At night, Dajing Palace.
Qin Fang lay on the beauty's couch to rest. When she closed her eyes, she saw scenes of the confrontation between Qin Tianjian and Lotus Crown Taoist. Since returning to the palace, she had been restless and had trouble sleeping and eating.
Too worried to sleep, Qin Fang simply got up, put on a coat and went out to relax.
I wonder how Guiqing and Hu Meizi get along? If the two of them live together, with Gui Qing's temperament, will there be any conflicts?
Thinking of this, Qin Fang changed directions and planned to visit Qingui Palace first, and then visit the Prince's East Palace when she came back.
In the small sandalwood attic, Gui Qing put her hands behind her head and pulled out the simple hairpin. She breathed out a breath of wine and lay down on the bamboo mat with her black hair spread out.
And Hu Meizi was sitting not far away from her, her peach blossom eyes gleaming, as if she was waiting for an opportunity.
Time passed bit by bit, and she saw that the person lying down was motionless, as if sleeping. She approached slowly and lightly without making a sound.
Finally getting closer and taking a closer look at the cute sleeping face, Hu Meizi suddenly became elated and got closer and closer in fascination.
Suddenly, Guiqing opened her beautiful eyes and met Hu Meizi's eyes.
The air was dead, except for the rustling of the attic paper windows blown by the cold wind.
Hu Meizi thought she would get angry, but Guiqing just slowly sat up straight and lay drunkenly on the desk. She had been drinking heavily since last night, and now she was extremely drunk.
Just entering the attic, the smell of alcohol hit her nose. Qin Fang frowned and walked a little faster unconsciously. When she walked upstairs, she saw Guiqing looking clearly haggard, and saw that the ground was full of wine jars and there was no place to stay. , feeling shocked, angry and in pain, he quickly stepped forward to support her and scolded her: "Why are you drinking so much, kid? Didn't mother tell you..."
Before Qin Fang finished speaking, Gui Qing made an action that no one could have imagined. The iceberg beauty closed her eyes, as if she was extremely tired, and took the initiative to snuggle into Qin Fang's arms.
She had never seen her daughter in such a posture. Qin Fang's heart suddenly melted and she said softly: "Drink less wine next time, do you hear me?"
Gui Qing let out a small hum. She was so drunk that she snuggled into Qin Fang's arms and fell asleep like this.
It was quiet in the attic. Qin Fang gently patted Gui Qing's back with both hands, just like how she coaxed a newborn baby to sleep eighteen years ago.
Suddenly, Gui Qing coquettishly shouted: "Mom."
Qin Fang smiled softly and replied softly: "Hey."
If Geiliu saw this scene, he would probably die and not believe that his sister, who was so cold and inhumane, would sleep like a coquettish girl in her mother's arms?
It's freezing outside the building, but it's warm as spring inside.
After a long time, Qin Fang carefully handed the child in her arms to Hu Meizi, stood up and pinched out the candle wick, and walked out under the moonlight in the courtyard.
After going to the Prince's East Palace, she chatted with the three maids Qingxue, Taozhi, and Jinzhi for a while. She came to the high inner wall alone and looked up at the moon.
How many people in the world would blame the moon for "Why is it so full when we say goodbye?"
Suddenly, a pair of big hands quietly grabbed Qin Fang's waist, and a joking voice sounded behind her, "The Queen is not waiting for my favor in Jiaofang Hall, why are you here?"
After feeling the body temperature of the person behind her, Qin Fang leaned back with relief, leaned into his arms, and said softly: "This little girl Guiqing is thinking about her brother again and drank a lot of wine."
"Isn't it the same with the queen? She thinks about it day and night, and she starts to complain about the moon."
Geiqi poked her face like a child, looked up at the full moon, and murmured to himself: "But I am the same."
Yongzhou.
"Hey, stand up." Wang Sizhi kicked the half-dead Gui Liu with his foot, feeling full of shame. Why didn't he discover this silver ingot earlier?
"I'm dead, I have something to do..." Before Guiliu could finish his words, the scholar knelt down at Wang Sizhi's feet. He was not as high-spirited as when he was playing chess just now, and begged: "To be honest, I have been here for seven consecutive days. I haven’t eaten for seven nights, so I’ll do you a favor and give this little man a bite of food. I’ll kneel down here for you!”
As he spoke, he wanted to hug Wang Si's thigh.
Is this a big deal? In an instant, Gui Liu stood up like a carp and kicked the scholar against the wall. "Stay where you can cool off." He didn't forget to pat the dust off his clothes and said, "Si Zhi, let's go!"
"If it's too soft, it has to be hard, right?" A cold voice came from behind Guiliu.
"Want to leave? If you don't hand over the silver ingots, none of you will be able to leave!"
The scholar stood up, with a sword in his hand at some point, and his body exuded sharp sword energy fluctuations.
Guiliu raised his eyebrows, "Hey, you're still a swordsman?"
The scholar spread out one hand and sneered: "Tonight, either hand over the silver ingot and crawl out of the alley, or die by my sword."
Gui Liu said calmly: "Si Zhi, give me the silver ingot."
Wang Sizhi handed the silver ingot to him.
"Yes, that's it! Give it to me!" The scholar was ecstatic, staring greedily at the silver ingot shining in the moonlight.
Guiliu picked up the silver ingot, shook it, and said sarcastically: "You want it?"
"not for you."
Then he kicked the scholar away.
"A mere second-grade sword cultivator, pretending to be an idiot?"
Guiliu threw the silver ingot high in the air, then opened his palm to catch it, played with it repeatedly, turned around and said leisurely: "I'll go and have a good meal."
In the dark alley, two figures gradually disappeared.
