"Hahaha..." King Xian laughed a few times and was about to speak again.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, King Xian felt a chill on his neck. The pain that followed did not last long. Before he closed his eyes, he saw his body and head separated.
After severing the body of the Xian King with a single blow, Gu Yankai lifted his dark cloak and held it in front of him, blood splattering onto it. Then, Gu Yankai stood up straight, looked around at everyone, and asked, "Did you all hear what the Xian King said just now?"
The deputy general wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and was the first to reply: "Commander-in-chief, when I entered the house, King Xian had already been dead for a long time."
After the deputy general finished speaking, most people echoed him, and finally everyone said in unison: "King Xian, die soon! King Xian, die soon!"
This imperial affair had nothing to do with these military officers. If they got involved, they'd be in big trouble. Putting aside the late emperor's exclusive favor for Empress Jing'an, even if the new emperor wasn't the emperor's son, what did that have to do with them? Unless they were planning a rebellion, they shouldn't get involved.
While the soldiers were searching Prince Xian's mansion, Gu Yankai and Deputy General Liu were discussing how to report the incident to the court.
"Report! The dragon robe and the jade seal have been found." After a while, a soldier came from outside to report the news.
Seeing the dragon robe and jade seal presented to them, Gu Yankai and Deputy General Liu looked at each other and understood each other's thoughts.
After three days of staying at the Prince's Palace, the new emperor's decree of rewards finally arrived. Besides promoting Gu Yankai by one rank, Bai's imperial edict was also raised by two ranks. Naturally, there were other rewards besides promotions.
This Prince Xian had looted a lot of gold, silver, and treasures, and publicly handed them over to the national treasury. In private, Gu Yankai also gave a few boxes of good things. He had never thought of giving these things to Bai Shi, thinking of leaving them to Gu Tingyu in the future, and he had never thought about the child in Bai Shi's belly.
When they returned to Sichuan and Yunnan, the eighth princess's wedding ceremony was still two days away. When Molan heard that Gu Yankai had returned victorious, she immediately sent a message to Gu Yankai.
Gu Yankai, who had just returned to the camp and had not yet washed up, looked at the post in his hand, frowned and rubbed his forehead, and finally changed into casual clothes and went to the inn.
After riding for two quarters of an hour, Gu Yan drove to the outside of the posthouse. After handing the horse to his subordinate, he entered the posthouse and waited in the flower hall for another quarter of an hour before he saw the Eighth Princess.
Gu Yankai bowed according to the rules and said, "I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
After a moment, Molan smiled and said, "Oh, I was distracted. Lord Gu, please get up and take a seat."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yankai thanked her and said, "Thank you very much, Your Highness."
Then he stood up and slowly sat down in the lower seat.
After taking a sip of tea, Gu Yankai looked up and asked, "I wonder what Her Royal Highness the Princess wants me to do?"
Molan's smile deepened as she slowly said, "The palace asked Marquis Gu to come here to discuss the security arrangements for the wedding ceremony in two days."
He frowned slightly. What did this guarding matter have to do with him? Gu Hou thought to himself and asked, "Your Highness, the guards for your wedding ceremony are arranged by the local government. If you have any questions, I can convey them to you."
After a light snort, Molan said slowly, "I am a princess of the royal family. A few days ago, a vassal king less than two hundred miles from here rebelled. Who knows if someone will attack me on the day of my wedding? Lord Gu, since you are stationed here on the border, you must consider my safety."
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