The night wind blew slowly across Gu Shaochen's face with surprise, and Gu Shaochen's nose felt sore. It had been a long time since he had heard his father call him that, let alone ask him to accompany him for a drink.
It was so unexpected that Gu Shaochen slapped himself in the face while dreaming. Gu Yunchan was so frightened that he almost fell over when he just stepped onto the steps of Guanyue Pavilion.
Finally, Gu Yunchan turned to look at his silly son who was standing there in a daze. When he saw tears filling Gu Shaochen's eyes, he felt a sudden pain in his heart and shouted quickly.
"Stone, come here! You have nothing to do in the middle of the night and you are scaring your father!"
Hearing Gu Yunchan's call again, Gu Shaochen felt a burning pain on his face, looked at Gu Yunchan's hand waving towards him, sniffed, and hurried over numbly.
"father..."
"Call daddy!"
Gu Yunchan cut off the hesitation in Gu Shaochen's words, causing Gu Shaochen to blurt out.
"Daddy...Daddy..."
"Hey! That's right!"
As he spoke, Gu Yunchan took Gu Shaochen and walked into the pavilion.
As soon as Gu Shaochen sat down, Gu Yunchan picked out a few plates of Gu Shaochen's favorite snacks from the table and sent them to Gu Shaochen based on the feedback from Gui Qing and his own observations.
"Dad remembers that you like these!"
Hearing this, Gu Shaochen looked at the snacks at hand. He was so moved that he couldn't help but raise his hand to touch his face. Gu Yunchan was so scared that he quickly grabbed Gu Shaochen.
"I said Shitou, please stop slapping me! If you keep slapping me, your mother will slap me!"
The unabashed compromise in his words caused Gu Shaochen to raise his eyes and look at Gu Yunchan. Their eyes met. Gu Yunchan looked at Gu Shaochen's lips and teeth and thought that Gu Shaochen wanted to thank his father.
Unexpectedly, Gu Shaochen turned his head and stared at Gui Qing in the next second.
"Uncle Ghost, was my dad stimulated tonight?"
Gui Qing twitched the corner of his mouth, glanced at Gu Yunchan's dark face, and quickly defended himself.
"Your Majesty, the monarch is sincerely expressing his love to you tonight! Don't hurt the monarch's heart!"
Since ancient times, emperors have been ruthless, and Gu Yunchan had too many things he couldn't help himself when he was in a high position. For Gu Shaochen, he might never be able to understand these helplessness unless he was personally there.
But Gu Yunchan knew very well that if there was a reason for him to be desperate, it must be Gu Shaochen and his mother Wantong, but he could only keep these words in his heart.
Because sometimes the more partial you show, the more dangerous Gu Shaochen's situation will be, so Gu Yunchan no longer forces Gu Shaochen to relax and rushes back to Gu Shaochen.
"Okay! Try it to see if it suits your taste!"
Gu Shaochen saw Gu Yunchan personally picking up a piece of sweet cake and handing it to him. He quickly took it and then put it in his mouth. He felt sweet, glutinous and crispy, and couldn't help but praise it.
"Delicious!"
"Then eat more!"
Gu Yunchan said and brought a few more pieces to Gu Shaochen. While eating the cake, Gu Shaochen secretly glanced at Gu Yunchan. His heart was filled with joy. He never expected that he would still be here today!
He may not want power, but he is greedy for family affection, because he has lost his mother since he was a child, and the only time his father stayed with him for the longest time in so many years was because of the Star Sword.
As for the importance of the Star Sword to Xing Yao, everyone in the Nine Provinces knew it, and he knew it even better, so when his father presented the sword to him, he deliberately concealed the appearance of the Star Sword, saying that it was a secret between the two of them.
Now when Gu Shaochen thought of the Star Sword and the mistake he had just discovered by Gu Yunchan, he squinted at Gu Yunchan holding a cup to drink, and took advantage of Gu Yunchan to put down the cup and test it out.
"Then...that dad!"
Gu Yunchan raised his eyebrows and turned to look back at Gu Shaochen.
"What's wrong?"
Their eyes met, Gu Shaochen held the Star Sword at his waist.
"I didn't dance well with my sword just now, but..."
Halfway through his words, Gu Shaochen raised his voice.
"Don't worry! I will definitely satisfy you tomorrow!"
When he found Gu Shaochen's piercing eyes, Gu Yunchan's heart immediately responded.
