Chapter 106: Good show

As soon as I returned to the Qing Palace, the post from the Prince Palace arrived. Jiang Xiaolou opened the bronzing post and was slightly surprised: "The birthday banquet of the prince?"
Princess Qing nodded and smiled: "Yes, it is the birthday of the prince. She invited us to be a guest, but if you don't want it, I will try to push it for you."
Jiang Xiaolou smiled unconsciously: "It is not good to refuse the post of the princess. Mother need not worry, I will deal with it properly."
Princess Qing thought so too, and said joyfully: "Well, just follow me then, you don't have to be nervous."
Princess Qing asked Jiang Xiaolou to not be nervous, but she took it very seriously and personally came to select jewelry for her that night. Open the box of huanghuali wood, and compare the jewelry of pearls, emeralds, corals, gems, and tourmalines in the hair of Jiang Xiaolou. The room is full of brilliance and splendor.
"This Phoenix Point Cui Duo Bao Hairpin is pretty and pretty, but it's too old-fashioned." Princess Qing put it down gently.
"This set of white jade inlaid tourmaline jewelry really matches your temperament, and it's too elegant." She sighed again.
When Princess Qing picked up a golden hairpin from the box again, Jiang Xiaolou couldn't help it: "Mother, this is my hair, not a jewel box. How can I use it? so much."
"You, this time the prince princess personally posted a post. Everyone will attend, and the scene must be very big. If you are too rude then others will laugh at you!" Princess Qing gestured to the bronze mirror for a long time, and finally put it down. An unsatisfactory look.
Jiang Xiaolou smiled, and took the initiative to stand up and support Princess Qing's shoulders: "Don't worry, mother, I won't be rude. It's getting late now, you should go back to rest early. Okay, I'll send you back."
Princess Qing was pushed out with a helpless look, and did not forget to remind her back: "That light purple dress suits your skin color, so just wear that one!"
Jiang Xiaolou turned around and couldn't help smiling bitterly as he looked at the jewellery that was being picked out all over the room.
On the day of the banquet, Jiang Xiaolou just picked out the light purple long dress at will, with a white embroidered gold drape, two long silk ribbons hanging from the thin waist, jet black hair Wearing only a hairpin with white jade and gold rim, appeared in front of Princess Qing. Princess Qing looked up, half of her face was bathed in the golden sunlight, and the corners of her lips were still slightly tilted when they were not smiling, with a strange brilliance, without a trace of perfection.
A happy smile appeared on Princess Qing's face. Such a moving look was extremely beautiful even without powder.
The Prince's Mansion is located in the south of the capital, and all the way in, there is a magnificent rockery, winding through the cave along the winding path of the Miaodao, but you can see the flowers and trees, lush green, pavilions, towers, and water corridors. Hundreds of birds sing and sing, and the flowers are full of branches, making it look like a fairyland on earth.
The banquet was set up in the hall, and when you stepped into it, you can only see carved beams and painted buildings, which are beautiful and exquisite. Under the eaves, there are hundreds of different fonts used to make woodcarving pictures of Baishou. The algae well at the top of the hall is in the shape of a dome, with 108 golden birds spreading their wings, and in the middle is a round mirror. The design is exquisite and peculiar, which is supposed to be used to gather sound. The hall is divided into male and female VIP seats, all mahogany chairs and tables, roughly estimated to have more than 200 seats. And when they sat down in the female guest seats, they found that the whole hall was facing a lake. In the middle of the lake, there was a small painting boat, with gold and wrong colors on the end. The painting boat was meticulously carved and there was a phoenix dance on the boat. The title of the word, the font is elegant and free and easy.
The prince and the princess were brought into the arena. Xie Yu was half a step behind. Compared with the princess who was dressed in a beautiful dress, she had a very plain makeup. She chose a simple hosta on her dark sideburns, and only one paired it. The delicate white Begonia. Now that the weather is getting colder, her white Begonia is still beautiful and beautiful. Only when you get closer, you will find that the whole Begonia is actually carved from clear white jade. Because of the ingenuity and special design, it looks budding. Waiting to be released, as if natural.
