Prime Minister's House, Bihua Courtyard.

The eldest lady sat in front of the rhombic mirror, and sighed while carefully touching the extra crow's feet at the corners of her eyes:

"Alas, I'm really old!"

Mama Liu stood aside, and after hearing the words of the eldest lady, she immediately flattered: "What is Madam talking about?" In the old

In the eyes of the slave, the lady is still as tender as the little girl! ”

"You're going to say something to make me happy!" The eldest lady shook her head, suddenly thought of something, and immediately calmed her face

said: "By the way, how many days has that scoundrel been making trouble at the door?" ”

The scoundrel in the doctor's mouth is naturally Guo Mingyi, who got along with her many years ago, that is, the biological father of the eldest son Gu Chengen.

On that day, she planned to go to the Guogong Mansion to visit the old Guogong, but who would have thought that she had just stepped out of the gate, Guo Mingyi

jumped out of a corner and shouted at her one by one.

At first, she didn't recognize who the ragged, unkempt man was, but when she heard him call her name,

She was so frightened that she immediately hid back in the yard.

Nearly twenty years have passed, and I thought that the scar had long been healed, but unfortunately his appearance reminded me of that no

An absurd youthful past......

Guo Mingyi is a stain on her life, so how can she admit his existence?

Seeing Mama Liu shaking her head, a trace of worry appeared between the eldest lady's eyebrows: "En'er's attitude towards me has been very cold these days

I don't know if he knows about it. ”

"Don't worry, madam, that man is a madman, just talking nonsense, who would believe it?" Mama Liu was on the side

comforted the eldest lady, while combing the eldest lady's hair with a comb: "The eldest prince has gone to the palace, wait for him to come back."

You can talk to him again. ”

"Perhaps, it's because he's been busy with official business lately, and he's tired so he doesn't want to talk more."

The eldest lady nodded and sighed, "I hope so." ”

After a pause, she asked again, "Why didn't you see Jinxiu today?" ”

"Miss, she...... She's out of the house. Mama Liu hesitated for a while, but still said truthfully: "Miss said that she has been in the house for too long."

I want to go out for a walk. ”

When the eldest lady heard this, she frowned and didn't say anything more.

In the palace, in the old emperor's imperial study, there was a cold atmosphere in the air.

The old emperor looked at Qi Hao standing on the left, and then looked at Gu Chengen standing on the right. Finally, the gaze fell on the kneeling in the middle

Liang Kuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, said coldly: "You all have your own opinions, which one do I want to believe?" ”

As Qi Hao's youngest and most promising assistant in the court, Liang Kuan was reported to have embezzled and accepted a lot of bribes yesterday

The emperor sent Gu Chengen to search, and indeed found several boxes of silver in the well in Liang Kuan's backyard.

Of course, the well is an abandoned well, and there is a secret passage below, and the place where the secret passage leads is the Ning Wangfu.

In other words, there is an ulterior secret between Liang Kuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Qi Hao, the prince of Ning, otherwise why should he be secret

Digging a secret passage?

Liang Kuan is Qi Hao's person. In order to cut off Qi Hao's help in the court, Gu Chengen came up with a frame-up to blame

The crime came, but I didn't expect that when I framed Liang Kuan, I accidentally discovered the secret passage under the well.

The secret passage was dug up at that time to facilitate the two to meet, but now it has become evidence of Qi Hao's selfish alliance, which is very

It's unclear.

For Liang Kuan, the old emperor has always been in the spirit of cherishing talents and loving talents, and before Liang Kuan entered the court as an official, it was

The son of a poor family is helpless, so the old emperor favors him very much.

This kind of favor is still different from Gu Chengen.

After all, Gu Chengen's identity is there, he is the prime minister's son-in-law, so the light that his identity brings to Gu Chengen is total

would obscure his own strengths and talents.

And Liang Kuan, because he has no power and no power, his talent is the most eye-catching.

