Wei Liao came back with the medicine, nodded to Qi Hao and the Eighth Prince who were standing under the corridor, and pushed the door in.

Inside the house, Gu Jinli and Wei Liao were busy inside, and the two men outside the house glanced at each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Qi Hao pursed his lips and said in a light tone: "Xiaoba, the queen has just been taken back the phoenix seal, and the queen mother is pressing here, you don't need to worry about her being abolished." ”

In Qi Hao's eyes, the queen and the Fang family are the support behind the eighth prince, and the reason why the eighth prince is not looking good now is probably because he is afraid that the queen and the Fang family will lose power, and he will have no help.

However, he really underestimated the ambition and scheming of the current Eighth Prince.

Even if it is Qi Hao, who has been crisscrossing the government and the opposition and probing people's hearts for many years, he never thought that today's incident was a play performed by the Eighth Prince and Chen Zexuan.

The eighth prince pulled his lips and said in a low voice: "No matter what, the queen mother raised me for a while, if I don't intercede for her, I'm afraid she will ......"

After that, he sighed, looked at Qi Hao's faint eyes, and said in a somewhat bitter tone: "Fourth brother, when I was young, I always grew up with envy. ”

"But when I grew up, I realized that growing up was not as good as I imagined."

What he said was a bit sincere, and of course he also had the intention of breaking the embarrassment with Qi Hao.

After all, two people standing here, they can't talk to each other.

But if you don't have anything to say, it will seem too deliberate.

Therefore, with such emotion, he said such half-truths and half-truths.

Qi Hao's eyes moved slightly, he threw off his sleeves and sat down, as if comforting, and as if mocking: "People always have to grow up, just like their father, he can't not grow old." ”

"When people get old, they are easily confused."

The eighth prince couldn't figure out what Qi Hao meant, and he didn't dare to open his mouth to ask, so he stood for a while before he arched his hand and said, "Fourth brother, I'll go back first." ”

Qi Hao said "um" and watched the eighth prince leave.

While walking out, the eighth prince was thinking in his heart about whether to go to Fengluan Palace to visit the queen and defend himself.

It's just that the old emperor clearly ordered just now that no one is allowed to enter or leave Fengluan Palace, so the eighth prince thought about it and decided not to violate the old emperor's bottom line, so he went back to Mingyang Palace.

In Fengluan Palace, the queen who was seized of the phoenix seal smashed everything in the hall as soon as she went back for half a cup of tea.

The ground was in a mess, and the injured Qiu Cicada didn't dare to go down to the doctor because she was worried about the queen's emotions, so she could only stand aside quietly, looking at the queen with concern in her eyes.

After the queen vented the anger in her chest, she was also tired.

She sat slumped in the chair, her back clothes soaked with sweat, and the messy hair on her forehead was sticky to her face, but her heart was extremely happy.

Seeing that the queen finally stopped, Qiu Chan stepped forward and whispered: "Master, don't be sad, the eighth prince is helpless to do that, he has you in his heart." ”

"Heh, where is the adoptive mother? What's more, her mother is still the ...... of the palace" The queen sneered, almost revealing the bloody history of the past, but she was still somewhat sensible, and swallowed the second half of the sentence back: "The emperor is right, his surname is Qi, he is the prince of the Qi country, what does it have to do with the palace?" ”

"They are the ones who are close to them, and this palace is an outsider, what kind of thing is it?"

"Xiaoba is an ambitious one, he gave up the palace, the palace is not uncomfortable, the right is to raise a dog all these years and die!"

"Master." Hearing the queen scolding the eighth prince like this, she couldn't bear to speak for him: "Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood." The Eighth Prince is a filial child, if he puts himself in, how can he save you? ”

"Besides, the Fang family is difficult to protect itself, and it is impossible for you to be in danger."

"The slave maid thinks that the Eighth Prince will not ignore you!"

The coldness at the corner of the queen's mouth was even greater, a trace of hatred crossed her beautiful eyes, and she gritted her teeth and said: "Qiu Chan, you want to inquire about what is written on the queen mother's holy decree, which made the old emperor dispel the idea of abolishing the queen." ”

"Yes, master." The entire Fengluan Palace's every move must have been monitored, but since the queen mentioned it, Qiu Chan could only respond first, and then find a chance to find out Mama Lan's message.

