The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

Gu Chenzhi stood up abruptly and casually brushed off his robes, elegant and noble.

He is thirty-six years old this year. Because of his martial arts practice, he is in excellent shape. He is tall and straight. He is dressed in a lake blue brocade robe with a jade brocade belt inlaid around his waist. He clipped a few silver wires, but he did not look old, but added a mature and stable temperament. He turned his back and stared at the blood-red maple leaves outside the window.

After a moment of silence, Gu Chenzhi suddenly said, "My father, after returning from the capital this trip, is not as good to me as before."

From the look in the eyes of the front-end king looking at him is trust, value, and kindness, but after coming back this time, Gu Chenzhi always felt that Duan Wang's attitude towards himself had undergone an extremely subtle change, with a look in his eyes. and inquiry, not as unreserved as before...

Gu Chenzhi's hands were tightly clenched into fists, his heart felt like a boulder was pressed against him, and he couldn't breathe.

The middle-aged man thought about it carefully and reassured him: "Master Shizi, in the opinion of your subordinates, it is you who cares too much.

Two days ago, the prince also praised that the prince was stable and had the style of Emperor Sejong. "

Emperor Sejong is Gu Chenzhi's grandfather, known as the Mingjun, not like the previous emperor...

Gu Chenzhi's tensed figure relaxed a little bit, thinking about it too, and said in a low voice, "I hope."

The maple forest outside the window swayed in the wind, and his pupils, against the background of the red maple, had an extra touch of blood, which was fierce and cold and showed a bloodthirsty light.

The rising sun in the sky was blocked by layers of clouds, and the inside and outside of the house suddenly became darker, adding a bit of condensation to the air.

Gu Chenyi sat back again and instructed, "You should keep an eye on the matter over King Yu's side."

As he spoke, his brows furrowed tightly, feeling not only a faint pain in his chest, but also a little dizziness in his head.

Suddenly, he felt a little flower in front of him, and his lips were wet...

The next moment, I saw the middle-aged man screaming nervously: "Master Shi, you have a nosebleed!"

Gu Chenzhi raised his hand and touched his own people, and saw that the finger pulp was covered with bright red blood, which was shockingly red.

The middle-aged man reported that he shouted: "Someone, please call the government doctor!"

He frowned, looking at Gu Chenzhi with worry.

The prince is a martial arts practitioner. His body has always been healthy, and he is not bad compared to young people in their twenties. But recently, I don't know if it is because of the autumn dryness.

Suddenly there was a commotion inside and outside the study, and immediately a servant hurriedly went to the government doctor.

After a while, the mansion doctor came, and Duan Wang also came, only one step behind the mansion doctor.

"Master Shizi is fine, it's just that I've been too tired recently and haven't slept well, so the internal heat is deficient."

The mansion doctor respectfully said, "The villain will go and prescribe a soothing and nourishing prescription for the eldest son, but the eldest son still needs a good rest."

The little servant echoed worriedly: "Wangfu doctor, Shizi has been sleeping well recently, and he often wakes up in the middle of the night..."

The doctor of the palace said again: "The villain is giving Shizi a few incense sticks to soothe the nerves. In the future, when Shizi is sleeping, he can light it."

After the doctor of the palace gave some advice, he went down to prescribe the medicine. The servant sent the doctor of the palace out, and instructed people to keep an eye on the preparation of the medicine.

Only Duan Wang and his son were left in the study, and the middle-aged man also withdrew.

The blood in Gu Chen's people had already been wiped off, but his face was slightly pale, completely different from his usual spirits.

Duan Wang looked at his eldest son's dejected appearance, and felt a little distressed, and persuaded in a good voice: "Chenzhi, for my father, I know that you are busy with work, but you should also pay attention to your body and take a good rest."

"Father, how can I rest at ease?"

Gu Chenzhi said righteously, "The western border is still unstable, and those small clans are just about to move. They must be kind and powerful to them and suppress their arrogance."

Gu Chenzhi's eyes flashed, and he sighed: "Hey!"

"Father, it's a pity that Zezhi misunderstood me too deeply. Otherwise, if the two of us work together, we will be able to manage the Western Xinjiang well."

Speaking of Gu Zezhi, who was far away in the capital, Duan Wang couldn't help sighing, and thinking of his stubborn old wife, his forehead was aching.

He waved his hand and said, "Your third brother is young and vigorous, and his temper is too stubborn to understand the painstaking efforts of being a father."

The family and everything are prosperous, how can the candidate of this prince be changed if he wants to change?

