Chapter 014: A Game Within a Game
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Sun Jie had come to Fusheng's courtyard before going to court, and was told by the servants guarding outside that he hadn't gotten up yet, so Sun Jie didn't dare to disturb him, so he simply went back.
At noon, Xun Jiu and Fu Sheng got up to freshen up, and the maidservants quickly brought in lunch.
Xun Jiu ate less last night, and he was already hungry, and he was accompanied by Fusheng today, so his appetite was great, and he ate two bowls of rice in a row.
Fu Sheng kept smiling at her.
Xun Jiu suddenly felt embarrassed, stopped the action of picking vegetables, and slanted his eyes, "What do you see me doing?" ”
Fu Sheng smiled: "It's been a long time since I've seen you eat so much. As he spoke, he put her favorite dish in a small bowl, and then said, "Eat more, it's better to raise it for nothing." ”
Xun Jiu's face darkened, "You think you raise pigs?" ”
Fu Sheng cleared his throat, "Actually, I think pigs may be better than you, pigs eat everything, which is like you, only eat a little bit at every meal, and they are thin into bamboo poles, you are like this, it is very bad for you to conceive a baby in the future." ”
In the first half of the sentence, Xun Jiu wanted to blow up his hair, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he calmed down, rolled his eyes, and said: "If you can make me pregnant, I will definitely live up to my mission and give birth to a smart and healthy baby for you." ”
Speaking of this, Xun Jiu unexpectedly remembered Ding Ding in his mind, and sighed for a long time, "Ding Ding, that kid is really exquisite, and I don't know what his father and mother look like, so it must not be bad." ”
Fu Sheng smiled faintly, "Ye Zhen and Xigong Liangren are half-brothers, you have seen Xigong Liangren, where do you think Ye Zhen can be worse?" As for Baili Changge, there were rumors that it was beautiful before, but I haven't seen it and don't know the truth. ”
"Needless to say!" Xun Jiu pouted, "To be able to give birth to such a beautiful son, Baili Changge must be beautiful, alas, it's a pity that it is separated by the ocean, otherwise it would be good to see each other." ”
Fu Sheng reminded, "What's so difficult about this, you promised that you would go to the Night Pole Palace in person when the matter is completely settled, are you afraid that you won't have the opportunity to meet at that time?" ”
"That's right." Xun Jiu suddenly nodded. If Fu Sheng didn't remind her, she almost forgot about this stubble.
When Sun Jie came over, Xun Jiu was lying on a rocking chair in the courtyard basking in the sun, he was too tired from the battle with Fu Yanzhi the night before yesterday, he slept for another day yesterday, and he didn't want to move at all today, especially in this warm and cold weather, the afternoon sun was the most hypnotic, and Xun Jiu only lay down for a while before sleepiness hit.
Hearing footsteps on the other side of the corridor, Xun Jiu straightened up and saw Sun Jie coming over.
"Lord Sun, do you have something to do with King Qin?"
Sun Jie bowed his head, in order to avoid ears on the partition wall, he didn't dare to say directly in the courtyard, and glanced around.
Xun Jiu immediately understood and took him to the east of the room.
It didn't take long for Fu Sheng to come over, sit down on the embroidery pier, and then ask Sun Jie, "But has the plan progressed?" ”
"Yes." Sun Jie said: "This morning, when the old minister went to the court, he met the queen's close attendant halfway, saying that the queen would have a plum banquet tomorrow, and the inner servant vaguely revealed that the queen wanted to choose a county horse for the county lord, and intended to let me take the child to go, but the old minister's son was studying outside, and the queen was aware, and she did this, I was afraid that she wanted the old minister to bring His Royal Highness directly." ”
Xun Jiu sneered, "This old woman, I thought she would play some new tricks, she actually played such a play, in case her daughter really fell in love with King Qin, wouldn't she have to let King Qin give her up?" ”
Sun Jie's face turned pale, and he quickly knelt on the ground, "The princess is angry, His Royal Highness is the person in charge of Dayan, and no matter how noble the county lord is, he is only the daughter of the queen of the vassal states, and the two cannot be compared, let alone tie the knot." ”
Xun Jiu was still angry, and looked at Fu Sheng with a flat mouth, "It's not that I don't agree with you going, but if you dare to look at that county lord more, or let her fall in love with you at a glance, then I'm not done with you!" ”
For a long time, Fusheng rarely saw Xun Jiu jealous, because at that time in Yanjing, many people knew his identity, and even knew his temperament of "don't get close to the living", so even if the girls liked him, they would quickly hide away when they saw him, for fear of accidentally making him angry.
