"Mrs. Xicheng" is the mother of Chen Shicheng, the king of Nanyang, and Fang Ci, the cousin of the Queen Mother.

It's just that she has a very short lifespan, and it seems that she died of illness after giving birth to Chen Shicheng.

As for the other news, Chen Zexuan didn't know anything.

After returning to the old mansion of King Nanyang, he immediately asked Lei Zi to check the information of "Mrs. Xicheng".

In the process of waiting, Chen Zexuan recalled the words of the Queen Mother and Mama Lan over and over again, and the anger in his heart was about to explode him.

Although Chen Shicheng is not Chen Zexuan's biological father, in the past 20 years, Chen Shicheng and Concubine Chen Shicheng have given Chen Zexuan warmth and love.

Nanyang Wangfu is Chen Zexuan's warm harbor.

There is also Yushu, the younger sister who has no blood relationship with him and Chen Shicheng.

The family affection of their family of four is the little sunshine he has left except for Gu Jinli.

Before, he only thought that the life experience of himself and Gu Jinli was already tortuous and bizarre enough.

Unexpectedly, Chen Shicheng and the old emperor were swapped identities by the Queen Mother!

Chen Shicheng is the one who should sit on the throne, but because of the queen mother's selfishness, the old emperor has occupied that seat for so many years!

Chen Zexuan was angry because Chen Shicheng was upset!

His father, whether in talent or character, is a hundred or a thousand times stronger than the old emperor!

It has won the hearts of the people, not to mention the support of the people, and has also made a lot of contributions to the country.

However, just because of six fingers, Chen Shicheng was kicked out of the royal family from birth, how unfair this is to him!

Originally, Chen Zexuan instigated the Eighth Prince to rebel for himself.

And now, even if Chen Zexuan is for Chen Shicheng, he must not let this throne fall into the hands of the family surnamed Qi!

The demonic tears were soaked in blood, and they became more and more terrifying against the background of the candlelight.

More than two hours later, Lei Zi came back and handed Chen Zexuan a pile of information he had found.

Chen Zexuan looked at them one by one, and finally burned all the letterheads.

Indeed, as the Queen Mother and Mama Lan said, the Queen Mother and her cousin Fang Ci had similar birth dates, but the son born by the Queen Mother had one more finger than a normal child.

In a hurry, he remembered Fang Ci, who had only given birth in a few days.

Due to Mama Lan's bitter pleading, and being forced by the Queen Mother's obscenity, Fang Ci had no choice but to take a dose of oxytocic medicine and change his son into the palace.

Overnight, the news that the Queen Mother was happy with her noble son spread all over the country.

And Fang Ci gave birth to a six-fingered baby boy has also become a hot news gossip among the people of Qi Kingdom.

The first emperor was very taboo about this six-fingered baby boy, and the queen mother was afraid that the first emperor would kill her son, so she bribed Si Tianjian to say some auspicious words, and reluctantly made the first emperor dispel the idea.

In order to make up for Fang Ci, the Queen Mother also specially asked the former emperor to decree that she was named "Mrs. Xicheng".

It's a pity that "Mrs. Xicheng" was depressed due to heavy bleeding during childbirth, and she was depressed because of the change of child, so she died.

The Queen Mother felt guilty about Fang Ci, so she treated the old emperor as if she were her own son.

As for her son Chen Shicheng, no matter how she said it, it was a piece of meat that fell out of her stomach, and she couldn't personally raise King Nanyang like she raised the old emperor, so she could only bring it into the palace from time to time.

While intentionally cultivating the relationship between the old emperor and Chen Shicheng, he also got close to his son.

Over time, everyone knew that the Queen Mother's treatment of Chen Shicheng was very unusual.

Later, after the death of the first emperor, the old emperor ascended the throne as the emperor and immediately crowned his cousin King Nanyang.

It's just that the king of Nanyang is all-round in civil and military affairs, and he has gradually made a lot of military exploits, which makes the old emperor want to get rid of him.

King Nanyang is a person who is clear-minded and loyal to the country, so before the old emperor made a move, he consciously took Princess Nanyang to the remote Nanyang.

This time, I have not returned to Beijing for many years.

In short, no matter what, it is the fake mother and son of the Queen Mother and the Old Emperor who owe the King of Nanyang!

This throne, he is bound to win!

