Chapter 124:

In just half a day, the concubine Shizi was beaten twice by Qin Jiao, making her unable to hold her face anymore, her face was so gloomy that almost dripping ink, her face was hot, and she only felt like her sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, and other people. They are all watching her jokes.
The concubine Shizi watched Qin Jiu's back drifting away with gloomy eyes. The sky outside had darkened, and the shadowy tree shadow was swaying in the evening breeze. After a while, Qin Jiu's figure had disappeared in the tree shadow.
She really left without stopping, and she didn't show any face.
The wind in the courtyard seemed to be stronger again, and there was a rustling rubbing sound among the leaves, which seemed to be laughing.
The hall was extremely quiet, and the needle drop could be heard.
Qin Jiu didn't bother to pay attention to the concubine. As soon as she came out of the main hall, she saw a fifty-year-old maid dressed in a rust-colored coat, with a round face and gray hair combed into a capable bun. Amiable.
"Mrs. Three," the maid greeted him with a smile, and bowed to Qin Zhuo. "The maidservant used to be served by the princess. Everyone called the maidservant Liu Madam."
"The third master ordered the slave and maid to wait here for the third lady and show you the way."
Mother Liu said she was leading Qin Jiu, but Gu Zezhi asked her to serve Qin Jiu during their stay in Luo'an City.
"Thanksgiving mother led the way." Qin Jiu smiled.
Mother Liu smiled and showed Qin Jiao the way, introducing her to the palace along the way, such as which side is the yard, which side is the garden and so on.
Qin Jiao was really tired. Although it hadn't been more days, she already wanted to sleep and couldn't help but cover her mouth and yawned.
Grandma Liu would look at her very much, and when she saw it, she stopped talking aside, just pointed to the east and said, "Mrs. San, cross the small stone bridge in front, and you're here."
Qin Jiao responded, and couldn't help but yawned again, sympathizing with Gu Zezhi for 120,000 points in his heart.
She can sleep with a bed just now, unlike Gu Zezhi, who is more busy.
Poor Gu Zezhi just sat down and drank hot tea.
There were only three fathers and sons in the study, and the others were deported.
A moth flew into the lampshade, its wings flapped and flapped on the gauze lampshade, making a "fluttering" sound, and the candle flame jumped and flickered...
Duan Wang's face was sinking like water, and he asked straightforwardly: "Shizi, why is Dongping Bo here for?"
Gu Chenzhi said hurriedly: "It was King Yu who heard that I was sick and sent Dong Pingbo to visit me."
King Duan did not place any staff in the capital, but Gu Chenzhi did. He had received news from the capital more than half a month ago.
He also guessed that after Gu Zezhi came back this time, he must have told King Duan about the situation in Beijing, so he was prepared.
King Duan looked at Gu Chenzhi deeply, his eyes seemed to penetrate the bottom of his heart, and one of Gu Chen looked back at King Duan calmly without evading.
After a while, King Duan's expression was a little slow, and he said with a serious face: "Earth son, we still don’t have much contact with King Yu. You are the son of the empire, and it represents the palace. Then Dongping uncle will send it out earlier, lest it spread Capital, nothing happened."
"You don't know what happened in the capital, right?"
After that, King Duan explained the series of incidents that had happened in the capital, and then emphasized: "The Royal Palace of Yu is ambitious, and sooner or later, we will rise to the Northern Expedition. We cannot join forces with the Royal Palace of Duan!"
Gu Chenzhi looked surprised and sighed: "So many things have happened in the capital... ahem."
He coughed a few more times, then healed, and said solemnly: "Father, I understand."
"After my father told me last time, I understood."
When Gu Zezhi heard Gu Chenzhi say "last time", he couldn't help but move his eyebrows, glanced at Duan Wang after the book case, and continued to drink tea calmly.
Gu Chenzhi was still talking: "Wang Yu did have this intention and asked Dongping to be a lobbyist by visiting the patient, but I have categorically rejected it."
"Father, rest assured, my son knows the importance and who is orthodox."
Gu Chenzhi spoke uprightly again, and almost sweared by the heavens and the earth that he is absolutely indifferent.
King Duan has always valued this eldest son. Seeing his sincere expression, he was relieved and satisfied.
"Zezhi, what do you think?" King Duan looked at Gu Zezhi who was sitting by the window. He didn't notice that the corner of Gu Chenzhi's mouth froze for a moment where he couldn't see it, and then it maintained its original arc. A stern and respectful gesture.
