royal girl

Chapter 271 Gu Guangji

Ji Qiyu felt very sad when she heard what Huiyu said, because he was not strong enough, not strong enough for her to trust and rely on him wholeheartedly.However, Huiyu's actions made him feel a little unhappy. Seeing her half-sagging cheeks turning almost transparently pale under the light, he swallowed back the reprimand that rushed into his throat.

"You know, cooperating with them is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger." Ji Qiyu rubbed his brows lightly, and sighed weakly in his heart.

"I know." Huiyu said without hesitation, "Then you are right to say what I want to do. I have no other choice, and neither do you. We... have been cornered by the emperor. If we If you don’t want to love, you won’t have today’s troubles, but it’s just not like this.” If you don’t love, whoever you marry, if you don’t love each other, you will be sad, worried, anxious, and live like years.

How good it would be if we didn't love each other.

The situation in front of them is indeed not very good. No one can understand the emperor's mind. Maybe the order of marriage will be delivered tomorrow morning, and maybe the next moment the emperor will point out Princess Hulan to someone else.In such a situation, it was impossible for her to be beaten passively.A person like her will do her best no matter what, until there is no way to retreat.

Ji Qiyu couldn't answer Huiyu's words for a while, he didn't know what to say.One side is the father and monarch, one side is the wife and daughter, one side is the righteousness of the country, and the other side is the happiness of the small family.Too many things rushed into his mind at once, and he sat there frowning, silent for a long time.

After Huiyu said the words, she felt a little relieved. No matter what Ji Qiyu thought of her, she had already done this matter, so she would not regret it.

No sleep for one night.

On the second day, Huiyu received a message from Brother Ali, and he was willing to talk to her in detail.Huiyu agreed, but there are so many people here, it is really difficult to talk to him without being noticed.No matter what, there is a difference between men and women, and Huiyu doesn't want to be caught by someone like this.So there must be a middleman, but this middleman is still a trustworthy person.

Other than Xing Yulang and Xing Xianzhi, there are no one else who can be trusted here.

Xing Yulang would be by the emperor's side all day long, if he alarmed the old man, even the emperor would be alarmed.Then there was only one Xing Xianzhi left, Huiyu thought over and over again, and decided to negotiate with Brother Ali through Xing Xianzhi, just as a messenger. As for the specific content, Huiyu felt that it was better not to let him know.This cousin of his is the most loyal and patriotic, if he knew that she was in collusion with people outside the Great Wall, he might ignore her.

Thinking of this with a wry smile, Huiyu felt that it would be great if she could have someone she could trust.

"Cousin, what do you want from me?" Xing Xianzhi strode into the tent, the smile on his face was still the same as before, sunny and free and easy.

"Cousin, sit down first." Huiyu beckoned Xing Xianzhi to sit down, made tea for him with her own hands, and asked the girl in the tent to back out, then said in a low voice: "I have something I want to ask my cousin for help. I don't know if my cousin is convenient or not."

Xing Xianzhi took a sip of the tea and said with a smile: "It's rare that I can help you. Just say what you want me to do for you." The cousins ​​haven't seen each other for several years, but the closeness is still there. Indispensably, Xing Xianzhi has always cared for this cousin very much.

Huiyu smiled, "Cousin knows, I have a horse farm here."

Xing Xianzhi laughed, "Well, I know about it, and Prince Jing bought it for you."

Hearing Xing Xianzhi's ridicule of Huiyu, he lowered his head and smiled, "Opening a racecourse is for business. Recently, someone wants to buy a batch of horses from my racecourse. I want to ask my cousin to be a middleman."

"Oh? How could it be my turn to help you with such a matter? Isn't there someone in charge at the racecourse?" Xing Xianzhi didn't take this matter to heart.

"Because the person who bought the horse has a different identity, otherwise I wouldn't have asked my cousin to come forward."

