To enter the deserted city in the desert, you must first cross a desert. Gu Qiancheng and Qin Jiyan, a few inexperienced people, would definitely get lost in the desert or take a wrong path, but it was different with a guide.
Under the leadership of their guide, Qin Jiyan and Gu Qiancheng walked in the desert for ten days and safely arrived at an abandoned city belonging to Qin Jiyan, which was Yecheng, the former capital of the Yi Kingdom.
Yecheng is not big. It is more like a small town than a city. It stands alone in the desert and looks even more desolate.
It was unknown how prosperous Ye City was in the past, but what appeared in front of Qin Jiyan and Gu Qiancheng now was just a lifeless abandoned city, dilapidated by the wind and sand, and covered with a thick layer of sand.
The city wall is half collapsed and the city gate has long disappeared. If you come here at night, no one will doubt that this is a ghost town.
Walking in, there is a thick layer of sand on the ground, the streets are empty, most of the houses on both sides have collapsed, leaving only a ruin, covered by a thick layer of sand, and the original color can no longer be seen.
"Find a place and clean it up." Qin Jiyan walked for a long time and still didn't see a place where people could live, so he asked everyone to disperse.
Although Yecheng is not a big city, it is still very hard to walk on two legs.
Qin Jiyan then summoned another secret guard, "Keep an eye on the guide and don't let him run around." The secret guard carefully selected the people. Although he brought them safely to the deserted city, it did not mean that he was a trustworthy person.
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"My subordinate understands." An Yi responded, but when he saw that Qin Jiyan had no other instructions, he immediately withdrew.
"Let's walk around." Qin Jiyan said to Gu Qiancheng, and after thinking for a while, he added: "The little thing is probably very depressed these days, let him out."
In order not to attract attention, the little ferret was thrown into a pouch beside Gu Qiancheng's side along the way. It could only come out and move around at night when no one was around. During this period, the little ferret was already suffocated.
The little ferret was bored for more than ten days and finally regained its freedom. In order to prevent the unscrupulous owner from cheating it again, the little ferret was very obedient. No matter how curious it was, it did not dare to move. It nestled obediently in Gu Qiancheng's arms.
He stuck out his little head, his little eyes were darting around, and he was looking at everything with a curious look. It was impossible not to like his little appearance.
"Just like a child, very smart. It's good to be a child like this." Gu Qiancheng was happy in his heart and couldn't help but express his feelings. When Qin Jiyan heard this, he joked: "You want a child? You have to ask for it."
king."
Qin Jiyan turned sideways and breathed into Gu Qiancheng's neck. He wanted to make Gu Qiancheng angry, but he didn't want Gu Qiancheng to turn to Qin Jiyan's ear and say, "Please? How dare you
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The voice was very soft, like the spring breeze blowing through the ears, the tip of the tongue swiping, and the numbness made people's hearts tremble. Qin Jiyan was stunned in place for a moment, the tips of his ears were reddish. When he came to his senses, Gu Qiancheng had already walked away, only to
Leaving behind a shadow, Qin Jiyan was secretly annoyed and followed quickly.
"Qiancheng, after returning to the capital, can I ask Grandpa Huang for marriage?" This was what he was thinking, but...
In reality, everything cannot go as expected.
"Are you serious or are you joking?" Gu Qiancheng paused and asked sideways.
"Of course I mean it sincerely. I am not a person who always abandons everything." Qin Jiyan held Gu Qiancheng's hand with a serious look on his face.
Gu Qiancheng smiled, gently pulled out his hand, looked around and said: "Your Highness has never started chaos, how could he give up?"
Qin Jiyan didn't allow her to refuse. He held her hand again and said, "Qiancheng, I'm serious."
Gu Qiancheng did not withdraw his hand again, letting Qin Jiyan hold it.
"I believe Your Highness, but this matter is not urgent. I am not in a hurry." Even if it is urgent, there is no rush. The old emperor has the final say on Qin Jiyan's marriage, so...
