Like Fuyuan, Liuliyuan is the most remote courtyard of the entire mansion, but it is also the most quiet place.

Qi Hao walked behind Gu Jinli towards Liuli Courtyard, and said seemingly unintentionally: "The relationship between your second sister and the eldest lady seems to be closer than yours. ”

Gu Jinli paused, and said in a light tone: "After all, the second sister has been raised outside by her father for many years, and her father owes her something, so it is not too much for her mother to give her more love." ”

Qi Hao said "oh", and said with a smile: "The eldest lady is really beautiful and wise, virtuous and good." ”

Gu Jinli pulled her lips, smiled reluctantly, and didn't speak again.

After walking for a while, we arrived at Liuliyuan.

Since marrying Qi Hao, except for the time when he almost broke her tendons and came back to recuperate, she has not returned to Liuliyuan for more than a month.

Although he has not been away for a long time, there is a strangeness in the same courtyard......

"In that case, then why did you let her live in such a remote yard before?" Pointing to the glass courtyard, Qi Hao's eyes were dark and his expression was indistinguishable.

Gu Jinli pursed her lips, and only after a while did she raise her eyes to look at Qi Hao, and said softly: "Don't you know that there is a kind of love called protection, and there is a kind of protection called deliberate neglect?" ”

In all fairness, Gu Huai has been treating her well for more than four years.

Although the yard where she lives is remote and not as gorgeous and beautiful as other yards, at least in other materials, she is not missing at all.

As for the possibility that there is less in the hand, it is definitely due to the eldest lady's manipulation behind her back.

In Gu Huai's heart, Gu Jinli is like her mother-in-law, Feng Se, she should be a fairy who doesn't listen to things outside the window and doesn't eat fireworks in the world, and she shouldn't be disturbed by this world.

How to say it, there are so many people in the house, if they pay too much attention to Gu Jinli's performance, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among some people.

And the people outside the house are too curious about her, what if someone takes a fancy to her beauty and has bad intentions?

Therefore. Gu Huai rarely mentioned her in front of people.

Even if he cares about her, he has always been silent.

However, even if Gu Huai is not good at expressing himself, Gu Jinli can still understand it.

It is precisely because of Gu Huai's different fatherly love that she was able to live a peaceful and stable backyard life for four years.

Seeing a trace of obvious disbelief in Qi Hao's eyes, Gu Jinli's voice lowered a little, and said slowly: "The second sister was born in the mountains and wilderness, and she is used to living a carefree and unrestrained life. And there are many rules in Beijing, and people are complicated, so her father had to deliberately ignore her in order to protect her. ”

"Huh!" After listening to Gu Jinli's additional words, Qi Hao shook his head and sneered: "If this king really loves someone." Not only to hold her in the palm of your hand, but also to tell the world with great fanfare that that person is the treasure of this king, no one can bully her, and no one can let her suffer a little grievance! ”

"Only a person with insufficient ability would use such a stupid way to protect a person!"

I don't know if it's the domineering invisibly revealed in Qi Hao's words, or the confidence and determination on his face, in short, Gu Jinli's heart seems to have been knocked hard with a hammer, and it is very uncalm.

She knew that the person Qi Hao wanted to hold in the palm of her hand was not herself, but why, deep in her heart. There was a trace of envy and emotion?

Seeing Gu Jinli looking straight at herself, Qi Hao's heart moved, and she also stared at her deeply.

Moving his lips, he said meaninglessly: "Gu Jinxiu, if this king's beloved lives in such a courtyard, this king will be very sad." ”

The two of them met their eyes in the air, and something gradually became different.

Gu Jinli's eyes flashed, she looked away, and said in a muffled voice: "I can be cherished by the prince, that person...... Very lucky. ”

"This king ......" Qi Hao clenched his fists, but swallowed back the words that should not be said.

Lifting his feet, he was the first to enter the courtyard.

After leaving Gu Jinli. There were already a few people in the yard who were originally small, and they were all transferred to other yards to do things.

Many weeds had grown at the base of the wall, and several pots of flowers in the pot had withered and died.