At the same time, Qi Hao's army was stationed twenty miles outside the city.

In the tent, Du Jiang saw Qi Hao wake up, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord Wang, how do you feel now?" ”

Qi Hao's face turned pale, his dry lips moved, and he said in a hoarse voice: "This king is fine." ”

"Ah ......" was about to pop out of his mouth when he opened his mouth to subconsciously care about Gu Jinli, but he forcibly swallowed it back.

Recalling the scene when Gu Jinli vomited blood, he only felt that another bloody smell was about to gush out of his throat.

In order to help Chen Zexuan get rid of herself, she played the piano at the expense of hurting herself? !

Thinking like this, Qi Hao's face turned even paler.

Du Jiang naturally knew what Qi Hao wanted to ask, and whispered: "My subordinates have already sent someone to inquire about Imperial Doctor Wei, and Concubine Gu has injured her internal organs. ”

Qi Hao's eyes moved slightly, although he didn't ask, his eyes looked straight at Du Jiang.

"Imperial Doctor Wei didn't know what was going on, only said that it seemed to be injured by internal forces." Du Jiang carefully avoided Qi Hao's wound, and after helping him up, he blew the decoction in the bowl before sending it into his mouth.

Qi Hao finished drinking the medicine, covered his mouth and coughed twice, which shook the wound.

He frowned and asked in a hoarse voice, "How many of our people are killed or injured?" ”

"Less than 10,000 people." Du Jiang thought for a while, and then pondered: "Concubine Gu used the sound of the piano to interfere with us, it stands to reason that in the future, we can only put down our weapons and be beaten passively, but there are so many of us, but only 10,000 people were killed or injured, and my subordinates always feel that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface." ”

After a pause, he said again: "My subordinates guess that Concubine Gu was forced to take action against us as a last resort." ”

Seeing that Qi Hao was silent in thought, Du Jiang continued to say his opinion: "If Concubine Gu really wants to be ruthless to us, then our soldiers were poisoned before, and Concubine Gu doesn't need to give us a prescription at all." ”

Qi Hao suddenly thought of something else, and his brows furrowed even tighter.

Before returning to Beijing, he had already written to Gu Jinli to tell Gu Jinli of Mo Li's true identity.

Under normal circumstances, Gu Jinli should no longer be used by Mo Li and Chen Zexuan.

And today, she not only climbed the city wall with Chen Zexuan, but also played a "magic song", was it really said by Du Jiang, Gu Jinli was forced to be helpless?

Or did Gu Jinli not receive her letter at all?

Qi Hao sighed, he actually felt that his head was sometimes not as flexible as Du Jiang.

Moving his body, he asked, "Du Jiang, what is the piece that Ah Gu played?" ”

Du Jiang shook his head: "My subordinates don't know." ”

Qi Hao pursed his lips and said softly, "You find an opportunity to contact Qin Feng and ask him to protect Ah Gu's safety in the city." ”

"Also, keep an eye on Xiaoba and Chen Zexuan's movements, and don't act rashly."

At the beginning, Qin Feng was allowed to stay in King Ning's mansion in order to be in case of emergency.

Qi Hao doesn't need Qin Feng to do anything that should be done now, after all, except for some loyal Ning Wang Party in the capital, Qin Feng has no troops to compete with the Eighth Prince and Chen Zexuan, so it is better to calm down and do a good job of Qi Hao's eyeliner.

"Yes, lord." Seeing Qi Hao closing his eyes tiredly, Du Jiang walked out of the tent.

Qi Hao's head spun rapidly, thinking about how to break the current predicament.

It is easy to take down the Eighth Prince, but it is not easy to be Chen Zexuan and Mo Li behind the Eighth Prince.

Because, Gu Jinli is in Chen Zexuan's hands, if they jump off the wall in a hurry, what will happen to Gu Jinli, then Qi Hao will lose more than he gains.

Therefore, the most important thing is to solve Chen Zexuan first.

If you want to kill Chen Zexuan, Qi Hao didn't have this idea.

However, after thinking about it again, Chen Zexuan is the only son of Uncle Wang of Nanyang.

If he kills Chen Zexuan, then how sad should the Nanyang Wang couple be when they are old, and the white-haired person sends the black-haired person?

When he thought of King Nanyang, Qi Hao's mind flashed.

