The secret guard responsible for monitoring Gu Ling's every move day and night had already met Duanmu Yi before Gu Ling entered the palace, and reported the second "abnormal situation" that occurred to Gu Ling after Yan Qiqi appeared that night.
"What did you say?" After hearing this, Duanmu Yi almost doubted his own ears.
The secret guard repeated the story respectfully, "After receiving the order, Gu Hou left the restaurant and prepared to ride into the palace. He happened to meet Dr. Su who had just arrived in Beijing and was passing by the restaurant. The two horses almost collided. Dr. Su went to help Gu.
Marquis Gu, and praised Marquis Gu for his beauty in public, he seemed to be fascinated by it."
The image of Su Liang being infatuated with Gu Ling in the street appeared in Duanmu Yi's mind, and he immediately shook his head, "Impossible! Su Liang is not such a superficial person!"
The secret guard blurted out, "But that's Beauty Gu..."
Duanmu Yi's face darkened. Gu Ling was not only beautiful and unparalleled, but also had a temperament that resembled that of an immortal. He was also a master. Could it be that Su Liang really fell in love with him at first sight?
Someone outside the door reported that the prince had arrived.
Duanmu Yi waved his hand, and the secret guard disappeared.
At this time, Gu Ling had already entered the palace gate. Duanmu Chen was one step ahead of him. After saluting, he sat upright and waited for Gu Ling to come.
Duanmu Chen knew that Duanmu Yi summoned him and Gu Ling at the same time in order to discuss how to save Nian Jincheng. A few days ago, the city was closed and searched, and although no one was found, it was not nothing. There was a clear clue.
If it was really the two killers of Yanyun Tower, Yan Shiba and Yan Shiqi, both Duanmuyi and Duanmuchen thought that it was normal that they were not caught that day. Yanyun Tower has a good reputation and has many killers.
The search could not do anything to them. They may have run away now, or they may still be hiding somewhere in the capital.
But now that we have important clues about Nian Jincheng's whereabouts, we can't do nothing.
Duanmu Chen has not yet learned about Su Liang's "love at first sight" for Gu Ling on the street, because he went to the palace directly after receiving the notice. Since Gu Ling returned to Beijing, Duanmu Chen has not had any contact with him.
"Does Chen'er know that Gu Ling has great martial arts skills?" Duanmu Yi asked.
Duanmu Chen was obviously stunned for a moment, "I told my father, I have not heard about this."
In fact, Duanmu Chen was not too surprised that Gu Ling knew martial arts. The reason is the same. If Gu Ling was weak, he would have died long ago.
What surprised Duanmu Chen even more was that the purpose of Duanmu Yi suddenly mentioning this matter to him was that he was afraid of Gu Ling?
"That night, the owner of Yanyun Tower, Yan Qiqi, went to look for him, but was beaten back two steps by his palm." Duanmu Yi sighed, "He has always been hiding it."
Duanmu Chen was a little surprised when he heard this, "Gu Ling is so powerful?"
But in this regard, Duanmu Chen believes that it proves that Gu Ling has no intention of rebellion. Martial arts cannot be achieved overnight, three years and five years. As the eldest son of the rebel Gu Yuan, if Gu Ling succeeds in his rebellion, he will
Duanmu Chen's future is Duanmu Chen's present. And at that time, there was obviously the shadow of Situ Xie, King of Yue of Liang Kingdom, behind the Gu family.
However, there was no sign of Gu Ling at all. What was found was that Gu Yuan had cursed Gu Ling several times at home and wanted to strangle him to death...
In short, Gu Ling was so powerful, but he refused to help Gu Yuan at the beginning, and even did not save the Gu family after the accident. At least there is no evidence that he had contact with Situ Xie. From a common sense point of view, Gu Ling's
Not only does his behavior have nothing to do with rebellion, it is even anti-treason.
The father and son chatted briefly before Gu Ling arrived.
Duanmu Chen looked at it secretly and couldn't help but sigh, Gu Ling was truly blessed by God, so beautiful that he was so dazzling that he was not like a mortal.
"Gu Hou hasn't encountered anything in the past few days, right?" Duanmu Yi said in a gentle tone.
