Chapter 278： elopement

Chapter 278 Elopement

Xiao Shoufu's eyes flashed a bright light.

He originally just wanted to deal with the eldest prince's casual remarks, but when the word "Kang King" was uttered, his heart lit up, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a brilliant idea.

Wang Kangyin and others also showed their brilliance, and also thought that the proposal of the first assistant was very good, it was a miracle.

If   Kang Kang can marry the Emperor Ji of the Yue Kingdom, wouldn't it be even more powerful?

Chu You, who had been watching the good show for a long time, sank in an instant. He didn't expect that the fire would burn to him inexplicably.

"Shoufu's words are too bad." Chu You immediately jumped out of the queue and retorted in a deep voice, "The queen mother has given the king a marriage, and there are only a few days until the king's big wedding."

"King Kang..." Xiao Shoufu turned his head to meet Chu You's gloomy eyes, his eyes were sharp, he wanted to persuade Chu You, and he wanted to analyze the interests with him, but now is the early morning, obviously not the time.

Chu You said coldly in a strong tone: "Don't mention this first assistant again."

A few blue veins popped out of the corner of his eyes, and for the first time he was dissatisfied with Xiao Shoufu.

He also has a lot to say, so he can only press first.

When the dark tide was surging, the emperor's calm and indifferent voice suddenly sounded in front: "Shoufu, brother of the seventh emperor, if there is nothing else, you can retire to the dynasty today."

The emperor's tone could not hear happiness or anger. The tea lid in his hand was closed on the tea cup, and there was a crisp "pop" sound, which made the hearts of the courtiers below, and they became more and more uncertain about the emperor's mind.

The **** Zhao Rang slowly looked around the crowd and shouted, "Retreat!"

His slightly shrill voice resounded through the Golden Palace.

The civil and military officials returned to their respective positions, all bowed and bowed, and sent off the emperor respectfully. Chu Yi also left the Golden Palace with the emperor.

The greetings of the ministers in the rear were uniform and loud like thunder.

At this time, it is only the same time, the rising sun is high in the blue sky, and the temperature is neither cold nor hot, which is a good weather for walking.

The father and son did not sit on the shoulders or carriages, but walked side by side to the South Study Room at the southwest corner of the Qianqing Palace.

As soon as I sat down, a small servant came to report: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Ji'an is asking to see you."

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly and said lightly, "No."

Previously, Duke Wei impeached the Marquis of Ji'an for collaborating with bandits, and asked himself to suppress the bandits. The emperor agreed and ordered Xuyan, Marquis of Ji'an, not to leave the capital until the case became clear.

Xu Yan didn't admit it, so he went to the palace to defend himself that day, and bit the Duke of Wei back, saying that Duke Wei was taking revenge because of his family affairs with his wife, and even pleaded with the emperor to show that he was not strict with the family. , inside and outside the words, it is said that Mrs. Wei Wan can't tolerate people.

After listening to the    emperor, he sent Xu Yan back.

In just a few days, Xu Yan has been calm at the beginning, and has become more and more anxious. He has to enter the palace almost every day, but the emperor has never summoned him again.

"No! No!" The colorful parrot on the gilded bird frame saw the emperor and his son come back, and was in a good mood to learn how to speak, so that the emperor couldn't help but stretched his fingers and teased his little darling.

The little maid quietly retreated.

"My cousin is really an old fox." The emperor sighed casually.

The cousin he was referring to was Wei Wei, Duke of Wei.

After a pause, the emperor frowned slightly, stroked his beard, and said with disgust, "This Xu Yan is really not a thing!"

"In the future, a happy consort must be looked for carefully."

The emperor is also a person with daughters. He also felt a little empathy for Duke Wei's anger. He thought in his heart: In the future, for Anle's marriage, he, as a father and emperor, should take good care of her and take care of his concubine. .

"It's not a thing!" The parrot barked again, making the emperor laugh out loud.

The emperor grabbed the bird food and fed it to his parrot.

The little maid had just left, and Jin An, the chief **** of Lijian, had also arrived at the south study room.

Seeing the emperor teasing the parrot with great interest, Jin An knew that it should be the eldest prince who summoned him, bowed his head and maintained a squatting posture waiting for instructions.

Chu Yi gently blew the foam on the tea soup, and said lightly: "Xiao Shoufu proposed that King Kang and Emperor Ji of the Yue Kingdom marry... Go and tell the Queen Mother about this."

