When Zhu Zhongjun entered the palace, the empress dowager was naturally happy.

She pulled Zhu Zhongjun and said a lot.

Gu Jinzhi has been restless.

The emperor looked at her several times and always felt that she was abnormal today.

Some thoughts circling in my heart and refused to leave for a long time.

The emperor was afraid that he would stare at Gu Jinzhi and arouse the Queen Mother's suspicion, so he took a look at her by chance. But he always felt empty in his heart.

Zhu Zhongjun was even more abnormal and a little silent, unlike the silly brother he used to be.

The emperor's thick eyebrows frowned slightly.

After talking for a while, the Empress Dowager saw that the emperor was very tired, and said, "The emperor has not lie down to rest for several days. The situation has gradually stabilized, and there will be more things to do in the future. The emperor should also go to bed one to nourish his spirit."

Gu Jinzhi hurriedly said, "Xiao Qi will not disturb His Majesty's rest, let's go first."

Zhu Zhongjun did not obey Gu Jin's words as usual. He was stunned for a moment before he stood up and said, "Mother, the emperor, Zhongjun has also said goodbye."

The Queen Mother glanced at the Emperor.

The emperor also sees the Queen Mother.

He saw confusion in the eyes of the empress dowager; he saw fear in Gu Jinzhi's eyes, and Zhu Zhongjun saw unfamiliarity in his eyes.

All this is not normal.

The King of Luyang never spoke like this, like an adult, respecting the emperor and speaking unfamiliar to the empress dowager.

The emperor felt a sudden heart.

He didn't say much, just nodded.

Now he is extremely tired and has disaster ahead. He has no intention of delving into what happened to the King of Luyang and what Gu Jinzhi is afraid of.

"Dao is too scarce." said the emperor.

Gu Jinzhi and Zhu Zhongjun got up, saluted the emperor and the empress dowager, and left Kunning Palace.

The emperor looked at the figure of rose purple that was leaving, and his eyes were not taken back for a long time.

A gentle sound pulled back his thoughts.

The Queen Mother covered the teacup with a little heavy cover.

"...Why is Xiaoqi a little weird today?" the empress dowager said to the emperor.

The emperor couldn't help but look at his mother.

He thought that his mother would definitely say, why is Zhongjun so strange today!

Compared with Xiaoqi, my mother should be more concerned about Zhongjun.

The empress dowager looked back at the emperor, and her eyes flashed with a bit of resoluteness and coldness. This reminded him of the time when his mother and Concubine Wan Liu planned to plot against the queen, and in the end, she became the queen himself except Concubine Liu Chen. She asked him to be the crown prince.

The scene is vivid in my mind.

At that time, the emperor, who was still a child, often saw his gentle and quiet mother, showing a strange coldness.

Mother is not a woman who doesn't fight for anything.

She used tricks, and the emperor was not sure that he could take the initiative.

But over the years, there have been no threats around her, so An Anxin became her queen mother, put away her sharpness and enjoyed honor.

Thinking of this, the emperor felt inexplicably cold.

"Yes. What's wrong with Xiaoqi?" The emperor followed the Queen Mother's words and said. "Zhongjun is also a little strange."

The Queen Mother picked up the teacup she had put down again and took a sip of the cold tea.

All her actions and words were hinting to the emperor, and she knew very well what was wrong with Zhongjun.

However, she didn't want to talk much.

The emperor just needs to remember that it is Xiaoqi who is strange...

No matter what happened to Zhongjun, the Empress Dowager would put the blame on Xiaoqi.

She seemed very confident that Xiaoqi could bear it.

What's wrong with Zhongjun?

After coming out of Kunning Palace, the emperor wanted to clarify his thoughts. But he had not had a rest for too long. His mind was blank and his thoughts were intermittent. His mind seemed to be pressed by heavy stones, and he was exhausted even when he was breathing. He could not sort out the messy thoughts clearly.

He urgently needs a sleep.

It is true that people cannot do without resting.

He hiked back to the Ganqing Palace.

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After coming out of the palace, Gu Jinzhi didn't say anything.

She sat in the carriage in silence.

Zhu Zhongjun didn't say anything either.

He secretly glanced at Gu Jinzhi's face.

Seeing that she lowered her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking, Zhu Zhongjun turned her head.

"Gu Jinzhi." After a long silence, Zhu Zhongjun suddenly spoke, "Do you know the emperor likes you?"

"I know." Gu Jin's way.

"So, the Queen Mother said, you will take on this matter alone." Zhu Zhongjun said, "Maybe you will feel very hurt. I didn't explain it to you clearly last night. The Queen Mother did this to protect me and let the emperor treat you. Give up; I followed the flow and agreed."

Gu Jinzhi nodded and said, "I understand."

Zhu Zhongjun fell silent again.

When the carriage wheels move forward, there will be bumps occasionally.

Zhu Zhongjun did not speak anymore.

Gu Jinzhi took a nap after closing his eyes.

Her feather eyelashes flashed slightly, which showed that she was also emotionally ups and downs, but she was trying hard to suppress them.

"Do you feel like I stabbed you in the back now?" Zhu Zhongjun suddenly asked her again in the quiet carriage.

His tone was so inadvertent and so natural that Gu Jinzhi almost lost control.

She didn't open her eyes, but just clenched her hands under her sleeves slightly, regaining her emotions.

After a while, she chuckled and said, "It's okay, I'm used to it!"

Zhu Zhongjun was immediately angry.

He clenched his fists tightly, and Gu Jinzhi could even hear his joints ringing.

She finally opened her eyes.

Zhu Zhongjun's emotions quickly faded away.

