"Yan Xiaoran, you are not only a master of chess, but also a master of controlling people's hearts." Yan Xiaoran and I sat in the gazebo and waited for Gu Chen, and I sighed while eating melon seeds.

Yan Xiaoran smiled cheaply: "For your high admiration, I will reluctantly accept it." ”

I grabbed the melon seed shell and smashed it at him with internal force: "You can be a little more shameless." ”

Yan Xiaoran avoided it, and then smashed it all on Gu Chen, who had just come in.

We: "......"

"I didn't expect the imperial brother to welcome me in such a way, and the younger brother was really flattered." Gu Chen waved his sleeves and brushed away the melon seed shells on his body. He stepped forward and saw the melon seed shells on the table, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "It seems that the imperial brother and sister-in-law have been waiting for me for a while." ”

He sat down beside me: "I don't know what important matters the imperial brother has to discuss with him so painstakingly looking for his courtiers?" ”

"What else can connect you and me these days?" I didn't answer him directly but asked rhetorically, Yan Xiaoran didn't speak on the side, silently peeling her melon seeds.

Gu Chen pretended to be confused: "If the imperial brother doesn't say it, how dare the younger brother speculate?" ”

Yan Xiaoran chuckled, clapped her hands, and the maid who had been waiting by his side brought a plate of hot dumplings to Gu Chen. "The concubine remembers that His Royal Highness said that he likes to eat dumplings, and in order to show his sincerity, His Majesty personally ordered someone to make dumplings to give to His Highness to show his sincerity."

Gu Chen: "......"

"I came to you for cooperation." I coughed lightly and said, "The current situation in the world and the situation in Nanling, the imperial brother is also clear, I have always been in a passive state. But no matter what grievances we had before, you and I are brothers, and we are all descendants of the Gu family. We should unite against Uncle Guo. ”

"Hahaha......" Gu Chen chuckled: "Brother Huang really likes to laugh, isn't Uncle Shen Guo the uncle of Brother Huang?" ”

"But I'm also the emperor." I said righteously, while playing the family card: "Uncle Guo's power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, I am afraid that if this continues, my country will not be guaranteed." Brother Huang, if I can restore my royal legitimacy, even if I give you the throne, I won't say anything. ”

Gu Chen glanced at me, and then glanced at Yan Xiaoran: "The imperial brother trusts the imperial sister-in-law. ”

Yan Xiaoran covered her lips and smiled: "Because Your Majesty is concerned about Xiaoran, just like His Royal Highness will appear here for Sister Baojia." ”

Gu Chen snorted coldly: "Let's join forces, what good will I have in the end?" ”

"It depends on what the imperial brother can give me." I learned from Yan Xiaoran's serious appearance, and said quite incomprehensibly: "There is a reward for paying." ”

"It has always been the younger brother who looks down on the royal brother." Gu Chen suddenly sighed. I always thought that Gu Shu was just a straw bag with no ambitions, but today's conversation made Gu Chen look at the imperial brother in front of him with admiration.

Good trick empty gloves white wolf.

"I don't have anything right now, so I can't promise you anything. In the future, as much as I have, I can answer you. I promised: "In order to show the sincerity of my cooperation, I will not only give you this plate of dumplings, but also give you Baojia to marry." "Bao Jia is the pearl of my uncle's palm, and it is absolutely impossible to marry her to Gu Chen. If I get this done, it will be enough to prove my sincerity.

As for how to achieve it, with Yan Xiaoran here, I'm not worried.

Gu Chen narrowed his narrow eyes slightly, and suddenly smiled: "Okay, this plate of dumplings from the imperial brother, the younger brother accepted it." ”

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Seeing Gu Chen come back with a plate of dumplings that had been cold, Bai Qingyan was surprised: "Your Highness went to see Your Majesty, why did you bring back a plate of dumplings?" ”

Gu Chen threw the dumplings in his hand on the table casually, and snorted coldly: "I don't know if I don't go, but I don't know when I go, the royal brother of this king is really a hidden character." ”

Bai Qingyan was at a loss.

"Qingyan, this king is very curious now, why did you alienate Gu Shu, did you already know that Gu Shu was scheming?" Gu Chen was full of resentment.

Bai Qingyan coughed lightly: "After all, there is a difference between the monarch and the minister, what else can there be." ”

Gu Chen glanced at him suspiciously, and said thoughtfully: "But...... Such a hidden Gu Shu makes me look forward to working with him. ”

"Cooperation? Your Highness wants to cooperate with His Majesty? Bai Qingyan was a little surprised.

"No, it's Gu Shu who wants to cooperate with me." Gu Chen emphasized that the order of this order cannot be changed, and it is Gu Shu who has asked for himself.

Bai Qingyan hesitated, thought about it and didn't remind Gu Chen after all, it seems that Gu Chen has always taken the initiative.

"Then Miss Mo's matter, do you want to continue?" After all, they have cooperated, and if something like this happens, he should have a headache.

"Continue, of course." Gu Chen said firmly: "If Gu Shu can't even handle this matter well, then what qualifications does he have to talk about cooperation with me?" "Hmph, since Gu Shu dares to threaten himself with Bao Jia, then it's not too much for him to pull his hind legs.

Bai Qingyan nodded, didn't speak again, he ...... I guess it's going to handle it well.

