Chapter 73: The Emperor Is Different from the Legendary One
Gu Lieqing finally spoke, smiling confidently at Gu Lei, as if he already had an idea in his mind.
Gu Lei nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, before setting off, I hope you can give me a complete plan."
After a pause, Gu Lei suddenly smiled with a warm spring breeze on his face, "I am not young anymore. I still count on you to take care of me in the future. I believe you will not let me down, right?"
"My son will do his best to relieve his father's worries."
Such an obvious hint from Gu Lei had tickled the three of them. This was the first time in so many years that Gu Lei had clearly stated that he wanted to evaluate their abilities, so they naturally had to put in all their efforts.
In the Imperial Study Room, the three of them were extremely friendly as brothers and friends. As soon as they left the Imperial Study Room, the atmosphere suddenly changed.
To say that they could still maintain a superficially friendly relationship before was because Gu Lei never made any statement about the relationship. Now Gu Lei has almost made it clear that the competitive relationship between the three of them has been very clear.
The three of them said a simple goodbye and went their separate ways.
In Ziyang Palace, Gu Liege has been waiting for Gu Lieyang. While waiting, he bothered Mo Lanyue who was racking his brains about Nangong Yin's special training.
"Your Highness, Third Highness, you are back. If you don't come back, I will have to sign a life and death certificate with His Highness Fifth Highness and compete with him if you don't come back."
She was only thinking about Nangong Yin's affairs, so she was not in the mood to deal with Gu Liege, a nagging ghost. Seeing Gu Lieyang finally return to the palace, she pushed Gu Liege to Gu Lieyang with one hand, turned around and wanted to go to the room.
"Xiaoyue, please wait first."
Gu Lieyang smoothly pushed away Gu Liege who rushed in front of him, and called Mo Lanyue, "Father said he wants to see you alone."
"Gah?"
Why would the emperor, the head of a country, want to see a little person like her? Mo Lanyue became depressed when she heard that. She didn't want to deal with any other nobles, whether it was Gu Liefeng or Ye Caiyun, each of them was more arrogant and domineering than the other.
Disdainful.
What's more, the emperor who is ninety-five years old?
"You have to go even if you don't want to. The emperor's order is difficult. Just be prepared."
Mo Lanyue shrugged and walked into the room.
Gu Liege felt aggrieved by being pushed around by the two of them in disgust. Even after Mo Lanyue entered the room, Gu Lieyang did not take the initiative to talk to him. He approached Gu Lieyang with a sad face and said, "Third brother, what are you doing?"
If you can do this to me, I am your biological brother."
"My father really wants to choose a candidate for the throne. I made it very clear today by hinting and making it clear in the Imperial Study Room."
Gu Lieyang ignored his complaints and got down to business.
"We have guessed this before, so it's not surprising. After all, my father is old. I think this prince should have been established a long time ago. But why does my father want to see this girl Lan Yue? Or alone?"
Regarding Gu Liege's question, Gu Lieyang was silent for a long time, "People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong. She has become so famous in the palace recently, and it has spread to the ears of the father. The father wants to see her and understand her."
It’s just a situation.”
"Understood? Third brother, do you know the details of the little girl?"
When Guleg thought that Mo Lanyue had to face his father who was like a demon king alone, he felt that there was a dark wind behind him. The so-called understanding of his father was not as simple as asking a few questions. Learning from the past can cause
People who are interested in the father will either end up so good that they make people envious and jealous, or they will be in danger of being killed at any time.
Gu Lieyang really forgot. He forgot that even he himself was unclear about Mo Lanyue's origins. Her past had always been a mystery. When it came to his father, he would never tolerate her repeated attempts like him.
hide.
Guleg's question was like a thunderbolt thrown into his heart, making him upset.
Mo Lanyue had changed her clothes and made herself fresh and walked out. She hooked her fingers at Gu Lieyang, gesturing for him to go out with her, but she got no response from him.
She stood in front of Gu Lieyang and said, "Your Highness, do you have any questions?"
"Xiaoyue, if my father asks you where you are from and who else is in your family, how would you answer?"
He pulled her towards him and asked seriously.
Mo Lanyue thought about it carefully, "I have no father or mother, wandering around, I don't remember where my hometown is, and I was picked up by His Highness the Third Prince and brought back to the palace."
Gu Lieyang had long expected her to have such an answer, but if she really wanted to speak like this in front of her father, would she know how she would be treated?
"Your Highness, Eunuch Chen is asking for an audience outside the palace, saying that the emperor sent him to pick him up."
A young palace maid ran in to announce the news. Mo Lanyue couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "This emperor is too impatient. Seeing a commoner like me with no identity or status, do you need to send someone specially to greet me?"
While he was talking, Eunuch Chen had already been brought in. After saluting Gu Lieyang and Gu Liege one by one, his eyes fell on Mo Lanyue, who had changed into a guard uniform.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has told me that only Miss Mo will be invited to meet the Holy Spirit. I am afraid that Miss Mo is not familiar with the way, so I sent a servant to lead the way. I wonder if it is not convenient for Miss Mo to go with the servant now?"
