Chapter 358: 358 Northland

Chapter 358: 358 Northland

Chapter 358 Chapter 358 Northland

"Miss Chu, since you don't want to say anything yet, go back and think about it again. Don't say that Gu didn't give you a chance."

Gu Nanjin stood up, dusted off his robe casually, and was about to walk out.

Looking at Gu Nanjin's decisive back, Chu Qianhuang's eyes widened, her heart was in confusion, and she blurted out: "Your Highness, please stay!"

When he shouted, the defense line in Chu Qianhuang's heart was completely broken.

After Andaman died at the inn in Yanzhou, she gradually realized the reality. She would not be able to go to Hao Kingdom.

Before coming to see the prince today, she was still hesitant, but after the conversation just now, her heart was shaken.

Of course she could insist on keeping silent, but then it is conceivable that she will not end well. She may continue to be under house arrest, or she may be tortured to extract a confession under the order of the prince. The later she recruits, the more the prince will doubt her loyalty to Da Qi, which will be harmful but useless.

Since the prince also has the appearance of a wise king, why doesn't she join him? !

She does not have to be Wu He Jia Lou, she can also be assisted by someone else. As long as she can help the prince avoid the disaster of being deposed and killed, then the prince will definitely know her value and her future will not be bad. .

Chu Qianhuang quickly considered the stakes and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision.

She had no other choice.

Gu Nanjin stopped and turned to look at Chu Qianhuang. Chu Qianhuang was afraid that he would leave again, so he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the King of Andaman County wants to get a crop called 'potato' from his maiden." ”

"..." Gu Nanjin raised his long eyebrows, confused. He had never heard of "potato".

Chu Qianhuang's eyes turned, and she squeezed the hand that was holding the handkerchief, and said seriously: "Last year, I accidentally discovered a kind of crop from overseas in a shop. The yield per mu was 'extremely high'. I accidentally The king of Andaman found out. He wanted to get this crop, so he had to take her away to the Hao Kingdom. "

Chu Qianhuang's heart was far less calm than she looked, and her heart almost rose to her throat.

On the one hand, she was uneasy, but on the other hand, she told herself in her heart: The prince is a smart man and will definitely know the value of cooperating with her.

Gu Nanjin stood there and looked at Chu Qianhuang intently for a moment, then moved, walked to the window and sat down again.

Of course he knew that what Chu Qianhuang said was half true, but these were just details. He didn't delve into the details. He grabbed the key point in the other person's words and asked: "How high is the yield per mu of potatoes?"

Seeing that Gu Nanjin had stayed, Chu Qianhuang breathed a sigh of relief and met his eyes. She didn't dare to sell it off, so she immediately told the truth: "Your Highness, the yield per mu is eight hundred catties."

The voices of both of them were neither soft nor serious, and were blown away by the soft spring breeze before they came out of the window.

On the sixth day after Prince Rui, Chu Qianhuang and others returned to the capital, Hao Emperor Wuhaduluo sent a message, righteously accusing Da Qi of betrayal and even scolding the Emperor of Da Qi for having no monarchical bearing. , will definitely be despised by everyone in the world. The tough words and the angry tone make everyone who sees and hears clearly feel the indignation of Emperor Hao.

Gu Nanjin naturally read the appeal, but since he had already decided to help Wuhajialou, he just lightly suppressed the appeal and did not go to the court to discuss it at all. In other words, he ordered someone to copy the appeal. He asked his confidant to go to Prince Chen's Mansion and give Gu Jue a portion, and also told him about "potatoes".

After the prince's confidant left, Gu Jue glanced at the message and threw it aside. He was more interested in "potatoes".

Gu Jue naturally knew about Chu Qianhuang's frequent contact with Hao people last year, but anyway, Chu Qianhuang was destined not to reach Hao country, and the king of Andaman County was also destined to die, so Gu Jue had not been distracted before. this matter.

His eyes fell on the piece of potato brought by the prince's confidant just now. The fist-sized light yellow potato was placed in a red lacquered and carved wooden box. There was still a little soil on the potato, which formed a perfect shape with the carefully carved mahogany box. A stark contrast.

Gu Jue grabbed the wooden box and returned to the inner courtyard. He showed the things to Shen Qianchen and told him about the potatoes.

Finally, he commented on Gu Nanjin: "The prince is quite smart, and his heart is far beyond that of Gu Lang."

If the yield per acre of potatoes is really as Chu Qianhuang said, Gu Nanjin must also know its value. He can hide it from himself, but he said it, and his mind is indeed open and open.

Shen Qianchen didn't like anything he saw about Gu Nanjin. When he heard what Gu Jue said, he couldn't help but frown slightly and became a little worried.

