Volume I, Chapter 37

The hall was silent for a long time, and Gu Xiang on the side also said in a deep voice: Does the emperor know that when you returned to the country, why did the two Pans of the north and west agree to send troops to help each other so happily?

"Does it have anything to do with that Lin Yi?" , Jing Xuan raised his eyebrows and asked incredulously.

Gu Xiang's eyebrows rose and replied: That's right, it was the emperor's master who had already written to General Lin to ask for his help, and the two feudal domains sent troops to help the emperor restore the country, which was indeed entrusted by General Lin.

Jing Xuan frowned worriedly, thinking back on the process of his return to the country, it was indeed easy for him to even believe it. It turns out that there are really nobles helping out of this.

"How is Ouyang Xiu's personality?" Jing Xuan suddenly changed the topic and asked lightly.

"When Ouyang Xiu was a proton in Beijing, the minister had several relationships with him, and the minister felt that this person was suave, gentle and elegant, and upright, but in recent years, it has been rumored that his temperament has changed greatly, he is fierce, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, even his own brother will not let go." Gu Xiang said, and couldn't help frowning.

"A concubine who is born in a partial house can eliminate dissidents and inherit the throne of the vassal king, it can be seen that it is not ruthless, and it is really difficult for him." Jing Xuan's eyebrows were slightly constricted, his tone was flat, and his thoughts were incomprehensible.

"Yes, in the troubled times, if you want to be the king, don't you have to kill the wolf first, whether it is a bad wolf or a good wolf with a good heart, you can't be merciful", Li Lao said, and the tentative corner of his eyes quietly glanced at Jing Xuan, who was incomprehensible.

Jing Xuan suddenly stood up, walked to the window, under the dark and lonely night, a scattered glimmer of fire candles near and far, a short period of calm and stability, but it was eternal loneliness and vicissitudes.

"So, the removal of the feudal domain is urgent?" , he asked lightly with a frown.

"Yes, but it is by no means a hard hit, the minister heard that every year on the birthday of General Lin, Ouyang Xiu will go to the mansion every year to celebrate his birthday, as the saying goes, the king will be captured first, and if the king can be captured, there is no need to move a soldier again.

Jing Xuan stared at the windowsill for a long time, and Shun'er said in a deep voice: This is also the purpose of your Lishan Mountain? Are you afraid that General Lin will hate his father and refuse to help, Qi Shan is his granddaughter, and he has made her his queen, since he will not stand idly by?

Gu Xiang Li Lao was broken in his mind, and after looking at each other, he bent down and said: Your Majesty, the ministers do have this selfishness, Miss Lin is the heart of General Lin, out of love for her granddaughter, she will definitely not sit idly by.

Jing Xuan snorted, his deep eyes swept over the two of them, sank slightly, and said extremely calmly: I know, you should retreat first...

The two of them immediately bent down and withdrew, turned around and just retreated to the threshold, when a faint voice came from behind them: What is the birthday of General Lin?

"The twenty-seventh of next month... , Gu Xiang replied, knowing that Jing Xuan had made a decision in his heart, and a calm heart finally let go...

The night was dark, silent and eerie, the wind outside howled coldly, and the rustle of leaves could be heard from time to time, and it was already midnight when suddenly a dark shadow swept through the window and entered the inner sanctum.

"Meet the Queen Mother." , the voice of the black shadow seemed to be very urgent.

The person known as the Queen Mother was wearing a royal blue silk jacket with the pattern of five blessings holding longevity, and a golden phoenix crown with a jade in the middle on his head Squinted at the person who came, and said lightly: How are things going?

The man in black raised his eyes and replied: Hui Queen Mother, she was originally successful, but later someone intervened and rescued the woman.

"Bastard... , The Queen Mother slapped the phoenix chair and said angrily.

The man in black was so frightened that he knelt down on his legs and begged for mercy: The Queen Mother spares her life...

The Queen Mother paused for a while and asked coldly: Do you know who saved her?

The man in black shook his head cowardly: It hasn't been found out yet, there is one more thing, the lord of the country seems to have found out something about his life experience?

"What, how could he get involved in this?" The Queen Mother glared at the man in black and asked in a loud voice.

The man in black shook his head and said nothing.

The Queen Mother paced Feng Bu and thought for a moment, and laughed coldly: Then leave the lives of their brothers and sisters in Li Guo.

The man in black hesitated for a moment, then bent down and said: Yes....

After the man in black retreated, the Queen Mother smiled slightly, but there was no smile in her eyes. She entered the Zhao Palace at the age of sixteen, and was enshrined as the queen at the age of eighteen because of her beautiful appearance and moon appearance. But the heavens were unfair to her, but she couldn't have children in this life. In order to consolidate her power, she framed Concubine Ning and took away her parent, believing that she was her own. She has endured hardships for him for 28 years, calculated all the hidden war organs for him, and worked hard to plan for him to ascend the throne. But now, he listened to other people's rumors, suspected that he was not his real mother, and secretly went to Li Guo to seek the truth. Then don't blame her for being ruthless, she can either raise him or kill him, she can not only help him ascend to the throne, but also kick him down, she is the queen mother of Zhao State, and she can naturally cover the sky with one hand.

