Leng Shuang didn't dare to speak, she was afraid that if she annoyed Gu Tingyu, her marriage would be ruined.

"Frost, I have something to discuss with you." Gu Tingyu suddenly opened his eyes and said.

"Lord Wang, please speak." Cold Frost whispered, her hands clenched uncontrollably, she was nervous.

"I'm going to move out."

"Huh?" Leng Shuang was stunned for a moment: "Why is this, prince?" ”

"I want to go out and live on my own for a while." Gu Tingyu said.

"Oh, that's good, but, where are you going, lord?" Cold Frost asked tentatively.

"I want to go to the Northern Desert." Gu Tingyu slowly spit out these words, the Northern Desert is the border between the Northern Desert Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty, he wants to go to the Northern Desert, he must find out as soon as possible, who is the person who wants to put him to death.

Chapter 2: Escape

Gu Tingyu left the capital with Leng Shuang, and behind them was a team of cavalry, who escorted Gu Tingyu and Leng Shuang to the Northern Desert.

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Leng Shuang sat on the back of the horse, her heart was a little apprehensive, she looked at the sky in the distance, this was a gray sky, occasionally flashed a few thunderbolts, she turned her head to look at Gu Tingyu, at this time, his expression was very calm, and did not show any panic.

She suddenly understood why Gu Tingyu was so powerful, his courage and courage were not something she could imagine.

"Shuang'er, are you afraid?" Gu Tingyu turned his head, looked at Leng Shuang and said softly.

"Don't be afraid." A smile rose at the corner of Leng Shuang's mouth, in this life, she will be by the prince's side.

Gu Tingyu stretched out his hand to hold Leng Shuang's hand, her hand was cold, he squeezed her hand tightly, his palm was thick and powerful, giving her an inexplicable sense of security.

Cold Frost's heart was beating faster and faster, and a trace of shyness appeared on her face.

At this moment, Cold Frost's whole heart warmed up, this was a feeling she had never experienced, it turned out that happiness was so simple, she was satisfied with only his concern.

The two of them went to the Northern Desert together, they first arrived at the land of the Northern Desert, and then went to the Western Regions, and after resting for a day in the Western Regions, Gu Tingyu set off for the Northern Desert Imperial City.

When he arrived at the imperial city, it was getting late, Gu Tingyu ordered everyone to camp outside the city, he and Leng Shuang lived in the post house, Gu Tingyu just lay down not long ago, the door was knocked.

Gu Tingyu put on his shirt and walked over to open the door, and a small servant stood at the door and said in a low voice: "Master, the emperor invites you to enter the palace." ”

Gu Tingyu frowned: "Did the emperor say why he summoned me to the palace?" ”

The little guy shook his head: "My subordinates don't know, master, please come down with my subordinates." ”

Gu Tingyu followed the little maid all the way through the streets and alleys to the palace.

The palace is an ancient feudal society, with strict rules, Gu Tingyu was stopped as soon as he arrived at the palace gate, and the guard guarding the palace gate said: "The emperor has decreed, except for the emperor and the imperial concubine, no one else is allowed to enter the palace." ”

"You are presumptuous, I am the emperor's younger brother, why do you stop me, and don't let me enter the palace quickly." Gu Tingyu looked at the two soldiers in front of him with resentment.

The two soldiers glanced at each other, and after they looked at each other, one of them said, "Wait a minute, the prince, let me and the two of you go in to report." ”

Gu Tingyu's eyes were firmly fixed on the two soldiers, hoping that they could tell their father in time that he was unwilling to continue to stay in the capital, he wanted to leave, and he wanted to find the mastermind behind the scenes in person.

After a short time, the two soldiers hurriedly walked out, and one of them bowed his hand and said, "Lord, the emperor, please enter the palace immediately." ”

Gu Tingyu frowned: "Did the emperor say when I should enter the palace?" ”

"The emperor said that since the prince is back, he will enter the palace immediately."

