Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Are you worthy?
“It’s so beautiful.”
Gu Zhizhuo praised happily. She turned around, looked directly at Chen Xu, and said softly, "Master, do you think Gongzi Chen will see it?"
Sheng Jiang glanced at Chen Xu cautiously and saw that the Buddhist beads had been transferred from his right hand to his left hand, and his head hung even lower.
For Master Chen to live to adulthood with such an embarrassing identity, his heart must be as cunning as a lotus pod.
It was late at night, first there was thunder, then rain, and now suddenly fireworks were set off. It was like running directly into his ear and saying "There is a trap here".
All the Governor’s arrangements are complete!
Sheng Jiang's heart was trembling, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He tiptoed out hurriedly, and not long after, he came back quickly and knelt at Shen Xu's feet.
"Master Governor."
"The fireworks came from the direction of Zhuangzi's main courtyard."
"My subordinates deserve to die."
Sheng Jiang swallowed, his mouth was so dry that every word he said was extremely difficult.
In order not to alert the enemy, they were extremely careful after entering the village.
Even though not even a fly could enter or leave the farm, the farmers were not alarmed. Even if the owner of the farm suddenly arrived, it did not affect any plans.
After all, she is just a little girl. So what if she is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo? It will just be another corpse in the future.
But it was this little girl who first exposed the identity of the governor.
Then it ruined the whole situation!!
Sheng Jiang lowered his head so deeply that he could even see the embroidered shoes with mud still on them under Gu Zhizhuo's skirt.
"Please punish me, Master."
His voice was trembling and full of fear.
Such a big mistake was enough to make him lose hundreds of dollars.
Chen Xu clapped his hands lightly and praised: "Not bad."
The girl in front of me had skin as white as snow, long eyebrows reaching her temples, and the frankness and calmness revealed between her eyebrows were not something you would see in a girl in the boudoir.
"very nice."
These words were said to Gu Zhizhuo. Until this moment, she had truly caught his eye.
Chen Xu had a faint smile on his face: "It's far beyond my expectations."
Gu Zhizhuo smiled and said, "Okay, okay."
Her entire back was tense, and she didn't let down her guard at all.
She had seen Chen Xu's mood swings before. He would often be chatting and laughing one moment, and the next moment there would be casualties everywhere and grief everywhere.
He cannot be judged by ordinary people.
Chen Xu slowly turned the Buddhist beads and asked with a smile: "How did you know this, young lady?"
Gu Zhizhuo made a hand gesture with his left hand and said in a half-hearted tone, "I can tell the difference. Do you believe me?"
Shen Xu sneered. He didn't believe such nonsense at all.
He leaned back against the soft pillow, his bright red sleeves covering the snow-white fox fur coat. "Let me see you."
Gu Zhizhuo raised his phoenix eye and spoke without hesitation: "Master, you were born into wealth and status, with a loving father and virtuous mother, and a happy family. You should have lived a life of glory. But who could have imagined that war would break out so suddenly and the drums of war would never cease. You were young and frivolous, thinking you were extremely smart and could save the people, so you took the risk of driving a tiger to devour a wolf, but you didn't expect the tiger to bite you back..."
Chen Xu paused twisting the Buddhist beads, the smile on his face disappeared at this moment, and his gloomy expression was intimidating.
In the small hall, Sheng Jiang didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Only Gu Zhizhuo seemed oblivious and continued, "...the people you saved sacrificed you for wealth and glory."
“So, the family was broken up and everyone died.”
"I have a disability..."
Before she could finish the rest of the words, Shen Xu suddenly jumped up, approached Gu Zhizhuo quickly, and grabbed her slender white neck.
The veins on the back of his hands bulged, and the strong murderous intent enveloped Gu Zhizhuo like countless sharp thorns.
There was only a kang table between Gu Zhizhuo and him. She pushed the ground hard with her left foot, and fell backwards with the round stool. The veil fell, revealing her delicate and flawless face underneath.
Black and white chess pieces fell down with a crackling sound.
Her cold fingertips touched the tender skin of Gu Zhizhuo's neck. She raised her hand to pull out the pearl hairpin from her hair, and drew it across her body. The sharp tip of the hairpin tore open his bright red sleeves.
The stool fell to the ground.
Gu Zhizhuo wiped the scattered hair on his cheeks, coughed a few times, and looked up at Chen Xu with a smile.
The two looked at each other.
There were bright red finger marks on Gu Zhizhuo's neck.
Shen Xu's red sleeves embroidered with gold were tattered and hung down in large pieces.
"Lord Governor!"
Sheng Jiang unsheathed the dagger at his waist and pounced forward.
Shen Xu glanced at him coldly: "Get lost!"
Sheng Jiang stopped and gasped: What makes this girl so brave?!
Gu Zhizhuo casually put the pearl hairpin back on her hair. The hanging pearls swayed gently, and a rosy halo fell on her cheeks. She was beautiful and graceful.
Chen Xu laughed out of anger. He hated people who didn't know their limits.
But he admires those who can try their best and hold on to life.
Just like he used to be...
Shen Xu tore off the torn sleeve and threw it away, then lifted up his robe and sat back on the kang.
His long black hair fell on his shoulders, and the cinnabar mole at the corner of his eye shone brightly in the candlelight.
He half-leaned on the pillow, slowly wiping his fingers with a plain white handkerchief, looking at Gu Zhizhuo with a half-smile: "Miss Gu, where is the wound on your face?"
