"Don't be angry," Leng Shuang took his arm and acted coquettishly. "You promise me not to be angry, and I will let go."
Gu Tingyu looked at her with gentle eyes: "Okay, as long as you don't cry, I won't be angry."
"Then you promise not to be angry." Leng Shuang raised her head and looked at him with wet eyes.
"Okay, I promise." Gu Tingyu curled his lips and smiled, "Can you let go now?"
Leng Shuang slowly let go of his hand.
Gu Tingyu bent down to pick up Leng Shuang and walked out of the dormitory.
Leng Shuang leaned on his shoulder, her face pressed against his broad chest, her eyes closed, enjoying the male hormones emanating from his body.
"Are you so dependent on me?" Gu Tingyu suddenly spoke, his voice was slightly hoarse and had a sultry flavor.
Leng Shuang pursed her lips and replied dully: "I'm not relying on you."
"That's a lie?"
"You are not allowed to speak!" Leng Shuang warned.
Gu Tingyu laughed, and he honestly closed his mouth.
After a while, he whispered: "If you don't want to talk, I can sing to you."
Leng Shuang didn't answer, but his ears perked up.
Gu Tingyu's voice is cold, but this cold voice combined with his elegant and magnetic voice makes it sound particularly attractive.
As Leng Shuang listened, she felt a little drowsy.
Gu Tingyu lowered her head slightly and could see Leng Shuang's profile. She bit her lower lip tightly and tried hard to restrain her urge to cry.
Gu Tingyu sighed and hugged Leng Shuang tighter.
He gently kissed Leng Shuang's forehead and murmured: "I'm sorry, Shuang'er."
He didn't know who he was, or why he was sent here. But he had a vague hunch that he might have loved a certain girl before, and that he had loved her deeply. He even felt that he had loved her very much.
like her.
It's a pity that he woke up too late, and I'm afraid he won't be able to meet her in this life.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped. Gu Tingyu patted Leng Shuang gently and shouted, "Shuang'er? Wake up."
"Huh?" Leng Shuang opened his eyes drowsily.
Gu Tingyu rubbed her furry head and said, "Get out of the car as soon as you wake up."
Leng Shuang jumped out of the car obediently, followed closely by Gu Tingyu, and the two entered the royal study.
As soon as he entered the house, Leng Shuang saw a middle-aged man with a majestic face sitting next to the dragon case, reading the memorial.
He raised his head and looked at Gu Tingyu with complicated eyes, as if he was exploring his identity.
The emperor smiled and said: "No need to be polite, just give me a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Tingyu thanked him and sat down.
Leng Shuang moved a stool next to her and sat down next to Gu Tingyu. She quietly tugged on his sleeve, signaling him to get down to business.
Gu Tingyu glanced at Leng Shuang and said calmly: "Father, my brother came to you today to discuss something with you."
"Well, what's the matter?"
"Look, several of your princesses are already married, but they are not yet married. Therefore, my brother would like to ask you to propose marriages for these princesses."
"Are you going to marry a concubine?" The emperor was a little surprised.
"Yes," Gu Tingyu nodded, "My brother wants to establish a concubine as soon as possible."
"This..." The emperor frowned, "Didn't you always say before that you wanted me to choose a few more concubines for you?"
"This brother has already thought it through. I don't need a concubine, I just need a wife." Gu Tingyu said quietly, "In this case, my father might as well do what I said."
"This..." the emperor hesitated, "I heard that the imperial sisters all have a crush on you."
The emperor paused and said, "If you don't want a concubine, then don't want a concubine."
"Brother," Gu Tingyu said anxiously, "No!"
"Why are you so willful!" The emperor looked at him seriously and said, "Don't you understand?
Is it for nothing? You didn’t really lose your memory, you were just pretending to be stupid.”
"Father, I don't think I am pretending to be stupid, and I have never felt that I have lost my memory," Gu Tingyu said, "Father, if you don't believe it, then ask her, is she my wife?"
Leng Shuang was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly.
"Look, she admitted it!" Gu Tingyu stared at the emperor, "Didn't you say that I have lost my memory? In this case, I should follow my heart and seek my own happiness instead of forcing myself to marry someone I don't want.
The woman I like!」
"Absurd!" the emperor said in a deep voice, "I asked you to have a concubine because I hope you can have someone to take care of you. I don't care what you have done in the past, but from now on, you must get rid of those bad habits!
I will never allow my only legitimate son to become a playboy! Do you understand?"
"Brother Royal!"
"That's enough!" the emperor said angrily, "Did you listen to what I said?"
Gu Tingyu was silent. After a long while, he finally nodded slowly: "Brother, please remember your teachings."
The emperor showed a kind smile with satisfaction: "I will stay with you during this period of time. When you recover, you can return to the East Palace."
"My dear brother, thank you, my dear brother." Gu Tingyu cupped his hands and said.
"I know that you are investigating those assassins recently," the emperor said, "I will send someone to assist you, you don't have to worry."
"Thank you, Brother Huang."
