Seeing Li Yuanle jumping up and down, Gu Xingnuo just smiled and said softly: "Of course we can't just let it go like this, but we have to think carefully about what to do next."

Gu Xinglang said, "My eldest brother followed my grandfather into the palace yesterday and told His Majesty that my second brother was ill and was recuperating at home. If we now say that Concubine Zhao colluded with the thieves and wanted to harm His Majesty, wouldn't we be deceiving the emperor?"

Li Yuanle was shocked when he heard what Gu Xinglang said.

Gu Xingnuo looked at his third brother with approval. They knew a handle on the Chengzhou Li family, and now they had given the Li family something to hold against their Gu family. The Li family should be able to rest assured.

The old man knocked on the desk and asked Gu Xingnuo, "What do you mean?"

"The Sixth Prince is going to kill the Sun, and Concubine Zhao has fallen out of favor again," Gu Xingnuo said, "I think since the Seventh Prince is safe, we shouldn't be the ones who are anxious, but Concubine Zhao and Zhao Qiuming."

Gu Xinglang glanced at the silent Li Yuanle and asked his elder brother, "Then we don't have to do anything?"

Gu Xingnuo said: "This Xiong Xiong is a disaster."

Li Yuanle gripped the armrests of the chair tightly but remained silent.

The old man asked, "Kill Xiong Xiong?"

Gu Xingnuo asked Li Yuanle: "Xiao Lezi, what do you mean?"

Since the boss was unable to help the Gu family identify the crimes of Concubine Zhao and Zhao Qiu Ming, there was no need for him to stay alive. But when the time came when it was easy to kill the boss, General Li hesitated again. The word "kill" suddenly became as heavy as a thousand pounds and seemed difficult to say out loud.

Gu Xinglang was about to speak, but he saw his elder brother shaking his head at him, so the Third Young Master Gu swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"I think this is the best way," Gu Xingnuo said, "Xiong Xiong is imprisoned in our Gu Mansion. We have time to think about what to do about this matter, so as to avoid taking this step and regretting it later."

Li Yuanle slowly raised his head and looked at Gu Xingnuo, saying: "Since he is a nuisance, let's kill him."

"No hurry," Gu Xingnuo still smiled and said gently, "No problem will arise if this person is locked up in our house."

Li Yuanle stood up, bowed to the old man, and said, "Grandpa Gu, Yuanle will take his leave first."

The old man nodded and asked again, "Did you ask for permission to see Concubine Li when you entered the palace this time?"

Li Yuanle smiled bitterly.

Gu Xingnuo asked, "You asked for permission, but Concubine Li didn't respond?"

Li Yuanle nodded hurriedly, saluted to the old man, clasped his fists towards Gu Xingnuo and Gu Xinglang, took a step back, turned around and walked out of the study.

"I'll go see him off," Gu Xingnuo said as he stood up.

After the old man watched Gu Xingnuo leave the study, he looked at Gu Xinglang and sighed.

Gu Xinglang said: "Grandfather, I didn't know about this before."

"What does this have to do with you?" The old man said unhappily, "You and the Li family kid are brothers in life and death, and you didn't hear any rumors before?"

Gu Xinglang shook his head and said, "Grandfather, why would Yuan Le's family tell anyone about this?"

The old man shook his head and said, "This is troublesome."

Gu Xinglang looked solemn at first, then suddenly he smiled again.

The old man said, "You're still laughing?"

Gu Xinglang said, "Grandfather, no matter how troublesome this matter is, can it be as troublesome as the princess almost killing Master Fenglin?"

The old man choked and coughed. Yes, when he thought about his grandson's wife, it seemed that the Li family's matter was not a big deal.

Gu Xingnuo escorted Li Yuanle out of the mansion. A group of brothers were still waiting outside the mansion. When they saw that it was Young Master Gu who escorted General Li out, they saluted Gu Xingnuo from a distance and did not come forward.

"Empress Li has been childless for all these years since she entered the palace, and there has been no news of her being favored," Gu Xingnuo said to Li Yuanle in a low voice after standing in front of the mansion gate, "I think we can probably guess what her situation is like in the palace."

Li Yuanle's throat choked and he said, "Brother Gu?"

"Just now I asked you whether to kill Xiong Xiong, and you hesitated," Gu Xingnuo looked at Li Yuanle and said, "It seems that in your heart, Xiong Xiong is not a very evil person."

Li Yuanle smiled and said, "Brother Gu, he is a thief after all."

"I know." Gu Xingnuo waved to Li Yuanle's guards to bring General Li's horse over, then turned around and whispered to Li Yuanle, "I still say this. It's better to spend more time thinking about it than to regret it later."

"This is a deadlock," Li Yuanle suddenly said to Gu Xingnuo anxiously: "Brother Gu, do you have a way to untie this knot?!"

"Go ahead," Gu Xingnuo patted Li Yuanle's arm and said, "Come back tomorrow."

Li Yuanle got on the horse with a gloomy face, squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, and walked forward.

Yu Xiaoxiao was busy from the afternoon till dusk that day, treating the injuries of the former pirates. She also tasted bear paws for the first time in her life. When she returned to the courtyard and saw Xiaozhuang holding the two bear cubs in his arms, Her Royal Highness the Princess couldn't help drooling. She imagined what these two reserve food would look like when they grew up, and her eyes sparkled.

Xiaozhuang ran into the room holding his little bear cub. Everyone ate bear meat today, but Xiaozhuang didn't eat a single bite.

Nanny Wang came back from the courtyard where Yu Ziyi lived. When she entered the courtyard, she saw her own princess standing there wiping her saliva. Nanny Wang immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "Princess, why don't you go and see the Seventh Prince?"

Yu Xiao: "Is Xiao Qizi injured?"

Nanny Wang shook her head and said, "The Seventh Prince is so young, what would happen if he got hurt?"

Yu Xiaoxiao immediately said, "Why would I go to see him if he's not injured? I'll go see him when he gets injured someday."

Nanny Wang shuddered. Is this even human language? !

Yu Xiaoxiao never cared about other people's expressions. She pulled Nanny Wang, who had a sullen face, to sit in the corridor and said, "Nanny, do you know Concubine Li?"

Nanny Wang looked helpless and asked, "Which Concubine Li?"

Yu Xiao: "That's Li Xiaoge's sister, uh, Li Yuanle's sister. Xiao Gu said they are from some state in the East China Sea."

"Chengzhou, Donghai?" asked Nanny Wang.

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded quickly and said, "Yes, it's the young lady of this family."

Nanny Wang said alertly, "Did General Li ask you, Princess, to ask this servant?"

Yu Xiao: "No, I just want to know. It doesn't matter if you don't know, Ma'am." Her tyrant father has so many women, it's normal that Ma'am Wang doesn't know about Concubine Li.

Nanny Wang showed sympathy and said, "This Concubine Li is a famous person in the palace."

What? Yu Xiaoxiao's eyes widened. In her impression, the most famous person in the palace was Concubine Zhao. "Is she the same as Concubine Zhao?" Yu Xiaoxiao asked Nanny Wang.

Nanny Wang hurriedly shook her head and said, "Madam Li is a good person."

Yu Xiaoxiao became curious and asked Nanny Wang, "Then how did she become famous?"

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