It's just that the old emperor didn't expect that Liang Kuan would be able to have something to do with Qi Hao.

Although the old emperor has privately included Qi Hao as a candidate for the throne, no matter how he says, he has been played with

The feeling between the palms.

You know, as the king of a country, he can control the fate and future of everyone. Anyone, anything

can get out of his control, and no one wants to do anything behind his back.

Even if it's Qi Hao, his most beloved son, it's not okay!

So, now he is very unhappy.

And Gu Chengen, knowing the old emperor's mentality, took the opportunity to transfer the matter of Liang Kuan's bribery and embezzlement of silver to Liang

Kuan and Qi Hao formed a gang and committed fraud for personal gain, so that not only Liang Kuan's crime will be more serious, but even Qi Hao

This time, they will be dragged into the water together......

However, even if Gu Chengen insisted that Qi Hao and Liang Kuan had bad intentions, Qi Hao said that the secret path was in Liang Kuan's

The mansion was built before it was built, and people can be found to testify.

Besides, the secret passage had already been blocked at the very end, which didn't mean anything.

Liang Kuan is the same, insisting that he is innocent.

As for the silver tael, since it was under the bottom of the well, Gu Chengen had never been to Liang Kuan's house once, even if it was the emperor

The emperor ordered to search, but why didn't the various wings and warehouses in the front yard go to search, but went directly to the waste well in the backyard

Got it?

Does this mean that this play was directed by Gu Chengen?

Or what does he have to do with the person who made the report?

In this regard, Gu Chengen's explanation is also very simple, that is, since it is stolen goods, it must be kept unknown and not been

The place where people think.

Places such as warehouses and wings can be searched with a search, and in the backyard, Gu Chengen is searching for abandoned wells at the same time

The toilet does not mean that he is prepared to go.

In short, both sides were reasonable, and the dispute was endless, and the quarrel caused the old emperor to have a headache and tinnitus.

Qi Hao pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "Father, since you have received the secret letter of reporting, can you take out the secret letter."

Come, let the sons take a look. ”

"Perhaps, if you find the person who reported it, the truth will be revealed."

The old emperor thought about it, then took out a piece of letter paper from under the fold and handed it to Qi Hao.

After Qi Hao took it, he glanced at the contents of the letter, twisted the paper with his fingers without a trace, and then took the letter again

The paper was put between his nose and sniffed, he sneered: "Father, this paper is the Bailan paper that Han Moxuan has sold exclusively recently.

Because it has its own fragrance and does not fade for a long time after writing, it is produced very little and sold at a very high price. ”

"The people who can buy the paper must be either rich or expensive. There is also this ink, which should also be the pearl of Han Moxuan

Ink. Han Mo Xuan has an unwritten rule that anyone who has bought something in the store must make a record

is good for home delivery in the future. ”

"Father, as long as we send someone to check who has bought it in the past two days, we can easily find out."

In fact, the reason why Qi Hao wanted to see the secret letter was just to see if the handwriting was from Gu Chengen's hand.

After reading it, he found that although the words were not Gu Chengen's words, the touch of the paper made him feel very familiar.

Because, in the past, he had sent Du Jiang to secretly take away a letter from Gu Chengen's desk that he had sent to others, at that time, Gu

The paper used by Cheng En is the Blanc paper.

That's why Qi Hao started with Bailan paper and Mingzhu ink.

Sure enough, when Gu Chengen heard this, his body straightened instantly.

He squinted his eyes, and a cold light flashed in Qi Hao's eyes.

Qi Hao hooked his lips and smiled back.

The old emperor waved his hand and instructed Gonggong Jia on the side: "Xiao Jia." Check it out. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Father-in-law Jia answered and turned to leave.

Qi Hao had a number in his heart, sat down calmly, picked up the teacup, and tasted the famous tea unhurriedly.

Gu Chengen looked at him with such a calm appearance, and the anger in his heart burned even more vigorously.

took a deep breath and sat opposite Qi Hao.

