"Little ...... Miss, this ...... Is this the prince of Nanyang? Without waiting for Gu Jinli to speak, Aiyue stood behind Gu Jinli and looked straight in the eyes.

It is true that the women in Beijing love Xuan Shizi, but very few of them have seen Xuan Shizi's real person, and most of them have developed a love for him from the only portrait of Xuan Shizi that has been circulated in the market.

And that portrait was specially painted for him by the master of the pure space when he was twelve years old, after breaking the chess game of "Nine Deaths and One Life".

Seven years have passed, and the appearance of the prince has changed a lot.

Before meeting Shizi, Aiyue felt that Yin Gongzi had a good character and talent.

After seeing Shizi, she felt that although Yin Gongzi was good, he was still not as good as Shizi.

Because, Yin Gongzi is too holy, and it is too easy for Shizi to be enchanted by his gestures.

Although his appearance is more beautiful than that of a woman, he does not have any sissy fat powder, and there is a hint of bohemian ruffian in his evil eyes, but his cynical smile is not annoying.

In addition to being talented, Xuan Shizi also has a face!

Ah, the world should not call Xuan Shizi "the first genius in the world", but "the first son in the world"!

With little stars in her eyes, Aizuki is the same as any other woman. I couldn't wait to run forward and take a closer look at Chen Zexuan.

Gu Jinli watched Chen Zexuan sit down, and her mood was a little complicated.

Since Chen Zexuan had already returned to the capital, why didn't Qi Hao and the old emperor receive any news?

Looking at the look he had just now, it seemed that he had already known his identity.

So, was it the first time she met him in the teahouse, or the second time she met her on the road back to the palace?

Did he approach him, intentionally or unintentionally? Could it be for any purpose......

There were so many questions surrounding Gu Jinli that she didn't notice the two dark glances that Qi Hao shot over.

There was suddenly an extra strength in his hand, and Gu Jinli finally came back to his senses.

"Is it pretty?" Qi Hao's peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and although her tone couldn't hear joy and anger, the cold air emanating from her body couldn't help but shake her body.

Gu Jinli broke free of Qi Hao's big hand without a trace, and pretended to be confused: "What is the prince talking about?" Why can't the concubine understand! ”

Qi Hao snorted coldly and warned with his eyes: "Xuan Shizi is not someone you can covet, you are the woman of this king, don't forget your identity!" ”

"Uh......" Hearing this, not only Gu Jinli was shocked, but even Aiyue opened her mouth wide.

"Little ...... Miss, just now, the prince ...... What did he say? ”

Gu Jinli's head was dazed for a while, and she subconsciously followed Aiyue's words and said, "He said...... I'm his ......"

The word "woman" was swallowed back in Qi Hao's increasingly hot eyes, and her face was turned away, and the roots of her ears were hot.

Suppressing the waves in her heart, Gu Jinli secretly blamed Qi Hao for talking nonsense.

She just glanced at Chen Zexuan one more time, when did she covet someone?

If she became a woman just because she had a skin-to-skin kiss in the cave, then he was too conceited, right?

A woman is an independent individual, so why should she become an appendage to whom?

Even if you really want to be his woman, at least you have to be happy with each other, and your heart is in touch.

As the saying goes, enemies are very red when they meet, and although he is no longer red-eyed and wants to kill her, the relationship between them will never change......

At most, when Yin Suwan's leg is healed or she leaves the palace after she has the ability, she and Qi Hao will be cut in two, and she doesn't want to think about the rest.

Gu Chengen, who was on the other side, saw the small movements between Qi Hao and Gu Jinli in his eyes, and his hand holding the wine glass tightened.

Noticing that something was wrong with Gu Chengen, Gu Huai asked, "En'er, what's wrong?" ”

Gu Chengen wiped away the coldness in his eyes, pulled his lips, and said coldly: "It's okay." ”

At this time, the old emperor held a wine glass and said very majestically: "Everyone, Aiqing, come, let's raise a glass to welcome Xuan Shizi back to Beijing!" ”

After the words fell, everyone raised their glasses to express their welcome to Chen Zexuan's return to Beijing.

After Chen Zexuan hooked the corners of his lips and thanked the old emperor, he glanced in the direction where Qi Hao was and raised a glass to him.

Qi Hao raised his eyebrows and raised his glass, and then the two drank the sake in the cup.

A burst of melodious music sounded, and many graceful dancing girls began to enter the main hall in groups.