Jin An replied respectfully: "Don't worry, Your Highness, this servant will definitely handle this matter properly."

Following the assassination of Li Han, the **** in charge of the inner court, Chu Yi ordered that the inner court be divided into twelve inner court prisons. In less than a month, the entire inner court was reorganized and completely new. Today's inner court is like iron. The barrel is as indestructible.

Chu Yi wants Empress Dowager Yuan to know what Empress Dowager Yuan can know.

This inner court had already changed before the Queen Mother Yuan knew about it.

After Jin An exited the South Study, he immediately summoned two little servants and warned him.

The two little servants of the ceremonial supervisor only complied with their promises, and immediately returned to Shou'an Palace.

Because the Empress Dowager Yuan was under house arrest, even the palace staff of Shou'an Palace were forbidden to enter and exit, and they were trapped in Shou'an Palace. The palace people are also quite familiar with each other.

These two are also clever, taking advantage of the next time the palace servants of Shou'an Palace come to pay bribes, they will tell the story without a trace.

That afternoon, King Kang Chuyou brought Gu Yunchang to Shou'an Palace.

The mother and son have not seen each other for more than 20 days since the feast of flounder. Chu You originally wanted to talk about the mother and son relationship with the Queen Mother Yuan.

"Ayou, you are too impulsive. For you to marry the country of Yue, there are benefits but no harm!"

Empress Dowager Yuan patiently persuaded her son in a good voice: "Ayou, listen to your mother's advice, the former emperor Guanglie also married the princess of Xirong as the queen, and with Xirong's full help, he can turn the tide. Chao was exhausted as early as a hundred years ago. If it is a big event, it will definitely make sacrifices!"

"Besides, if you don't marry the Yue Kingdom Emperor Ji, Chu Yi will marry her. Do you want to watch Chu Yi occupy the throne in the future?"

The Empress Dowager Yuan didn't give Chu You a chance to speak at all. After talking eloquently, her sharp and powerful eyes turned to look at Gu Yunkuang, whose face was stiff, and only said lightly: "Hey, you are Good girl, I only have Ayou in my heart, you are willing to sacrifice a little for him, right?"

"..." Gu Yunchang pursed her lips and gave Queen Mother Yuan a deep look.

How could she not hear what Empress Dowager Yuan said, Emperor Guanglie of the previous dynasty originally had the Shi family, but in order to help Emperor Guanglie gain the support of the Xirong people, she did not hesitate to abdicate to become a virtuous person and degrade herself as a concubine.

Gu Yunchang walked away without saying a word.

Her displeasure was obvious.

This morning, King Kang personally came to Luwei Hutong to find her and said that he wanted to bring her into the palace, so she also came with King Kang.

Although the queen mother is a bit snobbish, she is the mother of King Kang after all. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not in harmony. The most difficult thing is King Kang.

In order to enter the palace this time, she specially prepared a small double-sided embroidered screen and snacks she made by herself, in order to make the Queen Mother happy.

She had a sincere heart, but she did not expect that as soon as they met, the Queen Mother would throw a bucket of ice water on her head.

Gu Yunchang didn't want to say hurtful words, and also felt that she and the Queen Mother Yuan did not talk much, and left Shou'an Palace without looking back.

"嫆er!"

Chu You couldn't care about Empress Dowager Yuan any longer, and hurriedly chased out, only to hear Empress Dowager Yuan's slightly frantic voice coming from behind, calling "Ayou" repeatedly.

But Chu You didn't seem to hear it, and only cared about chasing Gu Yunchang in front of him.

Gu Yunchang walked faster and faster. When she walked out of Shou'an Palace, she trotted with her skirt and just wanted to leave the palace with deep gates quickly.

The footsteps of Chuyou from the rear were getting closer and closer. Accompanied by his anxious shouting, Gu Yuncong never stopped, and there was a little sweat on his forehead.

That beautiful little face showed a bit of embarrassment.

He trotted from the inner court to the outer court. After passing through Zhaode Gate, the tall Meridian Gate tower appeared in front.

Seven or eight feet away, a familiar tall and straight figure came into her eyes. The young man was tall and tall, wearing a crimson official robe that reflected his high spirits. He was talking to a young man in his twenties wearing a blue python robe. Yan Yan is very familiar with people's words and smiles.