Eunuch Chen spoke slowly and in a gentle tone, but he kept talking about the same thing as the emperor, and no one dared to say that it was inconvenient for him.
"Be careful and don't talk nonsense."
Gu Lieyang whispered an explanation, then let go and let Eunuch Chen take him away.
It took her a full quarter of an hour to walk from Ziyang Palace to the Royal Study, and this was even when Eunuch Chen, who was leading the way, was walking very fast... At her usual walking speed, she probably didn't know when she would be able to get there.
For the first time in such a formal occasion, Mo Lanyue felt a little nervous. In the past, her activities were under the supervision of Gu Lieyang, but this was the palace's official owner, Emperor Gu Lei, and she had never
Face to face with him.
Eunuch Chen saw that she was frightened and whispered in her ear, "Don't make the emperor impatient, Miss Mo, please."
As if herding a duck to the shelf, she was almost pushed into the royal study by Eunuch Chen.
When she met Emperor Gu Lei, she knelt down without saying a word. No matter how important the dignity of the new and new human beings in the 21st century is, it could not compete with the absolute majesty of the ninth-five-year-old man in front of her. She prostrated on the ground and respectfully
I gave Gu Lei a big gift.
"Get up, don't be so formal, I just want to meet the only female guard captain in the palace."
Gu Lei's loving voice sounded like a loving father, which was far different from the image of a king who was above everyone in her impression. She stood up and deliberately lowered her head so as not to look directly at that person.
The master of the voice.
"You raise your head and let me have a look."
Reluctantly raising her head, while Gu Lei looked at her face carefully, Mo Lanyue was also looking at the middle-aged man in front of her. It is not unreasonable to say that he is a dragon among men. The aura of the king that emanates from the invisible,
It's absolutely impossible to ignore. But just listening to the voice like just now makes him really look like a grumpy old father.
"You look quite decent, but... how old are you this year?"
"Back to the Emperor, my subordinate will soon be fifteen."
"fifteen……"
Not to mention among the men who were appointed as captains of the guards, even among all the guards, I am afraid that there is no one younger than her. Where on earth did his son find such a girl...
"Ahem... I'll ask you again, where is your hometown? Are there anyone else in your family who is still alive?"
Gu Lei's question, which was like checking one's household registration, was exactly the same as what Gu Lieyang asked. Mo Lanyue already had a good idea in her mind, so her wording was naturally much better than before. However, no matter how she worded it, it would always be a different story.
No dressing change.
"My parents died young, and I was homeless when I was a child. Fortunately, Your Highness took me in, and I was able to avoid the pain of wandering. As for my hometown, I was young at the time and cannot remember the name of the place. Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
"
Of course she would not tell the whole deal between her and Gu Lieyang. She wanted Gu Lei to know that the handsome son he always valued almost died unexpectedly and was saved by a seventeen-year-old baby, so he had to keep him.
If she supports her, I'm afraid it will directly lower Gu Lieyang's status in Gu Lei's heart.
Gu Lei looked at Mo Lanyue quietly. What he found interesting was that usually when he wanted to look at someone seriously, that person would not be able to help but look away and not dare to look at him, but Mo Lanyue
Yue was different from others. When she looked back at him, there was no dodge in her eyes.
Neither humble nor arrogant, is the best way to describe her when facing him.
"Lieyang trusts you very much. I think you won't let him down, right?"
Gu Lei's voice was still kind. This relaxing voice made Mo Lanyue gradually lower her guard. She just wondered why such an emperor made Gu Lege avoid him like that? Was it Gu Lege's?
The problem is, is this emperor disguising himself too well? Having said that, he is a majestic emperor, is it necessary to pretend in front of her?
"The Third Highness is kind to his subordinates, and his subordinates will naturally be absolutely loyal to the Third Highness. The Emperor can rest assured."
"Well. Although you are still young, I see that you are very serious in your words. It seems that the rumors in the palace are true. I believe in your ability."
The conversation that followed was a long and short conversation at home. She handled it appropriately and didn't seem to make Gu Lei feel any displeasure. In less than half an hour, Gu Lei let her go.
She looked up at the sky, where the stars were twinkling. She stood there and stared at it for a long time, and then reluctantly walked to Ziyang Palace.
To her surprise, it was so late. Gu Liege was still waiting for her in Ziyang Palace. Sitting in the hall drinking tea was Gu Lieyang.
She smiled brightly and greeted the two princes with a smile, "Are you afraid that I will be eaten by the emperor, so you are waiting here specially?"
"What did your father say to you?"
Gu Lieyang gently shook his paper fan, and you couldn't tell how worried he was.
"I'm really worried that my father will eat you. You don't know that our father can eat people without spitting out any bones."
In Mo Lanyue's opinion, Gulege's words were simply alarmist.