The princess looked at the full house of Chinese guests with a smile on her face. Her thin white onion-like fingers held up the Kuilong wine cup: "Thank you for your visit today. I will do it first."
Everyone got up and toasted to the prince and princess, Xie Yu just sat aside with a smile, dignified and friendly.
Sitting on the male guest seat were several young men in bright and beautiful clothes. There are eleven princes in your Majesty today. The second prince is the current prince. The first prince, the fourth prince, and the sixth prince died one after another. So now the first one sitting on the left of the prince is the third prince Duguke, he is alone. Stone cyan robe, golden satin lining, white jade crown and belt, thin cheeks, bright eyes, from a distance, there is a kind of tall and arrogant attitude that stands out from the crowd, although he is younger than the prince, he looks more calm in terms of temperament . Because of his marriage contract with Helianxiao, Jiang Xiaolou looked at him extraordinarily.
The next one is Duguqin, the fifth prince. This person has natural eyes, nose is high and straight, forehead is very wide, smile on the corner of the mouth is very gentle and sunny, it looks like a gentle scholar. He was talking and laughing with the seventh prince Duguyan next to him. Duguyan just turned his face slightly, with a seemingly non-listening expression, his eyes swept in the direction of Jiang Xiaolou inadvertently, and the two eyes happened to collide. If it's an ordinary woman, I'm afraid that she has already lowered her head low-key, but Jiang Xiaolou smiled at the other party, his face as usual. Dugu Yan has the best appearance among the princes, with star-like eyes, slanting eyebrows into the temples, and his face is indescribably handsome, and there is an indescribable grace between his gestures.
He seemed surprised, then blinked his eyes and smiled friendly. He likes beautiful people, because he has read all over the world, but he has to admit that the face opposite is beautiful and flawless. The whole person is like the finest white jade, and his smile is soft enough to easily stir the harshest heart in the world.
"That's the Princess Mingyue who was just canonized by the empress." Duguqin noticed his eyes and smiled.
"Ah-it turned out to be her!" Dugu Yan suddenly realized, just as he continued to show off his charm, Jiang Xiaolou's eyes had already moved away.
The handsome man Jiang Xiaolou saw too much, especially after seeing Xie Liancheng's face too much, and she was completely immune to others, so her eyes quickly moved to the Ninth Prince Dugu Leopard. However, her first feeling was-disappointment. Compared with the other brothers, Dugu Leopard can be said to be unremarkable, with his eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth all correct. It is said that among these princes, he has the most mediocre aptitude, unable to read books, general martial arts, basic knowledge of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and his personality is extremely honest, never competing with his brothers for the limelight. Precisely because of this, it is the most popular among all people and is widely praised. It can be seen that mediocre talents are the most popular people... Jiang Xiaolou thought about it, but found a pair of eyes staring at him wide from beginning to end.
At first glance, it was the eleventh prince Dugufeng who was sitting at the bottom. He was the youngest, the baby’s fat cheeks were still a little childish, and his eyes were wide and round and staring at Jiang Xiaolou. His eyelashes are like two brushes, fluttering. His state stems entirely from curiosity, but it is obviously extremely rude, so when he tried to stare at Jiang Xiaolou, the tenth prince Duguyu next to him slapped his head severely: "Tell you. How many times are you not allowed to stare at others like this, it's rude!"
Duguyu has a pair of sword eyebrows with extraordinary demeanor, obviously a very heroic look, but has a pair of very delicate and beautiful eyes. When he is angry, the ends of his eyes are gently raised, which is a natural style.
"Oh, ten brother, it hurts!" Du Gufeng rubbed his head, looking like he was greatly wronged.
Just at this moment, a woman with wide clothes and narrow sleeves strode up. Her appearance was ordinary, but her bearing was good. Surprisingly, there were more than 20 young men behind her, all short-breasted chefs. Dress up, all wait outside, never enter the hall.
First, she respectfully saluted, and then said loudly to the prince: "His Royal Highness, there are three classes for the banquet. I don't know which class I would like to use?"
The prince hadn't spoken yet, but Dugufeng asked first: "What is the difference between these three classes?"
