The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

"Father, third brother."

Gu Chenzhi greeted the two with a smile on his face.

He sat down beside Gu Zezhi and asked calmly, "Third brother, what are you talking about with your royal father, so happy?"

Just as Duan Wang was about to say it, Gu Zezhi took a step ahead and said, "Father and Wang feel sorry for me and Xiaoji, let's go to his warehouse to pick up some herbs."

Duan Wang was stunned, thinking that maybe Gu Zezhi didn't want to be with the prince and the princess, so he responded casually.

Gu Chenzhi: "..."

Gu Chenzhi has been paying attention to the change in Duan Wang's complexion, and keenly noticed Duan Wang's momentary hesitation.

He didn't show anything on his face, but he was thinking in his heart, just now Duan Wang and Gu Zezhi avoided him, what the hell were they discussing...

Gu Chenzhi couldn't help but think of Gu Zezhi's trip to Luo'an City Camp a few days ago...

Gu Chenzhi's eyes were dark, his heart was full of doubts, and his chest was aching for a while.

It was as if something heavy was crushing his heart, and it was as if something was pinching his heart in the palm of his hand.

After drinking a sip of hot tea, he recovered and smiled as usual: "Father, Zezhi has been back for a few days. I want to take him out to gather with everyone."

He looks like a big brother.

Duan Wang thought about the conversation between him and Gu Zezhi, and felt that it would be better to let his two sons go out for a walk. Dahe Shizi is everywhere, and he will know that everything is a misunderstanding.

How can the brothers have an overnight feud!

"Go, brothers."

Duan Wang smiled and waved his hand.

Gu Zezhi didn't object, stood up, and said goodbye to King Duan.

After Gu Chenzhi put down the tea cup, he also got up.

The two brothers went out from Duan Wang's outer study together.

Under the sun in March, it was warm and the breeze was blowing, bringing bursts of floral fragrance. The courtyard of the palace was full of flowers, and the architecture and layout were not much different from those of the imperial palaces in the capital.

This Duanwang Mansion was rebuilt after Duanwang and his wife came to Western Xinjiang, and the layout of it was made by Mrs. Xiao with a lot of effort.

From the Duanwang Mansion, it is completely another world outside the mansion.

The people who come and go, the houses on both sides of the street, the trees, and even the yellow sand on the ground are all very different from the capital.

The two brothers rode on their horses, and Gu Chenzhi asked tentatively, "Zezhi, when are you going to return to Beijing?"

Gu Zezhi said vaguely about him: "I've woken up from my dreams frequently these past few nights..."

Gu Chenzhi: "..."

Gu Zezhi pulled the reins, his white horse stopped, and Gu Chenzhi also stopped.

"In the past, I was always by my father's side, but I didn't think that... When I came back from this trip, I discovered that my father was old and had a lot of gray hair on his temples.

I was wondering whether to stay in Xijiang to share his worries. "

Gu Zezhi turned his head to look at Gu Chenzhi who was parallel to him with a half-smile but not a smile, "What do you think of the prince?"

Gu Chenzhi: "..."

The passers-by on the street did not know their identities and glanced at them curiously.

The two brothers are not from the same mother, they don't look alike, one looks like their father, the other looks like their mother, and the age difference is also big. They don't look like brothers or friends. It looks like rich or expensive.

Gu Chen consciously tightened the reins, his horse neighed and trotted twice.

He stared deeply at Gu Zezhi and said in a low voice, "Third brother, are you joking?"

Gu Zezhi nodded and said, "It's a joke."

"Xijiang has a prince, what is it that I keep?"

After that, Gu Zeyi caught the horse's belly, and the white horse continued to move forward.

Gu Chenzhi looked at Gu Zezhi's back, but he wasn't sure if he was really joking.

Could it be that Gu Zezhi really intends to stay in Xijiang and not leave?

What does his last sentence mean?

! Do you want to make room for him?

Bang bang bang!

Gu Chenzhi's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he remembered how the king and Gu Zezhi had a good chat before he entered the study.

What were they just saying behind their backs?

Before Gu Zezhi's trip back to Western Xinjiang, he had hardly seen Duan Wang smile so happily in the past year...

Even Concubine Feng Fang complained several times in front of him:

"Chenzhi, not only did your father refuse to make me a princess, but now he doesn't even go to my place.

