Cui Jishu saw that Lord Lang was silent for a long time, and suddenly got up at this time, hurriedly cheered up and asked, "Where is Lord Lang going?" ”

Gao Cheng stopped suddenly, turned around and looked at Cui Jishu, with a rigid face, deliberately following the appearance of his father's prime minister Gao Huan, and said slowly, "You also learn from Sun Longque." After that, he turned around and walked outside, throwing a sentence as he walked, "You follow me to Sun Longque's mansion to have a look." ”

Cui Jishu was stunned. The prince called Sun Teng's word "dragon sparrow". If he remembers correctly, the prince has always been full of bad feelings for Sun Teng, when was he so close? I didn't have time to think about it, so I chased it out.

In the middle of the night, where would General Sun Teng's mansion think that an uninvited guest would suddenly come out like a Tai Sui from the sky? In a panic, there was a mess of prostration, kneeling to greet those who bowed to greet him, and he who reported to the inside.

"There's no need to mess up, Gao Shizhong just came to visit General Sun. There is no need to report it, lead the way quickly, and ask the waiter to go in. Cui Jishu also put up the shelf to arrange it properly.

So no one dared to go in again to report, so he invited Gao Cheng to go in. Cui Jishu followed.

Gao Cheng had not been to Sun Teng's mansion before, and was led inside at this time. When he approached the inner hall, he suddenly heard the sound of music, which came with the wind, and stopped.

Cui Jishu saw Lord Lang's expression, and motioned for the servant who led the way to retreat.

Entering the courtyard in front is the inner hall where Sun Teng usually starts and ends sitting and lying. At this time, the courtyard door is open, and at a glance, you can see that the house in the north corridor of the courtyard is still lit. The music comes from within. At this time, the north wind is howling, but the lights and candles in the hall are flickering, giving people a very warm feeling.

Carefully discerning, the music is light, at first smooth, then tactful, sometimes gentle, sometimes fast, and finally low as a whisper. This music is in line with Gao Cheng's state of mind at this time. I used to be young and ignorant, but tonight I suddenly have a lot of troubles that are not human beings and do not do things. A thought suddenly crossed my heart, and I didn't know if the princess Yuan Zhonghua was sleeping or waking up at this time.

Listening to the music, I slowly walked to the door of the inner hall, pushed the door and walked in. The situation inside was still beyond his expectations.

Dancing girls and prostitutes gathered together, silk and bamboo eight tones played in unison, and only one person in the middle was wearing pure white silk clothes, with long sleeves fluttering, and was dancing white silk dance. And the owner of the mansion, Sun Teng, was already drunk and asleep on the couch above, and there was a cold moxibustion of leftovers in front of him.

The prostitutes didn't know Gao Cheng, and they still blindly played music with their hearts. Only when the dancing girl waved her long sleeves, she seemed to look back again and again.

Gao Cheng ignored it completely, walked a few steps in the gap between Bai Lian's flying, and saw that Sun Teng was only wearing a middle coat, with his hair in a messy bun on his head, lying on the couch indiscriminately. Looking at the cup in front of him, he only ate alone. It can be seen that it is not a gathering of people to drink, but only a drink to drown sorrows.

"General Sun!" Cui Jishu stepped forward and shouted.

Sun Teng didn't seem to be awake.

"General Sun, Gao Shizhong came to visit." Cui Jishu had to step forward again, and while shouting, he reached out and pushed Sun Teng.

The prostitutes immediately stopped playing, stopped their music, and stood up solemnly and retreated to the side of the hall.

At this time, Gao Cheng suddenly felt that something flashed in front of him, and then there was a slight pain on his face. Unprepared, I was shocked, and then I saw that it was the dancing girl who was spinning and waving her sleeves when she heard the music stop, and when she turned around to look, the long sleeves that were waved also fluttered, and she actually pulled Gao Cheng's face.

When Gao Cheng was in pain, he was full of anger, but he suddenly saw that the dancing girl in white silk clothes also seemed to be looking at him with feeling. She was horrified in her eyes, as if she felt a sense of helplessness that she was completely powerless to control her own destiny, and that she did not know how it would be manipulated. She is not very beautiful, she is just beautiful and lovely, but a little weakness and helplessness in her eyes can pull people's hearts. Seeing that there seemed to be sorrow and pleading in her eyes, Gao Cheng seemed to feel that his troubles had found a reason for him all of a sudden, and all the energy that he couldn't get in his heart was straightened out.

Mai Ji looked at him, although she was frightened and helpless, she still had a touch of amazement at the man in front of her. I don't know what woke her up, but after waking up, she quickly lowered her head and stepped aside.

