The old east wind comes to dream

Chapter 19 Good things finally come to an end

Halfway through the banquet, Emperor Tianshun took the empress and grandson away first.

Not long afterward, the crown prince also got up to leave, and before leaving, he patted Gu Zizhan on the shoulder, turned his back to King Yu, slipped his wide sleeve over her palm, and showed her a meaningful smile.

King Yu stared fiercely at the prince's back with a pair of eagle eyes, Gu Zizhan saw this expression clearly.Seeing that the crown prince left, King Yu didn't care about making false connections with the clansmen and dignitaries as in the past, called Gu Zizhan angrily, and left the hall.

Gu Zizhan quietly lowered his head and glanced at his palm.

After getting into the carriage of King Yu's mansion, King Yu reprimanded Gu Zizhan, "Have you been deceived by lard today? Why are you so stupid that you can't even say a word! Could it be that you really want to marry that surname?" Chu's marriage?"

Although King Yu tried many times before, he had never spoken so harshly to Gu Zizhan. This time, he was obviously so angry that he couldn't even pretend to be a fake fatherly face.

Gu Zizhan lowered his head and said nothing.

King Yu slapped his palm on the small table angrily, and scolded: "Speak up! Are you dumb?"

Gu Zizhan raised his head and replied with a puzzled look on his face, "My son doesn't know what the father wants my son to say."

King Yu was so angry that he fell on his back, suppressed his anger, and scolded her: "Rotten wood! It's not that you don't know your identity. The Chu family has always been at odds with this king. If you marry a daughter of the Chu family, If she finds out about your secret, it will definitely implicate Prince Yu's family!"

Hearing King Yu's tone, Gu Zizhan knew that he didn't know that Chu Lan already knew her identity as a woman.Thinking of the note that the crown prince handed him just now, Gu Zizhan suddenly had a guess that this matter should be caused by Daoist Yuanxu who hid King Yu from him.King Yu has always relied heavily on Daoist Priest Yuan Xu, so why not take advantage of the situation to bring this matter to light and see how King Yu will react.

Thinking of this, Gu Zizhan pretended to be dazed, and said, "But Chu Lan knew my identity early on. She is a disciple of Taoist Yuan Hui, and she knew my identity from Taoist Yuan Hui early on."

King Yu's expression changed in an instant, apparently he hadn't expected it beforehand, and his expression was a little weird right now.It goes without saying that Chu Lan learned about it from Yuan Hui, and where did Yuan Hui learn about it.He suddenly felt angry, mixed with some fear of the unknown.He was in a bad mood and couldn't figure out some things, so he didn't want to talk to Gu Zizhan any more, and closed his eyes in the carriage with a sullen face and went to think carefully.

Gu Zizhan clenched his fists, his palms were wet with sweat, and on the note that she squeezed tightly, there was a line of small characters written by Chu Lan:

"The king is like Mulan, and I know it by heart. It comes from the same family, and the entanglement is inseparable. It is a show of honor, and the two surnames are married."

There is no Mulan speech in this time and space, and only Gu Zizhan has told Chu Lan the story of Hua Mulan, so only Gu Zizhan can understand the meaning of Chu Lan's note.

Back at Prince Yu's mansion, King Yu sent Gu Zizhan back to her own courtyard, and strode towards the study.As soon as he entered the house, King Yu called Liu Xi and scolded him head and face.

Liu Xi knelt on the ground, trembling, not daring to say a word.

After King Yu finished venting his anger and raised his hand to drink a cup of tea, Liu Xi dared to speak: "Master, forgive me, but this slave really doesn't know why Daoist Priest Yuanxu leaked the identity of the son. Everything this slave does is according to the master's orders." , dare not hide anything!"

King Yu just looked at him coldly.

After a long while, he suddenly smiled and said: "Director Liu is very prestigious now, you accept bribes privately, and even dare to hide the fact that your son was killed. I don't know, what else do you dare not do!"

Liu Xi was so frightened that he fell to the ground, but he didn't dare to defend himself, and kept kowtowing on the ground begging for mercy.

King Yu sneered, and said: "Director Liu doesn't have to pretend to be pitiful in front of this king. You should know that this king hates deceit and betrayal the most. You know the good things you do yourself."

After finishing speaking, regardless of Liu Xi's begging, he lightly arranged the table a few times, and immediately two black figures flashed.King Yu didn't even lift his head, he just waved to the person who came.

Those two immediately stepped forward, picked up Liu Xi who was like a puddle of mud, gagged him, and dragged him out.

After a cup of tea, one of them walked in and told King Yu: "Master, it's been cleaned up."

King Yu nodded, as if he had just calmed down a little.Gu Zizhan had been assassinated twice, and he had already secretly investigated and dealt with it.He knew about Liu Xi's private bribery for a long time, but the root of these things did not lie with Liu Xi. King Yu knew this, so he didn't plan to kill Liu Xi at first.It just happened that he was in a bad mood today, and just learned that Daoist Yuanxu had something to hide from him, he was very angry, so he took Liu Xi's life out of anger.

Zuo Zuo is just a slave, he will die if he dies, he can only blame himself for his bad luck.

