Chapter 128:

"Father, third brother." Gu Chenzhi met the two with a smile on his face.
He sat down beside Gu Zezhi with his robe and asked quietly, "Third brother, what are you talking about with the father, so happy?"
As the king of Duan was about to say, Gu Zezhi said a step ahead: "My father feels sorry for me and Xiao Jiu, let us go to his warehouse to pick some medicinal materials."
King Duan was startled, thinking that maybe Gu Zezhi didn't want to be in the world with Princess Wang, and he casually responded.
Gu Chenzhi: "..."
Gu Chenzhi has been paying attention to the changes in King Duan's complexion, and keenly noticed King Duan's moment of hesitation.
He didn't show anything on his face, but he was thinking about it, just now Duan Wang and Gu Zezhi avoided him as they were discussing...
Gu Chenzhi couldn't help but think that Gu Zezhi had gone to Luoan City Camp a few days ago...
Gu Chenzhi's eyes were dark and suspicious, and his chest felt painful.
It seemed that something was crushing his heart, and it seemed that something had pinched his heart in the palm of his hand.
He took a sip of hot tea before he came back, and smiled as usual: "Father, Zezhi has been back for a few days, I want to take him out to gather with everyone." He looked like a big brother.
King Duan thought about the conversation between him and Gu Zezhi. He felt that it would be better to let the two sons go out on their own. Sometimes, no matter how much he said, maybe Zezhi would think he was partial to the son and let him go. Duohe Shizi is everywhere, knowing that everything is a misunderstanding. How can the brothers have an overnight hatred!
"You brothers go." Duan Wang smiled and waved.
Gu Zezhi also had no objection, stood up and said goodbye to King Duan.
After Gu Chenzhi put down the tea cup, he also got up.
The brothers went out from Duanwang's outer study together.
In the March sun, the warm and breeze blew by, bringing bursts of fragrance of flowers. The courtyard of the palace was full of flowers, and the architecture and layout were not much different from those of the noble palaces in the capital.
The Duanwang Mansion was rebuilt after the Duanwang couple came to Xijiang back then. The layout of the palace was done by Mrs. Xiao.
From the palace of Duan, outside the palace is completely another world.
The people passing by, the houses on both sides of the street, the trees, and the yellow sand on the ground are all completely different from the capital.
The brothers rode their horses, and Gu Chenzhi asked tentatively: "Zezhi, when do you plan to return to Beijing?"
Gu Zezhi said to him vaguely: "I often wake up from dreams these nights..."
Gu Chenzhi: "..."
Gu Zezhi pulled off the rein, his white horse stopped, and Gu Chenzhi also stopped.
"In the past, I was always by my father's side. I still don't think... after this trip, I found that my father was getting older and his sideburns had a lot of gray hair. I was wondering whether to stay in Xijiang to share his worries." Gu Zezhi turned his head to look at Gu Chenzhi who was with him with a smile, "What do you think?"
Gu Chenzhi: "..."
The passers-by on the street didn't know their identities and looked at them curiously.
The two brothers were not born of the same mother, and they did not look alike. One looked like a father and the other looked like a mother. They were very different in age. They didn't look like brothers or friends, but they looked like dragons and phoenixes. Seeing is either rich or expensive.
Gu Chen consciously tightened the reins, and his horse neighed and paced twice.
He stared at Gu Zezhi deeply, and said quietly: "The third brother is kidding, right?"
Gu Zezhi nodded: "I'm joking."
"Xijiang has an elder son, what am I keeping?"
After speaking, one of Gu Ze pinched the horse's belly, and the white horse continued to move forward.
Gu Chenzhi looked at Gu Zezhi's back, but was not sure if he was really joking.
Could it be that Gu Zezhi really planned to stay in Xijiang and not leave?
What does his last sentence mean? ! Do you want to make yourself a place for him?
Bang bang bang!
Gu Chenzhi's heartbeat speeded up suddenly, and he remembered the way he had just entered the front of the study, the king and Gu Zezhi had a very happy conversation. What are they saying just now?
Before Gu Zezhi's trip back to Western Xinjiang, in the past year, he had hardly seen Duan Wang smile so happy...
Even Fei Feng Feng complained several times before him:
"Chenzhi, not only did your father refuse to make me a princess, but now he doesn't even go there. I see him treating me worse than the princess."
