Chapter 176: 176Trust

Chapter 176: 176Trust

Chapter 176 176 Trust

The corner of Cheng Linhua's mouth twitched, feeling that this boy was getting bolder and bolder. This sentence was too disrespectful to the princess.

He looked at Gu Jue's face again and saw that Gu Jue seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and seemed to feel the same way.

At this time, Cheng Linhua knew better. It seemed that the prince did not like Chu Lingxiao at all, and he did not look at her differently because of the princess.

Therefore, Cheng Linhua spoke more casually, and continued: "Yongdinghou is a man with great ambitions but little talent, and he has accomplished nothing."

"Since he ascended the throne, he has made no achievements in these years and his performance has been mediocre, but he only wants to show his face in front of the emperor. He once took a job as the deputy commander of the flag-bearer guard. Because his leg was broken and lost, he was resting in the mansion. It took more than a month before he was sent to the northwest."

Cheng Linhua also knew very well that if Chu Lingxiao could return to Beijing alive, his career would be completely ended. He is the princess's father after all. No matter how much Prince Qin tosses him, he should still be spared half of his life...

After talking about Chu Lingxiao, Cheng Linhua said something more about Chu Yunyi and Chu Yunmu, and then started to talk about the other rooms in the Chu family, especially the mother and daughter of the second room Liu. When it comes to how Chu Qianling’s face was injured...

Finally, Cheng Linhua said with emotion: "That day, if the princess's reaction had been slower, it might have been the princess whose face was hurt!"

Chu Qianchen's life in the Chu family was full of crises, as if he was walking on the edge of a cliff. One wrong step and he would be doomed.

At this time, the little black cat outside the window was attracted by another dragonfly, and it fluttered around for a while. It was so obsessed with playing that it didn't notice that it was getting closer and closer to the pond, and jumped again...

Stupid cat!

Gu Jue casually picked up the tea lid and threw it out the window.

The small tea lid drew a long curve in mid-air and accurately hit a lotus leaf by the pond. The lotus leaf swayed violently, attracting the little black cat's attention.

"Meow!"

The little black cat braked the car and stopped on the shore, staring curiously at the swaying lotus leaves, his eyes widened.

This scene also fell into the eyes of Cheng Linhua and the young man.

The two people have the same meaning in their eyes. Is this called loving the house and the bird?

Cheng Linhua was just thinking about it in his mind, but the boy couldn't help but speak out, which attracted Gu Jue's eyes to look at him.

"Love the house and the bird." Gu Jue repeated calmly, as if talking to himself.

When Gu Jue returned to the main courtyard, he was still thinking about these four words: love the house and the bird.

The inner room was still quiet.

Only the dim moonlight shone in through the window, sprinkling a patch of silver frost on the smooth floor.

Gu Jue stepped lightly and walked slowly to the couch without making a sound.

The girl lay half-crouched on her side on the couch, quietly, like a little shrimp, and the thin quilt on her body was spread out a little.

Her breathing was even and long, her long black hair spread on the white porcelain pillow, and a few strands of green silk covering her blushing cheeks, like a water lily floating with a faint fragrance under the moon.

She slept so peacefully, like a carefree child.

However-

Gu Jue couldn't help but think of Cheng Linhua's words just now.

This little girl has suffered so much in the Chu family for more than ten years. Chu Lingxiao is not worthy of being a father at all.

However, she does not appear to be cowardly or paranoid now.

Instead, he has grown into what he is now, unfazed by honor and disgrace, unfazed by changes, calm and generous, with the calmness and freedom of "looking at the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court".

Gu Jue stared deeply at her peaceful sleeping face.

Gradually, an indescribable feeling emerged in my heart, which seemed to be a little tingling and a little sad.

This must be distressing.

Gu Jue curled up the corners of his lips, bowed slightly, gently wrapped her in the thin quilt, and then lay down next to her.

The girl seemed to feel the heat at her side, shrank towards him, and pinched his wrist with one hand.

Gu Jue's body froze immediately and he did not dare to move.

He could feel her body heat coming through their thin clothes.

The girl's cherry lips moved in her sleep, and she mumbled a few times unconsciously...

Gu Jue listened carefully and was convinced that she was saying:

"My lord, be obedient!"

Her tone was fierce yet delicate.

Gu Jue was stunned, couldn't help laughing, and relaxed his body.

His clear eyes were surprisingly bright in the darkness, and he thought to himself: This time, what she had was definitely not a nightmare.

