beauty heart thorn

Chapter 52 Understanding
When the carriage passed the city gate, it was interrogated by the officers and soldiers guarding the city, and then let it go.

Gu Mingzhu sat in the car and closed her eyes to rest.

The carriage was walking quietly, and Gu Mingzhu turned her head to look at Xu Jue next to her for a while, making sure that he was really asleep.

Gu Mingzhu was also sitting bored, so she simply opened the curtain and sat outside the car.

Jiuyue was driving the car, saw her sitting beside her, and said, "Miss."

Gu Mingzhu gave a compliment, leaned aside, and looked at the scenery along the way.

She seldom has time to wander around the scenery of Jiangling, and now traveling with people is quite interesting.

Jiuyue said: "The prince is asleep?"

Gu Mingzhu: "I heard that I didn't sleep well last night."

Jiu Yue said: "I don't know about this, but I just feel that the son is not in good spirits today, and he was not very happy when he returned home last night. Girl, did you quarrel at Yue's house yesterday?"

Gu Mingzhu said: "Why do you think we had a fight?"

Jiuyue smiled knowingly: "Although the eldest son is only twenty, he grew up in the military camp since he was a child, but he is different from the children of these aristocratic families in Jiangling City. Since the prince's permanent residence, the eldest son has been in charge of all matters of the military camp. There are very few in this world There are things that can make him angry, except girls."

Gu Mingzhu listened quietly.

She seemed to know him very well, she knew that he became famous in his youth, that he was brave and invincible, and that he was deeply affectionate.

But she didn't know him, she didn't know how many times his bravery and invincibility came from his escape, she didn't know why he was so seriously injured that rainy night, and she didn't know when his friendship started.

Gu Mingzhu didn't think that with this face, she could charm the No.1 Dali family.

She even clearly knew that in Jiangling, where there were so many beauties, she was only average in appearance, even Yue Jingshu couldn't match her.

Gu Mingzhu had doubts in her heart, and thought about her words, and said, "September..."

Jiuyue said: "Miss, do you want to ask something?"

Gu Mingzhu smiled: "Your family is very dependent on you."

Jiuyue said: "That's natural. I grew up with Shizi since I was a child, and I know everything about Shizi."

Gu Mingzhu said: "You know everything?"

"Yes, I know everything. I know exactly what he likes to eat, wear, do, and even sleep at night."

Gu Mingzhu smiled softly.

Jiu Yue continued: "I also know what the girl is curious about."

"Oh? Then tell me what I'm curious about?"

Jiuyue raised her lips and smiled, glanced into the car, and said, "Miss, are you wondering why the prince likes you alone with such a beauty?"

Gu Mingzhu raised her eyebrows.

Sure enough, there is such a master as there are followers, and the two masters and servants are not generally straightforward.

"In the past two years, there have been many beautiful women who fell in his arms, but the prince didn't like them, because he fell in love with girls when he was in Yangzhou two years ago."

Jiuyue paused, and said: "The girl is a smart person, and she will definitely think that the prince's liking is only because of this one-sided relationship. I am not afraid that the prince will turn around and blame him. In fact, Yangzhou is not the first time you two have met."

Gu Mingzhu looked at him in surprise: "No?"

"Do you still remember your 14th birthday party? The Gu family was extremely lively that night. You ran happily down the corridor for some reason and bumped into someone."

Gu Mingzhu recalled when she was 14 years old and Ji Li, that night...

At that time, Yun Zhao was very busy, and she had written a letter saying that she couldn't leave her body, so she was not very happy during the whole banquet, but when she heard that Yun Zhao arrived in a hurry, she couldn't restrain her joy and ran to the gate of the house welcome.

A person was hit in the hallway.

She raised her eyes in a hurry, not even seeing the man's appearance clearly, she only thought about Yun Zhao who was approaching the door.

……

Frustrated, the young man lay slumped on the roof, looking at the endless night in the northwest.

"Jiuyue, she is smiling, her eyes are full of stars..."

……

Jiuyue said: "The girl must have no impression."

Gu Mingzhu only vaguely remembered what happened, and didn't pay attention to that person's appearance at all.

She was surprised: "How can you know so clearly?"

Jiuyue said: "One day, Shizi drank too much and drew a portrait of you, and I asked you everything. Shizi, it's better to talk when he's drunk."

"At that time, the girl had a marriage contract with her fingertips. Although the prince likes you, but knowing that you and Yun Zhao have similar feelings, naturally he will not be a villain."

"The son is very persistent. In the military camp, although his archery skills were excellent, he couldn't achieve absolute hits on horseback. In a fierce battle, the enemy general was seriously injured and escaped. After returning, he practiced day and night. , almost sleeping on the back of a horse, after spending more than half a year practicing hard, the current prince can shoot anything he wants to shoot with his eyes closed, no matter if it is a person or anything."

It was the first time that Gu Mingzhu heard about Xu Jue through others.

This high-spirited him.

This secretly hurt him.

The devastated him...

Which one is him!
When we arrived at Jiming Temple, it was nearly dusk.

Xu Jue finally woke up and got off the horse feeling sleepy.

He and Gu Mingzhu looked at the mountain temple not far away, and said: "There is a spring in the back mountain, which grows under a century-old tree and is so clear that you can see the bottom. The host built a small pavilion around the spring. Playing the piano and playing chess in the pavilion is very pleasant."

The three of them walked up the mountain.

Gu Mingzhu asked: "Can you play chess?"

"meeting."

"That's just right, we'll play another game tomorrow."

Xu Jue smiled and said, "What's the benefit?"

Gu Mingzhu looked at him amusedly: "How can playing chess be more beneficial?"

"There must be a lottery."

"Then tell me."

Xu Jue thought about it for a while, and said: "There are fish in the spring, whoever loses will be responsible for catching and grilling the fish."

"Okay, it's up to you."

When the abbot of Jiming Temple heard the news of Xu Jue's visit to the temple, he had already prepared the hut and prepared a sumptuous vegetarian dish. The three of them were talking about local customs and customs.

As night fell, the mountain temple became silent.

Gu Mingzhu sat by the window after taking a bath. From here, she could see the situation in the courtyard, and in the distance, there was a half moon.

There were insects chirping and undulating sounds, and there was a faint smell of Buddhist incense in the air.

As soon as Gu Mingzhu closed the window, there was a knock on the door.

Gu Mingzhu opened the door, and Xu Jue was holding a chessboard borrowed from the host, and said: "Seeing that the light in your room is on, I don't think you are asleep, do you want to play chess?"

Gu Mingzhu turned sideways to let him in, closed the door and turned her head to see that Xu Jue had already set up the chessboard and was sitting waiting for her.

Without speaking, he put two cups of black and white chess on the board, and poured two cups of tea, one on the opposite side and one on hand, moved the distant lamp closer, took out two chess pieces, and looked up. She: "Why don't you come and sit?"

Gu Mingzhu sat down suspiciously, and said, "Why do you think of playing chess in the middle of the night?"

Xu Jue said, "I can't sleep, what color do you like?"

He spread a white chess piece and a black chess piece in the palm of his hand.

Gu Mingzhu said: "Black."

"Then don't guess first, you will be black, and I will be white."

(End of this chapter)