late night song

Chapter 224 Fulfilling the Promise
Everything is as usual in Hehe. The old ministers see that their power has been preserved and the people have benefited. The current management continues to be implemented with the basically unchanged old system, especially Yuchi Yuchu's attitude that although he has real power in name, he is actually aloof. Overall, Look, after joining Beiling, everything went smoothly and settled as usual.

Gu Yuchu felt that it was time to fulfill her promise to Meng Xiuran and Xuan Lai, so she took the initiative to knock on Ling Buhuo's study for the first time.

"Are you busy?" she asked flatteringly. Ling Buhuo didn't seem very happy since he came back from the princess's house last time. Although she thought it was very funny, with the beauty beside him, chatting and laughing, it was obvious that she should be the one to make trouble, but in fact She didn't.

In the past, in Prince Dongqi's Mansion, she had seen many scenes of kissing me, and she was still her sweetheart and sister. She had forced herself to endure those things, but now they were just cousins ​​who were too close. No matter how deep her heart was, What's the matter? Looking at the relationship between myself and Gu Fan, isn't there such a deep brother-sister relationship? It's barely acceptable to persuade oneself.

"What's the important matter that requires you to come here in person?" Ling Buhuo put down the red sandalwood wolf hair in his hand and asked angrily.

"I want to meet Lejia Pengkang." She approached with a smile.

"Why do you want to see him so well?"

"Now that the situation of Hehe has been decided, I promised Xuan Lai to let Lejia Pengkang return to Sanxing Academy." Gu Yuchu polished her ink as she spoke, and her movements were very skillful. She did not mention Meng Xiuran to prevent the matter from becoming complicated and unclear. .

"Xuan Lai? Is she capable of taking care of that boy?"

"Hehe has no chance anymore. Besides, I will destroy his hand tendons and hamstrings. Even if Xuan Lai has the ability to let him move freely, he is just a cripple. He is still so young, so let him go. Just live your life in peace.”

According to the original intention of taking care of Yuchu, she imprisoned him for half his life and then released him to his old age. This not only punished him, but also kept her promise to Lanye. However, Master Xiuran came out halfway, so she had to consider her feelings. In addition, Master Xuanlai also agreed, so she could no longer say anything.

"Do you know the consequences of letting the tiger return to the mountain? Even if his hands and feet are disabled and no one can rely on him, he will still be instigated and used by others if he fails to protect himself." Ling Buhuo frowned and disagreed.

"It's nothing to worry about He He's old ministers joining forces with others. The war in Dongqi has not ended, and it will take several years to regain his strength. By then, He He will be completely under Beiling's control. He has lost the support of the people. Even with help, he will not be able to succeed. It's nothing. Besides, with you here, why are you worried about a kid?"

Gu Yuchu knew what he was worried about, but since she had promised Master Xiu Ran, she had to keep her promise, otherwise it would be easy for Master Xiu Ran to break into the prison alone and rescue Lejia Pengkang.She simply flattered him, thinking that it would be better to do things smoothly and smoothly.

"You are very relieved about me." Ling Buhuo finally had some color on his face and waved to her, indicating that she should come closer.

"What?"

Gu Yuchu was full of suspicion. Although he walked around the large huanghuali desk and moved closer to his seat, before he could stand still, he was inadvertently pulled into his arms. The man beneath him teased ambiguously: "If I still don't let go, what are you going to do?"

After struggling for a few times without success, she simply gave up, adjusted herself to a comfortable position in the man's arms, met the man's gentle and cunning gaze, blinked, and said angrily: "Honey trap, are you following this trick?"

Ling Buhuo stared at her for a long time, gradually started to laugh, and then kissed her without hesitation. He secretly cursed in his heart that this woman was really his doom. Sometimes, he could be so indifferent and cold that he could reject others without making any move. Thousands of miles away, sometimes she pretends to be a good girl but makes every word mean, but now her smile is so intoxicating that she can't see it. What's even more annoying is that she seems to be able to do all these things with ease. How could he do it? Not moved.

"Are you ready to leave?" Gu Yuchu panted slightly and said this in a shocking way, which made the man feel disappointed but helpless. The purpose was so strong, but because she was rarely so well-behaved and refused, he didn't bother to Calculate.

So he took Gu Yuchu out of the house in a carriage and went to a restaurant in a busy city, ordered a table of wine and food, and enjoyed themselves happily until after dark, pretending to be sleepy and rushed to the backyard, and then went down to the wine cellar. After passing three levels, a solid stone gate came into view.

"Oh, who would have thought of this in a busy city?!" The mechanism stopped and the stone door was ajar. Gu Yuchu couldn't help but sigh.

