Gu Shangjie rushed out while Li Zhao was concentrating on the wine, "What's going on with those people?"

"Master, those are all young ladies, no, they are the maids around Concubine Shu!"

"What!" Gu Shangjie panicked, his eyes turned and he immediately ordered: "Go, go to Jingzhao Prefecture and call Ling Tang back, I want to enter the palace!"

"Yes!"

"Come here, bring me the jar of wine from my cellar."

The servant beside him answered yes and hurried to get it. Gu Shangjie stood outside the door, adjusted his expression, put on a smile again and walked in, "Master Li, I have sent someone to get it. Please wait a moment."

While the two were talking, the maids had already poured wine for them. Li Zhao couldn't wait to take the wine cup and was immediately attracted by the rich aroma of the wine. He didn't even have the mood to respond to Lord Gu's words.

Gu Shangjie felt slightly relieved when he saw Li Zhao's infatuated look. At this time, the servant brought up the jar of aged wine.

Gu Shangjie took another wine cup and filled it, then personally handed it to Li Zhao, "Master Li, I would like to offer you a toast with this glass of fine wine today."

"Hmm?" Li Zhao raised his head from the wine cup, and his eyes were immediately attracted to the wine in his hand, "Is this aged jade wine?"

"That's right!" Gu Shangjie hurriedly handed the wine glass to him, "Lord Li, please taste it carefully. This cup of jade wine is thirty years old."

"Legend has it that the jade wine is brewed in a fine cold jade pot. It is made from snow water from the Tianshan Mountains and is sealed under the permafrost for a long time without spoiling. Just one sip is enough to make people intoxicated!" Li Zhao widened his eyes and carefully brought the wine cup to his nose to smell it. A clear and fragrant smell went into his brain through his nasal cavity, as if he was in a cold pond in the underworld.

"Good wine!" The clear wine flowed down the throat smoothly as soon as it entered the mouth. After a cool feeling, it felt like a burning sensation bursting out from the throat, giving a feeling of ice and fire.

"As long as you like it, my lord!" Gu Shangjie smiled and pushed the whole jar of wine in front of him. He had heard of Li Zhao's love for wine. The jade-brewed wine was extraordinary. Although the aroma of the wine was not strong, it was a real strong liquor. When he got drunk, he would take this opportunity to test it out.

"Lord Li, you must drink to your heart's content today!" Gu Shangjie poured himself another glass of wine. Just as he was about to get up, he heard the door being slammed open by a figure.

"Master, Master!" The butler looked anxious and wanted to get to Gu Shangjie eagerly, but was afraid of Li Zhao who was sitting next to him.

"What's going on!" Gu Shangjie was startled. When he came to his senses, he immediately shouted angrily, "Can't you see that I'm hosting a banquet? If you disturb Lord Li, I'll chop off your head and kick it like a ball!"

"Master!" The butler winked at him, motioning him to come out and talk.

Gu Shangjie had never seen his butler so anxious that he barged in without caring about anything. After calming down, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He glanced at Li Zhao who was lying on the wine pot, and retreated without saying a word.

"What's so unruly?" Gu Shangjie asked in a low voice, as if he was going to die if you couldn't explain it today.

"Master, it's bad! The young master, he was arrested by the Jingzhao prefect and imprisoned!"

"What!" Gu Shangjie shouted in a moment, then after realizing what was happening, he lowered his voice and asked, "What on earth is going on?"

"The prefect said that the young master rode his horse in the street and injured someone, and someone brought a complaint to the court!"

"What's wrong with this Jingzhao prefect?" Gu Shangjie was furious. "For such a small matter, he should just pay some money. Why didn't he come to discuss it with me?"

"Go and call him over!" Gu Shangjie pointed to the gate and said, "Tell him that if Ling Tang can't be released today, he won't be able to be the prefect anymore!"

"Master!" The housekeeper hurriedly held down Master Gu's arm, took out a piece of paper from his bosom and said, "Master, the prefect said that you will know after reading this."

"What?" Gu Shangjie took it and after opening it, he found that it was a complaint, and all the crimes committed by Gu Lingtang were written on it.

As the pieces of information were presented to him one by one, Gu Shangjie became furious as if he had been slapped in the face. He was about to tear the paper into pieces, but before he could do so he suddenly froze and his face turned pale.

His eyes fell on the signature at the end of the petition, which was written in two large characters in a flamboyant style - Li Zhao.

"How could this happen!" Gu Shangjie was holding the petition anxiously. He glanced at the housekeeper and then at the room, then suddenly threw the petition into the housekeeper's arms, "No! I have to see the emperor!"

"Where are you going, Master Gu?"

Before Gu Shangjie could even lift his feet, he heard a lazy voice coming from behind him. The man who should have been drunk was now standing behind him in a sober state, balancing his arms and looking at him with interest.

"Lord Li!" Gu Shangjie no longer had any intention of dealing with him. Seeing that he had already extended his hand to him, all those false flattery were meaningless.

"I don't know how I have offended you, sir. Please tell me clearly!"

"Master Gu served wine and food right away. How can you say that he has offended me?" Li Zhao stood up straight and walked to Gu Shangjie. "Master Gu, I think you already know where those people came from, right?"

"For the sake of Lord Gu's glass of wine, I'll give you a reminder." Li Zhao smiled and closed the distance between them. He stretched out a finger and pointed it at Gu Shangjie's heart and said slowly: "Whose world is this? Lord Gu should understand, right?"

"Those few people can be regarded as a thank-you gift to you, Master Gu. You must savor them carefully."

Gu Shangjie shuddered violently, and in an instant his heart was dead. He grasped Li Zhao's hand tightly as if he was holding on to his last straw, and almost knelt down and begged: "Master Li, please, please don't make things difficult for Ling Tang!"

"This is all my attention, and has nothing to do with Lingtang!"

"What are you talking about, Master Gu?" Li Zhao held onto Gu Shangjie's body, "Is there something wrong with what's written on the petition?"

"I am only enforcing the law. Sir Gu, please do not embarrass me."

"Li Zhao!" Gu Shangjie staggered two steps. Gu Lingtang was his only son. If something really happened to him, he would be convicted of having no descendants and would have no time to live.

"Lord Li! Please show me a clear way!"

"A bright path?" Li Zhao pointed to the sky with a smile, "Isn't the bright path for Master Gu right in front of us?"

"If not for this," Li Zhao leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Today will be the day when your Gu family will be destroyed!"

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