Gu Tingyu nodded when he heard this, he raised his feet and walked towards the palace, as soon as he stepped into the palace, he saw Gu Tingyu's mother standing outside the palace waiting, she was wearing a phoenix robe, although she was in her sixties, but the charm still existed, and she was still very beautiful.

"The concubines see the emperor." Gu Tingyu knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully.

"Yu'er, you're finally willing to come back." The queen's tone was a little resentful: "The emperor said to let you enter the palace." ”

"The courtier's brother knocks on the emperor's brother." Gu Tingyu kowtowed again.

The queen sighed and said, "That's it, you get up first, the emperor has something to say to you." ”

"If the imperial brother has anything to say, please give me orders as soon as possible."

Gu Tingyu raised his head, his gaze fell on the emperor's body, and he saw that he was sitting on the dragon chair, a pair of sharp eyes like an eagle staring straight at him, as if they were going to shoot through his skin to the depths of his bone marrow.

"Brother Huang, you asked your brother to come over, I don't know what to order?"

Gu Tingyu raised his head and met the emperor's gaze without fear, the emperor was silent for a long time, and finally waved his hand, and the guards standing on both sides of the hall retreated.

"Yu'er, I know, you must be very puzzled, how could you be assassinated when you were in the Western Frontier, I am also very strange." Gu Tingyu frowned.

"The secret guards I sent to protect you have also found out about this matter, those assassins are coming for you, but the assassins who assassinated you did not hurt you, but saved you." The emperor said lightly.

"Brother Chen really can't figure it out." Gu Tingyu lowered his head.

"Yu'er, do you know that I have been looking for you for the past few years, and even almost lost my life, I suspect more than once that you murdered me, but I have no evidence, if you really want to harm me, there is no need to save me, so do you know how worried I am when you have been missing for three years?" The emperor looked at Gu Tingyu, and his tone became cold.

Gu Tingyu raised his head and looked at the emperor's sharp eyes: "Brother Huang, there must be a misunderstanding in this, how can the younger brother murder the emperor?" ”

The emperor sighed: "I also hope that this matter is just a misunderstanding, after all, you are my younger brother, I do love you, but I will not spoil you to kill the king." ”

Gu Tingyu lowered his head: "Brother Huang, I ......"

The emperor waved his hand: "Don't worry, I know you don't want to enter the palace." The emperor glanced at the cold frost and said, "This maid was brought by you from the countryside, and it is inconvenient for me to take her in, so it is better to send her to Zhuangzi, what do you think?" ”

Hearing this, Leng Shuang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, her purpose was to leave this ghost place, to be able to get rid of Gu Tingyu, go to a strange place, and start her life again, she couldn't ask for such a result.

Gu Tingyu frowned, he looked at Leng Shuang: "Are you willing to go to Zhuangzi?" ”

Leng Shuang raised his head and said resolutely: "The slave and maid are unwilling to go to the Zhuangzi, and the slave and maid want to serve the prince." ”

Gu Tingyu raised his eyebrows: "You don't have to serve me, I will find you a job, you embroider the dowry at home and take care of the children." ”

"No," said Cold Frost, "the slave only uses a sewing machine." ”

The corners of Gu Tingyu's mouth twitched slightly, he looked at Leng Shuang and said, "Then you go to make a screen." ”

Leng Shuang nodded and said, "Okay, then the slave and maid will go and prepare, please wait for a while, and the slave and maid will come back soon." ”

After Leng Shuang left, Gu Tingyu looked at the emperor and asked, "Brother Huang, what are you calling me to the palace for?" ”

The emperor sighed: "I know, you don't like to live in the palace, you don't want to be an official in the court, do you want to go back to the border, or do you want to go back to the Western Regions, or where do you want to go?" ”

Gu Tingyu frowned, his eyes flickered: "Brother Huang, the younger brother doesn't understand, why does the younger brother go wherever he wants?" ”

"Because you're my brother." The emperor's eyes looked at Gu Tingyu with burning eyes: "I am your own brother, and your relatives are me, how can I watch you go to death?" ”

"Brother Huang, you don't trust me."