She walked in and saw that it was a very small dungeon, so small that it could only accommodate a bed and a low table.The space outside the iron bars for visiting the prisoner was no more than four men standing side by side.

Lejia Pengkang looked up and was confused for a long time. When he saw it was Gu Yuchu, tears suddenly fell down.

"Sister, you are here, help me out quickly."

He had been imprisoned for nearly two years in the dark and his skin was pale, but he was not thin. I guess besides losing his freedom, the food must have been good.He instinctively showed weakness and asked for help, but he probably didn't know that He He was now turned upside down.

"I'm not your sister. Your sister was killed by you yourself a long time ago!"

Gu Yuchu's tone was cold and expressionless. She didn't feel sorry for the prisoner in front of her who smelled of corruption. Although he was supposed to be a high-spirited young emperor of seventeen or eighteen years old, sitting on a world, but he wanted to tear his heart apart with his own hands. He has given up the light of the people, abandoned the trust of the people, and destroyed the power in his hands. The current imprisonment and abjection are all his own fault, and he cannot blame others.

"Hahaha, what are you doing here? Are you here to see my joke?"

Lejia Pengkang laughed softly, and the madness and decline in his eyes were clearly visible through the scattered moldy hair. In these days, he also recalled Lanye's sincerity and wholeheartedness in treating him, but so what?He doesn't need anyone's pity, and he hates the drama of sincerity. Who doesn't live their whole life for themselves.

"Hehe has joined Beiling as you wished, and the King of Beiling has also granted Hehe permission to continue the old dynasty."

"That being the case, why don't you welcome me out to receive the title?" Lejia Pengkang stood up excitedly, with waves in his eyes and hope in his heart ignited again.

"Because He He has a new master." Ling Buhuo turned sideways, hands behind his back, and replied ruthlessly.

"Impossible! I am the king of Hehe!"

The man in the prison roared, his bloodshot eyes full of ferociousness. Even though he was embarrassed and embarrassed, he still looked like an emperor who could not be questioned.

"When the Xirong troops came to the city and massacred the city and exterminated the clan, why didn't you think that you were the king of Hehe?! When the people were displaced and the soldiers and civilians fought desperately to kill the enemy, where were you?" Gu Yuchu accused angrily.

"That's because I was deceived by a villain!!! I just took this step because of He He's last resort!" The little country leader held the iron railings of the cage and lowered his head to quibble. Then he raised his head and seemed to think of something.

"Who is it? Is it you? You stole my throne and deceived the whole country!"

Seeing that he was so stubborn, Gu Yuchu felt very sad. Her best friend had sacrificed his life for such a selfish and cowardly person, but he had never thought about it for a moment except for quibbling and evading.

Since this was the case, she didn't want to hide it from him. Instead of letting him go out and listen to others' false instigation, she might as well tell him clearly about her revenge and hatred for him and the Lejia family.

"On the contrary, it was the people of Hehe and your loyal ministers who recommended me to take over your mountains and rivers. After all, I have to thank you and Le Jia Huanyu for their hard planning and promotion of me, a person with a foreign surname, as a princess. He is the rightful ruler of Hehe."

"You are shameless!" Lejia Pengkang opened his eyes wide and cursed through gritted teeth. If he could, he would have wanted to step forward and bite off this woman's throat and suck out the impure blood in her body.

"You don't have to be so excited. If Le Jia Huanyu is still alive, I don't know how to feel when I see you ruining Hehe Shanhe to such an extent." Ling Buhuo turned around and looked at Kong Kong in the cage coldly. A beast with murderous intentions but no sharp claws.

After a long time, Lejia Pengkang gradually became quiet, but his chest was still heaving, his facial features were twisted together, and his eyes were moist.

Mentioning his father's entrustment, he felt infinite self-blame and regret. His desperate move had destroyed his father's life's hard work. The glory of the Lejia royal family for a hundred years collapsed overnight, and he had to admit that he was the biggest family member. of sinners and disgrace.

"I already know, what else do you have to say?"

"No. You can take care of yourself." Gu Yuchu replied ruthlessly.

"Why don't you kill me with one knife?!" Seeing that she had nothing to say anymore, Lejia Pengkang became excited again and asked.

"Because the person you betrayed begged me before he died to spare your life."

After that, she left without looking back. Ling Buhuo stared at the young man who collapsed on the ground for a while before stepping out of the dark dungeon.

"You saw it yourself just now. He is hopeless." On the carriage back, he broke the silence.

"I know. But I must fulfill my promise to Lanye." Gu Yuchu tilted his head, closed his eyes and sighed. If she could, she would have killed Lejia Pengkang with one blow, so there was no need to dwell on it.

Ling Buhuo didn't say anything. It wasn't until he reached the inner lake of the palace that the slumped woman recovered.

