Feng Guang looked at the man with teary eyes, "Gu Yan, you've finally come!"
She threw off the covers and ran out of bed to rush over, but unfortunately, her hand was grabbed by Qian Qiu.
Qian Qiu's face darkened. "Why would Prince Qian come to His Majesty's palace in the middle of the night?"
Gu Yan glanced at Qian Qiu holding Feng Guang's hand and asked, "Didn't Commander Qian come too?"
"I am the commander of the Imperial Guards, in charge of the security of the palace. I came to the palace to protect His Majesty out of concern. What's wrong with that? On the contrary, what is Prince Qian doing here in the palace instead of staying in his residence?"
Is it strange that Gu Yan came to the Empress's palace in the middle of the night?
He comes every night.
Of course, he couldn't say this in front of Feng Guang. Just as Gu Yan was about to say that he had come to see if Her Majesty the Empress had kicked off her blankets while sleeping, Feng Guang spoke up in a very casual manner.
"Gu Yan is here to sleep with me, is that not allowed?" She said this with complete confidence.
Gu Yan felt very pleased.
Qian Qiu was taken aback. "You two slept together?"
"Yes, do you have a problem with that?" With Gu Yan around, she seemed much more confident, even though she was currently being held captive.
Well, she's the empress, so it's perfectly normal for her to favor whomever she wants.
Having figured this out, Qian Qiu wasn't surprised anymore. However, he still had to make a sarcastic remark. He said to Gu Yan, "I never expected that Prince Qian, who is so virtuous and pure, would become a subject of the Empress. This is truly unexpected."
“I am a man of integrity, but I am happy to serve His Majesty. Commander Qian, why don’t you tell me what your purpose was in making such a scene in His Majesty’s palace today?”
"A coup." Chief Qian uttered these two words openly, unafraid of the prestige before him and the fact that Gu Yan was one of the two most honored people in the court. He spoke arrogantly, "Does Prince Qian know why His Majesty appointed the Duke of Zhenguo to govern the country before personally leading the expedition?"
"The purpose was to use the power of Zhenguo to wipe out the army that Commander Qian had secretly trained."
Qian Qiu was surprised. "So Prince Qian knew that I was secretly cultivating my own power base. Could it be that Prince Qian suggested to His Majesty that the Duke of Zhenguo be brought in to oversee the court?"
"Not so," Gu Yan said. "His Majesty made the decision without consulting me, but His Majesty's thoughts are easy to guess. Making the Duke of Zhenguo and Commander Qian suffer mutual losses is indeed a good method."
Feng Guang remained silent, thinking that no one could read her mind, but Gu Yan was right about everything. Although Gu Yan had taught her how to govern and manage officials, she felt a deep sense of defeat that he could guess her thoughts so easily.
Although Duke Zhenguo Lan Gan has retired from the battlefield, he still commands an army of 100,000. He is indeed loyal to Dongyun Kingdom, but that does not mean he is loyal to the current empress. It is precisely because he loves this country that he does not want it to be destroyed by this incompetent empress. With the army under Duke Zhenguo's control, plus the military power currently held by Lan Tingrong, the Lan family is indeed a major concern for the Lan family, who are sitting on the throne.
Feng Guang doesn't need Lan Gan to kill Qian Qiu immediately; she only needs Lan Gan to discover that Qian Qiu has ulterior motives.
"The idea that when two tigers fight, one will surely be injured is something Your Majesty has actually come up with." Qian Qiu then looked at Feng Guang, "Your Majesty, I have truly underestimated you."
Feng Guang remained expressionless. "So-so. Don't idolize me too much."
Qian Qiu ignored her angry words, "It's a pity that His Majesty didn't expect that the Zhenguo Guild would cooperate with me."
"He cooperated with you?" Feng Guang asked in surprise. As far as she knew, although Lan Gan was a very old-fashioned and stubborn man, he would never tolerate traitors. Even if he didn't like her sitting on the throne, he would still push Xia Fengya to the throne because Fengya's surname was Xia, and only members of the royal family could rightfully sit on the throne.
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