I watched him treat me worse than when the princess was there. "

"Chenzhi, I'm going to deliver supper to your father today, and he mentioned the princess to me again. Tell me, he won't really bring the princess back, right?"

"If the princess comes back, will Gu Zezhi come back with his mother?"

"..."

Gu Chenzhi's eyes flickered, his heart was beating like a drum.

Bang bang bang!

He hurriedly chased after his horse, and said with a nonchalant smile: "Third brother, the Xixianglou in front of you was newly opened last year, you haven't been here, have you?"

The brothers stopped in front of a restaurant with a "Xixianglou" plaque.

Gu Zezhi raised his eyes and glanced at the gorgeous restaurant casually, and said, "Never."

Before the two got off their horses, the two guys in the restaurant had already strode out of the main entrance, greeted them diligently, led the horses for them, and called Gu Chenzhi "Master Gu".

Although they didn't point out Gu Chenzhi's identity, they actually knew his identity well.

Today, Prince Duan is here for a banquet, and he has invited many generals in the army. The entire Xixianglou is wrapped up and no other guests are received.

They usually entertain some wealthy and dignitaries in their Xixianglou, and they never make reservations for others on weekdays, but Duanwangfu's face must be given to them.

The guy walked in front and respectfully led Gu Zezhi and Gu Chenzhi to the second floor.

There was a lively noise on the second floor, and the man's laughter came from above.

As Gu Chenyi stepped up the stairs, he faced Gu Zezhi who was behind him: "Third brother, I invited some young generals in the army to this small gathering today, and it happened to recognize you."

With that said, Gu Chenzhi stepped on the last stairs to the banquet hall on the second floor.

There were nearly twenty young soldiers and soldiers sitting on the second floor. All of them were lean, dark-skinned, and in high spirits. They were chatting and laughing with the sassy and capable warriors.

The arrival of Gu Chenzhi and Gu Zezhi made the entire hall quiet.

The young soldiers all stood up and saluted the two of them vigorously.

Today, everyone wears regular clothes, so they are all called "Master" and "Third Master".

Gu Chenzhi said with a smile: "You don't have to be restrained, there is no big or small today, everyone will not return if you are not drunk."

As he said that, he took a wine cup from the servant boy, held the wine cup in both hands, and said to everyone proudly, "Zezhi and I are late today, so I will punish myself for three cups first."

He did what he said, drank three glasses of wine in a row, and turned the wine cup upside down to show that there was not a drop left.

The oldest of the young soldiers present was no more than twenty-five years old. This young man was a little less sophisticated and a little more informal, and soon became more at ease. Some people praised Chen Zhi's good drinking capacity, and some people also responded. Three cups, someone asked Gu Chenzhi to sit down.

The scene became lively again.

The smile on Gu Chenzhi's face deepened, and he said to Gu Zezhi with a smile: "Third brother, sit next to me."

He pointed to the position on the right.

After he arrived here, he didn't say a few words. Every word sounded very ordinary at first, but it was meaningful under careful inspection.

His act of letting him have the final say is to declare to Gu Zezhi that this western border and this military camp are his territory, he is the master, and Gu Zezhi is a guest.

He was implying that Gu Zezhi recognized his identity so that he could do it for himself.

Gu Zezhi smiled lightly, he couldn't understand Gu Chenzhi's careful thoughts.

"Third Master."

Su Jue and three or four young generals walked towards Gu Zezhi, all with warm smiles on their faces. They didn't notice that Gu Chenzhi's face stiffened slightly.

Su Jue said with a smile: "Third Master, last time you said you wanted to invite us to a drink, this time it's the uncle's treat, so it doesn't count."

Su Jue and the others had been on the battlefield with Gu Zezhi before, and their friendship was different.

Gu Zezhi met Su Jue on the day he entered Luo'an City on this trip back to the Western Border.

But Gu Chenzhi didn't know anything about this. He only saw that Gu Zezhi, Su Jue and the others were very enthusiastic, and he was surprised: How could Gu Zezhi know these young generals in the army so well?

When was the "last time" Su Jue said?

Could it be the father...

Thinking of a certain possibility, Gu Chenzhi grabbed the wine cup at hand and almost crushed it.

Several other teenagers beside Su Jue also agreed: "That's right, today doesn't count."

"Another day, third master, you have to invite again!"

"..."

"Today this time doesn't count."

Gu Zezhi said with a smile.

