Tangled

Chapter 16 With Ashu here, what's the relationship between danger and loneliness?
"If you're not in a hurry, just embroider tomorrow, I'll go to the palace."

Shen Qiqi answered in a low voice, stood up and saluted, "Then Qiqi will go back first."

After coming here for half a day, she was a little sleepy.

Gu Tingshu called Eleven to take her back, and only after Eleven came back did he leave the Marquis Mansion and go to the East Palace.

Prince Mu Chengze waited for two hours before Gu Tingshu, who came late, stepped back and punched Gu Tingshu on the shoulder.

"In this world, you are the only one who dares to make Gu wait for two hours, except for the father."

Gu Tingshu was punched, but his figure didn't move at all, and he didn't make a sound when he heard the words.

The two have known each other since childhood, and have experienced life and death countless times. They have long been called brothers, and Mu Chengze didn't take this matter to heart.

"What does Ashu have to teach you about Luocheng?"

Hearing him call himself Ashu again, Gu Tingshu frowned, but didn't stop him, but walked to the desk in a few steps.

There was a map of Los Angeles spread out on the table, Gu Tingshu looked at it one by one, and reached out to click on a mountain range.

"Here, if the second prince really raises private soldiers, the Cangshan mountain range is the most suitable."

The Cangshan Mountains have a vast area, covered by several major peaks of Cangshan Mountain in the east, a sea of ​​waves in the west, and a large miasma forest in the south. It is extremely secretive, and ordinary people can't get in at all.

This time, if the Shadow Guard hadn't entered by accident while chasing the fugitive, I really wouldn't have discovered such a place.

"Luocheng is the home of the imperial concubine's mother. Is it too risky for the second brother to choose here?"

If he is exposed, even if he has a few mouths, he will not be able to tell clearly. Once he is convicted, he will miss the throne in this life.

Gu Tingshu chuckled, "Is it really that important whether it was raised by the second prince?"

Mu Chengze raised his head, looked at him for a few breaths, and then laughed, "It seems that Ashu and Gu share a common heart."

If it wasn't the second prince, it would be the remaining princes. No matter who raised his private soldiers, they would all be defeated one by one anyway.

"It seems that my good second brother will cry at the imperial grandmother again soon."

"Your Highness, don't laugh too early. The Cangshan Mountains are extremely steep. If there is no perfect solution, I can't guarantee that I can bring back the evidence."

Mu Chengze waved his fan, his handsome face was full of ambition, "It's not that I'm alone and arrogant, it's just that Ashu is here, so what does danger have to do with loneliness?"

The brothers have been fighting for so many years, except for him, no one has ever taken advantage of it.

Although the royal father said he would not intervene in their private struggles, but he was the heir apparent, so the royal father was still biased.

As early as 20 years ago, he had already begun to train a group of people with lofty ideals for him, and now, they have gradually returned to Beijing.

"After the outing, Ashu went to Luo City with him alone. After returning, there will be no place for the second brother in this capital city."

It is not a crime for a prince to raise soldiers privately, but he must not stay in the capital city.

For those few left, those who have a long future will always have a chance.

After the words fell, Gu Tingshu didn't respond for a long time. Mu Chengze turned his head and saw him staring at two pairs of finger-sized white jade sheep cubs on the bookshelf.

He walked over to stand with Gu Tingshu, and after staring at it for a long time, he didn't find anything unusual.

"The empress sent someone to send it. She said it was for the orphan to wear and play with. If Ash likes it, he can take it."

He was already at this age, and he didn't like these gadgets for a long time, but the queen mother didn't seem to realize that she always liked to send here any novelty gadgets.

He also thought that he would look too childish to put it here, and now that someone likes it, he just took advantage of the situation to send it away.

Although it was a gift from the empress, it was not considered a valuable item. After the crown prince said it, Gu Tingshu did not refuse, so he raised his hand and took it down.

The finger-sized lamb is carved very vividly, as if it came to life.

Gu Tingshu took a closer look and put it into his arms, then turned his head and met Mu Chengze's strange eyes.

"But I haven't seen him overnight, how did Ash change so much?"

As usual, these things could not enter his eyes.

Thinking about his entering the palace in the middle of the night and personally looking for Princess Gong, Mu Chengze narrowed his eyes and looked thoughtful.

"Is this for your cousin from Jiangzhou?" Seeing his acquiescence, Mu Chengze "tsk", "I have never seen you so caring."

"With such actions, Gu would like to see who the daughter of the Shen family in Jiangzhou is, who makes the Marquis of Zhenbei so interested."

Having said all this, he still kept silent, Mu Chengze was a little frustrated, thinking that this person is really getting worse and worse.

When I was a child, I would cry twice when I was wronged, but now I have been stabbed twice, but I still can't change my expression.

He patted Gu Tingshu on the shoulder and motioned him to sit down, while he took out the picture albums of noble ladies from various prefectures.

For a prince to marry a concubine, the family must either have power or power, and they cannot have both. If they have both, they are not the best candidates.

In this way, the number of suitable candidates will be greatly reduced. If the family is suitable for the other party but has a bad temper, he will have a headache.

"Ashu, which girl do you think is suitable to be a princess?"

The noble ladies in Beijing are all stunningly beautiful, even if the painting loses three points of color on paper, they are still too beautiful.

After being dragged by the prince to look at them one by one, Gu Tingshu casually pointed to one.

When Mu Chengze took a look, his face turned black in an instant. The daughter of the household servant's family has a good literary talent and appearance, but her temperament is really bad.

Before the end of this month, she had already beaten people in the street several times. For this matter, the household servant had been impeached countless times.

Even the daughter of the servant of the household department is already so arrogant. If she really becomes the crown princess, she may even ignore her father.

Mu Chengze tore up the portrait and asked Gu Tingshu to continue choosing.

"Your Highness, is it you who chooses the concubine or the minister who chooses the wife? If the minister has his eyes on which one, does your Highness want to take it away?"

A series of two question marks stopped Mu Chengze. He put down the album and let out a long sigh.

It would be great if the queen mother didn't have so much free time, and she would cry to herself every day, then she wouldn't be so anxious to choose the princess.

"If Your Highness is not in such a hurry, you can wait for outing to take a closer look before making a decision."

"I still have something to report to His Majesty, so I will take my leave first."

Gu Tingshu stood up, saluted and backed away. When he reached the door, he suddenly remembered something, and said to Mu Chengze who was still having a headache:

"I remember that the empress once gave His Highness a black gold dagger..."

He didn't continue to say the following words, but the meaning was already very obvious.

The handle is a black gold dagger inlaid with several precious stones. It cuts iron like mud and is very small. It is excellent for women to use for self-defense.

The queen mother wanted to give it to the imperial sister back then, but the imperial sister felt that the gemstone on the handle was shaking, so she gave it back.

The dagger had been kept with him for many years, but he never thought he would still remember it.

I thought the dagger would never see the light of day again, but after going around and around, it was still taken out.

"Is this for your cousin again?"

"It's both gadgets and daggers. Do you want to send all the good things here to your cousin?"

(End of this chapter)