My Young Master (Second Update)

Duanmu Chen was still in the imperial study when he saw Duanmu Yi again. He only felt that Duanmu Yi seemed to be in a good mood and pretended to be calm.

This made Duanmu Chen more certain that something had happened and it was very important.

But Duanmu Chen did not ask, because he knew that if Duanmu Yi wanted to share with him, he would tell him. If he didn't, it would be in vain for him to ask, and it would make Duanmu Yi unhappy.

"By the way, you said before that you had something to tell me?" Duanmu Yi asked Duanmu Chen.

Duanmu Chen calmed down and said, "Father had chosen a concubine for me before, but it was interrupted for some reason. I wonder if this matter will continue? Mother wants to hold a grandson, and there must be a reliable person in my son's house to take care of it."

"The matter of choosing a concubine?" Duanmu Yi laughed, "Even if you don't mention it, I will find you. This matter needs to be arranged as soon as possible. I will let the Ministry of Rites do it today! If you like any lady, you can also let your mother take a look."

Duanmu Chen hurriedly thanked him when he heard this, but he felt something was wrong in his heart.

Because Duanmu Yi had just found Su Liang yesterday and said that he wanted her to be the Crown Princess. Therefore, Su Liang went to Duanmu Chen last night to talk about this matter and let him solve it.

And this is also the purpose of Duanmu Chen's entry into the palace today.

But he hasn't said anything yet, only mentioned the issue of the Crown Princess. Why didn't Duanmu Yi mention Su Liang at all? If he really likes Su Liang to be the Crown Princess, shouldn't he tell him about the Crown Prince?

Or, yesterday Duanmu Yi mentioned the Crown Princess to Su Liang just to test her? Not really wanting her to be the Crown Princess? In this case, it is not impossible.

Duanmu Chen suppressed his doubts and bowed to leave.

After leaving the palace and on the way back to the Prince's Mansion, Chang'an couldn't help asking, "Master, you have been in the palace for so long, is everything going well?"

Duanmu Chen looked inexplicable, "Smooth, very smooth." He didn't even have the chance to use the prepared words. But since Duanmu Yi is going to continue to choose a concubine for him, he will naturally stop staring at Su Liang. This is a good thing, and Duanmu Chen has also fulfilled his promise to Su Liang.

After returning to 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. He couldn't ask what it was, and the monks in Huguo Temple couldn't tell him clearly.

"Today, Miss Su went to Huguo Temple with the child from the Wan family and met the little monk named Chengyun." Chang'an said. Su Liang went there openly, and many people saw her.

"She was in Huguo Temple at the time. Lin Bojun had such a good relationship with her, maybe she knew something. When it gets dark, you go to Su's Mansion to ask her without anyone." Duanmu Chen explained.

...

In the afternoon, Su Liang specially invited the brothers Qi Yan and Qi Jun to come to help, and turned the room next door where "Ning Jing" originally lived into her study. The bed where someone died was taken away and replaced with a spacious and comfortable soft couch.

This is mainly to solve a problem. Turning on the light in this room at night will arouse suspicion, but Gu Ling lives here and often reads at night, so he must turn on the light. If it is Su Liang's own study room, there is nothing wrong with the light.

Just after the modification, Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing came over and persuaded Su Liang to move to the attic closer to the garden, which has a better view and is more spacious.

Although the couple persuaded very seriously, they also felt that Su Liang would not listen to them.

Unexpectedly, Su Liang nodded readily after hearing this, "Yes, there is an attic over there, how could I forget it. I haven't taken a closer look at what it looks like. I will go and see it tomorrow. If it is suitable, I will clean it up and move it there."

Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing can only think that they thought too much before. Su Liang still lives here just because he is not afraid of ghosts and gods and is too lazy to move. However, it still cannot explain the situation of a whole set of bedding in the next room. So, it is better to move away.

Su Liang knew that there was an attic in the garden. Although she often walked by the attic hidden by trees before, she didn't pay much attention to it. She just thought it was a beautiful and elegant ornamental building in the mansion.

Now she thinks it's good to move there, because she and Gu Ling can live on the second floor, and the first floor is used for entertaining guests. This way, it is more private, and there is no need to worry about someone seeing anything as soon as they come, and Gu Ling can be more comfortable.

"Don't wait until tomorrow, just go and take a look now!" Xing Yusheng suspected that Su Liang was just perfunctory, so she planned to finalize this matter as soon as possible.

Seeing the tragic body of "Ning Jing" with her own eyes left a great psychological shadow on Xing Yusheng. Now every time he steps into this yard, he can't help but think of that horrible scene.

