When Duanmu Chen saw Duanmu Yi again, he was still in the imperial study. He felt that Duanmu Yi seemed to be in a good mood and pretended to be calm.
This made Duanmu Chen even more convinced that something happened and it was important.
But Duanmu Chen didn't take the initiative to ask, because he knew that if Duanmu Yi wanted to share it with him, he would tell him. If he didn't tell him, it would be in vain for him to ask, and it would make Duanmu Yi unhappy.
"By the way, what did you say you wanted to tell me earlier?" Duanmu Yi asked Duanmu Chen.
Duanmu Chen calmed down and said, "My father had previously selected a concubine for his son, but it was interrupted for some reason. I wonder if this matter will continue? If the mother and concubine want to have a grandson, there must be a safe person in the son's house to take care of it."
"What about choosing a concubine?" Duanmu Yi chuckled, "If you don't mention it, I will come to you. This matter needs to be arranged as soon as possible. Today I will let the etiquette department handle it! If you like a young lady, you can also let her do it.
Your mother-in-law holds your eyes."
Hearing this, Duanmu Chen quickly thanked him, but felt something was wrong in his heart.
Because Duanmu Yi had just approached Su Liang yesterday and said that he wanted her to be the crown princess. Therefore, Su Liang went to Duanmu Chen specifically last night to discuss the matter and let him resolve it.
And this is also the purpose of Duanmu Chen entering the palace today.
But he hasn't said anything yet and only mentioned the selection of the Crown Princess. Why didn't Duanmu Yi mention Su Liang at all? If he really wanted Su Liang to be the Crown Princess, shouldn't he tell him about the Crown Princess?
Or is it possible that Duanmu Yi mentioned the matter of becoming the Crown Princess to Su Liang yesterday just to test her? He didn't really want her to become the Crown Princess? In this case, it is not impossible.
Duanmu Chen suppressed the doubts in his heart, bowed and left.
After leaving the palace and on the way back to the Prince's Mansion, Chang An couldn't help but ask, "Master has been in the palace for so long, is everything going well?"
Duanmu Chen looked confused, "It went well, it went very well." He didn't even have a chance to use the words he prepared. But since Duanmu Yi wants to continue choosing concubines for him, he will naturally stop staring at Su Liang. This is a good thing.
, Duanmu Chen has fulfilled his promise to Su Liang.
Back at the Prince's Mansion, Duanmu Chen asked Chang An to find out if anything unusual happened in Huguo Temple today.
Chang'an came back and told Duanmu Chen that Lin Bojun led his troops to transport something from Huguo Temple to the palace. I couldn't ask what it was specifically, and even the monks in Huguo Temple couldn't tell clearly.
"Today, Miss Su went to Huguo Temple and met the young monk named Chengyun with the child from the Wan family." Chang'an said. Su Liang went there openly, and many people saw her.
"She was at the Huguo Temple at the time. Lin Bojun had such a good relationship with her. Maybe she knew something. When it gets dark, go to the Su Mansion without people and ask her," Duanmu Chen explained.
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In the afternoon, Su Liang specially invited brother Qi Yan and Qi Jun to come over and help him change the room where "Ningjing" lived next door into her study. The bed that was too old was taken away and replaced with a spacious and comfortable soft one.
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This is mainly to solve a problem. If this room is lit at night, it will arouse suspicion. But Gu Ling lives here and often reads at night, so he can't do it without lighting. If it is the study room that Su Liang often uses, there will be nothing wrong with the light.
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The area had just been renovated when Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing came over and persuaded Su Liang to move to the attic closer to the garden, which would have a better view and be more spacious.
Although the couple persuaded each other seriously, they both felt that Su Liang would not listen to them.
Unexpectedly, when Su Liang heard this, he nodded happily, "Yes, there is an attic over there. How could I forget it? I haven't taken a closer look at what's inside. I'll go take a look tomorrow. If appropriate, clean it and move it.