Gu Chenzhi said again: "Father, did I go to Xin Zezhi to persuade him..."

Duan Wang raised his hand to signal that he didn't need to, "Smelly near, fragrant far away, let him calm down in the capital."

Duan Wang always felt that the princess and Gu Zezhi would always want to understand that they were a family after all, how could their wives be separated because of a little provocation by outsiders!

"Father is right."

Seeing Duan Wang's insistence, Gu Chenzhi stopped persuading him, pretending to be hesitant to say anything, and said, "Father, when Zezhi was in the Western Border, Zezhi was always close to me, that's not the case.

Did someone say something in front of him after he went to the capital? "

Duan Wang was silent.

A few days ago, the long history of the palace also mentioned to him. At that time, Duan Wang thought it was nonsense, but today he heard Gu Chenzhi mention it again, and he couldn't help thinking.

Thinking about it now, when Maezawa was in Xijiang, he never had any conflicts with his eldest brother. The brothers were respectful, and the princess also treated her with respect, and her husband and wife were happy.

But after only one trip to the capital, everything changed dramatically...

Duan Wang asked himself in a low voice, "Could it be the emperor?"

His family holds military power, and the emperors of all dynasties will be jealous. The emperor will use himself to guard the Western Frontier, but at the same time he is worried that he has the military and self-respect. If the Duan Wangfu is in civil strife, the emperor can rest assured...

Gu Chenzhi lowered his eyes, and a light flashed from the bottom of his eyes, "There shouldn't be a chance for the concubine to come into contact with the emperor, right?"

Hearing that Gu Chenzhi still calls Mrs. Xiao his concubine, Duan Wang sighed in his heart: The prince is really filial, but the concubine has changed.

How long has it been since the princess arrived in the capital, she proposed to make peace with herself.

Gu Chenzhi added tea to Duan Wang himself, and said: "Father, the mother and concubine have always been graceful and reasonable, I think who is talking too much in front of the mother and the wife... that will make the mother and father misunderstood. "

When Duan Wang heard this, he was more satisfied with the eldest son. He felt that he was filial, so how could he go to murder the princess with the prince!

Who is talking too much in front of the princess?

Duan Wang naturally thought of Qin Di. The princess was very satisfied with Qin Di, her future daughter-in-law. Most of what she said would be believed by the princess.

The marriage between Gu Zezhi and Qin Di was a marriage given by the emperor. Last year, he and his concubine also rushed to the capital for this marriage. Qin Di was the niece of Empress Wei. Ji tried to sow discord, causing their father, son, husband and wife to be separated, and causing the Duan Wangfu to be unstable.

In an instant, it was as if the beads that were originally broken were suddenly strung together, Duan Wang suddenly realized, clenched his fist and slammed the small square table beside him heavily.

Gu Chenzhi hooked his lips at an angle that Duan Wang couldn't see, and seeing the change in his expression, he guessed that he should understand.

Duan Wang: "..."

Duan Wang regretted it.

At the beginning, he asked the emperor to choose a marriage for him because Gu Zezhi's marriage was too late. At that time, he was really embarrassed. The concubine's background was not high. If it is suspected, pick someone with a low status, the princess is not happy.

The marriage is decided by the emperor. First, it can save the prince and the prince and concubine from thinking too much. Second, the third daughter-in-law is married from the capital to the western region. She is not familiar with the place of life, so she naturally does not dare to be too high-profile.

No, he trusts the emperor, but the emperor has always been afraid of Duan Wangfu, and now Gu Zezhi is trapped in the capital.

The more Duan Wang thought about it, the more he felt inappropriate, and his heart sank little by little.

Originally, Duan Wang had hoped that Gu Zezhi could figure it out after some time, but now he can't be so optimistic.

Gu Chenzhi saw Duan Wang's face turning blue and white, and deliberately asked, "Father, what's the matter with you?"

Duan Wang hesitated for a moment, then told his guess.

Gu Chenzhi also looked worried. After thinking for a while, he suggested: "Father, since that's the case, why don't you choose a good one for Zezhi..."

"You mean..." Duan Wang raised his eyebrows.

Gu Chenzhi suppressed the agitation in his heart and said in an orderly manner: "This is a marriage gifted by the royal family, the thunder, rain and dew are all kindness, and we can only bear it.

However, didn't Zezhi seal the county king now?

The prince can have two concubines..."

Duan Wang was a little moved by Gu Chenzhi's words, but, "Let this king think about it."

Qin Di, the main concubine, hadn't even passed the door, so they rushed to put a side concubine in the Duan Wangfu. Didn't that make it clear to the emperor that they were dissatisfied with the emperor's marriage?

