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Chapter 191 I'll Play With You (Two in One)

There was a smile on Liu Chengde's face that he thought he was very elegant, but this smile made Zhao Muqiu hate him even more.

Gu Chen could feel Zhao Muqiu's dislike for Liu Chengde, and he could also feel Liu Chengde's...greed for Zhao Muqiu and himself.

"..."

When he realized that Liu Chengde's target was probably himself, Gu Chen's eyes could not help but sink.

Maybe Liu Chengde misunderstood something due to the rumors in the market, and Liu Chengde also had unruly intentions towards Gu Chen at the moment, which made Gu Chen feel a little disgusted.

After sensing the protection on Liu Chengde's body, it was surprising that Liu Chengde himself did not have any special treasures to isolate his mental ability.

It is also true that such rare treasures are rare, and only people of the level of princes, nobles and Gu Xiangliu are able to obtain such things.

If Liu Xiang himself is not enough, no matter how much he loves his grandson, it is impossible to give such a precious thing to Liu Chengde.

And if so...

Gu Chen sensed the protection around him, and he already had a calculation in his heart.

"Ning Shun, let's go, we ignore him!"

Gu Chen thought in his heart, Zhao Muqiu on the side had already held his arm, dragging him to the side.

Gu Chen glanced at Liu Chengde, then asked Zhao Muqiu rather cautiously:

"This one should be the young master of Liu Xiangda's family... Is this okay?"

"What's wrong! Let me tell you, Ning Shun, this guy is just a dog's skin plaster. He annoys me to death on weekdays, so I don't bother to see him!"

Zhao Muqiu did not hide his malice towards Liu Chengde.

Even such words were said in front of Liu Chengde himself.

Liu Chengde's expression remained unchanged, and he still maintained a smile, but Gu Chen could sense that his heart should be filled with anger towards Zhao Muqiu.

At least part of his fondness for Zhao Muqiu turned into loathing.

He even felt a little disgusted with Gu Chen.

With such a disposition that is easily provoked, it should not be the kind of person who pretends to be a playboy on the surface, but is actually very capable.

It's really incredible that Liu Chengde is really a wine bag and a rice bag.

Obviously, the Liu family is from a rich family just like the Gu family.

But speaking of it, why did you see Liu Chengde here?
Both Liu Xiang and Gu Xiang never came here due to physical reasons, how did this Liu Chengde come here?
Curious in his heart, Gu Chen scanned around, and after seeing no other invited young people, he couldn't help asking Zhao Muqiu in a low voice:

"Your Highness, why is this young master of the Liu family here? He was invited by His Highness?"

"how is this possible!"

Zhao Muqiu wrinkled his nose and said, "Even if I invite a dog, I can't invite him!"

"..."

"Ah...Sorry, Ning Shun, I didn't mean you, I meant...Oh, I definitely won't invite him anyway!"

Zhao Muqiu felt that he had made a slip of the tongue when he said it, and quickly apologized to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen didn't think much about it, Zhao Muqiu was straightforward, and his words were completely out of his head, so there was no need to haggle with her. What Gu Chen was more curious about was why Liu Chengde appeared here.

"No problem, Your Highness, since His Highness didn't invite you, why is he here?"

Gu Chen asked again.

Zhao Muqiu got a little closer, stretched out his finger and pointed to the concubine quietly, and said:

"The one over there, the concubine with green pearls on her head and a long blue dress, did you see that?"

"Ah."

"She is 'Liu Guifei', Liu Chengde's aunt. Every concubine of my father has the qualification to invite others to come here, and the qualification of Concubine Liu is given to this Liu Chengde."

"I see……"

Gu Chen looked at the people who were with other concubines and thought about it.

While thinking, he heard Zhao Muqiu say again:

"Hmph, they're all a bunch of coquettish sluts. Father doesn't like them at all. They are still posing in front of father every day. I hate them to death. Ning Shun. If you have a chance in the future, you must take good care of them!"

"???"

Gu Chen, who was still thinking about something at first, almost lost his head because of Zhao Muqiu's words.

What does it mean that I have the opportunity to clean them up?What chance do you have?
What is going on in this little princess's head! ?

The corner of Gu Chen's mouth twitched, but on the surface he could only laugh along with him.

Before, I was only suspicious, but now Gu Chen is basically sure that this little girl really wants to draw a red line between himself and Emperor Qi Andi.

If Gu Chen is really a woman, then the style of painting at this moment may not be really a change of female frequency, and he will directly fight with those concubines in the harem.

But a pity.

When Gu Chen met Emperor Qi And, he had already learned from Emperor Qi And's feelings for him, that Emperor Qi And might have discovered Gu Chen's true gender.