It's Gu Yuan and Fan Beiran!

Gu Yunchang couldn't help but walk slowly, staring blankly at the two people in front of him.

Gu Yuan turned his back to Gu Yuncong and didn't notice her at all, so he threw an oiled paper bag to Fan Beiran, "Peanuts with salt and pepper, pad your stomach first."

Fan Beiran happily took out a salt and pepper peanut from the oil-paper bag, threw it into his mouth, and bit it with a "click".

"Lanshan Pavilion?" Fan Beiran tasted it in one bite.

Fan Beiran's tongue has always been sharp, Gu Yuan is not surprised, nodded with a smile, and asked, "Aran, who did your fifth sister's Duobao Pavilion, Luohan bed, and canopy bed? Are you going to buy wood in Yangzhou? ?"

"You bastard, I knew that you were going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, no wonder you came here to stop me." With the friendship between the two, Fan Beiran spoke very casually, and threw a salt and pepper peanut into his mouth, "Look at You also know that for my filial piety, I will go back and ask my mother for you."

Gu Yuan climbed up the pole and said again, "Why don't you help me and ask my aunt again, the jewelry on the list was made by that silver shop."

Fan Beiran readily made a "no problem" gesture.

Gu Yunchang, who was not far away, watched the two of them bit their lower lip, and was about to speed up when she felt her right arm tighten. Chu You, who was behind, finally caught up with her and grabbed her slender arm with one hand.

"嫆er!" Chu You looked at her affectionate eyes, so fiery, so focused, "Listen to me, this is the opinion of the mother and the queen, and I will not marry anyone else."

"You know, you are the only one in my heart."

He explained anxiously and sincerely, grabbing Gu Yunchang's right arm with one hand, tying her like a pincer.

"Let go of me!" Gu Yunchang said in a low voice, trying to break free from Chu You, his eyes couldn't help but glanced in the direction of Gu Yuan and Fan Beiran, which happened to meet Gu Yuan's deep phoenix eyes.

Gu Yuan only glanced at Gu Yuncong and Chu You lightly, then withdrew his gaze, pointed in the direction of Fan Beiran, and motioned them to speak in another place.

Gu Yunchang's face was burning, and she thought to herself: Gu Yuan knows it...

Gu Yuan was on duty at Luanyiwei and walked beside the eldest prince all day. Of course, the matter of going up early could not be concealed from his ears. He must also know that King Kang was going to marry Emperor Ji of the Yue Kingdom.

Gu Yuan was watching her jokes.

For a time, Gu Yunchang was so ashamed that he could only dig a hole in the ground to get in, his face and ears were burning.

Gu Yunchang was so angry that he almost bit his lower lip and blood came out, his heart was ruthless, his eyes were red and he gritted his teeth: "My lord, let go."

"We still... forget it."

The last sentence she said was extremely difficult.

Even at this moment, Gu Yunchang still believed in King Kang's heart for her.

But he and she are too different after all. He has his ambitions and great cause. In the eyes of the Queen Mother and others, she is just an existence that hinders King Kang's future.

It is that Kang Wang can refuse once for her, can he refuse twice, three times... Is there an infinite number of times that can be foreseen in the future?

"..." Chu You looked at Gu Yunchang in disbelief as if he had been stabbed. Instead of letting go, he gripped her right arm even tighter.

There was a terrifying blood in his eyes, and he declared domineeringly: "I will not let go of you!"

The next sentence became tender again, "嫆er, didn't you tell me? Hold your hand and grow old with your son."

"We've been through so much together...to this day, how could you just give up on me like that?"

These words of   Chu You also stinged Gu Yunxiang, her eyes were full of crystal tears, and her eyelashes stained with tears trembled.

She was also reluctant to give up. For her to make such a decision, it was like plucking out a piece of flesh and blood from her heart.

"嫆er..." Chu You was very distressed when he looked at her charming appearance.

He wanted to take her into his arms, and wanted to express his intentions to her, but was ruthlessly pushed away by Gu Yuncong.

"The Queen Mother is for your own good." Gu Yunchang said in a hoarse voice, holding back the tears in his eyes.

Gu Yunchang took off the carved nine-dragon jade bracelet on his left wrist and shoved it into Chu You's hands.

"This is back to you..."

This is what they love.

