After the emperor finished speaking, Gu Jingyuan was shocked.
"Your Majesty?"
Peach Blossom eyes were wide open, filled with shock and uncertainty.
Satisfied, Long Yanzhao saw himself in the eyes of the other party, and stroked Gu Jingyuan's waist with his big hand: "Why are you so surprised? Ah Yuan...you should know that I think about you all the time.
" If there is any trouble in Yin Zhuo, Gu Jingyuan's life will become sad, and he will be ridiculed at least a few times.
Long Yanzhao knew this well.
Anyway, he never regarded Gu Jingyuan as a stand-in, and he didn't like others to compare the two of them.
And how to stop this long talk?
Only when Gu Yuanjin was dealt with, and Ah Yuan didn't have to go back to the regent's mansion to suffer, he let Gu Jingyuan appear beside him in an upright manner and give him a title.
"I know." Gu Jingyuan said.
As he spoke, he moved his eyes down, and instead looked down at the ground.
Gu Jingyuan's voice was very low.
"But I also said that I do it voluntarily. You don't have to take anything about me...your majesty."
With his head lowered like this, the scar on his brow bone became more blatant, and he rushed straight into Long Yanzhao's mouth. in the field of vision.
The young emperor couldn't help but sighed.
At the beginning, A Qi blocked the knife for him, leaving a scar on his brow bone, and the scar has been engraved on his heart ever since.
He owed Ah Qi, but he couldn't pay it back.
Just like what he owed Gu Jingyuan now.
Subconsciously stroking the scar with his fingers, Long Yanzhao insisted, "Ah Yuan is voluntary, and so is I."
After putting away his sighing expression, the Nine-Five Lord smiled self-deprecatingly, and couldn't help but feel that what he was considering now It's a little too early.
The hand that embraced Gu Jingyuan exerted force, and pulled him into his arms somewhat roughly, Long Yanzhaolang laughed out loud.
"In short, after the matter is completed, I will promise you whatever you want."
Gu Jingyuan sat halfway in his arms, didn't speak, just looked up at him.
Those peach blossom eyes, which originally represented amorous feelings, were overflowing with spring water, full of longing.
At this time, Mr. Gu's eyes are completely different from his serious and cold eyes. The eyes now remind people of when Mr. Gu was in bed...
Long Yanzhao can't stand him like this.
But at any rate, it was a serious matter for Gu Jingyuan. Emperor Yuwen insisted: "It's true, besides being a queen... It's not impossible to consider being a queen. I will change the ancestral system for you..." The
emperor completely Unable to continue, he stared at Gu Jingyuan with deep eyes, and straightened him a little: "Why did you suddenly make a fuss? Do you want it?"
Gu Jingyuan still didn't speak.
Nine-Five Lord took a deep breath.
Although Gu Jingyuan liked being teased by him, it was rare for him to be so enthusiastic and proactive.
Long Yanzhao felt fresh, and forgot all the words that followed, and only focused on feeling the enthusiastic Gu Jingyuan.
It's been a long time.
He embraced the other party, smiled lowly, and asked him in a hoarse voice: "Master Gu is so enthusiastic today, could it be that I was moved by you?" It's a
pity that Master Gu was so tired that he fell asleep and still didn't answer this question.
Later, Long Yanzhao brought up this matter again, but was distracted by Gu Jingyuan for some reason.
He never mentioned it again.
It's good to convey the mind.
He has said long ago that he has no objection whether the other party chooses to be in court or enter the palace.
They all follow Gu Jingyuan.
After November, the palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons, full of joy.
Because in half a month it will be the queen mother's birthday.
The Empress Dowager had previously mentioned that Long Yanzhao would take King Hao back to the palace in advance, although the Emperor agreed, but he did not do it with all his heart. After such a delay, King Hao didn't take him back to the palace, but took King Yan and Princess Yongxin back to the palace.
King Yan is the younger brother of the first emperor, that is, the uncle of Long Yanzhao.
He is serving as the governor of Huizhou. According to the court system, it is time for him to return to Beijing to report on his duties.
As for Princess Yongxin, she is the apple of the eye of King Yan.
King Yan returned to Beijing just in time for the Empress Dowager's birthday, and he could also spend a new year in the capital by the way. This kind of itinerary is much more interesting than Huizhou, and many people clamored to follow.
