Oh my god, can you play like this?

The emperor looked at his second son in front of him with interest. His attitude towards his second son was completely different from that towards his fifth son.

The second son is very smart. He is the best among all his sons in terms of both knowledge and martial arts.

More importantly, his son's style of doing things was very much in line with the emperor's wishes. He was able to guess some of the emperor's thoughts, and he never had any difficulty talking to this second son.

The second son was very tactful. Even if he guessed the emperor's thoughts, he would not show anything and would even help from the side, which was exactly what the emperor wanted.

The second prince considered for a moment before speaking.

"Father, I won't talk about the period before the Marquis led the troops to the battle. After all, the Marquis was not very old at that time and can't explain much. I will only talk about the Marquis' performance after the battle."

The emperor nodded while drinking his tea.

"I heard that the Marquis has been using his own money to subsidize the soldiers who have retired from the battlefield, so that they can have more money to go home and rely on.

Of course, this is something that everyone in the Gu family would do, which shows the Gu family's family tradition of valuing friendship and loyalty. The Marquis was naturally taught by the Gu family.

I have also heard that when the Marquis was leading the troops, he treated the soldiers no differently in terms of food and expenses. Except when he was on the battlefield, he never put on airs as a general and always ate and had fun with the soldiers. This is why the soldiers who have followed the Marquis loved him so much.

Besides, after the Marquis returned to Beijing, he learned that his sister was being bullied by her mother-in-law, so he took her home immediately.

Common people always say that a daughter who is married off is like spilled water, but this saying obviously does not apply to the Marquis, as he values ​​his family very much.

Even though the fourth son of the Marquis's mansion has an unusual relationship with the fifth brother, the Marquis has never blamed the younger brother and has even taken the trouble to plan for him. "

"Haha...you figured it out too?" the emperor asked with a smile.

"Yes, it's not difficult." The second prince also said with a smile.

“If your fifth brother had half as much intelligence as you, he wouldn’t have let things get to this point.” The emperor became angry when the fifth prince was mentioned.

The second prince smiled faintly and said nothing.

The emperor can scold the fifth prince, but he, the second prince, cannot say too much. If he says too much, it means suppressing his brothers and disuniting them.

The best the Second Prince could do was to not add insult to injury.

Although he guessed why the emperor wanted to call him, he couldn't say it himself. The emperor had to bring it up.

The second prince lowered his brows, waiting for the emperor to speak.

"Things have come to this, what do you think?" The emperor stared at the second prince, wanting to see his reaction.

The second prince has been dealing with the emperor for so many years. Even though he was happy in his heart, he had no reaction in front of the emperor and his face was calm.

"Your son has no ideas." Even if he had one, he couldn't tell him!

"Are you willing to let Marquis Gu be your principal wife?" The emperor still stared at the fifth prince.

The fifth prince already knew what was going on, and what the emperor said was within his expectations. It was impossible for the second prince to have any unnecessary reaction.

The second prince knelt before the emperor with a calm expression and said, "I am your father's son. I will marry whoever your father tells me to marry."

The emperor felt comfortable listening to these words.

"Are you sure you can make the Marquis your legal wife?"

The second prince thought for a moment and said, "I dare not say anything too final when it comes to matters of the heart. I can only say that I will do my best to make the Marquis willing to become my legal wife."

The emperor was satisfied and nodded with a smile.

The second prince did have a wife, but neither the emperor nor the second prince mentioned this wife, because the moment the emperor decided to let the second prince marry Gu Lanzhi, this wife had already been sentenced to death.

As for when and how the queen will die, it depends on the methods of the second prince.

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "I think the third prince of Xilin may not be so easy to deal with. You should pay attention to him."

The Second Prince then smiled faintly, "Father, it is impossible for the Marquis to have anything to do with the Third Prince of Xilin.

We have been fighting Xilin for so many years, and the Marquis's family members all died on that battlefield. How could the Marquis possibly look down upon the Third Prince of Xilin?"

“Don’t be careless. Even if Marquis Gu won’t agree to the Third Prince’s proposal, people’s minds are unpredictable, and the Marquis is used to fighting on the battlefield.

I am afraid that the Marquis will be fed up with the evildoers in this capital city."

The second prince understood the emperor's meaning with just one sentence. He nodded and said, "I will try my best not to let anyone disturb your peace outside the palace."

The emperor nodded again with satisfaction, "You must make the Marquis treat you differently as soon as possible, I am afraid that something will change if you delay."

"Yes." The second prince replied.

"Tomorrow there will be a palace banquet prepared for the third prince of Xilin. You need to spend more time with Marquis Gu."

"Yes, I know."

Gu Lan had been pestered by Di Meng since he went to court, and he couldn't get rid of him.

Di Meng shamelessly rode in the same carriage with Gu Lanzhi, and insisted on visiting the general's residence, saying that he was badly injured by Gu Lanzhi and wanted Gu Lanzhi to treat him to a meal.

Gu Lanzhi agreed to treat him to a meal because he was an envoy from Xilin State, but they did not go to the General's Mansion, but to Piaoxiang Tower.

It’s not because Piaoxianglou is a restaurant opened by the Fifth Prince, it’s just because the food in Piaoxianglou is delicious and Gu Lanzhi has not tried it yet.

When the owner of Piaoxianglou saw that it was Gu Lanzhi who came, he served Gu Lanzhi very attentively.

He is the Fifth Prince's man, so of course he knows Gu Lanzhi, and he also knows the relationship between Gu Lanzhi and their master.

This is Gu Lanzhi’s first time coming to Piaoxianglou, and the shopkeeper has to try his best to please Gu Lanzhi.

A table full of Piaoxianglou's signature dishes was served. Gu Lanzhi didn't bother to care about Di Meng and picked up his chopsticks to start tasting.

Gu Lanzhi could see that Di Meng was completely dependent on him. No matter how Gu Lanzhi rejected Di Meng or ridiculed him, Di Meng was like a dog-skin plaster that could not be torn off once it was stuck.

Everything that happened in the court, including Gu Lanzhi taking Di Meng to Piaoxianglou for dinner, was heard word for word by the Ninth Prince Li Beichen.

Li Beichen's face turned a little dark, and he drank his tea in silence. His low mood directly affected the entire Ninth Prince's Mansion. People in the mansion didn't dare to breathe, for fear that if they were not careful, they would become cannon fodder for the Ninth Prince to vent his temper.

"Your Highness, after the Fifth Prince came out of the Imperial Study, the Second Prince entered the Imperial Study.

As for what the emperor said to the second and fifth princes, our people could not find out. The emperor did not let anyone serve in the imperial study, and he talked to the two princes alone. "

After listening to the report, Li Beichen smiled coldly, "What can that old man talk about? He just saw that the fifth prince couldn't accomplish anything, so he wanted to change to the second prince. He couldn't bear to see the Marquis run away."