As he said that, he looked at a fox-eyed young general next to Su Jue, "Li Hao, I heard that you won the first place in the military assessment the day before yesterday, so we'll go to the champion building tomorrow to drink champion red."

Before Li Hao could speak, the others had already started booing: "Third Master, if you don't say it, we forgot. We have to ask Li Hao to invite us to a drink too."

They were talking lively, but Gu Chenzhi's eyes sank three points again, and his heart seemed to be a stormy sea.

This happened the day before yesterday. Gu Zezhi was either in the palace or hanging out with Qin Di for the past two days. How could he know?

!

Gu Chenzhi could only think of one person—

Their father, King Duan.

I am afraid that the father and the king told Gu Zezhi about the military affairs.

In Gu Chenzhi's mind, Duan Wang's smiling face just now appeared again, and he looked at Gu Zezhi with particularly loving eyes.

In the past, the father looked at himself with this kind of eyes, and he was always very strict with Gu Zezhi.

Could it be that the father really wanted to keep Gu Zezhi in the western border?

!

Just thinking of this possibility, Gu Chenzhi felt stuffy in his heart, making him almost breathless.

At this moment, two slender musicians with veiled faces came, one holding the lute and the other holding the qin.

After the two bowed to the crowd, they sat down and began to play and sing a ditty.

The woman's melodious singing echoed in the hall, accompanied by the melodious tunes of the pipa and the qin.

The faces of several teenagers were all radiant, and they all gathered together to talk:

"I heard that this geisha ditty in Xixianglou sings well, and it's true."

"This is a Yangzhou skinny horse, so it's not ordinary."

"I think it's better than those in the Peony Building!"

"..."

Young generals, your words and my words are lively, but no one dares to say this to Gu Chenzhi.

Gu Chenzhi looked at Gu Zezhi and Su Jue next to him, and then looked at the young generals who were chatting with each other, and suddenly felt that he was a little out of place.

A frightful light flashed across his eyes, and he suddenly interjected: "Third brother, the one who plays the piano is a virgin, what do you think?"

As soon as he said these words, several young generals who were discussing music play pricked up their ears and heard what he meant.

Could it be that the prince is...

Several teenagers exchanged ambiguous glances with each other.

Gu Zezhi didn't even look at Gu Chenzhi, he played with the wine cup in his hand, and said lightly: "The prince likes it, just take it back."

Hearing this, Gu Chenzhi didn't show a trace of annoyance, instead he smiled deeper, raised his hand and gave him a high five.

The singing and the sound of silk and bamboo came to an abrupt end.

The pink-robed musician who played the piano gracefully got up and walked towards the two brothers, with an indescribably soft and moving gesture, like a lotus flower in the pool swaying in the wind.

Those young generals also put down the wine glasses in their hands and kept silent.

Everyone's eyes turned to Gu Chenzhi and Gu Zezhi.

The pink-clothed musician walked to Gu Zezhi's side, and first took off the veil, revealing a beautiful oval face, charming and charming.

She gave a gift softly, "Third Master."

Her voice was as soft as a yellow warbler, and the two words made her say a heart-warming taste.

The few teenagers around who were tainted with alcohol showed a bit of envy, and felt that Gu Zezhi was really blessed.

Gu Chenzhi put on the stance of an eldest brother, "Third brother, you don't have anyone to serve you in the western border, so this is a gift from your brother."

Fan Yi Leji twisted her waist and was about to sit next to Gu Zezhi, Gu Zezhi stood up straight away, and suddenly stood out among the crowd.

Seeing this, Gu Chenzhi looked at Gu Zezhi with a little more scrutiny and consideration. He seemed to raise his hand and make a gesture, and the pink-robed musician took two steps back, and Tingting stood aside. .

Gu Chenzhi curved his lips and teased: "Third brother, I see that after you get married, it will be different. Are you afraid of the lion's roar at home?"

There was a bit of sarcasm in his tone.

As he said that, he looked at the others present and said with a smile, "My third brother just got married in the capital in the twelfth lunar month of last year. This newlywed Yaner, the young couple are having a good time together."

If this sentence were not in the current context, it would sound like Gu Chenzhi was casually talking about Taoism, but at this moment, it made people feel that Gu Ze was intimidated.

Gu Chenzhi drank the wine with a smile, and his posture was leisurely. In fact, out of the corner of his eyes, he had been staring at Gu Zezhi, and his attention was all on him alone.

This is just a small test.

