Bei Mingxuan half-seriously and half-fakingly smiled with great carefreeness, "Gu Changan, are you praising this prince?"
Chang'an smiled gently, looking directly at Bei Mingxuan, and spoke slowly, his tone three parts serious and seven parts teasing, "Chang'an is just praising his father. If the Ninth Prince insists on being shameless and thinks that Chang'an is praising you, the Ninth Prince, that's fine too."
"...Shameless? Not a bad thing." What else could he say? Bei Mingxuan suddenly felt even more wronged than Dou E. She had done it on purpose. "Tell me, how can this prince be so shameless?"
Changan answered the question irrelevantly. She was certain but also a little tentative. "In the city of Shu, no one doesn't know.
The person the Ninth Prince was closest to was not the powerful left and right prime ministers, nor the generals who held military power, nor any favored prince.
But he is a 'waste' who has nothing and is sitting at home unemployed."
Bei Mingxuan looked at Chang'an with a look that was like a falcon spotting its food, his eyes filled with deep interest. "So?"
Changan began to plan for himself, "So, Your Majesty, don't worry, the princes, don't worry, no one will pay attention to the mansion of the 'waste'.
Changan envied that place where people could rest assured. He wanted the Ninth Prince to give Changan a seat, but he wondered if he would be willing.
The "waste" that Changan mentioned first refers to his father Gu Qingfeng.
The second one refers to Bei Mingxuan naturally.
There’s a saying that goes, “Birds of a feather flock together.”
Ever since Jun Hai was defeated in the battle many years ago and Gu Qingfeng's legs were crippled, he has been regarded as a waste by people.
The only person Bei Mingxuan frequently interacted with in Shudu was Gu Qingfeng, Chang'an's father.
Bei Mingxuan never imagined that Chang'an wanted to live in his mansion. In other words, she wanted to stand on the same side as him. "This prince will give you a place. What can you give me?"
"To be torn to pieces or to rule the world." Chang'an looked directly at Bei Mingxuan, the smile in his eyes was pure green and harmless. "Of course, it depends on what the Ninth Prince chooses."
We are all smart people, so there is no need to hide anything.
The small hermit hides in the wild, the medium hermit hides in the city, and the great hermit hides in the court.
Bei Mingxuan is a hermit. Chang'an was certain of this when he retrieved his dominoes. Combined with the information revealed by his father's words, there is nothing to doubt.
"Do you know what this prince needs?" Bei Mingxuan put away the smile on his face and said seriously, "Having Gu Qingfeng by my side is enough for this prince, and you are a double-edged sword. At the moment, this prince does not want to do anything risky."
Chang'an understood that the 'double-edged sword' Bei Mingxuan was referring to was his grandfather, the monarch of the Southern Kingdom. "You need strong support, but not now."
The power behind this can allow him to get closer to the throne, but it can also make the emperor and other princes wary of him, and even cause him to miss out on the throne.
"How do you want this prince to lend you a seat?"
"Marry me."
"..." Bei Mingxuan was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Gu Changan, you're not tempted by my stunning beauty, are you?"
Chang An saw his wanton smile and instantly felt that she had made a mistake. "Bei Mingxuan, you are not only shameless, but also narcissistic. If I have any dirty thoughts about you, I might as well become a nun."
Although he said so, facing Bei Mingxuan's face, Chang'an had to admit that the man in front of him did have a face that could charm people.
Bei Mingxuan wore a smile on his face, but his voice was cold. "Since you know that I, the prince, intend to rule the world, please stop talking about a safe and peaceful place. I want... you... the real reason."
"I just want a legitimate reason to live in the Ninth Prince's residence openly and avoid being dragged into a power struggle by certain people. If you find someone you like in the future, I will leave tactfully and will never interfere with your marriage." Chang'an's face was calm. "I don't want to be a pawn."
Bei Mingxuan raised his eyes and glanced at Chang'an, his voice tinged with a subtle sadness. He thought of his mother, "Living in a family of emperors and generals, everyone is a chess piece in the hands of the emperor."
“Since you can’t escape the chessboard, then try to be a chess piece that no one notices.”
"You'll die quickly."
"The ones that die quickly are useless chess pieces, not the ones that are ignored." Chang An said,
"If all people are chess pieces, then at present, the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince are the most useful chess pieces in the hands of the Emperor, but one of them will always be thrown away.
However, the emperor has never taken some other princes seriously.
So they are the safest, and they will never even step from the chess pot to the chess board."
Bei Mingxuan disagreed with Chang'an's view. "The chess pieces in the chess pot are destined to end up on the chessboard."
"Then let this game of chess end early. The chess pieces in the jar will naturally have no chance of entering the chessboard again."
After Chang'an finished speaking, he didn't expect Bei Mingxuan to say anything immediately.
She gently waved her hand, and the fire on the ground was extinguished. She gently reminded him, "It's time to go, otherwise my father will worry."
Bei Mingxuan didn't object and threw away the object poking the fire. "Then this prince will show mercy and act as the chess player, rescuing you, this poor little chess piece, from suffering."
Gu Changan raised his eyebrows slightly, curled the corners of his lips as if he didn't care, and said no more.
The two men each rode a horse and quickly headed towards a mountain not far away.
Behind Bei Mingxuan and Gu Changan, the two brothers of the Fu family followed not far away.
It was completely dark.
The plum garden on the mountain was brightly lit, and the few servants all had anxious expressions on their faces, except for Gu Qingfeng, whose expression remained normal.
Although Wanxin suspected that Chang'an had deliberately caused the accident, she couldn't help but worry.
Just when she was about to ask Gu Qingfeng, she heard the neighing of a horse.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Changan and Bei Mingxuan appeared in front of everyone.
Everyone's heart suddenly settled down.
"Miss." Wanxin was the first to speak, "You're finally back. I was so worried."
"Okay," Gu Qingfeng interrupted Wanxin, "Take Changan to warm up first."
Gu Changan didn't say much and left with Wanxin.
Chang'an didn't walk far before hearing a few words of greeting between his father and Bei Mingxuan on the wind, and then he saw the two of them go to the same room.
"This is Chang'an's first time here." Chang'an turned his gaze away from his father and Bei Mingxuan. "I guess my aunt came here before. I didn't expect the red plum blossoms here to be so beautiful. I can smell their unique fragrance from afar."
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