Chapter 4 On Rumors

"Princess... Princess..."Yuzhu panted and followed behind Wei Yu.

Wei Yu's steps were extremely fast, his eyes were full of anger, and he went straight to Lanyue Pavilion.

"Princess... Don't go so fast... The slave can't keep up..."Yuzhu called her intermittently, trotting to catch up with her.

I could only hear the voices of a few people. "What kind of character is Ji Xiang, and now he is going to marry a wife." The tone was quite sighing.

A few palace maids on the road saw Wei Yu stop and were about to salute, Yuzhu hurriedly silenced them, so they had to continue cleaning, silently praying in their hearts for the good luck of the palace maids who chewed the root of their tongues.

Originally, this kind of thing was very common, life in the palace was too boring, and the palace maids inevitably had to gossip about all kinds of interesting things, but it can only be said that they were unlucky and were bumped into.

Wei Yu stopped beside the rockery, as if he was interested in the topic discussed by the palace maid behind the rockery who was whispering during the sweeping time.

Yuzhu wanted to say: Princess, although she is a palace maid, it is still very rude to listen to people in the corner like this! But seeing Wei Yu standing there motionless, Yuzhu could only listen with her head down.

The sharp female voice was a little shocked: "Ji Xiang is going to marry a wife?" How can it be? ”

"How is it impossible, I heard from the palace maid who went out to buy in the imperial dining room, and the people outside the palace are now discussing the flower-viewing banquet held by Mrs. Hou in the Guogong Mansion."

"It is said that all the noble ladies in Shengjing have been invited, and the threshold of the Guogong Mansion is about to be broken!"

Another woman said: "How many girls in Shengjing are vying to marry Ji Xiang, and I don't know which one Grandpa Guo and Duchess Guo want?" ”

Wei Yu thought about it, this is Ji Yan's father.

The one who spoke first said: "I heard that it is the Lord of Yongshuo!" Also, there is no one in Shengjing who doesn't know that the third lady of Dinghou Mansion is knowledgeable, proficient in piano painting, and is a genuine talented woman. ”

"Is that the little county lord who won the first place at the spring banquet two years ago? She was the first county lord to receive the title after His Majesty ascended the throne. ”

"Yes, that's the Yongshuo County Lord personally appointed by His Majesty!"

Yuzhu also had a frightened expression: "Ji Xiang is going to marry a wife?" ”

Wei Yu didn't speak, but he could hear that a few palace maids on the other side of the rockery began to discuss other topics again.

Hearing this, Wei Yu blinked, coughed twice vigorously, and went to Lanyue Pavilion with an unfathomable expression.

Several palace maids behind the rockery heard the coughing sound, their faces turned pale with fright, and after they walked out tremblingly, they only saw a back that had gone away.

A bold one asked, "Is that the fifth princess?" It's not that I'm wrong..."

"It's the fifth princess, your eyesight is very good!" Yuzhu said quietly behind her.

Several palace maids were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground. arranging the rights and wrongs behind Ji Xiang's back, this crime is very great, and it is very likely that he will not even be able to save his life.

For a while, they quarreled and kowtowed, weeping bitterly.

Yuzhu was disturbed by the noise. "Okay, you need to remember that as a slave and maid, arranging the rights and wrongs of the master behind your back is to lose your head, this time it is a long memory."

"Go to the Huanyi Bureau for two months, if it weren't for the kindness of the fifth princess, your little life would be gone today, and it's okay to go to the Huanyi Bureau."

What is the Raccoon Bureau? Once you're in there, you'll never get out of there...

Although several palace maids were reluctant, such a punishment was much lighter than losing their heads, so they had to kowtow and thank them.

Yuzhu waved his hand and hurriedly chased after Wei Yu.

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"Sister Huang, why did you put me and Qin Jing together?"

"Jiahui, you're here." Wei Ning was practicing calligraphy in the study, and there were a few scrapped paper balls on the table. She didn't have much expression when she heard Wei Yu's words, and she still held the pen in ink, but the traces written on the paper were much lighter.

Wei Yu hurriedly said, "Sister Huang, listen to me first..."

Wei Ning looked at the research platform, and the grinding inside was about to run out. She interrupted Wei Yu: "Jiahui, come and help me sharpen my ink." ”

Wei Yu resigned herself to the past to grind ink, Wei Ning wore a splendid double-disc flower shirt today, and she looked like a girl who had not reached the end of her hair, and she was delicate.

