A Thousand Gold Order: Inheritance

Jianyu called her over and waited here, so Gu Zhan reached out to help her, and Qi Huan sat on it with a smile.

Mother Jiao is the nurse of Empress Gu's sister and brother, and she has served the Empress for many years, she is very respectable. Qi Huan felt that she didn't have such a big face, so she sat on the shoulder and asked the other party to walk to see him off, so she smiled politely She said to her: "Mother, you have a lot of work, so go and do your work, and don't send us off."

Saying that, he looked at Gu Zhan again: "Your Majesty, he can recognize the way to the palace."

Mother Jiao nodded her head in a kind manner: "Yes. The old slave will go back first."

In front of the little eunuch who raised her shoulders, although her attitude towards Qi Huan was polite, and there was nothing wrong with her etiquette, it was obvious that she had a bit of aloofness from a superior, and she was not as approachable as she was in private.

Qi Huan could clearly feel such a difference.

But he still kept a warm and gentle smile on his face, pretending to be indifferent.

Mother Jiao walked towards Fengming Palace alone, Gu Zhan signaled the little eunuchs to lift their shoulders, and sent him and Qi Huan out of the palace.

He was a big, strong man, so he naturally didn't know how to sit on this thing, so he put his hands behind his back and walked slowly beside him.

The so-called shoulder chair, to put it bluntly, is a large seat carried by human power.

Qi Huan had also sat in a sedan chair twice before, but the inside of the sedan chair was closed on all sides, so it was invisible to the eye...

Now that she was like this, she was aloof and enslaved by the exploiting class, and she always felt strange in her heart.

especially--

Gu Zhan was still following him on foot, and when she looked sideways at him, she always looked down, which made it even more strange.

She was awkward in her heart, and pretended to persist for a while, and when she turned a corner ahead, she called Gu Zhan: "Let me down, I still think it's better to go by myself."

Most of these ladies who are eligible to enter and leave the harem are delicate and frail, but not everyone is qualified to sit in the harem, you have to ask the master with status in the palace to grant the honor.

"What?" Gu Zhan was also very puzzled, and gave him a questioning look.

Qi Huan couldn't say that she came from a grassroots background and couldn't enjoy the blessings of the exploiting class, so he made up a nonsense reason: "It's a bit high above, I'm afraid."

She is obviously not so timid.

But Gu Zhan saw her wrinkled nose and embarrassed face, but knew that she really didn't want to sit on it, so he stopped the person carrying the sedan chair.

He has now developed the habit of carrying money close to his body, so he took out a small piece of silver from the money bag to reward, and waved away the four little eunuchs who were carrying their shoulders.

Afterwards, the two walked on the empty royal road, and Gu Zhan asked, "What did you say to Yang Chenglian's daughter in Jinlan Garden just now?"

Qi Huan blinked, and smiled playfully in a good mood: "Are you curious?"

In fact, Gu Zhan likes to see her most when she reveals her true colors, with every smile and unbridled appearance.

Infected by her emotions in this way, the corners of his lips also raised a slightly indulgent arc: "I thought you came to settle old scores with her, but it seems not."

Qi Huan smiled: "At first I didn't want to make our family's ugliness known to the whole world. In fact, the last time I went to Yang's house, I went to Yang Chenglian's mother and son to make a scene, because I did the opposite."

She is not such an impulsive and boring person. It is true that she was in a bad mood that day and wanted to find someone to vent her anger, but——

Every time she does something extraordinary, she always has her plan and purpose.

As Qi Huan spoke, the wanton smile on his face faded a little: "The more I behave, I wish I could find evidence to make the scandal of their mother and child public. If I let them find out that I am also wary, I don’t want to let these past stories go out, but they will be caught by them. In this way, it is hard to guarantee that they will not break the pot, shake everything out, and pull me The mother and uncle's family are embarrassing with them. Since the Concubine Wen in Jinlan Garden doesn't know the inside story, I naturally won't tell her that if there are one less insider, it's one."

Ning's mother and son are both educated, and they have the typical mentality of being a whore but wanting to set up a memorial archway.

They themselves first knew that what they had done was shameful, so——

For the sake of face and prestige, he kept it strictly confidential even to his own family.

"Ning's and Yang Chenglian's words are indeed extremely strict. If they have to die in the end, they probably won't be able to face it and let these things go public." Gu Zhan suddenly thought of a person, and his expression was slightly solemn: "But that Yang Chen's..."

As soon as these words came out, Qi Huan frowned and turned his head to look in the direction they came from behind.

Recently, Ye Xunyi was still in confinement, so she was also absent from the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Can--

However, Qi Huan was always thinking about the existence of this so-called heroine.

