late night song

Chapter 9 The hairpin expresses love
Since that day, Gu Yuxin rarely came to Gu Yuchu's place. Most of the time, the girl in the mission room brought her some fruit drinks and cakes made by herself. On the surface, she said she was afraid of disturbing her sister's recuperation, but they both knew in their hearts that they should Each digests this complicated mood in time.

Qi frame is even more busy with official duties and has no time to take care of Linyue Pavilion. This is very good. If he sees it for a day, this embarrassing worry may be relieved.

The account books on the desk had piled up like a mountain, and Gu Yuchu was buried among them. It was a headache. He didn't understand the way of business at all. The current accounts were so complicated, not to mention the profit and loss. How could he distinguish clearly from these account books alone.

It's better to go and see for yourself, since I've been bored in the house for many days anyway.

She asked Liansheng to call Xu Zhang, the chief steward of the mansion. Strangely enough, the chief steward of the mansion was not as she had imagined. He was a little older and sophisticated.

On the contrary, he is actually a young and handsome man, only in his early twenties. He looks a bit indecisive, but he arranges things in an orderly manner, no less than an experienced old man.

After expressing her intention, Xu Zhang arranged a carriage as quickly as possible to accompany her to visit the properties owned by the palace.

If you don't leave, you wouldn't know it. The fields and industries under the name of this prince are really eye-popping. The entire Feiying Street is owned by the King of Qin, and there are antiques, silk shops, restaurants, pawn shops, grain and oil shops.

Xu Zhang, wearing a green bamboo-leaf gown, introduced her in detail one by one. He knew the profits and losses of all the stores, which made Gu Chu really admire him.

It was introduced that the King of Qin ordered all rents to be halved. Therefore, although Feiying Street is located slightly away from the imperial city of Qidu, the business is extremely prosperous, and foreign merchants come and go frequently.

The gathering of people is the best cover, and the transmission of various messages is safer and more concealed. Although the Qin King's properties are slightly concentrated, the business that comes and goes radiates throughout the city, especially every important minister and prince's residence, as well as their properties and shops. Eyeliners must be deployed around the area to keep a close eye on the situation and not miss any clues.

Gu Yuchu suddenly had an idea. There might be another mystery in this transaction account, so he thought he would study it again when he returned home.

After running around with Xu Zhang for a long time and listening to each shopkeeper's report on the general situation of various businesses, she got some ideas in her mind.

Before returning home, Gu Yuchu unknowingly followed Xu Zhang into a jewelry store. The "Forgetting Pavilion" plaque hanging in front of the door was different from the traditional wood carving, but embroidered with silk thread. The colorful plaque The silk thread is decorated with round mother-of-pearl polished into different sizes, which is very colorful and dazzling in the sun.

But the most intriguing thing is the couplets carved on the left and right door curtains of the store:

"The rock is easy to turn but the cattails are hard to chase, but the rouge will never regret the pearl and the green will be bright forever."

It sounds a little depressing, but when you think about it, it's actually very interesting. A ruthless man is unreliable, and his treasures will always be with him.

Gu Yuchu smiled.

The shopkeeper of the jewelry shop understood Xu Zhang's look and bowed slightly to them, skipping the rules of kowtow and saluting, and just treated them as the most ordinary customers.

"Congratulations to the princess, my surname is Lin. I am very pleased that the princess personally came to inspect." Although the rules were waived, the shopkeeper still spoke respectfully.

"Shopkeeper Lin, there's no need to be polite. I don't know much about business matters. I'd like to ask the shopkeeper to put more effort into running the business in the future."

"The princess has defeated the villain. She should do her best when working for the palace, so why bother?"

The shopkeeper continued nervously: "All the bead and hairpin jewelry in this store are made by our own craftsmen. Most of the jadeite gemstones are collected from Baise and Jiangzhou. The color is of top quality, and the styles are also the most fashionable at the moment. Qidu Official The ladies of the wealthy family are all very fond of it, and they come to patronize it frequently. Even the beauties in the palace often send people to order custom samples. This is the account of the shop, please take a look at it, Princess."