Gu Zezhi didn't even look at Gu Chenzhi, and said with a smile, "Of course I believe in the son and the father."
His voice is as gentle as usual, whether it is the speed of speech, tone, and demeanor, it makes people feel comfortable.
Duan Wang heard this and was very pleased. He felt that although the two sons had misunderstood each other, the two brothers were both clear-headed in terms of righteousness.
Duan Wang felt as if he had solved a big problem, and he felt much more relaxed, and once again told Gu Chenzhi: "My son, if this is the case, let Dongping be sent away as soon as possible."
As King Duan said, he wondered in his heart, if King Yu were to expedition to the North, how many people could be deployed from the Western Frontier Army to defeat the rebels...
"Yes, father." Gu Chenzhi solemnly agreed.
Duan Wang thought for a while, and said to Gu Zezhi: "Zezhi, you just came back, and you have been struggling on this journey. Rest early. Let's talk about anything tomorrow. Let your wife take a good rest tomorrow and don't use it for this king. Please be safe."
"My son, don't leave, this king has something to tell you."
The king of Duan left Gu Chenzhi to discuss with him to verify how many troops, food, and weapons are available in Xijiang.
As for Gu Zezhi, now that he has the title and intends to stay in the capital, King Duan does not intend to let him intervene in the affairs of Xijiang, so as to avoid the brothers fighting for power and making the family restless.
Gu Zezhi put down the teacup. Before he said anything, Gu Chenzhi couldn't wait to rush and said: "Third brother, father is right, you are tired along the way, so go back and rest earlier."
Gu Chenzhi looked at Gu Zezhi with a smile, his handsome face became paler under the candlelight, and his eyes looked unusually bright.
Gu Zezhi stood up gracefully and said with a smile: "Father, son, then I will go back and rest first."
He has a shallow smile, which is like a spring breeze, and there is no trace of unwillingness or discomfort.
Gu Chenzhi's eyes darkened, and he said kindly again: "The third brother will have a good rest tonight. When tomorrow I invite the third brother out to play, our brothers will gather together. Over the past year, Luoan City has also undergone a lot of changes."
One of Gu Ze agreed.
Looking at the look of their brother Hele, Duan Wang only felt comforted by his old heart, and a stone in his heart was half down.
When Gu Zezhi left the foreign study, there was a young man in Tsing Yi waiting for him.
Gu Zezhi walked in the direction of Neiyi Gate, and the young man walked beside him, only one step behind.
When there was no one around, the young man said, "San Ye, Uncle Dong Ping came from Luo'an City yesterday evening and lived in the post."
"Shizi met him this morning, and they had a close conversation together for almost an hour and a half in the lounge on the second floor of the Eight Immortals Restaurant."
"The son has an appointment with Uncle Dongping and will wash him the dust tomorrow."
While they were talking, the two went outside the door of Neiyi, Gu Zezhi made a gesture, and the young man stepped back lightly, and the dexterous figure quickly disappeared into the shadow of the night.
Gu Zezhi went through the inner gate and continued to walk towards the inner courtyard.
This is the place where he was born and raised. Even with his eyes closed, Gu Zezhi knew how to go, but in just over a year, he felt that this place was very strange.
Gu Zezhi walked forward unhurriedly, the silver moonlight pouring down, coating him with a silver halo, adding a bit of cold temperament.
Passing through the winding verandas and passing several moon cave gates, a courtyard appeared in front of which a lantern hung at the entrance of the courtyard lit up a plaque with the three characters "Chaohui Garden".
Gu Zezhi's gaze stayed on the plaque for a moment.
In the past, when he was not married, he naturally lived in the front yard. This Zhaohui Garden was specially cleaned up by his mother four years ago, thinking about waiting for him to live after he was married, and it has not been used until today.
"San Ye."
Along the way, there were maids saluting him, and Gu Zezhi kept walking forward blindly until he came to the inner room.
When he came, Du Ruo stepped out, only a lamp was lit in the inner room, dim and dim.
Qin Jiu had already bathed, and fell asleep on the beauty couch with his eyes closed.
Gu Zezhi sat down by the beauty’s couch and looked down at her. Under the candlelight, the roots of the hair on her cheeks were visible. A blue silk was just casually erected with a purple hairband, which hung on her neck. The skin becomes white as jade, soft and delicate.
