Contract Prince

Chapter 168 Success

Xiao Mian raised his eyebrows: "Could it be that the situation in the court is controlled by Concubine Li Gui and Qin She?"

He has been away from the imperial city for too long, and he is not very clear about the distribution of new forces in the court.

Gu Yunjing said: "That's right. Although His Royal Highness King An is in power now, there are very few people who really obey him, and most of them are still on the side of King Zhao."

King Yi asked again: "Don't those ministers know what Xiao Zhan is like? Why don't they stand by his side?"

"For profit. Who is King Zhao, the uncle should know. The ministers who get close to him are nothing more than being tempted by his interests, or beauty or money or other things. Such a minister can be so clean Where are you going?"

"His Royal Highness King An wants to reform the government, and these people are bound to be moved, so how can these ministers support him?"

Xiao Mian rubbed the center of his brows, but didn't make a sound for a long time.

Gu Yunjing took a deep look at him and asked, "Since the situation is like this, do you still hesitate, uncle?"

In fact, listening to Gu Yunjing's so many heartfelt words, King Yi's determination has been shaken.Especially when he knew about Xiao Guan's series of absurd behaviors, the blood in his heart had cooled down, and his enthusiasm for supporting him to the death had worn away a lot.

Seeing that King Yi didn't say anything against it, Gu Yunjing thought to himself: There is a joke.

King Yi's thoughts were wandering, and he remembered what Queen Zhao had said to him a few days ago, the meaning was similar to what Gu Yunjing said.He is not an ignorant person, he knows how to judge the seriousness of things, especially such important matters related to the country of Xiao.

After thinking for a long time, King Yi finally asked his most worried question: "If Xiao Zhan ascends the throne, how will he treat His Majesty?"

No matter how stupid Xiao Guan is, he is still his elder brother with the same father and mother.The two brothers were both born of concubines, and their mothers were of low status. They were not treated well by the late emperor since they were young.

Xiao Mian remembers that he was often bullied by other princes when he was a child, but it was his brother Xiao Guan who stood by his side and silently protected him.

Xiao Mian, who was six or seven years old at the time, was thin and weak, and was always the target of bullying by other princes.Once he had a high fever and wanted to drink some porridge. Xiao Guan brought him hot porridge, but was unfortunately seen by Prince Xiao Tian and his like.

Xiao Tian was jealous of Xiao Guan's talent, and he looked down on these two brothers.On this day, he made a very disgusting move, directly threw the bowl in Xiao Guan's hand on the ground, and ordered Xiao Guan to lick the porridge on the ground, so that Xiao Mian could drink the porridge.

At that time, several princes who were with the prince were still gloating and agreeing, saying yes again and again.

Seeing his younger brother lying on the bed with a pale face, Xiao Guan did not hesitate, and really lay down on the ground and licked the porridge clean.

Although decades have passed since this scene, King Ke Yi will never forget it until his death.Every time he thinks about it, his feelings for Xiao Guan will become deeper.

As the saying goes: There are no two tigers in the mountains, and there are no two kings in the country.He didn't want to see Xiao Zhan murdering his father.

Gu Yunjing smiled slightly: "Does the emperor think that His Royal Highness An Wang will not treat His Majesty well? His Royal Highness An Wang is very filial, he has always respected His Majesty, even when he was thrown into the prison at the beginning, he was not reconciled, I don't have too much resentment towards His Majesty. Otherwise, how could we recruit famous doctors to treat His Majesty?"

"I discussed this issue with His Royal Highness King An before. He meant that if he succeeds in enthroning, he will make His Majesty the Supreme Emperor. All the dignity is still there, but there is no real power."

"Looking at your Majesty's state, it is a good thing to have no real power. At least the only loyal ministers will not be persecuted, and at least the common people will not have a hard time because of one of his ridiculous actions."

In fact, Xiao Zhan didn't discuss this question with his son-in-law, Gu Yunjing just answered it for him in advance.

"Uncle Emperor, what concerns do you have? Let's talk about it together. His Highness Wang An and I will relieve all your concerns until you are satisfied."

Xiao Mian sighed: "The son-in-law has said everything, what else do I have to say? Everything will go according to your plan."

Gu Yunjing cupped his hands in thanks, got up, and bowed deeply: "Thank you, Uncle Emperor, I represent His Royal Highness King An, and I represent the tens of thousands of people of the Xiao Kingdom."

King Yi's willingness to make concessions means that there will be fewer bloodshed and sacrifices in this coup.

Xiao Mian also got up, and quickly waved his hands: "You don't need to be polite, this king can't be your bow. Your heart and strategy are far better than mine. This king only cares about the brotherhood, but I put the country and society of my country at the mercy of others. On the other side. Listening to the concubine's words today really made me feel ashamed. I want to thank you, the king, and you are the one who woke me up in time."

"I was in Yizhou, and I heard many stories and legends about you. At that time, I didn't believe it. Now I understand that those legends are not false. There is one sentence that I think is very true."

Gu Yunjing asked: "What are you talking about?"

Xiao Mian smiled: "When you marry a man, you should marry Gu Yunjing."

"This..." Gu Yunjing's tone paused, she thought that the folks would praise her for being both intelligent and gentle, but she didn't expect to hear such straightforward and naked words from King Yi.

His cheeks were flushed, and he smiled a little embarrassedly.

Seeing the shy look of the young man, King Yi Fuxu laughed: "What's there to be shy about? Isn't it a good thing for women in the world to admire you? If they admired you today, I would probably... ..."