...You just can't dance well!
...As long as you are not embarrassed, Dad will be satisfied!
Thinking about it, Gu Yunchan covered Gu Shaochen's hand that was holding the Star Sword tightly.
"Stone, do you know why I gave the Star Sword to you?"
"Because of protecting our country!"
Gu Shaochen blurted out, and Gu Yunchan said again.
"anything else?"
"Also...and..."
As he spoke late, Gu Shaochen secretly glanced at Gu Yunchan.
"I..."
"It's responsibility and inheritance!"
Gu Yunchan's words were serious and thoughtful, and Gu Shaochen was stunned when he heard the words.
"Of course! Dad is right! Assisting the prince is the first element of a minister!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yunchan raised his hand and tapped Gu Shaochen's forehead.
"Then why don't you help your father?"
"Ah? Dad...Dad, do you need my help?"
Seeing his stupid son tilting his head in an awkward manner, Gu Yunchan rolled his eyes and said "hmm" on his face.
"Of course! For example, you can usurp your position and seek..."
"Dad!"
At the same time as the sound was heard, Gu Shaochen knelt down, making Gu Yunchan's right eye jump in fear.
"you..."
"Father, my sons and ministers never have the slightest intention of taking power!"
As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, not only the emperor and his ministers, but especially the royal father and son. Therefore, how could Gu Shaochen dare to ignore it? Seeing Gu Yunchan's brows frowning more and more, Gu Shaochen kowtowed and said again.
"Father! My son...my son is really..."
"It's really worthless!"
Gu Yunchan cursed loudly, Gu Shaochen blinked his eyes, his innocent face made Gu Yunchan heartache even after being scolded, and finally slapped himself on the forehead.
The sound of "pop" made Gu Shaochen's right eye jump. Half of the cake "Gululu" in his hand fell off the table and rolled to Gu Yunchan's hand. Gu Yunchan sighed.
"I said you really don't have..."
"Father! My food intake is limited and I almost never eat too much!"
As he said that, Gu Shaochen saw Gu Yunchan looking at half a piece of pastry, and quickly picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Of course I would never dare to waste it!"
In two words in a row, Gu Shaochen not only explained that he would not eat too much to look for trouble, but also confessed that he would obey the rules and would never disobey orders, which made Gu Yunchan's mouth twitch.
"You, you are really..."
"Besides, my father is a brilliant king who will shine in the world. He will serve the country and the people throughout his life, and he will definitely be blessed with eternal prosperity!"
At this point, Gu Yunchan was well aware of Gu Shaochen's excuse. Looking at Gu Shaochen's serious eyes, Gu Yunchan's eyes darkened, that's all! Since it doesn't make sense from the front!
Then he would do the opposite. In short, the matter of "rushing stones to the throne" was a sure thing. He had to do it, otherwise he would have no face to see Wantong.
After all, he had promised her that he would protect their children. Only by allowing Gu Shaochen to ascend the throne and wield power could he gain a foothold in the imperial city.
After thinking about this, Gu Yunchan raised his lips and smiled at Gu Shaochen.
"Well, since you don't like plotting to usurp the throne, how about dad giving you another mission?"
Gu Shaochen's heart skipped a beat as he looked at his father's seriousness and hidden intrigue. What do you mean, do I like to seek government or usurp the throne?
...I'm going to do it for real!
...Why don't you kill me in seconds?
...Is it possible that you are always thinking about my rebellion?
In a daze, Gu Shaochen giggled "haha" twice at Gu Yunchan. When he saw Gu Yunchan's eyebrows frowning again, Gu Shaochen's smile froze and he quickly straightened his posture.
"Dad, tell me! I'll put the stone on the fire rack and put it on the oil pan. I'll take care of everything for you! It's all right!"
Hearing Gu Shaochen's vow, Gu Yunchan lowered his head and smiled.
"It's not a matter of going on the fire or putting the oil in the pan. The most you can do is go up the mountain to become a disciple and go down the mountain to practice swordsmanship!"
Gu Yunchan said it tactfully. After all, he really didn't want his stupid son to be so scared that he lay motionless at the starting point before he went out to fight. But when the words fell into Gu Shaochen's ears, Gu Shaochen said subconsciously.
"Sword training? Bitch...Ye Hui?!"
Gu Shaochen said casually, but Gu Yunchan didn't expect that Gu Shaochen knew what he was thinking, so he asked back.