An uncanned wax lamp stands next to the table, the only light source in the room.

The crack in the unclosed window penetrated the cool breeze of the early autumn night, and the candle flame danced slightly, making a slight crackling and exploding sound from time to time, flickering to illuminate the old black and white Go board on the case, and also projected the shadow of the old man next to the case on the wall beside him, and the melted wax tears slowly dripped down the white candle body, condensing a small lump on the candle foot holder.

The entrance to Lone's house is not directly a bedroom, but a small hall that is convenient for activities during the day and temporary reception of guests. Lone Boat sat at the table, half of his face illuminated by the candlelight, and the burned half happened to be hidden in the darkness, which made him look like a person in good shape.

He held a sunspot in his hand and rubbed it repeatedly, his eyes closed slightly, and he silently thought about his thoughts.

At this moment, in the courtyard pavilion outside his house, the red-clothed young man who liked to wear a fox smile on his face was about sixteen years old this year, and he and the woman had not seen each other for seventeen years.

Seventeen years ago, in the middle of summer, the sun was warm and the water was murmuring, he was the same as today, fishing on the bank of the river, the plain woman stood aside, a foreign outline, deep eyes, blue beautiful face, different from ordinary people's brown hair tied in an ordinary woman's bun, his expression was calm, there was no killing aura brought down from the battlefield.

"The recurrence of old injuries is enough for you, don't drink too much." She said.

The young man in red did not resemble his mother, but he could speak the same language as his mother had spoken that day.

He fished by himself that day and did not respond to this remark, Lin Chu said again: "Xingzhou, this time I came here to ask the court for leave, because I feel that I have to say goodbye to my face, and I still want to see you for the last time in this life." I have already married him, and worldly etiquette can not be ignored, and you and I should not see each other again in the future, and I will not come again in Pingzhou. ”

Wine is a very cunning thing, and adults will inevitably be able to calculate it. Lin Chu and Qin Zhenhai have been married for many years, and they have different dreams, and they don't fit their spirits and leave, and finally someone can't sit still.

His body didn't move, and his only eye was pierced by the sparkling waves on the water, but he said: "That's also good, you have been married to a woman for many years, you shouldn't have been worried about me all the time, I am now alone, coming and going like dust, I just hope that you will be peaceful in this life, and I will be able to pass the rest of my life without worry." ”

The two were silent for a long time, so long that when Guzhou thought that Lin Chu had left, he suddenly heard the muffled sound of a heavy object falling to the ground behind him, turned around in shock, and saw the woman fainting to the ground with her eyes closed, cold sweat on her pale face, he hurriedly threw away the fishing tackle, picked up Lin Chu, and stumbled all the way to the town medical center.

The old doctor of the hospital rebuked him babbled: "Mrs. Ling has been pregnant for more than a month, how did you become the father of the child, and you didn't pay attention to protecting your wife and children, so that the woman's family fainted under the sun......"

Gu Zhou lowered his hat and covered his face, his heart was mixed, but he replied calmly: "It's not my wife, I'm just an ordinary fishmonger at the ferry, this lady who doesn't know whose family it is, came to buy fish at my stall and suddenly fainted, I didn't dare to call someone to have an accident in front of me, so I sent this lady here." ”

The old doctor looked at Gu Zhou suspiciously, and said in his heart, this comatose young woman and the man in front of him were obviously not dressed at the same level, and it was he who saw that this man was anxious and worried unusually, so he had such an illusion, and I think that the fishmonger was afraid that something would happen to the pregnant lady and she would be in trouble at home.

Gu Zhou took out the only silver taels on his body from his sleeve and put them on the side of the couch where Lin Chu was lying: "I am a fishmonger, doing a small business to support my family, and I don't have much money on me, but since I sent someone, these silver taels will pay for Mrs. Lao's expenses, Dr. Lao takes care of this lady, she is fine, she will wake up soon, and she will have a place to return when she wakes up." My stall is still there, and it is inconvenient to leave for a long time, so I will leave first. Walking to the door, the lonely boat looked back, and the eyes under the hat looked at the sleeping beautiful woman on the bed reluctantly, but it seemed to mean to explain to the old doctor, "By the way, the doctor, I have a humble status as a grass people, and I have always lived cautiously, and I am very afraid of causing trouble. ”

One last look, I can't keep it anymore. The lonely boat sighed and departed gloomily.

Since then, there is no end of the world, and the rest of your life will be cherished.

Ah Chu, you are still not decisive enough, why do you name this child Xun.

What about the word micro, what does this mean? His father is the son of Anguo Gong, and his mother is the daughter of Dingguo, which is unspeakably expensive, but you call him a small word, are you afraid that such a noble son is too delicate, Mu Xiufeng destroys, and wants to hide it from the public?

You used to be such a high-spirited young female general, but now that you are middle-aged, you have a lot of trembling thoughts, and you really obey orders in everything, and you can't help anyone at all.

Chang'an is really not a good place.

Qi Jing entered the door with a small gust of wind, the candlelight jumped happily, and the lonely boat opened his eyes when he heard the sound, leaving a little bit of melancholy that had not been withdrawn from the memory.

