Although Yi Zhonglun was the prime minister of the dynasty and a popular figure in front of the emperor, King Gui always regarded him as a childish boy and did not feel that he was any threat to him.
Now, when he was under siege, he realized that this boy who had been trying to please him might have ulterior motives.
"Zhonglun, you came at the right time. This guy intends to assassinate me. Take him down quickly!"
Yi Zhonglun shook his sleeves, stood up with a smile and shook his head, "I'm afraid this won't work. There is no provision in the laws of this dynasty that generals cannot bring guns into the singing and dancing hall."
"You brought so many soldiers here. If you don't take him, do you still want to take me?"
When Yi Zhonglun heard this, he immediately lowered his face and gave orders seriously.
"The King of Gui violated the law and privately mobilized soldiers and horses from the capital to disturb public order in the capital. According to the law, he was taken to Dali Temple for trial."
However, what was embarrassing was that when he finished speaking, none of the three thousand soldiers he brought listened to his orders and stood still like puppets.
When King Gui saw this, he laughed wildly.
"I followed the late emperor to expand the territory, and spent half my life in the army. Most of the generals in this capital were once my subordinates. Do you think you can challenge me just by being a prime minister with a glib mouth?"
Yi Zhonglun then changed his method of issuing orders, "Whoever captures King Gui will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver."
Seeing that no one was swayed, King Gui became even more happy and crazy. He pointed at Yi Zhonglun and said, "Whoever dares to beat this kid, I will reward him with a thousand taels of gold."
Suddenly, all the officers and soldiers were in a commotion, especially King Gui's personal guard, who rushed forward and beat Yi Zhonglun to the ground with a few punches.
Unexpectedly, it played into Yi Zhonglun's plan. What he brought were his own soldiers, not soldiers from any military camp.
Those soldiers only listened to his orders.
Before coming, he had agreed with them on the order to take action. As soon as he was beaten, three thousand soldiers from the mansion would swarm forward.
Ever since, the song and dance studio has turned into a battlefield.
In a hurry, King Gui wanted to escape through the back door of Haitang Pavilion, but Shangguan Yuan rushed in and cut off his escape, locking his throat with one shot and forcing him to a dead end.
King Gui was kidnapped, and Qianru's siblings, Shangguan Yuan, Sima Jiuniang, etc. were also taken to Dali Temple to await trial.
The minister of Dali Temple did not dare to be the chief judge, and the Prime Minister Yi Zhonglun was the plaintiff.
So the emperor sent King Luo to try the case.
King Gui thought that King Luo did not dare to embarrass his uncle, but he did not expect that King Luo was more ruthless than himself and directly labeled him as suspected of treason. As a result, he was not only fined and grounded, but also deprived of his wealth.
Large areas of fiefdom were transformed from kings to marquises.
Sima Jiuniang didn't expect that King Gui, who would make the capital tremble every time he stamped his feet, would be in trouble because of this incident. She even complained about him in front of King Luo.
pen fine.
If An Qianru hadn't eaten the contract, she would have been imprisoned based on Shangguan Yuan's testimony in court.
An Qianru never expected that her two husbands in her previous life would accidentally become the noble men who saved her from suffering.
Especially Shangguan Yuan, when he rescued her from King Gui with a gun, she had an unprecedented fondness for him.
If he hadn't asked her angrily when he was in prison, was the contract delicious?
She almost wanted to give her heart to him.
Originally, after their rebirth, they were not a good match.
Now because she mistakenly entered the hook, her status is even lower.
With Mrs. Shangguan's overbearing temper, she would definitely rather die than allow her to enter Shangguan's house.
Shangguan Yuan's word "contract" without any malicious intent made her realize the reality deeply and rationally cooled her heart that had been warmed by warmth.
After leaving Dali Temple, Shangguan Yuan offered to let her and Zhixuan live in Shangguan's house.
She decisively refused.
It happened that Yi Zhonglun came forward to express his love.
She then said something hurtful insincerely, "You all admire me, but my heart can only accommodate one person. What should I do?"
Yi Zhonglun said: "It must be with me. I rescued you from the fire pit. Moreover, my official position is higher than his."
Shangguan Yuan pushed him away, "If I hadn't captured King Gui, your trick wouldn't have succeeded at all. Go, don't cause trouble!"
"Hey, my fair lady, a gentleman is so jealous. You don't have a marriage contract, so why can't I pursue her?"
"Don't even think about it, she's mine."
She saw Shangguan's carriage coming, and guessed that Mrs. Shangguan was on it, so she couldn't help but provoked, "Since you all want to marry me, why don't we have a fight, and I will marry whoever wins."
Shangguan Yuan overthrew Yi Zhonglun in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, his mother who came over saw this scene and was immediately slapped. After a moment, he blocked another slap for Qianru. There were five finger marks on both cheeks.
Seeing this, Yi Zhonglun seized the opportunity to sow discord, "General Shangguan is a filial son. You are destined to fail. It is better to go back with me and become a ready-made wife."
concubine?
It's really shameless to flaunt a woman who already has a wife.
She raised her hand to hit him, but Yi Zhonglun was on guard and dodged tactfully.