The king of Nanyang is highly respected and upright, so it is better to have someone send a letter to the king of Nanyang before using violent means to solve Chen Zexuan, telling him everything Chen Zexuan did in the capital.

According to the king of Nanyang, he will definitely not allow his son to do such a rebellious thing.

In fact, if his physical condition allows, Qi Hao feels that a trip to Nanyang in person can show the seriousness of the matter and his sincerity.

However, Gu Nianshi's sword pierced too deeply, and even when he breathed hard, he felt a pain in his heart.

However, it's okay to let the king of Nanyang come over, you can let him persuade Chen Zexuan.

After paying attention, the stone that was pressing on Qi Hao's heart was instantly removed.

For the next two days, Qi Hao was not ready to go to war with the Eighth Prince.

While recuperating your body, wait for the arrival of the King of Nanyang.

At the beginning, the eighth prince thought that Qi Hao would make a comeback immediately, but after waiting for a day and a night, because he couldn't understand Qi Hao's thoughts, he had to remain extremely vigilant and did not dare to relax in the slightest.

The day before yesterday, Gu Jinli played the "Soul Charm" on the city wall, except for Chen Zexuan, Mo Li, the Eighth Prince, and Ah Qiao, who knew the inside story, almost no one in Beijing knew about it.

Even the people who participated in the war at that time only thought that Gu Jinli played a song that was appropriate to the occasion to boost morale.

That night, Gu Jinli didn't go back to Ning Wangfu overnight, and Ah Qiao also forgot to report to the palace in a hurry because Gu Jinli vomited blood, and Aiyue and Hexiang were so anxious.

If Qin Feng hadn't delivered the letter in the middle of the night in time, the two maids would have been unable to sleep all night.

Yesterday, they took it upon themselves to go to the old mansion of King Nanyang to find Gu Jinli.

Chen Zexuan was very surprised when he saw Aiyue and Hexiang, especially Aiyue didn't forget to hug Xiao Hei, so he was stunned for a moment, but he still left them behind.

Although the two maids don't know what the relationship between Gu Jinli and Chen Zexuan is, they are where Gu Jinli is.

It doesn't matter if he is the Ning Wangfu or the old Nanyang Wang's mansion, where there is Gu Jinli, there must be them.

As for Gu Jinli and Chen Zexuan, or Gu Jinli and Qi Hao, even if it is the entanglement between Gu Jinli and the Eighth Prince, they don't want to ask too much as maids.

Of course, the eighth prince ascended the throne as the emperor coldly, which is indeed a little uncomfortable.

However, these things have nothing to do with little people like them.

They only need to care about Gu Jinli, and their attention is enough to focus on taking care of Gu Jinli.

Originally, Hexiang did not agree with Aiyue to take Xiao Hei to the old mansion of King Nanyang, and Lovely Yue was not at ease to let Qin Feng take care of Xiao Hei.

First, Qin Feng is a man and careless, and Aiyue is worried that Qin Feng will not be able to take care of Xiao Hei.

Second, Xiao Hei is also a member of their small "family".

If Gu Jinli really wants to stay in the old mansion of King Nanyang for a long time, or leave Qi Hao forever, then Xiao Hei can't stay in King Ning's mansion.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Aiyue still took Xiao Hei to change her nest.

Chen Zexuan left two people and a "dog", which was also selfish.

Aiyue and Hexiang are not ordinary maids to Gu Jinli, but two little sisters.

If the two of them stayed in King Ning's mansion, it would inevitably become a matter of Gu Jinli's heart again.

Chen Zexuan didn't want everything in King Ning's Mansion to involve Gu Jinli's heart, so it was better to put the two maids beside Gu Jinli, so that Gu Jinli would have no worries and completely break off with King Ning's Mansion.

The old mansion of King Nanyang is no worse than that of King Ning, and there are not so many idle people, Aiyue and Hexiang have gradually become much more comfortable after living for two days.

It's just that they still can't get out of bed and need to lie in bed to recuperate, which makes them very worried.

The night before yesterday, Chen Zexuan let people spread the news that the old emperor was not the queen mother's son and blood, and the royal blood was impure.

Qi Hao heard about it, but he didn't have much reaction.

After all, he knew that there was no wind and no waves, and this was most likely Chen Zexuan's or Mo Li's means.

