As the saying goes, don't hit someone in the face.
Gou Liang's act of slapping someone in the face was extremely humiliating. It was so violent that no one expected it.
No one expected him to be so ungentlemanly. No one expected him to be so reckless in the palace.
Zhong Yue fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. Lying in the palm of his hand were two teeth. His whole face was distorted. "Zhong Gu!!!"
However, Zhong An had already pushed his master forward.
Being ignored, Li Yan became angry. He pulled back Zhong Yue who was about to tear into Gou Liang and said sternly, "How dare you commit violence in the palace?! Men, seize the two of them for this Consort! "
The palace guards responded loudly. They were about to move when Prince An laughed and said, "It's just a little joke. Why is Your Highness so angry?"
"I saw it clearly just now. They were walking on the road and saw a dog biting them for no reason. They kicked it to teach it a lesson. In my opinion, it's only human nature. Your Highness is the heir of Da Liang. How can you not distinguish right from wrong and act based on your own selfish interests? Besides, Zhong Gu is the descendant of the late Imperial Advisor. He is the descendant of Da Liang. Today, he is an honored guest personally invited by my father. Your Highness, it's impressive for you to give orders to the imperial guards, but I'm afraid it's also disrespectful to Father, isn't it? "
Li Yan gave him a sinister look and shouted angrily at the Palace Guards who were still hesitating, "What are you waiting for? Do it!"
Prince An said, "Let's see who dares!"
The two brothers were in a deadlock. The head eunuch of the Emperor's side hurried down the steps and greeted Gou Liang.
"Mister Zhong, His Majesty has been waiting for you in the palace for a long time. Please follow me."
"Thank you, Eunuch Wang."
"You're too polite. His Majesty has been talking about you today."
The head eunuch smiled and invited them into the palace. In this way, who would dare to move against the palace guards?
Li Yan's face was pale. Prince An smiled proudly and waved his hand to the palace guards, "Why aren't you leaving? Or is it that Commander Zhang now only listens to His Highness the Crown Prince's orders and even dares to disobey Imperial Father's decree? "
The commander of the imperial guards knelt down in fear and trepidation to beg for forgiveness. Then, he quickly left with his soldiers.
Prince An glanced at Li Yan, scoffed in disdain, and walked away with his head held high.
Li Yan held it in for a while and finally looked at Zhong Yue, "I'll send you back first."
He thought that the impatience and anger in his eyes were well hidden, but Zhong Yue saw right through it. Clenching his teeth, Zhong Yue turned around and left.
Gou Liang touched Zhong Quan's hand and chuckled, "Well done."
When Zhong Quan saw that he was happy, a trace of a smile also appeared in his eyes. "Fortunately, I didn't fail you."
When he entered the main hall of Zhengyang Palace, the Emperor was playing chess with Liu Buyu. Seeing him enter, the Emperor smiled like a loving elder and said, "Just now, I was talking about the past with Liu Buyu. Every time it was my birthday, the Imperial Preceptor would preside over the ceremony to pray for me. But now, it hasn't happened for many years … "
He was filled with emotions.
Gou Liang's legs were inconvenient, so he bowed and congratulated him on his birthday. Then, he said, "I can only blame Zhong Gu for not being able to inherit my grandfather's ability to pray for the Emperor."
The Emperor waved his hand and said, "Sigh, it's my fault. If I wasn't deceived by the Gao family, I wouldn't have …"
"Your Majesty, there's no need to hurt yourself. You've upheld justice for the Zhong family and restored our family's innocence. Zhong Gu only has gratitude in my heart. Even if my grandfather's spirit is in heaven, he would be grateful for your kindness. "
"Haha, let's not talk about this. I heard that you had a conflict with the Crown Prince? Is there a misunderstanding? "
The Emperor returned to the topic.
Gou Liang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that I have a conflict with the Crown Prince. It's just that the young man beside him is really hateful. He said that my legs are crippled and my face is ruined. Zhong Gu thought that I'm a few years older and wanted to teach him a lesson. I didn't expect that I would anger the Crown Prince. It's my fault. "
The Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, "Do you know who that young man is?"