"Chenzhi, I'm going to send a supper to your father today, and he mentioned the princess to me again, you said, he won't really bring the princess back, right?"
"If the princess comes back, will even Gu Zezhi come back with his mother?"
"..."
Gu Chenzhi's eyes flickered, and his heart beat a drum.
Boom boom boom!
He hurriedly chased after him, and smiled casually: "My third brother, the previous Xixianglou was newly opened last year. Have you not been here yet?"
The brothers stopped in front of a restaurant in front of which a plaque "Xixianglou" was hung.
Gu Zezhi raised his eyes and glanced at this gorgeous restaurant casually, and said, "No."
Before they got off their horses, the two guys in the restaurant strode out from the main entrance, greeted them graciously, and led the horses for them again, calling "Gu Ye" to Gu Chenzhi.
Although they didn't break Gu Chenzhi's identity, they actually knew him well.
Today it was Prince Duan who had a banquet here and invited many generals in the army. The entire Xixianglou was packed and no other guests were received.
They also entertained the wealthy and wealthy people in Xixianglou. They never booked the venue on weekdays, but they had to give the face of the palace.
The guy walked in front and respectfully guided Gu Zezhi and Gu Chenzhi, leading them to the second floor.
There was a lively noise on the second floor, and men's talking and laughing came from above.
One of Gu Chen walked up the stairs while facing Gu Zezhi in the back: "Third brother, I invited some young generals from the army to this gathering today, and it happens to recognize you."
With that said, Gu Chenzhi stepped on the last stairs and up to the banquet hall on the second floor.
There were nearly twenty young soldiers sitting on the second floor, all of them were lean, dark-skinned, and vigorous. They were talking and laughing, with the swiftness and competence of warriors.
The arrival of Gu Chenzhi and Gu Zezhi made the whole house quiet.
The young soldiers all stood up, and bravely bowed their fists. Today everyone wears regular clothes, so they are colloquially called "Master" and "San Ye".
Gu Chenzhi smiled and said: "You don't have to be restrained, there is no size today, and everyone is not drunk or return."
With that said, he took a wine cup from the close friend, held the wine cup in both hands, and said boldly to everyone: "Today I am late with Zezhi, I will fine myself three cups first."
He did what he said, and drank three glasses of wine in a row and turned the wine cup upside down to show that there was not a drop left.
The oldest young soldier present was no more than twenty-five years old. This young man was a bit less sophisticated, a bit more informal, and soon became more comfortable. Some praised Gu Chenzhi for his good drinking, and some replied. Three cups, someone asked Gu Chenzhi to sit down.
For a while the scene became lively again.
Gu Chenzhi smiled deeper, and smiled at Gu Zezhi: "Third brother, sit next to me." He pointed to the position on the right.
After he got here, he didn't say a few words, every word sounds very common at first, but under the careful taste, it is meaningful.
He is declaring to Gu Zezhi that this Xijiang and this barracks are his territory. He is the master and Gu Zezhi is the guest.
He is suggesting that Gu Zezhi recognizes his identity and can do it for himself.
Gu Zezhi smiled faintly, how could he not understand these careful thoughts of Gu Chenzhi.
"San Ye."
Su Jue and three or four young generals walked towards Gu Zezhi, all with warm smiles on their faces, and none of them noticed that Gu Chenzhi's face was slightly stiff.
Su Jue said with a smile: "San Ye, last time you said that you would invite us to drink, this time it was an uncle's treat, it doesn't count."
Su Jue and the others had all been on the battlefield with Gu Zezhi before, and their friendship was different. When Gu Zezhi returned to the West Xinjiang, he ran into Su Jue the day he entered Luo'an City. At that time, he said he would invite Su Jue to drink.
Gu Chenzhi didn't know anything about this. He just watched Gu Zezhi and Su Jue and others get very close, and he was surprised: How could Gu Zezhi know these young generals in the army so well? When was the "last time" Su Jue said?
Could it be the father...
Thinking of a certain possibility, Gu Chenzhi suddenly grabbed the wine cup at hand and almost crushed it.
Several other teenagers beside Su Jue also echoed: "That's right, not today."
"Another day, you have to ask Sanye again!"
"..."
"It doesn't count this time today." Gu Zezhi smiled.