The old emperor and the queen mother asked about the recent situation of the king of Nanyang and the princess of Nanyang from time to time, and Xuan Shizi replied while telling them interesting stories about Nanyang in recent years, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Qi Hao occasionally interjected a few words, but Gu Jinli remembered the warning, regarded herself as a transparent person, only buried herself in eating, and never dared to look up at anyone more.

However, some people can't see her so peaceful, so they have to pick some trouble.

After three rounds of drinking, as soon as the dancers withdrew, they heard Princess Huaqiong smile and say: "Father, everyone says that Concubine Ning is the first talented woman in our country, and the prince is the first talent." Erchen has always been curious about which of the two of them is more powerful, today it is rare that talented people and talented women are here, why don't you let the prince and the concubine of King Ning have a try? ”

As soon as she said this, everyone couldn't help but fall on Gu Jinli, who was stuffing a chopstick with a pair of chopsticks into her mouth.

Half of the dragon and phoenix crisp was stuck in her throat, she couldn't swallow it, and it was not appropriate to spit it out, so she could only puff out her cheeks and look at Qi Hao.

Gu Jinli's embarrassment, Qi Hao has seen it many times.

Moreover, most of those unbearable and painful things are still due to him.

However, her embarrassed appearance with her mouth puffed out was like a little squirrel.

Qi Hao even felt that she was a little cute at this time......

Seeing that Gu Jinli couldn't speak with something in her mouth, Princess Huaqiong said even more proudly: "What, does Concubine Gu dare to compare?" ”

"Miss, water!" Aiyue couldn't see that Hua Qiong wanted to make Gu Jinli look ugly, so she hurriedly stepped forward to pour water for her, but at this time, a big hand took the teacup first.

Aiyue blinked, looked at Qi Hao, and then looked at Gu Jinli.

A bold thought rolled through her mind, and her eyes widened.

Taking the teacup at hand, Gu Jinli didn't have time to think about it, and after drinking a few sips of tea and swallowing the dragon and phoenix crisp, her face became a little more natural.

took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth unhurriedly, she glanced at Chen Zexuan opposite, and said lightly: "The son of the world is only eight buckets high, and he is rich in five cars, so naturally it is not comparable to Jinxiu." ”

Why did she want to compete with Xuan Shizi? Is it because Hua Qiong is curious?

Oh, I'm not a maidservant eunuch in the palace. Why be at her mercy?

This euphemistic refusal, listening to everyone's ears, automatically understood that Gu Jinli knew that her talent was inferior to Chen Zexuan, so she took the initiative to admit defeat, afraid that when the time comes, it will be even more embarrassing!

Of course, Gu Chengen and Gu Huai didn't think so, because they knew Gu Jinli's ability, so they actually wanted to see her compete with Chen Zexuan.

It's just that since Gu Jinli is unwilling, as her father and brother, they naturally won't force her like other people waiting to see the joke.

"Your Majesty, Hua Qiong is right, the concubines are also very curious!" Last time, Gu Jinli saved the Eighth Prince, and inadvertently ruined Concubine Li's good deeds, so Concubine Li couldn't wait to let Gu Jinli not come to the stage in front of so many people.

Although the old emperor also wanted to see the two of them compete, he couldn't force others, so he said, "Xuan Shizi, what do you think?" ”

Gu Jinli's meaning was clear just now, but the old emperor asked Chen Zexuan directly, clearly saying that her wishes were not important at all.

Hua Qiong and Concubine Li glanced at each other, and they both looked at Chen Zexuan.

If Xuan Shizi doesn't agree to the competition, then he doesn't want Gu Jinli to lose too badly, so he will give her face!

If Xuan Shizi agrees to the competition, Gu Jinli will definitely lose, and he will also lose his reputation and become a joke!

Chen Zexuan shook his fan lightly twice, and looked at Gu Jinli deeply, "What does Concubine Gu think?" ”

His evil eyes carried a hint of bewitching power, making Gu Jinli feel like he had fallen into a huge whirlpool at that moment, and he fell into it unconsciously: "Okay." ”

Hua Qiong succeeded, clapped her hands and said, "Since this is the case, then let's start quickly!" ”

Hearing the slap, Gu Jinli realized that she had agreed just now.

Now there is no way out, she can only go up.

Lowering her eyes, Gu Jinli stood up, and the lotus step moved lightly to the center of the main hall.

Chen Zexuan also put away the fan and got up to leave his seat.