The chef said with a smile: "You need 500 sheep for the upper-class table, 300 sheep for the middle-class table, and 100 sheep for the lower class. You can take other items as you go."
Hearing this, the prince smiled slightly and said: "I advocate frugality. The first class is too extravagant, the inferior... I'm afraid there are too many guests here to eat, so you should go to the middle!
The cook responded and patted her palms, and the twenty-odd young men stepped back together, apparently preparing to go. Everyone continued to drink tea and talk and laugh, but within an hour, several maidservants in Jinyi came up with trays and put plates of food cooked with mutton on the table.
"This dish is braised mountain sea cucumber."
Jiang Xiaolou looked down and saw the fried lamb's lips with a smile on his face. The following dishes are not difficult to distinguish. The steamed lamb brain is named Xuefeng Diancui; the spicy lamb belly is named Babao Jinbao; the steamed lamb marrow is named Baiyu Ruyi; the ear tips of the fried lamb with sauce is named Zhaocai Jinbao; braised lamb In the ears, it is named Shuangfeng Xianshou; braised lamb eye skin is named Mingkaiyehe; braised lamb liver is named Mantang Wufu. The entire banquet, from the head of the goat to the tail, from the spine to the hooves, is adorned with wonderful dishes, which are auspicious.
Seeing that Jiang Xiaolou could not move the chopsticks, Princess Qing took the initiative to pick up a chopstick for her, and said softly: "This is the meat on the lips of the sheep, there is absolutely no fishy smell, you can taste it!"
Jiang Xiaolou took a bite, it was really delicious and crisp, without any odor, and he nodded with a smile.
The cook came up to receive the reward, and Du Gufeng curiously asked: "Medium banquets are so wonderful, how about the first-class ones?"
"My Majesty, if it is a first-class banquet, after all the sheep are slaughtered, we will only leave a small piece of meat on the nose of the sheep and use it to cook the entire banquet."
"Ah-what about the other lamb?"
"Naturally throw them all away." The chef smiled and replied, attracting everyone's surprise, she couldn't help but yearn for it, but she didn't know what kind of banquet would make such a luxurious way of eating.
"You have done a good job, come, and reward one hundred taels." The prince only smiled and ordered. The cook thanked the reward and bowed back.
The princess saw that everyone was eating, her expression was cheerful, and she couldn't help smiling and said: "This wonderful fairy wine was shipped from Yunzhou specially ordered by His Royal Highness. It is in excellent condition and has a fragrant fragrance. It has been stored in the cellar for twenty years before taking it out. "
After only one sip, Princess Qing felt the aroma of the wine. After sliding down her throat, the originally strong and mellow wine became fragrant, endless, refreshing and refreshing, and she nodded: "This wine is indeed in harmony with Different."
Jiang Xiaolou usually doesn't like to drink. She only took a sip, then put the cup down, looked up, but saw that the place beside the prince was already empty at some point.
At this moment, a woman in plain clothes walked out of the painting boat in the heart of the lake, but the distance was too far, and she gently hung her head again, making it impossible to see her appearance. The woman sat on the embroidered stool on the bow of the painting boat, "Zheng", a melodious sound of piano and water spread. The center of the lake was originally shimmering, and the sound of the piano rippled with waves, with a little meaning. The slowly flowing music is like lingering water at first, slowly showing the momentum of turbulence, and it will turn into a vast ocean in a short time. When it is surging, there are thousands of thundering phenomena in the song. Everyone listened earnestly, only to feel that the light and gentle lake suddenly turned into a turbulent ocean. The luxurious hall they were in also turned into a lonely boat with no support on the sea, giving them a thrilling feeling.
After one song, everyone was intoxicated. I don't know who said it first. In a blink of an eye, the sound of applause came like a storm.
The woman received the piano, Tingting stood up curledly, and slowly raised her head. With only a pair of stunning eyes, the cold and beautiful style, people indulged in it, and almost forgot everything around her. She smiled slightly and lifted her red lips lightly: "Xie Yu presents a gift to the princess, and wish the princess a blessing in the East China Sea, and the prosperity of her forever."
