Chapter 165 Chapter 165 is the only genuine version...

Prince Li was stunned, his mouth opening and closing.

After a long while, he finally reacted and shouted, "Quick, hurry and hold the emperor."

The eunuchs then rushed over and hugged the emperor's arms as he was hitting his head. The emperor's forehead was red from hitting himself. He must have been in pain, grimacing, but he couldn't control his movements.

What's wrong with this? Prince Li frowned as he looked at it.

"Imperial Physician!" He pointed at the emperor and said angrily, "Is this what you call nothing serious?"

The imperial physician was about to cry.

The emperor's pulse was indeed quite good, who knew he would suddenly have a seizure.

The imperial physician was shaking his hands as he took out his needle kit and was about to give the emperor an acupuncture treatment. As soon as he stretched out his hand, the emperor suddenly kicked him away.

The kick was so heavy that the imperial physician, clutching his stomach and whimpering, crawled over using his hands and feet.

After one injection, the emperor kicked him away.

Prince Li saw this and became extremely anxious.

"Oh, you, you." Prince Li pointed at Gu Yican and said angrily, "You two siblings are indeed from the same mother."

"This dog has exactly the same temperament."

"Your Highness, what did my brother say was wrong? Was it that he shouldn't have attacked Di, or that he shouldn't have rescued the emperor?" Gu Zhizhuo snorted, "Please don't take sides."

"Am I taking sides?" Prince Li pointed at himself and almost laughed out of anger.

I've been protecting them so much, and you still say I'm taking sides?

He muttered in a low voice, "Look! The Emperor is so angry about you two. Luckily, I'm the only one here and can suppress the anger. Otherwise, there would probably be more impeachment memorials against your brother than against Governor Shen."

Gu Zhizhuo raised his chin and said arrogantly, "Whoever impeaches me will be sent to the Zhenbei military camp for a few years." Prince Li: "..."

So angry.

If you talk to this girl, you will get a stroke sooner or later.

Prince Li turned his head away and decided to ignore her.

The imperial physician had just given the emperor three injections in a row when he finally calmed down. He was breathing heavily and felt a little uneasy. He was clearly in a very clear mind, but for some reason, he couldn't control his hands and feet.

The emperor felt a chill down his spine.

Gu Yican must have angered him. That was for sure.

As soon as he saw the brother and sister, the emperor became furious and his face turned ashen.

The imperial physician was kneeling in front of the couch, holding his aching lower abdomen with his hands, looking anxious.

"emperor."

Prince Li took a half step forward, standing in front of the brother and sister, and advised, "Don't get excited. The imperial physician said you should take good care of yourself. Don't worry too much about the affairs of the court."

Prince Li was still wondering whether the emperor could attend court and govern the country after he regained consciousness.

Now take a look.

He didn't dare let the emperor go out. If he suddenly went crazy and beat himself in the middle of the morning court in the Golden Palace, the scene would be too beautiful.

Just thinking about it made Prince Li shudder.

"You'd better rest first."

"Prince Li, please move aside."

The emperor was furious. "You took advantage of my insane state to collude with outsiders, rebel against me, and plot evil. I haven't settled this score with you yet. How dare you stand before me and speak to me?"

"Prince Li, you are already old, and you have done such a thing. Aren't you afraid that you will be ashamed to face the late emperor in the afterlife?"

"emperor!"

Just now, Prince Li said that he was angry to the Gu brothers and sisters, but he was just saying it casually.

And now, he was really angry, and his chest was aching.

Prince Li covered his chest with his hands, his breathing becoming a little disordered.

The emperor frowned and said in a cold voice: "You took the title of the Gu family on your own initiative. I do not agree. And Gu Yan, let him go back to the Gu family." He even called him Gu Yan, not Xie Yan.

"This is the imperial decree issued by you personally. You are not joking." Prince Li was also angry.

He stole my wife, gave birth to a child out of wedlock, and now he wants the Gu family to swallow their anger and raise him as a son? Does he have any shame?!

