Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 325 Everyone Has Selfishness
Lizheng Hall is the place where the prince handles government affairs, and the architectural form is particularly solemn and solemn.

Indigo-colored eaves, ebony doors and windows, and a wide and straight white jade road, paved from the outer hall to the atrium.

There are hundreds of guards standing under the corridor, just passing through this line of gold and iron armor makes people dare not even breathe.

Not to mention, there are dozens of hidden guards with high martial arts skills ambushing on the eaves.

Under such heavy vigilance, there was a gentle and elegant figure standing quietly at the entrance of the hall.

The cold wind howled, and the snow fell silently. He was dressed in a green lotus-colored brocade robe, and his shoulders were covered with frost and snow. Some of them had already melted into ice water, and the front of his chest was smudged into a deep blue.

The guards with expressionless faces couldn't stand it any longer, someone finally opened his mouth cautiously and advised, "Master Gu, it's snowing too much outside, why don't you take shelter in the corridor?"

"It's okay, I can bear it." Gu Yong smiled gently.

There was sympathy in the guards' eyes, and they whispered: "Then wait a little longer, maybe His Royal Highness will call you in soon!"

As soon as the words were finished, a sneer suddenly sounded from the gate of the palace: "Master Gu is so ambitious that he doesn't even pay attention to the majesty of the Tian family. How can he succumb to a little wind and snow?"

He was dressed in a robe with gold patterns on a black background, and he stood at the door with his hands behind his back, his brows were colder than the frost and snow all over the ground.

The candles in the hall are brightly lit, and the dark patterns densely woven with golden threads are looming, just like the scorching sun, shining brightly.

The guards' expressions were frozen, and they saluted in unison: "His Royal Highness!"

Li Xuanye was still standing at the door, his cold gaze fell on Gu Yong's shoulder.

After standing outside the hall for almost an hour, there was not a single dry spot in his body.The snow on the shoulders kept melting, and it kept covering a new layer.Snow and water mixed together, rolling down from the cuff drop by drop, seeping into the inside of his black boots, forming a footprint that was one size bigger on the ground.

But he remained motionless from the beginning to the end, not only that, but he also had that elegant and gentle smile on his face, without the slightest bit of dissatisfaction or resentment.

Li Xuanye stared fixedly at Gu Yong.

Others may not know about his uncle, but he knows it best.

How gentle and refined she looks on the outside, but how ruthless and ruthless she is on the inside.

For example, the smile now is not to express loyalty, but to express a kind of pride.

A kind of pride that "no matter what kind of difficulties I face, I am indifferent".

However, against Li Xuanye, who was invulnerable to swords and guns, he still had to make concessions.

Under his gaze, Gu Yong slowly lifted the hem of his clothes, and solemnly knelt down under the jade steps: "My humble minister Gu Yong, see Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Xuanye smiled and turned around coldly.

The guard cupped his hands and saluted: "Master Gu, please—"

The inner hall is as warm as spring, and the fine incense is burning in the small gold-plated copper stove.

Through the curling green smoke, His Highness the Prince's face was somewhat blurred.

Gu Yong thought for a moment, and finally opened his mouth slowly: "...Ah Ci didn't know about this matter, it was all designed by Wei Chen..."

Li Xuanye looked at him coldly and didn't speak.

Gu Yong is not a fool either, since the crown prince directly invited him to the East Palace, he probably already found out the truth.

There is no need to hide it now.

Then he looked back at him calmly, and told the ins and outs of the matter one by one:

"... That day, Ah Ci entered the palace to meet the noble concubine for the Cuju competition. The quota for this competition has been set, and if you want to add people temporarily, you must get the consent of the noble concubine..."

"As a token of gratitude, Ah Ci gave his jewelry to the imperial concubine."

His voice was calm and gentle, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

"Gu Yong!" Li Xuanye rapped his fingers on the case twice: "On the first day you returned to Beijing, Gu said clearly that I hope you don't stretch your hands too far—" He smiled coldly, He asked softly, "It's only been a few days, have you forgotten?"

Gu Yong's face was calm: "I did the thing, and I have nothing to shirk. If His Highness wants to convict you, Gu is willing to do so, no matter what. But—"

He raised his eyes, and there was finally a little emotion fluctuating in his eyes, and he said word by word: "The Pei family is powerful, and the queen mother is in charge. For so many years, your majesty has been suffering under their control. As the crown prince, your highness is still young. If The two of them have formed an alliance to fight against His Highness, what should His Highness do? Don't forget that Concubine Pei also has a King Jin!"

Li Xuanye stared at him: "That's why you meddled in the harem and designed the princess?"

Anxiety flashed in Gu Yong's eyes, but he still maintained a calm tone, and said slowly: "I know, this matter is not good-looking or good-sounding. But, in a hurry, when dealing with the Pei family In this matter, Zhao Ziyi finally took the initiative to take the initiative to stand in line, isn't this a good opportunity for His Highness from heaven?"

Li Xuanye sneered: "One is Gu's uncle, and the other is Gu's father-in-law. Together to design Gu's younger sister, you are really thinking of Gu's sake!"

"Your Highness is upright and aboveboard, and disdains those conspiracies and tricks. But, you are the one who wants to control the world, and someone has to do this dirty thing for you..."

Gu Yong took a deep breath, as if to suppress the turbulent emotions in his heart.

Looking up again, it was calm again: "Besides, I didn't really hurt Nan Xing, and Your Majesty, didn't you take the opportunity to seize the power of the noble concubine?"

"Uncle." Li Xuanye called softly, and repeated it coldly: "Nan Xing is the princess, Gu's younger sister."

Gu Yong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled, with a faint hint of coldness: "That's not His Highness's compatriot sister, Zhao Ziyi is so cruel, why does His Highness care so much?"

Li Xuanye also laughed: "If you're not your own sister, then you're not your lonely sibling?"

Gu Yong shook his head: "If the noble concubine had no intention of bullying Concubine Shu, why would she go to Concubine Shu's palace to provoke troubles repeatedly? And if Concubine Shu is really eager to protect her son, how could she let the concubine feed the princess? In the final analysis, no one in this palace can be completely clean. Everyone has selfishness, everyone wants power, honor, and benefits! And these, His Highness, have been at your fingertips since childhood, so you naturally I can't comprehend why some people fight so hard for this. It's good for His Highness to be broad-minded, but you don't have the support of a strong mother's family. If His Majesty can't suppress the Pei family and the noble concubine becomes the queen, King Jin will -"

"Gu Yong!" Before he finished speaking, Li Xuanye stood up abruptly.

Gu Yong was startled.

"Siblings fight each other, brothers and sisters fight each other, bleeding all over the floor." Li Xuanye put his arms on the table, looked down at him coldly through a book table, and said with a half-smile: "It seems that you want to see such a drama very much." Is that so, uncle?"

"Your Highness——" Gu Yong was anxious in his heart, and his voice involuntarily raised a little: "Your Highness has won His Majesty's trust, and the journey has been smooth and smooth, but there are many ghosts and monsters hidden in the dark, if no one can clear them for you These obstacles, you..."

"Come on!"

(End of this chapter)