Chapter 168: Assassination
"Xiu'er, what you say is difficult to understand, and it makes me even more confused."
An Ting looked at the sky in confusion, touched his head, sighed in frustration, turned his head to look at Gu Liyi, and asked her with wide eyes: "Little cousin, do you understand what Xiu'er said?" β
"How did I know what Sister Embroidery meant?" Gu Liyi had a few bad notices in her heart, but she didn't dare to ask Gu Mingxiu on this occasion, she blinked with a smile, and pretended to be helpless to change the topic, "That's it, don't think about it, I've been bored in the house for several days, and since I'm here to see the excitement today, it's just fun." β
She rolled her eyes, and without waiting for An Ting to ask again, she continued: "You don't know, there is a water sleeve dance in Yangzhou that is very beautiful. Thirty dancing girls danced at the same time, it was just a beautiful ........"
The expression on Gu Liyi's face changed when he spoke, and it attracted An Ting's attention for a while. Gu Mingxiu glanced at the two of them with a smile, turned his head to look at An Li and Xu, who were still surrounded by the crowd, and bowed slightly to them to signal that they were okay here.
"Fourth sister." A soft voice sounded from a distance, and a beautiful figure walked through the crowd towards Gu Mingxiu.
Gu Mingxiu took two steps forward, looked at the people who came, and smiled slightly: "It's been a long time, third sister." β
Gu Qingyue wore a blue dress as always, with leaf veins embroidered with gold thread on the skirt, and wrapped around the skirt, which was very beautiful and feminine, but it was completely different from her in the past. Like a blooming flower, still carrying the morning dew, it is eye-catching, and I can't help but take a closer look at her face.
"The people from the Gu Mansion came early, my father went to the male family, and the second sister and the sixth sister ran away after a while, and I don't know where they went." Gu Qingyue walked up to Gu Mingxiu, smiled shyly, and said softly, "I sat there alone for a while, and then I saw you, and I was a little relieved." β
She looked around and laughed lightly: "Today's fourth sister is dressed well, but it is not as luxurious and exquisite as the second sister, but if people take a look, I am afraid that there are more people who see the fourth sister than the second sister." She tugged her sideburns and seemed to want to laugh a little, "I don't know what others think." β
Gu Mingxiu smiled faintly and did not answer.
The two of them walked along the railing to a place with fewer people, Gu Mingxiu was still silent, just looked at Gu Liyi and An Ting, who were still muttering about three steps, and glanced at An Li and the two again. Gu Qingyue looked at her movements, lowered her voice and said, "Fourth sister, do you know why this banquet is being held today?" β
Gu Mingxiu raised his head to look at her.
"Don't you know?" Gu Qingyue's face showed a little surprise, and she was immediately taken away, Gu Qingyue said, "I thought that His Royal Highness King Xiao would talk to you." The five princes told me that today is not a simple banquet, perhaps..... Or to let the prince of Song bring back a crown princess in Dashen. β
The Crown Princess? Gu Mingxiu's eyes cooled slightly, and he said lightly: "I'm afraid it's a strategy to attack the west." β
"Fourth sister, what do you mean by this.....?" Gu Qingyue was slightly stunned.
The two of them stood closer to the outlet, Gu Qingyue raised her hand and grabbed Gu Mingxiu's sideburns from her eyes, wiped Gu Mingxiu's forehead with her fingertips pressed her sleeves, and said worriedly: "Although I don't know too much, I just always feel that Prince Song is a little difficult to get along with, and he is faintly thinking about something." Fourth sister, now everyone knows that you are deeply favored by General An, and I am afraid that he will ......"
Gu Qingyue didn't finish speaking, sighed slightly, raised her eyes to look around, and said softly: "They came out, I will leave first, fourth sister, you have to be careful today...... The second sister is here. β
They were talking on the side, but I don't know when the male family was over, the Son of Heaven and the queen had left, and the crown prince Shen Yang presided over the banquet on the painting boat. After the men were all seated, Gu Changge didn't know when he walked out of the crowd, and with Gu Xiaodie, he saw the two of them standing together from a distance, with a slight chill on his face.
The girl who followed Gu Qingyuan wore a dark lake blue dress today, with a few jade beads hanging from her waist, and the skirt was broken like a wave. Her face was like a peach blossom, with a smile on her lips, hiding a few traces of coldness and doubt in her eyes, and she came with a smile, and her moving charm was revealed with her smile, charming and radiant.
There was a lot of noise around, which naturally attracted the attention of Gu Liyi and the others.
An Ting raised his head, and saw Gu Changge who came over at a glance, snorted coldly, and stepped forward to block Gu Changge's sight dissatisfied, only then did he turn his head and pull Gu Mingxiu, and said with a smile: "Xiu'er, the second aunt told us not to walk around, and when there are more people, let's go back to find the second aunt." β
"Okay."
The emperor and the queen are no longer at the banquet site, and most of them have already been polite to each other. Shen Yang raised his glass to greet the prince of Song Kingdom, and after inviting everyone to raise a glass together, the song at the banquet began.
