Chapter 159 Her plan, her calculation
On the way back to Prince Lanling's Mansion from Bingjing Terrace, Gao Changgong hugged Xiao Jinyu very tightly, but did not say a word and seemed very angry.
After returning to Prince Lanling's Mansion, Gao Changgong ordered his people to close the door and refuse all visitors, including Gao Yanzong.
He himself stood glumly by the pond in the courtyard, deep in thought. Xiao Jinyu wanted to comfort him, but didn't know where to start, so he asked Lu Yu: "Chang Gong, is he angry with me?"
"My dear lady, the prince is not angry with you, but he feels sorry for you. Why did you make such a vicious oath? In front of the emperor and so many ministers, you said that if you can't pray for rain..."
Lu Yu couldn't bear to continue talking, and asked in disbelief: "Little lady, can you really pray for rain?"
Xiao Jinyu nodded: "Yeah! When did I ever tell a lie?"
Oh my God! Did our county king marry a god?
"Little lady, if you can really pray for rain, I, Lu Yu, will kneel down for you..." At this point, he slapped himself again, "Look what I said, what is real ability? It must be possible." , Nothing can happen to our county princess!"
Xiao Jinyu came to Gao Changgong, hugged his waist again, and explained with sincerity: "Chang Gong, do you still remember when you were in Pengcheng, I asked you whether you believe that visions in the sky can determine the fate of the world? You said You don’t believe it!”
"I have seen the celestial phenomena. Yecheng has been dry for too long. It will rain in three days. Since Lord Lu wants to use the celestial phenomena to confuse people's hearts, we can only start with the celestial phenomena to break her sacred status in the hearts of the emperor and the people. status!"
"Don't worry, I said I won't do anything I'm not sure about, and I didn't come to make a bet with Lord Lu just out of anger. Chang Gong, don't you still believe me?"
Gao Changgong's expression softened slightly, and he hugged her tightly, then lifted her veil. He saw the red spots on the originally jade-white and tender skin on the left side of her face, and the phoenix disguise that made her look particularly ferocious. The scars in my heart made me even more ashamed.
Seeing the pity and distress in his eyes, Xiao Jinyu smiled again and said: "It doesn't matter, I just took a kind of medicine to get these rashes. I also took the antidote just now, and they will disappear soon." Now, I asked Phoenix to prepare some medicine for the scar on my face, and it will heal soon!"
When she said this, Gao Changgong felt more and more uncomfortable.
"Ayu, it's not that I don't believe you, but it makes me heartbroken to see you hurt because of me..." As he spoke, he gently touched the scars on her face and the rash caused by the medication, "It still hurts here. ”
"The pain has stopped a long time ago. It's just a minor injury. Chang Gong, please don't blame yourself. You and I are one husband and wife, and no one will hurt anyone else. This is what you said!"
After saying that, she took his hand and came to the pond, pointed to the goldfish swimming in the water and said: "Chang Gong, look at this fish, it is breathing heavily. I once read a book, and it was like this. It has been recorded that when goldfish float on the water, it is a sign of rain!”
Immediately afterwards, she pulled him to another sweet-scented osmanthus tree, pointed to the ants on the ground and said, "There are also ants like this that will move their food in search of high places before the heavy rain is about to come. Place to live.”
"Actually, many things in this world have omens, and are not God's will. The reason why people call those unexplainable visions God's will is because of their awe and fear of the unknown."
"Chang Gong, we must overcome this fear before we can be invincible!"
"You who have been on the battlefield should know better than me. Before defeating the enemy, you must first defeat your own heart, right?"
Hearing what she said, Gao Changgong couldn't help but smile, and the haze of fear about the future in his heart immediately disappeared.
At this time, Xiao Jinyu leaned into his ear again and said: "Chang Gong, don't be afraid, I won't die, I will stay with you for a long time and grow old together!"
As if he heard the most beautiful sweet words in the world, Gao Changgong smiled brightly, picked up Xiao Jinyu and spun him around several times.
Lu Yu, who was not far away, couldn't help but be dumbfounded: He didn't expect this little lady to be so capable of comforting people. Just now, the prince's face was clouded, but now it's clear! The difference is not that big!
And I have never seen a county king be so happy, as if he suddenly became ten years younger!
No, he has never been so childish at the age of ten...
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The news that Xiao Jinyu planned to pray for rain on the Tongque Terrace in three days soon spread throughout Yecheng, and many people in Beijing regarded this as a joke after dinner.
Especially the ladies who played with Zheng Yue were even more sarcastic.
"Ah Yue, listen, this Princess Lanling can also pray for rain. What can you do?"
"However, it is still unknown whether she can pray for rain. If not, she will die in front of His Majesty. So, Ah Yue, you must be praying that she will not pray for rain, right?"
"You're talking nonsense——"
Zheng Yue yelled at this group of noble ladies who only knew how to add insult to injury, and ran away wiping her tears. As she ran, she saw Gao Xiaowan walking towards Prince Lanling's Mansion.
