I don't want to play anymore

Waking up a bit late the next day, Gu Jingyuan waited for the emperor to wash and change clothes as usual, and then the two hurried to the court.

After the morning court, Gu Jingyuan walked out of the palace together with other officials.

——This morning the emperor didn't say anything like asking him to go back to his study after his downfall, so Gu Jingyuan assumed that the emperor acquiesced in allowing him to leave the palace.

If I continue to live like this in the palace...

Gu Jingyuan shook his head, and threw away all the thoughts he didn't have. He first went to the Ministry of Rites to order a dick, and went back to his home directly after nothing happened.

His yard was still tidy and no one would come in. On the whole, Gu Jingyuan was very satisfied with being able to spend his days reading in his yard.

I just don’t want to, before it’s time for lunch, the Ninth Five-Year Lord came again after changing into ordinary clothes... His tall and burly figure appeared in front of Gu Jingyuan’s house. Thinking about what happened last night, Gu Jingyuan suddenly felt a little at a loss...

He wanted to be quiet.

Unexpectedly, the emperor came again.

Without time to think too much, Gu Jingyuan got up to pick him up, and asked helplessly, "Why does the emperor never go through the main entrance?"

A bright smile appeared on Long Yanzhao's face.He looked at Mr. Gu with some meaning, and even nodded with great certainty: "I really like going through the back door."

"..."

Gu Jingyuan reacted for a while.

After realizing that Long Yanzhao was making a pun, his complexion immediately turned bright red.

He wanted to turn around and go back to sit, but was held back by the emperor again, Long Yanzhao said: "It's not that I came to see you because I'm really free, let's go, I'll take you to see something lively."

"What's the excitement?" Gu Jingyuan asked.

"You'll know when you go." Long Yanzhao blinked at him mysteriously, and showed his white teeth.

Seeing such a smile unexpectedly, Gu Jingyuan hurriedly looked away as if his eyes had been dazzled, and nodded, "Okay, let me tidy up."

In fact, there is nothing to fix.

It's just that after Gu Jingyuan came back, he changed into the red uniform he was used to wearing. Now that the emperor said that he was going out to the streets, he didn't like to wear red clothes anymore. Instead, he would feel more comfortable in light-colored low-key civilian clothes .

When he was changing his clothes, Long Yanzhao was waiting for him, casually flipping through the books he had just read.

After Gu Jingyuan finished changing, the Nine-Five Lord took the initiative to take the cloak that Gu Jingyuan had hung in the room, and personally put it on for him, and the two went out.

The first thing he did when he went out was not to watch something lively. It was noon, and Long Yanzhao said he hadn't eaten yet, so he took Gu Jingyuan to Yangsheng Building for a meal.

This time he still asked Gu Jingyuan to order, but he also told him, "Just order what Ah Yuan likes."

Gu Jingyuan gave him a strange look, and knew that the emperor didn't have much desire to eat, so he obeyed his majesty's order and only ordered what he liked.

These days when I am sick, I can only eat light food, and I have to drink nourishing soup every day.

Even though Gu Jingyuan didn't have a strong desire for food, he couldn't stand eating and drinking like that every day.

Now that he has the opportunity, he will naturally not be polite to His Majesty.He ordered a few signature dishes that suited his taste, and before he finished reading the menu, a cup of hot jujube tea was handed to him.

Gu Jingyuan's hands tend to get cold in winter, and the tea cup placed by his hand is not very hot, so it can be used to hold it to keep warm.

He froze for a moment, then said, "Thank you, Mr. Huang."

The business in Yangshenglou is still booming, but the waiter who ordered food stood beside them patiently, waiting quietly.

One is a commoner boy with clear and handsome features and gentle demeanor, and the other is a young master in fine clothes who is extremely flamboyant and arrogant, with a noble air in every gesture. This is not the first time for this pair to come to eat with them.

Xiaoer still has an impression.

Perhaps it was because the two objective faces and temperaments were extremely outstanding, and they were eye-catching enough together, so his impression of them was not as deep as usual.

I can't help but imagine that these two must be close friends with deep feelings, otherwise one is elegant and the other is domineering, how can they look so harmonious when they sit together...

When Gu Jingyuan was ordering, Long Yanzhao had been observing him carefully.

Observe that when he sees which page or which dish he looks at, his eyes will stay for a while... There is no special purpose, he just thinks that Mr. Gu's serious look at the menu with his eyelashes slightly lowered is very attractive and pleasing to the eye, and he can read it too much Refreshing.

After Mr. Gu finished ordering, he probably knew what the other party liked.The few dishes Mr. Gu selected from the many dishes were also firmly in his mind.

——As an emperor, one must also learn to observe one's words and emotions.

Not only must you know it, but you must also understand and be better than everyone else.

Only in this way can you know what your courtiers are thinking and what the people around you are thinking.

It seems Master Gu told him this a long time ago.

