East Palace.

"Your Highness, I'm back." Before Gu Cheng stepped into the house, his voice had already sounded first.

Hearing the voice, Chu Yanzhi hurriedly stood up, "How is it, have you found anything?" ”

Gu Cheng shook his head, "The Zhongyong Houfu hasn't caught fire at all. After speaking, he twisted his eyebrows and said with displeasure, "Your Highness, with all due respect, this Xiao Xiwei is lying to you at all!" What kind of fire is all made up by her. You think, if there really was that fire, how could she still be alive and well, and there was not even a single injury on her body. ”

"No, she didn't." Chu Yanzhi's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, but what he said was very affirmative.

Xiao Xiwei had too much resentment in her eyes when she said this, and her eyes clearly told her that what she said was true, and even he had a faint premonition that the person who set the fire had an inexplicable connection with him?

"Your Highness, but the news I found out is that the Zhongyong Houfu has indeed not caught fire, and Xiao Xiwei has not been burned by fire." Gu Cheng twisted his eyebrows and said.

Chu Yanzhi didn't speak, he turned around and sat back in his chair in silence.

His instincts told him that Xiao Xiwei was not lying.

But why can't I find it?

Seeing that Chu Yan didn't speak for a long time, Gu Cheng pursed the corners of his lips that were slightly dry, and said tentatively, "Your Highness, about my sixth sister......"

Before Gu Cheng finished speaking, a sharp gaze swept towards him.

"What do you want to say?"

Gu Cheng was stunned, touched Chu Yanzhi's gaze, and swallowed back the words silently when he reached his lips.

Gu Cheng returned to the Gu Mansion a little dejectedly and prepared to go back to his yard, when he passed by the big locust tree in the front yard, he suddenly remembered that he fell from this tree when he was six years old, and the sixth sister Gu Qingyou, who was only one year older, rushed over and caught him with both hands. He didn't have anything to do, but the sixth sister's hands were broken stiffly. He still clearly remembered Gu Qingyou gritting her teeth, her little face was white with pain, but she still struggled to get up and asked him if he was hurt.

Thinking of this, Gu Cheng felt an inexplicable impulse in his heart, and at that moment, he turned his head and walked towards Gu Qing's quiet small building in the backyard.

Gu Qingyou's small building is located in the south of Gu Mansion, and not far from it is the lotus pond of Gu Mansion, but it is winter now, and there is a thick layer of ice on the lotus pond, no matter how you look at it, it is full of cold, which is exactly the same as Gu Qingyou's current situation.

No, as soon as Gu Cheng walked to the door, he was stopped on his way.

"Young Master, you can't go in."

"Get out!" Gu Cheng's face darkened, and he stretched out his hand to push the man's hand away.

"Young master, this is the master's order, no one can enter the lady's boudoir without the permission of the master." The attendant persevered.

Gu Cheng raised his two black eyebrows, picked up his fist and smashed it towards the attendant's nose, and then another fist smashed down, until the man's nose was blue and his face was swollen, and his face was covered with blood, so he withdrew his hand and glared at the guards guarding the door, gritted his teeth and said, "Who dares to block the master's way, don't blame the master's fist for not having eyes." ”

Being drunk like this by Gu Cheng, coupled with such a bloody experience in front of him, the others suddenly didn't dare to snort.

Gu Cheng pursed his lips, and then swaggered into Gu Qing's quiet courtyard.

"Sixth sister, sixth sister." As soon as he entered the courtyard, he opened his mouth and shouted loudly.

There was no movement in the courtyard at all, Gu Cheng was suspicious, and hurriedly quickened his pace and walked towards Gu Qingyou's boudoir, and after walking a few steps, he saw the closed door open, and Ju Qing, the personal girl next to Gu Qingyou, walked out.