"Brother Xiaowan, please help Ah Yue! I heard that that woman even asked Your Majesty to ask for an official position, and she was so brazen that she wanted to make a bet with Lord Lu to pray for rain. Sooner or later, she would bring trouble to Xiaowan. I don't want to See Xiao Guan being harmed in any way because of her!"
When Gao Changgong walked out of the ice well with Xiao Jinyu in his arms, Zheng Yue hid in a place and watched quietly. She had never seen so many emotions on his face: careful love and fear. The fear of loss, if love is not deep in the bones, how can there be such complicated emotions.
"Ah Yue, let it go! Chang Gong's heart...I'm afraid I can't take it back..."
After marrying such a stunningly talented and beautiful woman, how could he tolerate anyone else in his eyes?
This time, Zheng Yue’s heart was completely empty: Even Xiaowan felt the same way, so that meant there was really no hope, right?
Seeing Zheng Yue running away crying and wiping her tears, Gao Xiaowan couldn't help but sigh.
"The Southern Dynasty woman that Chang Gong married is really extraordinary. Although her appearance is ruined, her talent is not comparable to that of ordinary women!"
Gao Xiaoheng also came over at this time and sighed,
"It's just a pity that his temper is too arrogant. I'm afraid it will lead to some fatal disasters like Zheng Yue said!"
"Not only that, now that Zheng Yue has been heartbroken by him, I'm afraid that the entire Zheng family in Xingyang will become his enemy!" Gao Xiaowan said with some worry.
Gao Xiaoheng just smiled: "I don't think so. Chang Gong has always been valued by His Majesty for his loyalty and bravery. If he marries the legitimate daughter of a Han family, it would make Gao Zhan think that he is suspected of forming a party and strengthening his power. And this Southern Dynasty The woman who came here married to the Northern Qi Dynasty alone, without the help of her mother's family. It seemed that Chang Gong was a little weak and had no ambition to aspire to the throne!
I think it's good. He has always had his own opinion and we don't need to worry about him anymore!
It’s just about praying for rain..."
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After hearing the news, Cui Heng and Li Mi also came to Lanling Palace to visit out of curiosity.
After leading the two of them to sit down in the back garden of the mansion, Li Mi couldn't wait to ask: "What happened? Why did you think of making a bet with Lord Lu to pray for rain?"
Xiao Jinyu recounted everything that happened at the banquet and explained: "After this banquet, I have understood the temperament of your emperor of Qi. His feelings towards He Shikai and Lu Lingxuan Favor and favor for King Shixing are as much as Chen Xu's, so even if we bring out evidence that they falsely conveyed imperial edicts or sent imperial assassins to hunt us down, we still won't be able to get Gao Zhan to punish them severely, let alone what else they can do Use your official job to pay for your crime!"
"So, you want to replace He Shikai and Lu Junjun in the heart of Emperor Gao Zhan?" Cui Heng asked.
Xiao Jinyu nodded: "Yes!"
"Did the prince also agree?"
Xiao Jinyu looked at Gao Changgong aside and said with a smile: "Well, he agrees!"
Gao Changgong said nothing. Cui Heng felt sullen in his heart, but he also understood that even if Gao Changgong disagreed, Xiao Jinyu would still have his own way.
She has always been like this, no one can stop what she wants to do.
Li Mi looked like he was waiting and watching. He was silent for a moment and then said: "If you want to replace He Shikai's position in Gao Zhan's heart, I'm afraid the princess will become someone like He Shikai. First of all, this game of holding the palm, You have to learn! This is the game that He Shikai Shenzhen is best at... Well, I know this game, and I can teach the princess..."
Xiao Jinyu nodded with a smile, and Li Mi looked back at Gao Changgong and said with a smile, "The prince doesn't mind, right?"
Gao Changgong didn't speak, so Xiao Jinyu answered on his behalf: "If Changgong is free, he will accompany me."
"But it's a bit difficult to replace Lu Lingxuan's position in Gao Zhan's heart. This woman is good at using celestial divination to tell things. All the wizards in Qi are under her control. What she has won is not the heart of an emperor, but the heart of an emperor. She is the heart of the people, and she is also good at raising secret agents, and has a very secretive and doting spy organization! "
"That's why she wants to bet with Lu Lingxuan to pray for rain and break this sacred status that people look up to!" Cui Heng continued.
Li Mi suddenly realized: "So the princess already had a plan?"
Xiao Jinyu nodded.
Li Mi became even more curious.
"Is it true that we can pray for rain in three days?"
Xiao Jinyu only said: "You two gentlemen, just come to the Tongque Terrace in three days to have a look!"
"Okay!" Li Mi said excitedly.
"Now that the two gentlemen are here, Ayu needs your help."
"Princess, you're welcome, please tell me!"
"I want to draw Zu Jue to our side, so I need you two to help me find all relevant information about him, especially his preferences and weaknesses!"
"That's no problem, I'll take care of it! I'm the best at inquiring into people's privacy!"
Li Mi smiled and Lu Yu looked at him with contempt.