A few days ago, when he suddenly had nothing to do, he opened the door of "Ning Jing" and looked inside. It was also Xing Yusheng's attempt to overcome his psychological shadow.

Lin Xueqing said quickly, "Yes! It's still early, A Yan and A Jun are here, we can help, sister Su might as well move there today. The scenery in the garden is very beautiful now, sister Su can enjoy it by opening the window when she is tired of reading in the future."

Su Liang knew why these two people were so enthusiastic about letting her move, but she didn't point it out. Although the purpose was different, the result was the same, so she agreed.

Gu Ling was not here at the moment, because they were going to renovate the next door, so they packed all his things into the warehouse in advance, and they were not afraid of arousing suspicion.

They went to the attic together to take a look. The furniture inside was complete and quite expensive. It was prepared by Chang'an when Duanmu Chen prepared the house for Su Liang last year as agreed. Even the flower hall on the first floor for entertaining guests could be used directly after a simple cleaning.

There is also a stone outside with the word "Yuan Ming" 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 is an open space between the two rooms with a table, two chairs and windows that can be opened. Su Liang plans to use it as a dining room and surround it with a screen. He usually eats here.

Qi Jun bought food from the restaurant and brought 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 yard where she originally lived, he found no one and the rooms were empty. After walking around the house, I saw a bright 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 smiled 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 this?"

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 didn't see it with her own eyes and didn't 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 and said, "That's right. I will report the truth to the master. Excuse me, please 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? Now, Duanmu Yi has made Duanmu Chen the prince and has great trust in him, but he has not let Duanmu Chen look at the stone with him?

After returning upstairs and sitting down, Su Liang said, "Is it possible 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 had touched the stone, he wouldn't have known it. He was just on an errand, and he must have been given a gag 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."

…

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 really true? 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 just wait and see what happens. After all, he now has a legitimate position and must act cautiously 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.

"Does he not want others to know what is on the stone? Is it really an oracle?" Su Liang was even more curious, "Could it be pointing out the emperor's secret to unifying the world? Therefore, he cannot let others see it, as it will threaten him. ?”

"Don't think about it." Gu Ling said.

Su Liang sighed, "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 tell me. ”

"Don't think about it." Gu Ling said again.

Su Liang nodded, "Okay, I'll go back to sleep. Good night, great master."

This is Gu Ling's room. Su Liang was about to leave. Before Gu Ling called her, she remembered that she forgot to tell the story and turned back.

But when Gu Ling saw her sleepy face, he said he was sleepy and would not listen to the story tonight.

…

The next day, the servants of the Xing Mansion helped build a kitchen next to Yuanming Pavilion. Su Liang drew a sketch and made 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 Wanshi and Queen Xiao Wanshi made a fuss for a while and then stopped. They quietly worshiped Buddha in the harem together, which was rarely seen even by Duanmu Yi.

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 them, and they had no sympathy for them.

Although she 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, she 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 the reception.

This was decided long ago, and 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. They 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 is actually fine and does not need comfort. He thinks there is nothing wrong with Xing Ji doing what he likes and there is no need to stay at home all the time. But after all, Mrs. Xing is old and always looking forward to family reunion. The border is not a stable place, so worries and worries are inevitable.

With that said, Xing Yusheng mentioned Situ Xie, "Su Liang, do you know about 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 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 eldest son of Changxin Hou, was not in the capital at that time. , and then disappeared. Qian Guo has been looking for Gu Ling. The last time there was news about him was when Nian Jincheng was rescued after the Nian family incident, and it was said that 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 what the original rebellion was like.

But those things have passed. What Su Liang is now concerned about is whether Situ Xie's arrival can take off Gu Ling's label of being a rebel. That's the only thing that's relevant to 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 almost forgot about the princess Duanmu Qianqian. I still remember the first time I heard the words "Sixth Princess", it was when Xing Yusheng was suddenly picked up by the royal family in Bei'an County and taken to the capital. The saying at the time was that the emperor wanted to choose a husband for his favorite sixth princess.

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. The second thing was that there were rumors that the emperor liked Lin Boyan as the sixth princess's consort, but they later dropped the matter. Lin Boyan got married, and now his wife and daughter are happy. Xing Yusheng also got married, which was 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.

…

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?

Su Liang realized after seeing Uncle Liang appear 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 lie to me! You must know where the young master is!"

Su Liang really hates this self-righteous old man. "He left at that time because he wanted to see a friend. 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’ll 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’ll leave him immediately.”

Hearing this, Uncle Liang 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."