Now that King Yu's anger has mostly dissipated, he sat down again, wrote a hastily letter, and said to the man in black: "Go to Tianshu Mountain and give this to Daoist Yuanxu, be sure to let him go down the mountain himself. Come see me." After thinking for a while, he said, "Tell him again that if he wants to rely on me to succeed, he must keep it a secret, otherwise, he will never let him go!"

The man took the letter and took the order to leave.

King Yu thought to himself, looking at Emperor Tianshun's expression today, this marriage might be appointed.Grand Tutor Chu has always been loyal to Emperor Tianshun, he dared not say anything when Emperor Tianshun said one thing, and he could not be expected to have the courage to refuse the marriage.In addition, Chu Lan already knew Gu Zizhan's identity, and he couldn't understand Daoist Yuanxu's thoughts for a while, so he could only agree to this marriage first, and then make plans after asking Daoist Ming Yuanxu.

But no matter what, he still put this account on Emperor Tianshun's head.In the future, it will be returned a thousand times and a hundred times!

King Yu handled Liu Xizhi's death in a very secret way, no one in Prince Yu's mansion knew about it, especially Gu Zizhan.Only in the early morning, she saw a new chief eunuch appearing beside King Yu.

Seeing Liu An's red and swollen eyes when he came to ask for leave, he was a little surprised.

On the second day, Emperor Tianshun called Taifu Chu into the palace to speak alone.Soon afterward, Emperor Tianshun issued an imperial decree to marry Gu Zizhan, the eldest son of Prince Yu's mansion, and Chu Lan, the daughter of Chu Taifu's daughter.The wedding date is set in the coming year, and after the next year, please ask the Qin Tianjian to select a good and auspicious day.

This was the last imperial decree before the Chinese New Year was sealed. Gu Zizhan accepted the decree with great joy against the backdrop of the red lanterns hung high in the Prince Yu's Mansion and the golden spring couplets on a red background.

She had finally waited for this day, and she was one step closer to the day when she could stand with Chu Lan openly and aboveboard.

Even though Chu Lan doesn't know her intentions yet, as long as she has an identity, there will be an extra layer of ties.

This is also her selfishness.

Except for King Yu and Gu Zizhan who had attended the emperor's family banquet, no one in Prince Yu's residence had expected this imperial decree to bestow marriage.After the Xuanzhi eunuch left, King Yu still shook his sleeves and left in a displeased manner.His merciless appearance made Concubine Yu, who hadn't seen her face for a few days, feel a little helpless.

Gu Zizhan was suspicious.

In the afternoon, Gu Qing led Gu Hong to look for Gu Zizhan and brought a lot of congratulatory gifts.

As soon as he saw Gu Zizhan, Gu Hong hid behind Gu Qing, apparently in awe of her.

Gu Zizhan didn't care, he smiled at the two, and asked Chunhui to bring some melons and fruits with honey, and asked them to sit down.

Gu Qing expressed his joy to Gu Zizhan, he was generous and ignorant, and he never cared about Chu Lan's reputation like others, he was simply happy that he was about to welcome a sister-in-law.Gu Zizhan knew his temperament, and she was very happy about this sincere blessing.

Gu Hong poked his head out and congratulated Gu Zizhan, but there was a bit of sympathy on his face.After finishing speaking, he carefully took a Jade Buddha from his neck and stuffed it to Gu Zizhan with some awkwardness.Xiaozui muttered: "This is the amulet my aunt asked me from the temple. My aunt said it is very powerful. Big brother, you must keep it well. Don't be restrained by that Chu family daughter."

Gu Zizhan was funny and angry, her little brother really cared about her, but he had a prejudice against Chu Lan, so he had to take the Jade Buddha from his hand and tie it on him seriously.Facing the puzzled look in Gu Hong's eyes, he explained softly to him: "Since this Jade Buddha is very spiritual, Xiao Hong, you must wear it well. Your elder brother has an extraordinary fate, and he is not afraid of those gossips. Others will be hurt. , but they are not blessed enough to marry noble people."

Added another sentence, "The daughter of the Taifu has known me since I was a child. She is an excellent person. When she gets married in the future, she will definitely be an excellent sister-in-law. It is said that time can tell people's hearts, you must remember that you can't follow others, Nor should there be prejudice against people."

Gu Hong seemed to understand, but he nodded obediently, expressing that he remembered it.

Today is the [-]th year of the new year, and we still need to watch the year at night.After the three of them finished talking, Gu Zizhan led Gu Qing and Gu Hong back to their respective yards, and told them to take a rest first, so as not to get sleepy when watching the New Year's Eve at night.

When leaving Gu Hong's courtyard, Gu Zizhan saw Concubine Pei standing under the porch.

Concubine Pei's dignified and elegant appearance is different from that of the princess. She is very young, with a sharp appearance, heavy makeup on her face, and a very charming figure.

After saluting to her, Gu Zizhan was about to step back, but he heard Concubine Pei smiled and said: "I heard that the son is going to get married, so I will congratulate the son here first."

Gu Zizhan bowed slightly, thanked her, and said, "Thank you Madam. The date has not been set yet, and it will be arranged by my father and His Majesty in the next year."