Because of this, Xun Jiu has a lot of opportunities to be jealous.
Now that he saw that she was furious because of a county lord who had never met before, he felt quite interesting, and said with a smile: "Your husband is so good, you can be seen at a glance when you stand in the sea of people, I am afraid that your request is a little difficult." ”
"What's so hard about that!" Xun Jiu snorted twice, "When you enter the palace, I will help you dress up as a bad old man!" ”
Sun Jie couldn't help but want to laugh, secretly thinking that the princess had been here for so many days, and he only found out today that she was actually so playful and cute.
Fu Sheng raised his eyebrows, "People said that this is a blind date banquet, you dressed me up as a bad old man, how else can I enter the palace?" ”
Xun Jiu was still angry, "Then I'll make you ugly!" ”
In short, you can't let the county lord get right at a glance, otherwise it will be another peach blossom debt at that time, and it won't be clear.
Fu Sheng waved his hand to let Sun Jie step back, and then chuckled at Xun Jiu, "Everything is according to Madame's orders." ”
"That's pretty much it." Xun Jiu pursed his lips, "If you dare to mess with flowers and grass, see that I don't break your legs!" ”
Fu Sheng's face did not change, "Three legs, which one did Madam say?" ”
Xun Jiu blushed suddenly: "......"
scolded in his heart, this man, as soon as he is with her, he has no serious time.
Not long after Sun Jie left, Gong Yi and Tao Yaoyao came over.
"Your Highness, I heard that the palace master has brought my mother out, so can we go to see her today?" Gong Yi asked.
"Yes." Fu Sheng said: "Just waiting for the two of you!" ”
Glancing at Tao Yaoyao, Fu Sheng retracted his gaze, "Originally, I was worried that you wouldn't mind breaking your love Gu and not going to see her." ”
"Your Highness is too worried." Gong Yiwaner, "Returning to Miaojiang to see my mother is the greatest wish of my life, now that I have the opportunity, it is too late for me to be happy, how can I avoid it?" ”
Tao Yaoyao's eyes moved slightly, she had already said that everything would follow Gong Yi, as long as Gong Yi wanted to go, then she would accompany him.
Fu Sheng stood up, "Since you don't reject it, then let's go now." ”
"Okay."
The four of them went out of the mansion, and two carriages were prepared outside.
Xun Jiu and Fu Sheng sat in one, and Gong Yi and Tao Yaoyao sat in one.
After getting into the carriage, Tao Yaoyao felt nervous for a while, and he didn't know if it was because the two of them were alone in such a cramped space or because they were going to see Gong Yi's biological mother later.
Gong Yi sensed that something was wrong with her expression, stretched out his hand behind the back of his hand and pasted it on her forehead, and asked, "Xiaoxiao, are you not feeling well?" If you feel uncomfortable, don't force it, stay in Sun's Mansion to rest, it's okay for me to go alone. ”
"I'm not uncomfortable." Tao Yaoyao shook her head, "I'm just a little nervous. ”
"Nervous?" Gong Yi was a little surprised, and then his face was a little clear, and he looked at her with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Are you nervous because you are about to meet my mother and are worried that she will be very critical of you, your future daughter-in-law?" ”
Tao Yaoyao's face burned like fire, he quickly lowered his head, and whispered: "I've always been alone, and in terms of interpersonal relationships, it's not too good, but it's not too bad, but you're me after all...... It's a surprise to see your mother all of a sudden. ”
"Don't be nervous." Gong Yi held Tao Yaoyao's hand, "If my mother knew that she had such an excellent daughter-in-law, she would probably be so happy that she couldn't sleep." ”
When Tao Yaoyao heard the word "daughter-in-law", the whole person seemed to have passed a circle in the boiling water, and it was very hot, and now that one hand was held by Gong Yi, she was even more embarrassed, and she didn't know what topic to use to break the current atmosphere.
Gong Yi didn't know her current state of mind, and she was funny in her heart, but she didn't say it, she only held her cold fingers tightly, trying to warm her with the temperature of her palm.
The two of them did not speak again until the carriage reached the inn where the saint was.
When Gong Yi stepped out of the carriage, he felt a sight fall on him, he looked over and saw that the window on the third floor was open, and there was a person standing by the window, wearing a hat on his head, and the weft yarn on the edge hung down long, covering his neck, making it difficult to see his face.
Even if he couldn't see what he looked like, Gong Yi was very sure in his heart that that person was his mother, the Miaojiang Holy Maiden Helan Die.
His heart trembled slightly, and Gong Yi's thoughts suddenly returned to a few years ago when he had not left Miao Jiang, and everyone scolded him, saying that he was the son of a saint who shamelessly seduced the king of Miao Jiang, and that people like him did not deserve to live in the palace and should be expelled and exiled to set an example.
