it is a calm undercurrent on the surface.

Each is weighing each other's sincerity, and even the chips in their hands. Gu Cheng made up his mind not to refuse, at least not in front of him, directly.

There is no embarrassment in saying that he is afraid of death, the ants are still greedy for life, and they are afraid of the stability of the world, so he can make this suspicious prince let down his guard even more.

Saying a thousand things and ten thousand, this is a fatal business, and you have to think about it in the long run, and you can make mistakes by mixing people from all walks of life. If you want to poison the things you use, it will not be noticed, it is as difficult as ascending to the sky, not to mention that Gu Cheng doesn't want to die, and he must prepare the antidote before testing the poison.

This is enough to prepare for a while, and he gently comforted the loyal king, "The prince can trust Gu Cheng, and Gu Cheng should do his best." It's just that I also have difficulties right now, and I hope you can understand and allow me some time to think of a perfect solution. I beg the prince to stay a little longer, don't be impatient. ”

Seeing off King Zhong, Gu Cheng sat alone, his mood fluctuating. The other party is ambitious, fearless, and bound to win that position, and negotiating a deal with this prince is essentially no less than seeking skin with a tiger.

And at home, there is still a little tiger that is about to move, which makes him unable to guard against it. It's not that she didn't think about finding someone to keep an eye on Shen Huan's movements, but how alert she is, how alert she is, and someone who can successfully follow her without being noticed by her, Gu Cheng has never met it in his life.

At a loss, the sleeves swept over, turned over the tea in hand, and spilled it on the table, blurring a whole prescription.

The words on the paper were a mess, like the road in front of them, like the suspicion and temptation of him and her, those twists and turns of dark little thoughts.

However, there are more people who are interested in Shen Huan's whereabouts, but Gu Cheng is not the only one.

The two guards of the Zhongwang Mansion knelt on the blue brick floor in pain, and the part of the calf bone that was shot by the three-inch sleeve arrow twitched, and after kneeling for a long time, the guard's body shook violently. The gloomy master saw it in his eyes, dropped a sentence coldly, wasted, turned around and stepped into the study.

The people sitting in the room are smiling, handsome, more heroic than women, more delicate and dignified than men, what is a stunner? Looking at the past from the eyes of Li Lie, the calm Shen Huan at this moment is a real stunner.

Shen Huan got up, still just arching his hands, and his smile was not lost, "I have completed the errand assigned by the prince, Aunt Cen is safe now, and the prince can put one hundred and twenty hearts." It's just that the prince still has doubts about me, so you can say it bluntly, why do you have to find some people to be my tail? You must know that the tail is too big to lose this kind of thing, but it also hinders the prestige of the prince as the lord of the king. ”

With sharp teeth and sharp mouth, she left no room for things, not only hurt his people, but also openly swept his face, and even more, she said generously and bluntly, "I advise the prince to be frugal in employing people, and there is no need to spend more time, otherwise next time it will not be as simple as being hit by an arrow in the leg." I told the prince that Shen is just a guest in the rivers and lakes, coming and going without a trace, do you think I have a request for you, or help each other, in short, we take what we need, after the incident, the temples and rivers and lakes will never meet again. ”

King Chung looked at her, smiled heavily, and did not speak. Shen Huan knew that he had no way to deal with himself, and now her kung fu ability was no different from a divine skill in the eyes of those ordinary palace guards.

At this time, King Zhong tried to recall a period of the past, and said lightly for a while, "It's this king's inconsiderate consideration, please ask you Haihan if you offend." But I do remember why I feel familiar when I see you. In the sixth year of Longqing, Shen Hui, then the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, went to Beijing to see His Majesty, and met the king by chance on the Zhenshun Gate, when he had a seven or eight-year-old girl by his side, which was his only daughter and the pearl in his palm. For some reason, this king just thinks that you and that female doll have a unique face—if it is such a coincidence, the fate of you and I meeting will make sense. ”

Shen Huan was noncommittal, and waved his hand freely, "No coincidence is not a book, these old calendars are not important." I am here today to look forward to the future with the prince, not to gossip about the past. The prince was calm, but I had to be anxious, the so-called long nights and many dreams, and I couldn't hesitate when I should start. What's more......" she said in a low voice, "If the enemy's life is not long enough, all the planning efforts will be empty talk, and I am afraid that one day the surname Chang will be gone, then my heart will become a kite with a broken string." ”

I can't imagine that there is anything more anxious than myself, King Zhong looked at her for a moment, it was really difficult to connect the person in front of her with the girl in her memory, what did she go through to become so resolute, domineering and strong.

