Chapter 152: congratulate
Chapter 152 Congratulations
Gu Jue walked to the door of the room, stopped suddenly, looked back at Chu Qianchen, who was still sitting by the bed, and warned: "Whatever you want to eat, just ask the kitchen to make it, don't be restrained."
Chu Qianchen nodded like garlic.
How could she see the outside world?
Chef Tian's cooking has always been the most to her liking. The season for eating lotus root was coming soon, so she had to let him cook the sweet and sour lotus root a few more times.
Also, the crucian carp in milk soup he made was milky white and mellow, the fish meat was fresh and tender, it melted in your mouth, and there was no fishy smell at all.
With fish soup, she can have an extra bowl of rice.
Seeing that the little girl was so comfortable, Gu Jue curled her lips, with a slight smile on her lips.
He crossed the threshold and walked out of the new house. An old nanny with gray hair and kind eyes was waiting outside.
"Aunt Cai, please wait here for the princess." Gu Jue paused for a moment as he walked past Aunt Cai.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Aunt Cai responded quickly, smiling so hard that her eyes narrowed.
Aunt Cai has been serving Gu Jue since he was a child. When he left the palace to build a mansion, she followed him out. She was an old man beside him and a close confidant. Every time Chu Qianchen came to the palace before, most of the people who received her were Aunt Cai.
Gu Jue strolled toward the outer courtyard.
He heard from Cheng Linhua that the emperor held a banquet in the palace today to entertain guests. Wuhejialou did not enter the palace but came to the palace to express his congratulations. It should be more than just "congratulations".
Looking at the empty doorway, Chu Qianchen breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest.
Amber entered the room at this time, saw Chu Qianchen looking at her, and asked seriously: "Your Majesty is not angry, is he?"
Amber thought that Gu Jue seemed to be smiling when he went out just now, and replied firmly: "Not angry."
Only then did Chu Qianchen have the intention to look around.
In her previous life, she lived in the palace for a short time. After the prince passed away, she never came back here... A long time later, Qin Yao led his troops to attack the imperial city and gave her the palace of Prince Chen, but by then she was already a human being. No, coming back will only lead to sadness.
In the past, when she lived in the palace, she lived in the outer courtyard, Yiyun Courtyard in the northeast corner, like Yunzhan and the others.
No one had ever lived in the inner courtyard of the palace, so she just walked in and walked around, knowing that this was the main courtyard, a main courtyard that no one had ever lived in in her previous life.
The new house was decorated very festively, with everything in sight being red, including the red brocade quilt, red bed curtain, red glazed plum vase, red roses... and the pair of burning red dragon and phoenix wedding candles on the desk.
The candles crackled a few times, and the two clusters of red flames were bright and bright, occasionally swaying slightly.
Bang bang!
Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
She was obviously very relaxed and comfortable before, but suddenly she became cramped.
"Aunt Cai, ask the kitchen to serve me a bowl of noodles."
She gave the instructions casually and quickly changed her thoughts, thinking about what Wuhejialou wanted to do when she came to see the prince.
At this moment, Gu Jue had arrived at the Shaohua Hall in the outer courtyard. Wuhe Jialou was in the hall, with his back to him and looking up at a painting hanging on the wall.
It was a tragic and tragic ink painting.
In the distance is a ruined city. Nearby is a field of corpses and broken swords. Standing in the center is a strong soldier, holding a spear in his hand, looking up at the gray sky. His bun is messy and his hair is broken. He brushed his face, revealing a mole on his forehead.
A poem is inscribed in the upper left corner, revealing the main character in the painting.
This painting depicts the famous general Rong Xiang of the former dynasty.
Rong Xiang became famous at a young age. He served in the army for decades and participated in hundreds of battles without ever losing.
A hundred years ago, Chi Di attacked and went south to seize the three states of Wei. Rong Xiang launched his Northern Expedition and gradually regained the lost territory, but his achievements were so great that the emperor of the Wei Dynasty insisted on seeking peace.
At that time, someone in the court leaked military aircraft, and Rong Xiang was falsely accused of collaborating with the enemy. The emperor ordered the imperial envoy to take Rong Xiang back to the court.
Rong Xiang argued with everyone and insisted on returning to the court, but he ended up being falsely imprisoned and beheaded in public. A generation of famous generals died at the age of forty.
The Wei Dynasty has also been crumbling since then, and the building will collapse...
Gu Jue walked slowly to Jialou's side and heard the other person praising him: "Xiong Jian's brushwork is unbridled and ready to come out. What a great painting."
"Thank you for your praise," Gu Jue said with a smile.