Gu Mingxiu sat for a while, An Ting only felt bored, so he pulled the two of them out of the painting boat secretly.
"Why haven't I seen Qingqing today, it's not that she didn't come today." An Ting glanced at the inside of the singing and dancing as if complaining, and then looked at Gu Mingxiu with a little expectation, "Xiu'er, why don't we go somewhere else to take a look?" This boat is so big, maybe she is somewhere else. β
Since Gu Qingyue had already informed Gu Mingxiu that another purpose of tonight was to choose a concubine for Song Xuan, the crown prince of the Song Kingdom, the ladies on the seat had not yet decided on a marriage, and they were still waiting to be selected. Shen Qingqing has already made a marriage with Shen Xian, and this kind of occasion is naturally impossible.
Gu Mingxiu smiled slightly: "It was originally to welcome Prince Song, then Governor Shen is here, and Qingqing doesn't have anything to do if he doesn't come." She didn't plan to tell An Ting this, and when she saw that she was bored, she said softly, "It's just that I'm not sure, if you want to find it, take the agarwood with you." β
There may not be any changes tonight, but it's always good to take precautions. An Ting has martial arts, and Agarwood also has some skills, so Gu Mingxiu is not too worried.
"You're here, let's go play first." An Ting turned his eyes, and when he saw Gu Mingxiu raise his head, he could see the scenery inside, so he put his mind at ease and pulled Gu Liyi to run to the painting boat with a smile.
The flickering lights fell on the dark floor, Gu Mingxiu lifted her dress, avoided a few steps into the darkness, and raised her head coldly to look at the dark night. The night breeze is deep, the skirt of the girl in purple is lifted by the wind, the bun is simple and plain, and the eyes are clean and quiet, but the complexion is a bit thrilling and beautiful.
She just stood there quietly, her dark hair, fair skin, and the atmosphere and clear momentum came to her face.
Song Xuan's eyes were smiling, staring at Gu Mingxiu quietly, with a bit of imperative emotion burning in his eyes, as if he was hunting the prey that was about to arrive. He stood at the end of the painting boat, waited until Gu Mingxiu noticed his gaze before smiling gently, and walked slowly towards her: "Since Jing Zhou said goodbye, I have never seen Miss Mingxiu again." I've been looking forward to it.... The day the deceased are reunited. β
"Prince Song." Gu Mingxiu didn't smile, the expression on his face was still cold and quiet, "If you want to talk about the reunion of old people, it is probably the most appropriate to say this to my cousin, after all, I don't have much friendship with Prince Song." Besides....." she paused, her eyes swelling with a slight smile, "to my cousin, a liar is not an old man. β
I don't know if it's the night, or the cold air on the river, her tone is too cold.
A few traces of gloom crossed his eyes, Song Xuan put away the folding fan in his hand, and sighed softly: "I know that Miss Mingxiu and Ah Yan.... They were all annoyed by my actions, but I had nothing else to do...... The last time I invited Miss Mingxiu, it was to explain the matter, but you are sick again. β
Speaking of this, Song Xuan seemed to remember something, and a little self-reproach flashed on his face: "Look at my memory, you are not in good health, why are you standing here like this?" The evening breeze is cold, don't -"
His outstretched hand was gently and skillfully avoided by Gu Mingxiu, and the girl in purple stood a step back, her eyes swept over without a trace, and she quietly hid a few smiles, and saluted lightly: "There is a difference between men and women, please Prince Song respect himself." β
Song Xuan's outstretched hand paused in mid-air, and then slowly withdrew with a soft sigh from the noble son.
Not far away, the people hiding behind the pillars looked at a couple of men and women beside the railing with cold eyes, and almost tore off the handkerchief in their hands. She gritted her teeth, her eyes flashed with hatred and chagrin, and then she was slowly suppressed again. After settling down, the person with a smile on his face slowly walked out, and called softly: "Zhiyue has seen Prince Song-" She bowed with a graceful posture, looked at Song Xuan with a sincere expression, and said softly, "It turns out... It turned out that the prince was actually the prince of Song, and he was offended by Zhiyue that day, and asked His Royal Highness not to blame. β
Without waiting for Song Xuan to speak, Gu Mingxiu had already laughed lightly, and only when Dong Zhiyue straightened up did he say softly: "It seems that I disturbed the two of you to catch up." After coming out for a while, I went in first, Prince Song, Miss Dong, farewell. β
Gu Mingxiu bowed slightly, turned around to go, Mo Zhu followed and was about to turn around, seeing that Song Xuan's face changed slightly and was about to stop, he hurriedly took the first step behind Gu Mingxiu, and smiled slightly: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, my girl is weak, please respect yourself." β
"Be carefulβ"
As soon as Mo Zhu's words fell, Song Xuan's face suddenly turned cold. He quickly pushed Dong Zhiyue back, grabbed Mozhu and Gu Mingxiu, and then took a step behind him, taking dozens of steps back in a row to stabilize his steps.
Dong Zhiyue hit the pillar, rubbed her back with bared teeth, and saw a bright knife coming through the air and nailing it to her feet, and she was so frightened that she lost color: "Ahββ! Helpββ!! β
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