Just looking at her like this, Gu Zezhi felt that his mood became brighter, as if the dazzling morning light pushed away layers of haze.
He stretched his finger and lifted the purple hairband on her neck. Qin Jiao seemed to feel someone around her, choked, and opened his eyes in a daze, "You are back."
Her red lips were slightly open, half asleep and half awake, her voice was soft and waxy, and there was a trace of confusion and hoarseness.
Gu Zezhi gave a soft "um", bowed his head and pressed a soft kiss on her forehead.
When he was about to get up, she hooked his neck and kissed the corner of his lips. Those beautiful and clear apricot eyes were shining in the candlelight, glowing like a pearl, charming and charming.
Gu Zezhi's pupils became deeper and deeper, and he whispered: "Bo Dongping is here..." There was a bit of restraint and depression in his voice.
Qin Jiao hadn't fully woken up yet, so he answered vaguely. She knows this, and heard what Duan Wang said today.
Gu Zezhi said again: "I will come back later when I go out."
He easily hugged her from the beauty couch and put her on the Babu bed.
Qin Jiu woke up completely with his hug, hugging his neck and kissing his temple again, "Go ahead and leave me alone, I can't suffer."
The smile in Gu Zezhi's eyes was thicker, and the tip of her nose pressed against the tip of her nose, and she rubbed it twice.
This girl really can't suffer.
Gu Zezhi stroked her cheek again and left.
Qin Jiu closed his eyes again, and after a while, he fell asleep again.
She hadn't had a nightmare for a long time since the wishes of the original owner had ended one by one. Even on the westward journey, she did not have any discomfort and slept very well.
But this night, Qin Jiu slept uncomfortably. She woke up several times in a daze, knowing that Gu Ze hadn't come back all night.
When it was almost dawn, she heard his slight footsteps, and then she woke up all of a sudden, sat up holding the thin blanket.
Qin Jiao didn't ask him where he was going at night, his small face leaned on his shoulders, his hands wrapped around his waist, rubbing like a cat, leaving her scent on him.
Gu Zezhi kissed her sweet and soft lips again, and said softly: "You will stay in bed for a while, anyway, no one in the palace needs you to ask for peace."
Qin Jiao nodded, and he was convinced, so he fell back on the bed with the human-shaped pillow holding her.
This time, I slept very peacefully, and I slept three rods before getting up.
After getting up, Gu Zezhi took Qin Jiu to visit Luo'an City.
It was the first time for Qin Jiu to visit Luo'an City. There were many places to visit, from the temples in and outside the city, the market in the south of the city, the beautiful mountains and rivers in the suburbs, and some rouge jewelry shops in the city.
For several days in a row, the couple was either going out for a horse race or going shopping, very leisurely.
The streets and alleys of Luo'an City were almost visited by them, and even a bookstore in the corner of the corner, Qin Jiao did not let go, and happily pulled Gu Zezhi in.
Because the location of the bookstore is a bit remote, there are not many guests inside, there are only three or two people. As soon as you enter, a strong fragrance of scholarship and ink blows over your face...
"Boss, where is the textbook?" She asked the bookstore owner with a smile, thinking that the textbooks that happened to be in the capital were pretty slick. It would be okay to take advantage of this trip to Xijiang to scan the textbooks and go back. She hasn't read them yet. Xijiang's textbook.
At a glance, the bookstore owner could see that Qin Jiu and Gu Zezhi were either rich or expensive, not the poor scholars who were waiting for a book to read. They were very courteous, "Madam, please, all in this row."
"Madam, you just look at it."
The bookworm in Qin Jiao's heart was hooked up, and he was not polite with his boss, and soon picked up a blue booklet and read it. He was fascinated and forgot to follow Gu Zezhi.
Gu Zezhi didn't care, and wandered around the bookstore casually, feeling that this bookstore was barely called a sparrow, although it was small, it had all the internal organs. Now that he is here, he also picked some books.
The bookstore owner narrowed his eyes with a smile, and said in his heart: It really is a distinguished guest!
Qin Zhuo read the seven or eight pages with great relish, then put down the booklet and decided to buy it, with bright eyes.
This Xijiang textbook is really different from the Beijing city. Many textbooks in Beijing actually come from the south of the Yangtze River, so they are gentle and lingering. However, this Xijiang textbook is much more unrestrained and bold.