Gu Ling shook his head, "Wei Chen is waiting, the people from Yanyun Tower have not appeared again."
"I heard that Gu Hou almost had an accident in the market just now?" Duanmu Yi said as if unintentionally, "Were you not injured?"
Duanmu Chen's eyes flashed slightly. Duanmu Yi had received the news about what had just happened on the street? Naturally, he sent someone to keep an eye on Gu Ling, and he was not afraid of letting Gu Ling know about it. Maybe, say no
He said that Gu Ling knew it all in his mind, so there was no need to hide it.
Duanmu Chen was very curious as to what happened to Gu Ling on the street, which was worthy of Duanmu Yi's special inquiry.
Gu Ling's expression was indifferent, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Nothing happened. I just met Miss Su Liang, the rumored number one scholar in martial arts."
Duanmu Chen's heart was moved! He is actually related to Su Liang? No wonder Duanmu Yi asked! What happened? Did Gu Ling and Su Liang have a dispute in the street? In terms of Gu Ling's temperament and Su Liang's temperament, neither
It's very possible. Could it be that Gu Ling fell in love with Su Liang?
But when Duanmu Chen looked at Gu Ling's expression and said Su Liang's name so indifferently, it didn't look right at all.
Duanmu Yi smiled, "What does Gu Hou think of Su Liang?"
Duanmu Chen felt that this question was a bit like trying to bring Gu Ling and Su Liang together, but this was not what Duanmu Yi would do. He felt that the atmosphere had become a little weird for some reason, and it had deviated from the original purpose of their meeting.
Gu Ling's face was calm, "When we first met, Wei Chen didn't know much about Su Zhuangyuan."
"The most profound impression is the first meeting. Tell me, what is your impression of Su Liang?" Duanmu Yi still did not give up on this question.
Gu Ling's handsome brows frowned slightly, "Weichen feels that Su Zhuangyuan behaves boldly."
Duanmu Chen:...What, what, what? Did Su Liang do something to Gu Ling on the street?
Duanmu Yi chuckled, "Bold and unrestrained? Why do you say that?"
Gu Ling explained, "Wei Chen doesn't like to be touched by others, and she is a strange woman."
Duanmu Chen: ...So what did Su Liang really do to Gu Ling? Touch her body? Could it be that she just pounced on Gu Ling after seeing her beauty? Impossible!
Duanmu Yi's smile deepened, "Gu Hou needs to explain clearly what's going on. Maybe it's a misunderstanding."
"Su Zhuangyuan mistakenly thought that Wei Chen was about to fall off the horse, so he rushed up to help Wei Chen. She was overly worried. Wei Chen was going to dismount alone." Gu Ling said calmly.
Duanmu Chen: ...So Su Liang just grabbed Gu Ling's arm? Is Gu Ling sick? This matter deserves to be brought up? Is he a man? He doesn't like people touching him? Not even a beautiful woman like Su Liang.
?You might as well become a monk!
Duanmu Yi burst out laughing, "I thought it was nothing. Gu Hou, don't be too sensitive. Su Liang meant well. But next time I see her, I have to tell her to be more careful in the future. After all, men and women cannot be intimate."
, this can easily lead to misunderstanding.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Ling nodded gently.
"Okay, you all go back." Duanmu Yi waved his hand.
Duanmu Chen was speechless. He didn't know whether Duanmu Yi had forgotten what was going on or had changed his mind temporarily. His trip was in vain.
Duanmu Chen and Gu Ling were walking on the way out of the palace together. Duanmu Chen asked seriously, "How does Gu Hou plan to rescue General Nian?"
"Wait." Gu Ling said one word.
Duanmu Chen: ...I don’t like being touched by others. If I say one more word, I might die. Su Liang doesn’t really like this kind of person, right?
"Gu Hou won't hate Su Liang because of her kind act, right?" Duanmu Chen asked half-jokingly.
Gu Ling shook his head, "This time it was a misunderstanding, but I hope it won't happen again."
Duanmu Chen: ...Ah, why do you think Gu Ling is so pretentious even though you know he is like this?! There are so many men who want to pursue Su Liang, but Gu Ling actually doesn't like her? You know, Duan Muchen didn't pursue Su Liang
One of the important reasons for being cold is that you know you will be rejected! It’s not that you don’t have any thoughts!
