Chapter 39: Renew the bet
The news of Liang's rescue of the British lady-in-law and Gu Yuqi's finding of the cause of the horse's shock was like growing wings, and it spread throughout the camp in a short time. When the accident happened, there were already many ladies around the racecourse with their children playing. Seeing Liang's heroic appearance with his own eyes, and seeing Miss Hou's office, he was not surprised. In addition, the guards who participated in the rescue were out of respect for General Liang. The heroic deeds of his only daughter are also undisguised praises. In a short time, Mrs. Dingyuan Hou and Miss Di has become a hot figure in the entire camp. The previous deeds of Gu Yuqi in the inn were turned up again and said, after going back and forth, Gu Yuqi and Liang's are like that legend.
Liang Shi and Gu Yuqi didn't know this, they said goodbye to Yun Yi after they saved people, and brought them back to their tent. Liang Shi changed Gu Yuqi's clothes and ordered Chun Xing to take Gu Yuqi's snow-stained boots to dry. I am afraid that Gu Yuqi will fall ill from the cold again. Gave her medicine.
Just after finishing this, I heard the reward from Your Majesty coming from outside.
Two days in a row, two rewards, although nothing particularly valuable. But this kind of glory has never been seen in Daqi in the past ten years.
The door of Gu Huaizhong's tent was about to be crushed by the nobles who came to congratulate him. Gu Huaizhong didn't know what he was like, but he was happy, and he had some hidden advantages and worries.
Happily, my daughter is so proud. Now he has gained face in front of His Majesty, as long as he continues to work hard in secret, I am afraid that it is not far from his wish. What worries him is that he just saw the intimacy of Liang's mother and daughter outside the racecourse and the faint alienation in Liang's eyes when he saw him.
If the mother and daughter really left their hearts on him, wouldn't his previous efforts be to make wedding clothes for others?
He also made up his mind to be gentle with the Liang family in the future, but if he was gentle with the Liang family, he was afraid that the Liu family would quarrel with him. For a while, Gu Huaizhong also felt that he was very contradictory.
It's true that he has feelings for the Liang family, but the ten years of separation, coupled with the unspeakable little pimple in his heart, has wiped out the little bit of tenderness at the beginning. On the contrary, for the past ten years, he has been living on the sidewalk, always with him. Beside him is the Liu Shi who he accidentally rescued.
However, His Majesty's two consecutive rewards made him elated. He is a new noble, but looking at you, the so-called noble family, who can get such an honor? Thinking of this, Gu Huaizhong walked a little lightly.
Not to mention that it was His Majesty's reward, even His Royal Highness King Jing and His Highness the Seventh Prince sent someone to send something. Although it was not specified who it was for, wasn't those cakes clearly intended for their daughter? He Dingyuan Hou Yirong, what kind of cakes are you eating! Li is light, but heavy is the meaning of it. Among the princes, apart from the crown prince, the most famous are His Royal Highness King Jing and His Royal Highness Shun Wang, who is still in Jiangbei Camp. It is also a good thing that Gu Yuqi has won the favor of His Royal Highness King Jing. Now Gu Yuqi is still young, He also has time to find a worthy master among several princes to pave the way.
The British prince even went to the door to thank him in person, and even Gu Huaizhong couldn't even close his mouth with joy.
The British prince is a hereditary family of a hundred years, and the merits of the founding of the country are very low-key now, but the foundation of the family is there. Usually, he just wants to get together. Glory really fell from the sky.
In his pride, he forgot that this kind of glory did not fall from the sky, but was earned by Liang Huaiyu on his own. Princess Pinghu also sent someone to deliver things, and also sent two imperial doctors to diagnose Liang and Gu Yuqi respectively.
In short, the most proud of the entire camp is Gu Huaizhong.
