Oh my god, can you play like this?

Gu Lanzhi, accompanied by several deputy generals and guards, headed towards Kyoto, accompanied by court officials.

Mo Yi helped Gu Lanzhi change his clothes, because the officials who came had already told Gu Lanzhi and the others that the emperor was waiting for General Gu at the city gate.

Gu Lanzhi could wear casual clothes when he was recovering from his injuries, but since he was about to meet the emperor, he had to change into decent clothes.

Gu Lanzhi didn't feel anything about being able to meet the emperor soon, but when he thought about meeting his original body's family soon, he became a little nervous.

He didn't know whether his original family would be able to tell that he was no longer the same Gu Lanzhi.

The original body's family is different from Mo Yi. Mo Yi is a servant. Even if he can see that Gu Lanzhi is different, he can only say that Gu Lanzhi is different from before, but the family is different.

Although the original body's parents are no longer alive, the general's mansion still has a first lady, who is the wife of Gu Lanzhi's uncle.

This eldest lady loved the original body very much, and the original body was also very close to this eldest lady. Apart from her own mother, the original body was closest to this eldest lady, so Gu Lanzhi felt nervous.

On the city wall at the gate of Kyoto, the emperor and a group of officials were waiting for Gu Lanzhi. Normally, the emperor did not need to go to the city gate to greet a victorious general.

But this time it was a little different. All the men in the Gu family died in battle for the Dongshun Kingdom, and Gu Lanzhi was given the task at a critical moment after the Dongshun Kingdom lost several cities in succession.

He went straight to the border without caring about his father who died in battle and his mother who died of hemorrhage during childbirth.

Not only did he recapture the lost city, but he also captured several cities of the enemy country, and was seriously injured and in danger of death.

In order to express his approval and affection for the Gu family, and especially because they were the only one in the Gu family who could go to the battlefield, the emperor brought civil and military officials to the city gate to wait.

A man in dark blue court robe standing a few steps to the right of the emperor had his brows slightly frowned. No one knew what he was thinking.

This man was none other than the fifth prince, Li Chengyun, who was engaged to Gu Lanzhi.

Although he was engaged to Gu Lanzhi, he did not have much contact with Gu Lanzhi. The two of them were engaged when the Fifth Prince was eleven years old.

The fifth prince is one year older than Gu Lanzhi, but only one year older.

People in ancient times matured earlier, but only children as old as eleven years old could mature earlier. Moreover, boys are not like girls and do not mature as early as girls. The same is true for the fifth prince.

Even though he had an engagement, the Fifth Prince did not take it seriously. He just played, made noises, and studied.

After he vaguely understood what an engagement and a wife were, Gu Lanzhi begged his father to take him to the military camp for training, and he rarely appeared in Kyoto.

When he was a little more mature and before he had the chance to get familiar with Gu Lanzhi, Gu Lanzhi went back to the battlefield and was away for four years.

The fifth prince is a prince. Even if the position of the principal wife is promised to Gu Lanzhi, there are still concubines and side concubines!

So during the four years that Gu Lanzhi went to the battlefield, the fifth prince married two concubines and took in three concubines.

I have only become close to Gu Lanzhi's younger brother Gu Shurui in the past year.

At first, the Fifth Prince thought that Gu Shurui was Gu Lanzhi's younger brother, so he was closer to Gu Shurui, but as time went by, the Fifth Prince saw through Gu Shurui's intentions.

The Fifth Prince had thought about staying away from Gu Shurui, but Gu Shurui seized every opportunity to get closer to the Fifth Prince.

To put it bluntly, if the Fifth Prince had no affection for Gu Shurui at all, he would not have allowed Gu Shurui to behave like this.

Moreover, the counselors under the Fifth Prince gave him advice, saying that all the men of the Gu family had died on the battlefield, and it was unknown whether Gu Lanzhi could come back alive.

If Gu Lanzhi also died on the battlefield, the emperor would definitely take better care of the Gu family.

Since Gu Shurui has come to the door, after Gu Lanzhi dies, the emperor's favor will definitely be towards Gu Shurui.

The Fifth Prince will then bring up his engagement with Gu Lanzhi and marry Gu Shurui. The Emperor will definitely have a better impression of the Fifth Prince.

This was also the custom of this dynasty. If a child in the family was engaged to someone else, but the child died in an accident, another child in the family would take his place.

Not only will such things not be criticized by others, but the two companies will also be praised for keeping their promises.

As a modern man, Gu Lanzhi cannot understand the thought processes of these ancient people, but this is indeed the case.

If Gu Lanzhi really died on the battlefield and couldn't come back, it would be a good thing to marry Gu Shurui.

With such thoughts in mind, and the fact that the Fifth Prince did have a crush on Gu Shurui, the two gay men became closer and closer, not fearing the rumors outside.

Even if Gu Lanzhi had not died on the battlefield and came back, the engagement could still continue and Gu Lanzhi would be the prince's legal wife.

If Gu Shu Rui still wanted to follow the Fifth Prince at that time, the worst that could happen was that he would give up a concubine. It would not be a big deal to let Gu Shu Rui become a concubine.

Death from accidents or illness is a very common thing. Although the families of concubines are all powerful to a certain extent, who can really make a fuss over the death of someone!

Gu Shurui is the legitimate son of the third branch of the Gu family. It is definitely impossible for him to become a concubine. The position of a concubine is just right for him.

What the Fifth Prince is worried about now is how to explain those rumors to Gu Lanzhi. Gu Lanzhi is not as easy to fool as Gu Shurui.

Although the Fifth Prince did not have much contact with Gu Lanzhi, the young masters in Kyoto who had come into contact with Gu Lanzhi all said that Gu Lanzhi was smart, talented, and thoughtful.

I don't think such a person can be dismissed with just a few words.

Originally, when the Fifth Prince received the news of the great victory on the border, his advisers had already told him that he wanted to clear up the rumors.

Before the Fifth Prince could take any action, news that Gu Lanzhi was seriously injured and on the verge of death reached the capital.

The Fifth Prince and his advisers saw that this was exactly what they had thought! Even if Gu Lanzhi didn't die on the battlefield, wouldn't it be the same if he died on the way back to Beijing?

The Fifth Prince and his advisers decided to observe for a while, but no news of Gu Lanzhi's death was received.

From the border back to Kyoto, based on the marching speed and the time that Gu Lanzhi was seriously injured and could not walk fast, it would take them at least more than a month to get back to Kyoto.

But after waiting for half a month, there was still no news of Gu Lanzhi's death. The Fifth Prince finally couldn't sit still anymore and began to dispel those rumors.

But it was too late to dispel the rumors, and the Fifth Prince didn't know whether the rumors had reached Gu Lanzhi's ears.

Gu Lanzhi's victorious return will be of great help to the Fifth Prince in ascending the throne. He does not want to offend Gu Lanzhi now.

Let’s not talk about whether he will help me ascend to the throne, let’s just say whether my backyard can be quiet after marriage. It all depends on Gu Lanzhi!