"General Sun!" On that side, Cui Jishu was still slapping hard.

Sun Teng finally opened his eyes. He looked at Cui Jishu in front of him in confusion, as if he was recognizing. His eyes were slightly red, and he looked like he had cried. Cui Jishu was surprised. secretly thought, Sun Teng was one of the most respected and trusted people of the great prime minister Gao Huan in the past, and he didn't take him with him on this expedition to Jinyang, could it be that he had been abandoned by the prime minister? I'm afraid that Sun Teng himself is also sad because of this. Perhaps, but when you think about it, you still don't think it's credible.

The hall was quiet for a moment, and the dancers, musicians, and others did not dare to make a sound. Gao Cheng stood still, a slightly mocking sneer on his lips, looking at Sun Teng, who was out of order and out of shape.

"General Sun, the prince came to visit in person, haven't you seen the prince yet?" Cui Jishu reminded him.

"Shizi?" Sun Teng was obviously puzzled, but he was not frightened. He looked in the direction of Cui Jishu's eyes, and sure enough, he saw Gao Cheng standing not far away, with beautiful clothes and a peerless face, like a celestial. The condescending appearance, the demeanor of the first life, appearing in his inner hall in the middle of the night at this moment, all seemed so unreal.

Gao Cheng frowned slightly. Sun Teng was not surprised to see him, he was neither shocked nor afraid, which was really unexpected to him. He has never had a good impression of Sun Teng, where does Sun Teng have loyalty to him? He knew this very well.

"The prince came to visit my house late at night, I'm afraid there must be a reason, right?" Sun Teng was still in the upper seat, and he didn't even mean to get up at all. I don't know if he was confused in his heart, or if he gave up on himself since he saw that he was abandoned by Prime Minister Gao Huan.

"General Sun, do you still recognize Shizi as your lord? How rude can it be? Cui Jishu reprimanded the prince in a guiding tone, which was actually reminding Sun Teng. As he spoke, he had a look of paying attention to Gao Cheng.

Gao Cheng still frowned slightly and looked at Sun Teng, but did not speak.

The prostitutes trembled with fright, and no one dared to raise their heads.

There was silence in the hall.

Sun Teng was not afraid, nor did he pay attention to it, he suddenly reached out and picked up the bronze on the table in front of him and looked at it, and then drank the cold wine inside.

"Sun Teng! The prime minister is now in Jinyang, and the prince praises the lord for entering the government, as a close confidant of the prime minister, you despise the prince so much?! Cui Jishu turned blue with anger, and couldn't help but reprimand Sun Teng.

"Cui Jishu, where did you get such a big temper?" Before Sun Teng could say anything, Gao Cheng indifferently threw out a sentence, as if to persuade Cui Jishu, and paced a few steps in the hall as he spoke. When he turned around, he saw that the dancing girl in the white silk robe in the prostitute was secretly raising her eyes to look at him. He also smiled slightly on his lips unconsciously. The dancing girl quickly lowered her head again. Whether it is his eyebrows or expression, it reminds him of a person.

"Shizi ......" Cui Jishu didn't understand what Gao Cheng meant. According to his thoughts, he knows very well the temperament of Lord Lang, and if someone disrespects him so much, he will not give up.

"What about people?" Gao Cheng suddenly asked.

Person? Who? Cui Jishu hurriedly approached Gao Cheng's side and said, "Shizi, everyone is outside." ”

"Call them all in." Gao Cheng commanded calmly.

Cui Jishu walked to the door, opened the door, and with a few commands, even all of Sun Teng's family members, servants, and people who followed him and Gao Cheng were summoned, and they all stood in the courtyard outside the hall.

This prince is crazy by nature, he is the beloved son of the prime minister, and he has long been the tacit successor, but now that he is in power, naturally no one dares to despise him. Partial Sun Teng was still sitting on the throne at this time, but he had already begun to lag and hesitate.

"Sun Teng, as a servant of a courtier, you don't know how to be inferior and inferior, which is the first place you should be punished. If I do not admonish today, I will not be able to convince the people in the future. Gao Cheng didn't say much, only glanced at Cui Jishu, and then ordered, "Fifty spine staff." ”

At this time, Cui Jishu had already led someone to pull Sun Teng off the seat and dragged him to the courtyard.

"You! ......" Sun Teng was extremely angry, but he didn't dare to say anything.

