Ye Qinglan thought for a while and asked curiously: "By the way, where did you get the secret guard? Are they the guards at Duke Dingguo's house?"
Of course not. Gu Xiqian responded in an understatement: "I have some secret guards, and even my father and mother don't know about it."
Although there was no explanation, Ye Qinglan quickly understood. These secret guards should be the personal power secretly established by Gu Xinian after his rebirth. On the surface, he pretended to be lazy and uninterested in his career, but in fact he was just pretending. The so-called eating, drinking and having fun. Playing with mountains and rivers might just be a cover to cover up his true behavior.
Thinking further, Gu Xinian has never forgotten the hatred of his previous life. He has never been an official, he is just waiting for the best opportunity...
After thinking about this, Ye Qinglan not only did not feel relaxed, but felt heavy in her heart. The crown prince, the third prince, Empress Gu, Concubine Zheng, and Shen Qiuyu, each of these people were more powerful than the other, and none of them were good. Gu Xinian thought It is not an easy task to protect your family and avenge the past life. One mistake can lead to a fatal disaster!
If she really had something to do with him, wouldn't she also have to wade into this muddy water?
When Ye Qinglan was deep in thought, her eyes were much brighter than usual. The intelligence between her eyebrows lit up her already beautiful face, which was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes away.
Gu Xinian stared at her, and a strange throbbing flashed through his heart. An inexplicable impulse came out quietly. Unfortunately, it was not a hidden place, and Gu Xiyu would come over at any time. Even if he had any thoughts, he had to suppress them for the time being. Come down...
Ye Qinglan occasionally raised her head and met Gu Xinian's deep and dark eyes. Suddenly, she felt her ears warm and her heart beat inexplicably. The images of lips and tongues intertwined flashed in her mind.
"Brother," Gu Xiyu walked in with a depressed look, breaking the delicate atmosphere: "I searched for a long time, but I couldn't find your jade pendant."
Gu Xinian was not anxious at all. He smiled and comforted: "Maybe it fell somewhere else. I'll look for it when I go back. By the way, remember to keep it a secret. Don't tell your mother, so as not to worry her. "
Gu Xiyu nodded obediently.
Gu Xinian had no reason to hang around any longer, so he finally got up and left: "It's getting late, you guys should rest early. I have to get up early tomorrow for the morning session, so I won't come over." The last sentence was intentional. I accidentally glanced at Ye Qinglan, but I saw that heartless little girl standing there with a smile on her face, not even the slightest bit reluctant to leave.
Gu Xinian's eyes darkened and he walked away with a puff of sleeves.
After Gu Xinian left, Ye Qinglan suddenly felt much more relaxed. But Gu Xiyu still looked gloomy and muttered: "Brother is so careless, how could he lose all the jade pendants?"
When the jade pendant was mentioned, Ye Qinglan couldn't help but feel guilty: "Cousin Xiyu, is that jade pendant really so valuable?"
Gu Xiyu nodded: "Yes. It is carved from the finest mutton-fat jade. It has been passed down from my great-grandfather's generation. Asking a senior monk to consecrate it has the effect of calming the mind and calming the mind. Since the eldest brother was one year old, my grandfather has been I gave this jade pendant to my eldest brother, and I have been wearing it for nearly twenty years."
When she said this, Ye Qinglan felt even more guilty. This jade pendant had such a great background, but Gu Xinian gave it to her casually. She didn't know it at the time, so she accepted it stupidly. Now I think about it Is it possible to return the product?
Gu Xiyu didn't know what Ye Qinglan was thinking. She complained a few words and didn't mention the topic again. They both stopped talking.
The next morning, when Ye Qinglan went to Jingxinyuan with Gu Xiyu to pay her respects to Mrs. Zheng, she did not see Gu Xinian.
In fact, in the next few days, Gu Xinian showed up very rarely. It seemed that what Gu Xiyu said before was indeed true. Gu Xinian was busy with court affairs and had to deal with the third prince and the prince.
There are also some things that cannot be brought to the table, all of which are enough to keep him busy. He has no time to harass her every day.
While Ye Qinglan felt relieved, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Fortunately, she was with Gu Xiyu every day and had a bunch of books to read, so it wasn't boring at all.
Speaking of which, living in Dingguo Palace is actually very leisurely. You don't have to deal with Xue, and you don't have to think about how to face Ye Qingning.
Ye Qinglan looked like she was reading with her head down attentively, but in fact she had already drifted away. Gu Xiyu, who was sitting in front of the painting desk, was concentrating on painting with her head down and didn't even notice that Ye Qinglan was distracted.
Ye Qinglan got tired from sitting, so she stood up and walked to Gu Xiyu, looked down and couldn't help but smile: "Cousin Xiyu, don't you find it boring if you draw me every day?" I don't know what Gu Xiyu did for her.
How many portraits are there.
Gu Xiyu smiled and said: "Why is it boring? I feel that the more I paint, the better I get. A few days ago, my elder brother praised me for my good painting and even put one of my paintings in his study!"
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"Which one is it?" Ye Qinglan asked pretending to be casual.
Gu Xiyu smiled and said: "It's the one you painted with plum blossoms last time when I was at Uncle Changyuan's Mansion. My eldest brother praised my painting for being very charming!"