The princess had a reserved smile on her face: "Xie Fangfei's piano art is really unparalleled in the world. This song has been played by you with ten successful powers, even the piano immortal was alive."
When the prince said so, everyone couldn't help but praise.
"This song should only be found in the sky, how many times can the world hear it!"
"Great, really great, congratulations to the prince for winning this beautiful woman! No, I should congratulate the prince for double happiness!"
Everyone was very envious, but the prince smiled faintly.
Jiang Xiaolou's expression was calm, his eyes were like bright stars, and he had never been affected by this scene before him. However, when Xie Yu walked by Jiang Xiaolou's side, she stopped a little bit, curled her lips and smiled, like a friend she hadn't seen for a long time. Princess Qing had an inexplicable nervousness, her eyes were staring at each other unconsciously, and she could not hide her vigilant expression.
Seeing Xie Yu seated again, the crown prince smiled with special affection: "Yuer's piano art is better than before. It is really gratifying."
Xie Yu smiled on her lips, and the cloud in her mouth was light: "I'm just a little trick, and it's a far cry from Princess Mingyue..."
Everyone looked at Jiang Xiaolou, with a look of surprise.
Princess Qing had a heartbreak, but she smiled on her face: "Xie side concubine is also too humble. Your piano art can be described as unparalleled in the world. Mingyue can't compare with you, so don't make her happy!"
Xie Yu's eyes flickered, and she smiled, staring at Jiang Xiaolou's eyes tightly: "Princess Mingyue's pipa playing is superb, but she is low-key and doesn't show it easily."
Jiang Xiaolou raised his eyes, a pair of clear eyes seemed to look into the other's heart.
When the prince heard the words, he couldn't help but say indifferently: "I wonder if the princess can play a song for everyone on the spot today, it's all for fun!"
Everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Xiaolou's body, and it was hard to hide their surprise, but some people showed a hint of sarcasm. What happened in the Qing Palace last time is clearly vividly remembered. This concubine Xie made it clear that he was deliberately embarrassing Jiang Xiaolou. There are already such wonderful guqin beads and jade in front, even if Jiang Xiaolou pops up flowers, it will not help, it will only explode its shortcomings.
Jiang Xiaolou's eyes are clear and his expression is calm: "Xiaolou's skills are so shallow, and he hasn't touched Pipa for several years, and he has forgotten Pipa long ago."
Xie Yu didn't know how Jiang Xiaolou's pipa played, but saw that the other party brought a rosewood pipa when he entered the Xie Mansion. Today, her goal is to make Jiang Xiaolou lose her ugliness, so how can she give up easily, she just said softly, "His Royal Highness, you see, Princess Mingyue refuses to honor him!"
The prince moved his eyes slightly and said loudly: "Princess Mingyue, all of you here today are not outsiders. If you are willing to play a song, how about I give you this jade ruyi as a prize?"
Regardless of Jiang Xiaolou's playing skills, once he has won Xie Yu's aggressive technique, he has already fallen behind. Moreover, it may not be a good thing to be too sharp. His own pipa is too unique. If someone recognizes him, he will take it. It's a great trouble. Jiang Xiaolou's eyebrows were lightly curled, his smile was gentle, but his body was motionless: "I really want this jade ruyi, but it's a pity--" She stretched out her left hand and gently shook it in front of everyone, her fair face His fingers can almost glow with sunshine, but they have well-manicured nails on their fingertips, which are half an inch long. "The nails are so long and it is very inconvenient to wear animal armor."
Her smile was slightly sorry, and she looked very embarrassed.
This reason is very good. The prince concubine smiled and said, "Thank you, Concubine, it seems that you can't do what you want."
It takes so much effort to press the other side, and they don't take it at all. It's like stab the cotton with nowhere to focus. Xie Yu took a deep breath, his eyes darkened and unfathomable: "It doesn't matter, there will be more opportunities in the future. Princess Mingyue, don't you think?"
Jiang Xiaolou smiled, his smile was like early winter white snow, clean and friendly, but he didn't mean to answer at all.
