The eldest son of King He'an is not in the capital, but in Jizhou. In recent years, all his money has been sent to Jizhou.
The reason why he stayed in the capital was to let the emperor know that he was no longer a threat.
On the surface, he is just an idle prince who lives in the capital to retire.
But in order to repel southern Xinjiang, he was poisoned and injured his lumbar vertebrae. From then on, he could not stand up, and a generation of famous generals fell.
As for him, when he was holding an army, he was still questioned by the late emperor. After he became disabled, he was only comforted and rewarded some money and Zhuangzi.
If he hadn't been disabled, with his strength back then, it wouldn't have been impossible to force him into power.
Over the years, he has secretly planned to return the country to his lineage.
He is dying now and can't wait too long.
In the evening, the people sent to the general's mansion came back, and the banknotes were not touched at all.
King He An frowned, "This Gu Zhao is really an interesting person."
"Your Majesty, since he doesn't want it, why not..." the housekeeper asked cautiously.
"You can't kill him. I also want to gather the 100,000 troops in Gu Zhao's hands. This person's weaknesses are currently unknown. You should find someone to check. Focus on the little girl next to him."
King He'an still admired Gu Zhao very much. His fighting prowess was no worse than his own back then, and was even much more powerful. In less than two years, he destroyed two countries one after another. Such a record, among the great powers of the Zhou Kingdom, it was It’s also a pretty good record.
That's why the emperor was obviously worried about Gu Zhao's ambitions, but continued to rely on him.
"This year's autumn hunting is scheduled to be in the Dabie Mountains. You send someone to inform Zhong'er and make preparations in advance. Success or failure depends on this."
If Gu Zhao refused to switch sides, then he would have no choice but to do his best.
Mid-Autumn Festival feast.
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet will keep Jin Xin busier than before, because this year she and King An will go to the palace for the banquet.
King He'an only appeared during the enthronement ceremony, and he hasn't appeared in front of people much since then. But since he is coming this year, he has to choose his position carefully.
He must be above the princes and below the emperor, but neither too conspicuous nor too far back. He is very particular about what he eats and has many taboos. The palace sent a list of his eating habits.
But after all, he is a prince, so he cannot be too accommodating, lest he loses the integrity of the emperor.
Although he has contributed to the country, it was more than 20 years ago. Regardless of the bravery of the hero, although his position is noble, you can only respect him, but you cannot go beyond the etiquette.
The emperor watched King He'an being pushed in. The emperor immediately stood up and toasted to him, "Uncle Tenth Emperor, I propose a toast to you."
Hearing this, King He'an smiled slightly, raised his glass to signal, and then raised his glass to signal everyone. Everyone hurriedly stood up and held their glasses in return.
This move was quite provocative.
Concubine Shun sat in the position next to the queen, looked at King Hean, and asked the eunuch next to her in a low voice, "Who is this person? He looks more powerful than the emperor."
"Your Majesty, be careful, this is Prince He'an, who has outstanding military achievements and was given a gold medal for immunity from death by the late emperor. We, the emperor, must not disrespect him." The little eunuch reminded him in a low voice.
Concubine Shun nodded when she heard this.
No wonder he was so strong. It was rare to see such a deflated look on the emperor, and Concubine Shun felt a little happy.
Torturing herself every night, she would always have some evil thoughts in her heart. As soon as the morning came, she could only return to the docile and well-behaved concubine.
She didn't know if he was torturing the queen like this. The queen looked dignified and gentle all day long. Compared with herself, she always felt that she was going crazy. The queen was still so rosy and radiant.
When I caught a glimpse of the emperor and the queen looking at each other, the emperor looked gentle, and they seemed to be having a conversation with their eyes. They didn't know what they talked about, but they seemed very satisfied. The queen smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass again, and clinked it with him. The two drank. Also look at each other.
I don't know how much I thought they were in love.
In fact, the emperor is always thinking about the dead man in his heart. Doesn’t the queen know at all?
How much does she know about Gu Zhao's affection for her?
I really admire her ability to walk between two men.
The more Concubine Shun thought about it, the more frustrated she became. She looked towards Gu Zhao, but Gu Zhao didn't see her either.
She sighed, filled herself up with wine, and drank it all.
Days like this are really boring.
Probably because she drank a little too much, her mind became a little drowsy and she became more and more angry.
Gu Zhao just stood up and left the banquet to solve personal problems. Concubine Shun was a little excited when she saw this. Just as she was about to get up, she realized that she was still at the banquet. She immediately looked at the emperor. The emperor was talking to Concubine Lan, holding the third prince in his arms. The emperor teased the child and paid no attention to himself.
She then said to the little eunuch, "The emperor asked me about this later and told me to go and wake up."
The little eunuch nodded and responded.
There were quite a few people leaving the table, so naturally no one paid attention to these two.
But King He'an didn't really come here to have a drink, he came to see the situation in the palace.
Gu Zhao was naturally within his own observation. Others, including King An, didn't see anything, but the emperor's favorite concubine looked so strange.
A beloved concubine was drinking to soothe her sorrows at the banquet, and her eyes were constantly observing Gu Zhao. However, the beauty was interested, but the prodigal was unintentional.
King He'an looked towards the emperor, with a sarcastic smile on his lips, and shook his head. Now, would he still have no way to deal with Gu Zhao?
King He'an whispered to his confidants to keep an eye on Gu Zhao's whereabouts.
Gu Zhao had just finished solving his personal problem. When he came out, he saw Concubine Shun standing there with her head bowed. He was shocked.
Gu Zhao chose to ignore it, turned around and left.
Concubine Shun drank too much, and even if she had a shower, she was not clear-headed. When she saw Gu Zhao coming out and ignoring her for the first time, she immediately became angry.
"Do you really not want to see me?" Shun Fei gritted her teeth and asked, catching up to him and stopping him.
Gu Zhao was a little irritated and sighed helplessly, "Guan Jiaojiao, if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your family. You are provoking the emperor."
"Do you think I am willing? I can't control it. The emperor doesn't love me but he wants to trap me. You know clearly that this favor does not belong to me." She cried as she spoke. When she was drunk, even though she knew that she What I am doing, I don’t want to control.
She was a jade concubine at night and a shun concubine during the day, but now she just wanted to be Guan Jiaojiao, a Guan Jiaojiao who longed to be loved.
Gu Zhao sighed deeply, not wanting to say too much.
If she could listen, she wouldn't be here.
But it is really dangerous if this continues.
"If you really like me, you shouldn't harm me. When you love someone, don't you want them to be safe and sound?"
At least that was the case for him. He would not force a result with the queen, because he loved her and had nothing to do with her. From the beginning to the end, he never thought of embarrassing her.
"So, are you willing to accept my feelings?" She was a little surprised when she heard this.
If he is willing to accept her feelings, she will fulfill her at all costs.
