Li Jiao

Gui Yao held a piece of silk in her hand and stroked the red ink stain on the four words "The Emperor is Ruthless" with her index finger in a daze.

It's blood.

The truth behind the exclusive favor circulated among the world was this: it turned out that a phrase of immense love could cover up the bitter coldness of the temple during those years, and put an end to the subsequent difficult delivery due to the large fetus.

Shun'er, everything is fleeting.

Lost those bright eyes again.

The suicide note left by Concubine Gao was hidden under the golden Buddha seat. Jiuchong took Gao Shun to retrieve it when he first ascended the throne.

Such a plain silk piece has been hidden here for nearly twenty years.

No one knows.

The witnesses of history are Shen Xiaoyuan, the ivy on the palace wall, the auspicious picture of dragon and phoenix carved on the screen, and Jiuchong.

Gui Yao sat on the steps, with the almost deserted prince's residence behind her. The late emperor had seven princes and two princesses, all of whom were uniformly disciplined and lived in the prince's residence before they came of age. This was according to the parenting books left by the ancestors of the Gao family.

Only Gao Shun grew up in that dilapidated palace, unable to eat enough and unable to leave.

Guiyao seemed to be performing a play today.

From the general's first encounter with the impoverished prince, to the long gaze of the ancestor Buddha, to the final revealing truth of his devastation.

Now in the harem there are only the emperor and the empress, living in harmony with each other, without any offspring, and the prince's palace is already in ruins.

His Majesty did not order its demolition.

Maybe it's better to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

Gui Yao carefully put the jade and silk back into the brocade box. She looked up and saw Ren Beixi handing her the intact pot of daffodils. The two looked at each other.

Just know.

His Majesty would not really harm the flowers that the Queen raises.

She thought that among the people she knew now, the only ones who really wanted to see blood were Ren Beixi and Jiuchong.

The one who was sent to the north to attack was a military general who had led troops to guard the border. The coldness of the northern border brought out his innate bloodiness, which was so frightening that it could move the whole body. It also had the effect of going back and forth to get to the vital points.

And Jiuchong is like a poison.

Upon hearing this, Ren Beixi's smile faded and he stroked Gui Yao's head with his palm.

Guiyao wanted to drive him away.

For some reason, after leaving Xiaohe Village for Beijing, he especially liked to touch her head.

As a result, she was interrupted just as she was thinking about something.

"If Jiuchong was not the national teacher, what would he do?" She blinked.

The little bird on her head chose to doze off after finding that she could not communicate with Guiyao. She had been sleepy for quite a while now. She did not have a good impression of Jiuchong, so she lay on her head and took a nap.

Guiyao began to ask herself questions and answer them seriously.

Immortality is not a good thing. If Gui Yao had to live in the original world for such a long time, it would be too lonely.

After parting with so many former friends, it is so difficult to choose to give your heart to others again.

That's why Jiuchong trapped himself in Chaochun Tower for many years after Renzhong's death.

Leave the substitute in the capital.

Of course, Ren Beixi would not mistake him for the substitute.

"In that case, when did Jiuchong take the new emperor Gao Shun back to retrieve this jade silk?"

With a "bang".

Ren Beixi closed the lid of the brocade box, with a faint smile in his dark eyes.

"Yaoyao is so smart."

"You always praise me for being smart."

Gui Yao held the narcissus tightly and left the prince's residence with Ren Beixi, who was holding the brocade box, and walked towards Chongzheng Hall. There were very few palace servants on the road. According to Ren Beixi, His Majesty had not appeared in public since the day of the banquet.

The morning court was also empty for several days.

Gui Yao asked, "Have you tried to find out the reason?"

Ren Beixi nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Thank you very much for your guidance, Madam."

Gui Yao knew that he was talking about her ability to read minds, so she nodded and then remembered to ask another question.

She stood on tiptoe, and Ren Beixi naturally bent down and listened carefully.

Gui Yao blushed a little at his unconcerned actions.

"There don't seem to be many animals in the palace."

I only saw Shen Xiaoyuan and the pigeon.

The man thought for a moment, "There have been many mosquitoes and rodents in the palace for a while now. His Majesty doesn't like it. Although he doesn't often go in and out of the palace, he has the palace servants doubly control them. Perhaps it's because they have been using the anthelmintic developed by Imperial Physician Gui all year round."

...Huh.

The anthelmintics in Xiaohe Village are still used by the royal family.

Gui Yao stopped her wild thoughts and frowned slightly. Indeed, now that she was in the center of the entire palace, it was so empty and silent that it was even more uncomfortable. She felt vaguely uneasy, even more uncomfortable than at the banquet that day. Fortunately, Ren Beixi held her hand.

At the entrance of Xuanzheng Hall.

Still empty.

"Your Majesty, now that this matter is over, I would like to return to Xianyu City and take care of many matters at home before returning to the capital to report."

"Okay."

Eunuch Liu carried over a pot.

Eating hot pot in Xuanzheng Hall?

It’s so exciting!

...

When Shen Yuan woke up, it was already dark.

The little bird opened its eyes drowsily.

The Emperor, the Empress, the General, Gui, Guiyao... Then where did she fall asleep? Xiaoniao was stunned.

She flapped her wings carefully and found herself in a birdcage that the queen had prepared for her. She pushed it gently and found that the birdcage was not locked. She fluttered over and stood on Guiyao's head.

“Hey.”

She felt that Guiyao, who was eating hot pot, was slightly stunned.

The little bluebird also jumped and danced to find that Guiyao could understand what she was saying. She was so happy!

The most annoying thing about being a bird is that your size has gotten smaller, your species has changed, and you can no longer eat lots of delicious food.

These four people were actually eating hot pot in Chongzheng Hall.

