Chapter 286: First Arrival at the Guogong Mansion
Hearing that Acacia Gu may have succeeded, Zhou Xiantai nodded with great satisfaction at first, but then he said apologetically:
"Ling Feng, I know that in this matter, not only do you have to take the risk of Gu worms and be forced to tie your life to Xiao Jinxuan, but you also have to marry a woman you don't like. But this king and queen mother, making this decision is indeed a last resort, I hope you don't hold a grudge against His Royal Highness in your heart, after all, in my heart Zhou Xiantai, I have always regarded you as a sibling. ”
Hearing this, Ji Lingfeng did not complain at all, and even immediately knelt down on one knee in front of Zhou Xiantai, with a sincere and loyal expression.
"Your Highness's words have tormented Ling Feng, now that your great cause has not been accomplished, even if I really hate Xiao Jinxuan, I have to admit that this woman is indeed a rare talent in terms of strategy and power, and she still has a handsome mansion behind her, and it is indeed more valuable to make her submit to your use than to kill her directly. Therefore, for the sake of His Highness, Ling Feng was willing to let Acacia Gu into his body. ”
Seeing Zhou Xiantai's expression, showing an extremely satisfied expression, Ji Lingfeng continued;
"Last time, we have already assassinated Xiao Jinxuan once, but since we have failed, we have missed the best opportunity to kill her, but if we don't stop it, it will not be long before the other party will marry the royal king, Zhou Xianyu already has tens of thousands of military power, if there is a Xiao family to help, then this Great Zhou's soldiers and horses want to master one or two, it is all delusional. Therefore, the queen's plan is very appropriate, not only can she accept Xiao Jinxuan, so that she is forced to obey His Royal Highness's orders due to lovesickness, but also destroys the opportunity for the king to improve his strength. It's a great way to kill two birds with one stone. ”
In fact, speaking from the heart, how could Ji Lingfeng be willing to tie Xiao Jinxuan's life tightly together through Acacia Gu.
It's just that this is an order from Empress Xue, after all, Emperor Ming now regards Xiao Jinxuan as his daughter-in-law.
Except for the opportunity to make a request to the emperor when the champion met for the first time, there was no other way to snatch the other party away from Zhou Xianyu's side and snatch the love with a knife.
Therefore, knowing that whether he agrees or not, Empress Xue will eventually use the Acacia Gu on him, then Ji Lingfeng knows that only what he performs can be more readily accepted, so as to gain the appreciation of Empress Xue's mother and son.
Sure enough, after hearing Ji Lingfeng's generous statement, Zhou Xiantai laughed and personally helped the other party to stand up, and was really satisfied with his performance and attitude.
And Ji Lingfeng took out a letter from his arms at this time, and then said with a helpless smile:
"Your Highness, Ling Feng may be going out of the mansion tomorrow, Xiao Jinyu sent a letter to me, and I was quite dissatisfied that we hadn't done anything to Xiao Jinxuan. So she said that she couldn't wait, so she had to dispose of the other party by herself in the Guogong Mansion, but now my life has been tied to that concubine, so now not only can I not kill her, but tomorrow I know that she is in danger, Ling Feng has to protect each other, speaking of which, the relationship between me and her has become more and more interesting. ”
Since the first meeting in Yangzhou, Ji Lingfeng and Xiao Jinxuan have been fighting with each other, and after the other party came to Beijing, it evolved into a situation like fire and water.
suffered a big loss in Xiao Jinxuan's hands three times and twice, and Ji Lingfeng did kill the killer several times, wanting to get rid of the other party and hurry up.
But in fact, deep in his heart, there is also a trace of conquest, which is about to move.
And for Xiao Jinxuan, although he regarded him as a strong enemy, he really couldn't help it, and secretly admired this woman who made him grit his teeth with hatred.
And now because of the lovesickness Gu, thinking that he actually wants to protect the safety of the other party, this feeling of being tightly locked with Xiao Jinxuan, Ji Lingfeng originally thought that he would be very resistant.
But when it came to the end, he found that he was not disgusted, and there was even an inexplicable sense of possession joy in his heart.
The fluttering snowflakes will not stop before dawn on the morning of the second day, and in the colder and colder season, the pedestrians on the prosperous streets of Changping on weekdays will not feel much less.
But on such a cold and windy day with heavy snow, Xiao Jinxuan was sitting in the carriage with the stove in her hand, and rushed to the Guogong Mansion with the rest of the Xiao family.
And Xiao Jinwen was sitting in a car with her, seeing Xiao Jinxuan's eyes slightly closed, looking calm and relaxed, the other party couldn't help but say in a worried tone:
"Jinxuan is not my sister talking about you, this time I went to the Guogong Mansion, the old lady is likely to be embarrassed by you, the martial arts maid who follows you on weekdays, why don't you take it with you, otherwise something really happens, and there is someone to protect you."
Caressing the copper stove in her hand, Xiao Jinxuan slowly opened her eyes, and then said with a smile:
"Cousin, you don't need to worry about me like this, we were invited to the Guogong Mansion as a guest, and we didn't go to the Longtan Tiger's Den, as for Chiling, she was unwell, so I left her in the courtyard to rest, and my sister doesn't have to worry, Jinxuan knows in her heart, even if the Bai family really intends to target it, I will not stand back and let others bully."