After a short while, Qin Zhuo collected a stack of textbooks, then moved to a bookshelf next to him, and glanced at a book with the words "Jing Chunhua" written on the cover, and an ancient poem appeared in his mind: Baicao Jingchunhua , Lichun should win the most.
She picked up the "Jing Chunhua" casually and turned a page.
At this look, her eyes widened slightly.
This...this...this turned out to be an picture!
The two people on the picture are entwined with their ears and temples, their bodies are intertwined, half-naked and half-covered. The postures of the human bodies are drawn accurately and delicately, and the layout of the house is very detailed. Not only that, there is also an poem under the picture.
Qin Jiu was a little surprised the moment he opened the booklet, but then he looked at it frankly.
After all, compared with the modern ones, the pictures are quite subtle, but some poses are too challenging for the flexibility of the human body.
She commented silently in her heart.
She just looked around with the idea of ​​early adopters until she found that the pages of the book were dark, and there was a person in front of her, and the shadow cast by the big and long man enveloped her.
She was slightly stiff, her eyelids jumped twice indefinitely, and slowly raised her head to meet someone's eyes with a smile.
Qin Jiao: "..."
Qin Jiu: What should I do if I ask for help online, see the pictures and get caught by my own man?
Gu Zezhi smiled slightly, and said dozingly: "If you like it, buy it."
Qin Jiao: "..."
Qin Zhuo was a little messy in the wind for a while, and before he had time to react, the book "Jing Chunhua" was piled into that pile of textbooks, and he walked out with Gu Zezhi in the boss's "I understand I understand" eyes. Bookstore.
Until the two men rode out of the alley, Qin Zhuo was still in a seemingly calm trance, and the villain in his heart was rolling in his heart, rolling back and forth.
"The third brother."
Suddenly, there was a familiar voice above the head, accompanied by a slight cough.
"Call—"
The horses of the two stopped, and both looked up to follow the prestige, only to see half of their familiar faces protruding from the window on the second floor of a restaurant on the right front.
It is Gu Chenzhi, the son of Duan Wang.
Gu Zezhi didn't get off his horse or planned to greet each other, so he smiled and said hello immediately: "Shizi."
Qin Jiaofu sang Fu Sui, also nodded, pursed his lips and smiled.
Gu Zezhi's "born son" has attracted many pedestrians on the road to stop, all looking at Gu Chenzhi upstairs with different expressions.
After all, in the entire Western Xinjiang, there is only one Duan Wangshizi.
After Gu Zezhi greeted him, he rode away with Qin Jiu.
Gu Chenzhi didn't care about the gaze of passers-by below, watching Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiao leave, his thin lips pressed into a straight line.
In the sun, his face became paler.
Gu Chenzhi suddenly asked, "Are they all playing these days?"
This Luoan City, Gu Chenzhi has been in business for more than 20 years, and it is all under his control.
In the past few days, Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiu’s every move has been told to him, nothing more than where to play, where to eat, where to fragrant, where to buy something...
"Yes, Shi Ziye." A middle-aged man in Tsing Yi replied respectfully. "Today I went to the Chenghuang Temple in the south of the city, and then I went to a small bookstore to buy some books. Nothing special."
"After the third master returned to Luo'an City, he played with the third wife every day. Unless the prince called, he would not go."
As he said, the middle-aged man showed a touch of disdain in his eyes, and said in secret: Man husband, there is no reason to turn around his wife every day!
Gu Chenzhi: "..."
It wasn't until Gu Zezhi's figure disappeared at the end of the street in front that Gu Chenzhi withdrew his gaze and closed the window easily to isolate the hustle and bustle of the street.
He made a fist with his right hand and gently tapped twice on the table, his eyes flickering.
Could it be that they came back to Xijiang this time, really just to offer tea to the father?
Thinking of what happened on the day of the tea ceremony, Gu Chenzhi's expression was not very good. He held up the wine cup and took a sip of water.
The middle-aged man pulled out a disdainful sneer at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Second Lord, Third Master is probably scared."
Even if Gu Zezhi was in trouble in the capital, he still coaxed the emperor to give him a county king, so what? !
Gu Zezhi, the king of the county, was just a false title. He had no fiefs or soldiers. He didn't have to look at the face of his son when he returned to Xijiang.