"It doesn't matter who he is. His upbringing is indeed worrying. Even if he's an important guest Your Majesty invited, Zhong Gu won't forgive him just because of who his father is or who his mother is. After all, I'm neither his father nor his mother, right? "
"Hahaha, that's reasonable."
The Emperor had suffered a lot with Zhong Yue and even almost lost his life. Although he had reached a deal with him, he was still happy to see him suffer.
"Your Majesty, it's your turn."
Liu Buyu carefully reminded.
The two people continued to play chess. Gou Liang watched from the side until it was time. Only then did he go to the front court to participate in the palace banquet.
"Greetings to Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"
It was this kind of sincere voice that made the Emperor unwilling to admit his old age. He was unwilling to die and hand over everything in front of him to others, even if it was his own son.
The Emperor unconsciously glanced at where Zhong Yue was and saw that he was wearing a mask similar to Gou Liang's. He couldn't help but furrow his brows. Only then did he say, "Everyone, rise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The birthday banquet gradually became lively amidst the music.
When the palace banquet finally ended, Gou Liang returned to his residence. However, there was a carriage waiting outside the Zhong residence.
"Zhong Gu — — Chang Qing, wait!"
Li Yan saw that he pretended not to hear and stepped out of the carriage and shouted loudly.
Gou Liang raised his hand and signaled Zhong Quan to stop. He turned to look at Li Yan. Without waiting for the latter to be happy, he coldly said, "Chang Qing? This is not a name that Your Highness the Crown Prince can use. It will dirty the name my grandfather left for me! "
"Chang Qing, you — —"
"Does Your Highness the Crown Prince not understand human language? Or do you also want to taste the feeling of being slapped? "
"You!"
"Does Your Highness think that I don't dare?"
Gou Liang looked at him with a smile that wasn't a smile, "Your Highness the Crown Prince must not forget what kind of person I am. Just as Your Highness said that day, I, Zhong Gu, am not as pure and beautiful as Zhong Yue. Today, I hit Tian Ji Zi, but your Imperial Father didn't say a single harsh word. In the future, when I hit you, I think that His Majesty won't do anything to me for my grandfather's sake. Moreover … Your Highness the Crown Prince should know my methods best. If I want someone to die in the middle of the night, even if he is the Crown Prince of a country, he won't let him live past midnight. "
When Li Yan heard him talk about how he belittled him that day, he felt a little relieved.
After all, this proved that Gou Liang couldn't let go of him and still loved him.
But after hearing the last part, his expression changed greatly.
He knew the methods of the original Zhong Gu, and Gou Liang's methods were not something he could underestimate.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince should leave quickly. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that you won't be among the corpses sent to the Eastern Palace tonight."
"Zhong Gu, why are you like this — —"
"Zhong Quan, order people to escort the Crown Prince back to the palace."
"Yes, Master."
"Zhong Gu — —"
Li Yan still wanted to say something, but a person quietly landed behind him and grabbed his neck.
The cold fingers and the fear of his throat being strangled made Li Yan's back break out in a cold sweat. He only heard a gloomy voice say: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, please."
He swallowed his saliva and wanted to look at Gou Liang again, but his neck was already grabbed and he was forced into the carriage. The guards beside him, except for a eunuch who was already lying on the ground, were all dead. Even the hidden guards were not spared! Their bodies were stuffed into the Crown Prince's luxurious and spacious carriage, piled up one after another.
When he returned to the brightly lit Eastern Palace, his footsteps were still in a panic, one deep and one shallow.
Zhong Yue heard him push open the door and sneered: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is done with your old lover so quickly?"
He turned his head and saw Li Yan's head covered in cold sweat. Slightly frowning, he coldly said: "It seems your old lover doesn't appreciate your kindness."
The wounds on his face and the loss of his teeth made his voice lose its previous clear and pleasant tone, becoming strange.
Li Yan angrily looked at him, then pushed away the trembling eunuch and poured himself a few cups of hot water to drink. Only then did he recover.
*
"Master, it's time to rest."
Gou Liang heard this and put down his hand. He rubbed his forehead with one hand and naturally reached out to Zhong Quan with the other.
Even though he could walk as usual, he often forgot that he had recovered and was used to using Zhong Quan as a means of transportation.
Zhong Quan picked him up. Just this one action was enough to disperse all the pent-up emotions in his heart.
