Chapter 439: Famous Flower
Tao Kangping was innocently implicated, looking aggrieved and waving his hands repeatedly.
"Your Majesty is very perceptive, why are you blaming me?"
Gu Nianting scolded loudly without giving any explanation.
"You are no good either!"
Tao Kangping was speechless and wanted to cry but had no tears.
"I……"
Qi Lei's tone contained no warmth, but he still spoke his mind and expressed his opinions directly.
"Your Majesty, if you don't distinguish between loyal words, your defeat is certain."
Gu Nianting was furious, and his fists in his sleeves were shaking slightly.
"When the king asked about your intentions, you made excuses. Aren't you guilty?"
Du Hanping spoke in a gentle voice, comforting and giving advice.
"Your Majesty, please do not misunderstand. How could they have ulterior motives?"
"You two lords have been busy and hard-working. It's lunchtime and you should rest peacefully. I beg Your Majesty to calm down. I also ask you two to go back and calm down. We can discuss this later. How do you think?"
The Secret Secretariat and the Provincial Governor's Office had just been established, so they were inevitably unstable. At the moment, Gu Nianting was unwilling to give up the Fengzheng Office, so he suppressed his anger and gave a stern warning.
"Since Lord Du has pleaded for mercy, I will not hold it against you. You should just obey and leave. I will forgive you. Otherwise..."
Qi Lei sneered and glanced at him sideways, directly challenging him.
"How about otherwise?"
"Your Majesty wants to overstep your authority and punish the eight prime ministers again?"
Gu Nianting glared at him angrily, his hair pointing at his crown.
"you!"
No one could persuade him, and Tao Kangping was helpless.
"Hey, Master Qi, please say less."
Du Hanping lay there quietly, looking arrogant and leisurely, and cast a glance at Qi Lei.
"Although I am not talented, I can still speak in front of the emperor. Your Majesty, please write a petition and report it to me. I will speak well of it at the right time and the emperor will surely approve it. Father and son have a deep affection and should be of the same mind. In other words, it is natural for your Majesty to punish the eight prime ministers and it is not an overstepping of authority."
Qi Lei pointed out the doubts and advised at the top of his voice.
"She dared to say such treasonous words. It goes without saying that she must have obtained the emperor's permission in advance!"
"Please think carefully, Your Majesty. Why did the Emperor allow you to speak freely and not pursue the matter? The purpose is obvious, to deal with Your Majesty."
Du Hanping was calm and composed, and her demeanor was even calmer than others.
"Master Qi, what you said is wrong. I said this with no disrespect in mind. I just wanted to remind you that the prince is a prince. You and I should treat him with respect and not speak rudely to him."
Lord Du's words were so pleasant to hear that Gu Nianting naturally believed them.
"Master Qi, you are worrying too much."
"Mr. Lin, Mr. Su, and Mr. Du all came here with all their hearts, so why should there be any doubt?"
"Besides, how could the emperor deal with me?"
"Do you still need me to teach you about family affection and the affairs of the court?"
Seeing that he had no ambition and no desire to make progress, Qi Lei gnashed his teeth and was extremely angry.
"My lord, you..."
As colleagues for many years, Tao Kangping completely guessed what Qi Lei wanted to say. He hurriedly stopped him from speaking and tried to drag him out of the guest room in a panic.
"What the prince said is absolutely true."
"Don't worry, Master Qi. We will go back now. I have never lied to you. Master Yu really has something urgent to do..."
Before he could finish his words, he was suddenly pushed to the ground by Qi Lei. Tao Kangping fell so hard that he was in so much pain that he had no time to try to persuade him.
Qi Lei beat his chest and stamped his feet, his anger boiling up and completely uncontrollable.
"Your Highness is twenty-seven, full of vigor and vitality; Lord Du is fifty this year, already middle-aged. Just because she said she loved you, or expressed it many times, you believed it? How absurd! If you don't tell her about this, no one will believe it. Where does Your Highness get so conceited and complacent?"
"Mrs. Du has lived for fifty years, but she doesn't even like a man. Why does she fall for a boy like you?"