Gu Yunchang's behavior of wanting to distance himself from him immediately completely angered Chu You.

Chu You's eyes were full of cobweb-like bloodshots, and his heart felt like a thousand arrows pierced through his heart. He threw the jade bracelet in his hand heavily without looking at it, with a bit of venting his emotions.

The bracelet streaked across the air like a shooting star, and flew in the direction of Gu Yuan ahead.

Fan Beiran and Gu Yuan were walking forward when they suddenly heard the sound of breaking air behind them. They turned back subconsciously and saw a jade bracelet that was about to hit Gu Yuan's head, but it was half a foot away...

“Gu…”

Fan Beiran's expression changed, and he wanted to push Gu Yuan, but just as his hand touched Gu Yuan's shoulder, he saw the fast flying jade bracelet stopped in midair, shining brightly in the sun.

Huh? ! Fan Beiran was dumbfounded, almost believing that he was hallucinating, and blinked.

The emerald jade bracelet paused for two breaths in mid-air, and then fell vertically to the ground.

"boom!"

The    jade bracelet was broken into three pieces.

Fan Beiran just put his hand on Gu Yuan's left shoulder, stunned, looking at the bracelet broken into three pieces on the ground, and then looking at Gu Yuan's profile, couldn't help asking: "Did you just see it?"

Isn't he blinded? Nor is he daydreaming, right?

Gu Yuan was stunned for a while, but soon came back to his senses, the corners of his lips twitched happily, and nodded, "I see."

"No wonder my sister said that I was unlucky." True.

Fan Beiran's right hand suddenly touched the back of Gu Yuan's head, only then did he confirm that there was nothing on his head except the silver hairpin in his hair.

"Ah."

Gu Yuan suddenly chuckled, looked back towards Zhaodemen, and said in a strange tone, "Sure enough."

Fan Beiran followed his gaze and looked at Gu Yunchang and Chu You, who were still pushing each other excitedly, one grabbing and the other hiding.

Fan Beiran shook his head and repeated it with conviction: "Sure enough!"

No wonder Gu Yuan is so unlucky, can he not be unlucky when he meets these two people? !

"A Yuan, let's go, I don't want to be hit in the head." Fan Beiran pulled Gu Yuan away, and the two walked towards the Meridian Gate.

After walking out of the palace through the east gate of Meridian Gate, Fan Beiran stopped abruptly, pursed his thin lips, and seemed to be a little lost.

"Aran?" Gu Yuan shouted when he saw him standing stupidly.

Fan Beiran walked to Gu Yuan's side in three steps and two steps, turned back and pointed in the direction of the palace gate, and said in a low voice, "Just now... is this your sister's method?"

Fan Beiran had already heard the name of the second girl of the Gu family, and it was like thunder, but today he saw it with his own eyes.

"That's it!" Gu Yuan proudly raised his chin and said ostentatiously, "You haven't seen my sister, have you? She's cute and cute."

Fan Beiran took the reins from the servant's hand, turned on the horse, hesitated for a moment, and then said to Gu Yuan, who also got on the horse, "A Yuan, I want to ask your sister for a favor."

"Help?" Gu Yuan came to Fan Beiran's side and raised his eyebrows.

Fan Beiran looked left and right, and motioned Gu Yuan and him to move forward with his eyes.

It wasn't until there was no one in front and back that Fan Beiran said again: "It's my fifth sister. You know, my fifth sister got engaged half a year ago."

Gu Yuan nodded.

He remembered that the fifth girl of the Fan family was engaged to the fourth son of Uncle Zhongqin's mansion.

Fan Beiran thought about his words for a while, and then continued: "Five sisters are good at being petty, gentle and lovely, but..."

Having said that, Fan Beiran pursed his thin lips, showing a bit of embarrassment on his face.

After hesitating for a while, he finally said in one breath: "For some reason, my fifth sister suddenly fell in love with a poor scholar who didn't know where he came from. She was so infatuated with that scholar that she devoured her heart and lungs."

"She didn't sleep all day and all night, she had to go to see the poor scholar, and she felt heartbroken if she didn't allow her to see her. She couldn't do anything at home, so she fed her a soothing decoction, finally fell asleep, and suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. Now, the one who painted his eyebrows and painted his eyes in front of the dressing table shocked the maid who was on duty at night."

