After the old emperor learned that Concubine Mei was happy, in the next two days, he couldn't wait to cancel the habit of going to the early court, and he stayed by Concubine Mei's side all the time, even when he went to the toilet, he didn't leave her an inch.

The eighth prince was empathetic, knowing that even if the old emperor could get out, he might not be able to pick up Qi Hao, so he took the initiative to take the courtiers to wait at the city gate from Chenshi.

At the end of July, the weather was still very hot.

The ministers craned their necks, and they didn't see Qi Hao's figure after noon.

The sun hung high above their heads, and they wiped the beads of sweat from their foreheads as they looked at it.

As time passed, everyone's patience ran out, but the Eighth Prince was able to hold his breath.

He put his hands behind his back and looked faint.

When it was almost time, the carriage with the logo of Ning Wangfu on the wheels finally appeared in everyone's sight.

Du Jiang raised his horsewhip, and a group of guards followed behind the carriage.

"It's Lord Ning, Lord Ning is back!" One of the ministers pointed to the approaching carriage and said excitedly.

The Eighth Prince's eyes moved slightly, and he took a few steps forward, waiting for the carriage to approach.

The carriage ran for two days, and the atmosphere in the carriage was also awkward for two days.

As always, no one took care of anyone.

To be precise, Qi Hao wanted to open his mouth several times, but after seeing Gu Jinli's eyes like ice scum, he could only swallow it back raw.

Ah Qiao always kept his head down, trying to act as if he didn't exist.

Gu Jinli opened the curtain and glanced out, seeing a group of people not far away, looking there, and her heart became more and more annoyed.

With a "snap", she threw down the curtain hard.

Ah Qiao secretly looked at Gu Jinli's expression, guessing that she must be unhappy because she returned to the capital.

Looking at Qi Hao again, his eyes also fell on the group of ministers wearing court clothes, and the color of his eyes was as dark as deep.

"Phew", Du Jiang tightened the reins and parked the carriage in front of everyone.

"Lord Wang, Master Lin, it's here." Du Jiang got out of the carriage and lifted the curtain, revealing the faces of Qi Hao and Gu Jinli.

The eyes of the Eighth Prince involuntarily fixed on Gu Jinli's body.

He had only been seen for seven days, and he felt as if seventy years had passed.

Gu Jinli has lost weight, and her face, which was already the size of a palm, is now thin and only has a pair of eyes that appear bigger.

Her face was unhealthy white, and she didn't know if it was because of the injuries on her body or because she was tired from traveling.

His feet felt like they were rooted, and his legs were heavy.

Seeing that the person who was thinking about it day and night was in front of him, the Eighth Prince couldn't move his legs.

Qi Hao saw that the Eighth Prince's eyes were staring at Gu Jinli without blinking, and his eyes couldn't help but turn cold, and he leaned forward a little, blocking his sight: "Eighth Brother." ”

A "Eighth Brother" sounded, revealing a "refreshing" coolness, which made the Eighth Prince instantly retract his gaze.

Realizing his gaffe, he complained in his heart that he didn't suppress his feelings for Gu Jinli as soon as he saw her, and at the same time forced a calm smile to Qi Hao: "Fourth brother, you have worked hard all the way, and my father has prepared a reception banquet for you in the palace." ”

It sounds good to say that it is a "reception banquet", but it is not good to say, it is the old emperor's "banquet" in order to show off his old son.

Qi Hao swept around the ministers behind the Eighth Prince, and said in a lukewarm tone: "The king has received the father's wishes, but the king is a little tired, so he has to go back to the palace to rest first." ”

"I'm tired of the eighth brother, you go back and say to your father for the king, the king won't go to the banquet, and the king will enter the palace again to greet him."

After that, he didn't wait for the eighth prince to speak, and directly lowered the curtain.

“? G...... "Gu Jinli just saw that the Eighth Prince had been looking at him, and thought that he wanted to hint at something with his eyes, but he was coldly blocked by Qi Hao.

Now that she saw that Qi Hao didn't know what was wrong, she seemed to be unhappy, and she felt a little inexplicable.

Qi Hao took Gu Jinli's expression into his eyes, moved his lips, and couldn't say the words of questioning and dissatisfaction, so he could only clench his fists and let the anger burn in his chest.

There was Chen Zexuan in the front, and then the Eighth Prince and Yin Zike, so many people were around her, how could he feel good in his heart?