Xie Yu was so angry that he couldn't calm down, but after a while, he chuckled. Jiang Xiaolou, you can avoid it once, you may not be able to avoid it a second time.
At this time, a soft voice sounded outside the hall: "Sorry everyone, I am late."
Everyone looked towards the door with this voice, only to see a young man in Jinyi coming up. A white dress is already particularly dazzling, coupled with a peerless appearance, abruptly brings out a twelve-point enchantment, and everyone present is as dim as light.
In the eyes of everyone, Gu Liunian walked in quickly, with a slight smile on his face, and said unhurriedly: "His Royal Highness, I am late to prepare a birthday gift for the princess, sorry."
The prince was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said: "What kind of gift Gu Gongzi prepared is so mysterious. Let me first say yes. If the prince is not satisfied, you will have to fined you three glasses of wine."
Gu Liunian just smiled and uncovered the red Jinpa, revealing the true face of the gift.
A dragon boat carved with hollow ivory appeared in front of everyone. The whole hull is made up of multiple pieces of ivory. The dragon head is the bow, the dragon tail is the stern, and the dragon body is the hull. There are a total of 18 water boats rowing with oars and only one person at the stern. . The eight immortals such as Lan Caihe, He Xiangu and Zhong Hanli in the bow of the ship wore colored clothes and contributed gifts. The noble woman sitting in the center of the hall smiled and accepted congratulations from all sides. On the whole, the dragon boat has a shiny and smooth texture and is carefully carved. Just finding the ivory material suitable for carving has taken a lot of thought.
The princess was really satisfied: "It's so exquisite, Gu Gongzi really bother."
Gu Liunian's status is very special. People who are not easy to call him official position, they all call him Gu Gongzi. At this moment, he smiled, presented the gift, and then took a seat gently. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, his eyes fell on Jiang Xiaolou's face.
Jiang Xiaolou didn't respond much. Although this person was an old friend, he didn't have any special friendship.
The woman in Jinyi sitting at the top right of the crown princess was originally lacking in interest. Seeing Gu Liunian enter the door, she stared at her unconsciously, but now she is still in a daze. She is dressed in a silk and sequined costume with auspicious cloud totem embroidered on it. Her face is more elegant than the pear blossoms in full bloom on the branches. The corners of her eyebrows and eyes are beautiful and beautiful, and her gestures are pressing. The beauty group in her hand slammed twice, but the excitement in her heart couldn't be suppressed, and there was a three-point intoxication in her eyes suddenly. The handmaid reminded softly: "Princess, the prince is talking to you!"
Princess Huayang was taken aback, before returning to look at the princess.
The princess did not realize her gaffe, and just asked: "Huayang, today you came to wish me my birthday. I am very happy in my heart. It is just that many of the guests here, presumably you are not familiar with it?"
Hua Yang's eyes became blurred, and he slipped to Gu Liunian unconsciously, but he could only suppress his thumping heartbeat, and said with a strong smile: "I have been running around for the past two years, and I haven't had a lot of free time. No distinguished guests know..."
Princess Huayang was very filial and took the initiative to pray for the emperor and queen. She often went there for a few months. After coming back, her grace would be better. The upstarts in the DPRK and China are changing every day, and it is natural for her not to know her. But Gu Liunian knew her. No, maybe in her dream, she never forgot the amazing glimpse of that day. In a flash, her eyes couldn't help but her heart jumped. Is she too eager, Gu? The fleeting year just took a look at Jiang Xiaolou.
Princess Huayang’s beautiful smile quieted slightly, and the princess smiled and asked her what she had seen in the mountains, but she absently responded, keeping her eyes on Gu Liunian and Jiang Xiaolou, as if she wanted to see the relationship between the two of them. Clearly Chu.
Xiaodie reminded Jiang Xiaolou: "Miss, Princess Huayang has been staring at you since just now."
Jiang Xiaolou glanced at her, and the moment Princess Huayang's eyes touched her, she flicked and turned away.
Princess Qing frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "This Young Master Gu has also been invited here--"
Jiang Xiaolou narrowed his eyes, lowered his voice and said, "Mother doesn't like this son Gu?"
