Let's walk together for the rest of our lives. If the host says to leave, she will leave.

Gu Ling was silent for a long time, then slowly spoke: "Mother, the border is in danger, and the victims are flooding. Externally, the royal family did nothing, only thinking about whitewashing the situation; internally, the empress held power, was suspicious of civil officials, and suppressed military officers."

"How long can such a Yan State and such a king survive?"

Gu Ling's words were sonorous and powerful: "If the country is no longer a country, how can the family survive? Mother, as a general, are you going to watch our country be destroyed by the Yan royal family?"

General Gu lowered his voice and said viciously: "Gu Ling! You are plotting treason, it is treason!"

Gu Ling has sharp eyes, straight posture, and his tall stature seems to be able to hold up the sky.

"If rebellion can bring peace and prosperity to the country, what does it matter even if it destroys the world?"

General Gu was deflated for a moment. She looked at her daughter, who was known for her playboy look, as if she had just met her for the first day.

The idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is ingrained in General Gu's bones. Even though she has been suppressed for many years, she has never had the idea of ​​rebellion.

But now, her daughter has torn apart the peaceful surface, revealing the dirty and corrupt interior of the Yan royal family.

Be loyal to the emperor, and be loyal to a wise emperor.

If the king is not wise, and she stubbornly and blindly obeys, it might be more appropriate to call it blind loyalty.

She looked at Gu Ling with a deep gaze: "If you lose, you will die."

Gu Ling smiled: "Success may win, but failure may make me die with no regrets."

General Gu also smiled. The huge rock that had been weighing on her heart for years was removed, and she was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Damn the Yan royal family! If she is not worthy of the position, she should abdicate as soon as possible. She is really going backwards. She should have thought of changing the queen a long time ago. She has been bullied for so many years.

"Who are you going to support to take that position?"

General Gu took a sip of water and heard Gu Ling answer: "Ninth Princess."

"puff--"

General Gu spat out a mouthful of water. Not to mention that the Ninth Princess is also a member of the Yan royal family, just based on age, it is not the Ninth Princess' turn.

General Gu's mouth twitched: "From your tone, I thought you looked down on the royal family, but in the end you still have to support a man named Yan."

Gu Ling smiled meaningfully. "Surname Yan?" That's not necessarily true.

……

A few days later, Mianhua Pavilion.

"Ms. Gu is engaged now, so it's not a good idea for her to frequent Mianhua Pavilion."

Hearing what the Ninth Princess Yan Heng said, Gu Ling said, "There's nothing I can do. If I don't show up, someone will be worried."

Yan Heng thought she was talking about the Third Princess and Lian Qiao: "It seems that I was worrying too much. I thought Miss Gu would be more worried since the courtesan of Mianhua Pavilion hadn't returned for many days."

Lian Qiao has not returned since she was taken away by the Third Princess, and she has probably revealed most of the inside story of Mianhua Pavilion.

Yan Heng was a little surprised that Gu Ling, as the master of Mianhua Pavilion, could remain so calm.

"Your Highness, you are joking. I have nothing to do with the Oiran. Why should I be so anxious?"

Gu Ling's gaze fell on the window: "Although I'm not anxious, I am a little curious."

“I heard that the Sixth Princess and the Third Princess have always been at odds with each other and will never miss an opportunity to embarrass the other.

The Third Princess brought Mr. Lianqiao back to the palace for many days, and no one knew when the Sixth Princess would send him back to Mianhua Pavilion.

I was really curious, so I risked angering my future husband by staying in Mianhua Pavilion, hoping to know the result first."

He's just an courtesan, and the Sixth Princess is not a young and naive boy. Why would she need to go through so much trouble to send him back to Mianhua Pavilion?

Considering the Sixth Princess's character of not doing anything without profit, if she really did this, I'm afraid she has other intentions.

When Yan Heng thought of the night of the Oiran, he saw the determination in the Sixth Princess' eyes. The target of this was naturally Gu Ling, or rather, the help from the General's Mansion.

Due to Emperor Yan Zhao's fear, the Sixth Princess could not contact Gu Ling openly. If she wanted to please Gu Ling, she could only start from Mianhua Pavilion.

The Sixth Princess wanted to use this opportunity to get close to Gu Ling, and although Gu Ling knew that the Sixth Princess intended to get close to her, he still took the initiative to stay in Mianhua Pavilion to give the Sixth Princess a chance.

So you two are going in both directions, right? Then what about Yan Heng?

Yan Heng: "Miss Gu, let's be frank. Since you are more interested in the Sixth Princess, why do you need to contact me?"

Gu Ling poured a glass of wine slowly and said, "How could that be? I have my eye on you, Your Highness!"

Gu Ling placed the glass of wine in front of Yan Heng, picked up the glass and poured another glass of wine.

"Your Highness, this is good wine, but the wine jug is in my hand. If I want to drink a sip of good wine, I need to find a suitable cup first, so as not to scratch my mouth. What do you think, yes or no?"

Yan Heng knew that the Third Princess and Lian Qiao would harm Mianhua Pavilion, but she did nothing. She just revealed to Gu Ling that she knew about this, trying to get Gu Ling to ask for help.

The future king tried to take control of the initiative, and Gu Ling wanted to let Yan Heng know that she, Gu Ling, would support the monarch to take the throne, not the strongest one, but only the one who suits her best.

The fight for the throne hasn't even started yet, but he's already thinking about controlling his subjects. A monarch who is too powerful is like a chipped wine glass, which hurts your mouth.

"Heh." Yan Heng chuckled, "Miss Gu, tell me, what is the appropriate way?"

Yan Heng thought Gu Ling wanted to support a puppet emperor, but he didn't expect...

Gu Ling looked out the window and said, "There are still beggars in the capital who are poorly clothed and hungry. How many people outside the capital are homeless and their families are broken up?"

Through the window, one can see merchants coming and going from the shops downstairs, and peddlers shouting and hawking their wares on both sides of the street.

But, in the corner was a skinny beggar with a sallow face.

They are in the same place, but seem to be divided into two completely opposite worlds.

Moreover, if they are called beggars, who knows if they were once good citizens of a certain city?

“Your Highness, Gu Ling has listened to his mother’s stories about the bitter and cold frontiers since he was a child, and he always feels uncomfortable after listening to them.

Gu Ling asked for nothing else but hoped that one day he could fight on the battlefield like his mother and drive the barbarians from the Northern Territory back to their homeland.

The wise ruler that Gu Ling seeks can also make the country peaceful and the people prosperous. That is enough. "

After hearing these words, Yan Heng was stunned for a long time.

The capital city is so prosperous and comfortable, why would you give up all that wealth to fight on the battlefield?

She never understood before how someone could be willing to sacrifice his life for an illusory belief, but now, she seems to understand a little.

She had also seen such feelings and patriotism in those "remnants of the previous dynasty" whom she once thought were dull and stupid.

It is because of this illusory belief that the former ministers have been able to protect the royal bloodline of the previous dynasty from generation to generation until today, and it is also because of this that Yan Heng exists.

Gu Ling is the same kind of person as them, so power and wealth are insignificant in their eyes.

Yan Heng laughed at herself, it was she who was narrow-minded.