Chapter 145 Could the person behind the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet be Prince Su?
Gu Junze gently touched the little fellow's head and said, "This is my adopted son. He is smart and sensible. We have a connection, so I adopted him and raised him as my own."
Gu Yun bowed politely and said, "Greetings, Grand Secretary Xu."
He is a likable guy.
Xu Daxueshi burst into laughter. He took out an exquisite jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Gu Yun.
"What a well-behaved and sensible child. This is a greeting gift for you."
Gu Yun looked at Gu Junze with a questioning look in his eyes. He waited until Gu Junze nodded slightly before happily accepting the jade pendant and saying, "Thank you, Mr. Tai."
He really knows how to climb up the pole.
Gu Chengyan arranged for Chu Nanxin and returned to the banquet.
This banquet was held in the name of the two heroes of the Gu family. Even if he was unwilling in his heart, he had to maintain a harmonious appearance on the surface.
Greeting others, you will inevitably have to deal with them when you enter the court in the future.
As for the female members, some ladies might have secretly considered that Gu Chengyan was the third legitimate son of the Marquis of Anyang, and a promising man, perfect for their daughters to look after...
The guard at the door suddenly announced loudly: "His Royal Highness Prince Su has arrived!"
The originally bustling banquet hall suddenly became quiet for a moment, and everyone's eyes were cast towards the door.
Marquis Anyang was originally chatting and laughing with several guests. When he heard the announcement, the wine glass in his hand trembled slightly, then he quickly put it down, stood up immediately, and walked quickly to greet them with a smile on his face.
The Prince of Su is now in the limelight and at the peak of his power in the court. Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has to avoid him.
The emperor often praised him in the court, and his words of praise were endless.
Marquis Anyang was a little surprised that such a popular prince suddenly came to his mansion, but he was more flattered.
"Greetings, Your Highness! Your presence truly brings honor to my humble abode!"
Marquis Anyang's face was full of respect. He bowed deeply, and his tone was filled with flattery and awe.
When he raised his head, his eyes passed over Prince Su's shoulder and caught a glimpse of the figure behind Prince Su - Lin Jingchuan.
His expression instantly darkened. His face, which was originally filled with smiles, seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and his eyes revealed a hint of hostility.
Because of Lin Xingyao's extramarital affair, the feud between Anyang Marquis' Mansion and Yong Wang's Mansion was completely formed, and the relationship between the two families reached a freezing point.
In the eyes of Marquis Anyang, Lin Jingchuan's appearance at his own banquet was probably to cause trouble.
But this is a family banquet after all, and we can't lose our manners in front of everyone and make things too embarrassing.
He suppressed the anger in his heart, nodded slightly, and said in a cold tone: "The young prince is here."
"Uncle Gu, I came here uninvited just to join in the fun." Lin Jingchuan had a seemingly harmless smile on his face, bowed, and spoke in a very polite tone.
However, Marquis Anyang had already cursed him in his heart, who is your uncle?
How shameless!
But he still gritted his teeth and squeezed out a word: "Please..."
Chu Ruohan's gaze followed Prince Su closely. She was wondering if he was the person behind the mysterious little palace maid at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet that day?
The only people who have such great power to mobilize the palace servants in the palace must be the masters of each palace or the emperor's princes and princesses.
The Prince Su, who was currently in the limelight, naturally became the biggest suspect in her mind.
And he came here with Lin Jingchuan...
Gu Junze, who was sitting in a wheelchair, had long noticed Chu Ruohan's attention to Prince Su. From the moment Prince Su stepped into the banquet, her eyes never left him.
Gu Junze felt a sour feeling in his heart, as if something was blocking his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.
The originally bright eyes now seemed to be covered with a layer of haze.
"What's so good about Prince Su?" He muttered to himself, feeling jealous.
He couldn't help it, and shook Chu Ruohan's hand in front of everyone, but he felt a little flustered in his heart.
"Han'er..."
"What's wrong?" Chu Ruohan lowered her head.
He didn't want her to continue staring at Prince Su, and he didn't want her to have any interest in other men.
She was his, or rather he could not leave her.
"nothing."
At this moment, Gu Junze felt a little disgusted with his own possessiveness...
As Prince Su leisurely took his seat, everyone who was originally standing in the banquet hall also sat down one after another, and the banquet regained its superficial liveliness.
Lin Jingchuan's figure was particularly eye-catching. As the young prince of Prince Yong's Mansion, his status was much more noble than Gu Chengyan. He was a man of integrity and did not even have a concubine or maid at home.
Unlike Gu Chengyan, he had a concubine in the backyard who was pregnant and restless.
Some unmarried ladies blushed even more. If they could marry into Prince Yong's mansion, it would be a great fortune...
Lin Jingchuan was not interested in everything around him. He looked at Gu Junze calmly, walked straight to his side, and then sat down with confidence.
Lin Jingchuan had a seemingly friendly smile on his face, but his eyes held an elusive depth.
"Prince Gu is a master of chess, and I have always been obsessed with him. The last game of chess hasn't finished yet, and I wonder when I can play against him again."
His voice was neither loud nor soft, but just loud enough for some of the guests around to hear.
Others would only think that these two young talents admired each other and appreciated each other's chess skills.
I feel like they have a very familiar and close relationship.
However, only Chu Ruohan and Gu Junze knew that what Lin Jingchuan was talking about was not a chess game at all.
That so-called chess game had already ended.
During the last game, Lin Jingchuan used the pretext of playing chess to test Gu Junze's attitude.
Now that the old things were brought up again, Chu Ruohan couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. She raised her eyes quietly, her gaze moving back and forth between Gu Junze and Lin Jingchuan.
Gu Junze's face remained calm as usual, but he became alert in his heart.
During the Rebellion of the Five Kings, it was Prince Yong who spared no effort in supporting the current emperor to ascend the supreme throne.
As time went by and the situation changed, the Yong Palace had to make a decision just because of the matter between Wei Qiming and Lin Xingyao. This time, their stance had quietly shifted towards the side of the powerful Su Prince.
The Yong Palace and the Duke of Wei are like water and fire. Although they maintain peace on the surface, they are secretly at war to the death.
Gu Junze did not want to participate in the struggle for the throne. The emperor was in his prime, and these people were too impatient and too early.
The Shadow Guards were a force left to him by Princess Anyang. These people now lived ordinary lives, and most of them had wives and children.
Why bother letting him get involved in the fight?
After a brief silence, Gu Junze picked up the wine glass, took a sip, then put it down and looked at Lin Jingchuan. The corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a perfect smile with a bit of alienation.
"Young Prince, you are a master at chess. I admire you. I know my chess skills are limited, and playing against you is truly difficult."
"Instead of throwing away your weapons on the chessboard, it would be better to concentrate on studying first. Once your skills have improved, you can compete with the young prince and not spoil his fun."
He looked at Lin Jingchuan with a frank and unreserved expression, and the refusal in his words was self-evident.
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