Princess Qing has always been mild-tempered, and she has a slight disgust: "No, I don't know him, but I have heard a lot about him. This person is Quan Hai's righteous son, and often performs some secret tasks for her majesty. I heard that as long as he is on the horse, let alone those who disobey your Majesty, he is also a servant animal in the other party’s house. I used to think that he was three-headed and six-armed, sinister and ugly, but I never expected that he would be born so handsome. Associate those sins with him..."
Jiang Xiaolou smiled lightly and didn't take it seriously: "The Tiance Army was cleaning up some things that he didn't want to see for your majesty, how could he be merciful?"
Princess Qing sighed softly: "It is so cruel to kill, and the hostility is too heavy, after all, it is not a good thing.
After finishing the meal, the prince got up first and smiled: "The stage in the garden is ready. Are you interested in enjoying it with me?"
The prince opened his mouth, and everyone naturally admired the light and got up and left. The noble ladies and ladies who had made friends on weekdays walked together in groups and slowly left with the prince and princess.
Taking advantage of Princess Qing being pulled by Princess An to speak, Gu Liunian walked to Jiang Xiaolou's side with a very light smile: "It's been a long time since I saw Miss Jiang. Oh, no, I should call you Princess Mingyue now."
Princess Qing was talking, and she turned her head and saw him when she heard the sound. Gu Liunian didn't care about each other at all, but said respectfully and politely: "I have seen Princess Qing."
Princess Qing glanced at him lightly, then looked at Jiang Xiaolou, seeming to be asking her what she meant. Jiang Xiaolou did not show any feeling of boredom and anxiety, and Princess Qing had to concentrate on dealing with Princess An again.
Gu Liunian smiled and said, "Why don't you answer me?"
Jiang Xiaolou's expression remained as usual: "What do you want me to say? It's been a long time since I've seen it. I really miss it. Gu Gongzi, it seems that the friendship between us hasn't reached that point yet."
Gu Liunian couldn't help but smile deeper when he heard the words. His teeth were white, his eyes were bright, and his whole body was bathed in the sun, exuding a strange and moving look.
"Why the princess refuses people thousands of miles away, I am your friend."
Jiang Xiaolou smiled faintly, and his voice was softer: "I have never been friends with executioners."
When he heard the three words hangman, Gu Liunian's face changed slightly, but immediately he sighed slightly. Jiang Xiaolou didn't recognize him, let alone know his past. She didn't understand that he had experienced too many people's eyes and too many tramples. Even though he was talented and full of splendor, he was hitting walls and being trapped everywhere. Mu Xiuyu Lin Feng will destroy him, without power and background, his excellence will only attract countless people's scolding and envy. They tried every means to pull him off the altar of genius, exhausted the most vicious words and tricks in the world, and trampled on him in every possible way. He had already seen through everyone's ridiculous faces, and never wanted to suffer the bitterness of a fiasco.
Thinking of this, his voice became very soft and slow: "I thought anyone in this world would misunderstand me, but at least you won't."
Jiang Xiaolou stared at him with an indifferent tone: "Oh, where does Master Gu come from such confidence?"
Gu Liunian smiled quietly: "I don't have a good background, and I don't have a ladder to climb the cloud. All I have is my unyielding fighting spirit and ambition. I know many people talk about me behind my back, and they say that I don't care for my ambitions. At the price, they said that I shouldn’t be the righteous son of the eunuch, shouldn’t lead the Heavenly Strategy Army to slaughter the innocent, shouldn’t bow to the powerful, flattering and clinging. But they forgot, I also tried to make progress on my own, from the normal way. Asking for fame, what did they say about me at that time? I think about it-they said my heart is higher than the sky, my life is thinner than paper, a poor boy with no background who wants to succeed with a genius mind. It's ridiculous! Now I have left them far behind, so these people immediately changed their faces and put on an upright and arrogant posture, saying that everything I have today was stolen by despicable means!"