On an extraordinarily quiet night, Gu Qin lay on the bed, sobbing softly, her father's kind face kept appearing in her mind, and she couldn't help but feel sad: Dad, where are you, my daughter misses you so much.

Suddenly, with a "squeak-" sound, the carved flower door was forcefully pushed open, Gu Qin got up suddenly, raised her head and looked out of the door, feeling a rapid yin wind hitting her, and by the way, she saw several black shadows rushing in, and a sharp blade stabbed towards her chest, she had no time to react, she could only close her eyes and resign herself to fate.

Frightened, there was a clattering sound of swords colliding in his ears, Gu Qin timidly opened his eyes, and saw Xiao Yu holding a bright big knife and fighting with the gangsters. Immediately afterwards, Qi Shan and Zhao Rixuan also hurried over and joined the battle.

Although those black-clothed people seem to be well-trained and first-class masters, Xiao Yu and the others are not idle people, after fighting for a long time, those black people know that they can't have the upper hand, and their fierce eyes unwillingly glanced at Gu Qin and Zhao Rixuan, and spit out coldly: "We won't stop there!" After saying that, he spun around a few times, jumped up, jumped out of the window and fled.

Gu Qin had already been frightened, she saw that her expression was frightened, her face was pale, and when she saw this, she wanted to go over to comfort her, but unexpectedly, she suddenly stretched out her hand, grabbed Xiao Yu's arm tightly, bit her lips tightly, and her whole body trembled involuntarily.

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, his cold eyes glanced at her, and he wanted to withdraw his hands, but he was a little reluctant.

And Qi Shan and Zhao Rixuan on the side looked at each other, puzzled.

Finally calmed Gu Qin down, Zhao Rixuan said: Miss Gu, do you know who those people are?

Gu Qin shook his head and replied: I don't know, I really don't know them.

"Then do you know who your family has offended?", Zhao Rixuan continued to ask.

Gu Qin couldn't help but feel sad, and sobbed: I have been dependent on my father since I was a child, my father has practiced medicine and helped the world all his life, and has saved many people, how can he make enemies with others?

Ji Shan hugged her chest with one hand and supported her chin with the other, her good-looking willow eyebrows were slightly raised, and she asked softly: Miss Gu, have you noticed anything wrong recently?

"Something is wrong?" , Gu Qin's eyes widened, and she seemed to be puzzled.

Qi Shan explained: That's right, Zhao Gongzi and I went to the yamen to check your father's body before, and found that your father had signs of being poisoned, plus the group of assassins just now, so I suspect that the fire was not an accident, but someone wanted to kill your father and daughter.

Gu Qin was shocked when she heard this, and couldn't help shaking her head and said: Who is going to kill me and my father, who is it, who is it?

Seeing this, Zhao Rixuan didn't know why, there was a trace of distress in his heart, he approached Gu Qin, and said softly: Miss Gu, think about it, are there any suspicious people or suspicious things recently?

"Suspicious people... , Gu Qin read, and suddenly said loudly: By the way, just a few days ago, a man came to my father, he has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, if he is not dressed in men's clothes, he looks like a woman. As soon as he came in, he looked around, sneaky, and my father seemed shocked to see him, and then he and my father went into the backyard again, and about an hour later, the man came out, and after a while, he cautiously left.

After he left, my father also closed the door of the store in a panic, and told me to clean up immediately, saying that he would take me back to my hometown for a few days.

"Then what about later, why didn't you leave?" Ji Shan frowned slightly.

Gu Qin sighed and said: I originally decided to leave early the next morning, but I had a fever in the middle of the night, so it was delayed.

Ji Shan, Zhao Rixuan, and Xiao Yu looked at each other, it seemed that the whole thing was just as they thought, it was a planned conspiracy.

"Brother Liao, was my father really killed, do they still want to kill me?", Gu Qin once again grabbed Xiao Yu's arm and said tremblingly.

Xiao Yu lowered his eyebrows and looked at her with a slight expression, a rare soft color appeared in his cold eyes, and he smiled: Don't worry, with us, you will be fine.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jing Xuan stood quietly in the imperial garden, looking up, there were layers of clear clouds in the sky, like smoke and fog, filled in the moonlight. The moon halo is precisely the matchmaker of the full moon and the clear clouds, between the two, and a faint dot on a circle, which is not noisy, but also delicate.

"I don't know what Ji Shan, Xiao Yu, are they doing at the moment?" , Xuan Yi said slowly, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was asking the palace slave behind him.

"Maybe it's a Mid-Autumn Festival in the house, maybe it's like the emperor, standing in a quiet place and feeling" the dew in the moon and the moon. The old eunuch in the back replied.

After listening to this, Jing Xuan smiled lonely, and said loudly: It's a pity, but I'm going to live up to this beautiful moonlight, let's go, go to the imperial study.

When the eunuch heard this, he couldn't help but worry: Your Majesty, you have drunk a lot of wine at the banquet tonight, and the old slave advises you to go and rest...

Jing Xuan smiled meaninglessly and walked towards the imperial study without saying a word.