Chapter 4 Turmoil Arises
At this time, most of the game has been played, and everyone's attention is on the game. No one was surprised by the sudden disappearance and sudden appearance of the two. It was Gu Qingzhi who instructed the chamberlain to tell the queen that he would leave first if he had something important. In addition, he sent Suzaku to inform Su Wan, saying that Xie Yaoguang was unwell and wanted to leave first. Su Wan originally wanted to go quietly, what happened to Xie Yaoguang, but the man told her that Xie Yaoguang meant that the game had not yet been completed, and it was really inappropriate to leave the field early. She was fine, just a chronic illness that didn't worry too much about herself.
On the carriage, Gu Qingzhi looked at Xie Yaoguang, who was pale, and was full of questions and didn't know how to speak.
Xie Yaoguang raised her eyes to look at Gu Qingzhi, and the corners of her lips were slightly pulled: "I know you want to ask me why my body is so ......" She leaned on the soft pillow a little tiredly and said slowly: "I fell into the cold pool when I was a child, and I contracted this chronic disease."
Gu Qingzhi stared at Xie Yao's face, and saw that the other party's expression was slightly tired, so she didn't dare to ask more. She also knows medical science, and she knows that what Xie Yaoguang said is half-true and half-false. But since the other party didn't want to say more, she couldn't get a result even if she asked again.
There was silence in the carriage for a moment.
After half a ring, Gu Qingzhi couldn't help but ask, "Speaking of which, how did you get acquainted with Su Wan......
"I saved her once five years ago," Xie Yaoguang raised his eyes, the corners ......of his lips hooked slightly, as if remembering the past, and smiled: "I had a friendship with her that time...... There have been occasional correspondence over the years."
Listen to Xie Yaoguang say this. Gu Qingzhi can also guess a rough idea, I'm afraid that even Su Wan's rescue for her was arranged early in the morning, and all of what she did was just to get close to Su Wan. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look up at Xie Yaoguang, and there was a little horror in her heart. Xie Yaoguang, who has always been thoughtful over the years, how did she plan all the situations step by step.
Sensing Gu Qingzhi's gaze, Xie Yao looked at the lines on his palm and smiled: "This world is so cruel...... I'm not a kind-hearted person."
"Are you living in Su Qinglin's Mansion now?" Gu Qingzhi's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but grab Xie Yaoguang's hand, and worry appeared on her face.
"Yes...... Did you think of it?"
"How could I not have imagined! Your purpose in approaching Su Wan is not for Su Qinglin. But......" Gu Qingzhi seemed to be so angry by Xie Yao that her anger slowed down for a while before she said: "But you actually live in Su Qinglin's mansion, what a delicate person Su Qinglin is, if you teach him to detect a little clue." What are you going to do?"
Xie Yaoguang naturally knew the concern contained in Gu Qingzhi's tone, and slowly shook his head at Gu Qingzhi's worried eyes and said softly, "Qingzhi, I know what you're worried about." But sometimes the Longtan Tiger's Den is the safest...... And I'm going to have to create a blinding condition for this trip."
"So you took the risk to live in Su Mansion," Gu Qingzhi saw Xie Yaoguang's indifferent expression and couldn't help but scold: "What do you want to cover up on this trip?"
"I will inevitably be involved in this situation of fighting between the two sides" Xie Yaoguang raised his eyes and smiled with burning eyes: "What I can't do alone, there will always be someone who can do it."
Gu Qingzhi was speechless. She thought that Xie Yaoguang's trip was just to avenge the Gu family's grievances, but she never thought that Xie Yaoguang would want to get involved in the situation of seizing the heir. The battle for succession is so cruel and ruthless, and the slightest carelessness will be a loss.
One wrong step is the wrong one
At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves trampling dust outside the carriage. Xie Yaoguang's fingers that were originally holding on to the curtain slowly grabbed the curtain, pulled the curtain in the palm of his hand and rubbed it. Seeing Xie Yaoguang's different attitude and the sound of horses' hooves, Gu Qingzhi probably knew why Xie Yaoguang was abnormal. secretly wondered in their hearts how could it be so coincidental, so they met King Ding and returned to Beijing from Yanmen.
In the carriage, he looked back at Xie Yaoguang for a while, and sighed slightly. Lift the curtain and wait by the carriage, waiting for the king. This is the rule of the calendar, that is, the king is no longer favored, and some rules cannot be ignored. When he looked over, he saw that King Ding was leading a team of light horsemen to come, and when he saw Gu Qingzhi Hou standing outside the carriage, he stopped his horse.
"His Royal Highness the King Ding"
"Gu Yushi"
"Gu Yushi, is this going out?" King Ding asked when he caught a glimpse of the carriage behind Gu Qingzhi.
"No, today is the spring banquet, I will only come back from the banquet" Gu Qingzhi said with a smile in her eyes: "Looking at Your Highness, you must have come back from Yanmen by order, speaking of which, Your Highness has been really hard for so many years."