Perhaps, they want to kill two birds with one stone in the name of royal blood, killing themselves and the Eighth Prince at the same time.

Because, if the old emperor was not born to the queen mother and was not the son of the first emperor, then the son of the old emperor, whether it was the new emperor Qi Ling or Qi Hao who led the troops to garrison outside the city, neither of them was qualified to sit in that seat.

The city has already exploded, and the people have started the mode of gossip again, and they are questioning the identity of the old emperor.

The queen finally climbed to the position of the queen mother, if there is a problem with the identity of the eighth prince, then she, who has just been the queen mother for a few days, will be implicated.

In a fit of rage, the queen privately sent Fang Jinyang everywhere to search for the people who spread the rumors, and gave a death order, no one is allowed to spread rumors again, and there will be no forgiveness for violators.

It's a pity that the queen does this, which will only give people a feeling of wanting to cover up.

Although Xiao Xiangzi tried his best to hide it from the Eighth Prince, the Eighth Prince still heard the rumors.

Today, no one comes to the morning pilgrimage.

Sitting on the dragon chair, the eighth prince looked at the empty hall, his expression was calm, revealing a different emotion that scared Xiao Xiangzi on the side.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have such and such things in their families, and if they don't come to the court today, let's go back too, right?" Xiao Xiangzi didn't dare to raise his head, and lowered his head and whispered.

The Eighth Prince pulled his lips and said softly, "You go back first, I want to sit here again." ”

Xiao Xiangzi noticed that the state of the Eighth Emperor in the past two days was very bad, and he was afraid that he would not be able to think of anything, so he hesitated: "Your Majesty, ......"

The Eighth Prince raised his eyes slightly, looked at Xiao Xiangzi quietly, and the cold and dark in his eyes made Xiao Xiangzi tremble for a moment, and bowed and retreated.

Of course, he didn't dare to really retreat, but just stood under the steps at the entrance of the main hall.

The Eighth Prince stood up, stretched out his hand and stroked it gently on the dragon chair, and muttered, "Gu Jinli, that's all I can do for you." ”

After coming out of the old mansion of King Nanyang the day before yesterday, the eighth prince thought a lot.

He suddenly figured out something, that is, Gu Jinli said before that she had amnesia and was deceived by an adulterer, and the "adulterer" in her mouth was most likely Chen Zexuan.

After all, in the impression of the Eighth Prince, except for Yin Zike, there are not many people who have close contact with Gu Jinli.

She asked herself to let Qi Hao go, which also shows that she may not want Chen Zexuan's "treacherous scheme" to succeed.

And now that he and Qi Hao have been impacted by rumors, the most powerful person is Chen Zexuan.

The Eighth Prince, Gu Jinli, and Chen Zexuan, in fact, have never been tied to the same boat.

Chen Zexuan used Gu Jinli, and Gu Jinli used the Eighth Prince.

It's just that the Eighth Prince seems to have little use value.

Just when the Eighth Prince was secretly sad, Yu Guang caught a glimpse of a dark shadow.

He raised his head and faced Gu Chengen, who was dressed in a black robe, revealing only a pair of eyes.

Gu Chengen looked at the Eighth Prince coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, you haven't cut the grass and eradicated Qi Hao yet, you can't be discouraged." ”

If the Eighth Prince falls, Gu Chengen's little abacus will be overturned.

The Eighth Prince looked at Gu Chengen's firm and ruthless eyes, and sneered: "Then according to Gu Aiqing, what else can I do now?" ”

The three words "Gu Aiqing", the eighth prince said extremely sarcastically, I don't know whether to mock Gu Chengen or mock himself.

Gu Chengen's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he said faintly: "Since you can't block Youyou's mouth, then just kill them all!" ”

"If there is a person who dares to spread rumors, the emperor will destroy his nine clans!"

"So, who else dares to chew the root of the tongue?"

The queen killed only those who should be killed, and Gu Chengen was even more ruthless, even killing innocent family members, this trick can really block the mouths of others.

After all, human life matters.

However, it turned the Eighth Prince into a weak-hearted tyrant.

As soon as he came to power, he brutalized the people like this, and the people didn't say anything about it, and they were definitely unconvinced in their hearts.

The Eighth Prince knew from the beginning that he was Chen Zexuan's puppet, and sooner or later he would step down.

It's just that he didn't expect Chen Zexuan to do it so quickly.

