Chapter 4: The Assassination of the Crown Princess

Gu Panpan helped Gu Sushi pack up cigarettes, candles and sandalwood sticks, and wrapped the preserved fruit snacks into the yarn one by one.

The Gu family's life was not well-off, and the ancestral fields and the rent collected from the Zhuangzi barely maintained the dignity of the courtyard.

Although the Gu family has several servants, Gu Su's family is still used to doing many things by herself, and she can take care of them inside and out.

Gu Panpan quietly sniffed the prepared tribute, and her mother's craftsmanship has always been the best among the concubine sisters.

"Don't mess with your mind, it's for the Buddha." Gu Sushi glanced at Gu Panpan. Gu Panpan pursed his lips and put down his snack bag.

The candlelight was dangling on her mother's face, and Gu Panpan knew that even if her mother was in front of the Buddha, her heart and mind were nothing more than that Gu Xixi could turn sexually motivated, praying that the Gu family's life would improve, and perhaps praying that she could find a good in-law for herself, and not be affected by the current defeat of the family.

"If only I were a Langjun, I could also be as productive as Qianlang and win glory for the family." Gu Panpan plucked the wick with a plain copper hairpin, as if talking to his mother, and like talking to himself.

Gu Sushi looked at his daughter and did not speak. Ye Qian is indeed Gu Su's favorite son-in-law, but Master Gu has the arrogance of a scholar, and he feels that the difference between the two families is becoming more and more clear now, lest his daughter be wronged in the future.

As soon as they thought of this, the family gritted their teeth and complained about Gu Xixi's incompetence. Gu Xixi, who had just sneezed several times in succession, lined up the four copper plates on the table, he was idle and bored, and flipped through the Book of Changes for a while, and suddenly wanted to help Gu Panpan and Ye Qian calculate their marriage, but he didn't know why he had a lot of thoughts.

Probably because he drank too much wine and his head was dizzy, Gu Xixi thought about Li Jiao's scheming eyebrows, thinking about the potential crisis under the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty that Ye Qian mentioned to him...... The copper plate fell, and he was stunned to calculate the sixteen hexagrams.

Gu Xixi spread out a page of coarse paper, dipped it in ink and put it down, it was a

The word "Yu". The hexagram swallows the mean. Because of the flow of movement, the source of happiness. After a few words, Gu Xixi couldn't help but yawn, he was so sleepy that his upper and lower eyelids were fighting.

Gu Xixi is actually very confident, he knows that his fortune tellings are generally accurate, as for why he was abducted and deceived in Xishi, it was naturally for money...... Just to tell the truth, not to mention that you can't cheat money, and you are even easy to be beaten.

Take advantage of the trend, then again, all living beings are always led away by the situation in this world and the law of nature, who can forcibly turn things around?

It's almost the same as not saying it. Thinking like this, Gu Xixi gradually lost consciousness, and didn't even have a dream.

The ninth day of the fourth month of the fifth year of Tianbao. The temple of the Buddha Bathing Festival is quite lively, the dignity of the treasure statue in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the high pillars and carved beams, the monks and laymen stand in front of the Buddha to chant the scriptures, and the sound of wooden fish, bells, and bells are mixed together, adding a sense of mystery.

Outside the hall, there was a lot of cigarette smoke, and the officials of Chang'an Mansion were sent to take care of the candles, for fear of running out of water. Gu Panpan followed Gu Su's to offer incense, Gu Su's reverently put the prepared tribute on the incense table, and followed a group of good men and women to kneel on the ground with their hands folded.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gu Panpan tiptoed out of the crowd with his skirt. Gu Panpan took a deep breath of the sandalwood fragrance in the temple, and just walked a few steps, he saw that the old monk who was facing the presiding officer personally led the way for a group of official female dependents, and among the female dependents who were surrounded by her, Gu Panpan saw Cui Qingyang at a glance.

On the left and right is the formation of the Heavenly Family, and the one in the middle with a high updo is the crown princess Wei. Gu Panpan quietly hid but was seen by Cui Qingyang at a glance, Cui Qingyang smiled and took a few steps over to hold Gu Panpan's hand, and said with a smile to Concubine Wei: "The little lady of the Gu family that you just talked about." What a coincidence, I met again. Stunned, he was pulled in front of people, and Gu Panpan felt that he was about to finish seeing all the nobles in this life in the past few days.