"Shopkeeper Lin is careful in his work, so I can rest assured. However, the things provided in the palace must be given with double care and no carelessness can be tolerated. Can I take this account book back to the house and look through it before ordering it to be returned."

"Princess, you are so polite." Shopkeeper Lin had already prepared the account book by his side and handed it over respectfully.

After Xu Zhang took over the account book, Gu Yuchu unconsciously browsed the beaded hairpins and headwear in the store.

There is nothing we can do about the passage of beauty's time. In this passionate world of men, I am afraid that only these gold, jade and gems can always accompany them as before, witnessing all the affectionate couples and loneliness. Perhaps this is the real reason why they can make women unable to stop. Bar.

While browsing, a sword-shaped glass blue water jade hairpin caught Gu Yuchu's eyes. It didn't have too many complicated carving patterns, it was just a small and simple one, exuding clear blue fluorescent light.

This hairpin is different from the previous carvings of flowery branches and auspicious animals. It is in the shape of a sword. The sword body is like a wave. The curvature is soft but does not lose the sword spirit. The tongue of the sword has no lines. The sword grid is carved with two flowers, one large and one small. Xiangyun, the crescent-shaped sword hilt is particularly special, echoing the auspicious clouds on the sword grid, like the first moon in the clouds, very unique.

Gu Yuchu took a fancy to it at first sight and couldn't help but pick it up and look at it carefully. Then he put it back down, but still couldn't help but keep his eyes on it.

Today, she finally realized the woman's insatiable desire for pearl hairpins. It seemed that she didn't like her before because she hadn't met anyone she particularly liked.

Gu Yuchu wanted to buy it very much, but as a princess who came to check on the store's business, how could she be so short-sighted as to take the items for sale in the store? If she lost her identity, she would be laughed at, so she decided to go home immediately. , for fear that if you stay for a second longer, you will be more unable to stop.

Back at home, Gu Yuchu still couldn't help but miss the hairpin. In order to divert her attention, she began to look through the account book to find out the mystery.

Today's inspection was quite fruitful. She seemed to have found some clues, especially the detailed accounts of the comprador's jewelry.

This month's account book records that the patrons of Wangzhen Pavilion are all the female relatives of Qidu's powerful families. Even Lan Mei from Fengyin Palace and Concubine Mengyi from Haoyue Palace are frequent visitors to Wangzhen Pavilion. They send compradors to buy various headdresses every month.

Looking at this month's book, there are many deposits recorded, all of which are required for customized hairpin jewelry. In particular, Concubine Mengyi sent people to the store three times this month to customize a jadeite hollow bat and pomegranate pattern hairpin and gold inlay. A set of ruby ​​​​peach manta hairpins and two pairs of gold-plated lantern pearl tassels are really generous.

Could it be that something happy will happen in the palace in the near future?Gu Yuchu thought to himself.

The moonlight shines into the half-opened window of Linyue Pavilion, and the cool breeze is very comfortable. That plain hairpin is really beautiful. I wonder if it was inserted in the hair of a certain lady today or stored in her favorite makeup box. Gu Yuchu looked at the moon She couldn't help but think about her beloved thing, but she didn't realize that someone was watching her silently outside the window.

Standing under the shadow of the tree, Qi Jian was lost in thought as he watched the wandering woman in the pavilion. Her hair was hanging down her shoulders, and she did not apply any makeup. She looked even more elegant and beautiful under the hazy and soft moonlight.

After a while, he opened the door and entered the room and approached the Nuan Pavilion. The woman who had been wandering in her mind just came back to her senses and looked a little cautious.

"My lord is well."

Gu Yuchu bowed politely. After her sister confessed her feelings to her, she decided to hide her feelings and never go any further with this man.

"You've been going around in such a long circle today, are you tired?" Qi Zhen was as gentle as ever and sat down minding his own business.

"I'm a martial arts practitioner, so the distance is nothing. I'm sorry to worry you." Gu Yuchu avoided his eyes and was polite, reminding himself repeatedly that his sister and he were a good match.

