Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

On the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, the sky was still tinged with a bluish-white light.

Along the river in Peach Blossom Spring, the eaves are covered with mugwort and calamus, tied in neat bunches, with dew still clinging to the tips of the leaves.

The air was filled with the aroma of realgar wine, mixed with the fragrance of bamboo leaves wafting from the river.

Gu Mingli got up exceptionally early today.

I went out before dawn and took a walk around the streets.

I'm planning to buy something to make his sister happy.

Finally, I bought two bowls of sweet tofu pudding, four salted egg yolk and pork rice dumplings, and a small dish of osmanthus-flavored lotus root. I wrapped them in oil paper and carried them back to the backyard of the inn.

Gu Mingyue was already squatting under the locust tree, holding a twig in her hand, drawing something on the ground.

Gu Mingli stood at the gate of the courtyard and glanced at it.

His sister wore a light purple short-sleeved shirt today, paired with a matching purple skirt, a light green sash around her waist, and an ebony hairpin to hold her hair up.

A gentle breeze drifted in from the top of the wall, lifting and lowering the stray hairs at her temples, revealing a section of her fair and slender neck.

She looked radiant and beautiful in the morning light.

Gu Mingli placed the oil paper package on the stone table next to him and squatted down next to his sister.

"Come and have breakfast, it's all your favorites."

Gu Mingyue puffed out her cheeks, pursed her lips, and didn't move.

The twig continued to draw on the ground.

It was a simplified topographical map, with streets, docks, and teahouses along both banks of the Suhuai River marked densely.

"Brother, today is your deadline, you absolutely can't mess this up."

Only then did she raise her eyes to look at the top-class room upstairs in the inn.

He pointed slightly upstairs with a twig and lowered his voice.

"Keep an eye on that guy. This concerns whether our Gu family can live peacefully from now on."

"On the banks of the Suhuai River during the Dragon Boat Festival, a woman from the Pei family fell into the water. The Empress ordered her men to rescue her. The 'hero saves the beauty' palace intrigue drama officially begins."

As Gu Mingli listened, he unwrapped a meat-filled rice dumpling and took a bite.

The sticky rice is chewy, and the oily aroma of the salted egg yolk spreads in your mouth.

"Mmm, delicious!" He chewed twice and nudged his sister with his shoulder.

"Eat quickly, don't worry about everything."

"Your brother isn't stupid. Do you really need to bother with this? I'll find a way to prevent him from saving the beauty."

"How can we not save him?"

Gu Mingyue looked up at her brother.

Her brother may seem relaxed on the surface, but he actually worries about her quite a bit.

It was indeed somewhat unexpected for Gu Mingyue that she could get along well with the emperor now.

"You can't exactly tie the emperor up in a room, can you? That would be coercion!"

"Strong my foot!"

Gu Mingli raised his hand and tapped his sister on the forehead.

"What kind of nonsense is in his head all day long?"

Gu Mingli took another bite of the zongzi and handed the other one to his sister.

"I thought about it all night. The Pei family followed us from the capital to Jiangzhou, and then from Jiangzhou to Peach Blossom Spring. They kept a distance the whole time, never getting close to us head-on."

Gu Mingyue took the zongzi but didn't eat it.

Listen carefully to her brother's plan.

"You mean, they've never seen the emperor's face?"

Gu Mingli tore open the bamboo leaves, revealing the plump white glutinous rice balls inside, which he finished off in a few bites.

"Yes, I've been observing for the past two days."

"Whenever the Pei family members are watching someone, their eyes always fall on their clothing and the number of their entourage."

"That day at the steamed bun stall, when Miss Pei craned her neck to look, she could only see Xiao Ye's back and clothes."

Gu Mingyue's eyes widened slightly.

Are you sure?

"Sure."

Gu Mingli patted the glutinous rice grains off his hands and leaned over to take a look at the map his sister had drawn.

"That night at Huanghe Tower, Miss Pei was sitting on the first floor. The private room on the second floor was covered by a straw curtain, so she couldn't see the person inside at all. What she recognized was that moon-white brocade robe."

