The inner hall of King Rong's mansion.

The third prince Ji Yin and the fifth prince Ji Yu sat together in front of the desk on the stage and drank tea. The housekeeper in the palace took a hurried step and respectfully served a piece of rice paper. Slowly brought it to the front of King Rong's Kemo case, and carefully spread it out.

"Two highnesses, this is the first poem in the previous literary test!

Ji Yin and Ji Yu were curious, approaching Rongwang Kemo's side, their eyes resting on the rice paper.

"Clouds want clothes, flowers want to look, and the spring breeze blows Revlon. If it weren't for the jade mountain, it would meet Yaotai under the moon. ”

Ji Yin, the third prince, who has studied poetry and books, and Jin Yue, a middle-aged scholar behind the fifth prince, looked condensed at the same time, and were immediately attracted by the artistic conception of the immortals depicted in the poems.

Even the fifth prince Ji Yu, who has been obsessed with martial arts practice since childhood and does not know how to write poetry, although he does not know the deep meaning of this poem, he seems to be moved by the artistic conception of jumping on the rice paper, confirming that this poem is a peerless masterpiece in the world.

"Clouds, flowers, dew, jade mountain, yaotai, moonlight!, this simple and pale quiet, depicting the fairy concubine of the Moon Palace, the realm of the fairy!" the third prince Ji Yin kept nodding and praised.

"Your Royal Highness, Your Highness, has a good eyesight! This poem can be said to be the best in the world! Its characters also have good attainments, and this king could not have imagined that such a talented person would be produced in this literary test. Rongwang Kemo touched his beard and said with a smile.

Jin Yue, who looked like a scholar in a plain robe behind the fifth prince Ji Yu, approached Ji Yu's ear and lowered his voice and said quietly.

"Your Highness Five, this poem can be rated as a masterpiece of the world, although I am conceited and think that I am quite talented, but I am not on the same level as this poem."

Ji Yu, the fifth prince who originally had clear facial features, frowned slightly, and his face was slightly gloomy, as if he was displeased. The middle-aged literati seemed to know what the five princes were thinking, meditated for a while, showed a sinister smile, and then leaned into Ji Yu's ear and whispered.

"Your Highness, this person's poems are indeed good in the world, but his other poems are not necessarily!

When the fifth prince Ji Yu heard this, he smiled with satisfaction. said to King Rong Kemo and the third prince Ji Yin: "This poem is a rare masterpiece in the world, but this poem is a previous work, I just want to ask for a fair try before I am convinced!"

Immediately, the fifth prince Ji Yu turned around and asked in a loud voice to the talented scholars who were stranded in the audience.

"Who is the author of this poem?"

Everyone in the audience shook their heads. At this time, King Rong Kemo took a step forward, bowed slightly to the fifth prince Ji Yu, and arched his hand: "Your Royal Highness! The author of this poem was not present. ”

"Oh, is this looking down on me and the third brother? What a gut!" the fifth prince Ji Yu slapped the table angrily and scolded angrily.

King Rong Ke Mo explained: "Your Highness, he didn't know that the Third Highness and the Fifth Highness would be there, so I sent someone to invite it."

Ji Yin, the third prince, who had been bowing his head and tasting the poem, suddenly raised his head and smiled with interest: "Oh, this person can make this poem, his talent is admirable, I am very interested in the author of this poem! I would like to see him personally." ”

"Third Highness, please wait a moment!"

Rong Wang Kemo gave the housekeeper of the palace a look and signaled him to send someone to find Gu Fan immediately.

......

The king's steward took a number of servants and left from King Rong's mansion in a hurry.

But what he didn't know was that Ke Yixue, who had changed into men's clothes, and her personal maid Ah Bi were followed behind. Ke Yixue wore a light blue brocade dress, and her delicate jet-black hair was draped over her waist and shoulders, which looked particularly playful and cute.

"Miss, isn't it good that we follow the housekeeper like this, if you let the master know..."Abi said with some concern.