The courtyard is a depressed scene, and then go inside, the room is not big or small, and there are not many furnishings inside, which looks extremely plain, but it makes Qi Hao feel sad.

Raised his hand and touched it on the table, and his hand was immediately covered with a light layer of dust.

Of course, the glass temple is not uncleaned.

If Gu Jinli came back early, the eldest lady who got the news would still symbolically order the people to come over and clean up properly.

The sadness gradually turned into distress, and Qi Hao didn't want to stay here any longer, so he turned around and walked out.

Regarding a person's identity, whether it is a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law, or a concubine, he has never looked at anyone with any prejudice.

After all, strength is everything.

No matter how noble the status and status of the sister-in-law is, if it is just a brainless and scheming straw bag, it will also be killed by the concubine.

And Gu Jinli, as a concubine, has not only been ignored for so many years, but also forced to marry on her behalf......

Under her breezy face, is there a time when she is sad and sad?

Qi Hao's steps were so big that before Gu Jinli could calm down, he had already passed in front of her, bringing up a gust of cold wind.

How could Gu Jinli know what Qi Hao was thinking in his heart, seeing that he only glanced at the room and left, just as he was on a whim.

Following behind Qi Hao, Gu Jinli kept a distance not far away.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be walking in the direction of the flower hall, she couldn't help but remind: "Lord Wang, you are not taking the road to the flower hall. ”

Qi Hao frowned, turned around and said coldly: "This king knows how to go, you just have to follow!" ”

With that, he turned around and moved on.

"Uh......" Gu Jinli hesitated for a while, opened her mouth, and whispered, "But...... It's really not ......"

Before she finished her words, she saw Qi Hao turn around again, looking at her with impatient eyes.

Sensing Qi Hao's displeasure, Gu Jinli had no choice but to follow him towards the road that ran counter to the flower hall.

"Your second sister...... Well, what are your preferences? After walking for a short distance, Qi Hao suddenly asked a question that startled Gu Jinli.

She thought she was hallucinating again, and cautiously tested: "Lord Wang...... What did you just ask? ”

Qi Hao nodded and said in a deep voice: "Liang Kuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, is young and promising, but he has not married a wife yet. ”

"This king saw that your second sister was good, so he thought about making a matchmaker for the two of them when the time was right."

"Wang ...... The prince ......" Gu Jinli's eyes widened, looking at Qi Hao in disbelief, and she didn't know what expression to use to face him.

Qi Hao, he actually thinks Gu Jinxiu is good? Want to marry her to Liang Kuan?

Liang Kuan, he happened to hear Gu Huai and Gu Chengen talk about it before, and this Liang Kuan is Qi Hao's right-hand man. It is indeed a rare talent.

Such a good man, if he really married Gu Jinxiu, a rude and ignorant woman, wouldn't it be bad luck?

Moreover, Gu Jinxiu had already secretly promised King Xuan, how could she agree to marry Liang Kuan?

Swallowing her saliva, Gu Jinli smiled and said, "Lord, the concubine feels ...... The second sister is not very suitable for Liang Shilang. ”

"Oh?" Qi Hao raised his eyebrows and said quietly: "Tell me, where are they not suitable?" ”

Gu Jinli couldn't judge whether Qi Hao's words just now about marrying Gu Jinxiu to Liang Kuan were true or false, so she could only say: "Second sister's temperament...... Well, in recent years, I have been pampered by my mother and have been a little willful, so I am not worthy of Liang Shilang. ”

"In the eyes of this king, the temperament of two people can be slowly run-in." Crossing the bluestone path, Qi Hao stood in front of a sea of flowers, and asked, "What does your second sister usually like?" ”

"Huh?" Gu Jinli never paid attention to Gu Jinxiu's preferences, so she was suddenly asked by Qi Hao: "This ......"

Seeing Gu Jinli's hesitation, the light in Qi Hao's eyes was even stronger.