The fact that she came to see Concubine Wen in the palace today will soon reach Ye Xunyi's ears, and there is even a possibility that Prince Ning's mansion or Ye Xunyi's eyeliner is watching their whereabouts and actions nearby .

According to Ye Xunyi's bad habit of poaching people's privacy——

The strife between the two "Yang families" must have attracted the woman's attention long ago. It is not easy for her to reveal the inside story from Ning and Yang Chenglian...

but--

That Yang Chen family is just a market woman who is short-sighted and greedy for life and afraid of death!
It shouldn't take much effort to pry her mouth open.

Qi Huan bit his lower lip, and secretly made up his mind: "If it's really not possible, then we can only act first."

She looked at Gu Zhan.

He said that he didn't want to count human lives, but the situation was pressing, and the kindness of a woman would only harm him. After all, this day will come soon.

Gu Zhan understood her thoughts, and without waiting for her to speak too bluntly, he took her hand and gave her a comforting smile: "I know what's on my mind, you don't have to worry about this matter."

After a pause, she was still afraid that she would have a psychological burden, so she said again: "It's just to prevent her from leaking secrets, and it doesn't mean that she must be killed. But it's a long night and dreams, so I have to hurry up and leave the palace later. I'll do it, and I'll let you know tomorrow at the latest."

He has always remembered her taboos and difficulties.

In fact, many times, between people, it is this kind of heart that is the most heartwarming.

Qi Huan also smiled back at him, and then clasped his fingers with the hand he held in his palm, and continued to walk forward.

Gu Zhan couldn't help but asked again: "I haven't said what you said to the person in Jinlan Garden."

Qi Huan's expression gradually became solemn, but after a while he didn't answer and asked instead: "Can you tell me, what kind of temperament is His Majesty the Emperor?"

Gu Zhan never expected that she would ask this out of the blue.

But his thinking has always been quick, and he understood in an instant what Qi Huan had talked with Concubine Wen just now.

Qi Huan was usually in front of him, unless the matter involved her own family, otherwise she would not take the initiative to ask about the news of the court, and even avoided it, and never took the initiative to inquire about the royal secrets.

now--

It should be the emperor's attitude towards Concubine Wen's family that finally aroused her curiosity.

Gu Zhan smiled: "This is not a place to talk, let's go out of the palace first and then talk."

Although the royal road is very clean and open, but there are so many people in the palace, it is hard to guarantee that the partition wall has ears.

The two returned the same way, and they still left the palace through the west palace gate.

At that time, Wei Feng, Jiang Xuan and the others outside the palace gate were already growing hairy waiting.

Being bored, seeing them coming out, he hurriedly cheered up and greeted them: "Your Majesty, miss."

Ye Xunyi was about to give birth to confinement, and there was no delay in telling Yang Chenshi to shut up, so Gu Zhan immediately dragged Wei Feng to the side alone and told him to do things.

In fact, although he avoids her, Qi Huan can probably guess what he will do——

Yang Chen is also an elderly person, hemiplegia due to stroke, crooked eyes and mouth slanting, unable to speak are common occurrences.

Gu Zhan thought about her feelings, and even though she seemed to be trying to cover up, she appreciated it.

During this period, Wei Feng couldn't help but looked this way twice, but she just pretended not to notice.

Then Wei Feng got on his horse and left first.

Gu Zhan turned back again: "Send you home?"

"I agreed to have dinner with you after leaving the palace." Qi Huan looked at the carriage parked beside him and asked him, "Is this place not far from Huiyun Tower? Just right."

In the past, Gu Zhan always ordered food boxes at this restaurant, and said that he could drop by to pick them up.

"It's not very far, but on foot, it should take more than half an hour." Gu Zhan thought for a while and replied.

Qi Huan didn't go out for a few days, and he happened to be bored, so he sent Yun Xi and the others: "You guys go with the car first, ask for a private room, book a table for a banquet, let's go for a walk, and leave about half an hour late."

Lao Jing drove them away first, while Jiang Xuan led two horses and fell behind to follow Gu Zhan.

On these roads outside Miyagi, the most common sights are the patrolling Imperial Forest Army, and the idlers seldom hang out here.

The road happened to be clean, so Qi Huan glanced at Gu Zhan: "Tell me."

