The sky outside the window was gray, and Ye Sili curled up on the bed with the quilt and couldn't tell the difference between day and night.

She slowly opened her godless eyes, and the vitality of the past was gone.

The situation that happened in Ye Zhongyao's study before lunch flashed repeatedly in her mind, and her eyes were even more incredulous.

Why is the tablet of General Gu and his wife in his grandfather's study?

But her grandfather's cautious appearance made her dare not go forward to question.

She lay on the bed and tossed and turned, and so on until midnight.

In the dark night, she opened a pair of big eyes, decisively lifted the quilt and got up to dress.

She tiptoed to Ye Zhongyao's bedroom, but found that he was not there, and happened to meet Uncle Zhang, the housekeeper who was up at night, only to learn that Ye Zhongyao was still in the study.

"Knock, knock." Ye Sili knocked lightly on the door, and then a familiar voice came from the room.

"Enter."

She pushed the door and entered, the white old man sat alone in front of the desk, the shadow falling on the wall swayed with the dim candle flame, and at this moment Ye Sili was alienated and strange that he had never felt before.

"Xiao Li? Why haven't you rested so late?" Ye Zhongyao looked at Ye Sili standing at the door in surprise.

Ye Sili's expression was a little unnatural, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he walked into the house and walked up to Ye Zhongyao, and said distressedly, "I can't sleep."

"Come, sit next to my grandfather." Ye Zhongyao moved his position to the side.

Ye Sili sat down easily and lay down with Ye Zhongyao's outstretched hand.

"Are you scared again?" Ye Zhongyao knew that his precious granddaughter had always been afraid of ghosts, so he skillfully and gently stroked her head again and again.

"Hmm."

Ye Sili responded very lightly, and lay comfortably on Ye Zhongyao's lap with his eyes closed.

"Once upon a time, ......"

Ye Zhongyao's voice is old and gentle, telling her favorite story over and over again.

Time passed slowly and quietly, it seemed to be raining outside the window, the sound of the rain was ticking, the candles in front of the window were flickering, and her grandfather, who had grown up with her, was telling stories in a gentle voice.

In the past, there should be a sorrow sitting by the candle flame and playing the flute slowly, the light flute echoes with the flickering candle flame, accompanied by the sound of ticking rain, like a musical scene.

Thinking of this, she slowly opened her eyes, lay on Ye Zhongyao's lap, and called softly, "Grandfather."

"Huh?" Ye Zhongyao stopped the story he was telling.

"When do you think Ah Yu will come back?"

Ye Zhongyao was stunned and said with a smile: "I said why are you suddenly abnormal tonight, it turns out that you miss and leave your worries?"

"Don't worry, if he returns, he will let you know in advance."

"Grandfather." Ye Sili called again.

"What's wrong?" Ye Zhongyao noticed her abnormality tonight, and there was concern in his eyes.

"What is your relationship with Old General Gu more than ten years ago?"

She asked bluntly.

As soon as these words came out, the hand that had been stroking her head paused, and Ye Sili propped himself up and raised his eyes to look at him.

Ye Zhongyao asked suspiciously, "It's just a thief, what can I have to do with him?"

Seeing that he refused to admit it, Ye Sili made it clear and said, "Today at noon, I saw it all here."

"Are you still trying to hide it from me?"

Ye Zhongyao's eyes were full of surprise.

After a long time, he sighed softly, "You still found out."

Seeing his reaction, Ye Sili's conjecture was confirmed, and he said anxiously: "You are really an accomplice in what the Gu Mansion committed back then???

"Don't talk nonsense." Ye Zhongyao almost directly covered her mouth.

Ye Sili asked suspiciously, "What do you mean? You are not complicit? So how do you ......?"

Ye Sili's eyes fell on a dark room in the room, which contained the tablets of General Gu and his wife.

Knowing that he couldn't hide it, Ye Zhongyao sighed helplessly and said slowly.

Most of the things are similar to Ye Sili's hearsay.

Gu Ye's two families are old acquaintances, and she knows it.

After all, when I was a child, I always heard my mother mention Mrs. Gu, and she was my mother's best friend.

"Back then, your uncles and uncles and I were out to suppress bandits, and on the way back to Beijing, I heard that the Gu Mansion had been wiped out, and it was only half a month before and after."

It's just that Emperor Zhou Yuan was afraid that the relationship between the two families would be good, so he deliberately found an excuse to transfer them out of Kyoto.

"I have been a horse for half my life, and I have seen countless heroes and heroes, but he is the only one who makes me call "general" from the bottom of my heart."

As he spoke, Ye Zhongyao's eyes glowed, as if the days of fighting side by side with his friends and sharing life and death in the past had returned.

By the time Ye Zhongyao rushed back to Kyoto, Emperor Zhou Yuan had even sent someone to burn the Gu Mansion to ashes.

After all, he didn't get to see his friends for the last time.

"Over the years, I have felt guilty and remorseful, and if I had come back earlier, they might have escaped."

"I'm afraid that the saint has a lot of heart, I don't even have a serious reason to go to worship these years, so I can only talk to Brother Gu in the mansion."

Ye Sili listened silently, and couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart.

Unconsciously felt sorry for General Gu.

The fifth day of the fifth month of May, Duanyang Festival.

Zhang Guifei was pregnant with the imperial heir for exactly three months, and with the consent of the saint, she held a banquet in the palace, saying that it was for the unborn prince.