Seeing that the queen had calmed down, Qiu Cicada poured her another cup of tea, and then went out to call someone to come in and clean up.

Whether the old emperor is abolished now is not what Qi Hao is most concerned about.

Right now, what he wants most is Gu Jinli's heart.

Leaning lightly on the pillar behind him, Qi Hao sighed softly.

Concubine Mei's accident gave the old emperor a chance to get rid of the queen and the Fang family.

And the Fang family is the queen mother's maiden family, presumably the queen mother will not let the old emperor move the queen for the sake of her mother's family.

Therefore, Qi Hao guessed that the Queen Mother might have threatened the old emperor with herself.

It is true that in order to stabilize the Fang family's position in the court, the Queen Mother threatened with her life.

She didn't care about the life or death of the queen, but once the old emperor moved the queen, the foundation of the Fang family for so many years would be shaken.

It is impossible for the old emperor to force the queen mother to death in order to get rid of the queen and the Fang family, otherwise the reputation will stink if it spreads.

Therefore, the old emperor could only take a step back and withdraw the queen's phoenix seal.

The old emperor compromised with the Queen Mother, but he was very angry.

How to say, in this world, all the rivers and mountains are surnamed Qi, and the Queen Mother, even if she is the mother of the old emperor, has no right to interfere.

There were complaints in his heart, and he couldn't vent them, so the old emperor could only work hard towards the Fang family.

It can't be uprooted, but it definitely can't make them feel better.

With a "squeak", Gu Jinli came out of the room and Wei Liao one after the other.

Wei Liao arched his hand and said respectfully: "Young Master Lin, I see that your face is not very good, you have to rest more recently, don't worry about it here in the palace." ”

After a pause, he hesitated again: "I dare to say that you have a headache, otherwise you should use medicine, if you always use needles, you can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause." ”

Gu Jinli shook her head and said with a smile: "Imperial Doctor Wei doesn't have to worry, I have my own body." ”

With that, she turned to leave.

As soon as I raised my foot, I saw Qi Hao on the corridor.

In the house, he treated Concubine Mei with Wei Liao, and with concentration, he eliminated Qi Hao from his mind.

I thought he should have left, but when I saw him again, I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable again.

Looking away, she could only pretend that she couldn't see it.

There are a lot of things that she needs to figure out by herself.

She needs an environment, it takes a while, think about it, doubt it.

And Qi Hao will only make her restless and cranky.

Gu Jinli's indifference was already accustomed to Qi Hao.

Seeing her walking forward, he followed behind, not far or close, not fast or slow.

Out of the palace gate, Gu Jinli didn't get into the carriage, but turned to Ah Qiao and said, "Go and prepare a horse for me." ”

"Huh? Be! Ah Qiao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly trotted away.

Qi Hao frowned, and said to Du Jiang: "Prepare a horse for this king." ”

If he said that he would ride with Gu Jinli, he would definitely be rejected.

However, he was not worried about letting her ride a horse by herself, so it was better to accompany her all the way.

"Qi Hao." Gu Jinli took a deep breath, tried hard to adjust her mentality, so that she was not as cold as before, and said calmly: "I want to walk by myself and go back in an hour." ”

Qi Hao hesitated for a moment and indulged her again.

"Go back early." Dropping these four words, he turned around and got into the carriage with cold eyes.

The moment the curtain was lowered, Gu Jinli didn't know if it was her own illusion, but she saw the disappointment in Qi Hao's eyes.

"Drive!" Du Jiang glanced at Gu Jinli meaningfully, raised his horsewhip, and left with the carriage.

It's no wonder that Qi Hao and Du Jiang think too much, anyone who sees Gu Jinli and the Eighth Prince have such a close friendship today will also think that Gu Jinli must have made an appointment with the Eighth Prince.

Even if it wasn't the Eighth Prince, it could be Chen Zexuan.

