Gu Hengzhou, as the son of the prince, has an extraordinary family background, and his appearance is one of the most handsome, even if his temperament is notoriously cold and indifferent, there are countless girls in Hanshang Jingli who want to marry Gu Hengzhou.

Shen Bai stretched out his tongue and licked it in his mouth, silently counting the girls in Jingli who had the same family background as Gu Hengzhou.

After counting for a while, Shen Bai felt a little toothache.

Gu Hengzhou is only eighteen this year, which is the most high-spirited age, this girl from top to bottom of Hanshang Beijing, as long as he likes it, there is nothing he can't marry.

Shen Bai snorted softly, and Ah Chai saw Shen Bai's strange face, and couldn't help asking, "Young Master Shen, are you sick again?"

Shen Bai raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?" Your superintendent will not marry until he is twenty-nine years old, and even if I want to get sick, I will have to do it again at that time!" ”

Ah Chai was suspicious: "Young Master Shen, how do you know that the superintendent will not get married until he is twenty-nine years old?"

Not only does the master know, but the master also went to drink wine and eat a wedding banquet!

Shen Bai rolled his eyes, his heart was still not very happy, and he waved his hand to let Ah Chai hurry up and wash his clothes, while he was ready to go back to sleep.

Halfway through, he saw a blind monkey coming out of the stable with a hemp rope.

The hemp rope is only the size of a little thumb, and at a glance you know that it is used to feed the horses with hay, and at this time he is not training in the back mountain, which horse is he feeding?

Shen Bai was puzzled, and turned around and walked towards the stable.

The cavalry were all training during the day, and there were not many horses in the stable, so Shen Bai turned around and found that Zhou Deshan's mount Lie Ying was not there.

The eyelids were slightly raised, Shen Bai turned from the stable to the back mountain, after the previous competition, these people all knew Shen Bai, and there were people who greeted Shen Bai along the way, Shen Bai smiled with his eyebrows, and there was no shelf at all.

After walking for a while, he didn't see Zhou Deshan's figure, Shen Bai found the blind monkey, said a few words, and the two brothers took the person to the back mountain forest.

After all, the blind monkey has been a personal guard for Zhenguo Gong for many years, and he has a strong sense of vigilance, so he said quietly: "The brothers in the camp all have fateful friendships, if there is anything Young Master Shen can say in front of his brothers."

Shen Bai looked at the blind monkey with a smile: "Master Monkey, I don't have anything to hide from my brothers, I just don't know why Captain Zhou secretly left the camp from his brothers and Gu Supervisor."

Shen Bai said casually, and the blind monkey's intact eye flashed with surprise, but he quickly regained his composure, and said casually: "Young Master Shen doesn't know, today Inspector Gu took leave to return to the mansion, and the supervisor is not there, so Captain Zhou has to take time to patrol the camp, so as not to have any soldiers below who are lazy and don't practice well, Young Master Shen has something to find Captain Zhou?"

This excuse was found perfectly, if Shen Bai hadn't gone to the stable to check it first, he was afraid that he would have been deceived.

"Master Monkey, what kind of person is Zhao Dingyuan, you should know better than me, although he lost the competition, he will definitely think of denials, today Inspector Gu is not here, if it is not for an extremely urgent matter, Captain Zhou will never leave the camp, isn't Lord Monkey worried that there is something strange in it?"

It was useless to spend more words, Shen Bai directly laid out all the stakes at hand, and the blind monkey hesitated.

Knowing that the people who came down from the battlefield were very suspicious, Shen Bai could only take fierce medicine: "Captain Zhou leaving the camp without permission is a serious crime, if I leave the camp, I will ignore the holy will, and I should exterminate the nine clans."

Speaking of this, Shen Bai paused, looked at the blind monkey and said seriously: "Please tell me the truth, if I have the slightest intention of murdering Captain Zhou, the monkey master can go to the palace to sue me for leaving the captain's camp last night to see the military department to order Shi Li to be the adult!"

The blind monkey's eyes widened slightly when he was shocked by Shen Bai's words, and stared at Shen Bai for a long time, seeing that his eyes were clear and there was no joke, and his heart also floated two points of awe.

After being silent for a long time, the blind monkey finally chose to believe Shen Bai, looked around vigilantly, and made sure that there was no one, so the blind monkey leaned into Shen Bai's ear and whispered: "The incident happened suddenly, and Captain Zhou didn't tell me in detail, but I guess that it should be Zhou Xiaogongzi who had an accident." ”

Zhou Deshan injured his leg, and after returning to Beijing, his temperament was indeed much bigger than before, and he reconciled with his wife in the first two years, and had little contact with other people in the clan, only Zhou Jue, the only son, could barely touch his mind.