But maybe he is indeed a born king, Long Yanzhao has not deliberately paid attention to the aspect of controlling others, but he can also know the character of the officials and what they think in their hearts.

There are not many times when you try to observe others as hard as you do today.

But also inexplicably found it very interesting.

It will give the young emperor a sense of pride that he has made progress.

After finishing his lunch, Gu Jingyuan immediately asked, "So what does His Majesty want to take the minister to see?"

Although he was urging and asking, there was not much expectation in his tone, but a touch of helplessness.

Long Yanzhao only thought that he didn't want to go out, but he didn't find it strange, he just said: "Ah Yuan will know soon."

Then he walked into a shop at random and bought two hats in it.The two wore them on their heads to cover their faces. Gu Jingyuan was led by Long Yanzhao and came to the gate of Nancheng Bo's mansion without knowing it.

Nancheng Bo's Mansion and Yangsheng Building are very close, only half a street away, but the location is a coincidence.

Although this mansion is located on the main road of the capital, it is extremely quiet in front of the gate, few people pass by, it is a typical quiet amidst the hustle and bustle.

Unlike the usual quietness, today's Nanchengbo Mansion is extremely lively.

Many people gathered around the door, pointing at the door.

Standing at the gate is a woman with a bun, her abdomen is high and protruding, as if she is pregnant.

Before Gu Jingyuan approached, he heard the woman's high-pitched voice crying from a distance: "Since the lady of Nancheng Bo's Mansion does not want to accept us, and the Gu family does not give our mother and child a way to live, I might as well ram my head to death on the ground." Forget it here!"

"what happened?"

Some people in the crowd commented, and some directly advised the woman, "What happened to the girl to do this? You still have a body, don't be impulsive!"

The gate of Nan Chengbo's mansion was closed, and there was no sign of opening it.

The woman had no scruples, and directly told the people in front of her about her experience.

She was originally a girl from a brothel, but she was a young lady who sold her art but not her body. Her stage name was Lingxiang.

She has superb piano skills and excellent dancing posture. She originally devoted herself to performing arts to make money, but she was caught by the Prince Regent's son-in-law.

No one can refuse the Eldest Prince Regent's Mansion.

Lingxiang is no exception.

Especially when she was still pregnant, she accepted her fate and agreed to enter Gu's house to be Gu Shenming's concubine.

But who knows that she is getting older and older, but the eldest son who promised to bring her into the mansion before has not moved, and still visits her often, but has no intention of accepting her again.

Lingxiang pressed her repeatedly, only to find out that it was Gu Shenming's regular wife who disagreed with him taking a brothel woman as a concubine!

Lingxiang felt that she had been deceived, and she didn't want her child to be born in a brothel and become a prostitute like her, so she came here to ask for an explanation.

After listening to her roughly narrate the matter, the listeners began to talk about it.

"Look carefully at this girl's appearance, she is indeed delicate, but I didn't expect her to be born in a brothel..."

"Young Master Gu from the Prince Regent's Mansion...that's not surprising. Has he done too little bullying in recent years? The common people just dare not speak out when they are angry!"

"Girl, then why did you come to Nancheng Bo's mansion to make trouble, and if you want to find it, you have to go to the Regent's mansion to reason..."

"Put it down! The regent is one person under ten thousand people, and even the emperor treats him with three points of courtesy. Who dares to go to his house to say courtesy? If you want me to say that this girl has indeed come to the right place, Nan Chengbo is not. The father-in-law of Young Master Gu! If you want to reason, you have to talk to him!"

"Huh? There is such a thing?"

"Girl, that's why you came to Nancheng Bo's mansion to ask for an explanation?"

Lingxiang nodded slowly and continued to talk.

Nan Chengbo is a wealthy family and one of the few important ministers who still hold real power in Beijing. Even the regent should give him some face.

The daughter-in-law of Nancheng Bo's mansion was born noble, and she disagreed with her, a prostitute, entering the mansion as a concubine.

Gu Shenming is also an idiot with a strong outside but does not dare to go against her will. After thinking about it again and again, after learning that the young lady is going back to Nan Chengbo's house for a short stay, Ling Xiang ran over, wanting to ask for a status in person.

It's just that she didn't see anyone after coming here a few times, and she kept her door shut, and Lingxiang was about to give birth, and she really couldn't delay, so she went all out.

Lingxiang's voice was loud, and after telling her story, she cried again: "Madam thinks I'm from a brothel, but I used to be an innocent prostitute! If it wasn't for Young Master Gu... Lingxiang would soon be gone." I will save enough money to redeem myself! Since I got pregnant, my mother has not allowed me to pick up guests anymore. The original agreement to carry me into Gu’s house doesn’t count. If Miss Today doesn’t come out to see me again, I will hit my head and die here ! After all, this is my only way out!"

Her voice attracted some people again, and the momentum became bigger and bigger, and more and more people watched.

