In the twenty-ninth year of Chongxi, it was cold.

The snow fell for nearly three hours, as if to bury the heavens and the earth, and it was so insignificant that only silver and white remained.

There were two few wheel prints left on the official road, and the sound of horses' hooves broke the silence of this snowy night.

"Your Highness, you have already entered Beijing." Li Shuying said. He was dressed in black, and some eye-catching snowflakes fell on his cuffs.

"Shuying, you've worked hard all the way." A clear and cold voice came from the car, Gong Yu opened the curtain, and what caught his eyes was the somewhat unfamiliar Shengjing snow scene.

"Your Highness laughed," Li Shuying replied, "Your subordinates' journey is easy, and no one will stop you as you expected." ”

"That's also thanks to the eyes and ears of the Fifth Emperor Brother who found the wrong direction." Gong Yu seemed to smile slightly, "He didn't expect me to enter Beijing in advance after all." ”

"Your Highness, you have made a bitter move to the sister-in-law. She disguised herself as you, and had already been assassinated seven times by the hands of the Five Princes. Li Shuying sighed.

"Fifth brother has hated me since he was a child, and it's been seven years, and it's still like this." Gong Yu said softly: "It's just a pity, he didn't expect that I would disguise myself as an official in Tsing Yi to enter Beijing in advance, this Shengjing chess game, at the beginning, he already had the upper hand." ”

Tomorrow, Princess Yuanxi, the most favored princess in the world, will return to Beijing.

After seven years, the return of the princess to Beijing will be a major event that will shock Shengjing.

But few people would have expected that in the carriage carved with dragons and phoenixes tomorrow, it would not be Princess Yuanxi who would be seated, but just one of her stand-ins.

"Your Highness, Shengjing is treacherous, you have to be more careful in everything."

"I know." Gong Yu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Shuying, I will become the chess player of this Shengjing storm." ”

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The snow is late at night, and everything is quiet. Most of the pavilions in Shengjing have gone out of fireworks or have few guests.

There is only one house with endless lights, singing and dancing.

This is the first floor of the world - seeking joy in the world.

If someone asks: Who is the first beauty in Dongchu?

Answer: A drunken girl who is looking for joy in the world.

It is rumored that she looks like a fairy, her body is like a willow, her eyes are like stars, a smile can capture people's souls, and a dance can captivate the world.

Tonight is the moment for her to dance on stage, and countless men have thrown tens of thousands of dollars for her to see, and they will not hesitate to bankrupt their families.

A carriage slowly stopped at the building, and the young man in black clothes who was driving the car jumped out of the carriage first, and stretched out his hand respectfully, wanting to support the people in the car.

But the man did not answer his wishes, but fell on the snow with his own strength.

Gong Yu wore a hat, and she wrapped her whole body in the mink, looking a little indistinguishable.

The beggar on the side of the road kowtowed repeatedly, and Li Shuying bowed his head and gave the beggar a piece of silver.

The beggar knelt down a few more times, and when he looked up, he found that there was not a single boot print on the snow except his own head print!

The inside of the building and the outside of the building are completely different from the warmth. Gong Yu shook off the snow on the ermine, and only found a table in the corner to sit down.

Almost all of the people sitting on the periphery are cloth clothes, and the wine and food are mediocre, just to join in the fun.

"Brother Zijing, I've spent all my money in this building for the past few months." Lou Dechang took a few sips of wine.

Wen Tao smiled bitterly: "So what, I can only blame this world for being too bitter, and the money is gone, but I just want to relieve my sorrows." ”

"Yes, the career is not smooth. We are poor people, and now there is no way out. "Lou Dechang was born in a poor family, ten years of cold windows, bitter champion, nine years into the office, just because he did not want to belong to the imperial court faction, he was demoted from the six-grade Taixue doctor to the nine-grade Tsing Yi.

"Brother Ling Zheng, our poor disciples have always been at a disadvantage, since ancient times, it was the four great families who monopolized the official power. Now, the five princes in the court are in full swing, and he has the support of the Longxi Wan clan behind him, you refuse his invitation, and you are from a poor family, so naturally you can't. It's also fate, you and I both suffered this cold reception because of this factional difference and the cold family. When it comes to "official career", Wen Tao is also depressed in his heart, he is a leader, and because he has not stood on the faction, he has not been reused, but it is just a seven-grade long history.

"Brother Zijing, I have heard that after you rejected the fifth prince, the third prince also made overtures to you, why didn't you accept the invitation of the third prince? Colleagues all said that the third prince, Corporal Lixian, was a virtuous man and had a degree of bending and stretching, but he was not favored by the saints today. ”

Wen Tao shook his head and poured himself a drink: "You know the answer, so why bother asking again." We worked under that man, and we can no longer be faithful to others. ”

When Lou Dechang heard this, he only said in a dumb voice: "It turns out that you also think like this, but it's a pity that the first prince he-"

Wen Tao took the first step to cover his mouth, "Don't say, don't say!" ”

"It's a pity that the first prince died young. And among the princes today, who can compare to him? The cold voice seemed to be colder than the ice and snow outside the building, and the bones of the two of them were also cold. I only heard Gong Yu continue: "The five princes are powerful, but they only focus on the interests of the family, and the third prince is Mingde, but he is scheming and unpredictable. Where can it be compared to the former prince? ”

Lou Dechang had a layer of sweat on his face, and he didn't dare to answer.

"Looking at the child's clothes, he doesn't look like a person from Shengjing, but he looks like a person from Yushu." Wen Tao hesitated for a long time before asking.

"It's just going back to Beijing to visit relatives."

"That son, listen to my advice, don't mention the word "first prince" easily in Beijing. These three words are already taboo in Shengjing. ”

"Why?"

"Don't ask, I only heard my colleagues talk about it, that day, a royal history Zhongcheng, only mentioned the word first prince in the court, which made Long Yan angry and was demoted to Jianghuai Sima." Wen Tao said in a low voice.

The hat covered Gong Yu's face, and her expression was also difficult to distinguish, only to hear the voice with a slightly complicated smile: "Then this taboo will be broken soon, the sister of the first prince, Princess Yuanxi will return to Beijing tomorrow." At that time, how could she not mention her royal brother? ”

Hearing the word Princess Yuanxi, Lou Dechang's face turned a little pale,

Wen Tao couldn't help but ask, "Brother Ling Zheng, what's wrong with you?" ”

"When I was a doctor of Taixue in Beijing, I saw Princess Yuanxi twice. The first side is that after I discussed the court affairs with His Highness, she was dressed in brocade and stood in front of the Chonghua Hall waiting for His Highness. The second side, but..."Lou Dechang seemed to recall something terrible,

Gong Yu was still sipping her tea.

"The second side is on the day that His Royal Highness died, Princess Yuanxi, she was covered in blood, kneeling on the steps in front of the Chonghua Palace, kowtowing step by step!"

Li Shuying, who was standing behind Gong Yu, clenched the sword at his waist. His face was just as pale.

"In this way, thank you both for your suggestions." Gong Yu interrupted Lou Dechang's words, I don't know if it was an illusion, and the breath around her body was also a lot colder.

Suddenly, the lights in the building went out instantly, and then there was a lotus lamp from the center of the building and gradually brightened, reflecting the clear pool water, swaying faintly.

"It's a drunken girl—"