"Your parents don't want to leave their homeland. Do you plan to stay in the capital?" the emperor asked.
Leng Yue nodded and said: "Yes, I hope to stay in the capital. Although I can't always accompany my parents, I can often go to the palace to greet my parents and chat with them, so I will feel more at ease.
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"Well, now that you have thought it through, just do as you say," the emperor said with a smile, "I am reluctant to let you go."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Leng Shuang said it, she suddenly realized that she was not as sad as she thought, and she still felt a little sweet in her heart.
The emperor looked at Leng Shuang and said calmly: "You girl, you are acting like a coquettish girl before you are married."
"I don't care, I will marry Prince Gu. He is good to me and I also like him." Leng Shuang said.
"Okay, I promise you, but I have something to ask you."
"What's the matter?" Leng Shuang asked.
"It's about Xue'er and Leng Rou. I want you to give them a grace and let them stay by your side and serve you. Can you?" The emperor gently stroked Leng Shuang's black and beautiful hair and said with a smile.
"Okay, I get what I asked for," Leng Shuang said. In fact, she knew that the emperor just hoped that she could help Prince Gu find out some information about the court. After all, Prince Gu has now been named a king with a different surname and has many soldiers.
, if you can make good friends with him, you will surely prosper in the future.
"Um……"
The emperor pondered for a moment and then continued: "In that case, just go ahead and do it."
"I obey your orders!"
After returning from the imperial study, Leng Shuang asked the palace maid to prepare a bathtub, and then personally made a few cups of tea and placed them by the table, waiting for Prince Gu to return from his bath.
Soon, Leng Shuang heard footsteps coming from outside. She hurriedly got up and walked to the door, opening it to greet him.
"Shuang'er..." Gu Tingyu's eyes flashed slightly when he saw the woman in pink clothes in front of him, with a slight smile on his face.
Leng Shuang raised her big watery eyes and looked at him, and said coquettishly: "Why did the prince come back just now?"
"Why, have you been waiting here for a long time?" Gu Tingyu asked.
"Well..." Leng Shuang nodded and said, "I was waiting here just now for you to come back. I almost fell asleep after drinking half a pot of tea."
"Thank you for your hard work," Gu Tingyu stretched out his hand to hug Leng Shuang into his arms, and said softly: "I will try my best to come back as early as possible in the future, so as not to worry you."
Leng Shuang raised her head and said sweetly: "Your Majesty, you are so kind."
"Haha." Gu Tingyu scraped the bridge of Leng Shuang's nose lovingly, "Fool, if I don't treat you well, who will I treat well?"
"Hehe, I know that the prince loves me the most!" After saying that, Leng Shuang nuzzled into Gu Tingyu's arms.
"You……"
Gu Tingyu shook his head helplessly and returned to the bed with Leng Shuang in his arms, "It's getting late, go to bed early!"
"good."
The next day, early morning.
Leng Shuang just woke up, opened her eyes, and saw Gu Tingyu sitting on the edge of the bed looking at her.
Leng Shuang blinked and said with some confusion: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Gu Tingyu smiled warmly and said, "You were too tired last night, so I didn't wake you up, so I just stayed with you."
Leng Shuang lowered her head and said shyly: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"
"Haha, I didn't say anything," Gu Tingyu said with a smile, "Okay, get up and wash up and eat!"
After that, she took Leng Shuang to the bathroom to freshen up.
After washing up and having breakfast, Gu Tingyu went to court, while Leng Shuang stayed at the house to practice embroidery.
"Miss, the princess has sent a letter to you, asking your servant to tell you to go to the Duke's Mansion today. She has something to give you."
"Oh?" Leng Shuang raised her eyebrows, took the letter, opened it and read it. It turned out that the Duke's wife wanted her to go to the Duke's Mansion today to play and attend the old lady's birthday party.
"Miss, why did the Duke's wife suddenly invite the lady to visit the Duke's mansion?
Where?" Qiuyue asked doubtfully.
Leng Shuang shrugged her shoulders and said with a smile: "It's probably because what we did in the capital this time was quite sensational, so the old lady invited us to the Duke's Mansion."
"Miss, I heard that the second young master of the Duke's residence will return to Beijing in the near future. The Duke's wife invites you to go. Is it because of the second young master?" Qiuyue guessed.
Leng Shuang thought for a while and said, "Probably not! The Duke's wife doesn't seem like someone who would take advantage of the second younger brother and sister. Moreover, the second younger brother and the old lady don't have a good relationship, so they shouldn't let the Duke's wife do this."
Qiuyue nodded in agreement, and then asked: "Then...are you going to make an appointment today?"
Leng Shuang nodded and said, "Of course I want to go. The Duke's Mansion is so big. It's rare for us to have a chance to go out and hang out, so of course we have to go."
"Miss, if you want to go out, my servant and Dongmei will accompany you." Qiuyue thought for a while and said.
Leng Shuang shook her head and rejected Qiu Yue and said, "Forget it! You two follow me out. If it's not good for others to see you, it's better for me and Xia Qingqing to go out together!"
