Suddenly another boy came to deliver a message, and Zhou Ranzhuo knew that Gu Zheng had reacted.
Gu Yun had previously written a letter to bring to Gu Zheng. Zhou Ranzhuo took a look at it out of curiosity and realized that the medicine that Gu Zheng gave to Emperor Chu to make people stupid was given by Gu Yun.
His eyes were dull and his fingers were black, but when Zhou Ranzhuo saw Emperor Chu, his expression was just like this, but his fingers were still the same as before.
Gu Zheng's medicine was given on time every day, so Emperor Chu could only drink it and pretend to be sick. This shows that he is immune to this medicine and can be immune to all poisons, so he is naturally a great master.
Zhou Ranzhuo originally thought of giving the letter to Gu Zheng as soon as he arrived, but unexpectedly he met Dugu Shuning who appeared halfway.
Love is a natural thing in the world, so of course Zhou Ranzhuo would not stop Gu Zheng from loving Dugu Shuning, but Gu Zheng had forgotten his roots in love, so Zhou Ranzhuo naturally wanted to remind him.
According to what Dugu Shuning and Gu Zheng said, the second young lady of the Dugu family was originally trusted by Chu Yi because of her intelligence and agility. However, Gu Zheng pretended to be Chu Yi and actually liked the fifth young lady Dugu Shuning more. He should have been killed at this moment.
The second young lady is good at not making people suspicious, but Gu Zheng is better because she is Dugu Shuning's sister, and he has kept her alive to this day! He is not afraid that the second young lady will react! Wouldn't that miss a big deal!
Therefore, Zhou Ranzhuo secretly hid Gu Yun's letter and waited until before assassinating Emperor Chu before putting the letter on Gu Zheng's desk. Zhou Ranzhuo knew that even an outsider could see that Emperor Chu was pretending to be ill, and Gu Zheng spent so much time with him.
After a long time, it was not difficult to find out that Emperor Chu was the great master.
When the time comes, Gu Zheng loses his mind and will definitely come to save him. Dugu Shuning has always been attached to him and will definitely follow him. Then he will see this "Chu Yi" murder his biological father, the emperor.
The real Chu Yi was loyal and loyal. Even if Dugu Shuning could not react when he killed Emperor Chu, she would definitely think clearly afterwards that her husband was not Chu Yi at all and that Chu Yi had been transferred to someone else.
Zhou Ranzhuo knew that it was useless to persuade Gu Zheng, so he had no choice but to force him this time.
But now, Gu Zheng asked himself to explain, and this was his reaction.
The palace hall was pitch dark, with not a single lamp lit. Gu Zheng stood in the center, waiting for Zhou Ranzhuo.
"Your Majesty, Master Zhou has arrived." The young man saluted.
"When I first met you, you were His Highness, and now you are His Majesty." Zhou Ranzhuo seemed to be joking, but unfortunately he was not.
"Everyone, go down." Gu Zheng said to the boys. After they had gone away, Gu Zheng walked up to Zhou Ranzhuo and bowed down in a serious manner using etiquette that he had not used for many years.
"What is this?" Zhou Ranzhuo said.
But this is not a question. Zhou Ranzhuo's expression is very serious, without any look of confusion.
"Your Majesty, Gu Zheng, will recapture Xijiang and return your orders to Your Majesty." Gu Zheng said word by word.
Zhou Ranzhuo didn't rush to answer, but walked up the steps behind Gu Zheng, sat on the dragon chair, and leaned on it lazily.
"Get up, you have become the emperor, what can I do to you? It's a great achievement." Zhou Ranzhuo said condescendingly.
"I apologize to Your Majesty."
"What's the crime?"
"My sons and daughters have a long love for each other, and they have made some mistakes in important matters.
"It's all over, you have succeeded.
"..."
There was a long silence, with Gu Zheng still kneeling on the ground and Zhou Ranzhuo still sitting on the dragon chair.
"A Zheng, you and I have been in love for more than ten years. I really have nothing to blame you for." Zhou Ranzhuo stepped down from the throne to help Gu Zheng. He really didn't want to draw the line between monarch and minister so clearly with the Gu family brothers.
"I never expected that you would also plot against me... I never guarded against you, you really hit the target with one blow..." Gu Zheng whispered.
"I'm sorry." Zhou Ranzhuo really felt a little guilty.
"It's my fault. Your Majesty is right. The great cause is the most important thing. It's my fault that I'm messing around in this world. It shouldn't be like this."
"You get up first..."
"I have never asked Your Majesty for anything in my life, but now I only ask for this."
"What?"
"Your Majesty, please spare Shu Ning's life. She is pregnant. I just want my wife and children to live... Even if after the restoration of the country, I give up my official position, I will take them to live among the people..." Gu Zheng held Zhou tightly.
Stained hands, eyes full of tears.
"Her fate is yours to decide, but the work has been done. You obviously don't need the Dugu family anymore. They would rather die to serve Emperor Chu...A Zheng, can you keep her?"
"As long as Your Majesty doesn't take action, I can stay here."
Zhou Ranzhuo waved his hand, "Then go ahead."
"Besides, if the restoration of the country is completed, will your Majesty not need Princess Xia?"
Zhou Ranzhuo turned around and looked at Gu Zheng.
Also, I still can't live without Xia Jingyan.
"I once heard from my brother that Your Majesty actually fell in love with Princess Xia. At that time, I couldn't understand why Your Majesty would fall in love with the daughter of the enemy who exterminated the clan. But now I understand."
There was another long silence. After a long time, Zhou Ranzhuo sighed.
"Didn't you say that Dugu Shuning is pregnant? As a husband, how can you leave her alone in an empty room? Go back and take care of her quickly." Zhou Ranzhuo helped Gu Zheng up.
"Your Majesty, I have one last thing to tell you."
"What?"
"His Royal Highness Jiuli's body has been found."
"Brother Eight Emperors!" Zhou Ranzhuo's pupils suddenly trembled, and he grabbed Gu Zheng's shoulders with both hands, trembling with excitement.
"Yes, it turns out that after His Highness Jiuli lost his footing and fell into the river, he followed the Yi River to the Xijiang River and fell into a cave. I only found it recently and buried His Highness Jiuli. Your Majesty, we finally have a Highness who does not need to be buried.
The clothes are in ruins..."
Zhou Ranzhuo's heart was in a mess, and he really didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
The eighth prince of the Zhou family, King Yi Zhou Jiuli, was buried in Yihe when he was only nine years old. Now eleven years have passed before his body was recovered. The rest of the princes and princesses were burned to ashes by the former Xia king after their death.
Well, Zhou Jiuli drowned and escaped the disaster, leaving a intact body.
"Found it, buried in Xijiang, that's fine..." Zhou Ranzhuo murmured, letting go of Gu Zheng's hand.
"I will ascend the throne in the near future and get rid of King Ling. The war will stop soon. Your Majesty should return to camp as soon as possible to avoid being discovered."
"good."
Gu Zheng continued to speak, but Zhou Ranzhuo seemed to have lost his soul. He only responded and did not hear what he said clearly. After a moment, Gu Zheng returned to the palace, and Zhou Ranzhao felt better and went.