Not only did Yun Duo tell Gu Shaoyong and Zhou Huiyu about Li Bingchen, but someone else also reported the whole story between Li Bingchen and Yun Duo to the King.
Yes, the king not only placed people around Li Bingchen, but also had people secretly protecting him. These people wouldn't come out unless he was seriously injured or in mortal danger. However, they would dutifully report anything happening around Li Bingchen to the king.
"So, that kid really values that little girl from Shaoyong's family?" The king said with great interest after hearing the guard's report.
The guard lowered his head and did not reply.
The king didn't need any comforting words; he was simply making his own judgments and talking, and didn't really need a response.
But then the king said, "So, the little girl that Shao Yong just found is the same little girl that Xiao Wu mentioned saving him back then?"
The guard nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, actually, it was the Fifth Prince who saved Miss Gu."
The king chuckled and nodded. He knew about it; after all, Zhang Yang had reported these things to him. Moreover, Zhang Yang had mentioned that the Yun family… oh, I mean the Gu family. The young lady from the Gu family had repeatedly said that it was his fifth daughter who saved him.
So these two kids are quite interesting; they both say the other is their benefactor.
Leaving aside his fifth daughter, the young maid from the Gu family is quite sensible and understanding. Moreover, she can persuade people and gently guide the fifth daughter to respect the servants in the palace, which is also commendable.
Although they are all ordinary people, ordinary people can sometimes have a significant impact on big things.
Now, it's just a matter of which kid will bring this up with me and when.
But... he should have been summoned by the Queen by now, right?
A look of helplessness flashed across the king's face...
Although Xiao Wu'er was his most outstanding son, his status was rather awkward. Before the new policies were implemented, it was fine; at worst, his mother would be brought to the palace and made a princess.
But that's no longer possible. As the king, he must set an example and can only have one wife, the queen. And the queen... the Tang family, the queen's maternal family, is the head of the four great families in China, wielding immense power and untouchable.
Moreover, the four major families are intricately intertwined. Apart from the newly wealthy Gu family, the other three families have been intermarried for countless generations, and their members are already intertwined with each other.
As for the Queen herself, apart from being slightly biased, she hadn't really done anything wrong... So, Xiao Wu'er's status could only remain in this awkward position.
If he wants to pass the position to Xiao Wu, he still has to work on the constitution. The constitutional amendments have to go through the Co-Government Council, and those puppets there, who are supported by foreigners, won't let him have his way easily.
Although Gu Shaoyong also supported him—well, to use the old term, he was loyal—he wouldn't go to great lengths for Xiao Wu'er.
But what if Xiao Wu'er becomes his future son-in-law?
He can't just stop giving it his all, can he?
That guy managed to bring Zhou Linong back unharmed; the influence of his international friends... probably needs to be reassessed.
His Majesty the King was somewhat tempted, but he knew he couldn't rush things. After thinking it over, he decided that he should first go and 'rescue' his son.
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