At the end of the banquet, the head of the country showed a little tiredness on his face.
The eldest prince is a man who knows what's going on. When he saw this, he said:
"Father, my wife just woke up today. It is the time when she needs escort. I know that my father is concerned about my wife's safety. If the banquet tonight is not good, I will be responsible for it, right?"
"There is a reason for everything, and I believe that the envoys of the two countries will not think that our government is negligent."
As soon as the eldest prince said this, Qiao Zhongguo and Che Hebi naturally agreed.
The king was greatly relieved when he heard this. He nodded to the eldest prince with satisfaction and said warmly:
"Master Qiao, Master Che, although Gu's eldest son is already middle-aged, he is still a no-nonsense person. He is very familiar with Kyoto, so I will let him entertain you all on Gu's behalf tonight."
The lord's words were full of affection for the eldest prince.
Qiao Zhongguo and Che Hebi responded politely.
After the banquet, the king left the table, and the eldest prince smiled and said loudly:
"Everyone, Kyoto is full of beautiful scenery, but if you want to list the good places in detail, I would like to recommend the Jinghua Riverside first."
"Tonight, I will entertain you all at the Qinglian Painted Boat on the Jinghua River. How about it?"
Qiao Zhongguo and the others naturally followed the host's wishes, so tonight's itinerary was decided.
The luncheon was over, and Qiao Zhongguo and the others left the palace under the guidance of palace officials.
Baili Chengyou took Meng Guxue to Qiushi Palace, but unexpectedly the second prince Baili Chengzhi also followed.
Baili Chengyou frowned, "Second brother, what do you mean?"
Baili Chengzhi looked calm and said matter-of-factly: "Third brother, the second brother and his wife suffered this unreasonable disaster. Now that the wife has woken up, the second brother, as his son, naturally wants to visit her."
Meng Guxue already knew that Baili Chengzhi had an old relationship with the king's wife. At this time, she really couldn't figure out what Baili Chengzhi's mood was when he said these words.
Baili Chengyou's face darkened when he heard this.
"The second brother also knows that the mother has suffered an unreasonable disaster. The world is really harsh on women. The second brother can escape unscathed, but the mother is forced to die to show her determination!"
"If the second brother really cares about his mother, he should carefully avoid suspicion during this period. The third brother will not care about the doctor's affairs today!"
Baili Chengyou is already particularly polite to his second brother.
The two brothers were eighteen years apart. In Baili Chengyou's memory, when he was young, the second brother was always very majestic in front of outsiders, but he was particularly kind and gentle to him.
When he was a child, he was very clingy to his second brother.
But later, I don't know what happened, and the second brother suddenly became alienated from him. He secretly felt sad for a long time before he accepted this fact.
The old friendship is still there after all. If it was the eldest prince who was causing the rumor with the king's wife this time, Baili Chengyou would have gone to the eldest prince's mansion with his sword!
Baili Chengzhi saw Baili Chengyou's resistance and anger. He paused for a moment, then nodded slowly.
"Then I'll trouble third brother to convey this to you. Second brother is also deeply sorry. Second brother will not let go of those with bad intentions. Madam, please take care of yourself."
"When this matter is over, the second brother will go to plead guilty in person."
After Baili Chengzhi finished speaking, he turned around and left the palace.
Baili Chengyou stood there, looking at Baili Chengzhi's back with a complicated expression.
Meng Guxue was worried. If she hadn't known about the bad fate back then, there wouldn't be anything wrong with the second prince's words.
But once I knew about it, I always felt that the second prince was... weird.
Meng Guxue knew that the second prince had a family, and that the second prince's concubine was the legitimate daughter of the Lan family, a newly powerful family in the court. It was said that the king personally granted her marriage back then.
However, the Lan family had not yet risen at that time, and everyone said that the second prince was a capable man, who personally helped the second prince's concubine's natal family!
However, the second prince's concubine has not given birth to an heir so far. Many officials in the court are trying their best to send their daughters to the second prince's residence!
Meng Guxue's thoughts were pulled away, and she didn't come back to her senses until Baili Chengyou turned around and walked towards Qiushi Palace.
Now that she and Baili Chengyou were the only ones on the palace road, it was a good time for a private chat.
But...Meng Guxue didn't dare to think about how Baili Chengyou would feel if he knew that his mother and his second brother were old acquaintances.
However, Meng Guxue kept Qiao Tianjing's words firmly in mind.
Be honest!
"Baili."
Meng Guxue finally spoke.
"After you were summoned away by your father, my mother and I had a few words. I think you should want to know."
Baili Chengyou's steps suddenly stopped, and he turned to look at Meng Guxue with a solemn expression, "Say."
Meng Guxue looked around cautiously, and Baili Chengyou said bluntly, "Don't worry, there is no one around."
Hearing this, Meng Guxue grabbed Baili Chengyou's sleeve, lowered her voice and told the inside story in detail.
Baili Chengyou's face changed several times after hearing this, and he was extremely ugly!
"You said it was my father who gave my mother the medicine?"
Meng Guxue was slightly startled when she heard this. She originally thought that Baili Chengyou would be more concerned about the old relationship between the wife of the king and the second prince, but she didn't expect that he was asking about the latter part of the matter.
She nodded blankly, "That's what the Queen Mother said."
Baili Chengyou's face gradually turned pale. He didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly he flicked his sleeves.
"As expected! My father's thoughts are indeed——"
Before Meng Guxue heard everything, Baili Chengyou had strode away, his hands clenched tightly and his hems flying.
Meng Guxue looked at Baili Chengyou's eager back, and a guess suddenly emerged slowly.
Baili Chengyou had a dream. The protagonist in the dream was himself, and the home court was Nanli Country.
In the end, when he became the leader of Nanli Kingdom, he must have gone through thousands of sails to break out of the siege.
So is there a possibility that he has actually known about the unusual relationship between the wife of the king and the second prince for a long time?
Judging from his hesitation during this period, it doesn't look like he was faking it. Does this mean that the king's wife was unconscious in his dream?
Then what will be the final outcome of the wife of the king and the second prince?
How much does Baili Chengyou know? With so many people under his command, what are they busy with?
Meng Guxue thought more and more deeply, and finally couldn't help but shudder!
It has been more than a year since she came to Nanli Country. Baili Chengyou can be said to be obedient and indulgent to her.
After spending these days together, she gradually relaxed her vigilance, completely falling into Baili Chengyou's camp, and even learned to plan and be vigilant in order to survive.
But looking back now, she is busy here, always remembering the "honesty" Qiao Tianjing taught her, so why has Baili Chengyou ever been "honest" to her?
In other words, from beginning to end, in Baili Chengyou's eyes, her value was only the recipes and weird knowledge in her head.
When these things are taken away, she will be a worthless chess piece.
With her thoughts at this point, Meng Guxue stood there in a daze, looking around blankly, her hands and feet cold.