And Liang Kuan, from beginning to end, was still kneeling straight, with a very calm expression on his face, without the slightest panic.

After about a cup of tea, Gonggong Jia came back, "Your Majesty, this is Han Moxuan's account book." ”

The moment Gu Chengen saw the account book, he unconsciously clenched his fists.

He has always been accustomed to using Bailan paper and pearl ink, but he didn't expect this inconspicuous little detail to let himself go

has revealed such a big flaw, I have to say that Qi Hao is really careful.

This time he was supposed to deal with Qi Hao, did he have to be put on the back burner?

Qi Hao's afterglow caught a rare hint of nervousness in Gu Chengen's expression, and the corners of his mouth curled up in an increasingly large arc.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

The old emperor coughed vigorously while looking through the list of recent purchases of Bailan paper and pearl ink.

I don't know if it was because of overindulgence a few days ago, or because the Eighth Emperor was exhausted, in short, the old emperor's body is again

Oh no.

Seeing this, Father-in-law Jia hurriedly poured a cup of tea and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty." You drink tea. ”

The old emperor took the teacup, and after taking a few sips of tea, he barely suppressed the smell of blood that welled up in his throat.

His eyes have been struggling to see things lately, and it took him a lot of effort to read through the list of more than ten pages one by one.

Pointing to a line, he looked up at Gu Chengen and asked, "Gu Shilang, have you bought Bailan paper recently?" ”

Gu Chengen's eyes dimmed, and he nodded: "Wechen has only heard that this paper is good before, and he has never used it, so."

Out of curiosity, I followed the trend and bought a little. ”

Not only did he buy Bailan paper, he also bought pearl ink.

Therefore, after reading the list of Bailan paper, the old emperor went to look at the list of Mingzhu ink.

Gu Chengen's heart rose to his throat, and even his breathing became extremely light.

There are not many people who buy Mingzhu ink, there is only a two-page list, so the old emperor is much faster than just now.

After he closed the account book, he frowned and said, "There are only three people who have bought Bailan paper and pearl ink for a long time. One is Hanlin

Academy Scholar Mo Dongsheng, one is Wei Liao, and the other name is wet with water, and it is not clear who it is. ”

Mo Dongsheng was assigned the task of sorting out the historical facts of the classics by the old emperor before, so it is not okay to use Bailan paper and pearl ink

It's surprising.

Wei Liao was a physician who wanted to compile a medical book that integrated various incurable diseases in the world, and he bought these two things

It's also understandable.

But. So who is the third person?

However, no matter who he is, the person who wrote the secret letter must be the one whose name has been erased!

"Oh?" Qi Hao wanted to wait for the moment when Gu Chengen was exposed, but after hearing the old emperor's words, the smile on his lips

Chills.

At the same time, Gu Chengen's expression was obviously relaxed.

"Huh." When Gonggong Jia was refilling the tea for the old emperor, he inadvertently glanced at the vague name and whispered

Said: "This word seems to be ......"

"Huh?" Qi Hao's ears were sharp, and he immediately put down the cup and asked, "Grandpa Jia, what have you discovered?" ”

Gu Chengen held the cup in his hand, and his cold gaze shot at Gonggong Jia with a "whoosh".

The sudden cold light made Gonggong Jia suddenly feel a coldness sweeping through his body.

As early as when Qi Hao and Gu Chengen were arguing over Liang Kuan just now, according to Jia's father-in-law's experience, they felt that there was something in it

Something unusual.

Looking at Gu Chengen's cloudy face again, as an old man in the palace, Gonggong Jia knew that the more he knew, the sooner he would die

reason, so immediately shook his head, "No...... It's nothing. ”

Even if there was anything, he couldn't be stupid enough to say it in front of Gu Chengen.

If Gonggong Jia doesn't say it, it doesn't mean that Qi Hao will just give up.

"Father, can you let your sons take a look at this account book?"