Shen Bai's eyelids jumped slightly, and he faintly felt that something was wrong, Zhou Jue was as sloppy as her in Tai Academy, but she was always fighting and making trouble, and she was still very measured in front of the big right and wrong, how could she suddenly get to the point of alarming Zhou Deshan?

In the previous life, the scene of Zhou Deshan being dismissed and beheaded poured into Shen Bai's mind, and he couldn't control his palpitations, and Shen Bai immediately said to the blind monkey: "Monkey master, I want to leave the camp!" ”

The blind monkey frowned: "Young Master Shen, Captain Zhou and Inspector Gu are not here, I can't let you out of the camp." ”

Time was pressing, Shen Bai couldn't explain so much, and pleaded with the blind monkey: "I suspect that someone is planning to murder Captain Zhou, if the monkey master can't help me out of the camp, please also ask the monkey master for the sake of the food and grass I asked for for the captain's camp before, don't stop me, when the matter is over, I will take the blame to Captain Zhou." ”

Shen Bai said every word very sincerely, and the blind monkey looked at Shen Bai with dark eyes for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "I know that there is a small road in the back mountain where you can get out of the camp, but you have to go around three miles, and horses can't pass. ”

Shen Bai said without hesitation: "Take me there!" ”

At the end of the day, the back garden of the Guogong Mansion was lively and noisy, the little maid walked lightly and quietly did not dare to disturb the nobles, and the corners of the maid's lips smiled in the corridor, and served desserts and tea in an orderly manner.

It's not a big birthday, the Guogong Mansion didn't have a big fanfare, only a few ladies and juniors in the family who had a good relationship with Ye Wanyu came.

Ye Wanyu privately revealed her willingness to marry with several ladies, and the ladies brought the marriageable daughters of the family.

They are all cardamom girls, all of them are creamy, looking forward to Shenfei, delicate and moving, and they have all been deliberately dressed up today, which is more dazzling than those carefully tended flowers in the back garden.

Among them, the most outstanding are Jiang Qinse, the daughter of Jiang De'an, the imperial lieutenant of the dynasty, and Lu Qingqing, the niece and granddaughter of the empress dowager of the current dynasty and the concubine of the Ministry of Works.

Jiang Qinse has been familiar with poetry and books since childhood, and has been through the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is the first talented woman in Hanjing.

What's even more commendable is that Jiang Qinse did not regard himself as lonely because of this, but has always been very low-key, participating in various banquets on weekdays, and dressing up mainly in a simple and elegant manner, not fighting or grabbing, like a simple and fragrant snow lotus, which makes people feel pity but can't bear to be touched.

Although Lu Qingqing's talent is Jiang Qinse, but with the queen mother's aunt as a backer, her status is slightly higher than Jiang Qinse, and the Lu family has the heart to cultivate another queen.

The two of them have their own merits, as soon as Gu Hengzhou returned home, Ye Wanyu pulled him to patiently introduce the girl who came to the banquet today, Ye Wanyu said dryly, but Gu Hengzhou always had a cold and indifferent face.

After taking the ginseng tea handed over by the maid and drinking it all in one gulp, Ye Wanyu looked at Gu Hengzhou: "Xingyuan, you have seen a few girls just now, whether it is family background or appearance, it is very compatible with you, what do you think?" ”

Gu Hengzhou was still in the lieutenant's camp, he only sat on the chair a little, put his hands on his knees, his back was straight, and he replied with a straight look: "It's all good." ”

Ye Wanyu put down the teacup, and her eyes lit up by two points: "But there is a fancy, which girl is it?" ”

Gu Hengzhou took out a mahogany carved box from his arms and put it in his hand, and said lightly: "Xingyuan went back to the house today to celebrate the birthday of the second aunt, and it is inconvenient to evaluate other people or things." ”

That's rejection.

