Oh my god, can you play like this?

Gu Lanzhi was recuperating leisurely in the mansion, but news never stopped reaching his ears.

Such as this lord took in a concubine, that lord owed so much money in a brothel and was scolded by his own wife, this family's son won the polo match, that family's son was outstanding in literary talent, etc. etc.

It’s not that Gu Lanzhi likes to listen to these gossips. He is trying to understand the character and preferences of each court official and the situation of each mansion.

He was preparing for his upcoming court session.

His injuries healed quickly with his supernatural powers. Although the wounds were not completely healed, simple movements were no longer restricted.

Since the wound could no longer restrict his movements, he could no longer stay there. He first walked around the general's mansion inside and out, getting to know the place where he lived in every detail.

He had seen the floor plan of the General's Mansion before, but there was a big difference between seeing it and walking around it in person.

Fortunately, the population of their general's mansion is simple, so there are not so many messy things, and they don't find any people or things that should not be found in some remote corner.

But when he walked into the Third Madam's yard, she was shocked. She thought Gu Lanzhi was here to cause trouble, but he just walked around and left.

When I visited Gu Shurui's yard, Gu Shurui was not at home. He had gone out. It was easy to guess where he was going.

It must be said that the area covered by the General's Mansion is really not small. Gu Lanzhi toured it carefully and it took him a whole day to tour the entire Mansion.

The audience in the live broadcast room also followed Gu Lanzhi to learn more about ancient architecture.

After touring the general's mansion, he was ready to extend his claws outside the mansion.

Just after finishing dinner, Gu Shurui came to his yard.

"Did you go to my yard today?" Gu Shurui was no longer as reserved when talking to Gu Lanzhi as before. He became as casual as he was before he went to the battle.

"Well, I haven't been home for a long time, so I'm going to go shopping."

Gu Shurui didn't mind Gu Lanzhi going to his yard when he was not at home. There was nothing in his yard that Gu Lanzhi couldn't see. He came to see Gu Lanzhi for something else.

"I heard from the Fifth Prince today that the Ninth Prince has returned to the capital and will arrive in Kyoto tomorrow."

Gu Shurui came to Gu Lanzhi and sat down very casually. He took the teacup in front of Gu Lanzhi and took a big sip without any hesitation. Gu Lanzhi didn't have time to stop him.

But after drinking the tea, Gu Shurui immediately spat it out.

"What the hell is this? Pah pah pah..." He spat out the tea in his mouth with disgust.

Gu Lanzhi smiled and took back his teacup, then took the empty teacup beside him, poured a cup of normal tea for Gu Shurui and pushed it in front of Gu Shurui.

"I'm a patient, this is my medicinal tea, who told you to just grab it and drink it without asking anything?"

Gu Shurui gulped down the fresh tea in front of him before saying, "I'm just thirsty!"

Gu Lanzhi glared at Gu Shurui unhappily and asked hesitantly, "Ninth Prince?"

Gu Lanzhi searched his memory for everything about the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince is the emperor's youngest brother. He has been loved by the late emperor since birth, mainly because the Ninth Prince has been extremely intelligent since childhood, unlike ordinary people.

When the old emperor was in power, he had already made it very clear to the court officials that he wanted the Ninth Prince to succeed to the throne. At that time, the Ninth Prince was only ten years old.

However, not long after that, the Ninth Prince fell seriously ill. After he recovered from the illness, his health began to deteriorate. He was always sick and would often faint and have a fever.

Many people said that the Ninth Prince was murdered or poisoned. The old emperor himself thought so too, but no matter how he investigated, he could not find anything wrong.

As to whether it was really poisoning, there is no definite conclusion.

Anyway, since then, the old emperor never mentioned letting the Ninth Prince succeed to the throne, and the Ninth Prince also lost his glory due to health problems.

There are rumors that the current emperor came to the throne in a strange way, but no one can explain exactly how.

After the old emperor passed away, the Ninth Prince was immediately driven back to his fiefdom and had not returned to Kyoto for many years.

The emperor's fear of the Ninth Prince was clearly seen by all the court officials, and they all believed to some extent the rumors that the emperor had obtained the throne in an uncanny way.

"Hasn't the Ninth Prince returned to Kyoto since the death of the late emperor? Why is he back now?" Gu Lanzhi asked suspiciously.

“The Fifth Prince told others that his Ninth Uncle was in poor health, and the Emperor had granted him permission to come to Kyoto for medical treatment.

But from what the Fifth Prince said, I think the Emperor wants to see the Ninth Prince die, and to make sure that the Ninth Prince is really dead before he can rest assured."

Gu Lanzhi raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and believed the rumor he knew a little more.

If the emperor had come to the throne legitimately, he wouldn't have to be so wary of the Ninth Prince.

Moreover, the emperor's other living brothers all have titles, but the Ninth Prince has nothing except the fiefdom given to him by the late emperor before his death.

Gu Lanzhi couldn't quite understand what the current emperor was thinking. Since there were already such rumors, shouldn't the emperor be nicer to the Ninth Prince to quell those rumors?

Even if I'm not too nice to the Ninth Prince, I should treat him the same as other brothers.

Didn't the emperor's behavior cause more discussion among people?

"So how is the health of this Ninth Prince?"

"I haven't found out anything about this, but the Fifth Prince meant that the Ninth Prince is dying."

Gu Lanzhi didn't say anything, tapping his fingers on the table out of habit.

Gu Shurui looked at Gu Lanzhi's subconscious action and smiled, "Third brother, you are also going to serve in the court, so you have to change these little habits."

Gu Lanzhi looked at Gu Shurui in confusion. Gu Shurui smiled and pointed at Gu Lanzhi's fingers tapping the table.