The corners of Gu Chenzhi's lips were raised even higher, and he said again: "Father, I heard that the cousin of the Prince Yu's mansion went to the capital with the third son of Prince Yu and the county master."

Yuwang Mansion?

! King Duan did not expect that Gu Chenzhi would mention Yuwangfu. After all, everyone knew that the emperor was at odds with Yuwang.

Gu Chenzhi seemed to see Duan Wang's thoughts, and continued: "Father, if Zezhi and Yu Wangfu's cousin marry, and take her as a side concubine, it will alleviate Qin San's influence on Zezhi. ; secondly..."

Gu Chenzhi's eyes flashed with an ambitious light, and it disappeared in a flash, and he said carefully: "Everyone knows that King Yu... has never given up on that position, and these years have only been a fledgling, and the emperor is in the way. As for the oath to the late emperor, he cannot move King Yu, but instead gives King Yu a chance to recuperate."

Duan Wang also agrees with this.

Gu Chenzhi then asked, "Father.

Do you think King Yu will attack the capital? "

Without waiting for King Duan to answer, he said to himself, "We don't have any friendship with King Yu, so we might as well throw stones at King Yu to ask for directions..."

Duan Wang of course understood the meaning of the eldest son. The eldest son was persuading himself to take this opportunity to become friends with Yu Wangfu. No matter how the capital changed in the future, Duan Wangfu could leave a way out.

"no!"

Duan Wang categorically refused.

"Chenzhi, although the emperor is jealous of my Duan Wangfu, but I have a clear conscience, and those who are ministers can't hold grudges against the emperor because of this."

"And the emperor is kind and generous, even if he is afraid of Duan Wang's mansion holding a heavy army, but he can even tolerate King Yu, how can he not tolerate Duan Wang's mansion!"

Duan Wang persuaded righteously, thinking that Gu Chenzhi was thinking about it because the emperor was afraid of Duan Wang's mansion, "Don't think about these outrageous things again."

"The emperor is the orthodox. If King Yu is really against it, my Duan Palace will do my best, even if I die, King Qin will save him! How can it be like a grass on the wall."

Gu Chenzhi: "..."

Gu Chenzhi was silent. He guessed the beginning and induced the process, but he never thought of the ending.

Duan Wang continued to teach earnestly: "Chenzhi, you are the prince, and you want to inherit Duan Wang's mansion. You must not give birth to this kind of disobedience."

"Hey, take a step back, if the emperor really thinks it's better to keep Zezhi in the capital, then Duan Wangfu should obey."

"There is also Miss Qin San. I have seen it for my father. No matter what selfishness she has, she is still filial to the princess. Zezhi is also very satisfied with this future daughter-in-law. The family and everything are happy."

Duan Wang and Gu Chenzhi looked at each other, raised their hands and patted Gu Chenzhi's shoulder, and said solemnly, "This matter doesn't need to be mentioned again."

"Father..."

Gu Chenzhi wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Duan Wang: "Chenzhi, you have a good rest, don't bother, go first for father."

Gu Chenzhi: "..."

Gu Chenzhi got up and wanted to send Duan Wang, but was sent by Duan Wang: "No need to send."

Duan Wang left, leaving Gu Chen alone to look at the swaying curtain in front of him.

"Susususu..."

The sound of the door curtain swaying was intertwined with the sound of the wind blowing the leaves outside.

Gu Chenzhi's fist on his side clenched and released, released and clenched again, his chest felt stuffy again, and his head throbbed.

The father and the king have always been willing to listen to him, but they did not expect that their father and son would have such a big difference on this matter.

Although for him, marrying Gu Zezhi and the cousin of Prince Yu's mansion was not what he meant to tell his father on the surface, his father's rejection would still have a great impact on his plans.

He had to think hard about what to do next.

"..." Gu Chenzhi's heart surged for a while, and he sat down again, frowning slightly.

The sky outside became more gloomy, the clouds piled up in the sky, and the wind was blowing.

"Cough cough cough..."

Gu Chenzhi grabbed a handkerchief, covered his mouth and coughed violently. When he took off the handkerchief, he saw that Yuebai's handkerchief was stained red with blood, which was shocking.

He stared at the red handkerchief, his pupils shrank sharply, and his mouth was full of a thick smell of blood.

He felt depressed in his chest and felt cold all over, as if he was soaking in the bone-piercing lake water in winter, and his limbs were slightly numb from the cold.