"What's wrong! If you don't say it, I won't say it, who knows! Besides, if we don't follow him, how can we find Gu Fan!" Ke Yixue didn't think about it, Jiao Sheng directly interrupted Ah Bi, and said decisively.

"But... However, Abi's eyes still flashed with a little hesitation.

After all, Gu Fan was involved in the secret battle between the third prince and the fifth prince because of my recruitment, but he didn't know it, so I had to find him first and let him escape!"

"Why is Miss so good to Gu Fan, is it... Hmm!" Abi said curiously.

Ke Yixue's white face flushed with a faint flush, and hurriedly covered Ah Bi's mouth: "Hugh is talking nonsense! I just think his poems are good, if he is implicated and is unjustly affected, it will be a pity!"

"Miss, I just want to say, are you a pity for talent, simply appreciate his poems, why do you react like this!" Ah Bi secretly covered her mouth and laughed.

"Dare to make fun of you Miss I, right! itchy skin?" Ke Yixue, whose little face was flushed, clenched her little fist at Abi viciously, and gritted her jade teeth fiercely.

"Miss spare Abi, don't dare next time!" Abi begged for mercy.

The efficiency of the palace housekeeper is not ordinarily high, and through the reward silver distributed by the palace, after a while, he locked the shopkeeper of the time-honored pharmacy in Qiandu and the tooth man who was mixed with the Zhuque Avenue in Qiandu, and asked him about the source of the palace reward.

Not surprisingly! These two people were the same ones that Gu Fan had come into contact with three days ago!

After learning about a two-story shop that Gu Fan rented at the end of Suzaku Avenue through Yaren, Steward Wang left in a hurry with his servants. But I didn't know that the moment I got the news, someone had already taken the lead.

Ke Yixue, the lord of Mingxia County, has been knowledgeable since he was a child, and everyone is beautiful, but his own martial arts cultivation has never been left behind, with his own talent is excellent, and he has just entered the cultivation of the three realms of metamorphosis, although he has never fought with others, but his feet are very fast compared to the palace housekeeper.

......

Don’t wait for prosperity to care for the things important to you.

Gu Fan, who didn't know that trouble was coming, was leisurely playing Go with Shangguan Jiantang over light tea. The door of the study is wide open, waiting for the guest to arrive.

"Gu Fan! I admit that your poems are extraordinary, but good wine is also afraid of deep alleys! You said that if we open a store like this, will there really be customers coming in?" Shangguan Jiantang, who had been open for a long time and had not seen visitors, said anxiously.

"Don't worry, this thing in the study, you know how to understand it, okay"

Shangguan Jiantang seemed to be accustomed to Gu Fan's unobtrusive tone, and gave him an angry look, how could he open a store like this.

At this time, the gate of Tibetan Sword Zhai walked into the two figures. After they walked into the study, they looked around and saw Gu Fan and Shangguan Jiantang playing chess.

"Gu Fan!" Ke Yixue couldn't suppress her surprise a little. But her eyes were instantly attracted by Shangguan Jiantang, who was sitting opposite Gu Fan.

Autumn water bright eyes, ice muscles like jade, a handsome beauty, although Ke Yixue herself is also a beautiful woman with outstanding temperament and good looks, but the same sex repels each other, and the nature of beauties always likes to compare with each other.

Ke Yixue frowned, staring at Shangguan Jiantang with a pair of big black eyes, a strong sense of crisis welled up in his heart, and asked in a tentative tone. "Girl, have we ever met, what is your relationship with Gu Fan?"

Ke Yixue always felt as if he had seen Shangguan Jiantang's appearance somewhere, and he couldn't remember it for a while.

In fact, Shangguan Jiantang sensed it the moment Ke Yixue's master and servant stepped in, and frowned, but he didn't remind Gu Fan. She replied coldly: "I've never seen it! I'm Gu Fan's cousin." ”

In order to make outsiders not suspicious, Gu Fan called Shangguan Jiantang his cousin because Shangguan Jiantang was a few years older than him. Show people as sisters and brothers.

"Eh, this young lady, why do you know my name?" Gu Fan looked at Ke Yixue and said suspiciously. When I first arrived in Qiandu, when did I know this beauty.

