Ning Gu

Chapter 109

... The emperor's daughter, Hua, follows her mother in appearance, and inherits her father in spirit.He was intelligent when he was young, and he wrote and wrote Fu with magnificent writing power. Among the Confucian students who supervised his studies, there were few capable opponents.If so, the emperor favored him very much, and he accompanied Emperor Hui for many years.

In the twentieth year of the year, when he met the eldest son of the Lu family and asked to marry him in the Changming Palace, the emperor refuted it.Qi Kingdom entered Changming for three days, and the emperor granted it back, and ordered Qin Tianjian to choose a good man nearby, and then condemned the minister of the Ministry of Rites to arrange it himself, and the marriage was completed on the same day.

Long Street Brocade Shop, Phoenix Coronet and Xiapei, Marrying a Phoenix Girl...

—— "Biography of Princess Fufeng Volume [-] Qi Country"

When Princess Qi got married, it was really an empty scene.According to the old man who has been speaking in Fufeng for 30 to [-] years, he has never seen this magnificent scene.

The ten-mile brocade shop, the hundred-mile flower road, the wedding procession lined up from Changming to the gate of the palace.With the sound of gongs and drums and firecrackers, all the people in the city flocked to the Yonghe Avenue outside Chongque, shoulder to shoulder, looking curiously at the general of the Lu family who came riding a tall horse and the finely crafted luan sedan behind the horse.

The sound of firecrackers announcing the good news has been transmitted from the Chongque in the north of the city to the south of the Wai Guo. The joy spread throughout Fufeng City, even the always clean Juheng Garden was infected with this joy.

At the entrance of the alley, the children received the wedding silver that the Lu family sent to distribute everywhere, and then returned to the garden in twos and threes, chatting about the sensational happy event throughout the whole process, but the people who followed them People are indeed gloomy.

One of them noticed the person behind him and stopped immediately.Seeing this, the other people around also shut their mouths and lowered their heads.

Everyone in the garden remembered that this person quarreled with Mr. Xie Xiao a few days ago, and the quarrel made Mr. Xie look uneasy these days.The gossip among them all said that if Mr. Xiao didn't go to Princess Qi's wedding banquet today, it probably has something to do with this person.

"Qin Guogong?"

Just holding a bowl of something black like medicine, he saw Zhao Zuo walking quickly through the corridor and around the wall, and yelled in a low voice.

Zhao Zuo approached, and just as he was looking at the wooden bowl of medicine, Zhao Zuo looked away, stopped talking a few times, and then asked in a cold voice, "What's wrong with him?"

It's not because Zhao Zuo treated Xie Wuling harshly when he came back before, and now he still harbors "hate" towards Zhao Zuo, and besides, he is as presumptuous as Xie Wuling, and he has grown his temper. Contemptuously: "It's cold," said the general, then remembered Xie Wuling's earlier order, swallowed the words on the lips, and said, "You should ask the master."

He seemed to know that he couldn't do anything to Zhao Zuo, and in the end he didn't say anything. He just handed the medicine bowl to Zhao Zuo, and then turned and left.Zhao Zuo took the bowl of medicine and pushed open the door of Fatan First Hospital.

Fatan is facing the street, the noise outside the blue wall is still going on, and the festive firecrackers are still crackling outside, but this courtyard is unbelievably quiet.The apricot leaves turned yellow and fell to the ground due to the cold autumn, and the silver bells under the eaves seemed to be dumb, without any sound, everything was quiet, as if everything was decaying.

Zhao Zuo didn't care to experience the ups and downs of the courtyard, his heart was already tied to that place.His complexion, which had been cloudy for a few days after the previous quarrel, also changed at this time, all the coldness between his brows disappeared, replaced by eager eyes.

His heart beat a little anxiously. Such a scene gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity and fear. The familiarity was because the last time he saw such a quiet garden, it was many years ago when he was saving people from the Yongguo Mansion. As for the fear , was brought to him by the fear of the person lying in the house.

He hurried through the small courtyard, without even knocking on the door, and pushed the door directly to enter.

In one room, the green tent was shaken by a small wind, and one person was sleeping peacefully in the green tent.

Zhao Zuo put the medicine bowl on the small table beside the bed, and he paused outside the tent before opening the curtain.

The person on the couch was pale in sleep, his forehead was covered with fine sweat, and his brows were tightly knit.Zhao Zuo had seen him like this before, it was because he had a pair of iron shackles on his shoulders, but now the pair of iron shackles, although they were on his shoulders, seemed to have been transferred to Zhao Zuo's heart.