Concubine Wei's kind eyebrows and kind eyes quickly dispelled Gu Panpan's only little nervousness, it seemed that Cui Qingyang was very pleased with Concubine Wei, she ignored Mrs. Han's eyes, prevaricated a few words and was a little depressed and got the forgiveness of not having to accompany Concubine Wei into the temple to worship the Buddha, Concubine Wei's calmness and gentleness made Gu Panpan feel that he had seen Li Li that day.

"Qingyang, you take Ah Shi with you and go out for a walk with the little lady Gu." Concubine Wei said. Gu Panpan found out that there was a toddler next to Concubine Wei, he stumbled a few steps, and Cui Qingyang hurriedly bent down to hold the child in his arms.

Obviously, Concubine Wei was very satisfied with Cui Qingyang's move.

"This is the eldest son of King Quang Binh." Leaving everyone, Cui Qingyang and Gu Panpan wandered around the green plants in the temple.

Cui Qingyang told Gu Panpan that the imperial court would send flowers and birds to the whole country every year to find beauties to fill the forbidden interior, and Li Shi's mother Shen Niangzi entered the palace from Wuxing and was given to the East Palace by the Holy Lord, but the prince promised her to Li Jiao.

Gu Panpan made a grimace to amuse the ignorant Li Shi smiled, she lowered her head slightly, Cui Qingyang couldn't see her expression clearly, but she heard it really,

"If I were a man, I would be fine. The fate of her daughter's family is not up to her at all. ”

"How can you have such great ambitions at such a young age?" Cui Qingyang said with a smile.

"If I had half of Sister Cui's family background, I wouldn't have to be so ambitious. Not to mention the princess, if I can marry a prime minister, I can also bring some hope to the Gu family back. Gu Panpan raised her head and greeted the sun, she said a self-deprecating joke.

"Don't you have a brother?" Cui Qingyang asked.

"That dog thing doesn't fight." Gu Panpan gritted his teeth. Cui Qingyang didn't answer, she thought that their brother and sister relationship was not good.

"My brother is actually very powerful, when I was a child, I lost my arm, and he can use copper plates to calculate the direction of loss. It's just that he can't read the books of the serious sages, the strategies of the Master's teaching, and the pious man can write the future of the glorious lintel, and he falls asleep after writing half of it. Being a serious official and a half-job is the hope of Aya for half of his life, and this hope is in my brother, I am afraid it will be delayed for half a lifetime. Gu Panpan seemed to be able to see what Cui Qingyang was thinking, but in fact, Gu Xixi was in her heart and had always relied on the same existence.

"But Piety said that my brother must have a point. I also believe in piety. Gu Panpan said. Cui Qingyang looked at it with a smile, and was about to say something, but the silence in front of him was disturbed by the sudden noise and exclamations.

The voice came from the direction of the main hall, and the ensuing cries for help and the sound of fighting made the two of them tremble for a while.

"Auntie!" Cui Qingyang blurted out, but turned around in a hurry, but was grabbed by Gu Panpan's arm.

Gu Panpan's brain turned quickly, she pointed to Li Shi, who was still in Cui Qingyang's arms, and the meaning was obvious, the son of King Guangping was still there, and he couldn't rush into danger.

The sound of fighting came from the front hall, Gu Panpan dragged Cui Qingyang around to the back hall, entered from the back hall, and probed to the front hall behind the big Buddha statue.

The armed gangsters who were mixed in with the pilgrims did not rob the property, but only came to Concubine Wei, and the officials of the Chang'an Mansion and the guards accompanying the escort quickly controlled the people, and there was an uproar inside and outside the temple for a while.

Concubine Wei was frightened, and Mrs. Han and the accompanying prince Liangdi Zhang personally supported her, and then she remembered Cui Qingyang and Li Shilai.

"Go find my grandson!" Concubine Wei lost her grace and dignity at this time, and was as anxious as an ordinary woman.