Gu Jue held her hand instead, and she responded by gently rubbing his palm with her warm and soft palm, and murmured softly.

Inside the sky-blue bed tent, the incense from the two of them slowly blended together in the air...

Gu Jue also closed his eyes, sleepiness came over him, and being with her made him feel at ease.

He knew he could trust her, just as she trusted him.

Gu Jue quickly fell into a deep sleep.

When Chu Qianchen woke up, it was already dawn, and she was nestled in Gu Jue's arms.

She looked at his chiseled face, with sparse eyebrows and picturesque beauty. He breathed slowly, and the warm breath from his nose spread on the side of her neck.

He is alive at this moment!

The familiar, light agarwood fragrance on his body made her feel at ease.

She couldn't help but arch into his arms and rub her head against his shoulder, like a little kitten, expressing her joy.

Gu Jue woke up almost as soon as she opened her eyes, and his body froze again when she touched him.

Chu Qianchen felt it immediately, raised his head from his arms, and subconsciously smiled brightly.

"Your Majesty, it's still early, let's sleep a little longer." Chu Qianchen stared at him unblinkingly with a pair of bright eyes open.

Gu Jue: "..."

How could Gu Jue sleep? He raised his hand to push her messy hair behind her ears and asked, "Are you going to Duke Mu's mansion soon?"

One sentence successfully diverted Chu Qianchen's attention.

Chu Qianchen sat up from the couch holding the thin quilt.

Yesterday, Shen's emergency was brought under control thanks to her timely treatment, but it didn't heal that quickly. To recover for a while, she had to go to the Duke's Mansion early to check Shen's pulse.

and…

Thinking of Shen's eyes when she left last night, Chu Qianchen felt a little uncomfortable and his heart shrank slightly.

Gu Jue said: "After breakfast, let's go together and I'll take you there."

"Yes." Chu Qianchen was happy and asked casually, "Is the prince going to see Wuhejialou today?"

"Yes." Gu Jue agreed without hesitation.

Hu Bo and others heard the movement in the inner room and knew that the two masters were getting up, so they asked, and then came in to serve the masters in dressing and makeup, or in other words, to serve Chu Qianchen.

Gu Jue has been in the army all year round and has long been accustomed to taking care of himself. He went to the Bisha cupboard to dress himself.

There was a rustling sound from behind the other door of the Bisha cupboard.

Chu Qianchen sat in front of the dressing table and combed her hair with Amber, and said to Gu Jue in the Bisha cupboard: "Your Majesty, I have dealt with Wuhe Jialou several times. This person is not easy to deal with. ”

Chu Qianchen told in detail the several times Wuhejialou tried to trick her into talking to her.

Amber combed Chu Qianchen's hair gently. The thick and smooth black hair was as lustrous as silk. She combed it all the way to the bottom.

"Oh?" Gu Jue said as he walked out from behind the screen.

In just a short while, he put on a moon-white cloud-patterned t-shirt, with a brocade belt inlaid with jasper tied around his waist.

Chu Qianchen looked at Gu Jue reflected in the mirror through the water chestnut mirror, and continued: "On the surface, Wuhejialou looks gentle and elegant, as gentle as jade, but in fact, it is deeply scheming, planning every step, and there are ten words in one sentence. There are several layers of meaning, all twists and turns.”

Chu Qianchen did not hate Wuhejialou, but they were in different positions and each had their own country.

For the eldest prince Nanhao, the Chen Palace can make friends and make alliances, but at the same time, they have to be careful.

Chu Qianchen wasn't afraid of Wuhejialou either. She was just worried that Gu Jue talking to Wuhejialou would be too nerve-wracking.

Chu Qianchen's words also fell into Jiang Yuan's ears verbatim. Jiang Yuan glanced at her with a strange expression and thought to himself: If Wuhejialou is said to be scheming, then his own prince is not either. What a simple little white rabbit.

Their princess is really interesting.

Chu Qianchen talked with Gu Jue all the way until Gu Jue sent people to Duke Mu's mansion, and the carriage stopped at the gate of Duke Mu's mansion.

Chu Qianchen got off the carriage, and Gu Jue himself went to Yunting Pavilion openly.

When Gu Jue arrived, a young monk in white robes was already waiting for him in a pavilion. His clothes were as white as snow and spotless.

"Sir, please." The waiter from Yunting Pavilion walked in front to guide Gu Jue.

The waiter looked at Gu Jue and Wu Hejialou with some curiosity. He felt that these two people were not ordinary people at first glance, and secretly guessed their identities in his heart.