But since the princess was ten years old, King Yan never brought any other children with him every time he returned to the capital, and only brought her by his side, which shows how much he loves the princess.
The princess was seventeen years old and unmarried. She grew up in the army since she was a child. She has a fiery personality and a playful and cute appearance.
On the day she returned to Beijing, she had done two neat braids, tied with only two red ribbons, without extra accessories.
Wearing a horse riding suit and a fiery red fox fur cape, sitting on the horse, standing upright in the cold wind, full of vigor, vigorous like a new brilliance, looking from a distance, it looks like a group of red hot peppers.
Even the officials who came out to greet him couldn't help but praise: "I haven't seen you for a few years, and Princess Yongxin looks even more beautiful."
It's just that some people praise it, but some people don't like it.
"The princess is seventeen this year, so why haven't you chosen a husband's family for her?"
"The king of Yan loves this princess the most, so he naturally wants to find a good husband for her. If he comes out again, he will be the princess." Most people probably don't like her temper."
"Yan Wang is also lenient, allowing his daughter to hang out with soldiers in the army all day long, and not looking for her husband's family when she is old, how can she get married after this..."
Yan Wang After all, he is the emperor's uncle with a distinguished status, so when he returns to the capital, he will naturally be greeted by all the civil and military officials.
Even Long Yanzhao came to greet him outside the imperial city in person.
Long Yanzhao has not been in the palace since he was a child, so his relationship with this uncle is naturally not close.
But even so, King Yan was the one who strictly obeyed the last emperor's edict and tried his best to protect the emperor. Back then, Long Yanzhao was in charge of the government smoothly, and his uncle also contributed a lot.
This kind of courteous reception and face-to-face meeting along the way is also what it should be.
King Yan and his party approached slowly, and when they reached the front of the imperial court, he and Princess Yongxin got off their horses and saluted the emperor. Long Yanzhao also hurriedly helped King Yan and his cousin get up, and said Two personal words.
"It's freezing cold, Uncle Huang, let's go into the palace to talk." After speaking, the emperor made a gesture of invitation.
King Yan didn't have any objections. On the other hand, Princess Yongxin, who had just attracted much attention, shook his cloak, changed direction, and walked straight to the ranks where all the officials were standing.
Her move was indeed unexpected.
Everyone didn't expect it, and saw His Royal Highness the Princess, who was dressed in fiery red, walking straight in front of...Master
Xiao Gu.
Not only did she leave, but she also called out very affectionately: "Brother Jingyuan!"
... In
the
howling north wind, all civil and military officials in the court fell into an eerie silence, and the surroundings were completely silent.
Gu Jingyuan was not accompanying him today, and the distance between him and Long Yanzhao was a bit far according to his official rank.
The position where he stood was not prominent, but maybe he had clear eyes and a peerless beauty, even if he stood there very low-key, Princess Yongxin saw him at the first sight.
Accompanied by the girl's voice as clear as a silver bell, Long Yanzhao, who had already half turned around, paused, and King Yan, who was beside him, frowned suddenly, with a serious expression on his face.
On the other side, Gu Jingyuan did not expect that Princess Yongxin would run over the crowd to greet him.
Although he doesn't take rules and etiquette to heart, he doesn't care what others think of him.
But at any rate, the princess's reputation must be considered.
So Gu Jingyuan bowed to the princess graciously, and when he straightened his waist again, he didn't look sideways. The gaze he looked at Princess Yongxin was serious and magnanimous, and there was a hint of reminder in it.
But Princess Yongxin is a person who doesn't care about other people's eyes.
She directly ignored Gu Jingyuan's intention of looking at her, and wished she could hold his arm, throw herself on him, and get close to him.
However...
"Nonsense!"
King Yan was the first to react, turning back and tearing his beloved daughter apart, "Yongxin! Come here quickly! You are getting more and more presumptuous!"
Princess Yongxin was pulled by her father , still laughing.
She didn't struggle, she just looked back three times a step at a time, looking at Gu Jingyuan, who was as tall and straight as a pine and bamboo.
When the father and daughter returned to the emperor, Long Yanzhao's expression was secretive, and the smile he had just lost had long since disappeared.
He looked down at Princess Yongxin from a high position.
His complexion was as deep as the sea, and his expression seemed to be a smile that was not a smile.