As soon as Gao Cheng came back from Jiankang, he ordered someone to beat Gao Guiyan at the gate of the mansion. Gao Guiyan is his brother, and his favor is even higher than Sun Teng, Gao Cheng finished fighting, and the prime minister only said one sentence, "Treat the house slave like this." Later, Sima Ziru was specially ordered to pass the word, "Seeing Ah Hui is like seeing me." ”

When the order of the prince came out, no one in the hall dared to make another sound, only the sound of wooden sticks and flesh during the execution in the courtyard was heard. Sun Teng gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound, not at all like Gao Guiyan's unbearable howl.

Gao Cheng stepped forward and sat down on the couch where Sun Teng was just sitting as if there was no such thing, and his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of those prostitutes. It just so happened that the dancing girl raised her eyes to look at him. Gao Cheng smiled slightly, raised his hand and motioned for the dancing girl to step forward.

The dancing girl did not twist or rush to worship, but only walked lightly and slowly to bow down in front of Gao Cheng.

Gao Cheng saw that she knelt in front of his knees and was very beautiful, so he raised his hand to hold her chin and make her face look on her back.

The dancing girl is slightly older than the princess and Princess Feng Yi, and she is still young. It's not a very beautiful and stunningly different woman, and there is no charm to talk about, but it's just coquettish in her eyes. But compared to Princess Feng Yi, after all, her identity is different, not as elegant and dignified as Yuan Zhonghua, and the other is a frivolous and cute, which makes people can't help but want to get close. But what Gao Cheng saw was that between her eyebrows, she vaguely let him see the appearance of Yuan Mingyue when he first met, which made him deeply interested.

"Son, the execution is over." Cui Jishu came in and returned.

Gao Cheng heard this, raised his head, sat up straight, and completely changed his face.

The dancing girl was very clever and quietly retreated.

Cui Jishu had ordered someone to drag Sun Teng in.

"General Sun, you don't respect the young lord in front, you should receive this light punishment. The son of the world only beats you with fifty rods, which is already a grace. Cui Jishu reminded Sun Teng.

Gao Guiyan was punished with a hundred rods for no reason as a clan brother, and Sun Teng was indeed favored in comparison.

"Sun Longque," Gao Cheng said loudly, "The prime minister has always valued you, you shouldn't give up on yourself like this." Now the Great Wei Society is sluggish, there are Rouran and Nanliang Tiger outside, and the prime minister is worried day and night, and often thinks about helping the Son of Heaven to set the world with the emperor's room. Men should take serving the country as their heavy responsibility, how can they lie in peace? The prime minister swept away the remnants, I am the son of the prime minister, and now I praise the son of heaven, dare not take the father's responsibility as my own responsibility? Do you dare to repay the Son of Heaven with loyalty? ”

This statement made the hall silent and everyone thought about it. No one expected that the son of the world was young and impermanent, and he would have such an open-mindedness. Supporting the Son of Heaven, being loyal to the Wei family, and determining the world, everyone has to be convinced.

Sun Teng's face was ashamed, he bowed his head to the ground, and said for a while, "The son of the world has taught Sun Teng to keep it in mind." ”

Gao Cheng stood up, walked down slowly, and said, "You are a close confidant of the prime minister, and you are loyal, and the prime minister often says this to me." I am not angry because of whether you respect me or not, but I am angry that you should not be so decadent, and I pity your material and loyalty, so I have to be punished. ”

Sun Teng didn't want Gao Cheng to think so in his heart. Whether it's true or not, thinking that I don't think about the Son of Heaven but only the prime minister, a little foolish loyalty will eventually be rewarded, and I will cry out in an instant.

Gao Cheng walked up to Sun Teng and stopped, and suddenly asked, "Why don't you sleep late at night and cry alone?" ”

Just now, he was still domineering, playing with mental tricks and power tricks, but at this time, he suddenly turned into a child with great curiosity, which made everyone inside and outside the hall stunned.

Sun Teng didn't expect the prince to observe so carefully, and he thought about it, and couldn't help crying even more, "The minister originally had a young daughter, but she has been lost for many years, and she has not been found so far, and the minister often thinks about her daughter." Whenever I see a servant or a passer-by with a young girl, I think ......"

Gao Cheng also knew that Sun Teng had been sent by Prime Minister Gao Huan for the release of many maids for this reason.

"That's it, if I comfort your heart for a woman, I won't pursue it anymore." Gao Cheng easily let go of the matter.

Sun Teng kowtowed to the ground and cried, "Thank you Gao Shizhong." After that, the minister only knew that there was a great prince. The word "eldest prince" is used very subtly, but it really expresses his loyalty to Gao Cheng. Gao Cheng didn't expect him to have such a nuanced side.