She pinched one of Gu Jue's sleeves, shook it gently, and asked delicately: "Then should we go back to the North?"

Gu Jue lowered his eyes, looked at her two delicate white fingers pinching the cuffs of his sleeves, and said with a smile without hesitation: "Return."

This word made Shen Qianchen feel at ease. She pinched his sleeve and shook it coquettishly. The amplitude of the shaking was larger than last time, indicating her pleasure.

There was joy between her brows, as bright as spring water, soft, and lingering. Gu Jue was stunned for a while, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

After a while, Gu Jue asked: "Do you like Beidi so much?"

He propped one elbow on the coffee table, held his cheek tilted to one side with his fingers, and stared at her sideways.

Shen Qianchen blinked his eyelashes like small fans, causing his dark pupils to flicker like stars in the night sky. He nodded and said, "I like it."

In fact, to her, it made no difference whether it was the North, the capital, or anywhere else, as long as Gu Jue was with her.

However, she knew that Gu Jue liked the Northland more, and Gu Jue didn't like being trapped in this square capital.

Therefore, she also prefers Northland.

Even if Shen Qianchen didn't say a lot of things, Gu Jue knew that just looking at her like this made her feel like she had been poured a bottle of honey, her heart softened and her heart was throbbing.

His little girl was very beautiful, as beautiful as a shining ruby, so bright and stunning that he couldn't take his eyes away.

He smiled lowly and touched her cheek with his slender fingers, his eyes gentle and warm.

Everything is going according to plan.

His help to Uhagalou was not in vain.

The two of them chatted for a while. Shen Qianchen went to pick up the potato in the box through the handkerchief, looked at it casually, and said happily: "Should we let them take it back to the north to grow it?"

She felt that these potatoes looked a bit like sweet potatoes, and maybe they were grown in similar ways.

Since Chu Qianhuang used potatoes to please Andaman and Gu Nanjin, these potatoes are most likely as easy to grow as sweet potatoes.

The Northland is dominated by grasslands, and most of them are herdsmen. Of course, there is also arable land. However, most areas receive less rainfall, resulting in serious soil moisture loss, and they often face food shortages.

Gu Jue had the same plan and smiled: "I will ask Tang Yuchu to go to the North in person."

Shen Qianchen put the potatoes back into the box, thinking about Beidi.

In her previous life, she had been to Northland, but not with Gu Jue; when she was able to go to Northland, Northland was already a sad place, and no matter where she went, she would hear about Gu Jue.

For example, Gu Jue once defeated Chi Di’s 50,000-strong army in the Helian Grassland;

For example, Gu Jue once visited Dongqi City, where he presided over the repair of the city wall;

For example, which banquets of the northern tribes had Gu Jue attended, and who had he toasted with;

…

But in this life, she could finally fulfill her long-cherished wish, and ride horses with Gu Jue on the grasslands of the North, overlooking the scenery where "the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low".

At this time, Gu Jue's voice suddenly came to his ears: "In two days, let's go out to ride horses and relax?"

"Well!" Shen Qianchen raised her eyes to meet his, her eyes sparkling, and she hooked her little finger with his, "Brother Yi and Yun Zhan seemed to have gone to the western suburbs together today. They The two really hit it off.”

Chu Yunyi has known Yun Zhan for a long time, but he was not familiar with him at first. They only became familiar with each other after Chu Yunyi left Beijing with the Xuanjia Army at the end of last year for actual combat training.

Years later, Chu Yunyi dropped out of the Imperial Academy. Since then, he has been hanging out with Yun Zhan and studying with Yun Zhan. The two of them have become very familiar with each other by now. Although Yun Zhan is a round older than him, But the two of them got along very well, and when they played together, they seemed to be both teachers and friends.

A thought suddenly came to Shen Qianchen's mind: In her previous life, she and the prince should have been both teachers and friends.

In this life, what are she and him?

Thinking about it, a pool of spring water filled up in Shen Qianchen's pupils, flowing gurglingly, and an indescribable wave of emotion surged up in her heart, making her whole body feel hot.

Gu Jue stared at her steadily, his narrow eyes extremely bright and hot.

In silence, the two came closer to each other...

"Your Majesty, Princess," at this moment, Jiang Yuan's dull voice sounded outside the house, "Young Master Chu wants to see your Majesty, he seems very anxious!"

As if a bucket of cold water had been poured down on them, Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen looked at each other, and the room fell silent.

Shen Qianchen cleared his throat and ordered Jiang Yuan to bring Chu Yunyi in.