However, it is indeed shameless for him to think of asking the Gu family to give the title and military power to his son.

Prince Li is the emperor's elder and is highly respected among the royal family. In the past, he would have quarreled with the late emperor due to disagreements. Now that he is older, his temper has improved a lot, but no matter how good his temper is, it is almost about to collapse at this moment.

What's more, he couldn't hold his anger any longer.

"And your illegitimate son..."

He pointed at the emperor's nose and cursed, "Send it back! Ha! You got it yourself, but you can't afford to raise it or something? Why do you insist on letting the Gu family raise it? Do you want him to inherit the Gu family's title in the future? As the king of a country, aren't you afraid of losing face for your ancestors and leaving a bad reputation for eternity?"

The emperor's face turned pale and blue.

At this point, the emperor naturally wouldn't be so naive as to think that Gu Yan could inherit the Gu family's title. However, the moment he saw Gu Yan, he remembered the absurdity of the past few days.

The emperor was furious and said, "Prince Li, you are so presumptuous in front of me. Do you really think I dare not kill you?!"

Prince Li: “…”

At this moment, Prince Li was completely disappointed in him.

The emperor said with a sullen face: "Come here..."

"Your Majesty," Gu Zhizhuo interrupted him, smiling, "I think it's best for Xie Yan to remain with you. Your deep love for Ji Shi is truly touching. You must raise Xie Yan well for her, to justify the deep love you two have shared for the past eight years."

It would have been fine if she didn't mention it, but once she mentioned Ji, the emperor's expression became even worse.

Ji's dilapidated face appeared in the emperor's eyes.

Thinking back to when he had been intimate with her, a sour and nauseous feeling rose in his stomach, and he vomited with a "wow".

This girl was trying to take sides, preventing the emperor from saying anything that would hurt him even more. Touched as he was, Prince Li's head was aching. "Zhuo girl. Now that you two have expressed your gratitude, you should get out of here."

"You."

Just because she made the emperor vomit his anger, if someone saw it, she would definitely be accused of disrespect.

Prince Li's face darkened, and while glaring at Gu Zhizhuo, he sternly shouted, "Get out of here!"

Avoiding the emperor's gaze, he lowered his voice again: "Don't worry about me. I am not the leader of the clan, and he can't just depose me or kill me whenever he wants. Go away, go away."

The emperor was still vomiting, even sour water was about to come out.

As long as he closed his eyes, Ji's face would appear before him, and he could even smell the faint stench of her scent.

The emperor finally managed to suppress his nausea and was about to ask someone to bring him a glass of water to rinse his mouth when a faint sound rang in his ears again, drifting into his ears like the wind.

"The rash, the pus, the rot, the stench."

The emperor vomited so much that his vision went dark.

Prince Li lowered his voice and said, "You are here just to cause trouble, right?"

"No way."

Gu Zhizhuo said seriously, "My brother and I have come here specifically to express our gratitude. How could you, Your Highness, misunderstand us?"

Her expression was innocent and pure, and she was very well-behaved.

Prince Li would never be fooled by her.

“Get out, get out…”

"Stop." The emperor swallowed his saliva, a sour smell filling his mouth, "The title of the Gu family..."

"Your Majesty." Gu Zhizhuo peeked over Prince Li's shoulder and asked innocently, "Is Ji Shi pretty?"

emperor:"……"

One unpleasant scene after another appeared before the emperor's eyes.

He has always loved beautiful women.

Ji was once a beauty, otherwise the emperor would not have wronged himself.

But……

The emperor vomited again, and the whole day was dark and dizzy.

Prince Li rubbed his forehead and quickly pushed the two siblings out.

The door curtain was suddenly lifted, and he came face to face with Yan Rong, the Minister of Personnel, who was waiting outside the door.

Prince Li simply nodded and said to the two siblings in a serious tone, "Have you finished reading? If you have, then stay well. Do you hear me?"

Gu Zhizhuo smiled at him, and Gu Yican smiled at him as well. Similarly, I don't know if it's okay.