Shangguan Jiantang couldn't help but feel a little jealous, and glanced at Gu Fan fiercely with his eyes, as if to say, as soon as he arrived in Qiandu, there was a peach blossom debt coming to the door, and he would have it in the future.

made Gu Fan smile bitterly, Ke Yixue accurately called out his name, which I don't know how to explain.

Ke Yixue looked down at her skirt and suddenly explained to Gu Fanjiao.

"Brother Gu is me, Jia Ming!

"Brother Jia, why can't you think of it, change into women's clothes!" Gu Fan was extremely surprised, and secretly thought to himself, could it be that the male style of Qiandu is also popular in women's clothing? Gu Fan thought about it deeply, and his tiger body was shocked, and he couldn't help but feel a chill!

Ke Yixue looked at Gu Fan's eyes gradually becoming weird, blushed, and explained in a low voice. "Gu Fan, what do you think! I'm a woman!"

Gu Fan realized that his thoughts had gone astray, and said with a straight face: "I see, but Miss Jia, I have some doubts, I didn't mention my residence to you that day, how can you know my residence?"

"This matter is a long story, Gu Fan, you leave quickly! I will explain to you on the way, the palace steward led a group of servants to rush here!" Ke Yixue walked forward, and the slender jade hand wanted to pull Gu Fan and was about to go out.

"Oh, the palace steward came to look for me, what is the so-called matter?" Gu Fan's doubts worsened.

Ke Yixue was worried that Gu Fan would be involved in the struggle between the prince and implicate Gu Fan, and nervously urged Gu Fan to leave.

Gu Fan could see the nervousness and worry in Ke Yixue's eyes, and knew that she was sincerely thinking about herself. But I also have considerations in my heart, and I finally have a place to settle down in Qiandu, and I have quite a foundation, if I leave so easily, it will be difficult for me to gain a foothold in this Qiandu.

At this time, the palace housekeeper who was one step behind Ke Yixue also quietly arrived.

When the palace steward walked into the Tibetan Sword Zhai, he looked up at the plaque. I secretly admired in my heart, what a good word! It is worthy of the person who attracted the attention of the prince and the two highnesses, and with these three words alone, everyone has the demeanor!

Just as he stepped in, he saw Ke Yixue and Ah Bi beside her, and Ke Yixue was pulling Gu Fan and was about to go out.

Immediately shocked! Hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "County Lord, how could you be here!" He secretly wondered why the County Lord was not in the palace, how could he appear in this little study!

"County Lord!"

Gu Fan and Shangguan Jiantang exclaimed. The two looked at Ke Yixue in surprise, she was the protagonist of the Rongwang Mansion's civil and military recruitment-Mingxia County Lord!

Ke Yixue ignored the palace housekeeper, turned around and continued to say to Gu Fan: "Do you want to, I'll knock him unconscious!

The palace housekeeper was so frightened that his legs became weak, he knelt on the ground, and said to Ke Yixue with a bitter face: "County Lord, please, don't embarrass the villain, the villain is just acting on orders." ”

Immediately, the palace steward said pleadingly to Gu Fan.

"The villain is just sent by the prince to run errands! Please Mr. Gu, go to the inner hall of the palace! If there is a bad pool, the villain will lose his job, and he will definitely be worthy of his life!"

In fact, the moment the palace housekeeper walked in, Gu Fan's heart jumped! Knowing that he was in trouble! It was still a big deal! He had just said to Shangguan Jiantang that the competition was a game of chess, but he didn't think that he would accidentally enter the game.

Gu Fan had a plan in his heart in an instant, this trip to the palace may be a catastrophe, but it may also be an opportunity for him to take a step forward! I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided!

Gu Fan turned around and glanced at Shangguan Jiantang's slightly worried eyes, signaling her to feel at ease and that she had her own measure. Turning to Steward Wang, he said. "I'll go upstairs and change my clothes, and I'll go with you to the palace."

"Thank you, Mr. Gu, then I'll wait for Mr. Gu at the door." ”