He smiled and asked Shen Huan what he had to say, but she was blunt, and her idea of killing the king coincided with herself. He listened quietly, secretly thinking in his heart, it turned out that this woman was not only arrogant and ruthless, but also bold enough.

It is difficult to tell her that this matter is not in a hurry, although she never mentions Gu Chengqi, but the words reveal that there is such a person who can at least come in handy at a critical time.

Hearing that there was really such a person, Shen Huan's intuition guessed that he was solid, and his mind to completely remove Gu Cheng was even firmer. After thinking about it, the vague thought that I had before surfaced.

"What the prince lacks at the moment is a reliable person who can be trusted by the emperor and can be used by the prince!" In her words, "The emperor's preferences are known to everyone, and if you can find such a caring person for him, things will be much easier." ”

King Zhong bowed his head, "Yes, but in the forbidden garden, beside the imperial brother, someone will not let people touch lightly." There is also a case, I heard that in recent years, the low-level palace concubines who have been served by the emperor have been subject to Chang Quanyi, and the reasons for this are varied, and some people speculate that he gave these people a donkey, and if they want to get an antidote for a glimmer of life, they must not be committed to obeying orders. ”

So what they lack is a dead soldier, and to train a dead soldier from scratch, it must also be able to meet the emperor's preferences, which is indeed a bit unattainable.

However, no matter how difficult it is, you have to try it, Shen Huan didn't say anything big in front of King Zhong, and went back to think about it a few times, but he didn't have a clue for a while.

This side still has to take care of its own affairs, refer to the yellow calendar, set the wedding date, the eighth day of the sixth month is an auspicious day. Gu Cheng seems to have a lot of leisure recently, often rushing home before noon, accompanying her to eat, and often taking her to the street for a walk.

His preferences, after all, do not get rid of the literati's set, I heard that Liulichang has a new batch of rare books, many of which are out of print, so he was excited to go and see. She accompanied him through the streets and alleys to the southern city, which had rarely been set foot in before.

He looked at the collection of books in Xiaoyoushan, and also read the poems of Wang Jinggong engraved by the Yuan people, and when he met the things he liked, there was a focus and satisfaction in his eyes, and he was condensed and serious, which made her look at it and unforgettable for a long time.

Standing quietly beside him, he reads a book, and she looks at him. Time is long, slipping between each other's eyes, if there is no strong obsession in the heart, just feel the quiet years like this, how can it not be the best creation she can have in this life.

Once again, she firmly believed that her Gu Cheng should live an elegant and transparent life, and she must not let him be contaminated with blood and filth.

Although the shopkeeper is a businessman, he is also good at elegant things, and when he saw the confidant who knew the market, he chatted together. She listened for a while, excused herself for being a little dizzy, and came out to breathe. In April, the lilacs at the mouth of the alley were all in bloom, and she stood under the tree, stretched out her hand and pinched the next one, and held it on the tip of her tongue, which was sweet at first, and only when she entered her throat did she feel a faint bitterness.

Wandering under the trees, the originally quiet alley, but the other end suddenly burst into laughter. She looked back and saw a group of half-grown boys standing under the wall, pulling up their pants and shouting to see who could get farther.

Almost every boy has played this kind of game when he was a child, and once upon a time at home, her second and third brothers were close in age, and when they quarreled, they revealed only a few words, which she heard and laughed at fiercely. At that time, I disliked them for not paying attention to them, and I just followed the wild boys outside to learn some unpopular things. Thinking about it now, it's actually just childlike fun, who hasn't had it, I just don't know if Gu Cheng, who has always been gentle and reasonable, has such a time when he is not four or six.

He pursed his lips and smiled, thinking that he would tease him with this topic later, but when he turned around, he saw that the group of boys flashed to the side, and there was a teenager sitting under the wall. Holding his knees, his head hanging low, almost as if he was going to be down into the dust.