Hearing what Huiyu said, Xing Xianzhi didn't open his mouth for a while, but thought carefully, and then said: "The one who can make you avoid dealing with others is probably not from the Jin Dynasty." If it was from the Jin Dynasty, he would not be needed at all. Come forward, there are plenty of people on Prince Jing's side.

Huiyu was a little dazed. He didn't expect Xing Xianzhi to be quite different after a few years of absence. He could think of all this with just a few words.She couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart, but she still nodded and said, "Yes, not from Dajin."

"Cousin, this is not a joke, have you told your grandfather about it?" Xing Xianzhi didn't know what the cousin meant for a while, and actually wanted to do horse business with foreigners, "If you want me to talk about this, you should think about it carefully. After all...the situation at the border is tense now, and it is not a good thing for us to sell your horses to foreigners."

"I know." Huiyu said.

Everyone has their own different standpoints, just like the guards at the border, the first thing they think of is how dangerous it will be to sell these horses to foreigners.She wants to protect her own happiness, but Ji Qiyu still thinks about the righteousness of the country, father and son, monarch and minister.She won't blame them, the way is different, so why force it.

Huiyu sold these horses to Brother Ali, in fact, it was mainly used for Brother Ali to suppress the Naiman tribe and the Ulan tribe, and the three tribes outside the Great Wall. Containing each other is more conducive to the peace of the Jin Dynasty.But these are just thoughts, what if Ha'er, Linbu and Naimanbu really join forces to wipe out the Wulanbu and then attack Dajin?Huiyu can't guarantee that such a thing will not happen, so she doesn't know how to answer Xing Xianzhi's question is the most appropriate.

Seeing that Huiyu was silent, Xing Xianzhi thought she was angry, so he quickly explained: "Cousin, you want to do business and want to sell horses to make money, why don't you sell them to us, we also lack horses, and the price will never let you down." You are at a disadvantage."

We also lack horses... This sentence really knocked back all the courage that Huiyu mustered up.

Big men and little girls always have so many unparallel thinking and guarding places.

Huiyu didn't force her, so she briskly changed the topic and talked about the Bei'anhou Mansion of her eldest aunt and second aunt in Kyoto.

Xing Xianzhi was stunned, but followed Huiyu to change the subject. My cousin has always had many ideas and is also smart. I am not as good as her. Many things are not as thorough as she thinks. Now she doesn't mention selling horses. Instead, he was relieved.To be honest, if his cousin forced him, he...wouldn't have the heart to refuse, and he must be making things difficult for him, and his cousin obviously didn't want to make things difficult for him.

Although he is not as thoughtful as a woman, but now he can vaguely feel that he may have something to do with that Princess Hulan.At the last moment, he looked at Huiyu and said, "Don't worry too much about that princess..."

"Cousin, this matter is a matter of the royal family, whether it is Dingguo Duke's Mansion or Bei'an Hou Mansion, don't care about it." Huiyu rejected Xing Xianzhi's kindness, because if they made a move to force the emperor to change his mind, it would be very difficult. It is possible that she will be hated by the emperor, but she is still unwilling to do so.

Xing Xian was taken aback, but he also understood Huiyu's intentions, and then thought of selling horses.Could it be that my cousin had long planned to keep Dingguo's mansion and Bei'anhou's mansion from coming forward, that's why she wanted to sell horses to foreigners...

For a moment, he felt very guilty, "Cousin, the middleman thing you mentioned..."

"Don't worry about this matter, cousin, I have other ways." Huiyu smiled, "For a smart person like me, don't worry, cousin."

Xing Xianzhi felt that his smile was uglier than his crying, and when he walked out of Prince Jing's tent, he suddenly realized that he had no way to protect his cousin.

When Xing Yulang came back at night, Xing Xianzhi went to him, told his grandfather about the matter, and asked tentatively: "Grandfather, what do you think about this matter? You can't let my cousin ignore it?" He was very worried. Guilt, such guilt almost made him breathless.But he couldn't just watch his cousin sell the horses to foreigners, which would be a huge danger to the border.