Chu Yunyi was wearing a seventy-eight-point-new lake blue straight jacket, with a sapphire blue silk ribbon tied around her waist, and a ponytail of the same color **** high on the back of her head. Her young and immature face was filled with anxiety and panic. They are all dense beads of sweat.

He was walking hurriedly and breathing quickly and heavily. He was obviously rushing back in a hurry.

Shen Qianchen rarely saw him in such a panic, and his heart skipped a beat. His first thought was that something had happened to the Chu family again? No, if it was a matter about the Chu family, this boy should come to see him, not the prince.

Chu Yunyi didn't bother to salute. As he walked away, he said worriedly: "Sister, brother-in-law, we are in urgent need. Uncle Zhongyong is going to chop off Brother Yunzhan's hand!"

Shen Qianchen: "..."

Gu Jue: "..."

The couple were both shocked.

Chu Yunyi took a deep breath and said again: "Uncle Zhongyong has taken Brother Yunzhan away."

Shen Qianchen hurriedly asked: "What's going on?"

Yunzhan has lived in Prince Chen's Mansion all year round, and even during the Chinese New Year he did not return to Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion, which is tantamount to completely breaking up with the Yun family. He is a good-tempered person, but he is not a person who can be manipulated by others. How could he suddenly go back to Yun's house with Uncle Zhongyong?

Chu Yunyi quickly replied: "Today is Brother Yunzhan Xiu Mu. We have already agreed that today he will take me to the outskirts of Beijing to walk horses and hunt together."

"When we were leaving the city, we happened to meet Brother Yunzhan's third brother near the West City Gate. His name was Mouse Mouse..." Chu Yunyi frowned and thought for a while before finally remembering, "Yes, yes. Yunhao!”

"That rat is just a crazy rat. He bites everyone he sees. He also speaks in a weird manner. If he can't stand up to Brother Yun Zhan, he gets angry and gets angry. If he doesn't get along, he will start fighting with Brother Yun Zhan."

"Originally, that mouse was a three-legged cat. Even I couldn't beat him. Brother Yun Zhan was sure to win. Who would have thought that Uncle Zhongyong suddenly jumped out of a restaurant and rushed to protect the mouse. Everything happened. It was so fast that Brother Yun Zhan didn't have time to stop and cut Zhongyong Bo's left arm with a knife... Later, he was escorted back to Yun's house by Zhongyong Bo's order. "

"I really couldn't stop it, so I hurried back to the palace to report the news."

Chu Yunyi said with an annoyed expression, feeling 11,000 regrets in his heart.

As the old saying goes, if something happens, the disciple will do his best.

Yun Hao's rat is not worthy of letting Brother Yun Zhan take action. He should help Brother Yun Zhan teach Yun Hao a lesson. Then even if he can't hold back his sword and injures Uncle Zhong Yong, the other party can't do anything to him!

Originally, Yun Hao was the one who attacked Yun Zhan first. Wasn't he allowed to fight back? !

Shen Qianchen's eyes flashed slightly. Of course she remembered Yun Hao, wasn't he the third son of the Yun family who slashed Yun Zhan's neck with his sword a year ago? She still remembered what Dr. Liu had said that Gu Jue had destroyed Yun Hao's right hand in front of Uncle Zhongyong. It seems that Yun Hao has really healed his scars and forgotten the pain, yet he dares to provoke Yun Zhan again!

Gu Jue stood up and said calmly: "I'm going to Yun's house to have a look." There was no emotion or anger in his expression or tone.

"I'll go with you." Shen Qianchen also stood up

Chu Yunyi was afraid that she would be abandoned by her sister and brother-in-law, so she quickly said: "I'll go too!"

The three of them went to Uncle Zhongyong's mansion together. However, the door of the uncle's mansion was closed. Chu Yunyi knocked on the door several times in person, but no one answered the door. Not even the concierge came out to answer the door.

Inside the door, there was silence, as if the entire house was empty.

In such a huge uncle's house, even if the masters are not here, the concierge cannot be absent. There is no doubt that this is the uncle's house deliberately closed the door to thank guests and avoid seeing Gu Jue!

“Tuk tuk tuk…”

Chu Yunyi knocked on the copper door knocker again without giving up.

The knock on the door was clearly heard on the other side of the door. The concierge and several women behind the door looked at each other with big heads. One of the women finally decided to complain and headed towards the main hall.

At this moment, the main hall of the uncle's house was noisy and people were impetuous.

Bo Zhongyong, who was wearing a black gold-woven robe, sat at the top. The wound on his left arm had been treated and wrapped with circles of white cloth, and blood seeped out from under the cloth.

