Huangfu Hao looked at General Chen with sharp eyes: "General Chen, let me ask you, do you think that if I ascend the throne as emperor, should I kill chickens to scare monkeys?"
General Chen hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Theoretically, that's what it should be."
Huangfu Hao sneered: "In this case, if I don't destroy the Northern Qi Kingdom, how can I show the majesty of our great Tang Dynasty?"
"But……"
"General Chen," Huangfu Hao interrupted General Chen: "Do you think, if I destroy Northern Qi, I will be criticized by the court officials?"
General Chen was stunned.
Huangfu Hao looked at General Chen: "I will not let them criticize me. After all, my father conquered this country, and I am not trying to steal my father's territory!"
"Your Majesty!" General Chen knelt down in front of Huangfu Hao excitedly.
Huangfu Hao glanced at him and stretched out his hand to support General Chen: "Okay, get up quickly. I know you are loyal and patriotic, but you have to remember that now is not our time. We will wait until our forces are strong enough to counterattack.
We captured Western Xinjiang in one fell swoop, and I want everyone in the world to know that Western Xinjiang is my territory of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" General Chen said excitedly.
Huangfu Hao patted General Chen on the shoulder and said, "Let's go back to the palace."
Gu Changning and Gu Tingyu have left the capital for four or five days. Ever since Gu Tingyu returned from Western Xinjiang, he has become unusually silent.
He seemed to be avoiding something.
Gu Changning was unwilling to force Gu Tingyu, but Gu Changning also knew that Gu Tingyu would not do this for no reason, and the reason must be found as soon as possible.
Gu Changning rolled his eyes, and suddenly a plan came to his mind: "Brother Tingyu, I have an idea. I'm going to find my grandfather!"
Gu Tingyu raised his eyebrows: "Oh? What solution have you come up with?"
"I want to see grandpa!"
Gu Tingyu laughed: "Okay, I'll take you there."
"If you take me there, are you going to take me to meet my grandfather, or..." Gu Changning blinked, "Are you going to take me to meet my future husband?"
"……you think too much."
"Oh, brother Tingyu, I don't believe it. You must be hiding something from me," Gu Changning hugged Gu Tingyu's arm and acted coquettishly, "Just tell me, do you have a sister-in-law?"
"I'm telling you, my sister-in-law is very beautiful. You will definitely like it when we stand together."
Gu Changning said enthusiastically.
Gu Tingyu glanced down at her: "Don't make trouble."
"Hmph," Gu Changning wrinkled his nose, "If you don't tell me, forget it. I will definitely find my sister-in-law anyway. I believe that my brother must also know the news about her." With that, Gu Changning ran out.
Gu Tingyu shook his head and laughed: "What a child."
"Your Majesty," the guard reminded at the side, "Miss Gu has a distinguished status. You cannot spoil her like this. If she becomes arrogant and causes trouble, who will be responsible?"
"I know," Gu Tingyu waved his hand, "Don't worry about her," Gu Tingyu paused, "If she wants to mess with it, just let her do it."
The guard nodded and was about to leave, but suddenly paused.
"Your Majesty," the guard hesitated, "during this period, you and Miss Gu..."
"Yes, I know." Gu Tingyu nodded, "She and I have decided to get engaged."
"Really? Congratulations, Your Majesty!" the guard said immediately.
"Don't tell my mother and concubine about this yet, lest she worry," Gu Tingyu warned: "I only have Leng Shuang in my life. I don't want to touch or marry other women!"
"Then... what should Miss Gu do?"
"I have sent someone to notify her and tell her to leave immediately. I don't want to see her again in my life."
"But Your Majesty, Miss Gu is so kind to you, are you willing to let her go?"
"I can't bear to do it," Gu Tingyu said lightly, "but I don't want to lie to her."
"But……"
"OK
Yes, I know," Gu Tingyu said, "I know it in my heart."
"But my lord," the guard said, "if you really don't want to lie to Miss Leng, then you should be honest with Miss Gu instead of hiding it."
"What if I say, I can't say?" Gu Tingyu asked.
"This..." the guard hesitated.
"I know," Gu Tingyu continued: "I know that my personality is a bit stubborn, but I don't want to deceive her. I hope she can be happy."
"I hope she can be happy forever," Gu Tingyu looked forward and said softly, "So I hope she won't blame me."
Gu Tingyu was not afraid of others blaming him, but he was afraid that Leng Shuang would misunderstand that he had killed her father, and she hated him to the core in anger. He was afraid that she would really hate him, so he did not dare to tell her the truth. He just hoped,
She can be happy.
"I will stay with her," Gu Tingyu said, "I will not let anyone hurt her."
Gu Tingyu held Leng Shuang's hand: "No matter what, I will be with you, don't worry."
"Okay," Leng Shuang nodded happily: "I listen to you."
After Leng Shuang returned to the mansion, she went to her yard first. As soon as she sat at the table and was about to take a sip of tea, she saw her grandma walking in.
Mammy was her nanny. She never married and took care of her until she was 28 years old. Although she was three years older than her, she was still the person she relied on the most.