Emperor Yuwen asked: "What is it? Yongxin met Mr. Gu?"
"...Hi." King Yan explained, "It was the last time when the little girl accompanied my ministers back to Beijing, she almost fell into the lotus pond for fun. It was Mr. Gu who came to the rescue. Don’t you just remember this kindness? You always want to repay Mr. Gu.”
King Yan was also a martial artist, and his voice was already as loud as a bell, but he deliberately raised his voice to say these words It is very loud.
He did this for the sake of Yongxin's reputation.
Otherwise, a girl from every family would go directly to greet a servant in front of so many people, and shout so eagerly...
What should people say when it gets out!
Now that he is on the sidelines with the kindness of life-saving, that eagerness has become justified in front of the people of the world. Not only will he not think about it, but he will also feel that his daughter of King Yan is affectionate and will repay her kindness.
Of course, it is true that he almost fell into the lotus pond and was rescued by Mr. Gu.
It's just that Yongxin was already proficient in martial arts at that time. She got Master Gu's reminder before she slipped and stepped into the air, so she reacted first and rose into the air, so she didn't fall into the water. The rounding is also credited to Master Gu.
What's more, Yongxin has really put people in his heart since that time, and never forgets...
King Yan glanced at his daughter reproachfully, but Yongxin still smiled and didn't care.
She explained: "I just met Mr. Gu, and I was a little impulsive at the moment. Your Majesty forgives me."
Long Yanzhao raised his brows lightly, staring at Yongxin with more scrutiny.
But in the end, the Ninth Five-Year Lord still didn't say anything, just flicked his sleeves, and said to King Yan: "Please, uncle."
The reception banquet for King Yan was set in the back garden. The road was full of dust and dust, what was needed most at the moment was to rest, and this banquet did not last long.
When the banquet was over in the evening, and he personally ordered people to arrange Yan Wang and others properly, Long Yanzhao grabbed Zhuo Yangqing and asked him to drink tea with him, and talk with him by the way.
"Why did Your Majesty miss you today?" Zhuo Yangqing asked.
Because of the close relationship between King Yan and his father, he went to the palace to visit the uncle and have a meal. Unexpectedly, before the end of the game, the emperor saw him and invited him to play chess. The young master had no objection to playing chess ,
but asked puzzledly: "Why didn't you ask Mr. Gu to accompany you?
"
out.
Mr. Gu's brain power is far superior to that of ordinary people, and he can't feel any happiness playing chess with ordinary people.
Back then, when Long Yanzhao played chess with him, he would often win.
Or there was an occasional game later, and he finally discovered that Gu Jingyuan was deliberately giving up his son's secret...
Long Yanzhao was still a teenager at the time, so he naturally regarded this kind of "giving up" as an insult.
It's just that after he devoted himself to studying the chess games they had played, he realized that Mr. Gu had racked his brains and exhausted his brains in order not to let himself see that he had given up.
At that time Long Yanzhao lost his temper again.
After all, Gu Jingyuan always treated him so calmly.
He was so cautious, how could he blame him?
But after that incident, he realized how tired and boring Mr. Gu was when playing chess with him, so Long Yanzhao rarely called him.
Anyway, I am usually very busy.
I don't like playing chess that much.
Long Yanzhao said casually: "King Yan is returning to the capital, and the empress's birthday is approaching soon, the Ministry of Rites is busy, Master Gu has no time."
As he spoke, he picked up a shiny black chess piece with two fingers and placed it on the chessboard. superior.
He wanted to find Gu Jingyuan to accompany him.
But helplessly, Mr. Gu had already informed him in advance.
It seems to say that I have to confirm some matters with the warehouse manager in the palace tonight, and I am too busy.
"Tsk tsk."
Zhuo Yangqing picked up a chess piece, glanced back and forth on the chessboard, and said, "Master Gu is so obedient, do you have to report such details?"
"Not everything." Long Yanzhao raised his eyebrows.
Sometimes they say it, sometimes they don't.
Usually when he is busy, Ah Yuan will go to do his own things. Sometimes Long Yanzhao can't take care of so much, maybe the young man said it, but he didn't pay attention to it.
On the contrary, Gu Jingyuan would wait in the study or bedroom every time after he finished his work.