So this idea in Zhao Muqiu's heart is doomed to fail.

And even if Emperor Qi'an really took a fancy to Gu Chen, it was impossible for Gu Chen to enter the harem, he would rather turn the table and stop playing, than make false claims with those people in the harem.

Gu Chen was dealing with Zhao Muqiu here, and Liu Chengde came over from afar.

He is really like the dog skin plaster that Zhao Muqiu said, he will follow wherever he goes.

Even if Zhao Muqiu expressed a very obvious dislike for him, this guy still pursued Zhao Muqiu tirelessly.

Judging from this persistence, Liu Chengde still has some merits.

"Your Highness! Your Highness, don't be in a hurry. After this spring hunt, I don't know if Your Highness will have time to go out with me. I recently found a good outing place outside the city. Your Highness... Your Highness and Gu... Brother, if you have time..."

"No, no! Don't bother me!"

Before Liu Chengde finished speaking, Zhao Muqiu forcefully interrupted Liu Chengde's words.

Such an extremely shameless behavior made the corner of Liu Chengde's mouth twitch.

Of course, in normal times, such a little humiliation would be nothing more than a breeze to Liu Chengde.

Even if Liu Chengde was given a hundred courage, he would not dare to do anything to Princess Zhao Muqiu.

But today it seems...something is different.

"Mr. Liu, since His Highness has said so, Mr. Liu should stay a little farther away from His Highness. This is good for both of us, isn't it?"

Gu Chen turned his body slightly to block Zhao Muqiu, allowing Liu Chengde to focus on himself.

But for some reason, at this moment Liu Chengde suddenly hated Gu Chen who was standing in front of him.

His expression instantly became very ferocious, and the anger in his heart almost couldn't be suppressed.

Gu Chen's mouth turned up, as if he saw something interesting.

……

"My sage is so powerful! It seems that today's Spring Hunting is once again won by the sage!"

He tied up a sika deer that was directly shot dead by Emperor Qi'an, and took it away. General Li smiled and cupped hands with Emperor Qi'an.

Emperor Qi'an was also smiling, and he said to General Li:

"Okay, I have lived in the palace all year round, and I don't know martial arts, how can I compare with you in riding and shooting, but you are letting me in."

"Where, it is His Majesty who is brave, and we are really invincible."

"I will flatter you." Emperor Qi An cursed with a smile, then turned around on his horse and said:

"It's getting late, and I'm a little tired, so let's go back today."

Spring hunting is not a day, and Emperor Qi'an does not come out for spring hunting every day.

Therefore, the number of prey obtained in a day does not affect the final result of the game.

The real competition in Chunshou is the martial arts of the generals. If Emperor Qi'an has children and there are many princes, the competition between these princes will be the highlight of Chunshou.

When Emperor Qi'an was still a prince, he participated in the spring hunt with other princes.

But now Emperor Qi'an's descendants only have a Princess Muqiu and a little prince who is still a little Douding.

They will definitely not be able to participate in the spring hunting, so the spring hunting competition in these years still depends on these generals that Emperor Qi'an is optimistic about.

It is also because of this that everyone will let Emperor Qi'an get the first prize on the first day.

This is what a courtier should do.

Although he was given the top spot, Emperor Qi Andi was obviously very happy, and the smile on his face never diminished on the way back.

But what everyone didn't expect was that Emperor Qi An had just returned to the resting place when he was disturbed by a roar, and his good mood disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"—You are just an illegitimate child! How can you be compared with me!!"

"Princess be careful! Ah!"

Roars, reminders, and cries of pain came one after another.

When Emperor Qi'an heard that the princess was involved in this matter, his originally happy face instantly became clouded.

He turned his gaze to the source of the sound.

Then he saw Gu Chen who had just met him, and was lying on the ground at this moment.

His clothes were a little messy, probably from the quarrel and tearing just now.

Zhao Muqiu at the side was beside Gu Chen, wrapped Gu Chen's cloak around his body, and said angrily to Liu Chengde:

"Liu Chengde!! How dare you hurt Ning Shun?! Come on!!!"

"Your Highness...Your Highness calm down!!"

Zhao Muqiu was about to find someone to take Liu Chengde down, when Concubine Liu Gui quickly knelt down in front of Zhao Muqiu and said:

"Zong Lin didn't do it on purpose! Zong Lin! What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you apologize to the princess and this little brother!"

"I--"

The anger on Liu Chengde's face was still there. He looked at Gu Chen who was lying on the ground with a somewhat aggrieved look of determination, and was about to say something when he suddenly heard Emperor Qi'an shout angrily:

"what happened!!"

As soon as he heard Emperor Qi'an's voice, the evil thoughts in Liu Chengde's mind quickly faded away.