Yes, when Uncle Sun came to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, he asked him to call this young man.

Gu Zhou raised his eyes to look at the tall and tall young man in front of him, a few deep furrows were squeezed out of his forehead, and his eyes seemed to be brighter than a candle flame, always with a compelling sharpness.

"Sit." He lowered his gaze and spoke in a hoarse voice.

Qi Jing saw the salute, sat down opposite him, and raised his hand to play chess.

"No need, don't play chess today." There was a little sleepiness in Lone Zhou's voice.

Qi Jing withdrew his hand when he heard this: "There is a lot of trouble." ”

Guzhou's family had been resting early, and if it hadn't been for the two of them to disturb him at this hour, it would have been his time to rest.

Gu Zhou sneered lazily and threw the black piece in his hand back to the chessboard, and the black spot fell on the board and touched a few chess pieces around him, making a crisp sound.

"Don't pretend, boy, didn't you just want me to see him when you brought him to me today?"

"Sir, wise." Qi Jing smiled slightly and generously admitted.

"What's the idea this time?" Lone Boat stared at him coldly.

Qi Jing looked directly at Gu Zhou's cold and pressing eyes, was silent for a long time, and called sincerely: "Uncle." ”

Guzhou was stunned for a moment, and sneered: "It's really strange, you kid found me on the bank of Xunshui two years ago, and today is the first time I've heard you call me like this." ”

"I guess my uncle doesn't like it, so I never called it."

"If you know I don't like it, why bother to say it."

Naturally, he didn't like it, if Guzhou liked to be called his uncle by Qi Jing, how could he be reduced from the former King Qi Ge to the current Mr. Guzhou.

"Uncle, nephew has something to ask for."

"Say." Gu Zhou vaguely figured out his intention to call out "uncle" today.

"Although my uncle has lived in Pingzhou for 20 years, my nephew believes that the current situation in Daqi is somewhat weighed in my uncle's heart."

"So?"

"The position of Prince is vacant."

The boy said this calmly with a smile on his face, and Gu Zhou understood what he meant almost instantly.

"Qi Guicheng, Qi Guicheng, you kid, you are really ambitious." He sneered, "Why do you think that I, a wasted person who lives here, can help you on this path? ”

"Since the nephew has opened his mouth to the uncle, he has the reason to trust the uncle, and the uncle's heart is bright, so why is it difficult for the nephew to explain."

An uncle, Qi Jing's meaning is very clear, if Guzhou is willing to help, he is the one who will be on the dragon chair in the future, he promises to regard Guzhou as an uncle, and he will be able to protect his life without worry, and he will no longer be called to live incognito in the emperor's secret search and pursuit for the past 20 years.

It's really a big temptation with Haikou.

Gu Zhou's face was not good: "So, when you brought the Qin family kid to see me, did you want to add this emotional bargaining chip to me, or did you want to threaten me with this?" ”

"Uncle misunderstood, and brought Weizhi to see his uncle, not the nephew's intention."

"Oh?"

Qi Jing said cryptically: "Who guided my nephew to find my uncle back then, today, it is the same one." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, boy."

"My nephew has confessed to my uncle that he even wants to seize the throne, why should I deceive about this matter, the reason is that my nephew is also as confused as my uncle, but there is absolutely no lie in his words."

Gu Zhou felt a little ominous in his heart for no reason: "The battle for imperial power, the king is defeated and defeated, and an inappropriate intention will lead to death, I don't believe in Ah ...... That one would be willing to involve this kid in such a thing, unless ...... "Unless there is something unavoidable, Lin Chu feels that he is no longer able to protect Qin Xun, so he can only let go and let this kid get involved in the storm and earn a living by his own ability."

"However, my nephew is not going to come exactly as he wants."

Gu Zhou couldn't figure out his thoughts now: "What do you say?" ”

"The one who was willing to guide his nephew to find his uncle put the bet on my side, that is, he let go and tied Weizhi and me together, and put the Lin and Qin families behind me. This time, he asked me to bring the micro, which meant to make this clear to my uncle. But I don't think so. Qi Jing leaned forward, his expression was extremely solemn and sincere, "Uncle, today's nephew calls you uncle, and he brings Weizhi to visit you, neither to increase the emotional bargaining chips here, nor to threaten you." There are many variables in the struggle for the throne, and I am not completely sure, Wei Zhi is too close to me, and if I have any accidents in the future, he will definitely be implicated. If I succeed, I will protect him for a lifetime, and if I am useless, I will ask my uncle to protect him and withdraw him from these battles, so that he will have nothing to do with Chang'an again. I can take on all the messy things. ”

Gu Zhou laughed quite interestingly: "Qi Guicheng, you are really strange, since you think that this kid's life is fine, why bother to beg me for such a big thing, you should clear up with him early, don't let him get too involved in your affairs, it's not the best to protect him." ”

Qi Jing laughed heavily and shook his head very solemnly.

Gu Zhou looked at his expression and suddenly sighed and smiled: "Young man, don't regret it." ”

"No, it won't." Qi Jing is meaningful.