His square face with a short beard was now pale from blood loss, and he was sweating profusely in pain.

"Fifth brother, you are so shameless. How could you do such a heavy hand to your father?!" A man in his twenties and nineteen in Tsing Yi pointed at the tip of Yun Zhan's nose and rebuked indignantly, "Daqi governs the country with filial piety. You are so disobedient and unfilial, do you think that King Chen can save you, so you dare to be so lawless?"

"Hmph, a father is not guilty of killing his son, but a son who kills his father can be sentenced to quartering."

The man in green is Yun Zhan's eldest brother Yun Li. His appearance is similar to Yun Hao, the third eldest member of the Yun family next to him. The two of them are brothers, so they naturally stand on the same front.

"Brother is right!" Yunhao echoed from the side like a little follower, shouting, arrogantly calling Yun Zhan by his first name, "Yun Zhan, you actually chopped my father, witness The evidence is there, even if you go to Jingzhao Mansion today, you will not be able to escape the crime! Daqi has laws! Even King Chen can't cover the sky with one hand!"

Brothers Yunli and Yunhao just wanted to suppress Yunzhan with their righteousness.

"..." Yun Zhan remained silent.

Yun Li originally wanted to convince people with his reasoning, but when he saw that Yun Zhan didn't refute, he was proud at first. Gradually, he also saw that Yun Zhan was not paying attention at all, and he didn't know when he had already drifted away.

Uncle Zhongyong also noticed it, and his lips trembled with anger.

Regardless of the cause and effect of today's incident, as far as the result is concerned, it was Yun Zhan who accidentally hurt his father. He should reflect on it, right?

But now looking at Yunzhan's careless look, there is no reflection at all!

Uncle Zhongyong was very angry, and the pain in his injured arm became even more painful.

Uncle Zhongyong glared at Yunzhan, who was standing in the center of the main hall. He was angry from the bottom of his heart and scolded sternly: "Yunzhan, you are really ungrateful. Come here and ask for help from me!"

Uncle Zhongyong's eyes were dark, determined to teach Yun Zhan a lesson.

Things have changed a lot since Yunzhan returned to Beijing from the north last year. He was too presumptuous and arrogant to rely on Prince Chen's Mansion as his backer.

Uncle Zhongyong couldn't help but think of the several times his wife had complained to him about Yun Zhan: "Uncle, I think Yun Zhan has a stiff wing, so I don't take the uncle's house seriously."

"He didn't even go home for the New Year this time. Does he still have uncle you as a father in his heart?!"

Thinking of this, Uncle Zhongyong's expression darkened again.

He must establish his dignity as a father in Yun Zhan, and he must take this opportunity to let Yun Zhan know how powerful he is, and make Yun Zhan submissive, killing two birds with one stone.

However, in the face of Uncle Zhongyong's scolding, Yun Zhan remained silent and motionless.

In the eyes of Uncle Zhongyong, his silence was tantamount to a provocation.

Uncle Zhongyong became even more angry, his eyes spitting fire.

Brothers Yunli and Yunhao exchanged silent glances with each other, and Yunhao had gloating written all over his face.

After a while, a broad-shouldered woman with a round waist respectfully brought her a family ritual, which was a bamboo ruler one and a half inches wide and six cents thick.

Without waiting for the mother-in-law to ask for instructions, Uncle Zhongyong forcefully took the family law from her hand and said in a cold voice: "Today, I will teach you, this traitor, a lesson!"

Uncle Zhongyong held the family law tightly with his uninjured hand and walked to Yunzhan and said: "Kneel down!"

Yun Zhan glanced at Uncle Zhongyong and stood there motionless, his eyes calm.

He didn't kneel.

Uncle Zhongyong was so angry that his head was smoking, and the veins on his forehead were twitching. He hit Yun Zhan's back hard with the family magic in his hand...

When the family method is waved, it brings up a frightening strong wind.

Yun Zhan nimbly moved a step to the side and avoided the blow, allowing Uncle Zhongyong to miss it.

Uncle Zhongyong: “…”

Yunli: "..."

Yunhao: "..."

The father and son could not believe their eyes.

This is family law. There is a saying that family law is like a mountain. There is also a saying that the state has national laws and the family has family rules. In this era, family laws are as strict as national laws and cannot be resisted.

Yunzhan just looked at Uncle Zhongyong calmly, without looking at brothers Yunli and Yunhao, and then asked: "Father, do you have anything else to do?"

"If nothing happens, I'll leave."

There was no ups and downs in his tone, and the implication was that if they wanted to report to the official, then go and report; if they didn't report to the official, then he would leave.