Seeing Gu Cheng, Ju Qing was stunned at first, and then burst into ecstasy, "Seventh Young Master, why are you here?" Take a look at Miss. ”

When Gu Cheng heard this, his face changed, and he said anxiously while speeding up his steps, "What's wrong with my sixth sister?" You okay? ”

"Miss, she hasn't eaten in three days." Ju Qing said anxiously.

While speaking, the two had already stepped into Gu Qing's boudoir.

In the room, Gu Qingyou leaned on the warm couch, staring quietly at the bare plum branches inserted in the white jade porcelain bottle on the table in front of him. A faint light poured in from the window, casting it on Gu Qing's quiet and thin face, which made her look a little sluggish.

Gu Cheng only glanced at Gu Qingyou, and his heart was sad. He walked to Gu Qingyou's side and squatted down, held her hand distressedly and said, "Sixth sister, are you okay?" ”

Gu Qingyou came back to his senses and saw Gu Cheng smile lightly, "Ah Cheng, why are you here?" ”

Gu Cheng frowned, "Sixth sister, Ju Qing said that you refused to eat." ”

Gu Qingyou smiled, raised his hand and gently stroked Gu Cheng's cheek, "Ah Cheng, you don't care about this matter." ”

It was her own choice, and she didn't want to involve him too.

"Sixth sister, how can I not care about your business!" Gu Cheng stood up suddenly, he stared at Gu Qingyou condescendingly with his eyebrows, his eyes were full of puzzlement, "Sixth sister, just for you as a King of Qin, you betrayed your father and betrayed the Gu family, is it worth it?" ”

Gu Qingyou raised his eyes, and there was a clear light in his eyes, "Ah Cheng, you haven't liked anyone, that's why you ask me such a question." Seeing that Gu Cheng was still frowning, Gu Qingyou lowered his eyes and smiled, "If you really like someone, you only have to be willing, how can it be worth it?" ”

Gu Cheng looked at the happy smile that overflowed from the corner of Gu Qingyou's lips, and his heart was inexplicably touched somewhere, "Sixth sister......"

"Ah Cheng, can you do me a favor?" Gu Qingyou seemed to suddenly remember something, she looked up at Gu Cheng with anticipation.

Gu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then he pursed the corners of his lips and said, "Sixth sister, you say." ”

Seeing that Gu Cheng agreed, Gu Qingyou smiled, turned his face to Ju Qing next to him and said, "Ju Qing, go, help me bring the scissors." ”

Ju Qing was stunned for a moment, but still turned around and found a pair of scissors and handed them to Gu Qingyou.

Gu Qingyou took the scissors with one hand, and pulled the green silk behind her with the other, she picked up a strand, then picked up the scissors, and cut them off with a click.

"Sixth sister, what are you doing?" When Gu Cheng saw her actions, he was so shocked that his eyes almost fell.

Gu Qingyou didn't seem to hear it, she carefully put the strand of green silk she cut into a purple purse embroidered with bluegrass.

"Ah Cheng, can you help me hand over this purse to His Royal Highness King Qin?"

"Sixth sister......" Gu Cheng's eyebrows twisted into a deep knot.

He really didn't understand what was so good about that King Qin, who was worthy of the sixth sister who had paid so much for him.

"Ah Cheng, you have a straightforward temperament, and you have always said whatever you want, which is not a bad thing, but you were born in the Gu family. Others will always tolerate you for your father's sake, but your father can't protect you for a lifetime. Also, you and the crown prince should also keep a distance, although you have some friendship, but he is the king and you are the minister, and the relationship between the king and the minister is never discussed...... Ah Cheng, after you, you will have to restrain your temperament in the future, and you must no longer act willfully according to your temperament. Gu Qingyou looked at Gu Cheng, a layer of mist gradually floated in his eyes, and his voice trembled slightly. Ah Cheng, my sister is not by your side, you must protect yourself. As soon as Gu Qingyou's voice fell, tears suddenly fell from her eyes.

