In the palace.

The official had just finished a busy day's work and returned to his bedroom to rest.

Just after I closed my eyes, I heard hurried footsteps outside.

The official opened his eyes angrily and looked over.

"Your Majesty, something happened."

"explain."

The official's cold voice was heard. The personal eunuch knew, of course, that the official was angry. However, he had no other choice. Knowing such a thing, he dared not conceal it, so he could only rush over in a hurry.

"Yes, Your Majesty, there was a conflict between the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion and the Yongwang Mansion just now."

"Huh? What's going on?"

He didn't take it seriously at first, but when he heard this, he sat up, pulled open the curtain of the bed, and looked at his personal eunuch.

"Your Majesty, this is what happened. Today..."

Before coming here just now, the personal eunuch had already arranged for people to investigate the ins and outs of today's incident, and then came to report.

"Asshole, how dare he."

The emperor did not expect that Prince Yong would be so arrogant and domineering now, and he could not hold back his anger and spoke harshly.

The personal eunuch knelt on the ground with his head lowered, not daring to speak at all, as if he couldn't hear anything.

Listening to the official's heavy breathing, he began to tremble with fear.

"Okay, I understand. You can go down first. Tell the gentlemen to come see me tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As the personal eunuch left the room, the room gradually became quiet.

The emperor lay back on the bed, indeed he was no longer sleepy. How could he not know the character of Prince Yong? But there was nothing he could do now.

He himself has no descendants, so the only two people who can succeed to the throne are Prince Yong and Prince Yan. As for anyone else, there are still some legal issues.

This is why he is so angry, but there is nothing he can do now.

The official kept thinking about this matter in his head and didn't know when he fell asleep.

 …

Ningyuan Hou Mansion.

Everyone in the mansion had been staring nervously outside until Gu Tingyu and Gu Yankai returned with their guards, and then the alert was lifted.

"Father, are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's okay. You did a great job today."

Gu Yankai looked at Gu Tingye who had a nervous face, nodded with satisfaction, patted his shoulder and took the two of them to the study.

"Wang Hu, go down and rest, the matter is over."

"Yes, Master."

Wang Hu looked at Gu Tingyu and now in his heart he had elevated him to the same status as Gu Yankai. Their family all depended on the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, and now the future of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion depended on Gu Tingyu.

Moreover, Gu Tingyu's performance this time also made the people in the mansion feel at ease.

In the study, Gu Yankai looked at his two sons and felt very satisfied.

"You did a great job tonight, but this matter is still a bit troublesome."

"Father, it's okay. Prince Yong is so arrogant and domineering, it's impossible for Prince Yan not to have a sense of crisis. I think this turmoil has just begun. We just need to guard our own mansion. No one should disturb our Ningyuan Marquis Mansion from now on."

When Gu Yankai heard what Gu Tingyu said, he had some guesses in his mind. He thought that if it was really like that, it would be very dangerous at that time.

"I hope so. Otherwise, if Prince Yong really succeeds to the throne, our Ningyuan Marquisate will be in trouble."

"Father, don't worry. The official is still here. Nothing will happen."

Gu Yankai understood Gu Tingyu's comfort, so he nodded in approval.

After the three of them chatted in the study for a while, it was already late, so they let the two go back.

When Gu Tingye walked out of the study, there was something strange on his face.

"Brother, are you in danger this time?"

"There shouldn't be any danger, but there might be some unexpected events. Then the family will depend on you, understand?"

"Okay, I understand, brother, don't worry."

Gu Tingye nodded seriously.

After the two separated, Gu Tingyu returned to his own courtyard, and Shao Xueyan stood outside waiting for Gu Tingyu.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that person had returned.

"Ms. sir, are you back?"

"Well, I'm back. Everything is fine. Let's rest."

"OK, all right."

Shao Xueyan saw that Gu Tingyu didn't seem to want to say anything, so she didn't ask any more questions and obediently followed Gu Tingyu back to the room.

 …

Early the next morning.

The emperor met several gentlemen in the imperial study.

"I think you all know what happened last night. Tell us about it."

The men looked at each other, but of course they didn't say they didn't know, after all, the matter had already spread everywhere.

Some people were laughing at the joke, these were people from Prince Yan's side, some people felt the crisis, and most of them were neutral. After all, Marquis Ningyuan was treated like this, they could not compare to him.

But those people are not important. Several ministers are a little worried. They have finally persuaded the emperor to make Prince Yong the crown prince. If the emperor changes his mind, it will not be a good thing.

"Your Majesty, although Prince Yong was wrong in this matter, Gu Tingyu was also a bit too radical, so..."

After thinking about it, Han Xianggong finally spoke. After all, this matter cannot be messed up.

When the emperor heard what Han Xianggong said, he could understand it. After all, the ministers had always had this idea, so he was not surprised.

"Mr. Han is right. However, Gu Tingyu is a talented person after all, and the matter is not that big. Why don't we let him go out and try his luck?"

"Yes, it's a good thing for young people to go out and try their luck. When they come back later, things will be over."

The official saw that the gentlemen had reached an agreement and knew that this was the only way things would turn out, so he nodded and agreed.

"Okay, then this matter is settled. Go and call Gu Tingyu to the palace."

By the time Gu Tingyu entered the palace, half an hour had passed.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Gu Tingyu, you are so brave?"

"I am terrified."

"You are panicking? You led troops to surround the prince's mansion. Do you know how serious a crime this is?"

The official looked at Gu Tingyu with a calm face and felt more and more satisfied, feeling that he had not chosen the wrong person.

There's no way. People are just so strange. If you beg for mercy directly, the government might be disappointed.

"I know I was wrong. I just went to pick up my father, that's all."

"Haha, you are a good sophistry guy, but you are a little rash after all."

The government also knew this reason, so the matter was not that serious. After all, ordinary people could not see any problem at all. Only the officials could understand it.

"The Privy Council is in charge of all the military forces in the country. You are so reckless that it is not suitable for you."

"During the palace examination, you showed a good understanding of the Song Dynasty's money shortage. You should go to Fusang to make amends for your crimes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Gu Tingyu knew that this was a favor from the government. Although it seemed that he was being punished, he was also directly transferred away from the center of the storm to avoid any harm to himself.

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