Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 486

Wangcheng.

It was already late at night, and it was another night of howling cold wind. Gu Qi was sitting at the table, holding a black chess piece in his hand, looking at the chessboard in front of him. There was no one on the opposite side, and he was playing chess with himself.

Feeling a bit of coolness in the wind, Gu Qi put the black chess piece aside, and looked back only to find that there was a small slit in the window.

Presumably the weather in the imperial city is getting hotter, but it is getting colder in Wangcheng.

At night, Gu Qi put two braziers in his room to feel the warmth in the room.

Even though the window was only opened with a small gap, Gu Qi couldn't help shrinking his neck from the coolness pouring in. He could only sigh, stood up, walked to the window and tried to close it.

After coming to Wangcheng, Gu Qi didn't like to be served by someone close by. In this room, he was usually the only one at night.

Who knows, as soon as Gu Qi walked to the window, he keenly noticed that there seemed to be someone behind the screen next to him, and immediately shot him with a sharp eye: "Who is there? Come out."

As soon as Gu Qi finished speaking, a man in black came out.

Seeing the person coming, Gu Qi breathed a sigh of relief. Although the man in black was masked, Gu Qi didn't know who he was, but he had seen the logo on the man's clothes before. He belonged to the prince.
Gu Qi lowered his vigilance a little, closed the window without haste, then walked to the place where he was sitting just now and sat down, picked up the black chess piece he had just put down, and rubbed it in his hands.

"Are the prince's people always so rude every time they come?"

The man in black turned a deaf ear to the sarcasm in Gu Qi's words, just thinking about his mission, took out the letter from his arms, knelt down in front of Gu Qi on one knee, raised his hands, and placed it in front of him.

Gu Qi looked at the handwriting written by Gu Zixing himself on the envelope, slowly stretched out his hand, and took it, the letter was still cool.

Looking at this letter, Gu Qi's mood was a bit complicated. It was because fate really can play tricks on people. Two people who used to be so hostile in the court actually sent letters and exchanges across thousands of miles and became an alliance.

Gu Qi chuckled, watched the envelope open, and when he was about to pick up the letter to read, he saw the man in black still kneeling in front of him, and immediately put the letter into the envelope.

"Why don't you come here? Is it possible that I want this king to entertain you well?"

"I don't dare." The man in black said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone, "His Royal Highness King Qi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered me to return to the imperial city with your reply letter."

In such a hurry?
Gu Qi looked at the letters in front of him, it seemed that Gu Zixing really couldn't wait to kill Gu Lingqing.

Anyway, Gu Qi didn't care too much about the man in black, and opened the envelope directly in front of him.

After reading the contents of the letter inside, Gu Qi frowned more and more. After reading all the contents, Gu Qi read it again to make sure that he read it correctly, so he walked to the side, picked up the lampshade, and put After the letter was lit, it was placed in the copper basin next to it. After watching the letter burn into ashes bit by bit, it sat back down again.

Thinking about the contents of the letter just now, Gu Qi had to sigh, Gu Zixing is really ruthless, and he is used to taking advantage of people's weaknesses to achieve his goals without firing a single soldier.

"What else did the prince tell you when he asked you to deliver the letter?" Gu Qi stared at the man in black kneeling in front of his eyes, with an extremely cold look in his eyes.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't say much, but asked his subordinates to take the letter from His Royal Highness King Qi back. If the letter is in people's hands, the letter is ashamed to death."

Gu Qi stared at the top of the man in black with an ugly expression on his face. He didn't reply for a long time, and the man in black didn't dare to urge him, so he just knelt here.

After a long time, Gu Qi took a deep breath, as if he already had the answer in his heart, he stood up and said, "Just wait."

After speaking, Gu Qi walked to the desk next to him, picked up a brush and dipped it in ink, took a piece of clean letter paper, and wrote only two words.

"Wait."

Staring at these two words, Gu Qi did not move for a long time, until the ink on the tip of the hair dripped onto the letter paper, Gu Qi came back to his senses, looked at the small ink dots that were constantly smudged, as if the thoughts in his heart were also blurred. be infinitely magnified.

Finally, Gu Qi put the brush on the inkstone next to him, folded the letter paper and put it in the envelope, and walked up to the man in black, only to see that he was still kneeling on the spot, motionless.

"Go back and tell Gu Zixing, I'm waiting for his people to come."

With that said, Gu Qi handed the letter in his hand to the man in black.

The man in black stood up after taking it, put it in his arms carefully, and clasped his fists at Gu Qi: "Farewell."

As he said that, he walked to the window, opened it, and jumped out.

Gu Qi looked at the direction in which the man in black was leaving, and secretly complained in his heart, and didn't close the window tightly for himself.

Walking to the window, Gu Qi felt even more gusts of cool wind pouring down his neck. In this empty small room, he suddenly felt desolate.

Today is different from the past, in this cold small city, there is nothing that can warm Gu Qi's heart, since his own heart can't be warmed, then destroy the people who once warmed him.

On the same night, Gu Lingqing in the tent did not sleep. Although he hadn't attacked Wangcheng for some days, he was never idle for a moment. He had to prepare various things and train soldiers, and he was very busy.

And all he did was to give Gu Qi a fatal blow. Yes, Gu Lingqing had already made up his mind, and he must think of a perfect plan before he can take the initiative to attack. Don't be impulsive and cause unnecessary casualties.

After the previous battles, the emperor allocated Gu Lingqing's 3 troops, and now there are only more than 2 left.

Although there are more than 2 soldiers, most of these soldiers are newly joined the army. The emperor still kept his eyes open and did not give him all the trust.

Gu Lingqing knew that he had to make second-hand preparations. In this troubled world, he didn't trust anyone. Only those who really obeyed him could truly make him feel at ease.

In fact, this idea was also inspired by Zhao Min. This afternoon, Gu Lingqing received a letter from Zhao Min and learned that Yan Bei had already left for Liangcheng, so he planned to use Liangcheng's power.

It was not to let them come to Wangcheng to join his army, but to come to the surrounding area of ​​Wangcheng and disperse them, just in case.

It seems that it is time to choose a reliable person to deliver a message to Liangcheng. This matter needs to be planned in advance. After all, Wangcheng and Liangcheng are east and north, and the journey back and forth may take a month.

(End of this chapter)