Jialou still wore a white monk's robe. When the two stood together, he, dressed in snow-white, formed a sharp contrast with Gu Jue, who was dressed in bright red auspicious clothes.
The holy monks emerge from the dust, just like the snow on the top of the mountain.
The groom is elegant and graceful, like the scorching sun in June.
It's like a painter painting winter scenery and summer colors together into one painting.
"His Royal Highness King Chen," Jialou held a bead in one hand, made a one-handed Buddha salute, and smiled lightly, "It turns out that this painting was made by His Highness."
Gu Jue returned the greeting, "Young man's clumsy work actually made the Master laugh."
When he read this history with his Taifu when he was young, he was indignant because of Rong Xiang, and confidently swore to his father that if it were him, he would definitely be able to lead troops to regain the lost territory and drive out the Tartar humiliation.
At that time, although he painted this picture and knew that victory on the battlefield was at the cost of blood and lives, he actually could not truly understand what it meant for a general to achieve great results and wither away thousands of bones.
The boy served tea to the two of them gently, and all the entourage brought by Jialou were waiting in the corridor.
Jialou asked with a smile: "What would your Highness do if he were General Rong?"
He stared at Gu Jue, who was only three feet away from him, and assessed his complexion.
There was a slight smile on the lips of the graceful and elegant young man, he was calm and leisurely, and the slight green shadow under his eyes showed a bit of exhaustion.
Obviously, Gu Jue was not as seriously ill as the rumors said.
Therefore, this marriage should be just like what I guessed, it was a scheme arranged by King Chen.
It seems that his trip was not in vain, and he will always gain something.
Gu Jue raised his hand and made a gesture, instructing the boy: "Prepare pen, ink and cinnabar."
The boy quickly prepared pen and ink, took down the painting on the wall, and laid it flat on the desk.
Gu Jue dipped his pen into some cinnabar, calmly started writing, and drew a few strokes on the eastern skyline.
The originally dark ink painting suddenly took on color.
The rising sun shines on the ruined city in the east, adding a touch of life to this tragic painting. The corpses on the ground are exchanged for the survival of a pool of people.
In his position, he seeks his government.
Since he is the commander of an army, he must be worthy of the officers and soldiers of the army and the people of the area.
If it were him, he would cut open the abscesses, remove the rotten flesh, and scrape the bones to cure the poison. Otherwise, the only thing that awaits the country that has been riddled with holes for a long time is destruction.
There are lessons to be learned from the past.
Gu Jue put down his pen and asked, "What will the eldest prince Wu He do?"
He suddenly changed from "Mage" to "Prince Wuhe". Where the two people's eyes met, a subtle change occurred in the atmosphere.
The boy looked back and forth between the two people, feeling that they were talking about painting, but they didn't seem to be talking about painting.
Garuda smiled again, "If I don't go to hell, who will?"
Gu Jue stared at the white-robed monk in front of him for a moment, and then stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, "Excuse me for being rude, Master, please sit down."
The two sat down and talked softly.
Outside the hall, Yunzhan, who was hiding in a wing room, looked at the two people in the hall from a distance through the window, walking back and forth in confusion.
The eldest prince Nanhao suddenly paid a visit without warning. He couldn't really come to congratulate him, right?
After a stick of incense, Gu Jue and Jia Lou walked out of the main hall together. Jia Lou had a scroll of painting in his hand, and Gu Jue also received a congratulatory gift from Jia Lou.
Yun Zhan quickly greeted him, "Your Majesty."
"Prepare a plain banquet for the mage." Gu Jue ordered.
Yunzhan agreed and led Jialou and his group to a quiet hall, intending to set a table for each other alone.
He couldn't imagine putting this unworldly monk in a lively banquet.
The sun is gradually setting in the west, and the palace of Prince Chen is getting more and more lively.
Here, Yun Zhan led a group of people from Jialou just came over. On the other side, the royal palace chief Shi Cheng Linhua hurriedly came to ask Gu Jue for instructions: "Your Majesty, there are many guests here..."
Cheng Linhua didn't know in advance that Gu Jue would be able to rush back to the capital today, so originally only the close relatives of Prince Chen's Palace were invited to today's wedding banquet. But now, because Gu Jue personally went to the Yongding Marquis Palace to welcome the bride, it made a fuss. Many guests heard about it , hurried to the palace to congratulate him.
"Welcome guests." Gu Jueyan said concisely and concisely, with a meaningful smile on his lips.
There was a bit of demonstration and a bit of arrogance in this innocent smile.
Cheng Linhua smiled understandingly and responded energetically.
In order to show his favor for the prince, the emperor had already made a decree to have a banquet in the palace for Prince Chen's wedding today. However, now someone did not go to the palace banquet, but came to Prince Chen's mansion.