Of course, regarding the rumors outside, the queen and the eighth prince feel that what they say is well-founded, but they can't believe it all.

However, the Queen Mother seemed to have fallen seriously ill after hearing the rumors, and the old emperor was also stunned by success.

Looking at the reactions of these two people, it seems that the rumors seem to be true again.

Anyway, the throne of the Eighth Prince is unstable.

"Gu Aiqing, there is an old saying, life and death are fate, and success or failure is in the sky." The Eighth Prince is like an old man with a morning bell, and like a monk who has seen through the red world, his eyes are sad: "Your obsession is too deep, and one day you will destroy yourself." ”

With that, he turned around and walked slowly out of the main hall.

Everything in this world has a definite number in the dark.

And his eighth son, Qi Ling, played a chess piece that was born as a queen, and later Chen Zexuan's chess piece.

Since the throne is not destined to be his, what else is he nostalgic for?

Gu Chengen looked at the appearance of the Eighth Prince who suddenly had no quarrel with the world and did not touch the fireworks in the world, he couldn't help but get angry, scolded in a low voice, and he threw his sleeves back to the other courtyard.

Such a big change has happened in Beijing, and of course Yin Zike also received the news.

The city gate is closed, and the situation in Beijing is grim, so he naturally can't go out to talk about business.

Seeing that he didn't turn over the account book today, the servant couldn't help but feel surprised when he picked up a brush in his hand and drew something: "Childe is so Yaxing today." ”

Yin Zike smiled and said lightly: "I can't get out of the city gate, I'm just entertaining myself." ”

The servant took two steps forward, and saw that Yin Zike's painting was actually a man, and suddenly thought of what the eldest lady had secretly told him before, and whispered: "Childe, your business is getting bigger and bigger now, and our wife can't help much by herself, so it's better to ......"

Yin Zike's hand was stunned, and he asked without raising his head: "What's better?" ”

The servant said boldly: "Why don't you marry a daughter-in-law and let her help you take care of the shop and help the eldest lady take care of the affairs of the house." ”

"I have a big family now, and I'm afraid that just one daughter-in-law is not enough." Yin Zike's lowered eyes were dyed with a hint of displeasure, but there was still no emotion in his tone.

When the servant heard this, he said excitedly: "Childe, have you really figured it out?" ”

"Go back and tell my mother that the matter of marriage is natural, and now I have no intention of getting married, don't worry about me anymore." Yin Zike exhaled a heavy breath of turbidity and said slowly: "Since she is old, let's retire in the house with peace of mind." ”

"The affairs of business and the affairs of the house are all entrusted to the steward."

"Childe ......" The servant was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes fell on the portrait that had been formed on the drawing paper, and he instantly understood the eldest lady's concern.

Indeed, Yin Zike and "Lin Sheng" had a close relationship before.

It seems that except for "Lin Sheng", he is gentle and distant.

Could it be that Yin Zike is really in love with a man like Qi Hao?

I couldn't believe that my son-in-law would be a broken sleeve, and the servant opened his mouth wide, looking like he was about to cry: "Son...... Would you better be considerate of the eldest lady's feelings, marry a wife and have children like a normal person, right? ”

"Huh?" Yin Zike finished drawing, put down the brush, and looked at the servant with a strange look: "Do you think I'm not normal now?" Or is it abnormal that I don't marry a wife and have children? ”

"Childe, men are yang, women are yin, yin and yang are harmonized, and Fang is the right way." The domestic servant followed Yin Zike, and he had read a few books, so he tried his best to persuade him.

"Hehe, what is the right way?" Yin Zike looked indifferent, only the portrait of Gu Jinli in his eyes, "The 'right path' in Buddhism refers to the bright path between self-indulgence and pure heart and few desires, and self-restraint. ”

"The 'right way' you speak of is a cliché that most people in the red dust follow."

"No one can prove that it is better to be married than not to be married."

"Childe, you read a lot, I can't talk about you." The servant muttered a wistful word, and then went out of the room and went to the courtyard of the eldest lady.

Thinking of the chaotic situation in Beijing, Qi Hao was rejected by the new emperor outside the city, and Yin Zike didn't know what Gu Jinli's situation was.

Shaking his head, he carefully put away the scroll, and whispered to himself: "For her, I am willing to keep the 'right path' and never marry." ”