Later, he was literally banished and exiled to the swamps.
Before leaving, he secretly went to the prison to visit his mother, who had been imprisoned, and asked her, "Mother, why is everyone scolding me?" Why are they locking you up? Who the hell is my dad? ”
The saint smiled desolate at that time, and said to him: "Child, don't ask anything, they will exile you to a bitter cold place, there is no return to that place, the only thing you can do is to forbear, don't be angry, don't be reckless, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, if you can survive from that place, then the time for our mother and son to meet again is not far away." ”
After the saint finished speaking, she released the love breaking Gu in his body.
From that day on, Gong Yi was banished to the swamp land, and never saw his mother again, at the beginning, he would miss his mother every day, thinking of the white eyes and scolding of all the people in Miao Jiang, he couldn't wait to come back and kill them all.
Over time, Gong Yi finally learned to forbear under the torture of Gu worms, and he could deal with anything calmly.
Therefore, even when he was about to see his mother at this moment, he only had a little wave in his heart, and did not show too much surprise and hope.
Tao Yaoyao saw Gong Yi stop, followed his gaze and looked up, and also saw the figure standing by the window.
Retracting his gaze, Tao Yaoyao whispered to Gong Yi: "Let's go up!" ”
Gong Yi came back to his senses, nodded, and walked upstairs with Tao Yaoyao.
Xigong Liangren calculated that this group of people would come over at noon, and specially asked the little maid to prepare a table of wine and food.
When Xun Jiu and Fusheng went in, they saw him sitting at the table, and his voice was complaining, "You guys are really grinding, can't you come early?" ”
Xun Jiu's gaze stopped at the figure near the window, and then he responded to Xigong Liangren's words, "I originally wanted to come over in the morning, but who knew that something was delayed." ”
In front of so many people, Xun Jiu was embarrassed to say that they slept until noon today and delayed the hour.
Fu Sheng's eyes also stopped at the figure of the person facing the window, she was dressed in the characteristic costume of a Miao woman, wearing a hat on her head, and the weft yarn was very long, covering all her face.
Hearing the sound of a few people coming in, she withdrew her gaze from the window and took off the hat above her head.
Xun Jiu saw this woman's face clearly, she had a pair of extremely beautiful eyes, like a dark night, and a shallow smile on the corner of her mouth, but there was a faint hint of charm.
When the Xigong Liangren brought the saint out, he only showed her the token of Gongyi, and did not say who came to see her today.
Therefore, the saint did not know the identities of Xun Jiu, Fu Sheng and Tao Yaoyao behind.
Out of politeness, she still smiled and saluted everyone, "Helan Die has seen adults and madams. ”
She is judged by Xun Jiu and Fusheng according to the Xigong Liangren, who had to report the identity of the palace master of the Night Pole Palace yesterday in order to make her trust.
Helan Die thought, since he is a friend of the palace master, he must be either rich or expensive, although these people in front of him are all wearing simple civilian cloth clothes, but the elegant temperament revealed in his bones is unstoppable, and he must be a big man.
Hearing the words "Helan Butterfly", Gong Yi paused first, stiffened, his eyes swayed, he raised his eyes tremblingly to look at the slender woman opposite, and couldn't help shouting, "Mother." ”
Tao Yaoyao came in at the end and closed the door with his hand.
Helan Die's face changed suddenly when she heard Gong Yi shouting like this, and she looked over in disbelief, but saw Gong Yi standing opposite, with a long body and a handsome body, and the corners of his eyebrows and eyes looked like his father.
Helan Die's fingers tightened, tears rolled in her eyes, and her lips trembled, "Xun'er." ”
"Mother, it's me." Gong Yi's voice darkened, "I'm Xun'er." ”
Before he could finish speaking, his eyes were already wet.
Helan Die walked over and stood in front of him in three or two steps, full of excitement, she never expected that she would be able to see her biological son again in her lifetime, let alone that he would be able to come out of the swamp alive.
Seeing Gong Yi's red eyes, Helan Die suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Xun'er, don't cry, you can't cry, otherwise the Gu worm will attack." ”
"Mother, I'm fine." Gong Yi shook his head, and stretched out his hand to point at Fu Sheng again, "Thanks to Gongzi's help, the Gu worm in my body was temporarily suppressed, and now I am not afraid that it will attack." ”
"Really?" Helan Die breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Fusheng with grateful eyes, and bowed on her knees, "I thank Gongzi for his great kindness on behalf of Xun'er." ”
Fu Sheng only bowed his head lightly and didn't say much.