Of course Prince Chen’s Mansion wants to welcome guests!
Moreover, in the past month, because the emperor issued a decree granting a marriage, the news that the prince was "sick" has spread in Beijing. The emperor has repeatedly suppressed the Chen Palace. Now it is the turn of the Chen Palace to respond!
At Cheng Linhua's signal, the palace opened the door, and all guests who came to the door were treated with courtesy.
As a result, some people who thought they could not enter the palace came to the banquet living room in a daze, and the banquet that originally had only three tables suddenly expanded to ten tables.
The guests all knew each other, and after drinking for three rounds, everyone relaxed, chatting and laughing, quite casually.
A veteran, his face red and smelling of alcohol, chatted with Ming Xiyang beside him with a smile: "Ming Xiyang, where is the prince?"
"Your Majesty can go to welcome the bride in person today. I think he has recovered from his illness. Why don't you see anyone? I still want to toast your Majesty!"
Ming Xiyang's cheeks turned red from drinking, and he said carelessly: "It's a happy occasion, of course it's all good."
"I used to only think that Taoist Master Xuanjing was a person seeking fame, but I didn't expect him to be quite capable."
Ming Xiyang was in a good mood today and drank another glass of wine. A few days ago, he was also worried about the prince's illness. He visited the house several times and was thanked by the prince. Now he is finally relieved.
Some thoughtful people around seemed to be drinking and eating, but in fact they were all listening with their ears pricked up.
They came to Prince Chen's Mansion today with a more or less wait-and-see attitude. As long as Prince Chen is fine, Prince Chen's Mansion will remain standing, and it's hard to say what will happen in the future.
If the minister is strong, the king will be weak.
Besides, the emperor is no longer confused by the weak talent of King Chen. In a few years, the emperor will only get worse...
These guests don't know what to eat. After all, if they make the wrong move, it will endanger not only themselves, but also the entire family.
Ming Xiyang was careless, and now he was in a drunken state, so he didn't pay attention to these people at all. "Yun Zhan," Ming Xiyang turned to look at Yun Zhan and asked, "How is your prince's health?"
Yun Zhan had already received Su Mubai's advice, and said with a smile: "General Ming is at ease, the prince is doing well. Today, the eldest prince Wuhe of Nanhao came to congratulate him, and the prince is accompanying him."
"Your Majesty, it's all good as long as you're in good health." Ming Xiyang felt reassured, loudly calling to the waiter to pour him wine, and started a drinking fistfight with the veteran who had just spoken to him.
Other guests nearby also heard that Wuhejialou had come to the palace. Some people heard it but did not take it seriously, while others thought about it and quietly exchanged glances with each other.
A young man with a Chinese character face put his arms around Yun Zhan and said with a smile: "Yun Zhan, I heard that Prince Nan Hao was assassinated in Furong Garden before? You said, he was in our Daqi It’s so dangerous, why don’t you return to Nanhao?”
When the topic of assassination came up, more people pricked up their ears. Some people even stopped their wine glasses in mid-air, wondering why Wuhejialou came to King Chen.
Yun Zhan shrugged and said casually: "Isn't His Highness the Crown Prince still investigating the assassination, saying that he wants to give an explanation to the First Prince Nan Hao?"
He seemed to be saying that the person who left Wuhejial Tower in Daqi was Prince Gu Nanjin.
The young man with the Chinese character's face didn't believe it at all, secretly thinking that Yun Zhan's mouth was really strict.
He still had a smile on his face and continued to drink, punch and joke with Yun Zhan and the others.
During the banquet, people drank and chatted with each other.
Until Youshi, everyone saw Gu Jue personally escorting Wuhejialou and his party out of the mansion.
The two of them chatting happily could not help but cause a commotion among the guests. Everyone had different expressions and thoughts.
After seeing Jialou off, Gu Jue came to the banquet and said some polite words such as "negligence", "drink to your heart's content", "don't go home until you're drunk", etc., and gave himself a glass of wine as punishment.
He only drank this one drink from beginning to end. Others dared to persuade others to drink, but they didn't dare to say a word to Gu Jue.
Everyone drank three drinks by themselves to congratulate Gu Jue on his wedding.
After that, Gu Jue went to the outer study room to take a shower and change clothes, leaving Cheng Linhua and the others to entertain guests in the banquet hall.
After another half an hour, the banquet dispersed, and Cheng Linhua and others were busy seeing off the guests again.
The sun set low, and the palace gradually became quiet.
When Gu Jue came out of the bathroom, his damp hair was half disheveled.
Black hair like ink, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a beautiful nose and thin lips.