When Cui Qingyang and Gu Panpan appeared with Li Shi in their arms, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Concubine Wei took the eldest grandson of the East Palace into her arms, and even wet her eyes and called out a stack of sounds

"My son". Gu Panpan stood behind Cui Qingyang, looking at this scene, he couldn't help but sigh, the nobles of the heavenly family are still mortal in the flesh.

"Mother." When a sound came, everyone looked sideways, and saw that it was Li Jiao who came in a hurry, without changing his court clothes, and took a deep look in front of Concubine Wei.

"The son was late, which frightened the mother concubine."

"Fortunately, Ah Shi is fine. Big harvest, thanks to Qingyang taking Ah Shi outside, otherwise you said that your grandson has a good one, how can the mother explain to you Aya. Concubine Wei patted her chest lightly.

Li Jiao hadn't opened his mouth yet, but he saw Zhang Liangdi and said: "In the end, it was the crown princess who worshipped the Buddha and let the son be blessed by the Buddha." Zhang Liangdi's beauty and clever words can't hide her calculating appearance.

She has inexplicable hostility towards Cui Qingyang. Cui Qingyang snuggled up to Mrs. Han, glanced at Zhang Liangdi, lowered her head and tidied up her skirt, and then spoke,

"In a hurry, it was Pan Niang's idea to protect Ah Shi first." Li Jiao personally stepped forward to support Concubine Wei, his eyes turned to Gu Panpan, and he bowed his head in salute, Gu Panpan saw Li Jiao's consistent smile, and he was in a trance for a while, and there was only one left in his heart

The word "good-looking". Concubine Wei patted the back of Li Li's hand that was supporting her, and said, "Big harvest, we have to thank this little lady." There is also ......" Concubine Wei looked around for a while, as if she was looking for someone.

Concubine Wei was in danger, and the silver light was in front of her, she was a wooden hairpin in green clothes, and the lady who looked like a ranger danced like a snake, blocking the blade and saving Concubine Wei.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared.

"The East Palace naturally wants to issue a notice to find the benefactor who saved the concubine. It's just the mother concubine, today's matter may be strange, let's go back for the time being, and wait for the retainers to discuss it with Aya carefully. Li Jiao whispered in Concubine Wei's ear.

Concubine Wei is just a palace woman, and after listening to Li Jiao's words, she just nodded in agreement, and said to Cui Qingyang: "Since Qingyang and the little lady have met, thank you on behalf of the East Palace." In her eyes, Cui Qingyang is the established daughter-in-law of the East Palace, and it is reasonable to thank her on her behalf.

Cui Qingyang saluted and watched the princess leave, and when he turned his head, he saw Gu Panpan approaching step by step by Gu Panpan, who had just been found and was full of anger.

"It's a long job! Little hooves who don't know whether they are alive or dead! You're going to scare me to death?! Gu Sushi was so angry that he slapped Gu Panpan's arm, and gradually his anger was replaced by worry.

"Follow your brother's dog every day, and you dare to catch up with the princess's drive?!"

"Auntie! Auntie, I was wrong! It's all my brother's fault for that dog! Gu Panpan was dragged out by Gu Su's ears, Gu Su's hand was not heavy, but Gu Panpan shouted extraordinarily arrogantly, and the frightened pilgrims looked at this little farce, and they couldn't help laughing and dispersed.

Cui Qingyang and Poria glanced at each other, saw the fan in Mrs. Han's hand fanning more and more, and looked at the beautiful woman's face with capital letters

The word "impatient", it goes without saying, I have to go home. Gu Sushi dragged Gu Panpan all the way back to Gu's house, and happened to run into Gu Xixi with an unknown weed in his mouth, the rope of the money bag was dangling on his index finger, and the old god was walking home on the ground.

A bamboo fan flew out of the door, and as soon as Gu Xixi deftly dodged it, he heard Old Man Gu's angry words come out.

"Brute! Which alley did you go to gamble again?! The snow-white lion cat slammed out of the door, wiped Gu Panpan's skirt and disappeared.

"If the dog doesn't grow in, the cat will run away from home." Gu Sushi was almost about to cry.

Gu Panpan glanced at his brother who was running in the direction of Ye Mansion with his head in his arms, and then looked at his father and mother, and always felt that if the Gu family wanted to revitalize the court, he was afraid that he would have to wait until the next life.