Chapter 67 Chapter 67 is the only authentic version...
Gu Yican was playing with his spear out of boredom, his eyes, like Gu Zhizhuo's, were full of laziness and boredom.
All of this was replaced by ecstasy when the girl in front of him ran towards him.
The horse was extremely intelligent and in tune with its master's mind. It didn't need any extra instructions from Gu Yican and rushed out like an arrow. When the two were less than ten steps apart, they jumped off the horse's back at the same time and in unison.
Gu Yican even threw away his spear.
“Gu Cancan!!”
"Gu Yaoyao!"
Gu Zhizhuo flew into his arms with a pleasant laugh.
The two were born on the same day and have the same mother.
When they were little, they were even the same height.
Now, Gu Yican is a head taller than her, his shoulders are broader, and his arms are stronger. He can even easily pick her up and spin her around several times.
Gu Zhizhuo put her arms around his shoulders, her skirt fluttering.
Gu Yican held her cheeks with both hands and pinched them, smiling as brightly as the sun.
My sister is so pretty! Just like him.
Gu Zhizhuo laughed at first, then started crying, tears welling up in his eyes.
Gu Yican:?
He was terrified.
Except when she was little, her sister had only cried like this three times in his memory. The first time was when her grandfather passed away, the second time was when her mother died of illness, and the third time was when her father died in battle.
According to his reasoning, his sister shouldn't cry unless he is gone!
She didn't cry out loud, but just sobbed softly, her eyes were red, and tears kept falling like beads with broken strings, falling on the back of his hand, and also seemed to fall into the tip of his heart.
His heart ached.
who!
Who messed with his sister? Stand up!
Gu Yican's face was tense. He looked left and right. His sister came alone, and all his soldiers were about a hundred steps away.
So, it was your own fault?
It was a bit unfair. But no matter what, he admitted his mistake first.
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have taken so long to come back."
My sister must be mad at the mess in the capital.
Yes, that must be it.
"When I return to Beijing, I will go and find trouble with them!"
"Don't cry, okay?"
Gu Zhizhuo: “…”
"How about I let you hit him twice?" Gu Yican was in a panic. His sister never liked to cry before, and he had no experience in coaxing girls!
Gu Zhizhuo sniffed and angrily said, "It's all your fault."
"Blame me."
"Why don't you come back?"
Why do you want to die?
Gu Zhizhuo punched him on the armor.
It’s so hard! My hand hurts!!
Gu Yican was stunned: "How about I take off my armor and let you fight me?"
Gu Zhizhuo rested his forehead against his breastplate, and his tears flowed even harder.
She hadn't seen him for a long, long time.
They were born together, grew up together, and are each other's soul mates.
In the previous life, the young master had finally helped her find him.
She rushed over desperately, and finally saw his dead body. He couldn't even wait for her to see her.
His chest was stabbed, his abdomen was cut open, and his body was thrown into a mass grave.
His eyes were open.
She held him in her arms, his blood had long since dried, and countless flies were flying around them.
At that moment, she lost half of her soul forever.
Gu Zhizhuo hugged him, his mind full of Gu Yican's miserable death in his previous life.
She sewed up his abdominal wound with her own hands.
Wiped his blood clean with my own hands.
I changed his clothes with my own hands.
He burned it with his own hands and brought it back to his grandparents and parents.
"Gu Cancan."
She called out in a muffled voice.
"exist!"
"You are alive, you are still here."
Gu Yican quickly followed her words and said, "I'm alive, you touch it, it's warm." He took her hand and touched his cheek, which was warm, and asked her to touch his nose, which was also warm.
"I won't die. I promise. I swear! I won't die."
"I believe you."
A soft laugh escaped from Gu Zhizhuo's lips, tears were still flowing, and the corners of his mouth were already raised high.
Gu Yican casually wiped her face with the back of his hand: "It won't look good if you cry and laugh at the same time."
"Never mind your business!"
Gu Zhizhuo glared at him, his eyes carefully tracing his eyebrows.
Unlike the last time I saw him in the previous life, there was no blood or vicissitudes on his face. He was still in high spirits, full of confidence and the arrogance of being famous at a young age. He had sword-like eyebrows and a heroic look, and a ponytail tied high at the back of his head.
Seeing her smile, he smiled too, and poked the dimple on her cheek with his fingers in an obnoxious manner.
Bang!
Gu Zhizhuo raised his hand and slapped it away.
He laughed so hard that he fell backwards, and put his arm around her shoulders: "Let's go."