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On the way back, I asked Yan Xiaoran what method he would use to get his uncle to marry Baojia to Gu Chen. Who knew that Yan Xiaoran was still pretending to be mysterious with me.

He walked slowly in front of me with his hands in his hands: "You'll know when the time comes." ”

I gave him a hard look behind his back, strode forward, and stepped on his shadow hard.

He stopped abruptly in front of him, rolled over and clasped my hand, and stomped my shadow's head.

Me: "Bastard, I didn't just step on your head. ”

Yan Xiaoran stretched out her hands: "I didn't step on your head, didn't you put your head on your head well." ”

I was so angry that I stretched out my foot and stepped on the head of his shadow. Then, the two of us, in the imperial garden, under the bright moonlight, stepped on each other's shadows and played.

The servant girl who was waiting for Yan Xiaoran stood on the side, silently watching the childish behavior of the two of us. ╮(╯▽╰)╭

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To describe my current days in one sentence, I would say that Sai is like a living immortal, of course, I have to exclude the time when Shang Zaochao and Yan Xiaoran got along.

After going to the morning court, I would follow Bai Qingyan to study poetry in the imperial study for an hour, listening to his voice of persuasion, I was fluttering as if I had arrived in the heavenly realm.

"Snap ......" Bai Qingyan fell on my desk with a ring ruler: "Your Majesty, didn't you sleep well last night?" ”

I came to my senses a little, rubbed my eyes and looked at Bai Qingyan, and complained: "You don't know, my queen is a grinding little goblin, I have a sore back, and I can't sleep well." "I really want to complain to him, the soft couch is not as comfortable as the bed, Yan Xiaoran and I are alone for one night, and we have to sleep on the soft couch. Last night it was my turn to sleep on the soft couch, but because it was cold, I curled up in a ball.

When I woke up one night, I couldn't straighten my waist.

Bai Qingyan's face was not very good: "Your Majesty, this is a matter in your room, and it shouldn't be taken to the study, it really damages Qingyan's reputation." ”

I wondered: "But what I'm saying is the truth, it's really because the queen ......"

"Majesty!" The ring ruler in Bai Qingyan's hand knocked on the table again: "The minister is now the emperor, even if you are the son of heaven, if you are so unmotivated, the minister's ring ruler will be knocked." ”

He used to block the ruler for me, but now he wants to beat me with the ruler, and the history is always strikingly similar......

I hurriedly waved my hand: "Okay, just when I didn't say anything, you continue to speak, I promise to listen carefully." "If the other party is not Bai Qingyan, I will definitely beat him up.

Even if it's an emperor, you can't do anything to me, huh...... But the other party is Bai Qingyan, blue face and trouble.

Bai Qingyan raised his throat and continued: "The reason why the Book of Songs is ......"

"陛xià...... Oh no, big deal! Before Bai Qingyan could finish his sentence, the door of the imperial study was knocked open by the reckless little eunuch.

I glared at him, "I'm fine." ”

The little eunuch hurriedly pouted: "What the slave means is that something big has happened, and when I heard the drum platform, someone beat the drum and wanted to sue the emperor." ”

Me: "What! "I was stunned, no one has sued the emperor in Nanling for hundreds of years, but I didn't expect that when I came here, someone would beat the drum to redress my grievances.

Bai Qingyan reminded: "Since you dare to beat the drum, you must have come with the determination to die, do you want to go over and take a look?" ”

I nodded, "Okay, go." ”

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The Wengu Platform is in the northeast corner of the Imperial Palace, built on a high platform and guarded by soldiers. If the people have grievances, but the officials can't solve them, they can go to the drum platform to beat the drum and voice the grievances, and ask the emperor to solve the grievances.

It is not so simple to meet the emperor, and your affairs must have serious grievances.

The emperor has a lot of opportunities, if you come to beat the drum for something big, then the emperor must not die every day. Therefore, once the drum is beaten, you have to go through three tests, and only after you have experienced the test, can you see the emperor. After this test, ordinary people will not have nothing to complain about.

When Bai Qingyan and I rushed over, the door of the drum platform had already opened, and a large crowd of people watching the excitement stood below, watching the drummers being tested.

The first level is the cane, and the drummer will receive the cane punishment of the ten boards. I stood on a high place and watched from a distance, only to realize that it was a woman who had sued the emperor. She was dressed in white, with white flowers on her head, and was lying on a stool. The board fell on her ass one by one, but she didn't hear her scream.

I feel pain for her.

After the ten boards were finished, the woman suddenly fell to the ground and vomited out a mouthful of blood, apparently with internal injuries. It's just that she gritted her teeth and stood up: "Next level!" ”

The next level is to take out the gold medal from the hot oil pan.

The hot oil pot was carried up by two guards, and one of the guards put the gold medal into the oil pot in front of everyone. The onlookers were all talking, all pleading for this girl.

The girl gritted her teeth and looked at the hot pan as she lifted her hand. I couldn't help but look at it. But I didn't look at it, and I was a little curious, so I quietly looked at it out of the corner of my eye.

I saw her grit her teeth and slam her right hand into the oil pot, the oil and water rolled around her arm, she screamed in pain, took out her hand, and the skin on her whole hand was already fully opened, dripping with blood.

But she hasn't won the gold medal yet......

I shrugged in my heart, how big is this girl's grievances, so she can have such courage.