He made himself look no guilty, but in fact he wanted Gu Jinzhi to yell and scold him, so that he would feel more comfortable.

However, Gu Jinzhi probably won't.

Whether in the past or present life, Zhu Zhongjun rarely sees Gu Jinzhi lose his temper with anyone.

If she gets offended, she will ignore others at the very least.

Her personality has advantages and disadvantages.

It is the dream of every man to not face a wife with a bad temper and hysterical over trivial matters, and Gu Jinzhi meets this requirement.

But she was half a beat slower than anything. It was not that she didn't care, but that she rarely opened her heart.

There are too few things that can get into her heart.

Once she is not satisfied with anyone, she will never change her life. She likes someone very casually, and hates someone very thoroughly.

Such people are easy to get along with on the surface, but in fact they are very indifferent.

Zhu Zhongjun really wants to say sorry.

When the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say them.

He was not sorry.

He used his way to protect this woman. No matter what she thought, Zhu Zhongjun was not sorry for her at all.

"I'm always your chess piece." Gu Jinzhi spoke first, "This time, I'm willing. As a chess piece, you should understand that wherever you put it is decided by others, no matter how bizarre the chess game is, it's up to you. , it has nothing to do with chess pieces. This game of chess is you, the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Win or lose are all yours, and I am only responsible for walking the path you paved for me."

"You are not my pawn." Zhu Zhongjun's voice was not confident for the first time. "You will be my wife..."

Gu Jinzhi suddenly turned around and looked at him.

"Is that true, Zhu Zhongjun, wife, children, parents, who do you care about?" Gu Jinzhi asked him, "I am your wife. Have you ever cared about me?"

"What do you think!" Zhu Zhongjun suddenly became furious and roared.

Gu Jinzhi looked at him with anger and turned his head away.

Zhu Zhongjun's breathing became heavier.

He clenched his fists tightly again.

"Do you think... do you think I don't care?" Zhu Zhongjun couldn't help but shouted angrily.

Gu Jinzhi didn't answer, so he was sure.

Zhu Zhongjun was so angry that his forehead was bursting with blue veins.

He ignored Gu Jinzhi anymore.

Gu Jinzhi didn't talk to him either.

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Zhu Zhongjun still lives in the Gu family's outer courtyard.

The one who accompanied him back this time was not Ning Xi, but the commander-in-chief of the royal palace, named Chen Dingwen. He was one of Ning Xi's confidants.

The escorts of the Luzhou Prince's Mansion were all sent to Annan Kingdom to quell the rebellion last year. No new recruits have been recruited yet.

There were less than a hundred guards left in the palace, most of whom were the guard leaders. They were Ning Xi's confidant main force.

As long as the royal palace recruits new guards, Ning Xi can still cover the sky with one hand.

Chen Dingwen is only in his twenties.

The commander Tongzhi was only under Ning Xi's commander, and Chen Dingwen, who had never been to the battlefield, was not the one who Ning Xi brought over. He was young, but he was so trusted by Ning Xi, so he had to accompany him.

Zhu Zhongjun entered Beijing, and Zhu Zhongjun was very interested in Chen Dingwen.

He wanted to dig out talents from Ning Xi like the excavator Sun Ke.

"...Since the two courtyards are connected, open a corner gate from here." Zhu Zhongjun walked around the Gu family's yard and told the guard Chen Dingwen.

Chen Dingwen hesitated and said, "Prince, don't you need to discuss with the Gu family?"

"Of course." Zhu Zhongjun said, "You go and talk."

He pretended to be a fool all the way and did not return to normal until today.

He talked to Chen Dingwen in a mature tone, which made Chen Dingwen a little confused.

There was a face in front of me, but my expression and tone had changed, and no one could adapt to it.

Chen Dingwen reacted quickly and did not show any strangeness in front of Zhu Zhongjun.

He went to the main courtyard and told Song Paner about Zhu Zhongjun's meaning.

Song Paner was very happy.

Opening a corner door, Gu Jinzhi's life in Beijing was the same as his parents' home.

"Is it the prince's meaning?" Song Pan'er asked Chen Dingwen.

She knew that Zhu Zhongjun listened to Gu Jinzhi very much.

It means Zhu Zhongjun, Gu Jinzhi means.

Chen Dingwen said: "Yes, the prince said that he would open a corner door without having to go through the main door, so it would be convenient to get around."

Song Paner nodded: "Go and tell the prince, I will choose a zodiac auspicious day and start construction."

Chen Ding Wendao is.

He went back and told Zhu Zhongjun.

Zhu Zhongjun is reading a book.

When he was in Luzhou, he often read books. He was stupid but had amazing memory, so he often read books.

Everyone doesn't know if he can understand it.

Chen Dingwen told Zhu Zhongjun what the Gu family meant.

Zhu Zhongjun nodded.

That same dinner, he went to Gujiazhengyuan for dinner.

Gu Jinzhi saw him and did not talk to him.

He ignored Gu Jinzhi.

Everyone didn't know why, so they just thought it was the two children fighting again.

After the meal, Zhu Zhongjun followed Gu Yanzhen and Xuan Ge'er to the outer courtyard, and Song Pan'er kept Gu Jinzhi talking.

"Last night, the prince came back in the middle of the night. What was going on?" Song Pan'er asked, "Get up early today, you two entered the palace again. What did you say? Why am I in a fog?"

Gu Jinzhi didn't answer.

She looked at her mother and suddenly felt a little tired and wanted to lean on her in her mother's arms.

As expected, she was like acting coquettishly, snuggling in her mother's arms and quietly closing her eyes.

Song Pan'er was stunned and asked her: "But something happened? The emperor should be in a bad mood recently. Did the prince make him angry?"

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Chapter completed!