"Within three days, can we tell the world that Lejia Pengkang was ashamed of the people, so guilty that he died suddenly?"

He couldn't help but sigh deeply and pulled her into his arms: "Okay! I will also prepare a decent funeral for him and appease the hearts of He and his old ministers with the courtesy of a county king."

Gu Yuchu laughed tiredly, put her arms around his waist, and said softly: "Thank you."

"Fool, no need." The man tightened his arms and kissed her hair, and his originally furious heart gradually calmed down.

Soon, within three days, the news of Lejia Pengkang's premature death spread throughout the world. Under Beiling's reluctant support, a decent funeral was held as scheduled.In this way, the young monarch who once made Hehe and everyone highly anticipated and deeply disappointed was declared dead. From then on, the world was confused. People only remembered his endless ambitions and sins, but forgot that he was still an undecorated man. Green young man.

Everyone will make mistakes in life, but his mistakes cannot be made up for in his life.

After that, Meng Xiuran came to the outside of Yunjing City as promised. In the dense cedar forest, he took away Lejia Pengkang, whose hand and hamstrings were severed. Although the wound was stopped and bandaged in time, Lejia Pengkang was still unconscious.

Before leaving, Meng Xiuran looked at Gu Yuchu quietly for a long time, and then put a small piece of red silk in her hand.

"Let's keep a memory."

When the carriage started to move, Gu Yuchu opened her palm and opened the red silk. A plain gold ring with a ruby ​​embedded in it came into view. She was startled and looked up at the distant carriage for a long time.

There is no doubt that this is the Sunda Shadow Token, but it is not like an ordinary Sunda Shadow Token.

But she no longer has anything to do with Dong Qi, and all these Xiu Ran masters know it, but she doesn't know what her intention is.But since the master said it was a souvenir, she couldn't throw it away easily, so she had to keep it and never show it to others.

Even though Lejia Pengkang's matter was over and she was riding back, Gu Yuchu couldn't help but feel a little worried after receiving such an unexpected gift. However, she still went to Yunjing Restaurant and bought freshly cooked crispy pork to take back. Jingchuan Mansion plans to express its gratitude to Ling Buhuo.

But what she never expected was that as soon as she arrived at the palace and walked around the inner courtyard, she saw Ling Buhuo, Shu Yuan, Gu Fan and Wu Cen, who had just returned home from visiting relatives, enjoying the Poria Honey made by Ji He with great gusto. cake.

"Sister Yuchu, you are back, come and try my craftsmanship." Ji He was the first to notice her, with crescent-shaped eyes, holding up a handkerchief and waving to her happily.

"Ah, what's delicious?" Although Gu Yuchu was not happy in his heart, he still looked as usual. After all, he was used to killing people on the battlefield, so this was no big deal.

"Sister, sit down."

Gu Fan was very understanding and quickly stood up and asked Gu Yuchu to sit down. He and Wu Cen stood aside and talked and laughed.

"Sister, Miss Ji He's craftsmanship is really extraordinary. I have never eaten such delicious pastries."

Shu Yuan hurriedly handed a piece to her, and before she could take a bite, Gu Fan continued to praise: "Poria reduces fire. This weather is the most suitable to eat. Miss Ji He is really attentive."

"You all have official duties. I only make some tricks in the kitchen every day at home. It would be great if everyone likes it!" Ji He is innocent and romantic, and he is proficient in cooking. He is really lovable.

Gu Yuchu resisted in his heart, but had to cooperate and take a bite.

Um?what happened?This tastes really good!
The pastry is as thin as paper, crispy and delicious. Although I don't want to admit it in my heart, my body is very honest and nods along with it.

"Isn't my craftsmanship ten times better than yours?" Ling Buhuo observed her for a long time, and when he spoke, he was so irritating!

"The craftsmanship is really good." Gu Yuchu squinted his eyes and praised, but never looked at him.

"What is this?" Ji He accidentally glanced at the food box she put aside and asked.

"Oh, I went to the restaurant to buy the crispy pork. I completely forgot about it after eating such a delicious cake. Try it quickly." She opened the food box excitedly, but the crispy pork had been stuffed for too long and was no longer available. Crisp and delicious, this contrast made everyone lose interest.

"The crispy pork must be cooked and eaten now. I can cook it too. I'll cook it for my brothers and sisters next time, okay?" Ji He tilted his head and looked at everyone with a smile, as if he was expecting a positive response.

"Okay, King Jingchuan must be asking for it, right?" Gu Yuchu glanced at Ling Buhuo and was anxious to express his position for him. Ling Buhuo did not respond, but Shu Yuan and Gu Fan were very excited, and even the reserved Wu Cen also He kept nodding.

"That's great. I really wish I could eat it every day."