Gou Liang stretched lazily and pretended not to notice Li Yan's jealousy. He yawned and lay on Li Yan's shoulder: "Did anything happen in the manor today?"
"As Master expected, that person wanted to kill Wang Haiyi tonight. After the assassin was captured, he did not commit suicide but died immediately. There should be someone nearby controlling him. But this subordinate is useless, Hound Shadow chased him out of the capital but he still escaped. "
"No matter, did he step into Wang Haiyi's courtyard?"
"Should be."
"Ha, ha, then the ones who need to worry right now are not us."
"Master's meaning is?"
"It's nothing. I just casually released some poison in Wang Haiyi's courtyard today. Get the Shadow Guards to keep an eye on the medicine shops within a hundred miles. If anyone tries to catch these herbs, keep a close eye on them."
He reported the names of the medicines to Zhong Quan.
Just like the old man said, Gou Liang's talent in learning poisons was much higher than learning medicine. In just a short year, he was able to make poisons on his own. The effects of the medicines were endless and even the old man was full of admiration. The grandfather and grandson pair would often mix together to make poisons, looking like they would not stop until they brought disaster to the world.
But Gou Liang's poisons were powerful and that person was very cunning. In the end, Gou Liang only found that the clues of the medicine shop being robbed were cut off.
Zhong Quan said in annoyance: "This subordinate has not done well, please punish me master!"
"Come here."
Zhong Quan walked forward. Gou Liang who was lying on his side on the bed with his arm raised his hand and lazily lifted his chin. His thumb touched his lips and his gaze was as cold as an immortal's as he asked him: "How do you want me to punish you?"
"Master … …"
Zhong Quan sucked on his thumb with a burning gaze.
Gou Liang could not help but laugh and say: "You're not doing well and you still dare to look at me like that, could it be that you want to eat me?"
Zhong Quan held his hand and kissed it. Seeing the smile in his eyes, he could not help but do the same thing.
As for whether it was the fifteenth or not, who cares!
Once that person was bitten, he became more cautious. Gou Liang wanted to wait for the rabbit to come, but the rabbit did not want to pass by, so he could only wait patiently.
[The System who was ignored for a long time is about to cry: Master, do you really not need me to chase after him? QAQ.]
[Gou Liang: Be good, let my little tangerine have fun.]
[System: Are you still my master? You don't need me, what's the point of my life! T mouth T]
[Gou Liang: There's no point in trying to strangle you, eat more viruses. ^ _ ^]
[The System who failed to commit suicide for the Nth time: Goodbye! ^ _ ^]
Thus, in the three months after Gou Liang returned to the Capital, other than throwing a few corpses at the Eastern Palace and slapping Zhong Yue, he lived in seclusion in the Residence. Whether it was the Crown Prince or Prince An, he did not accept any invitations. He was very well-behaved.
The Crown Prince had just broken free from confinement and was like the soil that received rain after a long drought. He could not wait to soak in more and absorb more, racking his brains every day to achieve more.
Coincidentally, when the seasons changed from spring to summer, a rainstorm caused the Emperor to fall ill again. He actually ordered the Crown Prince to be the regent and close the Palace to recuperate.
This time, not to mention Prince An, even Li Xi could not remain calm.
He disguised himself and went to the Zhong Residence. Unfortunately, it was not the right time. The atmosphere in the Residence was unusually gloomy. Gou Liang, who had not been angry for a long time, was throwing a tantrum at Zhong Quan.
The bowl of medicine was smashed to the ground. Gou Liang said angrily, "I said I don't want to drink it! I'm very good, I don't need to take medicine! "
Zhong Quan hugged him, not retreating at all because of his anger. Not long after, he brought back a bowl of medicine.
"Master, this was personally brewed by your subordinate. I did not let Elder Jiang handle it, so it will not be bitter. Drink it quickly, the medicine will be weak if it cools. "
"I don't want to drink it!"
Half a month ago, during the rainstorm that changed seasons, not only did the Emperor fall ill, but also Gou Liang.
On the night of the rainstorm, it was the fifteenth. Gou Liang and Zhong Quan were developing more ways to detoxify the poison. They did not expect that halfway through the night, they would hear the System's merciless notification.
[Ding! Mission progress bar is advancing. Current mission progress: 85%!]