"What will happen?"

"I will marry them all to fill my palace."

"This...?" Gu Yunjing was taken aback again, not knowing how to answer the question?She clearly remembered that this Prince Yi was extremely infatuated and only loved Princess Yi.

Concubine Yi's body is cold and sick and unsuitable for childbearing, but decades later, Prince Yi Xiao Mian still has no plans to take a concubine.Gu Yunjing wondered, how could King Yi say such words?

Seeing Gu Yunjing's dazed gaze, Xiao Mian walked to her side and patted her on the shoulder: "This king was just joking, this man should be single-minded. We have talked about so many heavy topics today, and we always talk about it." Say a joke to ease the atmosphere."

Gu Yunjing smiled softly, with a gentle and respectful voice: Uncle Huang is right. "

The son-in-law suddenly remembered something, he said: "Uncle Huang, can you promise me something?"

Now Xiao Mian's affection for Gu Yunjing has suddenly increased, he nodded and said: "But it's okay to say."

"Uncle, can you not disclose the news we discussed today. Just say to the outside world that you don't support any prince to inherit the throne."

Xiao Mian thought for a while and asked, "Do you want Xiao Cong and the others to relax their guard?"

"Yes. Otherwise, their fox tails cannot be exposed all at once, and they must be exposed to catch them."

"His Royal Highness King An came to the throne for the first time. If he directly accused Xiao Cong and his ilk, he might be offended. So the only way to kill the foxes is when they show their true colors. This will make the name a lot easier."

Xiao Mian agreed: "Yes. Xiao Zhan is really lucky in his life to have a capable person like you by his side. The person I admire the most now is the Empress Empress. She has a real vision. Not only did she get a good son-in-law, but also let her son Sit firmly on the throne of the emperor."

Gu Yunjing pondered for a while, then shook her head and said, "No. The Empress is just playing the role of a matchmaker. I think it's mainly because the princess has a good vision, and she chose me."

Xiao Mian smiled at her with satisfaction: "A man who never forgets to praise his wife is a good man."

When hearing this sentence, Gu Yunjing was embarrassed for a while, and then laughed too.

The autumn wind spread the laughter of the two far and far.

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The empress did not know that King Yi Xiao Mian had praised her.At this moment, she was pacing back and forth in Zhengyang Palace, restless.

Ever since Caiyue learned of Gu Yunjing's identity as a woman, the empress's heart has never been at ease.It's just that in front of people, she restrained her uneasy heart a little bit, and now that there is no one else around, this uneasiness has been magnified to the extreme.

Seeing this, Luo Mei, the close maid, asked, "Your Majesty, what's bothering you?"

Ruomei is her confidant and has been with her for many years. The queen usually talks to her about anything, but not now, because this matter is related to Gu Yunjing's identity.Although the queen knew that Luomei might not reveal the matter, it would damage the majesty of the royal family after all.

"I've been worrying about the son-in-law's condition since then." The queen ordered, "Luomei, let someone prepare the sedan chair, and now go to Zhenyuanhou's mansion."

The sedan chair traveled all the way west, and soon arrived at Zhenyuanhou's Mansion.After entering the door, the queen directly exempted everyone from kneeling and worshiping etiquette, and asked a servant of the Hou Mansion to take her to Gu Yunjing's room.

Gu Yunjing and Xiao Muxue were discussing things in the room at the moment, when someone came to announce that the Queen had arrived, she hurriedly left the room with the princess and walked towards the hall.

Before stepping out of the threshold, he collided with the queen.

The queen thought that Gu Yunjing was seriously injured and dying. Seeing her intact appearance, she was shocked: "The wound on your body was healed? Which imperial doctor healed it? You brought him into the palace and asked him to give it to His Majesty." have a look."

The reason why the empress pays special attention to this issue is because she thinks that the person who can save Gu Yunjing must be a master of medicine. Maybe this master can also save His Majesty?

Although Xiao Guan treated her badly, she wholeheartedly wanted to be a good wife and empress.In fact, according to the queen's original intention, she didn't want to be in charge of the sixth house and get caught up in court struggles.Instead, I hope that Xiao Guan and Xiao Guan will live a happy and comfortable life like ordinary couples.

Unfortunately, it seems that this question will never have a satisfactory answer.Because she and Xiao Guan are not ordinary people, they are the people who rule the world of Xiao Guo.

Gu Yunjing pursed her lips and said, "Queen Mother, do you know the consequences once His Majesty wakes up? If he wakes up now, it will be difficult for all of us. All the previous efforts that His Royal Highness An Wang planned will be for naught."

Xiao Muxue said: "Queen, Yun Jing is right."

If Xiao Guan came to his senses at this moment and knew that his son Xiao Zhan was going to be the emperor, he had to cut King An into a stick, the gang of planners would probably not die, and would stay in prison for life.

The queen lowered her eyes: "But I can't help it. This matter will be discussed after Zhan'er ascends the throne."

She came to Zhenyuan Hou Mansion today because she wanted to visit Gu Yunjing and Xiao Muxue.Now seeing that the son-in-law's body has returned to normal, the queen felt that it was necessary to have a chat with her.

what's the topic?Naturally, she wanted to talk about her shocking identity.The queen really thought so, but she found it difficult to act.She thought that Xiao Muxue didn't know Gu Yunjing's true identity, and looked back at her precious daughter, feeling conflicted in her heart.

Should Xiao Muxue know that Gu Yunjing is a woman?