It's over."
Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing could only think that they had overthought it before. Su Liang still lived here just because he was not afraid of ghosts and gods and was too lazy to move. However, they still could not explain the appearance of a complete set of bedding in the next room. Therefore, they still moved
It's best to go.
Su Liang knew that there was an attic in the garden. Although she often walked past the attic hidden among the trees before, she didn't pay much attention to it and just regarded it as a beautiful and elegant ornamental building in the mansion.
Now she feels that it is good to move here, because she and Gu Ling can live on the second floor, and the first floor can be used for entertaining guests. This way, it is more private, and there is no need to worry about what people will see when they come, so Gu Ling can feel more comfortable.
"Don't wait for tomorrow, go and take a look now!" Xing Yusheng was a little suspicious that Su Liang was just perfunctory with them, so he planned to finalize the matter as soon as possible.
Having seen the tragic death of "Ning Jing" with his own eyes left a huge psychological shadow on Xing Yusheng. Now every time he steps into this yard, he can't help but think of that horrific scene.
A few days ago, when she suddenly had nothing to do, she opened the door of "Tranquility" and looked inside. This was also Xing Yusheng's attempt to overcome her own psychological shadow.
Lin Xueqing said quickly, "Yes! It's still early in the morning, and Ayan and Jun are here. We can also help. Sister Su might as well move there today. The scenery in the garden is very beautiful now. When Sister Su gets tired from reading, she can open the window to enjoy it.
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Su Liang knew why the two of them were so enthusiastic about letting her move, and she didn't point out. Although the purpose was different, the result was the same, so she agreed.
Gu Ling was not here at this moment, because he was going to renovate the next door, so he packed all his things into the warehouse in advance, so as not to arouse suspicion.
They went to the attic to have a look together. The furniture inside was all ready, and all of them were quite expensive. Last year, when Duanmu Chen prepared a house for Su Liang as agreed, he asked Chang An to prepare all the furniture, including the flower hall for entertaining guests on the first floor.
It can be used directly after simple cleaning.
There is also a stone outside with the word "Yuanming" engraved on it. This attic is called Yuanming Pavilion.
"It's very nice here. There are two rooms upstairs with good views. One is Sister Su's bedroom and the other is a study room. It's just right." Lin Xueqing opened the window as she spoke, and the beautiful view of the lake not far away came into view. She couldn't help but marvel.
, "I almost want to move in with Sister Su!"
Xing Yusheng quickly changed the subject, "Ajun, please clean up this place quickly and ask Su Liang to move here before dark. Go home and ask someone to come over."
Qi Jun went back to the Xing Mansion next door to find a few servants to help. Su Liang and Lin Xueqing returned to the original yard to pack their things.
When the sun went down, Su Liang's room on the second floor of Yuanming Pavilion had been tidied up. Xing Yusheng brought up the vase that his grandmother gave to Su Liang. The flowers in it had not withered yet.
Lin Xueqing held Su Liang's arm and shook it, "Sister Su, will you be scared if you stay here at night?"
Xing Yusheng coughed lightly, "That's impossible. The courtyard where Su Liang originally lived was much scarier than this one."
Su Liang shook his head and said seriously, "It's not scary at all. It's more scary if someone wants to sleep with me."
Lin Xueqing gave Su Liang an angry look, "Sister Su, you really are ignoring you!"
The only problem here is that there is no kitchen. Su Liang chose a place next to it and planned to build a kitchen tomorrow.
At nightfall, Su Liang tidied up another room on the second floor and laid out a new set of bedding. There was an open space between the two rooms with a table and two chairs. There were windows that could be opened. Su Liang planned to use
It was built as a restaurant and surrounded by screens. I usually eat here.
Qi Jun bought food from the restaurant and sent it over. Because Su Liang said she was very hungry today, she prepared quite a lot, put it down and left.
As usual, Su Liang laid out the food and Gu Ling showed up on time.