"In addition, I also want to ask you something." The emperor said.
"Brother, please speak." Gu Tingyu said.
The emperor sighed: "I would like to select some concubines for you in the palace, what do you think?"
Gu Tingyu was stunned: "Brother Emperor, didn't you say that I can't make a decision now?"
"Yes," the emperor shook his head bitterly, "I don't want to force you, but I always feel that you are not suitable to marry a princess. After all, you are the God of War of our great Qi, with a noble status and the attention of everyone, so I am worried
Your future wife will not be able to control you. So, I want to help you choose a few virtuous and dignified women to join your house. What do you think?"
Gu Tingyu pondered for a long time, then said: "Okay, I will obey."
The emperor smiled and touched his beard, and then said: "I have already given the order, and within three days I will select some women for you and send them over."
The emperor's eyes wandered over Leng Shuang: "I heard that Shuang'er and you were childhood sweethearts. It's your blessing to marry you now. You must not let Shuang'er down."
Gu Tingyu said: "Brother Chen will definitely not let her down."
The emperor nodded happily: "Then I'll be relieved."
Gu Tingyu stood up and left.
When Gu Tingyu walked away, the smile on the emperor's face slowly faded.
He paced around the hall with his hands behind his back, his expression solemn.
Leng Shuang couldn't help but suggest: "I think Gu Tingyu doesn't want to have a concubine, so why not..."
"You don't understand." The emperor sighed, "If he is unwilling to accept a concubine, then he is unwilling to inherit the throne, and then he will never be able to ascend the throne."
"That's not the case!" Leng Shuang said, "I heard that the royal family has the responsibility to inherit the throne. The emperor is the emperor, so there is no way he doesn't want to inherit the throne."
The emperor said: "You are right, but have you ever thought that although his illness has been cured, he is unable to have children. He cannot continue the royal bloodline at all! If I cannot make him the crown prince, what will happen to the country of Qi?
Don't you want it to be destroyed in my hands? I will never let this happen."
Leng Shuang was silent for a while, and she couldn't help but think of her previous life. After Gu Tingyu's death, the emperor's brother personally supported his younger brother to ascend to the throne. When the younger brother came to the throne, he did handle it very neatly and without any sloppiness. But what was the result? The two brothers were fighting.
, the final result is completely opposite!
When the younger brother ascended the throne, his elder brother was already old and feeble, the government was unstable, the people were filled with resentment, and public opinion was overwhelming. People called on the new emperor to establish a grandson.
However, the younger brother insisted that he was the flesh and blood of his father and would not kill his elder brother to usurp the throne.
He even said that if brother
If the elder insists on making him the heir apparent, then he has no choice but to ask his elder brother to abdicate in favor of someone worthy of his throne and hand the throne over to him!
His words angered his old and fatuous brother, who immediately ordered him to be killed!
At that time, he was imprisoned in the ancestral hall, and the emperor's brother also ordered that no one be allowed to rescue him, and he was left to fend for himself.
Leng Shuang immediately broke through the layers of guards and ran to rescue Gu Tingyu. Unfortunately, her martial arts skills were far inferior to those of the secret guards under the emperor's brother. Not only did she fail to rescue Gu Tingyu, but she also lost her life.
After this incident, Gu Tingyu went crazy for a whole year. Later, he gradually returned to normal, but he refused to let anyone get close to him. Even his mother, grandmother, and his own brother never set foot in his courtyard. This made the emperor deeply frustrated.
, and at the same time completely disappointed with him.
"Brother Emperor, you are the most respected person. No matter what, you cannot violate your filial piety. Otherwise, how will the people of the world view you?" The emperor looked at Gu Tingyu sadly, "I really love you and want to keep you safe for the rest of your life."
.”
Gu Tingyu lowered his eyes and said, "I understand."
"Just understand." The emperor patted Gu Tingyu's shoulder happily and said, "I will find a suitable woman for you as soon as possible. In three days, you can come with me to choose her."
Gu Tingyu lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Brother Huang."
"Well, then you can go down and rest first." The emperor waved his hand, "By the way, I heard that you went to the imperial doctor this morning and asked the imperial doctor to help treat that maid?"
"Um."
"Do you know that if you do this, it will only intensify that maid's hatred for you?"
"My brother understands."
"and you……"
"Brother, I have promised to take that maid as a concubine," Gu Tingyu raised his eyes and looked directly at the emperor, "Brother, please forgive me for being presumptuous. I would like to ask, what if I had not met her?
What will happen to her?"
The emperor frowned slightly: "What do you want to say?"
Gu Tingyu said calmly: "I am a man, and I have always been unable to figure out a man's thoughts, but there is one thing that I still want to understand."
The emperor nodded: "Oh? Tell me about it."
"Brother," Gu Tingyu said slowly, "Brother, I actually don't like her."
"Um?"
Gu Tingyu chuckled lightly and said calmly: "Brother Imperial is also a man. He should know how possessive a man is towards a woman. My younger brother may also have such possessive desire towards her."