The old emperor looked at Chen Zexuan and Gu Jinli with a smile for a moment, then turned his head and asked Princess Hua Qiong: "Hua Qiong, since it is the competition you proposed, then what do you say?" ”

Hua Qiong's eyes rolled, and she said in a deep voice: "Then let's compare it according to the ordinary piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, right?" ”

The Queen Mother shook her head disapprovingly, and looked at Xuan Shizi's eyes full of love: "After these eight competitions, it is estimated that it will take several hours, and the mourning family is reluctant to let Xuan Shizi be tired!" ”

"Yes, what the Queen Mother said is true." The queen glanced at Hua Qiong and said to the old emperor: "Your Majesty, according to the concubines, just try or something, why don't we just pair up, how about Le Yile?" ”

"Father, how can you be right to the son, son-in-law ......" When Hua Qiong heard this, she frowned and was about to refuse, but the old emperor still obeyed the queen mother and the queen, "It's okay, then the pair is right, guess the word puzzle." ”

When the others heard this, the eyes full of anticipation and wanting to watch a good show just now instantly dimmed.

Pair of pairs, charades?

Isn't such a childish and low-level game just for children? Aren't the emperor and the queen really funny?

When the two parties heard this, they were also stunned, and then they each bowed their hands and said, "Concubine Gu, please/The prince will be invited first." ”

The corners of Chen Zexuan's lips became more and more curved, and he said softly: "Chaochaochao." ”

Gu Jinli blurted out without thinking: "Long, long, long, long." ”

"Good!" Before everyone could react, one of the seats was the first to applaud.

Gu Jinli looked at it, and that person turned out to be Yin Zike.

The others used their brains, only to find out that these two people were on the same phonetic couplet, that is, a couplet composed of polyphonic words!

Thinking about it this way, everyone became interested again, and while applauding, they continued to watch the next competition.

Yin Suxi in the women's seat looked at Yin Zike, who was at the head of the men's seat, with a look of blame and dissatisfaction in her eyes.

Needless to say, Mrs. Yin, his face was even more ugly.

Gu Jinli pursed her lips and said slowly: "Because of the lotus, I got the lotus." ”

Chen Zexuan's eyes lit up with a bright light, "There are apricots and no plums." ”

"Wonderful, wonderful!" The person who applauded this time was the teacher who taught the Eighth Emperor Prince's homework, and he explained to the unknown people: "This is a pair of homophonic double associations, and the 'lotus' and 'lotus' in the couplet of Concubine Gu are the same as 'he' and 'even'. ”

"The 'apricot' and 'plum' in Xuan Shizi's next couplet have the meaning of 'luck' and 'matchmaking'!"

"Use homophonic words, pun intended! Good one, I'm lucky not to need a matchmaker! ”

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.

Chen Zexuan's afterglow fell on the old emperor who was on the throne, and said quietly: "The people's worries are also, the country's worries are also, what is the difference between north and south." ”

"Good!" The old emperor slapped the table. Appreciative: "Xuan Shizi is really the same as the King of Nanyang, he is a patriotic and loyal minister who is dedicated to me!" It's my luck, it's the country's luck! ”

Chen Zexuan lowered his head slightly, "Since I was a child, my father taught Weichen to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, but it's a pity that most of what Weichen learned was on paper, and he couldn't serve the emperor on the battlefield like his father did when he was young." ”

Every time I think of it, Weichen feels deeply ashamed in his heart.

Because the old emperor received a secret letter from the king of Nanyang that he intended to rebel, he had a problem with the king of Nanyang in his own heart.

Now listening to Chen Zexuan calling himself a "micro-minister", I feel much more comfortable.

"Hey, Xuan Shizi's words are wrong. Although the prince has never been on the battlefield, but seven years ago, if it wasn't for the resourcefulness of the prince and his discordant scheme, I am afraid that the king of Guangping would ......" Shen Minghui wanted to praise Chen Zexuan, but he forgot that the old emperor was the most taboo for others to mention the rebellion of the vassal king seven years ago, so in the middle of the words, his arm was quietly dragged.

He noticed the two cold gazes shot by the old emperor, and then he realized that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately smiled, coughed lightly, raised his hand towards Gu Jinli, and changed the topic: "Go on, go on!" ”

Gu Jinli was disturbed by the old emperor and Shen Minghui, and seeing Hua Qiong's pouting with disdain, she said word by word: "All in all, in general, it's not a thing!" ”

In the end, the words "not a thing" made everyone's eyes widen.

How dare she point fingers at Sang and scold Huai in front of the saint and the queen mother? This concubine Gu is really presumptuous!