It's just a banquet at her daughter's house, and naturally all kinds of gossip are indispensable, so Xiao Ling and Ye Sili accepted the invitation.

After all, who doesn't love gossip?

In the past few months, Gu Liwu has not been in Kyoto, Ye Sili has lost the interest in playing, and now that he finally caught the opportunity, Xiao Ling naturally wants to pull Ye Sili to have fun.

Ye Sili looked at Zhang Guifei, who was ruddy, poked Xiao Ling beside her, and said in a low voice:

"Didn't you say you wouldn't share the sky with her last time? Why is he so generous today, and he took the initiative to send a congratulatory gift?"

She still remembers the last time Zhang Guifei urged Xiao Ling to get married, and almost forced Xiao Ling to cry, make trouble, and hang herself.

"Don't be impressed for three days." Xiao Ling shook his head and thought.

"Besides, the congratulatory gifts that Fang gave her just now were just cleaned up by Mo'er when she cleaned the Thousand Spirits Palace a few days ago, and the gifts given to her today can be regarded as garbage sorting."

After that, Xiao Ling leaned close to Ye Sili's ear and said, "This princess has a lot of grudges."

「……」

Well, it was Ye Sili who overestimated her.

I haven't updated the gossip library in months, and it doesn't sound surprising today.

The entire banquet was full of intrigue and murder.

Ye Sili and Xiao Ling were bored listening to it, so they prepared to leave early in the morning.

"I didn't notice Xiao Ling and Le'an today." Zhang Guifei's voice sounded, attracting a lot of attention to the two people who were about to get up and leave. Z.br>

"I hope you don't have to be surprised."

I don't know what kind of style Zhang Guifei smoked today, and her speech is a little normal.

Ye Sili smiled faintly and said, "The noble concubine is polite, it was a blessing for Le'an to be invited today."

"Le An hasn't had time to say hello to his mother."

Xiao Ling nodded approvingly, pondered for a while, and said, "Then the princess wishes you...... Peace to mother and child."

Zhang Guifei's face changed instantly, and she was afraid that it was inconvenient for many people present, so she had to endure this breath and said with a smile:

"Xiao Ling doesn't need to be envious, if you had listened to my advice at that time, you would definitely be pregnant with Liujia now."

Hearing this, Xiao Ling was so frightened that he hurriedly touched his round belly.

Bad luck! Who wants to have a biological child?

Could it be that like these people, trapped in a deep courtyard with only one side of the world for the rest of his life?

Seeing Zhang Guifei exaggeratedly touching her belly, which was not pregnant at all, the corners of Xiao Ling's mouth rose:

"Concubine Zhang Guifei reminded me well, this princess is really envious

Mu."

"Zhou Zhaoyi gave birth to the prince last month, and was promoted directly from a beauty to Zhaoyi, and now the little prince is directly raised in the palace of the concubine, and the Japanese princess only went to visit the little prince a few days ago, which is really cute."

Xiao Ling slowly approached Zhang Guifei's ear and lowered his voice: "Zhang Guifei, how sure are you that this child in your belly is the prince? How sure are you that you will be able to give birth smoothly?"

"Xiao Ling!" Zhang Guifei's face changed drastically and scolded.

No matter how loud her voice is, how can Xiao Ling be afraid?

Seeing that she was angry, Xiao Ling was not in a hurry to leave, and sat back with Ye Sili.

Zhang Guifei glanced at the crowd at the banquet, collected her emotions, and said:

"I heard that General Gu has left Lianyuan County and returned to Beijing, General Gu's great achievement, the Lord of Le'an County will definitely celebrate his life."

Without waiting for Ye Sili to speak, she exclaimed again: "But General Gu should have arrived in the future, how come there is no rumor now, isn't it......

Ye Sili looked at her lightly.

Zhang Guifei was frightened, but her lips couldn't help but rise: "Isn't it that General Gu has defected?"

After that, Zhang Guifei chuckled lightly, and many concubines at the banquet also covered their mouths and laughed.

"Zhang Guifei is cautious!" Ye Sili took away Fang Cai's pleasant face, "The harem is not negotiable, can you remember clearly?"

Zhang Guifei didn't care, and said with a smile: "It's just a casual chat among the sisters, why should you take it seriously? Didn't I really get it right?"

There was a lot of discussion during the banquet, Xiao Ling got up and reprimanded: "Leaving worry is a great Zhou courtier, acting frankly, how can you be allowed to comment at will!"

"Worry? Xiao Ling screamed kindly." Zhang Guifei raised her thin eyebrows slightly.

"But Xiao Ling, although I am dedicated to you, General Gu is not a good match."

"Although he has climbed the high branch of Yugong Mansion now, a pheasant is a pheasant, and he will never be able to become a phoenix, and he is not worthy of you with his background."

"Shut up!" Xiao Ling shouted.

She hurriedly glanced at Ye Sili.

Ye Sili had a cold face, raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Guifei coldly.

She got up slowly, approaching step by step, her thin lips opened lightly, and her words were cold:

"I said, the harem is not allowed to discuss politics, Zhang Guifei is ignoring the laws of the Great Zhou?"

"I didn't ......"

"Besides, Ah Wei is the son of my Yugong Mansion, which is known to the world, why, Zhang Guifei, are you not convinced?"

"You ......"

"Also, Ah Wei is a holy courtier, and he serves the saint, not to mention that Ah Yu is loyal to the sun, and when Concubine Zhang said "defection", he is accusing the Holy Emperor of having no way?"

"Le'an, don't talk nonsense!"