She actually knew very well that even if the crown prince and the emperor were forced to marry her to King Qin, whether it was the crown prince or his father, they would never allow her to marry King Qin. Although the decree of marriage has been issued and will not be withdrawn, there are other ways to destroy this marriage, the most effective and direct is - her death.

Gu Cheng looked at his sister.

He had heard these words from her mouth countless times, but never had he been so shocked and sad as he was now.

She must have felt that she couldn't live anymore, so she told him like this.

In this way, she once again coincided with the memory of the young lady who reached out to catch him who fell from the tree.

Gu Cheng took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the tears that were about to overflow in his eyes, "Sixth sister, don't worry, I won't let you have anything to do." After he finished speaking, he pinched the purse head given to him by Gu Qingyou and left without looking back.

Gu Qingyou looked at Gu Cheng's back, and the tears that had just stopped suddenly welled up again.

Don't think about the villa.

After waiting for a few days, Beyi Villa finally welcomed a rare guest.

"Prince Tuli, don't come unharmed." Chen Mubai raised his hand and saluted the visitor, and said with a smile.

The person known as the Prince of Tuli, dressed in a brown brocade robe, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his facial features are much deeper than those of the Da Yue people, when he saw Chen Mubai saluting, he smiled, raised his left hand and put it on his chest, and said in a blunt language, "Chen Gongzi can make Xiao Wang easy to find all the way!" ”

Chen Mubai hooked the corners of his lips, and then stood sideways, "Prince Tuli, let's go inside and talk." ”

Prince Tuli nodded, and then took the lead in the lead.

After taking a seat, Chen Mubai personally poured a cup of tea for him and said, "Prince, this is the most famous Longjing tea in our Dayue, please." ”

Prince Tuli smiled, reached out and took a sip of the teacup, and then said with a smile, "Dayue is worthy of being a big land, unlike our lack of materials in the Northern Desert, we can only rely on bartering to make the people barely have food and clothing, where is there any leisure to taste tea!" ”

Listening to the words of the prince of Tuli, Chen Mubai smiled and said, "Look at what the prince said, there are gold mines all over the northern desert, and I don't know how many people are greedy, coupled with the natural barrier of the surrounding desert, even if others are greedy, they can only look at the desert and sigh!" ”

Tu Li smiled and put the teacup back, "Chen Gongzi, we people in the Northern Desert have always said that we don't go around in circles, so Chen Gongzi, please open a price, right?" ”

He knew that the Chen family in Jiangnan was the uncle's family of Princess Yan, and he also knew that King Yan had reached an agreement with his father, and with the help of his father, he made peace with the ninth princess of Dayue in the Northern Desert. In order to give Da Yue an explanation, he took this opportunity to incite the king's tyranny and political immorality, and gathered several other princes to seize the throne, but before they could make a move, the king suddenly died violently, and King Baoxiang claimed that his father poisoned the throne in order to seize the throne, and entangled several other princes to confront them. My father was very confident in this war because he was sure that he had the help of King Yan and the Chen family in Dayue, but he didn't expect that this battle had not yet been over, but Dayue reported that King Yan had drowned and disappeared, and the Chen family, who had been supplying them with grain and grass, had no news. Now it is a cold winter, a few heavy snowfalls, the grain and grass on both sides have been almost consumed, if they can get grain and grass, take advantage of this heavy snow can kill the King of Baoxiang in one fell swoop. Just when they were worried about food, unexpectedly, the Chen family suddenly asked someone to hand over the news and ask him to go to Sucheng for a secret talk.

Now that King Yan is dead, which means that the Chen family's backer has fallen, it is naturally a little strange for the Chen family to contact them again at this time? He and his father were both speculating about what the purpose of the Chen family was, but the grain and grass in the hands of the Chen family was enough for them to take this risk. Therefore, he dressed up in disguise and came to Beiyi Villa under the guidance of the Chen family.

Listening to Tu Li's words, Chen Mubai smiled, "The price code is naturally to be opened, but the person who opened this price code is not me." ”