"Who sent you? Tell the truth, and this king will let you live, otherwise...... Don't blame this king for not giving you a chance. Ji Xu stared at the murderer who killed the horse who was kneeling on the ground, and said coldly.

"Villain, villain......" remembered what the adult had just said, if he told the truth, not only would he be innocent, but he would also get a large sum of money, otherwise he would die without a place to bury.

He was originally a medicine boy in a medical hall in the capital, and suddenly one day a noble man found him and told him that as long as he did one thing for him, he would be paid handsomely. He was fascinated for a while, so he did bad things for money.

"I don't know you, you'd better think clearly, don't wronged people." Lu Yuan said coldly.

The lives of the medicine boy's entire family were in Lu Yuan's hands, and he knew that Lu Yuan was threatening him.

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In the evening, the bonfire feast begins, which is regarded as a blessing for the next day's hunting competition, praying for the prosperity of the heavens and the earth, and the safety of the people.

At night, a bonfire is lit around the hunting grounds, and the whole sky is reflected in a fiery red, and people sing and laugh.

The banquet site is divided into three areas, with the emperor, empress and concubines in the front in the center, and the male and female guest areas on the left and right sides.

When Gu Qingwan arrived, everyone knew that she was the one who was startled by the horse today, and the two highnesses went to look for her, and there was a commotion at the scene, and everyone looked at her with inquiring eyes on their faces, wanting to see what the heroine of the incident looked like-

Gu Qingwan knew that there would be such a situation, but she didn't show any discomfort, but calmly and quietly walked to her place and sat down, she didn't want to be the focus, it was best for everyone to ignore her.

She has only one purpose for her rebirth, but she has never thought of climbing the dragon and the phoenix, and she is not interested in those clan children.

She wore a milky white pink-bottomed wide shirt with a long collar, and then a small moon-white embroidered cape, the earrings were white pearls, and she only had a jade butterfly hairpin on her head, low-key and calm, unwilling to attract attention, unwilling to be in the limelight, but the natural cold and noble temperament on her body emanated from her bones, giving people a sense of alienation that can only be viewed from a distance.

"Gu Qingwan." As soon as she sat down, she heard a voice, and when she looked up, it was her—

"Miss Yuan."

Yuan Ziling was wearing a silver-purple embroidered lotus flower fur jacket and a honey-colored pleated skirt, and the steps on her head shook gently as she spoke, looking very beautiful in snow jade.

This time, she didn't have the hostility she had towards Gu Qingwan before, she looked around and said, "You have finally grown up, I haven't seen your noisy second sister this time, I think the scenery under my eyes is much better." ”

Gu Qingwan laughed secretly in her heart, the person who dared to love Yuan Ziling in her previous life was not her, but Gu Qingyue, it was she who rushed forward to protect Gu Qingyue stupidly, and as a result, she became a "rival" with Yuan Ziling.

She said, "The second sister is sick, such an occasion is not suitable for her, and my grandmother will not let her come." ”

Yuan Ziling pursed her lips and grinned, "I already knew, I heard that it was a ghost." ”

"Miss Yuan, don't talk nonsense if there is no evidence, otherwise it will ruin the reputation of my Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion." Gu Qingwan sat down and said.

"Hee-hee......" Yuan Ziling smiled and said, "Okay, I know, I won't talk nonsense, don't worry." By the way, I heard that Lu Yuan did the madness of the horse today, I really didn't expect Lu Yuan, who is usually arrogant, to do such a thing, how did you provoke him? Could it be because of Gu Qingyue's matter? ”

In the end, Yuan Ziling's voice became smaller and smaller.

"How do you know?"

"It's hard for something big to happen, and we don't want to know. I've heard that Lu Yuan sent someone to feed your brother's horse madness, and it's terrible that he wants to kill you. But fortunately, His Royal Highness King Yujiang is here, otherwise you will definitely be more than lucky. And the prince also helps you uphold justice and catch the murderer, and the emperor has always favored the prince, so he will severely punish Lu Yuan, now Lu Yuan can't participate in the imperial examination, and he can't enter the court as an official, his future will be ruined, I think he still has something to be proud of. ”

The Lu family is highly regarded by the emperor, and Lu Yuan is a popular candidate for Wen Zhuangyuan, but once he provokes someone who shouldn't be provoked, he will not destroy his future in the end.

The last thing Lu Yuan should provoke is King Yujiang, and the end of angering this prince is even more serious than angering His Royal Highness the Prince.

King Yujiang really fulfilled his promise to Gu Qingwan, so that the person who harmed her would never turn over.

The emperor's sentence "If virtue is at a loss, you will never be hired." "It completely cut off Lu Yuan's career, he is afraid that his intestines will be repentant at this time, he should not harm Gu Qingwan, he didn't expect that this prince would care so much about Gu Qingwan.

When the two of them were chatting, the seats were gradually filled, and on the opposite seats, His Royal Highness the Prince, King Yujiang, King Fenyang, Prince Zhao, Prince Wei and others also appeared one by one.

When these big names appeared, there was a commotion again in the women's guest area, and many famous ladies and nobles whispered about which highness was the most handsome, which highness had the best-looking hosta, and whether His Highness was about to marry a wife.