"Gu Jinxiu, who do you say is not a thing!" Princess Huaqiong didn't know if she was narrow-minded or too sensitive, but she slapped the table and stood up with an angry face.

Without waiting for Gu Jinli to speak, she only heard Chen Zexuan defend her: "Princess Huaqiong, don't misunderstand, Weichen is out of the inlaid couplet, that is, the next couplet that Concubine Gu wants to be right must be inlaid with the name of the person, place, or thing to be expressed." ”

"Weichen is out of the north and south, and the concubine Gu is inappropriate with the east and west?"

East, west, north and south, a total of four directions, if Gu Jinli is not right in the east and west, what else can she do?

If Hua Qiong dares to say that it is inappropriate, firstly, she is messing around, and secondly, she is also admitting in disguise that she is "not a thing" in Gu Jinli's mouth.

Gritting her teeth, she smiled and said, "It's okay, it's very proper!" ”

Three pairs down. Qi Hao's gaze stayed on Gu Jinli's body for longer and longer, and his deep eyes became deeper and deeper.

I saw her pretending to be sick last night, so he didn't have to think about it at the moment to know that Gu Jinli was scolding Hua Qiong!

Pouring a glass of wine into his mouth, he sneered in his heart.

Hua Qiong, a little girl, is used to bullying people, and this time it's time to eat a stuffy turtle!

Looking at Hua Qiong's stiff face, Gu Jinli raised her lips and made another couplet: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven." ”

Chen Zexuan was stunned for a moment, and laughed out loud.

Gu Jinli naturally understood that he must have guessed what he meant, so he waited for his next link with a smile.

"Xuan Shizi, what are you laughing at? Hurry up and get out of the next link! Hua Qiong wanted to let Gu Jinli lose, so when she saw Chen Zexuan suddenly laughing, she thought that he was stumped and a little nervous.

Chen Zexuan looked at Hua Qiong and then at Gu Jinli, very embarrassed.

Seeing Chen Zexuan's rare silence, one of the ministers in the seat was puzzled: "Xuan Shizi, isn't this pair bad?" ”

Gu Jinli's uplink sounds like seven numbers at all, so it stands to reason that this shouldn't be difficult!

However, Chen Zexuan arched his hand and said unexpectedly: "Concubine Gu, I lost." ”

Gu Jinli raised her eyebrows. Said unceremoniously: "I agreed." ”

Seeing this, Hua Qiong said unrelentingly: "Xuan Shizi, you haven't answered yet, why did you admit defeat!" ”

"Weichen ......" Chen Zexuan looked at Gu Jinli's eyes a little helpless, shook his head, and said with a low smile: "Concubine Gu is quick-witted, Weichen is indeed inferior." ”

After saying that, he saluted the old emperor and the queen mother again, turned around and walked to his seat.

Hua Qiong hated Gu Jinli so much, how could she win Chen Zexuan and become more famous?

Therefore, she stood up suddenly, ignoring Concubine Li's wink, and said urgently: "No! This game is too simple to count! Do it all over again! ”

"Is that easy? Tsk, Princess Huaqiong is really ...... Hey, brainless! ”

"It's not, Concubine Ning and Xuan Shizi are going back and forth, step by step, and they don't even have time to think, if we want to break our heads, we can't come up with such a good pair!"

"Who's to say it isn't? Xuan Shizi is extremely smart, even he can't think of the next link, it can be seen that King Ning's side concubine is really powerful! ”

"Talented girl. It's really the first talented woman in our country! ”

"However, just now I saw Xuan Shizi and King Ning's side concubine standing together, tsk, what a pair of beautiful people!"

"Ouch, don't talk nonsense, you bastard, didn't you see that Prince Ning was still sitting there, let him hear and cut off your head!"

"What kind of head to cut off, who doesn't know that the person in Prince Ning's heart is Princess Ning?"

……

After Hua Qiong's words fell, some young and slightly talented men in the men's table whispered, and there was no lack of appreciation for Gu Jinli in their tones.

Qi Hao listened to the private discussions of the people around him, and his face was normal at first, but after hearing the next few rebellious words, the breath around him suddenly became cold.

Aiyue shrunk her neck and subconsciously moved a small step to the side, intending to stay away from the iceberg of Qi Hao.

