Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family

Concubine Chen recalled that Song Yafeng had said the same thing when they were making love a few days ago. She blushed slightly and glared at him unhappily.

Song Yafeng raised his eyebrows slightly at her.

Gu Xingyuan pretended not to notice the flirting between the two of them.

Then Concubine Chen said, "Your grandfather just sent someone to deliver the news that the son of the Shu family will arrive in Sijiu City in two days. If you want to root out the problem, you should wait two days."

Song Yafeng chuckled, "My queen, isn't this a coincidence? Two days from now in the afternoon it will be the turn of the ministers above the third rank to come to the Duke of Shu's mansion to discuss matters."

Concubine Chen also chuckled and said, "You are really thoughtful. You have already planted a nail in the Shuguo Mansion. The letter has been revealed in front of so many ministers. I wonder how he can deny it! It's just right. The old, the young, and the little are all caught in one fell swoop."

Seeing her son's expression eased a little, Concubine Chen stood up, walked to Gu Xingyuan, and straightened his clothes for him: "Leave the palace affairs to me and Lord Song. Yuan'er, you stay in your Third Prince's Mansion and wait to become your Daliang Emperor."

Since the founding of the dynasty, Daliang held a grand court meeting every ten days. Unless it was an important matter, officials of the third rank and above would go to the residence of the chief minister of the cabinet to discuss matters.

But since this emperor, the only one in Daliang's history who died at the hands of a eunuch, took Chen Xueyun into his harem, he became more and more fond of Chen, until she gave birth to the third prince. He then canonized her as Concubine Chen, and his favor towards her reached its peak.

It was not known whether it was pillow talk or the Emperor of Daliang's own idea, but in any case, the rule of discussing matters in the Prime Minister's residence was changed to discussing matters in the residence of the Chief Minister of the Cabinet, Xie Chang'an, every other day, and in the residence of General Chen on another day.

Naturally, this matter was unanimously opposed by the upright officials in the court headed by Duke Shu. They strongly recommended Emperor Daliang based on ancestral rules, but Emperor Daliang had been blinded by beauty and was not willing to listen.

As the matter escalated, the Emperor of Daliang gave in and included the Shuguo Mansion in the mix.

Therefore, starting from twenty-nine years ago, during the three days when there were no grand court meetings, the Prime Minister, General Chen, and Duke Shu’s mansion would take turns each day.

Since the death of Emperor Daliang, the case has not been solved yet, and Empress Shu and all the concubines in the harem have not been cleared of suspicion. In addition, the Crown Prince's old illness has relapsed in recent days, so all affairs of the court have been handed over to Xie Changan and the cabinet ministers to take care of.

Therefore, Xie Changan did not participate in any meetings during the past few days unless it was an important matter, but stayed in the Cabinet Office with other cabinet ministers.

Gu Xingyuan thought that within the next two days at the latest, he would be the legitimate emperor of Daliang. He felt much better. He stood up and bowed to Concubine Chen: "Yes, mother, I will leave now."

"Well, go ahead. Remember, you have to stay calm. You've come this far over the years, what else are you going to miss in these three days?"

"Yes."

After Gu Xingyuan left, Concubine Chen looked at Song Yafeng, who was grinning at him, with a seductive look in her eyes: "You damned devil, what you said just now scared me to death."

Song Yafeng pushed her down on the imperial concubine couch and started to strip her clothes: "I will serve you well and apologize to you."

"Keep your voice down." Concubine Chen pretended to be angry.

Song Yafeng tried to catch Concubine Chen's mouth, and he was not honest below: "Madam, do you think I can move now?"

……

Two days later, Li Shuangwan, Shu Wenbo, Hong Shuang and others appeared at the gate of Sijiu City.

Due to the sudden death of Emperor Daliang, the entire Sijiu City was under extremely strict control. Dozens of soldiers with swords stood on both sides of the city gate, and the people entering and leaving were strictly checked.

Gu Xingyan had been waiting here since early morning. He received news that Wanwan and Shu Wenbo would arrive at the latest this afternoon.

From the moment he stood here, Gu Xingyan became uneasy. He paced back and forth, then looked forward.

Gu Xingcheng arranged two servants to serve Gu Xingyan, both of whom were former secret guards of the Eastern Palace. The taller one was called Mo Lin, and the shorter one was called Jia Cheng.

Mo Lin put the cloak on Gu Xingyan and said, "Master, please get into the carriage and rest for a while. Although it is already spring, it is still cold standing outside. Your injuries are not fully healed yet, so you must not catch a cold again."

Gu Xingyan gathered his cloak and glanced at him calmly: "Shut up!"

Mo Lin looked at Jia Cheng who was guarding on the other side with resentment, but Jia Cheng didn't even look at him.

"Let's explore again."

Mo Lin accepted the order silently. He missed the days in the East Palace. At that time, they would not leave the East Palace for ten days or half a month.

Now, in just one morning, he estimated that he had to run as much back and forth as he did in the previous year.

His legs and knees are about to be broken.

Half an hour later, Mo Lin came back slowly: "No sign of him yet. Master, didn't you say you would wait until the afternoon? You have been waiting since the morning hour, and it is only the afternoon hour now, it is still early."

Gu Xingyan raised his eyelids and looked at him.

Mo Lin was so scared that he took two steps back: "Master, I will go check again immediately, check again..."

After saying that, he ran away.

However, Mo Lin had only run two steps when he heard dozens of riders rolling towards him in the distance.

Mo Lin hurriedly ran back, shouting, "Master, Master, look, look quickly, is that the person you are waiting for?"

Gu Xingyan's heart skipped a beat. Wanwan was here!

This time he responded to Maureen and nodded.

Mo Lin thought that his legs were finally saved, and he chuckled, "Hey, why is that woman in moon-white clothes still wearing a veil? The girl in red is pretty too. Master, which one is the one you are waiting for?"

Seeing that his master ignored him, he touched Jia Cheng's shoulder again: "Hey, tell me, which one is it?"

Jia Cheng also paid attention to the two people on horseback: "The girl in the moon-white dress is wrapped in a veil, so I can't see her face, but her waist is very thin, and it can be broken if pinched. The girl in the red dress has a bright smile and is also pretty. Well, I'm not sure."

Gu Xingyan shot a cold look at the two of them: "Good eyesight."

Mo Lin chuckled: "Of course, we two used to be secret guards of the Eastern Palace, and our eyesight is excellent."

Jia Cheng's forehead throbbed. It was over. He was led astray by Mo Lin. He was going to be punished. However, in this case, it must be the girl in the moon-white dress.

"Twenty lashes."

Jia Cheng bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "Yes."

Mo Lin was puzzled: "Ah? Why, Master? We two have done nothing wrong, why are you punishing us? I have been running for the whole morning, my legs are almost gone, and you don't reward us but punish us."

Jia Cheng glared at Mo Lin: "Don't talk!"

If you go on, it won't be just a matter of twenty lashes.

More than a dozen horsemen stopped at the city gate, but Gu Xingyan's steps were stiff, he could neither move forward nor backward. He just saw the girl he had been thinking about day and night, holding the reins in her hands and smiling at him.

Mo Lin took a deep breath, and then did something suicidal. He pushed Gu Xingyan hard from the back: "Master, don't be a coward!"

Jia Cheng silently lit a candle for Mo Lin in his heart.

Gu Xingyan stumbled forward two steps, and before he could rebuke Mo Lin, he heard Li Shuangwan say, "Gu Xingyan, long time no see."

"You, have you eaten?" Gu Xingyan asked after a long while.