Looking at the scene in front of him, he finally realized what he had just done, cold sweat instantly seeped from his forehead, and immediately knelt down on the ground with Concubine Liu Gui beside him.

Zhao Muqiu was furious, she supported Gu Chen to lift him up from the ground, then ran to Emperor Qi An and complained:
"Father! This guy bullied me! It's okay to bully me, but also bully my friend! Ning Shun is weak in body, and he pushed him just now. If something goes wrong..."

Zhao Muqiu was on the verge of crying.

The deceased Empress Ruxiang died of illness, and before her death, she was also very weak like Gu Chen.

Zhao Muqiu saw the shadow of Queen Ruxiang on Gu Chen, and he was always paying attention to Gu Chen's body to prevent him from getting hurt.

In the end, Liu Chengde directly pushed Gu Chen to the ground, and what made Zhao Muqiu blame himself was that Gu Chen stood in front of her to protect her.

Under the combination of several factors, Zhao Muqiu felt wronged and angry at the same time, almost crying on the spot.

What Emperor Qi An hated the most was his daughter's tears. Seeing Zhao Muqiu's red eyes, he immediately got off his horse to comfort Zhao Muqiu and said:

"Mu Qiu don't cry, don't cry, father will vent your anger on you."

Said, Emperor Qi'an's face instantly became gloomy, his tone was steady, and he asked without anger:

"Who can tell me what's going on."

Emperor Qi'an's tone was calm, but the calmer his tone, the more frightening he was.

Everyone except Zhao Muqiu knelt down on the ground at this moment, even Gu Chen had to tidy up and knelt down to Emperor Qi'an together with the others.

But after Emperor Qi'an glanced at Gu Chen, he said to him:

"Ning Shun, you don't need to kneel, come here."

"..."

Gu Chen was startled, and glanced at Zhao Muqiu who was at the side.

Zhao Muqiu sniffled, and waved to Gu Chen with red eyes:

"You didn't do anything wrong, what are you kneeling on, you can come here if your father asks you to come here."

"Yes."

Gu Chen responded cautiously, and then walked to Zhao Muqiu's side in small steps.

Then a scene that shocked Gu Chen and even everyone else happened before his eyes.

Emperor Qi'an even took the initiative to stretch out his hand to straighten Gu Chen's clothes, then patted Gu Chen on the shoulder and said:
"Thank you for protecting Mu Qiu."

"Grass... what grass people should do!"

Gu Chen bowed in trepidation.

Emperor Qi'an ignored Gu Chen, looked down at Concubine Liu Gui and Liu Chengde who were kneeling there, and said:

"Give you a chance to explain exactly what's going on."

Concubine Liu Gui swallowed her saliva and knelt on the ground trembling.

She didn't know what was going on, when she heard the quarrel here, Gu Chen had already been pushed to the ground by Liu Chengde.

So at this moment Concubine Liu Gui can only look at Liu Chengde who is at the side.

Liu Chengde's body was also trembling, he opened his mouth and said:

"Xiaochen... Xiaochen just now... just now invited Her Royal Highness to go out for an outing in the city..."

"Invite the princess for an outing? Why did this happen?"

Emperor Qi'an continued to ask, his tone still calm.

Liu Chengde's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he stammered:

"But... but His Highness refused, my minister... I just wanted to persuade you a few more words, but at this time, the Gu family's... Gu... Gu Ningshun stood up and said, since the princess is unwilling, stay away from her... ... Xiaochen... I don't know why, but for a while... I felt angry, so I..."

"Oh, I feel angry."

Emperor Qi Andi chuckled lightly.

But this laugh made the people around them feel even lower. Concubine Liu Gui said in a panic:
"My lord, my lord, please calm down!! Zong Lin was just deluded for a while, and he has no intention of hurting the princess! Your Highness! It is true that Zong Lin is wrong about this matter, but he definitely didn't mean it! Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

"Humph."

Zhao Muqiu, who was originally dissatisfied with Liu Chengde, snorted coldly and ignored Concubine Liu Gui, but just checked Gu Chen's body to see if he was injured anywhere.

Concubine Liu Gui also realized at this time that the one who can really make the decision is Gu Chen, so she said to Gu Chen:
"Master Gu! Zong Lin really didn't mean to hurt you! Please..."

"Ning Shun, don't talk to him, don't forget, he just said you are an illegitimate child!"

Zhao Muqiu stood by Gu Chen's side, and said fanning the flames.

Gu Chen, who originally wanted to forgive Liu Chengde in order to maintain his superficial personality, also turned cold at this moment, and stopped talking to the two in front of him.