Shen Yuan looked at the emperor and empress curiously.

In the past, the emperor had to coax the queen for a long time before she would let him eat hot pot with her.

indeed.

When His Majesty was around, Li Jiao didn't like to talk much, he just listened attentively.

She had indeed been frightened at the banquet a few nights before, but she was not a fool. She was more worried about the people she cared about getting hurt than a coup.

When General Ren was taken away, Sister Guiyao carefully put the sword back into the scabbard.

It's finally over.

That night, she used the excuse of comforting her sister Guiyao to drive Gao Shun back to his own palace.

"Jiaojiao?" Gao Shun picked up a piece of bamboo shoots.

Li Jiao's gaze swept across Gui Yao's bright almond eyes in front of him, and he just buried his head and swallowed the food he had picked up.

In fact, she was already very full.

But she also smiled and answered with the same word she had given to His Majesty outside the palace gate that night.

"Is it tasty?"

"Um."

"Are you scared?"

"Um."

Shen Xiaoyuan lay on Gui Yao's head and complained to her in his heart that the queen had been so quiet for two years since she entered the palace. This emperor really didn't know how to pursue anyone. On the day of the wedding, he asked the queen to stay in the Pepper Room and he didn't return all night.

——No wonder you wanted to help the Queen escape.

The wide noodles in Guiyao's hand suddenly slipped into the pot.

The system in my mind said at the same time.

"Congratulations host, the completion rate of the main quest Bird Raising has increased to 30%."

Ren Beixi put the wide noodles back into Guiyao's oil dish steadily. The four of them did not talk about state affairs tonight. They talked mostly about what happened when Gao Shun used the pseudonym Li Congshi. Guiyao, as the biggest victim, smiled happily.

After these things are settled, the focus of the Li and Gui families may shift to the capital.

It was also at this time that Gui Yao had some concrete feeling that their generation had already stepped onto the stage of history.

When I was with Ren Beixi, it seemed that all the political intrigues and wars were very simple.

Ren Beixi can only stay in the palace for the time being.

Gui Yao plans to go out of the palace with her aunt tomorrow to see the Gui family's past properties, have lunch at her grandfather Xu's house, and then visit the Li family in the capital under the pretext of meeting relatives and friends.

After eating hot pot, Gui Yao intentionally or unintentionally fanned the flames and asked Ren Beixi and Gao Shun to go inside to chat.

She then pulled Li Jiao aside to have some private conversation.

The two walked outside the hall. Gui Yao held the lamp and looked down to see Li Jiao rubbing his stomach, frowning. She was about to speak, but heard Li Jiao shaking his head: "Nothing, just too full. I'll be fine after drinking some water later."

She carefully handed her letter to Guiyao.

"Please pass it on to my father for me." Li Jiao handed another letter to Gui Yao seriously. "This is for you. I'm not good at speaking, so I can only write something that may be useful to you."

Under the moon, Guiyao nodded seriously.

She accepted the letter, and Shen Xiaoyuan on her head jumped uncomfortably and jumped into Li Jiao's palm.

Li Jiao's smile was so beautiful in the moonlight.

"I don't know how long this little bluebird has been in the palace. If Sister Guiyao doesn't mind the trouble, please take it out of the palace for a look."

The completion rate in my mind has increased to 40%.

Gui Yao asked her, "Are you going back to the Jiaofang Palace later? Do you want me to go back with you?"

Li Jiao shook her head, and the embroidered handkerchief she was holding tightly in her hand accidentally fell to the ground. She squatted down to pick it up, but when she stood up, her eyes suddenly went dark, and she fell to the only support beside her.

Guiyao's breathing stopped.

She hugged Li Jiao, who was throwing himself at her, with both hands, feeling as light as a piece of paper.

Pulse, heartbeat, breathing and consciousness are weak.

The lamp in her hand rolled to the ground. Gui Yao shouted from afar. The maids guarding outside the hall heard it, one rushed to her, and the other went to the hall and knelt down with a bang, calling His Majesty to come and see.

In a panic, Gao Shun ran over first, and the dragon robe on his body was pinched tightly by Li Jiao who climbed over, making it wrinkled all of a sudden.

Gui Yao was naturally frightened, but she quickly asked Gao Shun to put the person on the ground, thinking that the first aid method for fainting caused by insufficient blood supply should be to let the patient lie flat.

Gao Shun trembled again and slowly laid Li Jiao down. He knelt on the ground without hesitation and let her lie on her side in his arms.

The imperial physician arrived quickly.

By then, Li Jiao had regained consciousness, holding his stomach, and was finally carried away from the Xuanzheng Hall by Gao Shun.

The birds above my head were startled.

"Yaoyao... I suddenly don't want to be a bird anymore. If I'm just a bird, I can't seem to help anyone."

Shen Yuan's voice was filled with sobs.

Gui Yao just touched her feathers and then put her in her arms.

The candle in the lamp happened not to be overturned. Ren Beixi straightened the lamp, held it in his palm, and held Gui Yao with the other hand.

"Yaoyao."

Guiyao responded softly.

Under my long eyelashes, I suddenly received two enveloped letters from him.

She paused slightly before taking it.

Place it on your chest and take a deep breath.

"Thanks."

Ren Beixi said "hmm".

The night was long and silent as the two men returned to the hall hand in hand. Xiao Hui, who was waiting in the yard with a sword in his arms, peeped out dejectedly when he saw them coming.

"General, Madam, Pinyue just came over and handed me a visiting card from the Imperial Master's Mansion."

The invitation was crimson with gold thread loops wrapped around it.

After pulling out the letter, I saw only four big words: "Just inviting you to chat."

The strokes are extremely unrestrained and bold, showing the style of the ninth level.