For ordinary people, this is just a scandal in the noble family, because it is rare to encounter such a big trouble, so everyone rushes to inquire about gossip, join in the fun, and discuss it as something new after dinner.

But looking at the fragile woman with a big belly in the crowd, Gu Jingyuan lowered his eyelashes, unable to bear to look any further.

He lightly tugged on the emperor's sleeve, then he and Long Yanzhao left the place against the flow of people.

When he got to a quiet place, Gu Jingyuan pursed his thin lips and asked softly, "Is His Majesty's arrangement for today's affairs?"

Long Yanzhao knew that he would ask, and never thought of hiding it, so he said directly: "Nan Chengbo saved the late emperor's life earlier, and was highly valued by the late emperor, so he is in charge of the patrol outside the capital."

Gu Jingyuan was silent.

For such an intelligent person, he didn't even need to ask, he already knew what the emperor thought.

The marriage between the Prince Regent and the Nancheng Bo Mansion is due to the elite soldiers held by the other party.

And the reason why Long Yanzhao still depends on the face of the regent and cannot fully grasp the imperial power, apart from Xu Zhi who was dealt with a few days ago, there is another obstacle is Nan Chengbo who is in charge of patrolling outside the city.

Because of the marriage relationship, the relationship between the Prince Regent's Mansion and Nan Chengbo's Mansion is unbreakable, which is equivalent to Gu Yuanjin directly holding the ten thousand elite soldiers outside the city, and at the same time restraining the emperor's hands and feet.

But how could someone like Long Yanzhao be willing to be a puppet emperor?

So there is today's matter.

Leaving the range of Nanchengbo Mansion, both of them had already taken off their felt hats.

Long Yanzhao noticed that Gu Jingyuan was looking at him, and before the young man could open his mouth, he explained to him automatically: "Gu Shenming likes to flirt, is arrogant and domineering, so naturally he can't stand the control of his wife. But because of the relationship between the palace and the Nanchengbo mansion , he had to give up three points, and after a long time, conflicts would arise."

The young lady of Nanchengbo's mansion is the queen of the general family, and she is a person with a hot temper, so she doesn't like Gu Shenming going out to find flowers and ask Liu.On weekdays, he would not even agree to find a house for Gu Shenming, but now that Gu Shenming wanted to bring a woman from a brothel into his home to be her sister, he naturally would not agree.

It is estimated that the husband and wife had a big quarrel because of this matter, Miss Nan Chengbo was angry and went back to her natal family, Lingxiang rushed over after hearing the news, and today's scene happened.

Gu Jingyuan was silent after hearing this, and couldn't help asking: "Then that Lingxiang girl..."

"Miss Lingxiang is the lead that broke the relationship between the two families." Long Yanzhao affirmed.

As for the latter words, there is no need to go into details.

——Once there is a rift between Nan Chengbo's mansion and the Gu family, and the marriage relationship is broken, it is equivalent to losing another arm for Gu Yuanjin.

The winter sun faded very early, and on the cold street, Long Yanzhao was tall and straight, with a handsome appearance, strategizing, shining brightly, like a heavenly man.

The young emperor is so calm and relaxed.

It was as if everything in this world was already under his control.

Gu Jingyuan saw all this in his eyes, facing such a scheming emperor, he did not show any joy on his face, but asked seriously: "Is the Lingxiang girl specially arranged by His Majesty?"

"how come?"

Long Yanzhao gave him a strange look, "Gu Shenming is such an idiot, if I want to set him up, I definitely don't have to sacrifice innocent women... Don't Ah Yuan think that I am that kind of person?"

Gu Jingyuan on the opposite side just looked at him with black and white eyes, and didn't speak.

Long Yanzhao saw his expression clearly, and suddenly felt a tingling pain in his heart, and he couldn't help saying: "I only found out about Lingxiang by chance a few days ago, and the situation is exactly as she said, The only thing I did was send her a message and secretly escort her to Nancheng Bo's mansion to seek justice."

"Hmm..." Gu Jingyuan accepted his statement, but it didn't end there.

He looked straight into the eyes of the Ninth Five-Year Lord again, and asked: "If today's incident really breaks the Prince Regent's Mansion and Nan Chengbo, Gu Yuanjin will definitely not let that girl go, Your Majesty has also considered this? "

"It's natural."

Faced with Gu Jingyuan's rare seriousness, Long Yanzhao got angry and said bluntly: "Lingxiang didn't want to commit herself to be Gu Shenming's concubine, and what happened today is her own wish. I have already made an agreement with her, no matter what happens. If it doesn't work, we will send her out of Beijing to a safe place, give her a few days of land, and let her return to the status of a normal woman."

Seeing Gu Jingyuan's tense little face gradually relaxed because of his own words, a strange emotion rose in Long Yanzhao's heart, and he felt even more annoyed.

The Ninth Five-Year Lord said coldly: "It seems that Ah Yuan doesn't believe in my character."