Ye Wanyu had already been mentally prepared, but she was still a little depressed when she heard it with her own ears, and she frowned slightly: "Xingyuan, how many of these girls who came today are looking forward to asking to marry, they want to have a family background, they want to be talented, gentle, and straightforward, if none of them can enter your eyes, do you want to marry a fairy in the sky?" ”

Ye Wanyu was rarely so angry with Gu Hengzhou, Gu Hengzhou stood up, bowed his head and saluted respectfully: "Xingyuan knows that his personality is cold and wooden, and he is not good at words, he is definitely not a good match for these girls, there is the second aunt Lao who is worried about me, and the two younger brothers in the house have not yet discussed marriage, so the second aunt might as well look at each other for them." ”

Gu Hengzhou flattened himself very self-consciously, Ye Wanyu was stabbed in the heart, and couldn't help but slap the table directly: "The young and the old are orderly, you are not a brother who is married, how can there be a reason for them to marry?" ”

Ye Wanyu and Gu Huaijin were different, Gu Hengzhou couldn't contradict her, so he pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Ye Wanyu punched the cotton, full of anger in her chest and couldn't attack, and the maid who had been serving her immediately stepped forward to comfort: "Don't be angry, madam, His Royal Highness the prince did not intend to contradict, the prince is still young, and the major event of his life should be considered slowly, besides, marriage is a fateful word, and when fate comes, His Royal Highness may take the initiative to ask Mrs. and the master to invite a matchmaker to come to the door to propose marriage." ”

Then I'm afraid I'll have to wait until I die!

Ye Wanyu secretly gritted her teeth, not wanting to lose her temper in front of Gu Hengzhou, and suppressed her anger and said: "Since Xingyuan is unwilling, I can't be reluctant as a second aunt, the banquet is about to start, you go to the front hall to help your second uncle treat guests." ”

Gu Hengzhou turned to leave, Ming Mei stepped forward and took the mahogany box, opened it and saw that inside was a bright red red hairpin, the hairpin was exquisitely made, and the tail was decorated with gold wisps, which was worth a lot of money at a glance.

Mingmei's eyes lit up, and he turned his head and said excitedly: "Madam, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World gave you a red jade hairpin, which is really beautiful." ”

Ye Wanyu glanced at the hairpin, not the slightest joy, but flashed with anger: "If it weren't for him, why would I bother to hold this birthday banquet?" If he really understands me, he should take his life's affairs to heart, he refuses to marry a wife, Xiu'er and Jue'er have to be consumed together, there are only a few famous girls in the capital, who knows when someone will marry away. ”

Mingmei put the box away and said tentatively: "Madam, didn't His Royal Highness the Prince of Fang Cai say that he could help the two young masters see each other?" ”

These words touched Ye Wanyu's moldy head, and the corners of her lips hooked, revealing sarcasm: "Are you able to afford these girls today, Xiu'er and Jue'er are not as good as his life, and there is no good father who dares to risk his life to earn fame, if I don't raise the name of Zhenguo Gong, who will have the heart to participate in my birthday banquet of a Wupin lady?" ”

In the end, Ye Wanyu became sad, and Mingmei hurriedly comforted: "The two young masters are young and promising, and the future is limitless, please don't take yourself lightly, and Madame has done so much for His Royal Highness the Prince, Lord Guogong will be relieved to know it." ”

This said about Ye Wanyu's weakness, the big house has earned great military exploits but has no blessings to enjoy, and the huge family business is held by their second room, even if it is to get by for the sake of face, they can't treat Gu Hengzhou harshly.

Ye Wanyu waved her hand and sighed: "That's it, who let my sister-in-law go early, and the eldest brother is not at home all the year round, Xingyuan's child will develop such a thin and cool temperament, he can't look down on these girls today, and I will look at the others for him in the future." ”

Mingmei immediately said: "It's hard madam." After speaking, he diligently helped Ye Wanyu pinch her shoulder.

said that Gu Hengzhou went out here, and did not go to Gu Huaijin to help entertain the guests as Ye Wanyu instructed, but turned around and walked towards the stable.

The birthday gift had been given, and everything that needed to be said had been said, and he didn't plan to stay at the house to eat, but when he was about to get to the stable, he was blocked from getting there.

"Big brother, my mother's birthday banquet is about to start, you are in such a hurry, where are you going?" Gu Heng raised his eyebrows and asked, standing side by side with Gu Hengxiu, blocking Gu Hengzhou's road.

Gu Hengzhou pursed his lips and whispered, "I have official business, and I need to go to the palace." ”

Gu Heng never planned to get out of the way, and deliberately raised his voice: "What official business is so urgent, you don't even have time to eat, big brother, are you really busy or do you have any opinions on our second room?" ”

Gu Hengdu's tone was provocative, Gu Hengzhou's eyebrows squeezed out wrinkles, and he was about to speak, Gu Hengxiu said softly: "The affairs of the school captain's camp are busy, and it is rare for the eldest brother to take leave and return home to participate in the banquet, we really shouldn't have too many requirements, but this time the banquet mother specially invited several prominent ladies for the eldest brother, if the eldest brother is not there, I am afraid that the mother will be very embarrassed, if the matter is not very important, I also invite the eldest brother to have lunch before leaving." ”

Gu Hengxiu's tone was gentle, and after speaking, he also made a gesture at Gu Hengzhou, which seemed to be a little more polite than Gu Hengdu, but in fact he was more powerful than Gu Hengdu, and it seemed that this birthday banquet was completely held for Gu Hengzhou.

