Su Liang looked serious, "Master, shall we get married?"
Gu Ling didn't see any heartfelt admiration for him in Su Liang's eyes, nor was there any shyness. She still looked like she was discussing business matters.
This made the wave that had just surged in Gu Ling's heart quickly recede. He knew very well that it was another fake marriage with another purpose.
Therefore, Gu Ling asked calmly, "Why?" instead of asking whether Su Liang liked him.
Su Liang explained that today Xing Yuyan was canonized as a princess and was about to marry away to the Liang Kingdom. Mrs. Xing had some advice for her, which made her feel very reasonable.
"The emperor and the prince's scheming cannot be underestimated. I know very well the basis for their trust in me, but this trust is unreliable." Su Liang sighed.
Duanmu Yi and Duanmu Chen, father and son, believe that Su Liang will only do what she thinks is right. Therefore, when foreign enemies invade, she will defend her home and country without hesitation. When someone is seriously ill, she will treat them. Of course she protects the country. , because she is from Qian country and has her home here.
From another perspective, Duanmu Chen believes that if he makes a mistake and does something Su Liang thinks is wrong, he will lose Su Liang's support. In this way, when he needs to use Su Liang, he will restrain his own behavior. This is The prerequisite for cooperation with her. But when Su Liang is of little use to him, their relationship will inevitably change.
Su Liang has a very clear understanding of these, and she will always adhere to her own principles of life.
Of course Gu Ling understands what she is talking about. The two of them have been pushed to where they are today by people and events. Being a courtier is not their choice or purpose. It is not easy to escape, so they need to be more cautious.
As two lonely people, it is very likely that their marriage will be interfered with by the royal family. It can even be said that it is inevitable. It is only a matter of sooner or later.
This is also the reason why Su Liang deliberately pursues Gu Ling in public, making everyone think that she belongs to her.
But as long as the marriage is not settled, there will be room for others to interfere.
Seeing that Gu Ling didn't speak, Su Liang frowned slightly, "Master, are you not happy? Then forget it."
Gu Ling shook his head, "No, I was just thinking about other things."
Just for a moment, Gu Ling was thinking, is this the time to confess to Su Liang?
But soon, he gave up this idea.
Tonight, Su Liang took the initiative to bring up the idea of getting married, which was an unexpected surprise to Gu Ling. Even if she didn't really want to be husband and wife with him, at least they could have the name of husband and wife, and they could live together openly and without any third person. Opportunities to mix things up.
Compared with now, Gu Ling can only "sleepwalk" to see Su Liang, and spend the rest of the time alone, which is much better.
But Gu Ling understands Su Liang. She has no romantic feelings for him yet, and at least for the time being she doesn't want to change the tacit and natural relationship between the two of them. In this case, if Gu Ling confesses his love rashly, he may be pushed away by Su Liang. .
Therefore, Gu Ling's rationality told him: Don't be impulsive, get married first.
"What do you mean, great god?" Su Liang asked.
Gu Ling's expression was indifferent, "Have you really decided to do this? This is different from when we were in Sujia Village, and different from when we were in Liang Kingdom. Then the whole world will know that you and I are husband and wife."
Su Liang chuckled, "It doesn't matter to me, as long as you don't mind, Master, that I will block your love. If I fall in love with a man in the future, he must be someone who trusts me."
I absolutely trust you... Gu Ling thought to herself.
"That's good. It doesn't matter to me. Life will be much more convenient this way, which is a good thing for me." Gu Ling was not only very calm, but even gave a very reasonable and realistic reason. No matter how the relationship develops, he wants to be with her.
Live together with Su Liang.
Su Liang knew this and smiled when he heard this, "Very good, deal!"
The two high-fived and reached a new agreement. But this time they only talked about getting married and did not talk about separation under any circumstances. Su Liang felt that there was no need to talk. They had a tacit understanding and it was easy to talk about anything. Gu Ling also felt that it was not necessary.
Talk again and again, and if Su Liang marries him for the third time and he still can't keep her, then he may become a monk...
"Then, Master, you..." Su Liang planned to discuss with Gu Ling how to perform the subsequent scenes.
But he was interrupted by Gu Ling, "I'll take care of it. Just wait."
Su Liang was stunned for a moment, "Oh, okay, I'll leave it to you, I won't worry about it. Just in time, I have to learn the poison technique from Lao Bai quickly, and I have to arrange for someone to go to Lao Bai's secret base to pick up the treasure.
, I hope things are still there.”
But this matter is not easy to handle. Su Liang only has two subordinates around her. She always regards Qi Jun as someone who is here to help, and does not want to send him to do risky things. And Lonicera is Duanmu Yi's spy for her.
, although she has been loyal to her, Duanmu Yi must be given a reasonable explanation if she is allowed to leave the capital. Su Liang does not want the royal family to know that she is learning poison.
"Let Lao Mu go." Gu Ling guessed why Su Liang was worried about something, so he expressed his opinion.
Su Liang's eyes lit up, "That's right, I forgot about Master. I'll ask him tomorrow. If he doesn't want to, I'll think of another way."