The British man received Yun Yi's reminder, and quickly found the reason for the shock, and escorted a few people back to Beijing. As for the mystery, he will no longer tell outsiders. Everyone is a well-informed person. Even if they are curious, they will not inquire at this juncture. They will only wait until they return to the capital and then slowly inquire. The British father-in-law received the favor of Liang's and Gu Yuqi, and he naturally remembered it in his heart. Even the British mother-in-law was grateful to Liang's. Not to mention that Liang Huaiyu picked up her little life, if another bodyguard were to rescue her, she would inevitably be pulled and hugged, and her reputation would be ruined! So Liang's not only saved her life, but also preserved her reputation, so why didn't she remember it.
The British public thanked Gu Huaizhong in person, and she did not forget to send a greeting note to Liang Huaiyu, and in addition to her thanks, she also invited to meet again in the capital. Liang Huaiyu was also refreshing, she replied to a post, and at the same time asked someone to send some supplements, and the British lady's affection for her skyrocketed. She is not only the British lady-in-law, but also the direct daughter of the Wu Guogong's mansion. The Wu Guogong's wife loves her daughter, and she is grateful for Liang's life-saving grace and sent a letter of thanks to Liang Huaiyu. As a result, Liang's unknowingly made two friends. a national government.
In the Daqi Dynasty, there were only two remaining state palaces, both of which were the homes of meritorious deeds of the founding of the country, but the Liang clan all at once became friends.
It was night, and all the prefectures were resting in their respective tents. Princess Pinghu called Yun Yi and Yun Ke over to ask questions about the inn and the horse that scared the horse during the day. She had already heard the general talk from the people below, but she felt that it was not enough, so she simply called the two nephews who had experienced this, warmed the wine, and asked carefully.
The prince got the letter, so he wouldn't let Princess Pinghu and Yunyi get too close, so he took some prey that he hunted during the day, and went to Princess Pinghu's tent in the name of sending the prey.
Princess Pinghu's tent is gorgeous and warm, and there is a faint aroma of wine as soon as she enters. Princess Pinghu changed into a gorgeous palace dress, wearing only a comfortable silk dress, with a brocade shawl on her shoulders. Both Yi and Yun Ke also changed into their prince's clothes, and they wore very casual clothes. The aunts and nephews were sitting on the thick animal skins, leaning on the huge soft cushions behind them, indescribably relaxed. When Prince Yunxuan entered, he saw such a happy scene.
His heart sank slightly, and there was some envy in his eyes.
He was proclaimed a prince since he was a child, and his words and deeds were supervised and flogged. He also knew how many eyes were always staring at him, so he was cautious in his words and deeds, even in front of the elders of the royal family. Inertia maintains his good image, for fear of making mistakes. It's really not as comfortable as Yun Yi and Yun Ke.
Even in front of Princess Pinghu, he also has to keep his identity in mind at all times, and naturally he won't lean on him like Yun Yi and Yun Ke.
Seeing Yun Xuan coming in, Yun Yi and Yun Ke hurriedly stood up and saluted, and the harmonious painting style in the room just now changed.
Even Yunxuan himself felt a little dejected, but he still habitually saluted Princess Pinghu.
"Okay, come and sit." Princess Pinghu just listened to her pleasure, she waved to Yunxuan and motioned him to sit beside her. Yunxuan walked over and sat down with a straight face. He looked at Yunyi and Yunke. After a while, the two of them were still standing aside, so they said, "The two younger brothers are also sitting."
"Yes." Yun Yi and Yun Ke sat down again, not as casual as before, but straightened their waists and sat upright.
"Where did you say it just now?" Princess Pinghu didn't mind the change of painting style now, she asked enthusiastically, "Xiao Wu, when you passed by, did you see that girl from the Gu family turning things in the snow?"
"Yeah, Auntie," Yun Yi said with a smile, "the Miss Gu family is also cute and tight. She doesn't have the slightest bit of an air of Miss everyone. She digs into the snowdrifts to find clues. That action is indescribably interesting. She is recovering from a serious illness. , dressed like a small ball, digging around in the snow, but my aunt didn't see what it looked like at the time, even my nephew, I almost laughed when I saw it. Madam's life and death are unknown, if the nephew really laughed out loud, I don't know what kind of trouble it will cause."