Yun Zhan's two sentences were like two slaps to Uncle Zhongyong's face. Uncle Zhongyong was furious and his whole body trembled slightly.

"Come here, help Uncle Ben hold him!" Uncle Zhongyong almost shouted out loud.

The two young men under the eaves of the door looked at each other, crossed the high threshold, and stretched out their arms to try to stop Yun Zhan.

Yun Zhan has been galloping on the battlefield for many years and can move freely among thousands of troops. He is not shy at all. He strikes like lightning and grabs the arm of one of the boys. He tugs and pushes, and the boy stumbles and loses his balance. , bumped into another boy, and the two boys fell into a ball.

Yunzhan walked out without even looking at the two fallen boys.

However, when she reached the threshold, a medium-height, slightly plump woman holding a skirt and panting ran over from the hall, stumbling.

The beautiful woman in autumn-colored ruffles burst into tears, her face was like a full moon, and her eyes were red from crying.

"Uncle," the beautiful woman cried and knelt down heavily two steps away from Uncle Zhongyong. She took two steps on her knees, grabbed the train of his robe with one hand, and begged, "please spare A Zhan. He didn't mean to hurt your arm!"

"Uncle, A-Zhan is still young, and he has always been straight-tempered, as you know..."

Two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks from her eyes, and she cried until she couldn't make a sound.

From behind, another girl in pink clothes, about 14 or 15 years old, also ran over. With a frown on her small face, she leaned over to help the woman and advised her tactfully: "Auntie, father has his own ideas."

While the girl was speaking, she glanced at Yunzhan out of the corner of her eye, with disapproval written in her eyes.

She looked at Yun Li and Yun Hao again, bit her plump lips slightly, and said to Yun Zhan: "Fifth brother, please make amends to your father and third brother. We are all one family..."

Yun Zhan ignored the girl in pink and walked towards Aunt Sun who was kneeling on the ground. He gently but forcefully helped Aunt Sun up.

Aunt Sun was still crying, her tears kept flowing, and she was frightened and uneasy. She was only a parent like Yunzhan, and her son was the one she relied on. This time her son cut off Uncle Zhongyong's arm, and the son hurt his father. That was a treasonable sin, and would be scolded by everyone in the world.

Uncle Zhongyong was actually relieved when he saw Aunt Sun appearing.

Aunt Sun and her daughter are Yun Zhan's weaknesses. One is his biological mother and the other is his sister. Blood is thicker than water.

She almost couldn't stop Yun Zhan, but fortunately Aunt Sun arrived in time. If she had been a step later and let Yun Zhan go, she would have been in trouble.

This was what he was thinking in his heart, but Uncle Zhongyong had an angry look on his face, and turned his anger to Aunt Sun, sternly scolding: "Ms. Sun, what are you doing here?! This is the place where you can Come?"

There was a hint of slander in his words, and Aunt Sun lowered her head timidly, her cheeks turning red.

As for the brothers Yunli and Yunhao, they were watching the show with mocking expressions on their faces.

Aunt Sun pinched the handkerchief, lowered her head, not daring to look directly into Uncle Zhongyong's eyes, and said timidly: "Uncle, I am worried about A Zhan, that's why..."

"Please don't punish A Zhan. It's because I'm not good...I didn't teach him well!"

There was an obvious vibrato in Aunt Sun's voice, and she choked up as she spoke, but she still bravely said these words.

The cheeks of the girl in pink clothes also turned red, and the resentment and dissatisfaction towards Yun Zhan in her eyes became even stronger. She thought to herself: When the fifth brother was not at home, the family was always peaceful. As soon as the fifth brother came back, the family was disturbed.

Looking back, Fifth Brother can leave, but she and her aunt still have to live in the uncle's house!

Moreover, she was about to get her haircut and was planning to get married soon. Her marriage was still in the hands of her aunt-in-law. She had been living in a lowly position in front of her aunt-in-law for several years, but it was ruined because of her biological brother!

Yun Zhan turned his back to his sister and didn't pay attention to her eyes at all. He focused his attention on Aunt Sun.

"Auntie." Yun Zhan sighed helplessly and patted Auntie Sun's back to calm her excitement.

His eyes were deep and helpless. When he was a child, he was often beaten, and Aunt Sun always went to his father to plead for him. In the end, Aunt Sun was punished by his aunt.

He didn't know how many times this had happened since he was a child.

His aunt used this to tease him, and his father also used this to tease him, forcing him to admit his mistakes and accept his punishment.

But my father forgot and my aunt also forgot that he was no longer the young and incompetent him.

He is already twenty-three years old, not three, not thirteen!

(End of chapter)