If Gu Zezhi just brought his wife back to the palace to greet his father, then he would not be too busy, a mere prostitute, so he would accept it, and he didn't even need to give him the status of a concubine, after all, a prostitute. The child is just a plaything.

At most, Qin's temperament is fierce, and after a lot of trouble, seeing Gu Ze's restless appearance afterward, Gu Chenzhi should take a breath of his own.

Since Gu Zezhi came back, he hasn't had a good day!

Those teenagers had already drank a few glasses of wine, some of them were a little drunk, their faces were flushed after drinking, and their pupils were surprisingly bright.

A young general with a mustache laughed loudly and said, "So the third master is still someone who knows how to hurt people."

"What are you talking about, the third master has always been a gentleman like jade, not like a rough man like you!"

Another long-faced teenager pushed his comrade.

"It's just..."

Those young people who love to coax are getting more and more energetic, and it is very lively.

Some people laughed, some whispered, but some drank silently, just pretending they didn't see it.

These teenagers seem to be joking, but in fact have different thoughts.

Some people are rectal, and they are really making a noise; some people are following Gu Chenzhi's meaning and making a noise; some people are following the crowd and wait and see.

The pink-clothed music girl on the side looked at Gu Zezhi with bright eyes, and her eyes flashed with anticipation.

It's common for people like her to be sent to and from people, but most of the lords of the powerful are old, ugly, big-bellied, and vulgar, like this young, handsome, and exiled prince like this third Master Gu. , that is a thousand miles, no, one in ten thousand miles, it is her blessing to be able to serve such a gentleman.

Gu Chenzhi's eyes flashed, and he looked at Gu Zezhi with a half-smile, his slender fingers turned the wine cup twice again.

If Gu Zezhi really had no plans for this trip to Xijiang, he would have to coax the Qin family to cooperate with him in acting, so that nothing would leak out.

Then, at this time, he must not dare to accept this prostitute.

Qin's temperament is fierce and savage. With the support of the emperor, he is arrogant. Even if he dares to hit his own face, if he gets angry, I am afraid that he will not give Gu Zezhi face.

Gu Chenzhi took another sip of wine gracefully, and the corners of his mouth curled into a contemptuous arc behind the wine cup.

He had never seen a woman so arrogant, this woman should be careful and gentle.

The pink-clothed musician glanced at Gu Chenyi, as if receiving his signal, took another step forward and said, "Third Master, please take a seat.

The maid will serve you wine. "

She went to pour Gu Zezhi's wine diligently, and even this simple action was extremely elegant and beautiful. It seemed that the posture of bowing, the angle of the bow, the curvature of the orchid finger, etc., were carefully calculated.

However, with some thought, she winked at the blind man.

Gu Zezhi didn't even look at the pink-robed musician, and brushed off his robe casually, "Your Highness has some leisure time."

Gu Chenzhi met Gu Zezhi's clear phoenix eyes, and his heart skipped a beat: it seems that Gu Zezhi is too lazy to even pretend to be on the scene.

It was obvious that the situation could be resolved lightly, but he insisted on refuting his own face in public.

The other people around are not fools, they can naturally feel the subtle changes in the atmosphere, with different expressions.

Gu Chenzhi stared deeply at Gu Zezhi, and finally became convinced: Gu Zezhi came back this time for another purpose!

What is the purpose?

!

His thoughts twirled rapidly, recalling the scenes that happened after Gu Zezhi returned to Luo'an City, and the picture was frozen on Duan Wang's smiling face...

He felt a sweetness in his throat and a tightness in his chest, as if a fire was burning and suffering.

Gu Chenzhi almost tried his best to swallow the sweetness in his throat, and got up.

The brothers looked at each other.

Gu Chenzhi's voice squeezed out between his teeth: "Third brother, what do you mean?"

Seeing that there were sparks between the brothers, the teenagers present had some headaches.

Anyone can guess that this pair of brothers is at odds. After all, there can only be one heir to King Duan. Moreover, in the past year or so, the princess has reconciled with King Duan, and Gu Zezhi has stayed in the capital. The strife is on the table.

The result of this struggle is also obvious, Duan Wang chose the prince.

Gu Zezhi took a step closer to Gu Chenzhi, the smile on his face deepened a little bit, and he took out something the size of a slap from his sleeve, the back of his hand just blocked the sight of others.

"I don't know if the prince will have any leisure after seeing this."