"Your Majesty."

Yan Rong turned around to look at them and interrupted sternly, "Your Highness, Miss Gu's disobedience to the Emperor is extremely disrespectful. Your Highness has always been fair and strict. Now that he is not punishing her, are you deliberately shielding her?"

He has been here for a while.

But the emperor did not summon him, so he could not go in. He could only stand at the door and listen to the noisy sounds inside.

Gu Yican snorted coldly, not even glancing at him.

Gu Yican dislikes the infighting in the court and only loves to ride on horseback and fight openly, but this does not mean that he cannot understand it.

The Ministry of Personnel has always been in the hands of Prince Jin. Yan Rong wanted to use this to gain control of the Gu family and force the Gu family to make a statement on the matter of Prince Jin.

Gu Yican raised the corners of his eyes and said in a soft voice, "Master Yan, is your neck itchy?"

Yan Rong hesitated for a moment, ignoring the threat. He simply said, "The Gu family has long harbored rebellious intentions. Miss Gu, you are now able to disobey the emperor's orders and speak without restraint in front of his deathbed. Will you be able to force him to abdicate in front of his throne in the future?"

"Lord Yan, please be careful with your words." Prince Li was scolding him, but he couldn't stand being scolded by others.

However, before he could finish his words, a eunuch came out and asked in confusion, "Is Lord Yan having a fit of hysteria? We are waiting in there, but we haven't heard Miss Gu say or do anything out of the ordinary."

The eunuch said in a shrill voice, "Miss Gu is very respectful to the Emperor. She complies with everything and speaks respectfully. Sir Yan, are you trying to deliberately slander and frame her?!"

"It's so vicious!"

Prince Li's saliva was still stuck in his throat, and he was dumbfounded.

Yan Rong: ???

Was he seeing things right? Did the eunuch come out from inside on purpose, just to speak up for Miss Gu?

Yan Rong also recognized this eunuch. He was the eunuch Yin Xin who had been transferred to Hanzhang Palace not long ago.

In the past, even I had to treat these eunuchs with courtesy when I met them.

"Eunuch Yin?" Yan Rong said with a smile, "Miss Gu was clearly contradicting the Emperor just now..."

Yin Xin said sarcastically, "Master Yan, are you calling me blind and deaf?"

No! Where did I scold him? Yan Rong suddenly felt it was ridiculous. Before he could explain, Yin Xin had already made up his mind and gestured, saying, "Master Yan is really hysterical. You'd better not go in, so as not to hurt the emperor."

"Take him away."

After he finished speaking, several young eunuchs came up, including the one who had just fanned Gu Zhizhuo. They made a "please" gesture with a forced smile and dragged him out without caring whether he was willing or not.

Yan Rong almost wanted to cry out for justice, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he suddenly remembered that this was Hanzhang Palace, and he didn't dare to shout out.

Turning around, she saw Yin Xin greeting her warmly, "Young lady, please take a seat."

"Would you like some ice bowls?"

Gu Zhizhuo nodded happily: "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not bitter, not bitter." Every wrinkle on Yin Xin's face was filled with a smile.

Yan Rong was completely dumbfounded.

Even though these eunuchs had always looked down on others in the past, they would not give him any preferential treatment, treating everyone the same, and would not openly favor anyone.

Who will tell him what is going on?!

He was dragged out of Hanzhang Palace and thrown to the ground. The eunuchs looked at him with disgust, as if they were looking at something dirty. After throwing him away, they turned back.

"This is……"

Prime Minister Song happened to come over with Xie Yingchen and was stunned for a moment when he saw this.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, inside..."

Yan Rong was about to say something indignantly, but Xie Yingchen said calmly, "Ignore it."

Yes. Prime Minister Song bowed slightly, without even glancing at Yan Rong, as he climbed the steps and entered the Hanzhang Palace.

"Sir, Prime Minister."

Gu Zhizhuo's bowl of ice had not arrived yet, so he drank the fruit juice first. The bright fruit juice was served in a glass cup with an ice cube in it, giving off a soothing cool feeling.