"Although it's hard, at least you don't have to be trapped in this world," King Ding glanced at him and said, "It's not too early, I have to rush to see the driver first, and say goodbye."
After seeing King Ding's horse leave, Gu Qingzhi returned to the car. I saw Xie Yaoguang slightly lifting the curtain and looking at the direction where King Ding's horse was leaving. When the sound of the horse's hooves gradually faded away, Xie Yaoguang lowered the curtain and closed his eyes to hide the emotions flowing in his pupils.
"Why bother? Now that you're back...... I will always see the king."
"I know...... I was ready to face him calmly, but now he appeared in front of me...... The past seems to be still in front of us."
Over the years, she has openly and secretly developed her power in Yanmen, in order to be able to get the news of King Ding. There was once news from a subordinate that King Ding was seriously injured and unconscious. She immediately ordered Wei Xuan to disguise himself as a wandering doctor to treat him...... It took a lot of effort to pull King Ding back from the Ghost Gate.
"You heard those words just now...... King Ding has been fighting everywhere over the years, and his achievements are impressive" Gu Qingzhi sighed with regret: "But I can't even get half of the emperor's praise...... How can you not teach people to chill"
"If it weren't for the cold in the morning, how could he rather be exiled like this than return to Beijing?"
The old people are no longer there, and the inside and outside of the temple are muddy. Under all kinds of causes and effects, the sinking and floating temples are not as fast as the bloody battlefield.
"Lord Yushi, the Marquis of Jingyuan's Mansion has arrived"
"Qingzhi, you go back first. Thank you all this way," Xie Yaoguang chuckled.
"Yaoyao, since I have already sent you all the way, why don't I talk to you more" Gu Qingzhi raised her head and stared at the plaque of the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, slightly hooking her lips: "Anyway, this Jingyuan Marquis Mansion is not a place in Longtan Tiger's Den"
happened to meet Uncle Yan passing by the front hall, Uncle Yan recognized Xie Yaoguang as a guest who came to the house yesterday, and after seeing the ceremony, he saw Gu Qingzhi standing beside Xie Yaoguang, thinking that Gu Qingzhi was here to find his master, and he wanted to inform his lord that he had not returned home. I never thought that Gu Qingzhi was here to send Xie Yaoguang back. After instructing the maid to lead the two to the guest house, they left in a hurry.
The maid led the two back to the guest house, and then bowed and retired. After the maid walked away, Xie Yaoguang ordered Zhuo Jing and Suzaku to guard outside, and he took Gu Qingzhi into the house together.
"Who was that handsome man just now......" Gu Qingzhi glanced at Xie Yaoguang, and there was a little healing in her pupils: "It's not your ......"
"You can taste this pastry" Xie Yaoguang grabbed the hibiscus cake on the table and stuffed it into Gu Qingzhi's mouth, lest Gu Qingzhi continue to say other words, glanced out the window and said with a smile: "You should know that there is a secret guard in the Gu family's room, and he is one of them."
"Of course I know...... I've heard my father mention it before."
Back then, the first head of the Gu family inadvertently rescued a chivalrous man named Human, and the chivalrous man was willing to become a secret guard by his side in order to repay the grace of saving his life, so as to drive him away. And this chivalrous man has set up a rule, and all of his veins are the secret guards of the Gu family. However, in order to avoid trouble, this secret guard can only be used by the Gu family's lineage, and the side family has no right to intervene.
"It took me a lot of effort to find him eight years ago......," Xie Yaoguang smiled slightly at the corner of his lips, "At that time, I was really not sure that I could guarantee that these secret guards would still be loyal to the Gu family, but I had no choice, I could only gamble." Thankfully, I still won the bet."
What she didn't expect was that Zhuo Jing not only agreed to her request, but even became her right-hand man.
"Looks like you think a lot of about him"
"There's no way, there are some things that I always have concerns about, and he can do everything for me" Xie Yaoguang retracted his gaze and stared at Gu Qingzhi's face and asked softly: "I know that you must have something to discuss with me when you come in with me, let's talk about it."
Gu Qingzhi rubbed the rim of the cup, smiled and raised her eyes: "Today, I intend to choose a son-in-law for the lord of Jingning, I am afraid that I am afraid of Jingning."
Lord of Jingning? When Xie Yaoguang heard this name, his hand was stunned, and a trace of surprise gradually appeared in his eyes. Today's saint actually intends to choose a son-in-law for the lord of Jingning County? The bead pupils narrowed slightly, but it is not unreasonable for the current temperament to do this. Thinking about it, Jinshang's temperament seems to run through the whole body, and suddenly brightened. Hanging his head and pecking at the tea cup, a trace of ridicule gradually rose in his slightly squinted pupils.
"Who can participate in this son-in-law selection? As far as I know, the emperor has always been afraid of strong marriages."