Under Qi Hao's scorching gaze, Gu Jinli lowered her eyes and whispered: "I don't like sweet or spicy food, the taste tends to be light or slightly sour meals." ”

"Dressing...... Well, most of them are plain and don't like luxury. ”

"That's it?" The corners of Qi Hao's lips curled, and he asked again, "What else?" ”

Gu Jinli said happily with an expressionless face: "It's gone." ”

How did she know what Gu Jinxiu liked, but if she didn't tell the reason, she didn't know how Qi Hao would think of how miserable "Gu Jinli's" life in the Xiangfu was......

I don't understand why he suddenly became interested in the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, it's really inexplicable!

"You say she doesn't like luxury? So why did this king see her a few times before, not only in a dress, but also with heavy makeup? Qi Hao snorted coldly, and his tone couldn't tell the joy and anger.

Gu Jinli rubbed her eyebrows, speechless.

After a while, she said helplessly: "Lord, Jinxiu goes to the palace to attend a banquet, or goes to Ning Wangfu, you can't dress too plainly, right?" ”

"Okay...... Anyway, she is also the second lady of the Gu family, and to a certain extent, she represents the Prime Minister's Mansion. ”

"Besides, it's normal for a woman to dress up, so you ...... Don't think too much about it. ”

Lies, if they really have to be rounded up with one lie after another.

She suddenly regretted it very much, if she had been a little firmer and ruthless at the beginning, and had not agreed to marry Gu Huai and the eldest lady, would she not have caused so much trouble for no reason?

Qi Hao looked at her unbearable appearance, and was in a good mood, and he no longer embarrassed her.

"Well, since you said that they are not suitable, then the king will no longer force it."

After that, he pointed to the stone pavilion on the side, and said in a lazy tone: "This king is tired of walking just now, you accompany this king to sit down." ”

Gu Jinli's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and she suspected that Qi Hao had deliberately teased her from the beginning.

For example, she was supposed to go to the eldest lady's Bihua Courtyard, but he didn't say a word and asked her to take him to the garden.

Then, when she came out of Bihua Courtyard, she was almost taken advantage of by Jiang Yuansheng, and he appeared by chance......

What does this mean? Qi Hao must be hiding near Bihua Courtyard, eavesdropping on his conversation with the eldest lady, and monitoring whether she has revealed any important information about Ning Wangfu.

Later, he deliberately chose the farthest road from the flower hall, and he had to accompany him to sit in the stone pavilion to spend time, this is not an ulterior motive, what is it?

With a turn of brainlight, Gu Jinli's complexion changed slightly.

Won't it ...... Qi Hao wants to break up and send someone to do something to Gu Huai, right?

Think of it this way. Gu Jinli's face became more and more ugly.

That's right, Qi Hao and Gu Huai have been out of harmony for a long time, this is a well-known thing.

From the point of view of common sense, how could he take the initiative to step into this prime minister's mansion?

Well, there must be a problem!

"Lord, the concubine has to go back, I will not accompany you!" Dropping a blunt sentence, Gu Jinli lifted the hem of her skirt and hurriedly ran to the flower hall.

"Gu ......" Qi Hao naturally didn't know what Gu Jinli was thinking in her head, so he was very surprised when he looked at her almost galloping back.

"Bang!"

Probably because Gu Jinli ran too quickly, she didn't pay attention to her feet, and tripped over the stone and fell to the ground.

There was red blood flowing out of the knee, the wound was hot and painful, Gu Jinli supported the ground, tried to stand up several times to no avail, so she had to sit on the ground first and pick out the mud and sand stuck to the wound little by little with her hands.

Suddenly, her body lightened, and Gu Jinli exclaimed.

The next moment, she was hugged by Qi Hao.

"What are you doing running so fast?" Qi Hao's cold voice sounded above his head, hiding a trace of dissatisfaction: "This king is not a tiger cheetah, can he still eat you?" ”

In Gu Jinli's heart, Qi Hao is even more terrifying than a tiger and a cheetah.

After all, as long as you don't go to those deep mountains and forests, you won't encounter such ferocious animals.

However, she lives in King Ning's mansion, and as long as she doesn't leave for a day, she will live in a world full of Qi Hao all the time......

So, how could she not be afraid?