Zhao Zuo leaned over and raised his hands and rolled up his sleeves to wipe off his sweat, only to feel the scalding heat on Xie Wuling's forehead.Zhao Zuo shuddered, frowned, and called Xie Wuling a few times.

Xie Wuling opened his eyes when he heard the words, and seeing that it was Zhao Zuo, the corners of his mouth curled up, as if he remembered something, and after a while, he immediately put the corners of his mouth down again.

"You, why are you here?" Xie Wuling asked weakly, but with a distance, Zhao Zuo had no time to take into account his tone and helped him sit up, and brought the medicine: "Drink the medicine first?"

Xie Wuling glanced, and took the medicine bowl with trembling hands, Zhao Zuo feared that he would not be able to hold the bowl, so he never moved his hand, holding the medicine bowl for Xie Wuling.

Xie Wuling frowned and drank all the medicine in the medicine bowl, Zhao Zuo subconsciously searched for candied fruit on the small table.When Xie Wuling was in his house, he didn't like to drink medicine, so Xianzhi would give Xie Wuling a candied fruit or two, and later Zhao Zuo found out about this trick, and asked someone to bring a plate.It's just that Xie Wuling hasn't been sick for a long time now, so the candied fruit will naturally not be placed on the bedside at any time.

"What are you looking for?" Xie Wuling's eyes followed him.Zhao Zuo turned around after hearing the words: "Aren't you afraid of suffering now?"

"Yeah. I'm used to it, no... um," before Xie Wuling could finish saying "I'm not afraid anymore", Zhao Zuo gagged her.He sucked the bitter taste of medicine from the corner of Xie Wuling's mouth, and poked his tongue out, wanting more, but Xie Wuling pushed feebly.

Zhao Zuo followed his thoughts, let him go, and stood up again: "I'm not used to it." After speaking, Zhao Zuo was afraid that Xie Wuling wouldn't listen, so he added, "I'm afraid you will suffer."

Xie Wuling raised his eyes to look at Zhao Zuo, his eyes were full of affection, but there was also a little guilt in that affection, which made Zhao Zuo suddenly unable to understand.But it disappeared in an instant, and Zhao Zuo once thought that the casual look of guilt was his own illusion.

The sound of firecrackers outside the wall suddenly sounded again, Xie Wuling looked away, sniffed, grinned and said, "Today is the state of Qi getting married, why did the Duke come to the garden?"

"They said you were ill today, so let's take a look." Zhao Zuo saw that Xie Wuling's aura was not as tough as before, so he moved closer. Are you alright? Qiguo..."

Xie Wuling's gaze changed slightly, and before Zhao Zuo finished speaking, he stopped him first: "Now that I see it, I'm sick, Duke, let's go early." Xie Wuling's smile was still on his face, but Zhao Zuo There is no smile to be seen.

Zhao Zuo looked at this man condescendingly, clenched his hands under his sleeves, and his voice became colder. He wanted him to speak seriously and called him: "Pingzhi."

But Xie Wuling is not envious after all, it's not that Xie Wuling will become obedient when he frowns.It may also be because he does not have so much sense of responsibility for the word "Pingzhi", or it may be that Zhao Zuo did not know that in the past few years, his real Qicun has become Zhaoxing instead of the name "Xie Pingzhi".

Xie Wuling struggled to sit upright, and continued: "What did Pingzhi think a few days ago, and now Pingzhi thinks the same way. Qin Guogong can't agree, so please." Turning to the door, raised his chin, and said with great effort, "I really can't argue with you today."

This is probably the first time Zhao Zuo was ordered to leave by Xie Wuling. His face turned dark, but he showed no sign of leaving. He sat on the side of the bed and looked at Xie Wuling's pale lips, sick bones, and wind. He gritted his teeth and stepped back from the rice paper that would be taken away as soon as he scratched it: "Still angry? Why are you angry?"

Zhao Zuo actually knew exactly what Xie Wuling was like, that day Zhao Zuo came back from Zhaoxing on a fast horse, and returned to the garden from the back mountain, and wanted to stop Zhaoxing's letter, but he didn't know that the letter had already arrived in Xie Wuling's hands.That should be the second letter Xie Wuling received from Zhaoxing. The first letter was Miaofa's injury. When he received it, he and Zhao Zuo discussed how to deal with it. Zuo sent it in advance before he left, and wrote in detail the origin of each scar.

Zhao Zuo was afraid that Xie Wuling would seek revenge, and that he would secretly leave Fufeng City when Emperor Hui was watching him, which would not be good for Xie Wuling.

As for the bad guy who was badly injured by Huixuan, Xie Wuling also spread the news saying that he had used the most vicious punishment method for that guy's end, and he could have let it go, but Xie Wuling didn't think as hard as he did.

