Whose needs could lead to releasing such a vicious dog?

And let him sit in the court again?

Who is the master of this imperial court?

Mr. Gu looked calm.

"This is what the court needs. If we continue to interrogate him, it will lead to too many complications. Everyone should know that it was just a fight in the palace at that time. Now that the cause has been found out, the matter can be ended." He said, "Your Majesty is not in good health, and the crown prince has just been conferred. Now we need to stabilize people's hearts."

"The matter needs to be concluded without further complications. There are many ways to do it. It is not necessary to release him." Miss Jun watched him take a step forward. "Who needs it?"

She asked again aggressively, as if Mr. Gu's answer was not an answer at all.

Mr. Gu looked at her.

"Miss Jun, do you want to say that I am Lu Yunqi's man, and is it necessary for me to let him out?" he said with a smile.

Miss Jun looked at him without smiling.

Mr. Gu also stopped smiling.

"It is not my need," he said, "but the need of the Crown Prince."

Miss Jun looked mocking.

"So, Prince Huai is the same as His Majesty the Emperor?" She spoke word by word.

Just like that shameless and cowardly King Qi, he could only hide behind others and rely on cruel officials to secure his rule.

Is this a humiliation to King Huai or a humiliation to her?

"Miss Jun, the same needs do not mean the same people." Mr. Gu also spoke word by word, and he also stepped forward, "Miss Jun, don't you know what the current situation is? Miss Jun, do you think that everything is settled and safe after Prince Huai was canonized as the crown prince? At this moment, the court and the world are undercurrents, and the external threats have not been resolved and internal worries are growing."

He pointed to the towering palace behind him.

"At this time, the Queen is still in the palace, and her position is unshakable."

This is indeed true. No one can shake the status of the Empress. The ministers can then ask the Emperor to meditate, but no one can touch the Empress. And the Crown Prince must respect the Empress. This is the moral code of heaven and earth. Otherwise, he will be branded as unfilial.

And the queen obviously doesn't like this crown prince.

Miss Jun looked at Mr. Gu.

Mr. Gu still didn't give her a chance to speak and raised his voice again.

"At this time, there are three princes who have reached adulthood and have committed no crime or offence, and should be made princes."

"At this time, the court was debating who would be the crown prince. Although the majority agreed, there were still some officials who held dissenting opinions."

"At this time, the crown prince was only ten years old, and the ruler was young and the country was in doubt."

"Duke Cheng is in command of a large army at this time. Today he nominated Prince Huai as the crown prince, but who can guarantee that he will not lead a mutiny in Chenqiao in the future?"

Miss Jun's eyebrows suddenly became sharp.

"You..." she said.

"Miss Jun, you overestimate yourself." Mr. Gu interrupted her, his eyebrows and eyes were also sharp, "You also underestimate human nature. This is the court, this is the country, this is the greatest temptation in the world. People can only guarantee the present moment, no one can guarantee the future. Huang Cheng didn't want to seize power when he first entered the officialdom, Qinghebo didn't want to be greedy when he first led the army, and the King of Qi didn't want to be the emperor when he was young."

Miss Jun clenched her hands in front of her.

"People's hearts change. Who can guarantee the future?" Mr. Gu said solemnly, looking at the palace again. "Who can guarantee that great merit will not turn into great fault? Who can guarantee that Ning Chang will not turn into Huang Cheng?"

Miss Jun looked at him.

"Who can guarantee that you, Mr. Gu, will not become Eunuch Yuan?" she said solemnly.

Mr. Gu looked at Miss Jun and suddenly smiled.

"I can't guarantee it," he said, "so please keep an eye on me, Miss Jun."

"People's hearts cannot be controlled just by looking at them." Miss Jun said calmly.

Mr. Gu nodded.

"But it's better to have someone watching than no one watching." He said, "Miss Jun, nothing in this world is clean and perfect. It's good enough if it can get better. It's better now, and it will be better in the future, little by little."

Just a little better?

Miss Jun stood there feeling somewhat dejected. The gradually rising sunlight made the palace seem more majestic and heavy.

The ceremony of enthroning the Crown Prince finally came to an end. All the officials lined up in an orderly manner and bowed in unison towards the hall. Some had wooden expressions, some had disdainful expressions, but suddenly someone stiffened and looked back, and then more people looked back, and everyone's expression became complicated and strange.

A man walked slowly down the corridor. He was not wearing the usual bright red official robe, but the green robe of an ordinary official. However, the appearance of this figure was still eye-catching.