"Okay." Qiuyue nodded and did not insist. She believed in Leng Shuang's judgment.
Leng Shuang and Xia Qingqing packed up and headed to the Duke's Mansion in a carriage. On the other side, Gu Tingyu also encountered trouble in the court.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has already reviewed this document. Could you please follow what the memorial says and order the army to attack southern Xinjiang?"
Gu Tingyu looked at the people standing in the court and said indifferently: "I will handle this kind of thing myself. Please step aside first!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" After hearing Gu Tingyu's words, the man immediately cupped his hands and left.
After the man left, Gu Tingyu sat on the chair, rubbing his forehead, with a tired look on his face. It was obvious that he was really tired from last night's events.
However, although he didn't touch Leng Shuang last night, he still couldn't help but fantasize about that wonderful scene.
"Dong dong..." There was a knock on the door. Gu Tingyu slowly opened his eyes and said lightly: "Come in."
"Your Majesty." The guard opened the door and came in, saluted respectfully, then handed Gu Tingyu a piece of white paper and said, "Your Majesty, this is the information about the Nanman Kingdom that my subordinates just found."
"Well, please step back first."
Gu Tingyu waved his hand and signaled the guards to leave. After they left, he slowly read the information.
This is a southern barbarian force, and it is not a weak force.
According to the investigation, the Southern Barbarian Kingdom was once the biggest enemy of the Northern Qi Kingdom. It not only occupied three cities of the Northern Qi Kingdom, but also killed several princes and princes of the Northern Qi Kingdom. Today, the Northern Qi Kingdom is simply unable to resist the invasion of the Southern Barbarian Kingdom.
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"Oh, the Southern Barbarian Kingdom!" Gu Tingyu narrowed his eyes and smiled coldly, "In that case, let me destroy you."
After Gu Tingyu read this information about the Nanman Kingdom, he burned it.
"Come here, prepare the horses, I am about to enter the palace," Gu Tingyu stood up and dressed up before shouting outside the house.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"My lord, are you going to the palace today?" Leng Shuang walked in with the medicine, handed the decoction to Gu Tingyu, and said, "You can drink this bowl of medicine before going."
"Okay." Gu Tingyu nodded, took the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, then wiped the medicine juice from the corner of his mouth, then left Prince Chen's Mansion and went to the palace.
After Gu Tingyu entered the palace, he went to find the emperor.
"Brother Imperial, I came into the palace today and I have something to report." Gu Tingyu said.
"Well, if you have anything to do, please tell me!" The emperor put down his pen and said.
"Brother Emperor, I went to Leng's Medical Clinic today. Something happened and I need to go to the palace."
The emperor frowned and asked, "What happened?"
"I went to Leng's Medical Center yesterday and met a young man at the door. He seemed to be looking for someone." Gu Tingyu told the emperor about his encounter with Liu Yixuan at Leng's Medical Center.
After the emperor was silent for a moment, he asked: "Ayu, do you know who
A young man?"
Gu Tingyu shook his head and said, "I don't know him."
"Then did he mention your name?" the emperor asked again.
"No, he just said he wanted to find a girl."
"girl?"
"Well," Gu Tingyu nodded and continued: "He looks very ordinary, and he seems to be in poor health, like a sick man. He said that girl is his wife, but I asked him which girl she was, but he refused
He just said that when I see his wife, everything will become clear."
"Oh?" The emperor stared at Gu Tingyu with interest.
Gu Tingyu paused and then said: "I also find this strange, but I always feel that he is not simple, so I came to tell Brother Huang."
Gu Tingyu's behavior was normal and there was no sign of revealing his secrets.
"In that case, then go ahead." The emperor said with a smile.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Gu Tingyu said.
The emperor nodded and watched Gu Tingyu leave. It wasn't until he saw Gu Tingyu disappear from his eyes that he raised his lips and smiled.
"Here comes someone." The emperor shouted into the palace.
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" The chief eunuch came in from outside and asked respectfully.
"Go and call Prince An into the palace." The emperor said.
Prince An is the son of Zhennan Hou, and he has an extremely bad relationship with his father, even hatred.
After hearing this, the chief eunuch immediately responded: "Yes, I will summon Prince An right now."
"Wait a minute," the emperor suddenly called to the chief eunuch.
"What else does your Majesty have to say?"
"You have someone tell Prince An that I have decided to pass the throne to the fourth prince. I hope he can assist the fourth prince well and not let me down. If he has any ulterior motives, he will be killed without mercy."
"Yes." The chief eunuch took the order and left.
The emperor nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that his nephew was really a good candidate for the throne. He also knew that the reason why he could not ascend the throne was also because of the issue of the throne.
This throne must have a capable and loyal prince to stabilize the country, and he has already considered this candidate, but has always been hesitant.
What the emperor was thinking was that anyone could usurp power and seize the throne, and only his nephew was the most suitable. However, he could not tell his nephew these things.