Even though she thought so in her heart, she couldn't say it on her lips.

Seeing that Gu Jinli lowered her head and was silent, Qi Hao took her words by acquiescing, so her face became even more gloomy.

Carrying her to the stone pavilion and sitting down, he actually bent down and squatted down and lifted Gu Jinli's skirt.

"Lord Wang!" Gu Jinli was shocked, subconsciously grabbed Qi Hao's hand, and said in a nervous voice: "What are you going to do?" ”

Qi Hao looked at Gu Jinli's eyes, full of undisguised disgust.

He had trauma medicine on him, and he just wanted to give her medicine.

But what did she do with such a fierce reaction? He didn't think he was going to do anything to her, did he?

Why is a person who is usually very smart and clever talking nonsense today?

His thin lips pursed slightly, and he suppressed the anger that was beating in his heart, "Your leg is bleeding, and if you don't treat it in time, the wound will become infected." ”

"I ...... I'll just do it myself. Gu Jinli didn't want Qi Hao to touch her, probably the night she gave her body to him for the first time, the experience was so unpleasant that she had a shadow in her heart.

Qi Hao snorted coldly, brushed Gu Jinli's hand away, and said coldly: "Whatever you want." ”

With that, he stood up, his hands behind his back, bothering to pay any more attention to her.

Gu Jinli bit her lip and lifted her skirt gently, but it was only a short moment ago. The blood from the wound had stuck to the skirt.

"Hiss", gasped, she was so hurt that tears were about to come out.

Qi Hao's eyebrows moved, and he just wanted to turn back, but thinking that he seemed to be a dog with a mouse and meddling in Gu Jinli's eyes just now, he was also a little angry.

If it weren't for the fear that she would be bullied by the eldest lady and Gu Jinxiu when she returned to the mansion alone, he wouldn't have stepped into this prime minister's mansion!

Even if Gu Huai used eighty people to carry a sedan chair to King Ning's Mansion to invite him, he didn't care about it!

Of course, the scenery in King Ning's mansion was comparable to the imperial palace, how could he really be interested in the scenery in the prime minister's mansion?

The reason why I asked her to accompany her to go around was not to support her scene?

After she entered Bihua Courtyard, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he stopped and waited for her not far away.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have appeared in the first place when Jiang Yuansheng harassed her......

Even if she was asked to sit in the stone pavilion, it was based on what he knew about her these days, and he guessed that she might not like this kind of occasion with many people and many rights and wrongs, so he wanted to delay some time and let her go to the flower hall later to be less embarrassed......

However, it seems that people not only don't appreciate it, but also think that he has some conspiracy!

Hmph, if you break her leg, it's a punishment for her!

Thinking like this, Qi Hao finally felt a little more comfortable.

When he turned around, Gu Jinli gritted his teeth and finally cleaned up the wound.

I just wanted to tear off a bandaged wound from my sleeve, but with a "bang", Qi Hao's move was faster than his own.

In Gu Jinli's stunned gaze, I saw that after he tore the hem of his clothes, he actually put his mouth close to the wound and blew gently.

Like a feather, gently sweeping her heart.

It was like a good medicine, so that she didn't feel any pain at this moment......

The sun shone down, as if a layer of gold was plated on Qi Hao's body.

Looking at Qi Hao's side face close at hand, Gu Jinli's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Who would have thought that the ruthless Prince Ning, who was only gentle and tired of Yin Suwan, would surrender himself to bandage the wounds of a concubine?

Even she felt like a dream, if she let others see this picture in front of her, she wouldn't have to blow up the pot?

Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Gu Jinli's unblinking appearance at him, his movements paused, and then he took out a small medicine bottle from his chest.

After sprinkling the medicine powder in the medicine bottle evenly on Gu Jinli's wound, she bandaged her wound little by little with a strip of cloth.

Because he fought on the march when he was young, Qi Hao's techniques were professional and fast, and the wound was bandaged under Gu Jinli's kung fu.

"You get up and take two steps." Putting Gu Jinli's skirt down, Qi Hao stood up and said in a deep voice.