"That's it."

In this way, under the urging of these men's appetites, Ji He ran to Jingchuan Prince's Mansion every now and then, from delivering food to finally making it ready to eat.

Moreover, the time she picked every time was extremely accurate, always when Ling Buhuo and Xiu Mu were in the house. However, Gu Yuchu did not dare to speculate on the little girl's thoughts. After all, he was so much older that even the slander seemed like It was as if he had bullied her. Besides, Ji He was really too outspoken and lovely. If she were a man, it would probably be difficult for her to resist.

But there was something she had always had doubts about, so she took the opportunity to ask Shu Yuan specifically.

"On the day of the banquet held at the princess's residence, all the rich and powerful sons and daughters of your residence were invited. Although Shu's residence is not as famous as Shan's residence, it is still a second-grade military general. Shu Guanfeng regards you as his own, and others dare not underestimate you. Why didn't you attend? ?”

Seeing her mentioning Princess Helan, Shu Yuan sneered unconsciously, and then asked: "Sister, did you receive an invitation when you went to celebrate your birthday that day?"

"No."

"That's right!" Shu Yuan felt that he had a wonderful idea and patted the table, "Don't mention that old princess Helan. Even if she invited Shu Mansion for more than ten years, she only invited her by name and never mentioned it. Me, I don’t mind going either.”

"Why is this?"

"This must start from the previous generation. I heard from my adoptive father that the Yuefu Order Ji Sibu and her mother were in love, but Princess Helan insisted on stepping in and used the emperor's order to force the Yuefu Order to marry her. Yuefu Order Ling cared deeply about his mother and neglected Princess Helan for four years. It was not until he learned that her mother had married in Dongqi and had children that she gradually stopped being persistent. However, when Yuchi destroyed the family and the news of her mother's death reached Beiling, Yuefu Ling was heartbroken. He was so distraught that he could not leave home because of his illness, and he died of depression within eight years."

"You mean Princess Helan hated her mother because of the Yuefu Order, so she hated us one after another?" Gu Yuchu found it very ridiculous.

"Otherwise, what else could it be? It's so common for women to hate each other because of love."

"Then how does she know who you and I are?"

"Although my identity is hidden, she is still a princess after all. Besides, my mother and I are carved out of the same mold. It would be difficult for her to pretend to be blind. But if you come out halfway, Yuchi's surname will not be changed. She knows it well."

Gu Yuchu couldn't help but nodded, so there was a reason why Princess Helan, whom she met that day, was inexplicably not friendly.

"Actually, that Yuefu Ling was also an infatuated person." She sighed after learning about the past events of her previous generation.

"Come on, if he hadn't been weak, my mother would have been so sad that she left for Dongqi. But then again, if he had any backbone, we wouldn't be here anymore! In short, he is not worthy of our mother."

"You can't say that. There are a few people under the imperial power who have the courage to fight. He is considered to be serious."

"You're such an idiot. If you really felt guilty and hurt yourself, why did you give birth to a daughter before you died?! That's nonsense, you women are so inexplicably soft-hearted." Shu Yuan couldn't help but cursed. Over the years, because of Princess Helan, he I was often ostracized and wronged.

"Hey, brat, aren't you soft-hearted? Then I see that you are very concerned about Ji and that little girl." Whether it was Ling Buhuo or his own brother, who valued a little girl so much, Gu Yuchu's face remained the same as before, but his heart was hard to balance. Yes, so he said this deliberately.

"She is short-handed and soft-spoken, and she is a little girl. How can I be angry with her?" Shu Yuan was very frank, and then he seemed to come to his senses and smiled slyly, "Are you jealous?"

"What a joke, why am I jealous? You are my biological brother!" She quickly denied it. Damn it, she was actually laughed at by this brat!

"Just pretend! But you reminded me that with the old Princess Helan behind me, it might not be that simple for Ji He to deal with Big Brother Buhuo. The older generation can't compete, so they have to place their hopes on their daughter. Don't be careless. Got it!"

Shu Yuan instructed, while holding Gu Yuchu's arm with both hands, looking up and down carefully, and then commented: "Compared with Ji He, you are older."

But before he finished speaking, Gu Yuchu hit him directly in the abdomen with a bowed leg. He bent over in pain and sat down on the stool, but he still didn't hesitate to speak.

"He also has a bad temper."

She then tried to take action, but the boy quickly hid behind the round table, not afraid of threats: "He doesn't have cooking skills yet."

"Want to die?"

Gu Yuchu's face turned red and he couldn't bear it anymore. He was about to attack from the air. At this time, Shu Yuan decisively gave in and hugged his sister's thigh and begged for mercy, thus avoiding the physical pain.

(End of this chapter)