Chapter 55: The Unknown Direction
Ruan Xuchen was silent for a moment, "It's okay, if you let Jiang Chen come up in a while, I can still trust this person." ”
"That's good."
Outside the pear has been urged again, Ruan Cailing re-tied the strap of her coat, thanks to the fact that the clothes were not completely taken off just now, otherwise the eldest brother would have come out directly......
Although they are biological brother and sister, she is already at this age, and the elders in the family have also begun to help her brother find a wife, which is still a little embarrassing.
Back in the boudoir, Jiang Chen was gone, Ruan Xuchen, who had said that he was going to squint for a while, was sitting cross-legged on Ruan Cailing's bed, and he didn't know what was on the sheet, and Ruan Xuchen was looking at it intently.
Ruan Cailing didn't let Qingrui come up with her, she only said that she would rest directly when she came up, and she didn't need to be served, and she blew everyone away.
She also deliberately lit incense downstairs and brought it up.
"Big brother, have you eaten?" Ruan Cailing put the incense burner on the table next to her, and then walked to the bed.
On the bed is a yellowed hand-drawn map, which is depicted on the silk silk, Ruan Xuchen couldn't take his eyes off it, and shook his head when he heard Ruan Cailing's voice, "It's okay, I'm not hungry, come to Ling'er and take a look." ”
What is drawn on the map seems to be a secret room, because Ruan Cailing didn't see any words like windows, it was completely airtight walls, and there were many mechanisms and other things, Ruan Cailing couldn't quite understand.
Ruan Xuchen raised his head and said to Ruan Cailing, "Ling'er, this map is placed here for you, you must remember not to let anyone know, and you must remember all the directions on this map!" ”
All? Remember?
Ruan Cailing's eyes widened, and a finger pointed to the map on the bed, "All? Big brother, you're not mistaken, right? This map is so complicated, I can't even understand it, how can I remember it clearly! ”
"No, you can't read it, even if it's rote memorization, you have to remember it in my head!" Ruan Xuchen said solemnly.
Ruan Cailing was puzzled, but Ruan Xuchen had never made such a strict request to herself, Ruan Cailing sighed, and also followed Ruan Xuchen's example and supported her chin cross-legged with one hand, "Okay, I'll try it." ”
"This thing will save your life!"
This was the last sentence Ruan Cailing heard that day, Ruan Cailing watched by the candlelight for a long time, and finally fell asleep in a daze, and the next day she put away the map, even Qingrui didn't know, except for Ruan Cailing and Jiang Chen, no one knew that their son had already gone home.
Just quietly hiding.
The only thing that is surprising is that Ruan Cailing rarely accompanies Ruan Sushi and Ruan Qi to dine in the lobby, and has always eaten alone in the Sihua Building.
In order to protect his brother, he even pushed down Gu Jinxi's appointment.
Regarding this, Ruan Cailing is scratching her heart and lungs to regret it!
Originally, she could have gone out, but if she did, her brother who hid in his room during the day would be hungry for a day! And Ruan Xuchen also had the heart to let Ruan Cailing keep a distance from Gu Jinxi, but she pulled Ruan Cailing to prevent her from leaving, and in the end, Ruan Cailing could only let Jiang Chen send a message to Xuanwangfu, saying that she was sick.
As a result, the best Ganoderma lucidum was delivered to the door.
Ruan Cailing looked at the Lingzhi in the purple jade box on the table, and Qingrui on the side also couldn't help laughing, if it weren't for Ruan Cailing's expression being too sad and angry, I was afraid that she would laugh directly.
picked up the Ganoderma lucidum and looked at it, and Ruan Cailing threw it back directly.
"Big brother blames you!"
Ruan Xuchen, who was reading carefully, could see Ruan Cailing's movements clearly with his spare eyes, "Why do you blame me?" Look, didn't Brother Gu send you Ganoderma lucidum? How much care about you! ”
Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back!
Turning down the invitation with Gu Jinxi, her heart is dripping blood!
Ruan Cailing shouted, threw the purple jade box in her hand towards Ruan Xuchen, Ruan Xuchen held the book with one hand, caught the box with the other, put it on the shelf on the side lightly, withdrew his hand and turned a page of the book.
was not affected by Ruan Cailing in the slightest.
Ruan Cailing always felt that the eldest brother was deliberate.
"Big brother" She raised her right eyebrow close to Ruan Xuchen, leaned sideways and asked, "Don't you want me to be with Brother Gu?" ”
This time, Ruan Xuchen finally gave Ruan Cailing a little reaction, and tapped Ruan Cailing's head lightly with a book, "It's all said, don't call it Brother Gu, Gu Jinxi is the prince of King Xuan, it's better for you to call the prince." ”
Imperial power cannot be overcome, this is a rule engraved in the bones.
Ruan Cailing pouted, "Even he said it was okay!" What are you afraid of? If you don't say it, I'll go out of the house to find Gu Jinxi now! ”
Seeing that a trick didn't work, Ruan Cailing began to threaten.
But Ruan Xuchen was not afraid at all, and chuckled, "You go, today, I won't stop you." ”
Ruan Cailing: "......"
