"What does this have to do with me?" The painter asked in a tremolo.

Nalan smiled evilly:

"His identity is too sensitive, so even if he is not in the palace, this king still needs to find someone to take his place. By the way, you may not know what his name is, but this king might as well tell you that his name is 'Gu, Jin, and Zhi'! ”

When the artist heard this name, his pupils dilated instantly:

"You're lying to me, how can there be such a coincidence in the world? Lord Wang, I'm really just an ordinary person, I don't want to get involved in your royal battles, why can't you let me go? ”

"Why should this king lie to you? As for not letting you go, it's because this king wants you to take his place. ”

Nalan Ci's words made the painter unable to hide anymore, only to see the painter stand up in embarrassment, strode to Nalan Ci's side, grabbed Nalan Ci's collar, and his face was a little hideous:

"Although I, Gu Jinzhi, am a painter, painting the Buddha of the immortal family and the common people of the world, even if I can't earn much money, even if I don't live a rich life, I will definitely not enter your palace for half a step, let alone be a concubine? I am a big man, not a small restaurant in a floating building, and I will not bow to a man until I die. ”

Nalan Ci didn't expect that a person who was obviously like a little white rabbit would have the courage to come over and pull his collar, and now it seems that the ancients' words that rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry are also for a reason.

Nalan Ci was very fond of the former Taishi in front of everyone, but no one knew that Nalan Ci's love for the son of the Taishi was not love, but use, and he pretended to be for everyone to see.

However, the person in front of him now is not the son of the Taishi, so there is no need for Nalan Ci to pretend anymore. Nalan Ci reached out and grabbed the painter's hair, and pulled it back fiercely, and the painter immediately loosened Nalan Ci's collar in pain.

Nalan Ci threw the painter to the ground with a force, Nalan Ci got up and tidied up his collar, and without a trace of expression on his face, he looked down at the painter:

"This king is because you have no relationship with the imperial court, and you have the same name and surname as the son of the Taishi, so I look down on you and let you take the place of the son of the Taishi, you must know how many people are looking forward to taking this position, and it is your blessing that this king chose you. I'll give you a night to think about it today, but this king tells you that you must do it whether you should or not. ”

The night was originally used to rest and sleep, but in the Jinlan Pavilion, there were people who did not sleep all night. Listening to the occasional chirping of cicadas outside, Gu Jinzhi, who was thrown to the ground by Nalan Ci, sat there in one posture until dawn.

Gu Jinzhi's mind was very chaotic this night, so chaotic that he didn't know what he was thinking. Nalan Ci had already said that last night, how could he compete with Prince Tangrong if he was so humble?

Thinking that he didn't even have the ability to resist now, Gu Jinzhi looked down on himself a little, and he was a dignified man, and he was going to be insulted by a man in this mansion, even if that person had a supreme position.

Just when Gu Jinzhi thought of this, there was a 'squeak', and the door was pushed open, and the sun that suddenly shone in pierced Gu Jinzhi's eyes, and Gu Jin raised his hand to cover the strong sunlight.

"Childe, the prince sent a slave to bathe and change clothes for you."

The people who came didn't wait for Gu Jinzhi's orders at all, and they had already walked in one after another, and at the back, there were two family members carrying a huge wooden barrel.

These people are headed by a woman who is dressed differently from other servants, looking at her about forty years old, she is also much better than others in terms of dress, and the maidservants in the palace are generally wearing silver hairpins and silver ornaments, and this person actually carries a gold hairpin and jade ornaments.

Although Gu Jinzhi was helpless, he was not a fool, and he could see that the woman who had been standing beside him slightly hunched was different from others, so Gu Jinzhi opened his mouth:

"Who are you? Where is the prince, I want to see him. ”

"Childe, the slave is Zijia by the side of the prince. The prince has already gone to the early dynasty, and now he is not in the house, if the prince wants to see the prince, I am afraid that he will have to wait for a few hours, so you might as well clean yourself up first, at least don't lose your dignity. The slave maid first went to the kitchen to see the meal prepared for you, and the prince personally went to the kitchen in the morning to tell someone to make breakfast for you, and the prince treated you well, and you should be grateful in your heart, so please cooperate with the maid and wash it well. ”

After Zijia finished speaking, she strode out of the door, and before leaving, Zijia glanced at the guards guarding outside the door, and the guards knew it in their hearts, and after Zijia left, they turned to the house from the outside guard.