Tama waved his hand and dismissed the waiter.

Gu Jue walked leisurely outside the pavilion and looked at the Wuhejia Tower in the pavilion.

The two looked at each other, one with cold eyes, the other with calm eyes. When their eyes met, time seemed to stop for a moment.

Jialou took the lead and stood up with a smile, holding beads in his right hand and making a Buddhist salute with his left hand, "Your Highness King Chen."

After greeting each other, Gu Jue and Jia Lou sat down facing the stone table in the pavilion.

In the center of the stone table is a chessboard. A chess game has been laid out on the chessboard. Dozens of black and white stones are scattered in an orderly manner. The chess game is magnificent.

At this moment, the white piece is like a white dragon winding its way in the center of the chessboard, majestic and steady. At another glance, it looks like a double-edged sword that can hurt others as well as yourself;

Heizi passively defends each other hard, scattered and scattered. He is good at defending, but he can also attack.

The black and white pieces are stuck with each other, and each side occupies a piece of the world on the chessboard. You fight for it, life and death are mixed, and there are thousands of changes hidden in it.

The second half of the inning is key.

Whether it is black or white, if you make one wrong move, you may be defeated.

Jialou smiled slightly and pointed his right hand at the dotted chessboard, "Your Highness, King Chen, would you like to join me for a game?"

Gu Jue raised his eyebrows, obviously seeing it.

The white stones on the chessboard represent the country of Hao, and the black stones represent their great unity.

Outside the pavilion, a few rays of sunlight shine through the layers of branches and leaves, casting mottled light and shadow on the chessboard. The summer breeze blows, and the light and shadow are also swaying on the chessboard, giving this intricate chessboard a vague and unfathomable look. feeling.

Gu Jue curled his lower lip slightly.

interesting.

Gu Jue responded by picking up a black piece from the chess box.

Meaning, what’s the next round?

The sunspot fell decisively, and then the first stone destroyed all the sunspots. This move was thrilling.

Even if Tama is not good at Go, he can still see that Gu Jue's move is completely suicidal.

What is this King Chen going crazy about! Jialou also glanced at Gu Jue in surprise, his eyebrows moved slightly, but he was amazed.

This King Chen was truly worthy of being a fierce general who defended the Northern Territory for Northern Qi and killed Red Di. His actions were extraordinary.

His move seemed to have resulted in the loss of a piece of black stone, but in fact, it gave the black stone a way to survive in the upper right corner of the chessboard, retreating in order to advance, trying to give the white stone a chance of survival.

But now, Heizi's way of survival is not yet available!

Jialou picked up a white piece and dropped it.

The sound of the move is clear and decisive, with a killing and decisive temperament. His chess style is completely different from his holy and pure temperament.

The two of them didn't speak for a while. The black and white chess pieces fell one by one, and both sides moved very fast, as if they didn't need to think at all.

Gradually, the situation on the chessboard began to undergo a subtle change. The black stones began to gather together, forming a force that was evenly matched with the white stones, regaining the disadvantage.

On the contrary, although the white stone still occupies half of the sky on the chessboard, it is as if it is standing on the edge of a cliff. If it takes one wrong step, it will be doomed...

The speed of Bai Zi's moves began to slow down.

Jialou was not a fool. From the countless changes in the black and white chess pieces, he understood what Gu Jue wanted to say.

Is the other party suggesting that he break the deformed bones and rejoin them? !

Jialou's eyes flashed and he played another white piece.

The fighting on the chessboard never stopped, and the black and white pieces formed a smokeless war.

Until the end, no one knows whether this will be a lose-lose battle, or a battle that will rise from the ashes.

Tama's expression became more and more solemn. He had never seen anyone push their eldest prince to this point.

"Shashasha…"

The tree shadows and light shadows swayed with the wind again, as if the surrounding vegetation was whispering.

The golden sun rose higher and higher, and the weather became hotter and hotter, illuminating the buildings, ground, and vegetation as if they were glowing.

An entire hour later, the Wuhejialou group walked out of Yunting Pavilion.

Their carriage had been waiting outside Yunting Pavilion. After getting on the carriage, Tama couldn't help but said: "First Prince, Prince Chen seems to be in good spirits."

As long as King Chen is here, Daqi will be impregnable.

Jialou twisted the string of Ganan Buddhist beads in his hand with one hand and nodded slightly.