Concubine Liu Gui was stunned when she saw this, she still wanted to ask for mercy, but she heard Emperor Qi An say:

"Just being angry in my heart, I almost hurt the princess, and even hurt the princess' friend, Liu Zonglin, how are you doing?"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty! I know I'm wrong! I'm really...really fascinated by ghosts for a while, so I..."

"The order."

Before Liu Chengde finished speaking, Emperor Qi'an slowly exhaled and said:

"Liu Chengde from the Liu family was stripped of all his official positions due to his disrespect in the hunting ground, and was confined for three months when he returned home.

"Concubine Liu Gui, because of lax discipline, she was fined half a year, and concubine Concubine Shu was demoted to Concubine Shu. Do you have any objections to my arrangement?"

"..."

Emperor Qi'an's order made the two members of the Liu family stunned on the spot.

The two of them never thought that they would be dismissed just because of an accident, and Liu Chengde never thought that what he did today would cause his aunt to lose her position as imperial concubine.

Not only did they not expect it, but others were also surprised by it.

However, when they saw Zhao Muqiu who was greeting Gu Chen, the officials around him stopped talking.

Everyone knows that Zhao Muqiu is Emperor Qi Andi's heart, and Emperor Qi And dotes on his daughter very much, even his son is not as much loved as Zhao Muqiu.

Now Zhao Muqiu almost cried because of this incident, and Emperor Qi Andi was in a bad mood because of this incident, so it is normal to impose such a punishment.

It would be better to say that this punishment is extrajudicial.

Otherwise, with Emperor Qi'an's dismissive attitude towards the harem, Concubine Liu Gui might not just become Concubine Shu.

"What about the answer?"

Emperor Qi'an waited for a while, and seeing that the two people below were still in a daze, he asked.

Concubine Liu Gui and Liu Chengde did not dare to refute, they could only respond with a bitter face:

"Yes, the minister (concubine) takes orders."

Emperor Qi An nodded and said:

"Okay, everyone get up."

When everyone stood up, Emperor Qi'an turned his head to look at Gu Chen again, and said with a smile on his face:
"The Gu family, Gu Ningshun, I deserve to reward you for your meritorious service in protecting the princess, but since the princess values ​​you so much, then the reward this time will be decided by the princess, how about it?"

"...The grassroots listen to the Holy Majesty in everything."

Gu Chen lowered his head and said, as if he didn't dare to make a sound.

Zhao Muqiu blinked, looked at Emperor Qi Andi, then at Gu Chen, a smile appeared on her face, she held Emperor Qi Andi's arm with a smile, and said:
"Since father said so, how about rewarding Ning Shun with the right to freely enter and leave the palace?"

"Ok?"

Emperor Qi'an looked at Zhao Muqiu in surprise.

The other officials behind him were also shocked, and General Li on the side stepped forward and almost said the words 'absolutely not'.

But before he could say it, Emperor Qi'an laughed again:

"It's inappropriate to entrust this kind of power to someone who has no official position...By the way, what official was Liu Zonglin before?"

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, Mr. Liu was previously the head of the household department."

"The household department...hehe, okay, then let Gu Ningshun be the head of the household department, and then give him the right to enter and leave the palace, how about that?"

Emperor Qi And asked Zhao Muqiu.

Zhao Muqiu didn't think there was anything wrong, on the contrary, he felt that Emperor Qi Andi's arrangement was very good, so he nodded and said:
"Well! Then listen to the father!"

But soon, Zhao Muqiu asked Emperor Qi'an in a low voice:
"But father, Ning Shun is a woman, and she holds such an official position..."

"It's okay, I have a lot of female officials in Daqi, and it's not too many to have one more, don't you think so, Ning Shun?"

Emperor Qi'an looked at Gu Chen with a smile on his face.

Gu Chen's pupils shrank slightly, he was a little confused about what Emperor Qi Andi meant.

Obviously, Emperor Qi'an should know that he is a man. After meeting Emperor Qi'an in the hunting ground just now, he definitely saw Gu Chen's real body.

But why now...

Emperor Qi'an had a golden mouth, and he could not go back on what he said, but if Gu Chen responded at this moment, under the watchful eyes of everyone, it would be tantamount to agreeing with Emperor Qi'an's statement.

If you want to refute, it is tantamount to disobeying Emperor Qi'an's order.

Either way, it would bring Gu Chen great trouble.

While his pupils were shaking, Gu Chen raised his head and looked at Emperor Qi Andi again, and then saw the playful smile on his face, and suddenly had a guess in his heart.

This guy did it on purpose.

Thinking of this, Gu Chen calmed down and said:

"Craftsman... the minister leads the order."

Okay, Emperor Qi'an, since you want to play, I will play with you and see what tricks you are up to.

Gu Chen, who lowered his head, thought so in his heart.

(End of this chapter)