"Mrs. Shangguan, do you want this daughter-in-law? If not, I can take her with you?"
Mrs. Shangguan glared at Qianru fiercely, twisted Shangguan Yuan's ears and forced her into the carriage.
Qianru was very conflicted and wanted him to leave quickly, but when he really left, she couldn't help crying.
"It's a pity that Shangguan Yuan didn't see your tears. Otherwise, with his impulsive temperament, he would have taken you home at all costs."
Yi Zhonglun stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on her face, but unexpectedly, a spear flew from a distance and pierced his feet.
At the same time, Shangguan Yuan jumped out of the carriage and strode over with red ears. He pushed Yi Zhonglun out of the way and tried to take Qianru away from him.
Unexpectedly, my mother came close behind and almost had her ears grabbed again.
In desperation, he picked up Zhixuan and ran away.
Qianru quickly picked up her skirt and followed closely.
The two of them ran wildly until they got into a small alley and got rid of Mrs. Shangguan's carriage.
So exciting!
Listening to the old lady roaring and cursing from behind, Qianru felt so happy. She smiled, revealing two neat rows of white teeth, and felt that most of her grievances from the past and present life were gone.
"Is it pleasant?"
"ah?"
Looking up, she saw Shangguan Yuan looking at her with a complaining expression. The smile on her face suddenly became awkward, and she hurriedly took Zhixuan away from his arms.
"Sister, Brother Shangguan's arms and shoulders are bleeding."
She looked at it nervously and wanted to tear off a section of her skirt and bandage it for him, but she was rejected.
"People tear off the clean clothes underneath and bandage them. Your skirt is very clean?"
She blushed with embarrassment, wrapped herself in a thin dance dress, and ran away.
Shangguan Yuan caught up with her and put his coat on her.
She couldn't help feeling like a deer, she lowered her head shyly, said thank you, and then led Shangguan Yuan to Dr. Wen's hospital to apply medicine and bandage.
At this time, Yi Zhonglun chased after her, his eyes lingering on her frivolously, but he quietly stuffed a note into Shangguan Yuan's hand.
"General Shangguan was so angry that he fell in love with a beauty. I wonder if this Miss An will be famous if she follows you? I heard that your court has given you many beautiful concubines. General Shangguan wants to
Take care of yourself! Haha!”
Shangguan Yuan drove Yi Zhonglun away with a sullen face, then turned around and went into the inner hall of the medical center to read the note given by Yi Zhonglun.
Could it be that these two people have a secret plan?
Qianru followed closely and saw the note saying: The fish has been hooked.
"Who is the fish? Who are you fishing for?"
"Catch an old mandarin fish."
"King Gui?"
Shangguan Yuan's nod made her both surprised and happy.
But compared to Yi Zhonglun and Shangguan Yuan, King Gui was much more powerful. How did they get him to take the bait?
Shangguan Yuan smiled and said nothing. After leaving the hospital, he took them to a small courtyard with two entrances and two exits.
The interior is very clean. Although the house is small and well-organized, it feels like home.
Shangguan Yuan said he would live here with them from now on.
She couldn't help but think about it when she heard that there was a hint of a lifelong decision in these words.
At this time, she seemed to understand her original mood of running away like a moth to a flame at all costs for her lover.
If she could find someone worthy of her life, she would give it a try.
It was already late, and Zhixuan's stomach was already growling with hunger.
She went to the kitchen and took a look, and was surprised to find that there were vegetables in it, and they were very fresh, which made her heart warm.
I didn't expect that this tall and rough guy could have such a thoughtful and delicate side.
Qianru couldn't help but blush, and looked out shyly, as if Shangguan Yuan would appear at the door unexpectedly.
After this period of training, she felt that her cooking skills had improved a lot, but this guy was still picky, and she was so angry that she wanted to take away the food and throw it away.
But after experiencing the difficult days of not having enough to eat, she still endured it.
"Have you prepared the salt water?"
She hesitated for a moment, then prepared a bowl and brought it to him.
After a while, he asked her to boil the bath water.
The water was ready, but he asked to rub his back.
He is so good at taking advantage of others, but who told him to have injuries on his body, and those injuries were suffered because of them.
She gritted her teeth and went in with her eyes closed, but he pushed her to the wall fiercely.
"You came in when I asked you to come in? Where's your integrity? Where's your arrogance? Is this how you serve other men in Haitang Hall?"
It turned out that this was a test, and she suddenly became angry. Suddenly she remembered that there was a contract hidden in the sole of her shoe, so she took it out and showed it to him.
"You see clearly when this contract was signed. If I had known you thought this way, I wouldn't care if you were injured or not."
"No wonder you were so confident about taking the contract. It turns out you were prepared for it. An Qianru, you are so treacherous!"
She pushed him away angrily and retorted: "How can I compare to you? I can even catch aged mandarin fish."
"That's not all thanks to your scented bait, otherwise it wouldn't be able to take the bait?"
She was immediately shocked. Could it be that everything was just a show?
Just when she wanted to ask clearly, Zhixuan's screams suddenly came from outside the house.