Helan Die looked at Gong Yi again, "Xun'er, how did you get out of the swamp?" As far as I know, none of the people who went there came out alive. ”
Gong Yi smiled faintly, "It's also thanks to Childe, if it weren't for Childe, I wouldn't be where I am today." ”
Helan Die heard that Fu Sheng was his son's life-saving benefactor, and at the same time he was grateful, he added twelve points of awe, and saluted again, "Gongzi is very kind, Helan Die will never forget, since you want to see me today, it means that there must be something, no matter what it is, as long as Gongzi speaks, I, Helan Die, will definitely go to the soup and go to the fire." ”
Fu Sheng chuckled, "It's not enough to go to the soup, I just want to ask you for a favor." ”
"Childe, please speak."
Fu Sheng waved his hand, "Don't worry, you guys sit down first." ”
Hearing this, Helan Die, Gong Yi and Tao Yaoyao sat down one after another, Helan Die's eyes fixed on Tao Yaoyao's body for a moment and moved away without a trace, looking at King Qin with a smile, waiting for him to speak.
Fu Sheng asked directly: "Can the holy woman tell me what happened to the Miaojiang Palace back then, why you were imprisoned in Ebony Mountain, and why was Gong Yi exiled?" ”
Hearing Fu Sheng's question, the saint's face suddenly changed, and her eyes flickered slightly.
Seeing this, the lover of Xigong said: "The holy woman doesn't have to worry, the reason why the prince asked this is because he wants to know the details of the year, of course, if you can tell the truth, then the prince may be able to overturn the case for you." ”
The saint was startled and "turned over...... Reverse a verdict? ”
"Yes." Fu Sheng bowed his head, "I can't hide it, I came for this case this time, I hope that the saint can tell the truth without concealment, otherwise, whether it is Gong Yi or the saint, you will be saddled with the infamy of twenty years ago for the rest of your life, and you will never be able to get rid of it." ”
Seeing that the holy woman wanted to speak and stopped, Fu Sheng said again: "The holy woman doesn't need to know my identity, you just need to know that telling the truth can clear your grievances." ”
Helan Die's figure shook, still a little incredulous, she glanced at Gong Yi, and saw Gong Yi nodding at her, so she was relieved for a while, and then became nervous again, "When Xun'er was exiled, he went to the prison to see me, and he kept asking me who his father was, I didn't say it, and I asked him not to ask, but in fact, I didn't dare to say." ”
Fu Sheng's face moved slightly, "Did you encounter something that made the saint feel incredible?" ”
"Yes." Helan Die hung her head weakly, "Today's Miao Jiang King Qiu Qiyu is not the eldest son, there is a brother Qiu Qixian on his head, Qiu Qixian is the son of the first Miao Jiang King, but at that time, the second prince Qiu Qiyu was too bright, and even overshadowed Qiu Qixian. ”
Helan Die sighed, "In Miaojiang, there is an unwritten saying that whoever wins the saint will get the country. ”
Xun Jiu looked puzzled, "Doesn't that mean that every saint will become the queen of King Miaojiang?" ”
"Not really." Helan Die shook her head, "You don't know, the Holy Maiden did not stay in the palace from the beginning, the Holy Maiden follows the reincarnation of the soul, that is to say, after the death of the previous Holy Maiden, she will be reincarnated into the next one, and the people of the future generations will look for the Holy Maiden according to the reincarnation." ”
Xun Jiu still couldn't understand, "In this case, how can the people of later generations judge who is the reincarnation of the Holy Maiden?" ”
Helan Die said: "Every reincarnated saint has an innate mark on her arm, and I don't know what it is. ”
"Sigils?" Fu Sheng squinted slightly, "Since it's on the arm, it's inconvenient for us men to watch it, can the holy woman let my wife and Miss Tao take a look for themselves?" ”
Helan Die thought for a moment and nodded.
Fu Sheng, Gong Yi and Xigong Liangren walked out first, and only Xun Jiu, Tao Yaoyao and He Landie were left in the room.
Helan Die slowly lifted his sleeves, and Xun Jiu and Tao Yaoyao leaned over to take a look.
"What is this?" Tao Yaoyao frowned slightly, "It looks like a jade jue, but the totem on it has never been seen, and it seems to be very ancient." ”
Xun Jiu only glanced at it and fell into deep thought, she felt that the pattern of this jade jue was very familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.
Seeing Xun Jiu's strange expression, Helan Die couldn't help asking, "Madam, but what do you see in this mark?" ”
"No, no." Xun Jiu directly vetoed it, she just felt familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it for a while.