Duanmu Chen felt very unhappy. He planned to leave the palace and asked Chang An to tell Su Liang that he would avoid Gu Ling when he saw him in the future and not get close to him!
After leaving the palace, Chang An drove his car and waited outside. He watched Gu Ling ride away before looking back and sighed, "There is such a perfect person in the world."
Duanmu Chen in the carriage raised his foot and kicked Chang An through the curtain, "Is your sleeve broken?"
Changan subconsciously looked down at his sleeves, "No, it's fine."
Duanmu Chen kicked Chang An again, and Chang An finally realized what he was talking about and quickly explained, "This subordinate is just amazed at the beauty of Marquis Chang Xin. There is no other meaning. Master, please don't think too much about it!"
"It doesn't matter whether you think too much or not. It's important whether someone thinks too much." Duanmu Chen said in a faint tone, "Why don't you leave quickly?"
Chang'an didn't know who the "someone" Duanmu Chen was talking about was so weird!
…
When Su Liang returned to the Su Mansion, Yan Yu was pleasantly surprised. Nian Jincheng hid early and did not show up.
"Qi Jun, go find your brother. There's no need to come back in a hurry. I have nothing to do here." Su Liang said.
Qi Jun then went out with gifts for Qi Yan and Xing Yusheng.
Lonicera was not seriously injured that time and was almost healed. She had to wait until night to see Duanmu Yi and report on the situation of monitoring Su Liang during this period. As for what should and should not be said, and how to respond to Duanmu Yi's inquiry,
Su Liang had specially "trained" Lonicera before returning to the capital.
After briefly washing up and changing clothes, Su Liang and Yan Yu sat in her room on the second floor of Yuanming Pavilion and talked.
"Where is he?" Su Liang asked.
Yan Yu said that Nian Jincheng was hiding in an empty courtyard in the mansion, and told Su Liang what happened after they arrived in the capital, especially Gu Ling.
"Marquis Changxin has returned, but he has not come to see Acheng, and Acheng did not dare to go find him. Previously, Marquis Changxin brought people to search and secretly instructed me to provide clues, but I don't know what his next plan is.
, Ah Cheng said that he should be watched very closely by the emperor and did not dare to act rashly." Yan Yu sighed slightly.
Su Liang picked up the teacup and responded calmly, "Oh."
Yan Yu was stunned for a moment, "Why didn't you ask anything? Aren't you curious about that beauty Gu?"
Su Liang's lips curled up slightly, "I'm not curious."
Yan Yu felt something strange, and suddenly his heart moved, "Is it possible that you have known each other for a long time?"
When Su Liang took the risk to save Nian Jincheng, Yan Yu was a little confused, because it seemed that their friendship was not very close. If there was Gu Ling's shadow behind that incident, it would make sense.
"Guess again." Su Liang teased.
Yan Yu frowned and thought, "You and Gu Ling have known each other for a long time. It was Gu Ling who asked you to help save Acheng? Then why has he been avoiding Acheng? Acheng never said where he is."
Seeing that Yan Yu was in a dead end, Su Liang reminded him, "You didn't ask me this time if I was sad when Ning Jing died."
Hearing Su Liang suddenly change the subject and mention Ning Jing without any warning, Yan Yu was stunned again, "Brother Ning, he..." He opened his eyes wide as he spoke, covered his mouth, and subconsciously looked around and outside the window, "He...
…Shouldn’t he…he just…”
Su Liang smiled and said nothing.
Yan Yu was shocked, and it took him a while to come back to his senses, "How could this be? Did Ah Cheng know this a long time ago? You hid it from me to protect me, but he actually refused to tell me the truth!"
Hearing that Yan Yu was a little angry, Su Liang "added fuel to the fire", "That's right, I thought he had told you a long time ago. It doesn't hurt to let you know about this. You are about to get married, so you must be honest with each other."
Nian Jincheng, who was silently hiding in an empty yard waiting for Su Liang to come to him, suddenly sneezed and felt like someone was speaking ill of him...