Qi Jian smiled slightly, hearing the awkwardness and politeness in these words, and reached out to hold the woman in front of him who did not dare to look directly at him.

Gu Yuchu tried to take his hand out, but it was held tighter instead.

Qi Jian forced her to walk to the bronze dressing mirror, put his hands on her shoulders, and instructed her to sit down.

Gu Yuchu's body was tense and extremely nervous, and he didn't dare to let out a single breath. Qi Jian saw her embarrassed and resisting look through the bronze mirror. Instead of being displeased, he raised the corner of his mouth.

He sat down on the dressing table, facing the frightened woman, and stared at her until layers of clouds flew from her cheeks.

At this time, he took out a beautifully carved sandalwood box from his waist, handed it to the already embarrassed woman, and said softly: "Open it and take a look."

Gu Yuchu looked up at him in surprise and hesitated for a long time before reaching out to pick it up.

Click tock, the pearl lock popped open, and a faint fragrance hit her nostrils. Lying quietly in the box was the hairpin that she missed in her heart.

"Do you like it? I'm afraid someone's soul was lost in Wangzhen Pavilion today." Qi Jian joked.

Gu Yuchu still didn't speak, just looked down at it, feeling full of tangles in his heart.Seeing this, Qi Jian picked up the hairpin, inserted it gently into her hair, and murmured:

"My Xiaochu has grown up."

The woman remained speechless, feeling bitter in her heart.

Seeing her reaction, the man reached out and brushed the hair on her temples, and continued: "This hairpin suits you very well. I wanted to give it to you directly, but I was worried that you wouldn't like it, so I sent someone to put it in the shop for you. I had to choose by myself, but I didn’t expect Xiaochu and I to still have the same mind."

Back then, Gu Yuchu hesitated but firmly held the dagger in his eyes and looked at him. He would always remember the look in his eyes, so brave yet desperate.

At that moment, he really wanted to take back this absurd decision and leave her to take good care of and pity her. But he was imprisoned, his future was uncertain, and he had no time to take care of himself, so he could only cruelly send her to live in exile.

In the first five years of Gu Yuchu's Sanxing Academy, he also left his hometown and lived in a border military camp. It was not until Emperor Ming allowed him to return to Qidu when he was granted the title of deputy general that he had time to visit.

He told her that he had embarked on a revenge plan and was thinking about how to let her participate in it. However, before that, she had to work harder and harder to practice martial arts, which she did.

He forced her to be strong and bleed, but he unknowingly forced her deep into his heart.

Suddenly like a dream, if the reason for his childhood preference cannot be explained, then the restrained and sad profile of the 15-year-old girl under the backlight is the deepest explanation of his eternal glance.

He is unwilling to admit it. Only by being careless and unloving can he not be restrained and threatened. He wants to uncover the hypocrisy and corruption of this prosperous dynasty, and tear up the darkest black curtain that made his mother's body shattered. Before that, only loneliness can keep him calm. stay awake.

In the next five years, he went in and out of the academy several times, but except for that one encounter, he never dared to see her again, fearing that even if he looked at her one more time, he would be doomed.

However, the shadow of loneliness was entangled by the hands of longing. After all, he could not resist or escape, so he simply followed his own will and stopped struggling.

If you love, just love.

Now that he has decided, no matter whether she agrees or not, he will never let her go in this life.

Then he took advantage of the opportunity to return to the court and be rewarded for his success in pacifying Baise, and begged Emperor Ming to agree to the marriage.

This was also the first time he asked his father since the death of his mother and concubine. It had nothing to do with government affairs, and Emperor Ming did not refuse.

He was so happy that he ordered someone to carve the blue water jade he had collected for a long time into the legendary Moye sword hairpin as the first betrothal gift for marrying her.

In order for her to stand calmly by his side, not afraid of darkness and danger, in the next three years, he personally arranged various trainings for her and assigned tasks to hone her will, enrich her inner strength, and look forward to meeting her She came back to walk side by side with him.