After Duan Wang left Gu Chenzhi's outer study, he was still thinking about what Gu Chenzhi said just now, his brows getting tighter and tighter.

He suddenly stopped and looked back at Gu Chenzhi's study. At this moment, the dark cloud was so heavy that it seemed to fall down, covering the top of the room, looking very depressing.

Duan Wang sighed, and continued to walk forward, feeling that the prince was in a hurry.

Duan Wang originally wanted to leave the palace, but temporarily changed his mind and went to his study instead. He planned to write a letter to Gu Zezhi in the capital.

Zezhi looks gentle, but he wants to be top-notch in everything. He is young and energetic. If he thinks like his eldest brother, he can't stop him in the western border thousands of miles away. Row.

When he came to his outer study, he found that the study was surprisingly quiet inside and out, and the yard didn't have a single maid, and it looked empty.

It wasn't until he walked under the eaves that the big maid hurriedly greeted him and saluted, "Your Highness."

Duan Wang entered the study with his hands behind his back, thinking about the princess again.

In the past few months since the capital returned to Luo'an City, he also realized the difference between the presence and absence of the princess. In the past, the princess had always taken care of the palace properly. The female lead was inside and the male lead was outside. As long as he took care of the external affairs, he would Okay, but now, the servants in the palace are obviously slack, they often run away from sight, and even the dishes in the palace are not to his taste.

Now that the palace is headed by the prince's concubine, he is a father-in-law, so it's not easy to question such trivial matters as the prince's kitchen!

"Pen and ink wait!"

Duan Wang's letter was sent on the same day and arrived in Gu Zezhi's hands on September 18. On the same day, Gu Zezhi had already received another biography of flying pigeons from Xijiang.

The biography of flying pigeons was sent by Gu Zezhi's cronies who stayed in Luo'an City. The letter mentioned that the prince Gu Chenzhi was not in good health recently. In addition to the hospital doctor, he also invited a doctor outside to check his pulse. The doctors said that the prince was a Overworked, fatigued.

The prince returned from illness, but he was not idle, and was secretly seizing power, trying to overthrow Duan Wang.

Gu Zezhi twitched the corner of his mouth with a half-smile, with an indifference that had nothing to do with him, and his eyes were light.

Jiuhexiang is a "good thing", of course he has to pay respects!

The autumn wind gently brushed his hair from the window. He was dressed in a blue lotus color and had a gentle and elegant temperament, as bright as the breeze and as bright as the bright moon.

"Crack, Kick..."

Qin Di was eating the crisp sweet dates, looked at Gu Zezhi, and said to himself: Jun is handsome, who knows, under the bright wind and the moon, it is full of bad eyes.

Looking at him like this, you know that someone is unlucky again.

Qin Di thought silently.

After reading the letter from his cronies, Gu Zezhi placed it on the table next to him, as if he didn't care whether Qin Di would see it or not.

The personal servant who was standing by the side naturally noticed it, and he had a better understanding of the future mistress' position in the master's heart.

Gu Zezhi continued to read Duan Wang's letter again, and even he was unavoidably surprised.

In the letter, King Duan told him not to think about the cousin of the Yu Palace, saying that he must not be half-hearted, and must not have the heart of not being a minister.

Gu Zezhi: "?"

Gu Zezhi's eyes were fixed on the words "half-hearted".

Based on what he knew about his father, the father would not care about his three wives and four concubines, which means that what he said was clearly referring to a girl, but in fact it had another meaning, and it was inconvenient for him to put this meaning in the letter. Say it clearly.

Yuwang's Mansion.

Gu Zezhi stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Before the people from Prince Yu's Mansion arrived in the capital, the father had already left the capital and went back to the Western Border. Even if someone reported to him that the third son of Prince Yu's Mansion and the Duanrou County Master came to the capital, they would not mention a trivial matter. Cousin girl, then, here comes the problem.

Who is it that he is so idle and bored that he mentions this cousin?

The answer is obvious, Gu Chenzhi.

Gu Zezhi looked at Qin Di again, remembering what she said last time.

The purpose of the people from Prince Yu's Mansion coming to the capital this time is definitely not simple.

In other words, did Gu Chenzhi actually hook up with Yu Wangfu five years ago?

Seeing Gu Zezhi looking at him, Qin Di blinked, and he always felt that his eyes seemed to be full of meaning, and he always felt that what he was thinking about had something to do with him...

what has she done?

Qin Di racked his brains to think about it, his eyes lit up, and he stroked his palms and said, "I almost forgot!"