Gu Jinzhi's red eyes looked at the guards who came in, and then at the wooden barrels that had already been filled with water and steamed, and got up helplessly and walked over. But Gu Jinzhi has been served at home where he has been served, and now he wants to bathe, and there are women all around, of course he is embarrassed to be unemployed.

"Go and wait outside, I'll wash myself."

"Yes." Hearing Gu Jinzhi's order, the maidservants went down very obediently.

The cold body was soaked in warm water, Gu Jinzhi seemed to be a little distracted, to be honest, his life in the folk was not good, he was born without a father and mother, he was raised by the neighbors, you pulled a handful, and I pulled a handful, among which Uncle Li, who lived next door, was in better condition, and he even took out the small amount of money he saved, helped Gu Jin to go to a private school, and specially invited a painter to teach Gu Jinzhi to paint.

Now that Uncle Li is getting older and older, he has no ability to go out to work and earn money, Gu Jinzhi is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, so he has been working hard to come out and paint for others, and all the money he earned back was given to Uncle Li and those neighbors who had raised him.

Gu Jinzhi was ambitious and participated in scientific examinations every year, but somehow, he failed to make the list for three consecutive years, and his confidence was gradually eroded.

Thinking of this, Gu Jinzhi opened his eyes and looked around, since he entered this house, he hadn't looked around carefully, the decoration in this room was luxurious, even the cups used to drink water were all fine white jade.

Xu is hot water is too comfortable, and I don't know how long it was, Gu Jinzhi, who hadn't slept all night, was drowsy in the barrel, but at the moment when he slept, Zijia's voice sounded outside the door again.

"Childe, breakfast has been prepared, you can eat."

Gu Jinzhi came to his senses, and only then did he realize that the water temperature was not as hot as just now, and now he felt a little cold. Coming out of the barrel, Gu Jinzhi wiped his body casually, the clothes he wore yesterday, because Gu Jinzhi had been moving on the ground, and now they were dirty. Looking at the clean but very expensive clothes on the side, Gu Jinzhi was in trouble.

Picking up the clothes he threw on the ground, Gu Jinzhi didn't wear them, but just blocked them where they should be blocked, he quietly walked to the bedroom door and asked in a low voice:

"There are no other clothes, they are too expensive."

Gu Jinzhi's words were not answered, but he brought in people from outside, and when he heard the sound of opening the door, someone walked in from outside. Gu Jinzhi inevitably panicked, but it was too late, and before Gu Jinzhi could think of a way, Nalan Ci had already walked in and saw Gu Jinzhi.

Nalan Ci raised his eyebrows slightly, he didn't take a careful look at Gu Jinzhi yesterday, but now he is clean and takes a look, although he is a child of an ordinary people, but he is no worse than the son of the Taishi, and his body is still white and tender.

Nalan Ci has his own aura, Gu Jinzhi was afraid of him, and being approached step by step by Nalan Ci, Gu Jinzhi could only retreat out of instinct.

"Yesterday I was not convinced, and I swore not to do anything for this king, what happened now? Do you want to use your body to lure this king to the hook? ”

Nalan Ci was very close to Gu Jinzhi, and he was saying this close to his ear, feeling that the heat in Nalan Ci's mouth had been attacking his ears, Gu Jinzhi's cheeks were crimson.

"Whoever seduces you, you are also Prince Rong who leans towards the government and the opposition, can you speak with more respect......

Gu Jinzhi still stepped back, but he didn't know that he had retreated to the side of the bed, Gu Jinzhi was unstable, lying straight on the bed, Nalan stepped forward, and his originally expressionless face showed a smile that didn't know why.