Gu Mingyue understood and gasped slightly.

"You're not going to switch clothes with Huang Jiaojiao, are you?"

"right."

"Brother! Are you crazy? That's imperial robes! Even in casual clothes, it's still the emperor's attire. How can you just wear that?! Are you out of your mind?!"

Gu Mingli smiled, her eyes crinkling.

"Don't worry, Lao Xiao wouldn't want to kill me right now. Besides, I'm only doing this to protect him."

Gu Mingyue stared blankly at her brother.

Where does her brother get his confidence?

Is it because of this face?

"No, what are you going to tell the emperor? That someone is trying to seduce him?"

"What else?"

Gu Mingli tore off a piece of oil paper to wipe his hands, speaking casually.

"You think Lao Xiao is a pushover? That guy's shrewd. Do you think he won't tell if I'm making up lies?"

"The more open and honest you are with him, the easier it is to get things done."

Gu Mingyue was filled with admiration.

Perhaps her brother is right.

After all, she didn't know as much about how men interact as her brother did.

"Okay. Go ahead."

"What about you? Hurry up and eat."

"I?"

Gu Mingyue raised her chin and gestured towards the riverbank.

"I'll go scout the location. I need to arrange for some people to be there in advance where the Pei family girl fell into the water. While you change your clothes, I also need to keep things under control here."

"You just need to protect Huang Jiaojiao, I'll take care of the arrangements by the river."

After she finished speaking, the expression on her face relaxed considerably.

She got up, sat down at the stone table, opened the breakfast her brother had bought, and began to eat.

"elder brother."

"Um?"

"After you change your clothes, you need to let the emperor's secret guards know that it was you who changed them."

"Otherwise, if an assassin really comes, you can't die in his place."

"I still want my brother."

Gu Mingli was taken aback, then smiled.

"Okay, okay, stop nagging."

After saying that, he turned and went into the inn.

Room number 'Tian' on the third floor.

The door was ajar, and a faint scent of mugwort wafted through the corridor.

Gu Mingli knocked on the door frame twice.

"Second Master, are you up yet?"

Liu An's voice came from inside: "Lord Gu, His Majesty is changing his clothes. You are at the door..."

Before he could finish speaking, the door was pulled open from the inside.

Xiao Ye stood at the door, his clothes still open.

"Come in."

He was wearing that crescent-white brocade robe again today.

The collar features a subtle silver-embroidered cloud pattern that shimmers faintly in the sunlight.

On the table sat his favorite white jade dragon pendant, warm and translucent.

Gu Mingli followed him in and looked the emperor up and down as he was being dressed.

"Second Master, I need to discuss something with you."

Xiao Ye stretched out his hand, waiting for someone to fasten their buttons.

"explain."

Gu Mingli walked to the window and glanced down at the street below.

The streets are already bustling with people, decorated with Dragon Boat Festival decorations everywhere, colorful ribbons hanging under the eaves, and the shouts of vendors rising and falling.

On the riverbank, a group of children were chasing each other, holding up small rice dumplings made of colorful silk threads.

"It's a holiday today, so there are a lot of people and distractions."

"Even though your guards were dressed in plain clothes during your incognito travels these past few days, a force of more than thirty people was still too large."

"If someone wanted to get close to you in secret, they would have been watching you long ago."

Gu Mingli turned around and looked at the emperor.

"The Dragon Boat Festival sees the largest crowds, and it's also the time when accidents are most likely to happen."

"Your clothes and accessories are too eye-catching."

"If someone has ulterior motives, this outfit is the best sign."

Xiao Ye raised an eyebrow. "You've thought things through quite thoroughly. What? What's on your mind now?"

Gu Mingli walked up to Xiao Ye and looked him up and down.

"I suggest you switch clothes with me."

Liu An gasped in shock in the corner.

Gu Dadan wants to wear a dragon robe?!

Reversing the Heavenly Gang!

Arrogant because of favoritism!

audacious in the extreme!