King's favor is hard to do

Du Yuzhang felt miserable.It's his fault—why is he so confused again, taking the emperor in front of him and the elder brother Ning whom he admires as one person?

"Your Majesty, forgive me. It's my minister... I don't know how high the sky is."

On Li Guangning's side, he was also a little scared.He didn't think he had done anything wrong just now—he had given Du Yuzhang even harsher punishments—who told Du Yuzhang to be so disobedient?He deserves it!

It's a pity that after such a ruthless hand, he still failed to completely smooth out this person's temperament.Normally he looks submissive, but Li Guangning knows that he is the most rebellious in his bones!

If he can really be subdued, no matter how ruthless he is, what is it?

It's just that the situation is different at this moment.Li Guangning was afraid that his attack would be ruthless, which would be detrimental to Du Yuzhang's recovery.If you really forced him to death, where can you find such a monster again?

For some reason, the scenery of a peach garden flashed in Li Guangning's mind.But today was different from the night on the boat, Li Guangning didn't drink, and the emotions buried deep in his heart didn't come to the fore.He didn't even think about Du Yuzhang's other meanings to him besides playthings.

"Forget it, I pardon you for your innocence."

Li Guangning let go of Du Yuzhang.He thought for a moment,

"Du Qing, you are sick now, and you know it yourself. But you shouldn't be too tired. If you insist on going your own way, you must preside over some kind of joint meeting... Then you have to let go of the government affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion. "

"If I don't have the power of a prime minister, who would listen to me? If I can't mobilize the manpower and material resources of the court, how can Ximan take my words seriously?"

"Du Qing, you are not the prime minister, you can still act in the name of someone I love. With my backing, who dare not take you seriously?"

"His Majesty's beloved?"

Du Yuzhang smiled wryly again and again.What kind of emperor's backing--in words, no one would dare not take you seriously; but in fact, no one will take you seriously again!

After resigning from office, he won't even have the upright identity on the surface. He stands among the officials, but he can't have the identity of a courtier.There will always be a sign of "the emperor's prostitute" on his back—it will always be nailed to the pillar of shame of indifference and sarcasm, and he will never be able to stand up again!

"Your Majesty, it is said that the mouth of a man makes money, and his bones are destroyed. Your Majesty really can't imagine how the subject will be treated if he loses his position as Prime Minister, but acts in the name of His Majesty's favourites?"

"Why, is Du Qing afraid?"

Li Guangning smiled darkly,

"If you're afraid, you don't have to go. My harem is huge, and that's where you, a bastard, should be! It's you who is going to hit the wall! How others treat you is all because of your restlessness. But you can’t blame anyone else!”

Du Yuzhang raised his head suddenly—three years ago, he rode alone for dozens of miles on a snowy night and reported to Li Guangning.

Yeah, he's restless.If he was extremely peaceful, contented with the situation, and obeyed his father's arrangements... By now, Li Guangning would have been a corpse in the imperial tomb.

"Du Yuzhang! I gave you prosperity, wealth and a stable life, but you insist on going your own way! Tell me, did you ask for it?!"

Li Guangning questioned, but shattered Du Yuzhang's memory.Du Yuzhang opened his eyes wide, trying to see this familiar yet unfamiliar face clearly.

After all, you can see the face clearly, but not the heart.

"Your Majesty said it very well."

Du Yuzhang spoke slowly, only feeling that every word hurt his heart.

"All of this is what I asked for. It's my fault! It's my... It deserves it."