Ruan Xuchen received the news early in the morning that Gu Jinxi entered the palace overnight and has not come out yet, I am afraid that the emperor has something to hand over to Gu Jinxi to deal with, and it is no wonder that the prince in the palace is dissatisfied with Gu Jinxi.
Obviously, if you have a son, you can't beat it with eight poles, but the prince of King Xuan, who is still nominally a royal prince and nobleman, will inevitably be more wary of Gu Jinxi, but Gu Jinxi is a gentle person with a ruthless belly, but no one really dares to do anything to Gu Jinxi.
Otherwise, he would have been the same as himself today, and he would have needed to dodge.
"That's right, big brother, why is someone chasing you like this, you are also the son of the world, why is there no one chasing Brother Gu?" Ruan Cailing was puzzled.
Ruan Xuchen finally glanced at Ruan Cailing and sighed, "Gu Jinxi, this person has always been that he doesn't give others a way to live, where is it the turn of others to decide whether he goes or stays?" A few years ago, some people sent someone to hunt down and kill Gu Jinxi, but in the end, the whole family was wiped out by Gu Jinxi. ”
This was many years ago, Gu Jinxi was still young at that time, and the group of people who didn't know the so-called thought that Gu Jinxi was still young and couldn't pose any threat, so they went and went.
As a result, he was ruthlessly killed by Gu Jinxi's subordinates.
The emperor also knew about this, and he completely connived at Gu Jinxi's approach.
From that time on, some people wondered if the emperor would be dissatisfied with several of his princes, so he wanted to choose one of the sons to inherit his throne?
Gu Jinxi, who is proficient in all aspects of Wen Taowu, is the most popular candidate.
But this is just the trend of the past few years, in the past two years, the third prince and the ninth prince have been outstanding, and the emperor has withdrawn his attention from Gu Jinxi's body, and he can finally teach his son well, but because of the previous events, no one dares to do anything to Gu Jinxi.
Ruan Cailing shook her head.
Why didn't she remember that?
Did this happen in a previous life?
Or did this not happen in a previous life at all, and it only happened in this life?
Gradually, Ruan Cailing actually had a feeling that things were starting to develop in a direction unknown to her.
But the two princes have always been the emperor's intended auxiliary ministers, better than the current Dingguo Gong and King Xuan, but at the same time, the two of them are also the emperor, and the princes are thorns in their eyes.
It's very tangled.
Ruan Cailing supported her chin with both hands, snatched the book from Ruan Xuchen's hand, glanced at it casually and threw it aside, "Big brother, you tell me the truth, are you really hiding from others in the mansion?" How do I think you deliberately didn't let me go out? ”
Ruan Xuchen, "......"
It was already afternoon when Gu Jinxi came out of the palace, and the sun was setting.
Yesterday I came back from outside and entered the palace overnight, but the emperor had already rested and he didn't bother, just rested in the temporary residence of the palace, but saw someone who shouldn't have been seen.
"Master, are we going back to the house now?" Mu Bai asked.
At this moment, Gu Jinxi was sitting in the carriage and looking at a book, "Go to the Dingguo Mansion." ”
"Huh? Right now? Mu Bai was surprised.
Originally, a few days ago, they agreed to meet, but suddenly the guards came and said that Ruan Cailing was sick and couldn't meet him, and Gu Jinxi still had something to do at that time, so he could only send a Lingzhi over casually, not much, but now that I think about it, there has been no news of Ruan Xuchen for several days, I'm afraid that it's not sick, but I can't go out!
The only person who can make Ruan Cailing stumble is estimated to be the prince of the Dingguo Mansion, Ruan Xuchen!
Although Mu Bai didn't understand, he still rode his horse to an alley near the Dingguo Mansion, and did not directly park the carriage at the gate of the Dingguo Mansion, there must be people around who were monitoring the Dingguo Mansion, if Ruan Xuchen was really hiding at home, he would swagger away, and those people would succeed.
Then Ruan Cailing and Ruan Xuchen's efforts have been in vain these days.
Gu Jinxi changed his clothes in the carriage, not the one that came out of the palace, and then lifted the curtain and a figure immediately skipped the roof, while Mu Bai continued to ride his horse in the direction of King Xuan's mansion, talking to the 'people' in the carriage while driving the carriage.
But there was no response.
"Big brother, when will you show up? I've been at home for a few days now, and even Bang Yue has to close my door to come to me! "Since Ruan Cailing was reborn, this is the first time that she has not left the door at home.
It's stuffy.
Ruan Xuchen had already changed his posture and was eating snacks, hearing Ruan Cailing's impatient tone, he was just about to speak, when he suddenly found that there was a shadow flashing outside the window, although it was already dusk and the shadow was not obvious, Ruan Xuchen could still feel the unfamiliar breath around.
"Big brother ......" Ruan Cailing dragged a long note, but Ruan Xuchen suddenly reached out to cover Ruan Cailing's mouth and sighed.
Gu Jinxi on the eaves outside deliberately let Ruan Xuchen find out, so that Ruan Xuchen and Ruan Cailing could retreat.
"Qingrui, you go and rest first, just let Jiang Chen guard downstairs, don't come up." Ruan Cailing said to the sleepy Qingrui.
Qingrui cheered up.