"Master, did you come here by smell?" Su Liang asked.
Gu Ling sat down opposite her, glanced outside through the window, and nodded slightly. He felt inexplicably that Su Liang was scolding him, but there was no evidence...
Chang'an was ordered to find Su Liang. When he went to the courtyard where she originally lived, he found no one and the rooms were empty. After walking around the house, he saw a light on the second floor of Yuanming Pavilion.
"Miss Su?" Chang An shouted from downstairs.
Gu Ling ate quietly, Su Liang poked his head out of the window, glanced at Chang An, "Wait a moment." Then he put down his chopsticks and went downstairs.
When Chang'an saw Su Liang coming out, he laughed and said, "Last year, when the master prepared this house, he said that Miss Su would definitely like it here."
Su Liang nodded, "The prince wants to see me if you have something to do?"
"I won't bother Miss Su, but the master has something to ask Miss Su." Chang'an said politely, "General Lin brought something from Huguo Temple to the palace today. Does Miss Su know about it?"
Su Liang nodded, "I know."
Chang'an looked happy, "Miss Su, can you tell me what it is?"
Su Liang said two words, "Stone."
Chang'an was stunned and heard Su Liang talk about it. She heard at Huguo Temple today that a strange stone fell from the sky last night and was then transported into the palace. She did not see it with her own eyes and did not know what was special about the stone.
"General Lin should know, right?" Chang'an asked tentatively.
Su Liang shook his head, "If even His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know clearly and needs to ask me, I think Second Brother Lin should only know how heavy that stone is, and he shouldn't know anything else."
Chang'an looked serious, "That's right. I will report to the master truthfully. Excuse me for disturbing you. I'll take my leave."
After Chang'an left, Su Liang looked at the quiet garden under the night, thoughtfully. Duanmu Yi specially sent the imperial army to transport the stone to the palace. Is there really any oracle? So far, Duanmu Yi has conferred Duanmu Chen as the official
He married the prince and had great trust in him, but he didn't let Duanmu Chen look at the stone with him?
After returning upstairs and sitting down, Su Liang said, "Could it be that there is another prince's name written on that stone? The emperor didn't let the prince know because he believed the oracle of the stone and had other thoughts?"
Gu Ling looked calm and said, "Maybe."
"But if there is really another prince's name on the stone, shouldn't the emperor be the first to suspect that that prince specially made it?" Su Liang felt that Duanmu Yi would not be so careless.
But as she told Chang'an, Duanmu Chen didn't even know the inside story. Even if Lin Bojun touched the stone, he wouldn't know it. He was just ordered to run an errand, and he must have been given a hush-hush order.
Gu Ling put down his chopsticks, picked up the spoon, took a sip of the soup, looked at Su Liang and said, "I'll go to the palace tonight to have a look."
Su Liang gave Gu Ling a small bun and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
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The news that Chang'an brought back did not reassure Duanmu Chen. Instead, it made him feel even more strange. He even calmed down and thought about the possibility Su Liang said: Duanmu Yi was hiding it from him. Could it be that the writing on the stone was real?
Did you know the name of another prince?
"Yuchang Palace..." Duanmu Chen tapped his fingers on the table. It was not advisable to send people to sneak into the palace to investigate. Since Duanmu Yi attached so much importance, he must have sent heavy troops to guard it.
After much thought, Duanmu Chen decided to do nothing for now and wait and see what happens. After all, he now has a legitimate position and must be cautious in his actions to avoid unnecessary complications.
Late at night.
Su Liang was reading while waiting for Gu Ling to return.
After midnight, Gu Ling floated in through the open window. Su Liang put down the book and stood up, "How is it? Did you see that stone?"
Gu Ling nodded, "I saw it, gravel."
Su Liang frowned, "Broken?"
"When I went there, the emperor was arranging for the Imperial Guards to smash the stones into pieces while blindfolded." Gu Ling said.
