Ahem…

Gu Tai was pulled out of the water, soaking wet and in a disheveled state.

[King Yan, are you trying to murder me? ]

Gu Tai yelled at the King of Yan in his heart. There was nothing in the world that he couldn't do, except swimming. Damn Yan Xixing, did he want to drown him right under the Emperor's nose?

But he couldn't, this was in the palace.

The Prince of Yan was a prince and he was a subject. If he wanted to accuse the Prince of Yan of murdering him, he had to produce evidence.

"You have violated etiquette in front of the palace and disturbed the Queen Mother. All nine generations of your clan will be executed!"

The King of Yan raised his lips in a mocking smile.

[This is not in front of the temple, this is outside the temple. It was not me who lost my manners, it was you who kicked me in the ass and sent me into the water.]

Gu Tai was furious, but he could only walk forward a few steps with difficulty, kneeling in front of the Queen Mother Xuan's sedan chair, and touching his head to the ground.

"I am guilty. I was so focused on the task assigned by the Emperor that I forgot to look at my feet and stepped on a palace lantern by mistake. I am guilty."

He had to admit that what King Yan said was not entirely wrong.

He left the palace and did not embarrass himself in front of the emperor. But the Queen Mother Xuan was there, the Prince of Yan was there, and this was in the palace after all.

The most taboo things in the palace are fire and falling into the water.

Today he is just as miserable, he has all of them.

[Hahaha, this is so funny. Gu Biantai should change his name to Gu Biandan]

Su Mi had sharp eyes. He was held in Song Jinri's arms, and Gu Tai was kneeling on the ground, looking down from above. She saw everything clearly.

Gu Tai's hair was burned off, and his eyebrows and eyelashes were all gone. When he looked over, the dim light of the palace lanterns illuminated his head, revealing a shiny, shiny, giant egg! [Egg? What is that?]

Song was startled by his little niece's sudden excited scream today. He looked down and couldn't help laughing.

General Gu is in a terrible situation now.

The clothes were burnt and hung on his body like tattered pieces, and his head was round with all the hair gone.

But he couldn't just laugh, because Gu Bailian was a vengeful guy.

"General Gu, do you admit your guilt?"

A sharp voice sounded, and Gu Tai knew without even looking up that it must be the old man from Qianyin Pavilion.

He was the emperor's favorite minister and childhood friend. The emperor doted on him and used him in everything. In the eyes of outsiders, he was a sharp sword in the emperor's hand. For the emperor, he could no longer remember how much blood and darkness his sword had been stained with.

As for Qianyin Ge, he was the emperor's personal attendant, in charge of the emperor's diet, daily life and the harem concubines. He was also the emperor's favorite. Everyone in the palace knew that the emperor favored this old man Qianyin Ge.

How powerful was Qianyin Pavilion in the palace? Concubine Li once told him a secret story in the harem. A concubine offended Qianyin Pavilion, and the emperor never turned over her card again. In the end, she was banished to the cold palace and died a miserable death.

He and Qianyin Ge were from the former court and the harem respectively, and both were the most favored people around the emperor.

Logically, the two of them should live in harmony.

However, the two of them are mortal enemies.

"It was a natural disaster, not my intention. I am guilty, please forgive me, Queen Mother."

Gu Tai was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.

[Qianyin Pavilion, you are a bastard who takes advantage of others' misfortune. One day, you will fall into my hands, hehe——]

All his clothes were burnt to pieces, and the exposed skin on his hands and feet was not only dirty, but also had large blisters on some places.

How could he go to court tomorrow morning? He had originally thought of escorting him personally tomorrow morning.

[Qianyin Pavilion, what do you mean? Do you want me to take you back and talk to the emperor about this natural disaster and fire? ]

"Hahaha--"

Several young eunuchs lit lamps and quickly dealt with the burnt palace lanterns on the ground.

The light shone brightly on Gu Tai. Qianyin Pavilion had never expected that Gu Tai would be burned into such a state.

For a moment, she was delighted and said in a shrill voice, "Well, General Gu, you are burned like this. The emperor will definitely feel sad when he sees you. Empress Dowager, please don't take it to heart. It's just that General Gu is putting on a show for you to amuse you."

Although she seemed to be pleading for Gu Tai, she was actually resentful in her heart, "Well, Gu Tai, you have come to this day. Look at your whole body, it has been burned into a black egg."

"Eunuch Qian is absolutely right. I just amused the Empress Dowager. Please don't take it seriously. If I disturbed the Empress Dowager in the slightest, I will be punished by death."

Gu Tai opened his eyes wide, and glared at Eunuch Qian angrily with his cunning face, but every word he said was in the tone of Eunuch Qian.

It was so hilarious that Sumi chuckled.

She is a baby anyway, crying and laughing, isn't that normal? "It's getting late, everyone should go home. I am tired too. Don't bother the emperor with such a small matter today."

Queen Dowager Xuan was frightened just now, but she was just upset because the strong wind blew down several palace lanterns and burned one palace lantern. Gu Tai was not seriously injured. At this moment, the laughter of a little baby calmed Queen Dowager Xuan's frightened heart.

"Let's go back to the palace!"

Everyone knelt to see them off, and Queen Dowager Xuan and her entourage walked away.

Everyone stood up, "General Gu, you have to submit a petition to resign from the court tomorrow. Stay at home and take good care of yourself for a few days. I will definitely say a few good words for you in front of the emperor. Let's get this over with as soon as possible."

Qianyin Pavilion's words had hidden meanings, and these words made Gu Tai's face even darker.

"There is a ghost doctor in my palace. He is very skilled in medicine and knows some strange things. If you need it, I will put aside our past grudges and let the ghost doctor treat you to see what can help your hair grow faster."

King Yan said indifferently that this remark was extremely insulting.

Gu Tai was so angry that his face almost turned green.

Under the strange gazes of several people, he reached out and touched his face and head.

Smooth, slippery, without a single hair! Even though Gu Tai had seen all sorts of evil wolves in the Zhaoyu Prison, he still got scared by this.

"Prince Yan, it's all your fault. I want to go with you to see the emperor and ask him to give me justice."

When he thought about how the King of Yan had kicked him just now and almost drowned him, and now it had become like this again, Gu Tai felt that he had a lot of anger in his stomach but nowhere to vent it.

"You are such a fool. The palace lantern was blown down by the night wind. You are such a grown-up, but you couldn't even see the palace lantern. You stepped on it and started the fire. Actually, you started the fire yourself. The King of Yan wanted to put out the fire for you and save your life. But you blamed him instead."

Qianyin Pavilion's voice was a little harsh. Queen Mother Xuan had left. Among the group of people in front of him, no one could be taken seriously by Qianyin Pavilion. So, at this moment, he had no scruples when speaking.

It was true, he would pick out the words he hated. Every word was like a rope that lashed at Gu Tai's heart.

"Why are you angry? Don't you think about it? If the King of Yan hadn't kicked you into the water just now, it wouldn't matter if you got burned. But if it splashed on the Queen Mother, even if it was just a small spark, would you be able to bear it?"

After Qianyin Ge snorted, Gu Tai’s anger immediately subsided.

He had to admit,

Fortunately, the fire was put out in time. If it had burned someone else or splashed a spark on Queen Dowager Xuan...

(End of this chapter)