Wei Yu lowered his head and said softly: "Sister Huang, there is something I want to think about, but I still decide to tell you." ”

"What's the matter? Let's hear it..."Wei Ning replied lightly.

The best rice paper is spread on the table, Wei Ning is calm, the lake pen swims on the rice paper, she has a pen like a god, the pen is sharp, and the momentum is compelling.

Wei Yu raised his eyes and stared at the words on Wei Ning's paper, grinding ink on his hands. "Outside, Ji Xiang is going to marry a wife..."

Beautiful, all good preparations.

It is beautiful and difficult to measure.

Neither in antiquity, nor in the world.

Magnificent and beautiful, not to be praised.

Wei Ning's pen tip was stunned, the ink blurred on the paper, and finally the word 'like' became a large black ink stain. She looked at the tip of the pen in a daze, her face expressionless.

Stupefied...

She heard a soft voice say: "Yan'er, if you are an adult in the future, you should marry the goddess in "The Goddess Fu". ”

The young man in brocade sat in front of the desk, looked at the "Goddess Fu" in his hand, and opened his lips and read lightly: "Ye Xi is like Hua, warm as Ying." Colorless and unshaped. It's eye-catching..."

Only the childish voice of the boy echoed in the hall.

After a while, he turned around and smiled and glanced at the delicate bearded girl beside him. Then his eyes were blazing, and he said word by word to the woman in front of him: "Queen Mother, he will be like this in the future." ”

The woman in the gorgeous costume gently bent her eyebrows and smiled...

"Sister Huang! Sister Huang! Wei Yu's nervous voice faintly sounded in his ears.

Wei Ning's eyes gradually cleared, and she hooked the corners of her lips. "Jiahui, this piece of paper is wasted again." As he spoke, he crumpled the rice paper and threw it on the ground.

Wei Yu clearly saw that she didn't smile, and told her with some regret in his heart. said on his lips: "It's all to blame on Sister Huang, I didn't tell me when I exchanged Geng posts, I am the party concerned." Besides, I don't like Qin Jing at all. ”

Wei Ning spread out another piece of rice paper. "The second prince of Qi has entered Shengjing, but he has not come to see him, and his heart can be known. Although Qi and Wei Guo have been armistice for three years, but the junction of the two countries is not peaceful, both countries have been recuperating for three years, Qi Guo soldiers are strong and strong, if there is a war, although Wei Guo can deal with it, but after all, it will take some time. I don't know what his intentions are when he came here..."

"But what does this have to do with me?"

"Everyone knows that the five princesses of the country are the most favored, if he asks for harmony, the two countries will cultivate the good of Qin and Jin, you are the best candidate. One is that I refuse, and Xiqi will use this as an excuse to resume the war. Second, if you go to peace, after the war between the two countries, you can use it as a threat to deter and defend the country. ”

After listening to Wei Ning's words, Wei Yu was so angry that he almost threw the inkstone out: "Qi Guo is too arrogant!" ”

Then full of worship, Wei Yu ran to Wei Ning's side in small steps and grabbed her arm. "Sister Huang, you are so powerful, you can think of so much. I blamed you for it..."

Wei Ning's eyes were deep: "Whether you like Qin Jing or not, this is just an expedient measure." "And that's not all...

Gong Huipu came to Weiguo two months ago, and then disappeared, and appeared in Shengjing two months later, which has to make people suspicious.

What did he do in the past two months...

and her good third brother, who does not hesitate to consume his power in Xuzhou, but also wants to lure Ji Yan away, what is it for...

Is there a connection between the two?

Wei Yu said suddenly: "Sister Huang, don't you want to know which lady An Guo and Duchess Guo like the most?" ”

Wei Ning was pulled back into his thoughts, frowned slightly, and did not speak.

"It's the Lord of Yongshuo!"

"Imperial sister, don't you remember? The title you gave you in the first year of your reign! The second lady of Huainan Hou Mansion! Wei Yu explained.

Yongshuo... Shen Yilin?

Yes, Changning for a year, she just ascended the throne, the court is unstable, although the father left Ji Yan and Wei Yan and a number of old ministers, but all the clansmen are not satisfied, and there will be rebellions at any time.

She didn't participate in the spring banquet that year, but she heard that the second lady of Huainan Houfu won the first place, and she heard that her piano painting was a second must, and she was rumored to be a talented girl for a while.

