"Hehe..." Gu Qingfeng smiled awkwardly, picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip, "It's just my mother's idea. She thinks I should get married and have children."

"If you don't want to, even Lord Gu can't force you!" Li Zan said with a smile, "How is it? Has she been seen before? How does she look? Last time at the Osmanthus Feast, my sister came back and said sourly that this girl is even prettier than Princess Qingyuan. When do you think she has ever praised anyone?"

"Brother Li, you overestimate me. She is the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion and the niece of the Queen. How could I have the chance to meet her? But she will definitely attend the Queen's birthday banquet in the palace tomorrow. I will be able to see her beautiful face then." Gu Qingfeng touched the jade crown and cleared his throat, showing the confidence and pride of a gentleman as fine as jade.

"That's right. Just based on our Prince Gu's handsome and elegant appearance, which girl would not fall in love with you at first sight, hahaha..." Li Zan touched his chin and smiled lewdly.

Gu Qingfeng's face looked a little unhappy. Li Zan was really not presentable. He was always thinking about this kind of thing, and dared to fantasize about anyone. He was not afraid of offending someone and having his penis chopped off.

"Brother, if you need any help, just tell me." Li Zan patted his chest and said, "I have all kinds of stuff here. If you want to make something happen, what can't you do?"

"This..." Gu Qingfeng was somewhat interested and asked inquiringly, "Does it work?"

"Of course it would work. Just a little bit can ensure that your dream will come true. Just imagine if you two do something... hahahaha... I guarantee that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion will discuss marriage with you tonight." Li Zan's smile became more and more obscene.

"That won't do." Gu Qingfeng shook his head and said, "She is the niece of the Queen, not one of your concubines, Brother Li."

"That's true." Li Zan took a sip of tea and chuckled, "You don't know, I got a little hottie a while ago. Although she's small, she's so coquettish, wow, wow, wow, wow, even a love expert like me can't stop."

"Then congratulations, Brother Li. Such a beauty is hard to come by." Gu Qingfeng responded absentmindedly, thinking of what his father said last night.

“Qingfeng, you are not a child anymore. It seems Pei Jin won’t last long. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has lost his right-hand man. If something happens in Northern Xinjiang again, he might lose his throne.” Elder Gu Qiyuan said calmly after taking a sip of tea.

"Father, how do you know that Pei Jin can't hold on? Didn't you say the other day that his mother, Madam Hou, was ill?" Gu Qingfeng asked suspiciously.

"You don't understand this, Qingfeng. The political situation is about to be turbulent. Even His Majesty may not be able to turn the tide." Gu Qiyuan said confidently.

"Father, then why do you want your son to marry the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion? If there is a change in the political situation, won't the prince's party be in dire straits?" Gu Qingfeng was more and more surprised.

"Qingfeng, don't underestimate Xiao Changfeng, he is actually..." Gu Qiyuan narrowed his eyes, nodded solemnly and said, "If there is any change, you can still stabilize it here."

"So that's how it is. Father is really smart." Gu Qingfeng was full of admiration for his father.

Thinking about how his father was highly valued by the late emperor at a young age, and how he risked his life to build the Changning Marquisate, the current emperor also admired him very much, and now his influence has spread everywhere.

But who would have known that since Crown Prince Jinghao became regent, he has been quietly suppressing the power of the Gu family, which has greatly constrained his father. In addition, Pei Jin has spared no effort to eliminate the secret agents planted everywhere by his father, catching his father off guard and completely disrupting his father's overall plan. However, it is still hard to say who will win.

"Brother, what are you thinking about?" Li Zan saw him sitting opposite him with a dazed look on his face, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Gu Qingfeng came back to his senses, smiled slightly and said, "Nothing."

Seeing this, Li Zan thought he had guessed right and couldn't help laughing out loud: "Haha, I knew it, you must be thinking about how to make the beauty smile, right?"

Gu Qingfeng shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "Brother Li is indeed a passionate man. I was just wondering what kind of grand occasion the Queen's birthday banquet will be in the palace tomorrow. It is said that the Queen's health has improved a lot, so I believe that this banquet will be more grand than in previous years."

"Of course you are. Now that you mention it, I am curious about the birthday party tomorrow." Li Zan said with a smile, "I also want to see if the young lady is really as outstanding as the rumors say."

"Brother Li, you, your sister-in-law will go with you tomorrow, you must..." Gu Qingfeng reached out and picked up the green-glazed carved porcelain pot on the table and tapped it in Li Zan's and his own hibiscus white jade cups.

Just then, there was a slight knock on the door.

"Here you are!" Li Zan was overjoyed when he heard it. He immediately stood up and bowed to Gu Qingfeng and said, "Brother, let's meet again another day."

After saying that, he couldn't wait to open the door with a smile on his face.

Gu Qingfeng's heart moved, and he quickly looked out the door, only to see Li Zan enthusiastically hugging a petite girl as they walked downstairs. The girl had a double bun on her head and wore a veil, so her face couldn't be seen clearly, but she was wearing a thin yellow rose pattern with gold all over the shirt, and her slender figure made people daydream.

The woman looked to be no more than fourteen or fifteen years old. Gu Qingfeng sighed slightly. Li Zan was such a man that he could not walk when he saw a woman. It would not be surprising if he died on a woman one day.

In the Zhuxiang Garden of Yong'an Marquis' Mansion, Pei Jin sat in a high pavilion by the lake, wondering what he was thinking about.

"My Lord, are you going to the palace tomorrow?" Mo Yan asked softly.

"I have important business to attend to in the palace." Pei Jin glanced at the ripples on the lake surface caused by the breeze and said, "Iron that dark green robe. I will wear it tomorrow."

"But, Prince..." Mo Yan looked at him hesitantly.

"Just say it, why are you hesitating?" Pei Jin glanced at him.

"If you go, I would be very worried if you encounter people who come to the banquet with bad intentions." Mo Yan said with his head down.

"What? Are you afraid that I'll die?" Pei Jin looked at him angrily and amusedly.

"Puh, puh, puh, what's the point of talking about life or death? May the prince live a hundred years." Mo Yan said with a few spit sounds, "I am afraid that you look so weak. If the young lady sees you, she might dislike you."

"..." Pei Jin's smile froze. Yes, if Chan Yi thought she was about to die, she would definitely be sad for him.

Chan Yi, I know you must be thinking about me, right? You must be heartbroken when you see me like this, right?

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