Chapter 705: A Great Change in Temperament
In fact, Xiao Guifei is not the only one in the palace, just a mulberry tea green is enough to attract attention, especially this person speaks unscrupulously, relying on the emperor's favor to do nonsense, and has already attracted the attention of many people.
But the emperor blamed Xiao Guifei alone, she couldn't help but put down her chopsticks angrily, she was really unhappy in her heart, and said aggrievedly: "Even if Your Majesty and the concubine are not as affectionate as they were back then, but after all, they won't reprimand the concubine so much, right?" ”
The emperor was slightly helpless, and after a pause, he said, "When did I blame you?" ”
"Didn't Your Majesty speak for Sister Shufei just now?" In fact, according to the generation, this mulberry tea young man Ji is still light, and he is not even a few years older than the ninth princess......
Not to mention calling a sister, according to the age gap between these two people, even a daughter is not too much.
"Ladies and gentlemen, go on." Gu Ji settled down for the ministers in the palace, and then glanced at Xiao Guifei with some disgust, "Am I speaking for her?" I don't want you to stop messing around? ”
Sang Chaqing glanced at Concubine Xiao Guifei with a smug face.
"Ahem." At this time, Gu Congyuan covered his lips and coughed, and his sword eyebrows sank.
It's really no tiger in the mountains, the monkey is the king, this mulberry tea is just a bed-crawling maid, leaving the Shadow Pavilion, and in the blink of an eye, she began to make waves in the palace, and no one really cares about her!
Gu Congyuan saw that his mother concubine was bullied by such a pampered and arrogant maid, and he couldn't help but feel unhappy, and glared at Sang Chaqing fiercely.
That person was still more afraid of Gu Congyuan, and when he saw the prince making a look, Sang Chaqing, who was still frowning, suddenly lowered his eyes and honestly ate the meal in front of him.
Lu Yao saw that something was wrong with this concubine early in the morning, although she knew that Gu Congyuan had not allowed Sang Chaqing to scatter by the emperor's side, but the executor was still a concubine after all, who knew if she had quietly framed the emperor behind her back?
Moreover, her good sister Shangguan Yu was also a concubine in the palace, but she was bullied by this arrogant and domineering master.
Seeing that his own subordinates were out of control, Lu Yao couldn't help but approach him slightly, and laughed in a low voice: "The prince is so majestic, now even Sang Chaqing doesn't want to listen to you, and openly bullying the mother concubine above the main hall is really worthy of being the first favorite concubine today." ”
Gu Congyuan glanced at the person, and saw a bit of schadenfreude on her face.
As soon as Lu Yao said this, he felt even more uncomfortable in his heart, and he wished that Sang Chaqing who wanted to establish himself as the king was thrown out of the main hall now.
"Father, mother, today is Xiao Jiu's birthday, why bother with the affairs of the harem at her birthday banquet? Who is the virtuous and virtuous concubine who can assist the six palaces, everyone knows it, and there is nothing to argue about, isn't it? Gu Congyuan opened his mouth unexpectedly.
He arched his hand and said: "Moreover, even if the mother concubine has not made much achievements in the palace over the years, she is also honest and does her best for her father, why should the father criticize the mother concubine?" ”
This is the first time that Gu Congyuan has openly interceded for Concubine Xiao in front of everyone, and it is also the first time that he has faced the emperor with such a humble and honest attitude, which really made everyone dumbfounded.
The other ministers in the palace actually ate their own food, and the dance and music performances were endless, and the main hall was staggered for a while, and it was extremely noisy.
Therefore, only a small number of people saw these disputes between Sang Chaqing and Xiao Guifei, and Gu Congyuan interceded for him, and only these relatives around the emperor witnessed it.
It's not to the point of being embarrassed.
"Yuan'er......" Concubine Xiao suddenly forgot about the unhappiness with Concubine Shu, her son seemed to have grown up overnight, which moved her greatly, and she couldn't help covering her chest with relief, "It's great that you can speak for your mother, fortunately, there are still people in this palace who speak for me!" ”
She glanced at the emperor pointedly, and Gu Ji also kept looking hesitant, but she didn't expect Gu Congyuan to honestly call him "Father Emperor".
The last time he called him his father so sincerely, when was it?
Gu Ji looked at him in a daze, his expression was a little dazed, he didn't care about Xiao Guifei's complaints, he had always known that Gu Congyuan was cold and rebellious, very much like himself when he was young, and because of the things that sent him to fight in southern Xinjiang over the years, he has always been suspicious of him, most of the time he calls him "Your Majesty", even if he calls his father a few times, it is not sincere.
But today's call is very much like an ordinary child's child, blocking the quarrelsome father and mother.
It's astonishing......
