Qingchuan History

Chapter 87

At noon, the carriage galloped in from Changxin Gate.

"Your Majesty, at the end of today, you have given King Rui a promise?"

It was Diyan who asked the question.

Gu Xinglang squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was taking a nap, and then slowly said after a long while:
"It's just a hypothetical promise. No one knows whether he will succeed. Since everything is based on the final result, I will fulfill the promise on the day he enters the main Yingchen Palace (Note)."

"Your Majesty is willing to believe him. He said that he has no ambition to fight for Qingchuan, but who can guarantee it?"

"No one can guarantee it. But the city can guarantee it."

Di Yan was taken aback, only then remembered that there was another item.

"Yindong five cities. It's really a strong bargaining chip." All the way back to the palace, this was the first sentence Shen Ji said.

Gu Xinglang glanced at him: "What do you think?"

"After the matter is completed, if he really sends five cities, at least a hundred years later, Yin Kingdom will not be able to achieve success by itself. After all, even if it takes a hundred years, it may not be possible to get back these five cities."

Gu Xinglang smiled slightly.

"It's just that your majesty thinks such a good condition is credible? Another point, I also feel strange, why does he offer such a condition, just for a good reputation? A person who wants to force the palace, still cares about reputation ?”

"He talked a lot today. When you think about it now, which thing impresses you the most?"

Shen Ji and Diyan looked at each other, and blurted out: "Woman."

"My understanding is that you think this matter is the most credible?"

Diyan shook her head: "To gain trust and emotional recognition, it's okay to make up a moving story. It's just that he would use this as the ultimate reason, which is unexpected. After all, most men do important things and rarely say it is for women .”

However, Shen Ji nodded: "But the mystery of many stories is finally revealed, it is for women." He looked at Gu Xinglang, "Chen Xin."

Gu Xinglang looked at Shen Ji with great interest: "Why?"

"Expression. As Your Majesty said, the expression on his face when he told that story, especially his eyes, is true."

Diyan glanced at him with some disgust: "You know again. How can it be called fake?"

"That's the look of a man when he talks about the woman he likes."

Di Yan raised her eyebrows: "You haven't married a wife yet, how can you be sure?"

However, Gu Xinglang looked at Shen Ji again, with a smile in his eyes: "According to the calculation, you are already 24 this year, so you should have arranged a marriage for you."

Shen Ji was startled, and then showed an embarrassed expression, which was similar to Ruan Zhong's expression before, appearing on that tough face, very interesting.

"Which girl is it?"

Shen Ji was stunned again: "This, my lord, my minister, not, not yet—"

Seeing him flustered, Gu Xinglang didn't ask further: "When you think the time is right, tell me. I will give you a marriage."

Di Yan's lowered eyebrows raised again, thinking that this kid really has a crush on someone?It's just that he works in front of the imperial court every day, and rarely interacts with people, where did he meet the girl?

There were so many questions in my mind, and it was not easy to ask in front of Gu Xinglang, just feeling aggrieved, when I suddenly remembered something:
"Your Majesty, King Narui finally said that he wanted to see Mrs. Pei, what do you think?"

For some reason, when it came to the words "Madam Pei", his tone of voice was not right; Shen Ji felt it, the problem was that he felt a little nervous when he heard these three words.

That was when Gu Xinglang got up and was about to leave. Everyone thought they had finished what they had to say, but they heard Ruan Zhong say again:

"Can your lord allow me to see Xueyin?"

Gu Xinglang turned around: "Ask me?"

Ruan Zhong nodded: "I really want to know what her plan is, and why she didn't send a letter back to Yin Palace."

"I see, I asked, what's next? Go back and report to Ruan Bi truthfully?"

"Ruan Zhong will decide according to the situation."

Gu Xinglang thought for a while: "Since she dares not to pass back a word to Yin Palace, she has her own ideas. Whether she sees her or not, I want to ask her what she means. How long can you wait?"

"If she is willing to see her, I will leave Jidu immediately after seeing her. If she is unwilling," he paused for a moment, "Ruan Zhong will return to Suoning City immediately."