Always in a dilemma, uneasy.

Xing Yulang's complexion darkened, "This girl is quite courageous, she can think of such a way, I'm so used to her."

"Grandfather, my cousin is also... also in a dilemma." Xing Xianzhi excused Huiyu.

"What's there to embarrass? Isn't she just a princess? Why is it embarrassing?" Xing Yulang said angrily, "It's simply unreasonable."

"What's the difference? After all, she's the princess of the Wulan tribe. It's a very troublesome thing to keep her identity there." Xing Xianzhi has heard a lot about the power of Hulan, so how could he be willing to make trouble for his cousin.

"The emperor wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die. The emperor wants King Jing to marry the princess, who dares to resist the order?"

Xing Xianzhi sighed, "That's why my cousin wanted to ruin this marriage secretly, but I couldn't help and even dragged her back..." It was really frustrating.

"In short, don't even mention the matter of selling horses to foreigners." Xing Yulang said angrily, "It's tantamount to keeping tigers as a threat and bringing them to their own demise."

"Then there is no other way?" Xing Xianzhi looked at his grandfather and asked with some pleading.

Xing Yulang looked back at him, "Since she found you, she definitely doesn't want to let me know about it. Firstly, this girl understands that I won't agree, and secondly, it's inconvenient for me to accompany you on many things. She knows it clearly in her heart." Yes. You said something like that again, and she didn’t want you to make it difficult, so she let it go.” After speaking, she sighed, “This kid is smart, but he’s just too condescending.”

"Is there no other way?" Xing Xianzhi also felt that it was very difficult at this time. It was a certainty that Hu Lan would marry in, the key was who she married.She clearly expressed her liking for Prince Jing. If the emperor wanted to marry, he probably wouldn't force her to marry someone she didn't like, so that's where the difficulty lies.

"It's not easy to handle. Young people's love is really a headache. It would be great if Princess Hulan fell in love with others, but why did she focus on Prince Jing? Speaking of how she and Prince Jing met, No one really knows about this." Xing Yulang rubbed his chin as if talking to himself.

Xing Xianzhi's eyes lit up, and he said to Xing Yulang, "Grandfather, I'm leaving first, I'm going to find Guangji."

"Go, go. It's time for my old bones to rest." Xing Yulang waved his grandson to leave, and looked at his back with a smile without saying a word.Silly boy, this is a fool, he can't come forward to stop this marriage, but young people are all passionate masters, and that kid from the Gu family is willing to take this muddy water if he wants to.

When Xing Xianzhi found Gu Guangji, this guy was sleeping in the tent, and he shook him up. Gu Guangji opened his eyes and saw that it was him, and said angrily, "Why don't you let me sleep?"

"It's not dark yet, why are you sleeping so early?" Xing Xianzhi pulled Gu Guangji up, "I have something to discuss with you, this time you have to do me a favor."

Gu Guangji leaned lazily on the pillow, and glanced at Xing Xian, "What's the matter?"

"It's the matter of Princess Hulan, you should have heard of it, right?"

Gu Guangji's body was slightly stiff, and his voice was a bit dark, "I heard."

"I want to find out about her. You need to help me with this matter."

"What are you looking for?" Gu Guangji lowered his eyelids, as if he had no interest, "Who doesn't know about the famous Princess Hulan, what is there to investigate."

"Isn't she going to enter Prince Jing's mansion? I'm afraid my cousin will be wronged." Xing Xianzhi pushed Gu Guangji again, "Speaking of which, you and your cousin are also friends, so you can't ignore them."

"With King Jing protecting you, why do we need the help of ordinary people? I'm going to sleep, so go quickly." Gu Guangji said and lay back, covered his head with a quilt, as if he refused to talk.