"Mommy, why are you here?" Leng Shuang put down the teacup and asked.
Grandma looked at her and said, "I heard that you gained a lot from your trip to Western Xinjiang this time."
Leng Shuang smiled and said, "Yes, I have indeed gained a lot this time."
After she finished speaking, she handed the confidential letter to Nanny: "Nanny, help me send it to Jingzhao Yin Mansion."
"It's not appropriate for me to go for this kind of thing," Mammy said, "It's better to invite the master to go. The master has a close relationship with Jing Zhaoyin, and he is also an official of the imperial court. It is most suitable for him to go."
Gu Changning thought about it and felt that what her mother said made sense. She didn't want to trouble her father, so she simply called Gu Tingyu.
"Brother Tingyu, please go to Jing Zhaoyin and send the secret letter to your uncle. He will definitely find out the secret of the letter," Leng Shuang said, "Let's not be in a hurry, take our time.
"
Gu Tingyu nodded.
"Okay," Gu Changning said, "I'm going back to the room first, and I'm going to clean up."
Leng Shuang jumped back to the house. Gu Tingyu was also very tired these days, so after washing up, he lay on the bed and fell asleep.
In the dead of night, there was a knock on the door outside.
"My lord, are you asleep?"
"What's the matter?" Gu Tingyu opened his eyes.
"My lord, you have forgotten that the emperor asked you to set off back to the imperial capital today," the guard said.
Gu Tingyu rolled over and got out of bed: "I understand, please step back."
"yes."
When Gu Tingyu was fully dressed and opened the door, he found a carriage parked in the courtyard. Gu Tingyu narrowed his eyes slightly and turned back to the house to change clothes.
"where did you go?"
Gu Tingyu was just about to go out when he was stopped by Leng Shuang.
"I have to go to the palace," Gu Tingyu said, "You don't have to wait for me to eat, wait until I come back."
Leng Shuang frowned, grabbed Gu Tingyu's sleeve and said, "What are you going to do?"
Gu Tingyu broke away from her arm and walked out: "I'm going to see someone and I'll be back soon."
Leng Shuang stamped her feet and said, "You are not allowed to leave!"
Gu Tingyu turned to look at her: "What's wrong?"
"You haven't told me yet, what are you going to do?" Leng Shuang asked, "I promised you to go to Xijiang just so that you can give me a stable life. Is this the stable life you want to give me? You
Do you know how many people will covet you once you return to the imperial capital?"
Gu Tingyu raised his eyebrows, "Are you worried about me?"
"I'm not worried about you," Leng Shuang curled her lips and said, "You are you, I am me, I just feel
Well, if you leave like this, I will become an orphan without a father and a mother again."
"That's not the case," Gu Tingyu touched her head: "I have told my father a long time ago that he agreed to my going to Western Xinjiang, so I just returned to the imperial capital to report on my duties."
Leng Shuang breathed a sigh of relief: "So that's it. Then be careful on the road. I'll wait here for you to come back."
Gu Tingyu nodded, "Wait until I come back."
Gu Tingyu boarded the carriage and went straight to the military camp on the outskirts of the city. He was ordered to patrol, so most people did not dare to stop him. Gu Tingyu successfully arrived at the military camp and stopped outside a tent.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates have already delivered the things to that person according to your instructions. I will go back and report now. If your Majesty has any instructions, just tell them."
"Okay," Gu Tingyu nodded.
"Yes." The subordinate responded.
"Wait a minute." Gu Tingyu stopped him: "Tomorrow night at You time, you go to Xijiao Villa. When you get there, remember to give this thing to Leng Shuang."
"yes."
After his subordinates left, Gu Tingyu took out a token from his arms.
This is what Gu Changqing left for him to save his life. Now that he is going to the imperial capital, he no longer needs to carry it with him. He will leave this token to Leng Shuang for safekeeping. I hope she can survive this disaster safely.
Gu Tingyu turned around and walked into his tent. He planned to sneak into the Queen Mother's chamber at night, find evidence that the Queen Mother embezzled the disaster relief money, and then hand it over to the Holy One. In this way, the Queen Mother would have to admit her mistakes to the Holy One and apologize to the Holy One. Not only could the Imperial Concubine be rescued,
He can also punish the Queen Mother and let her taste the feeling of falling out of favor.
But as soon as Gu Tingyu entered the tent, he heard a small noise. He looked over warily: "Who is it?"
"Brother Tingyu, it's me..." Leng Shuang opened the curtain and walked in, "I have something to tell you."
Gu Tingyu frowned and said, "Just tell me what it is."
"Brother Tingyu," Leng Shuang glanced at him and whispered, "Can you not go?"
Gu Tingyu raised his head in surprise, Leng Shuang lowered his head and bit his lip: "You...don't forget, we have a marriage contract now."
Gu Tingyu looked at her for a while and suddenly smiled: "What are you worried about?"
"I..." Leng Shuang's face turned red, "I... I'm not worried about anything. I just feel that we are not familiar yet and you are about to leave. We haven't expressed our feelings to each other yet. What if you don't like it?"
I, am I going to cry to death, I don’t want to marry anyone else except you in this life.”