"Your Majesty's real temperament is actually similar to what you have seen now. He is considered a relatively lenient and kind emperor among emperors. Of course, since he was young, he has practiced royal power, and he has all the city and means." Gu Zhan raised his head slightly, looked at the flowing clouds in the sky while walking, thought for a while, and then picked up what he could say and roughly said: "Your Majesty is not the eldest son of the late emperor, but the first son of the first son. My royal family inheritance is more respectful of the ancestral law of establishing a son and an elder, so your majesty was established as the heir apparent very early like the current crown prince. His majesty's character is actually following the empress, kind and generous, but... "

As a courtier, he always has some taboos when talking about the emperor in private. When he mentioned some bad words, he inevitably hesitated and paused, "Sometimes he is too kind, and he will be regarded as weak. In addition, when your Majesty the Queen He was born prematurely, and he didn't feel much when he was born, but when he was four or five years old, when it was time to start reading and learning martial arts, the martial arts instructor said that he had some congenital deficiencies in the mother's womb, and his bones were weak, so It is suitable for martial arts. Originally, this is nothing. There are so many emperors throughout the ages, and few of them are both civil and military. Moreover, His Majesty showed a strong talent in reading and governing when he was young, so in the eyes of the former emperors and courtiers. , he is still the best candidate for the crown prince."

"But later, something happened?" Qi Huan had read a few unofficial histories, and occasionally heard Yang Shi and Qi Wenjing talk about the past, so he knew some major trends in the court.

especially--

Back then, King Xin's treason case was extremely sensational, and even the rest of the crime is still at work today.

Gu Zhan looked at her sideways, the corners of his lips tugged bleakly, and sighed: "That was when His Majesty was eight years old, he fell into the water on the way back to the bedroom one winter night, he was not in good health. Shuo, the strong wind and cold completely buried hidden dangers..."

The emperor was only in his forties this year, and Qi Huan in the original book remembered that he died within a few years.

It is written in the book that after the death of the prince Yunzhan, the emperor was overly grieved, and in addition to the daily affairs, he became sick from overwork.

Qi Huan was secretly startled, and blurted out: "So, Your Majesty, has he actually been in poor health?"

She stopped and grabbed Gu Zhan's sleeve.

Gu Zhan also stopped.

To him, the emperor is not only the emperor, but also his brother-in-law.

Selfishly, the emperor was good to his sister and a pair of nephews and nieces. He naturally hoped that the emperor would be healthy and live a long life.

Unfortunately--

Backfired.

A trace of bitterness and helplessness flashed in Gu Zhan's eyes, which was regarded as acquiescing: "After that accident, his physical condition was not as good as before, and he would get sick from time to time. Originally, the news was ordered by the first emperor and the first empress. The Imperial Physician strictly forbids rumors, so as not to disturb the court, but it is ridiculous to say... The Imperial Physician has a very strict tone, and later the Emperor himself became less and less confident in this frail son."

Qi Huan still felt that something was wrong: "So, at that time, did the first emperor intend to support King Xin to replace His Majesty who was still the prince?"

What responded to her was the stronger mockery in Gu Zhan's eyes.

He shook his head: "No, it's not King Xin, it's King Lin who was born with His Majesty's mother and is also the first son of the prince."

Qi Huan didn't know much about King Xin's past, but Lin Wang Yunxiang's name was like thunder.

Because, his death was tied to Qin Yufeng, Qin Song's father.

The first emperor favored the youngest son, which is a great hidden danger in the royal family, which has a difficult problem of power struggle.

Thinking of the tragic defeat in the southern border war fifteen years ago, and Qin Song's repressed hatred towards the Yun family...

A huge conspiracy theory rushed into his mind, causing Qi Huan to be in a mess for a moment.

Subconsciously, she raised her hand to touch her left sleeve pocket, pinched the things stored there through the fabric, and suddenly felt that the things had become a hot potato.

"Scared you?" Gu Zhan saw that her face was slightly pale, so he raised his hand to touch the top of her hair, and his tone became more gentle and soft, "I also listened to some rumors about the old things in the past. It is said that The first emperor did have the idea of ​​abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones, because Lin Wang Yunxiang was an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, and was extremely talented at a young age, but under the full persuasion of the late empress and Lin Wang himself, he finally dismissed this idea. "

Thoughts raced through Qi Huan's mind.

It was not that she was not curious about the reason why Qin Song and Gu Zhan had an enmity and even wanted to assassinate them, but seeing that both of them kept secret about it, when she asked Gu Zhan, he just explained that Qin Song should have a grudge against the royal family. Because of Qin Yufeng's death back then, he was angry.

Qi Huan is not a serious person, everyone has privacy and unspeakable suffering, and she can't solve it for them, so there is no need to step in and demand to know the whole picture.

But now-

She pinched her sleeves vigorously, eager to know the inside story of Qin Yufeng's death.