The old emperor said "um", and then motioned to Gonggong Jia to hand over the account book to Qi Hao.

Qi Hao stared at the vague name for a long time, and said softly: "Father, this person's name is three words. The remaining two

Erchen can't see clearly, but the word in the middle should be a successful 'success'. ”

"Done? This...... cough cough cough cough ......" the old emperor listened, and then covered his mouth and coughed heartbreakingly.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go to the Imperial Hospital and invite Imperial Doctor Wei here?" Gonggong Jia gently patted the old emperor's back

back, while saying in a worried tone.

"I ...... It's okay, cough cough cough ......" The old emperor waved his hand, coughing so much that his old face turned red.

Looking away from the ledger, Qi Hao said in a low voice: "Father, let's let the imperial doctor come over and take a look, always cough like this."

It's not a matter of going. ”

"It's old and sick, and it's out of the way." Finally calmed down the old emperor stroked his chest while his voice was like

It's stuck with a mouthful of phlegm, and it's slurred.

After taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, the old emperor continued: "You just said that this is the word 'cheng'? ”

Qi Hao nodded, glanced at Gu Chengen opposite, and said with a smile: "It's the same word as Cheng in Gu Shilang's name!" ”

The old emperor turned his head and looked at Gu Chengen deeply, pursed his lips and said, "There are many people in the world who have the same name and surname, and they have the same word

Nothing surprising either. ”

Maybe, since he learned that he and Gu Chengen did not agree a few days ago, his attitude towards Gu Chengen's whole person is heart

The depths have changed.

It's just that it's not obvious.

Therefore, although he defended Gu Chengen this time, he couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart.

"That'...... What now? Qi Hao handed the account book back to the old emperor and said lightly: "Let Liang Kuan carry this on his back."

A clear charge? ”

The ledger was not closed, the old emperor lowered his eyes, carefully identified the word in the middle, and found that it was indeed a "cheng" word.

And the two words next to him, although he couldn't read it clearly at all, the old emperor gradually filled it in his mind

Sung Eun's name.

The longer he stared at it, the more the old emperor felt that those three words were "Gu Chengen".

Seeing that the old emperor was silent, Qi Hao knew that he might be considering, so he didn't say anything more.

At the time when the old emperor was silent. Gu Chengen's heartbeat accelerated again.

"Since the evidence is insufficient, let's do it first." The old emperor raised his head, and a ghostly light flashed in the old man's eyes, "Wait for evidence, proof."

People are conclusive, and I will condemn Liang Kuan again. ”

The old emperor's approach was the same as what Qi Hao did at that time when Mrs. Yu framed Gu Jinli the day before.

In other words, he chose to believe Liang Kuan.

Gu Chengen clutched the teacup hard, eager to crush the cup.

But he couldn't.

No matter how you say it, it is in front of the old emperor, and even if he has a big fire in his heart, he has to endure it.

And. Even if you are involved, how can you act rashly?

If you talk too much, you will lose, and if you say too much, you will make mistakes, so now he can only remain silent.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liang Kuan saw that the old emperor was relieved, and hurriedly kowtowed without being humble or arrogant.

"Cough cough cough cough ......" The old emperor covered his handkerchief and coughed up blood.

"Father-in-law Jia, go find the Imperial Doctor!" Qi Hao's expression changed, he stood up with a "pout", and strode to the old emperor's side.

"Yes." Father-in-law Jia answered and hurriedly went to the hospital.

Soon, Wei Liao followed Jia's father-in-law.

After taking the pulse, he was still the same as before. The same prescription was prescribed to make the old emperor jealous of irritability and take care of his body.

Seeing that the old emperor was about to rest, Qi Hao and Gu Chengen withdrew from the room.

The two looked at each other, and the spark that had just been extinguished in each other's eyes burned again.

"Gu Shilang is a little too anxious this time, there are really a lot of loopholes." Qi Hao sneered, flicked his sleeves, and turned

body leaves.