He picked up the spear and led her towards the direction of the commander's flag, saying casually, "How is it going? Is it done?"
The two horses didn't need any greeting at all, they just followed behind with a clattering sound.
"I'll take action, of course!"
Gu Zhizhuo hummed and raised his chin, his arrogance no less.
"We were born together, but why are we so disconnected now that you even have to ask this?" Gu Zhizhuo glared at him. "This must be your fault."
"I'm wrong, I'm wrong."
Anyway, it’s definitely right to admit your mistake first if you make your sister unhappy.
"Jiang Zizhou and Li Qing are captains of the Qianji Camp." Gu Yican introduced the two deputy generals to her.
The Qianji Camp has three captains, including Qi Fu.
Jiang Zizhou is over thirty years old and has a deep red scar between his eyebrows.
Li Qing and Qi Fu are of similar age, with rough looks and exceptionally strong bodies.
Gu Yican hooked his arm around her shoulders and said to them with a smile, "My sister."
They both clasped their fists together and said, "Big girl."
They were also looking at this Miss Gu.
They had all heard that the prince and the eldest girl were twins.
She really looked a lot like the prince. In terms of appearance alone, they were at least 70% similar, and they both had heroic eyes, but the prince was taller, with deeper eyebrows and eyes, and no dimples on his cheeks.
Gu Zhizhuo returned the gift.
"You guys should take your troops back to the camp to rest. This prince still has to go to the palace to report." As he said this, Gu Yican unconcealedly clicked his tongue, and there was a hint of impatience in his raised eyebrows that he hadn't concealed well.
The two agreed.
"Let's go back to Beijing."
Gu Yican is a black horse with its four hooves stepping on the snow, and his name is Yanyunzhao.
He mounted his horse first and offered her his hand.
"younger sister."
Gu Zhizhuo placed his hand on his palm, borrowed some strength, jumped up and sat in front of him.
The two of them rode together and rushed towards the capital.
The Jade Lion was very angry when he saw that he was left behind. He spread his hooves and rushed forward, holding his breath to overtake Yanyunzhao.
Unfortunately, it was still a minor, while Yanyunzhao was in his prime and a warhorse. He felt no pressure at all carrying two people. The Jade Lion could not catch up at all and soon fell far behind.
Yanyunzhao was afraid that it would run away, so he slowed down his horse and waited for it.
Gu Zhizhuo turned his head and took a look. Seeing that it was following well, he felt relieved. While on the way, he briefly told it what had happened in the past few days.
She spoke simply and didn't even mention the difficulties involved, but after she finished telling everything, she arrived in the capital.
Gu Yican hugged her shoulders silently.
He's not in now.
It must be very hard for my sister to carry the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion on her own.
Her shoulders were thinner than his own, but not weak at all.
After she finished speaking, she asked: "Gu Cancan, do you want to enter the palace first?"
Gu Yican nodded: "I'll go and get my life back and then go home."
"You have to be careful. Now that the Gu family and the emperor have broken up, he will definitely not be in a good mood towards you." Gu Zhizhuo raised his head and spoke to him, his eyelashes fluttering.
"I understand. Even if this prince is injured, he can still mend his face."
Gu Zhizhuo lay on the horse, laughing happily.
Yanyunzhao stopped in front of the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and the Jade Lion Horse neighed and chased after him, panting. It angrily hit Gu Zhizhuo with its head, snorted at Gu Yican, and angrily stood between Gu Zhizhuo and Yanyunzhao, separating them.
"Okay, okay. I'll treat you to some candy."
Gu Zhizhuo took out a candy and fed it to it.
The jade lion sniffed for a long time. Gu Zhizhuo pretended to feed Yan Yunzhao. It immediately became anxious, put its head towards her hand, and rolled up the candy with its tongue.
Yanyunzhao was very calm and composed. He was not upset even though he didn't get the candy. He shook his shiny mane and walked slowly.
Gu Zhizhuo tossed the candy pouch to Gu Yican and watched him walk away. When Gu Yican disappeared at the end of the street, she pulled the jade lion's reins toward the mansion, a look of deep joy etched in her eyes and eyebrows as she walked, lowering her head to teach it a lesson.
"Are you not angry anymore?"
"With such a bad temper, if you share a stable with Yanyunzhao in the future, be careful that he might bite you in the middle of the night."
"Ah, a mouthful..."
“Yaoyao!”
Suddenly, Gu Baibai's soft cry rang in her ears. She raised her head sharply, and what caught her pupils was a large area of dazzling red. She was startled, took a big step back, and barely stood still.