Helan Die tidied up her dress, and the three of them walked in again.
Looking at Xun Jiu, Fu Sheng asked, "What do you see?" ”
"It's a jade jue." Xun Jiu was a little annoyed, "I always feel that I have seen it somewhere, but I can't remember it at all." ”
Fu Sheng's eyes moved, "Think about it again, is it the kind of jade that Xiao Lao held in his hand when Ji Liming's life experience was exposed?" ”
Xun Jiu's aura moved, and he suddenly realized, "Yes, that's it!" ”
"Are you sure?" Fu Sheng asked.
"Sure." This time, Xun Jiu did not hesitate, after being reminded by Fu Sheng, she completely remembered that the half of the jade pendant that Xiao Lao took out to prove his identity was such an ancient totem, but it was only half of it, and the complete mark on the saint's arm was the two petals of the jade pendant together.
However, Xiao Lao once said that the jade pendant is a thing that cherishes the face of the platform, why does the Miaojiang Holy Maiden have a jade mark on her arm? And according to the Holy Maiden, this is not a birthmark, but something that can be reborn with the soul.
Regarding the matter of Qiankun Jade, Xun Jiu didn't know anything, but Fu Sheng knew that this was something that Tangtai Xiyan got from Concubine Ji, and there was a method on it that could restrain Fu Yan - the golden sword.
Hearing that Xun Jiu was sure that the mark on the saint's arm was Qiankun jade, Fu Sheng fell into deep thought for a moment.
He didn't understand why Yuan Xiu and Mu Chang would leave such a mark on a woman's arm, and they couldn't get rid of reincarnation.
After a long time, he still couldn't figure out anything, and looked up at the holy woman and motioned for her to continue.
Helan Die continued: "I was found by the royal family at the age of fifteen, entered the palace, and fell in love with Qiu Qixian, the son at that time, when the first king of Miao Jiang was still alive, he was also very optimistic about me and Qiu Qixian, and allowed me to marry Qiu Qixian, the second day of the wedding, Qiu Qixian, King Miao Jiang and Queen Xian died violently, and Miao Jiang fell into panic. The second prince Qiu Qiyu found me and forced me to admit that he was the person who had room with me on the wedding night, and I had no feelings for him, not to mention that I was a married woman, how could I be sorry for my husband, seeing that I didn't agree, Qiu Qiyu let people let out the words, saying that I seduced him on the wedding night, and after being found out by Qiu Qixian, I sued the king and queen of Miaojiang, and I killed all three of them in a fit of anger. ”
"In Miaojiang, the saint is rumored to be a god, and the people in the market think that the saint has the ability to reach the sky, and it is not difficult to kill three people easily, but in fact, my husband, the first king of Miao Jiang and the first queen were not killed by me, except for the ability to control Gu, I have no legendary special ability at all."
"So, since then, rumors have spread, and everyone thinks that you seduced the second prince and killed your husband and in-laws, right?" Fu Sheng took over.
"Yes." Helan Die nodded helplessly, with a look of trepidation on her face, "I don't know why the people would listen to the words of the second prince, the most important thing is that they seem to have forgotten that I have married Qiu Qixian, and they all think that the child I conceived later is a seed of evil obtained by seducing the second prince." ”
Speaking of this, Helan Die glanced at Gong Yi guiltily.
Gong Yi pursed his lips, his fingers clenched tighter and tighter.
Fu Sheng frowned, "In the later time, did the second prince force you to do anything?" ”
At this point, Fu Sheng asked a little explicitly, and Helan Die's face was embarrassed.
Xun Jiu said loudly: "Holy Maiden, you must tell the truth, otherwise we can't deduce who was behind all this behind the scenes." ”
Helan Die pursed her lower lip and shook her head, "No, after the second prince succeeded to the throne, he knew that I was pregnant, so he imprisoned me in the palace, and I didn't take half a step out of the palace from pregnancy to giving birth to Xun'er." ”
Fu Sheng thought for a moment, "So, what is the most incredible thing that the Holy Maiden thinks?" ”
At the mention of this, Helan Die trembled all over, and spoke with a trill, "I once saw a person, white clothes and silver hair, blood-red eyes, comparable to the devil, at that time I was in the palace by friends, he easily entered my palace, when he saw me, he pulled my arm without saying anything, and after seeing the things on it clearly, he asked me to hand over the things in a commanding tone, I only knew that the things on my arm were innate, and I didn't know what he was looking for, and I couldn't take it out." ”
Hearing this, Fu Sheng already understood the beginning and end of everything.
He was almost certain that this was a game set up by Yuan Xiu and Mu Chang.