Lao Mu is strong and familiar with the area where Lao Bai has been active before, so he is the most suitable candidate.
After talking about things related to them, Su Liang brought up the matter of Xing Yuyan's marriage.
"I never thought that the emperor would arrange for the adoptive father's daughter to get married. I thought that the adoptive father was leading troops in the north. If his daughter married and became the princess of Liang Kingdom, wouldn't the emperor be afraid that the adoptive father would collude with the royal family of Liang Kingdom?
?But this kind of thing really happened today."
Su Liang sighed slightly and continued, "The emperor is very shrewd, suspicious, but also decisive. The foster father's family is in the capital, and the possibility that he will risk rebellion for the sake of a daughter who is married far away is almost non-existent. And after the previous experience,
The emperor knew the character of his adoptive father very well and knew that he valued love and justice but had no ambitions. Only the daughter of the former King Beijing was qualified to marry. She was the founding hero of the Qian Kingdom. Presumably the Liang Kingdom was satisfied with this.
And he must have expectations for his adoptive father. Once the Liang Kingdom really takes action, the adoptive father can use his plan to his advantage, which will be very beneficial to the Qian Kingdom."
In any case, Duanmu Yi's move of asking Xing Ji's daughter to get married does have risks, but if he is right, the benefits will be even greater.
In the final analysis, the apparent marriage is just the beginning of the game, and the princess is nothing more than a pawn.
From Su Liang's perspective, he could see at a glance what this marriage would bring to Xing Ji and what he would choose. Duanmu Yi naturally knew it too.
Gu Ling agreed with Su Liang's view. From Duanmu Yi's point of view, this move was definitely a good move.
…
When Su Liang woke up early in the morning, he opened his eyes and remembered what he had discussed with Gu Ling last night. He rubbed his face and said to himself, "Are you a little too impulsive... It's okay, it's the master anyway..."
Su Liang is a person who likes to think through the possible consequences of everything. But what she doesn't realize is that her absolute trust in Gu Ling has reached the point where she doesn't need to consider the consequences when it comes to matters between the two of them. , because she knew that Gu Ling would make a good choice for her no matter what.
When Gu Ling left last night, he said not to tell anyone about the marriage in advance and not to let the third person know that it was a lie.
Su Liang agreed. Since it is a secret, the fewer people who know it, the better.
When she saw Lao Mu again, she asked him if he still wanted to go to the brothel again.
Lao Mu said sternly, "What do you mean by going again? I've never been there, dear disciple, don't slander my innocence!"
Su Liang couldn't help laughing, "Yes, yes, master is right."
"No, it's not interesting." Lao Mu shook his head. The moment the madam leaned on him and he ran away, he was destined to take a detour when passing by the brothel in the future, let alone go in to drink.
"I have something to ask Master for help." Su Liang smiled sweetly.
Lao Mu nodded cheerfully, "Why are you being polite to me? I'm not Lao Bai, I don't even dare to be your master, so giving you something is just an empty talk, I don't know if there is any!"
Lao Bai appeared at the door, looking at Lao Mu with an unkind look in his eyes, "Come out and we'll make gestures."
Lao Mu said to Su Liang seriously, "Did you see my dear disciple? Lao Bai is a violent maniac with a simple mind and well-developed limbs. He can't do anything else except fight! I don't like fighting!"
Su Liang: ...No one can describe someone who dares not accept a challenge even though he knows he will lose in such a refreshing and refined way...
But of course she wouldn't ruin it because she still wanted Lao Mu to help find the baby.
Su Liang invited Lao Bai in and sat down to drink tea together.
"My dear disciple, you just said that you need help from me if you have something to do? Whatever it is, just say it!" Lao Mu preferred to show how good his relationship with master and disciple Su Liang was when Lao Bai was present, and he was quite proud of it.
Su Liang looked serious, "I want to ask Master to help me find Lao Bai's treasure."
Lao Mu immediately shook his head, "No! I have to pick up the things he gave you. Why doesn't he go by himself? If you have the energy to fight, don't pretend to be sick! I won't be an errand boy for him!"
Su Liang quickly explained, "Master, it's like this. I want to start learning poison skills from Lao Bai as soon as possible, and besides, he is really not in good health and is not as healthy as Master. I asked Master to go because Master is the most powerful person around me. Qiang, the most reliable person. Neither Qi Jun nor Lonicera are good."
Lao Mu liked hearing this very much, "Well, they are too young and have no experience in traveling around the world, so they are not reliable in their work. If I can't do it, then I will help you make a trip!"
"Thank you, Master." Su Liang was very happy.
In the end, Lao Bai said, "It's somewhat useful if I can run errands for you."
Su Liang held his forehead, listening to the two old men starting to argue with each other again, and stopped trying to persuade them. It is not a bad thing to vent your emotions on the spot, and it is healthier to argue. They were friends before they met Su Liang, and this is the unique relationship between the two. model.
At the end of the quarrel, Lao Bai made it clear what he should tell Lao Mu, telling him to run away immediately if he met any old woman.