Gu Jinli stood up cautiously with the help of the stone table, only to realize that the wound that had been applied was still very painful.

"Hiss", gasped again, she blushed and said, "Wang...... Lord, concubine, please go to the flower hall and help ...... Help me call the two maids. ”

"I might ...... You may not be able to walk. ”

The moment she knocked on the ground just now, it was very hard, and the effect of the medicine was onset, so not to mention walking so far back to the flower hall, only saying that she couldn't walk three steps, she would definitely cry in pain.

However, she couldn't let Qi Hao go back with her, so it was best to find a maid.

Qi Hao saw what Gu Jinli was thinking at a glance, stared at her coldly for a long time, he flicked his sleeves, turned around and left.

"Lord Wang?" Realizing that something was wrong with Qi Hao's mood, Gu Jinli didn't have time to think about it, and reached out and grabbed his sleeve.

"What are you doing holding this king?" Qi Hao didn't look back, but from the tone of his voice, he seemed to be angry.

Gu Jinli doesn't seem to have a brain today, or rather, in front of Qi Hao, her brain is becoming more and more insufficient.

"I ......" withdrew her hand embarrassedly, and she whispered: "The prince will call the maid to come over for me, right?" ”

"No!" Qi Hao was categorical, and without thinking, two words poured a basin of cold water on Gu Jinli.

After that, he left Gu Jinli with a cold, hard, and impersonal back.

"I'm ......" Gu Jinli saw that Qi Hao was really gone, and looked up at the sky, very innocent and puzzled.

To say that Lin Sheng has an eccentric temperament, Qi Hao's temperament is even more than that, and he is too moody.

Sitting down next to the stone table, Gu Jinli thought back to the conversation with Qi Hao, and did not reflect on what she had done wrong.

Can't help but roll her eyes widely, she sighed, lying on the table very bored.

Qi Hao has the ability to never forget, and soon found his way back to the flower hall.

The banquet had been delayed by half a cup of tea from the originally planned start time, and the eldest lady and Gu Jinxiu had already come back for a long time, but Gu Jinli and Qi Hao had not appeared for a long time.

Although Gu Huai is the protagonist of the banquet, Qi Hao holds a lot of power after all, and the person who comes is a guest, and he is a rare guest. If he doesn't show up, how dare the banquet begin?

As time gradually passed, Gu Huai couldn't help but wonder if Qi Hao was deliberately sabotaging his birthday banquet when he came this time.

"Come on, go and take a look at Prince Ning and ......" Just when Gu Huai couldn't help but send someone to find Gu Jinli and Qi Hao, he saw that Qi Hao finally appeared at the door.

is not as cold and indifferent as before, there is a shallow smile on the corner of Qi Hao's mouth.

Nodding to Gu Huai, he said in a deep voice: "Let everyone wait for a long time, this king and Jinxiu have some things to delay." ”

"That'...... What about Jinxiu? Gu Huai naturally couldn't show the discomfort in his heart, and after raising his hand to signal Qi Hao to take a seat, he asked.

After Qi Hao sat down, he hesitated for a while, and his speech was a little ambiguous: "She...... She was feeling unwell. Come back later. ”

"When I saw Cousin Jinxiu just now, she was fine, why did she feel unwell after going out for so long?" At this time, Jiang Yuansheng suddenly asked.

Although Gu Huai was very worried about whether Qi Hao would take the opportunity to let Gu Jinli take the opportunity to visit the garden, it was not good to ask too much, and when he heard Jiang Yuansheng ask, he waited for Qi Hao's answer.

Qi Hao glanced at Jiang Yuansheng faintly, disdainful of accosting him.

Raising his hand, he raised his wine glass and said to Gu Huai: "Gu Xiang's birthday today, this king wishes you every year to have today, and every year to have today." ”

Gu Huai was stunned for a moment, and raised his wine glass in flattery, and his hand trembled a little: "Thank you Lord Ning!" ”

Chen Zexuan shook his fan, squinted his eyes, stared at Qi Hao for a long time, and then looked at King Xuan with a displeased face on the side, he habitually smiled evilly.