When he was playing chess just now, he carefully observed Gu Jue. Gu Jue looked very different from the day of his wedding.

On the day of the wedding, King Chen's eyes were dull and his limbs were weak. Although he didn't show it and looked as if nothing had happened, Jia Lou could tell that even if King Chen was not in danger at that time, he was exhausted and exhausted. Although the lamp is dead, I am afraid that the previous rumors about his short life are not groundless.

But today, King Chen's fingers were extremely steady when holding the chess pieces, and his moves were crisp and clean.

He should have been injured originally, but after Chu Qianchen's treatment, the injury was probably 70% to 80% better...

Jialou whispered: "I'm afraid the Emperor of Northern Qi didn't even think of it..."

Everyone knows that the Emperor of Northern Qi has always been afraid of King Chen, so fearful that he wished Northern Qi would cut off his own arm.

King Chen is a sword of Northern Qi, an invincible sword, invincible in every battle.

Without King Chen, the Northern Qi Dynasty would have no generals available, and there would be nothing to fear. Only then would Da Hao have a chance to unify the country.

The more Tama and others thought about it, the more they felt a little embarrassed, and they exchanged looks with each other.

"What a pity!" Tama couldn't help but sigh, "This King Chen is really lucky."

Another thin middle-aged man said: "That's hard to say!"

"The Emperor of Daqi is narrow-minded. As long as King Chen is alive, the Emperor of Daqi will only become more wary, until one day he can no longer bear it..."

The middle-aged man raised his right palm and made a slashing gesture.

Based on the behavior of the Emperor of Da Qi, as long as there is no war in Da Qi, he will sooner or later be unable to resist attacking King Chen. By then, Da Hao may not be able to wait for work.

Jialou didn't say anything. He lifted a corner of the curtain in the carriage and looked back from the window in the direction of Yunting Pavilion.

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and continued: "At that time, whether he will become a king or a defeated bandit depends on whether Chen Wang Gu Jue can take that step."

The carriage turned right at this time, leaving Yunting Pavilion far behind.

Jialou lowered the curtains and withdrew his gaze, thinking about the painting Gu Jue gave him and the chess game they just played.

You can watch people from chess.

Jialou said calmly: "King Chen Gu Jue is not the kind of person who is pedantic and loyal to the emperor."

The conversation between him and Gu Jue just now rang in his ears—

"Your Majesty King Chen, the Buddha said that everything is determined and nothing can be forced."

"Then I will go against heaven's will."

This was Gu Jue's reply.

Jialou grasped the string of Buddhist beads in his hand, and gently stroked the beads with his fingertips, rubbing them again and again.

He was lost in thought, his eyelids lowered, blocking his eyes that were as deep as the deep sea, bottomless.

He didn't speak, and everyone else fell silent.

The carriage fell into silence, and there was no more sound.

The carriage did not go very fast in the busy streets, and it took a full stick of incense to pass through three streets.

When the carriage turned another corner, Uhagalou opened his eyes. Those deep eyes were firm, clear and unshakable.

"Get ready, we will set off back home as soon as possible." Garuda said.

Regarding his words, Tama and others never questioned it and all agreed.

They were also a little impatient. Their trip to Northern Qi had been delayed longer than expected. If not for King Chen, they should have set off back to Hao after the Wanshou Festival.

The carriage drove through a tree-lined street. Jialou lifted the curtain and took a look outside. The plaque of Duke Mu's mansion flashed before his eyes.

Chu Qianchen was still in Duke Mu's mansion at the moment, coaxing Mrs. Shen to drink medicine.

Chu Qianchen helped Shen blow the decoction over and over again. When she felt that the temperature was much different, he personally delivered the pills to her hands, "Mom, the medicine shouldn't be hot anymore. You can try it."

Mrs. Shen took the medicine bowl with blue flowers on a white background, her eyes still lingering on Chu Qianchen's face.

Ever since Chu Qianchen entered the Duke's Mansion an hour later, Shen had been staring at her, refusing to let her leave.

After Mrs. Shen drank the decoction prescribed by Chu Qianchen yesterday, she slept until dawn. Her mental state was much better than yesterday, and her eyes were shining again.

She took a sip of the medicine and looked up at Chu Qianchen again.

Chu Qianchen coaxed in a soft voice: "Mom, don't worry, I'm here and I won't run away."

Grandma Chen also joined in and said, "Yes, madam, don't worry, there are slaves here watching the second aunt and grandma."

