After Gu Xun's major affairs were completed, Fu Guo's visiting mission arrived at the post station near the palace accompanied by Xin Guo officials to check in.

The car slowly stopped in front of the post house, and Gu Beiyuan dismounted and raised the curtain before Fu Ling poked his head out: "Princess, be careful." ”

Fu Ling smiled sweetly, put his hand into Gu Beiyuan's hand, and jumped out of the carriage with his strength: "Brother Beiyuan, is this the Imperial City of Xinguo?" Can you go shopping with me if you have time? ”

Fu An, who was getting out of the carriage, couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "Ling'er, don't make trouble, you have to enter the palace to meet you in the next few days, and you are not allowed to run around." ”

Fu Ling's smile fell, and he couldn't hide his loss: "Okay." ”

"Your Highness, please!" The waiter on the side was busy leading Fu An and the others to move in.

Fu Ling looked at Gu Beiyuan and blinked helplessly, then turned around and followed behind Fu An. Gu Beiyuan watched Fu Ling leave thoughtfully, his eyes flickering with restlessness.

Stepping into the post house and staying in front of a gorgeous courtyard, the official who received him bowed slightly and said respectfully: "Your Highness, this is your residence, the courtyard next to it is Princess Ling's residence, and it has been arranged properly, if Your Highness and the princess have other needs, you can order someone to go to the front hall to find me." ”

Fu An nodded: "I'm tired." ”

"Please rest for your two highnesses, and retire."

Seeing the waiter walking, Fu Ling looked at the furnishings in the courtyard with great interest, the elegant courtyard, the carved railings and jade masonry, and some calligraphy and paintings framed on the wall, which were not luxurious but chic and meticulous, and couldn't help but nodded: "I have heard that the cities of Xinguo are uneven, and now it seems that this is really the case." ”

Fu An looked around and pondered: "The potted plants in front of Fangcai are planted with green cherry blossoms that are only available in the west, and the paintings on the corridor are the hands of famous artists from different countries. Therefore, the owner of the inn here must not be underestimated. If it weren't for the royal family to oversee us, it would have been someone who had connections to several countries. So, Ling'er, whatever you do, be cautious. ”

Fu Ling nodded as if he didn't understand: "Then there's nothing else, I'll go back first." ”

"Ling'er" Fu An stopped Fu Ling and muttered, "This time you came to Xin Kingdom, do you remember what you did?" ”

Fu Ling turned around, a little stunned: "Remember, it is for me to find a good son-in-law and form a good relationship between the two countries." ”

"Then don't get too close to Gu Beiyuan," Fu An said suddenly.

Fu Ling was stunned, and the inopportune flashes in his mind about Gu Beiyuan's bits and pieces of talking and laughing with him along the way.

Fu An stood with his hands in his hands: "Gu Beiyu holds the military power of the Xin State and is the best candidate. Tomorrow, I will present your marriage to His Majesty Xinguo. ”

Obviously, the person he admires is close at hand, but Fu Ling can't be happy. The ghost sent the gods, Fu Ling opened his mouth and asked, "Is it that whoever Ling'er likes, my brother will help me?" ”

Fu An was slightly stunned, and quietly looked at Fu Ling for a moment: "That's nature." No matter who you choose, as long as you can be happy, I will make it clear to my father and do my best to help you. However, Ling Er had to think clearly about who was a good son-in-law after all. ”

Fu Ling smiled with relief: "Third brother, it's good to have you." Fu Ling turned around and left, his steps were less brisk than before, as if he was slightly worried.

Fu An closed his eyes and said nothing, the breeze blew, blowing the corners of his clothes, the man under the tree, the moon and the breeze.

Twilight. The sun is setting in the west.

Fu Ling leaned against the window with his head in his hand, boredly fiddling with the lines on the window frame, looking at the afterglow falling from the sky from time to time, and then drooping his little head again, and sighed sullenly.

A pair of feet appeared in Fu Ling's sight, Fu Ling was stunned for a moment, then raised his head in surprise, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Brother Beiyuan!" ”

Gu Beiyuan hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover Fu Ling's mouth, made a silent gesture, and only put down his hand after searching around.

"Why are you here?" Fu Ling asked in surprise.

"Who said they wanted to go shopping today?" Gu Beiyuan said with a smile.