The scholar who was kicked to death woke up soon after Guiliu and Wang Sizhi left. He first looked up at the night sky in a daze, then held the sword in his arms and suddenly started crying.
The homeland is three thousand miles away, and I have been in the palace for twenty years.
With a cry of He Manzi, tears fell in front of you!
Walking out of the alley, Gui Liu suddenly stopped and murmured to himself: "A four-melody song with eight lines, starting from the sound of heartbreak. Back then, the founding emperor of Dafeng was seriously ill and ordered people to sing "He Manzi" in front of his bed. First, because of his miserable voice, he died suddenly after taking his last breath."
The moonlight illuminates the high-rise building. I don't know who is singing the Jiaofang song this night. It is lonely and quiet, and the whole city is desolate.
Seeing that Guiliu was still standing still, Wang Sizhi asked softly: "Do you want to wait for him?"
"Well, this man is very good at chess, but he has been frustrated for too many years and is unwilling to step out of his own prison. He can probably guess my identity. If he is willing to step out of the alley today, I am willing to treat him with the courtesy of a national scholar."
Wang Sizhi shook his head and said: "The disadvantage on the chessboard can be reversed, but there is no joke in the temple. If you make one wrong move, you will lose the whole game. Can you guarantee that he will not let you down?"
"Of course I can't guarantee it. If I really make a mistake, the officials in the imperial court will probably scold me to death. If we come together to file a complaint, my father will be very busy again." Guiliu was happy with himself and felt He sat down against the wall and stretched out, "Who cares? Do it first and then talk about it!"
Wang Sizhi knelt down beside him and asked with concern: "Shall I buy you some food?"
Can you let go of the beauty so close to you? Guiliu grabbed her, forced her to stumble into his arms, and carried out Xueqiu'er, who was in the way. He narrowed his aura-filled red phoenix eyes and said with a malicious smile: "There won't be enough spiritual food. How to do it?"
Wang Sizhi didn't say anything, but followed the clues and bit him on the neck.
Touching Gui Liu's chest with her slender hands, she breathed into his ear, "I really want to eat you."
Guiliu spread his arms and said nonchalantly, "Girl, please help yourself."
Suddenly, a light cough sounded at an inappropriate time.
Wang Sizhi's mind went blank. She quickly got off Gui Liu and stood aside, lowering her head with trembling eyelashes.
His interest was disturbed, Gui Liu glared at the scholar and said angrily: "Do you understand if you don't look at anything inappropriate?"
The scholar thought about his excuse seriously, "Just now... my throat felt itchy?"
Guiliu half-smiled, "My fists are a little itchy now. Can I give you a massage?"
The scholar shook his head quickly and quietly touched the sword with one hand, fearing that Guiliu would strike again unprepared.
Guiliu sighed heavily, "Forget it, I have a lot of knowledge, and I don't have the same experience as you."
Walking up to the scholar, Guiliu stared into his eyes and said seriously: "Would you like to live with me and make a living?"
The scholar grinned and said, "It also depends on whether the food is delicious."
Geiliu smiled and said: "The food may not be delicious, but at least I can give you the qualifications to make the food delicious."
In an instant, the scholar seemed to be a different person. He stared at Guiliu's eyes and asked coldly: "May I ask, Your Highness the Crown Prince, how do you view the Emperor Dafeng holding the jade seal and asking for surrender during the Xuanzhao period? How do you view the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty who refused to retreat to the death?"
"Everyone in the world says that Emperor Dafeng went out of the city to ask for surrender, which was treason and surrender to the enemy. It pitied a group of loyal generals and Dr. Guanglu." Guiliu waved his sleeves and suddenly shouted, "I don't think so! The emperor defends the country, and the king dies. Sheji, why exactly? Would you rather die than surrender and let the rebels march straight into the capital, burning, killing and looting the people? It seems that he has a clear conscience, but in fact he is hopelessly stupid! You sit on that dragon chair, you You have to think about who you are sitting for? Is it to see the flattering face of the purple-robed prime minister? Is it to indulge the three thousand beauties in the harem? Or is it to be recorded in the annals of history and be famous forever? Wrong! Big mistake! It is for the world. The common people are for the common people of Dawn!"
"Let me ask Your Highness again! After the emperor presented the seal to surrender, the imperial army was defeated like a mountain, and all the generals died in the battle. The great trend of orthodoxy is gone! Why did Jing Zhaoyin, Zuo Fengyi, You Fufeng, and countless high-ranking officials with gold seals and purple awards Isn't it a big joke that a prominent nobleman wants to go out of the city to fight and seek death? It's a big joke for a civil servant to go to the battlefield! He thinks he is loyal and martyred for his country, but little does he know that the whole world is scolding him for being stupid!"
"Stupid? That's stupid enough." Guiliu sneered, "Do you know why those historians criticized and cursed every time they wrote a biography during the Xuanzhao period? Because they were afraid that everyone in the world would be like this in the future. , I am afraid that the good fortune of the country will bring misfortune to the historian."
Guiliu suddenly said loudly: "Stupid, that's right! There are always people in this world who do not seek power but are loyal. How stupid they are is how heroic they are!"
For a moment, the middle-aged scholar burst into tears.
He knelt down with a plop, gritted his teeth every word, and said with tears: "Zhang Gu has lived in the palace for twenty years, and Emperor Huai has not seen him. How long will it take to serve in the propaganda room? From now on, Zhang Hu is willing to serve by his side. Never leave!"
Guiliu spread out a hand forward, smiled and said softly for him: "A national scholar meets me."
Zhang Gu held his hand and stood up vigorously, laughing with tears in his eyes and said, "A soldier of the country will retaliate!"