Sometimes I will ask him, sometimes I will tell him, and then I will be with him for a long time...
It is indeed ridiculously obedient.
A smile appeared on the face of the Ninth Five Lord again.
He felt that Ah Yuan's goodness was beyond Zhuo Yangqing's comprehension...Of course, no one but himself would be able to comprehend it, so he felt a sense of pride in his heart, and wanted to show off to the young master.
Of course, showing off is not really showing off, but Zhuo Yangqing changed his tone again, and said in a deep thought: "But Princess Yongxin...I heard that she really likes Mrs. Gu."
"Huh?"
The sharp brows raised again, Long Yanzhao: "Who did you listen to?"
"... Everyone said that?"
Zhuo Yangqing: "Didn't you also see the performance of the princess under the imperial city today? ... Yes, the King of Yan knew that his daughter had expectations for Master Gu, and brought her to Beijing, so he wanted to bring Master Gu back to be his son-in-law?"
"I have some friends in Huizhou, and it is said that even the folks there are there. It is said... that the princess and Wen Quxing are a perfect match, maybe they are a natural pair..."
"Nonsense."
Long Yanzhao interrupted him abruptly, his voice was a bit cold.
"How can the folks spread these things?!"
"Haha..." Zhuo Yangqing tried to ease the atmosphere with a dry laugh, and explained: "It's just that the Princess is bold and approachable, and has a very high reputation in Huizhou. So... Your Majesty You also know that the common people have nothing to do, and those who are after dinner are thinking about her marriage..."
After hearing this, Long Yanzhao sneered: "What kind of son-in-law is here, I have to agree."
He put down the chess pieces in his hand , took a sip of tea from the teacup next to it.
There was a gap, after I calmed down and thought about it again, the young emperor smiled nonchalantly and said,
"Besides, maybe Yongxin is interested in Ah Yuan... Gu Jingyuan happened to be the last time she entered the palace with the emperor's uncle. In high school, he was the number one scholar in the gold department on the gold list, and he was recognized by everyone as a great talent and literary star. Who would not like the limelight? It is not surprising that the girl Yongxin will be fascinated. But what..."
Yu When Emperor Wen said this, he smiled again.
There was also some irrepressible complacency in the smile.
There is no need to say some good things in person, but the emperor's meaning is already very clear.
——Even if the princess is interested in Mr. Gu, so what?
That would have to be Mr. Gu's consent to go with her.
Long Yanzhao fell down again, he didn't think that kind of situation would happen at all, so he didn't take this matter to heart.
He said to Zhuo Yangqing: "However, you reminded me of the marriage of the princess... As her cousin, I have to follow suit."
Zhuo Yangqing: "..."
No, he meant it It's not this...
After a game of chess was halfway through and the two were fighting happily, Long Yanzhao suddenly heard a noise outside.
He has good hearing, maybe the voice came from far away, but he still heard it.
"What's the matter?" The emperor called Hong Taiquan impatiently.
"It's so late to be so noisy, how decent!" "Your Majesty,
forgive me!"
Eunuch Hong was not on duty tonight, and it was his little eunuch who came in to repay.
Even seeing Long Yanzhao, the young eunuch with a tender face couldn't help trembling. Now, as if he was afraid that he might do something wrong, he knelt down on the ground and said, "It's Mr. Dong... I beg you." I want to see you."
"Who?" Long Yanzhao tilted his head and thought for a while.
The young master on the opposite side reminded him after hearing the words: "Young Master Dong, that's the one... ahem, the one sent to the palace by the regent!" "
What does he want to see me for?"
Thinking of the last time he "bullied" Gu Jingyuan, he couldn't help raising his eyelids, "Didn't you hit the board enough last time? See you!"
"Yes... no... Your Majesty's forgiveness!" The little eunuch trembled, his tone sounded like Almost cried.
He had also served in front of the imperial court before, and he had never been so afraid.
The main reason is that what I encountered this time was really...very tricky!
If it doesn't work, everyone will lose their heads!
The little eunuch didn't know what to do at all, and he didn't dare to deceive the emperor, so he could only say incoherently: "Young Master Dong said that he wanted to see you...meaning he saw Lord Gu with the princess...in the imperial garden... ...alone, alone..." With a
"crash", the flag box in front of Long Yanzhao was accidentally knocked over by him.