"But the third brother didn't let me go out, and he guarded it very strictly." Fu Ling sighed depressedly.

"I'll take you there," Gu Beiyuan said softly.

"But if you are discovered, you will be condemned!" Fu Ling said worriedly.

"If you like it, I don't care." Gu Beiyuan said.

Fu Ling's eyes were happy, a flush crept up on his face, and his little daughter's posture was average.

Gu Beiyuan smiled evilly, stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around Fu Ling's waist, flew up, and climbed out of the wall of the post house.

The night market in Xinguo is not prosperous when it is built next to the water, but there are all kinds of novel objects in the stalls.

Gu Beiyuan looked at the woman in front of him with a pair of meaningful eyes, and Fu An's words, which he had overheard in the dark, echoed in his ears, and he would ask His Majesty for Fu Ling's marriage tomorrow...... The sleeves in his hands couldn't help but clench.

"Brother Beiyuan?" Seeing that Gu Beiyuan didn't follow, Fu Ling shook his little head and waved his hand vigorously in front of him.

"Hmm" Gu Beiyuan came back to his senses, "There is a flower brocade building in front, it is the most famous restaurant in Xin Kingdom, every dish is made of flowers, or made into the shape of flowers, go, I'll take you to see!" ”

"Wow!" Fu Ling's eyes suddenly bent into a crescent moon.

Huajin Lou is worthy of being the most famous restaurant in Xinguo, far away, Fu Ling saw a long queue of people lined up in front of the door, presumably it was already full of seats, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost between his eyebrows, but he saw Gu Beiyuan's footsteps without the slightest stop, and walked straight in.

"It's the eldest prince who is here! Prepare your private room! The sharp-eyed shopkeeper suddenly looked courteous when he saw Gu Beiyuan, and when he heard this, everyone present turned their heads sideways, with different glances.

"Where's Xuan Wu?" Gu Beiyuan looked around, "Tell her to come over and play a tune." ”

"Today, the Xuanwu girl is a little unwell and didn't come out to greet the guests, but the girl has something to say in front, if the eldest prince comes, call her immediately, and the son will later." The shopkeeper glanced at Fu Ling thoughtfully, and immediately ran into the inner room.

Fu Ling followed behind him and looked at the probe, the flower brocade building is really as its name, the lobby is elegantly arranged, the mahogany railing is covered with pattern carving, the carving of everyone's technique makes the flower-like texture fresh as ever, the five-color gauze curtain hangs down from the upstairs, all embroidered with a large variety of flower clusters, gorgeous and stylish, the layered furnishings are enough to make the lobby bright, and the splendid pattern on the small table of flowers and trees is the finishing touch. If it weren't for Fu Ling's background, he would also have seen a lot of dazzling things, and I was afraid that I would really have to applaud this ingenious arrangement.

Therefore, this kind of restaurant must not be waiting for idlers to come, I am afraid that the people who can come to this restaurant are either high-ranking officials or wealthy people, but Gu Beiyuan can go straight to the private room, Rao is Fu Ling no matter how dull he is, he knows the importance of the Gu family's status in the Xin country.

"Princess, please." Gu Beiyuan slightly turned sideways to make way for Fu Ling, which immediately made everyone present pay attention to it, and they all looked at Fu Ling.

As soon as he sat down, all kinds of flower-like dishes filled the table, and Gu Beiyuan picked up a piece of yam cake made in the shape of a magnolia flower for Fu Ling with chopsticks: "Princess, please use it." ”

"There is no one else here, Brother Yuan, just call me Ling'er!" Fu Ling took a sip slowly, the cold and slightly sweet yam melted in his mouth, and he couldn't help but nodded.

There was a sound of hurried and brisk footsteps outside the private room, and then the door was pushed open, and a woman in a green shirt stepped in happily between her eyebrows: "Childe ......" was stunned for a moment when he saw Fu Ling, and the smile on his face couldn't help but restrain a little.

Fu Ling turned around blankly, only to see the woman in front of him with willow eyebrows and apricot eyes, her skin was like congealed fat, and her biluo cigarette skirt was lazily on her body with five points of softness and five points of arrogance, and she came with a handful of pipa.

Gu Beiyuan glanced at Xuan Wu lightly and said, "Play the song you are good at." And he looked at her no more.