With that said, he looked at a fox-eyed young general beside Su Jue, "Li Hao, I heard that you won the first place in the military examination the day before yesterday, so let's go to the champion building to drink the champion red tomorrow."
Li Hao hadn't spoken yet, and the others had already started booing: "San Ye, if you don't tell me, we have forgotten. We have to ask Li Hao to also invite us to drink."
They were talking lively, but Gu Chenzhi's eyes sank another third, as if a stormy sea was set off in his heart.
This is what happened the day before yesterday. Gu Zezhi was either in the palace or wandering around with Qin Jiu in the past two days. How could he know? !
Gu Chenzhi can only think of one person--
Their father, King Duan.
Probably it was the father who told Gu Zezhi about the military affairs.
Gu Chenzhi's mind once again saw Wang's smiling face, and his eyes were particularly loving when he looked at Gu Zezhi.
In the past, Father Father always looked at himself with this kind of eyes, and was always very strict with Gu Zezhi.
Does the father really want to keep Gu Zezhi in Xijiang? !
Just thinking of this possibility made Gu Chenzhi feel bored, making him almost breathless.
At this moment, two slender musicians with veils on their faces came, one holding a pipa and the other holding a piano.
After the two saluted everyone, they sat down and began to play and sing.
The melodious singing of the woman echoed in the hall accompanied by the melodious tunes of the pipa and the qin.
Several young generals all had splendor on their faces, and they gathered together to talk:
"I heard that the Kabuki tunes of Xixianglou are well sung, and it is true."
"This is a thin Yangzhou horse, so it's extraordinary."
"I see it is better than those in Peony Building!"
"..."
Young generals, you and I talk lively, but no one dares to say this to Gu Chenzhi.
Gu Chenzhi looked at Gu Zezhi and Su Jue next to him, and then at the teenagers who were whispering and talking, and suddenly he felt a little out of place.
A light flashed across his eyes, and he suddenly interrupted: "My third brother, the piano player is a clean man, what do you think?"
As soon as he said this sentence, the several teenagers who were discussing music performance all pricked their ears, and heard what he meant.
Could it be that...
Several teenagers exchanged ambiguous eyes with each other.
Gu Zezhi didn't even look at Gu Chenzhi. He played with the wine cup in his hand, and said lightly: "I like it, just take it back."
Gu Chenzhi didn't show a trace of annoyance when he heard the words. Instead, he smiled deeper and raised his hands with two high-fives.
The singing and the sound of silk and bamboo stopped abruptly.
The music girl in pink clothes got up gracefully and walked towards the brothers, with an indescribable posture, like a lotus in a pool swaying in the wind.
The teenagers also put down their wine glasses and were silent.
Everyone looked at Gu Chenzhi and Gu Zezhi.
The music girl in pink dress walked to Gu Zezhi's side, and first untied her veil, revealing a delicate and beautiful oval face, charming and charming.
She gave a soft blessing, "San Ye."
Her voice was soft and soft like a yellow oriole, and the two words made her utter an irritating taste.
The few teenagers who were drunk in the surroundings showed a bit of envy, and felt that Gu Zezhi was really gorgeous.
Gu Chenzhi put on a posture of the eldest brother, "Third brother, you have no one to serve you in Xijiang, this is a gift from your brother."
The music girl in powder clothes twisted her waist and was about to sit next to Gu Zezhi. Gu Zezhi stood up directly, and suddenly stood out among the crowd.
Upon seeing this, Gu Chenzhi looked at Gu Zezhi's eyes with a touch of scrutiny and thought. He seemed to casually raised his hand and made a gesture, and the powder-clothed music dancer took two steps back, and Tingting stood by. .
Gu Chenzhi bends the corners of his lips and jokingly joked: "My third brother, when I watched you get married, it's different. Are you afraid of the roar of the Hedong lion at home?" His tone was a little teasing.
As he said, he looked at the others present and smiled: "My third brother just got married in the capital in the twelfth lunar month last year. This newlywed Yaner, the young couple are sweet."
If this sentence is not in the current context, it sounds like Gu Chenzhi is casually Taoist, but at this moment it makes people feel like Gu Zezhi is in fear.
Gu Chenzhi smiled and drank the wine in a leisurely posture. In fact, the corner of his eye had been glancing at Gu Zezhi, and his attention was all focused on him.
This is just a little test.