Some things, some people are always difficult.

When Zhao Zuo returned to the garden, he saw that he had chosen an apricot tree in the apricot grove by himself, and took a jar of wine.And Zhao Zuo just came back at that time and watched the afterglow fall on the shoulders of the drunk in the twilight, which also covered his blushing cheeks with a ray of light.Zhao Zuo's hand under the sleeve tightened.

At that time, Zhao Zuo was on his way here and heard about Qi Guo being given a marriage. He hurried to the garden to ask what Xie Wuling meant.

Emperor Hui made it clear that the Lu family would decline, and Xie Wuling had mentioned it to Zhao Zuo when he came back from Lantai that day, but now Xie Wuling is supporting the marriage in this world, nothing more than pushing the country of Qi into the cliff, This is what Zhao Zuo can't agree with.He wanted to fight for the crown with Qi Guo in an open and aboveboard manner, not to use the ups and downs of power to pull people down.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zuo held back, but Xie Wuling was looking for Zhao Zuo's displeasure. He was the first to bring up the matter of Qi Kingdom, and then he got drunk. No matter what Zhao Zuo said, he would always refute it.This made Zhao Zuo anxious, quarreled with him, and wanted to leave in a huff.

"Pingzhi doesn't dare." Xie Wuling said coldly, "I don't dare to question your brothers and sisters in the Tian family for the sake of envy." He lowered his head and curled his lips in a self-deprecating manner, "It's retribution."

"Xie Wuling." Zhao Zuo raised his hand and grabbed Xie Wuling's chin, forcing Xie Wuling's gaze to only look at him. Zhao Zuo's lips parted and closed several times, but he didn't say anything serious.

Xie Wuling also raised his hand, and clasped it on Zhao Zuo's arm, using that insignificant force, frowned, his eyes drooped, with a little disgust, wanting Zhao Zuo to let go of the hand clamping his chin, Zhao Zuo saw his averted gaze and the little disgust, and then slowly let go.

"Qin Guogong," Xie Wuling calmed down, and said, "I still think about it today, blame me for not stopping the two of them? In a poor way, she and you will eventually face each other. Can the Duke not see clearly? In the early years of the Lu family, it was I was favored by the Holy Majesty, but now it's time to see the bad, wouldn't it be good to use this force to swallow the Naqi country?"

Xie Wuling paused for a moment, he was actually also afraid, he preferred Qiguo's affairs because of him, and he didn't want Zhao Zuo to solve Qiguo himself in the end.Zhao Zuo of Qi State Changle Xuancheng, they are all brothers and sisters, and it is rare for the royal family to have such a bond of friendship. Besides, Zhao Zuo will be angry when encountering Qi State. Xie Wuling couldn't even imagine how much guilt Zhao Zuo would bear for the blood of Qi State.

He also didn't want Zhao Zuo to suffer.

"Peace."

Zhao Zuo looked into Xie Wuling's eyes, with doubts in his eyes, and his brows gradually frowned, as if asking him if he must be like this.

Xie Wuling's eyes were full of determination, without blinking.

"Pingzhi?" Zhao Zuo said with a tone of not being sure that the person in front of him was the one he knew, and sighed again.He didn't wait for Xie Wuling to give him affirmation, of course, he didn't dare to wait, fearing that what he waited for would not be what he wanted.

He withdrew his gaze, got up and closed the curtain, and strode out.

Xie Wuling watched his back disappear behind the door along with the gleam of light before the door closed, and listened to the man's order outside the door, so he took the gift Xie Wuling had prepared for Qi Guo, and he sent it away together.So he agreed, and left Fatan with Zhao Zuo.

When Fa Tan returned to tranquility, Xie Wuling suddenly felt that he was really sick, he couldn't sit still, and fell back on the bed in a sudden loss of strength, his whole body ached.

"I'm not anymore."

It's not that "Ping Zhi" anymore.

Xie Wuling looked at the green gauze tent, closed his eyes and admitted.

Later, Xie Wuling was indeed proving with his actions that he was no longer that Pingzhi, that Mr. Xie Xiao who was once looked up to by the princess of Qi Kingdom, is now just a villain with pickle on his back.

I don't know if this is the first time Liang Xiang has met with Xie Wuling in the past two or three months.After the matter of Miaofa, he would accept all the invitations from the Liang Mansion.

After autumn, the cold weather was approaching, and it was the day when Xie Wuling's old ailments under his knees would recur. He got out of the carriage and used the strength of his death to try his best not to let others see any clues.

"Mr. Xiao is here?" Liang Ce stepped forward to greet him.

"Here we come." Xie Wuling clasped his hands, and without bowing, made a false bow, "I have kept you waiting for a long time."