There was a commotion in the queue, and low whispers were heard, but the next moment the man looked over, the whispers froze instantly like water turning to ice.

Lu Yunqi retracted his gaze and slowly stood at the end of the line. His expression was wooden and his body was stiff, but he looked straight ahead at the tall hall. He ignored the contemptuous, mocking, resentful and fearful looks from all around him.

He stood here, and he would always stand here, looking at him, looking at her, until he died.

…

Mr. Gu watched the woman leave in the car and did not follow her. He stood in front of the palace gate and seemed to have no idea where to go. But the next moment his eyes lit up as he saw a carriage approaching.

The carriage seemed to have no intention of stopping in front of the palace gate, and the guards in front of the palace gate had no intention of stopping it.

But the carriage still stopped, the curtain opened, and the woman's face was revealed.

"Hello, Princess." Mr. Gu stepped forward and bowed.

Just as she had taken care of Prince Huai in his palace before, now both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were seriously ill, and the Empress was unable to manage the harem alone, so the Crown Prince asked Princess Jiuli to enter the palace to assist the Empress in managing the harem.

Princess Jiuli looked at him, smiled and nodded slightly.

"Mr. Gu," she said, adding, "Long time no see."

Hearing this, Mr. Gu raised his head and smiled slightly.

"Yes, long time no see." he said.

The two looked at each other, as if they wanted to say something but seemed to have nothing to say.

"Princess, you came at an untimely time. Miss Jun just passed by." Mr. Gu said as he thought of something.

Princess Jiuli nodded.

"I just saw her. She said she had something to do and we'll see each other another day," she said.

Mr. Gu said "oh", and silence fell between the two again. However, this silence was not awkward, but rather made people feel calm and comfortable.

It seems that for so many years, they have been in such silence with each other.

"Then I'll go in first." Princess Jiuli nodded and said.

Mr. Gu bowed again.

Princess Jiuli let down the curtains and the carriage drove towards the palace.

Mr. Gu looked at her carriage for a long time without moving.

…

The crown prince was enthroned and took charge of state affairs. The empress closed the curtain and returned to the harem to look after the emperor. As previously mentioned, Duke Cheng's troops retreated to the camp outside the capital, and the scattered Jin soldiers in the eastern part of the capital were finally cleared out, and Yu Chihai was captured alive.

The people no longer paid attention to the disputes and the subsequent complicated affairs of the court. They just felt relieved and at ease when they were sure that there was a new emperor, the Jin soldiers had been repelled, and the days were finally peaceful.

The streets of the capital city were bustling again, but they were still quiet in the early morning.

There was a knock on the door, which was loud in the quiet street.

"Mr. Ning, why do you always come too late or too early?" Fang Jinxiu said with a frown as she looked at the young man standing outside the door.

These words made Ning Yunzhao slightly stunned.

"Maybe, by chance?" he said.

Unfortunately, he came too early, so he had no chance to meet Jun Zhenzhen.

Unfortunately, he came too late, so he had no chance to meet Jun Jiuling.

Fang Jinxiu curled her lips. Although she didn't know what he was thinking, she knew that he must be daydreaming again.

"Come in and sit down." Miss Jun came out upon hearing the voice and invited him in with a smile.

Fang Jinxiu turned away.

"Have you packed your luggage?" she asked.

Miss Jun nodded at her back and watched Fang Jinxiu walk into the backyard.

"Do you want to have tea or go out for dinner?" She looked at Ning Yunzhao and asked.

It’s so early, you must not have had breakfast yet.

Ning Yunzhao smiled.

"Just a cup of tea. I don't have time for dinner." He said, "You know there are too many things going on in the court now."

Miss Jun nodded, asked him to sit down, and personally brought him tea.

"Going out?" Ning Yunzhao asked.

Miss Jun nodded.

"I'll be leaving in a minute." She said, and smiled again, "So, you came at the right time."

This was in response to his comment that it was an unfortunate coincidence.

Ning Yunzhao laughed out loud.

"That's a coincidence. I just wanted to ask you something," he said.

Miss Jun looked at him and waited.

This was the first time they had met since the palace coup. It could be said that they had worked together to accomplish this, but these two people had never met or spoken to each other from beginning to end.

Miss Jun didn't even know how this happened, and many details were only known by Ning Yunzhao.

At this moment, there are so many things to say and ask, and so many things to discuss and negotiate about the present and the future.

There are so many things, all so important, I don’t know where to start or which one to talk about first.

Ning Yunzhao pondered for a moment.

"Is this relationship between you and Master Zhu real or fake?" he asked, raising his head.