If Gu Zezhi just brought his wife back to the palace to please his father, then he would not be troubled. If a prostitute is a mere district, he would accept it, and he would not even have to be a concubine. After all, a prostitute. The child is just a plaything.
At most, Qin's temperament is fierce, making trouble, and seeing the restlessness of Gu Ze afterwards, Gu Chenzhiquan should let out a sigh of relief. Since Gu Zezhi came back, he has not had a comfortable day!
The teenagers had already drunk a few glasses of wine, and some of them were a little bit drunk, their faces were flushed after drinking, and their pupils were surprisingly bright.
A teenager with a moustache laughed loudly and said: "So the third master still knows how to hurt people."
"What are you talking about, San Ye has always been a gentleman like a jade, how can he look like your rough man!" Another long-faced teenager pushed the same robe.
"Just..."
Those young people who love to booby talked more and more vigorously, and it was very lively.
Some people laughed, some whispered to each other, but others drank silently, just as they didn't see it.
These teenagers seem to be joking, but in fact they have different thoughts.
Some people are having a and are really making a fuss; some people are making a noise according to Gu Chenzhi's meaning; some people are following the crowd, and wait and see.
The pink music the side looked at Gu Zezhi with shining eyes, shining with anticipation in her eyes.
It is common for people like her to be given away as gifts, but the lords of those powerful people are mostly old, ugly, potbellied, and vulgar, like this young and handsome man like Sanye Gu. , That is a thousand miles, no, one in a thousand, can serve such a prince, that is her blessing.
Gu Chenzhi's eyes flashed, and he looked at Gu Zezhi with a non-smiling smile, and his slender fingers rolled the wine cup twice.
If Gu Zezhi's trip to Xijiang really had no plans, he would have to coax the Qin clan and let the Qin clan cooperate with him in acting, so that the water would not leak.
Then, at this time, he must not dare to accept this prostitute.
Qin's temperament is fierce and wild, and relying on the support of the emperor, he is defiant. Even if he dares to hit his face, he will be angry, I am afraid it will not give Gu Zezhi face.
Gu Chenzhi took another sip of his drink gracefully, and the corner of his mouth squeezed a curve of disdain behind the wine cup.
He had never seen a woman so arrogant, this woman should still be gentle and gentle.
Musician in powder clothes glanced at Gu Chen, as if she had received his signal, and took a step forward, saying, "San Ye, please sit down. My concubine will pour wine for you."
She graciously poured the wine for Gu Zezhi, and even this simple gesture was very elegant and beautiful. It seemed that the posture of the bow, the angle of the bow, the arc of the orchid finger, etc., were all carefully calculated.
However, after some thought, she winked at the blind man.
Gu Zezhi didn't even glance at the pink-clothed musician, and brushed off his robe casually. "The world has a lot of leisure."
When Gu Chenzhi met Gu Zezhi's bright phoenix eyes, his heart jumped: It seems that Gu Zezhi is too lazy to even act on the scene. Obviously the situation can be resolved by underlining it, but he has to refute his face in public like this.
The other people around are not fools, they can naturally feel the subtle changes in the atmosphere, with different expressions.
Gu Chenzhi stared at Gu Zezhi deeply, and was finally convinced: Gu Zezhi came back for another purpose!
What is the purpose? !
His thoughts turned quickly, recalling the scenes that took place after Gu Zezhi returned to Luo'an City. The picture was frozen on Duan Wang’s smiling face...
He felt a sweet throat and a stuffy chest, as if a fire was burning, suffering.
Gu Chenzhi almost swallowed the sweetness of his throat with all his strength, and got up Huo Di.
The brothers exchanged their eyes.
Gu Chenzhi's voice squeezed out between his teeth: "Third brother, what do you mean?"
Seeing sparks looming between the pair of brothers, the teenagers present all had a headache.
Everyone can guess that these two brothers are at odds. After all, there can only be one heir to King Duan. Moreover, over the past year or so, the princess and King Duan have reconciled. The controversy was on the table.
The result of this struggle is also obvious, Duan Wang chose the son.
Gu Zezhi took a step closer to Gu Chenzhi, the smile on his face deepened a bit, and he took out something the size of a palm from his sleeve, the back of his hand just blocked the sight of others.
"I don't know if the elder son will have leisure after seeing this." Gu Zezhi handed the things to Gu Chenzhi.
"..." Gu Chenzhi's face changed suddenly and his pupils shrank sharply.