I almost forgot that there was also a Gu Chengen who didn't give up.

Chen Zexuan, Yin Zike, even if it is Gu Chengen, these three people have thoughts about Gu Jinli, and Qi Hao will admit it.

However, the eighth prince used to be a person like Qi Hao's younger brother.

What's more, Gu Jinli is six years older than the Eighth Prince, and she is still his sister-in-law, how can he treat Gu Jinli to the Eighth Prince......

Rubbing his eyebrows, he comforted himself over and over again in his heart that the stone would always be hot.

After arriving at the gate of King Ning's mansion, Qi Hao got out of the car with Du Jiang's men.

He hesitated for a while, but still stretched out his hand to Gu Jinli.

Sure enough, as Qi Hao expected, Gu Jinli didn't even look at him, she jumped out of the car directly and neatly, and her movements were handsome.

Thanks to the fact that she is dressed as a man, if this is a woman, this action is simply indecent.

Subsequently, Ah Qiao also followed.

Gu Jinli didn't look back, and strode towards the Fuyuan Courtyard.

Qi Hao knew that he was annoying, and it was impossible for him to go to the cold ass of other people's hot faces, so he also went to his study.

As soon as Hexiang and Aiyue heard that Gu Jinli was back today, they waited at the door early.

As soon as she saw Gu Jinli's figure, Aiyue hugged Xiao Hei in her arms and pounced.

With tears in her eyes, she shed tears before she spoke: "Woo...... Master, you can come back, I really want to die slave! ”

Xiao Hei was sandwiched between Aiyue and Gu Jinli, and was squeezed to make a sound of dissatisfaction.

"Ahem, cough, cough ......" Gu Jinli was also frightened by Aiyue's enthusiasm, and coughed uncomfortably.

Hexiang remembered Gu Jinli's injury, and hurriedly pulled Aiyue away: "Aiyue, there are still injuries on the master's body, you should be careful!" ”

When Aiyue heard this, she immediately jumped back a few steps, distanced herself from Gu Jinli, and said apologetically: "Master, the slave didn't mean it, didn't touch your wounds, right?" ”

Gu Jinli looked at Aiyue's restless little face, smiled and shook her head: "It's okay." ”

This long-lost feeling is very familiar, and I can't help but feel warm in my heart.

He Xiang took Gu Jinli's hand, and there was a hot current in her eyes: "Master, you are tired all the way, the slave has already prepared bath water for you, as well as something to eat, please come into the house quickly." ”

"Okay." Although she returned to the cage of King Ning's Mansion, there were two intimate girls here, Hexiang and Aiyue, and Gu Jinli's mood was not as gloomy as she imagined on the road.

Several girls hugged Gu Jinli and walked into the house, bursting with laughter from time to time.

After a few days of silence, Gu Jinli first took a comfortable hot bath under the service of Hexiang.

The wounds on his body had faded to scab, leaving a faint pink scar.

Aiyue looked at the imprint left on Gu Jinli's body by this trip to Yunguo, and the tears she had just held back fell again.

Hexiang and Ah Qiao looked at Aiyue to cry or not, and looked like they were forbearing, and couldn't help but joke, but they also sighed in their hearts that this trip was indeed not easy.

After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, Gu Jinli felt that the whole person was instantly refreshed.

Xiao Hei hadn't seen Gu Jinli for a few days, and her hairy head was rubbing around her feet.

Gu Jinli was so itchy by Xiao Hei that she couldn't help but almost squirt out the rice in her mouth, and doted: "Xiao Hei, be good." ”

Suddenly thinking of something, she turned her head and asked Aiyue: "By the way, I've been away recently, have you given Xiao Hei the medicine on time?" ”

"Don't worry, master, the slave and the lotus fragrance remember." Aiyue took Xiao Hei out from under the table, and pinched Xiao Hei's round belly as if to invite merit, "Look, is Xiao Hei fatter than before you left?" ”

Xiao Hei twisted his fat body, and there was no trace of the rare little red fox with a sturdy body and quick movements on his body at all.

"Well, thank you guys." Gu Jinli scooped a mouthful of soup, but before the spoon was in her mouth, she heard Aiyue babble, "Master!" ”

Gu Jinli's hand shook and said helplessly: "Aiyue, what's wrong?" ”

"Hey, hey." Aiyue smiled mysteriously and leaned her head over: "Guess what day it is?" ”

Gu Jinli continued to drink the soup, her brows did not move, and she said simply and clearly: "I don't know." ”

Aiyue and Hexiang glanced at each other, and then Aiyue looked at Ah Qiao again: "Ah Qiao, you don't know either?" ”

Ah Qiao listened to Hexiang's words, and guessed that today must be a big day.