No matter how Sun Wukong made trouble in the Heavenly Palace, he couldn't find the Five Finger Mountain of the Tathagata Buddha, and so did Gu Zezhi.
This is Xijiang, who can pass the world!
The middle-aged man looked confident, but Gu Chenzhi still had a face as deep as water, thinking about what happened on the day of the tea ceremony. The Qin clan was too arrogant that day. She dared to sweep his face in public like this. Relying on Gu Zezhi's sympathy with her husband and wife, and even more, she might have done this because of Gu Zezhi's instruction...
Gu Chen drank the remaining drink in the cup, regretting once again, regretting that Gu Zezhi should not be allowed to leave Xijiang and his control... Now he can't recognize Gu Zezhi's identity.
Gu Chenzhi raised his eyes to look at the middle-aged man, his eyes sharp, he saw the middle-aged man's heart stunned, and he bowed slightly.
"My third brother has always been cunning. Keep staring, and you must not be careless." Gu Chenzhi ordered.
"Yes, my son." The middle-aged man respectfully agreed, and then he added a drink to Gu Chenzhi's glass, trying to persuade him to drink a few less, but after all he did not dare to say.
At this moment, the young man who was guarding outside the lounge came in and said, "My son, Dongpingbo is here."
During the words, there was a faint sound of people walking upstairs, and the sound of walking gradually approached.
Gu Chenzhi invited Dongping Bo Fang Yuande to meet here today and nodded slightly.
He half lowered his eyes, looking at the clear and transparent wine in the wine cup, his eyes flickering.
Now that the king of Yu is gaining momentum, now is the best time to raise troops, and the emperor has also hated the king for a long time. If the two sides fight, it is a fight between the snipe and the clam, and they can get a fisherman’s advantage by taking the palace. .
That is to say, the father is too stupid and loyal. What benefits have they gained after holding the palace in this barren frontier for so many years to guard the country?
Thinking of King Duan’s remarks asking him to drive Fang Yuande away as soon as possible, Gu Chenzhi shook his head slightly, and said in his heart: Sometimes the father is too sensitive... He should be like facing the problem of the inner house, forever It's better to get confused.
Gu Chenzhi's expression was calm, but his eyes shone with ambitious light, and he felt more worthless for himself.
He is the eldest son of King Duan, but not a direct son. Since he was a child, he has been worried about the birth of a son in the house. Since childhood, he has worked harder than others and must be the best in everything, otherwise others will say:
"Hey, if only the princess can give birth to a son!"
"It's a pity, the eldest son is just a after all!"
Obviously, he has the blood of Duan Wang in his body, and he is obviously outstanding, but because his biological mother is not the princess, he seems to be low and has shortcomings.
For so many years, he has tried his best, crowing up, studying and practicing martial arts every day, wishing to use twelve hours a day as twenty-four hours, and finally got his father's approval, let him Please give him a title.
However, Gu Zezhi was born.
After he had him, it was as if a beast was chasing him behind him. Outsiders would compare him with Gu Zezhi in everything. As long as he made a little mistake, others would use a kind of regret or regret. Looked at him with his eyes.
As if to say, he is worse than Gu Zezhi!
He is not reconciled, nor is he willing to give up everything he has worked so hard for so many years to Gu Zezhi!
Gu Chenzhi squinted his eyes, and his dark pupils became deeper.
"Uncle, please." The young man who had just come to report brought in a middle-aged man in his thirties. The man was of medium build, a little fat, and his face was red, with an earnest smile on his face.
"Shi Zi Ye." Fang Yuande smiled and held his fist to meet Gu Chenzhi.
"Uncle, please sit down." Gu Chenzhi asked him to sit down.
The middle-aged man and the young man withdrew together to guard the gate for them.
Fang Yuande personally added wine to Gu Chenzhi, then graciously handed the wine glass to him, and asked with a smile, "Sir, do you think about it?"
Gu Chenzhi hooked his lips.
Of course he thought it out. It should be said that he had already thought it out when he sent someone to kill Gu Zezhi the year before last.
With Gu Zezhi, there is no Gu Chenzhi.
Although Gu Zezhi survived that time, they were destined to be the same.
He wants to completely destroy Gu Zezhi, the best way is not to kill him, but another way
As long as he wins the world, he doesn't need to worry about his concubines anymore. He can make Gu Zezhi kneel at his feet and beg for mercy.
He can prove to the people of the world, how ridiculous is the difference between concubines!