But from beginning to end, Gu Hengzhou didn't open her mouth to let Ye Wanyu do this for herself, even if she was embarrassed, she herself let herself fall into such a situation.

Gu Hengzhou's thin lips pursed into a line, he has never liked to be forced to do something, not to mention that today Ye Wanyu is also ready to let him look at the girl, since he doesn't have that mind, attending today's banquet is easy to misunderstand.

"I know what the second aunt wants to do today, just now I have made my attitude clear to the second aunt, if anyone is dissatisfied at today's banquet, I will ask Gu Sangu to prepare a thin apology, and I will never make the second aunt embarrassed."

Gu Hengzhou said patiently, he didn't want to conflict with the two on a day like today.

Gu Heng resolutely refused to give up, and shouted: "You know that some people will be dissatisfied, why can't you go to have a meal?" The eldest mother died early, and the uncle is not at home all the year round, you are my mother who pulled a handful of and urine, and it is not an exaggeration for you to kneel down and call her mother. ”

Gu Heng decided to be upright, Gu Hengzhou's heart was slightly stabbed, and there was a faint anger surging in his chest, but Gu Heng decided not to stop, and continued to complain: "Big brother, my mother has worked hard for so many years, and she is better to you than me and my second brother, my mother has never done anything except giving birth to you, you can't have no conscience." ”

Gu Heng decided that he had never opened the door, and as soon as the words came out, Gu Hengxiu realized that something was wrong, and stepped forward and said to Gu Hengzhou: "Big brother, Ah Jue said the wrong thing in a hurry, and please don't care about it, how my mother has treated my eldest brother over the years, I think my eldest brother knows in my heart, how today's guests are secondary, but if the eldest brother can celebrate his mother's birthday with us, my mother will definitely be very happy." ”

Gu Hengzhou's eyes were covered with frost, and he ordered in a cold voice: "Get out of the way!" ”

"Big Brother ......"

Gu Hengxiu wanted to say something more, but a quiet voice sounded behind him: "Brother Gu told you to get out of the way, can't you hear if you are deaf?" ”

Turning around, Shen Bai jumped down from the corridor beam, bumped into Gu Hengdu, and swaggered to Gu Hengzhou's side.

Gu Hengzhou's brows furrowed even tighter, he didn't expect Shen Bai to dare to run from the lieutenant's camp to the Guogong Mansion so flamboyantly.

Shen Bai probably guessed what kind of expression Gu Hengzhou would have, and didn't look at him, looking at Gu Hengxiu and Gu Heng with meaning: "Brother Gu has clearly said that he has official business and can't attend the banquet, but you are blocking here and not letting him go, do the two young masters know what crime should be for obstructing official business?" ”

Gu Heng couldn't hold his breath, pointed at Shen Bai and asked sharply: "Who are you, do you know what crime should be committed for trespassing into the Guogong Mansion?" ”

Shen Bai's eyebrows curled: "It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that this is the Zhenguo Mansion, standing in front of you is the prince of the Zhenguo Mansion, he is the rightful master of the Guogong Mansion, here, no one can let him suffer the slightest grievance!" ”

Shen Bai stood in front of Gu Hengzhou and said something for so long without being stopped, Gu Hengxiu knew that the relationship between the two was extraordinary, and immediately explained: "This little Langjun may have misunderstood, our two brothers didn't force the eldest brother to do anything, just hoped that he could finish lunch with the family before leaving." ”

"Since it's a family, you can sit down and eat together at any time, so why rush it?"

Shen Bai asked rhetorically, Gu Hengxiu was speechless, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, Shen Bai looked at Gu Heng coldly: "The grace of birth and nurturing is greater than the sky, it is the Duchess of Guo who gave birth to Brother Gu, and it is the Guogong Mansion that raised Brother Gu, and Brother Gu's mother will always be only the Duchess of Guo, this is something that will not change before the emperor, and please pay attention to the third young master when he speaks in the future." ”

Shen Bai's eyes were cold, Gu Heng was a little stunned inexplicably, and he didn't dare to open his mouth to refute.

Both of them quieted down, and Shen Bai turned his head to look at Gu Hengzhou, his eyebrows bent, and a big smile bloomed: "Brother Gu, do you feel a little happier now?" ”