The others couldn't help but stare at each other.
Gu Zezhi still looked calm and breezy, "I have drunk this wine today, so I will leave."
Su Jue frowned slightly, and said to Gu Zezhi: "San Ye, the wine in Xixianglou is light and tasteless, why don't we go to the champion building and drink a few more jars?"
What he said was almost straightforward. He felt that the son was too much, and he had to force Gu Zezhi away.
Li Hao and the others were too busy to agree, but more people felt that Su Jue was too reckless, and Gu Zezhi would not be able to stay in Xijiang for a few days, so why did Su Jue offend his son!
Gu Zezhi smiled, and said calmly: "This newlywed Yaner, I have to go back to accompany my wife."
Before Gu Chenzhi said that his "newly married Yaner" tone was more ridicule than ridicule, ridiculing Gu Zezhi, but at this moment, Gu Zezhi himself said it made everyone present feel that he was fed a mouthful of candy.
Gu Zezhi glanced at Gu Chenzhi's pale face and left without reluctance.
The music girl in pink dress looked at his long back and bit her lip slightly, pitifully: Yeah, there is no such blessing for a humble person like her.
Gu Chenzhi: "..."
Gu Chenzhi's eyes changed brightly and darkly, and a gloomy breath was released from him.
Even people who don't look at him can tell that Gu Chenzhi is not right.
Su Jue and Li Hao exchanged glances, planning to retire.
But before they could speak, they saw the little bearded boy boldly asking Gu Chenzhi: "My son, do you want to call Sanye back?"
It's okay if he doesn't ask, Gu Chenzhi's face becomes ugly when he asks, and the pale is blue.
"Shizi..." Another teenager felt that Gu Chenzhi's appearance was not quite right, and called out cautiously.
"Ahem..."
Suddenly, Gu Chenzhi coughed violently, coughing heartbreakingly.
This scene shocked everyone present, and Su Jue and the others were not happy to say goodbye at this time.
"Blood... Shi Ziye coughed up blood." I don't know who stammered.
Everyone else saw it too. Gu Chenzhi coughed up a pool of blood between his thin lips, which was particularly dazzling on his pale skin.
The blood "tick tick" fell to the ground.
The two musicians had been frightened long ago, Huarong exclaimed in exclaim.
There was a panic and noisy all around.
"Cough cough, cough cough cough..."
Gu Chenzhi was still coughing non-stop, and the cough was getting worse.
The blood stained his sleeves, and his drooping left hand tightly pinched what Gu Zezhi had just handed him.
That is a copper token.
A faint smell of blood filled the air.
A young general shouted, "Doctor, go and call for the doctor!"
The chaos turned into a pot of porridge. Some people hurriedly went downstairs to ask the doctor, some hurriedly helped Gu Chenzhi sit down, and some helped him smooth his back.
Gu Chenzhi hid the token engraved with the word "Dongping Bo" in his sleeve, and his mind was in a mess. He couldn't understand why this token was in Gu Zezhi's hands.
Is there something wrong with Fang Yuande? !
This idea came to him, and he rejected it again, no, it was impossible.
This is Xijiang, Gu Zezhi, a man who was expelled from his house, where's the manpower!
Moreover, as far as he knows, Fang Yuande brought a thousand elites with him on this trip to Xijiang. This Yuzhou Guardian is not a waste. If he wants to take down these thousand Yuzhou Guards silently, it is not at all. may!
The more Gu Chenzhi thought about it, the more chaotic he became. He only felt that all his thoughts were mixed together, and he couldn't make sense for a while.
If Gu Zezhi really ambushed Fang Yuande, where did he get the manpower? !
But if not, where did this token come from?
"Cough cough cough..."
The more he thought, the harder he coughed and the more blood he vomited.
Several young generals gathered around Gu Chenzhi, calling to Shi Ziye worriedly, and someone asked gruffly: "Why is the doctor not coming?"
"Quickly, hurry up!"
"..."
The noisy surroundings, those noisy voices and footsteps are getting farther and farther.
Gu Chenzhi felt his breath stuck in his chest and couldn't catch his breath. His consciousness became increasingly blurred.
There is only one last thought left--
Indeed, Gu Zezhi has no soldiers in Xijiang, but King Duan has...
The darkness swallowed him, and when he softened, he fell to one side.