"Jiang Xiaolou, you should know better than anyone else, I paid a huge price to climb to where I am today, and the righteous words and awe-inspiring justice of those people are all masks. The real purpose is only to conceal their inner superficiality and It's ridiculous! Because I can't climb up with the effort of breastfeeding, because I have no ability and accomplishment, because they are vulgar and ignorant in their hearts, they do not hesitate to speculate on others with the utmost malice, and try to tear them off and step on their feet. Such should be dead long ago!"
He speaks softly, calmly, but his words are more venomous than anyone else, and the hidden hatred in it is shocking.
"Please tell me, what is justice and what is evil in this world? Because I kill people, am I evil? But I tell you, when those who have trampled on me, they put on the mask of justice in a blink of an eye. When attacking others with the most vicious means, they have exposed their inner darkness and ugliness, exposed their inner fear and emptiness, and become the dirtiest and disgusting existence in the world."
Jiang Xiaolou's heart was shaken, and his steps were a little slow: "You--"
Gu Liunian lived a very real life, very chic and free. It was the first step for him to become Quan Hai's righteous son, and to take over the army of Heavenly Strategy, and to kill and raise his might was the second step... But he was definitely not just for this purpose, he must have something else. So, what does he want?
Seeing that Jiang Xiaolou was so surprised, his face returned to the handsome and unrestrained smile of the past: "I have a long life and unfortunate circumstances. If I want to rise above others, I must use extraordinary means. When a person was born in society At the bottom level, when his pride is higher than the sky, how should he survive? Jiang Xiaolou, if it were you, what choice would he make?"
Jiang Xiaolou took a deep breath. She agreed with Gu Liunian's remarks because she also had the same fortune. When she was in trouble, very few people offered her a helping hand. When she was proud, those people jumped out and accused her of being humble and clinging to power. If it is really so righteous, why is Qin Siping so proud of his career? Why do traitors run rampant in this world and good people suffer? It's just a foolish person who deceives good and fears evil and pretends. These people clearly blame Gu Liunian for killing people, but they are afraid of his power, and they don't even have the courage to reprimand in person. They can only quietly scold and humiliate them behind their backs, which is really sad.
But - she is still fundamentally different from Gu Liunian, because she has a bottom line and will never hurt any innocent person.
Experiencing misfortune and cherishing hatred is not a reason to kill innocent people indiscriminately.
"My choice is not important to you." She replied.
Gu Liunian's lips raised slightly: "Of course it is important, maybe you no longer remember me, but I will always remember you, remember that you once helped me, remember that you said let me keep working hard"
The memories flowed by like a tide, Jiang Xiaolou's mind flashed, and he suddenly remembered the person in front of him: "You are—"
"Yes, I am a street beggar who was favored by you back then. Of course, it is natural for you not to recognize me. At that time, I was dirty, smelly and disgusting. No one cared what I looked like. No one listens carefully to what I say. In their eyes, I am just a pile of mud on the street. Now, this mud is asking you, do you think I am doing something wrong?"
Jiang Xiaolou couldn't believe that the beautiful Gu Liunian in front of him turned out to be the boy she had rescued on the street... No wonder he reminded her again and again that they had seen them before--but how could she be? Thinking of such a weird thing in the world!
"I remember you were just a weak scholar at that time."
Gu Liunian just raised his lips: "Everyone can change." He is a scholar, but he is never weak. If it weren't for being seriously injured by those people, how could he live on the street like a lost dog.
Jiang Xiaolou sighed slightly: "But your changes are so great that I can hardly recognize them."
"I used to be a beggar who lived on the streets, but now I am the notorious head of the Heavenly Strategy Army, a treacherous and shameless son of Quan Hai. From birth, everyone in the world is divided into the poor and the poor, the clever and the stupid, and the lucky and the Unfortunately. I have always been bullied and looked down upon, all because of my humble background, so I was deprived of the right to climb. But now, those who stand in front of me--are dead."
Jiang Xiaolou's expression changed again and again: "You don't need to explain so much to me. We are just meeting together, not even friends."
"No, of course we are friends." Gu Liunian smiled very gracefully. He never thought he needed a friend, others looked down on him, and he looked down on each other. The formation of this character comes from his unfortunate past experience. Instead of living a life of ignorance, he would rather spend his entire life fighting, robbing, seizing, and fighting! He wanted everyone to show horror when they saw him, and he wanted everyone to submit to his feet! If anyone threatens him, he will send him to without hesitation. Even so, he is also an individual. No matter how Leng Ao is, he hopes to have friends around him, so he needs Jiang Xiaolou.