Knowing that Xiao Jinxuan had always planned properly, she was not like an ordinary boudoir woman, but although she saw that the other party looked soothing, she did not relax her vigilance.
Immediately, Xiao Jinwen smiled reassuringly, and didn't say anything more.
In fact, Xiao Jinxuan didn't know that this time the Guogong Mansion was in such a hurry to invite them over before the state banquet, no matter how you look at it, it is very strange.
But the Guogong Mansion is her grandmother's maiden home, so it is reasonable for the other party to want to go, she has no reason not to refuse, in fact, she also knows that this trip will be indispensable to turmoil, with Chiling by her side, it will be much safer.
But the hidden guard has just been built, and Chi Ling is Zhou Xianrui's shadow guard, and she personally supervises and trains those orphans, which will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
Therefore, Xiao Jinxuan directly transferred the other party to supervise the hidden guard yesterday, although it is true that there is no one around her to protect her closely.
But she believes that as long as she is careful, she should still be able to protect herself, after all, no matter who she is now, at least she will not dare to deal with her blatantly.
Because the streets occupied by Jingshi were well occupied, and the nobles of the family had set up mansions, the distance between them was not too far, so it didn't take too long for the Xiao family's carriage and horses to arrive at the door of the Guogong Mansion.
In advance, there were people from the Xiao family who went to the Guogong Mansion to report the news, so when they saw this, the door of the Bai family's mansion was not only wide open, but Mrs. Wu, who was in charge of the family, stood there solemnly, waiting for a long time with a smile on her face.
And beside her, Bai Liu also quietly accompanied her.
When Xiao Jinxuan and the others got out of the carriage, the descendants of the Bai family, because the snow was still falling, held umbrellas one after another to guide them in front.
And Mrs. Wu, who was watching this meeting, had already greeted the old lady, she was already extremely upright and charming, although she was a little older now, but she was still extremely beautiful and decent.
"Old lady, please come into the house, it's really not a coincidence today, the sky is not beautiful, and it is snowing heavily, but the old lady has been looking forward to it for a long time, and the road is slippery in the cold and let the nephew personally help you in."
Old Mrs. Xiao is a member of the Bai family, and the current grandfather Bai Dongyang is the child of her own brother, because Wu Fu is indeed the nephew of the old lady according to his generation.
Even if the Wu family is only a wife, it is not too much to call the old lady like this.
The old lady was also very satisfied with Wu's filial piety and respectful attitude, and immediately walked into the gate of the Guogong Mansion with a smile on her face.
According to the dignity and humility, the one who followed the old lady and went in was naturally the eldest lady Zhao.
As for the Shen family, because she is the widow of a meritorious hero, and she has been sick for a long time, because of this kind of celebration, Emperor Ming gave grace many years ago, and the other party is exempt from participating.
In addition, the Shen family is now suffering from a cough again, so this time he still stayed in the Shuai Mansion and did not come with everyone.
And the old lady and the Zhao family have already entered the Guogong Mansion, and Xiao Jinwen, who got out of the carriage with Xiao Jinxuan, also took the cousin's hand and prepared to hurry in together.
But just after stepping up a step, there was still a distance of two or three meters from the door of the mansion, and Xiao Jinyu suddenly stopped in front of them, and looked at Xiao Jinxuan mockingly in the depths of his eyes.
"Cousin Jinwen, you want to go in, Yu'er naturally doesn't dare to stop her, but Jinxuan is a concubine, or my own sister, so I, as a sister, haven't entered the mansion yet, according to the dignity, she shouldn't be one step ahead of me, and she doesn't understand the rules at all, so please take care of your cousin, but you must leave Jinxuan for me."
Seeing that as soon as she came to the Guogong Mansion, before the gate entered, Xiao Jinyu was already full of confidence, and she deliberately made things difficult here, and immediately Xiao Jinwen couldn't stand it.
But in the end, she came to the Bai family as a guest, and she didn't want to have a ** share in front of outsiders, so she immediately maintained a quiet smile and said kindly:
"Sister Jinyu, you see that we are all our own sisters, who comes first and who comes last, it's not a big matter, why do you bother to keep the rules of your cousin like this, if you want, you can walk in front of your cousin, Jinxuan and I will wait for you to go in, and it's not too late to go together."
In order to avoid Xiao Jinxuan not being able to get off the stage, Xiao Jinwen would rather take a step back and let Xiao Jinyu walk in front of her with all her majesty.
Such a statement can be said to be quite humble and retreating.
But it seems that Xiao Jinyu, as soon as she came to the Bai family, was extremely aggressive, so even if Xiao Jinwen reconciled with it, she laughed out loud without knowing it.
On her stunning face, there was a hint of teasing, and then she saw Xiao Jinyu, suddenly looked at the snow in the sky, and said softly:
"Such a good snow-colored scenery, my sister suddenly wants to be here, stop and enjoy it for a while, if my cousin doesn't want to go in first, it's not impossible, then accompany Jinxuan to meet later in this scene, after all, I'm not in the sister-in-law, as a sister-in-law, it's natural to accompany here, Jinxuan, you said that I'm right."