Gu Chengen stared at Qi Hao's back faintly, and the look in his eyes was as cold as a knife.

"Master." At this time, Yue Yunpeng suddenly came over and whispered in Gu Chengen's ear.

"Can't find it?" When Gu Chengen heard that Guo Mingyi was missing, his brows furrowed into a furrow.

Yue Yunpeng swallowed. whispered: "It's like the world has evaporated, and my subordinates have sent people to look for it in Beijing several times.

I really didn't find him. ”

Guo Mingyi is Gu Chengen's death hole, if he falls into the hands of others, then once his identity is exposed, the consequences

Disastrous......

Gritting his teeth, Gu Chengen said word by word: "Find, look again!" ”

"Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you have to find him!"

Yue Yunpeng also knew the importance of Guo Mingyi to Gu Chengen, nodded, he totoed, and disappeared.

Gu Chengen exhaled a heavy breath of turbidity, took a few steps forward, and met the old emperor at a fixed time every day

Ann's Seven Princes.

Glancing at him coldly, Gu Chengen left without squinting.

The Seventh Emperor snorted coldly, cursed "something" in his heart, and then entered the old emperor's room.

In the Fuyuan Courtyard, Gu Jinli was surprised after hearing Lin Sheng's words: "You really want to leave?" ”

Lin Sheng pointed to the package on the table and said with a smile: "Well, I've packed up my things, can I still say that it's not fake?" ”

"Are you unhappy living in Fuchu?" Gu Jinli held Lin Sheng's hand, and said in a somewhat reluctant tone: "Otherwise, it will be returned."

Is it to stay longer? Just be with me. ”

Lin Sheng pinched Gu Jinli's face, then put away the smile on his face, and took out a handkerchief wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms

Signal flare, rare and serious: "Although I don't have to worry about food and clothing in the palace, I am used to living a free and easy wild life."

Son, if I stay any longer, I'm afraid I'll go crazy. ”

"This is Master's special flare, no matter when and where, no matter where I am, as long as you send it out, I will

will rush to you immediately. ”

"Lin Sheng......" For some reason, Gu Jinli's eyes were a little sour, and there was a hint of crying in her voice, "Thank you." ”

After saying these three words. She wanted to say something more, but she felt like she couldn't say anything.

moved her lips, but she was still unwilling: "Can't you really stay for a few more days?" ”

Lin Sheng shook his head, "I don't like complicated life, it's too tiring to live like this." ”

"Life is too short, and I don't want to die in this endless struggle."

Lin Sheng's words were exactly what Gu Jinli's heart was talking about.

It's just that she can't be like Lin Sheng, come with a relaxed body, and then leave without worry.

Sighing, she whispered, "Take care all the way, if there is anything you need my help with." I can't get rid of it. ”

"Haha, don't use this yet." Lin Sheng stood up and rolled his eyes, "I hate people crying when they are separated."

Crying, with this sensational kung fu, it's better to find a place to eat! ”

"Turning sadness into food is the right thing!" Stepping on the package, she tugged on Gu Jinli's wrist and said without refusal: "Go,

Take me to the famous White Jade House to have a look. ”

"I've only heard of it, and I haven't been there in a long time!"

"Before I leave, I have to open my eyes no matter what I say, otherwise wouldn't I have lived in Beijing for so many days?"

Gu Jinli was amused by Lin Sheng, and the sentimentality in her heart was really much lighter.

Turning her head to look at Aiyue, she shouted, "Aiyue, bring the silver ticket!" ”

Aiyue quickly turned around and stuffed a large handful of silver tickets into the money bag from the cabinet, and then followed closely, "Miss, Aunt Lin."

Mother, you two can rest assured, the silver ticket slave will definitely bring enough! ”

With a "bang", Lin Sheng suddenly stopped in front.

Because she was caught off guard, Gu Jinli hit Lin Sheng's back headlong.

Lin Sheng was too thin, and there was not much meat on his back, so his nose was sour. Her tears also came straight out.