The boys laughed, and the words they said were very poisonous, "The second tail can't pee, and the girl is ......."

The boy's posture was even more cringe, and his body curled up together, shaking into a ball. Seeing that he did not resist, the boys became more and more courageous, and one by one they stepped forward and moved their hands and feet, slapping and fisting him in the face and body.

Shen Huan folded a clove branch and paced it slowly, before the group of boys could react, everyone had been beaten several times on their buttocks when the wind passed. The boys screamed, and looked at each other in a circle, and their eyes gestured to their companions, clearly saying that they were going to knock this nosy man out of nowhere.

So he was beaten even harder, Shen Huan thought it was funny on the one hand, and on the other hand, he aimed to teach them a lesson about bullying, and every blow fell on their backs and buttocks, causing a group of young men to scream.

This person knows how to demons, as if he has eyes in the back of his head. The children who grew up on the street knew the current affairs, and when they saw that they couldn't beat them, they hurriedly smeared oil on the soles of their feet. In an instant, a group of people fled without a trace, and the alley was quiet, only Shen Huan and the young man sat and stood together.

"It's okay, the people who bullied you have run away, you can go home with peace of mind."

The young man didn't dare to raise his head, his emaciated shoulders shrank for a while, and he bowed his head lightly for a while, and said, "Thank you, thank you, girl, for your help." ”

The voice is very good, and it is peculiar to young people, and it is clear and delicate between an adult man and a child.

With a slight movement in his heart, Shen Huan half-squatted down and said kindly, "What's your name?" ”

The young man trembled, buried his head in the crook of his arm, and responded very softly, "My name is Liangze, Liangze of Liangchen and beautiful scenery, and Ze is Ze of all things." ”

The name is quite atmospheric, she smiled gently, "Why don't you dare to look at me, I'm not a bad person, not only am I, but I also helped you beat away the bad guys." ”

The young man trembled slightly, hesitated for a long time, and slowly raised his head. A good clean and clear face, white and tender, sven, delicate eyebrows, straight nose, thin lips, pointed jaw, hazy mist, flickering with fear and shyness, fear and anxiety. She suddenly remembered that when she was in Liaodong, she was hunting with her brothers, and a deer broke in and crashed into her arrows, and the young man's weak and helpless appearance was exactly the same as the deer that day.

There seems to be a deer in my heart, and the things that I have been thinking about day and night for several months seem to be about to have eyebrows. She stared at the young man's watery and seductive eyebrows and laughed, "Why did they say that about you just now, what do you mean?" ”

Her voice was low, there was a kind of demagogic taste, the young man's heart was so panicked that he was about to jump out, it was difficult to speak, but he was asked by his fairy-like sister, who was like a celestial and a man, and he didn't dare and couldn't refuse to answer.

"I ...... I, I'm not good, it's not like them...... Everyone looked down on me, saying that I was, and that I was ......"

If he continues to talk about it, he will cry, Shen Huan understands that the young man is probably the kind mentioned in the medical book, Tian Gelding. figured it out, but unfortunately there was no trace of compassion in her heart, she continued to ask softly, "Where do you live, I'll send you back." ”

The young man shook his head, "I am the one who sweeps the courtyard in the Taoist temple next door, and I don't have a home, my parents, because I am, yes...... You don't want me anymore. Snorting, he suddenly cheered up, "What a girl, I can't repay your great kindness, if you are free, you can go to Guanli, come to me, I ask the master to give you a blessing." ”

The clear eyes were full of sincerity, which made people can't bear to refuse, Shen Huan gently stroked his head, and smiled his head, "Okay, I will definitely go if I have the chance." We'll see you another day, take care. ”

Getting up and taking a few steps, she knew that the young man was watching her, and her eyes followed closely, and then she heard him ask timidly and shyly, "Dare to ask the girl's name, I, I want to set up an immortal card for my benefactor......"

Turning her head and smiling leisurely, she saw that the young man's gaze became obsessed for a moment, and a pale pink rose on his fair face, as if two petals of fresh peach blossoms were pasted.

"My surname is Shen, as for the name, the next time we meet, I'll tell you."