Huh. Gu Zhizhuo patted his chest and almost bumped into it headfirst!
Chen Xu came out with Gu Baibai. Only he could carry off this elegant bright red color, which made his skin look fair and unparalleled in beauty.
She bowed and said, "Master Governor, Third Uncle."
Chen Xu stared at her and suddenly sneered.
Gu Zhizhuo looked puzzled and she didn't know what he was laughing at, but she was in a good mood and didn't care!
"Master, why are you here?"
The corners of her lips curled up and she casually pointed at his sleeve.
His hands hung naturally at his sides, and his wide, open sleeves were stained with finger-sized black and gray incense ash, which was quite eye-catching among the gold and silver threads.
Shen Xu looked down and brushed it off with his fingertips unhappily, but there were still some shallow marks, which made him more and more uncomfortable the more he looked at it, and his face was full of disgust, as if he wanted to tear off his sleeves.
Sheng Jiang quickly handed over a white handkerchief. He wiped his fingers again and again, not even raising his eyelids, and said impatiently, "Burning incense. Oh, and the imperial decree."
Gu Baibai: "Announce the decree?" It seemed like he didn't say it just now.
Gu Zhizhuo's eyes lit up. Could it be the imperial decree for his father to enter the Ziji Pavilion?
Nine times out of ten, it is true, otherwise there would be no need to trouble this gentleman.
As she thought of this, a bright yellow imperial edict flew over and landed steadily in her hand.
"I forgot to announce it. You take it."
No? How could you forget this!?
Shen Xu threw down the imperial edict and walked away, throwing the white handkerchief on the ground.
A group of people guarded behind him, even Gu Zhizhuo was blocked.
What on earth is this gentleman here for? However, for the time being, it seems that he has no ill will towards the Gu family, she thought, took the imperial edict, and ran happily towards Gu Baibai.
"Third uncle, my eldest brother will go to the palace to report first and will be back later."
Cancan finally arrived safely. Gu Baibai nodded slightly and said, "What does the imperial edict say?"
Gu Zhizhuo unfolded the imperial edict and saw that, as she had guessed, it clearly stated that her father had made great contributions and was admitted to the Ziji Pavilion, and would be worshipped by the descendants of the Xie family of Daqi and the people for generations.
During the reign of Taizu, every meritorious official who entered the Purple Extreme Pavilion would have a scholar from the Hanlin Academy write about his achievements and compile them into a book. The imperial edict also pointed out that this matter would be handed over to the Ministry of Rites and announced to the world.
Choose an auspicious day and enter the cabinet.
Even the auspicious date has been set.
Gu Zhizhuo was satisfied after reading it. She handed the imperial edict to Gu Baibai: "Third Uncle, please take a look and see if there is any trap in it."
After he took it, Gu Zhizhuo asked again: "Did Governor Shen say anything else?"
He said he was going to announce the decree, but he had forgotten it. If I hadn't come back myself, would he have waited until he remembered and then sent someone to deliver it? Hmm, it's really possible!
"I'm here to burn incense."
"Really fragrant?"
Gu Baibai thought thoughtfully: "I think he is testing me."
"Probing?"
"Testing the emperor's bottom line."
Gu Zhizhuo raised an eyebrow as he listened to him say, "Lord Shen is currently at the peak of his powers in the imperial court. However, apart from the Eastern Depot and the Imperial Guard, he actually holds no real power."
Gu Zhizhuo is more familiar with the court five years later, and she does not have a very clear understanding of the current court situation.
Five years later, Shen Xu has reached the peak.
The Prime Minister of Song died suddenly of an illness, the Duke of Wei was stripped of his title and his entire family was executed, and all the people including the Prince of Jin defected to Xie Jing.
There were no three major parties in the court, only Chen Xu of the East Factory and the crown prince Xie Jing.
The emperor suffered from a severe headache, his eyesight was severely impaired, and he was mentally exhausted. He only held court once every ten days. All memorials had to go through the Imperial Household Department. Shen Xu controlled the court's mouths and eyes, and his methods were cruel. He would confiscate property, exterminate families, and even skin and slice people. No one dared to stop him.
She was actually not familiar with the court now divided into three parties. She didn't even know how Shen Xu stepped on the Duke of Wei and the King of Jin and rose to the top.
Gu Baibai finished reading the imperial edict and nodded, "It's credible."
Gu Zhizhuo clapped his hands and smiled, "That's all."