Or rather, it is the master in the mouths of Gu Jinli and Chen Zexuan.

Thinking of that mysterious person, Qi Hao remembered that he had never found the news.

After the carriage had been driving for a while, he whispered outside: "Du Jiang, what you asked you to check last time, you hurry up." ”

Du Jiang was a roundworm in Qi Hao's stomach, and immediately understood what time he was talking about, and said, "Lord Wang, the subordinates sent people to find out nothing." ”

"It can be seen that the man is very cunning and treacherous, and he didn't even leave any clues."

Qi Hao's voice was a little colder, "Go to the harem of Yunguo to check, if he is really the man who pretends to be a palace maid, it means that he has nothing to do with Yunguo." ”

Du Jiang responded: "Yes, Lord Wang." ”

The carriage ran towards King Ning's mansion, but at the same time, Gu Jinli still stood still, motionless.

She watched Qi Hao's carriage galloping in the dust, getting farther and farther away from herself, her eyes blank and heavy.

People's patience and sincerity are limited, right?

If it is someone else, who is warmed and loved by Qi Hao like this, how should he be moved?

However, she was not moved, and only felt that he was good to her from beginning to end, and his love for her was just atoning for the sins he had committed against her in the past.

Therefore, she lied to him, harmed him, and co-opted his ministers, and everything was taken for granted......

There are times when the boiling tea is cold, and there are times when the bright candles are burned out, and she feels as if she has burned out Qi Hao's patience.

After all, his eyes weren't as bright as they used to be when he left.

"Master, the horse is here." At this time, Ah Qiao came over with two horses.

Handing the reins to Gu Jinli, she asked, "Where do you want to go?" Slaves and maids accompany you. ”

Gu Jinli retracted her thoughts and reluctantly held the corners of her mouth: "It's okay, I'll go around casually by myself." ”

"Peng Qian and her cousin are going to elope tonight, you arrange it, I will take someone to rob the road tonight."

With that, she quickly turned over and got on the horse.

Before leaving, he added: "By the way, don't tell my brother about this matter, I can handle it myself at night." ”

As soon as the horsewhip was raised, she quickly disappeared from Ah Qiao's sight like an arrow off the string.

"Master!" Ah Qiao really wanted to ride a horse to follow, but she felt that Gu Jinli's condition was not very good, and she might really not want someone to accompany her.

While worrying about her safety, he was struggling with whether to keep up.

After struggling for a while, she thought it would be better to send a letter to Chen Zexuan and tell Chen Zexuan about Gu Jinli's actions at night.

Otherwise, if Gu Jinli had an accident, Ah Qiao's head would definitely not be saved.

made up his mind, Ah Qiao also got on the horse, and left "Da Da Da".

The wind is galloping, and the cool breeze is gusting.

Gu Jinli's hair was blown up by the wind, and the horse under her ran extremely fast.

In such a rapid stimulation, the unhappiness and boredom suppressed in my heart were gradually blown away by the wind.

She didn't run down the main street, she ran straight out of the palace road.

There was no direction, no purpose, but he ran out of the city.

The west of the city is a forest, secluded and uninhabited, just enough for Gu Jinli to vent.

Today, it seems that everyone has a flame in their hearts that cannot be extinguished.

In front of Gu Jinli's eyes, what lingered was Qi Hao.

In my mind, what I can't forget is also Qi Hao.

She originally planned to ask Chen Zexuan, but her heart was not quiet, and all emotions would be expressed in words and deeds.

And what kind of person is Chen Zexuan? He is as meticulous as a hair, and he is good at observing words and feelings.

Because Chen Zexuan also lied to himself, Gu Jinli was worried that if he couldn't do it, then in front of Chen Zexuan, not only would it be impossible to ask anything, but it would also make him suspicious.

Thinking of him a little bit more villain, Gu Jinli was afraid that he would startle the snake......

Therefore, it is better to wait for yourself to extinguish the fire in your heart.

The whip in his hand made a "snapping" sound, and the horse was in pain, so he picked up his hooves and jumped violently.

Suddenly, the horse's hooves stumbled and threw Gu Jinli out.