Gu Zhizhuo stood up and greeted him happily.

Sure enough, she was there. Xie Yingchen's smile deepened a little, and he said, "Eunuch, please go and pass it on."

Yin Xin ignored him, as if he was deaf.

"Sir, please go in directly. No need to inform him. Prince Li is inside. The emperor..." Gu Zhizhuo chuckled softly, "This is really fun."

"Miss Gu." Prime Minister Song was startled. Just as he was about to say something to ease the situation, he saw Yin Xin smiling, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said.

When he turned to look at them, the smile disappeared immediately: "Then please."

His face was drooping and he looked lifeless.

Oh, yes, the Prime Minister thought, no wonder he felt that this attitude was a little familiar, these people in the inner court were exactly the same as the cats raised by Shen Xu.

"Wait for me."

After he finished speaking, he and Prime Minister Song walked inside together, and Yin Xin led them in.

"I'll go take a look too." Gu Yican hadn't seen enough. "Are you going?"

"No."

If she goes in again, Prince Li will cry in front of her.

Gu Zhizhuo shook the fruit juice in the cup and leaned comfortably on the soft fur. The young eunuch presented him with freshly cut fruit and a small silver fork was placed beside the bowl.

It’s so comfortable, who would go in and watch the emperor vomit? It smells so bad.

"Then I'll go and tell you something fun when I come back."

Gu Yican also sneaked in.

"Miss, would you like to listen to some music?" the young eunuch asked attentively. "The Jiaofangsi has some new music."

Gu Zhizhuo almost wanted to say yes, but a last shred of rationality held her back.

The emperor is vomiting like crazy inside, and she is here listening to a little song. Is it really okay? At least she has to pretend?

So, Gu Zhizhuo refused with difficulty.

Seeing the young eunuch hanging his head in disappointment, Gu Zhizhuo said, "Go check inside for me to see what's going on."

Okay.

The young eunuch's eyebrows curved with joy and he walked away with brisk steps.

Prince Li had not yet had anyone make the news public, so even if people had heard a thing or two, not many came carelessly. Only a few important officials came to pay their respects.

People went in one after another.

The young eunuch came out from time to time and said:

"The Emperor has finished vomiting."

"The Emperor got angry again when he saw Prince Chen."

"The Emperor rebuked Prince Chen for colluding with Prince Li and asked Prince Li how much benefit Prince Chen had given him. He was already a prince, so how could he be allowed to become the Emperor Emeritus?"

"Prince Li was furious and took out his whip."

“…”

"Meow~"

A familiar cat meow sounded.

Gu Zhizhuo looked up and saw that it was Shen Mao walking towards him with a gait that didn't recognize any relatives. He waved to it and asked the eunuch to get some dried fish.

Shen Xu was the first to receive the news but the last to arrive. He stepped over the threshold with the light behind him. His bright red robe, embroidered with gold patterns, sparkled in the sunlight.

Gu Zhizhuo picked up the cat and bowed.

"Master Governor."

The eunuchs greeted him respectfully. Sheng Jiang stepped forward to untie his cloak. Immediately, a young eunuch took it with both hands and took it away to burn incense.

The incense burner in the corner of the room was filled with new spices, suppressing the sour and rotten smell in Hanzhang Palace.

The armchair was covered with snow-white fur. After he sat down, a young eunuch brought a golden basin to help him wash his hands and fan him.

What a grand ceremony. Tsk tsk. Gu Zhizhuo drank some fruit juice and fed the cat some dried fish.

"Master, have you gone in and taken a look?"

She raised her hand holding the dried fish slightly, which made Shen Mao stand on his two hind legs and hook the dried fish with his little paws.

Gu Zhizhuo leaned closer to him across the coffee table and said with a beaming expression:

"It's time."

"You can let King Jin come out."

"Can you convince His Majesty that the Ji family's actions were instigated by the Prince of Jin?"

Chen Xu raised his eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "You are a master at framing people."