"Boy, what's that look in your eyes? Do you still despise me?" Li Mi glared back and scolded.
Lu Yu was not to be outdone and said: "You think that only you can do this kind of inquiring into people's privacy, and I can do it too! Who looks down on whom? I have also heard people talk about the deeds of Zu Xiaozheng... "
"Tell me about it?"
Lu Yu found an opportunity and spoke enthusiastically.
"Zu Jue's family had an old horse, called a colt, which was only about ten years old. However, like Cao Cao, this guy loved wives the most, and he committed adultery with a widow named Wang, who had six children. Even though he is ten years old, this guy still goes out with the Wang family in pairs and greets people generously. Even Pei Rangzhi, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, laughed at him and said, "Your Majesty, that's so weird. The old horse is ten years old and still called Liu." "Ju, a wife with good ears is still called a lady, hahaha, do you think it's funny or not?" (Note: "Ear Shun" refers to sixty years old)
After saying that, Lu Yu kept laughing. He found that no one was laughing after he laughed for a long time, so he covered his mouth in confusion.
After a while, Li Mi said with a sarcastic tone: "You know how to liven up the atmosphere! But do you think it's appropriate for you to say this in front of your princess?"
Lu Yu never thought about whether it was suitable or not. In fact, he just wanted to make his prince and his wife laugh. At this moment, he looked back at the prince's eyes. He no longer knew what words to use to describe them. They were even contemptuous. He didn’t even bother to look at her with disdain!
"Lu Yu, you are very free, aren't you? Those two killers are dead, so you don't need to worry about the remaining one, right?"
"Oh, yes! There is also the shopkeeper of Fengxianju!" Lu Yu was suddenly enlightened, "If you want to take care of it, I will leave the county prince!"
After saying that, run away quickly!
“So this Zu Jue is such an interesting person?” At this time, Xiao Jinyu sighed sincerely, and at the same time, she understood why Chang Gong reacted like this when Lu Lingxuan asked Zu Jue to help her look at the scars on her face. Big temper.
She glanced at Gao Changgong and asked Li Mi, "Does he have any other deeds, strengths and weaknesses?"
"Well, there are a lot of deeds, but they are not good. Stealing, stealing, gambling, sex, they can do anything. As for the advantages and disadvantages...well, he always felt that he was Guan Zhong when he was alive, and he had the talents of the prime minister, but he was not recognized for his talents. , unable to meet a good emperor, he felt that the emperors were blind and could not see his amazing talent and self-confidence that he was invincible! "
Speaking of this, Li Mi asked Xiao Jinyu, "I wonder if this is an advantage or a disadvantage?"
At this time, even Gao Changgong, who was not serious about smiling, couldn't help laughing.
"For us, it's an advantage. Then I'll ask Li Langjun to help me dig up his numerous deeds, and at the same time, it will dampen his spirit!"
"No problem, we'll take care of it!"
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"Mother, can that little lady really pray for rain? Seeing her swearing so confidently, my son may be really capable. If she really prays for rain, then the popularity that mother has established in the hearts of the people in Yecheng will be... …”
At this time, in a mansion in Yuanzi Sizhong, Yecheng, Mutipo asked Lu Lingxuan worriedly.
"Who said that if it rains, it must be the rain she begged for?" Lu Lingxuan smiled meaningfully and said, "We can also pray for rain!"
"We?" Mutipo was a little confused.
Lu Lingxuan then said: "I once heard Xiao Luan say that the celestial phenomena, whether they are wind, rain, thunder and lightning, or eclipses of the sun and moon, can be calculated. This is a kind of magic number of the Yin and Yang family, but it is a pity that when this wretched servant died, I saved a hand and destroyed all those spells..."
When he said this, he seemed to think of something, and his eyes lit up, "No, it's possible that it was not destroyed, but her daughter inherited it!
When I prayed for rain in the past, I was just prompted by Xiao Luan, and I just set up that trick to gain the trust of Emperor Gao Zhan and the faith of the people in Yecheng.
But now Xiao Luan has Damn it, that guy in Tongque Palace is another fake, he has no real ability!
Unexpectedly, a few years later, there would be such a severe drought, and Gao Zhan would ask me to pray for rain again..."
After pacing back and forth in the room for a few steps, Lu Lingxuan was worried, and suddenly a mysterious and unpredictable smile appeared on her face.
"However, this can be regarded as an opportunity. If Princess Lanling can really pray for rain, then just turn this rain into what I prayed for and let her disappear on the Tongque Terrace!"
"My mother means to kill her when the rain really falls. As long as my mother appears in Tongque Terrace again, then this rain is what my mother asked for?"
Lu Lingxuan nodded: "Yes, so what we should know most now is when the rain will come, and what her plan is!"
"But mother, we have always wanted to install our agents in Prince Lanling's palace, but haven't we been successful? How can we know what their plan is?"
"So, we have to find such a person to put him in!" Lu Lingxuan said, looked at Mutipo, and said with a smile, "Isn't Zheng's Ayue the best candidate?"
(End of chapter)