Gu Chengyu hurriedly walked down the steps, "Thank you for your attention, Your Highness. I will do my best to serve the imperial court!"
The prince suddenly felt unhappy with the second half of Gu Chengyu's sentence. Serve the imperial court? Why not serve his prince?
"So I ask you, what did your father say before he died? Could it be that my father?" The prince stared at Gu Chengyu closely and narrowed his eyes.
Then he added: "Could it be that the father wants to pass the throne to other princes?"
Gu Chengyu was shocked when he heard this. He asked with surprise: "Why did your highness say this? You are the prince and you should inherit the orthodoxy of the country."
In fact, Gu Chengyu was shocked inside. He didn't expect the prince's mind to be so sharp.
The prince couldn't help but smile sarcastically, "Of course? Yes! As the prince, I really should inherit the throne. But who knows what my father will think? Even before he died, he was unwilling to tell me his last words. Isn't this a disrespect to me?
Are you dissatisfied?"
In the past, he only thought that his father looked down on him because he didn't like his temperament. But now he feels that his father is simply partial. His father likes his eldest brother because he thinks his eldest brother is the most like him. He is as smart as he is.
Just as decisive.
The father is also somewhat fond of the third child, even though the third child is impulsive, cruel, and often fails in errands, and is even worse than their brothers in strategy. But the father is very fond of the house, because the third child is the son of a good concubine.
What about the fourth child? In fact, the fourth child is the same as him, right?
But the difference between him and the fourth child is that he is the legitimate son of the middle palace, while the fourth child was only born by a palace maid. When his father was still the prince, the forces behind his mother worked hard and dedicated themselves to his father.
But what about now? It’s ridiculous that when he ascended to the position of crown prince, he even asked his mother to sacrifice the iron certificate and power of his mother’s family, the Li clan.
At the beginning, the father respected the queen very much, but as the queen's youth was gone, the father began to dislike her.
The Queen Mother is getting worse every year. In recent years, she only goes to Guangning Palace to sit on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year.
If it weren't for the rules set by our ancestors, it's hard to say that my father wouldn't even want to step into Guangning Palace.
Dispelling these painful past events from his mind, he smiled at Gu Chengyu and said: "Perhaps you don't know yet, my father made me the prince for the sake of the iron certificate of the alchemy book. Li Shi handed them over
After a hundred years of glory, I surrendered my power in exchange for my position as the crown prince."
"Now do you still think that I am valued by my father?" At this point, the prince's face darkened.
Of course Gu Chengyu had heard about this matter, "No matter what the reason was for the emperor to appoint you as the crown prince, aren't you the one who takes the crown prince position now? This is an unchangeable fact. Since you are already the crown prince,
Why care about what happened before? Those things have already passed."
The prince glanced at Gu Chengyu in surprise, "Yes! It's all over. No matter who his father's heart was before, he is the one who becomes the prince now."
"The prince is the crown prince of a country!"
Gu Chengyu had a slight smile on his face, this was his stance!
When he heard Gu Chengyu's words, he suddenly laughed, very happily. Is this Gu Chengyu's choice?
No matter who the father wants to pass the throne to, as long as he is the final emperor. Now it is not the father's call, but Gu Chengyu's decision.
"I will definitely live up to the expectations of my father and Lord Gu!"
The heavy stone in the prince's heart was finally put down. He and Gu Chengyu looked at each other and smiled, not wanting to offend each other.
Gu Chengyu smiled on his face, but he was thinking in his heart. It seemed that the prince was already sure that the emperor's edict was in his hands. Now that the prince still wanted something from him, he was naturally a bit more courteous to him.
But what happens when the prince ascends the throne? By then he is already the emperor, will he find ways to obtain the imperial edict in his hands?
The prince's strategy was not low, and Gu Chengyu did not want to live in the constant vigilance and calculations of those in power.
Now the prince still needs to rely on him to help him become the king of heaven, but Gu Chengyu is a little worried. When everything becomes a foregone conclusion, won't the prince find a reason to punish him?
Just like the Xue family back then!
No one will allow information that threatens them to fall into the hands of others, otherwise they will be unable to sleep at night.
"Before you came, Kuang Zhaoying came and reported the information he got from Xia Qing. Taoist Priest Ji and Xia Qing did have a close relationship that day, but they are not familiar with each other."
When Gu Chengyu heard this, he immediately came to his senses.
"Didn't you say that Taoist Tianji was recommended by Xia Qing? The official thought that this person must have colluded with Daxing. Then Xia Qing recommended this person with bad intentions. It is impossible to say that he has contacts with Daxing on weekdays. Your Highness! You
Will there be any gains from sending people to search Xia Qing’s residence?”
Gu Chengyu focused his energy on Xia Qing again. For such a person who always wanted to kill himself, wouldn't it be very sorry for him to step on the other person without waiting for him to be in trouble?
Besides, his analysis is well-founded and not based on false claims.
"No, I haven't found any evidence of collusion with Daxing. But just now Kuang Zhaoying gave me something, Pang Chu! Guard the outside, don't let anyone in, and don't report anyone who comes." The prince stood guard outside.
Pang Chu shouted.
Gu Chengyu was a little confused. The prince was so nervous. Could it be Xia Qing's confession?
He had a hunch that with Xia Qing's cunning temperament, he would never come to the palace to express condolences without doing anything.
After all, everyone knows that it was Taoist Tianji who was recommended by Xia Qing. Now that the emperor is dying because of Taoist Tianji's elixir, Xia Qing should run away.
If Xia Qing had colluded with Daxing, could it be that he returned to the palace at this moment to cooperate with the people of Daxing internally and externally?
Thinking of those men in black, Gu Chengyu felt that it was very possible. However, Xia Qing did not expect that the prince did not listen to his explanation at all and put him, his disciples and others in prison.
Pang Chu responded quickly, wondering in his heart. His Highness had just ordered that no one should be informed. Why did His Highness reiterate it now? It seems that His Highness really values Mr. Gu!
The prince did not shy away from Gu Chengyu and directly turned a magpie relief on the desk, and a hidden grid suddenly appeared on the desk.
Gu Chengyu was speechless. The prince trusted him so much? Such an important institution did not shy away from him.
Cough! Is he overthinking it? Maybe he wants to change this desk?
The prince took out an irregular piece of silk cloth from the secret compartment, with some dark red blood stains on it.
Huh? It’s not what he thinks, is it?
"Let's take a look!" The prince handed the silk cloth to Gu Chengyu. Gu Chengyu glanced at the prince suspiciously and reached out to take it.
Opening the silk cloth, sure enough, it was a book written in blood!
Gu Chengyu was shocked. Was it Xia Qing who committed suicide because of his crime? He quickly glanced at the signature below.