Ji Xu's faint gaze seemed to inadvertently pass over Gu Qingwan, she was like a dark orchid, she looked very noble and proud among the many warblers and warblers who had worked hard to dress up, and the corners of his lips showed a smile of relief.

Gu Qingwan felt this gaze, and her gaze swept lightly, making brief contact with him.

"Sister Wan'er." At this moment, a soft voice sounded beside her, she turned her head to look at it, and greeted, "Sister Huan'er." ”

It turned out that the person sitting next to her was Tang Huan'er, the granddaughter of the Marquis of Beiyuan.

Tang Huan'er smiled at her and said:

"I haven't seen her for a long time, and Sister Wan'er's appearance is becoming more and more beautiful. I have heard the eldest princess mention my sister many times, and I have heard about your wonderful performance at the peony flower party of the eldest princess, so unfortunately, I happened to be unwell that day, and I couldn't make it, but today I happened to sit with you. ”

Tang Huan'er seems to be soft and harmless, kind and lovely, and has no offensive power.

Gu Qingwan said, "The princess is very loving, Sister Huan'er has won the award." ”

"The emperor has arrived, the queen has arrived!"

As he was talking, he heard the eunuch's high-pitched and shrill voice, and everyone immediately knelt down and shouted—

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

As the salute flew into the sky, the bonfire banquet officially began-

In the middle of the position, a tall flame is burning, a whole sheep is baking, with the meaning of auspiciousness, the maids and eunuchs rush in, and put the food and wine in turn in front of the masters' tables.

The music sounded, the singers and the dancing girls came on the stage one by one, it was lively and prosperous, everyone talked and enjoyed the performance, and several highnesses stepped forward in turn to meet the emperor.

First of all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Ji Sheng, he walked to the center, held the wine glass in his hand, knelt on one knee, and said, "Erchen congratulates my father and Emperor Long to be in good health and the four seas are peaceful." ”

Then the prince of Yujiang and the prince of Zhao also stepped forward and said words of congratulations, and then the other princes and princesses followed.

The emperor's expression was always faint when he looked at the crown prince, but when he saw King Yujiang, the expression on his face became obviously kinder, and his voice became much gentler.

The people present had already seen that the emperor's preference for King Yujiang had not been a day or two.

It's a pity that this King Yujiang is not the son of the emperor, otherwise the crown prince may not be the second prince.

And the reputation of King Yujiang outside is really not good, although he has a strong ability to do things, and he is deeply used by the emperor, but he is not close to people and offends many courtiers, but these people dare not speak out against him, who makes people powerful and favored.

"Xu'er, you have made a great contribution to the control of the floods in the south of the Yangtze River this time, say what reward do you want?" Emperor Long Yan Dayue was very satisfied with Ji Xu's performance.

"Controlling the flood and relieving the suffering of the people is what the minister should do, the minister should not reward, as long as the court allocates more money and food to the disaster area, it is the greatest reward for the minister." Ji Xu lowered his head and said respectfully.

"Good! Good! Good! The emperor was very satisfied with Ji Xu's words, and said three good words in a row, "According to what you say, the disaster relief will be left to you." ”

"Obey."

"Father, son-in-law also wants to share the worries of his father." Ji Sheng took the initiative to ask.

Unexpectedly, the emperor just said nonchalantly: "I only hope that you will abide by your duties in the palace, study hard, and make up classics, which can be regarded as a contribution to future generations." ”

It turned out that the emperor had ordered the crown prince Ji Sheng to organize the compilation of the book "The Great Zhou Heng Treatise".

Ji Sheng lowered his head and said respectfully, "Yes, the sons and daughters obey the teachings of their father." ”

His expression was no different from usual, and it was impossible to see through his thoughts.

Gu Qingwan turned her head and saw that Tang Huan'er beside her was looking at Ji Xu shyly and happily, she was already a handsome and talented person, and she was also highly used, who didn't like such a husband?

At this time, the originally rich and passionate tune on the field stopped, and a melodious tune slowly sounded, like snow flying, ethereal like the sound of the sky.

People unconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked into the field.

I saw that there were four white-robed people holding a jade plate and walked over, the jade plate was only the size of a small table, crystal clear, and carved with five grains, implying a bumper harvest of five grains.

And the amazing thing is that there is a person standing on one foot on this jade plate, she is wearing a Yunfu purple skirt, the skirt is light and silky, she covers her face with wide cloud sleeves, and floats into everyone's eyes like a Lingbo fairy.

Who's this? Everyone was curious.

When her hand slowly moved away from her face, her sleeve slowly fell, and a face finally appeared in everyone's eyes—on that face, the phoenix eyes were half-bent and amber, and the red lips were cherry by cherry.

It turned out that this person was Guo Guifei.

She smiled slightly in the direction of the emperor, her eyes shining in anticipation, and a satisfied smile appeared on the emperor's face.

As we all know, Guo Guifei has excellent dancing skills, and she conquered the emperor with a martial dance "King Qin's Breaking Array Music", and was directly canonized as a third-grade concubine by a nobleman. Next is the steady progress, in just four years, all the way to the promotion, and the favor has not faded, until now the Zhengyipin Imperial Concubine, which is really enviable. Everyone present today is fortunate to be able to see her dance.