Although his face was hateful, his words were pleasant to the ear. Gu Nianting listened to his words and gained a deeper understanding of them.
He nodded and agreed shamelessly.
"Yes."
Only Qi Lei knows how irritating the word "careless" sounds.
"It's just ridiculous!"
Gu Nianting was confident and started to brag about himself.
"Most men in the world are mediocre. I am among the masses, just like a crane standing among pheasants, or like all the flowers withering, only the plum blossoms are still there. Lord Du stopped to admire such an incomparable beauty, which is the behavior of a scholar. How can you say that it is a joke?"
At this point, he had reasonable doubts.
"My handsome appearance speaks for itself. Could it be that Lord Qi is jealous?"
After hearing this, Tao Kangping suddenly felt no pain and just wanted to vomit.
Qi Lei laughed out of anger, feeling completely devastated.
"Hahaha……"
The enemy had obviously planned this for a long time, and with their intelligence, it would be difficult to defeat them. Tao Kangping understood this and gave advice.
"Master Qi, let's go back."
Qi Lei couldn't stop laughing, there was no joy in his eyes, only sadness and anger.
"Hahaha...jealous..."
Tao Kangping felt the same way and his eyes were filled with heartache.
"Master Qi, let's go."
After saying that, Tao Kangping stood up, supported the furious Qi Lei, and left step by step in a panic.
Du Hanping looked away and quickly returned her gaze to Gu Nianting, her eyes and brows were gentle, conveying a hint of warmth.
"Lord Qi maliciously slandered me. Thank you, Your Majesty, for rescuing me."
Gu Nianting was sincerely happy.
If it were someone else, after hearing the conversation just now, they would at most think that he was bragging or being harsh towards loyal people.
Lord Du actually understood the kindness and expressed his sincere gratitude.
Compared with Qi Lei's brutality and Tao Kangping's hypocritical appearance, her gratitude is particularly heartwarming.
Gu Nianting sighed secretly.
People in this world are too cold and indifferent, and there are very few who understand me. It sounds like a light thank you, but it carries the understanding that I have been looking forward to for a long time.
If it weren't for sincerity, how could one be so eloquent?
How could a sincere person have the heart to plot against me?
Haha, Mr. Qi is really ridiculous.
Fortunately, he knew that she was already at the age of knowing her destiny. How could a fifty-year-old woman use the beauty trap?
Whether it is the father's side or the uncle's side, there is no shortage of young and beautiful women. Why do they need to send Lord Lin and Lord Du to find another way and use the beauty trap?
I am a seven-foot-tall man, standing tall and upright. How could I fall for such a weird beauty trap?
He dares to laugh at me. First listen to how ridiculous what he said is.
……
Lin Mu arrived at the outskirts of Beijing early and went to various farmlands to check the specific implementation results of the military farming strategy in order to select the candidate for the title of Minister.
As he was choosing, he heard a series of hurried horse hooves sounds coming from not far away. Lin Mu turned his head and recognized the leader at a glance, then ordered his guards.
"Tai Fengzheng has sent Lord Geng to help me select talents for the military farms. You should follow me to greet him and treat him with respect. Don't make any mistakes."
The guards responded in unison.
"Yes."
Geng Zhipeng and his group stopped outside the farmland but did not dismount.
Lin Mu went to greet him with a smile, and just as he was about to say hello, he heard Geng Zhipeng's cold smile.
"Oh, Lin Mu, this is where you will be buried!"
Lin Mu suddenly turned pale and hurriedly hid behind the guard.
"Someone, protect me!"
Geng Zhipeng glanced at the guards and gave orders with dignity.
"This man came here to pretend to surrender and deceive the prince. He has no good intentions. Lord Tao, the Prime Minister, has ordered me to kill him. I will give you an answer later. You are loyal to the master, so you can stay out of this matter and don't need to interfere. Just pretend you know nothing about it."
After hearing this, the guards stepped back and made way for Lin Mu.
Lin Mu was stunned.
"Ah? You..."