Daddy has entered the Purple Extreme Pavilion, and his illustrious military exploits will be known to the world, propelling the Gu family's reputation to its peak. In the short term, the emperor will likely find it difficult to sentence the Gu family to death on charges of disregarding the emperor's favor, shirking responsibility for their own achievements, and being disloyal and unrighteous.
It has been more than two months since my rebirth.
She finally pulled the Gu family back from its predetermined fate, giving them some breathing room.
"Third Uncle, you haven't told me yet, what is he testing?"
The ending tone of Gu Zhizhuo's voice was slightly raised, as if it carried a hint of coquettishness.
"To test the emperor's tolerance for him."
"He openly expressed his condolences. What will the emperor's attitude be? If he is not angry, he can step on this bottom line and move forward in the future."
"Chen Xu is only about twenty years old. It would be difficult for him to reach his current high position just by being cruel."
There was a hint of appreciation in Gu Baibai's tone.
The emperor's trust, the officials' fear, and the subordinates' loyalty and respect: achieving each of these three things to the fullest is extremely difficult, and achieving them all at once is even more difficult.
In particular, as far as Gu Baibai knew, Shen Xu had no support from anyone and had reached his current position step by step on his own.
Gu Zhizhuo nodded silently. Whether it was the Jinyiwei or the Dongchang, they were both afraid of him, but more importantly, they respected him.
"Yaoyao, are you familiar with Governor Shen?"
Gu Baibai saw that the two of them were quite familiar with each other just now, and her daughter Yaoyao did not show any fear of Shen Xu.
Gu Zhizhuo said frankly: "A Man got lost, I begged him, and he helped me."
"I see."
She pushed Gu Baibai slowly forward.
Passing through the Chuihua Gate is the main hall.
"besides……"
Gu Zhizhuo was about to say that he was the one who told her Ji's real name when he was interrupted by a shrill voice.
"...Your Gu family doesn't have any daughters, so why are you so obsessed with someone else's daughter? I must take her back today. Hurry and call Ying'er out."
The sound came from a flower curtain near the front ceremonial gate.
A woman in her thirties, adorned with pearl hairpins, put her right hand on her waist, shouting and pointing loudly. If it weren't for a few maids blocking her way, her fingers would have almost stabbed Gu Zhiwei in the face.
Gu Zhiwei said with a stern face: "Aunt, if you are here to pay your respects, please go and burn incense. Otherwise, please leave immediately. I am very busy today and cannot entertain you."
Her face flushed crimson and she was furious.
Gu Zhiwei had originally instructed the doorman not to let the Xu family in, but today the mansion was setting up a mourning hall and they couldn't just turn away guests, so the Xu family came inadvertently.
They said they came to pay their respects, but her aunt took advantage of the fact that the man in red was being entertained in the mansion and rushed to the inner courtyard without paying any attention to her, and was stopped by the maids.
"Cousin Ying'er won't go with you!" Gu Zhiwei pointed in the direction of the gate, "If you make trouble again, I'll leave."
"Your mother's last name is Xu, and the Xu family is your maternal grandparents'. Are you trying to drive me away?" Mrs. Xu's shrill voice startled the birds into flight. "Do you still want to save your mother's reputation? She's been a widow for so many years, and I'm afraid no one in the mansion takes her seriously anymore. Do you want to destroy the last bit of her dignity?"
Gu Zhi was slightly stunned, and Mrs. Xu walked past her towards the ceremonial gate, humming.
Gu Zhiwei stepped forward, stood in front of her, and ordered, "Drag her away."
Several maids rushed over, and Mrs. Xu immediately became angry and shouted, "Zhiwei, don't think that just because Abao likes you, you can yell in front of me. You look so skinny, it will be difficult for you to have children in the future."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Your son is such a bad person..."
Mrs. Xu couldn't stand her saying this and raised her hand: "I will teach you a lesson today on behalf of your mother..."
Gu Zhiwei raised her face stubbornly, and the next moment, someone grabbed her slender waist and took two steps away.
Mrs. Xu lost her balance and almost fell down.
She was about to lose her temper when she looked up and saw Gu Zhizhuo. A flattering smile immediately appeared on her face: "It turns out to be our eldest daughter. My daughter Ying'er has been bothering us at home for quite some time. I'm here to take her back."
"Big sister, please don't agree to this." Gu Zhiwei leaned against her and said anxiously, "For the sake of their precious son, the Xu family wants to send Cousin Ying'er to someone else to be ruined!"
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