When Yan Yu heard what Su Liang said, he sighed and explained to Nian Jincheng, "He didn't let me know so much, probably to protect me. After all, Gu Ling has not been pardoned before, so it would be best if he even
Don’t even mention his name, otherwise you will easily get into trouble.”
Su Liang chuckled, "Yes, you trust each other very much, and you can get married."
Yan Yu gave Su Liang an angry look and said, "Stop making trouble now. Don't talk about us anymore. I really didn't expect that Brother Ning is actually Gu Ling pretending to be. So what are your plans next? Pretend that you don't know each other? Or come here?
A chance encounter, and then..."
Seeing Yan Yu's meaningful smile, Su Liang said calmly, "I just entered the city and I met Marquis Chang Xin by chance. I was shocked."
Yan Yu held his head and said, "As long as you are happy."
…
Yan Yu left to deliver tea to Nian Jincheng and asked Su Liang to have a good rest and talk about other things later.
But as soon as Yan Yu left, Liandong came to report that there were guests at the door.
It was Prince Duanmu Chen. After leaving the palace, he walked halfway and asked Chang An to change direction and come to Su Mansion.
Although the two have a cooperative relationship, they rarely visit each other openly and mostly communicate in secret.
Duanmu Chen has a very good reason for coming today.
Lonicera invited Duanmu Chen into his house and went to Yuanming Pavilion.
On the way, Duanmu Chen looked at Lonicera and asked, "You used to be an errand in the palace?"
Lonicera replied respectfully, "Yes. Your Majesty has arranged for slaves to serve Imperial Physician Su."
Duanmu Chen entered Yuanming Pavilion, just as Su Liang came down from upstairs and ordered Lonicera to prepare tea.
Chang An nodded and smiled at Su Liang outside, then went to the lake to wait.
Sitting on the first floor of Yuanming Pavilion, Duanmu Chen looked at Su Liang and said, "She looks good."
"His Royal Highness looks better." Su Liang smiled.
"That girl, is it easy to use?" Duanmu Chen was talking about honeysuckle.
Su Liang shrugged, "Actually it's not necessary, but the Emperor's kindness cannot be refused."
The two looked at each other, and there were some things they knew tacitly, so there was no need to say it explicitly. Duanmu Chen knew that Lonicera was here to monitor Su Liang, and he also knew that Su Liang knew what he was doing.
Lonicera served tea, and Duanmu Chen took a sip. He was burned and a little speechless, "This girl is really bad, she is clumsy. If you really need someone to take care of you, I will give you a maid."
Su Liang shook his head, "It's not like I can't afford to hire people, so I won't bother the prince."
Duanmu Chen cleared his throat, "Actually, I'm looking for you today because I have business. I just came out of the palace with Marquis Changxin."
The corner of Su Liang's lips curled up slightly, "It turned out that Marquis Changxin was anxious to enter the palace to meet the saint."
Duanmu Chen looked strange, "Su Liang, don't tell me that you really have a crush on Gu Ling?"
Su Liang nodded and asked, "No?"
Duanmu Chen frowned, "I'm not kidding you."
"I'm not kidding." Su Liang said.
Duanmu Chen stared at him, "Are you really attracted to him? Then I came to the right place. Do you know what my father said about you when I asked you just now in the palace?"
Su Liang's eyes lit up, "Gu Meiren mentioned me? What did he say?"
Duanmu Chen was speechless, "Can you be more reserved?"
Su Liang coughed twice and asked seriously, "Your Highness, please tell me what Marquis Changxin thinks of me."
Duanmu Chen hummed, "He said he felt you were very bold because you touched him when we first met. He didn't like anyone touching him and didn't want this to happen again!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Duanmu Chen saw that Su Liang's expression softened, and he suddenly became quiet.
Duanmu Chen looked serious, "He is indeed beautiful. It's normal for you to like him. I don't think you are worthy of him, but forget it. That person has been mysterious and secretive since he was a child and doesn't like to interact with others. He said
Maybe there is some hidden problem."
Su Liang nodded slightly, "Indeed."
Duanmu Chen smiled and said, "It seems that you were just amazed by him for a moment. I knew you were not that superficial."
Su Liang smiled and said, "His Royal Highness is right, he doesn't like to be touched by me. This is a disease that needs to be cured!"