"Miss, are you alright?" Aiyue noticed that something was wrong with Gu Jinli, and was so frightened that she leaned over and asked.

Lin Sheng looked at Gu Jinli's eyes red, and scratched the back of his head embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I really don't blame me." ”

With that, she looked back at Qi Hao, who was a few steps away.

"I've seen the prince." Gu Jinli rubbed her nose and blessed her body slightly.

Qi Hao wanted to go to the study just now, but from a distance, he saw Lin Sheng's feet running all the way with Gu Jinli like a wind

Aiyue behind her also walked quickly, and felt strange for a while and came over here.

Coughing lightly, he said in a deep voice, "What happened, in such a hurry?" ”

Lin Sheng lifted the package on his wrist. replied: "Lord, I'm going back to Youyou Valley." ”

"Before leaving, slaughter the concubine for a meal."

"Jae?" Qi Hao listened to this somewhat bloody and violent word, and frowned unconsciously.

"Ah, don't think about it." Lin Sheng complained in his heart that talking to the ancients was a generation gap, and he was sparse

Confused explained: "Zai, that's it...... That's what I mean by asking Concubine Gu to invite me to Baiyulou for dinner! ”

"Oh." Qi Hao nodded, his gaze falling on her package, "Do you need this king to send someone to send you back?" ”

Lin Sheng was not from Ning Wangfu, so if she wanted to leave, Qi Hao had no right to interfere at all.

Lin Sheng thought for a while and said, "No." Prepare me a fast horse. ”

"Okay." After Qi Hao happily agreed, he said to Du Jiang: "Go and prepare a good horse for Miss Lin, and lead it later."

Go to the White Jade Tower. ”

After that, he looked at Gu Jinli and said expressionlessly, "Come back early." ”

"Uh...... Be. Gu Jinli was stunned, and actually heard a trace of concern from this flat tone.

"Yes." Du Jiang responded, and after seeing Qi Hao turn around and leave, he bowed his hands to Gu Jinli and Lin Sheng, and also left.

"Tut, it seems that the prince still cares about you." Lin Sheng stabbed Gu with his arm who was watching Qi Hao leave

Jinli smiled evilly, "I'll tell you." Later, when I gave birth to a child, if it was a girl, I would be the child's godmother. ”

"If it's a boy, forget it!"

After hearing this, Gu Jinli blurted out: "Why is the boy forgotten?" ”

"Because I don't like boys." Lin Sheng continued to drag Gu Jinli forward, and said with a look of disgust: "You don't know

In our country, giving birth to a boy means buying him a house and a car, and raising a child for him. ”

"The housing price is so high that I can't afford to pay the down payment even if I sell my kidney!"

"Uh...... I don't understand what you're saying. Gu Jinli's eyes widened, and she looked dazed.

"If you don't understand, you're right." Lin Sheng rolled his eyes, and then joked: "Oh, look at your reaction just now, it seems."

Are you already planning to have a child for the prince? ”

"I ...... Don't talk nonsense! Gu Jinli really didn't think about anything just now, and just asked casually.

was made such a fuss by Lin Sheng, and her face instantly turned red.

Lin Sheng laughed "haha", his voice was hearty and infectious, which made Aiyue grin.

Looking at Lin Sheng's smiling face, Aiyue became uncomfortable again.

At the beginning, because Lin Sheng's temperament was too different from normal people, he couldn't get used to her.

But after more time in contact, I felt that Lin Sheng was really a straightforward and honest person, which made people like her more and more.

Because of her, Gu Jinli laughed a lot more.

And she is leaving today, and she is really reluctant in her heart!

However, it is said in the book of Chacha Rabbit that every time we separate, it is for a better reunion.

Besides, there is no feast in the world.

Probably, it won't be long before they see each other again.

Thinking about it like this, Aiyue's mood improved again.

Seeing that Gu Jinli and Lin Sheng had already gotten into the carriage, she also followed up.