Chapter 1: Alliances [1]

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There is a hill outside the suburbs of Beijing that is not gentle, and it is full of greenery and unique to the beauty of nature. Halfway up the mountainside lies quietly a magnificent house, the earthy yellow soil in front of the door is covered by the cyan strip stone, the end of the green trees on both sides is a high archway, on the big "Liulizhuang" three gilt font iron hook silver stroke the same as the momentum of not being angry and self-righteous.

It's just past noon, and the early summer sun is shining warmly, and it's not too hot among the green trees. A ragged man in white limped over, the white clothes on his body could no longer see the color, but he finally gave birth to a handsome face, the only fly in the ointment was the long blood mark on the face from the corner of the left eye to the jaw, not very deep but very long, it can be seen that he has just gone through a fight, and it is difficult for him to run for so long to come up to this Changling.

"Owner, there is a person outside who claims to be the prince of the dynasty and wants to see you." In the huge flower hall, a slender woman was covered in black yarn, holding a yellowed book in her white and slender hand, and tilted up a pair of vast dark brown eyes to look at the young man in Tsing Yi who was respectfully leaning over in front of her, Ruyu's face had no expression at all, just when the little girl was about to turn around and go out to send away the down-and-out man, the voice of his master who was so indifferent that there were no ups and downs at all: "Bring it here." ”

"Yes." The little guy turned around and retreated, and shook his head secretly in a place where the woman couldn't see: his master has a pair of beautiful eyes, a small face is fair and clean, and he has a figure, and there is no place to choose, and his soft waist has caused many disciples to blush and heartbeat. However, it is such a jade person, but there are two bad points, the master has never worn clothes other than black all year round, no matter how strange it is by others, she never cares, and another point is that she basically does not smile, it is rare to see her laugh a few times throughout the year, everyone is betting in private on when the master will really laugh, the shortest period of gambling is five years later, I have to say that my master is too strange.

It's no wonder that the master has lived here since he was very young, and he has been in charge of the entire Zhuangzi for almost four years. The master is now eighteen, and it is a good year, but the master has never touched anyone when the threshold is broken.

The little guy shook his head, he was thinking far away. Although the village is not very formal, it should still have its duty. In a trance, he bumped into a woman in white, looked up and immediately lowered his head, but did not salute, only said apologetically: "I'm sorry Miss Frost." The woman looked cleverly tight, and her big eyes shone brightly: "It's okay, get up." Can the owner be in the flower hall? Seeing Xiaoliu coming from the flower hall, Yunshuang asked by the way, and after getting an affirmative answer, she turned around and walked back. The little servant shook his head again, and stepped up his steps towards the outside of the gate.

By the time Xiao Liu came in, Yun Shuang was already sitting with the owner of the village, and there was an account book spread out in front of the two of them, as if they were checking the accounts. Seeing the shadow in front of her, Yunshuang stood up, raised her eyebrows and lowered her hands to stand behind the main seat. The woman didn't move, her eyes just looked at the people in the hall.

The man looked at the lifelike carved spirit bird on the back of the guest seat, and then looked at the woman with a cold and beautiful face in front of him, clasped his hands into fists and performed a salute, and the simple movements looked neither humble nor arrogant, but gave Yunshuang a good impression. His voice was sparse, and he had a natural temperament and demeanor between his lips and teeth: "In Xiaqing Ruifan, I have seen Master Guzhuang." ”

The woman nodded, humming a soft "um" on the tip of her nose without saying a word. But just because she doesn't say it doesn't mean that no one will speak. Yunshuang next to her followed the woman's nasal voice and said: "Qing Ruifan, male, born in the sixteenth year of the Great Qi Zhaohe, is the crown prince of the current dynasty, and is twenty years old. He is calm and strategic, and he advances and retreats in a certain way. A month ago, he was sent south by the emperor to observe the people's situation, but half a month ago, he was told by a secret envoy that the three princes who were forced to the palace were poisoned. In the face of the pursuit of the three princes, he raised the banner of rebellion and issued a document to crusade against the three princes. At present, there are 100,000 pro-soldiers, and Mrs. Li, the general Chang Dong of Fuyuan, and the empress dowager of the harem are in the court to deal with him. ”

Qing Ruifan doesn't mind that he is found out, he is a person who wants to do big things. Whenever Liulizhuang is involved, it must be the first in everything, just to check the well-known prince, and it is nothing, thinking of the chips in my heart, I unconsciously have a little more confidence. "Liulizhuang's intelligence network is really powerful. Then, the owner already knows the identity of someone Qing, and he must also know someone's thoughts. I don't know what to do with the bank's idea? ”

Gu Lingge looked at the person in front of him who was still smiling, the corners of his mouth were faint, and his voice was full of ice ballast: "Liulizhuang doesn't do things that are not beneficial." "She's also a businessman at heart, and there's no reason to take her brother's risk and not get anything in return. Her eyebrows were naturally faint, and she didn't know what she had just said if she didn't listen carefully.

How could Qing Ruifan not know this? It's just that now he can't take care of so much, his lover, his status, his relatives and friends are all in the imperial city, and no one can save them if he doesn't go back to save them. There was a figure in his mind that shook, and his figure was stunned, and Qing Ruifan gave Gu Lingge a standard gift: "If the owner of the village can help, Qing will do his best to repay him in the future." "A man has gold under his knees, and he should not kneel down for anyone except his parents.