Speaking of this, Ye Qinglan felt a rare embarrassment: "You didn't say anything to cousin Gu!" It would be so embarrassing if Gu Xiyu said something about the man she wanted in front of Gu Xinian!
Gu Xiyu shook her head: "I didn't say anything." Before Ye Qinglan could breathe a sigh of relief, she added, "Brother guessed it himself, you can't blame me for this."
Ye Qinglan: "..."
Seeing the blush on her face, Gu Xiyu thought she was embarrassed, so she smiled and comforted her: "Don't worry, big brother won't talk nonsense."
Ye Qinglan tried hard to suppress the shame in her heart, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate to put my portrait in cousin Gu's study! If others see it, it's not good to make irresponsible remarks."
Gu Xiyu had obviously never thought about this at all. She hesitated for a moment and said, "But it has already been taken away by the eldest brother. Wouldn't it be weirder if I ask for it back again?"
Ye Qinglan made up his mind to get the painting back, and immediately spoke with a sharp tongue: "If we don't tell him, we can just take it back secretly. Anyway, he is busy with official duties during the day and has no time to come back. Let's go directly to him
Study. Bring the painting back. Just tell him again when he asks."
Gu Xiyu was moved and hummed.
It was common for Gu Xiyu to go to Izumo Pavilion. When the servants saw her, they didn't even come forward to salute, and stepped aside automatically. Even Ye Qinglan followed her in, and no one dared to stop her. When they arrived outside the study, they specially
The boy who was responsible for guarding the study immediately came over with a smile to say hello.
Gu Xiyu casually ordered: "Cousin Lan and I will go in and look for some books to read, so you don't need to wait on us."
The young man was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Miss, it's okay for you to go in, but..." He glanced at Ye Qinglan. Last year, he let Ye Qinglan into the study. When the young master found out, he was very unhappy and scolded her coldly.
I told him a few words. Thinking about it now, I still have lingering fear. How could I dare to let Ye Qinglan in again?
Ye Qinglan made up her mind to enter the study, just pretending not to see the pitiful look in the boy's eyes.
Gu Xiyu glanced at the boy unhappily: "Okay. If the eldest brother asks, just say that I brought Cousin Lan in. Why don't you hurry up and get out!"
The handsome boy had no choice but to retreat with a grimace.
After Gu Xiyu drove away the boy, she excitedly took Ye Qinglan's hand and pushed open the door of the study. Mo Xiang and Ruixue consciously stayed outside the study to wait... and watch the wind.
Although she had been here once, Ye Qinglan still felt shocked when she stepped into the study room filled with all kinds of books again. However, the most important thing now was not to find books. Ye Qinglan calmed down and glanced around, but there was nothing.
Discover your own portrait.
Gu Xiyu lowered her voice and said: "It must be in another room dedicated to paintings and calligraphy. Let's go and look for it." It turned out to be a simple child who had never done anything bad. He was very excited about this little thing.
Ye Qinglan nodded and entered another room with Gu Xiyu.
There were still many famous paintings neatly piled up in this room. Ye Qinglan looked around eagerly, and then withdrew his gaze without being satisfied. Gu Xiyu's sharp eyes had already found the portrait, and she said with a proud smile: "Cousin Lan,
Come quickly and take a look. The portrait is here!"
Ye Qinglan perked up and immediately came over.
Gu Xiyu slowly unfolded the scroll and said with a smile: "This is the best painting I have ever done. I will take it back later and have it framed and hung in my study." Wait for more details.
Looking at the unfolded picture scroll, I couldn't help but say "huh" in surprise.
Ye Qinglan looked at her gaze and was also startled. Why was this painting... different?
When Gu Xiyu was painting, she had been standing aside, so she naturally knew what the painting looked like. The blooming plum blossoms and the quietly smiling girl were indeed very artistic.
But the picture in front of me has exactly the same composition, but the painter is even better. The girl seems to be staring intently at the plum blossoms in the bottle, but her eyes are a little dazed, and there is a faint smile on her slightly raised lips.
He was clearly thinking of his special someone.
The girl in the painting is so vivid and real that she seems to be walking out of the painting at any time.
"This is not the one I painted." Gu Xiyu said very definitely: "Although my painting skills are good, it is much worse than this one. This must have been painted by my eldest brother himself."
Ye Qinglan naturally guessed this. She looked at the painting blankly, feeling an unspeakable feeling in her heart.
These days, every time she thought about the progress between her and Gu Xinian, she felt a headache, so she simply didn't think much and just took it one step at a time. But at this moment, she could no longer lie to herself.
She fell in love with Gu Xinian, and Gu Xinian fell in love with her.
No matter what, the two people are probably no longer involved...
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Here is the introduction: According to historical records, the King of Han in Beifu was lustful and lustful. He conspired to rebel in order to seize Lotus Lady. After his failure, he was crushed and thrown into ashes. Yan Zheng did not expect that she would have to experience this most colorful history since the founding of the Xia Dynasty. In
After suffering the heart-wrenching pain of losing her son and having her entire family slaughtered, she paid tribute to the Queen Mother Lian Ji by committing suicide; but she did not die, but woke up on the cart driving to the Prince Han's Mansion in the North thirty years ago, becoming the daughter of the Queen Mother Lianji who was about to be dedicated to the Han Dynasty.
One of the king's beautiful concubines. So what if she is reborn against the world and subverts the world? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