"I'm timid. I was scared just now, and I'm all right now."
Gu Zhizhuo replied casually that it would be easy for Chen Xu to take her life, and he didn't need to have any evidence.
She simply sat on the ground, not caring if the dust would stain her dress. Of course, there was no dust at all.
"The water is boiling." Gu Zhizhuo pointed to the red clay stove.
After three boils, the water was unusable. No one knew how long it had been boiling. Sheng Jiang quickly emptied the small silver pot, refilled it, and placed it on the red clay stove.
"Master Shen." She smiled and changed the address. "The world is so big. How long will it take you to turn the clouds and the rain with one hand?"
"Five years? Ten years? Twenty years, or... my lifetime?"
"This has been too long."
Chen Xu waved his sleeves and sneered, "You want to cooperate with me?"
He looked her up and down with contempt, as if to say: Are you worthy?
Gu Zhizhuo interjected, "I have the Zhenguogong Mansion."
Chen Xu asked coldly, "How long can the Zhenguogong Mansion survive?"
"A Duke's Mansion that can't even protect itself, huh, what use is there for me? Do you want to take this opportunity to let me protect you and delay your death for a few days?"
Well, what he said makes a lot of sense! ... Gu Zhizhuo sighed silently. In the previous life, the Zhenguo Mansion really couldn't last long.
All I can say is that Chen Xu knows exactly what Jun Xinzi wants.
Staring into his mocking eyes, Gu Zhizhuo quietly raised the stakes: "What if it's Young Master Chen?"
Shen Xu didn't expect her to say that, and twisted the Buddhist beads with his fingers.
From the time she appeared until now, every step she took had surprised him.
Gu Zhizhuo placed his hands on his knees, his eyes radiating confidence as he spoke eloquently:
"Young Master Chen's death here is only an additional achievement for you, Lord Governor."
"But him being alive, returning to the capital, and stepping into the Golden Luan Palace is definitely not a bad thing for you."
"Your chance lies in 'chaos'. If the court is in chaos, the world will be in chaos. Only when the world is in chaos, you will have a chance. If the world is peaceful and prosperous, the emperor is respected, the ministers are humble, and the people are united, then you, the governor, will only be a chess piece in the emperor's hand, which can be used or discarded." Gu Zhizhuo picked up a chess piece scattered on the ground, flicked it lightly with his fingertips, and the chess piece flew into the air and rolled to Chen Xu's feet.
How dare she say that! Sheng Jiang didn't even dare to listen to these words. He felt like he had drunk a bowl of ice water in the cold winter, and it chilled him to the bone.
Chen Xu slowly turned the Buddhist beads, his face showing a thoughtful expression, or rather, a weighing of the pros and cons.
Gu Zhizhuo said with a smile: "Just think about it."
The current Shen Xu was not the impeccable and powerful man he would be a few years from now. His foundation was not stable, and he had concerns... or rather, he harbored ambitions.
Where there is ambition, there is desire.
Unless a person has no desires or demands, there will always be something that can move him.
It’s nothing more than the word “interest”.
Gu Zhizhuo further said, "How about you meet with Master Chen first?"
Chen Xu raised his eyelids and sneered, "Knowing that there is a trap here, how could Master Chen fall into it?"
Gu Zhizhuo said firmly, "He will come." She said these three words with absolute certainty.
After saying this, she pretended to make a gesture and said, "I figured it out."
She raised her thumb and pointed at herself: "I am known as the God of Calculation!"
The corners of Chen Xu's mouth twitched. He brushed off his sleeves and said in an ambiguous tone, "As long as he dares to come, it would be no problem for me to meet him."
Gu Zhizhuo made eye contact with him and said, "It's a deal."
Chen Xu remained silent, his lips slightly raised with a leisurely expression as if he was watching a play.
He loved seeing people struggling to survive.
I am also happy to see someone reach a dead end after struggling desperately.
He didn't believe that Xie Yingchen would come.
But if Xie Yingchen really dares to come...
Sheng Jiang silently lit a stick of incense on the table and went to pour tea.
Smelling the fragrance of tea, Gu Zhizhuo casually said, "I want some too," and sat back at the kang table.
She picked up the scattered black and white chess pieces and quickly rearranged the chessboard with both hands, making it exactly the same as before.
After setting up the chessboard, Gu Zhizhuo picked up the black piece and said "please" to Shen Xu.
Chen Xu: “…”
After a few breaths, he reached out and picked up the white piece and placed it on the chessboard.
The surroundings were extremely quiet, with only the sounds of two people taking turns placing their pieces.
Sometimes fast, sometimes slow.
The black piece is advancing cautiously in a desperate situation, while the white piece, which has a good situation, is still pressing forward, not giving it any chance to breathe.
If you want to live, you can only shrink into a corner and linger.
Finally, Gu Zhizhuo picked up the black piece and hesitated to move.
Shen Xu said with interest: "If you ask me for help now, I might let you go."
"The fragrance is not yet gone."
Gu Zhizhuo pointed at the incense stick that was less than an inch long and had white smoke lingering around it.
She shook her finger: "No hurry."
Bang!
The black piece falls.
To live is not just to linger on.
You can also choose to fight your way out!
Chen Xu raised the corners of his eyes and glanced at her. His peach blossom eyes were sparkling and charming, as if just a glance could make people fall in love with him.
Gu Zhizhuo took a sip of tea, held his cheek with his hand, and smiled harmlessly.
"It's your turn."
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