After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

Her graceful figure seemed to flash before his eyes as she broke through the encirclement of men in black and rushed to save him regardless of everything.

My heart suddenly felt as if it were soaked in honey, but with a hint of bitterness.

"Mother, if it weren't for Princess Zhaohua, I'm afraid I would have died under the butcher knives of those thieves long ago."

"But she...she said she wants to keep a lover..." Mrs. Du's eyes were full of sadness. She had spent so much effort to raise this precious son, who was so precious that any noble lady could not be his match. How could he become someone else's lover?

"If she had any feelings for you, mother wouldn't be so embarrassed. But when she heard what mother wanted, she subconsciously refused. A woman like this clearly doesn't care about you at all."

Mrs. Du looked at Gu Mingzhe with sorrow in her eyes. "Flowing water has feelings, but falling flowers are heartless. My son, why do you care so much about me?"

Even if you want to marry your cousin who is a merchant, mother won't say anything, as long as you can let go of Princess Zhaohua.

At this moment, Mrs. Du's disgust for Princess Zhaohua had already surpassed that of Yang Ruoyun. After all, the daughter of a merchant was rich, so even if she had a bad reputation, it didn't matter.

But Princess Zhaohua openly said that she wanted to keep a lover. If her son married such a woman, he would live with a cuckold on his head and be criticized by thousands of people. How could she bear it?

Gu Mingzhe felt his mother's sadness. He closed his eyes, slowly lay down, and buried himself in the quilt.

"Zhongxuan, don't rush to rest, take the medicine first..." Mrs. Du said hurriedly.

But only a muffled response came from under the quilt: "If it weren't for Zhaohua, I would have been dead long ago. It doesn't matter if I'm dead... Mother, don't worry about me. Just let me fend for myself."

"you......."

Mrs. Du was so angry at her son's words that her face turned ashen. She put down the medicine bowl angrily, snorted coldly, and left in a huff.

Giving birth to a son is worse than giving birth to a barbecued pork.

You will get yourself into trouble.

Wanting her to go and curry favor with Princess Zhaohua again? Dream on!

So, on the day before returning, Zhong Ning did not wait for the Prime Minister's wife, but waited for the Prime Minister himself instead.

After listening to Mrs. Du's complaints, he was silent for a long time.

But seeing that his most beloved eldest son was distracted by a woman and even refused to take medicine, he was furious.

He rushed to Gu Mingzhe and scolded him at the top of his lungs, but his good son turned a deaf ear and acted as if he didn't hear anything, with a blank expression on his face the whole time.

Even if he ordered his servants to pour the medicine into his mouth, he would spit it all out.

He was already seriously injured, and now he refuses to take medicine.

He was scolded, beaten, and imprisoned, but his heart was as hard as iron and he became even more determined.

Gu Xiang had no other choice but to ask Zhong Ning for help.

He looked at the exquisitely made-up royal princess in front of him with a complicated expression, and had to admit that she was indeed very charming.

Not only is she beautiful, but she is also very calm and knows what she wants.

Just as his wife said yesterday, Princess Zhaohua was able to take the initiative to refuse his son, who was so beautiful that he was rare in the world.

He even said something self-degrading, such as he wanted to keep a lover.

At this time, even Prime Minister Gu suspected that Princess Zhaohua had already fallen deeply in love with his son Gu Mingzhe, but was well aware of the various disadvantages of marrying a princess as a prince consort, so she took the initiative to refuse.

Otherwise, he didn't believe that there could be a woman in this world who would keep his son away from her.

Unless, she is not a normal woman.

Prime Minister Gu was confident that he could persuade Zhong Ning to go to the Prime Minister's tent and coax Gu Mingzhe to take the medicine. After all, this was a woman who was completely fascinated by his son's beauty.

It's just that because of your status, it's hard to get close to you.

Alas, Prime Minister Gu sighed deeply. After this incident, he finally came to terms with it. He felt lucky that his son was alive. As for his future and the revitalization of the family, they were all matters for the future.

As long as he is alive, the Gu family has endless possibilities.

Even if there is no offspring, it is good to be able to pass on the legacy.

Since he wants to be the prince consort, let him be it.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiang's expression became even gentler, and he was very polite to Zhong Ning:

"Your Highness, I shouldn't have disturbed you. But Mingzhe is a very stubborn child. He refuses to take his medicine...so I have no choice but to come to you for help!"

Gu Xiang raised his head and carefully observed Zhong Ning's expression.

When she heard that her son refused to take medicine, she would definitely look worried, panicked and painful.

But after looking for a long time, there was nothing.

Gu Xiang couldn't help but feel a little doubtful. Could it be that he guessed wrong?

Zhong Ning was speechless. "That's your son. If he doesn't take his medicine, won't you find a way?" "What's the point of coming to her?"

But this cannot be said openly!

After going over the draft of what he wanted to say in his mind, Zhong Ning said:

"Minister Gu, what I said to your wife yesterday was not false. I have long understood Mr. Gu's intentions, but I am a naughty and lazy person. I love delicious food and beautiful women the most in this world, so I refused."

"What I said before about wanting to keep a concubine is true, and I have already told my father that it doesn't matter whether there is a consort or not in the future, as long as there is a concubine."

"I know very well that the Gu family has a strict family tradition and cannot tolerate someone like me who disregards etiquette and lusts after beauty. That's why I have rejected you again and again."

"If Minister Gu thinks I'm playing tricks on you or trying to keep you hanging, you're wrong. I've been refusing from the very beginning and have absolutely no intention of ever getting close to you."

"This rescue was just a matter of convenience. I have no deep hatred towards him. Even if it was someone else, I would have rescued him. You don't have to take it to heart, Minister Gu."

"As for what Minister Gu said about Young Master Gu refusing to take medicine, that is the Gu family's family affair. What does this have to do with me?"

"Minister Gu is attempting to use moral blackmail to put the blame on me for Young Master Gu's refusal to take medicine or seek medical treatment. I will not allow this."

"It's impossible that I, out of kindness, would be blackmailed by your Gu family, right?"

"Minister Gu, is this how you repay me for saving your life?"

Prime Minister Gu:........

Zhong Ning's words were so straightforward that he had to believe them even if he didn't want to.

As the other party said, he had been refusing and had not shown any intention of getting close to the Gu family.

It can be seen that in this matter, it was indeed his good son who was too enthusiastic.

At this moment, Gu Xiang felt that he had lost all face.

But on second thought, isn't his son handsome? Isn't his son talented?

Why does Princess Zhaohua look down on his son?

A trace of worry and anger flashed in Prime Minister Gu's eyes. He was worried that Princess Zhaohua would be obsessed with Gu Mingzhe and would not let go of their Gu family.

Now I realize that he was just being too sentimental.

But even so, he couldn't just sit there and do nothing. After all, that brat in his family really didn't take his body seriously.