Hearing the emperor's concern, Gu Ruizhou was supported by Gu Yichen and stepped forward to thank him:
"Thank you for your concern, your majesty. Wei Chen's injury is not a problem. I heard that your majesty was assassinated while changing clothes. Your majesty was frightened by the delay in the rescue of your Majesty. I hope your majesty will punish you if I am guilty."
Seeing that Gu Ruizhou, who was pale and bloodless, wanted to kneel down, the emperor quickly called him up and ordered Zheng Cheng to sit down:
"You came and risked your life to save me before you even had time to change your clothes. It's obviously a meritorious service, and a great one at that. How can you apologize?"
Gu Ruizhou covered his wound with a painful and guilty expression:
"Thank you for your concern, your majesty. There is no reason for a humble minister to sit in front of your majesty. My grandfather has taught me since he was a child that being loyal to the emperor and patriotism is the duty of a Tianchu man, and protecting the emperor and the country is the responsibility of the Gu family. Your majesty is shocked today when you humiliate your ministers and die. I am a humble minister who has already committed a crime, so how dare I ask for credit with His Majesty?"
The emperor's eyes flashed with satisfaction, but he blamed Gu Hongzhang for being too harsh on the education of his descendants.
Gu Hongzhang, like Gu Qingyun, like Gu Ruizhou, humbly accepted the sin of being unfavorable in saving the driver, but did not accept the harsh words of education.
Chu Chengyao stared at Gu Ruizhou's back, with an undercurrent surging in his eyes.
The prince and Qin Zongliang looked at each other, their eyes full of regret for what happened yesterday.
The prince turned his head and looked displeased at the princess who was waiting beside the queen, feeling more and more disgusted with her being in the way.
Never sleep.
An Zhixian added hot tea to the two of them, and placed the refreshments beside Lin Jinyan:
"Yesterday's incident should be the work of the Crown Prince and Prince Qin. I followed the Prince Consort to the side courtyard. When I saw that Miss Lin showed no abnormality, I knew that Miss Lin had solved the problem."
Lin Jinyan rubbed her hands, took the hot tea, held it in her palms and said thank you with a smile:
"My eldest cousin has been engaged to the eldest princess. In order to avoid gossip, he will not go to the princess's house. My grandmother never likes to go to his house. The eldest princess personally posted a message for me and specifically allowed me to take my sisters with me. Go, just because you're afraid that I won't be able to shirk it. When I agreed, I thought that this would be an excellent opportunity for someone with a heart to make a move."
An Zhixian opened the door, whispered a few instructions to Zhu Qing who was guarding the door, then closed the door and sat back again:
"The general's wife will not go with her, so it is indeed a good time to take action. Yesterday, everyone sitting with Miss Lin was asked to leave one by one. Miss Lin also deliberately found an excuse to leave Hong Jiu behind. It seemed that she was deliberately helping people to dispel their worries and urge them. It’s just hands-on.”
Lin Jinyan smiled and drank tea from a water cup:
"It's easy to be a thief for a thousand days, but it's hard to guard against a thief for a thousand days. Since you know they will do something, it's better to help them and know their plans later."
The hot air in the water glass was like a gauze as thin as cicada's wings, swaying leisurely on Lin Jinyan's face, making her bright face as gentle as water. An Zhixian was distracted for a moment, and saw questions in the eyes of the woman opposite. , An Zhixian suddenly came back to his senses, picked up the teacup to moisten his mouth, and covered up his embarrassment and throbbing:
"Ahem...that's what Miss Lin said. But according to yesterday's view, whether it is the prince, the king of Jin, or the prince of Qin, they are all very afraid of the general. Otherwise, they would not cause trouble to the east, and they would not dare to attack Miss Lin openly. Yes. How did Miss Lin conclude that the Crown Princess would definitely help speak up?"
"I can't say for sure. I just know that no matter who is responsible, they will not really take action against me. At most, they will use some means to force me to marry because of my reputation. The Crown Princess has been at odds with the Crown Prince some time ago. I I'm just gambling. It doesn't matter if I lose the bet, I haven't been tricked, so it's not difficult to find a reason to get away."