Gou Liang shivered, his entire body wide awake.
The next day, he silently restored the full value of the blue blood item, causing himself to have a high fever that lasted for a day and a night. The considerate quack doctor concluded that he had overindulged and exhausted his sexual energy.
Thinking of the Zhong Family's broken rule of not having sex before the age of 30, even though Gou Liang was the destined one, the old man solemnly gave Zhong Quan a death sentence: unless it was necessary to detoxify the poison, he must abstain from sex.
Gou Liang received a satisfactory result, but his heart was broken.
The mission progress was too high, so he did not dare to work too hard. When he reached 95%, he would probably have to start a life of fasting again … How torturous.
Thinking of this, he could not help but vent his anger on Zhong Quan. Did he have to be so easily satisfied? He did not kill him and increase the mission progress!
But in fact, this was completely unreasonable.
Compared to the young and impatient Little Strawberry and Little Lemon, who had an encyclopedia in her heart, Zhong Quan was very introverted because of his profession and personality. At the same time, he was very obsessed with Gou Liang. It was more appropriate to describe him as insatiable. Otherwise, Gou Liang, who had been in this world for almost two years, would not have only reached 85%.
But, he was still so angry …
Zhong Quan gently coaxed him. This kind of situation had been happening in the residence for the past half a month. From the initial panic of the Canine Shadows, they were now used to seeing their leader acting subservient to their master, completely treating him like a three-year-old child and coaxing him.
Gou Liang was not done yet. He was grinding his teeth on Zhong Quan's chest muscles when he saw a Canine Shadow carefully reporting outside the door, "Master, Li Xi outside the door requests to see you. He has been waiting in the outer hall for a long time."
Gou Liang sat up straight, and his expression became serious again, like a floating immortal.
"Invite him to the inner hall, I will come later."
The Canine Shadow obeyed and left. Gou Liang took the bowl of medicine and drank it in one gulp. Then, he frowned and glared at Zhong Quan.
Zhong Quan patted his head and gave him water to rinse his mouth. Then, he fed him a candied fruit.
Gou Liang looked at him as he ate. He thought to himself, Candied fruit is nothing. I only want to eat small tangerines! It was as if Zhong Quan could hear his inner thoughts. She held his face and kissed him. Gou Liang took advantage of the opportunity to force the bitterness in his mouth onto him. While he was at it, he also ate a lot of Positive Soul Power. Only then did he leave him in satisfaction. Well, although the taste was not as pure as that liquid, it was still very sweet.
Li Xi watched as Zhong Quan carried him out. Gou Liang's face was red and his lips were red. He did not look sick at all.
After being glanced at by Zhong Quan, he did not dare to look at him anymore. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Li Xi greets Mister. I did not know that Mister was seriously ill and did not greet you. Please forgive me."
"It's okay."
Zhong Quan placed him on the soft couch and stood quietly to the side.
Gou Liang's eyes swept across the low table. Zhong Quan understood and replaced the pastries with fresh and crisp fruits.
Gou Liang took a bite and was satisfied. He then said to the uneasy Li Xi, "Little Marquis took the risk to come here. What is the matter?"
Li Xi hurriedly said, "The Crown Prince is now overseeing the country. There is no one in the court who does not praise him for his ability. Will Mister just sit and watch him win the people's hearts and inherit the throne? "
"What, are you questioning me?"
Gou Liang glanced at him lightly.
Li Xi was startled. He hurriedly stood and said, "Xi does not dare. In a moment of anxiety, I said the wrong thing. Mister, please do not take it to heart. However, with the current situation in the court, I don't know if His Majesty will be able to take back the Crown Prince's power. I'm afraid that he will soon be the rightful representative of the court. "
The Emperor had fallen ill and was bedridden. He refused visits from the court officials and handed over all court affairs to Li Yan. Many people secretly suspected that the Crown Prince had done something disgraceful to imprison the Emperor.
However, Liu Buyu would enter the palace to see the Emperor every day and did not see anything unusual. It did not seem like the Crown Prince had done anything.
The current situation was truly puzzling.
Gou Liang curled his lips and said with a smile, "What's the rush? The higher you climb, the harder you fall. I'm afraid Li Yan won't be able to be proud for much longer … "
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