"If I'm not mistaken, Daqing was defeated, and Ayan came here on Gu Heng's orders, wasn't he?"
Gu Lin could only sit for a short while before his body gave way, and he leaned back and lay on the ground.
"I only want to ask you, as the Marquis of Dingyuan of Daqing, are you willing to take on this mess and lead the troops into battle?"
Jiang He stood up abruptly, “But if it weren’t for your Great Ning’s attack first, my Great Qing wouldn’t have lost those 70,000 soldiers.”
Gu Lin laughed out loud, seemingly at Jiang He's naiveté.
“You are aware of my reputation outside the palace.” Gu Linxu pointed at Gu Qingyan. “Gu Heng has humiliated my wife and children and has an irreconcilable feud with me.”
"Even without these grudges, my Great Ning will eventually conquer Daqing."
"Your wife and children?" Jiang He looked at Gu Qingyan.
Gu Qingyan lowered his head and fumbled around at his waist for a while before taking out the Crown Prince's seal. "This is the seal of the Crown Prince of Da Ning, Uncle. I have accepted it."
"I have no blood relation with Gu Heng whatsoever."
Gu Qingyan grabbed Jiang He's hand. "The Empress Dowager said that protecting the people of Daqing is Uncle's mission, so she wants to slowly tell Uncle the truth. Uncle, you can't take on this mess this time."
Jiang He realized what was happening and swung his fist, intending to smash it at Gu Lin.
Ah Yan is a descendant of the Jiang family and also Gu Lin's child, so there can only be one truth...
"In one or two years, or five or six years, the world will be unified, and Ayan will be my only successor."
The force of the punch abruptly stopped, just inches away from Gu Lin's nose.
"At that time, you will be able to protect all the people in the world. I trust you, and Ayan trusts you too."
"But Gu Heng doesn't trust you."
Gu Lin chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Also, based on your understanding of me, would I harm A-Yu?"
A few breaths later, Jiang He withdrew his fist and strode away.
“Father…” Gu Qingyan was somewhat puzzled.
“If he goes to Hengxian this time, it will only result in mutual destruction, so he cannot go.”
The people are living in peace now, what's wrong with that?
......
"Your uncle is claiming to be sick?"
Jiang Yu paused, her hand holding the pen still. "Your father is quite unexpected. Knowing your uncle's temperament, he's not afraid the two of them will fight."
"Mother, Father is also worried about Uncle's journey to Heng County."
"How's the situation at the Hall of Supreme Harmony?"
Jiang Yu continued writing, while Gu Heng must have been as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
"When I returned to Mother, Father was furious and is now looking for a military general to replace my uncle."
With a slow, deliberate stroke of the pen, Jiang Yu folded the letter and handed it to Gu Qingyan.
"In the Hengxian incident, Gu Qingling showed no pity for the arrested people."
Gu Qingyan looked down and quickly scanned the area, his eyes gleaming.
"Mother, I know how to fight back!"
Watching Gu Qingyan quickly walk out of Zhaoning Palace, Jiang Yu raised her eyes slightly. Her brother claimed illness and chose not to go to Heng County. Gu Qingling was captured alive. Everything was developing in a good direction.
As for the news just now, let Ayan vent his anger first.
Driven by Gu Qingyan, news of Gu Qingling's disregard for the lives of the people of Heng County quickly spread throughout the capital.
The people, who were initially indignant about Gu Qingling's arrest, calmed down, and even the old ministers in the court began to scrutinize Gu Qingling more closely.
Can a crown prince who doesn't care about the people really lead Daqing to a more prosperous future?
At this critical moment, Gu Heng approached Jiang Yu again.
"Your Majesty, please go to the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence tomorrow."
Gu Heng was so anxious that blisters appeared on his lips. "Go and see how Marquis Dingyuan is recovering. You know, at this time, I can't trust anyone but him."
"I will leave tomorrow."
Jiang Yu agreed very quickly, immediately forgetting Gu Heng's words.
I must have been out of my mind to try and advise my brother.
......
The next day, when Jiang Yu arrived at the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence, she saw Ling Shan's miserable expression.
"Where is the Marquis?"
Jiang Yu paused, and the scenes of Jiang He and Gu Lin's "tit-for-tat" confrontation in the past came to mind. Jiang Yu felt that something was wrong.
"The Marquis said that if one is unwell, one should act as if one is unwell, and he is currently lying in bed."
"And what about him?"
"Master...Master is in the woodshed..."
"The woodshed?" Jiang Yu's vision went black for a moment, and she quickly followed Ling Shan's footsteps.
As she walked, Jiang Yu gritted her teeth, completely forgetting about the battle between these two living devils.
"Who's here?" Gu Lin's weak voice rang out. As he walked to the door, Ling Shan hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Master, Madam has arrived."
Jiang Yu was already immune to the title "Madam." Even after saying it no less than eight hundred times, she would still call her "Madam" the next time.
A violent coughing fit rang out, and Jiang Yu hurriedly went into the woodshed.
There was a bed in the woodshed, extremely simple.
[My brother still showed some mercy; if this had happened before, he wouldn't have even spared a bed.]
"Ayu, don't blame Jiang He. I kept so many things from him, so it's understandable that he's angry."
Jiang He, who rushed over after hearing the news, happened to hear Gu Lin's words outside the door and was so angry that he was panting heavily.
"I didn't mean to tell him the whole truth, but the situation forced me to. If he really leads the troops, tell me, should Da Ning fight or not?"
“Daning and Daqing will both belong to us, Ayan. We are all one family, why should we kill each other?”
Jiang He, standing outside the door, was already feeling incredibly jealous. This kid, from childhood to adulthood, has always pretended to be an innocent deadbeat in front of A Yu! He truly is incorrigible!
Gu Lin's eyelashes drooped, making him look extremely pitiful.
"Never mind, I didn't blame you."
Jiang Yu deflated quickly, like a punctured balloon. "How are you feeling?"
"Ayu, how do you plan to handle the situation in Heng County?" Seeing the shadow at the door, Gu Lin's lips curled up. "I have a brilliant idea."
"What idea?"
"This woodshed is so cold and damp, my whole body aches..." Before Gu Lin could finish speaking, Jiang He rushed in, grabbed Gu Lin, and walked out.
After an incense stick had burned, Gu Lin returned to his original room.
"Can you speak now?" Jiang He asked through gritted teeth.
Jiang Yu involuntarily took a step back. When the gods of hell fight, the little devils suffer...
"Wait until Gu Qingling's reputation gets even worse, then have Ayan step forward and say he's willing to exchange himself for Gu Qingling." Gu Lin raised his eyebrows. "Because there's an old geezer in the Great Ning court who's extremely difficult to deal with."
“Ayan should first get to know him. If he receives his guidance, it will be entirely beneficial.”
“Zhuo Yi, the Prime Minister of Da Ning,” Jiang Yu said confidently.
The next second, Jiang He suppressed his anger and said, "You're going to hand my nephew over to that cunning old fox?"
"The Prime Minister is a man of brilliant strategy and flawless plans; how could he be full of evil intentions?"
Seeing the two start arguing again, Jiang Yu sighed and smiled wryly.
Can we give her back her peaceful days?
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