Beautiful, elegant and elegant.
He was dressed very casually, only wearing a red coat and a red ribbon to tie his hair. It was simple, but it gave him an unattainable air of coolness and coolness.
Cheng Linhua, Yun Zhan, Xue Fengyan and others had been waiting there for a long time, reporting some things about the banquet one by one. Finally, Cheng Linhua said: "All the guests have been sent away."
Cheng Linhua thought that tomorrow morning would be the day of the couple's wedding. Logically speaking, the newlyweds would enter the palace to pay their respects and recognize their relatives. He wanted to ask Gu Jue if he had any plans. Before he could say anything, the servant came in quietly and said: "Your Majesty. , Commander Su came to plead guilty and was kneeling outside. "
Gu Jue raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly.
Cheng Linhua and others were shocked when they saw this.
Today, Gu Jue just returned to the capital around the end of the day. Cheng Linhua and the others were also shocked when they saw Gu Jue's return.
In terms of days, they thought Gu Jue would arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow at the earliest.
They felt bad at that time, but now, they could only tell Gu Jue that the sedan chair from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was already on its way.
They waited for Gu Jue to rebuke, but Gu Jue didn't ask a word. He only ordered Cheng Linhua to immediately prepare a team to welcome the bride. He changed into the groom's auspicious clothes and took the people to the Hou Mansion to welcome the bride.
They originally thought they could escape the disaster, but it turned out that the prince was waiting for the queen to settle the score.
Xue Fengyan secretly scolded Su Mubai for being cunning, and went to kneel down without saying a word. He didn't even know to call them out, and cast an envious look at Tang Yuchu. It was better for him to travel to the northwest and get out of this matter.
Tang Yuchu was originally feeling miserable. This trip to the northwest almost made him lose his hair. At this moment, he felt that the hard work was worth it. Now it's finally his turn to watch the show!
Xue Fengyan pulled off Yun Zhan's sleeves and winked at him, meaning, is it too late for them to kneel now?
Gu Jue said nothing and glanced over with a cold look. Cheng Linhua, Xue Fengyan and others all stood up, each with their hands behind their hands to admit their mistakes, and stood in a row.
Only the boy with the red ribbon tied around his waist was a little embarrassed and in a dilemma.
Fortunately, Gu Jue finally spoke: "Let Su Mubai come in."
He sent a message from Fei Ge in the northwest to ask Su Mubai to postpone the wedding. He hurriedly hurried all the way and returned to the capital one day early today. As a result, when he entered the city, he heard that King Chen was getting married today.
He immediately guessed that this was probably Su Mubai's idea. Even if other people have a thief's heart, they may not have the courage to take action on their own, but with Su Mubai taking the lead, it's different.
Su Mubai's intention was obvious, and Gu Jue could guess it even if he didn't ask.
What's more -
Now that the matter is over, if he cancels the marriage at the last minute, it will cause too much harm to Chu Qianchen.
He didn't want to delay her, but he didn't want her to suffer criticism and contempt that she shouldn't have because of him.
At the moment, Gu Jue didn't care about settling accounts with Su Mubai and the others, and rushed to the Hou Mansion to welcome the bride.
Since he wants to marry her, he must give her the honor she deserves!
At this time, Su Mubai came in with the servant, stood next to Cheng Linhua, bowed without looking away, and confessed honestly: "Your Majesty, I was wrong!"
Gu Jue: "..."
Gu Jue's eyes flickered and he looked at Su Mubai expressionlessly.
Su Mubai had been with him for many years. He dared to hand over the capital to Su Mubai, so he naturally knew what he was like.
Su Mubai is best at figuring out people's hearts and finding new ways to deal with people. He always tries to achieve his goals by any means necessary.
The emperor's imperial edict of marriage indeed came suddenly and unexpectedly. This was a situation that he had never expected before leaving the capital.
But is there really no other way to do this?
Gu Jue didn't believe that Su Mubai was really powerless. He was not such a passive person.
The whole thing looked like Su Mubai had no choice but to go along with the situation and had to do it. However, according to Zhao Jue, it was actually Su Mubai who was good at making decisions. He also dragged Cheng Linhua and the others into the water, using this to fish in troubled waters to divert his own. attention.
Gu Jue stared at Su Mubai intently, tapping the knuckles of his right hand on the coffee table carelessly twice.
His eyes were calm, neither surprised nor angry, neither happy nor sad.
Su Mubai's heart skipped a beat, and he sighed secretly: The prince indeed knew.
He had known for a long time that if he was so good at making opinions, the prince would never laugh it off when he came back, but he still had some luck, hoping that he could get over it lightly.
