He's just a stand-in

The two played in the night market until midnight, and when they returned to the inn, Liu Huaiqiu realized that Gu Lichuan had no intention of leaving at all.

Just teasing him in the carriage, Liu Huaiqiu angrily kicked Gu Lichuan several times on the bed.

In the end, Gu Lichuan grabbed Liu Huaiqiu's ankle, smiled and pushed him down.

On the second day, I went to visit the temple fair before driving to the next county.

They walked and played. They could have reached the distance in three days, but they played for more than half a month before returning to the capital.

Because of this, all three of them escaped the assassination sent by the capital.

As soon as they returned to the capital, Gu Lichuan was called to the palace by the emperor.

"Li Chuan, you are fooling around! I asked you to go to Changbei for disaster relief, who allowed you to go for a visit? You only came back after half a month, do you take me and the people of Li people in this world seriously!"

Sitting on the dragon chair, the emperor glared angrily at Gu Lichuan who was kneeling below, and slapped the table angrily.

Gu Lichuan straightened his back, and said without fear: "The plague in Changbei has been stopped, and the people have been appeased. My servant has completed the task given by the emperor, and I have not ignored you and the people. "

When the emperor heard Gu Lichuan's words, he became even angrier, "You have learned to talk back?! You don't want the crown prince anymore, do you?!"

As soon as the emperor's words came out, it had already indicated who the crown prince was going to fall into.

Gu Lichuan said fearlessly in the face of danger: "I am not a prince, and I don't want this prince. I think there is a more suitable person to take this position."

"Gu Lichuan, what on earth do you want to do?! This is what you say you don't want?!"

Since two months ago, he found that his ruthless son had gradually lost his breath and no longer had the will to fight. Even if he went to court every day, he would stand quietly in the court hall, no longer arguing with his other sons, I no longer feel eccentric, and treat some inappropriate remarks as if I didn't hear them.

Completely looks like an idle prince.

He had the idea of ​​establishing a prince long before, but he couldn't find a reason for it.

Finally, he had a reason, and now his favorite son wanted to quit.

How about that!

Some of his sons are too young, the three are the right age, and the fifth is out of tune, obviously not suitable for this position.

The second child looks stable and a good guy, but his heart is even more ruthless than Gu Lichuan who looks ruthless on the surface.

If the monarch is only cruel but not benevolent, it must be wrong.

Ruling the world must not only rely on killing, but also see the difficulties of those people.

Although his third son looked vicious and surly, he knew that deep down he was still soft.

Only his third son Gu Lichuan is suitable for the position of prince.

His other son did not hesitate to kill for this position, but this one didn't even want it.

I really don't know what his sons are thinking every day!

The emperor angrily walked up to Gu Lichuan, gave Gu Lichuan a hard kick, walked back to the table, and threw down an imperial decree, "You have to sit in this position, or you have to sit if you don't sit, the imperial decree for the crown prince I have already written it, this is a secret letter for you, and I will ask Eunuch Li to read the imperial decree at court tomorrow."

Gu Lichuan still knelt on the ground obediently, without moving or speaking.

The more the emperor looked, the angrier he became, and he cursed angrily: "Hurry up and get your imperial decree!"

Gu Lichuan was silent for a moment, picked up the imperial decree on the ground, took the imperial decree expressionlessly and left.

When Gu Lichuan entered the palace, Kang Wang had someone find Liu Huaiqiu.

"Huaiqiu, you... Didn't we make a good deal? Let Gu Lichuan catch the plague and stay in Changbei forever."

Before meeting Kang Wang, Liu Huaiqiu was still immersed in the happy life with Gu Lichuan.

Hearing what Kang Wang said, Liu Huaiqiu's throbbing heart instantly cooled down.

He didn't want to see that Gu Lichuan's death was real, and he felt that it was true that he was ashamed of Kang Wang.

After all, he has liked Kang Wang for so many years, and he also promised to help Kang Wang win that position.

However, he really couldn't help but watch Gu Lichuan die in front of him.

After all, it is a life.

Liu Huaiqiu raised his head and took a sneaky look at King Kang, struggling to say: "Yong'an, it's not that I don't want to do it, Gu Lichuan, he was indeed infected with the plague, it's just that the doctor there just happened to find a cure for the plague, I..."

"Forget it, it's already come to this point, and it's useless to talk about it." King Kang took out a bag of things from his arms and handed it to Liu Huaiqiu. Regarding the establishment of the crown prince, I have long heard that the imperial father has already written the imperial decree and is only waiting for Gu Lichuan to come back."

"I'm afraid that the imperial decree will be announced tomorrow and the crown prince will be established. Therefore, we don't have much time. Take this."

"According to my observation, Gu Lichuan seems to like you very much, and he is not on guard against you. When the time comes, you can put this medicine in his tea while he is not paying attention, and let him drink it."

"Then, stuff the other things in the bag into Gu Lichuan's study, and just tell me the location."

Liu Huaiqiu looked at the thing in his hand, feeling a bit astonished, "What is this, will he die if he drinks it?"

"Huai Qiu, you don't want Gu Lichuan to die, right? You never thought of letting Gu Lichuan die, right? Tell me the truth." King Kang asked anxiously while holding Liu Huaiqiu's shoulder.