"So, are these so-called rumors credible?" Qi Huan was very flustered at the moment, and only by trying his best to suppress the outsider's position, would his voice not tremble.

Fortunately-

Gu Zhan did not show any signs of guilt or avoidance.

He looked her face squarely, without avoiding it: "All I heard were rumors. It is said that in order to avoid the tragedy of his brothers fighting against the wall, King Lin left the palace to stand on his own very early. When he was young, he learned the art of war from my grandfather and father. He has a very close relationship with my family." That's right, although my grandfather and sister don't say anything about this person now... But I know what my sister is doing to suppress the inside story of the incident in the southern border and save Ye's life. Your Majesty is not confused, he obviously It also tacitly allows my sister to act like this."

Regarding whether there is an old relationship between Queen Gu and Lin Wang Yunxiang——

He actually almost asked this question yesterday impulsively.

But in the end—

Not willing!
In order to gain a firm foothold and stabilize the harem for the emperor all these years, his sister had also struggled and had a hard time.

The affair between a man and a woman has always been a big taboo between husband and wife. My sister now has a husband and son-in-law and children. The family of four is at least living a peaceful life...

He wanted to ask about the personal relationship rashly, if there was no such thing as nothing, it would cause troubles for his sister; but if it was true, it would be tantamount to uncovering an old scar.

Regardless of the situation in the southern border, the attitude of the empress is clear at a glance.

Whether there is an affair or not has nothing to do with the overall situation today.

"I, believe in my sister. I believe that she will not do things that are not good for the country or the people. I also believe that she has the ability to understand people and will not be deceived by people with ulterior motives." Gu Zhan knows that Qi Huan is now What was the worry and doubt, he just looked firmly into her eyes, and expressed his position sincerely: "They all put the blood debt of the battle in the southern border fifteen years ago on the grown-ups' heads, so they can't be thieves calling for a thief, right? "

Gu Zhan firmly chose to trust his own sister.

Qi Huan can also choose to trust Gu Zhan without hesitation, but...

Now she was afraid to blindly follow what Gu Zhan believed.

If she is still just a bystander who stays out of the matter, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if she firmly believes once with him, if she is wrong, she will be wrong, she has never hurt anyone, she can always feel at ease, and live a calm and unburdened life.

But now that she has stepped into the game, she has to carefully judge the facts and truth by herself, so as not to be a pawn in someone else's hand without being aware of it for a while, and end up harming others and herself, and it is too late to regret.

She pursed her lips vigorously, and pinched the fingers on the cuffs. Her knuckles were already pale, but her expression was tangled, hesitant and noncommittal.

Gu Zhan's eyes finally fell on her cuffs, and he said in a difficult tone: "If you don't want to go, then leave it to me. These things are not something you should come forward to undertake."

If you don't participate, then whether it is right or wrong in the future, it has nothing to do with her.

Gu Zhan held out his hand.

At the last moment, Qi Huan took a step back.

Gu Zhan lost his hands, and raised his eyes to look at her face again in surprise.

The expression on Qi Huan's face was also very Zhuang Su at the moment, she was obviously uneasy, but she still said softly: "Let me do it, so as not to be suspected."

As soon as the words were out of her mouth, she was relieved quickly, smiled again, stepped forward and took Gu Zhan's hand: "Let's go."

For the things she was unwilling to do and the things she couldn't do, Gu Zhan took the initiative to take over and do them for her, regardless of whether it was right or wrong or difficult.

Although she is in a difficult situation now, she can't be so selfish as a human being. She has to stand in Gu Zhan's position and do something for him.

As for the right and wrong that she is worried about and entangled with——

Take a gamble!

In the end, the two of them didn't really walk to Huiyun Tower on foot. Halfway through, Qi Huan found that the hem of the skirt was too long, rubbing a circle of dust and mud for no reason. past.

After lunch, Gu Zhan said that he had something to do in the afternoon, so Qi Huan didn't ask him to see him off, and brought his maid and guard back.

Gu Zhan stood in front of the gate of Huiyun Tower and watched Qi Huan's chariot go away, and he himself got on the horse and took Jiang Xuan away.

Instead of going back to Pingguo's mansion, he turned around and went back to the palace, went to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, and met Qin Song who "coincidentally" was also there.

Qin Song's face was obviously a little cold, and he was absent-mindedly listening to the compliments from the officials on duty.

Seeing Gu Zhan appearing, his eyes turned cold, and he directly ignored the two officials and strode towards the courtyard, angrily said: "Your Majesty rejected my invitation to go to Yanling Pass, and arranged for me instead. I went to the Ganzhou military camp, is this the side drum you played there? Why do you meddle in me?"