To be honest, seeing the prince come back early today, he was afraid that the marriage would be ruined, which would be troublesome.
But now the marriage has been completed, and the miracle doctor has been brought back.
He didn't have any idea whether the prince would hit or scold him next.
The prince had saved his life. For the prince, he would do whatever it took to get punished.
Besides, the authorities are confused, but the onlookers know clearly, this marriage is very suitable.
However, at this time, it is better to "confess and be lenient" first and let the prince calm down the anger.
Su Mubai said honestly: "After the emperor issued the imperial edict of marriage, our best strategy should have been to arouse the emperor's suspicion and let the emperor renege on his promise. But I thought this marriage was a good one, so I deliberately let Tang Yuchu run away. Travel to the northwest.”
What? ! Tang Yuchu, who originally thought the matter had nothing to do with him, also widened his eyes, and his body that was leaning on the back of the chair sat upright in an instant.
He had been running back and forth so far for a month and was as tired as a dog. Was it because Su Mubai, the nine-tailed fox, had plotted against him? !
Yun Zhan, Cheng Linhua and others were also dumbfounded.
Before, Su Mubai kept saying that marriage was a matter of lifelong concern to the prince, so he had to send a letter to ask the prince about his intentions. The best way was to postpone the marriage until a month later before planning.
They also felt that the emperor's marriage grant was not a real resistance to the emperor's decree, and they were afraid that the emperor would rush to the palace again on a whim, so they thought it would be better to let Tang Yuchu go to the northwest and let the prince come back to take charge of the overall situation.
However, now that I heard what Su Mubai said, I realized that they were all coaxed by Su Mubai with added jealousy.
Su Mubai still looked at Gu Jue intently and continued: "When Tang Yuchu went to the northwest, I had already thought that the prince would not be able to return to the capital immediately, but I didn't expect that Tang Yuchu didn't find you immediately. At that time, I felt that this marriage It’s God’s will.”
At this time, Yun Zhan, Cheng Linhua and others looked at Su Mubai with dangerous eyes.
Gu Jue tapped his knuckles on the coffee table twice more, as if urging him.
Su Mubai, who originally felt that he had recruited a lot of people, did not dare to evade the easy matter, so he could only bite the bullet and continue: "A few days ago, after receiving the letter from the prince, I specially asked Xue Fengyan to invite Princess Chu... He came over and analyzed the pros and cons to her, deliberately speaking in a serious tone. "
"The princess was worried about the prince, so she said that the wedding date will remain as usual."
Speaking of this, Su Mubai felt that he also took the blame.
Chu Qianchen made this choice clearly voluntarily. Just like him, she prioritized the prince in everything. If he hadn't been convinced that she was born and raised in the capital, and that the prince had stayed in the North for so many years, he would have almost doubted when the prince had ever heroically saved a beauty.
However, when things have developed to this point, even if he said that Chu Qianchen jumped into the hole he dug himself and became conscious of his own free will, I'm afraid the prince would not believe it.
An extremely subtle feeling arose in Su Mubai's heart.
It had been many years since he had experienced unspeakable suffering.
Well, their princess is really interesting.
Su Mubai was immersed in his own thoughts, while Cheng Linhua and others stared at him with burning eyes.
This Su Mubai is indeed a cunning one!
Deserve a beating!
The minds of Cheng Linhua and others were in sync. If Gu Jue hadn't been here, Yunzhan and Tang Yuchu would have greeted them with fists in hand.
Su Mubai came back to his senses, cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, I have finished speaking."
After he confessed his crime, he lowered his eyes and looked like he was resigned to being dealt with.
Gu Jue said calmly: "Look at me."
Su Mubai raised his head with one command and made eye contact with Gu Jue, looking calm.
Gu Jue continued: "Su Mubai, why did I leave you in the capital?"
"What did you do again?"
"You are good at making your own decisions, and you obey them in secret. Do you think you have done nothing wrong?"
Gu Jue understood Su Mubai. Su Mubai didn't feel that he was wrong. In other words, to him, there was no right or wrong. He would only weigh the pros and cons and choose a path that was more beneficial to Prince Chen's palace.
Because Su Mubai felt that this marriage was beneficial to him, he went against the will and made the marriage happen smoothly.
The air suddenly turned cold, as if we had stepped through midsummer and suddenly entered cold autumn.
Although Gu Jue's expression was calm and his tone was as gentle as usual, everyone present knew that he was angry, even more angry than Su Mubai expected.
Others' anger came and went quickly. They knew that Su Mubai was a little too narrow-minded, but everything he did was for the prince.
Cheng Linhua and others were silent and did not dare to plead for Su Mubai.
(End of chapter)