However, only when he saw Gu Yuchu face many traps and tests in the dense forest and almost died at the claws of wild beasts, did he realize how ridiculous he was.

She obviously has the strength to protect her now, not to mention that the ten years of training at Sanxing Academy have made her capable enough to protect herself, so why push her into the cruel test of Xunmen and force her to take risks.

When he held her thin, muddy and bloodstained body, his heart was filled with regret and guilt. It was time to take her home.

Seeing her hesitation, Qi Jian couldn't help but recall the past. It was only when Gu Yuchu raised his head to look at him that he came back to his senses.

"I can't accept this."

She thought for a long time and finally plucked up the courage to refuse, but when she raised her hand to take out the hairpin, she was stopped by Qi Zhi.

"Don't refuse."

The first time he expressed his feelings, he was rejected. This was something he never expected. Even though he clearly knew that the woman in front of him was acting against his will, he was still disappointed. His tone uncontrollably became harsh and domineering. With.

"This Wangzhen Pavilion has been transferred to your name a long time ago. You will take good care of it from now on. This hairpin is the land deed and token. With this, the princess can go to any American Express Bank in the world to withdraw profits."

He then explained in a commanding tone, not allowing her to think about it.

"Your Majesty, I must not accept this. I already live and eat in this mansion for free. How can I occupy the prince's property for free?"

Gu Yuchu was very shocked, and he casually found an unconvincing and ridiculous reason, but it failed to break up the Yun Yu that had just begun to form in Qi Jian's heart.

"How do you know that you live and eat for free? I also want to collect interest. Why don't you... pledge yourself to me?"

He suddenly approached her and said quietly, his eyes full of seriousness and tenderness.

The four words of "promise" exploded in Gu Yuchu's heart like thunder, so frightened that she almost fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Qi Jian grabbed her trembling waist. She instinctively broke away, turned around and walked away from the man's entangled arms, and pushed away the hot body.

Unfortunately, when it comes to martial arts skills, she is still far behind.

Qi Jie grabbed Gu Yuchu's right arm and dragged her into his arms. No matter how hard she tried to break free, there was nothing she could do.

"I've improved a lot in my martial arts, but why are I still so naughty?" Qi Jian smiled in her ear.

Gu Yuchu looked at the man in front of him in embarrassment, thinking that this was not the usual cold and unsmiling King Qin, but rather a drunken gangster and madman?So he subconsciously lowered his head and sniffed Qi Jian's clothes.

"Yipinju's broken jade wine was opened today. I drank a few more glasses. This wine is very intoxicating." Qi Jian saw her thoughts and said deliberately.

"Even so, Your Majesty, it's better for you to go to bed early. I'll ask Liansheng to help you back to Nanyuan." Gu Yuchu wanted to send him back early and not to continue making trouble, otherwise he would definitely suffer a big loss.

"This wine has too much stamina. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to the study. I'll stay here tonight. Princess, don't try to drive me away." The man leaned on him and said lazily with his eyes narrowed.

Gu Yuchu couldn't laugh or cry, and didn't know what to do.

"Huh? But, but..." She quickly thought of how to politely refuse, "Well, I snore in my sleep, so I'm afraid of disturbing the prince."

"Hahahahahaha..." Qi Jian finally couldn't help laughing, "My princess is quite capable."

Gu Yuchu blushed, embarrassed and shy, and wanted to lift the roof and run away immediately.

"The adjustments to the border defense layout at Yumen Pass are urgently decided tonight, so I will have to listen to the princess snoring next time."

Qi Jian tugged her nose ambiguously.

"In addition, the Queen's birthday is in three days. There will be a banquet in the palace to celebrate. You will come with me to the palace. You can choose the gifts and arrange for Xu Zhang to take care of them. Get some rest early, I'm leaving."

"Yes." Gu Yuchu agreed and sent the person out of the door. After confirming that he had left Lin Yue Pavilion, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bolted the door.

After today, she felt extremely distressed in her heart, and the love she had so painstakingly suppressed quietly sprouted again. How should this evil fate end?
(End of this chapter)