The prince's wife is even more cruel, and the weak prince is afraid of his wife.

But before the general could answer, Zhao Hongyuan seemed to have gone mad and shouted, "Father, please help me. I really like Qian'er."

As he spoke, he crawled to the side of His Majesty, hugged his thighs, and said, "Please, Father, please help us."

However, His Majesty asked Eunuch Li to pull him away with disgust.

Then he looked at the general and said, "General, what do you think? I can't help you and cause me a lot of trouble."

At this time, the atmosphere in the hall became solemn again, but Lu Shan looked at them with an expression as if he was enjoying a good show.

After a while, my grandfather knelt on the ground slowly with a solemn expression, and then presented his military token with both hands.

"General Gu, why are you doing this?" His Majesty was filled with surprise. This old fox has never kneeled down to me since my father passed away.

You have always been pretending to be important, holding on to the imperial edict from my father that you don't have to kneel to anyone, but this time you actually knelt down. Why do I feel this scene is so refreshing?

General Gu saw the softening expression on His Majesty's face and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to hand over the scepter of the state. I only hope that Your Majesty can fulfill their sincere wishes."

The national scepter?

At this moment, the Yangxin Palace fell into deathly silence.

Everyone's eyes widened, their faces full of disbelief.

Then they all looked at the military token in General Gu's hand, which was the scepter that protected the country.

That was the army founded by the late emperor. It was the backbone of the Li Kingdom and the key to stabilizing the situation in the Li Kingdom.

He just handed it over like that?

His Majesty does not believe it for the sake of his useless granddaughter.

But he knew that the military token in General Gu's hand was real, because there was a small cut on it that he had made when he was a child.

Come to think of it, I have been planning to get this military token for almost my whole life, but I still haven't gotten it. Now he actually handed it over for something like this...

For some reason, a complicated emotion surged in my heart, but this emotion was quickly broken by the joy of being able to obtain the national scepter.

He also forgot what the late emperor had said before his death, "The Scepter of the Nation is the cornerstone of the stability of the Li Nation and the basis of the well-being of the people.

If power is given to those who have ulterior motives, they will not be the people’s.

It is to put the fate of the Li Kingdom on the edge of a cliff, so that the entire Li Kingdom may fall into the abyss of national destruction at any time. "

But no one cared at this moment, because as long as General Gu handed over the national scepter, His Majesty could command the entire Li Kingdom.

"General Gu, are you really going to exchange the national scepter for their marriage?" His Majesty suppressed the joy that was about to overflow and said with narrowed eyes.

"Of course not. I would like to ask Your Majesty to cancel the engagement between my granddaughter and Prince Jiang. Then I would like to take her back home and teach her the rules."

General Gu's voice was steady and firm, his eyes full of sincerity.

"Isn't your request making things difficult for me?" His Majesty instantly put away his original gentleness. The reason he betrothed Gu Qianyue to Jiang Yubai was to control them.

He wants to cancel the engagement...

At this moment, Gu Qian was still immersed in the joy that her grandfather had handed over the national scepter in order to fulfill her engagement with the third prince, and she did not notice anything wrong.

When Gu Meng heard that he was going to hand over the national scepter, she felt something was wrong. What had changed?

Shouldn't the scepter of state be handed over only when he ascends the throne as the crown prince?

In the previous life, the prince ascended the throne. When Gu Qianyue was named queen, my grandfather handed over the military power and then retired from the court.

Why is this happening? Why is everything so messed up?

Gu Meng’s brains were not enough. This was the first time she knew so intuitively that her grandfather did not hate Gu Qianyue.

Instead, she has been protecting her secretly all along. Otherwise, Gu Qianyue would not have lived to this age under the harassment of her grandmother?

He was protecting her, but did her grandfather also know about everything she had done? When she thought of this, Gu Meng got goosebumps.

She wanted to see her grandfather's expression uncertainly, but he just knelt respectfully in front of her father without any impatience.

If Xiao Lan were here, he would definitely make fun of it. As expected of a person who has lived two lives, he can actually figure out the reason.

Unfortunately, the slap in the face came so quickly that Gu Meng felt that he was overthinking.

If my grandfather had been secretly protecting Gu Qianyue all along, how could I have succeeded in changing her fate?

How could I be the one staying by the prince's side now?

I just scared myself, Gu Meng comforted herself, and then the last bit of uneasiness in her heart disappeared.

"I am willing to demote my wife to a concubine, so that my granddaughter doesn't have to be the principal wife, and the people won't criticize me. I only ask Your Majesty to grant my wish.

And also cancel the engagement between my granddaughter and Lord Jiang." General Gu said unmoved.

When Gu Yuan heard that his father was going to demote his mother to a concubine, he didn't know where he got the courage from, but he actually shouted it out in the Yangxin Palace.

"Dad, Mom has been taking care of the housework for many years. How can you be so cruel?"

What Gu Yuan cared about was not his mother being demoted to a concubine, but his own status. If his mother was demoted to a concubine, his status as the legitimate son, which he had been proud of for many years, would become a joke.

I am just a bastard, how can I survive in the capital?

And Meng'er had finally gotten to the position of the Crown Prince's concubine. If she were a concubine, she would not be able to become the Queen. So she must not back down at this time.

You see, unless the whip hits yourself, you will never know how painful it is.

The king's uncle just thought that he was cruel enough and had gone to great lengths to get his granddaughter into the royal family.

Seeing Gu Yuan's hysterical appearance regardless of the occasion, Gu Yuanzhong's expression did not change, and he kept repeating: "Your Majesty, I beg you to grant me this."

Listening to his old voice, His Majesty narrowed his eyes slightly, and a barely perceptible scrutiny flashed in his eyes.

Looking at Gu Yuanzhong's slightly lowered head, I wondered why he compromised.

Or maybe he has other plans? I really can't figure it out, so just forget it.

There is a long time to come. I have been scheming for a lifetime, so this moment won’t matter. He will eventually reveal his true colors.

Then he said: "I approve it!"

These three words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of everyone present. Even Gu Yuanzhong's body trembled slightly when he heard these three words.

At this moment, he felt relieved, at least the goal had been achieved.

Just when Gu Yuanzhong thought he could get away with it, His Majesty spoke again.

"But, I think your engagement with Lord Jiang is a match made in heaven and cannot be easily cancelled."

It seems that he still doesn't trust me!

Gu Yuanzhong knew the reason and no longer worried about it. As long as the purpose of what he wanted to do was achieved, it would be fine. When Yue'er wanted to cancel the engagement, he could just use the blank imperial edict at home.

Then Gu Yuanzhong knelt on the ground respectfully, with his hands on the ground, and said in a steady and loud voice: "I, your Majesty, thank you for your grace.

Your Majesty is wise and wise, and I am deeply grateful to you."

Soon after, the others also knelt down. Even though Gu Yuan was dissatisfied with what his father did, he had to restrain his temper in front of His Majesty.

His Majesty nodded slightly, looked deeply at Gu Yuanzhong, and said slowly: "My dear minister, please stand up. I know that you are loyal to me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will certainly follow your Majesty's instructions and will not let you down." Gu Yuanzhong slowly stood up and bowed again.

His Majesty said "hmm" and waved his hand to signal them to leave, leaving Gu Meng alone in the Yangxin Palace.

Seeing this, Eunuch Li tactfully withdrew.