Qin Jiyan would never be able to marry her because the old emperor would not have his intentions.
"I'm anxious, don't you want a child? How can you have a child without getting married?" Qin Jiyan poked the little ferret. The little ferret looked confused and had no idea what mistake he had made. He yelled a few words in a low voice.
, seeing Qin Jiyan still poking him non-stop, the little ferret got angry, opened his mouth and bit Qin Jiyan's finger.
The little ferret only had two small deciduous teeth, which were not sharp. In addition, it did not dare to exert force, and it did not hurt. It was just itchy. Qin Jiyan ignored it and only looked at Gu Qiancheng.
Gu Qiancheng smiled brightly, "If you want to have children, you don't have to get married. I..."
Before Gu Qiancheng finished speaking, Qin Jiyan interrupted with a serious look: "That won't be good for you." He looked a little embarrassed.
"Where are you thinking?" Gu Qiancheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You have such a beautiful idea."
Gu Qiancheng rolled his eyes at Qin Jiyan, "If you want to have a child, you don't have to have one by yourself. Besides, I don't want a child. I just think that children are fun, and I just play around with them. If I really want to have one by myself,
I am not happy. It is easy to give birth to a child but difficult to raise a child, but it is even harder to educate him to grow up."
"You... are reasonable." His Highness Qin deeply felt that he was being sentimental and felt a little uncomfortable. He took out the finger that was bitten by the little ferret and said as he walked: "However, after returning to the capital, please ask Grandpa Huang for a gift."
Marriage doesn't matter, if you don't want to, we can have children a few years later."
"Your Highness, think twice." Gu Qiancheng hurriedly interrupted: "Your Highness must not mention this matter." Qin Jiyan was not afraid. She was also afraid that the old emperor would think that she had seduced Qin Jiyan, so in order to deal with her trouble, he secretly killed her.
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"You don't want to marry me so much?" Qin Jiyan was unhappy and called out the word "my king" again.
Gu Qiancheng hurriedly shook his head: "It's not a question of whether you are willing or not, but whether you can. Your Highness understands in your heart, why bother to say it." She was really upset for nothing...
Everyone in the world knows that she, Gu Qiancheng, is not worthy of Qin Jiyan.
"If you don't give it a try, how do you know you can't do it? Grandpa Huang has given great support to the fifth prince recently. Maybe Grandpa Huang is very happy for me to marry you." By marrying Gu Qiancheng, he will lose the support of his in-laws.
The marriage of royal children has never been about love, they consider more about interests.
"Your Highness understands in his heart that His Majesty only favors the fifth prince, and His Majesty will not give the fifth prince real power." The older the old emperor got, the tighter his grip on power became. In addition to the connections that King Zhou and King Zhao had made over the years,
, others... such as His Highness Qin, are only superficially glamorous but have no real power. It was only in the past two years that Qin Jiyan gradually became more thoughtful and gained some real power.
"Grandpa Huang has become more and more changeable in the past two years. I don't know what he is thinking." Qin Jiyan frowned slightly, feeling a little frustrated.
If he had started fighting for power two years earlier and now had real power, he would not have to be constrained by the emperor, but...
"Your Highness, don't think about that. It's just like this now. We are still young. We just have to endure..." Sensing something wrong, Gu Qiancheng hurriedly stopped, swallowed the unfinished words, and said instead: "We are still young, and the world is..."
Their world is ultimately our world."
"You're right, we are still young." Before Gu Qiancheng finished his words, he understood that they were still young and could survive even to the death of the emperor!
Qin Jiyan's eyes sparkled, and he held Gu Qiancheng's hand tightly, "It is my greatest luck to meet you in this life!"
Without Gu Qiancheng interfering in his life, he would probably continue to give in, not fighting for the sake of the overall situation, and just be the glorious emperor's eldest grandson!
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