Concubine Pei smiled again, covered her mouth with her hands, and said in a coquettish voice: "This matter should have been said by the princess, but seeing that the princess has a lot of things to do, I am afraid that I will forget this important matter, so I will say something more." .The eldest son is not young anymore, so it is time to arrange for someone to sleep in, so as not to neglect the imperial concubine in the future."

Gu Zizhan didn't expect that what she was talking about, his face became hot immediately, and before he had time to think about it, he refused: "Don't dare to worry about Madam, such matters should be arranged by the king and mother."

Concubine Pei didn't realize the abruptness of her refusal, she chuckled lightly, "Such a shy man is really rare in the world. Since the Master intends this way, I won't say much about myself."

Gu Zizhan hurriedly saluted and left.

On the way back, she thought carefully about what Concubine Pei said.I just feel that this Concubine Pei is quite dissatisfied with the concubine Wang, half of her words are trying to sell her well, and half are trying to provoke the relationship between her and Princess Yu, it seems that they don't regard them as their own mother and son.

Besides, the two times she was in distress, the suspicion of Pei Fangfei has not been cleared, it is better to stay away.

Regardless of what the parties thought, Gu Zizhan's first new year after coming to Dazhao came as scheduled.

The annual gifts of each court have been handed out separately, and Gu Zizhan also gave some to each of the masters in the mansion according to the old rules, and they are all regular gadgets.

In the evening, as usual, it was a family banquet at Prince Yu's Mansion. It was rare that King Yu allowed Gu Qing and Gu Hong to attend together, and even Concubine Pei was invited.

King Yu sat down at the head, Gu Zizhan and Princess Yu sat on both sides of him, Concubine Pei sat next to Princess Yu, and Gu Qing and Gu Hong sat next to Gu Zizhan.

This dinner was very boring.

The king of Yu always showed his cold face to others, and because of the annoyance of Emperor Tianshun's gift of marriage, his face was as cold as frost at this supposedly festive New Year's Eve banquet.He had a straight face, and the others naturally didn't dare to joke casually.Throughout the whole scene, only the maids serving vegetables made some sporadic noises, and the rest of the people ate in silence, even the sound of chewing was very small.

Seeing that it was almost time, King Yu put down his chopsticks, took the handkerchief handed over by the maid to wipe the corners of his mouth, and ordered his servants to remove the dishes and replace them with sugar and melons, regardless of whether the others were full.It's time to wait for the new year to come.

King Yu drank tea for a while, looked at Princess Yu and Gu Qing, and said, "Qing'er and your mother and concubine should go back first, you can watch the year anywhere, you are not in good health, just stay warm in your own yard Bar."

Concubine Yu's face was pale, she obviously didn't expect that King Yu would drive people away on the spot, and didn't save any face for her mother and son.

Concubine Pei leaned on the side, covering her lips with a veil.

Seeing Concubine Yu standing up slumpedly, and after saluting, she led the ignorant Gu Qing away, Gu Zizhan got up and said to King Yu: "Father, my son is going to see off my concubine and brother."

King Yu squinted at her, but he didn't agree, and said: "It's two steps away, what can I give away. You stay here, and I have something to tell you." After finishing speaking, he glanced at his side The new Chief Eunuch of the palace named Hu Pei, Hu Pei immediately got up, followed Princess Yu and Gu Qing with a smile on his face, and sent them back to his yard.

Concubine Pei did not intend to leave, but she became more arrogant because of Princess Yu's departure, and leaned directly on King Yu's shoulder.He asked Yu Wang in a soft voice: "Does the lord want to talk about the marriage of the son? Although I am cowardly and ignorant, I still want to do my part! You let the concubine listen. If there is something that needs to be taken care of, the concubine Definitely do your best.”

Listening to her soft words before was very helpful, and King Yu who had already raised his hand to caress her slender waist changed his expression after hearing it.With a sneer, he pushed side concubine Pei away abruptly, stood up and looked down at her condescendingly.Suddenly, facing Concubine Pei's pear-blossoming and rainy face, she slapped severely and cursed angrily:

"Bitch!"

"Have you forgotten your identity? This king is not so stupid that he spoils his concubine and destroys his wife! You are only a concubine, and dare to try to get involved in the marriage of the royal family's son? You can’t use tricks on the table? This king is still trying to save you some face, but you don’t know what’s good and how to get worse! Could it be that you also want to follow Liu Xi, and then take care of that eater?”

Concubine Pei immediately knelt on the ground in fright, and couldn't help begging for mercy: "My lord! I know I'm wrong! I don't dare anymore! Please don't scare me anymore. I treat you and my son Never dare to be disrespectful!" He reached out to hug King Yu's leg, but was kicked away mercilessly.

Falling to the ground, Concubine Pei's mouth was bloody, and she knelt again and turned to Gu Zizhan, pleading: "My lord, please persuade the lord for this concubine because Hong'er is still young, I really know I was wrong !"

King Yu's face changed so quickly, a group of servants around him knelt on the ground with Concubine Pei, each of them kept silent, not daring to breathe.