"Believe it or not, it's my decision."

"Brother Huang......" Gu Tingyu still wanted to argue, but the emperor raised his hand to interrupt his words and said: "Yu'er, you should understand that in front of the imperial power, any family affection is extraordinarily small, I don't want to persecute you, but I must let you stay in the capital, you can't have an accident, you have the blood of our Gu family flowing in your body, you are the future pillar of the Gu family, you must not have anything, I am already old, if something happens to you again, I dare not imagine how long I can last." ”

The emperor patted Gu Tingyu on the shoulder and said, "Yu'er, my time is short, as long as you are by my side, I will feel at ease." ”

"Brother Huang, I ......" Gu Tingyu opened his mouth, and finally could only say helplessly: "Brother obeys the order." ”

The emperor smiled with satisfaction: "Yu'er, I still remember that when you were five years old, I said that you would marry your princess, and now I will marry you, are you satisfied?" ”

"How can this be?" Gu Tingyu said in surprise: "Brother Huang, this marriage, the younger brother has already refused. ”

"You can refuse," said the emperor, "you may not marry her, but I have promised your father that I will treat your wife well and not let her wronged her." ”

"Brother ...... Emperor"

"Yu'er, I'm serious, if you agree, we will immediately make a holy decree, if you don't agree, then ...... I sent her to the western border, and never mentioned your marriage again. The emperor said slowly, he looked at Gu Tingyu, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes: "I will not let anyone threaten your safety again." ”

Gu Tingyu closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Brother Huang, my brother is willing to stay in the palace and help you deal with government affairs, but I won't take a concubine, I already have someone I like." ”

"Someone you like? Who? The emperor frowned and looked at Gu Tingyu.

"Brother Huang, my brother can't say it, please forgive my brother." Gu Tingyu said sincerely.

"Since you don't say it, I naturally won't force you, but I won't allow you to marry an unfaithful woman as a concubine, I hope you can think about it carefully, if you insist on refusing to marry that girl, then you don't want to take another step out of the palace in this life." The emperor said in a deep voice.

"Brother Remember the teachings of the imperial brother."

Gu Tingyu lowered his eyelids to hide the pain in his eyes.

As soon as Gu Tingyu was released from the palace, he met a woman.

"Lord Wang," the woman bowed, and said softly: "The daughter of the people is the daughter of the second room of the Taifu Mansion, and the daughter of the people has admired the prince for a long time, I wonder if the prince is interested in spending the rest of his life with the daughter?" ”

"No need." Gu Tingyu said indifferently, turned around and wanted to leave, but the woman hurriedly caught up, grabbed Gu Tingyu's sleeve, and pleaded pitifully: "Lord Wang, do you dislike the lowliness of the people's daughters?" ”

Gu Tingyu shook off the woman's hand and said coldly: "The name of this king is also what you can shout?" With that, he turned around and wanted to leave.

The woman gritted her teeth, stretched out her hand and grabbed Gu Tingyu's clothes, and cried: "Lord Wang, have you forgotten that it was you who saved the people's girl on the street, and the people's daughter's life was given by you, and now that you are the prince, can you bear to watch the people's daughter being ruined?" ”

Gu Tingyu squinted his eyes at the woman, smiled coldly, and said mockingly: "Do you think that this king saved you to repay your kindness?" ”

"Isn't it?" The woman asked softly.

Gu Tingyu hooked his lips: "You are wrong, this king saves you, just because, this king hates deception." ”

"What do you mean?" The woman looked at Gu Tingyu blankly.

"This king saved your life, but when this king was in a coma, you stole the king's things, and when this king woke up, he lost a thousand taels of silver tickets." Gu Tingyu stared at the woman coldly: "Do you know? You have ruined everything about this king, including dignity and pride. ”

"You're lying!" The woman roared angrily: "You are talking nonsense! ”

Gu Tingyu snorted coldly: "Is it necessary for this king to lie to you?" ”

The woman sat down on the ground with a pale face.