"My Gu family is willing to hand over the tiger talisman, but Princess, we can't afford it!"
As soon as the words fell, the hall fell silent. The palace maids and eunuchs lowered their heads tightly, wishing they could dig a hole in the ground and escape to heaven... Xi He smiled, meeting Gu Ye's cold gaze: "Young General Gu is still straightforward. Father, issue the decree."
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As soon as the Gu family's grandfather and grandson left, the emperor's expression instantly changed: "Don't worry, my son. In the future, your father will find you a husband who is a thousand times or ten thousand times better than Gu Ye!"
He touched Xihe's head with heartache: "It's all father's fault. He didn't see clearly what kind of person he was in advance, and let my prince suffer so much grievance! Don't worry, father will definitely seek justice for you!" Dare to touch his princess, you are simply courting death!
Xihe shook his head: "Father, I will take revenge on my own!"
The emperor was stunned: "Yourself?"
Xihe nodded, but said no more. She shook the emperor's arm, blinking her beautiful eyes: "Father, I helped you get the tiger talisman back. Are you happy?"
"Happy, happy, my prince is so thoughtful."
Although it was useless to take it back and it would only make the Gu family resentful, the emperor was still very touched by the child's filial piety.
As for the Gu family... I'll discuss countermeasures with the ministers later.
There was laughter and joy in the imperial study, but it was a different scene at the Gu family.
The Duke of Huguo returned to the study with a gloomy face, grabbed the teacup on the table and smashed it to the ground.
With a loud crash, the fine porcelain shattered into pieces.
Gu family:!!!
They exchanged glances, frowned, and walked inside, avoiding the debris. "Father, but His Majesty doesn't want to cancel the engagement?"
"What? She doesn't want to break off the engagement!"
Gu Qingchen immediately exploded: "Has she never seen a man in her eight lifetimes? She has to cling to my brother!"
"Qingchen!"
Uncle Gu said in a deep voice.
Gu Qingchen gritted his teeth and dared not say a word.
The Duke of Huguo shook his head and said, "His Majesty agrees to dissolve the marriage, but the condition is the tiger talisman."
"What?!"
"Tiger Talisman? They really dare to think so!"
The Gu family's eyes turned red with anger: "This is too much! This is simply too much!"
"Has Fang Chi forgotten who conquered the Fang family and fought for him? If it weren't for our Gu family working so hard for him, would his Fang family be where they are today? Treat a dog well and it will wag its tail. But his Fang family doesn't even treat dogs well..."
"Seventh Brother!"
The Duke of Protectorate frowned: "Shut up!"
Gu Qingchen choked and sat down angrily: "I didn't say anything wrong!"
Two hundred years have passed since the founding of Dazhao. The Gu, Feng, and Yuwen families were all the right-hand men of the founding emperor, helping him to eliminate treacherous ministers, conquer the world, and build up Dazhao along the way.
The Gu family's current status was earned through real hard work and there is no room for falsehood.
"Father, don't be angry. Qilang is young and he doesn't think before he speaks. I will teach him a lesson later. It's just that this tiger talisman..." Uncle Gu's face was not good.
Although they could mobilize the army without the tiger talisman, the existence of the tiger talisman meant "legitimacy" and also indirectly deterred other ministers.
Once the tiger talisman is gone, countless attacks will come at them, which will be very disadvantageous to them.
The Duke of Huguo sighed: "Your Majesty has become wary of the Gu family."
Everyone was stunned and speechless for a moment. Their Gu family controlled one-third of the entire Dazhao army. Not to mention the current emperor, few ministers dared to do so in the past few hundred years. However, they had long been inseparable from the Gu family army. Taking away the Gu family army was like taking away their lives!
Gu Qingchen was furious: "Why are these emperors so petty? Our Gu family won't rebel! What are they worried about?"
The others looked at each other and shook their heads, thinking that he was still too young.
The Duke of Huguo took out the tiger talisman from the drawer. His old hands carefully rubbed every line of the talisman. He sighed and handed it to Gu Ye: "Give it to His Majesty after the morning court tomorrow."
Gu Ye nodded and held it in his hand.
Everyone looked at the tiger talisman that was about to be handed over and couldn't help but clench their fists. Fang Family!!
Just then, the guard reported that the princess was coming!
Everyone's expression suddenly darkened: "What is she doing here?"
Thinking of Xihe's sharp tongue in the imperial study, the Duke of Huguo turned around and went back to the inner room.
As they left the study and walked into the garden, they saw Xihe leading the palace maids and eunuchs in a mighty procession. The concierge followed them, sweating profusely. "Princess, the eldest son is still in the study. Would you like to go to the flower hall for some hot tea first?"
Gu Qingchen was furious: "Fang Jinrong, what are you doing here again?"
When Xihe heard this, she turned around and saw a group of people standing not far away. Her face instantly blossomed like a flower: "So you are here? It was really hard to find you."
When he came up to her, Xihe greeted her with a smile, "Hello everyone."
Uncle Gu's expression was very cold: "I wonder why the princess came here?"
Now the relationship between the two sides has been torn apart, and only the identity of "king and minister" remains.
"Nothing much."
Xihe waved her hand, and the young eunuch quickly put the chair behind her.
Xi He sat down and found a comfortable position: "Didn't the Duke say that he would punish Gu Ye? I happened to be passing by, so I came in to take a look."
She nodded her chin: "Let's get started."
He crossed his legs, looking relaxed, as if waiting for the show to begin.
The Gu family was stunned. When they reacted, Gu Qingchen opened his mouth and cursed: "Fang Jinrong, you vicious woman, how can there be such a vicious woman like you in the world? My brother's dissolution of the marriage with you is simply the most correct thing in the world... woo woo woo." He was covered in time.
The Gu family hurriedly explained, "Princess, Qingchen is not..."
Xihe's upturned mouth corners gradually straightened, and his expression turned cold: "Sun Li, slap your face!"
Sun Li immediately said, "Yes, Princess!"
He rolled up his sleeves, stared at Gu Qingchen viciously, took two steps forward, raised his hand and was about to slap him - but he was kicked away and fell to the ground screaming in pain.
Xi He looked at Gu Ye with a cold gaze: "What does General Gu mean by this?"
Gu Ye looked at Xi He coldly and ordered, "Go get the whip."
Gu Qingchen couldn't believe it: "Brother!"
Gu Ye: "Go!"
Gu Qingchen's eyes were red, and he glared at Xihe hatefully. He gritted his teeth and turned to run away... After a while, he came back with a whip. Sun Li leaned close to Xihe's ear and said, "Princess, the Duke is here too."
Xihe glanced over and saw the Duke of Protectorate standing in the corridor looking at them. It was too far away to see the expression on his face, but he thought it was not good.
She didn't care: "Don't worry about it." She stared at the scene in front of her with interest.
The servants brought a bench, and Gu Ye lifted up his robe and lay down on it neatly. The Gu family members couldn't help showing expressions of humiliation.
The servant raised his hand high and was about to whip him with the thorny whip.
Xihe suddenly said:
"etc!"
The Gu family breathed a sigh of relief.
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