Gu Zhou has lived for such a long time, he has died once, what kind of world has he never seen, and he doesn't know how vicious his eyes are, how can he not see the strange ambiguous feelings between these two boys. It is precisely because he has seen through the world that he does not have too much surprise reaction, I just hope that they are not young and spirited, and they will not regret their choices today in the future.

How could Qi Jing not hear it, and how could he not know that Qin Xun and the royal people were as clear as possible, but he was reluctant, when he was conceited or selfish, when he still had the ability to protect Qin Xun under his body, he would never let him leave his side, and he could be greedy for a while. But he didn't want Qin Xun to be implicated too much by him because of his selfishness, so he had to draw a place for Qin Xun in the future, if he Qi Jing succeeded, he didn't have to worry, if he Qi Jing failed, he could also let Qin Xun spend the rest of his life in peace.

Guzhou categorically would not refuse, not only because Qin Xun was Lin Chu's son, but also because when Gaozu was still the crown prince when Qi Ge was the crown prince, Lin Qin's two families had been returned to Qi Ge, so he would not let Qin Xun, who had both two blood ties, go.

And he Ping Wang Qi Ge, Mr. Guzhou, Qi Jing has no doubt that he has the ability to protect Qin Xun.

"I left Chang'an very early, Qi Duan's sons, I actually don't have any impressions, no, that boss, called Qi Xuan, he just landed that year, but I have seen his appearance in swaddling, and the rest of the cubs have really never seen it, I don't know what kind of virtue it is." Gu Zhou called the emperor of the dynasty without respect, bowed his head and knocked on the chessboard, commenting on his princes like picking cabbage, "I have been far away from Chang'an for so many years, and the rumors I heard are mostly the words of the market, I heard that there are three of you princes and queens, Qi Xuan is mediocre and mediocre, Qi Xuan can't support the wall in the mud, I have seen you in recent years, but I seem to be a good seedling - well, it should be a good seedling, otherwise how can you Weiqi General press the treasure on your head." It's just a boy, it's not a good thing to be too shrewd sometimes, beware of being smart but being mistaken by being smart, your emperor daddy is not a good one. ”

Twenty years ago, the emperor finally left a trace of compassion, seeing that he Qi Ge had become a waste, leaving him to let him go, and dealing with the world with the words that King Ping died in the fire of King Ping's mansion, but afterwards he was not satisfied with the grass and roots, and always secretly searched for his whereabouts, he naturally couldn't get close to Chang'an, and he didn't want to go back, changed his name and changed his surname to hide and wander outside for many years, and finally returned to his nominal fiefdom to fish as a fisherman, and was hidden in the city. Except for the woman who almost tied up with his childhood sweetheart, no one has found the whereabouts of King Ping in the world. Seventeen years ago, even Lin Chu cut off contact with him, and it wasn't until two years ago that Qi Jing was guided by Lin Chu to find him, and he saw the people in the imperial city again.

"The uncle is pertinent, and the nephew is taught." Qi Jing didn't mean to save face for his two brothers who were degraded by Gu Zhou, and even nodded approvingly after hearing Gu Zhou say that he was a good seedling.

Gu Zhou didn't seem to expect this junior who had always been polite to be so conceited, he couldn't help but glance at him, and continued: "There are three more after you, one disabled and one young, it seems that the one below you is also the fourth child from the queen, what is it called?" Qi Lang? I heard that he was also very smart. After speaking, he added a very disdainful ridicule, "I thought that woman was counting on the mediocre Qi Xuan to open her mind in this life, and she was lucky to be able to lay another smart egg for her." ”

Qi Jing didn't say anything, and quietly listened to him express his likes and dislikes for the people in the imperial city.

"Returning to the city, take a good look at your uncle, look at my face now." Gu Zhou finally called this nephew closer, and took the wax cup to show his disabled face, "I don't joke with you, I sincerely remind you that that position is not so contentious, you are not a grandson, and your situation is even more disadvantageous." And the prince is not the king, if you want to fight, it is not the position of the prince who is fighting, but the dragon chair, you must be the king, not the prince. Those who have always fallen from the position of prince will not end well, at least they will be covered with bruises, and at worst there will be no bones. This uncle in front of you is a lesson from the past, and you have to weigh it clearly. ”

After these words, the two fell into silence for a long time, Qi Jing knew that today's conversation was about to end, smiled slightly, and expressed his attitude: "Thank you uncle for mentioning it." ”

Qi Jing said goodbye, not caring if he responded or not, turned around and walked to the door, intending to push the door and leave.

Just when his hand touched the door, the lonely boat behind him suddenly asked him again: "I have a question in my heart, I think about asking you." ”

Qi Jing's hand paused: "Uncle, please speak." ”

"With your qualifications, if you are an ordinary prince according to common sense, and unify the fiefdoms, it will not be difficult to spend this life in peace. Why do you want to fight for this son? ”

Qi Jing lowered his head, his face was hidden in the darkness, and his tone seemed to be smiling: "If I say that this son should be mine, and I hate the man on the dragon chair like my uncle, does my uncle believe it?" ”

After finishing speaking, he gently pushed the door and walked out, turned around and closed the door for Guzhou.