Xuan Wu sat down and played with some loss, because of the emotion, the tune couldn't help but be a little low, even Fu Ling, who had never understood the rhythm, was immersed in it, and Fu An's words at that time appeared in his ears, and he couldn't help but worry about his marriage.

Gu Beiyuan saw it in his eyes, frowned and reprimanded Xuan Wu: "Asking you to come over to play music is to make the princess happy, not to make you sad here!" Change the tune! ”

The eldest son, who has always been gentle to himself, murdered himself like this for the first time, Xuan Wu's heart tightened, and a sour faint fainted, only to hear the sound of "bang-", the strings broke, making a harsh sound.

Gu Beiyuan suddenly became angry: "You're angry, aren't you?" ”

Xuan Wu hurriedly knelt down, trying to suppress the tears in his eyes: "Childe is angry!" ”

Seeing this, Fu Ling was not interested, so he hurriedly pulled Gu Beiyuan up and said coquettishly: "Brother Beiyuan, I have tasted almost all this pastry dishes, do you have any fun here?" How about you take me to see it? ”

Only then did Gu Beiyuan suppress the fire and said softly to Fu Ling: "Okay." ”

It wasn't until the two of them walked away that Xuan Wu slowly raised his head and stroked his hand to his heart in disbelief.

"Girl? Girl! The maid on the side rushed over when she heard the sound, "Why did the eldest prince leave?" ”

Xuan Wu gradually put away the tears in his eyes, turned into a cold chill, and a sneer pulled up at the corner of his mouth: "Go, send the people from Jincheng Pavilion over and kill the woman beside him." ”

"That woman is a princess? When the time comes, the eldest prince will know that we have ruined his business......"

"If he uses me to seize power in the future, he won't do anything to me with this Jincheng Pavilion in my hand!" Xuan Wu raised her chin proudly, her eyes were indifferent, and she was like a woman who was as gentle as water.

The sky is getting dark, and many small river lamps are suddenly lit up by the river in the imperial city, floating on the water, looking at it from a distance, it has a unique beauty.

"Brother Beiyuan, you Xin Guo also put river lanterns on weekdays?" Fu Ling asked.

"What, you want to put it too?" Gu Beiyuan lowered his head and looked at Fu Ling's eyes with interest.

Gu Beiyuan's sudden bowing made the distance between the two suddenly much closer, facing his eyes, Fu Ling only felt like sucking himself into a deep pool, his face was slightly embarrassed and he took a step back unconsciously, who expected the soles of his feet to slip, almost planted backwards, Gu Beiyuan's eyes quickly grabbed Fu Ling's waist and pulled it hard, Fu Ling fell into Gu Beiyuan's arms, Fu Ling suddenly heard his heartbeat without stopping, embarrassed, and hurriedly pushed Gu Beiyuan away and walked straight to the stall selling river lanterns. Gu Beiyuan laughed behind him.

In the dark, a group of black-clothed people glanced at each other, quietly took out gunpowder and applied it to the arrow, and just as Fu Ling was about to approach the lantern by the river, the arrow was already on the string.

Gu Beiyuan watched Fu Ling buy the lantern dotingly, and suddenly smelled a familiar smell in the air, and his feet paused, and he reacted in an instant.

said that it was too late, and just as Fu Ling was about to take over the lantern, an arrow came into the sky, accurately shooting into the lantern, and the gunpowder exploded when it encountered the fire. At the moment when the sound of the explosion sounded, Fu Ling was taken into an embrace and rose into the air.

"Ahh Run! It's on fire! The crowd was in a mess!

"Chase! Don't let them run! "The men in black are all out.

Gu Beiyuan glanced at it, blocked Fu Ling behind him, pulled out his saber and entangled with the man in black. Fu Ling had never experienced this, as if he was scared stupidly on the spot.

Several black-clothed people were fighting with Gu Beiyuan, and several black-clothed people took the opportunity to walk towards Fu Ling.

"Run! Ling'er run! Gu Beiyuan shouted angrily, and Fu Ling reacted and hurriedly ran away. The man in black chased after him tighter and tighter, but the road in front of him became narrower and narrower.

Cold sweat fell, Fu Ling clenched his sleeve tightly in his hand and yelled in panic: "I have no grievances with you, why kill me?!" ”

The man in black raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Just because you are the princess of Fu Guo, you are blocking my master's way!" ”