Jin Xin also just came out of the imperial study room and saw Gu Zhao.
Gu Zhao was still wearing armor and dusty. It looked like he had just arrived in the capital today and entered the palace without even returning home.
"General Gu, thank you for your hard work." Jin Xin smiled.
Hearing this, Gu Zhao smiled slightly, raised his hands and clasped his fists in salute, "It is an honor for me to serve the Celestial Empire."
"It is a blessing to the Celestial Empire that General Gu is so brave. It is an even greater blessing that the Crown Prince has your loyalty."
Gu Zhao felt bitter in his heart and nodded, "Your Majesty, it's my duty to praise you too much."
The prince is young, and now the emperor's body has been seen. In recent years, the emperor has always taken the prince with him, and let the prince participate in everything. People with a keen sense of smell have long known that something is wrong.
The various forces were about to make a move, so the emperor called him back, it must be to protect the prince.
But, he also wanted to...
But in the end, when he met the queen's grateful gaze, he put away those thoughts with a guilty conscience.
It shouldn't be like this. His status can only be that of a minister. He can't live up to the Queen's trust, nor can he live up to the Emperor's importance.
"I'm in." Gu Zhao said, quickly moving away from Jin Xin and heading towards the imperial study.
Later, news spread that Gu Zhao was promoted to the title of Lord Protector.
Gu Zhao is now a first-class minister, with the dignity of a prince, and commanding an army of 100,000. Although he is far away from the border of the Western Region, he is a real powerful minister.
As long as he is in the capital, all forces will not dare to act rashly.
When Jin Xin found out, she felt emotional.
The emperor's previous suspicions will no longer exist. The power will be dispersed and controlled by each. Gu Zhao only needs to be loyal to the young emperor. When he comes of age, these rights will naturally return to his hands.
In the evening, the emperor specially invited Gu Zhao to have dinner in the palace.
The emperor's body was a little weak, and he couldn't drink much wine, so he became a little drowsy.
Jin Xin quickly sent someone to send the emperor back.
The emperor had just eaten half of the meal, and he left. Naturally, he couldn't let General Gu eat alone, or let him leave after eating only half of the meal.
The two of them are considered old friends. They are not reserved or embarrassed. Jin Xin smiled and raised her glass, "General Gu, I propose a toast to you. For your efforts over the years, I will drink three glasses."
One is for his achievements, the other is for his feelings, and the third is for their friendship.
When Gu Zhao saw this, he stood up immediately and said, "My queen, please don't be so polite to me. I'll drink the wine."
He understood everything without saying anything.
He poured himself a drink as he spoke, and Jin Xin wanted to stop him, but he drank one glass after another and finished it in one go.
"General Gu, you shouldn't drink this wine." Jin Xin said with a helpless smile.
She couldn't give him anything in return, so she could only show her sincerity by drinking wine, but Gu Zhao refused.
"Too much alcohol will hurt your health, and I don't want you to get hurt." He smiled bitterly.
As soon as these words came out, Jin Xin was stunned and said quickly, "General Gu, are you drunk too much?"
Seeing this, Cuigu quickly asked everyone serving in the palace to go out, leaving only herself here.
Gu Zhao realized that he had lost his temper after drinking, and quickly stood up to apologize, "I was the one who made the mistake while drinking. Please forgive me. The wine was too strong. I really drank too much."
He just suppressed it for too long. He knew that the emperor was dying, and he wanted to fight for himself.
It's because he drank too much, and his reason was suppressed by his emotions.
He regained consciousness and quickly stood up to confess.
Jin Xin also had lingering fears. If the emperor knew about it, she didn't know what the consequences would be.
I'm just afraid that Gu Zhao will lose everything right now.
"General Gu, it's late at night and too much alcohol is harmful to your health. I'll ask someone to take you back to rest." Jin Xin suggested.
Hearing this, Gu Zhao nodded in agreement, but couldn't help but smile bitterly. As soon as he stood up, he sat back down, picked up the wine bottle, pointed it at the spout and drank.
"Come here, take General Gu back to the General's Mansion." Jin Xin said hurriedly.
I'm afraid he really drank too much, and he looks a little abnormal.
Gu Zhao did not struggle and allowed the slaves to lift him up. Before going out, Gu Zhao looked at Jin Xin with a thousand words in his eyes. In the end, he could only keep silent and was taken out.
After leaving the palace, he left the servants around him and said calmly, "Okay, I'm sober, general, so I can go back by myself."
Several slaves responded and left immediately.
He was not drunk, he just spilled the beans, but his mother's reaction was so violent, he was still rude.
It was only then that he was sure that even if the emperor died, she would not accept him.
The reaction just now fully explained it all.
He used the excuse of being drunk to make himself less embarrassed.
At this time, the palace became silent, and Jin Xin breathed a sigh of relief and said to Cuigu, "Let's go back to the palace."
Jin Xin just stood up, and was startled by the emperor standing behind her. She covered her heart, screamed, and fell back on her chair.
The emperor's expression was unclear and he stood there quietly, which made Jin Xin feel panicked.
"Your Majesty, are you...are you sober?" Jin Xin asked nervously.
Cuigu swallowed her saliva and felt extremely nervous when she saw the emperor's gloomy expression.
The emperor actually drank the sobering soup shortly after he went down and rushed back. However, he didn't expect to hear Gu Zhao's ambiguous words just now. Although he didn't say it clearly, the atmosphere in the palace was so strange that he guessed it.
"Follow me." The emperor's tone could not tell whether he was angry or not. He just looked at her with burning eyes and vague displeasure.
Jin Xin sighed, feeling confused. Although she was not ashamed, she was also guilty.
The two of them went to Qianqing Palace. The emperor turned his back to her, folded his hands behind his back, and said in a low mood, "Does Gu Zhao have feelings for you?"
When Jin Xin heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she panicked.
"By not speaking, you are acquiescing, right?" His tone was still very calm.
"Your Majesty, General Gu and I are absolutely innocent. There is no compromise. General Gu is devoted to the court and has never been disloyal. Your Majesty knows this for sure." Jin Xin tried her best to calm herself down and not panic. As long as her emotions were stable enough, The emperor should also know that he has no objection at all.
"Well, if you say you're innocent, you're innocent. Do you dare to swear?" He gritted his teeth and asked.
Jin Xin did not hesitate at all and raised three fingers to the sky, "I, Jiang Jinxin, swear on my life, my children, and my mother's soul in heaven that I have absolutely no selfish intentions toward Gu Zhao, and I have never done anything to disgrace the Emperor. If I violate this oath, I will not die a good death, and my child..."
"Okay, I believe you!" The emperor quickly stopped her from speaking.
Jin Xin breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart was pounding badly.
He pulled Jin Xin up and looked at her face intently, but felt uneasy in his heart, "You are ruthless to him, but what about him to you?"
Upon hearing this, Jin Xin felt that the emperor was going to deal with Gu Zhao and hurriedly grabbed his hand, "Your Majesty, Gu Zhao must not be selfish towards me. You have misunderstood. Don't hurt the hero's heart just for the sake of catching wind and shadow. "
The emperor didn't know, but he was still worried. He was afraid that everything would change after his death.
He valued Gu Zhao as a talented person, so he arranged for Gu Zhao to assist the prince.
He had to be sure of this before he could leave with peace of mind.