"King Cong can ...... It's naturally good to have this kind of heart. Gu Ji coughed a few times, came back to his senses, and said, "It seems that I am also impatient and rash, and I blame Xiao Guifei, and I will definitely make up for you when I turn around." ”
Concubine Xiao's eyes were slightly red, and she was relieved for her son, and she was relieved for the emperor who suddenly softened: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”
Gu Yunyue, who had discovered that the atmosphere was not right, had never dared to squeak.
Although this is her birthday banquet, after all, this hall comes and goes, most people are older than her and have high official positions, Gu Yunyue should treat others politely, when the two concubines quarreled, she really didn't dare to say a word, only silently holding the small rice bowl.
And from the time Gu Congyuan spoke, she was even more frightened.
Because in the past, as long as the resolute Second Royal Highness of King Cong spoke, the words he said would definitely not make his father happy, who knew that today his attitude was so soft, he had always been most afraid of trouble, and he even persuaded him bitterly.
"Second brother, how did you suddenly change sex?" Gu Yunyue probed her brain and asked, looking quite disgusted with a hippie smile.
Li Yun, who has been observing silently, also said with emotion: "The prince has really changed a lot, but no one can say where the specific changes are, but it always makes people feel that the prince has changed from the inside out." ”
When Lu Yao and Gu Congyuan heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other and smile.
I don't know where Ah Yuan has gone, but at this moment, he must be like Gu Congyuan, leaving behind the pain and sorrow of the past and becoming a truly free and happy person.
Gu Huaiyuan, the fifth prince sitting opposite, said: "I know why the second brother has become kind now!" ”
Everyone asked, "Why?" ”
Gu Congyuan subconsciously chuckled in his heart, could the fifth prince recognize that Ah Yuan was the former King Cong that day, right?
Who knew that the guy was holding his face with a spring heart, and he smirked: "That must be the power of love...... The second sister-in-law has been by the second brother's side for so many years, and she also gave birth to a lively and cute little ingot, even if the second brother doesn't want to pay attention, it's impossible! ”
I don't know what Gu Huaiyuan's mind is full of now, all in all, looking at his envious expression, I know that the taste of this lonely young man staying alone in an empty room must be uncomfortable.
Lu Yao, who had palpitations, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to the five princes who were running the train with their mouths full of tears and laughter: "It seems that the fifth prince is unwilling to keep the empty boudoir alone, or take advantage of the Xiaojiu birthday banquet and when there are many guests, introduce yourself to the ministers, and see if any ministers are willing to marry their daughters to you?" ”
"Hey, second sister-in-law, didn't you ask knowingly?" Gu Huaiyuan immediately became anxious, he propped himself up, as if he had something to say, but his ears suddenly turned red for some reason, and then he was silent.
The emperor naturally saw a little clue and asked, "Oh? Huaiyuan: Is this already a sweetheart? ”
In fact, since the five princes went to Jizhou to deal with the corruption case with Gu Congyuan and Lu Yao, he gradually gained a little prestige in the court, even if Gu Huaiyuan had an indifferent temperament and was unwilling to set foot in the officialdom, but he still couldn't stop the ministers from looking at him.
At this time, there are already many people who plan to marry their daughters to Gu Huaiyuan.
As soon as Lu Yao proposed this, the courtiers who were pushing the cup and changing the lamp naturally looked at it one after another.
Gu Huaiyuan also noticed these sights, but now that he only had Lu Xuerou in his heart, how could he tolerate others?
He coughed a few times solemnly and said, "Father, this matter was originally not intended to be made public, but since the father asked, the son-in-law will tell the truth." ”
"I can't help this fool." Gu Congyuan shook his head again and again, he really didn't believe that the fifth prince had the courage to make public his lingering relationship with Lu Xuerou.
Sure enough, Gu Huaiyuan was silent for a long time before he said with a blushing face: "I...... I do have a sweetheart, but the girl's family is shy, I have to keep it a secret, and now I don't know if she wants to be with her son, so I can't say her name. ”
The emperor was silent for a moment and said, "I think it's because you're shy, right?" ”
"Fifth brother, who is it? Just tell me! You tell me! Gu Yunyue immediately launched a coquettish offensive, rushed to the person's side, and kept shaking his arm
At this time, the singing and dancing in the hall was the time of excitement, most people were watching, and a few female dependents went to the back of the hall to relax.
Lu Yao happened to find Shangguan Yu, who had always wanted to talk to her, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you so nervous, what happened?" ”
"Miss......" Shangguan Yu grabbed her hand anxiously.
But before she could speak, Lu Yao remembered something, and said in one go: "Yu'er, do you know? Gu Congyuan, he is really King Cong! My previous conjecture was not wrong, Wei Lan and Yi Rong had already helped me find out his identity thoroughly, and from now on, we don't have to worry about it anymore! ”
Shangguan Yu had no time to care, and hurriedly interrupted: "This is a good thing! But I have to tell the young lady that Sang Chaqing is getting more and more wrong now, and I feel like she's crazy......"