Gu Lingge raised her face, and the warm sunlight outside shone in on her white face, which made her white face feel a kind of godly softness, and Qing Ruifan lost her mind for a moment. Although he knew that the owner of Liuli Village was naturally beautiful, rumors were always different from meetings. "Really? I have a big business in the glass dealer, I don't know what point I need the help of you, the prince who can't even complete the throne by himself? "Gu Lingge doesn't like to speak, it's not because she doesn't like it, it's because her mouth is too poisonous. Even if Qing Ruifan is down-and-out now, no one dares to despise him so much, after all, he has the temperament he brought from the emperor's family, but Gu Lingge doesn't care at all. She knew from the moment she took over Liulizhuang that even if she didn't do anything in her life, even if she only ate in Zhuangzi, she would not bury Zhuangzi, and she still had this strength.

"Qing knows that he has no conditions to negotiate with the owner of the village now, but Qing can guarantee that the day I return to Jinluan, I will repay the owner of the village." Indeed, this sounds insincere, but Qing Ruifan can only say this now. Since Gu Lingge was able to find out that Chang Dong had returned to Beijing, he must also know how many people were guarding outside the village now. Seeing her posture is not worried at all, he can only do so.

Gu Lingge lowered her eyelids, not knowing what she was thinking. At this time, Qing Ruifan really had time to take a good look at this woman who was like a demon and a god to outsiders. It doesn't look like she's big, seventeen or eighteen years old, her palm-sized little face is white and pure, a pair of willow eyebrows you know at a glance that it's not easy to get along with, her lips are very thin, and for some reason the blood color is not very good. She is a very pleasing woman. The rumors are generally demonized, and he can admit that she is beautiful, but it has nothing to do with the earth-shattering ghosts and gods, just a unique temperament.

"Evacuate all your people around the Gyeonggi Imperial City by noon tomorrow." Gu Lingge had no expression on his face, and after waiting for a while, he came up with such a sentence without a head. But Qing Ruifan was ecstatic in his heart. The brothers he laid out in the imperial city don't have to worry at all, as long as Liulizhuang agrees to make a move, everything will be in time. Don't look at Liulizhuang in this kind of suburban environment, but no one dares to shoot first in the country's influence. The rumored "Wind Ghost Glass" is not a joke.

"Yes, thank you." Qing Ruifan did not have a big up-and-down expression even at this time, which was also something that Gu Lingge admired him more. There are countless people who have begged in front of her, and there are countless people who have cried bitterly after getting what they wanted, and they are numb when they see more. Qing Ruifan is not the first person who is not shocked, but he is one of the few people who speak softly from beginning to end.

"Yunshuang, take Mu Er on a trip." Gu Lingge stood up and looked at Qing Ruifan with his eyes for the first time. Qing Ruifan also looked straight into her eyes. She has everything in her eyes but no emotion, and his eyes are rich in everything but have a fog. Between the shining gods, Gu Lingge had already avoided it. She doesn't like to be too close to people.

Very interesting girl. The corners of Qing Ruifan's mouth hooked. All the indifference is a cover-up, and there are too many emotions hidden afterward. But now he doesn't have time to study, he has to go back to the layout earlier. It's a good thing to get the help of Liulizhuang, but the matter of seizing the throne needs to be considered in the long run, and even if he is justified now, he still has to plan carefully. He hadn't forgotten how difficult the third brother in the palace was to deal with. Judging from Gu Lingge's attitude, even if she wants to help, she will not be too careful, businessmen always put profit first, and always focus on themselves.

Yunshuang said a word to Yahuan who was guarding the door, Yahuan ran out with broken steps very quickly, and soon brought back a man with a short cloak, a plain white body, sword eyebrows flew obliquely into the sideburns, the muscles were distinct, and the bronzed skin knew at a glance that he was a practitioner, and the square face of the Chinese character made it easy to feel the uprightness. Seeing Qing Ruifan standing in front of the hall, ignoring his extravagance, he casually arched his hand: "In Xia Mu Er, I have seen the son." Qing Ruifan nodded, everyone who went out of Liulizhuang could not be easily offended. Liulizhuang has existed for more than ten years, and now no one has figured out how deep the water is.

"Childe, please." Yunshuang raised his right hand lightly, the white water sleeve looked pleasing to the eye in the sun, Qing Ruifan nodded, and walked out first, and in the garden on the other side, another person knelt in front of Gu Lingge. is a person Qing Ruifan is very familiar with, if Qing Ruifan sees him, he may regret that he came to the village, but Gu Lingge is not stupid, she looked at the person in front of her, a pair of indifferent eyes finally had a little brilliance, and her face was slightly ruddy.

"The master said that everything is fine in the palace now, please rest assured. I just don't know what to do next, and I ask the owner to make it clear. The man in black kneeling on the ground was covered with a face veil and looked like a shadow guard. The corners of Gu Lingge's mouth were hooked, and he took out the fresh willow branches that had just been broken. It's been March now, and if the man is there, he will take her to the green bar, and only then will the man laugh. "Do what you planned. At the end of the day, I will inform the third prince. ”

Shadow Guard didn't seem to believe her. She smiled, and the darkness in her eyes was hard to hide. A woman behind her neatly handed over an envelope. Handing it to the shadow guard, he stood up and saluted before leaving, with a neat movement.

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