Liu Huaiqiu didn't speak.

He really never thought of Gu Lichuan's death, no matter before or now.

He can help Kang Wang get a position, but it doesn't mean that he can kill people casually if he gets this position.

Then, isn't he the same as the Gu Lichuan he thought before?

He doesn't want to be someone he hates.

Kang Wang continued to ask, Liu Huaiqiu clenched his fists and nodded slightly, "Yes."

King Kang: "I knew it. No wonder Gu Lichuan came back from Changbei County safely. If you want him to die, even if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu came, Gu Lichuan would not be able to escape the plague."

Liu Huaiqiu lowered his head and did not speak.

King Kang glanced at Liu Huaiqiu, and his voice softened again, "I know you are kind from the bottom of your heart, and it is reasonable to not want Gu Lichuan to die. I don't blame you, I know your thoughts, how could you give poison to me?" you."

Liu Huaiqiu instantly raised his head and stared at Kang Wang, his eyes seemed to be asking.

Kang Wang nodded, "Really, this is indeed a bit poisonous, but the poison is not fatal. Gu Lichuan is in strong health, and he recovered two days after drinking it."

"I asked you to give him these drugs, just so that when the time comes to seal him up, he won't be able to resist."

Liu Huaiqiu asked, "Seizure? Why did you investigate him?"

Kang Wangdao: "This bag contains some letters between him and other ministers. You probably don't know that Gu Lichuan already has the intention of treason?"

"Father trusts him so much, but he wants to plot against us and kill us all. These are all the evidences I have collected. You just need to put them in his study, and I will recognize Father."

Liu Huaiqiu was surprised and said, "Treason? That, that's..."

"Yes, it's the crime of beheading, but the emperor likes him so much, he won't kill his head, and then he will just be exiled to other places, and become an idle prince."

"But if Gu Lichuan is allowed to rebel, we will all die, and even the Prime Minister's Mansion cannot avoid it."

"Because you are so close to me, Gu Lichuan will definitely not let us go."

Liu Huaiqiu's mind went blank, and he couldn't get back to his senses for a long time.

Kang Wang is still persuading Liu Huaiqiu.

"The death of Gu Lichuan that you are reluctant to part with, I think you should be even more reluctant to part with me having something to do with the people in your prime minister's mansion?"

Kang Wang spoke, stretched out his hand to caress Liu Huaiqiu's cheek, his eyes suddenly became gentle, "Huaiqiu, in fact, I have always known what you think about me."

"It's just that we can't be together if we said it before. After solving Gu Lichuan, can we be together?"

Liu Huaiqiu looked at King Kang in astonishment, his face flushed instantly.

He never thought that Kang Wang would know his thoughts, he always felt that he hid them well.

Now that those shady thoughts were exposed in public, it really made him feel ashamed, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in on the spot.

Kang Wang looked at Liu Huaiqiu's flushed face, gave a low laugh, and gently twirled the thin lips that Gu Lichuan had kissed countless times with his thumb, and said, "I believe you will save me and the Prime Minister's House, right? ?”

At the moment when Kang Wang's fingers touched his lips, Liu Huaiqiu's mind was full of thoughts that Gu Lichuan's lips were soft, and he didn't hear what Kang Wang said at all.

Today Gu Lichuan entered the palace early in the morning, he didn't even know when Gu Lichuan left.

I don't even know if Gu Lichuan kissed him before he left.

He suddenly missed Gu Lichuan's lips so much, and really wanted to kiss Gu Lichuan.

Liu Huaiqiu's face was getting redder and redder. King Kang thought that what he said had an effect, so he immediately said: "It's getting late, Gu Lichuan should be back soon, you should go back first, don't forget what I said, the Prime Minister's Mansion and My life is in your hands."

Hearing that Gu Lichuan was coming back soon, Liu Huaiqiu's heart was pounding, then he nodded in a daze, took the things Kang Wang gave him, and turned back to the palace.

Half an hour later, Gu Lichuan came back from the palace.

Liu Huaiqiu was sitting in the study in a daze.

"Qiuqiu, what are you thinking?" Gu Lichuan stepped forward and pulled him into his arms, leaning close to Liu Huaiqiu's ear and asking.

Liu Huaiqiu was thinking about the things he had put in the cabinet he had found before, and he casually said absent-mindedly: "I didn't think about anything, why did the emperor call you into the palace?"

"Oh, it's nothing, it's about Changbei." Gu Lichuan smoothed Liu Huaiqiu's forehead, and asked softly, "I've always been curious, why don't you ask me who I like anymore?"

Liu Huaiqiu hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "You don't want to tell me, it's useless if I ask."

I don't know when it started, he didn't want to know who the person Gu Lichuan likes, anyway, no matter who it is, it can't be him.

Since this is the case, what does it matter if you know it or not.

"That's right." Gu Lichuan said with a smile: "I will tell you, but not now."

"Hungry? Shall we go to dinner?"

Liu Huaiqiu nodded and followed Gu Lichuan to his feet.

After dinner, Liu Huaiqiu sat on a chair in the gazebo and stared at the flowers that had lost their lilies for a long time.

He walked to the study with a cup of tea and brought it in front of Gu Lichuan, "I specially made you a cup of tea, let's take a look after a while."