It was probably too sudden, so that Gu Jinli was defenseless, and her body directly broke away from the horse's back and hit the trunk of the tree on the side by inertia.

The tree was a hundred-year-old tree, and the trunk was so thick that five or six people stretched out their hands and hugged it.

Gu Jinli's back of her head slammed into blood, and then her eyes went black and she fainted.

Another hour passed from the hour Gu Jinli said, Qi Hao waited in King Ning's mansion, and he couldn't wait any longer, so he sent Du Jiang to take someone to find it.

Ah Qiao was also very flustered, but in order to prevent Hexiang and Aiyue from being frightened together, she could only hide it from the two of them first, and only said that Gu Jinli had something important to do outside.

Du Jiang searched in all corners of the capital, but after two hours, he never found half of Gu Jinli's shadow.

Qi Hao regretted it very much, he should have asked to follow her with a strong cheekiness when Gu Jinli proposed to ride a horse alone, and never give up.

Or, the guards should be sent to protect her behind her back.

However, he also knew her temperament, and it was very easy to misunderstand that he was spying on her.

Just when Qi Hao was so anxious that he ran out of the gate of the palace and was about to go to find someone in person, he saw Gu Jinli leading the horse and walking from the opposite street.

Her hair was a little messy and she had a slight abrasion on her cheek.

The clothes on his body were also stained with dust, but he didn't see any external injuries from swords and arrows.

There was wind under the feet of "Ah ......", Qi Hao's anxious eyes lit up, and he didn't forget to swallow the word "Gu" back to his throat, jumped a few steps, and ran towards Gu Jinli.

All the way from the woods to King Ning's mansion, she walked back from her own house.

The distance is very long, very long, but it is enough for Gu Jinli to think about things.

Seeing Qi Hao pushing aside the crowd and trotting without an image, Gu Jinli stood still, her eyes calm as a thousand-year-old cold pool.

It's cold, but there are no waves.

"Where have you been? What happened? Are there any other injuries on the body? Qi Hao asked three questions in a row, but he didn't get a single response from Gu Jinli.

She just glanced at him with those dark eyes, and then led the horse into King Ning's mansion with an expressionless face.

Qi Hao didn't know what happened to Gu Jinli, so he had to follow her into the courtyard: "Ah Gu, can you tell me, you ......"

Gu Jinli turned her back to Qi Hao, and there was no intention to stop under her feet, and said coldly: "Qi Hao, please stay away from me." ”

"Don't make me hate you any more."

Hearing Gu Jinli's second sentence, Qi Hao really stopped.

The word "hate" once again punished Qi Hao's heart.

He felt that every time he tried his best, it was like hitting a ball of cotton, soft and weak.

For so many days, he did everything.

Let him be indulgent and sincerely redeem, what else does he need to do before she can change her opinion of him?

"Bang!" With a bang, Gu Jinli only heard a loud noise behind him.

Immediately afterwards, I heard Du Jiang's exclamation: "Lord Wang, what are you doing?" ”

"Your hand is bleeding, my subordinates will go back and bandage you!"

Qi Hao punched the flower wall on the side, and the wall cracked.

The blood coming out of the back of his hand added a touch of charm to the delicate flower, but it made Du Jiang's heart tremble.

Gritting his teeth, he didn't feel any pain.

His gaze was fixed on Gu Jinli's distant back, and he smiled bitterly: "Du Jiang, what is the point of saying that this king has persisted until now?" Isn't it ridiculous? ”

"She hates this king, this king...... I really don't know what to do anymore. ”

"Lord Wang......" Seeing that Qi Hao had worked hard for so long, it was the first time he heard him say that he was tired.

Such powerlessness made Du Jiang very distressed, but he was not qualified to persuade Qi Hao to give up or continue to insist.

After all, only the parties themselves have the right to decide on emotional matters.

Others, there is no position to point fingers.

However, from the perspective of the overall situation, Qi Hao really can't indulge Gu Jinli like this anymore.

Not only for himself, but also for the sake of the country.

