As the mother and daughter were talking, they saw their elder sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, and Mrs. Li, coming over.

Then he pulled the two of them into the conversation. Compared to Du Jingxiang's uneasiness, Mrs. Du was very at ease. She was also very interesting to talk to, so after a while, the atmosphere here was even better than before.

The women were chatting, and their topics always revolved around fashionable materials and popular makeup. On Gu Shaoyu's side, the topics were similar, except that they were mostly about court affairs.

"Now that the general has returned, the generals in the court are all very excited and are looking forward to seeing the might of the Tiger Guards again."

"Shao Yu is just a warrior, he doesn't deserve to be treated like this by everyone. On the contrary, the sons of the Li family are all outstanding. Even though I am not in the court, I have heard a lot about them."

Among the sons of the Li family who were named, those who were good at literature were still okay, but those who were good at martial arts were all very excited. It was a great thing to get a word of praise from Gu Shaoyu.

Ping'er, who was in the middle of it, was also very proud. After all, this was his sixth uncle. He was now working in the court with his father-in-law and brothers-in-law, so he naturally knew how powerful Gu Shaoyu's reputation was.

However, although others were excited, Gu Shaoyu remained as calm as before.

Guo Xiang is old and has rarely appeared in such occasions in recent years, so those who used to surround Guo Xiang now stand beside Gu Shaoyu, as if they have found their backbone.

On the other hand, the Marquis of Dingping who surrendered himself was the one who refused to admit defeat. He had been following the emperor for several years and had climbed up the ladder quite a lot, so he was now a favorite of His Majesty.

Since he is a famous person, naturally there are people who admire him, so there are many people standing around him. The two sides are facing each other, and the situation in the court seems to be narrowing.

Gu Shaoyu stood still like a mountain. When Lord Dingping saw Gu Shaoyu, he walked over. It was a basic rule to greet each other when meeting each other.

"General Gu."

"My Lord."

Both of them are powerful figures in the court now, and they naturally have a sense of overwhelming power when they speak. However, although Gu Shaoyu has completed his mourning period, he has not officially returned to the court, so Lord Dingping Marquis has to shout a few words first.

"You have been away from the court for several years, and His Majesty has been talking about you every day. Now that you are back and want to take power again, you must leave us old people a chance so that we can be loyal to His Majesty."

Lord Dingping's words made Gu Shaoyu raise his eyebrows and take a look.

It's really rare to see someone provoking someone right away like this, so what kind of power did the Jia family get? They just say whatever they want, why are they being so sarcastic?

"Whether you respect loyalty or not is up to you. What does it have to do with others?"

Just one sentence ruined Lord Dingping's face. If it wasn't for the wrong timing, he would have lost his temper on the spot.

"General Gu is really a man of high rank who can crush people to death. He is really ruthless when he speaks."

"My Lord, you are old, but you are also good at speaking, right?"

The two of them kept arguing with each other, which made the situation awkward. Today was the Li family's home court, so they naturally wouldn't be allowed to quarrel, so they just tried to comfort them.

Lord Li winked at his son-in-law, who immediately ordered Ping'er and Guo Silang to take Gu Shaoyu away. As for the Marquis Dingping, he went to accompany him in person, so the fire was eventually put out before it could be fanned out.

Holding Gu Shaoyu, the few of them walked to the waterside pavilion, a place that was inconspicuous.

Ping'er frowned and looked around worriedly, then she saw Guo Silang also speaking angrily in a low voice.

"Sixth brother, you'd better be careful. It's better to offend the King of Hell than the devil. This Dingping Marquis used to be on different sides of our path, but now he has become the backbone of the new dynasty, and even his words have to be tougher. Be careful that he will make things difficult for you in front of His Majesty."

"What's the meaning?"

Guo Silang snorted twice and recounted what had happened in the past few days.

"They are all people working under your majesty, but they insisted on joining forces with Concubine Zhen's family and those families that have emerged in the past two years to create a conflict between the new and old ministers. Grandfather has been irritated by them and has been taking medicine all the time for the past few months. Yesterday, they were even more abominable, saying in the court that they wanted Grandfather to abdicate and let someone else take over. Bah, if Grandfather retires, can he still take over?"

Hearing this, Gu Shaoyu's face turned ugly.

Regardless of Guo Xiang's achievements, even if he was a veteran of three dynasties, Marquis Dingping could not treat him like this.

"What does your majesty say?"

"Of course he disagreed and reprimanded Marquis Dingping, but grandfather wrote a memorial to the emperor after he returned. If it weren't for us useless descendants, I'm afraid he would have submitted a resignation letter."

When talking about these things, Guo Silang felt like gritting his teeth, but his status in the court was not as high as that of Marquis Dingping, so most of the time, he was powerless.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Marquis Dingping has been favored by the emperor in recent years, and those he has supported have also become a countervailing force in the court. Grandfather wanted to reform, but they disagreed, and the matter did not succeed. So, Sixth Brother, now that you are back, we have a backbone to rely on. Let those who blindly follow Marquis Dingping's mansion see if they are blind!"

Guo Silang cursed loudly, but Gu Shaoyu said nothing.

During these three years, he had truly resigned from his post and stayed at home, and had not interfered with the people and events in the court. However, that did not mean that he had no eyes and ears and was completely unaware of what was happening in the court. So, he had already known what Guo Silang had just said.

But he couldn't and shouldn't interfere.

Because Prime Minister Guo had reminded him early on not to do anything that would damage the dignity of the royal family, he has been truly keeping a low profile for the past three years.

Lord Dingping, although he dances merrily, he is just a clown on the stage. The real person behind the scenes is the emperor they support.

Now that he has ascended to the throne, he naturally needs to build up his own strength, but this is somewhat discouraging. Gu Shaoyu is fine, as he has long been mentally prepared. However, Prime Minister Guo is the maternal grandfather of the current emperor. How can such a relationship not be better than that of a Marquis Dingping who surrendered halfway? This is something Gu Shaoyu did not expect.

It's a pity that he worked diligently for decades, but when he got old, he was treated like this by the people who supported him.

It’s chilling just thinking about it.

"Is Grandfather Guo in good health?"

"The pain comes and goes, and he has been taking medicine to treat it. But the doctor also said that most of his illness is caused by worry, and he must calm down and take care of himself before he can recover completely."

"Jing Xin can't do it anymore, but you can go back and tell Grandfather Guo that I will visit him someday and ask him to take good care of himself first."