Mrs. Shen was amused, and then she turned her attention to the medicine bowl. This time, she drank the medicine in the bowl in one go.

Just like how he coaxed Chu Yunmu before, Chu Qianchen stuffed a rose and pine nut candy for Shen to eat.

"Mom, are the candies I made delicious?" Chu Qianchen smiled and made Shen happy, "I only allow Brother Mu to eat one candy a day, but Mom can eat two candy a day."

She playfully made a "two" sign with her finger, "But you can't tell Brother Mu, or he will make trouble with me again!"

Mrs. Shen didn't know that her daughter was trying to make her happy, but she felt very happy. She felt that the pine nut candy in her mouth was fragrant and sweet.

She smiled cooperatively and said, "Okay, we won't tell Brother Mu."

The mother and daughter looked at each other as if they had a little secret.

"Mom, can I make you some tea?" Chu Qianchen asked again.

"Okay." Mrs. Shen was finally willing to let go of Chu Qianchen's hand.

Grandma Chen and Dongmei immediately prepared the stove, purple clay pot, tea sets, tea leaves, etc.

Chu Qianchen sat in front of the tea table. After the tea in the teapot boiled, he began to scald the cup, wash the tea, brew, seal the pot, and divide the cups... The whole set of tea-making movements was perfect and smooth and natural.

Chu Qianchen half-closed his eyes and seemed to be focusing on making tea, but in fact his mind was a little confused.

In her previous life, before she met the prince, she was lonely and helpless, and was used to being ignored.

In this life, she suddenly had a biological mother, which she was not used to.

In the past, she respected and liked the Shen family, and when they got along with each other, respect was greater than intimacy, but now...

To be honest, now she doesn't know how to get along with Mr. Shen.

She couldn't help but think: What if it wasn't? !

What if there is any doubt in this matter? !

After all, the abbot of Daping Temple was no longer there, as were Huang Wenpo, Aunt Yu, Nanny, Aunt Cui, and all the relevant people.

She always felt that this matter was not practical, and she needed more clear evidence...

Tea was poured from the mouth of the pot into the cup.

By making tea, Chu Qianchen's heart gradually calmed down.

Mrs. Shen stared at Chu Qianchen with burning eyes again, thinking that her actions of making tea looked so good.

Her sister Chen is really good at everything she does!

"Mother," Chu Qianchen personally served the freshly brewed tea to Mrs. Shen and brought up the past, "fourteen years ago, before the incident at Daping Temple, did you have a quarrel with your father?"

After leaving the Duke's Mansion yesterday, she talked about these things with Gu Jue in the carriage, and while she was sorting out her thoughts, she felt that everything that happened at Daping Temple was such a coincidence.

Aunt Jiang and Mrs. Shen happened to give birth on such a close day, and they were both premature. Daping Temple was only one day away from their hometown. All of this was such a coincidence, unless Chu Lingxiao had planned it from the beginning. …

Mrs. Shen raised her hand to take the tea from Chu Qianchen, blew on the foam floating on the tea soup, and slowly smelled the fragrance of the tea, her eyes twinkling.

She had forgotten about such a long time ago, but because she had been entangled with it these days, she had nightmares every night, and remembered many things from the past, things she thought she had forgotten long ago, so Chu Qianchen Now that she mentioned it, she vaguely remembered some old things.

Shen took a sip of hot tea and put down the pastel tea cup. A bitter taste emerged in her heart and spread to her throat.

In fact, she and Chu Lingxiao had never gotten along well. The two of them had not even experienced the so-called sweetness of the wedding period. At best, they were lukewarm and treated each other as if they were guests.

She whispered: "Back then, Jiang Minshan got pregnant out of wedlock..."

Shen shouldn't have told Chu Qianchen about these scandalous things, for fear of tainting her ears, but this matter was related to her life experience, so Shen could only tell her.

Fifteen years ago, Chu Lingxiao wanted to take Jiang Minshan as his concubine. The wife agreed, but the old prince did not agree. He planned to find a family to marry Jiang Minshan away from home. Who expected that before the marriage was completed, Jiang Minshan was unmarried? The scandal of pregnancies.

The child in Jiang Minshan's belly was of course Chu Lingxiao's.

The old Marquis had no choice but to allow Chu Lingxiao to accept Jiang Minshan, but because of this he became even more unhappy with her and sent her to her hometown, saying that he would wait until she gave birth to a child.

Shen said eloquently: "At that time, Chu Lingxiao came to me to beg me, begging me to plead with your grandfather..."

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