With the nature of loyalty and outspokenness, Du Jiang pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, my subordinates have a few words, I don't know whether to say them or not. ”

Qi Hao closed his eyes and said painfully: "Do you want this king to give up Ah Gu?" ”

Du Jiang shook his head and said seriously: "If your subordinates ask the prince to give up Concubine Gu, are you willing?" ”

Qi Hao tensed his body, his thin lips pursed tightly, and it took a long time to spit out two words with difficulty: "No." ”

"My subordinates have been by the prince's side for many years, so they naturally know that the prince is unwilling." Du Jiang sighed and said helplessly: "Concubine Gu is the life of the prince, so how can his subordinates bear to let the prince lose his life?" ”

"The subordinates will not persuade the prince to give up, but the subordinates want to persuade you to think about the overall situation, and you can no longer indulge in the arbitrary behavior of the concubine."

"If Concubine Gu is just taking revenge on you, it's okay to say."

"But, you know, she secretly united with Xuan Shizi to support the Eighth Prince."

"Behind them, there are many forces that are unclear."

"To put it seriously, the Eight Emperors are fledgling, if they really treat the Eight Emperors as puppets and finally subvert the country of Qi, Lord Wang, you are a sinner who connived and shielded!"

Qi Hao's body trembled, and his eyes opened suddenly.

He moved his lips, as if he didn't dare to imagine what kind of scene Du Jiang said would be after the day came.

That's right, if the ancestors of the Qi Kingdom fought down with great difficulty, if they were buried because of him, he would really be pointed out by thousands of people and left a stench for thousands of years.

Needless to say, just talk about himself, he won't forgive himself!

Of course, Qi Hao did not forget that the investigation a few days ago proved that Gu Jinli was indeed the princess of Fengguo.

And the Feng Kingdom was destroyed many years ago, even if Gu Jinli destroyed the Qi Kingdom as she wished, it would be impossible to turn back history.

Du Jiang was right, no matter what, he really couldn't let her mess around like this anymore!

Slowly clenched his fists, blood flowed out of his fingers, and he fell to the ground with a "tick".

Qi Hao's eyes struggled, his body was cold for a while, and he said after a long time: "This king knows what to do." ”

Du Jiang knew that Qi Hao had always known in his heart, but sometimes he was carried away by love, as long as he was reminded by others, he would not lose his way.

Nodding, he said, "That...... Hurry back to your room and ask your subordinates to bandage your wounds, right? ”

Qi Hao exhaled a heavy breath of depression and followed Du Jiang to his study.

Gu Jinli, who returned to the Fuyuan Courtyard, let the three girls surround him.

You looked, I said, and kept asking where she went, and what was the matter with the blood stains on the back of her head, and the abrasions on her face.

Gu Jinli only said that she fell off the horse and accidentally fell into it.

Aiyue blamed Gu Jinli unrelentingly in her mouth, and at the same time smeared medicine on her wound in her hand.

He Xiang looked at Gu Jinli's cold speech, without the slightest look on her face, like an emotionless puppet, and guessed that she must have encountered something outside.

Cautiously, she asked, "Master, are you alright?" ”

Gu Jinli looked at Hexiang and shook her head: "It's okay, I'm just a little tired." ”

Ah Qiao made the bed for Gu Jinli and said intimately: "Master, if you are tired, just rest well." ”

Gu Jinli waved her hand, motioning for them all to step back and walk towards the bed.

Aiyue pouted, looked at Gu Jinli strangely, and walked out of the door with Hexiang.

When the door was closed, she whispered: "Why did the master go to the palace once, and when he came back, it was like a person soaking in an ice cellar?" ”

"Compared to when I first returned to Beijing, I didn't look close to people."

Gu Jinli was lying on the bed, and heard Hexiang's voice again: "Okay, the master is in a bad mood, so you can say a few words." ”

Aiyue didn't know what to say, so she was pulled away by Hexiang.

Thinking of Aiyue's words, Gu Jinli touched the back of her head wrapped in gauze and closed her eyes.

When the night gradually darkened, Gu Jinli changed into a night suit, covered her face, and went out from the backyard of King Ning's mansion over the wall without taking Ah Qiao with her.