"Look, I scared you. What did that crazy woman do to you?" Lao Mu hummed.
"If you want to come back alive, just remember what I said." Lao Bai said coldly.
"I know, I know, there's so much nonsense!" Lao Mu looked impatient and looked at Su Liang before bursting into laughter, "My good disciple, I have to go on a long journey as my master, so I have to eat well!"
Su Liang nodded, "No problem. I'll cook a big meal for Master today."
"I eat meat, can I let Lao Bai become a vegetarian?" Lao Mu asked.
Su Liang shook his head, "It's best to have both meat and vegetables."
The lunch was cooked by Su Liang himself and was very sumptuous.
Lao Mu had a good meal, packed his bags, and planned to help Su Liang find the treasure. In fact, Lao Bai always said that Lao Mu was taking advantage of her as Su Liang's master and was of no use to her. Although Lao Mu was very
She was angry, but she also knew that Lao Bai was right. Su Liang was too kind to him, and he really had nothing to teach her.
Therefore, when Su Liang needed Lao Mu's help for something, he was actually very happy. As for Gu Ling, the secret records were given to him, so he could read them by himself.
Su Liang escorted Lao Mu to the gate. Lao Mu hesitated for a moment, but still asked something, "Little girl, when you were in Liang Kingdom, did you reveal to Situ Han that Mu Yu took refuge with Situ Xie?
"
Su Liang shook his head, "No."
Lao Mu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good." After all, he was the apprentice raised by Lao Mu. He chose to let go, but after all, he hoped that Mu Yu could live. But what if Situ Han learned that Situ Xie had a descendant of the Mu family?
Without telling him, the conflict between Emperor Liang and King Yue intensified, and Mu Yu, who was caught in the middle, was likely to become cannon fodder and soon end up in a dead end.
Lao Mu knew that even if Su Liang used Mu Yu to drive a wedge between Situ Xie and Situ Han, it was not her fault. After all, she had her own position. But he was still relieved to know that Su Liang did not do that.
The reason why Su Liang gave up the opportunity to sow discord was precisely because he knew that Lao Mu did not want to see Mu Yu end miserably. In fact, the fight between Situ Xie and Situ Han had already come to light. Did Mu Yu
, are destined to make the contradiction irreconcilable.
Su Liang sent Lao Mu away and on the way back to Yuanming Pavilion, she was still thinking about how Gu Ling planned to get the two of them to get married. Was he going to start pursuing her openly? I was really curious.
…
What Su Liang didn't know was that Gu Ling was on his way to the Duke of Qin's mansion at the moment.
Mr. Qin was at home today. When he heard his servant say that Marquis Changxin was visiting, he was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily, "What do you think you want to do with me?"
The housekeeper asked if he was missing. Mr. Qin frowned and said, "Invite him over! I want to see what he did!"
Lin Shuzhi knew about whether Gu Ling had deceived Su Liang, but he didn't tell Mr. Qin because he shouldn't have known at the time.
After Xing Yusheng found out, he didn't think of telling his grandfather specifically.
For the sake of Situ Han's face, Duanmu Yi did not publicize the truth of the matter, so outsiders still believed that there was something wrong with Gu Ling's character, including Mr. Qin.
When Gu Ling was invited to Mr. Qin's study, he didn't even prepare tea, and his attitude was not warm, "How come Marquis Changxin has time to come to me?"
Gu Ling bowed and sat down, "I have something I want to ask Mr. Qin for help."
"Marquis Changxin is joking. You are a popular person in front of the Emperor. At this age, I don't care about anything. I can't help you with anything." Mr. Qin said calmly.
Gu Ling's expression did not change, "I would like to ask Mr. Qin to help me propose marriage to Su Mansion and ask Su Liang to be my wife."
Mr. Qin was stunned and suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, "You...what did you say?"
Gu Ling repeated it again.
Mr. Qin couldn't help but get angry, "You kid went back on your word, what's going on? Tell me clearly!"
Gu Ling's face was calm, "The previous marriage in Liang Kingdom was a expedient plan that Su Liang and I conspired to deal with Emperor Liang. We did not intend to deceive her."
Mr. Qin was stunned for a moment, "Seriously?"
Gu Ling nodded, "Yes."
Mr. Qin frowned, "Then why do you want to marry her now?"
Gu Ling's eyes were clear, "After getting along with each other in Liang Kingdom, I am very fond of Miss Su Liang."
Mr. Qin's eyebrows relaxed, "That's right! Liang Yatou is so nice, it's strange that you don't like it! But in this matter, the Emperor..."
Gu Ling shook his head, "I am unmarried, she is unmarried, and there are no elders in the family to restrain her, so she can make her own decisions. If we are in love, the matchmaker is marrying her, we have nothing to do with others."
Mr. Qin nodded, "In that case, I will act as a matchmaker for you. When do you want me to propose marriage?"
"Today." Gu Ling said.
Mr. Qin glared at him, "What were you doing so early? Really! I'm going to change my clothes right now!"