"I see Mr. Xiao's complexion is not very good." Liang Ce led his seat and said.

"It's okay, I didn't sleep well yesterday."

"But I heard that Mr. Xiao doesn't just sleep well." Liang Ce looked at Xie Wuling pointingly. Over the past few months, due to political differences..."

"Well," Xie Wuling lowered his head, glanced at the warm tea beside him, and asked, "When did Prime Minister Liang become a peacemaker?"

Hearing his question, Liang Ce blinked his eyes, with a smile in his eyes, Xie Wuling said again: "Or?" Before the words came out, Xie Wuling suddenly came to his senses, and added: "Then Master Liang only needs to be raised. Pillow, since Zhaoxing has identified Duke Qin, he cannot change it."

"Mr. Xiao, this is the old minister's reassurance. The old minister will also give Mr. Xiao a surprise."

Liang Ce said and asked the boy to bring a wooden box, Liang Ce took the wooden box and opened it, there were several stacks of small yellow books.It was a secret book to be presented to the person in the Changming Palace in Chongque. Xie Wuling had seen it once or twice in the Changming Palace before, but he had never seen what was written in it.

Xie Wuling suppressed his curiosity, still sat upright, with the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, watching Liang Ce's movements.

"Your Majesty recently ordered the Ministry of War to investigate the matter of the little general from the Lu family leading troops to Juyan." Liang Ce tapped the booklet with his finger, "I think you should take a look."

"Military Department?" Xie Wuling was obviously startled, frowned, and raised his hand to get the memorial.

Zhao Zuo had been in the Ministry of War all along, but Xie Wuling hadn't heard him mention this in the past few days.

Thinking of this, Xie Wuling was startled, there was probably a gap between the king and the counselor, and it was the same between Zhao Zuo and him.Xie Wuling's subordinates kept flipping through the booklet, but they didn't see a few words in their eyes.

Liang Ce didn't seem to understand, and added fuel to the fire: "Didn't the Holy Majesty specially summon Duke Qin into the palace a few days ago, and that's what he was talking about, why doesn't Mr. Xiao not know?"

Xie Wuling smiled helplessly, collected his mind, focused his eyes on the book, and said: "I am not a fairy, how can I know everything, my lord can think highly of me."

Hearing this, Liang Ce smiled like a fox, revealing his cunning.

Xie Wuling flipped through the booklet, put it back on the table, and said: "The reason for the dispatch of troops before was to protect Gu Zang." Xie Wuling's fingers tapped on the table without rhythm, making people confused, Then he asked, "Then...what does His Majesty mean?"

Liang Ce rolled his eyeballs, and said with Tai Chi: "The old minister dare not speculate on the holy will, but His Majesty wants to investigate this matter at this time. I think it is to make everyone's life difficult this winter." Liang Ce moved closer Some, said: "In my opinion, the sage is benevolent, and he also favors the princess of the country of Qi. If the princess of the country of Qi and General Lu have an heir in the future, he will not be able to bear it, so..."

"I want a quick battle." Xie Wuling naturally agreed with this. He licked his lips, thought for a while, and said, "It should be more than that. This matter, if it is really counted, Qin Guogong must not be clear about it."

"With Mr. Xiao here, are you afraid that you won't be able to tell?" Liang Ce finally pointed out his "meaning".

Xie Wuling shook his head, looked at the person seated opposite him: "Please enlighten me, my lord?"

"Let me teach you? Mr. Xiao is very important. As long as Mr. Xiao is willing to fight before the Lu family, he will join the army." Liang Ce put the cup on the table aside, "Mr. Qin, I want to take Qin Guogong out of it." , I think it should not be difficult."

It's not difficult, Xie Wuling chewed the words in Liang Ce's mouth alone, and suddenly laughed out loud. The premise of this is not difficult, it means that Xie Wuling is willing to take these things.

Xie Wuling measured the past with a glance, and caught the slightly sly eyes of Liang Ce's old fox.

Seeing that Xie Wuling didn't answer, Liang Ce was not in a hurry, he just cast his eyes, and also looked at Xie Wuling.

After a long while, Xie Wuling opened his mouth and said: "Master Liang, I want to say that I am close to Princess Qi, Duke Qin and Princess Changle, and they love her like a mother and compatriot. Thinking about it this way, I took Zhao Zuo out of Princess Qi's mouth, Shouldn't it be difficult?"

"Little Mister has always been smart."

Xie Wuling pursed his lips and nodded, and accepted the compliment, he knew quite well the temperament of Pianqi Kingdom.Perhaps needless to say, just share a piece of sweet fruit with Lu's family, and the country of Qi will return to Yongquan to repay it.

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