Gu Zezhi handed the thing to Gu Chenzhi.

"..." Gu Chenzhi's face changed dramatically, his pupils shrank suddenly.

The others stared at each other in dismay.

Gu Zezhi still had a light-hearted look, "I drank this wine today, so I'm leaving."

Su Jue frowned slightly, and said to Gu Zezhi, "Third Master, the wine in this Xixianglou is bland and tasteless, why don't we go to Zhuangyuanlou to drink a few more jars?"

His words were almost straight, he felt that the prince was too much, and he had to force Gu Zezhi away.

Li Hao and the others hurriedly agreed, but more people thought that Su Jue was too reckless, and Gu Zezhi wouldn't be able to stay in the western border for a few days, so why should Su Jue offend the prince!

Gu Zezhi curled his lips into a smile, and said calmly, "This newly married Yaner, I have to go back to accompany my daughter-in-law."

Before Gu Chenzhi said that his "newly married Yan'er" tone was more sarcastic than joking, mocking Gu Zezhi's fear, but now Gu Zezhi himself said it, but everyone present felt that they were fed a mouthful of candy.

Gu Zezhi glanced at Gu Chenzhi's pale face, and left without hesitation.

The pink-robed musician looked at his tall figure, bit his lower lip slightly, and said pitifully: yes, how could a lowly person like her have such a blessing.

Gu Chenzhi: "..."

Gu Chenzhi's eyes changed brightly and secretly, and a sinister aura was released from him.

Even people who don't know how to wink can see that something is wrong with Gu Chenzhi.

Su Jue and Li Hao exchanged glances, intending to retire.

But before they could speak, they saw the young bearded general boldly ask Gu Chenzhi, "Sir, do you want to call the third master back at the end?"

He didn't ask, but Gu Chenzhi's face became ugly when he asked, and there was blue in the pale.

"Prince..." Another young general felt that Gu Chenzhi's appearance was not quite right, and called out cautiously.

"Cough cough..."

Suddenly, Gu Chenzhi coughed violently, piercing his lungs.

This scene shocked everyone present, and it was not easy for Su Jue and the others to bid farewell at this time.

"Blood... Lord Shizi coughed up blood."

I don't know who stammered.

Everyone else saw it, Gu Chenzhi coughed up a pool of blood between his thin lips, which was particularly dazzling on his pale skin.

Blood "tick tick" fell to the ground.

The two musicians were already terrified, and Hua Rong exclaimed in shock.

The surroundings were chaotic and noisy.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Gu Chenzhi was still coughing non-stop, and it was getting worse and worse.

The blood stained his sleeves, and his hanging left hand tightly held the thing that Gu Zezhi had just handed him.

It was a bronze token.

There was a faint smell of blood in the air.

A young general shouted in a loud voice: "Doctor, go and invite the doctor!"

The scene turned into a pot of porridge. Some people hurried downstairs to ask for a doctor, some people hurriedly helped Gu Chenzhi to sit down, and some people stroked his back.

Gu Chenzhi hid the token engraved with the words "Dong Ping Bo" in his sleeve pocket, his mind was a mess, and he couldn't understand why this token was in Gu Zezhi's hand.

Did something happen to Fang Yuande?

!

This idea only came to his mind, and then he rejected it again, no, it was impossible.

This is the Western Border. Gu Zezhi, a person who was expelled from his home, where did he come from?

Moreover, as far as he knew, Fang Yuande brought a thousand elites to the Western Frontier this time, and these Yuzhou guards are not waste. If he wants to win these thousand Yuzhou guards silently, this is not at all. possible!

The more Gu Chenzhi thought about it, the more chaotic it became.

If Gu Zezhi really went to ambush Fang Yuande, where did he get the manpower?

!

But if not, where did this token come from?

"Cough cough cough..."

The more he thought about it, the harder he coughed and the more blood he vomited.

Several junior generals surrounded Gu Chenzhi, calling out to the prince worriedly, and someone asked in a rough voice, "Why hasn't the doctor come yet?"

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

"..."

There was a lot of noise around, and the noisy voices and footsteps were getting farther and farther.

Gu Chenzhi felt that his breath was stuck in his chest, he couldn't breathe, and his consciousness became more and more blurred.

Only one last thought -

It is true that Gu Zezhi has no troops in the western border, but King Duan has...

The darkness devoured him, and as soon as his body softened, he fell to one side.