"Several families in Gusu are among them. It is said that Beiyan and Xidi will also send people this time" Gu Qingzhi paused: "I just don't know if other families will also be involved"
Xie Yaoguang lowered his eyes to cover the sharp edge in his eyes, and sneered lightly: "Even if Beiyan and Xidi want to marry the Jingning County Lord, I'm afraid Your Majesty may not agree, and an identity like the Jingning County Lord is naturally safe under your nose."
His Majesty has always been jealous of his ministers' high achievements, but now the county lord of Jingning finally relented and agreed to marry. How can you allow other people to have thoughts about the county lord of Jingning, there is no benefit to marrying far away with the status of the county lord of Jingning, only if you marry closely, as an emperor, you can easily control her. It is best to marry the main person in Jingning County who is loyal to the Son of Heaven.
"Even if you don't count them, how many good matches are there in these families?"
"I don't know if there is a good match, anyway, Your Majesty just wants the Jingning County Lord to stay in the imperial capital to facilitate control. As for whether it is a good match, as long as it is not too bad, it is fine" Xie Yaoguang lifted the corners of his lips, and the light in his eyes was as sharp as a blade.
There was a light cough from Suzaku outside the house, and Xie Yaoguang raised his eyes and glanced at Gu Qingzhi, understanding each other. When Su Wan walked in, he saw such a scene, Xie Yaoguang and Gu Qingzhi sat opposite each other under the Xuan window and talked, the killing decision on top of the exquisite black and white, you chase me. The gentleman watched the chess without saying a word, and Su Wan simply didn't disturb the two of them to stand aside and watch the two of them play chess. Compared with Gu Qingzhi, who held her forehead and pondered from time to time, Xie Yaoguang, who had been smiling and smiling, seemed to be doomed from the beginning. Sure enough, the time of half a pillar of incense passed, and the winners and losers on the chessboard were clear at a glance.
Xie Yaoguang put down the chess piece, and the corners of his lips hooked slightly: "Admit it" At the end of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Su Wan still standing beside him, and said softly: "Look at my fool, I don't even know that Wan'er is here."
"It's okay, you don't have to care" Su Wan looked at Gu Qingzhi and bowed their heads to each other, and then smiled: "It's just that I didn't expect Gu Yushi to be here"
Xie Yaoguang rubbed the corners of his forehead before saying, "When I became ill, I happened to be with Gu Yushi, and it happened that we were in another group, so she simply sent me back." We had a great time talking along the way......"
When Xie Yaoguang said this, her appearance was completely different from what she looked like just now, and when she talked, she only felt that she was treating Su Wan as a sister, and there was always a smile on her face, but there was nothing wrong with it. Gu Qingzhi couldn't help but secretly sigh that what had happened over the years could make Xie Yaoguang's temperament change greatly. She vaguely remembered that the only place where Xie Yaoguang was similar to the current one was that he was dignified and quiet, gentle and kind in front of outsiders...... However, at that time, Xie Yaoguang could still see the bright and flamboyant, and now Xie Yaoguang is as calm as a pool of stagnant water, she really doesn't know whether to praise Xie Yaoguang or not.
Seeing that it was getting late, Gu Qingzhi did not delay and immediately said goodbye to the two. Su Wan asked Xie Yaoguang to rest and go to Gu Qingzhi by herself.
Xie Yao looked at the two who were far away, his eyes fixed on Su Wan's back, and there was a slight regret in his eyes. He closed his eyes and opened them again, with a smile in his eyes.
After Su Wan sent Gu Qingzhi away, he couldn't wait to return to the guest house. At this moment, Xie Yaoguang was resting on the soft couch with his forehead on his forehead, and when he saw Su Wan coming back, he raised his lips and smiled: "Which lady has taken a fancy to you at today's spring banquet?"
"Ah Yao, you are making fun of me again," Su Wan sat beside Xie Yaoguang and played with Xie Yaoguang's sleeve.
"When did I make fun of you? Huh?" Xie Yaoguang squinted slightly, and the tail note was deliberately prolonged. There was a bit of laziness in his tone, and he squinted at Su Wan on his side. The sunlight shines through the gap in the window, and it adds a bit of charm to Xie Yaoguang.
"Okay, you're not kidding me. Ah Yao, you don't know that your appearance can frighten me" Su Wan seemed to have palpitations on his face, and took Xie Yaoguang's hand and said with concern: "Can you ask me to borrow my father's brand and ask the imperial doctor to take a look for you?"
Xie Yaoguang chuckled and politely declined Su Wan's kindness. After leaving Su Wan for dinner, the two chatted for a while, and when Xie Yaoguang looked tired, Su Wan got up and said goodbye and stopped nagging Xie Yaoguang.
After sending Su Wan away, Xie Yaoguang was bored and talked with her own hands for a few games, and then called Suzaku to tell her to arrange tomorrow's itinerary, and then fell asleep after a while.