But she thought about it carefully, and still shook her head and said, "I really don't know." ”

After hearing this, Ai Yue flattened her mouth, and her little face, which was full of anticipation just now, immediately collapsed: "Master, Ah Qiao doesn't know, forget it, how can you not know?" ”

Gu Jinli ate slowly, looked at Aiyue and wondered: "This July 28th, what's wrong?" You don't want to sell off. ”

Aiyue snorted softly, holding Xiao Hei's soft fur in her hand, and said in a muffled voice, "Your birthday." ”

The next moment, her eyes rolled, and Aiyue's eyes widened again: "Master, you haven't been in the past two years, right?" ”

"Huh?" Gu Jinli stopped biting the sugar-roasted eggplant, and nodded slightly embarrassedly under the gaze of Aiyue and Hexiang.

Indeed, when she woke up, she forgot everything.

Almost every day is spent in the "Ten Thousand Caves Building", Mo Li, and she doesn't ask herself, so she forgets about her birthday.

Besides, in the midst of the dire situation, where is the mood to think about what birthday?

Mo Li just wanted Gu Jinli to focus on revenge, so naturally he didn't care about her rest.

And Chen Zexuan, even if he always remembered in his heart, without Mo Li's words, he didn't dare to take the initiative to mention it.

For Gu Jinli, celebrating her birthday was simply a luxury at that time.

During that time, there was nothing but hatred in her world.

There is no sunshine, no warmth, like you are in the abyss of hell.

Except for Chen Zexuan and Ah Qiao, she has nothing to rely on.

Tired, injured, and in pain, I can only stand up on my own......

What it was like to celebrate her birthday, she had long forgotten.

Like a night sky that had lost its starlight, Gu Jinli's face gradually darkened.

He Xiang was delicate, and sensed that Gu Jinli's mood was wrong, and hurriedly gave Aiyue a look.

Because, the topic was brought up by Aiyue, and if it was Hexiang to comfort her, it would seem very deliberate.

Aiyue immediately took back the meaning of Hexiang, and she also remembered the amnesia that Gu Jinli had said before, so she quickly raised her little face again, pretending to be indifferent and said: "Master, you are so busy all day, forget it." ”

"However, the slave and the lotus fragrance dare not forget."

Hexiang also echoed: "Master, the slaves and maids have prepared gifts for you. ”

"You wait." Aiyue stuffed the two little blacks with big black eyes into Ah Qiao's arms, then walked to the cabinet and carefully took out a white fox fur cloak in the cabinet.

As if offering a treasure, Aiyue touched her hands in front of Gu Jinli: "Master, although you have a lot of cloaks, this cloak, from beginning to end, from the inside to the outside, is sewn by the slave maid and Hexiang with a needle and a thread." ”

"Do you touch this fur and see if you like it?"

The fox fur cloak was as white as snow, Gu Jinli raised her hand and touched it gently, only to feel soft and dense.

Look at the stitches again, the sewing is tight and solid.

From the neckline of the cloak all the way down to the hem of the garment, a unique pattern is embroidered.

In any case, just by looking at it, people can't take their eyes off it.

However, the fly in the ointment is that this cloak is suitable for women at first glance.

And Gu Jinli is now the "Lin Sheng" of the man's identity.

The workmanship is exquisite, and she has a cloak of deep affection from two girls, but Gu Jinli can't use it, which is a pity.

However, from another point of view, if she wore it, Gu Jinli was afraid of breaking such a good cloak, and she was also worried that she would attract envy and hatred from others.

Seeing that Gu Jinli was silent for a long time, Aiyue couldn't help asking, "Master, don't you like it?" ”

Gu Jinli removed the look in her eyes, raised her head and smiled: "You two have a heart, I like it very much." ”

Aiyue saw that Gu Jinli's eyes were sincere, not like she was lying, so she said happily: "It's good if you like it, it's not in vain that we stayed up so many nights." ”

Gu Jinli fell on Aiyue's fingers, saw that there were several marks that had obviously been pricked by needles, and turned her head to look at Hexiang, she just pursed her lips and smiled, and the emotion in her heart was like a monstrous wave sweeping in.

