Oh my god, can you play like this?

After hearing what the emperor said, the fifth prince looked up at the emperor in surprise, "Father, what do you mean..."

"Hehe... If I'm not mistaken, Lord Gu has never thought about marrying you. Since you and Gu Shurui love each other, he wants to help you and Gu Shurui get together."

It has to be said that the emperor is the emperor, and he easily saw through Gu Lanzhi's plan.

"No... No, Father, this is not possible!"

The emperor snorted heavily, "No? Why not? The fourth son of the Marquis's Mansion will marry you as his principal wife. This status is worthy of you!"

It was you who ruined the marriage with Marquis Gu, and you also wasted my plan!

Since you are useless, this move is a failure, so forget it, I have more than one son."

"No, Father! Your son, your son... your son will coax Marquis Gu back... your son will go..."

"Are you anxious now? It's too late!

Today, the third prince of Xilin Kingdom revealed the things that happened between you and Gu Shurui in the hall. Not only did you lose face, but my Dongshun Kingdom also lost face because of you, and all the shame spread to Xilin Kingdom.

Di Meng even asked for Marquis Gu's hand in marriage in front of all the civil and military officials in the court. I feel that the day when Marquis Gu breaks off the engagement with you is not far away!"

The person who could become an emperor was not so simple. He sentenced the fifth prince to death with just a few words.

"No, no, no, father, please give me a chance. I will make Marquis Gu willing to marry me." The Fifth Prince was so anxious that he was sweating.

He was not the emperor's favorite child, and he was still thinking of using Gu Lanzhi to fight for the supreme throne. How could he be willing to give up Gu Lanzhi now!

The emperor glanced at the fifth prince with disdain, "Haha... you couldn't even keep your man, and now you're still dreaming of coaxing him back. Do you think Marquis Gu is as easy to deceive as Gu Shurui?

You know what you are thinking, I know it, and Lord Gu knows it too. Are you willing to be used by you?

Look at what Gu Hou has done since returning to Kyoto. How can you not know what kind of person Gu Hou is?"

"Gu...he..." The Fifth Prince's brain was not very good to begin with, and now it was even more confused.

"Humph... The first thing Marquis Gu did when he returned was to punish the mother-in-law who bullied his sister. Do you know why?"

The fifth prince stared at the emperor blankly, "Why...why..."

"Idiot, because Lord Gu values ​​his family, he will not allow anyone to bully his family. If anyone bullies his family without any eyes, Lord Gu will definitely avenge him.

Moreover, Marquis Gu did not take any direct action himself. It is said that when Madam Shangshu went to the General's Mansion, Marquis Gu's attitude was very good.

Even though Marquis Gu looked down on the lady's behavior, he did not make things difficult for a woman. Instead, he conveyed the story of the foolish woman to Minister Yin, and let all the officials in the court know about it. In the end, Minister Yin took the pressure and dealt with the woman directly.

With such a mentality, how could he not know your plan? Not only did he see it, he also pushed it forward.

How do you think the story between you and Gu Shurui reached the palace?

This is what Gu Lanzhi is telling me, your engagement with Marquis Gu will be changed to Gu Shurui.

Do you think you can get away with being involved with Gu Shurui? Haha... it's just wishful thinking."

The Fifth Prince was completely dumbfounded after hearing these words. No one had told him about the twists and turns here, and he himself didn't have the brains to figure them out!

But now, after listening to the emperor's explanation, the fifth prince finally understood everything.

Before, he didn’t understand why Gu Lanzhi would ask someone to bring him a message about Gu Shurui, and he didn’t understand why Gu Lanzhi didn’t show any dissatisfaction when seeing him getting along with Gu Shurui.

Now... haha... I understand everything.

The fifth prince looked at the emperor dejectedly, "Father, your son...your son..."

The emperor didn't even bother to look at this useless son, and said irritably: "Go back and wait for the news of breaking off the engagement and changing the partner."

The fifth prince was reluctant to lose Gu Lanzhi's ladder to heaven, so he wanted to struggle a little longer.

"Father, is there really no chance? Is it impossible for me to please Lord Gu?"

Hearing the Fifth Prince's words, the Emperor picked up the memorial at hand and hit the Fifth Prince with it, angrily saying, "Fawning? How dare you say that!

You are a prince, my son. Do you want to please others?

Although Gu Lanzhi is a marquis now, he is also a subject. How can you try to please a subject as a prince? Are you so spineless and lack the dignity of my royal family?

How could I give birth to such a fool like you?! Get out...get out of here!"

The emperor was really angry. Even though the fifth prince was trying to fight for himself, he didn't dare to stay any longer.

Just as the decadent Fifth Prince reached the door of the imperial study, the emperor's voice rang out again.

"Hold Gu Shurui tightly, or you won't be left without anyone."

The fifth prince looked back at the emperor who was reviewing memorials with his head down, resigned himself to his fate, opened the door of the imperial study and walked out.

Before he had taken two steps, he ran into the second prince.

"Hey? What's wrong with you, fifth brother? Why do you look so depressed?" The second prince looked at the fifth prince with a smile.

"Why did Second Brother come to the Imperial Study?"

The Fifth Prince and the Second Prince were both contenders for the throne. Even though the Fifth Prince had just suffered a blow, when he saw the Second Prince, he immediately changed his state and put on a fake smile mask.

"Oh, my father asked me to come here, saying that there was something.

Fifth brother, you just came out of the imperial study. I wonder if father has revealed anything to you?" The second prince looked at the fifth prince with a smile.

"Did the emperor order you to come here?" After saying this, the fifth prince looked suddenly towards the door of the imperial study. He seemed to know why his father had asked the second prince to come.

"Yes!" The Second Prince looked at the Fifth Prince's reaction and felt that his guess was probably correct.

"Oh, haha... then Second Brother, please go quickly. I won't delay you." The Fifth Prince forced a fake smile.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two brothers parted ways, one devastated, the other full of high spirits.

"Why did your Majesty summon me here?"

The second prince came to the emperor's desk, bowed politely to the emperor and then asked.

The emperor put down his pen, looked his second son up and down, and then asked casually, "What kind of person do you think Gu Hou is?"

"Marquis Gu? He is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty." The second prince answered seriously.

The emperor's question also confirmed his guess before he came, which made the second prince very happy.

"Oh? Tell me about it." The emperor picked up the teacup beside him and asked while drinking tea leisurely.