Now that the matter is over, he can naturally make a joke. After he finished speaking, his eyes slipped away from the prince. If today's matter hadn't been resolved so quickly by Gu Yuqi's help, I'm afraid his good brother would take the opportunity to read his book.
Crown Prince Yunxuan had a faint smile in his eyes, but his heart was filled with indescribable disappointment. His father became more and more worried about himself, and even Yunxuan didn't know why this happened. The safety of this hunting ground for the past two years was always a matter of communication. It was done for him, but this year, it was handed over to Yun Yi.
He really wanted to take the opportunity to ask for this job back, but Yun Yi's luck was very good, and the problem was solved on the spot, but there were people in the British government who were making waves, and the target was the British lady, so he and others It just doesn't matter.
"The little girl from the Gu family is interesting." Princess Pinghu could almost imagine the sight of Gu Yuqi dressed as a ball and digging through the snow, clapping her hands and smiling, "Why do you think this child is so clever, there are so many present. The adults were frightened, how could she think deeply, but she is careful and blessed, she found the clue at once, but she helped Xiao Wu a lot!"
"The fifth brother is also lucky." Yun Xuan said with a smile, "It's all caused by the British public. If other people are involved, I'm afraid it will be difficult."
"That's not it." Yun Yi said, but he didn't say it anymore, just pursed his lips and smiled.
Yun Ke lowered his eyebrows slightly, listening to what they were talking about Gu Yuqi, and couldn't help feeling happy and angry in his heart.
Speaking of which, Gu Yuqi's troubles have never been experienced in the last life. Without the ability of a prophet, to be able to handle it so well, it can only be said that Gu Yuqi is truly intelligent. But Gu Yuqi still cheated. Her ten-year-old body is not only a ten-year-old soul, but has gone through the wind and rain of the previous life.
Why aren't you cheating?
Gu Yuqi like this is afraid that it will become more and more important in the hearts of several imperial brothers. It's just that this dead woman doesn't know how to restrain herself.
If it really gets into the eyes of several royal brothers and fathers, I'm afraid it will be even more troublesome in the future.
But Yunke had to admit that Gu Yuqi didn't mean to be famous. He could see that Gu Yuqi had been working hard to restrain herself in this life. He sent someone to check it. Before Gu Yuqi's talent name was not something she did deliberately, but From Chen Hanlin's mouth, it was different from the previous life. Could it be that everything is predestined, even if Gu Yuqi is unwilling, when it is time for Gu Yuqi to become famous, fate will arrange for her to escape in another way? If so, then Gu Yuqi should still be his concubine in this life just like the previous life.
Thinking that in the near future, he would also be arranged to marry Murong just like the previous life, and he couldn't help feeling a little bit conflicted and uneasy in his heart.
It should not be far from his marriage. If he remembers it well, when the spring of next year, Concubine De will call him to question him. When the spring begins, he will be sixteen years old, the age of being a king in his last life. Concubine Vi would let him marry the daughter of Murong Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and soon after he was crowned king, she would take the opportunity to place him in the Ministry of War to pave the way for Yunyi.
These are the paths he should take.
But now Yunyi talks about Gu Yuqi's tone with a strong interest. Although Gu Yuqi is still young, the noble ladies of the Daqi Dynasty generally marry early, and it is very common to marry at the age of thirteen or four years. , Gu Yuqi has reached the age where she can be married, so there is no guarantee that Yunyi will not attack her.
Maybe he really had to find a way to tie Gu Yuqi to his side first, but what about Murong's side?
In the last life, the Murong Clan died early, but he used the strength of the Murong Clan to gain a firm foothold in the Ministry of War.