"She also said that she was not married to Uncle Zhongqin's mansion, she wanted to break off the marriage, and she cried and made trouble at home."

"The family really had no choice but to lock her up and plan to persuade her slowly... But this girl actually started a hunger strike."

said, Fan Beiran sighed deeply and rubbed his eyebrows.

If it wasn't for the friendship with Gu Yuan who was a kid, he wouldn't dare to mention this kind of thing casually to others.

Originally, everyone in the family thought it was the little girl who was uneasy before getting married, so they became petty, thinking that if she could calm down for a few days, the family would talk to her softly and hard, and it would always make sense.

As a result, it has been a few days, the little girl can't listen to the persuasion, she doesn't make sense, she doesn't eat or drink, she doesn't sleep, and she suddenly woke up in the middle of the night last night to embroider a wedding dress, saying that Xue Lang will come soon marry her.

"My mother said that my fifth sister must have fallen into evil. She even invited people to come to the house to do rituals, but it was of no use."

"I also think the fifth sister is evil!"

Fan Beiran clenched the reins worriedly, drove his horse and walked side by side with Gu Yuan, and said sternly: "A Yuan, my fifth sister is such a well-behaved person, you have seen it before."

Gu Yuan has indeed seen it.

Girl Fan Wu used to run behind Fan Beiran's buttocks when she was a child, and went out to play with them. When they went to the horse race, she also went; when they went to the cockfight, she also watched; when they went to the casino, she also followed secretly...

It wasn't until the little girl was seven or eight years old that she was detained by Mrs. Fan, and she was no longer allowed to go out of the house to play with these boys.

Fan Beiran grabbed Gu Yuan's wrist and said eagerly: "A Yuan, if she is so hungry and won't eat, I'm really afraid that she will get sick from hunger..."

"There's something wrong with her like that."

"Will you beg your sister to show my fifth sister?"

Fan Beiran's helplessness still lingered in his ears when he said this last sentence. When Gu Yuan told his friend's words to Gu Yanfei after returning to the house, there was a bit of empathy in his expression.

After finishing the story of Miss Fan Wu, Gu Yuan said again: "Sister, if you don't want to, I will go back to that boy Fan Beiran."

Hearing the name "Fan Beiran" again, Gu Yanfei was a little lost.

She knew Fan Beiran.

In the last life, the eldest brother suffered serious injuries to his legs and was treated as an abandoned child by the second house. Still lame.

When the eldest brother died, Fan Beiran and the other big men couldn't help crying, and it was they who helped her to bury the eldest brother.

Gu Yanfei lowered his eyelashes to hide his emotions, and said casually, "Okay, big brother, when are we going to Fan's house?"

Seeing his sister's response, Gu Yuan said, "You don't need to make a special trip, Fan Beiran said, he will find a way to get people here." He took the tea handed over by Gu Yanfei, and sat down beside him, "I Let Wutong send him a message."

Gu Yuan instructed Juan Bi to go to the outer courtyard to find Wutong, and he stayed in Yuhengyuan and used some sugar water snacks with Gu Yanfei.

The Fan family is not far from the Gu Mansion, which is only three or four streets away. After an incense stick, the Fan family brothers and sisters arrived.

One of the brothers and sisters was dressed in apricot red and the other was in peach red. They were all brightly dressed, which made the room seem a lot brighter.

Gu Yanfei was no stranger to Fan Beiran when she saw him. She had seen Fan Beiran in the last life, and now it was a reunion of an old friend. She smiled kindly at him, and then her eyes fell on the fifth girl of the Fan family.

Fan Mushuang wore a pink embroidered skirt with peony flowers and a pair of red gold hairpins inlaid with rubies. She had a small round face, almond eyes and peach cheeks, and a small mouth. Harmless to humans and animals.

However, her face was a little haggard, her fair cheeks were slightly sunken, her pupils were blurred, and there was a dark shadow in her eye sockets. Obviously, she hadn't slept well in the past few days.

Gu Yanfei was looking at Fan Mushuang, and the Fan Beiran brothers and sisters were also looking at her.

Fan Mu's black and white almond eyes stared blankly at Gu Yanfei, and the first sentence he said was a startling sentence: "My second brother said, can you help me run away with Xue Lang?"

She curled her lips and smiled, the corners of her lips raised high, like a moon like hooks, with a strange yearning.

Two chapters in one.

(end of this chapter)