Gu Xinglang turned around with his hands behind his back: "Then you should stay here for two more days and wait for news."

"My lord—"

Gu Xinglang stopped and turned around: "Is there anything else?"

"Your Majesty treat her, okay?"

Gu Xinglang was startled, and said with a half-smile, "I thought none of you cared about her situation."

"What's the matter, Your Majesty? After all, they are family members."

"You have been inquiring in Jidu for more than a month, and you really found nothing?"

Of course there is.As far as he knows, Ruan Xueyin has not been favored so far, and she is in the Qi Palace, as if in the Leng Palace.

But he wanted confirmation from Gu Xinglang.

"Nothing."

Gu Xinglang turned around and walked out: "If she wants to see you, you can ask her yourself."

The carriage galloped all the way, and finally stopped in front of Jianzhang's gate.

Gu Xinglang didn't answer, Di Yan and Shen Ji didn't dare to ask.After a while, he spoke to Shen Ji:

"What do you think?"

Like Diyan, recently Shen Ji didn't say anything about Ruan Xueyin's affairs, but at this moment he was suddenly named and caught off guard.Fortunately, he is calmer than most people, think for a moment and answer:

"I think it's better not to see you."

"Why?"

"Reduce the risk. Since Ruan Zhong's words cannot be trusted completely, it is unknown what he saw Mrs. Pei for, and whether he would use other means to persuade her to change her position."

Di Yan nodded: "I feel the same way. And, what family? If he is not Mr. Yin's son, then he is not Mrs. Pei's elder brother, at least not related by blood."

Gu Xinglang's eyebrows moved slightly.indeed.

When the imperial chariot landed in front of the gate of Zhexue Palace, it was already Shenshi.The girl who was in charge of watching the door looked at Yan Sheng, thinking that it was a new call after Gu Xinglang said that half a month ago.

Tangli came out to welcome her, saluted and greeted her well.Seeing that Gu Xinglang didn't intend to speak, Di Yan asked, "Is Mrs. Pei awake?"

Tangli said respectfully: "Go back to your majesty, Madam is awake, and the servants have already been sent in to communicate." As she said this, she bowed and gave way to lead the way, but she heard Gu Xinglang say:
"It's early today."

Tangli was stunned for a moment before she understood, "Back to Your Majesty, Madam hasn't taken a nap lately, and she hasn't slept today either. She's been reading in the dormitory."

It was Gu Xinglang's turn to be stunned: "Why?"

Tangli turned her head around, and said with a smile: "Sister Yunxi has always been taking care of Madam, but the slaves don't know. You should ask Madam yourself."

A group of people then went to the main hall.

In fact, counting today, Gu Xinglang has been to Zhexue Temple twice in total, but each time was more unsettling.Last time I was just curious, but this time I was a little guilty.

He is very clear about the reason for his guilty conscience.No matter what Ruan Xueyin thought, from her point of view, the farce of the past half month was inexplicable.The imperial chariot stopped picking up and dropping off for no reason, she didn't need to go to the imperial study to read books for no reason, and he just lent her the three booklets that he said could not be borrowed out for no reason.

Most inexplicably, they suddenly stopped seeing each other.Except for the inexplicable family banquet in Ning Fengzhai a few days ago, and the pick-up of books in the Wanlan Hall, they have never seen her since August 26.

But he couldn't explain it.I can't tell her, I may like you, but I can't like you, so it's better to be rare, and stop here.

He originally planned to wait for this wave of chaos to completely fade away, and then slowly put everything back in place and return to the original point.After all, he didn't know her feelings and thoughts, and he never said anything to her, and he didn't even talk in that direction.

But it's all mental stuff.Since it was he who said those two sentences without thinking carefully, and perhaps did something, which led to this farce, then it is up to him to calm down and end it.

Time is the top medicine, which is specially designed to cure difficult and miscellaneous diseases in the world.

　Note: Yingchen Hall, the palace where the monarch of the Yin Kingdom lives and handles government affairs.It is the same as Daqi Wanlan Palace and Yuguo Palace of Yuguo.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)