"By the way, do you remember the last time you were in my aunt's other courtyard, didn't you make a bet?" Princess Pinghu suddenly slapped her thigh, but pulled Yun Ke, who was in deep thought, back. He raised his eyes and looked at Princess Pinghu. Those bright eyes.
"Of course I remember." Yun Xuan smiled and said, "My nephew also has a jade pendant with my aunt."
He actually regretted it at the time. As a prince, it was really inappropriate to bet on a noble girl so rashly, but at that time, in order to please Princess Pinghu, everything was said, and naturally it was not easy to take it back. Fortunately, although Princess Pinghu was a little noisy, she was still able to advance and retreat when she was old, and she would not cause any trouble, so he didn't think about it any more.
"Look at how stingy you are." Princess Pinghu glanced at the prince and said angrily, "Could it be that your aunt will hack your jade pendant? Do you know that your fifth brother brought out a house? What is your jade pendant? Meiyu, but a mansion is not a good mansion?"
"Yes, yes. Aunt taught me." Yun Xuan said with a smile, "Forgive fifth brother, brother, I am poor."
He said haha, Yun Yi's eyelids twitched slightly, and he was also excited at the time, to actually come up with such a big deal for a house, but fortunately his mother's family didn't have much else, just a lot of money, everyone knows this, It's just that Yun Xuan said that, it was a bit of a poking eyelid.
"Brother Crown Prince is joking." Yun Yi also laughed immediately, "Don't say that the beautiful jade of His Royal Highness is to be replaced by another house, it is invaluable."
Don't talk about the second child, the boss, who doesn't know the value of that beautiful jade? That was a tribute from His Majesty back then, let alone an ordinary house, even three or four houses would not be worth it.
Brothers and sisters, you are **** for tat, Yun Ke just pretended not to understand.
Princess Pinghu waved her hand, "It's alright, alright, what do you mean by running to auntie's place one by one and crying poor? Are you betting or not?"
"Of course I listened to my aunt." Yun Xuan responded immediately and smiled.
"Okay, okay." Princess Pinghu winked at the close-fitting maid, who immediately took the crown prince's beautiful jade, "Nuo, take it. This jade pendant was given by the emperor's brother, it's not a good bet if you take it out. Okay."
Yun Xuan immediately took the jade pendant over, got up and bowed deeply to Princess Pinghu, "It's still my aunt who understands me." He is in trouble here. How to answer, so he regretted it to death, even if it was a bet, he couldn't take out this jade pendant as a bet in a flash. Now that Princess Pinghu took the initiative to return it, it didn't make him overjoyed.
Princess Pinghu rolled his eyes at him with a smile, "Ben Gong can't bear the gift of the prince." She pulled Yun Xuan to sit him down, and smiled, "I gave you the jade pendant, but I don't want this bet either. Don't do it, the prince, let's take a look and get some money!" She likes to be lively, but the premise is safety, the prince's jade pendant is too conspicuous, if it causes any unnecessary trouble in the future, it will not be good for her. Which one is not a fox that has become a spirit?
"What Auntie said is." The prince let out a sigh of relief. Silver is everywhere, but it won't attract attention. "The nephew will pay the same amount of money as the fifth brother's house. I don't know how much the fifth brother's house is worth?" After speaking, he looked at Yun Yi.
"Not much, only 80,000 taels of silver." Yun Yi said with a smile, "That was given by my grandfather on my brother's twelfth birthday."
Eighty thousand taels! Yun Xuan only felt a little pain in his brain... 80,000 taels was nothing to the rich and powerful Yun Yi, but... but it was a huge sum for his Prince's Mansion.
The words have already been thrown out, and there is no room for remorse, "Okay." Yun Xuan gritted his teeth and smiled.
"Xiao Qi's colorful head will come out of this palace." Princess Pinghu said to Yun Ke with a smile.
Yun Xuan suddenly felt that it was too unfair, why did Xiao Qi say that he was poor, and someone helped him to the color head, can he go back and say that he is poor too!