The ancestor of Huainan Houfu was the subordinate who fought the world with Emperor Shengzu when the country was founded. Because of his loyalty, the Holy Ancestor Emperor personally bestowed the Marquis of Yongding and granted a hereditary title, which has been held to this day. The Marquis of Huainan, the Marquis of Yongding, and the Marquis of Jiangyi stood on three legs and restrained each other.

Shen Yilin was given the title of county lord, firstly, to appease the Marquis of Huainan, to show that the emperor still respected the old ministers and won the support of the old ministers of the court. On the other hand, although the Marquis of Yongding is low-key in defending the country, he can't hide that he is one of the three major forces of the country. Mastering the Huainan Hou Mansion, all clansmen can hold it in their hands.

As for Shen Yilin, she seems to have never seen her before...

Wei Ning came back to his senses, put down the lake pen, and said slowly: "I heard that Qin Xiaogongzi is a talent, and he looks like Pan An, and compared with Uncle Huang, he is not inferior..."

Wei Yu hurriedly interrupted him: "Sister Huang, don't make fun of me." ”

"Ah Zhao, introduce the princess to Little Master Qin!" With that, Wei Ning walked out of the study.

Ah Zhao appeared from the darkness with an expressionless face, and knelt on the ground with his sword raised. took out a piece of paper from his bosom and read: "Qin Jing, male, twenty, the second son of Qin Ming, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was thirteen years old and followed the command of King Changyang to guard the border pass, and now it has been seven years, and he has made great achievements with King Changyang, and he is a young hero..."

"Imperial sister..."Wei Yu watched Pei Yu walk out of the study with Wei Ning, and listened to Ah Zhao's slow and silent reading, feeling that he couldn't stay in the room and wanted to go out.

The guards and maids at the door stopped her. I only heard the palace maid bow her head and say: "Your Majesty ordered, the adult's voice has not fallen, and the slaves and maids are not allowed to release people." ”

Wei Yu looked at the three pages of paper in Ah Zhao's hand, and felt like he wanted to die.

"Sister Huang, I was wrong..."

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"Childe, something is wrong!" Ji Yu pressed the sword at his waist and scanned the surroundings.

After setting off from Xuzhou, they have been riding horses for a day and a night, and now they have arrived at a bamboo forest, where the surroundings are quiet, and occasionally the wind blows, and there is a rustling sound.

The horse snorted a little anxiously, and Ji Yan gently held the reins and stroked its fur. He carelessly reassured the horses: "* It's quiet, not even the sound of birds." ”

"Suspicious!"

Hearing Ji Yan say this, a group of more than ten people took out their weapons and stood on guard.

Sure enough, hundreds of black-clothed people suddenly appeared, and the two groups of people quickly scuffled together, and one of them went straight towards Ji Yan on the horse.

Ji Yan's three-foot Qingfeng was unsheathed, and his body moved slightly. The man brushed past him, and he was still firmly seated on his horse. "You are their leader."

The man didn't answer, and made another move, only to fight Ji Yan. Around the swords, swords, and shadows, the black-clothed people have already fallen a few, and more than a dozen people are indeed a little difficult to deal with more than a dozen people.

Ji Yan and the black-clothed leader collided with each other, and after a few moves, Ji Yan sat firmly on his horse without any pressure. However, the black-clothed leader was a little struggling, and a few drops of sweat appeared on his forehead.

For some reason, the horses raised their hooves and neighed.

Ji Yan grabbed the reins and comforted: "Ah Ning, be good..."

Ji Yan said to the black-clothed leader in an affirmative tone: "You know who I am..."

"But I don't know who you are..."

The black-clad leader paused and listened to him.

The horse had quieted down, and Ji Yan gently sharpened the reins.

"But I know who instructed you, and who is behind you, including..."

He said lightly, "Your purpose."

Suddenly, he hooked his lips and smiled. "Oh, that's your purpose..."

The black-clothed leader was covered in cold sweat and clutched the hilt of his sword.

The first son of the Four Kingdoms, Ji Yan, do you really know...

Ji Yan said: "Now you can go, I can let you go, I won't chase you." But if you have to stop it..."

He doesn't know, he must not know...

I say this just to confuse myself. The black-clothed leader thought of this, and flashed towards Ji Yan again.

The scimitar struck at his chest, and Ji Yan whispered, "Then there is no way..."

Ji Yan raised his blade to meet it. "Ji Yu!"

Ji Yu stabbed a man in black to death with a sword, and replied loudly: "My subordinates are here!" ”

"Tomorrow at dawn, Benhou will go to Shengjing, and this battle will be resolved quickly."

"Subordinates obey!"