"It's a pair of missing words." Just as Gu Jinli's butt touched the chair, I saw Qi Hao put down the wine glass in his hand, glanced at everyone, paused, and said, "Actually, it's not difficult." ”

"Oh?" When the old emperor heard this, he became interested and asked, "Fourth, what are you talking about?" ”

Qi Hao didn't answer immediately, but suddenly grabbed Gu Jinli's hand on his knee and said slowly: "Filial piety, loyalty, loyalty, faithfulness, courtesy, righteousness, and honesty." ”

His action shocked everyone to ignore the answer, and they all fixed their eyes on Qi Hao's big hand holding Gu Jinli.

Aiyue swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and there was a big question mark in her head.

Lord Wang...... Is he drunk?

Gu Jinli couldn't help blushing when she saw so many people looking at her directly.

While vigorously breaking free from Qi Hao's hand, he was very embarrassed and said, "The prince has won." ”

The old emperor's eyes were full of gossip, the queen and Concubine De looked mediocre, the queen mother frowned, Concubine Li and Hua Qiong were incredible.

Yin Suxi, Gu Jinxiu, and Gu Jinyao's expressions were the same, which was undisguised jealousy.

Xiao Ba on the other side winked at her, and the corners of Chen Zexuan's evil lips hooked again, but the smile was much deeper than before.

Yin Zike lowered his eyes, as if he hadn't noticed this.

The biggest reaction should be Gu Chengen, the cup in his palm was shattered by the internal force with a "click".

The porcelain piece cut through the hand, and the blood dripped into the white jade plate, as if dyed with a little red plum, bright and dazzling.

"En'er......" Gu Huai was taken aback when he saw this, and hurriedly found a handkerchief to help him wipe his palms.

Gu Chengen didn't seem to feel the pain, and was indifferent.

Qi Hao hooked his lips with satisfaction, and his voice sounded very light and clear, "This king and the concubine are one and the same, whoever loses and wins, it's the same." ”

"Bang", I don't know whose cup fell to the ground.

"Ahem, cough, cough ......", and the people who were drinking were so frightened by Qi Hao's words that they choked on the wine, and they were coughing heartbreakingly.

In the main hall, it was so quiet that even a needle could be heard, especially Gu Jinli, who could even hear her "dong dong" heartbeat clearly.

Forcing herself to look away, Gu Jinli wished that she would pass out quickly at this time.

In front of so many people. Qi Hao actually said that he was one with her?

Husband and wife are one, and she is at most his concubine in terms of name, who wants to be one with him!

Qi Hao, he's sick, right?

Moreover, it must be very sick!

"Concubine Gu's upper link is missing an 'eight', and Prince Ning's lower link is missing a 'shame', it's really a good pair!" At this time, Chen Zexuan's words suddenly rang out, which could be regarded as breaking the embarrassing tranquility.

"The upper and lower links are missing a word respectively to form the meaning to be expressed." The Big Eyes of the Eighth Prince "purr" turned a few times and whispered, "Ah." That's not ...... 'forgetting' eight, shameless! ”

Although his voice was not loud or small, it was still heard by some ministers, so another wave of private discussions began.

The people here can guess that it is not just Qi Hao alone, at least Chen Zexuan, Yin Zike, and Gu Chengen thought of the next link at the first time.

Through the last couplet, just by the words "not a thing", Chen Zexuan detected Gu Jinli's "hostility".

This kind of hostility, firstly, is clearly aimed at Princess Huaqiong, and secondly, it may be secretly blaming him for deliberately concealing his identity.

It's just that if Chen Zexuan is in the next couplet, it will be to inherit Gu Jinli's "Wang Ba, shameless" to express in the upper couplet, which I don't know what kind of misunderstanding will come out of the ears of the old emperor.

Therefore, the last couplet is even more obvious, she is deliberately embarrassing him.

Although the old emperor was slightly dissatisfied at this time, he could only open one eye and close one eye, pretending not to know the deep meaning of the couplet, and raised his wine glass and said in a deep voice: "Come, let's raise a glass and drink again!" ”

Everyone responded and raised their glasses again, and the sound of singing and dancing resounded through the hall again.

Chen Zexuan played with the wine glass, looked at Gu Jinli who was about to lower her head to her chest beside Qi Hao, and sighed lightly, this girl is so vindictive!

Qi Hao felt the gaze from the other side, and then raised his hand to Gu Jinli with a calm expression and sandwiched a dish.

Aiyue was so frightened that her legs were weak, and she hurriedly held on to the back of the chair.

Rubbing her eyes, she thought she was blind......

Is this person in front of him really the prince who was going to kill the young lady as soon as they met earlier?