"His Royal Highness and Fifth Brother made a bet, so I won't join in the fun." Yun Ke was unwilling to participate, and immediately said.
"You child!" Princess Pinghu raised her hand and hit Yun Ke, "Don't be such a spoiler, okay!"
"That's right, Seventh Brother, don't ruin your aunt's happiness. I'll pay for your share, and don't let your aunt spend the money. Aunt only needs to draw a lot of money." Yun Yi said with a smile.
"This..." Yun Ke frowned, Yun Yi was rich, he also had confidence in Gu Yuqi, he knew that Gu Yuqi was capable of martial arts, but that didn't mean he should bet against Gu Yuqi. Although he hated Gu Yuqi, he felt uncomfortable when he thought of Gu Yuqi being used as a bargaining chip by Yun Yi and Yun Xuan.
"Don't do this, that, that's it?" Yun Yi thought that Yun Ke didn't want him to spend money, but he didn't think it was because of Gu Yuqi, so he lowered his voice and said to Yun Ke, "I am confident that I will win. "
Yun Ke lowered his eyes slightly, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." He naturally knew that Gu Yuqi knew martial arts, and Yun Yi would definitely win, but the point of his unhappiness wasn't whether he won or not, right?
"Okay, Xiaowudao is a good one." Princess Pinghu is naturally happy. Now she doesn't even need to pay out the money. No matter which side wins, she will be excited to watch, and she can draw the lottery, so why not do it.
Princess Pinghu thought for a while and smiled, "Since it's agreed, then I will use this post to invite Miss Gu to come over tomorrow. We will see the real chapter then."
A few people spoke again, and they dispersed after it was late at night.
After Yun Xuan returned to his tent, he always felt a little distressed for the 80,000 taels of silver, and couldn't help but be a little absent-minded.
"The prince went to the aunt's place, but what happened?" The princess asked carefully when changing Yunxuan's clothes.
Yun Xuan frowned, but still told his crown princess about the bet.
Prince Concubine Li came from Dinghai Bo's Mansion. She has been married for three years, but she has nothing to do. Fortunately, the Prince still gives her some face, and she has no concubine. Even the concubines of the Prince's Mansion are given to her. Bizitang, just waiting for her to give birth to a son.
But her stomach is so unsatisfactory, and there is still no movement up to now, Li Shi is anxious in her heart and is cautious about the prince on weekdays.
Seeing that the prince was willing to tell her about this tonight, he was also happy in his heart, so he felt that he must share his worries for the prince. Throw the hall to death.
"Does the prince know how to test it tomorrow?" Mrs Li asked tentatively.
"It's natural to test her riding, shooting, etc." The prince said absentmindedly. "Forget it, go to sleep, maybe Dingyuanhou and Dingyuanhou didn't teach her martial arts." Now he doesn't believe it himself... Dingyuanhou was originally a military general, and today Dingyuanhou's wife flew a horse to save people. It had spread throughout the hunting ground, how could he not know that the probability that their daughter would not be able to use martial arts was so low that it couldn't be lower.
Thinking of this, Yun Xuan couldn't help but let out a long sigh, that 80,000 taels of silver was considered a waste!
Li Shi Xiaoyi gently waited on Yun Xuan to sleep, and the couple couldn't help but make out. Li Shi noticed that Yun Xuan had something on his mind. It was a hasty harvest.
There was also a bit of sadness in her heart.
In the past two days, Gu Yuqi's reputation has been very loud, and Li is also very curious about Gu Yuqi.
Originally, she had a good impression of Gu Yuqi, but now the crown prince is worried because of her, and the Li family has a grudge against Gu Yuqi.
Seeing that Yunxuan had been busy all day, lingered with herself again, and fell asleep tiredly, she quietly got up, summoned her confidant maid, whispered a few words in her ear, and saw that the maid took the order. , She then packed herself up and fell asleep beside Yun Yi again.
If the prince does not like things, she will quietly solve it for him, so that is a qualified prince, isn't it?