"He doesn't want others to know what's on the stone? Is it really an oracle?" Su Liang became even more curious, "Could it be pointing out the emperor's secret to unifying the world? So he can't let others see it, as it will threaten him.
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"Don't think about it." Gu Ling said.
Su Liang sighed slightly, "It's useless to think about it. This matter is mysterious from beginning to end. Maybe except for the emperor, only the monk who first discovered the stone and Master Puhui know about it. But I'm afraid they won't say anything.
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"Don't think about it." Gu Ling said again.
Su Liang nodded, "Okay, I'll go back to sleep. Good night, sir."
This is Gu Ling's room. Su Liang was about to leave, but before Gu Ling called her, she remembered that she forgot to tell her story, so she turned around and came back.
But when Gu Ling saw her sleepy face, he said he was sleepy and would not listen to the story tonight.
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The next day, the servants of the Xing Mansion helped build a kitchen next to Yuanming Pavilion. Su Liang drew a sketch and built it according to her design. It was more spacious than the previous kitchen and was more convenient and trouble-free to use.
After that, Su Liang went to Gao's house twice. Gao Jiabao recovered well and became much more cheerful. The only troublesome thing was that his mother was introducing a partner to him...
Duanmu Chen's crown prince canonization ceremony was held as scheduled without any accidents. Duanmu Chen felt that there was nothing obviously wrong with Duanmu Yi's attitude towards him, except that he never mentioned the stone.
Duanmu Chen couldn't find any useful information no matter how hard he searched, so he could only put down the stone for the time being and be his prince, assisting Duanmu Yi in handling government affairs. In every aspect, he was better than the former prince Duanmu Sheng.
After Duanmu Ao was killed and Duanmu Sheng disappeared, Queen Mother Wan and Queen Xiao Wan made a fuss for a while and then stopped. They quietly worshiped Buddha in the harem together, and even Duanmu Yi rarely saw them.
But in Duanmu Yi's eyes, they thought that they had learned that Duanmu Sheng was alive and hiding somewhere waiting to return to seize the throne, so they settled for the time being and only sent people to keep an eye on him, and they had no sympathy for them.
Although he was an imperial physician, Su Liang did not need to go to the imperial hospital as a errand. Occasionally, if a concubine in the palace felt unwell, he would send someone to invite her to go.
Finally, one day in late July, Su Liang received news that tomorrow the Yue King Situ Xie of the Liang Kingdom would arrive in the capital of the Qian Kingdom, and she would be asked to assist the crown prince Duanmu Chen in handling the reception.
This was decided long ago, so Su Liang was not surprised.
Xing Yusheng came over and mentioned that there were soldiers in Xuanbei City who were responsible for "protecting" the envoys from the Liang Kingdom and would arrive in the capital tomorrow, but Xing Ji was not allowed to return to the capital.
"Grandma is very disappointed." Xing Yusheng sighed, "My married father hasn't come back yet. It seems that the emperor plans to let him stay in Xuanbei Town to guard the city for a long time."
Su Liang shook his head slightly, "Not necessarily, maybe there is a suitable candidate to take over Uncle Xing's position, and the emperor will let him come back."
Xing Yusheng knew that Su Liang was comforting him. But he was actually fine and did not need comfort. He felt that there was nothing wrong with Xing Ji doing what he liked and there was no need to stay at home all the time. But after all, Mrs. Xing was already old. , always looking forward to family reunion, and the border is not a safe place, so worries and concerns are inevitable.
Saying that, Xing Yusheng mentioned Situ Xie, "Su Liang, do you know the King of Yue of Liang Kingdom?"
Su Liang shook his head, "I don't know. The first time I heard his name was not long ago when the emperor asked me to help the prince receive the envoys from the Liang Kingdom."