Lowering her eyes, she didn't want them to see the tears in her eyes, and said softly, "Thank you." ”

Aiyue heard Gu Jinli thank you, and said angrily: "Master, what are you thanking us?" Isn't this an out-of-sight? ”

Moving her lips, Gu Jinli's nose was sour, and she turned her face away.

Aiyue saw Gu Jinli's eyes red, hugged her shoulders, and her eyes also had a layer of moisture.

I have to say that this time Gu Jinli came back, not as cold-hearted as before.

She has an extra layer of human touch.

is like an ice armor that has been frozen for a long time, with cracks, which can make people see her heart warming up a little bit.

Hexiang wiped the corners of her eyes, only to feel that her young lady, her master, was getting closer and closer to them.

She believed that Gu Jinli was coming back little by little, soon.

At the same time, the eighth prince took Qi Hao's words back to the palace to meet the old emperor.

In the imperial study, Concubine Mei sat beside the old emperor with a well-behaved face, and the old emperor was feeding her bird's nest porridge with affection: "Come, be obedient, and eat this last bite." ”

Concubine Mei opened her cherry mouth and swallowed obediently.

"Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince is back." At this time, Father-in-law Jia's untimely voice disturbed the moment of affection between Concubine Mei and the old emperor.

The old emperor put down the bowl and saw that the eighth prince walked in, but Qi Hao was not followed behind him, so he frowned: "Little Ba, why did you go back to the palace by yourself?" What about the fourth? ”

The eighth prince bowed, hesitated for a while, and stopped when he wanted to speak: "Fourth brother, he ......"

"What's wrong with the fourth?" Looking at the eighth prince, the old emperor had a gut feeling that something was wrong, so he sat up straight, and his voice was cold: "Little Eight, is something wrong with him?" ”

The eighth prince noticed the concern for Qi Hao in the old emperor's tone, and sneered in his heart, but he still said respectfully on his face: "Maybe the fourth brother is tired from running all the way, so he asked his son to tell his father, and he will come to you another day to greet you." ”

"Also, the banquet you held for the fourth brother, the fourth brother meant that it was also canceled."

When you speak, you have to be skillful.

The same sentence, different people, different expressions, different tones, and different speeds of speech will convey different meanings to people.

Although the eighth prince did not add fuel to Qi Hao's words that he told the old emperor, if he expressed it directly and happily, then the old emperor would not think much about it.

However, the eighth prince's hesitant tone will give people the feeling that he is lying for Qi Hao.

Sure enough, when the old emperor heard this, the worry just now instantly turned into annoyance: "Hmph! This fourth brother is still acting so casually! ”

The eighth prince soothed: "Father, the fourth brother should be really tired, otherwise he wouldn't dare not come to see you." ”

"Huh! In this world, there are still things that the fourth child doesn't dare?! The more the old emperor spoke, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but slap the table heavily.

"Your Majesty ......" Concubine Mei shrunk her shoulders like a frightened rabbit.

Seeing Concubine Mei looking at her timidly, the old emperor quickly put away his temper, hurriedly patted her on the back, and coaxed softly: "Be good, don't be afraid, it's not good for me." ”

Concubine Mei's hand was placed on her flat lower abdomen, and she said shyly: "The concubine is not afraid, but she is afraid of scaring the little princess." ”

“? G, what a little princess. The old emperor took Concubine Mei's hand and corrected him seriously: "I believe that the one in your belly must be a smart and lively little prince." ”

After that, he was going to put a kiss on Concubine Mei's forehead.

Looking at the old emperor and Concubine Mei flirting like no one else, although Gonggong Jia had already seen it, he still lowered his head uncomfortably.

The Eighth Prince's expression was the same, but he also lowered his eyes in amusement.

It was rare that Concubine Mei was still a little ashamed, she put her hands on the old emperor's chest, glanced at the Eighth Emperor and Gonggong Jia on the side, and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, there are still people." ”

The old emperor coughed lightly, feeling that the pestle in front of him was very eye-catching.

Waving his hand, he said impatiently: "Xiao Jia, you go and give orders, and say that tonight's reception banquet is canceled." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Father-in-law Jia answered, turned around and walked out of the room.

The eighth prince was just about to salute and leave, when he heard the old emperor say: "By the way, Xiaoba, you go to Xuan Shizi's place to have a look, if he is well, he should go back to the palace to live." ”

"Always staying in the palace like this, people who don't know, still think that I want to change the law to imprison him!"