She unbuttoned the purse at her waist, took out a finger-wide purple hairband from the purse, shook it, and asked for credit, "I embroidered it, doesn't it look good?"

She looked at his pupils sparkling.

The long hairband was embroidered with honeysuckle patterns with silver threads, and when the sun shone, the hairband shimmered brightly.

Gu Zezhi's response was that he raised his hand and took off the silver crown on his head. The black hair that had been combed down fell like a waterfall and was scattered on his shoulders and back, making him look a little more lazy for a while. Leisurely.

What he meant was obvious.

"I'll comb your hair."

Qin Di stood up from the chair eagerly.

The servant was very winking, and immediately brought the wooden comb and the diamond mirror.

Qin Di excitedly took a wooden comb and combed his hair. His hair was dark, thick and thick, which was very different from hers.

I heard that people with thick black hair are tough, strong and decisive. Gu Zezhi is like this, but he always puts on a gentle appearance, deceiving people without paying for his life.

He is such a bad thing!

Qin Di curled his lips and smiled, and the action of combing his hair was a little unfamiliar. Seeing the little servant beside him was frightened, for fear that she would tug on his master's scalp.

Qin Di originally planned to comb his hair into a bun, but she soon realized that her hands were clumsy and changed her bun to the simplest ponytail.

At the end, he also tied a beautiful bow to him.

very good! She smiled contentedly.

The little servant held the Linghua mirror and let Gu Zezhi take a picture with a subtle expression.

Since the master was fifteen years old, the servant had never seen his master comb such a "vigorous" hairstyle, and he couldn't help feeling that the master really took care of Miss Qin San.

Qin Di didn't think there was anything wrong. The first time she saw Gu Ze, he just tied his hair behind his head so casually, with a bit of arbitrariness and spontaneity.

Qin Di also looked at Gu Zezhi in the flower prism. From her angle at the moment, his eyelashes were long and curled, as beautiful as a comb, and the eyelashes trembled slightly occasionally, as if gently It was as if it was in her heart.

She couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled, put one hand on his left shoulder, and pushed a strand of his hair to his chest with the other.

"nice!"

She asked and answered herself with a smile.

I don't know if it's complimenting the hairband or complimenting people.

Even though he was just combing his hair, Qin Di had a very subtle feeling in his heart, as if...

As if he belonged to her.

"I think it looks good too."

Gu Zezhi and Qin Di looked at each other in the mirror and said with a smile.

There was a hint of lingering in the air.

The little servant suddenly felt uncomfortable, completely ignoring Du Ruozheng in the corner staring at him, staring at him, staring at him.

Don't wink guys, masters say their own words, doesn't he know how to avoid it?

!

At this moment, there was a mess of footsteps outside, and another servant came in a hurry, came in panting and said, "My lord, Madam is about to reach the Shili Pavilion outside the city."

Gu Zezhi and Qin Di looked at each other, Gu Zezhi stood up from the chair and said, "Let's go."

The reason why Qin Di came to Xiao's mansion today was because he heard that Mrs. Xiao was coming back, and came to pick up people with Gu Zezhi.

The two of them rode out the door together, and shortly after they left the city, they collided with Mrs. Xiao's chariot and horses who were coming towards them.

After a short stay, Qin Di got into Mrs. Xiao's carriage, and then the carriage continued towards the city.

"Zezhi, why didn't you tell me in advance that Xiaoji would come too."

Mrs. Xiao said something in a resentful tone.

Gu Zezhi smiled without saying a word.

His mother was not much better. He only sent someone to tell him yesterday that she was back. He originally thought she would stay in Jiangnan until the end of the year.

The carriage moved slowly.

Although it was a long journey from Jiangnan to Beijing, Mrs. Xiao seemed to be in good spirits. When she talked about Jiangnan, she was very excited and talked endlessly:

"I haven't been back to Jiangnan for more than 30 years. The changes there are really big. If your uncles and aunts hadn't come to pick me up, I'm afraid I wouldn't even know Lu."

"I went back this time and did a lot of paintings. In the past few days, I have to frame them properly."

"Zezhi, Xiaoji, next time you're free, you can also go to Jiangnan."

"..."

Seeing that Mrs. Xiao had nostalgia for Jiangnan, Gu Zezhi couldn't help but say, "Mother, why don't you stay in Jiangnan for a while?"

Mrs. Xiao looked at her son strangely, thinking that her son had more hearts than anyone else on weekdays, how could he be stupid at a critical time! He didn't even think about it, if she didn't come back, who would arrange a marriage for him, and would he still want to marry a wife this year!