Qi Hao not only came over in person today, but even toasted Gu Huai for the first time, I'm afraid he wanted to do it deliberately for King Xuan, right?

No matter how you say that Gu Huai is the Xuanwang Party, although he is on the opposite side of Qi Hao, Qi Hao is married to Gu Jinli in the end, and he is nominally Gu Huai's son-in-law, so aside from his political position, the son-in-law toasted his father-in-law. Why not?

Heh, I always thought that Qi Hao disdained to play this kind of trickery, but now it seems that he may be more comfortable than anyone else......

For example, now, he may have invisibly provoked the relationship between Gu Xiang and King Xuan......

Picking up the wine glass, Chen Zexuan gave the Seventh Prince a look, so the two of them raised their glasses to congratulate him on his birthday before King Xuan.

Gu Huai toasted one by one, and then the other guests began to toast again, until the two pots of wine went down, Gu Jinli limped and appeared in everyone's sight in an extremely strange posture.

Because the wound was painful, it was extremely laborious for her to walk all the way.

Not to mention walking slowly, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his entire little face was also dyed with an abnormal flush.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then their eyes scanned back and forth between her and Qi Hao.

Who doesn't know that a long time ago, Qi Hao was still red-eyed, holding a sword and looking like he was about to cut Gu Jinli into pulp.

However, judging from Qi Hao accompanying Gu Jinli back to celebrate his birthday, it seems that the relationship between the two has eased.

When everyone heard Qi Hao call Gu Jinli so affectionately, a gossip heart couldn't help but boil instantly.

This eldest lady Gu not only allowed Qi Hao to ignore her injury to Yin Suwan's leg in such a short period of time, but also made him not hesitate to risk tearing his face with Mrs. Yin to cover up her injury to Yin Penglin......

Tsk, it seems that both talent and appearance are very important, and the means of seducing men are even more important!

Thinking about what Qi Hao said was delayed by things, then......

This "something", it can't be that kind of thing, right?

There's no way, it's not that these people are deliberately impure to think in this direction, but they really can't help it!

The eldest lady's eyes were full of disgust, Gu Jinxiu cursed a "slut" in her heart, a trace of murderous intent crossed the eyes of the seventh prince, and Chen Zexuan's hand holding the wine glass tightened.

King Xuan looked at Gu Jinli's eyes with scrutiny, and Gu Chengen's face was extremely cold.

And the most normal complexion is probably only Qi Hao.

Turning his head, he smiled slightly at Gu Jinli: "Didn't you wait for this king there?" ”

It's good that Qi Hao didn't speak, but as soon as he heard his words, Gu Jinli became angry.

Biting her lip, she glared at him angrily.

This nasty person. When did you say that you would wait for him in the stone pavilion?

Moreover, he asked him to find two maids, but he refused.

If you really wait there, won't you be dried by the sun?

It's just that this angry appearance, no matter how cute it looks, it looks like it's coquettish.

Gu Huai frowned, put down the wine glass, and said in a low voice: "The banquet has begun, hurry up and take a seat." ”

"Yes, father." Gu Jinli sensed that Gu Huai must have misunderstood something, and it was not the occasion to explain it at the moment.

Lowering her eyes, she slowly moved to the table of the eldest lady beside her.

After sitting down, she bowed her head and ate her meal without saying a word.

Chen Zexuan didn't seem to have seen Gu Jinli for a few days, looking at her hair seemed to be a little messy, and her clothes seemed to be slightly untidy, his heart was inexplicably blocked, and then he moved his eyes and raised his glass: "Come, this son will have another glass to Gu Xiang!" ”

Whoever can get the help of the king of Nanyang will have a great hole card.

Gu Huai is bent on supporting King Xuan, since Chen Zexuan has already shown favor to King Xuan behind his back, then he must also cooperate.

Therefore, holding the wine glass again, Gu Huai saluted back.

"Bang!" , Suddenly, the sound of a rice bowl falling to the ground caused everyone to look at Gu Jinli's table.

I saw a dirt in front of Gu Jinli, and the originally good-looking blue skirt was unbearable to look at at at this time.