Seeing his appearance, Xing Xianzhi couldn't do anything for a moment.Since Gu Cang's death, he and his mother were kicked out by Gu Haorong's design. After his mother died of illness, he seemed to be a different person. He joined the army completely, starting as a big soldier. How much suffering is there today.The former Gu Guangji was like the sunshine in spring, which made people feel very warm and liked when they looked at it.But the current Gu Guangji...is always less angry and full of calculations, so he came to ask him for help, but this guy actually refused.

Xing Xianzhi was a little bored, and sat on the bedside without leaving, and said to himself: "Prince Jing wants to protect her, but who dares to resist the order? If Princess Hulan really wants to step up the palace of Prince Jing, she is a princess after all. Because of her identity, the cousin will always be wronged. So this marriage will definitely not work out, it’s fine if you refuse to help, I will find a way by myself. In short, I can’t ignore it, you should sleep to death.”

Gu Guangji lifted the quilt and exposed his head, "Why are you angry at me? Princess Jing is extremely smart, and she will naturally find a way out of the siege, so I want you to worry about it." He paused, "Prince Jing is a man after all. , Isn't it normal to have three wives and four concubines? Then there are no other women in Prince Jing's mansion, right?" At this time, how can you pretend to be affectionate, bah!
"As the royal daughter-in-law, there is always a last resort. She asked me for help today, but I refused." Xing Xianzhi drooped his head and felt very guilty, "Forget it, I will find a way by myself."

Xing Xianzhi stood up and left, only to hear the person behind him sneer and say: "I can't even say a word, it really is the young master's temper, I can't afford to serve you, get out!"

"You..." Xing Xianzhi turned around and glared at Gu Guangji, feeling unbearable seeing him now, sighed and said: "Why do you deliberately say these hurtful words, I know you don't think so. If you don't want to help, I won't force you, you can rest, I'm leaving."

"Stop!" Gu Guangji turned over and got out of bed, "If you say that, it seems that I am very stingy, and I have to help."

Xing Xianzhi's eyes lit up, and he asked with surprise, "Really?"

"I'm still on the line." Gu Guangji gave Xing Xianzhi a push, put on his shoes and walked to the desk, spread out a map, and said, "Tell me first, what does Princess Jing want from you? "

"She wants to sell horses to foreigners. I can't agree to such a thing, but I feel sorry for my cousin."

The light in the tent was relatively dark, so Gu Guangji lit the lamp and said, "Selling horses? It's really a good idea, but it's a pity that you are so stupid and unwilling to accommodate."

"This is a matter of state affairs, how can you accommodate?" Xing Xianzhi said angrily.

"What the general usually tells you, have you listened to the dog's head?" Gu Guangji's mocking skill was activated.

Xing Xianzhi: ...

"Grandpa doesn't agree either." He said gloomily.

"Of course the general can't agree, but did the general say that you can't do it in private?"

"What do you mean?"

"Beyond the Great Wall, the more chaos the better, Princess Jing's idea of ​​selling horses to foreigners is also the idea." She pointed to the landmarks on the map and said: "Ha'er and the Ministry of Lin and the Ministry of Naiman said it was an alliance, but Naiman's Nadamud from the barbarian department is sinister by nature, Ha'er and Brother Alibu from the forest department are quite ambitious, and the two must have many conflicts. The Wulan department is fanning the flames, and now they are going to marry Dajin again. What is the idea? Can't others see it? Don't say that Princess Jing is not happy about this marriage, even the Naiman Ministry, Ha'er and Lin Ministry will not agree, fool."

Xing Xianzhi: ...

"Selling horses is indeed an excellent idea. Ha'er and Linbu were secretly poisoned by Ulanbu to kill a large number of warhorses. He is the one who lacks warhorses the most. Otherwise, Brother Alibu would never wrong himself and Nadamud Cooperate." Gu Guangji said slowly, she...is still as smart as before, able to see the enemy's weaknesses at a glance.She secretly asked Xing Xianzhi for help, probably because she didn't want to embarrass Prince Jing?
(End of this chapter)