Xing Yusheng knew a little bit, "Situ Xie is the uncle of Emperor Liang. His daughter Situ Ning married to Qian Kingdom many years ago and followed Gu Yuan, the son of the guard of Xuanbei City at that time. Gu Yuan returned to the capital for meritorious service and was granted the title of Marquis of Changxin. Since then, he has Situ Ning, who had been living in the capital for a long time, passed away due to illness four years ago, so Gu Yuan helped his side wife, who was also his cousin, to be rehabilitated. Two years ago, the Gu family was exterminated due to rebellion, and only Gu Ling, the crown prince of Changxin Hou, was not in the capital at that time. , and then disappeared. Gu Ling has been wanted in Qianguo, and the last time there was news about him was when Nian Jincheng was rescued after the Nian family incident, and everyone said it was Gu Ling."
In fact, Gu Ling knew these things best, but he didn't mention it, and Su Liang didn't ask about it. After hearing from Xing Yusheng, Su Liang still couldn't imagine what kind of people Gu Yuan and Situ Ning were, and how they had rebelled. What's going on again.
But those things have passed. What Su Liang is now concerned about is whether Situ Xie's arrival can take off Gu Ling's hat of being a rebel. This is the only thing that concerns her.
"By the way, it is said that the two countries are going to get married. It has been rumored recently that the emperor is going to marry the sixth princess to the Liang Kingdom." Xing Yusheng said.
Su Liang had almost forgotten the princess Duanmu Qianqian. She still remembered the first time she heard the words "Sixth Princess", when Xing Yusheng was suddenly taken to the capital by someone sent by the royal family in Bei'an County. The saying at the time was that the emperor wanted to do something for her. The most beloved sixth princess chooses a son-in-law.
In the middle, the impression Duanmu Qianqian left on Su Liang was that the first thing was that she had a good relationship with Nian Ruxue, and the second thing was that there were rumors that the emperor was interested in Lin Boyan as the sixth princess's consort, but they later dropped the matter. Lin Boyan got married, and now his wife and daughter-in-law are happy. Xing Yusheng also got married, which is sweet.
But after her brother's accident, the noble princess was reduced to marrying another country.
The so-called "emperor's favor" is nothing more than a joke.
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It was night, Gu Ling disappeared after dinner, and Su Liang didn't know where she went.
Just when Su Liang was about to take a rest, an uninvited guest came.
"Miss Su, where is my young master?" As soon as the visitor opened his mouth, he asked with a serious tone, who else could it be besides Uncle Liang?
When Su Liang saw Uncle Liang appear, he realized that Gu Ling disappeared tonight because he expected this person to come and didn't want to see him.
"Uncle Liang, he left after meeting you in Xunyang City. I don't know where he went." Su Liang looked calm.
Uncle Liang hummed, "Don't try to deceive me! You must know where the young master is!"
Su Liang really hated this self-righteous old man, "He left at that time because he wanted to see a friend, and he also told you that if Uncle Liang comes again, he only needs to tell you that after the matter he said is done, he will
I will show up and meet you."
Uncle Liang frowned, "You really don't know?"
Su Liang nodded, "Yes."
"What is your relationship with my young master?" Uncle Liang asked Su Liang.
Su Liang looked at Uncle Liang's unkind eyes and hummed, "He loves me so much that he can't even drive me away. He won't leave unless something happens. Are you unhappy with me being with him? Do you think I'm not worthy of you?"
Young Master? It’s very simple. Bring me one million taels of gold and I will leave him immediately.”
When Uncle Liang heard this, he blew his beard and glared in anger, "I knew you were not a good person because you hid so deeply before! My young master is obsessed with you? Stop dreaming! I think it is you who is pestering my young master!"
"Yes, yes." Su Liang nodded, "You are right, everything is right."
Uncle Liang opened his mouth, but suddenly he didn't know what to say. He glared at Su Liang fiercely and said, "Stay away from my young master from now on!" He said and left.
Su Liang sneered, "Your young master? Stop being so sentimental. That's obviously my young master."
Gu Ling suddenly appeared at the door, "You are right."