The Eighth Prince glanced at Concubine Mei with a smile on her lips, stopped her gaze on her stomach for a moment, gave up his hand, and left the room.

Descending the steps, he thought about the old emperor's words just now, and the chill in his eyes deepened.

How old is the fetus in Concubine Mei's womb, and the old emperor is looking forward to what little prince he is, is this thinking of his son going crazy?

In terms of treating Chen Zexuan, it was the old emperor who wanted to spy on others before, but now if he hadn't watched Qi Hao come back, the old emperor must have been reluctant to let Chen Zexuan return to the palace.

After all, people are under the nose of the old emperor, and the old emperor is down-to-earth.

Raised his feet and walked towards Chen Zexuan's courtyard, he was just about to ask about Concubine Mei's pregnancy again.

The day before yesterday, although Chen Zexuan said that he would explain it to him, but it had been two days, and if he didn't ask clearly, the eighth prince always felt that he had no bottom in his heart.

Ask understood, and he can move on to the next step.

Before the Eighth Prince entered the door, the real Chen Zexuan had just exchanged identities with Lei Zi.

After many days outside, his face was much thinner.

Because he ran around all night and never rested for a moment, his eyebrows were full of tiredness.

Chen Zexuan had his back to the door, Lei Zi was serving him in a coat, and when he saw the Eighth Prince appear, he opened his mouth to remind: "Eighth Prince." ”

When the Eighth Prince came to see Chen Zexuan before, nine times out of ten, Chen Zexuan was lying on the bed.

And now he actually got off the ground, which made the eighth prince very surprised: "Brother Shizi, why did you get out of bed?" ”

Chen Zexuan didn't look back, his voice still sounded weak, and said, "I've been lying down for a long time, and I want to come down and take a walk." ”

After Lei Zi helped him tie the belt of his clothes, he turned his face, and his expression was no different from Lei Zi during this time: "Little Ba, I heard that Lord Ning is back, can he enter the palace?" ”

I came back, Lei Zi naturally returned to his original position, and Ling Chu could retire and hide in the shadows again.

The Eighth Prince shook his head, and when he saw Chen Zexuan motioning for him to sit down, he nodded and said, "No." ”

Lei Zi consciously stepped back and closed the door.

Chen Zexuan looked at the Eighth Prince and chuckled: "Little Eight, is it for Concubine Mei?" ”

The eighth prince knew that he couldn't hide it from Chen Zexuan, so he didn't deny it, but asked: "Just now in the imperial study, my father's meaning is very clear, he hopes that the child in Concubine Mei's belly is the prince." ”

"Brother Shizi, it's impossible for you not to understand the meaning of this."

"If Concubine Mei is really pregnant, what will you do?" Chen Zexuan still had a faint smile on his face, as if he didn't take the worry and anxiety of the Eighth Prince into account.

"Brother Shizi......" The Eighth Prince's body trembled, only when Concubine Mei was pregnant was Chen Zexuan's meaning.

He clenched his fists and said after a while: "Then I have to ask Brother Shizi." ”

This sentence, he seemed to squeeze out from between his teeth, it was very difficult.

Concubine Mei is the person who Chen Zexuan deliberately placed next to the old emperor's pillow, and whoever it is, will feel that this must be Chen Zexuan's idea.

However, Chen Zexuan also received the news from Lei Zi when he returned to Beijing yesterday.

immediately gave Lei Zi a letter of resignation and instructed him two things.

First, ask about Concubine Mei's pregnancy.

Second, let Concubine Mei blow the wind in the old emperor's ears and persuade the old emperor to release Chen Zexuan from the palace.

Lei Zi followed Chen Zexuan's instructions and completed both things.

Concubine Mei was watched by people everywhere, and finally took advantage of a loophole and sent someone to send news to Leizi.

After getting the news, Lei Zi was also relaxed.

When Chen Zexuan came back, Lei Zi told Chen Zexuan the inside story of the matter as soon as possible.

Seeing that Chen Zexuan was silent, the eighth prince couldn't hold his breath: "Brother Shizi, do you want to ......?"

"How do I think?" Chen Zexuan had the intention of teasing the Eighth Prince, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth was even greater.

The eighth prince bit his lip, and his clenched fists made a "creaking" sound, but he was helpless against Chen Zexuan.