"If you want to find someone who understands me out of ten thousand people, you are one of ten thousand people."
Jiang Xiaolou's eyes flickered, and he looked at each other in surprise: "Why me?"
"You don't have to hide your own heart, because we are all the same people in our bones. We are born humble and underestimated. We have to climb up desperately at all costs. Why deny it because you have no confidence in yourself? ?"
Jiang Xiaolou was speechless for a long time, and Gu Liunian was right. She came from a business family and experienced misfortune. The only goal in life is revenge. And after Gu Liunian experienced various injustices and blows, he was still alive with pride. On the surface, his behavior seems extreme, but everything he says is reality. People are born unequal, and what will happen in the future is even more different. He had great ambitions, good plans, and aspirations for heaven and earth, so he naturally refused to succumb to the shoals and tried to fly into the sky.
Even if the wings were forcibly broken, and desperately trying to rush to the clouds, this is Gu Liunian.
But - while agreeing with him, there was a huge black hole faintly in her heart, which seemed to swallow her only remaining conscience and perseverance. Her father has been teaching her kindness, patience, and obedience. Later, she abandoned all of these. But if she abandons even the bottom line and completely agrees with Gu Liunian's theory, she will become better than anyone in the world. People are scary.
However, I don't want to become that kind of person.
A faint haze flashed through Jiang Xiaolou's eyes, but in the end only a cold smile appeared on his lips: "Then I will first wish the son and get my wish."
Gu Liunian looked at her deeply, with an inexplicable and complicated emotion flowing in his eyes.
A beautiful girl came over at this moment and looked at them with a smile: "I didn't bother you two?"
When Jiang Xiaolou heard about his reputation, he saw a bright young girl standing in front of them, and smiled slightly: "I have seen Princess Huayang."
Hua Yang also looked at Jiang Xiaolou, with great curiosity on his face: "I have heard that Princess Qing has taken a beautiful daughter, and she is really a stunning figure when I saw it today. What were the two of you just talking about, so happy?"
Jiang Xiaolou keenly smelled a touch of sourness from the princess's mouth, his thick eyelashes raised, and his voice was as clear as water: "Just now-Young Master Gu is asking me if I know the princess and can I introduce him to him."
When Princess Huayang heard this, her arrogant face immediately turned red, and she became dumb for a while.
Gu Liunian stared at Jiang Xiaolou with a smile but not a smile. She was already sitting on pins and needles when she was changed, but she had a calm look and said with a smile: "Gu Gongzi is afraid that you will feel abrupt, so he wants to use me to get acquainted with the princess. Unfortunately, this is also my first time. See the princess. Explaining to him, you are here."
Princess Huayang's face became ruddy and beautiful, and her voice also became charming: "How come Princess Mingyue likes to make fun of people?"
Jiang Xiaolou smiled: "Princess, I'll go ahead and talk slowly." After that, she nodded slightly to the princess and left with Xiaodie.
As soon as Gu Liunian was about to catch up, Princess Huayang entangled her with a smile on her face and said, "You rarely attend the banquet of the emperor, and I have never seen you in the palace."
Gu Liunian gazes after Jiang Xiaolou's back, and says faintly: "Tiance's military affairs are busy, so I really can't get out. Princess I'm sorry, I have something to do, please forgive me.
On the other side, Jiang Xiaolou, who had managed to get rid of the two men, let out a sigh of relief, but saw Princess Qing go and return. It turned out that she was waiting for a long time and she was a little anxious: "That Gu Liunian didn't embarrass you, right? "
"Naturally not, mother can rest assured."
"That's good, today I sang a riot in the Heavenly Palace, it's lively in front!" Princess Qing smiled and took her arm.
In today's scene, the talent has just revealed a face, and the next part is really lively! Jiang Xiaolou's face was bathed in the sun, it looked particularly bright, but his eyes were already smiling...
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